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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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) |