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West Bromwich Albion - Players, Ranking and Transfers - 78/79
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West Bromwich Albion 1978/1979

CityWest Bromwich
Full nameWest Bromwich Albion FC
Diminutive WBA
Foundation1876
Stadium The Hawthorns
Official websitehttps://www.wba.co.uk/
photo The Hawthorns

Roster West Bromwich Albion 1978/1979

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Goalkeepers

photo Dave Stewart

Dave Stewart

Goalkeeper

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/01/1979

left on : 01/08/1979
B.date11/03/1947
Age32 years
photo Tony Godden

Tony Godden

Goalkeeper

England

Arrived on : 01/01/1976

left on : 02/01/1983
B.date02/08/1955
Age23 years

Display stats

Played matches 50
First team matches 50
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Clean sheets 18
Goals against 39
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 4474
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 58%
Draws 26%
Losses 16%
photo Mark Grew

Mark Grew

Goalkeeper

England

Arrived on : 01/02/1978

left on : 01/07/1983
B.date15/02/1958
Age21 years

Display stats

Played matches 1
First team matches 0
On the bench 1
Goals 0
Clean sheets 0
Goals against 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 26
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 100%
Draws 0%
Losses 0%

Defenders

photo Ally Robertson

Ally Robertson

Central defender

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1969

left on : 01/07/1986
B.date09/09/1952
Age26 years

Display stats

Played matches 47
First team matches 47
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 4230
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 60%
Draws 28%
Losses 13%
photo John Anderson

John Anderson

Right central defender

Republic of Ireland

Arrived on : 01/07/1977

left on : 01/07/1979
B.date07/11/1959
Age19 years
photo Derek Statham

Derek Statham

Defender

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1976

left on : 01/07/1987
B.date24/03/1959
Age20 years

Display stats

Played matches 47
First team matches 47
On the bench 0
Goals 1
Efficiency 4185
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 4185
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 55%
Draws 28%
Losses 17%
photo Ally Brown

Ally Brown

Defender

Scotland

Arrived on : 05/03/1972

left on : 01/03/1983
B.date12/04/1951
Age28 years

Display stats

Played matches 49
First team matches 49
On the bench 0
Goals 20
Efficiency 215
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 4304
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 57%
Draws 27%
Losses 16%
photo Martyn Bennett

Martyn Bennett

Defender

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1977

left on : 01/07/1990
B.date04/08/1961
Age17 years

Display stats

Played matches 1
First team matches 1
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 90
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 100%
Draws 0%
Losses 0%
photo Paddy Mulligan

Paddy Mulligan

Right full-back

Republic of Ireland

Arrived on : 01/07/1975

left on : 01/07/1979
B.date17/03/1945
Age34 years
photo Brendon Batson

Brendon Batson

Right full-back

England

Arrived on : 01/01/1978

left on : 01/07/1983
B.date06/02/1953
Age26 years

Display stats

Played matches 49
First team matches 49
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 4365
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 57%
Draws 27%
Losses 16%

Midfielders

photo Bryan Robson

Bryan Robson

Centre Midfield

England

Arrived on : 01/08/1974

left on : 05/10/1981
B.date11/01/1957
Age22 years
Height1m78
Weight75 kg

Display stats

Played matches 49
First team matches 49
On the bench 0
Goals 9
Efficiency 488
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 4394
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 57%
Draws 27%
Losses 16%
photo Mick Martin

Mick Martin

Midfield

Republic of Ireland

Arrived on : 01/07/1975

left on : 01/12/1978
B.date09/07/1951
Age27 years
Height1m75

Display stats

Played matches 2
First team matches 1
On the bench 1
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 110
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 100%
Draws 0%
Losses 0%
photo John Trewick

John Trewick

Midfield

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1974

left on : 01/01/1981
B.date03/06/1957
Age22 years

Display stats

Played matches 27
First team matches 23
On the bench 4
Goals 4
Efficiency 525
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 2101
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 63%
Draws 19%
Losses 19%
photo Len Cantello

Len Cantello

Midfield

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1968

left on : 01/07/1979
B.date11/09/1951
Age27 years

Display stats

Played matches 39
First team matches 39
On the bench 0
Goals 3
Efficiency 1118
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 3355
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 62%
Draws 26%
Losses 13%
photo Kevin Summerfield

