Albion’s Second Tier Season Comparison – 15 games

Another good performance from Albion was rewarded with a comfortable 3-0 victory to send all Baggies home happy as we head into the final international break of the year. A wonderful strike from Isaac Price, a simple but well-deserved goal from our midfield general Jayson Molumby and a third goal in five games from the fast improving Felix Horn Myhre gave Mozza’s men their biggest league win of the season. It was particularly pleasing to see a wonderful bit of skill from Kareem Tunde in the build up to the third that bodes well for the Spanish winger whose involvements so far have been limited.

The Baggies eighth victory of the season moved James Morrison’s team onto 28 points from 15 games, a total that has only been bettered twice in our comparison seasons. Slaven Bilić’s team topped the table with 30 points from 15 games in 2019 which Gary Megson’s team, were also divisional leaders in 2003 with 31 points. That season’s team are the only one to have won more than eight of the first fifteen games, winning ten.

Looking at the entirety of Albion’s history, in only 14 seasons have the Baggies earned more points, or the equivalent thereof. Before the 2003/04 campaign, Ossie Ardiles’ 1992/93 team had 29 points at this stage while in 1978/79, Ron Atkinson’s team had the equalivalent of 31 points, albeit the actual tally was 22 given it was two points for a win (W9 D4 L2). The club record was, of course, in 1953/54 when Vic Buckingham’s team had 26 points, the equivalent of 38 points when applying three points for a win (W12, D2, L1).

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 15 7 5 3 20 13 26 2nd 4 2 2 9 6 14 3 3 1 11 7 12 9th 72
1989/1990 15 4 5 6 21 26 17 15th 1 3 3 9 16 6 3 2 3 12 10 11 20th 51
1990/1991 15 4 6 5 20 22 18 17th 2 3 2 8 7 9 2 3 3 12 15 9 23rd 48
1993/1994 15 4 4 7 24 27 16 19th 4 3 1 19 13 15 0 1 6 5 14 1 21st 51
1994/1995 15 3 5 7 12 22 14 23rd 3 2 2 6 6 11 0 3 5 6 16 3 19th 58
1995/1996 15 7 3 5 22 18 24 6th 5 1 2 12 7 16 2 2 3 10 11 8 11th 60
1996/1997 15 4 7 4 18 22 19 14th 1 3 3 7 11 6 3 4 1 11 11 13 16th 57
1997/1998 15 8 4 3 18 12 28 4th 5 1 1 8 3 16 3 3 2 10 9 12 10th 61
1998/1999 15 6 3 6 29 27 21 11th 4 0 3 16 10 12 2 3 3 13 17 9 12th 59
1999/2000 15 3 9 3 13 14 18 17th 0 6 2 5 7 6 3 3 1 8 7 12 21st 49
2000/2001 15 8 3 4 18 16 27 4th 5 1 2 11 8 16 3 2 2 7 8 11 6th 74
2001/2002 15 7 2 6 19 16 23 11th 4 1 3 9 5 13 3 1 3 10 11 10 2nd 89
2003/2004 15 10 1 4 23 13 31 1st 6 0 2 13 6 18 4 1 2 10 7 13 2nd 86
2006/2007 15 7 5 3 27 16 26 5th 5 2 0 17 7 17 2 3 3 10 9 9 4th 76
2007/2008 15 8 3 4 31 16 27 2nd 6 2 0 19 4 20 2 1 4 12 12 7 1st 81
2009/2010 15 8 4 3 29 13 28 1st 5 1 2 17 6 16 3 3 1 12 7 12 2nd 91
2018/2019 15 7 4 4 33 23 25 5th 5 1 2 22 12 16 2 3 2 11 11 9 4th 80
2019/2020 15 8 6 1 28 17 30 1st 3 4 0 17 12 13 5 2 1 11 5 17 2nd 83
2021/2022 15 8 4 3 25 14 28 3rd 5 2 0 14 4 17 3 2 3 11 10 11 10th 67
2022/2023 15 2 8 5 19 20 14 20th 1 4 3 11 12 7 1 4 2 8 8 7 9th 66
2023/2024 15 7 5 3 25 15 26 5th 5 2 1 14 7 17 2 3 2 11 8 9 5th 75
2024/2025 15 6 7 2 16 9 25 5th 2 4 1 2 1 10 4 3 1 14 8 15 9th 64
2025/2026 15 6 3 6 14 16 21 14th 3 3 1 7 5 12 3 0 5 7 11 9 21st 51¹
2026/2027 15 8 4 3 23 15 28 5th 4 3 1 13 7 15 4 1 2 10 8 13
* Positions are recorded as Albion’s position in the table after all fixtures for that day have been completed.
¹ 2 points deducted on 24th April 2026.

