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West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion crest
Full name West Bromwich Albion Football Club
Nickname(s) Albion, The Baggies, The Throstles, West Brom
Founded 1878 (as West Bromwich Strollers)
Ground The Hawthorns
West Bromwich
(Capacity: 26,500[1])
Chairman Jeremy Peace
Coach Roberto Di Matteo
League The Championship
2008–09 Premier League, 20th
(relegated)
Home colours
Away colours
Current season
.West Bromwich Albion Football Club (pronounced /wɛst ˈbrɒmɪtʃ/), also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA, are an English professional association football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands.^ West Bromwich Albion 2009/10 .
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 ^ West Bromwich Albion Football Club West Bromwich Albion Football Club is an English football club that play in the Football League Championship.
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 ^ West Brom FC - WBA history .
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 The club was formed in 1878 by workers from Salter's Spring Works in West Bromwich, and have played their home games at The Hawthorns since 1900.
.Albion were one of the founding members of The Football League in 1888 and have spent the majority of their existence in the top tier of English football.^ West Brom became a professional side in 1885 and were one of the founding members of The Football League in 1888.
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 ^ Founded : West Bromwich albion were one of the founding members of the Football League in 1888.
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 ^ The West Bromwich Albion famous football club was one of the original founder members of the English Football League.
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 .They have been champions of England only once, in 1919–20, but have had more success in the FA Cup, with five wins.^ FA Cup The Baggies have enjoyed great success in the FA Cup, with five wins.
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 ^ FA Cup matches only .

 ^ FA Amateur Cup matches only .

 .The first came in 1888, the year the league was founded, and the most recent in 1968, their last major trophy.^ Their most recent success and (as of 2008) last major trophy came in 1968 with a 1-0 victory over Everton.
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 ^ Championship and the Premier League like a yo-yo – 3 promotions, 3 relegations in the last 8 years However, I do admit it is a strange move, particularly as the lad is a Leicester supporter.
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 ^ Albion lost the first two of these finals to Blackburn Rovers and Aston Villa before winning the trophy in 1888 with a 2-1 win over Preston North End.
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 .They also won the Football League Cup at the first attempt in 1966.^ League Cup West Brom were successful in the 1966 League Cup, at their first attempt.
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 ^ Football League Cup finalists .
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 ^ They spent most of their early history in England's top tier, winning the league title in 1920, the FA Cup on five occasions and League Cup once.

 .Since the early 1980s the club has been less successful.^ However, since the early 1980s the club has been less successful.
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 ^ After its formation in 1878, the club enjoyed early successes.
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 .From 1986 to 2002 they spent their longest ever period out of the top division, although there has been something of a revival in recent years: 2008–09 was the club's fourth season in the Premier League since 2002. They will be playing in the second tier in 2009–10.^ Premier League since 2002.
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 ^ FOOTBALL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP 2009/10 .
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 ^ Their Premier League debut came in 2002.
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.The team have played in blue and white stripes for most of their history.^ The Baggies have been playing in navy blue and white striped jerseys with white shorts and white socks for most of the team’s history.
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 ^ The West Bromwich Albion plays in blue and white stripes currently, although a series of different colours and patterns have outfitted the football club over the years.
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 ^ The Referee deemed there was too much of a clash between both Albions blue and white and red kits with Southampton's own red and white stripes.
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 .They have a number of long-standing rivalries with other Midlands clubs; their traditional rivals were Aston Villa, but more recently their major rivalry is with Wolverhampton Wanderers, with whom they contest the Black Country derby.^ As a member of the Black County Derby, the team’s modern day rival is the Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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 ^ We are actually one of the oldest clubs in the country and were one of the founder members of the football league way back in 1888 along with Accrington, Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Derby County, Everton, Notts County, Preston North End, Stoke and our pals up the road Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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 ^ C ompany Information: West Bromwich Albion Plc is one of Englands traditional professional soccer clubs from the West Midlands.
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History

Main article: History of West Bromwich Albion F.C.
For a statistical breakdown by season, see West Bromwich Albion F.C. seasons.
.The club was founded as West Bromwich Strollers in 1878 by workers from George Salter's Spring Works in West Bromwich, then in Staffordshire but now part of the West Midlands administrative county.^ West Bromwich Albion Football Club was formed in 1878 by employees of Salter's Spring Works.
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 ^ West Bromwich Albion Football Club (the 'Throstles') was founded in 1879 as West Bromwich Strollers by a group of men from Salter's spring works.
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 ^ The club was formed in 1878 by workers from George Salter's Spring Works in West Bromwich and took the name West Bromwich Strollers a year later.
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 [A][2] .They were renamed West Bromwich Albion in 1880, becoming the first team to adopt the Albion suffix.^ Latest West Bromwich Albion chants .
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 ^ West Bromwich Albion preview .
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 .Albion was a district of West Bromwich where some of the players lived or worked, close to what is today Greets Green.^ Partidos de West Bromwich Albion .
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 ^ West Bromwich Albion 1970's.
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 ^ West Bromwich Albion statistics .
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 [2] .The club joined the Birmingham & District Football Association in 1881 and became eligible for their first competition, the Birmingham Cup.^ Emboldened, Albion joined the Birmingham & District Football Association at the start of the 1881/82 season.
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 ^ Birmingham City Football Club plc .
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 ^ Posted on: Wed 04 Mar 2009 A record of every competitive game played in other competitions including the Football League Trophy, the Full Members Cup, the Birmingham League Cup and the United Counties League.
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 .They reached the quarter-finals, beating several longer-established clubs on the way.^ The club beat Queens Park Rangers 0-2 in the final fixture to beat Stoke City to the Championship title by two points.
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 ^ The club were one of the founder members of the Football League in 1888 by which time they were already a household name having reached the three previous FA Cup finals.
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 ^ UEFA Cup The Baggies also reached the quarter-finals of the 1978-79 UEFA Cup, losing 2-1 on aggregate to subsequent runners-up Red Star Belgrade.
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 .In 1883, Albion won their first trophy, the Staffordshire Cup.^ Albion lost the first two of these finals to Blackburn Rovers and Aston Villa before winning the trophy in 1888 with a 2-1 win over Preston North End.
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 ^ West Ham won promotion to the top flight in 1923 and the same year appeared in the first Wembley FA Cup Final.
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 ^ This time Albion managed a splendid 24 year stint in the first division and collected the FA Cup on two more occasions during this time.
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 .Albion joined the Football Association in the same year; this enabled them to enter the FA Cup for the first time in the 1883–84 season.^ It was not the first time that Harry had scored in a FA Cup Final.
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 ^ WBA entered the FA Cup in the 1883-84 season but lost in the first round to Wednesbury Town.

