First support?

[ali jenkins]

The first team I supported was the team that played down the road from where I lived.

I still follow their fortunes and occasionally turn out to support them in person.

It would be rude not to, after what they've been through...

They lost their ground, got relegated from the bottom division of the Football League, went bust the following season and - when they eventually managed to be re-formed - had to groundshare in a neighbouring county, before eventually being allowed home to play at an athletics track on the outskirts of the city they took their name from.

And Jamie Moralee played for them.

WOW, Didnt realise Newport County had such a similar history to Brighton!

 

[Yorkie]

Brighton and only ever Brighton.

 

[Icy Gull]

Tottenham from far away as I lived abroad. Once I came to Brighton I started watching the Albion and they became my team.

There are a few other clubs I like and a few I'm not keen on but there's only one team who can make or ruin a weekend

 

[Kent Seagull]

When I was at primary school I used to "support" Man United (I was born in 1957 so i suppose the Munich crash and Busby babes influenced me. Switched to West Ham because of Moore, Peters and Hurst after the World Cup. In those days (living in East Grinstead) I'd never heard of Brighton! Some mates invited me to a Albion v Sunderland game in 1979, since then it's been Albion and no-one else.

 

[Woodchip]

McLaren, and anyone but Chelsea, Man Utd, Arsenal and Palace.

 

[SJ's Love Monkey]

Bloody hell are there any dyed in the wool Brighton fans on here?!

 

[Les Biehn]

Chelsea until about 3 years ago. My whole family support them and come from that area of London. Man was Papa Biehn not happen when he found out, told Mumma Biehn he just couldn't understand why his boy had defected.