Brighton fans joined celebrate their club’s open top bus parade to mark promotion to the Premier League
BRIGHTON fans gathered in their thousands to celebrate their club’s promotion to the Premier League.
The Seagulls are celebrating with an open top bus parade this afternoon along the south coast after a spectacular season.
Brighton star Anthony Knockaert whho was awarded the Championship Player of the Year celebrates on the busReutersThe Brighton & Hove Albion squad celebrated their promotion with an open top bus paradeReutersThe south coast side have had a great campaign at the AMEX Stadium as they finally return to the top-tier after play-off heartbreakReutersBrighton & Hove Albion are celebrating their promotion to the Premier League with an open top bus paradePA:Press AssociationIt's been a historic season for the Seagulls as fans revel in their delight at being promotedRex Features
Brighton finished second in the Sky Bet Championship, finishing as runners-up behind Rafa Bentiez's Newcastle United side.
They have come mightily close of achieving their goal of playing England's top-tier in recent years - losing in the semi-final play-off's in three out of the previous four campaign's.
However Glenn Murray and the excellent Anthony Knockaert proved to be influential in Brighton returning to the top-flight for the first time since 1983.
Fans gathered in their thousands to celebrate with their heroes after being promoted from the Sky Bet ChampionshipRex FeaturesOne Brighton fan was in the mood on Sunday as he donned a seagull costume in honour of his sidePA:Press AssociationBrighton fans celebrate returning to the top-flight for the first time in 34 years after being relegated in 1983ReutersThe Seagulls have come close to promotion in recent season's, but they came unstuck in the play-off semi-final'sReuters
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Brighton finished second in the Sky Bet Championship as Newcastle United won the leagueReuters
However to the disappointment of fans, Chris Hughton's men succumbed first place on the last day of the season - drawing 1-1 to Aston Villa at Villa Park.
Starting at 5pm, the open top bus parade will start from near the Brighton Pier to Hove Lawns, where they will be presented to fans on a specially built stage.
The parade is expected to last around 90 minutes to the delight of supporters, giving them plenty of time to cheer on their stars.
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