Jimmy Langley was so good, some fans thought he was wasted at left-back.

But was the future England international good enough for your all-time Albion XI?

That is a question worth posing as our line-up moves to the left-hand side of defence.

Langley was almost ever-present for four years in the 1950s, helped Albion finish second twice and sixth twice, set up goals when defenders were only supposed to defend, earned international honours and later attracted what remains the Seagulls’ record home attendance.

But can he become the first player born between the wars to break into our all-time Seagulls XI? Over to you.

We asked you to vote for Albion’s all-time XI back in 2005. Now we’re seeing how things have changed.

Left-back was a bit of a cop out back then. Gary Stevens got the nod thanks to readers keen to get him in the side after he narrowly missed out elsewhere in the back four. But he wasn’t really a left-back.

Ian Chapman was right up there too and he figures on our shortlist again this time.

Gary Williams attracted 9% of votes, not a lot considering the part he played during the only four years the club have spent in the top-flight.

The Liverpudlian’s consistency saw him start 146 successive games.

He was ever-present both in the promotion season and the first campaign in the top tier and his brilliant winning goal at home to European champions Nottingham Forest is still easy to find on YouTube.

Going back further, Langley helped Albion to one of the best defensive records in Division Three South, starred with both his tackling and his long throw, which was a source of goals, earned call-ups for England B and travelled with the senior England party as back-up.

When he came back to the Goldstone with Fulham, his presence attracted a gate of 36,747, still Albion’s best ever.

So it is worth considering his achievements and trying to put them in a modern context.

His biggest rivals could come from the last three years.

There was perhaps a mixed reaction to the arrival of 36-times capped England international Wayne Bridge on loan from Manchester City in 2012.

But Bridge exceeded all expectations, impressing in defence and adding a real flourish in attack.

He was a tough act to follow for Stephen Ward. But the Republic of Ireland international was just as effective at the back and scored some important goals.

Oscar Garcia’s men had conceded seven goals in 300 minutes of playing time before Ward joined on loan from Wolves. They were breached just five times in the next eight matches.

The list of loanees since our last poll also includes Matt Richards, Gary Borrowdale, Marcos Painter (who later completed a full transfer) and Joe Mattock.

The last two of those might have been contenders for Albion’s all-time top ten left-backs. But that is not what we are after. We are after the top ONE. And that means shortlisting players from a spread of years.

Steve Gatting spanned top-flight days and tougher times down the divisions. Many of those games were in central defence but he wore No. 3 throughout the second half of the 1990-91 season as Barry Lloyd’s men did what more recent squads could not manage and got to Wembley in the second tier play-off final.

Graham Pearce was a regular for a side which had two top-half second tier finishes in the 1980s, including sixth place in 1985-85, and Keith Dublin was a promotion winner.

Dan Harding is not popular with some fans but he helped Albion to promotion and then survival in the Championship at Withdean.

Two local boys attracted votes in 2005. Kerry Mayo shared in some good lower division times and played in the Championship.

And Chapman was very popular for his sterling efforts and loyalty during tough times in the 1990s.

So it’s up to you. Make your pick and attempt to take yourself back through the decades.

But don’t bother looking for Jimmy Langley on YouTube.