Counting since their first top-flight game, August 19, 2001. Beat Tranmere 1–0 in a long-forgotten 2001 National Division debut, were relegated by 2003, and returned via the WSL in 2018; their first FA Cup final, in 2026, ended 0–4 to Man City.
IN THE MEANTIME…
The Seagulls have never won it all. This clock has been running since their first top-flight game.
They have never even reached the title race.
That's 25 top-flight seasons of waiting.
Since then: the iPod was unveiled, Bitcoin mined its first block, and ChatGPT launched.