Kevin Summerfield

Midfield

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1977

left on : 01/07/1982
B.date07/01/1959
Age20 years

Display stats

Played matches 2
First team matches 0
On the bench 2
Goals 1
Efficiency 61
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 61
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 100%
Draws 0%
Losses 0%
photo Tony Brown

Tony Brown

Offensive Midfielder

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1963

left on : 01/07/1980
B.date03/10/1945
Age33 years

Display stats

Played matches 37
First team matches 34
On the bench 3
Goals 10
Efficiency 309
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 3090
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 62%
Draws 24%
Losses 14%
photo John Wile

John Wile

Offensive Midfielder

England

Arrived on : 12/01/1978

left on : 01/07/1983
B.date09/03/1947
Age32 years

Display stats

Played matches 50
First team matches 50
On the bench 0
Goals 2
Efficiency 2250
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 4500
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 58%
Draws 26%
Losses 16%

Forwards

photo Cyrille Regis

Cyrille Regis

Striker

England

Arrived on : 01/06/1977

left on : 11/10/1984
B.date09/02/1958
Age21 years
Height1m83
Weight82 kg

Display stats

Played matches 47
First team matches 46
On the bench 1
Goals 18
Efficiency 232
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 4177
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 55%
Draws 28%
Losses 17%
photo Laurie Cunningham

Laurie Cunningham

Left Winger

England

Arrived on : 01/03/1977

left on : 01/07/1979
B.date08/03/1956
Age23 years
Height1m80

Display stats

Played matches 48
First team matches 47
On the bench 1
Goals 13
Efficiency 322
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 4185
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 58%
Draws 27%
Losses 15%
photo Willie Johnston

Willie Johnston

Left Winger

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1972

left on : 01/07/1979
B.date19/12/1946
Age32 years

Display stats

Played matches 7
First team matches 3
On the bench 4
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 413
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 57%
Draws 29%
Losses 14%
photo David Mills

David Mills

Forward

England

Arrived on : 01/01/1979

left on : 01/11/1981
B.date06/12/1951
Age27 years

Display stats

Played matches 18
First team matches 15
On the bench 3
Goals 3
Efficiency 480
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 1440
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 56%
Draws 17%
Losses 28%

Manager

photo Ron Atkinson

Ron Atkinson

Manager

B.date 18/03/1939

Age 40 years

Arrived on : 12/01/1978

Left on : 09/06/1981

59 Games
31 Victories
10 Losses

Success rate in this team:

51 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

47 %

Staff members

Colin AddisonArrived on : 01/07/1978
assistant managerLeft on : 01/07/1979
Brian WhitehouseArrived on : 01/07/1971
membre du staffLeft on : 01/07/1981

Games list

11/0511/05/1979Division 1D1Round 35R35Aston Villa0 1WBA
14/0514/05/1979Division 1D1Round 29R29Tottenham1 0WBA
18/0518/05/1979Division 1D1Round 16R16WBA0 1Nottingham

Competitions overview 1978/1979Last updated on 15/04/2025 at 11:44

Division 1

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League Cup

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302101-1

(C3) UEFA Cup

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85211358

FA Cup

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62311385

Total

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59311810984949

Transfers: In

Players in

01/0101/01/1979photo David Mills David MillsMiddlesbrough
01/0101/01/1979photo Dave Stewart Dave StewartLeeds

Staff members in

01/0701/07/1978photo Colin Addison Colin AddisonNewportassistant manager

Transfers: Out

Players out

01/1201/12/1978photo Mick Martin Mick MartinNewcastle

Players retired

01/0701/07/1978photo Wayne Hughes Wayne HughesRetired

Trophy room

Victories

Championship 3200819111902
FA Cup 41968195419311888
League Cup 11966
Community Shield 219541920
Premier League 11920

Runner-ups

Championship 6202020102004200219491931
Barrages Premier League 12007
League Cup 219701967
Community Shield 219681931
Premier League 219541925
FA Cup 41935189518871886
Data verified since 1888/1889

