Best start ever ?

[Napper]

Anyone got any stats around this ?

 

[Megazone]

Wasn't the season we won league 1 a very similar start to this campaign?

 

[KZNSeagull]

Joint second best with 1957-58 (lost game 8)

Best is 1953-54 - 7 wins and 1 draw (lost game 9)

I think.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Some top statting on this thread (post #37) for the Amex years courtesy of [MENTION=19156]warmleyseagull[/MENTION]

https://nortr3nixy.nimpr.uk/showt...cts-on-this-season-so-far-v-last-season/page4

 

[KZNSeagull]

Wasn't the season we won league 1 a very similar start to this campaign?

Nope. 4 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss in first 7 games. We did have 2 separate runs of 12 games unbeaten that season though, one starting from game 4. We also had 8 wins on the bounce.in March

 

[Hiney]

Wasn't the season we won league 1 a very similar start to this campaign?

Similar

After 7 games:

P7 W4 D2 L1 F10 A5

 

[Napper]

Joint second best with 1957-58 (lost game 8)

Best is 1953-54 - 7 wins and 1 draw (lost game 9)

I think.

Where did we finish those years ?

So could break our record at Bolton. That would be lovely .

 

[Buzzer]

Wasn't the season we won league 1 a very similar start to this campaign?

I'm not sure but we didn't go top until late September. I don't often remember much about footie games but I sort of remember the moment that we went top of league one - we were drawing with Oldham (?) at home and Peterborough had taken a lead at their place to go first. A late, late goal by Sandaza - a great goalmouth scramble - put us top and we never left it for the rest of the season. I remember singing "We are top of the league" as we left the family stand that day.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Where did we finish those years ?

So could break our record at Bolton. That would be lovely .

1957-58 First
1953-54 Second

 

[Hiney]

After 7 games in the 2010/11 season.

If you want statistics, go to www.11v11.com but make sure you have some tissues ready.

http://www.11v11.com/teams/brighton-and-hove-albion/tab/leagueTables/21-september-2010/

 

[Icy Gull]

Going slightly O/T has anyone ever beaten Reading's record of 12 (?) straight wins at the start of a season, many moons ago?

 

[Arthur]

I'm not sure but we didn't go top until late September. I don't often remember much about footie games but I sort of remember the moment that we went top of league one - we were drawing with Oldham (?) at home and Peterborough had taken a lead at their place to go first. A late, late goal by Sandaza - a great goalmouth scramble - put us top and we never left it for the rest of the season. I remember singing "We are top of the league" as we left the family stand that day.

25th September 2010 I took this picture

We didn't move from that spot all season.

 

[Buzzer]

25th September 2010 I took this picture

We didn't move from that spot all season.

That's the fella!

 

[Vegas Seagull]

25th September 2010 I took this picture

We didn't move from that spot all season.

Nice

nb bizarre lack of teams still in that div

 

[Papa Lazarou]

I'm not sure but we didn't go top until late September. I don't often remember much about footie games but I sort of remember the moment that we went top of league one - we were drawing with Oldham (?) at home and Peterborough had taken a lead at their place to go first. A late, late goal by Sandaza - a great goalmouth scramble - put us top and we never left it for the rest of the season. I remember singing "We are top of the league" as we left the family stand that day.

I remember that through August into September we were around 4th to 5th, but for some reason with a game in hand for much of the time, so very much 'under the radar'.

 

[Gwylan]

At the moment there are five teams unbeaten in the league: us, Citeh, Leicester and, er, Gillingham and Portsmouth #twats

What exalted company to keep

 

[Bold Seagull]

Okay, we equalled our current opening 7 league games in the old Third Division (South) 1957/58 season.

We then lost our next 4, but went onto win the league that season.

http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brighton-and-hove-albion/1957-1958

As [MENTION=9822]KZNSeagull[/MENTION] previously posted, that was bettered in 1953/54 again Div 3 South with P8 W7 D1 L0....(we then went LDDLD)

 

[Napper]

Okay, we equalled our current opening 7 league games in the old Third Division (South) 1957/58 season.

We then lost our next 4, but went onto win the league that season.

http://www.statto.com/football/teams/brighton-and-hove-albion/1957-1958

Avoid defeat on Saturday, and I'm going to stick my neck out and say this might be the best start to a league season in our history....shhhhhhhhh.....

If we avoid defeat at Wolves I may start believing we are top 2 contenders . Also if we get something there then would heavily fancy us at Bolton .

Incredible at the moment .

Cheers for all the stats . Interesting reading .

 

[Bold Seagull]

Joint second best with 1957-58 (lost game 8)

Best is 1953-54 - 7 wins and 1 draw (lost game 9)

I think.

1953/54
WWWWWDWW
P8 W7 D1 L0

which means I need to quickly edit my post above!!!!

 

[el punal]

1977/78 season. We started with 6 wins and 2 draws after 8 games, were top of the table (the old Division 2) and had 14 points in old money - that would be 20 points today, with 3 points for a win. We lost to Charlton (away) 3-4 in a cracking game which was our 9th league game.

So if we win at Wolves on Saturday then it will be our best start to any season (I think!!).