West Bromwich Albion FC (1878)

Chairman

Jeremy Peace

Ground
The Hawthorns - Please click for more info

Pitch Measurements
115 x 74 Yds

Mascot
Baggie Bird Jr

Main Sponsors
1981-1982 - BSR Housewares
1982-1984 - Swan
1984-1986 - West Midlands Health Authority
1986-1990 - Apollo
1990-1993 - Sandwell
1993-1994 - Coucher & Shaw
1994-1997 - Guests West Bromwich
1997-2004 - West Bromwich Building Society
2004-???? - T-Mobile

Honours
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Famous Supporters
Eric Clapton - Guitarist
Frank Skinner - Comedian
Dean Heley - Cricket Player

Rivals
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Aston Villa
Birmingham

Best Cup Runs
FA Cup Winners:-
1888
1892
1931
1954
1968

Biggest Transfer In
Robert Earnshaw - Cardiff - £3.3m - 08/2004

Biggest Transfer Out
Diomansy Kamara - Fulham - £6m - 07/2007

Record Gate Receipts
£375,272 - vs Cheltenham Town - FA Cup R5 - 16/02/2002

Highest Home Attendance
64,815 - vs Arsenal - FA Cup R6 - 06/03/1937

Highest Away Attendance

Highest Neutral Attendance

Lowest Home Attendance
1,050 - vs Sheffield United - 30/04/1901

Lowest Away Attendance

Lowest Neutral Attendance

Biggest Home Win
12-0 - vs Darwen - Division One - 04/04/1892

Biggest Away Win
1-10 - vs Chatham - FA Cup R3 - 02/03/1889

Biggest Home Defeat
0-6 - vs Liverpool - Premiership - 26/04/2003

Biggest Away Defeat
10-3 - Stoke City - 04/02/1937

Most Goals Scored in a Season
105 - Division Two - 1929-1930

Most Goals Conceded in a Season
98 - Division One - 1936-1937

Previous Names

West Bromwich Strollers - 1878-1880

Nicknames
The Baggies
Albion
The Throstles
WBA

Local Radio
BRMB - 96.4fm
Gold - 1152kHz

Best Season
2001-2002 - Won 27 Matches - Division Two (Promoted)

Worst Season
2002-2003 - Lost 24 Matches, Won 6 Matches - Division One (Relegated)

Most Points in a Season (Win = 2Pts)
60 - Division One - 1919-1920

Most Points in a Season (Win = 3pts)
89 - Division One - 2001-2002

Managers
1890-1892 - Louis Ford
1892-1894 - Henry Jackson
1894-1895 - Edward Stevenson
1895-1896 - Clement Keys
1896-1902 - Frank Heaven
1902-1948 - Fred Everiss
1948-1952 - Jack Smith
1952-1952 - Jesse Carver
1953-1959 - Vic Buckingham
1959-1961 - Gordon Clark
1961-1963 - Archie MaCauley
1963-1967 - Jimmy Hagan
1967-1971 - Alan Ashman
1971-1975 - Don Howe
1975-1977 - Johnny Giles
1977-1977 - Ronnie Allen
1978-1981 - Ron Atkinson
1981-1982 - Ronnie Allen
1982-1984 - Ron Wylie
1984-1985 - Johnny Giles
1986-1987 - Ron Saunders
1987-1988 - Ron Atkinson
1988-1991 - Brian Talbot
1991-1992 - Bobby Gould
1992-1993 - Osvaldo Ardiles
1993-1994 - Keith Burkinshaw
1994-1997 - Alan Buckley
1997-1997 - Ray Harford
1997-2000 - Denis Smith
2000-2004 - Gary Megson
2004-2006 - Bryan Robson
2006-???? - Tony Mowbray

Youngest Ever Player
Frank Hodgetts - 16 Yrs 26 Days - vs Notts County - 10/1940

Oldest Ever Player
George Baddeley - 39 Yrs 345 Days - vs Sheffield Wednesday - 18/04/1914

Most Capped Player
Stuart Williams - 33 - Wales

Top Scorer in a Season
William "Ginger" Richardson - 39 - Division One - 1935-1936

Top Scorer of All Time
Tony Brown - 218 - 1963-1980

Most Goals Scored in One Match
6 - Jimmy Cookson - vs Blackpool - Division Two - 17/09/1927

Most Appearances
Tony Brown - 574 - 1963-1980

Longest Serving Player
Tony Brown - 1963-1980

Most European Appearances
Tony Brown - 17 - 1963-1980