Albion finally secured their first league win of the season at the fifth attempt, and did so in style with five goals against the previously unbeaten Hull City. It moved the Baggies into 13th place although Bristol City’s victory over Cardiff City means they were down to 14th by Sunday evening. It’s the first time that Albion have scored five…
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Albion maintained their record of not having lost the fourth game of a second tier season this century, but a goalless draw means that the Baggies have failed to win any of their first four games of a second tier season since 1994. On that occasion, Keith Burkinshaw’s team also started the campaign with three draws and a defeat leaving…
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Steve Bruce’s Baggies suffer their first defeat of the season to leave them in 20th place after three games with just two points. In 2001/02, Gary Megson’s side had just one point at the same stage and were promoted while a year earlier, they had no points at all and still made the play-offs. Furthermore, in 2007, Tony Mowbray’s side…
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An excellent performance from the Baggies did not result in the three points it deserved but Steve Bruce’s have negotiated two very difficult opening fixtures against sides expected to be challenging at the end of the season and remain unbeaten. The last time that an Albion side opened a league campaign with two draws was under Alan Irvine in 2014…
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Steve Bruce’s team kicked off the new season with a creditable 1-1 draw at Middlesbrough thanks to a debut goal from John Swift. It is the third time in successive Championship seasons that the Baggies have started their campaign away from the Hawthorns and they have earned at least a point on each occasion. The last time Albion lost an…
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The season’s end sees Albion finish in 10th place in the Championship, the club’s lowest league finish since the 1999/2000 season. The last time the club finished in 10th spot in the second tier was in the 1997/98 season, a campaign that started well under Ray Harford before he walked out on the club to join QPR when the Baggies…
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