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…
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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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Another defeat for Shan’s Baggies and hopes of automatic promotion are well and truly dashed. Only Mowbray’s 2008 team have won promotion with so few points after 41 games, but we all know that was a very low scoring season. Game 42 for Megson’s 2004 team was particularly memorable. A backs-to-the-wall performance at third-placed Sunderland proved pivotal with Sean Gregan…
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Defeat at Millwall means this season’s Baggies are three points behind Gary Megson’s 2002 promotion winning team but still three ahead of Tony Mowbray’s title-winning team of 2008. We know, of course, that the 81 points that was enough to win the title that season is likely to only secure a play-off spot this time, and everything indicates that Albion…
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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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