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

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Jesse Pennington, Albion's most capped England international. Jesse Pennington 1912.jpg
Jesse Pennington, Albion's most capped England international.

West Bromwich Albion Football Club 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] A founder member of the Football League in 1888, the team has spent the majority of its history in the top division of English football.

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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. 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.

The club's record appearance maker and goalscorer is Tony Brown, who scored 279 goals in 720 appearances between 1963 and 1981.

Player records

Appearances

Most appearances

Total appearances including substitute appearances are listed below, with the number of substitute appearances shown in parentheses. [8]
RankPlayerYearsLeague FA Cup League Cup Other [B] Total
1 Flag of England.svg Tony Brown 1963–1981574 (13)54 (1)47 (1)45 (1)720 (16)
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Ally Robertson 1968–1986504 (2)34 (2)53 (0)31 (0)622 (4)
3 Flag of England.svg John Wile 1970–1983499 (1)42 (0)42 (0)35 (0)618 (1)
4 Flag of England.svg Jesse Pennington 1903–1922455 (0)39 (0)0 (0)2 (0)496 (0)
5 Flag of England.svg Tommy Glidden 1922–1936445 (0)33 (0)0 (0)1 (0)479 (0)
6 Flag of England.svg Len Millard 1937–1958436 (0)40 (0)0 (0)1 (0)477 (0)
7 Flag of England.svg Joe Smith 1910–1926434 (0)30 (0)0 (0)7 (0)471 (0)
8 Flag of England.svg Ronnie Allen 1950–1961415 (0)42 (0)0 (0)1 (0)458 (0)
9 Flag of England.svg Joe Carter 1921–1936414 (0)37 (0)0 (0)0 (0)451 (0)
10 Flag of England.svg Ray Barlow 1944–1960403 (0)46 (0)0 (0)0 (0)449 (0)

Goalscorers

Joe Wilson scored the club's first league goal. Joe Wilson footballer.jpg
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. [8]
RankPlayerYearsLeague FA Cup League Cup Other [B] Total
1 Flag of England.svg Tony Brown 1963–1981218 (574)27 (54)17 (47)17 (45)279(720)
2 Flag of England.svg Ronnie Allen 1950–1961208 (415)23 (42)0 (0)3 (1)234(458)
3 Flag of England.svg W. G. Richardson 1929–1949202 (320)26 (34)0 (0)1 (0)228(355)
4 Flag of England.svg Jeff Astle 1964–1974137 (292)14 (23)19 (28)4 (18)174(361)
5 Flag of England.svg Derek Kevan 1953–1963157 (262)16 (29)0 (0)0 (0)173(291)
6 Flag of England.svg Joe Carter 1921–1936145 (414)10 (37)0 (0)0 (0)155(451)
7 Flag of England.svg Tommy Glidden 1922–1936135 (445)5 (33)0 (0)0 (1)140(479)
8 Flag of England.svg Bob Taylor 1992–1998
2000–2003		113 (324)4 (10)6 (22)8 (21)131(377)
9 Flag of England.svg Fred Morris 1911–1924112 (263)4 (20)0 (0)2 (4)118(287)
10 Flag of England.svg Cyrille Regis 1977–198482 (237)10 (25)16 (28)4 (12)112(302)

International caps

Bob Roberts was Albion's first international player. Bob Roberts.jpg
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

RankPlayerFeePaid toDateNotes
1 Flag of Scotland.svg Oliver Burke £15 million Flag of Germany.svg RB Leipzig 25 August 2017 [22]
2 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nacer Chadli £13 million Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur 29 August 2016 [23]
3 Flag of Venezuela.svg Salomón Rondón £12 million Flag of Russia.svg Zenit Saint Petersburg 10 August 2015 [24]
4 Flag of England.svg Jay Rodriguez £12 million Flag of England.svg Southampton 2 July 2017 [25]
5 Flag of Nigeria.svg Brown Ideye £10 million Flag of Ukraine.svg Dynamo Kyiv 18 July 2014 [26]
6 Flag of England.svg Jake Livermore £10 million Flag of England.svg Hull City 20 January 2017 [27]
7 Flag of Benin.svg Stéphane Sessègnon £6.6 million Flag of England.svg Sunderland 2 September 2013 [28]
8 Flag of Nigeria.svg Victor Anichebe £6 million Flag of England.svg Everton 2 September 2013 [28]
9 Flag of Ireland.svg Shane Long £5 million Flag of England.svg Reading 9 August 2011 [29] [C]
10 Flag of Spain.svg Borja Valero £4.7 million Flag of Spain.svg Mallorca 22 August 2008 [30]

