West Bromwich Albion F.C. seasons

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The West Bromwich Albion team that won the League Championship in 1920.
The West Bromwich Albion team that won the League Championship in 1920.

This is a list of seasons played by West Bromwich Albion Football Club in English and European football, from 1883 (the year of the club's first FA Cup entry) to the most recent completed season. West Bromwich Albion football club were founded in 1878 as West Bromwich Strollers, by workers from George Salter's Spring Works. The club turned professional in 1885, and in 1888 became one of the founder members of the Football League. Albion have won the League Championship once, the FA Cup five times, the League Cup once and the Charity Shield twice (one of which was shared).

The list details the club's achievements in all major competitions, and the top league goalscorers for each season. Players in bold were also the top scorers in their division that season. Records of local cup competitions are not included due to them being considered of less importance than the FA Cup and the League Cup. In both the Birmingham Senior Cup and Staffordshire Senior Cup for example, reserve sides were permitted from 1906–07 onwards.[1] Since the club did not compete in the FA Cup until the 1883–84 season, the club's record from 1878 to 1883 is not included here.

Contents

[edit] Seasons

Season League FA Cup League
Cup[2]		 Charity
Shield[3]		 Europe Top league goalscorer[4]
Division P W D L F A Pts Pos Name Goals
1883–84 n/a R1
1884–85 n/a QF
1885–86 n/a Runners-up
1886–87 n/a Runners-up
1887–88 n/a Winners
1888–89 FL[5] 22 10 2 10 40 46 22 6th SF Billy Bassett/Tom Pearson 11
1889–90 FL 22 11 3 8 47 50 25 5th R1 Tom Pearson 17
1890–91 FL 22 5 2 15 34 57 12 12th SF Tom Pearson 13
1891–92 FL 26 6 6 14 51 58 18 12th Winners Tom Pearson 13
1892–93 Div 1[6] 30 12 5 13 58 69 29 8th R1 Billy Bassett/Tom Pearson 11
1893–94 Div 1 30 14 4 12 66 59 32 8th R1 Roddy McLeod 14
1894–95 Div 1 30 10 4 16 51 66 24 13th Runners-up Tom Hutchinson 15
1895–96 Div 1 30 6 7 17 30 59 19 16th[7] R3 Roddy McLeod/Billy Richards 6
1896–97 Div 1 30 10 6 14 33 56 26 12th R2 Albert Flewitt 6
1897–98 Div 1 30 11 10 9 44 45 32 7th R3 Ben Garfield 12
1898–99 Div 1 34 12 6 16 42 57 30 14th R3 Billy Richards 10
1899–1900 Div 1 34 11 8 15 43 51 30 13th R3 Chippy Simmons 12
1900–01 Div 1 34 7 8 19 35 62 22 18th SF Chippy Simmons/
Dick Roberts		 5
1901–02 Div 2 34 25 5 4 82 29 55 1st R1 Chippy Simmons 23
1902–03 Div 1 34 16 4 14 54 53 36 7th R1 Billy Lee 10
1903–04 Div 1 34 7 10 17 36 60 24 18th R1 Chippy Simmons 8
1904–05 Div 2 34 13 4 17 56 48 30 10th QR Walter Jack 13
1905–06 Div 2 38 22 8 8 79 36 52 4th R1 Adam Haywood 21
1906–07 Div 2 38 21 5 12 83 45 47 4th SF Fred Shinton 28
1907–08 Div 2 38 19 9 10 61 39 47 5th R2 [8] Fred Buck 18
