Hereford 1-1 Brighton
Peter Ward gets a goal within 50 seconds of his debut. He gets six goals in eight games at the end of the 1975/76. The goal rush continued the following season.
Brighton 2-8 Bristol Rovers
30-odd minutes of an incredible match at the Goldstone that sees the Albion 5-1 down at half-time thanks to the 'smash' and 'grab' combination of Bruce Bannister and Alan Warboys.
Here’s the match highlights edited down to ten minutes.
Brian Clough braves the TV cameras to reflect with Brian Moore on the heavy defeat.
Brighton 2-1 Aston Villa
Willie Irvine comes second in the Match of the Day 'Goal of the Season' competition with this magnificent team effort. The Albion's dashing new kit, featuring blue shorts with white piping, was launched at this match to mark the appearance of TV cameras at the Goldstone Ground.
Aston Villa 2-0 Brighton
In Albion’s first ever appearance on Match of the Day, they are beaten by follow promotion chasers Aston Villa. It was the debut of Northern Ireland international Bertie Lutton, a loan signing from Wolves.