Brighton’s third all-time leading goalscorer Kit Napier has died at the age of 75, the Premier League club have announced. Brighton’s third all-time leading goalscorer Kit Napier has died at the age of 75, the Premier League club have announced. Scottish forward Napier scored 99 times in 291 appearances for Albion and helped the club win promotion to the old Second Division in the 1971/72 season. The late Tommy Cook (123) and current striker Glenn Murray (107) are the only players to have registered more goals than Napier for the Seagulls. “Brighton & Hove Albion are sad to report the passing of former fans’ favourite Kit Napier,” read a statement on Brighton’s website.

Source: Irish Independent April 02, 2019 09:22 UTC