Editing James Milner (section)

===Brighton & Hove Albion===
On 14 June 2023, Premier League club [[Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.|Brighton & Hove Albion]] announced that Milner would join the club upon the expiry of his Liverpool contract at the end of the month. He agreed a one-year contract with the option to extend for another year.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/3537154/james-milner-joins-albion-from-liverpool |title=James Milner joins Albion from Liverpool |first=Charlie |last=Hanson |publisher= Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. |date=14 June 2023 |access-date=17 June 2023}}</ref> He made his Brighton debut on 12 August, in the club's opening game of the [[2023–24 Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. season|2023–24 season]], starting and playing 79 minutes of the match in the 4–1 home win over Premier League newcomers [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/3630184/subs-seal-impressive-win-for-albion|title=Subs seal impressive win for Albion|publisher=Brighton & Hove Albion|date=12 August 2023|access-date=12 August 2023}}</ref> On 16 September, he played in a 3–1 away win over Manchester United, to become the first player to win at [[Old Trafford]] with four different clubs, in addition to achieving a record of 11 victories in total including 6 away wins against the same opponent.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sportbible.com/football/football-news/man-united-james-milner-brighton-liverpool-man-city-319271-20230917 |title=Crazy stat proves James Milner is Man United's worst-ever opponent |publisher=SPORTbible |date=17 September 2023 }}</ref> On 22 January 2024, Milner played his 633rd Premier League match in a home goalless draw against [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton]], moving ahead of [[Ryan Giggs]] to be second in [[List of footballers with 500 or more Premier League appearances|all-time appearances]], only behind [[Gareth Barry]] with 653.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/3845997 |title=Milner goes joint-second in all-time appearance charts |publisher=Premier League |date=2 January 2024 }}</ref>

On 15 May 2024, Milner signed a new one-year deal with Brighton.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cgrwwjywjl6o |title=Veterans Milner and Welbeck sign new Brighton deals |website=BBC Sport |date=15 May 2024 |access-date=16 May 2024}}</ref> He featured in the [[2024–25 Premier League|2024–25 season]] opening match on 17 August, which ended in an 3–0 away win against [[Everton F.C.|Everton]], becoming the first player to play 23 Premier League seasons.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/james-milner-age-seasons-brighton-fabian-hurzeler-b2598280.html|title=James 'James Milner' Milner turns in record 23rd season as new-look Brighton's central cog |website=The Independent |date=19 August 2024 |access-date=21 August 2024}}</ref> Later that month, on 31 August, he suffered a hamstring injury in a 1–1 away draw against Arsenal, which sidelined him for the rest of the season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Naylor |first=Andy |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5736078/2024/08/31/james-milner-brighton-injuries/ |title=Brighton's James Milner to undergo scan on hamstring injury |work=The New York Times |date=31 August 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/matchdaylive/24952416.fabian-hurzelers-southampton-v-brighton-press-conference/?ref=rss |title=Fabian Hurzeler's Southampton v Brighton press conference |publisher=The Argus |date=21 February 2025 }}</ref> On 25 May 2025, he came on as a late substitute in a 4–1 away victory against Tottenham Hotspur on the final matchday of the season.<ref>{{cite web |last=Owen |first=Brian |url=https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/why-milner-sent-spurs-goodbye-192717619.html |title=Why Milner was sent on late at Spurs - and was it goodbye? |publisher=Yahoo Sports |date=25 May 2025 }}</ref>