Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.–Crystal Palace F.C. rivalry

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The Brighton & Hove Albion–Crystal Palace rivalry is between English football teams Brighton & Hove Albion and Crystal Palace. The matches played between these sides are sometimes nicknamed the A23 derby or the M23 derby by the media. Although the two clubs have played each other since 1905, the rivalry did not become well-known until the mid-1970s. Roy Hodgson, former manager of Crystal Palace, has stated that he does not recall any rivalry with Brighton as a Palace fan in the 1950s–60s. The two clubs did not face each other from 1963 until 1974, when Palace's first game in the Third Division for ten years was at Brighton. Palace lost and the following season their first league defeat was also against Brighton. After failing to gain promotion in either season, in May 1976, Terry Venables (aged 33) was appointed manager of Crystal Palace and two months later, his former England and Tottenham Hotspur teammate Alan Mullery (aged 34) was appointed manager at Brighton. Under the guidance of...

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