Results

1988/1989 05/11/1988 Oxford United (H) W 3-2 Anderson, Hopkins, Goodman
1989/1990 01/11/1989 Newcastle United (H) L 1-5 Goodman
1990/1991 10/11/1990 Notts County (A) L 3-4 Bannister (2), Bradley
1993/1994 06/11/1993 Bolton Wanderers (H) D 2-2 Hunt, Taylor (pen)
1994/1995 02/11/1994 Port Vale (H) D 0-0
1995/1996 05/11/1995 Leicester City (H) L 2-3 Hamilton, Raven
1996/1997 02/11/1996 Portsmouth (A) L 0-4
1997/1998 04/11/1997 Norwich City (H) W 1-0 Hughes
1998/1999 31/10/1998 Ipswich Town (A) L 0-2
1999/2000 06/11/1999 Tranmere Rovers (A) L 0-3
2000/2001 24/10/2000 Wimbledon (H) W 3-1 Roberts, Van Blerk, Sneekes
2001/2002 28/10/2001 Barnsley (A) L 2-3 Johnson, Clement
2003/2004 25/10/2003 Rotherham United (A) W 3-0 S. Barker (o.g.), Hulse (2)
2006/2007 31/10/2006 Queen’s Park Rangers (H) D 3-3 Ellington, Kamara (2)
2007/2008 06/11/2007 Sheffield Wednesday (H) D 1-1 Phillips
2009/2010 31/10/2009 Watford (H) W 5-0 Olsson, Dorrans (pen), Moore, Zuiverloon, Cox
2018/2019 27/10/2018 Blackburn Rovers (H) D 1-1 Dawson
2019/2020 04/11/2019 Stoke City (A) W 2-0 Phillips, Robson-Kanu (pen)
2021/2022 30/10/2021 Fulham (A) L 0-3
2022/2023 18/10/2022 Bristol City (H) L 0-2
2023/2024 04/11/2023 Hull City (H) W 3-1 Wallace, Phillips, Ajayi
2024/2025 10/11/2024 Hull City (A) W 2-1 Grant, Maja
2025/2026 08/11/2025 Oxford United (H) W 2-1 Leigh (o.g.), Heggebø
2026/2027 07/11/2026 Millwall (H) W 3-0 Price, Molumby, Myhre

Next Matches

1988/1989 12/11/1988 Leeds United (A) L 1-2 Durnin
1989/1990 04/11/1989 Ipswich Town (A) L 1-3 Goodman
1990/1991 17/11/1990 Blackburn Rovers (H) W 2-0 Bannister, West
1993/1994 21/11/1993 Nottingham Forest (H) L 0-2
1994/1995 05/11/1994 Watford (A) L 0-1
1995/1996 11/11/1995 Derby County (A) L 0-3
1996/1997 09/11/1996 Port Vale (H) D 1-1 Taylor
1997/1998 08/11/1997 Charlton Athletic (H) W 1-0 Hunt
1998/1999 03/11/1998 Crystal Palace (H) W 3-2 Hughes (3, 1 pen)
1999/2000 14/11/1999 Portsmouth (H) W 3-2 Maresca, Van Blerk, Evans
2000/2001 29/10/2000 Grimsby Town (A) L 0-2
2001/2002 31/10/2001 Crystal Palace (A) W 1-0 Taylor
2003/2004 01/11/2003 Sunderland (H) D 0-0
2006/2007 04/11/2006 Derby County (A) L 1-2 Chaplow
2007/2008 12/11/2007 Coventry City (A) W 4-0 Robinson, Teixeira (2), Koren
2009/2010 07/11/2009 Leicester City (A) W 2-1 Dorrans, Jara
2018/2019 03/11/2018 Hull City (A) L 0-1
2019/2020 09/11/2019 Hull City (A) W 1-0 Livermore
2021/2022 03/11/2021 Hull City (H) W 1-0 Grant
2022/2023 22/10/2022 Millwall (A) L 1-2 Swift
2023/2024 11/11/2023 Southampton (A) L 1-2 Bartley
2024/2025 23/11/2024 Norwich City (H) D 2-2 Holgate, Maja
2025/2026 22/11/2025 Coventry City (A) L 2-3 Heggebø (2)
2026/2027 21/11/2026 Swansea City (A)

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