History was made on Monday, when Brighton & Hove Albion earned promotion to the Premier League for the first time ever. The Seagulls haven't played in the top flight of English soccer since 1982-1983 and will be the 48th team to play in the Premier League.
It all came after a 2-1 win over Wigan that saw the team move seven points clear at the top of the Championship and 13 points clear of a playoff spot, meaning they are moving up.
Congratulations @OfficialBHAFC!
— Premier League (@premierleague) April 17, 2017
Promoted Brighton & Hove Albion will become the 48th team to play in the #PL in the 2017/18 season pic.twitter.com/J9zZaDAht7
And as you can imagine, the scenes were absolutely incredible, and thousands of fans stormed the pitch. Take a look:
Thousands of football fans have stormed the Brighton pitch after their side secured promotion to the English Premier League. #7News pic.twitter.com/xwXpRQDI6b
— 7 News Melbourne (@7NewsMelbourne) April 18, 2017
Players even got on a train with fans and started singing:
Incredible video of the Brighton players celebrating on the train with their fans.
— 101 Great Goals (@101greatgoals) April 18, 2017
Via @TheAwayFansVids pic.twitter.com/8d0Tft4l53
And the signing happened in the streets as well:
Once in a lifetime experience, never again will I get to chant with my hero down the streets of Brighton @AKnockaert #bhafc #promotion pic.twitter.com/d48aN3yc0p
— Toby Hawkins (@_tobyhawkins_) April 17, 2017
That's passion and love for your soccer club, be it the one you support or the one whose badge you wear on your chest. What a moment for this club, as its dreams come true.
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