Bristol City 3 West Brom 2 The decisions by Mark Jenkins and Luke Dowling both to sack Darren Moore, and then leave Jimmy Shan in charge for another month came under further scrutiny on Tuesday evening as Albion put in a dreadful defensive performance in the first 20 minutes which saw them three goals down at Ashton Gate. The fightback…
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Tuesday 26th March 2002 saw Albion given the chance to narrow the gap to Wolves to just three points as they played their game in hand over their Black Country rivals. Crewe Alexandra were the visitors to the Hawthorns that evening. Dario Gradi’s side sat just a point above the bottom three although they had three games in hand over…
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Millwall 2 West Brom 0 Albion’s wait for a first win at the New Den goes on as they suffered defeat at the hands of relegation-threatened Millwall in what was a disastrous afternoon for Jimmy Shan’s team. With Leeds losing at Birmingham, the Baggies could have moved to within four points of the top two had they continued their winning…
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Less than a week after the Battle of Bramall Lane, Albion were on the road again and travelled to the City Ground, Nottingham, on Friday 22nd March 2002 looking to keep up the pressure on Wolves who were playing the following day. That morning, the Football League confirmed that the 3-0 scoreline when the match against Sheffield United was abandoned…
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In 2002, Albion were in search of their first promotion to the Premier League and what would be their first return to the top flight in 26 years. With ten games to go, automatic promotion seemed to be out of reach, much like this season, as Gary Megson’s Baggies were ten points adrift of their Black Country neighbours, Wolverhampton Wanderers,…
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West Brom 3 Birmingham City 2 Jimmy Shan made is three wins from three as Albion came from behind twice to win an exciting, and occasionally bruising, local derby against Birmingham City at the Hawthorns. After a lack lustre first half performance from the Baggies, they looked much more like it after the break and deservedly took all three points. …
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