List of West Bromwich Albion F.C. players

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This is a list of notable footballers who have played for West Bromwich Albion. The aim is for this list to include all players that have played 100 or more senior matches for the club. Other players who have played an important role for the club can also be included, but the reason for their notability should be included in the 'Notes' column.

For a list of all West Brom players with a Wikipedia article, see, and for the current squad see the main West Bromwich Albion F.C. article.

Explanation of List[]

Players should be listed in chronological order according to the year in which they first played for the club, and then by alphabetical order of their surname. Appearances and goals should include substitute appearances, but exclude wartime matches. Further information on competitions/seasons which are regarded as eligible for appearance stats are provided below, and if a player's data is not available for any of these competitions an appropriate note should be added to the table.

League appearances[]

League appearances and goals should include data for the following league spells, but should not include test or play-off matches:

  • Football League / Premier League: 1888–89 to present

Total appearances[]

The figures for total appearances and goals should include the League figures together with the following competitions:

  • Football League test matches (1895–96) and play-off matches (1992–93, 2000–01, 2006–07)
  • FA Cup; Charity Shield (1919–20, 1931–32, 1954–55, 1968–69)
  • Football League Cup (from 1965 to 1966); Full Members Cup (1985–86 to 1990–91); Football League Trophy (1991–92, 1992–93)
  • Fairs Cup (1966–67), UEFA Cup (1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82); UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1968–69)
  • Anglo-Italian Cup (1969–70, 1970–71, 1993–94, 1995–96); Texaco Cup (1970–71, 1972–73, 1974–75); Anglo-Scottish Cup (1975–76, 1976–77)
  • Watney Cup (1971–72); Tennent Caledonian Cup (1977–78, 1978–79)

Table[]

Statistics last updated on 1 July 2018.

Name Position West Brom career League apps League goals Total apps Total goals Notes
Billy Bassett MF 1886–1899 261 61 311 77
Tom Pearson FW 1886–1894 138 72 ? ?
Roddy McLeod FW 1891–1897 149 50 ? ?
Jesse Pennington DF 1903–1922 455 0 496 0
Sammy Timmins MF 1906–1911 111 3 116 3
Fred Reed MF 1914–1927 138 4 154 5
W.G. Richardson FW 1929–1945 320 202 354 228 Most WBA goals in a season (40)
Ray Barlow DF 1944–1960 403 31 482 48
Len Millard DF 1946—1958 436 7 476 9
Ronnie Allen FW 1950–1961 415 208 458 234
Stuart Williams DF 1950–1962 226 0 ? ?
Don Howe DF 1952–1964 342 17 379 19
Ray Potter GK 1958–1967 217 0 ? ?
Tony Brown MF 1963–1980 574 218 720 279 Record WBA appearances and record goalscorer
Jeff Astle FW 1964—1974 292 137 361 174
John Osborne GK 1967–1972, 1973–1978 250 0 312 0
Allan Glover FW/MF 1969–1977 92 9 107 10
John Wile DF 1970–1983 500 24 619 29
Willie Johnston MF 1972–1979 207 18 261 28
Bryan Robson MF 1974–1981 198 39 249 46
Derek Statham DF 1976–1987 299 8 373 11
Laurie Cunningham MF 1977–1979 86 21 114 30
Cyrille Regis FW 1977–1984 237 82 302 112
Bob Taylor FW 1992–1998, 2000–2003 324 113 377 131
Lee Hughes FW 1997–2001, 2002–2004 211 89 237 98
Larus Sigurdsson DF 1999–2004 116 1 128 1
Neil Clement DF 2000–2010 264 21 300 26
Derek McInnes MF 2000–2003 88 6 100 6
Jason Roberts FW 2000–2004 89 24 101 27
Scott Dobie FW 2001–2004 110 21 127 25
Russell Hoult GK 2001–2007 190 0 213 0
Andy Johnson MF 2001–2006 132 7 144 8
Darren Moore DF 2001–2006 104 6 116 6
Paul Robinson DF 2003–2010 214 4 238 5
Jonathan Greening MF 2004–2010 199 7 225 8
Roman Bednar FW 2007–2012 86 30 105 34
Chris Brunt MF 2007–2020 382 44 421 49
Robert Koren MF 2007–2010 127 16 149 22
Youssouf Mulumbu MF 2008–2015 197 15 211 15
Scott Carson GK 2008–2011 110 0 118 0
Peter Odemwingie FW 2010–2013 80 30 82 31 First player in West Brom's Premier League history to score in four consecutive games
Claudio Yacob MF 2012–2018 160 1 171 2

References[]

  • List of West Bromwich Albion F.C. players at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  • Soccerbase stats (use Search for...on left menu and select 'Players' drop down)
  • Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
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