[Albion] Twenty years today - Withdean’s greatest night

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

20 years ago today, we beat Swindon Town 4-3 on penalties after losing 2-1 on the night and drawing 2-2 on aggregate.

Withdean’s greatest night ever.

You’re not there yet Swindon fans …

 

[Sarisbury Seagull]

Yep, amazing night. Still my favourite experience as an Albion fan. I started a thread on these games a couple of weeks ago as I went down a You Tube rabbit hole and watched extended highlights of both Swindon games.

[Albion] - Swindon play off games

As we’re now in play off season, I start thinking about this a lot as I do every season. Unbelievably we are approaching the 20 year anniversary!! Despite all of the success we’ve achieved in recent years, I still say that second leg is my favourite experience as an Albion fan. There is just...

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[MattBackHome]

Incredible night

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

20 years ago today, we beat Swindon Town 4-3 on penalties after losing 2-1 on the night and drawing 2-2 on aggregate.

Withdean’s greatest night ever.

You’re not there yet Swindon fans …

That was fun.

Our dynamic goal-scoring right winger, Adam (million pounds) Virgo.

I bought an away top with his name on the back and a week later he was off tae Scotland, FFS.

 

[Hotchilidog]

Tremendous night.

 

[Peppermint Tea]

Incredibly wet night, too!!!

 

[Beach Hut]

Hilarious all those running back into the ground when Virgo equalised and a pitch invasion with someone in a wheelchair.

Only at Withdean

 

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

Report from the Grauniad:

Virgo proves Brighton's victory star | Football | The Guardian

<p>Adam Virgo took Brighton into the play-off final with a goal in the last minute of extra-time before converting a vital penalty to defeat plucky Swindon.</p>

amp.theguardian.com

From the Withdean Years DVD:

 

[Deadly Danson]

Twenty years? TWENTY?! TWENTY!! Goddammit.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Hit the bar, hit the bar, hit the bar...

 

[London Irish]

Winning a play-off final beats promotion to EPL and 6th place for me, it's just such concentrated joy in a day

 

[zamora the merrier]

Personally it was the Chesterfield game and winning a league after all the wilderness years