Brighton's greatest-ever captain

[The Large One]

http://www.seagulls.co.uk/news/arti...bion-captain-1025344.aspx#gmGum7SRhoWq5PUC.99

The club is running a poll as part of the Football League's 125-year history thing. Sadly, the link doesn't work for me, so I thought I'd put it up here.

The club's five nominations are...

Steve Foster
Brian Horton
Paul Rogers
Danny Cullip
Charlie Oatway

... which, for me, only nominates captains of teams who achieved success. The top two I could live with as nominees, but it precludes people I could - if I could be bothered - make a case for, like Glenn Wilson or Danny Wilson. Anyhoo... who is your choice from those five?

 

[TheJasperCo]

Other - Richard Carpenter. Great at set pieces, and one of the best midfield players I remember seeing at Withdean.

 

[Buckley's Mad Eye]

Nobby.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Horton

 

[seagull_special]

Nobby by a country mile, no one else comes close! is he on the legends 'wall'?

 

[The Modfather]

Nobby Horton

 

[Buckley's Mad Eye]

Rogers, Cullip and Oatway on that list

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Nobby for me too.

But Danny Cullip will always be a favourite of mine.

We went to Withdean when we were really shit, but he, Oatway, Kuipers and Chippy gave us a reason to be proud of our club again.

Still Nobby though. Only captain to take us into the top flight.

 

[drew]

Other - Richard Carpenter. Great at set pieces, and one of the best midfield players I remember seeing at Withdean.

Wasn't exactly a great captain though! I would however concur with the OP in that Danny Wilson is a glaring omission. Can't comment on any pre Horton as that was when I started watching the Albion.

 

[The Large One]

Other - Richard Carpenter. Great at set pieces, and one of the best midfield players I remember seeing at Withdean.

How does that make him a great captain?

 

[Jim Van Winkle]

Never got to see Foster or Horton play. My Mum always waxes lyrical about Foster though.

I wonder what Danny Cullips record was in a match for screaming out "LETS HAVE A WINNER" when the ball was in the air coming at the defense.

 

[Landgull]

Nobby for me.

 

[spanishdave]

What about Gordon Greer?

 

[Silverhatch]

If Nobby was in his pomp today he'd be worth £40m

 

[BensGrandad]

Nobby Horton by a country mile nobody else comes close.

 

[West Hoathly Seagull]

I've gone for Brian Horton, as he was captain during our most successful period, and from all I've read, was a true leader. However, I never saw him play for us, as I only fully became an Albion fan in 1985. For me the best I have seen was Danny Wilson. I don't think I have seen a more complete midfielder play for the Albion. I realise this will be quite a controversial view, but I saw a lot of games in the 1985-1986 season, and I don't think he missed a tackle. I have never seen anyone wallop a penalty so hard either.

 

[catfish]

Nobby was head and shoulders above everyone else.

 

[Notters' Dad]

It's Nobby Horton for me and have voted on here.
The club's voting link doesn't work, at least not on my iphone.

 

[Black Rod]

Charlie Oatway? Seriously?

Got to be Horton hasn't it - nobody else even comes close in terms of inspirational performances, dragging a team on. He was our very own version of Steven Gerrard

 

[Pinkie Brown]

Horton all the way.

We let him go far too early.