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West Bromwich Albion - Players, Ranking and Transfers - 72/73
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West Bromwich Albion 1972/1973

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 1972/1973

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Goalkeepers

photo John Osborne

John Osborne

Goalkeeper

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1972

left on : 01/07/1977
B.date01/12/1940
Age32 years

Display stats

Played matches 12
First team matches 12
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Clean sheets 1
Goals against 17
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 1080
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 17%
Draws 25%
Losses 58%
photo Peter Latchford

Peter Latchford

Goalkeeper

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1969

left on : 01/02/1975
B.date27/09/1952
Age20 years

Display stats

Played matches 34
First team matches 34
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Clean sheets 8
Goals against 49
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 3120
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 29%
Draws 24%
Losses 47%
photo Graham Smith

Graham Smith

Goalkeeper

England

Arrived on : 01/12/1971

left on : 01/07/1973
B.date02/11/1947
Age25 years

Display stats

Played matches 4
First team matches 4
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Clean sheets 1
Goals against 4
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 360
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 0%
Draws 50%
Losses 50%

Defenders

photo Ally Robertson

Ally Robertson

Central defender

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1969

left on : 01/07/1986
B.date09/09/1952
Age20 years

Display stats

Played matches 40
First team matches 39
On the bench 1
Goals 2
Efficiency 1793
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 3585
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 18%
Draws 28%
Losses 55%
photo Colin Suggett

Colin Suggett

Defender

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1969

left on : 20/02/1973
B.date30/12/1948
Age24 years

Display stats

Played matches 29
First team matches 28
On the bench 1
Goals 4
Efficiency 645
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 2580
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 24%
Draws 31%
Losses 45%
photo Stewart MacLaren

Stewart MacLaren

Defender

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1971

left on : 01/07/1974
B.date06/04/1953
Age20 years
photo Ally Brown

Ally Brown

Defender

Scotland

Arrived on : 05/03/1972

left on : 01/03/1983
B.date12/04/1951
Age22 years

Display stats

Played matches 35
First team matches 33
On the bench 2
Goals 2
Efficiency 1538
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 3075
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 29%
Draws 29%
Losses 43%
photo Alan Merrick

Alan Merrick

Defender

United States

Arrived on : 01/07/1968

left on : 01/07/1975
B.date20/06/1950
Age23 years
Height1m78

Display stats

Played matches 36
First team matches 35
On the bench 1
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 3135
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 25%
Draws 22%
Losses 53%
photo Roger Minton

Roger Minton

Defender

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1969

left on : 01/08/1975
B.date04/06/1951
Age22 years

Display stats

Played matches 6
First team matches 6
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 495
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 33%
Draws 0%
Losses 67%
photo Gordon Nisbet

Gordon Nisbet

Right full-back

England

Arrived on : 01/08/1968

left on : 01/09/1976
B.date18/09/1951
Age21 years

Display stats

Played matches 41
First team matches 41
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Own goals 1
Assists 0
Minutes played 3750
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 24%
Draws 27%
Losses 49%
photo Ray Wilson

Ray Wilson

Left full-back

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1964

left on : 01/07/1976
B.date08/04/1947
Age26 years

Display stats

Played matches 46
First team matches 46
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 4200
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 22%
Draws 28%
Losses 50%

Midfielders

photo Asa Hartford

Asa Hartford

Midfield

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1967

left on : 01/07/1974
B.date24/10/1950
Age22 years

Display stats

Played matches 49
First team matches 49
On the bench 0
Goals 5
Efficiency 894
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 4470
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 24%
Draws 27%
Losses 49%
photo Len Cantello

Len Cantello

Midfield

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1968

left on : 01/07/1979
B.date11/09/1951
Age21 years

Display stats

Played matches 44
First team matches 44
On the bench 0
Goals 2
Efficiency 1920
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 3840
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 25%
Draws 25%
Losses 50%
photo Lyndon Hughes

Lyndon Hughes

Midfield

England

Arrived on : 01/01/1968

left on : 01/07/1975
B.date16/09/1950
Age22 years

Display stats

Played matches 3
First team matches 3
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 270
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 33%
Draws 33%
Losses 33%
photo Hugh MacLean

Hugh MacLean

Midfield

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1966

left on : 01/07/1973
B.date20/01/1952
Age21 years

Display stats

Played matches 4
First team matches 2
On the bench 2
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 225
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 25%
Draws 0%
Losses 75%
photo Stewart Woolgar

