Ryan Mason started his tenure as Baggies boss with a victory thanks to Isaac Price’s first half goal.
The last time that Albion kicked off their campaign with a home victory was in 2017 when Tony Pulis’s team beat Bournemouth 1-0 on the opening day thanks to a goal from Ahmed Hegazi. The Baggies followed that up with a 1-0 win at Burnley which lifted them to second in the Premier League table, but the campaign ended in relegation. The last time that Albion won their first game of a second tier campaign at the Hawthorns was in 2006 when a debut double from John Hartson earned Brian Robson’s team a 2-0 victory over Hull City.
Mason takes his new team to Wrexham next week looking to secure back-to-back victories – if that happens, it would be the first time since 1997 that Albion won their opening two matches of a second tier season. That year, Ray Harford’s team followed up a 2-1 victory at home to Tranmere Rovers with a 3-2 win at Crewe Alexandra.
| 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 | |
| 1988/1989 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9th | 72 |
| 1989/1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24th | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20th | 51 |
| 1990/1991 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23rd | 48 |
| 1993/1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21st | 51 |
| 1994/1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19th | 58 |
| 1995/1996 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11th | 60 |
| 1996/1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 16th | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16th | 57 |
| 1997/1998 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10th | 61 |
| 1998/1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12th | 59 |
| 1999/2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11th | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21st | 49 |
| 2000/2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6th | 74 |
| 2001/2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | 89 |
| 2003/2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 23rd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2nd | 86 |
| 2006/2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3rd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | 76 |
| 2007/2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1st | 81 |
| 2009/2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15th | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2nd | 91 |
| 2018/2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22nd | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4th | 80 |
| 2019/2020 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2nd | 83 |
| 2021/2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10th | 67 |
| 2022/2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9th | 66 |
| 2023/2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5th | 75 |
| 2024/2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2nd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9th | 64 |
| 2025/2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| * Positions are recorded as Albion’s position in the table after all fixtures for that day have been completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Results
| 1988/1989 | 27/08/1988 | Leicester City (A) | D | 1-1 | Paskin |
| 1989/1990 | 19/08/1989 | Sheffield United (H) | L | 0-3 | |
| 1990/1991 | 25/08/1990 | Portsmouth (A) | D | 1-1 | Ford |
| 1993/1994 | 14/08/1993 | Barnsley (A) | D | 1-1 | Donovan |
| 1994/1995 | 13/08/1994 | Luton Town (A) | D | 1-1 | Taylor |
| 1995/1996 | 12/08/1995 | Charlton Athletic (H) | W | 1-0 | Gilbert |
| 1996/1997 | 17/08/1996 | Barnsley (H) | L | 1-2 | Hunt (pen) |
| 1997/1998 | 09/08/1997 | Tranmere Rovers (H) | W | 2-1 | Kilbane, Hunt |
| 1998/1999 | 08/08/1998 | Barnsley (A) | D | 2-2 | Sneekes, Quinn |
| 1999/2000 | 07/08/1999 | Norwich City (H) | D | 1-1 | Raven |
| 2000/2001 | 12/08/2000 | Nottingham Forest (A) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2001/2002 | 11/08/2001 | Walsall (A) | L | 1-2 | Clement |
| 2003/2004 | 09/08/2003 | Walsall (A) | L | 1-4 | Koumas |
| 2006/2007 | 05/08/2006 | Hull City (H) | W | 2-0 | Hartson (2) |
| 2007/2008 | 11/08/2007 | Burnley (A) | L | 1-2 | Phillips |
| 2009/2010 | 08/08/2009 | Newcastle United (H) | D | 1-1 | Martis |
| 2018/2019 | 04/08/2018 | Bolton Wanderers (H) | L | 1-2 | Barnes |
| 2019/2020 | 03/08/2019 | Nottingham Forest (A) | W | 2-1 | Edwards, Phillips |
| 2021/2022 | 06/08/2021 | AFC Bournemouth (A) | D | 2-2 | O’Shea, Robinson |
| 2022/2023 | 30/07/2022 | Middlesbrough (A) | D | 1-1 | Swift |
| 2023/2024 | 05/08/2023 | Blackburn Rovers (A) | L | 1-2 | Phillips |
| 2024/2025 | 10/08/2024 | Queen’s Park Rangers (A) | W | 3-1 | Maja (3) |
| 2025/2026 | 09/08/2025 | Blackburn Rovers (H) | W | 1-0 | Price |
Next Matches
| 1988/1989 | 29/08/1988 | Watford (H) | L | 0-1 | |
| 1989/1990 | 22/08/1989 | AFC Bournemouth (A) | D | 1-1 | Goodman |
| 1990/1991 | 01/09/1990 | Ipswich Town (H) | L | 1-2 | Bannister |
| 1993/1994 | 21/08/1993 | Oxford United (H) | W | 3-1 | Hunt, Donovan, O’Regan |
| 1994/1995 | 28/08/1994 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) | L | 0-2 | |
| 1995/1996 | 20/08/1995 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) | D | 1-1 | Taylor |
| 1996/1997 | 24/08/1996 | Charlton Athletic (A) | D | 1-1 | Taylor |
| 1997/1998 | 16/08/1997 | Crewe Alexandra (A) | W | 3-2 | Hunt (pen), Hughes (2) |
| 1998/1999 | 15/08/1998 | Sheffield United (H) | W | 4-1 | Carbon, Kilbane, Hughes (2) |
| 1999/2000 | 14/08/1999 | Port Vale (A) | W | 2-1 | Hughes, Kilbane |
| 2000/2001 | 19/08/2000 | Bolton Wanderers (H) | L | 0-2 | |
| 2001/2002 | 18/08/2001 | Grimsby Town (H) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2003/2004 | 16/08/2003 | Burnley (H) | W | 4-1 | Šakiri, Hulse, Hughes (2) |
| 2006/2007 | 08/08/2006 | Cardiff City (A) | D | 1-1 | Gera |
| 2007/2008 | 18/08/2007 | Preston North End (H) | W | 2-0 | Phillips, Miller |
| 2009/2010 | 15/08/2009 | Nottingham Forest (A) | W | 1-0 | Cohen (o.g.) |
| 2018/2019 | 07/08/2018 | Nottingham Forest (A) | D | 1-1 | Phillips |
| 2019/2020 | 10/08/2019 | Millwall (H) | D | 1-1 | Bartley |
| 2021/2022 | 14/08/2021 | Luton Town (H) | W | 3-2 | Naismith (o.g.), Robinson, Grant |
| 2022/2023 | 08/08/2022 | Watford (H) | D | 1-1 | Grant |
| 2023/2024 | 12/08/2023 | Swansea City (H) | W | 3-2 | Ajayi, Rushworth (o.g.), Swift (pen) |
| 2024/2025 | 17/08/2024 | Leeds United (H) | D | 0-0 | |
| 2025/2026 | 16/08/2025 | Wrexham (A) |