 ^ Albion entered the FA Cup in 1883 and were finalists in 1886 and 1887 before making it third time lucky with victory in the 1888 final where they beat Preston North End.
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 [3] .In 1885 the club turned professional,[4] and in 1886 they reached the FA Cup final for the first time, losing 2–0 to Blackburn Rovers in a replay.^ Aston Villa also reached the 1905 FA Cup Final.
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 ^ In 1882, Blackburn Rovers became the first provincial team to reach the final of the FA Cup .
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 ^ Blackburn Rovers with the FA Cup in the 1889-90 season.
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 .They reached the final again in 1887, but lost 2–0 to Aston Villa.^ Aston Villa also reached the 1905 FA Cup Final.
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 ^ Albion lost the first two of these finals to Blackburn Rovers and Aston Villa before winning the trophy in 1888 with a 2-1 win over Preston North End.
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 ^ They reached the playoff final a year later under Tony Mowbray, but lost to Derby County, condemning to another season in the Championship.
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 .In 1888 the team won the trophy for the first time, beating strong favourites Preston North End 2–1 in the final.^ Preston North End FC (91) .
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 ^ Preston North End FC (17) .
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 ^ In 1888 (the year the Football League was founded) West Brom won their first FA Cup, beating favourites Preston North End 2-1 in the final.
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 [5]
The Albion team of 1888, FA Cup winners and Football League founder members
.In March 1888, William McGregor wrote to what he considered to be the top five English teams, including Albion, informing them of his intention to form an association of clubs that would play each other home and away each season.^ With trouble at the top, the cream of Albion's team slipped off to other clubs.
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 ^ In 1878, workers from a local business formed the club and used The Hawthorns as the home ground since 1900.
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 ^ But while Wolves lost five vital games during the run-in, Albion won seven out of 10 fixtures and secured automatic promotion on the final day of the season by beating Crystal Palace at home, while Wolves could only manage a draw away to Sheffield Wednesday.
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 .Thus when the Football League started later that year, Albion became one of the twelve founder members.^ Founded : West Bromwich albion were one of the founding members of the Football League in 1888.
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 ^ The West Bromwich Albion famous football club was one of the original founder members of the English Football League.
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 ^ West Bromwich Albion football club was one of the twelve founding members of the Football League established in 1888.
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 [6] .Albion's second FA Cup success came in 1892, beating Aston Villa 3–0. They met Villa again in the 1895 final, but lost 1–0. The team suffered relegation to Division Two in 1900–01, their first season at The Hawthorns.^ The Aston Villa 1887 FA Cup-winning side.
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 ^ FA Cup final, May 5, 1973 .
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 ^ Three years later, Villa beat them in the FA Cup final and relegation to Division Two followed in 1901 in the first season at their Hawthorns ground.
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 [7] .They were promoted as champions the following season but relegated again in 1903–04.^ They won promotion in 1981 and spent eight seasons in the top flight - including a club-best finish of third in 1986 - before getting relegated in 1989.
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 ^ Robson had also spent the final 28 games of the 2003-04 season at Bradford City but resigned after 20 defeats saw them relegated from Division One.
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 ^ Another relegation to Division Two came in 1927, but in 1931 they were celebrating promotion and added the FA Cup to their trophy cabinet with victory over Birmingham City.
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 [8] .The club won the Division Two championship once more in 1910–11, and the following season reached another FA Cup Final, where they were defeated by Second Division Barnsley in a replay.^ This guaranteed the club a place in the European Cup Winners’ Cup for the following season.
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 ^ FA Cup final, May 5, 1973 .
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 ^ The following season they reached another FA Cup final only to lose 1-0 to Barnsley after a replay at Bramhall Lane, Sheffield.
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 [9]
.Albion won the Football League title in 1919–20 for the only time in their history following the end of the First World War, their totals of 104 goals and 60 points both breaking the previous league records.^ When football resumed after the First World War the Baggies hit the ground running to claim their one and only league title in 1920.
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 ^ They had not only won the championship, but had done it with a record 60 points, 104 goals and 28 wins.
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 ^ In which season were West Bromwich Albion champions of the Football League for the first time?
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 [10] .The team finished as Division One runners-up in 1924–25, narrowly losing out to Huddersfield Town, but were relegated in 1926–27.^ The club suffered a sharp, severe decline in the mid 1980's, however, and were relegated to Division Two in 1986 after winning only 4 out of 42 games.
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 ^ The transition paid off in 2000-01, when Albion qualified for the Division One promotion playoffs - their highest league finish since relegation in 1986.
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 ^ Robson had also spent the final 28 games of the 2003-04 season at Bradford City but resigned after 20 defeats saw them relegated from Division One.
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 [11] .In 1930–31 they won promotion as well as the FA Cup, beating Birmingham 2–1 in the final.^ FA Cup final, May 5, 1973 .
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 ^ Albion entered the FA Cup in 1883 and were finalists in 1886 and 1887 before making it third time lucky with victory in the 1888 final where they beat Preston North End.
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 ^ The same year West Brom became one of the 12 founder members of the Football League and in 1892 they won the FA Cup yet again.
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 [12] .The "Double" of winning the FA Cup and promotion has not been achieved before or since.^ The FA Cup wins are five in number.
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 ^ This was a unique ‘double‘ that had never been done before and the Baggies were still the only club to have achieved this feat at the turn of the century.
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 ^ In 1931, they achieved the so-far unique "double" of winning promotion and the FA Cup in the same year, beating Birmingham City 2-1 in the Final with both goals scored by one of the club’s all-time great centre-forwards, W.G. Richardson.
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 [13] .Albion reached the final again in 1935, losing to Sheffield Wednesday, but were relegated three years later.^ Albion's star man Chris Brunt returns to his former club Sheffield Wednesday with 5 goals already in the bag for the Baggies.
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 ^ For the first three years of their existence the club was known as West Bromwich Strollers before changing to Albion in 1881.
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 ^ Throughout the 1880s the club consolidated on these impressive performances, and was unlucky to lose the FA Cup Final in two consecutive years (1886 and 1887).
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 [14] .They gained promotion in 1948–49,[15] and there followed the club's longest unbroken spell in the top flight of English football, a total of 24 years.^ In their leisure - what there was of it then - they turned to their football clubs with the same pride.

 ^ They're toasting promotion in the Midlands and Potteries, but there isn't much time before three clubs will be put to the ultimate survival test.
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 ^ They won promotion in 1981 and spent eight seasons in the top flight - including a club-best finish of third in 1986 - before getting relegated in 1989.
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 [16][17]
.In 1953–54 Albion came close to being the first team in the 20th century to win the League and Cup double.^ In the late 1960s and early 1970s Brown was part of an Albion team that built a reputation as a successful cup side, winning the 1966 Football League Cup Final and the 1968 FA Cup Final and finishing as runners-up in the League Cup in 1967 and 1970.
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 ^ West Bromwich Albion plan to sell a quarter of their first-team squad to cut costs, chairman Jeremy Peace said on Monday.
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 ^ They are notably famous for the "great escape" in 2005, when they became the first team to avoid the drop from the Premier League after being bottom at Christmas.
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 .They succeeded in winning the FA Cup, beating Preston 3–2, but a loss of form towards the end of the season meant that they finished as runners-up to fierce rivals Wolves in the league.^ The FA Cup wins are five in number.
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 ^ Preston also beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 3-0 to win the 1889 FA Cup Final .
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 ^ Fast Fact: In his first season as manager in 1978/9 Ron Atkinson took the side to third in the first division and an FA Cup semi-final.
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 [18] .Nonetheless, Albion became known for their brand of fluent, attacking football, with the 1953–54 side being hailed as "The Team of the Century". One national newspaper went so far as to suggest that the team be chosen en masse to represent England at the 1954 World Cup finals.^ West Bromwich Albion 1954 Cup Final.
  • WEST BROMWICH ALBION at TOFFS 10 January 2010 15:18 UTC www.toffs.com [Source type: General]

 ^ World Cup team line-ups .
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 ^ WBA was clearly one of the best football teams in England .

 [19] .They remained one of the top English sides for the remainder of the decade, reaching the semi-final of the 1957 FA Cup and achieving three consecutive top five finishes in Division One between 1957–58 and 1959–60.^ FA Cup final, May 5, 1973 .
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 ^ The FA Cup wins are five in number.
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 ^ Nottingham Forest 1959 FA Cup Final .
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Memorabilia from the 1954 FA Cup Final
.Although their league form was less impressive during the 1960s, the second half of the decade saw West Bromwich Albion establish a reputation as a successful cup side.^ West Bromwich Albion 2009/10 .
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 ^ West Bromwich Albion 1970's.
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 ^ West Bromwich Albion statistics .
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 .In 1966, under manager Jimmy Hagan, they beat West Ham in their first League Cup appearance, winning 5–3 on aggregate in the last two-legged final.^ West Ham are the first club side that Gianfranco Zola has managed.
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 ^ The Baggies also completed a full set of domestic honours in 1966 when they won the League Cup in a two-legged Final against West Ham United.
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 ^ It was Albion's first League Cup appearance, and sadly they were never to repeat the winning performance!
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 .The following year they reached the final again, the first at Wembley, but lost 3–2 to Third Division QPR after being 2–0 up at half-time.^ Albion entered the FA Cup in 1883 and were finalists in 1886 and 1887 before making it third time lucky with victory in the 1888 final where they beat Preston North End.
  • West Bromwich Albion FC - Official Site of the Premier League | West Bromwich Albion 10 January 2010 15:18 UTC www.premierleague.com [Source type: News]
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 ^ The Daily Mail For many years I followed the fortunes of a club from the 'Surrey stockbroker belt' - as by some strange kind of law they had to be referred by the national media .
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 ^ Charles Clegg (1850 - 1937) who died in June 1937 at the age of 87 became known in the years following the 1912 Final as "the great old man of football" and at the time of his death had served the Football Association for over 51 years.
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 [20] .Albion's cup form continued under Hagan's successor Alan Ashman.^ The West Bromwich Albion Book also includes articles on the appointments of managers, including Alan Ashman in 1968 and Bryan Robson in 2004.
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 ^ Alan Ashman ( West Bromwich Albion manager) died in December 2002 aged 74 See Obituary .
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 ^ Under Alan Buckley, Albion's league form was consistently well below average - but just enough to keep them safe from relegation.
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 .He guided the club to their last major trophy to date, the 1968 FA Cup, when they beat Everton in extra time thanks to a single goal from Jeff Astle.^ They spent most of their early history in England's top tier, winning the league title in 1920, the FA Cup on five occasions and League Cup once.
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 ^ Albion entered the FA Cup in 1883 and were finalists in 1886 and 1887 before making it third time lucky with victory in the 1888 final where they beat Preston North End.
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 ^ This, remember, is a man who led Ipswich to the FA Cup, almost won the World Cup with England, managed his beloved Newcastle and won trophies galore with some of the biggest clubs in Holland, Spain and Portugal.
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 [21] .Albion reached the FA Cup semi-final and European Cup Winners Cup quarter-final in 1969, and were defeated 2–1 by Manchester City in the 1970 League Cup Final.^ Aston Villa also reached the 1905 FA Cup Final.
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 ^ FA Cup final, May 5, 1973 .
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 ^ In 1970 he became the first player to score in the finals of both the FA Cup and League Cup, when he scored Albion’s goal in the 2-1 defeat at the hands of Manchester City.
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 [22]
.The club were less successful during the reign of Don Howe, and were relegated to Division Two at the end of 1972–1973,[23] but gained promotion three years later under the guidance of player-manager Johnny Giles.^ Three promotions, two trips to Wembley and one title success.

 ^ A decline set in during the early 70s and the club lost its top flight status in 1973, but returned three years later under the guidance of player-manager Johnny Giles.
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 ^ Division Two and a year later, Albion hero Jeff Astle left the club.
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 [24] .Under Ron Atkinson, Albion reached the 1978 FA Cup semi-final but lost to Ipswich Town.^ FA Cup final, May 5, 1973 .
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 ^ Albion get home FA Cup draw .