Stewart Woolgar

Midfield

England

Arrived on : 01/10/1969

left on : 01/07/1974
B.date21/09/1952
Age20 years

Display stats

Played matches 4
First team matches 2
On the bench 2
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 270
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 25%
Draws 25%
Losses 50%
photo Tony Brown

Tony Brown

Offensive Midfielder

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1963

left on : 01/07/1980
B.date03/10/1945
Age27 years

Display stats

Played matches 48
First team matches 46
On the bench 2
Goals 15
Efficiency 283
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 4245
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 25%
Draws 25%
Losses 50%
photo John Wile

John Wile

Offensive Midfielder

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1970

left on : 01/07/1983
B.date09/03/1947
Age26 years

Display stats

Played matches 48
First team matches 48
On the bench 0
Goals 1
Efficiency 4380
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 4380
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 23%
Draws 27%
Losses 50%

Forwards

photo Bobby Gould

Bobby Gould

Striker

England

Arrived on : 01/09/1971

left on : 10/12/1972
B.date12/06/1946
Age27 years

Display stats

Played matches 24
First team matches 24
On the bench 0
Goals 6
Efficiency 358
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 2145
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 25%
Draws 29%
Losses 46%
photo Willie Johnston

Willie Johnston

Left Winger

Scotland

Arrived on : 01/07/1972

left on : 01/07/1979
B.date19/12/1946
Age26 years

Display stats

Played matches 27
First team matches 27
On the bench 0
Goals 0
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 2325
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 22%
Draws 26%
Losses 52%
photo Jeff Astle

Jeff Astle

Forward

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1964

left on : 01/01/1974
B.date13/05/1942
Age31 years

Display stats

Played matches 15
First team matches 15
On the bench 0
Goals 5
Efficiency 261
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 1305
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 20%
Draws 20%
Losses 60%
photo Ian Edwards

Ian Edwards

Forward

Wales

Arrived on : 01/01/1973

left on : 01/01/1977
B.date30/01/1955
Age18 years
photo Joseph Mayo

Joseph Mayo

Forward

England

Arrived on : 01/01/1973

left on : 01/01/1978
B.date25/05/1951
Age22 years
photo Allan Glover

Allan Glover

Forward

England

Arrived on : 01/07/1969

left on : 01/07/1977
B.date21/10/1950
Age22 years

Display stats

Played matches 5
First team matches 2
On the bench 3
Goals 1
Efficiency 315
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 315
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 20%
Draws 0%
Losses 80%
photo Glenn Johnson

Glenn Johnson

Forward

Canada

Arrived on : 01/07/1969

left on : 01/07/1974
B.date22/04/1951
Age22 years
photo Dave Shaw

Dave Shaw

Forward

England

Arrived on : 01/03/1973

left on : 01/10/1975
B.date11/10/1948
Age24 years

Display stats

Played matches 12
First team matches 10
On the bench 2
Goals 3
Efficiency 330
Own goals 0
Assists 0
Minutes played 990
Yellow cards 0
Red cards 0
Victories 17%
Draws 25%
Losses 58%

Manager

photo Don Howe

Don Howe

Manager

B.date 12/10/1935

Age 37 years

Arrived on : 01/07/1971

Left on : 07/04/1975

50 Games
12 Victories
25 Losses

Success rate in this team:

26 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

26 %

Staff members

Brian WhitehouseArrived on : 01/07/1971
membre du staffLeft on : 01/07/1981

Games list

21/0421/04/1973Division 1D1Round 40R40WBA0 1Norwich City
25/0425/04/1973Division 1D1Round 41R41WBA1 2Manchester City
28/0428/04/1973Division 1D1Round 42R42Birmingham City3 2WBA

Competitions overview 1972/1973Last updated on 05/05/2025 at 20:05

Division 1

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42910233862-24

League Cup

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3111440

FA Cup

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5221642

Total

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501213254870-22

Transfers: In

Players in

01/0701/07/1972photo Willie Johnston Willie JohnstonRangers
01/0701/07/1972photo John Osborne John OsborneWalsallReturn from loan
01/0101/01/1973photo Ian Edwards Ian Edwards
01/0101/01/1973photo Joseph Mayo Joseph MayoWalsall
01/0301/03/1973photo Dave Shaw Dave ShawOldham