1908–09 Div 2 38 19 13 6 56 27 51 3rd[9] R2 Charlie Hewitt 15
1909–10 Div 2 38 16 5 17 58 56 37 11th R3 Fred Buck 16
1910–11 Div 2 38 22 9 7 67 41 53 1st R2 Sid Bowser 22
1911–12 Div 1 38 15 9 14 43 47 39 9th Runners-up Bob Pailor 10
1912–13 Div 1 38 13 12 13 57 50 38 10th R1 Bob Pailor 16
1913–14 Div 1 38 15 13 10 46 42 43 5th R3 Alf Bentley 16
1914–15 Div 1 38 15 10 13 49 43 40 10th R1 Fred Morris 11
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War
1919–20 Div 1 42 28 4 10 104 47 60 1st R1 Winners Fred Morris 37
1920–21 Div 1 42 13 14 15 54 58 40 14th R1 Fred Morris 16
1921–22 Div 1 42 15 10 17 51 63 40 13th R3 Stan Davies 14
1922–23 Div 1 42 17 11 14 58 49 45 7th R3 Stan Davies 20
1923–24 Div 1 42 12 14 16 51 62 38 16th R4 Bobby Blood 9
1924–25 Div 1 42 23 10 9 58 34 56 2nd R4 George James 25
1925–26 Div 1 42 16 8 18 79 78 40 13th R4 Stan Davies 19
1926–27 Div 1 42 11 8 23 65 86 30 22nd R3 Joe Carter/
Stan Davies		 15
1927–28 Div 2 42 17 12 13 90 70 46 8th R3 Jimmy Cookson 38
1928–29 Div 2 42 19 8 15 80 79 46 7th QF Jimmy Cookson/
Tommy Glidden		 21
1929–30 Div 2 42 21 5 16 105 73 47 6th R3 Jimmy Cookson 33
1930–31[10] Div 2 42 22 10 10 83 49 54 2nd Winners W. G. Richardson 18
1931–32 Div 1 42 20 6 16 77 55 46 6th R3 Runners-up W. G. Richardson 27
1932–33 Div 1 42 20 9 13 83 70 49 4th R4 W. G. Richardson 30
1933–34 Div 1 42 17 10 15 78 70 44 7th R3 W. G. Richardson 26
1934–35 Div 1 42 17 10 15 83 83 44 9th Runners-up W. G. Richardson 25
1935–36 Div 1 42 16 6 20 89 88 38 18th R4 W. G. Richardson 39[11]
1936–37 Div 1 42 16 6 20 77 98 38 16th SF Harry Jones 17
1937–38 Div 1 42 14 8 20 74 91 36 22nd R4 W. G. Richardson 15
1938–39 Div 2 42 18 9 15 89 72 45 10th R4 Harry Jones 18
1939–40[12] Div 1
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to the Second World War
1945–46 n/a[13] R4
1946–47 Div 2 42 20 8 14 88 75 48 7th R4 Dave Walsh 28
1947–48 Div 2 42 18 9 15 63 58 45 7th R4 Dave Walsh 22
1948–49 Div 2 42 24 8 10 69 39 56 2nd QF Dave Walsh 23
1949–50 Div 1 42 14 12 16 47 53 40 14th R3 Dave Walsh 15
1950–51 Div 1 42 13 11 18 53 61 37 16th R3 Ronnie Allen 10
1951–52 Div 1 42 14 13 15 74 77 41 13th R5 Ronnie Allen 32
1952–53 Div 1 42 21 8 13 66 60 50 4th R4 Ronnie Allen 20
1953–54 Div 1 42 22 9 11 86 63 53 2nd Winners Johnny Nicholls 28
1954–55 Div 1 42 16 8 18 76 96 40 17th R4 Shared[14] Ronnie Allen 27
1955–56 Div 1 42 18 5 19 58 70 41 13th R5 Ronnie Allen 17
1956–57 Div 1 42 14 14 14 59 61 42 11th SF Derek Kevan 16
1957–58 Div 1 42 18 14 10 92 70 50 4th QF Bobby Robson 24
1958–59 Div 1 42 18 13 11 88 68 49 5th R5 Derek Kevan 26
1959–60 Div 1 42 19 11 12 83 57 49 4th R5 Derek Kevan 26
1960–61 Div 1 42 18 5 19 67 71 41 10th R3 [15] Derek Kevan 18
1961–62 Div 1 42 15 13 14 83 67 43 9th R5 Derek Kevan[16] 33
1962–63 Div 1 42 16 7 19 71 79 39 14th R4 Alec Jackson/
Derek Kevan		 14
1963–64 Div 1 42 16 11 15 70 61 43 10th R4 Clive Clark 16
