Albion’s Second Tier Season Comparison – 9 games

The Baggies go into the second international break handily placed in 4th spot, just two points off top spot, albeit on a run of three games without a win. Albion were better in the goalless draw with Millwall than they had been against Boro, but they still couldn’t find a way through a determined Lions’ back line.

The Hawthorns faithful haven’t seen too many goals so far this season – only three in total in the first five home games which is a new, unwanted, club record. The previous record was four in 1921 when all four goals were scored by the opposition as Albion drew two games 0-0 and lost the other three. That is the only other time that an Albion side has scored fewer than three goals in their opening five home matches. On two occasions, Albion have scored just three goals in their opening five home games, most recently in 2011 under Roy Hodgson.

Only once before has an Albion side conceded just once in their opening five home games of a league season, and that was more than a century ago. In 1907, the Throstles won their first four home games to nil before drawing 1-1 with Leicester Fosse in game five.

    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 9 2 5 2 8 7 11 14th 1 2 2 4 4 5 1 3 0 4 3 6 9th 72
1989/1990 9 3 3 3 15 16 12 13th 1 2 1 6 8 5 2 1 2 9 8 7 20th 51
1990/1991 9 2 4 3 10 13 10 18th 1 2 1 4 4 5 1 2 2 6 9 5 23rd 48
1993/1994 9 2 3 4 14 18 9 20th 2 2 1 10 10 8 0 1 3 4 8 1 21st 51
1994/1995 9 1 4 4 7 14 7 23rd 1 1 1 2 3 4 0 3 3 5 11 3 19th 58
1995/1996 9 4 3 2 12 9 15 6th 3 1 0 5 1 10 1 2 2 7 8 5 11th 60
1996/1997 9 3 4 2 13 12 13 11th 1 1 2 6 8 4 2 3 0 7 4 9 16th 57
1997/1998 9 5 3 1 11 7 18 2nd 3 1 0 4 1 10 2 2 1 7 6 8 10th 61
1998/1999 9 4 2 3 19 16 14 9th 2 0 2 8 6 6 2 2 1 11 10 8 12th 59
1999/2000 9 2 7 0 10 8 13 11th 0 5 0 4 4 5 2 2 0 6 4 8 21st 49
2000/2001 9 4 2 3 7 9 14 6th 2 1 1 4 4 7 2 1 2 3 5 7 6th 74
2001/2002 9 5 1 3 13 7 16 5th 3 0 2 7 2 9 2 1 1 6 5 7 2nd 89
2003/2004 9 6 1 2 15 9 19 3rd 4 0 0 10 2 12 2 1 2 5 7 7 2nd 86
2006/2007 9 3 4 2 10 8 13 10th 3 1 0 7 2 10 0 3 2 3 6 3 4th 76
2007/2008 9 5 2 2 19 8 17 3rd 4 1 0 14 2 13 1 1 2 5 6 4 1st 81
2009/2010 9 6 2 1 20 8 20 2nd 3 1 1 9 4 10 3 1 0 11 4 10 2nd 91
2018/2019 9 5 2 2 22 12 17 3rd 4 0 1 16 6 12 1 2 1 6 6 5 4th 80
2019/2020 9 5 4 0 17 10 19 1st 2 2 0 9 6 8 3 2 0 8 4 11 2nd 83
2021/2022 9 5 4 0 16 8 19 1st 3 2 0 10 4 11 2 2 0 6 4 8 10th 67
2022/2023 9 1 6 2 14 13 9 20th 1 3 1 9 7 6 0 3 1 5 6 3 9th 66
2023/2024 9 3 4 2 16 11 13 8th 2 1 1 8 6 7 1 3 1 8 5 6 5th 75
2024/2025 9 5 2 2 12 6 17 4th 2 2 1 2 1 8 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 05/10/1988 AFC Bournemouth (H) D 0-0  
1989/1990 30/09/1989 West Ham United (A) W 3-2 Ford, McNally (2, 1 pen)
1990/1991 13/10/1990 Brighton & Hove Albion (H) D 1-1 Gatting (o.g.)
1993/1994 03/10/1993 Derby County (A) L 3-5 Taylor, Hunt (2)
1994/1995 02/10/1994 Stoke City (A) L 1-4 Taylor
1995/1996 24/09/1995 Stoke City (A) L 1-2 Hunt (pen)
1996/1997 01/10/1996 Oldham Athletic (A) D 1-1 Groves
1997/1998 27/09/1997 Bury (A) W 3-1 Peschisolido (3)
1998/1999 26/09/1998 Stockport County (A) D 2-2 Hughes (2)
1999/2000 03/10/1999 Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) D 1-1 Carbon
2000/2001 23/09/2000 Portsmouth (A) W 1-0 Roberts
2001/2002 25/09/2001 Portsmouth (A) W 2-1 Clement, Dobie
2003/2004 27/09/2003 Stoke City (H) W 1-0 Dobie
2006/2007 23/09/2006 Luton Town (A) D 2-2 Carter, Gera
2007/2008 03/10/2007 Stoke City (H) D 1-1 Barnett
2009/2010 26/09/2009 Crystal Palace (H) L 0-1  
2018/2019 22/09/2018 Millwall (H) W 2-0 Gayle, Gibbs
2019/2020 28/09/2019 Queen’s Park Rangers (A) W 2-0 Ferguson, Pereira
2021/2022 24/09/2021 Queen’s Park Rangers (H) W 2-1 Grant (2)
2022/2023 14/09/2022 Birmingham City (H) L 2-3 Wallace, Thomas-Asante (pen)
2023/2024 30/09/2023 Preston North End (A) W 4-0 Furlong, Mowatt, Phillips, Bartley
2024/2025 05/10/2024 Millwall (H) D 0-0  

Next Matches

1988/1989 08/10/1988 Barnsley (A) L 1-2 Talbot
1989/1990 07/10/1989 Watford (A) W 2-0 Thomas, Whyte
1990/1991 20/10/1990 Barnsley (H) D 1-1 West (pen)
1993/1994 09/10/1993 Millwall (A) L 1-2 Bradley
1994/1995 08/10/1994 Sunderland (H) L 1-3 Ashcroft
1995/1996 30/09/1995 Huddersfield Town (H) L 1-2 Taylor
1996/1997 12/10/1996 Huddersfield Town (H) D 1-1 Hunt
1997/1998 04/10/1997 Oxford United (H) L 1-2 Hunt
1998/1999 29/09/1998 Oxford United (A) L 0-3  
1999/2000 16/10/1999 Walsall (H) L 0-1  
2000/2001 30/09/2000 Blackburn Rovers (H) W 1-0 Hughes
2001/2002 29/09/2001 Burnley (H) W 1-0 Dobie
2003/2004 30/09/2003 Millwall (H) W 2-1 Koumas, Dobie
2006/2007 30/09/2006 Leeds United (H) W 4-2 Albrechtsen, Kamara (2), Phillips
2007/2008 06/10/2007 Southampton (A) L 2-3 Koren (2)
2009/2010 29/09/2009 Barnsley (A) L 1-3 Brunt
2018/2019 29/09/2018 Preston North End (A) W 3-2 Rodriguez, Davies (o.g.), Gayle
2019/2020 01/10/2019 Leeds United (A) L 0-1  
2021/2022 28/09/2021 Cardiff City (A) W 4-0 Grant, Nelson (o.g.), Mowatt, Phillips
2022/2023 17/09/2022 Norwich City (A) D 1-1 O’Shea
2023/2024 03/10/2023 Sheffield Wednesday (H) W 1-0 Swift
2024/2025 19/10/2024 Oxford United (A)      

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