Transfers: Out

Players out

01/0701/07/1972photo Bobby Hope Bobby HopeBirmingham
01/0701/07/1972photo George McVitie George McVitieOldham
01/0701/07/1972photo Graham Williams Graham WilliamsWeymouth
10/1210/12/1972photo Bobby Gould Bobby GouldBristol City
20/0220/02/1973photo Colin Suggett Colin SuggettNorwich

Players loaned out

01/0601/06/1972photo John Osborne John OsborneWalsallLoan

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 05/05/2025 at 20:05

Home

Away

Total

Number of matches without scoring

League

24%

48%

36%

All competitions

20%

50%

34%

Number of matches without conceding a goal

League

29%

10%

19%

All competitions

28%

13%

20%

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals

League

38%

43%

40%

All competitions

36%

42%

40%

Number of times the team scores first

League

52%

10%

31%

All competitions

52%

13%

34%

Number of times the opponent scores first

League

43%

86%

64%

All competitions

44%

79%

60%

Average minute of the first goal scored

League

0

0

0

All competitions

0

0

0

Average minute of the first goal conceded

League

2

3

8

All competitions

8

6

7

Most frequent score

Home
ScoreLeagueAll competitions
0 - 01 times1 times
0 - 12 times2 times
0 - 21 times1 times
2 - 22 times2 times
2 - 12 times3 times
1 - 04 times4 times
1 - 14 times6 times
2 - 31 times1 times
2 - 01 times2 times
0 - 41 times1 times
4 - 11 times1 times
1 - 21 times1 times
Away
ScoreLeagueAll competitions
2 - 06 times7 times
1 - 12 times2 times
1 - 02 times2 times
0 - 21 times1 times
2 - 15 times6 times
3 - 12 times2 times
0 - 01 times2 times
3 - 01 times1 times
3 - 21 times1 times

Total

Victories

Draws

Losses

Result when the team scores first

League

Home

72.73%

27.27%

Away

50%

50%

Total

69.23%

23.08%

7.69%

All competitions

Home

69.23%

30.77%

Away

33.33%

66.67%

Total

64.71%

23.53%

11.76%

Result when the opponent scores first

League

Home

33.33%

66.67%

Away

11.11%

88.89%

Total

18.52%

81.48%

All competitions

Home

9.09%

36.36%

54.55%

Away

10.53%

89.47%

Total

3.33%

20%

76.67%

Total

Team leading

Team drawing

Team chasing

Time leading and behind score

League

49%

8%

43%

44

8

39

Min./Match

7%

6%

87%

6

5

78

Min./Match

28%

7%

65%

25

6

58

Min./Match

All competitions

49%

7%

44%

44

7

40

Min./Match

9%

11%

80%

8

10

72

Min./Match

31%

9%

61%

28

8

55

Min./Match

Season formLast updated on 05/05/2025 at 20:05

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

Goals per quarterLast updated on 07/05/2025 at 13:09

MinutesGoals forGoals against
0 - 1517
30
Best scorer : Jeff Astle - 46 Goals
16 - 300
1
31 - 450
1
46 - 600
1
61 - 750
1
76 - 900
2

Last 10 years rankingLast updated on 17/04/2025 at 12:20

This ranking is calculated on the total of league games of the country between 1963 and 1973 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.
3Man United1.64 pts/m
4Chelsea1.62 pts/m
5Arsenal1.6 pts/m
6Tottenham1.58 pts/m
7Everton1.56 pts/m
8WBA1.28 pts/m
9West Ham1.26 pts/m
10Stoke City1.24 pts/m
11Manchester City1.52 pts/m
12Wolverhampton1.42 pts/m
13Nottingham1.26 pts/m
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 24/08/1963. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Overall ranking at every minuteLast updated on 07/05/2025 at 10:21

Best club streaksLast updated on 05/05/2025 at 20:05

Series Home Away Total
consecutive wins314
League213
consecutive draws0
consecutive losses294
League294
consecutive matches without a win4207
League4177
consecutive matches without a draw498
League497
consecutive matches without a loss714
League613
matches with at least one goal scored13613
League9510
matches with at least one goal conceded598
League498
matches without scoring any goal343
League344
matches without conceding any goal112
League112

Running streaksLast updated on 05/05/2025 at 20:05

Series Running Home Away Total
consecutive wins
League
consecutive losses294
League294
consecutive matches without a win2204
League2174
consecutive matches without a draw497
League497
consecutive matches without a loss
League
matches with at least one goal scored112
League112
matches with at least one goal conceded395
League395
matches without scoring any goal
League
matches without conceding any goal
League

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