1964–65 Div 1 42 13 13 16 70 65 39 14th R3 Clive Clark 11
1965–66 Div 1 42 19 12 11 92 69 50 6th R3 Winners[17] Jeff Astle/
John Kaye		 18
1966–67 Div 1 42 16 7 19 77 73 39 13th R4 Runners-up Inter-Cities Fairs Cup - R3 Clive Clark 19
1967–68 Div 1 42 17 12 13 75 62 46 8th Winners R2 Jeff Astle 26
1968–69 Div 1 42 16 11 15 64 67 43 10th SF R3 Runners-up UEFA Cup Winners' Cup - QF Jeff Astle 21
1969–70 Div 1 42 14 9 19 58 66 37 16th R3 Runners-up Jeff Astle 25
1970–71 Div 1 42 10 15 17 58 75 35 17th R4 R4 Tony Brown 28
1971–72 Div 1 42 12 11 19 42 54 35 16th R3 R2 Tony Brown 17
1972–73 Div 1 42 9 10 23 38 62 28 22nd R5 R3 Tony Brown 12
1973–74 Div 2 42 14 16 12 48 45 44 8th R5 R3 Tony Brown 19
1974–75 Div 2 42 18 9 15 54 42 45 6th R4 R3 Tony Brown 12
1975–76 Div 2 42 42 20 13 9 50 53 3rd R5 R2 Alistair Brown 10
1976–77 Div 1 42 16 13 13 62 56 45 7th R3 R3 David Cross 12
1977–78 Div 1 42 18 14 10 62 53 50 6th SF R4 Tony Brown 19
1978–79 Div 1 42 24 11 7 72 35 59 3rd R5 R2 UEFA Cup - QF Alistair Brown 18
1979–80 Div 1 42 11 19 12 54 50 41 10th R3 R4 UEFA Cup - R1 Peter Barnes 15
1980–81 Div 1 42 20 12 10 60 42 52 4th R4 R5 Cyrille Regis 14
1981–82 Div 1 42 11 11 20 46 57 44[18] 17th SF SF UEFA Cup - R1 Cyrille Regis 17
1982–83 Div 1 42 15 12 15 51 49 57 11th R4 R2 Cyrille Regis 9
1983–84 Div 1 42 14 9 19 48 62 51 17th R5 R4 Garry Thompson 13
1984–85 Div 1 42 16 7 19 58 62 55 12th R3 R4 Garry Thompson 19
1985–86 Div 1 42 4 12 26 35 89 24 22nd R3 R4 Imre Varadi 9
1986–87 Div 2 42 13 12 17 51 49 51 15th R3 R2 Garth Crooks 11
1987–88 Div 2 44 12 11 21 50 69 47 20th R3 R1 Andy Gray 10
1988–89 Div 2 46 18 18 10 65 41 72 9th R3 R1 Don Goodman 15
1989–90 Div 2 46 12 15 19 67 71 51 20th R5 R4 Don Goodman 21
1990–91 Div 2 46 10 18 18 52 61 48 23rd R3 R1 Gary Bannister 13
1991–92 Div 3 46 19 14 13 64 49 71 7th R2 R1 Gary Robson 9
1992–93 Div 2[19] 46 25 10 11 88 54 85 4th[20] R3 R1 Bob Taylor 30
1993–94 Div 1 46 13 12 18 60 69 51 21st R1 R2 Bob Taylor 18
1994–95 Div 1 46 16 10 20 51 57 58 19th R3 R1 Andy Hunt 13
1995–96 Div 1 46 16 12 18 60 68 60 11th R3 R2 Bob Taylor 17
1996–97 Div 1 46 14 15 17 68 72 57 16th R3 R1 Andy Hunt/
Paul Peschisolido		 15
1997–98 Div 1 46 16 13 17 50 56 61 10th R4 R3 Lee Hughes 14
1998–99 Div 1 46 16 11 19 69 76 59 12th R3 R1 Lee Hughes 31
1999–2000 Div 1 46 10 19 17 43 60 49 21st R3 R3 Lee Hughes 12
2000–01 Div 1 46 21 11 14 60 52 74 6th[21] R3 R2 Lee Hughes 21
2001–02 Div 1 46 27 8 11 61 29 89 2nd QF R3 Scott Dobie 10
2002–03[22] Prem 38 6 8 24 29 65 26 19th R4 R3 Danny Dichio/
Scott Dobie		 5
2003–04 Div 1 46 25 11 10 64 42 86 2nd R3 QF Lee Hughes 11
2004–05 Prem 38 6 16 16 36 61 34 17th R4 R2 Rob Earnshaw 11
2005–06 Prem 38 7 9 22 31 58 30 19th R3 R4 Nathan Ellington/
Nwankwo Kanu		 5
2006–07 Chmp 46 22 10 14 81 55 76 4th[23] R5 R3 Diomansy Kamara 20
2007–08 Chmp 46 23 12 11 88 55 81 1st SF R3 Kevin Phillips 22

