Brighton United F.C.

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Brighton United
Full nameBrighton United Football Club
Foundedpre 1898
Dissolved1900
1899–1900 16th, Southern Football League  – Record expunged

Brighton United F.C. were an association football club based in Brighton, Sussex who were active for a few years at the end of the 19th century.

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History

The club joined the Southern League in 1898. Their first match was at Southampton where they played the inaugural match at the hosts' new stadium, The Dell, on 3 September 1898. In their first match Brighton fielded a team including nine Scottish players, several of whom had played in the Football League, including the scorer of their consolation goal in a 4–1 defeat, Roddy McLeod. [1]

Former Football League or Scottish Football League players included:

Maurice Parry played for Brighton United in the 1899–1900 season, before having a long career with Liverpool and making 16 appearances for Wales. [2]

Brighton were moderately successful in their first season in the Southern League finishing in tenth place (out of 13), but they had over-reached themselves financially and were forced to release McLeod and several other players before the end of the season. [3] They started the 1899–1900 season but resigned in March 1900 with four games left to play, with their record then being expunged.

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