Club overall statsLast updated on 15/04/2025 at 11:44

Home

Away

Total

Number of matches without scoring

League

10%

14%

12%

All competitions

10%

21%

15%

Number of matches without conceding a goal

League

38%

33%

36%

All competitions

43%

31%

37%

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals

League

43%

43%

43%

All competitions

40%

41%

41%

Number of times the team scores first

League

67%

48%

57%

All competitions

60%

41%

51%

Number of times the opponent scores first

League

33%

48%

40%

All competitions

27%

45%

36%

Average minute of the first goal scored

League

9

6

14

All competitions

14

12

13

Average minute of the first goal conceded

League

20

4

25

All competitions

25

11

16

Most frequent score

Home
ScoreLeagueAll competitions
2 - 13 times3 times
4 - 02 times3 times
0 - 00 times1 times
2 - 21 times1 times
1 - 14 times6 times
3 - 11 times2 times
0 - 12 times2 times
7 - 11 times1 times
1 - 05 times6 times
2 - 01 times3 times
1 - 21 times1 times
3 - 30 times1 times
Away
ScoreLeagueAll competitions
0 - 14 times4 times
0 - 01 times2 times
1 - 33 times4 times
3 - 21 times1 times
1 - 02 times4 times
0 - 21 times2 times
2 - 21 times2 times
1 - 14 times5 times
0 - 31 times1 times
1 - 21 times1 times
3 - 51 times1 times
2 - 11 times2 times

Total

Victories

Draws

Losses

Result when the team scores first

League

Home

92.86%

7.14%

Away

90%

10%

Total

91.67%

4.17%

4.17%

All competitions

Home

88.89%

11.11%

Away

91.67%

8.33%

Total

90%

6.67%

3.33%

Result when the opponent scores first

League

Home

57.14%

42.86%

Away

20%

50%

30%

Total

11.76%

52.94%

35.29%

All competitions

Home

62.5%

37.5%

Away

15.38%

46.15%

38.46%

Total

9.52%

52.38%

38.1%

Total

Team leading

Team drawing

Team chasing

Time leading and behind score

League

61%

11%

29%

55

10

26

Min./Match

47%

11%

42%

43

10

38

Min./Match

54%

11%

35%

49

10

32

Min./Match

All competitions

51%

25%

23%

46

23

21

Min./Match

39%

26%

35%

35

23

32

Min./Match

45%

25%

29%

41

23

26

Min./Match

Season formLast updated on 15/04/2025 at 11:44

Explanation: +1 for a victory, 0 for a draw, -1 for a loss

Goals per quarterLast updated on 06/05/2025 at 05:09

MinutesGoals forGoals against
0 - 1523
17
Best scorer : John Trewick - 38 Goals
16 - 304
4
Best scorer : Cyrille Regis - 3 Goals
31 - 4512
1
Best scorer : Bryan Robson - 2 Goals
46 - 605
1
Best scorer : Cyrille Regis - 2 Goals
61 - 752
1
Best scorer : Laurie Cunningham - 2 Goals
76 - 900
3

Last 10 years rankingLast updated on 18/04/2025 at 16:13

This ranking is calculated on the total of league games of the country between 1969 and 1979 weighted by the tier of the competition teams played for. The points per match are calculated on the basis of a 3-point victory and a 1-point draw.
11Wolverhampton1.37 pts/m
12Newcastle United1.31 pts/m
13Stoke City1.35 pts/m
14Chelsea1.32 pts/m
15West Ham1.22 pts/m
16WBA1.4 pts/m
17QPR1.43 pts/m
18Leicester1.29 pts/m
19Nottingham1.43 pts/m
20Middlesbrough1.52 pts/m
21Birmingham City1.24 pts/m
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 09/08/1969. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Overall ranking at every minuteLast updated on 05/05/2025 at 01:54

Best club streaksLast updated on 15/04/2025 at 11:44

Series Home Away Total
consecutive wins436
League556
consecutive draws0
consecutive losses122
League112
consecutive matches without a win356
League346
consecutive matches without a draw567
League858
consecutive matches without a loss131119
League9913
matches with at least one goal scored221222
League151323
matches with at least one goal conceded5129
League498
matches without scoring any goal123
League112
matches without conceding any goal235
League234

Running streaksLast updated on 15/04/2025 at 11:44

Series Running Home Away Total
consecutive wins
League
consecutive losses112
League112
consecutive matches without a win112
League112
consecutive matches without a draw336
League336
consecutive matches without a loss
League
matches with at least one goal scored
League
matches with at least one goal conceded112
League112
matches without scoring any goal112
League112
matches without conceding any goal
League

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