
Harry Richard Knight is an
English businessman and former chairman of
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., a post he held from 1997 to 2009.
A lifelong fan of
Brighton & Hove Albion
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, commonly referred to as Brighton, is a professional football club based in Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Their home gr ...
, he took control in 1997 having led the fan pressure to oust the previous board following their sale of the club's
Goldstone Ground
The Goldstone Ground (or The Goldstone) was a football stadium in Hove, East Sussex that was the home ground of Brighton & Hove Albion between 1902 and 1997.
History
The Goldstone Ground stood on Old Shoreham Road, Hove, opposite Hove Pa ...
to property developers.
In 2005, he owned 375,000 shares in the club's holding company, making him the largest shareholder at 29.61%.
On 18 May 2009 Knight was replaced as chairman at Brighton by
Tony Bloom
Anthony Grant Bloom (born 20 March 1970) is an English sports bettor, poker player, and entrepreneur. He is the majority owner and chairman of Premier League football club Brighton & Hove Albion, and investor and minority shareholder in Bel ...
, who had successfully secured £93 million funding for the new
Falmer Stadium
Falmer Stadium, currently known as the American Express Stadium for sponsorship reasons and more commonly referred to as the Amex, is a association football, football stadium in Falmer, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex, England. With a capacity o ...
and secured 75% shareholding at the club.
Stadium Funding Secured
, ''Seagulls World'', 18 May 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2009 Knight remains life president of Brighton & Hove Albion and chairman of the club's charitable wing Albion In The Community. "Dick's Bar" a pub inside the new stadium is named after Dick Knight.
Knight had a successful career in the advertising industry.
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
English football chairmen and investors
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. directors and chairmen
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