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===Publications=== The club has published an official matchday [[Football programme|programme]] for supporters since 1905.<ref>{{Cite news | last=Millichip | first=Sir Bert | title=Past glories and future hopes | newspaper=Story of the Baggies β Birmingham Evening Mail souvenir | date = 16 January 1995 | pages = 3 }}</ref> The publication was entitled ''Albion News'' for many years, but was renamed ''Albion'' from the 2002β03 season until the close season of 2013, when it was renamed back to ''Albion News''.<ref>{{cite web | title = The Programmes : Over the Years: 2000β01 to 2005β06 | url = http://www.westbrom.com/0/programmes/overtheyears.html | publisher=westbrom.com | access-date =11 November 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071015122824/http://westbrom.com/0/programmes/overtheyears.html |archive-date = 15 October 2007}}</ref> It won Premier League Programme of the Year in 2002β03 and Third Division Programme of the Year in 1991β92.<ref>{{cite web | title = Programme of the Year Awards | url = http://www.pmfc.co.uk/awards_page.php | publisher = Programme Monthly & Football Collectable | access-date = 11 November 2007 | archive-date = 30 September 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070930051230/http://www.pmfc.co.uk/awards_page.php | url-status = live }}</ref> In 2007β08, it was awarded Championship Programme of the Year by both Programme Monthly and the Football Programme Directory.<ref>{{cite news | title = Double up for 'ALBION' | url = http://www.wba.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10366~1287194,00.html | publisher = West Bromwich Albion F.C. | date = 11 April 2008 | access-date = 12 April 2008 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080413133113/http://www.wba.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10366~1287194%2C00.html | archive-date = 13 April 2008 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> The programme has a circulation in excess of 8,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web|title=Programme Advertising |url=http://www.albionbusiness.co.uk/advertising-opportunities/programme_advertising.html |publisher=Albion Business |access-date=13 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081228151300/http://www.albionbusiness.co.uk/advertising-opportunities/programme_advertising.html |archive-date=28 December 2008 }}</ref> The first West Bromwich Albion [[fanzine]], ''Fingerpost'', was published from 1983 until 1992, and was followed by several others, most notably ''Grorty Dick'' (1989β2005) and ''Last Train to Rolfe Street'' (1992β1995). Since ''Grorty Dick'' ceased publication in 2005, the club now only has one fanzine dedicated to it; 'Baggie Shorts' which is produced by the West Bromwich Albion Supporters' Club London Branch.<ref>{{cite web | title = Baggie Shorts | url = http://www.londonbaggies.co.uk/ | publisher = West Bromwich Albion Supporters Club London Branch | access-date = 5 February 2010 | archive-date = 3 May 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090503195710/http://www.londonbaggies.co.uk/ | url-status = live }}</ref>
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