Albion’s Second Tier Season Comparison – 21 games

A fourth successive victory for Carlos Corberán’s team lefts them up to 17th place in the table on 26 points from 21 games which is a better tally than any of Albion’s second tier teams between 1989 and 1997. It is the first time that the Baggies have won four successive league games for two years, with the previous occasion being the run of six wins on the trot in November and December 2019 under Slaven Bilić.

The goalscorers, substitutes Tom Rogić and Daryl Dike, were both on the mark for the first time in a competitive game for Albion. The last time that two players opened their goalscoring accounts for the Baggies in the same match was when Kieran Gibbs and Dwight Gayle both scored their first goals in the 7-1 win over QPR in August 2018.

Looking ahead to the next game, Albion haven’t lost their 22nd match of a second tier season since 2001/02 when Neil Warnock’s Sheffield United won 1-0 at the Hawthorns – the Baggies have won game 22 in six out the last seven second tier campaigns.

    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 21 10 7 4 35 19 37 3rd 7 2 2 22 9 23 3 5 2 13 10 14 9th 72
1989/1990 21 6 7 8 35 36 25 17th 3 4 3 20 19 13 3 3 5 15 17 12 20th 51
1990/1991 21 5 8 8 26 30 23 18th 3 5 3 12 10 14 2 3 5 14 20 9 23rd 48
1993/1994 21 6 6 9 33 33 24 16th 5 4 3 24 18 19 1 2 6 9 15 5 21st 51
1994/1995 21 5 6 10 18 30 21 21st 5 2 2 11 8 17 0 4 8 7 22 4 19th 58
1995/1996 21 7 3 11 24 31 24 16th 5 1 5 13 13 16 2 2 6 11 18 8 11th 60
1996/1997 21 5 10 6 28 33 25 20th 1 5 4 11 16 8 4 5 2 17 17 17 16th 57
1997/1998 21 12 4 5 25 17 40 3rd 8 1 2 13 6 25 4 3 3 12 11 15 10th 61
1998/1999 21 9 3 9 39 37 30 12th 7 0 4 25 16 21 2 3 5 14 21 9 12th 59
1999/2000 21 5 10 6 21 23 25 15th 2 7 2 12 11 13 3 3 4 9 12 12 21st 49
2000/2001 21 12 4 5 28 21 40 3rd 7 2 2 18 11 23 5 2 3 10 10 17 6th 74
2001/2002 21 12 2 7 25 18 38 4th 6 1 3 11 5 19 6 1 4 14 13 19 2nd 89
2003/2004 21 12 5 4 32 18 41 1st 6 3 2 14 7 21 6 2 2 18 11 20 2nd 86
2006/2007 21 9 5 7 33 23 32 8th 7 2 1 21 8 23 2 3 6 12 15 9 4th 76
2007/2008 21 11 5 5 42 23 38 2nd 6 3 1 21 8 21 5 2 4 21 15 17 1st 81
2009/2010 21 11 6 4 43 21 39 2nd 6 2 3 23 11 20 5 4 1 20 10 19 2nd 91
2018/2019 21 10 6 5 44 30 36 3rd 6 3 2 29 16 21 4 3 3 15 14 15 4th 80
2019/2020 21 13 7 1 42 21 46 2nd 6 4 0 28 15 22 7 3 1 14 6 24 2nd 83
2021/2022 21 10 7 4 29 17 37 3rd 6 4 0 16 5 22 4 3 4 13 12 15 10th 67
2022/2023 21 6 8 7 26 25 26 17th 3 4 4 14 14 13 3 4 3 12 11 13    
* Positions are recorded as Albion’s position in the table after all fixtures for that day have been completed.

Results

1988/1989 18/12/1988 Stoke City (H) W 6-0 Robson (2), Goodman (2), Paskin (2)
1989/1990 09/12/1989 AFC Bournemouth (H) D 2-2 Goodman, Bartlett
1990/1991 22/12/1990 Swindon Town (A) L 1-2 Roberts (pen)
1993/1994 27/12/1993 Bristol City (H) L 0-1  
1994/1995 10/12/1994 Sheffield United (A) L 0-2  
1995/1996 09/12/1995 Stoke City (H) L 0-1  
1996/1997 08/12/1996 Bolton Wanderers (H) D 2-2 Peschisolido, Taylor (pen)
1997/1998 06/12/1997 Stockport County (H) W 3-2 Sneekes, Hughes, Hunt
1998/1999 05/12/1998 Bury (A) L 0-2  
1999/2000 07/12/1999 Crewe Alexandra (A) L 0-2  
2000/2001 02/12/2000 Wimbledon (A) W 1-0 Williams (o.g.)
2001/2002 02/12/2001 Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) W 1-0 Jordão
2003/2004 06/12/2003 West Ham United (H) D 1-1 Mullins (o.g.)
2006/2007 02/12/2006 Derby County (H) W 1-0 Hartson
2007/2008 08/12/2007 Leicester City (A) W 2-1 Gera, Beattie
2009/2010 14/12/2009 Queen’s Park Rangers (H) D 2-2 Thomas, Cox
2018/2019 07/12/2018 Aston Villa (H) D 2-2 Gayle, Rodriguez
2019/2020 11/12/2019 Wigan Athletic (A) D 1-1 Austin
2021/2022 04/12/2021 Coventry City (A) W 2-1 Grant, McFadzean (o.g.)
2022/2023 12/12/2022 Sunderland (A) W 2-1 Rogić, Dike

Next Matches

1988/1989 26/12/1988 Oldham Athletic (A) W 3-1 Goodman, Hopkins, Robson
1989/1990 17/12/1989 Swindon Town (H) L 1-2 Goodman (pen)
1990/1991 26/12/1990 Charlton Athletic (H) W 1-0 Goodman
1993/1994 28/12/1993 Birmingham City (A) L 0-2  
1994/1995 18/12/1994 Luton Town (H) W 1-0 Donovan
1995/1996 16/12/1995 Huddersfield Town (A) L 1-4 Hamilton
1996/1997 18/12/1996 Norwich City (H) W 5-1 Hamilton (2), Hunt (2), Peschisolido
1997/1998 13/12/1997 Sunderland (A) L 0-2  
1998/1999 08/12/1998 Crewe Alexandra (A) D 1-1 Hughes (pen)
1999/2000 14/12/1999 Grimsby Town (A) D 1-1 Hughes
2000/2001 09/12/2000 Fulham (H) L 1-3 Lyttle
2001/2002 08/12/2001 Sheffield United (H) L 0-1  
2003/2004 09/12/2003 Bradford City (A) W 1-0 Dobie
2006/2007 10/12/2006 Barnsley (A) D 1-1 Koumas
2007/2008 15/12/2007 Charlton Athletic (H) W 4-2 Bednár, Gera (2), Phillips
2009/2010 26/12/2009 Peterborough United (H) W 2-0 Moore, Bennett (o.g.)
2018/2019 14/12/2018 Sheffield United (A) W 2-1 Barry, Gibbs
2019/2020 14/12/2019 Birmingham City (A) W 3-2 Diangana, Austin (2)
2021/2022 11/12/2021 Reading (H) W 1-0 Robinson
2022/2023 17/12/2022 Rotherham United (H)      

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