[Albion] Our best ever result

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What is our most impressive ever result? I'm not asking what is our most important match (Hereford away blah blah).

I mean the ones where the result we achieved really exceeded expectations. Neutrals would look at the sunday paper / vidiprinter / newsfeed and think "bloody hell, Brighton did well today".

Could it be from our cup runs in the early 80s? Or Fans Utd? A victory over Man U or Arsenal in the Premier League era maybe? (always remembering that 20 years ago, a win at Oldham, may have been just as implausible as turning over the gooners at the Emirates)

 

[Stat Brother]

Humiliating (a granted piss poor) Champions League finalist Spurs.

 

[studio150]

1-0 away win at Liverpool in 1st Division March 1982

 

[nwgull]

Beating Wigan 1-0 in the second half of 96/97 season. Think they were top of the 3rd Division at the time - they certainly won it - and we were bottom of the football league at the time.

 

[Weststander]

Humiliating (a granted piss poor) Champions League finalist Spurs.

This.

Outplayed and outfought them for 90 minutes, 3-0, we were so good you could actually enjoy it during the game.

The best I can remember going back to 1976.

 

[Poyningsgull]

1-0 win at Forest 1979

 

[Eeyore]

1-0 win at Forest 1979

Hard to see beyond this.

 

[Swansman]

I obviously dont have the historic insight most or all of you do, but beating the Champions League finalists with 3-0 is probably going to sound pretty good in the history books, when everyone have forgotten how shit they were.

 

[GREASED WEASEL]

I obviously dont have the historic insight most or all of you do, but beating the Champions League finalists with 3-0 is probably going to sound pretty good in the history books, when everyone have forgotten how shit they were.

you have a point

Liverpool & Forest were most definantly not (2 incredible wins)

I think we beat Villa also when they were European Champions,but at home

 

[Durlston]

6-0 win over Mansfield in the first ever competitive match at the Withdean in 1999/2000 season.

Blazing hot sunshine, great atmosphere and the (really) bad old days were behind us of sharing at Gillingham and the drop down the football league.

 

[Poyningsgull]

you have a point

Liverpool & Forest were most definantly not (2 incredible wins)

I think we beat Villa also when they were European Champions,but at home

When were Villa European Champions.?

 

[Sirnormangall]

Two away matches at different levels immediately spring to mind: Liverpool away in our 1983 cup run and a 7-1 victory over Chester in 2000.

 

[GREASED WEASEL]

When were Villa European Champions.?

82? was it

 

[GREASED WEASEL]

I did once see us put 7 (Seven) past Walsall in under 25 mins

worth a mention

 

[Weststander]

I obviously dont have the historic insight most or all of you do, but beating the Champions League finalists with 3-0 is probably going to sound pretty good in the history books, when everyone have forgotten how shit they were.

Albion perfection delivered by:
Potter

Ryan

Montoya
Webster
Dunk
Burn

Stephens
Alzate
Mooy
Gross

Maupay
Connolly

 

[Poyningsgull]

82? was it

Completely forgotten that

 

[Jeff Minton's Corners]

For performance, away to Watford who were a division above us, in the cup, the year we won league 1. Only time I've seen a game where a team had more than 100% possession

 

[wellquickwoody]

Liverpool away, FA Cup 5rh Round, 1-2, February 1983

 

[Stat Brother]

Made all the more surprising when you take into consideration:-

Albion perfection delivered by:
Potter - shite and naive.

Ryan - Too small

Montoya - shite.
Webster - Hardly a footballer
Dunk - One of our own.
Burn - Too tall

Stephens - Never passes forward
Alzate - Inconsistent.
Mooy - Really inconsistent.
Gross - Too slow.

Maupay - Wasteful.
Connolly - Shite.

 

[Barry Izbak]

Liverpool away, FA Cup 5rh Round, 1-2, February 1983

This for me. Amazing day out