With the Friday night pre-Christmas visit of Sheffield United, came the welcome return of four outstanding former Albion Gladiators of seasons past. Peter Odemwingie, Darren Bradley, Bernard McNally and And Hunt, all brilliantly showing us they were still a class act, on duty in the East Stand suites. On the other side of the Shrine…
A frustrating week for Albion fans, with three games against a trio of differing oppositions in Coventry City at the Ricoh followed by the visits of Birmingham City and Swansea City at The Hawthorns. Defeat against the ‘Sky Blues’ after domination the first half and taking a two goal lead, was quickly followed by the…
As the refrains of ‘Auld Lang Sine’ died away on New Year’s Day 1970 manager Alan Ashman would have been preparing his players for a trip north to Sheffield to play Sheffield Wednesday in the third round of the F.A Cup at Hillsborough on Saturday 3rd January 1970 with the painful memories of Albion’s last…
The visit of Oxford United to The Hawthorns on Saturday last brought mixed emotions to Albion fans I’m sure, with the heroes of 1993 all on duty in the East stand suites, Bob Taylor, Andy Hunt , Darryl Burgess and Steve Lillwall, together once again to entertain the Albion corporate guests before the game. In…
With Sheffield Wednesday visiting The Hawthorns on Saturday, gave the Association the perfect opportunity to Present a club cap to former 70’s defender Dave Rushbury, who left The Hawthorns in 1976 to join Wednesday. Association Secretary Geoff Snape was in hand present Dave with his cap pitchside at half time, before the nan if the…
It is with great sadness that we learn of the death of Colin after a long illness. Colin’s career never took him to The Hawthorns until he became Ron Atkinson’s assistant in those exciting days in the late 70’s. That team put together by Ron & Colin was exciting, energetic, and full of character, mirror…
Another busy match day at The Hawthorns, with Mark Grew, Joe Mayo, Darryly Burgess and Gary Hackett on duty in the East stand, and a chance meeting with Super Bobby Taylor enjoyed a deserved corporate afternoon at The Shrine…. Over in the Regis Suite Chairman Ray Wilson, Secretary Geoff Snape and Treasurer Norman Westbury were…
For Albion fans, indeed football fans everywhere, waking up on Saturday morning to the ‘numbing’ news of the very sad passing of former club captain Kevin Campbell, the weekend could not have got off to a more depressing start. Kevin was enlisted by Albion’s management team of Bryan Robson and Nigel Pearson in Albion’s well…
On the formation of the Former Players Association 22 years ago, one ally we had in the Boardroom over the years was Joe Brandrick. Joe an Albion man in every way, someone who supported the Association in so many ways, whose support never wavered and whose friendship our members respected. So, when he presented us…
“ALONG CAME BIG KEV, DON, GRAHAM AND SIR BOBBY” Ahead of the new 1955/56 season, Albion made another rather significant appointment in bringing Aldershot manager Gordon Clark in to the club as Chief Scout, Clark a former Manchester City player and well known to Vic Buckingham. It was a new post created within the club,…