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Brighton & Hove Albion

8Reigns
665Days held
8Defenses
1980First reign

Every reign

  1. 8th reign · Brighton & Hove AlbionBeat Manchester United 4–0 · lost to West Ham United
    May 7, 2022 – Aug 26, 2023476 days · 4 def.
  2. 7th reign · Brighton & Hove AlbionBeat Watford 2–0 · lost to Everton
    Aug 21, 2021 – Aug 28, 20217 days · 0 def.
  3. 6th reign · Brighton & Hove AlbionBeat Swansea City 4–1 · lost to Everton
    Feb 24, 2018 – Mar 10, 201814 days · 1 def.
  4. 5th reign · Brighton & Hove AlbionBeat West Bromwich Albion 3–1 · lost to AFC Bournemouth
    Sep 9, 2017 – Sep 15, 20176 days · 0 def.
  5. 4th reign · Brighton & Hove AlbionBeat Southampton 2–0 · lost to Aston Villa
    Dec 8, 1981 – Dec 28, 198120 days · 0 def.
  6. 3rd reign · Brighton & Hove AlbionBeat Leeds United 2–0 · lost to Swansea City
    May 2, 1981 – Sep 1, 1981122 days · 1 def.
  7. 2nd reign · Brighton & Hove AlbionBeat Ipswich Town 1–0 · lost to Manchester United
    Nov 11, 1980 – Nov 22, 198011 days · 1 def.
  8. 1st reign · Brighton & Hove AlbionBeat Nottingham Forest 1–0 · lost to Bristol City
    Mar 29, 1980 – Apr 7, 19809 days · 1 def.
13,039Longest wait between reigns, days (1981–2017)
2,170Average wait, days
1,175Days since the last reign ended (2023)
3–1–1Best belt season (2021–22)

Belt games by season

SeasonGamesW–LTook itLost it
2025–2620–1–1
2024–2510–0–1
2023–2452–2–11
2021–2253–1–121
2020–2120–2
2019–2020–1–1
2018–1920–2
2017–1853–222
1982–8320–0–2
1981–8271–4–212
1980–8153–221
1979–8041–1–211

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