Seasons can turn on such moments – we can only hope that it happens for the Baggies this time. Chris Mepham, definitely a villain of the piece in recent games, pops up with a 95th minute equaliser to earn a well-deserved point at Derby. The Baggies also got a bit of luck, something that has been all too rare this season. in that the corner from which the equaliser came was, perhaps, erroneously awarded. We’ll take it!
The result means that this Albion team have not equalled the 135-year-old club record of successive away defeats and Eric Ramsay has not become the first Baggies boss since Clement Keys in 1895 to start his tenure with three successive defeats (Mr Keys actually started with four).
While the result was all-important, the performance came a close second, and it was certainly a vast improvement on Tuesday night and probably better than it was against Boro’ although the quality of the opposition was not in the same class. The players certainly showed the fight and to score a stoppage-time result-changing goal, the first since the winner against Sheffield Wednesday last season and, I think, the first away from home since Brandon Thomas-Asante’s equaliser at Chesterfield in 2023, shows that they are still up for the fight.
The Baggies have 32 points from 29 games, more than they had at this stage in 1994, 1996 and 2000, all seasons when they survived, but fewer than the 33 they had in 1991 when they were relegated. They now head to Fratton Park for a massive game, Albion’s biggest at that ground since the final day of the 1993/94 season when Lee Ashcroft’s goal kept Keith Burkinshaw’s Baggies in the second tier!
| 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 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 46 | 29 | 46 | 5th | 8 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 9th | 72 |
| 1989/1990 | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 47 | 48 | 34 | 15th | 4 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 20th | 51 |
| 1990/1991 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 39 | 33 | 15th | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 28 | 12 | 23rd | 48 |
| 1993/1994 | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 41 | 47 | 30 | 20th | 6 | 6 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 27 | 6 | 21st | 51 |
| 1994/1995 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 35 | 34 | 17th | 8 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 8 | 19th | 58 |
| 1995/1996 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 34 | 49 | 29 | 23rd | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 8 | 11th | 60 |
| 1996/1997 | 29 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 44 | 50 | 34 | 18th | 3 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 26 | 18 | 16th | 57 |
| 1997/1998 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 30 | 28 | 45 | 7th | 8 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 10th | 61 |
| 1998/1999 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 52 | 44 | 45 | 8th | 9 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 20 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 12th | 59 |
| 1999/2000 | 29 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 30 | 19th | 2 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 21st | 49 |
| 2000/2001 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 32 | 53 | 4th | 10 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 15 | 32 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 6th | 74 |
| 2001/2002 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 23 | 48 | 6th | 8 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 2nd | 89 |
| 2003/2004 | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 42 | 24 | 54 | 2nd | 8 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 29 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 25 | 2nd | 86 |
| 2006/2007 | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 54 | 35 | 49 | 4th | 11 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 35 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 14 | 4th | 76 |
| 2007/2008 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 63 | 37 | 51 | 1st | 9 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 1st | 81 |
| 2009/2010 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 59 | 31 | 56 | 2nd | 8 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 16 | 30 | 2nd | 91 |
