Season-opening hat-trick a dream come true for Freeman THE NEW season opening game 26 years ago saw Darren Freeman score a hat-trick as the back-in-Brighton Seagulls hammered Mansfield Town 6-0. For Freeman, who’d previously played under Micky Adams at…

The new season opener is upon us and more than a quarter of a century ago the occasion was memorable for this Brighton-born former Fulham striker.
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Crunching tackler ‘Tank’ Clark: a legend at two seaside clubs VIKING lookalike Paul Clark made a lasting impression on plenty of players with robust tackling which earned him ‘legend’ status among fans of Brighton and Southend United. Described in one program…

Next season’s fixtures are out but if you like looking back, here’s a reminder of a midfield enforcer who fans quickly took to.
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Coppell’s Palace signing Humphrey knew all about ups and downs FULL-BACK John Humphrey signed for Crystal Palace in lieu of rent his previous club, newly-relegated Charlton Athletic, owed for playing home matches at Selhurst Park! Humphrey was 29 and with more…

Remembering an unsung stalwart defender ahead of Brighton needing to show their bouncebackability at Crystal Palace.
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Football’s Ansah to making the game look dramatic FICTIONAL football gained an unlikely champion in Andy Ansah. The journeyman striker eventually mixed it with the game’s elite players as he built a new career in the world of football make-believe…

#OfficialBHAFC look to end their five-game winless run with the visit of #BrentfordFC on Friday and back in bleaker days this winger featured for both clubs.
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Steady Eddie had plenty of strings to his bow ONE TIME Albion captain and utility player Eddie Spearritt played in the top flight for Ipswich Town and Carlisle United. He made five starts and five appearances off the bench for second tier champio...

Eddie Spearritt was a tenacious battler of a player who put in a decent shift in almost any position. He played at the highest level for #IpswichTown and won promotion from the third tier with #OfficialBHAFC. #officialcufc #TheGillsFC.
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