 ^ Aston Villa also reached the 1905 FA Cup Final.
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 [25] .In 1978–79, the team finished third in Division One, their highest placing for over 20 years, and also reached the UEFA Cup quarter-final, where they were defeated by Red Star Belgrade.^ They battled through to the UEFA Cup Quarter Final, but were beaten by Red Star Belgrade who went on to lose in the Final to Borussia Monchengladbach.
  • West Bromwich Albion Football Club - History 10 January 2010 15:18 UTC www.talkfootball.co.uk [Source type: General]

 ^ Albion entered the FA Cup in 1883 and were finalists in 1886 and 1887 before making it third time lucky with victory in the 1888 final where they beat Preston North End.
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 ^ West Brom took the title from second-placed Burnley by nine points in the 1919-20 season, when they ended the season on 60 points.
  • West Bromwich Albion - Fun Facts, Answers, Factoids, Info, Information 10 January 2010 15:18 UTC www.funtrivia.com [Source type: General]

 [26] .In his second spell as manager, Ronnie Allen guided the team to both domestic cup semi-finals in 1981–82.^ The team have an impressive League record with the majority in top flight and only a brief spell below the second tier.
  • West Bromwich Albion Football Club, UK Football clubs. Contact Details for West Bromwich Albion Football Club, Football Clubs. 10 January 2010 15:18 UTC www.information-britain.co.uk [Source type: News]

 ^ But Albion had the considerable compensation of beating Preston North End in the Cup Final, with Ronnie Allen netting twice in a 3-2 win.
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 ^ That proved to be Albion’s tenth and last FA Cup Final appearance to date, though they were beaten Semi-Finalists in 1969, 1978 and 1982.
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 [27] The mid-1980s saw the start of Albion's longest and deepest decline. .They were relegated in 1985–86 with the worst record in the club's history,[28] beginning a period of sixteen years outside the top flight.^ The team have an impressive League record with the majority in top flight and only a brief spell below the second tier.
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 ^ Although they won promotion at the first attempt as champions, they went down in their first season back in the top flight.
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 ^ More FA Cup success arrived in 1954, when they also finished second in the top flight, establishing themselves as one of the best sides in the land.
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 .Five years later the club were relegated to the Third Division for the first time.^ The club was formed in 1878 by workers from George Salter's Spring Works in West Bromwich and took the name West Bromwich Strollers a year later.
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 ^ Founded in 1895, the club was originally known as Thames Ironworks FC, before it was re-named as West Ham United five years later.
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 ^ It took two years for The Baggies to escape, winning promotion back to the re-named First Division in 1993 after beating Port Vale 3-0 in the Play-Off Final at Wembley – the club’s first appearance there since 1970.
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 [29]
Crowd scenes following The Great Escape, 15 May 2005
.Albion had spent the majority of their history in the top-flight of English football, but when the FA Premier League was founded in 1992 the club found themselves in the third tier, which had been renamed Division Two.^ Premier League football.
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 ^ Albion are relegated from the Premier League.
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 ^ Premier League history .
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 .In 1992–93 Albion finished fourth and entered the playoffs for the first time, having just missed out the previous year.^ Albion miss out as Almeyda retires .
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 ^ We failed at the first attempt, narrowly missing out on the play offs and finishing 7th with Bobby Gould leaving the club at the end of the season as quickly as he had joined at the start.
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 ^ Ardiles was in charge at Albion for one season before becoming manager of Tottenham, but he guided them to victory over Port Vale in the 1992-93 playoff final of the new Division Two.
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 .Albion's first appearance at Wembley for over twenty years—and their last ever at the original stadium—saw them beat Port Vale 3–0 to return to the second level - now renamed the First Division.^ The next season, playing under the very attack minded Ossie Ardiles, with a young team hungry for success, The Baggies finished 4th and won promotion via the play offs at Wembley, beating Port Vale 3-0.
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 ^ Ardiles was in charge at Albion for one season before becoming manager of Tottenham, but he guided them to victory over Port Vale in the 1992-93 playoff final of the new Division Two.
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 ^ It took two years for The Baggies to escape, winning promotion back to the re-named First Division in 1993 after beating Port Vale 3-0 in the Play-Off Final at Wembley – the club’s first appearance there since 1970.
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 [30] .Manager Ossie Ardiles then joined Tottenham Hotspur however, and a succession of managers over the next few seasons saw Albion consolidate their Division One status without ever mounting a serious promotion challenge.^ In 1975, new player/manager Johnny Giles signed England's 1966 World Cup hero Geoff Hurst, and Albion went back up to Division One at the end of the season.
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 ^ Robson had also spent the final 28 games of the 2003-04 season at Bradford City but resigned after 20 defeats saw them relegated from Division One.
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 ^ Ardiles was in charge at Albion for one season before becoming manager of Tottenham, but he guided them to victory over Port Vale in the 1992-93 playoff final of the new Division Two.
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.The appointment of Gary Megson in March 2000 heralded an upturn in the club’s fortunes.^ Despite the loss of Enzo Maresca to Juventus in January 2000 (for a club record £4.3 million fee), the new millennium heralded a change in the Albion's fortunes.
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 ^ The Megson era (2000 - 2004) Gary Megson was named as the new West Bromwich Albion manager in March 2000.
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 ^ APPOINTMENT OF GARY MEGSON The right man, at the right time for a club who needed it.

 .Megson guided Albion to Division One safety in 1999–2000, and to the play-offs a year later.^ Megson's first objective was to keep Albion in Division One.
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 ^ Nationwide Division One 1999-2000 Season Domestic Stats .
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 ^ Ardiles was in charge at Albion for one season before becoming manager of Tottenham, but he guided them to victory over Port Vale in the 1992-93 playoff final of the new Division Two.
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 .He went on to lead the club to promotion to the Premier League in 2001–02.^ Premier League 02/03 .
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 ^ Premier League 01/02 .
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 ^ Big Dave, as he still is affectionately known by Baggies fans, was part of Gary Megson’s promotion team of 2001/02.
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 [31] .After being relegated in their first Premier League season,[32] they made an immediate return to the top flight in 2003–04.^ Season: Premier League 09/10 .
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 ^ Premier League 04/05 .
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 ^ Albion are relegated from the Premier League.
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 [33] .In 2004–05 Megson's successor, former Albion midfielder Bryan Robson, led the team to a last-day “Great Escape”, when Albion became the first Premier League club to avoid relegation having been bottom of the table at Christmas.^ Former England captain Bryan Robson has been appointed manager of West Bromwich Albion, the Premier League club he first joined as a teenager.
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 ^ Click here to see Albion’s position in the Premier League Table .
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 ^ By this time, Albion were finished, bottom of the table and certain to be relegated.
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 [34] .However they failed to avoid the drop the following season,[35] and Robson was replaced by Tony Mowbray in October 2006.[36] The club competed in the Championship promotion playoff final at Wembley Stadium on 28 May 2007, but lost 1–0 to Derby County.^ However season after we failed to avoid the drop and were relegated along with Midlands rivals Birmingham.
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 ^ Bolton v MUFC 28 October 2006 .
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 ^ MUFC v Derby County 8 December 2007 .
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 [37] .The following season Mowbray led the Baggies to Wembley again, this time in the semi-finals of the FA Cup, where they lost 1–0 to Portsmouth.^ In 1923 the FA Cup was moved to Wembley.
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 ^ Kanu puts Portsmouth into FA Cup final .
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 ^ Has the FA Cup lost its romance?
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 [38] .One month later, Albion were promoted to the Premier League as winners of the Championship,[39] but were relegated at the end of the 2008–09 campaign.^ Season: Premier League 09/10 .
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 ^ West Bromwich relegated from Premier League .
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 ^ Albion won promotion under Megson a few months later.

 [40] .In June 2009, Mowbray left the club to manage Celtic and was replaced by Roberto Di Matteo in the role of head coach.^ Manager Mowbray leaves Albion for Celtic .
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 ^ Roberto Di Matteo insists it will take… .
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 ^ Chelsea midfielder Roberto Di Matteo scored the fastest goal - 43 seconds - in FA Cup final history at the time.
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 [41]

Colours
.Albion's strip from 1882–83 was one of many variations worn by the club during the 1880s.^ If you were to pinpoint one main reason for the clubs position at the foot of the table, would it be a lack of goals scored or too many conceded?
  • Red and White Kop - Spyin� Kop - West Bromwich Albion (A) - Sun 17th May 2009 - Liverpool FC 10 January 2010 15:18 UTC www.redandwhitekop.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Initially they played cricket at Dartmouth Park but in 1882 they decided to form the West Bromwich Albion football club.

 ^ And it was during the course of the Birmingham Mail's interview with Cox that the Albion striker mentioned the club's pre-Christmas party, taking place later this month.

 Note that the actual kit had long sleeves.
Albion's most common away colours during the late 20th and early 21st century
.West Bromwich Albion have played in navy blue and white striped shirts for the majority of their existence, usually with white shorts and white socks.^ West Bromwich Albion 2009/10 .
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 ^ Navy blue and white .
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 ^ More West Bromwich Albion stats .
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 The team is occasionally referred to as The Stripes by supporters.[42] .A number of different colours were trialled during the club's formative years however, including cardinal red and blue quarters in 1880–81, yellow and white quarters in 1881–82, chocolate and blue halves in 1881–82 and 1882–83, red and white hoops in 1882–83, chocolate and white in 1883–84 and cardinal red and blue halves in 1884–85.[43] The blue and white stripes made their first appearance in the 1885–86 season, although at that time they were of a lighter shade of blue; the navy blue stripes did not appear until after the First World War.^ Navy blue and white .
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 ^ In which year were the club formed?
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 ^ Today the Albion crest shows a thrush on a background of navy and white vertical stripes.
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 [44] .For the regional leagues played during the Second World War, Albion were forced to switch to all-blue shirts, as rationing meant that striped material was considered a luxury.^ Chris Hall, of Albion World, was busy losing track of the goals during the game.
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 ^ Second World War 1939/40 P30 W18 D6 L6 F78 A49 .
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 ^ Jonny Fordham: Such a shame after great play from Reading- to throw it all away in seconds.
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 [45]
.Like all football clubs, Albion sport a secondary or "change" strip when playing away from home against a team whose colours clash with their own.^ The first time before Albion's Premier League clash against Newcastle during 2002/03 and then, face to face, at the 2007 BBC Sports Review of the Year when he was given an emotional standing ovation after being recognised for his services to football.
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 ^ "The officials of Burnley Football Club would like to place on record their thanks to Steve and Phil for their services to the club and contribution to our success."
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 ^ West Bromwich Albion Football Club is an English football club formed by workers from Salter's Spring Works in West Bromwich, West Midlands in 1878.
  • West Bromwich FC History, Players, Team, Information 10 January 2010 15:18 UTC www.123football.com [Source type: General]

 .As long ago as the 1890s, and throughout much of the club's early history, a change strip of white jerseys with black shorts was worn.^ Despite many changes in design they have worn blue and white stripes since co-founding The Football League in 1888.
  • West Bromwich Albion - Fun Facts, Answers, Factoids, Info, Information 10 January 2010 15:18 UTC www.funtrivia.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Challengers change places Black & White & Read All Over (Weblog) 15:31 9-Jan-10 .
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 ^ Our playing and training kit is uniformally worn throughout the club with the seniors also being provided with official match day tracksuits.

