List of West Bromwich Albion F.C. records and statistics

Jesse Pennington, Albion's most capped England international.

West Bromwich Albion are an English professional association football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands. The club was founded in 1878 as West Bromwich Strollers, by workers from George Salter's Spring Works and turned professional in 1885.[1][2] The team has spent the majority of its history in the top division of English football and is currently in its longest spell in the Premier League.

This list encompasses records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Albion players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. Attendance records at The Hawthorns, the club's home ground since 1900, are also included in the list.

Records generally refer only to first team, competitive matches in national or European competitions. Reserve matches, youth matches, friendlies, testimonials, war-time matches and regional competitions are not considered, except where indicated.

Player records

Appearances

Most appearances

Total appearances including substitute appearances are listed below, with the number of substitute appearances shown in parentheses.[7]
# Name Years League FA Cup League Cup Other[B] Total
1England Tony Brown1963–1981574 (13)54 (1)47 (1)45 (1)720 (16)
2Scotland Ally Robertson1968–1986504 (2)34 (2)53 (0)31 (0)622 (4)
3England John Wile1970–1983499 (1)42 (0)42 (0)35 (0)618 (1)
4England Jesse Pennington1903–1922455 (0)39 (0)0 (0)2 (0)496 (0)
5England Tommy Glidden1922–1936445 (0)33 (0)0 (0)1 (0)479 (0)
6England Len Millard1937–1958436 (0)40 (0)0 (0)1 (0)477 (0)
7England Joe Smith1910–1926434 (0)30 (0)0 (0)7 (0)471 (0)
8England Ronnie Allen1950–1961415 (0)42 (0)0 (0)1 (0)458 (0)
9England Joe Carter1921–1936414 (0)37 (0)0 (0)0 (0)451 (0)
10England Ray Barlow1944–1960403 (0)46 (0)0 (0)0 (0)449 (0)

Goalscorers

Joe Wilson scored the club's first league goal.

Top goalscorers

Tony Brown is the all-time top goalscorer for West Bromwich Albion.

Appearances, including substitute appearances, are marked in parentheses.[7]
# Name Years League FA Cup League Cup Other[B] Total
1England Tony Brown1963–1981218 (574)27 (54)17 (47)17 (45)279 (720)
2England Ronnie Allen1950–1961208 (415)23 (42)0 (0)3 (1)234 (458)
3England W. G. Richardson1929–1949202 (320)26 (34)0 (0)1 (0)228 (355)
4England Jeff Astle1964–1974137 (292)14 (23)19 (28)4 (18)174 (361)
5England Derek Kevan1953–1963157 (262)16 (29)0 (0)0 (0)173 (291)
6England Joe Carter1921–1936145 (414)10 (37)0 (0)0 (0)155 (451)
7England Tommy Glidden1922–1936135 (445)5 (33)0 (0)0 (1)140 (479)
8England Bob Taylor1992–1998
2000–2003		113 (324)4 (10)6 (22)8 (21)131 (377)
9England Fred Morris1911–1924112 (263)4 (20)0 (0)2 (4)118 (287)
10England Cyrille Regis1977–198482 (237)10 (25)16 (28)4 (12)112 (302)

International caps

Bob Roberts was Albion's first international player.

This section refers only to caps won while a West Bromwich Albion player.

Transfers

Highest transfer fees paid

# Name Fee Paid to Date Notes
1Scotland Oliver Burke£15 millionGermany RB Leipzig25 August 2017[21]
2Belgium Nacer Chadli£13 millionEngland Tottenham Hotspur29 August 2016[22]
3Venezuela José Salomón Rondón£12 millionRussia Zenit Saint Petersburg10 August 2015[23]
4England Jay Rodriguez£12 millionEngland Southampton2 July 2017[24]
5Nigeria Brown Ideye£10 millionUkraine Dynamo Kiev18 July 2014[25]
6England Jake Livermore£10 millionEngland Hull City F.C.20 January 2017[26]
7Benin Stéphane Sessègnon£6.6 millionEngland Sunderland2 September 2013[27]
8Nigeria Victor Anichebe£6 millionEngland Everton2 September 2013[27]
9Republic of Ireland Shane Long£5 millionEngland Reading9 August 2011[28][C]
10Spain Borja Valero£4.7 millionSpain RCD Mallorca22 August 2008[29]