| 2018/2019 | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 59 | 38 | 50 | 4th | 7 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 21 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 24 | 4th | 80 |
| 2019/2020 | 29 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 51 | 33 | 53 | 2nd | 6 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 29 | 2nd | 83 |
| 2021/2022 | 29 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 24 | 45 | 5th | 8 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 10th | 67 |
| 2022/2023 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 30 | 44 | 5th | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 9th | 66 |
| 2023/2024 | 29 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 27 | 48 | 5th | 10 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 5th | 75 |
| 2024/2025 | 29 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 44 | 5th | 6 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 9th | 64 |
| 2025/2026 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 32 | 44 | 32 | 19th | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 10 | ||
| * Positions are recorded as Albion’s position in the table after all fixtures for that day have been completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Results
| 1988/1989 | 18/02/1989 | Bradford City (A) | L | 0-2 | |
| 1989/1990 | 10/02/1990 | Oxford United (A) | W | 1-0 | Shakespeare |
| 1990/1991 | 19/02/1991 | Middlesbrough (A) | L | 2-3 | Bannister (2) |
| 1993/1994 | 05/02/1994 | Sunderland (H) | W | 2-1 | Donovan, Fenton |
| 1994/1995 | 05/02/1995 | Charlton Athletic (H) | L | 0-1 | |
| 1995/1996 | 17/02/1996 | Tranmere Rovers (H) | D | 1-1 | Hunt (pen) |
| 1996/1997 | 25/01/1997 | Ipswich Town (A) | L | 0-5 | |
| 1997/1998 | 31/01/1998 | Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) | W | 1-0 | Hunt |
| 1998/1999 | 23/01/1999 | Watford (A) | W | 2-0 | Sneekes, Angel |
| 1999/2000 | 29/01/2000 | Swindon Town (H) | D | 1-1 | Hughes (pen) |
| 2000/2001 | 20/01/2001 | Sheffield United (H) | W | 2-1 | Fox, Hughes |
| 2001/2002 | 12/01/2002 | Grimsby Town (A) | D | 0-0 | |
| 2003/2004 | 31/01/2004 | Watford (H) | W | 3-1 | Horsfield (2), Hughes |
| 2006/2007 | 20/01/2007 | Leeds United (A) | W | 3-2 | Greening, Kamara (2) |
| 2007/2008 | 29/01/2008 | Preston North End (A) | L | 1-2 | Gera |
| 2009/2010 | 06/02/2010 | Plymouth Argyle (A) | W | 1-0 | Cox |
| 2018/2019 | 02/02/2019 | Middlesbrough (H) | L | 2-3 | Rodriguez, Gayle |
| 2019/2020 | 28/01/2020 | Cardiff City (A) | L | 1-2 | Austin (pen) |
| 2021/2022 | 29/01/2022 | Millwall (A) | L | 0-2 | |
| 2022/2023 | 03/02/2023 | Coventry City (H) | W | 1-0 | Diangana |
| 2023/2024 | 03/02/2024 | Birmingham City (H) | W | 1-0 | Weimann |
| 2024/2025 | 25/01/2025 | Portsmouth (H) | W | 5-1 | Mowatt, Diangana (2), Wallace, Swift |
| 2025/2026 | 23/01/2026 | Derby County (A) | D | 1-1 | Mepham |
Next Matches
| 1988/1989 | 25/02/1989 | Birmingham City (H) | D | 0-0 | |
| 1989/1990 | 21/02/1990 | Leicester City (H) | L | 0-1 | |
| 1990/1991 | 23/02/1991 | Notts County (H) | D | 2-2 | Bannister (2) |
| 1993/1994 | 12/02/1994 | Watford (A) | W | 1-0 | Burgess |
| 1994/1995 | 11/02/1995 | Port Vale (A) | L | 0-1 | |
| 1995/1996 | 20/02/1996 | Sheffield United (A) | W | 2-1 | Burgess, Hunt |
| 1996/1997 | 01/02/1997 | Port Vale (A) | D | 2-2 | Peschisolido (2) |
| 1997/1998 | 07/02/1998 | Swindon Town (A) | W | 2-0 | Carbon, Evans |
| 1998/1999 | 30/01/1999 | Grimsby Town (H) | D | 1-1 | Hughes |
| 1999/2000 | 05/02/2000 | Fulham (A) | L | 0-1 | |
| 2000/2001 | 03/02/2001 | Crystal Palace (A) | D | 2-2 | Sneekes, Hughes |
| 2001/2002 | 20/01/2002 | Walsall (H) | W | 1-0 | Roberts |
| 2003/2004 | 07/02/2004 | Preston North End (A) | L | 0-3 | |
| 2006/2007 | 31/01/2007 | Plymouth Argyle (H) | W | 2-1 | Kamara (2, 1 pen) |
| 2007/2008 | 02/02/2008 | Burnley (H) | W | 2-1 | Cesar, Bednár |
| 2009/2010 | 09/02/2010 | Scunthorpe United (H) | W | 2-0 | Bednár, Zuiverloon |
| 2018/2019 | 09/02/2019 | Stoke City (A) | W | 1-0 | Gayle |
| 2019/2020 | 01/02/2020 | Luton Town (H) | W | 2-0 | Daniels (o.g.), Ajayi |
| 2021/2022 | 09/02/2022 | Sheffield United (A) | L | 0-2 | |
| 2022/2023 | 10/02/2023 | Birmingham City (A) | L | 0-2 | |
| 2023/2024 | 10/02/2024 | Ipswich Town (A) | D | 2-2 | Fellows, Swift |
| 2024/2025 | 01/02/2025 | Plymouth Argyle (A) | L | 1-2 | Molumby |
| 2025/2026 | 31/01/2026 | Portsmouth (A) |