 [46] .The away shirt additionally featured a large 'V' during the First World War.^ After this early dominance, Albion struggled from the latter years of the 19th century until the start of the First World War.
  • West Bromwich Albion Football Club - History 10 January 2010 15:18 UTC www.talkfootball.co.uk [Source type: General]

 ^ First World War 1915/16 P36 W14 D7 L15 F64 A64 .
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 ^ It became a cinema after the First World War and was still so used in the 1940s.
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 [47] .In the 1935 FA Cup Final however, when both of Albion and Sheffield Wednesday's kits clashed, a switch was made to plain navy blue shirts.^ FA Cup final, May 5, 1973 .
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 ^ Albion get home FA Cup draw .

 ^ Fast Fact: In his first season as manager in 1978/9 Ron Atkinson took the side to third in the first division and an FA Cup semi-final.
  • West Bromwich Albion FC Information from Football.co.uk 10 January 2010 15:18 UTC www.football.co.uk [Source type: News]

 .An all-red strip was adopted at the end of the 1950s, but was dropped following defeat in the 1967 League Cup Final, to be replaced by the all-white design that was worn during the club's FA Cup run of 1967–68.^ FA Cup final, May 5, 1973 .
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 ^ FA Cup run .
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 ^ Fast Fact: In his first season as manager in 1978/9 Ron Atkinson took the side to third in the first division and an FA Cup semi-final.
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 [46] .Since then the away strip has changed regularly, with yellow and green stripes the most common of a number of different designs used.^ Despite many changes in design they have worn blue and white stripes since co-founding The Football League in 1888.
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 In the 1990s and 2000s a third kit has occasionally been introduced.[48]
.Albion players—along with those of other Football League teams—first wore numbers on the back of their shirts in the abandoned season of 1939–40,[49] and names on the back of their shirts from 1999–2000.^ In which season were West Bromwich Albion champions of the Football League for the first time?
  • West Bromwich Albion - Fun Facts, Answers, Factoids, Info, Information 10 January 2010 15:18 UTC www.funtrivia.com [Source type: General]

 ^ The first season of the Football League began in September, 1888.

 ^ West Bromwich Albion FC T-Shirts Retro and Vintage t-shirts in funky styles featuring many Albion players both past and present.
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 [50] .Red numbers were added to the side of Albion players' shorts in 1969.[46] BSR Housewares became the club's first shirt sponsor during the 1981–82 season.^ The club took its first enclosed ground, in Walsall Street, in 1881; in 1882 it moved to the Four Acres; and in 1885 it moved to a larger ground in Stoney Lane and became a professional club.
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 ^ The interwar era started promisingly despite the loss of young players in WWI, a tragedy which Albion at least had in common with virtually every football club at this time.
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 ^ Who is the slowest Albion during 2006-07 season?
  • West Bromwich Albion - Fun Facts, Answers, Factoids, Info, Information 10 January 2010 15:18 UTC www.funtrivia.com [Source type: General]

 [44] .The club's shirts have been sponsored for the majority of the time since then, although there was no shirt sponsor at the end of the 1993–94 season, after local solicitors Coucher & Shaw were closed down by the Law Society.^ They're toasting promotion in the Midlands and Potteries, but there isn't much time before three clubs will be put to the ultimate survival test.
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 ^ The 4-1 victory against Charlton remained the clubs only league victory on their travels all season, although they did manage eight draws and a 2-0 victory over Championship side Preston North End in the FA cup.
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 ^ It took two years for The Baggies to escape, winning promotion back to the re-named First Division in 1993 after beating Port Vale 3-0 in the Play-Off Final at Wembley – the club’s first appearance there since 1970.
  • MySpace - West Bromwich Albion FC - 103 - Male - - myspace.com/west_bromwich_abion 10 January 2010 15:18 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]

 [51] .Unusually for a Premier League club, Albion were again without a shirt sponsor for the start of the 2008–09 campaign, as negotiations with a new sponsor were still ongoing when the season began.^ So Albion began the 2002-03 season without any significant new squad members.
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 ^ League One 2008-09 Preview - Brighton & Hove Albion .
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 ^ Average Attendance: 2008-2009: 25,821 (Premier League) 2007-2008: 22,311 (Championship League) 2006-2007: 20,472 (Championship League) Top Of Page .
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 [52] .The longest-running shirt sponsorship deal agreed by the club ran for seven seasons between 1997 and 2004 with the West Bromwich Building Society.^ Customers get unlimited minimum withdrawal from West Bromwich Building Society.
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 ^ Mowbray who was in charge at West Bromwich Albion last season has worked on loan deals in the past with Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger and hopes Wegner will allow Wilshere to go north for a six-month spell.
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 ^ West Bromwich Albion Football Club is an English football club formed by workers from Salter's Spring Works in West Bromwich, West Midlands in 1878.
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 [44][53] .Since 2006 Albion's kit has been manufactured by Umbro, who also produced the club's clothing during the late 1970s and early 1980s.^ Who is the slowest Albion during 2006-07 season?
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 ^ In the late 1960s and early 1970s Brown was part of an Albion team that built a reputation as a successful cup side, winning the 1966 Football League Cup Final and the 1968 FA Cup Final and finishing as runners-up in the League Cup in 1967 and 1970.
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 ^ And it was during the course of the Birmingham Mail's interview with Cox that the Albion striker mentioned the club's pre-Christmas party, taking place later this month.

 [54][55]

Crest

West Bromwich Albion's previous club crest, retired in 2006
The municipal coat of arms of West Bromwich has featured intermittently on Albion team shirts
.Albion's main club crest dates back to the late 1880s, when the club's secretary Tom Smith suggested that a throstle sitting on a crossbar be adopted for the crest.^ West Bromwich Albion Football Club (the 'Throstles') was founded in 1879 as West Bromwich Strollers by a group of men from Salter's spring works.
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 ^ Several of the early players lived in the Albion district of West Bromwich, and within a year of its foundation the club adopted its present name.
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 ^ The club is usually referred to as Albion, but is affectionately known to fans as “The Throstles” and, more recently, “The Baggies”.
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 [56][B] .Since then, the club crest has always featured a throstle, usually on a blue and white striped shield, although the crossbar was replaced with a hawthorn branch at some point after the club's move to The Hawthorns.^ Today the Albion crest shows a thrush on a background of navy and white vertical stripes.
  • West Bromwich Albion Football Club - History 10 January 2010 15:18 UTC www.talkfootball.co.uk [Source type: General]

 ^ Club: West Bromwich Albion Formed: 1878 Nickname : Baggies Colours: Navy blue and white stripes Stadium: The Hawthorns (25,400) Address : The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, West Midlands, W71 4LF Official website: www.wba.co.uk .
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 ^ The Referee deemed there was too much of a clash between both Albions blue and white and red kits with Southampton's own red and white stripes.
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 .The throstle was chosen because the public house in which the team used to change kept a pet thrush in a cage.^ A caged thrush was kept as a pet in the pub in which the team used to change, and the birds were often seen in the hawthorn bushes beside the ground.
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 ^ Their original nickname,'The Throstles' originated because they had a thrush on their shirt badges.
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 .It also gave rise to Albion's early nickname, The Throstles.^ One of Albion's nicknames is "The Throstles"; but what on Earth is a throstle?
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 ^ Albion fans rarely, if ever, call their team " The Throstles" but are far more enthusiastic about which nickname?
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 .As late as the 1930s, a caged throstle was placed beside the touchline during matches and it was said that it only used to sing if Albion were winning.^ (Lyric only) sing when were winning as usuall .
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 ^ A caged thrush was kept as a pet in the pub in which the team used to change, and the birds were often seen in the hawthorn bushes beside the ground.
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 ^ Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 26: Sir Alex Ferguson of Manchester United walks along the touchline during the Barclays Premiership match between Manchester United and West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford on December 26 2005 in Manchester, England.
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 [56] .In 1979 an effigy of a throstle was erected above the half-time scoreboard of the Woodman corner at The Hawthorns,[57] and was returned to the same area of the ground following redevelopment in the early 2000s.^ That was Duff's sixth goal in a Newcastle shirt, coming on the same ground as his fifth - scored here back in February, at the other end of the Hawthorns.
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 [58]
The crest has been subject to various revisions through the years, meaning that the club were unable to register it as a trademark. .As a result of this, the crest was re-designed in 2006, incorporating the name of the club for the first time.^ They're toasting promotion in the Midlands and Potteries, but there isn't much time before three clubs will be put to the ultimate survival test.
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 ^ It took two years for The Baggies to escape, winning promotion back to the re-named First Division in 1993 after beating Port Vale 3-0 in the Play-Off Final at Wembley – the club’s first appearance there since 1970.
  • MySpace - West Bromwich Albion FC - 103 - Male - - myspace.com/west_bromwich_abion 10 January 2010 15:18 UTC www.myspace.com [Source type: General]

 ^ In what was ultimately his last game for the club against Hearts he made an error which led to Hibs being scored against in the first 30 seconds, and he was substituted at half time.
  • Red and White Kop - Spyin� Kop - West Bromwich Albion (A) - Sun 17th May 2009 - Liverpool FC 10 January 2010 15:18 UTC www.redandwhitekop.com [Source type: General]

 .The new crest gave Albion the legal protection they sought.^ Many Albion fans were disappointed with the new chairman Paul Thompson because they wanted a more proven manager.
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 [59]
.The main club crest should be distinguished from the badge displayed on the first team strip, as the two have rarely coincided.^ PROUD HAMMERS DISPLAY NEW TRAINING KIT For the first time in the clubs history West Ham United Ladies have proudly been able to issue every registered player in all six teams with perfectly matching training kit.

