Q 01/05

Which Football League champions did Brighton beat in the 1910 Charity Shield?

A) Aston Villa

B) Newcastle United

C) Sunderland

D) Blackburn Rovers

Answer · why

A) Aston Villa

The Shield was then contested between the champions of the two leagues; Brighton were elected to the Football League in 1920.

Q 02/05

In what year were Brighton & Hove Albion founded?

A) 1908

B) 1901

C) 1919

D) 1904

Answer · why

B) 1901

They spent their early professional years in the Southern League before joining the new Third Division in 1920.

Q 03/05

Which club first used the Goldstone Ground for football, in September 1901, before Albion moved in?

A) Lewes

B) Worthing

C) Hove F.C.

D) Southwick

Answer · why

C) Hove F.C.

The site had been part of Goldstone Farm; Albion made it their permanent home from 1902-03.

Q 04/05

The Goldstone Ground was one of only two grounds outside London to host football at which event?

A) The 1966 World Cup finals

B) The Euro 96 tournament

C) The 1908 Olympic Games

D) The 1948 Olympic Games

Answer · why

D) The 1948 Olympic Games

Fratton Park was the other; the Goldstone's record crowd of 36,747 came against Fulham in December 1958.

Q 05/05

Which future England captain debuted as a substitute at the Goldstone Ground in September 1992?

A) David Beckham

B) Frank Lampard

C) Sol Campbell

D) Steven Gerrard

Answer · why

A) David Beckham

He came on for Manchester United; the ground admitted 22.9 million people to 2,174 games between 1902 and 1997.