Despite another disappointing home draw, defeat for QPR means that Albion stay top of the table, if only for 24 hours. It remains Albion’s second best start of the 21st century behind Roberto di Matteo’s side who had another two points from the opening seven games.
Ossie Ardiles’ class of ’92 holds the club’s best record from seven games having dropped just two points at this stage on their way to a return to the second tier while the Baggies have bettered this start only eight times previously in their entire history.
In Albion’s last four promotion campaigns, game eight has seen them score a total of eighteen goals, an average of 4.5, so look out Preston if that continues!
| 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 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6th | 74 |
| 2001/2002 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2nd | 89 |
| 2003/2004 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2nd | 86 |
| 2006/2007 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4th | 76 |
| 2007/2008 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 3rd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1st | 81 |
| 2009/2010 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 1st | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2nd | 91 |
| 2018/2019 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 5th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4th | 80 |
| 2019/2020 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 6th | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2nd | 83 |
| 2021/2022 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | ||
| * Positions are recorded as Albion’s position in the table after all fixtures for that day have been completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Results
| 2000/2001 | 12/09/2000 | Crewe Alexandra (A) | W | 1-0 | Hughes |
| 2001/2002 | 18/09/2001 | Preston North End (H) | W | 2-0 | Dobie (2) |
| 2003/2004 | 16/09/2003 | Wigan Athletic (A) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2006/2007 | 12/09/2006 | Preston North End (A) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2007/2008 | 22/09/2007 | Scunthorpe United (A) | W | 3-2 | Barnett, Brunt, Teixeira |
| 2009/2010 | 15/09/2009 | Doncaster Rovers (H) | W | 3-1 | Olsson (2), Wood |
| 2018/2019 | 14/09/2018 | Birmingham City (A) | D | 1-1 | Phillips |
| 2019/2020 | 14/09/2019 | Fulham (A) | D | 1-1 | Ajayi |
| 2021/2022 | 14/09/2021 | Derby County (H) | D | 0-0 |
Next Matches
| 2000/2001 | 17/09/2000 | Birmingham City (H) | D | 1-1 | Taylor |
| 2001/2002 | 22/09/2001 | Wimbledon (H) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2003/2004 | 20/09/2003 | Crystal Palace (A) | D | 2-2 | Hulse, Koumas |
| 2006/2007 | 16/09/2006 | Southend United (H) | D | 1-1 | Ellington |
| 2007/2008 | 30/09/2007 | Queen’s Park Rangers (H) | W | 5-1 | Phillips (2), Miller, Koren, Greening |
| 2009/2010 | 19/09/2009 | Middlesbrough (A) | W | 5-0 | Brunt (2), Mulumbu, Bednár, Thomas |
| 2018/2019 | 18/09/2018 | Bristol City (H) | W | 4-2 | Rodriguez (2, 1 pen), Gayle, Barnes |
| 2019/2020 | 22/09/2019 | Huddersfield Town (H) | W | 4-2 | Phillips (2), Furlong, Ajayi |
| 2021/2022 | 18/09/2021 | Preston North End (A) |
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