West Brom 2 Rotherham United 1 Albion finally recorded their first home league victory over Rotherham United at the fourth time of asking, but it took two goals in three minutes late in the game to secure the three points. The winner was Rekeem Harper’s first senior goal for the club and capped off what was a man-of-the-match performance from…
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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…
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While more Baggies fans will have been at the home match the following Sunday, those like myself that were present at Valley Parade on Saturday 13th April 2002 will almost certainly mark the conversion of an injury time penalty by Igor Balis as the moment that a return to the top flight of English football was assured. There may have…
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If you are looking for omens, this season is just the fourth in which West Bromwich Albion and Rotherham United have been in the same division and, in each of the previous three seasons, Albion have been promoted. In two of those seasons, the two clubs have met in the closing stages of the season at Millmoor in May 1993…
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Reading 0 West Brom 0 Despite a much improved second half performance, Albion had to settle for a point at Reading, a result that was celebrated wildly by the home fans as it secured their Championship status for another season. For those in the away end, there were no such celebrations as that result coupled with the Blades’ win at…
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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…
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