Editing West Bromwich Albion F.C. (section)

===Black Country derby===
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Albion and Wolves contest the [[Black Country derby]], one of the longest standing derbies in world football. It is considered one of the fiercest rivalries in English football.<ref>{{cite news| title=West Brom and Wolves top soccer rivalry list| url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/west-brom-and-wolves-top-soccer-rivalry-list-1-2492454| work=Yorkshire Post| access-date=13 July 2017| archive-date=4 December 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204005647/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/west-brom-and-wolves-top-soccer-rivalry-list-1-2492454| url-status=live}}</ref> A 2008 survey found it to be the most intense rivalry in the country, with one in four fans from both clubs claiming that their rivalry went much deeper than football.<ref name="List">{{cite news| title=Wolves v Albion top derby list| url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/2008/02/29/wolves-v-albion-top-derby-list/| work=Express & Star| access-date=21 September 2019| archive-date=3 December 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181203202741/https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/2008/02/29/wolves-v-albion-top-derby-list/| url-status=live}}</ref> The two sides have played each other 160 times, with their first major clash being an FA Cup tie in 1886.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2744&team2_id=2848&teamTabs=h2h|title=Head-to-head v Wolves|publisher=Soccerbase|access-date=21 September 2019|archive-date=2 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802002156/http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2744&team2_id=2848&teamTabs=h2h|url-status=live}}</ref> Both Albion and Wolves were founding members of [[English Football League|the Football League]] in [[1888–89 Football League|1888]], making the derby the joint oldest in English league football. 

The rivalry came to prominence when the two clubs contested the league title in 1953–54, and during the 1990s it intensified to new heights among supporters, with both clubs languishing in Division One for much of the decade and only local pride at stake.<ref>McOwan p. 162.</ref> Moreover, in 2002 Albion came from being 11 points adrift to overhaul Wolves to gain promotion.<ref>{{cite news|title=West Brom take leap into the unknown|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/apr/22/match.sport5|work=The Guardian|access-date=21 September 2019|archive-date=21 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921163515/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2002/apr/22/match.sport5|url-status=live}}</ref> The rivalry was further heightened after the sides met in the play-offs in 2007. A 2004 survey by Planetfootball.com confirmed that the majority of both Albion and Wolves supporters consider the other to be their main rival. In February 2012 the Baggies beat Wolves 5–1 away from home, with [[Peter Odemwingie]] scoring a hat-trick. The game became known as the 'demolition derby', and remains the highest scoring Black Country derby of the 21st century.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wolves v West Brom, 2011/12 {{!}} Premier League|url=https://www.premierleague.com/match/7716|access-date=2021-09-27|website=www.premierleague.com|language=en|archive-date=16 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016092244/https://www.premierleague.com/match/7716|url-status=live}}</ref> Despite their geographical location, fellow Black Country club [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]] are seen as lesser rivals, having played in a lower division than Albion for most of their history.<ref name="Planetfootball.com"/>