What's your favourite match against the scum?

[Crispy Ambulance]

There's been some corkers over the years. 1st game of the season in 1974 with Spider's winner (biggest crowd I'd been in up to that point), the McShane game, the 1-1 on 2nd April 85 (my 21st) when Hughton broke Ryan's leg (and we spent most of the game kicking the terrace into pieces & lobbing at them), the 3-0 Christmas Day.

My favourite was home in 75/76 season with 33,000 in the ground, night game, smoke bombs and fog everywhere, OB & dogs going into the South every 5 minutes where the majority of them were, and a 2-0 win with both goals being scored by a striker who's surname began with M. An omen for tonight perhaps?

What's your favourite?

 

[Publius Ovidius]

that was my first game watching Brighton in 1974.

Anyone remember waving fivers at Rachid harkhouk?

 

[Crispy Ambulance]

I remember having great banter about all things BHA with your brother during the late 70's. He had this particular thing about Harry Bloom, as I recall!

 

[bhafc99]

I have a hazy memories of a few from the 80s, but it has to be the McShane game for me.

Going nuts at the goal, and the final whistle, and I still grin remembering the moment they thought they'd equalised but we'd all seen the offside flag go up!

Less said about 0-5 the better.

 

[Paskman]

The 3 - 0 at Selhurst in 17th April 1981. John Gregory 2 Gordon Smith 1.

 

[RickofBHAFC]

For me has to be my first away game at Scumhurst - 26th December 1983, 2-0 win with Danny Wilson and Neil Smillie getting the goals. All the sweeter because:

A) A boxing day win
B) Just to rub salt in the wound Smillie was of course ex-Palace.

 

[Mr Blobby]

The 2 I saw in the 70's were pretty special, massive crowds, huge rivalry, and 2 very close games.

10/76 1-1 27,306
10/77 1-1 28,208

I have loved every game against them apart from the obvious away hammering.

Seen us beat them so many times, need to add another one to that list tonight!

 

[Simon Morgan]

Has to be Mcshane. Not a particularly difficult choice, given that my other 2 experiences of BHA v Palace were the return fixture 3-2 defeat and a pretty dour 0-0 at Withdean a few years earlier.

 

[Hove Seagull]

My favourite was home in 75/76 season with 33,000 in the ground, night game, smoke bombs and fog everywhere, OB & dogs going into the South every 5 minutes where the majority of them were, and a 2-0 win with both goals being scored by a striker who's surname began with M. An omen for tonight perhaps?

What's your favourite?

That was my first ever Albion match, when I was 10. January 1976, I think. In the north stand. It was Sammy Morgan who scored the two goals.

 

[Captain Sensible]

3-1 win boxingday 1988. Because it was my first Palarse game.

Anyone have any info about it? I forgot the scorers. Think Bremner and Hutchings scored.

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Mcshane, decent gap since last played (also won £2500) Not missed one home or away since 79, EVERY one has something happen

 

[Crispy Ambulance]

That was my first ever Albion match, when I was 10. January 1976, I think. In the north stand. It was Sammy Morgan who scored the two goals.

WOW! What a way to start! Correct about Sammy Morgan - double hard bastard!

 

[Ding Dong !]

I cannot remember the year or the result. All I remember was standing in the North stand watching it kick off !! The game had been playing some 5 minutes before I noticed that they had even started the game. Also remember running through peoples gardens off Hove park after the game.

Must have been 1981/82 May have even been 84/85.

 

[Hove Seagull]

WOW! What a way to start! Correct about Sammy Morgan - double hard bastard!

Went with my dad, my uncle, and my cousin, who was 8 at the time. Certainly got me hooked!

 

[getreal1]

There's been some corkers over the years. 1st game of the season in 1974 with Spider's winner (biggest crowd I'd been in up to that point), the McShane game, the 1-1 on 2nd April 85 (my 21st) when Hughton broke Ryan's leg (and we spent most of the game kicking the terrace into pieces & lobbing at them), the 3-0 Christmas Day.

My favourite was home in 75/76 season with 33,000 in the ground, night game, smoke bombs and fog everywhere, OB & dogs going into the South every 5 minutes where the majority of them were, and a 2-0 win with both goals being scored by a striker who's surname began with M. An omen for tonight perhaps?

What's your favourite?

Sammy Morgan - brilliant atmosphere and result.

 

[bn1&bn3 Albion]

The ones we won

 

[wigman]

The 1-0 1974 Spider Mellor at the death was my 1st Scum game but my favourite was the 1981 3-0 at Selhurst.

 

[Storer 68]

when referee Kelvin Morton awarded five penalties during our match with Palace in Easter 1989. The Seagulls had already beaten Palace 3-1 on Boxing Day.

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

er! the one where gregory2smith1,up there in the old div1,kept kicking off throughout the game,the third a bullet header from smith

also one on boxing day at the goldstone,i think it was 3-1,gary chivers scored for sure,but they had wright and bright up front and what they were gonna do was nobody's business,even ther goal was a mistake by keeley

and the sammy morgan one,mentioned a few times,i think he had played half a dozen games for us without scoring,then gets 2 against the scum,instant legend!

 

[kevtherev]

when referee Kelvin Morton awarded five penalties during our match with Palace in Easter 1989. The Seagulls had already beaten Palace 3-1 on Boxing Day.

Was it really Easter, I thought that was on New Years Day.....What a game that was and I seem to recall we had a player sent off.....and who cant forget the Henry Houghton game when had broke Gerry's leg in two places and basicly ended his career.?