WEST BROMWICH
ALBION F.C.
Founded: 1878
Also Known As:
WEST BROMWICH STROLLERS (1878-80)
WEST BROMWICH ALBION (1880-)
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WEST BROMWICH ALBION F.C. (Football Club)
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BRIEF HISTORY of WEST BROMWICH ALBION FOOTBALL CLUB
(reproduced from 'Wikipedia' pages)
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. They were renamed
West Bromwich Albion in 1880, becoming the first team to adopt the Albion suffix. Albion was a district of
West Bromwich where some of the players lived or worked, close to what is today Greets Green. In 1883, Albion
won their first trophy, the Staffordshire Cup. 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. In 1885 the club turned professional,
and in 1886 they reached the FA Cup final for the first time, losing 2–0 to Blackburn Rovers in a replay. They
reached the final again in 1887, but lost 2–0 to Aston Villa. In 1888 the team won the trophy for the first
time, beating strong favourites Preston North End 2–1 in the final. Albion became one of the twelve founder members
of the Football League. 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. They were promoted as champions the following season but relegated again in 1903–04. 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.
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. The team finished
as Division One runners-up in 1924–25, narrowly losing out to Huddersfield Town, but were relegated in 1926–27.
In 1930–31 they won promotion as well as the FA Cup, beating Birmingham 2–1 in the final. The "Double" of winning
the FA Cup and promotion has not been achieved before or since. Albion reached the final again in 1935, losing to
Sheffield Wednesday, but were relegated three years later. They gained promotion in 1948–49, and there followed
the club's longest unbroken spell in the top flight of English football, a total of 24 years. In 1953–54 Albion
came close to being the first team in the 20th century to win the League and Cup double. They succeeded in winning
the FA Cup, beating Preston 3–2, but injuries and a loss of form towards the end of the season meant that they
finished as runners-up to fierce rivals Wolves in the league. 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.
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, beginning a period of sixteen years outside the top flight. Five years later the club
were relegated to the Third Division for the first time. 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. In 1992–93 Albion finished fourth and entered the playoffs
for the first time, having just missed out the previous year. The appointment of Gary Megson in March 2000 heralded
an upturn in the club's fortunes. Megson guided Albion to Division One safety in 1999–2000, and to the play-offs a
year later. He went on to lead the club to promotion to the Premier League in 2001–02. After being relegated in
their first Premier League season, they made an immediate return to the top flight in 2003–04.[34] 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.
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CLUB FACTS & INFORMATION
| Official Name
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| West Bromwich Albion F.C. |
| Club Nickname
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| The Baggies |
| Year Founded
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| 1878 (139 years ago) |
| English County
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| West Midlands |
| Current Ground
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| The Hawthorns |
| Ground Location
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| West Bromwich, England |
| Club's Owner
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| Guochuan Lai |
| Club Chairman
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| John Williams |
| Current Manager
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| Tony Pulis |
| Current League
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| Premier League |
| Last Season
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| Premier League, 10th place |
HOME COLORS
White & Navy Blue |
AWAY COLORS
Dark Red & Black |
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INTERESTING STADIUM FACTS & INFORMATION
THE HAWTHORNS
Halfords Lane, West Bromwich,
West Midlands, B71-4LF, England
OPENED: ......... September 1900
SURFACE: ........ Desso GrassMaster
COST: .............. not available
CAPACITY: ...... 26,850
RECORD: ......... 64,815 (1937 vs Arsenal)
OWNER: ........... West Bromwich Albion F.C.
OPERATOR: ..... West Bromwich Albion
FIELD SIZE: ..... 115 x 74 yards (105 x 68 meters)
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