Albion’s Premier League Season Comparison – 4 games

After the Baggies were comfortably beaten at St Mary’s, the start to this campaign is their worst in the Premier League having picked up just one point from their opening three games.

In 1985/6, Albion also had just one point from their opening four games, albeit with a marginally better goal difference, and that season it would take them until the thirteenth game of the season to register a victory.

When goal difference is taken into account, it is the Baggies worst start to a league season since 1960 when Gordon Clark’s side opened their campaign with five straight defeats, a run that was ended with a 6-0 win over Newcastle United. Albion finished that season in 10th place.

After finishing third in 1978/79, Ron Atkinson’s great side started the following campaign earning just one point from their opening four games and ultimately finished 9th.

Home Away Season End
Pld W D L F A Pts Posn* W D L F A Pts W D L F A Pts Posn Pts
2002/2003 4 1 0 3 4 9 3 17th 1 0 1 2 3 3 0 0 2 2 6 0 19th 26
2004/2005 4 0 3 1 4 5 3 14th 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 17th 34
2005/2006 4 1 1 2 4 8 4 15th 1 0 1 4 4 3 0 1 1 0 4 1 19th 30
2008/2009 4 1 1 2 4 5 4 14th 1 0 1 4 4 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 20th 32
2010/2011 4 1 1 2 2 8 4 16th 1 1 0 2 1 4 0 0 2 0 7 0 11th 47
2011/2012 4 1 0 3 3 5 3 12th 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 3 10th 47
2012/2013 4 2 1 1 6 4 7 6th 2 0 0 5 0 6 0 1 1 1 4 1 8th 49
2013/2014 4 0 2 2 1 4 2 19th 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 17th 36
2014/2015 4 0 2 2 2 7 2 19th 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 13th 44
2015/2016 4 1 1 2 3 6 4 14th 0 0 2 2 6 0 1 1 0 1 0 4 14th 43
2016/2017 4 1 1 2 2 3 4 12th 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 3 10th 45
2017/2018 4 2 1 1 4 4 7 8th 1 1 0 2 1 4 1 0 1 2 3 3 20th 31
2020/2021 4 0 1 3 5 13 1 17th 0 1 1 3 6 1 0 0 2 2 7 0
* Positions are recorded as Albion’s position in the table after all fixtures for that day have been completed.

Results

2002/2003 31/08/2002 Fulham (H) W 1-0 Moore
2004/2005 28/08/2004 Everton (A) L 1-2 Dobie
2005/2006 27/08/2005 Birmingham City (H) L 2-3 Horsfield (2)
2008/2009 13/09/2008 West Ham United (H) W 3-2 Morrison, Bednár (pen), Brunt
2010/2011 11/09/2010 Tottenham Hotspur (H) D 1-1 Brunt
2011/2012 11/09/2011 Norwich City (A) W 1-0 Odemwingie
2012/2013 15/09/2012 Fulham (A) L 0-3
2013/2014 14/09/2013 Fulham (A) D 1-1 McAuley
2014/2015 13/09/2014 Everton (H) L 0-2
2015/2016 29/08/2015 Stoke City (A) W 1-0 Rondón
2016/2017 10/09/2016 AFC Bournemouth (A) L 0-1
2017/2018 09/09/2017 Brighton & Hove Albion (A) L 1-3 Morrison
2020/2021 04/10/2020 Southampton (A) L 0-2

Next Matches

2002/2003 11/09/2002 West Ham United (A) W 1-0 Roberts
2004/2005 11/09/2004 Liverpool (A) L 0-3
2005/2006 10/09/2005 Wigan Athletic (H) L 1-2 Greening
2008/2009 21/09/2008 Aston Villa (H) L 1-2 Morrison
2010/2011 18/09/2010 Birmingham City (H) W 3-1 Dann (o.g.), Odemwingie, Olsson
2011/2012 17/09/2011 Swansea City (A) L 0-3
2012/2013 22/09/2012 Reading (H) W 1-0 Lukaku
2013/2014 21/09/2013 Sunderland (H) W 3-0 Sessègnon, Ridgewell, Amalfitano
2014/2015 21/09/2014 Tottenham Hotspur (A) W 1-0 Morrison
2015/2016 12/09/2015 Southampton (H) D 0-0
2016/2017 17/09/2016 West Ham United (H) W 4-2 Chadli (2, 1 pen), Rondón, McClean
2017/2018 16/09/2017 West Ham United (H) D 0-0
2020/2021 17/10/2020 Burnley (H)

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