It is a weekend of records, with the Monday night Premier League game between Brighton and Stoke, marking the Seagulls 4000th league game. Tottenham will reach that landmark a week tomorrow.
The two teams met at the Goldstone Ground first on 29th November 1958 when Albion lost 0-3. Overall the two clubs have shared 14 draws, Brighton have won 9 and lost 16 of the fixtures. Albion's latest League meeting v Stoke at home was in April 2006 when stoke won 5-1.
Notts County lead the list of FL appearances with 4,912 but bear in mind they were in the original Football League founded in 1888. Preston another founder member reach 4885 and Burnley 4840, Wolves 4825, Bury (not a founder member) 4778 and Derby 4778.
Bury joined the FL in 1894 winning the Second Division first time round, when they joined to make it 16 teams in the division. Their opponents that season were:
Notts C, Newton Heath (Manchester Utd), Leicester Fosse, Grimsby, Darwen, Burton Wanderers, Woolwich Arsenal, Manchester City, Newcastle, Burton Swifts, Rotherham Town, Lincoln, Walsall Town Swifts, Burslem Port Vale, Crewe.
The First Division was won by Sunderland. Small Heath came 12th; this team was Birmingham City in its infancy.
Everton have had most seasons in the "top flight" 114
Arsenal have had most (90) appearances consecutively since 1919 (no appearances in the war of course)
The following have completed only ONE season in the top flight:
Glossop, L. Orient, Northampton, Carlisle, Swindon and Barnsley
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