Progression of record transfer fee paid

Transfers in bold are also British record transfers
# Name Fee Paid to Date Notes
1England Bobby Blood£4,000Port ValeFebruary 1921[30]
2England George Shaw£4,100Huddersfield TownDecember 1926[30]
3England Cecil Shaw£7,500Wolverhampton WanderersDecember 1936[30]
4IrelandRepublic of Ireland Jack Vernon£9,500Belfast CelticFebruary 1947[30]
5England Ronnie Allen£20,000Port ValeMarch 1950[30]
6England Bobby Robson£25,000FulhamMarch 1956[30]
7England John Kaye£44,750Scunthorpe UnitedMay 1963[30]
8England Colin Suggett£100,000SunderlandJune 1969[30]
9Scotland Willie Johnston£138,000RangersDecember 1972[30]
10England David Mills£516,000MiddlesbroughJanuary 1979[30]
11England Peter Barnes£748,000Manchester CityJanuary 1979[30]
12Republic of Ireland Kevin Kilbane£1,250,000Preston North End13 June 1997[31][32][33]
13EnglandGrenada Jason Roberts£2,000,000Bristol Rovers26 July 2000[34]
14Wales Jason Koumas£2,250,000Tranmere Rovers29 August 2002[35]
15England Lee Hughes£2,500,000Coventry City29 August 2002[36]
16Denmark Martin Albrechtsen£2,700,000F.C. Copenhagen3 June 2004[37]
17Wales Robert Earnshaw£3,500,000Cardiff City30 August 2004[38]
18Spain Borja Valero£4,700,000RCD Mallorca22 August 2008[29]
19Republic of Ireland Shane Long£5 millionReading9 August 2011[28][C]
20Benin Stéphane Sessègnon£6.6 millionSunderland2 September 2013[27]
21Nigeria Brown Ideye£10 millionDynamo Kiev18 July 2014[25]
22Venezuela José Salomón Rondón£12 millionRussia Zenit Saint Petersburg10 August 2015[23]
23Belgium Nacer Chadli£13 millionTottenham Hotspur29 August 2016[39]
24Scotland Oliver Burke£15 millionGermany RB Leipzig25 August 2017[21]

Highest transfer fees received

The second highest transfer fee received by Albion was more than £10 million for Curtis Davies in 2008.
# Name Fee Received from Date Notes
1England Saido Berahino£15 millionEngland Stoke City28 January 2017[40]
2England Curtis Davies£10 millionEngland Aston Villa3 July 2008[41]
3Republic of Ireland Shane Long£7 millionEngland Hull City17 January 2014[42]
4Senegal Diomansy Kamara£6 millionEngland Fulham9 July 2007[43]
5Wales Jason Koumas£5.3 millionEngland Wigan Athletic10 July 2007[44]
6England Lee Hughes£5,000,001England Coventry City8 August 2001[45]

Managerial records

Fred Everiss, longest serving secretary-manager
  • First secretary-manager: Louis Ford (fulfilled the role from 1890–1892)
  • Longest serving secretary-manager: Fred Everiss (fulfilled the role from 1902 to 1948, an English record)[46]
  • First full-time manager: Jack Smith (managed the club between 1948 and 1952)
  • Longest serving full-time manager: Vic Buckingham (managed the club from February 1953 to August 1959)

Club records

Goals

Points

  • Fewest points in a season:
    • Two points for a win: 12 (in 22 games in 1890–91, First Division)[47]
    • Three points for a win: 24 (in 42 games in 1985–86, First Division)[47]

