In 1953, only two clubs in the history of the game, Preston North End and Aston Villa had achieved what was the ultimate achievement in the game back in that era, the League Division One Championship title and English Cup, now known as the League and F.A Cup double. At the end of the 1953/54…
Back in the top flight once again, was the dream that in many respects the ‘Father’ of the club Fred Everiss was praying for every-day since relegation in 1939. When he stood down from the managerial role in 1948, handing over to Jack Smith, He told the local press, “I have got to pack up…
The Richardson Suite pre match celebrations for the visit of Derby County to The Hawthorns on Saturday, were indeed a revelation with the one and only Tony Brown, the star attraction alongside captain fantasticJohn Wile and his minder Ally Robertson. Andy Hunt and Drryl Burgess made it a five strong Former Players team for the…
Quite interestingly, having finished in a rather disappointing seventh place in both the 1946/47 and 1947/48 seasons, the following 1948/49 campaign started in exactly the same way as those previous two seasons that following the end of the war, with a goal scored by the new ‘King of The Hawthorns’ Dave Walsh, a brilliant goal…
I don’t really know where to start, to describe yesterdays ‘day out’ at The Hawthorns. For me the sole purpose was to see all my friends once again, and present club caps to former players Dick Kryzwicki and Bobby Gould, along with my ‘usual’ former players duties. Well, I have to admit, it turned into…
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…