Brighton & Hove Albion Mark 125th Anniversary, From Near Collapse to Europe

Brighton & Hove Albion are celebrating their 125th anniversary, according to a report from BBC Sport, marking a journey the broadcaster described as running "from obscurity and near oblivion to Premier League and Europe."

The BBC Sport report highlighted the club's trajectory from difficult periods in its history to its current standing as a Premier League side that has also competed in European competition.

Specific details of the club's anniversary celebrations, along with a fuller account of the historical challenges referenced by BBC Sport, were not elaborated on in the report.

Brighton's rise in recent years has seen the club establish itself in the Premier League and qualify for European football, a contrast the BBC Sport piece framed against earlier periods of instability in the club's history.