A record scorer from the 1920s shares this list with a World Cup winner and three men Brighton signed twice. Goals, captaincy and staying power all count for something different here.
1Pascal GroßGerman midfielder who was Brighton's first Premier League signing, left for Dortmund in 2024 and came back in January 2026.1000pts
2Peter WardStriker signed from Burton Albion for £4,000 in 1975 whose 36 goals in 1976–77 set the club's single-season record.952pts
3Jimmy CaseMidfielder who came from Liverpool in 1981 and scored the winner at Anfield on the run to the 1983 FA Cup final.907pts
4Kit NapierForward who was Brighton's top scorer in five of his six seasons between 1966 and 1972.898pts
5Alexis Mac AllisterArgentine midfielder who became a World Cup winner while at Brighton in 2022 before joining Liverpool.734pts
6Glenn MurrayTwo-spell striker who scored Brighton out of League One and kept scoring for them in the Premier League.659pts
7Brian HortonCaptain who led Brighton up from the Third Division to the First with promotions in 1977 and 1979.571pts
8Bruno SaltorSpanish full-back who joined on a free from Valencia in 2012 and captained Brighton to promotion in 2017.571pts
9Gordon GreerCaptain of Gus Poyet's 2011 League One title winners, the last Brighton side before the move to the Amex.467pts
10Solly MarchSussex winger who has been with the club since 2011, from the Championship years to European nights.467pts
11Tommy CookAlbion's record goalscorer with 123 goals in the 1920s and the first Brighton player to be capped by England.467pts
12Gary StevensHome-grown defender who scored the late equaliser in the 1983 FA Cup final draw with Manchester United.467pts
13Mark LawrensonDefender bought from Preston for £100,000 in 1977 and sold to Liverpool for £900,000 four years later.467pts
14Moisés CaicedoEcuadorian midfielder bought for about £4m in 2021 and sold to Chelsea in 2023 for a British record fee.467pts
15Bobby ZamoraStriker signed from Bristol Rovers for £100,000 who scored 77 goals in three seasons and drove two straight promotions.343pts
16Kaoru MitomaJapanese winger whose stoppage-time volley knocked Liverpool out of the FA Cup in January 2023.343pts
17Lewis DunkAcademy-raised centre-back who has captained Brighton through the Premier League and into Europe.343pts
18Leandro TrossardBelgian forward who scored a hat-trick at Anfield in a 3–3 draw in October 2022.343pts
19Danny WelbeckFormer England striker who joined on a free in 2020 and became one of the most reliable forwards of the Premier League years.0pts
20Michael RobinsonStriker who scored in the 1983 FA Cup semi-final and later became a celebrated football broadcaster in Spain.0pts
21Steve FosterCentre-back who won three England caps as a Brighton player and went to the 1982 World Cup.0pts
