WBA FC Honours and Records

West Bromwich Albion are from the Black Country, just outside Birmingham. The ground is situated on the boundary between Birmingham and Sandwell. They were one of the founder members of the Football League in 1888

Formed:	1879
President:	John Silk
Vice-President:	Joe Brandrick
Chairman and Chief Executive:	Jeremy Peace
Directors:	Mark Jenkins, Jeff Farmer, Dan Ashworth, Darren Eales, Michelle Davies
Manager:	Tony Mowbray
Assistant Manager:	Mark Venus
Coaches:	Joe Corrigan
Chief Scout:	Bobby Hope
Doctor:	Kevin Conod
Head of Sports Science:	Dan Harris
Physiotherapist:	Richie Rawlins
Chaplain:	Ken Hipkiss
Ground:	The Hawthorns, Halfords Lane, West Bromwich, West Midlands B71 4LG
Capacity:	Around 28,000
Telephone:	(0871) 271 1100 (all departments)
Club Shops:	The Hawthorns (East Stand) - (0871) 271 9790 Merry Hill Centre, Brierley Hill - (0871) 271 9793 Online via official website
Official website:	http://www.wba.co.uk
Email:	enquiries@wbafc.co.uk
Ticket office:	(0871) 271 9780
Ticket fax line:	(0871) 271 9781
Nicknames:	The Baggies, The Albion, The Throstles
Fanzines:	Grorty Dick, The Baggies Newspaper, Last Train To Rolfe Street, The Albion Chronicle
Main Sponsor:	TBA (T-Mobile ended May 2008)
Honours:	FA Cup Winners: 1888, 1892, 1931, 1954, 1968 FA Cup Runners-up: 1886, 1887, 1895, 1912, 1935 League Cup Winners: 1966 League Cup Runners-up: 1967, 1970 League Division One Champions: 1920, 2008 League Division One Runners-up: 1925, 1954, 2002, 2004 League Division Two Champions: 1902, 1911 League Division Two Runners-up: 1931, 1949 League Division Three Play-off winners: 1993
Record Attendance:	64,815 v Arsenal (FA Cup 6th round, 6 March 1937)
Record Win:	12-0 v Darwen, 1892
Record Defeat:	3-10 v Stoke City, 1937
Record Transfers (In):	£3,625,000 for Robert Earnshaw from Cardiff City (2004) £2,700,000 for Martin Albrechtsen from FC Copenhagen (2004) £2,500,000 for Lee Hughes from Coventry City (2002) £2,250,000 for Jason Koumas from Tranmere Rovers (2002) £2,000,000 for Sean Gregan from Preston NE (2002) £2,000,000 for Jason Roberts from Bristol Rovers (2000) £1,250,000 for Kevin Kilbane from Preston NE (1997) £748,000 for Peter Barnes from Manchester City (1979)
Record Transfers (Out):	£6,000,000 for Diomansy Kamara to Fulham (2007) £5,000,001 for Lee Hughes to Coventry City (2001) £4,500,000 for Enzo Maresca to Juventus (2000)
Share Registrars:	Neville Registrars Limited Neville House, 18 Laurel Lane, Halesowen, West Midlands B63 3DA Tel: 0121 585 1131 Fax: 0121 585 1132