5 lesser-known stories about Brighton and Hove Albion

Modified Aug 20, 2018 07:17 GMT

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#2 May the force be with you - The city that loves Star Wars

The force seemed to be with Brighton against United on Sunday

In 2001, the national census carried out revealed 2.6% of the residents in Brighton identified themselves with the ‘Jedi’ religion. The highest number of ‘Jedis’ were found to be in the city. For the uninitiated, ‘Jediism’ is a religion based on the value systems of the characters in the legendary Star wars movies.

The statistics in 2015 revealed that 2636 people in Brighton identified themselves as ‘Jedi Knights.’ Maybe when Brighton & Hove Albion are playing against rivals in the Premier League, the ‘force is always with them.’

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Edited by Shambhu Ajith