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What is the biggest crowd you've been part of at an Albion home game?
- Thread starter Simster
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Same here. Stood in terracing at the front of the South stand. Absolutely rammed.
Yes I remember the Chelsea Match,35,000. I remember the police holding the crowd at the traffic lights just up the road from the Goldstone I looked behind and remember the crowd stretching back as far as the eye could see.
Westdene Wonder
New member
I can recall being in a 32,000 crowd many years ago but not sure who we played, I seem to think that Adrian Thorne scored 4 or 5 goals
Leekbrookgull
Well-known member
Same here,West stand front row seats !!
DavePage
Well-known member
Chelsea 67, was just a kid then, got I in for free as I was a jackpot ticket seller on the chicken run gates. (north east)
It was so full, I had to stand behind the Brighton dugout with the reserves players. Exciting times, as they are now, sadly don’t know when my first visit to the Amex will be.
It was so full, I had to stand behind the Brighton dugout with the reserves players. Exciting times, as they are now, sadly don’t know when my first visit to the Amex will be.
*Gullsworth*
My Hair is like his hair
When we were in Div 1 we had just under 30k for United and Liverpool, anyone have the correct figures?
Lord Bracknell
On fire
This.My big game rochdale at home 72 crowd 34,766and a few thousand locked out that night
Blackadder
Brighton Bhuna Boy
were you part of the mass exodus across the playing Field at Neville school.
Nope, we came down from Haywards Heath. I guess a lot of schools did the same.
BensGrandad
New member
The remarkable thing is that during our time in the first division we never hada agte of 30,000 and shortly after getting promoted they reduced the capacity but we still didnt get 30,000 in our first game against Arsenal.
Blackadder
Brighton Bhuna Boy
anyone remember the reserve game against charlton,might be wrong but i think over 10,000
everyone was there getting palace tickets
also,was at u-21 game against norway,wardy hat-trick,not sure of the gate,not 30k i know,but would be interested to know what it was
Remember being in a 17, 000 crowd against Charlton Reserves to get tickets for the Derby cup game mentioned in this thread.
skipper734
Registered ruffian
I win. I was sitting on the running track on the sand with my back against the wall.
36,747 .v. Fulham
27.12.1958 Division 2
36,747 .v. Fulham
27.12.1958 Division 2
Gregory2Smith1
J'les aurai!
That was probably the match against Watford when Adrian Thorne scored 5 of Albion's goals in a 6-0 victory. It was their last ever match in the old Third Division South (which was disbanded that year) and secured promotion to Division 2 for the first ever. Yes I was there also. I think the largest attendance for me was a Cup match against Wolverhampton Wanderers though I can't remember the date.
del strangefish
Booooo!
bha v millwall was 15,390
My big game rochdale at home 72 crowd 34,766
I was at the Rochdale game. Remember we both needed a point for some reason?. It was so rammed they put the kids at the front pitchside.
Before the days of 'elf an' safety! Think it was predictably 1-1. Correct me if I'm wrong was a long time ago.
That was a great night Veggie - 24 Feb '76 stuffed the scum 2-0 crowd was 33,119.
jevs
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May 1977 v Sheff wed. A very nervous 3-2 to BHA infront of 30k +. After following Brighton, and supporting West Ham for 40 years, this is still by far the greatest game ive ever seen live.,