The club was originally founded in 1967 as
Brighton GPO. This team was created by workers at the Post Office's telephone exchange. They were one of the founding six members of the Sussex Martlet Women's League in 1969 - which has now transitioned into the South East Counties Women's Football League, and in that same year, the Women's Football Association was founded. The club reached the semi-final of the
FA Women's Cup in 1975–76. In 1990 they linked up with the men's club and became founder members of the Premier League in 1991–92, in Division 1 South. Before the club sold the ground, the club played three matches at the Goldstone Ground, the old home of Brighton's men's side, against Milton Keynes, Horsham and Whitehawk. In 2015, the club set a five-year plan to reach the FA WSL 1 and
UEFA Women's Champions League qualification. That season they missed promotion to the FA WSL 2 though by finishing runners-up to Portsmouth. In 2015–16 they won the Southern Division and the following play-off against Northern Champions Sporting Club Albion. Following the play-off victory, their promotion to the FA WSL 2 was confirmed. The team joined the
FA WSL 1, the top tier of women's football in
England, for the 2018–19 season having had their application to join the restructured league approved. During the day of the announcement of the promotion, the club also revealed they would relocate to
Crawley Town's
Broadfield Stadium for first team matches.
'''Women's Super League (2018–present)''' Albion's first season in the
Women's Super League saw them finish ninth in what was then an 11 team league, finishing 19 points clear of relegated
Yeovil Town.
Hope Powell's team secured four wins from their 20 league matches, while
Ellie Brazil finished as top scorer with four goals. Their first WSL win came in a 2–1 home win over Yeovil Town, with
Jodie Brett and
Victoria Williams getting on the scoresheet.The
2019/20 season was curtailed with four games left to play due to the outbreak of the
COVID-19 pandemic, with Albion again finishing in ninth place in the WSL.
Aileen Whelan finished as top scorer that campaign with five league goals, while Albion drew in their second league game of the season against
Chelsea - just one of three sides who took a point off the eventual champions. Powell would lead her side to their highest placed finish in the WSL in the
2020/21 season, finishing in sixth place. An opening day victory against
Birmingham City marked one of just two victories Albion enjoyed in the league until February, before going on run that saw them win six of their last nine matches. That included a 2–1 victory over Chelsea, that ended their run of 33 matches unbeaten in league football. Summer signing
Inessa Kaagman finished as top scorer with nine goals in all competitions, as they also recorded notable victories over
Tottenham Hotspur and
Manchester United. In April 2026, the team announced plans to build a new 10,000-seat stadium purpose-built for the women's team on Bennett's Field, adjacent to
Falmer Stadium. This would be the first purpose-built women's team stadium in the UK and in Europe.
Managerial history Former players For details of current and former players with a Wikipedia article, see :Category:Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. players. ==Players and staff==