When did 65,000 last see Brighton win?

[Tallulah Gosh]

I was just daydreaming about Sunday (again) and wondered when the last time 65,000 watched Brighton win? The biggest Brighton crowds I've been in are the Wembley games and the semi final but they were either less than 65000 or not victories.

For a bonus point when was the last time 30,000 Brighton fans got to see us win?

 

[perth seagull]

1910 Charity Shield?

 

[dougdeep]

I was among the 32036 that saw us beat Reading in 1970

 

[Staly]

Talulah Gosh was a filmstar for a day...

 

[oldham gull]

My Dad has always talked with a tear in his eye about the 36000 at the Goldstone in the 50's when we played Fulham, Johnny Haynes et al. Crowd was so big that he and the other schoolboys were taken down to sit on the touchline under the linesmans feet!

He said on sunday that he now has an ever greater memory!!!

SEEEEEEAGUULS!!!

 

[Simster]

So it does appear to be the case that Sunday was the biggest crowd to see an Albion win - unless the 1910 charity shield was watched by more. Can anyone confirm (Tim Carder) ?

 

[Northstander]

So it does appear to be the case that Sunday was the biggest crowd to see an Albion win - unless the 1910 charity shield was watched by more. Can anyone confirm (Tim Carder) ?

AND I WAS THERE!!

 

[Jambo Seagull]

We beat Tottenham 3-1 in front of a crowd of 31,000 ish in 77/78, although I imagine there were a fair few Spurs fans that day.

 

[SM BHAFC]

My first ever football match that one Jambo great day out, your right the odd Spurs fan there some decided to come on the pitch I seem to remember and there seemed like a constant punch up going on in the North stand throughout the game.

Also a vauge memory of the Clock tower being covered in Spurs scarfs that morning after a busy Friday night for the Old Bill in Brighton town centre.

 

[Blackadder]

My first ever football match that one Jambo great day out, your right the odd Spurs fan there some decided to come on the pitch I seem to remember and there seemed like a constant punch up going on in the North stand throughout the game.

There were fights kicking off all over the ground! It was not a pleasant weekend.

Going back to the original post. I doubt very much if a higher crowd has seen us win.

I think there were 58,000 for the semi at Highbury.

 

[saltash seagull]

everytime i watch the video of sunday and see that sea of blue and white celebrating it makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up

 

[Wozza]

Did 65,000 fans see us win in the ENTIRE 97/98 season!?!?

 

[pompeydel]

I'm sure I was at a game in the old 2nd div when we played Blackpool in front of 30,000 +. Spurs and Soton played and dreww 0-0 which meant they were both promoted and we stayed down....

 

[dougdeep]

13,000 at Charity Shield [Stamford Bridge]5/9/1910

 

[The Wookiee]

This should answer your question.

http://www3.mistral.co.uk/timc/bhares/crowds.htm

 

[Blackadder]

I'm sure I was at a game in the old 2nd div when we played Blackpool in front of 30,000 +. Spurs and Soton played and dreww 0-0 which meant they were both promoted and we stayed down....

You were.

We had a few 30,000 + in the old 2nd Div (ie the division we have just been promoted to).

Strangely enough we never had a 30,000 + crowd in the top division.

 

[Caveman]

So basically we all made history on Sunday!

 

[Hunting 784561]

I was among the 32036 that saw us beat Reading in 1970

My first ever game

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

I was in the 48,000 at White hart Lane in 77.

 

[shingle]

Surely,

32,000 saw us beat Sheffield Wednesday in FA Cup semi final

at Highbury in 1983