Albion’s Second Tier Season Comparison – 23 games

Albion failed to score for only the third time in this campaign and were beaten thanks to a strike from former Baggies youth player Morgan Rogers. Other results meant that the Baggies stayed in 5th place in the table but they are now nine points below Southampton in 4th.

At the halfway point in the season, Carlos Corberán’s team have 36 points, seven more than last season at the same stage and matching the total achieved by Tony Mowbray’s 2006 team. All other second tier Albion teams this century have achieved more points by this stage with Slaven Bilić’s 2019 team’s 50 points the record in that period.

Looking ahead to the next match, the Baggies haven’t lost a Boxing Day fixture in the second tier since they were beaten 2-0 by Sheffield United in 2000. They have won all but one of their six second tier Boxing Day fixtures in the Championship since 2006, with the outlier, at Oakwell, finishing 1-1 in 2019

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 23 11 8 4 39 21 41 2nd 7 2 2 22 9 23 4 6 2 17 12 18 9th 72
1989/1990 23 6 8 9 38 40 26 19th 3 4 4 21 21 13 3 4 5 17 19 13 20th 51
1990/1991 23 6 9 8 28 31 27 15th 4 6 3 14 11 18 2 3 5 14 20 9 23rd 48
1993/1994 23 6 7 10 34 36 25 20th 5 5 3 25 19 20 1 2 7 9 17 5 21st 51
1994/1995 23 7 6 10 20 30 27 18th 7 2 2 13 8 23 0 4 8 7 22 4 19th 58
1995/1996 23 7 3 13 27 38 24 20th 5 1 6 15 16 16 2 2 7 12 22 8 11th 60
1996/1997 23 6 11 6 36 37 29 15th 2 6 4 19 20 12 4 5 2 17 17 17 16th 57
1997/1998 23 12 4 7 25 21 40 5th 8 1 3 13 8 25 4 3 4 12 13 15 10th 61
1998/1999 23 10 4 9 43 38 34 9th 7 0 4 25 16 21 3 4 5 18 22 13 12th 59
1999/2000 23 5 11 7 23 27 26 15th 2 7 2 12 11 13 3 4 5 11 16 13 21st 49
2000/2001 23 12 5 6 32 27 41 3rd 7 2 3 19 14 23 5 3 3 13 13 18 6th 74
2001/2002 23 13 2 8 26 19 41 4th 7 1 4 12 6 22 6 1 4 14 13 19 2nd 89
2003/2004 23 13 6 4 35 20 45 1st 6 4 2 16 9 22 7 2 2 19 11 23 2nd 86
2006/2007 23 10 6 7 39 24 36 8th 8 2 1 26 8 26 2 4 6 13 16 10 4th 76
2007/2008 23 12 5 6 47 28 41 2nd 7 3 1 25 10 24 5 2 5 22 18 17 1st 81
2009/2010 23 13 6 4 48 22 45 2nd 7 2 3 25 11 23 6 4 1 23 11 22 2nd 91
2018/2019 23 12 6 5 50 31 42 3rd 6 3 2 29 16 21 6 3 3 21 15 21 4th 80
2019/2020 23 14 8 1 46 24 50 1st 6 5 0 29 16 23 8 3 1 17 8 27 2nd 83
2021/2022 23 11 8 4 30 17 41 3rd 7 4 0 17 5 25 4 4 4 13 12 16 10th 67
2022/2023 23 7 8 8 29 26 29 16th 4 4 4 17 14 16 3 4 4 12 12 13 9th 66
2023/2024 23 10 6 7 34 23 36 5th 6 3 2 18 10 21 4 3 5 16 13 15
* Positions are recorded as Albion’s position in the table after all fixtures for that day have been completed.

Results

1988/1989 31/12/1988 Chelsea (A) D 1-1 Anderson
1989/1990 26/12/1989 Plymouth Argyle (A) D 2-2 Goodman (2)
1990/1991 29/12/1990 Wolverhampton Wanderers (H) D 1-1 Bannister
1993/1994 01/01/1994 Luton Town (H) D 1-1 Mellon
1994/1995 26/12/1994 Bristol City (H) W 1-0 Munro (o.g.)
1995/1996 23/12/1995 Crystal Palace (H) L 2-3 Hunt, Darby
1996/1997 21/12/1996 Oxford United (H) D 3-3 Sneekes, Hunt (pen), Taylor
1997/1998 20/12/1997 Huddersfield Town (H) L 0-2
1998/1999 12/12/1998 Huddersfield Town (A) W 3-0 Quinn (2), Hughes
1999/2000 18/12/1999 Ipswich Town (A) L 1-3 De Freitas
2000/2001 16/12/2000 Watford (A) D 3-3 Hughes, Bardsen (o.g.), Roberts
2001/2002 12/12/2001 Coventry City (H) W 1-0 Konjic (o.g.)
2003/2004 13/12/2003 Crewe Alexandra (H) D 2-2 Haas, Gregan
2006/2007 16/12/2006 Coventry City (H) W 5-0 Kamara (2, 1 pen), Koumas, Phillips, Robinson
2007/2008 22/12/2007 Stoke City (A) L 1-3 Bednár
2009/2010 28/12/2009 Scunthorpe United (A) W 3-1 Dorrans (2, 1 pen), Zuiverloon
2018/2019 22/12/2018 Rotherham United (A) W 4-0 Gayle (3), Barnes
2019/2020 21/12/2019 Brentford (H) D 1-1 Furlong
2021/2022 17/12/2021 Barnsley (A) D 0-0
2022/2023 21/12/2022 Coventry City (A) L 0-1
2023/2024 23/12/2023 Middlesbrough (A) L 0-1

Next Matches

1988/1989 02/01/1989 Shrewsbury Town (H) W 4-0 Goodman, Moyes (o.g.), Albiston, Robson
1989/1990 30/12/1989 Bradford City (A) L 0-2
1990/1991 01/01/1991 Leicester City (A) L 1-2 Ford
1993/1994 03/01/1994 Charlton Athletic (A) L 1-2 Hamilton
1994/1995 27/12/1994 Southend United (A) L 1-2 Ashcroft
1995/1996 26/12/1995 Port Vale (A) L 1-3 Gilbert
1996/1997 26/12/1996 Reading (A) D 2-2 Peschisolido, Groves
1997/1998 26/12/1997 Reading (A) L 1-2 Kilbane
1998/1999 19/12/1998 Tranmere Rovers (H) L 0-2
1999/2000 26/12/1999 Manchester City (H) L 0-2
2000/2001 23/12/2000 Nottingham Forest (H) W 3-0 Roberts (2), Olsen (o.g.)
2001/2002 15/12/2001 Crewe Alexandra (A) D 1-1 Jordão
2003/2004 20/12/2003 Coventry City (A) L 0-1
2006/2007 23/12/2006 Plymouth Argyle (A) D 2-2 Phillips (2)
2007/2008 26/12/2007 Bristol City (H) W 4-1 Bednár, Koren, Phillips (2)
2009/2010 08/01/2010 Nottingham Forest (H) L 1-3 Bednár
2018/2019 26/12/2018 Wigan Athletic (H) W 2-0 Rodriguez (2)
2019/2020 26/12/2019 Barnsley (A) D 1-1 Krovinovic
2021/2022 27/12/2021 Derby County (A) L 0-1
2022/2023 26/12/2022 Bristol City (A) W 2-0 Phillips, Thomas-Asante
2023/2024 26/12/2023 Norwich City (H)

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