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West Bromwich Albion
WBA
Full name West Bromwich Albion Football Club
Nickname(s) The Baggies, The Throstles, The Albion
Short name WBA
Founded 1878
Ground The Hawthorns
(Capacity: 26,850)
Owner Flag of China Lai Guochuan
Chairman Flag of China Lai Guochuan
Head Coach Flag of England Tony Mowbray
Current League Championship 
2023–24 Championship, 5th
Website Club home page
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Football current event Current season

West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands. The club was formed in 1878 and has played at its home ground, The Hawthorns, since 1900. The club currently competes in Championship, the second tier of English football.

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. They have been champions of England once, in 1919–20, but have had more success in the FA Cup, with five wins. The first came in 1888, the year the league was founded, and the most recent in 1968, their last major trophy. They also won the Football League Cup at the first attempt in 1966. The club's longest consecutive period in the top division was between 1949 and 1973, and from 1986 to 2002 they spent their longest ever spell out of the top division. The 2014–15 season is their ninth season in the top flight since 2002.

The team has played in blue and white stripes for most of the club's history. Albion have a number of long-standing rivalries with other West Midland clubs; their traditional rivals have always been Aston Villa, though rivalry also exists with Wolverhampton Wanderers, with whom they contest the Black Country derby.

On the 14th of June 2014 it was announced that Alan Irvine would take over the vacant Manager role.

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 30 August 2024
No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Flag of England Alex Palmer
2 DF Flag of England Darnell Furlong
3 DF Flag of Jamaica Mason Holgate (on loan from Everton)
4 MF Flag of Hungary Callum Styles
5 DF Flag of England Kyle Bartley (vice-captain)
6 DF Flag of Nigeria Semi Ajayi
7 MF Flag of England Jed Wallace (captain)
8 MF Flag of Republic of Ireland Jayson Molumby
9 FW Flag of Nigeria Josh Maja
10 MF Flag of England John Swift
11 MF Flag of DR Congo Grady Diangana
12 FW Flag of United States Daryl Dike
14 DF Flag of Norway Torbjørn Heggem
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Flag of Mali Ousmane Diakité
18 FW Flag of England Karlan Grant
19 FW Flag of England Lewis Dobbin (on loan from Aston Villa)
20 MF Flag of Serbia Uroš Račić (on loan from Sassuolo)
21 DF Flag of Northern Ireland Paddy McNair (on loan from San Diego FC)
22 MF Flag of Republic of Ireland Mikey Johnston
23 GK Flag of England Joe Wildsmith
24 DF Flag of Italy Gianluca Frabotta
27 MF Flag of England Alex Mowatt
30 GK Flag of England Ted Cann
31 FW Flag of England Tom Fellows
44 FW Flag of England Devante Cole

Out on loan[]

No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Flag of England Caleb Taylor (on loan at Wycombe Wanderers until end of season)
GK Flag of England Josh Griffiths (on loan at Bristol Rovers until end of season)

Under-23s and Academy[]

Main article:West Bromwich Albion F.C. Reserves and Academy

Club alumni[]

Former players[]

Main article: West Bromwich Albion F.C. players

Managers[]

Main article: West Bromwich Albion F.C. managers

Rivalries[]

Main article: Black Country derby, Aston Villa F.C.–West Bromwich Albion F.C. rivalry

Albion maintain two infamous fierce rivalries. Historically, the main one of the two has been Aston Villa, based in North Birmingham. The two clubs contested three FA Cup Finals between 1887 and 1895, with Villa winning two and Albion winning one. Matches between the two sides are known as a West Midlands derby.

Albion's other main rivals are Black Country rivals and geographically closest rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Other, less significant rivalries exist with Birmingham City and Stoke City.

