 Under Hughton's management, the club secured a second season in the Premier League by enjoying a 15th-placed finish in their first season in the division.Brighton sacked Hughton on 13 May 2019 after a poor run of form in the second half of the 2018–19 season meant the club narrowly avoided relegation by two points, finishing 17th.Hughton first joined Tottenham Hotspur's youth system in 1971 at the age of 13.