Another defeat for Albion means that this season’s team are three points worse off than Megson’s 2001/02 team that became the first Baggies side to reach the Premier League 20 years ago.
Game 30 in that season was the 1-0 win over Walsall that took place immediately following the tragic death of Jeff Astle. That was the first of a run of six successive victories that included FA Cup victories over Leicester City and Cheltenham Town that propelled the Baggies into the quarter-finals.
Only once in this century have Albion lost game 30 in the second tier – that was in 2004 when Gary Megson’s team went down 3-0 at Preston to leave them five points adrift of Division One leaders, Norwich City, but still four points clear of third-placed Wigan Athletic.
Under Slaven Bilić, game 30 was a crucial 2-0 win over Luton Town that re-ignited Albion’s promotion push earning the first of 16 points from a possible 18. That is the sort of run that this season’s side need, but it doesn’t seem too likely at the moment!
| 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 | |
| 2000/2001 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 32 | 53 | 4th | 10 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 6th | 74 |
| 2001/2002 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 23 | 48 | 6th | 8 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 2nd | 89 |
| 2003/2004 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 24 | 54 | 2nd | 8 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 25 | 2nd | 86 |
| 2006/2007 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 35 | 49 | 4th | 11 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 14 | 4th | 76 |
| 2007/2008 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 63 | 37 | 51 | 1st | 9 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 1st | 81 |
| 2009/2010 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 59 | 31 | 56 | 2nd | 8 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 30 | 2nd | 91 |
| 2018/2019 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 59 | 38 | 50 | 4th | 7 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 24 | 4th | 80 |
| 2019/2020 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 51 | 33 | 53 | 2nd | 6 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 29 | 2nd | 83 |
| 2021/2022 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 24 | 45 | 5th | 8 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 16 | ||
| * Positions are recorded as Albion’s position in the table after all fixtures for that day have been completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Results
| 2000/2001 | 20/01/2001 | Sheffield United (H) | W | 2-1 | Fox, Hughes |
| 2001/2002 | 12/01/2002 | Grimsby Town (A) | D | 0-0 | |
| 2003/2004 | 31/01/2004 | Watford (H) | W | 3-1 | Horsfield (2), Hughes |
| 2006/2007 | 20/01/2007 | Leeds United (A) | W | 3-2 | Greening, Kamara (2) |
| 2007/2008 | 29/01/2008 | Preston North End (A) | L | 1-2 | Gera |
| 2009/2010 | 06/02/2010 | Plymouth Argyle (A) | W | 1-0 | Reid |
| 2018/2019 | 02/02/2019 | Middlesbrough (H) | L | 2-3 | Rodriguez, Gayle |
| 2019/2020 | 28/01/2020 | Cardiff City (A) | L | 1-2 | Austin (pen) |
| 2021/2022 | 29/01/2022 | Millwall (A) | L | 0-2 |
Next Matches
| 2000/2001 | 03/02/2001 | Crystal Palace (A) | D | 2-2 | Sneekes, Hughes |
| 2001/2002 | 20/01/2002 | Walsall (H) | W | 1-0 | Roberts |
| 2003/2004 | 07/02/2004 | Preston North End (A) | L | 0-3 | |
| 2006/2007 | 31/01/2007 | Plymouth Argyle (H) | W | 2-1 | Kamara (2, 1 pen) |
| 2007/2008 | 02/02/2008 | Burnley (H) | W | 2-1 | Cesar, Bednár |
| 2009/2010 | 09/02/2010 | Scunthorpe United (H) | W | 2-0 | Bednár, Zuiverloon |
| 2018/2019 | 09/02/2019 | Stoke City (A) | W | 1-0 | Gayle |
| 2019/2020 | 01/02/2020 | Luton Town (H) | W | 2-0 | Daniels (o.g.), Ajayi |
| 2021/2022 | 09/02/2022 | Sheffield United (A) |
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