What has been Albions highest ever league position been....

[Deleted User X18H]

....I believe we were 4th in the old Division 1 in around November 1981 , for a week or so.

Any offers on this??

 

[Peter Grummit]

I remember going to a fans forum type event to relaunch the Supporters Club in early 1982 and I think we were 9th in the 1st division. And people were moaning that we were boring under Mike Bailey!! My recollection is that 7th was the highest we got, but Tim Carder's book can confirm.
PG

 

[Goodfella]

I also thought our highest position was 9th in the old division 1

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

I thought we reached 6th on the night we won 2-0 at The Dell. It was no fluke either, if saints had won they would have gone top of the league for the 1st time in their history.

 

[Harty]

"Didn't we get into a Uefa cup place for 24 hours after beating Southampton at the Dell on a Tuesday in late 1981?"

Thanks for the answer before the question Freddie, phone rang mid post.....

 

[Giraffe]

I thought we reached 6th on the night we won 2-0 at The Dell. It was no fluke either, if saints had won they would have gone top of the league for the 1st time in their history.

I recall that too. Although I was only a boy. Had a feeling that it may have put us fifth, but that could be memory putting more of a shine on it.

 

[vulture]

highest ever was 6th

 

[Jam The Man]

Thought it was 8th...

 

[sams dad]

I thought we reached 6th on the night we won 2-0 at The Dell. It was no fluke either, if saints had won they would have gone top of the league for the 1st time in their history.

This, I believe, is the correct answer.

 

[Freddie Goodwin.]

Well thank you all. I was working a night shift in those days but had a mate cover for me and dashed back to start work about midnight.

if I remember rightly it was Andy ritchie and Gatting (no, not Joe!) who scored the goals. The old enclosure at the Dell gave such a poor view that you could barely see the goal-line of the goal infront of you.

 

[Peter Grummit]

December 8th 1981. Beat Saints 2-0 away to go 6th.
Anyone else at that supporters club meet. Was I there with you El P?
PG

 

[The Timekeeper]

6th was highest ever in the 81-82 season, we ended up finishing 13th. Oh happy days.

 

[portlock seagull]

None of the above count. Don't you know football started in 1992?

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

In our best season after 21 games in the top flight our record was

Played 21
Won 9
Drawn 8
Lost 4
Points 26 ( now 35 )
8th

We were infact I believe the most difficult team to beat in the top flight with the fewest defeats at that stage.

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

We ended up

Played 42
Won 13
Drawn 13
Lost 16
Points 39 ( now 50 )
13th

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

And people complained that Mike Bailey sent out boring teams...........he was a god.

 

[The Large One]

We ended up

Played 42
Won 13
Drawn 13
Lost 16
Points 39 ( now 50 )
13th

Worringly, for someone who works with figures, your maths is out.

It would have been 52 points we'd have ended up with.

If your numeracy is that bad, it's no wonder there's a credit crunch.

 

[Trufflehound]

I thought we reached 6th on the night we won 2-0 at The Dell. It was no fluke either, if saints had won they would have gone top of the league for the 1st time in their history.

They would have had to have beaten us by 6 goals to go top if this is correct:

http://www.brighton-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadgen.asp?Day=08&Month=Dec&ssnno=111&teamno=95

 

[Uncle Spielberg]

Worringly, for someone who works with figures, your maths is out.

It would have been 52 points we'd have ended up with.

If your numeracy is that bad, it's no wonder there's a credit crunch.

Pipe Down Alan

 

[perseus]

Thought it was 8th...

I thought it wes eighth as well