[Albion] Brighton & Hove Albion - Rare full squad photo for 1981/82!

[Goldstone Rapper]

Back row: Gary Williams, Mark Lawrenson, Steve Foster, Perry Digweed, Steve Whitcher, Graham Moseley, Gary Stevens, Michael Robinson, Jesse Roast, Mark Vanston.
Third row: John Collins (coach), Jimmy Melia (chief scout), Tony Vessey, Chris Ramsey, Giles Stille, Michael Ring, Paul Clark, Tony Grealish, Glen Wilson (kit manager), Mike Yaxley (physio).
Second row: Andy Ritchie, Moshe Gariani, Tommy Mason, Mark Nye, Neil McNab, Mike Bailey (manager), Danny Deans, Gordon Smith, Gerry Ryan, Mark Fleet.
Front row: Matthew Wiltshire, Tony Ewins.

 

[AZ Gull]

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Back row: Gary Williams, Mark Lawrenson, Steve Foster, Perry Digweed, Steve Whitcher, Graham Moseley, Gary Stevens, Michael Robinson, Jesse Roast, Mark Vanston.
Third row: John Collins (coach), Jimmy Melia (chief scout), Tony Vessey, Chris Ramsey, Giles Stille, Michael Ring, Paul Clark, Tony Grealish, Glen Wilson (kit manager), Mike Yaxley (physio).
Second row: Andy Ritchie, Moshe Gariani, Tommy Mason, Mark Nye, Neil McNab, Mike Bailey (manager), Danny Deans, Gordon Smith, Gerry Ryan, Mark Fleet.
Front row: Matthew Wiltshire, Tony Ewins.

Bloody hell [MENTION=12839]Goldstone Rapper[/MENTION], you've played a blinder there son!

How?!

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

Front row second from the end, I don't remember us signing Sid The Sexist.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Bloody hell [MENTION=12839]Goldstone Rapper[/MENTION], you've played a blinder there son!

How?!

Was posted by Matthew Wiltshire after he spoke to another ex-player... it’s made my day seeing it.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Fantastic image

 

[Mackenzie]

This might be a daft question, but why is this a rare picture?

 

[smudge]

If you can name the 3 on the bench in the background, I doff my cap!

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

This might be a daft question, but why is this a rare picture?

Because it’s not been put on the internet until today, nor is it in any Albion books, and it has not been published in any posters, magazines or matchday programmes.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Front row second from the end, I don't remember us signing Sid The Sexist.

And as for Jesse Roast....

(20 years later could have made a name for himself as 'the swinger on East Eanders who got a come uppance - ouch!')

 

[Witchy]

If you can name the 3 on the bench in the background, I doff my cap!

From the left in the white t-shirt is "Sid" the Albion groundsman his real name was Frankie Howard
He along with kit man Glen Wilson both played in the team that got promoted in 1958
The other two were John Sepherd (centre) and Micky Fogden they were Albions youth team managers back in the early eighties