 ^ Though the club was runner-up to Huddersfield in the First Division in 1925, Albion were relegated to Division Two just two seasons later.
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 ^ When England international Bob Roberts left the club in 1889 Joe Reader replaced him as WBA's first-team goalkeeper.

 .No badge appeared on the kit for most of the club's history, although the Stafford knot featured on the team jerseys for part of the 1880s.^ PROUD HAMMERS DISPLAY NEW TRAINING KIT For the first time in the clubs history West Ham United Ladies have proudly been able to issue every registered player in all six teams with perfectly matching training kit.

 ^ A team of the decade - the most exciting 10 years of Albion's history.

 ^ 'West Bromwich: Social life', A History of the County of Stafford: Volume 17: Offlow hundred (part) (1976), pp.
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 [60] .The West Bromwich town arms were worn on the players' shirts for the 1931, 1935 and 1954 FA Cup finals.^ FA Cup final, May 5, 1973 .
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 ^ West Bromwich Albion 1954 Cup Final.
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 ^ West Bromwich Albion 1935 Cup Final.
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 .The town's Latin motto, "Labor omnia vincit", translates as "labour conquers all things" or "work conquers all". The town arms were revived as the shirt badge from 1994 until 2000,[C] with the throstle moved to the collar of the shirts.^ He’s currently working with Albion’s Youth Dept and will take all his coaching badges Mail Nov 04 .
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 ^ Their original nickname,'The Throstles' originated because they had a thrush on their shirt badges.
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.Albion's first regular shirt crest appeared in the late 1960s and early 1970s.^ Albion was one of the first English clubs to field several black players on a regular basis.
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 ^ After this early dominance, Albion struggled from the latter years of the 19th century until the start of the First World War.
  • West Bromwich Albion Football Club - History 10 January 2010 15:18 UTC www.talkfootball.co.uk [Source type: General]

 .Although it featured the throstle, it did not include the blue and white striped shield of the club crest.^ Today the Albion crest shows a thrush on a background of navy and white vertical stripes.
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 [44] A similar design was also used during the late 1980s and early 1990s. .In the mid 1970s, a more abstract version of the throstle was used on the club's shirts, while in the late 1970s through to the mid-1980s, an embroidered WBA logo was displayed, a common abbreviation of the club's name in print.^ The club is usually referred to as Albion, but is affectionately known to fans as “The Throstles” and, more recently, “The Baggies”.
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 ^ Although appearing on the club badge and other insignia, the throstle is more of an 'official' nickname: you won't hear anyone shouting "Come on you Throstles!"
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 [44] .Not until the early 21st century did the full club crest appear on the team's shirts.^ Gary Phillips (ex Youth team keeper) was assistant manager at Stevenage in early 04 but has now left the club .
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 ^ After this early dominance, Albion struggled from the latter years of the 19th century until the start of the First World War.
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 [44]

Grounds

Main articles: The Hawthorns and West Bromwich Albion F.C. former grounds
The Hawthorns, home of West Bromwich Albion F.C.
.The speed with which the club became established following its foundation is illustrated by the fact that it outgrew four successive grounds in its first seven years.^ Barry Cowdrill He held a position (possibly a Steward) at the Ferndown Golf Club just outside Bournemouth until some time last year and is now working at a David Lloyd/Fitness First establishment in the town.
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 ^ As the first British professional team to play in the country, their four matches were closely followed back home and were even the subject of a TV documentary by the BBC. .
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 ^ That year they moved to the Four Acres ground.

 .The first was Cooper's Hill, where they played from 1878 to 1879. From 1879 to 1881 they appear to have alternated between Cooper's Hill and Dartmouth Park.^ Coopers Hill was West Brom's first ground from 1878-79.
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 ^ Once again they had to play Queens Park.
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 ^ Dartmouth Park was used between 1879-81, and Bunns Field until 1882.
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 [61] .During the 1881–82 season they played at Bunn's Field, also known as The Birches.^ Aston Villa made sure they will be playing European football next season and left Hull City deep in relegation trouble with a 1-0 win at Villa Park.
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 ^ It is hoped to rearrange the game at an alternative venue during the pre season as a free to play event.

 ^ Selected girls have been invited back for pre season training during which team managers will make decisions on thier eventual playing squads.

 .This had a capacity of between 1,500 and 2,000,[62] and was Albion's first enclosed ground, allowing the club to charge an entrance fee for the first time.^ The club took its first enclosed ground, in Walsall Street, in 1881; in 1882 it moved to the Four Acres; and in 1885 it moved to a larger ground in Stoney Lane and became a professional club.
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 ^ Though the club was runner-up to Huddersfield in the First Division in 1925, Albion were relegated to Division Two just two seasons later.
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 ^ Former England captain Bryan Robson has been appointed manager of West Bromwich Albion, the Premier League club he first joined as a teenager.
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 [60] .From 1882 to 1885, as the popularity of football increased, Albion rented the Four Acres ground from the well-established West Bromwich Dartmouth Cricket Club.^ West Bromwich Albion had done very well to reach the final.
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 ^ Four Acres was the club's home between 1882-85.
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 ^ More West Bromwich Albion stats .
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 But they quickly outgrew this new home and soon needed to move again. .From 1885 to 1900 Albion played at Stoney Lane; their tenure of this ground was arguably the most successful period in the club's history, as they won the FA Cup twice and were runners-up three times.^ But they only won three of their next 32 Premiership fixtures and were relegated in 19th place with just 26 points, which left them 18 points adrift of safety.
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 ^ The reported Premier League injury history of West Bromwich Albion Football Club from August 2002 to the present day.
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 ^ This, remember, is a man who led Ipswich to the FA Cup, almost won the World Cup with England, managed his beloved Newcastle and won trophies galore with some of the biggest clubs in Holland, Spain and Portugal.
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.By 1900, when the lease on Stoney Lane expired, the club needed a bigger ground yet again and so made its last move to date.^ On 14th May 1900 the club signed a 14 year, £70 per annum lease with the Sandwell Park Colliery Company, the owners of the site.

 ^ In what was ultimately his last game for the club against Hearts he made an error which led to Hibs being scored against in the first 30 seconds, and he was substituted at half time.
  • Red and White Kop - Spyin� Kop - West Bromwich Albion (A) - Sun 17th May 2009 - Liverpool FC 10 January 2010 15:18 UTC www.redandwhitekop.com [Source type: General]

 .All of Albion's previous grounds had been close to the centre of West Bromwich, but on this occasion they took up a site on the town's border with Handsworth.^ Viewing all posts which authors have tagged ‘West Bromwich Albion’ .
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 ^ More West Bromwich Albion stats .
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 ^ RSS feed for 'west bromwich albion' .

 .The new ground was named The Hawthorns, after the hawthorn bushes that covered the area and were cleared to make way for it.^ A caged thrush was kept as a pet in the pub in which the team used to change, and the birds were often seen in the hawthorn bushes beside the ground.
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 ^ Part of the deal involved building a new ground on the Hawthorns Estate just outside West Bromwich .

 ^ But he failed to mount a promotion challenge at the Hawthorns and after less than a year in charge moved to QPR, making way for Dennis Smith.
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 [63] .Albion drew 1–1 with Derby County in the first match at the stadium, on 3 September 1900.[64] The record attendance at The Hawthorns was on 6 March 1937, when 64,815 spectators saw Albion beat Arsenal 3–1 in the FA Cup quarter-final.^ FA Cup final, May 5, 1973 .
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 ^ The record attendance for an Albion home match, set in 1937, is what?
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 ^ Set in 1937, for an FA Cup quarter-final match against Arsenal.
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 [65] The Hawthorns became an all-seater stadium in the 1990s, in order to comply with the recommendations of the Taylor Report.[1] .Its capacity today is 26,500,[1] the four stands being known respectively as the Birmingham Road End, Smethwick End, East Stand and West Stand.^ The Arsenal Team coach drops the players at the East Stand on Avenell Road Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion.
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 ^ Fans gather outside the East Stand on Avenell Road to watch the Arsenal team arrive at the stadium Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion.
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 ^ Different arrangements apply to allocation of the wheelchair spaces depending on the take-up from the Clubs general allocation, with 125 places in the East Stand / Birmingham Rd end for Home fans and 46 places at the Smethwick Road end (Away).
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 [66] .At an altitude of 551 feet (168 m) above sea level, The Hawthorns is the highest of all the 92 Premier League and Football League grounds.^ Premier League football.
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 ^ It's also the highest in England at 168 metres above sea level.
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 ^ The reported Premier League injury history of West Bromwich Albion Football Club from August 2002 to the present day.
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 [67]

Supporters

“
The Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not want:
He makes me down to lie
In pastures green; he leadeth me
The quiet waters by.
 ”

—Lyrics to first verse of "The Lord's my Shepherd", from CCEL[68]

.The official West Bromwich Albion Supporters Club has branches throughout the United Kingdom, as well as in Ireland, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Malta and Thailand.^ West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal 2008/9 .
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 ^ West Bromwich Albion: 1879-1900 .