[edit] Key

  • P = Played
  • W = Games won
  • D = Games drawn
  • L = Games lost
  • F = Goals for
  • A = Goals against
  • Pts = Points
  • Pos = Final position
  • QR = Qualifying round
  • R1 = Round 1
  • R2 = Round 2
  • R3 = Round 3
  • R4 = Round 4
  • R5 = Round 5
  • QF = Quarter-finals
  • SF = Semi-finals
Champions Runners-up Promoted Relegated

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Matthews (1987) pp202–206
  2. ^ The League Cup was founded in 1961.
  3. ^ The Charity/Community Shield was founded in 1908.
  4. ^ Goals in regular league competition only, excluding play-offs or test matches.
  5. ^ West Bromwich Albion were founding members of the Football League.
  6. ^ The Football League expanded to two divisions in 1892, absorbing most of the teams from the Football Alliance. The league previously known simply as the Football League became the Football League First Division.
  7. ^ Albion retained their place in Division One by winning two and drawing one of four test matches, playing home and away against Manchester City and Liverpool.
  8. ^ The Charity Shield, later known as the FA Community Shield, is formed.
  9. ^ Albion missed out on promotion on goal average, by 0.0056 of a goal.
  10. ^ West Bromwich Albion completed the "double" of winning the FA Cup and promotion in the same season. As of May 2008 they remain the only English club to have achieved this feat.
  11. ^ Club record for most league goals (39) and most goals in total (40) scored in a season.
  12. ^ The 1939–40 season was abandoned in early September and all results annulled.
  13. ^ The FA Cup was contested in 1945–46 but the Football League did not resume until the following season.
  14. ^ From 1939 to 1993, in the event of a draw, the Charity Shield would be shared between the two competing teams, with each team having possession of the trophy for six months.
  15. ^ The League Cup started, but Albion did not compete in it until the 1965–66 season.
  16. ^ Kevan was joint-top Division One scorer with Ray Crawford of Ipswich Town
  17. ^ Albion won the League Cup at their first attempt.
  18. ^ The 1981–82 season saw the introduction of three points for a win.
  19. ^ With the advent of the Premier League, the third tier of English football became known as the Second Division.
  20. ^ Promoted following 3–0 victory over Port Vale in the play-off final.
  21. ^ Lost 5–2 on aggregate in play-off semi-finals to Bolton Wanderers.
  22. ^ The Charity Shield is renamed the Community Shield.
  23. ^ Lost 1–0 in play-off final to Derby County.

[edit] References

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