Honours[]

Domestic[]

Leagues[]

Football League First Division (old), Premier League (modern)
  • Champions: 1919–20
  • Runners up: 1924–25, 1953–54
Football League Second Division (old), Division One, Football League Championship (modern)
  • Champions: 1901–02, 1910–11, 2007–08
  • Runners up: 1930–31, 1948–49, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2009–10
Football League Third Division (old), Division Two, Football League One (modern)

Cups[]

FA Cup
League Cup
  • Winners: 1966
  • Finalists: 1967, 1970
FA Charity Shield
  • Winners: 1920, 1954 (shared with Wolves)
  • Runners-up: 1931, 1968
Bass Charity Vase
  • Winners: 1999, 2000, 2003
FA Youth Cup
  • Winners: 1976
  • Finalists: 1955, 1960
Tennent Caledonian Cup
  • Winners: 1977
Birmingham Senior Cup
  • Winners: 1886, 1895, 1988, 1990, 1991, 2012, 2014
  • Finalists: 1887, 1888, 1890, 1892, 1894, 1903, 1905, 2002
Staffordshire Senior Cup
  • Winners: 1883, 1886, 1887, 1889, 1900, 1902, 1903, 1924, 1926, 1932, 1933, 1951, 1969 (shared with Stoke City)
Watney Cup
  • Finalists: 1971

External links[]

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History: Seasons

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West Bromwich Albion F.C. squad - 2024–25

Furlong · Bartley · Ajayi · Wallace · Molumby · Maja · 11 Diangana · 12 Dike · 18 Grant · 19 Swift · 24 Palmer · 27 Mowatt · 31 Fellows · 36 Taylor · – McNair · – Cole · – Wildsmith · – Frabotta · – Diakité · – Heggem · – Dobbin ·

Manager:  Flag of Spain Carlos Corberán
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West Bromwich Albion F.C. seasons

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West Bromwich Albion F.C. squad seasons

1969-70 · 2011-12 · 2012-13 · 2013-14 · 2014-15 · 2015-16 · 2016-17 · 2017-18 · 2018-19 · 2019-20 ·

West Bromwich Albion Football Club - Managers

Ford (1890–92) • Jackson (1892–94) • Stephenson (1894–95) • Keys (1895–96) • Heaven (1896–1902) • Everiss (1902–48) • J. Smith (1948–52) • Carver (1952–53) • Buckingham (1953–59) • Clark (1959–61) • Macaulay (1961–63) • Hagan (1963–67) • Ashman (1967–71) • Howe (1971–75) • Whitehousec (1975) • Giles (1975–77) • Allen (1977) • Wilec (1977–78) • Atkinson (1978–81) • Allen (1981–82) • Wylie (1982–84) • Giles (1984–85) • Stiles (1985–86) • Saunders (1986–87) • Atkinson (1987–88) • Talbot (1988–91) • S. Pearsonc (1991) • Gould (1991–92) • Ardiles (1992–93) • Burkinshaw (1993–94) • Buckley (1994–97) • Mannc (1997) • Harford (1997) • Barkerc (1997) • Trewickc (1997) • D. Smith (1997–99) • Gorman & Regisc (1999) • Little (1999–2000) • Evans & Regisc (2000) • Megson (2000–04) • Burrowsc (2004) • Robson (2004–06) • N. Pearsonc (2006) • Shakespearec (2006) • Mowbray (2006–09) • Di Matteo (2009–11) • Appletonc (2011) • Hodgson (2011–12) • Clarke (2012–13) • Downingc (2013–14) • Mel (2014) • Irvine (2014) • Kellyc (2014–15) • Pulis (2015–2017) • Megsonc (2017) • Pardew (2017–2018) • Moorec (2018) • Moore (2018–19) • Shanc (2019–)

