Noisy Brighton and Hove Albion fans did their club proud by turning up the volume in the stands as their team ended a run of defeats.

A sell-out crowd at Withdean got right behind The Argus Make Some Noise campaign to help the Seagulls in their showdown with Leicester on Saturday.

The Argus Press Gang handed out hundreds of hooters, klaxons, flags and posters to children before the match, urging the crowds to get behind the team who are battling to stay in the Championship.

While the side failed to win, they finished with a respectable 1-1 draw - their first point in seven games.

Club chairman Dick Knight said: "If there was a roof on the stadium the Albion fans would have raised it today. There was a great atmosphere and it is thanks to The Argus and all the Albion fans. It makes the Albion a club to be proud of.

"We are going to be battling to the end of the season and I expect the fans to be cheering on the side all the way too."

Manager Mark McGhee said: "There was a fantastic atmosphere, the best you could get at Withdean.

"It was really terrific and it really worked well for us. The fans were motivated and animated. It gave the boys an edge before the game started and it was vital."

DJ Norman Cook and sports presenter Des Lynam were among the loyal supporters shouting for the Seagulls.

Albion skipper Charlie Oatway said: "It always makes a difference when you know the fans are rooting for you. The crowd was magnificent."

Albion's scorer Paul Reid agreed.

He said: "The crowd made a big difference, especially when we went a goal down. They really stuck to their guns and got behind us. It's very encouraging when they do that."

Sarah Harvey, from The Argus Press Gang, said:

"We ran out of almost everything about half an hour before the game. We were completely mobbed at one point and we heard all sorts of stories from adults trying to get stuff as well."

Albion supporter Nigel Ward, who coaches Southdown Rovers under-tens, took 15 youngsters to watch the match as a reward for winning the Mid Sussex Youth League. He said: "I think the campaign is a great idea. I know this lot will make an awful lot of noise."

Season-ticket holder Mark Hill, from Brighton, said: "Anything that can be done to create a good atmosphere is good."

His son Arthur, ten, said: "We are going to make enough noise to make our parents scream at us."

McGhee and his men want more noisy support at their remaining four league matches, starting at Burnley on Saturday.