Three days after the Good Friday victory over Barnsley, Megson’s side travelled to Highfield Road to take on Roland Nilsson’s Coventry City on what proved to be a pivotal day in the promotion run-in. Albion went into the game knowing that victory would move them level with Wolves after their Black Country neighbours had become the April fools having been…
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Having reduced the deficit to second placed Wolves to three points, the Baggies hosted Barnsley at the Hawthorns on 30th March 2002 for game 42 of a compelling Division One season. Jordão was becoming a key goalscorer in these closing games and it was the Portuguese that broke the deadlock just after the half hour. When Barnsley failed to properly…
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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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