Matches

Firsts

Wins

Defeats

Consecutive results

  • Record consecutive league wins: 11 (April – August 1930)[63]
  • Record consecutive league draws: 5 (August – October 1999)[63]
  • Record consecutive league defeats: 11 (October – December 1995)[63]
  • Record consecutive league games without defeat: 17 (September – December 1957)[63]
  • Record consecutive league games without a win: 20 (August 2017 – January 2018)[64][65]
  • Record consecutive games without a win, all competitions: 21 (August 2017 – January 2018)[64][66]
  • Record consecutive league games without defeat from the start of the season: 9 (August – September 1953)[63]
  • Record consecutive games without a win from the start of the season: 12 (August – October 1985)[63]

Attendances

Home attendances

Home attendance records listed are for games at The Hawthorns only (1900–present). For limited details of attendance records at Albion's previous grounds, see West Bromwich Albion F.C. former grounds.

Away and neutral attendances

Footnotes

A. ^ Brown is the second youngest player to appear in a Premier League match, after Fulham's Matthew Briggs.
B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes goals and appearances (including those as a substitute) in the FA Charity Shield, European Cup Winners' Cup, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, UEFA Cup, Anglo-Italian Cup, Texaco Cup, Watney Cup, Anglo-Scottish Cup, Tennent Caledonian Cup, Full Members Cup, Football League Trophy and in play-offs and test matches.
C. ^ The fee for Long may rise to £6.5m with add-on clauses.
D. ^ The record was equalled by Nottingham Forest when they beat Leicester Fosse by the same scoreline in April 1909.[73]
E. ^ Excludes Anglo-Italian Cup games

References

General
  • McOwan, Gavin (2002). The Essential History of West Bromwich Albion. Headline. ISBN 0-7553-1146-9.
  • Matthews, Tony; Mackenzie, Colin (1987). Albion! A Complete Record of West Bromwich Albion 1879–1987. Breedon Books. ISBN 0-907969-23-2.
  • Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.
  • Matthews, Tony (2007). West Bromwich Albion: The Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-565-4.
  • Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack (2008). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2008–2009. Headline. ISBN 978-0-7553-1820-9.
Specific
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  8. ↑ McOwan p. 233.
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  11. ↑ McOwan p. 190.
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  16. ↑ Matthews (2005) pp. 197–198.
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  29. 1 2 "West Brom sign midfielder Valero". BBC Sport. 22 August 2008. Retrieved 17 November 2008.
  30. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Matthews (1987) p. 294.
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  42. ↑ "Shane Long: Southampton sign Hull City striker". BBC Sport. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  43. ↑ "Fulham sign Kamara from West Brom". BBC Sport. 9 July 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2008.
  44. ↑ "Wigan complete signing of Koumas". BBC Sport. 10 July 2007. Retrieved 17 November 2008.
  45. ↑ "Coventry seal Hughes deal". BBC Sport. 8 August 2001. Retrieved 17 November 2008.
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  51. ↑ Matthews (2007) p. 392.
  52. 1 2 Matthews (2007) p. 174.
  53. ↑ Matthews (1987) p. 16.
  54. ↑ Matthews (1987) p. 292.
  55. ↑ Matthews (2007) p. 308.
  56. 1 2 McOwan p. 258.
  57. ↑ "Man Utd vs WBA". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 17 August 2002. Retrieved 17 November 2008.
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  60. ↑ Matthews (2007) pp. 308–310.
  61. ↑ McOwan pp. 258–273.
  62. ↑ Matthews (1987) p. 181.
  63. 1 2 3 4 5 6 McOwan p. 184.
  64. 1 2 McNulty, Phil (23 December 2017). "Stoke City 3–1 West Bromwich Albion". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
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  66. ↑ Pilnick, Brent (6 January 2018). "Exeter City 0–2 West Bromwich Albion". BBC Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
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  68. ↑ Matthews (2007) pp. 83–84.
  69. ↑ McOwan p. 270
  70. ↑ Matthews (1987) p. 235.
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