 ^ West Bromwich Albion - Trikot kaufen .
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 [69] .Albion's "club anthem" is The Lord's my Shepherd, a setting of Psalm 23.^ Psalm 23 (The Lords my Shepherd) is a song we adopted in the 70s.
  • Red and White Kop - Spyin� Kop - West Bromwich Albion (A) - Sun 17th May 2009 - Liverpool FC 10 January 2010 15:18 UTC www.redandwhitekop.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Atkinson returned to Albion in the summer of 1987 and halfway through his second season at the club they led the Second Division table, looking all set from promotion.
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 ^ The Lord's My Shepherd Amen.
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 [70] .Supporters of the team celebrate goals by bouncing up and down and chanting "Boing Boing". This dates back to the 1992–93 season, when the team was promoted from the new Second Division.^ In 1975, new player/manager Johnny Giles signed England's 1966 World Cup hero Geoff Hurst, and Albion went back up to Division One at the end of the season.
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 ^ Ardiles was in charge at Albion for one season before becoming manager of Tottenham, but he guided them to victory over Port Vale in the 1992-93 playoff final of the new Division Two.
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 ^ Birmingham too have shown that the gulf between the teams at the bottom of the top flight and the top of the second division isn’t that great, while the Baggies and Potters will also be confident of finishing above at least one other team – the one who is promoted through the play-offs and has less time to prepare for the new campaign.
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 [71] .In recent years fans of the team have celebrated the end of each season by adopting a fancy dress theme for the final away match, including dressing as vikings in 2004 in honour of Player of the Season Thomas Gaardsøe.^ This season has seen the departures of Greening, Robinson and now, finally, the retirement of Clement - such has been the turnover of players that Robert Koren is now the longest-serving player.

 ^ George Reilly had his ear bitten off by a disgruntled Plymouth fan who had held a grudge over his team's defeat for 19 years.
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 ^ A couple of weeks ago Colin Illingworth put a piece on Square Football looking back over West Bromwich Albions best players of recent years- and he invited Baggies fans to send in their opinions.
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 [72] In 2002–03 Albion's fans were voted the best in the Premier League by their peers,[73] while in the BBC's 2002 "national intelligence test" Test the Nation, they were found to be "more likely to be smarter than any other football supporters, registering an average score of 138".[74]

Publications

.The club has published an official matchday programme for supporters since 1905.[75] The publication was entitled Albion News for many years, but was renamed Albion from the 2002–03 season onwards.^ So Albion began the 2002-03 season without any significant new squad members.
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 ^ The reported Premier League injury history of West Bromwich Albion Football Club from August 2002 to the present day.
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 ^ Albion's Simon Cox was helping Gonzalo Jara and Graham Dorrans open the new club shop in Merry Hill.

 [76] .It won Premier League Programme of the Year in 2002–03 and Third Division Programme of the Year in 1991–92.[77] In 2007–08 it was awarded Championship Programme of the Year by both Programme Monthly and the Football Programme Directory.^ Premier League football.
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 ^ The first time before Albion's Premier League clash against Newcastle during 2002/03 and then, face to face, at the 2007 BBC Sports Review of the Year when he was given an emotional standing ovation after being recognised for his services to football.
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 ^ The reserves continued their challenge at the top of the FA Womens Premier Reserve League Division Two with a 2-1 win at previously unbeaten Reading, to join them at the top of the table.

 [78] The programme has a circulation in excess of 8,000 copies.[79] .The first West Bromwich Albion fanzine, Fingerpost, was published from 1983 until 1992, and was followed by several others, most notably Grorty Dick (1989–2005) and Last Train To Rolfe Street (1992–1995).^ Partidos de West Bromwich Albion .
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 ^ More West Bromwich Albion stats .
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 ^ Got a better video for West Bromwich Albion?
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 .Since Grorty Dick ceased publication in 2005, the club now only has one fanzine dedicated to it; 'Baggie Shorts' which is produced by the West Bromwich Albion Supporters Club London Branch.^ Partidos de West Bromwich Albion .
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 ^ More West Bromwich Albion stats .
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 ^ Autres pays WEST BROMWICH ALBION .
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"Baggies" nickname

Albion mascot Baggie Bird
.Although known in their early days as "The Throstles", the club's more popular nickname among supporters came to be The Baggies, a term which the club itself looked down upon for many years but later embraced.^ No more is known of it, but it may have been an ancestor of the present West Bromwich Dartmouth Cricket Club.
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 ^ The Chronicle's layout and appearance were from its early days more popular in design than those of the rival Free Press .
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 ^ In 1933 Alan Everiss joined the club, and would be closely linked with the club until his death 66 years later.
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 .The phrase was first heard at The Hawthorns in the 1900s, but its exact origins are uncertain.^ Jacob Just Larssen , once on trial at the Hawthorns, was last heard of in the midfield on Danish First Division club Farum.
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 [81] .One suggestion is that the name was bestowed on Albion supporters by their rivals at Aston Villa, because of the large baggy trousers that many Albion fans wore at work to protect themselves from molten iron in the factories and foundries of the Black Country.^ 'HE BETTER BE FIT, BECAUSE I'M NOT PLAYING' A comment from one Albion player in December 2006 - who shall remain nameless - after finding out his positional rival was struggling to be fit.

 ^ So it's just as well the Bomber is happy to lend his support to the group of Albion fans who have adopted his name for the new 'singing' section of the Birmigham Road End.
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 ^ Tony Morley He’s one of the former players who share the commentary of The Villain, which is Aston Villa’s digital radio station.
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 [82] Club historian Tony Matthews however suggests that it derives from the "bagmen", who carried the club's matchday takings in big leather bags from the turnstiles to the cash office on the halfway line.[83] .Other theories relate to the baggy shorts worn by various players during the club's early years.^ A total of 138 players went onto appear for the club during the Noughties, with 38 different nationalities represented among that lot.

 ^ But "Bomber" Brown continued through to the early 80s, breaking every scoring record in the club’s history during a remarkable 20 year career at The Hawthorns.
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 ^ A decline set in during the early 70s and the club lost its top flight status in 1973, but returned three years later under the guidance of player-manager Johnny Giles.
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 [81][83] .The official club mascot is named Baggie Bird, and is based on the throstle depicted on the club crest.^ The club is usually referred to as Albion, but is affectionately known to fans as “The Throstles” and, more recently, “The Baggies”.
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 [84]

Rivalries

.Historically, Albion's greatest rivals were Aston Villa from nearby Birmingham.^ But in 1888 Albion triumphed, beating Preston North End 2-1 to win the FA Cup, and repeated the feat in 1892, seeing off Aston Villa 3-0 in the Final.
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 ^ In 1893 Jack Reynolds and Willie Groves joined local rivals Aston Villa .

 ^ Dorrans has been linked with Aston Villa , Birmingham , Everton , Stoke City , and Sunderland over the past few months.
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 .The two clubs contested three FA Cup Finals between 1887 and 1895 (Villa winning two and Albion one).^ Aston Villa also reached the 1905 FA Cup Final.
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 ^ The Aston Villa 1887 FA Cup-winning side.
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 ^ FA Cup final, May 5, 1973 .
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 .More recently however, most Albion fans have seen Wolverhampton Wanderers as their main rivals - particularly between 1988 and 2002 when Albion and Villa were never in the same division but Albion were in the same division as Wolves for 11 out of 14 seasons.^ A strong local rivalry still exists between West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers, and 1893 saw the club defeat their arch-enemies by a margin which remains unbeaten.
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 ^ On 2nd March, 1888, William McGregor circulated a letter to Aston Villa , Blackburn Rovers , Bolton Wanderers , Preston North End , and West Bromwich Albion suggesting that "ten or twelve of the most prominent clubs in England combine to arrange home and away fixtures each season."

 ^ The club formed in 1879 as West Bromwich Strollers, reverting to the familiar Albion a year later, and in 1888 joined their neighbours Aston Villa and Wolverhampton Wanderers among the original 12 members of the Football League.
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.Albion and Wolves have contested the Black Country derby more than 150 times; their first major clash was an FA Cup tie in 1886. The rivalry came to prominence when the two clubs contested the league title in 1953–54, and during the 1990s it intensified to new heights among supporters, with both clubs languishing in Division One for much of the decade and only local pride at stake.^ Major current tournaments only (League, FA Cup & League Cup) .

 ^ FA Cup matches only .

 ^ Inspirational, in more ways than one .

 [85] .A 2004 survey by Planetfootball.com confirmed that the majority of both Albion and Wolves supporters consider the other to be their main rival, Baggies fans naming Aston Villa and Birmingham City as their second and third rivals respectively.^ Aston Villa continued their impressive run of recent form, although they were far from their best in defeating midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion 2-1 to move above Manchester United and up to third place in the Premier League table.
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 ^ Aston Villa made sure they will be playing European football next season and left Hull City deep in relegation trouble with a 1-0 win at Villa Park.
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 ^ The fans will be seated in an area towards the back of the stand and both Bomber and the supporters are hopeful it will be a success.
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 [86][87] .Walsall are seen as lesser rivals, having played in a lower division than Albion for most of their history.^ Albion have been playing at The Hawthorns for more than 100 years.
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 ^ A team of the decade - the most exciting 10 years of Albion's history.