Progression of record transfer fee paid

Transfers in bold are also British record transfers
RankPlayerFeePaid toDateNotes
1 Flag of England.svg Bobby Blood £4,000 Port Vale February 1921 [31]
2 Flag of England.svg George Shaw £4,100 Huddersfield Town December 1926 [31]
3 Flag of England.svg Cecil Shaw £7,500 Wolverhampton Wanderers December 1936 [31]
4 Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Flag of Ireland.svg Jack Vernon £9,500 Flag of Ireland.svg Belfast Celtic February 1947 [31]
5 Flag of England.svg Ronnie Allen £20,000 Port Vale March 1950 [31]
6 Flag of England.svg Bobby Robson £25,000 Fulham March 1956 [31]
7 Flag of England.svg John Kaye £44,750 Scunthorpe United May 1963 [31]
8 Flag of England.svg Colin Suggett £100,000 Sunderland June 1969 [31]
9 Flag of Scotland.svg Willie Johnston £138,000 Flag of Scotland.svg Rangers December 1972 [31]
10 Flag of England.svg David Mills £516,000 Middlesbrough January 1979 [31]
11 Flag of England.svg Peter Barnes £748,000 Manchester City January 1979 [31]
12 Flag of Ireland.svg Kevin Kilbane £1,250,000 Preston North End 13 June 1997 [32] [33] [34]
13 Flag of England.svg Flag of Grenada.svg Jason Roberts £2,000,000 Bristol Rovers 26 July 2000 [35]
14 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jason Koumas £2,250,000 Tranmere Rovers 29 August 2002 [36]
15 Flag of England.svg Lee Hughes £2,500,000 Coventry City 29 August 2002 [37]
16 Flag of Denmark.svg Martin Albrechtsen £2,700,000 Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen 3 June 2004 [38]
17 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Robert Earnshaw £3,500,000 Cardiff City 30 August 2004 [39]
18 Flag of Spain.svg Borja Valero £4,700,000 Flag of Spain.svg Mallorca 22 August 2008 [30]
19 Flag of Ireland.svg Shane Long £5 million Reading 9 August 2011 [29] [C]
20 Flag of Benin.svg Stéphane Sessègnon £6.6 million Sunderland 2 September 2013 [28]
21 Flag of Nigeria.svg Brown Ideye £10 million Flag of Ukraine.svg Dynamo Kyiv 18 July 2014 [26]
22 Flag of Venezuela.svg Salomón Rondón £12 million Flag of Russia.svg Zenit Saint Petersburg 10 August 2015 [24]
23 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nacer Chadli £13 million Tottenham Hotspur 29 August 2016 [40]
24 Flag of Scotland.svg Oliver Burke £15 million Flag of Germany.svg RB Leipzig 25 August 2017 [22]

Highest transfer fees received

The second highest transfer fee received by Albion was more than PS10 million for Curtis Davies in 2008. Davies, Curtis.jpg
The second highest transfer fee received by Albion was more than £10 million for Curtis Davies in 2008.
RankPlayerFeeReceived fromDateNotes
1 Flag of England.svg Saido Berahino £15 million Flag of England.svg Stoke City 28 January 2017 [41]
2 Flag of England.svg Curtis Davies £10 million Flag of England.svg Aston Villa 3 July 2008 [42]
3 Flag of Ireland.svg Shane Long £7 million Flag of England.svg Hull City 17 January 2014 [43]
4 Flag of Senegal.svg Diomansy Kamara £6 million Flag of England.svg Fulham 9 July 2007 [44]
5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Jason Koumas £5.3 million Flag of England.svg Wigan Athletic 10 July 2007 [45]
6 Flag of England.svg Lee Hughes £5,000,001 Flag of England.svg Coventry City 8 August 2001 [46]

Managerial records

Fred Everiss, longest serving secretary-manager Fred Everiss.jpg
Fred Everiss, longest serving secretary-manager

Club records

Goals

Points

Matches

Firsts

Wins

Defeats

Consecutive results

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.  ^ As of May 2019, Brown is the third youngest player to appear in a Premier League match, after Harvey Elliott and 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. [75]
E.  ^ Excludes Anglo-Italian Cup games

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