[Albion] Albion Invasions

[GT49er]

Rochdale '72 was an epic night. 35,000 in the ground and 10,000 locked out? That is how it was reported anyway.

It was definately very crowded, I can vouch for that! My personal feeling was that the Bournmouth match earlier that season was even more packed - but that is very subjective; it may have depended on exactly where you were standing.
Twenty five thousand average home crowd for that season!

 

[Mackenzie]

Bremner/Nelson what a strike force.

Brilliant, I think those two were probably my first Brighton “heroes”.

Such amazing memories, first year I started following home and away, those train journeys as a 14/15 year old….I feel so lucky to have grown up in that period.

 

[GREASED WEASEL]

Bristol Rovers 2-8

Not so much an invasion

But a charge from North to South

 

[Wozza]

Trying to remember when we had a terrible away run - over a year without a win? - in the late 90s.

I recall going on the pitch at the end (somewhere up north), and Kerry Mayo looking at me like I was f**king nuts.

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

'78 last match of the season beating Blackpool 2-0 as Southampton and Spurs did the 0-0 stitch-up. Nobby gave a rousing speech from the Director's box, telling us we were going up next season.

2-1

 

[Seagull58]

2-1

So it was. I have no recollection of the Blackpool goal. It must have been late on after we went 2 up.

 

[StonehamPark]

V Swindon in the play-offs. The wife was one of the first on, dancing with Fat Steve (RIP). Sky picked up the footage of them dancing and it was used on the promo clips leading up to the final in Cardiff. Was a joyous invasion, don’t remember anyone lumping any Swindon players, or fans.

My first (and last) pitch invasion. Went on after the late equalizer and after the penalties. Was very young.
One Swindon fan was luzzing coins at us, I got one to the chest, not painful but hard enough for me to notice. 8 inches higher and it’s have been very sore.

 

[Saladpack Seagull]

Only two for me. At the Goldstone after promotion in '88 and at Withdean after The Great Escape under Russell Slade, accompanied by my daughter on the second occasion - she was still seven years away from being born the first time! Happy days.......!

 

[Peacehaven Wild Kids]

The Sheffield United one was a bit unsavoury, and sadly the same day as the Bradford fire

 

[dejavuatbtn]

April 2001 away at Plymouth when out of the blue all the results went our way and we celebrated in style.

 

[wuntbedruv]

Can't believe the Mansfield Town half time pitch invasion hasn't been mentioned.

After we broke into the SE corner, the sight of Nigel Erskine storming the West Stand, the directors box,did he get up there?

The tannoy telling us the ref wouldn't re-start the game until we returned to the East Stand, and the ref ignoring it.

The day we knew the tide had turned,that they finally got it. We were not going to roll over and die.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Protest after the match v Carlisle 96

 

[Sirnormangall]

Aldershot away in the 70s used to be fun. On the pitch at the end, making our exit at the flower bed end.

 

[tigertim68]

I'm not sure that many were locked out. It's a bit like the 10,000-12,000 myth at Newcastle 1979 (it was 4,500-5,000 as reported at the time)

Did you go to the Newcastle match 1979 , there were Brighton fans all over

 

[tigertim68]

It was definately very crowded, I can vouch for that! My personal feeling was that the Bournmouth match earlier that season was even more packed - but that is very subjective; it may have depended on exactly where you were standing.
Twenty five thousand average home crowd for that season!

Loads of fighting at the Bournemouth match , I am sure the gate were closed for the Rochdale match ,

 

[Weststander]

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Protest after the match v Carlisle 96

I must have a nasty streak …. I always wanted the mob to catch up with Bellotti. Better still Archer, but I assume he was hiding up in Lancs.

 

[Weststander]

As a kid in the mid 70’s, I one of the nippers who ran on at many Goldstone games to cheer the players to the tunnel.

Then, from memory:

Goldstone - Sheff Weds 1977
Goldstone - Blackpool 1978
SJP - 1979
Withdean - 2009 Russell Slade’s miracle
Withdean - Dagenham & Redbridge 2011, twice! Hundreds including us invaded in error when the game wasn’t finished. There’s a youtube video out there somewhere with me and my 6 year old on my shoulders running on.
Amex - Wigan 2017.

And do know what, I never felt like assaulting or slagging off an opposition player.

 

[Silverhatch]

Wasn't there a pitch invasion after Albion beat MASSIVE in 1977 to start the run upstairs.

Yes. My first piece of Albion turf - probably still in Carden Hill now.

 

[heathgate]

The Sheffield United one was a bit unsavoury, and sadly the same day as the Bradford fire

Was very feisty...

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[Sirnormangall]

It was definately very crowded, I can vouch for that! My personal feeling was that the Bournmouth match earlier that season was even more packed - but that is very subjective; it may have depended on exactly where you were standing.
Twenty five thousand average home crowd for that season!

I recall too that the Bournemouth match was packed, but when a police dog was set on their fans it was amazing how much room suddenly appeared on the east terrace.