FA Cup winners

1872: Wanderers • 1873: Wanderers • 1874: Oxford University • 1875: Royal Engineers • 1876: Wanderers • 1877: Wanderers • 1878: Wanderers • 1879: Old Etonians • 1880: Clapham Rovers • 1881: Old Carthusians • 1882: Old Etonians • 1883: Blackburn Olympic • 1884: Blackburn Rovers • 1885: Blackburn Rovers • 1886: Blackburn Rovers • 1887: Aston Villa • 1888: West Bromwich Albion • 1889: Preston North End • 1890: Blackburn Rovers • 1891: Blackburn Rovers • 1892: West Bromwich Albion • 1893: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1894: Notts County • 1895: Aston Villa • 1896: The Wednesday • 1897: Aston Villa • 1898: Nottingham Forest • 1899: Sheffield United • 1900: Bury • 1901: Tottenham Hotspur • 1902: Sheffield United • 1903: Bury • 1904: Manchester City • 1905: Aston Villa • 1906: Everton • 1907: The Wednesday • 1908: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1909: Manchester United • 1910: Newcastle United • 1911: Bradford City • 1912: Barnsley • 1913: Aston Villa • 1914: Burnley • 1915: Sheffield United • 1920: Aston Villa • 1921: Tottenham Hotspur • 1922: Huddersfield Town • 1923: Bolton Wanderers • 1924: Newcastle United • 1925: Sheffield United • 1926: Bolton Wanderers • 1927: Cardiff City • 1928: Blackburn Rovers • 1929: Bolton Wanderers • 1930: Arsenal • 1931: West Bromwich Albion • 1932: Newcastle United • 1933: Everton • 1934: Manchester City • 1935: Sheffield Wednesday • 1936: Arsenal • 1937: Sunderland • 1938: Preston North End • 1939: Portsmouth • 1946: Derby County • 1947: Charlton Athletic • 1948: Manchester United • 1949: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1950: Arsenal • 1951: Newcastle United • 1952: Newcastle United • 1953: Blackpool • 1954: West Bromwich Albion • 1955: Newcastle United • 1956: Manchester City • 1957: Aston Villa • 1958: Bolton Wanderers • 1959: Nottingham Forest • 1960: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1961: Tottenham Hotspur • 1962: Tottenham Hotspur • 1963: Manchester United • 1964: West Ham United • 1965: Liverpool • 1966: Everton • 1967: Tottenham Hotspur • 1968: West Bromwich Albion • 1969: Manchester City • 1970: Chelsea • 1971: Arsenal • 1972: Leeds United • 1973: Sunderland • 1974: Liverpool • 1975: West Ham United • 1976: Southampton • 1977: Manchester United • 1978: Ipswich Town • 1979: Arsenal • 1980: West Ham United • 1981: Tottenham Hotspur • 1982: Tottenham Hotspur • 1983: Manchester United • 1984: Everton • 1985: Manchester United • 1986: Liverpool • 1987: Coventry City • 1988: Wimbledon • 1989: Liverpool • 1990: Tottenham Hotspur • 1991: Liverpool • 1992: Arsenal • 1993: Arsenal • 1994: Manchester United • 1995: Everton • 1996: Manchester United • 1997: Chelsea • 1998: Arsenal • 1999: Manchester United • 2000: Chelsea • 2001: Liverpool • 2002: Arsenal • 2003: Arsenal • 2004: Manchester United • 2005: Arsenal • 2006: Liverpool • 2007: Chelsea • 2008: Portsmouth • 2009: Chelsea • 2010: Chelsea • 2011: Manchester City • 2012: Chelsea • 2013: Wigan Athletic • 2014: Arsenal • 2015: Arsenal • 2016: Manchester United • 2017: Arsenal • 2018: Chelsea • 2019: Manchester City • 2020: Arsenal • 2021: Leicester City • 2022: Liverpool • 2023: Manchester City • 2024: Manchester United •

EFL Cup winners

1961: Aston Villa1962: Norwich City1963: Birmingham City1964: Leicester City1965: Chelsea1966: West Bromwich Albion1967: Queens Park Rangers1968: Leeds United1969: Swindon Town1970: Manchester City1971: Manchester City1972: Stoke City1973: Tottenham Hotspur1974: Wolverhampton Wanderers1975: Aston Villa1976: Manchester City1977: Aston Villa1978: Nottingham Forest1979: Nottingham Forest1980: Wolverhampton Wanderers1981: Liverpool1982: Liverpool1983: Liverpool1984: Liverpool1985: Norwich City1986: Oxford United1987: Arsenal1988: Luton Town1989: Nottingham Forest1990: Nottingham Forest1991: Sheffield Wednesday1992: Manchester United1993: Arsenal1994: Aston Villa1995: Liverpool1996: Aston Villa1997: Leicester City1998: Chelsea1999: Tottenham Hotspur2000: Leicester City2001: Liverpool2002: Blackburn Rovers2003: Liverpool2004: Middlesbrough2005: Chelsea2006: Manchester United2007: Chelsea2008: Tottenham Hotspur2009: Manchester United2010: Manchester United2011: Birmingham City2012: Liverpool2013: Swansea City2014: Manchester City2015: Chelsea2016: Manchester City2017: Manchester United2018: Manchester City2019: Manchester City2020: Manchester City2021: Manchester City2022: Liverpool2023: Manchester United2024: Liverpool2025: TBD

Football League Championship EFL Championship 2024–25

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