 ^ Albion began 2002 back in the top flight for the first time in 16 years – the status they have generally enjoyed for most of their illustrious history.
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 The hooligan firm who associate themselves with Albion are known as Section Five.[88] .Albion fans often refer to Wolves fans as "Dingles" as a comparison with the Dingle family from the ITV soap opera Emmerdale.^ The club is usually referred to as Albion, but is affectionately known to fans as “The Throstles” and, more recently, “The Baggies”.
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 .They also refer to Villa fans as "Seals" in reference to a habit that many Villa fans have of clapping at arm's length during matches.^ This achievement is added to the list of 'Archie's big runs' which it seems footballers are in the habit of recalling whenever they meet to talk of Villa victories.

 ^ They responded with a shout which seemed as mighty as anything we had heard during the pulsating struggle of the match itself.
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 ^ I had given the Villa team special instructions how to play this match; briefly they were these - every man was to stick to his position and look after the opponent he was facing.

 [1]

Ownership and governance

See also: List of English football club owners
Billy Bassett, Albion's chairman 1908–1937
.In the club's formative years, West Bromwich Albion were run by a seven-man playing committee, and funded by each member contributing a weekly subscription of 6d (six pence).^ Latest West Bromwich Albion chants .
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 ^ Partidos de West Bromwich Albion .
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 ^ West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal 2008/9 .
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 [89] .Albion's first chairman was Henry Jackson, appointed in 1885, with the club becoming a limited company in June 1891.[90] Other early chairmen of Albion included Jem Bayliss and Billy Bassett, both of whom had earlier played for the club.^ The club took its first enclosed ground, in Walsall Street, in 1881; in 1882 it moved to the Four Acres; and in 1885 it moved to a larger ground in Stoney Lane and became a professional club.
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 ^ The 19-year-old Billy Bassett was the star of the game and after one long dribble he passed to Jem Bayliss who scored the opening goal.

 ^ Former England captain Bryan Robson has been appointed manager of West Bromwich Albion, the Premier League club he first joined as a teenager.
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 .Indeed, from 1878 to 1986 there was always an Albion player or ex-player on the club's committee or board of directors.^ He’s concentrating on his job in the finance business and helping out the Albion Ex-Players Association n Nicky Feb 05 .
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 ^ Several of the early players lived in the Albion district of West Bromwich, and within a year of its foundation the club adopted its present name.
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 ^ At the end of the 1898-99 season the club was overdrawn at the bank and there was no money to pay the players' summer wages.

 [90] Bassett became an Albion director in 1905, following the resignation of the previous board in its entirety. .The club was in deep financial trouble and had had a writ served upon them by their bank, but Bassett and returning chairman Harry Keys rescued the club, aided by local fund-raising activities.^ Standing just five feet, five inches tall, Bassett was born in the town and had played for various local clubs before joining Albion in 1886.

 [91] .Bassett became chairman in 1908, and helped the club to avoid bankruptcy once more in 1910 by paying the players' summer wages from his own pocket.^ A local newspaper commented: "There is no player who has done more to make the Albion the club what it is than Bob Roberts.

 ^ At the end of the 1898-99 season the club was overdrawn at the bank and there was no money to pay the players' summer wages.

 ^ Prolific, that is, once the more experienced Woodhall had ended his childish behaviour of refusing to pass to the young pretender, who was already laying claim to his position as tile club's star player...

 [92] .He remains Albion's longest-serving chairman, having held the position until his death in 1937.[93] The club's longest-serving director was Major H. Wilson Keys, during the period 1930–1965, including 15 years as chairman.^ Paul Agnew is Director of Coaching of Whittingham FC, a major youth club based in a village near Lichfield.
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 ^ Crucially I don't recall him having a bad patch during his Albion spell - there was never a period where you felt he needed 'resting'.

 ^ All instances have involved Albion in one respect or another - with most remaining locked away in the memory bank, until now...

 He became FA vice-president in 1969.[94]
Sir Bert Millichip served as Albion chairman from 1974 to 1983, after which he chose to concentrate on his role as chairman of The Football Association.[95] In 1996 the club became a Public limited company, issuing shares to supporters at £500 and £3000 each.[96] .The shares were quoted on the Alternative Investment Market, but the club withdrew from the stock exchange in order to become a private company again in 2004.[97] The name of the company thus reverted from West Bromwich Albion plc to West Bromwich Albion Limited, the latter becoming a subsidiary of West Bromwich Albion Holdings Limited.^ West Bromwich Albion: 1879-1900 .

 ^ More West Bromwich Albion stats .
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 ^ WEST BROMWICH ALBION head-to-head record .

 .Current chairman Jeremy Peace took up the post in 2002, after a rift between previous chairman Paul Thompson and manager Gary Megson forced Thompson to quit the club.^ West Bromwich Albion plan to sell a quarter of their first-team squad to cut costs, chairman Jeremy Peace said on Monday.
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 ^ Garry Thompson was briefly acting manager at Brentford in March 2004 but has since left the club.
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 ^ Gary Phillips (ex Youth team keeper) was assistant manager at Stevenage in early 04 but has now left the club .
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 [98] .In September 2007 Peace acquired additional shares in West Bromwich Albion Holdings Limited, taking his total stake in the company to 50.56%.^ More West Bromwich Albion stats .
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 ^ Autres pays WEST BROMWICH ALBION .
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 .This triggered a requirement, under the Takeover Code, for him to make a mandatory cash offer for the remaining shares in both WBA Holdings Ltd and WBA Ltd.^ Bassett was the inspiration for Albion's first Cup final win, making both goals in the 2-1 will on what was an eventful weekend for both him and the club.

 [99] .Later that year, Michelle Davies became Albion's first female director.^ Simon lives in Cookham and publishes his first book later this year AG July 01 Rovers staged a Testimonial game for him in May 2003.
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 [100] .Jeremy Peace announced in June 2008 that he was looking for a major new investor for the club,[101] but no firm proposals were received by the 31 July deadline.^ January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009 February 2009 January 2009 December 2008 November 2008 October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 .

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Players

As of 18 February 2010.[103]

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player
1 Republic of Ireland GK Dean Kiely
2 England DF Joe Mattock
3 Sweden DF Jonas Olsson (vice-captain)
4 Slovakia DF Marek Čech
7 Slovenia MF Robert Koren
9 Czech Republic FW Roman Bednář
10 England FW Ishmael Miller
11 Northern Ireland MF Chris Brunt
12 England MF Giles Barnes
14 England MF Jerome Thomas
15 New Zealand FW Chris Wood
16 England FW Luke Moore
17 Scotland MF Graham Dorrans
19 England GK Scott Carson (club captain)
21 Democratic Republic of the Congo MF Youssuf Mulumbu
22 Netherlands DF Gianni Zuiverloon
No. Position Player
23 Côte d'Ivoire DF Abdoulaye Méïté
24 England MF Ben Watson (on loan from Wigan Athletic)
25 England MF Joss Labadie
26 Romania DF Gabriel Tamaş (on loan from Auxerre)
27 Scotland MF James Morrison
29 Netherlands MF Andwélé Slory
31 England FW Simon Cox
32 England MF Lateef Elford-Alliyu
33 England DF Dwayne Samuels
35 England MF Romaine Sawyers
36 Chile DF Gonzalo Jara
37 England MF George Thorne
39 England GK Ryan Allsop
41 England MF Sam Mantom
43 Wales FW Kayelden Brown
44 Republic of Ireland MF Steven Reid (on loan from Blackburn Rovers)

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. Position Player
5 England DF Leon Barnett (at Coventry City until the end of the 2009–10 season)
8 England MF Jonathan Greening (at Fulham until the end of the 2009–10 season)
13 England GK Luke Daniels (at Tranmere Rovers until the end of the 2009–10 season)
18 England FW Reuben Reid (at Peterborough United until 7 April 2010)
No. Position Player
20 Portugal MF Filipe Teixeira (at Barnsley until end of the 2009–10 season)
28 Spain MF Borja Valero (at Mallorca until the end of the 2009–10 season)
30 England DF Paul Downing (at Hereford United until the end of the 2009–10 season)
40 Canada FW Marcus Haber (at Exeter City until 18 March 2010)

Former players

See also: Category:West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
For more details on this topic, see List of West Bromwich Albion F.C. players.
.As part of the club's 125th anniversary celebrations in 2004, a survey was commissioned via the official West Bromwich Albion website and the Express & Star newspaper to determine the greatest West Bromwich Albion players of all time.^ West Bromwich Albion: Is the greatest escape of all time on?
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 ^ West Bromwich Albion: Who was your player of the season?
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 ^ West Bromwich Albion chairman Jeremy Peace has applauded the club's fans after a number of season tickets for next season have already been bought, despite the club looking increasingly likely to suffer relegation.
  • West Bromwich Albion fans buy 16,000 season tickets for next season: News from Football Fans Census 10 January 2010 15:18 UTC www.footballfanscensus.com [Source type: News]

