Josh Maja’s seventh goal in seven league games was not enough to prevent Albion from going down to their first defeat of the season, but results elsewhere meant that the Baggies maintained top spot in the Championship. With Mowatt also scoring, Karlan Grant remains Albion’s only league goalscorer this season whose surname does not begin with ‘M’.
Despite the defeat, it is still Albion’s best start to a league season since 2009 when Roberto di Matteo’s team had 17 points from the first seven games – every team in our comparison seasons that has five wins from the opening seven games has gone on to win promotion.
The Baggies conceded more goals at Hillsborough than they had in the previous six league games but five goals conceded in seven matches is still the best defensive record at this stage since 2006, and Albion have conceded fewer goals at this stage on only six occasions, most recently in 1992.
Home | Away | Season End | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Posn* | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Posn | Pts | |
1988/1989 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 9th | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9th | 72 |
1989/1990 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 16th | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 20th | 51 |
1990/1991 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 17th | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23rd | 48 |
1993/1994 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 13th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 21st | 51 |
1994/1995 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 23rd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 19th | 58 |
1995/1996 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 5th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11th | 60 |
1996/1997 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10th | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16th | 57 |
1997/1998 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 3rd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10th | 61 |
1998/1999 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 6th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12th | 59 |
1999/2000 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 10th | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 21st | 49 |
2000/2001 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6th | 74 |
2001/2002 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 7th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2nd | 89 |
2003/2004 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 4th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2nd | 86 |
2006/2007 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4th | 76 |
2007/2008 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 3rd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1st | 81 |
2009/2010 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 1st | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2nd | 91 |
2018/2019 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 5th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4th | 80 |
2019/2020 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 6th | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 2nd | 83 |
2021/2022 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 1st | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10th | 67 |
2022/2023 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 12th | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 9th | 66 |
2023/2024 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 15th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5th | 75 |
2024/2025 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 1st | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 9 | ||
* Positions are recorded as Albion’s position in the table after all fixtures for that day have been completed. |
Results
1988/1989 | 24/09/1988 | Plymouth Argyle (A) | D | 1-1 | Phillips |
1989/1990 | 23/09/1989 | Oldham Athletic (A) | L | 1-2 | West |
1990/1991 | 02/10/1990 | Plymouth Argyle (A) | L | 0-2 | |
1993/1994 | 18/09/1993 | Crystal Palace (H) | L | 1-4 | Taylor |
1994/1995 | 24/09/1994 | Burnley (H) | W | 1-0 | Taylor |
1995/1996 | 12/09/1995 | Tranmere Rovers (A) | D | 2-2 | Hunt, Ashcroft (pen) |
1996/1997 | 21/09/1996 | Tranmere Rovers (A) | W | 3-2 | Gilbert, Peschisolido, Groves |
1997/1998 | 13/09/1997 | Queen’s Park Rangers (A) | L | 0-2 | |
1998/1999 | 13/09/1998 | Bristol City (A) | W | 3-1 | Hughes (2), Quinn |
1999/2000 | 18/09/1999 | Blackburn Rovers (H) | D | 2-2 | Kilbane (2) |
2000/2001 | 12/09/2000 | Crewe Alexandra (A) | W | 1-0 | Hughes |
2001/2002 | 18/09/2001 | Preston North End (H) | W | 2-0 | Dobie (2) |
2003/2004 | 16/09/2003 | Wigan Athletic (A) | L | 0-1 | |
2006/2007 | 12/09/2006 | Preston North End (A) | L | 0-1 | |
2007/2008 | 22/09/2007 | Scunthorpe United (A) | W | 3-2 | Barnett, Brunt, Teixeira |
2009/2010 | 15/09/2009 | Doncaster Rovers (H) | W | 3-1 | Olsson (2), Wood |
2018/2019 | 14/09/2018 | Birmingham City (A) | D | 1-1 | Phillips |
2019/2020 | 14/09/2019 | Fulham (A) | D | 1-1 | Ajayi |
2021/2022 | 14/09/2021 | Derby County (H) | D | 0-0 | |
2022/2023 | 30/08/2022 | Wigan Athletic (A) | D | 1-1 | Grant |
2023/2024 | 20/09/2023 | Watford (A) | D | 2-2 | Swift, Wallace |
2024/2025 | 28/09/2024 | Sheffield Wednesday (A) | L | 2-3 | Maja, Mowatt |
Next Matches
1988/1989 | 01/10/1988 | Ipswich Town (H) | L | 1-2 | Whyte |
1989/1990 | 27/09/1989 | Blackburn Rovers (H) | D | 2-2 | Goodman, Ford |
1990/1991 | 06/10/1990 | Millwall (A) | L | 1-4 | West |
1993/1994 | 25/09/1993 | Middlesbrough (H) | D | 1-1 | Taylor |
1994/1995 | 28/09/1994 | Portsmouth (H) | L | 0-2 | |
1995/1996 | 17/09/1995 | Birmingham City (H) | W | 1-0 | Hunt |
1996/1997 | 28/09/1996 | Ipswich Town (H) | D | 0-0 | |
1997/1998 | 20/09/1997 | Swindon Town (H) | D | 0-0 | |
1998/1999 | 20/09/1998 | Bradford City (H) | L | 0-2 | |
1999/2000 | 25/09/1999 | Crystal Palace (H) | D | 0-0 | |
2000/2001 | 17/09/2000 | Birmingham City (H) | D | 1-1 | Taylor |
2001/2002 | 22/09/2001 | Wimbledon (H) | L | 0-1 | |
2003/2004 | 20/09/2003 | Crystal Palace (A) | D | 2-2 | Hulse, Koumas |
2006/2007 | 16/09/2006 | Southend United (H) | D | 1-1 | Ellington |
2007/2008 | 30/09/2007 | Queen’s Park Rangers (H) | W | 5-1 | Phillips (2), Miller, Koren, Greening |
2009/2010 | 19/09/2009 | Middlesbrough (A) | W | 5-0 | Brunt (2), Mulumbu, Bednár, Thomas |
2018/2019 | 18/09/2018 | Bristol City (H) | W | 4-2 | Rodriguez (2, 1 pen), Gayle, Barnes |
2019/2020 | 22/09/2019 | Huddersfield Town (H) | W | 4-2 | Phillips (2), Furlong, Ajayi |
2021/2022 | 18/09/2021 | Preston North End (A) | D | 1-1 | Phillips |
2022/2023 | 02/09/2022 | Burnley (H) | D | 1-1 | Thomas-Asante |
2023/2024 | 23/09/2023 | Millwall (H) | D | 0-0 | |
2024/2025 | 01/10/2024 | Middlesbrough (H) |