The Goldstone Ground was a football stadium in Hove, East Sussex that was the home ground of Brighton & Hove Albion between 1902 and 1997. The Goldstone Ground stood on Old Shoreham Road, Hove, opposite Hove Park in a partly residential area. The area was previously part of Goldstone Farm and was first used for a football match by Hove F.C. …The Goldstone Ground was a football stadium in Hove, East Sussex that was the home ground of Brighton & Hove Albion between 1902 and 1997. The Goldstone Ground stood on Old Shoreham Road, Hove, opposite Hove Park in a partly residential area. The area was previously part of Goldstone Farm and was first used for a football match by Hove F.C. on 7 September 1901. Albion played there for the first time on 22 February 1902, and it became the club's permanent home the next season.