 A modern-day 16-man squad was compiled from the results; all selected players are depicted on a commemorative mural displayed at The Hawthorns. Fourteen of the sixteen players are English-born, with a fifteenth, Cyrille Regis, being a full England international. The list of sixteen is as follows:[104]
The Jeff Astle gates at The Hawthorns
Name Nat. Years Apps Goals Position
Bassett, BillyBilly Bassett England 1886–99 311 77 Outside right
Pennington, JesseJesse Pennington England 1903–22 496 0 Left back
Richardson, W. G.W. G. Richardson England 1929–45 354 228 Centre forward
Barlow, RayRay Barlow England 1944–60 482 48 Left half
Allen, RonnieRonnie Allen England 1950–61 458 234 Centre forward
Howe, DonDon Howe England 1952–64 379 19 Right back
Brown, TonyTony Brown England 1963–81 720 279 Wing half/Inside forward
Astle, JeffJeff Astle England 1964–74 361 174 Centre forward
Osborne, JohnJohn Osborne England 1967–72
1973–78		 312 0 Goalkeeper
Wile, JohnJohn Wile England 1970–83 619 29 Centre half
Johnston, WillieWillie Johnston Scotland 1972–79 261 28 Outside left
Robson, BryanBryan Robson England 1974–81 249 46 Central midfielder
Statham, DerekDerek Statham England 1976–87 373 11 Left back
Cunningham, LaurieLaurie Cunningham England 1977–79 114 30 Winger
Regis, CyrilleCyrille Regis England 1977–84 302 112 Centre forward
Hoult, RussellRussell Hoult England 2001–07 213 0 Goalkeeper
.Other notable honours bestowed upon West Bromwich Albion players include the PFA Young Player of the Year award, which was presented to Cyrille Regis in 1979.[105] In 1998, Billy Bassett and Bryan Robson were named among the list of Football League 100 Legends, along with Arthur Rowley, Geoff Hurst and Johnny Giles.^ Return to West Bromwich Albion 1970-71 Season .
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 ^ Alan Ashman ( West Bromwich Albion manager) died in December 2002 aged 74 See Obituary .
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 ^ Michael Giles (Johnnny's son) March 2001 who was frankly far from the best young player Albion have ever had, didn’t stick around in the football game.
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 [106] .Bryan Robson was also an inaugural inductee into the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002,[107] to be joined two years later by Geoff Hurst.^ Paul Peschisolido joined Derby in March 2004 – on a two year deal.
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 ^ Alan Evans joined Albion for two years as a left half after being de-mobbed by the Army after World War 2.
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 ^ Delroy Facey June 04 joined Hull in on a two year deal .
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 [108] .Bobby Robson, a player with Albion, has also been inducted, although this was for his achievements as a manager.^ Bobby Robson was sacked as Newcastle United manager in September 2004 .
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 [109] .In 1919–20, Fred Morris became the first Albion player to finish as top goalscorer in Division One, a feat which has since been repeated by Ronnie Allen, Derek Kevan, Jeff Astle and Tony Brown.^ West Bromwich Albion (H), 20/09/1919 (1) .

 [D][110] Brown, who holds the club records for goals and appearances, was voted into the PFA Centenary Hall of Fame in July 2007.[111]

Partial list of managers

For more details on this topic, see List of West Bromwich Albion F.C. managers.
Fred Everiss, West Bromwich Albion's secretary-manager 1902–1948
.The following managers have all led West Bromwich Albion to at least one of the following achievements whilst in charge of the club: winning a major trophy or reaching the final, achieving a top three league finish in the top flight, winning promotion or reaching the quarter-finals of a major European competition.^ Return to West Bromwich Albion 1970-71 Season .
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 ^ Alan Ashman ( West Bromwich Albion manager) died in December 2002 aged 74 See Obituary .
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 ^ Jeff Astle ( West Bromwich Albion ) passed away Jan 02.
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Name Nat. Years P W D L Achievements
Ford, LouisLouis Ford[E] England 1890–92 58 18 10 30 FA Cup winners 1892
Stephenson, EdwardEdward Stephenson[E] England 1894–95 36 14 5 17 FA Cup runners-up 1895
Heaven, FrankFrank Heaven[E] England 1896–02 214 86 45 83 Division Two champions 1901–02
Everiss, FredFred Everiss[E] England 1902–48 1520 656 331 533 Promotion as Division Two winners 1910–11, FA Cup runners-up 1912, 1935, Division One winners 1919–20, Division One runners-up 1924–25, Promotion as Division Two runners-up 1930–31, FA Cup winners 1931
Smith, JackJack Smith Wales 1948–52 179 70 46 63 Promotion as Division Two runners-up 1948–49
Buckingham, VicVic Buckingham England 1953–59 301 130 78 93 Division One runners-up 1953–54, FA Cup winners 1954
Hagan, JimmyJimmy Hagan England 1963–67 201 78 49 74 League Cup winners 1966, League Cup runners-up 1967
Ashman, AlanAlan Ashman England 1967–71 182 64 49 69 FA Cup winners 1968, European Cup Winners Cup quarter-finalists 1968–69, League Cup runners-up 1970
Giles, JohnnyJohnny Giles Republic of Ireland 1975–77
1984–85		 159 60 42 57 Promotion from Division Two 1975–76
Atkinson, RonRon Atkinson England 1978–81
1987–88		 212 85 68 59 Division One 3rd place 1978–79, UEFA Cup quarter-finalists 1978–79
Ardiles, OsvaldoOsvaldo Ardiles Argentina 1992–93 55 30 11 14 Promotion as Division Two play-off winners 1992–93
Megson, GaryGary Megson England 2000–04 221 94 50 77 Promotion as Division One runners-up 2001–02, 2003–04
Mowbray, TonyTony Mowbray England 2006–09 140 57 32 51 Promotion as Championship winners 2007–08

Records

Main article: West Bromwich Albion F.C. records
Jesse Pennington, Albion's most capped England international.
.West Bromwich Albion's record victory was their 12–0 league win against Darwen on 4 April 1892.[4] This is still the widest margin of victory for a game in the top-flight of English football, although the record was equalled by Nottingham Forest when they beat Leicester Fosse by the same scoreline in 1909.[112] Albion's biggest FA Cup victory came when they beat Chatham 10–1 on 2 March 1889. The club's record league defeat was a 3–10 loss against Stoke City on 4 February 1937, while a 0–5 defeat to Leeds United on 18 February 1967 represents Albion's heaviest FA Cup loss.^ Return to West Bromwich Albion 1970-71 Season .
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 ^ Alan Ashman ( West Bromwich Albion manager) died in December 2002 aged 74 See Obituary .
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 ^ Norman Hunter (ex Albion coach) is an after Dinner speaker, a coach at local schools and an expert covering Leeds United on BBC Radio Leeds.
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 [4]
Tony Brown holds a number of Albion's club records. He has made the most appearances overall for the club (720), as well as most appearances in the league (574), FA Cup (54) and in European competition (17). Brown is the club's top scorer in the league (218), the FA Cup (27) and in Europe (8). He is also the club's record scorer overall, with 279 goals. W. G. Richardson scored 328 goals for the club, but this includes 100 during the Second World War, which are not normally counted towards competitive totals. Richardson holds the club record for most league goals in a single season, scoring 39 times in 1935–36.[4][113]
Albion's most capped international player, taking into account only those caps won whilst at the club, is Stuart Williams, who appeared 33 times for Wales. Jesse Pennington is the club's most capped England international, with 25 caps.[114] The highest transfer fee paid by the club is £4.7 million to RCD Mallorca for Borja Valero in August 2008.[115] The record transfer from Albion to another club is that of Curtis Davies to Aston Villa in July 2008, for a fee of £8.5 million.[4]

Honours

The Albion team of 1920 display the League Championship trophy and Charity Shield

Footnotes

A. ^ : Older sources quote the year of formation as 1879, as evidence of a Strollers match from 1878 came to light only as recently as 1993.
B. ^ : Throstle is a colloquial Black Country name for the song thrush.
C. ^ : The town crest remained on the away strip until 2001.
D. ^ : Kevan was joint-top scorer with Ray Crawford of Ipswich Town.
E. ^ : Secretary-manager. Albion did not appoint a full-time manager until 1948.
F. .^ : The Football League First Division was the top division of English football until 1992, when the Premier League became the top division.^ Chris Whyte - Broxbourne Borough (part time defensive coach) Minerva Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division - Dave B Aug 04 .
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 ^ He’s now in charge of Soham in the Ridgeons League, Premier Division.
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 .At the same time, the second, third and fourth tiers of English football became known as the Football League First Division, Second Division and Third Division respectively.^ Chris Whyte - Broxbourne Borough (part time defensive coach) Minerva Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division - Dave B Aug 04 .
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 ^ Stewart Evans manager of Parkgate FC in Rotherham Northern Counties East League Division 1) known as “Big Evo” Baggies News Oct 04 .
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 .These three divisions were renamed again in 2004 as part of a Football League re-branding exercise, becoming known as the Football League Championship, League One and League Two respectively.^ Chris Whyte - Broxbourne Borough (part time defensive coach) Minerva Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division - Dave B Aug 04 .
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 ^ Stewart Evans manager of Parkgate FC in Rotherham Northern Counties East League Division 1) known as “Big Evo” Baggies News Oct 04 .
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Simple English

West Bromwich Albion F.C.
Full nameWest Bromwich Albion Football Club
Founded1878
GroundThe Hawthorns
West Bromwich
(Capacity 28,003)
ChairmanJeremy Peace
ManagerRoberto De Matteo
LeaguePremier League
2009/10League Championship, 2nd

West Bromwich Albion Football Club is an English football club. The club plays in the Premier League. Their home stadium is called the Hawthornes.

Contents

Name

  • 1878-1880 West Bromwich Strollers F.C.
  • 1880-present West Bromwich Albion F.C.

League position

SeasonLeaguePosition
2000/01First Division6th
2001/02First Division2nd
2002/03Premier League19th
2003/04First Division2nd
2004/05Premier League17th
2005/06Premier League19th
2006/07League Championship4th
2007/08League ChampionshipChampions
2008/09Premier League20th
2009/10League Championship2nd

Former position

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References

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