William Ward-Higgs
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William Ward-Higgs wrote "Sussex by the Sea
", a famous song down on the south coast of England
. It is also the official song of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
, being played when the players run out on to the pitch at the start of a game.
Sussex by the Sea
Sussex by the Sea is a song written in 1907 by William Ward-Higgs. It became popular during the First World War, having already been adopted by the Royal Sussex Regiment as an unofficial "nick" march. It may well have come from a poem written by Rudyard Kipling in 1902 entitled Sussex, the final...
", a famous song down on the south coast of England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It is also the official song of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club are an English association football club based in the coastal city of Brighton & Hove, East Sussex. They currently play in the Football League Championship, the second tier of the English football league system....
, being played when the players run out on to the pitch at the start of a game.