On Friday 5th April 2002, Steve Claridge became the toast of Baggies fans has his penalty for Millwall at the New Den condemned Wolves to yet another defeat and Albion now had automatic promotion in their own hands. Win all their games and the Baggies were promoted, and the first target was Rotherham United who travelled to the Hawthorns for…
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Albion travel to the Madejski Stadium looking for their fifth league double of the season having completed two in recent weeks against Swansea and Preston, although it would be their first over Reading for nearly a quarter of a century. José Gomes’s team have had a difficult season but have had something of a recovery recently. The Portuguese took over…
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West Brom 3 Hull City 2 A double from Dwight Gayle proved to be the difference at the Hawthorns on Good Friday as the Baggies made hard work of earning all three points against Hull City. As the two sides ahead of Albion swapped places once again with Leeds taking their turn to drop points, faint hopes of an automatic…
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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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Three days after the Good Friday victory over Barnsley, Megson’s side travelled to Highfield Road to take on Roland Nilsson’s Coventry City on what proved to be a pivotal day in the promotion run-in. Albion went into the game knowing that victory would move them level with Wolves after their Black Country neighbours had become the April fools having been…
Read MoreThe powers that be at the Hawthorns finally made a long overdue decision on Monday by confirming that caretaker head coach, Jimmy Shan, will remain in charge of first team affairs until the end of the season. While not all supporters will agree with the decision, I’ve not yet seen the “Fans pan Shan plan” headline! However, whatever your feelings…
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