History, is of course what you make it, especially the importance of any historical fact, and we at West Bromwich Albion Football Club, are always mindful of our prestigious past, and have reached a Historical pinnacle that puts the name “Tobias William Collyer” at the very top of that pinnacle, ‘Toby’ becoming the 1000th Albion…
FAREWELL BILLY History is full of sad stories, in life as well as football, and of course we lose great people along the way all the time, that is life and death in an essence. However, as the Albion team and fans were preparing for yet another F.A Cup Semi-Final, this time at Highbury against…
The new season is underway, with the visit of Blackburn Rovers to The Hawthorns on Saturday, a carnival atmosphere, as is always the way on the opening days of any campaign, but followed a sad Friday, when the Albion faithful and the Former Players said goodbye to lifelong fan and friend of the Association Paul…
Finishing eighth in the Second Division in 1928 and seventh a year later in 1929, and anxious to maximise Albion’s chances of promotion back to the top flight again, Fred Everiss made another journey to the North East to make what was undoubtably one of the most pivotal signings of his West Bromwich Albion managerial…
The 1914-18 World War was without doubt a cruel conflict, whereby many men associated with the club, were either killed or injured whilst in service of their country, probably the most notable, being Lieutenant Harold Godfrey Bache, a brilliant amateur centre forward, a true Corinthian, who lost his life on the 16th February 1916, whilst…
Albion would retain their First Division status for just two more seasons before being relegated once again, finishing bottom of the table in April 1904, with top scorer Charles Simmons, with ten goals to his name during the campaign, transferred to West Ham United at the end of the season. Thankfully ‘Chippy’ would return a…
CHAPTER ONE – A NEW DAWN 3rd September 2025 marks the 125th anniversary of Albion’s historic move from Stoney Lane to a piece of scrub land on the Birmingham Road at its junction with Halfords Lane, just outside the town of West Bromwich, that would become their new home for ever and a day. Through…
In 1982 Arrow released HOT HOT HOT., 43 years later that was apt on one of the hottest days of the year, it was certainly the hottest Former Player Golf Day in the 23 years we have been coming to Walsall Golf Club. That same year Gary Owen was a central figure in an exciting…
PRE-SEASON ESCAPADES With the current group of Albion players now back ‘full swing’ for pre-season training in readiness for the 2025/26 Championship campaign and preparing for a trip to a training camp in Austria as well as a couple of friendly games against Blackpool and Lincoln City on the road, giving the Albion fans the…
My thanks to so many great friends….who have made this emotionally challenging season so memorable. Those friends in the Regis Suite, to Ray, Geoff, Norman and ALL the wonderful former players, who have made OUR Hawthorns years so memorable. I still get a buzz when I sit down with the wonderful Tony Brown in the…