Category: History

Albion haven’t won away to Manchester City since their first Premier League campaign, City’s last at Maine Road. Goals from Darren Moore and Neil Clement (pictured) earned the Baggies a 2-1 win that day, one of only three they achieved away from home that season. After drawing on their first two visits to what was then called the City of…

Newcastle United have played at St James’s Park since 1886 and Albion first played at the venue in September 1898 after the Magpies were promoted to the top flight for the first time. The hosts won that first meeting 3-0 and it wasn’t until their ninth visit, in September 1914, that the Baggies recorded their first win at Newcastle when…

The history of this fixture goes back only just over 50 years to September 1969 when the Baggies won 3-1 on their first trip to Selhurst Park. The Eagles had been promoted to the top flight for the first time in the summer of ’69 and Albion completed the league double over the new boys in January 1970 thanks to…

History That Albion’s last home victory over the Blades is more than a decade ago is more a reflection of the fact that the clubs have only shared a division for one season since then than anything else, although both clubs have preferred to be away from home in this fixture over the last 20 years. Since Albion’s 4-1 victory…

After failing to win at Old Trafford for almost 35 years after that 5-3 win in 1978, the Baggies have won on three of their last five games at the “Theatre of Dreams” including an unlikely 1-0 victory on their last visit in April 2018. Jay Rodriguez scored the only goal of the game that day while, in May 2015,…