Here we go again with another campaign with the Baggies expecting challenge for promotion and, for only the second time this century, Albion kicked off a second tier campaign with a victory. In 2006, a double from John Hartson on debut earned the Baggies all three points at the Hawthorns against Hull City. While Tony Pulis’s team started the 2016/17…
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Albion’s Promotion Challenge Season Comparison – 46 games
Albion finished the regular season with a defeat which leaves them with 80 points. It is the eighth time that the Baggies have achieved 80 points, or the equivalent thereof, in a promotion campaign, and they have been promoted on each occasion. It may not be the confidence-boosting result that Albion fans were looking ahead of the play-offs, but back…
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A first ever home league victory over Rotherham United moved the Baggies to 80 points with one game to go. The Baggies have never failed to be promoted with such a high points total at the end of the season in any of their promotion campaigns dating back to their first in 1901/02, even converting all the pre-1981 totals to…
Read MoreAlbion’s Promotion Challenge Season Comparison – 44 games
The Baggies’ first goalless draw of the season sees them move onto 77 points and, coupled with Sheffield United’s victory at Hull, it means that the top two is now mathematically out of reach. It also means that Albion are guaranteed to finish in the play-off positions. Shan’s team have the same number of points as Mowbray’s title winning side…
Read MoreAlbion’s Promotion Challenge Season Comparison – 43 games
A fourth successive home win for the Baggies sees them move onto 76 points which is their fourth best points total at this stage of the season in a 21st century promotion campaign. Had Albion managed to win at Millwall and Bristol City, they would be level on points with Leeds United and Sheffield United this season, and with Megson’s…
Read MoreAlbion’s Promotion Challenge Season Comparison – 42 games
The Baggies returned to winning ways against Preston thanks to a Dwight Gayle hat trick as Jimmy Shan made it three out of three at the Hawthorns to keep Albion nine points clear of seventh place. Game 43 has been an open in previous seasons in that in each of the seasons that Albion have been promoted this century, they…
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