FA Cup semi final Highbury 1983 has it for me. Feels (and is) a long long time ago...
I also remember an amazing thunderbolt of a goal at the Goldstone against Forest past Peter Shilton (final score 1-0). Forest were at the time the reigning European Champions, that was pretty amazing...
The FA Cup semi-final v Sheffield Wednesday, at Highbury... Jimmy Case and Michael Robinson scoring... Jimmy Melia and his magic hat... and we are on our way to Wembley
Sheff Wed at the Goldstone, end of season and we had only to win to make sure of going up (as champions? not sure, memory fades on that). They had NOTHING to play for and were already assured mid-table anonymity. I could NOT believe they played like men POSSESSED, and with no good reason other than pride. I was bloody torrid, nailbiting end-to-end great football with action abounding!
We ended it as 3-2 victors, but had to sweat and play out of our skins for that result. We ended up buying one of their players too, Eric Potts.
Brighton 1-2 Swindon
Brighton win on penaltys
The 2-0 win over Liverpool at the Goldstone in 1984.
secondedBrighton and Hove Albion 2 Manchester United 2
FA Cup Final
1983
Nothing else comes even close IMHO.