“….and Smith must score!”4 words that changed the face of Brighton and Hove Albion football. With just seconds remaining in extra time in the final of the 1983 FA Cup, Gordon Smith found himself clean through with just the goalkeeper to beat.But this is just the last few seconds of a much longer story. A Brighton team, against all the odds, had battled their way past no less than Newcastle, Manchester City and Liverpool amongst others to play in their first and to date only FA Cup Final.They took the lead early in the first half through the infamous Gordon Smith and... help that advantage into the second half only to see the tables turned with goals from Stapleton and Wilkins to seemingly put the tie in the hands on Manchester United. But in the dying minutes of the match Brighton proved they were no pushover and scored a dramatic late goal from Gary Stevens to take the game to extra time.It was Brighton who deserved to win this Final and you can relive all 120 minutes of this titanic battle for the first time on DVD. [show more]
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