Editing West Bromwich Albion F.C. (section)

==Notable former players==
{{See also|Category:West Bromwich Albion F.C. players}}
{{Further|List of West Bromwich Albion F.C. players}}

As part of the club's 125th anniversary celebrations in 2004, a survey was commissioned via the official West Bromwich Albion website and the ''[[Express & Star]]'' newspaper to determine the greatest West Brom players of all time. A modern-day, 16-man squad was compiled from the results; all selected players are depicted on a commemorative mural displayed at [[The Hawthorns]]. Fourteen of the sixteen players are English-born, with a fifteenth, Cyrille Regis, a [[French Guiana]]-born full [[England national football team|England]] international. The list of 16 is as follows:<ref>{{cite news|title=The wraps come off 125th anniversary mural |url=http://www.wba.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10366~547701,00.html |publisher=West Bromwich Albion F.C. |date=4 August 2004 |access-date=11 November 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080202125701/http://www.wba.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10366~547701%2C00.html |archive-date= 2 February 2008 
}}</ref>

[[File:Jeff Astle Gates.jpg|thumb|upright|right|200px|The [[Jeff Astle]] gates at [[The Hawthorns]]]]
[[File:The Hawthorns - West Bromwich Albion FC - Birmingham Road - Tony Brown statue (15964584919).jpg|thumb|right|200px|Sillouette of the [[Tony Brown (footballer, born 1945)|Tony Brown]] statue outside [[The Hawthorns]]]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"  style="text-align:left; width:65%;"
|- style="background:#efefef;"
! Name
! class="unsortable"|Nat.
! Years
! Apps
! Goals
! Position
|-
| style="white-space:nowrap;"|{{sortname|Billy|Bassett}}
|{{flagicon|England}}
|1886–99
|align=center|311
|align=center|77
|[[Outside right]]
|-
| style="white-space:nowrap;"|{{sortname|Jesse|Pennington}}
|{{flagicon|England}}
|1903–22
|align=center|496
|align=center|0
|[[Defender (association football)|Left back]]
|-
| style="white-space:nowrap;"|{{sortname|W. G.|Richardson}}
|{{flagicon|England}}
|1929–45
|align=center|354
|align=center|228
|[[Striker (association football)|Centre forward]]
|-
| style="white-space:nowrap;"|{{sortname|Ray|Barlow}}
|{{flagicon|England}}
|1944–60
|align=center|482
|align=center|48
|[[Wing half|Left-half]]
|-
| style="white-space:nowrap;"|{{sortname|Ronnie|Allen}}
|{{flagicon|England}}
|1950–61
|align=center|458
|align=center|234
|[[Striker (association football)|Centre forward]]
|-
| style="white-space:nowrap;"|{{sortname|Don|Howe}}
|{{flagicon|England}}
|1952–64
|align=center|379
|align=center|19
|[[Defender (association football)|Right back]]
|-
| style="white-space:nowrap;"|{{sortname|Derek|Kevan}}
|{{flagicon|England}}
|1953–63
|align=center|262
|align=center|157
|[[Striker (association football)|Centre forward]]
|-
| style="white-space:nowrap;"|{{sortname|Tony|Brown|Tony Brown (footballer, born 1945)}}
|{{flagicon|England}}
|1963–81
|align=center|720
|align=center|279
|[[Wing half]]/[[Inside forward]]
|-
| style="white-space:nowrap;"|{{sortname|Jeff|Astle}}
|{{flagicon|England}}
|1964–74
|align=center|361
|align=center|174
|[[Striker (association football)|Centre forward]]
|-
| style="white-space:nowrap;"|{{sortname|John|Osborne|John Osborne (footballer)}}
|{{flagicon|England}}
|1967–72<br />1973–78
|align=center|312
|align=center|0
|[[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]]
|-
| style="white-space:nowrap;"|{{sortname|John|Wile}}
|{{flagicon|England}}
|1970–83
|align=center|619
|align=center|29
|[[Defender (association football)|Centre-half]]
|-
| style="white-space:nowrap;"|{{sortname|Willie|Johnston}}
|{{flagicon|Scotland}}
|1972–79
|align=center|261
|align=center|28
|[[Outside left]]
|-
| style="white-space:nowrap;"|{{sortname|Bryan|Robson}}
|{{flagicon|England}}
|1974–81
|align=center|249
|align=center|46
|Central [[midfielder]]
|-
| style="white-space:nowrap;"|{{sortname|Derek|Statham}}
|{{flagicon|England}}
|1976–87
|align=center|373
|align=center|11
|[[Defender (association football)|Left back]]
|-
| style="white-space:nowrap;"|{{sortname|Laurie|Cunningham}}
|{{flagicon|England}}
|1977–79
|align=center|114
|align=center|30
|[[Winger (sport)|Winger]]
|-
| style="white-space:nowrap;"|{{sortname|Cyrille|Regis}}
|{{flagicon|England}}
|1977–84
|align=center|302
|align=center|112
|[[Striker (association football)|Centre forward]]
|-
|}

Other notable honours bestowed upon West Brom players include the [[PFA Young Player of the Year]] award, which was presented to Cyrille Regis in 1979.<ref>{{cite web| title = Young Player of the Year 1974–2007| url = http://www.givemefootball.com/rolls_of_honour/youngplayerroll.html| work=GiveMeFootball.com| publisher=[[Professional Footballers' Association]]| access-date =11 November 2007
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927005504/http://www.givemefootball.com/rolls_of_honour/youngplayerroll.html |archive-date = 27 September 2007}}</ref> In 1998, Billy Bassett and Bryan Robson were named among the list of [[Football League 100 Legends]], along with [[Arthur Rowley]], [[Geoff Hurst]] and [[Johnny Giles]].<ref>{{cite news| title = Football Legends list in full| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/144986.stm| work = BBC News| date = 5 August 1998| access-date = 11 November 2007| archive-date = 12 January 2016| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160112220804/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/144986.stm| url-status = live}}</ref> Bryan Robson was also an inaugural inductee into the [[English Football Hall of Fame]] in 2002,<ref>{{cite web| title = 2002 Inaugural Inductees| url = http://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/pages/fame/2002.htm| publisher=[[National Football Museum]]| access-date =11 November 2007| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070930181548/http://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/pages/fame/2002.htm <!--Added by H3llBot-->| archive-date =30 September 2007}}</ref> to be joined two years later by Geoff Hurst.<ref>{{cite web| title = 2004 Inductees| url = http://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/pages/fame/2004.htm| publisher=National Football Museum| access-date =11 November 2007| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20071116015241/http://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/pages/fame/2004.htm <!--Added by H3llBot-->| archive-date =16 November 2007
}}</ref> [[Bobby Robson]], a player with Albion, has also been inducted, although this was for his achievements as a manager.<ref>{{cite web| title = 2003 Inductees| url = http://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/pages/fame/2003.htm| publisher=National Football Museum| access-date =11 November 2007| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20071116015236/http://www.nationalfootballmuseum.com/pages/fame/2003.htm <!--Added by H3llBot-->| archive-date =16 November 2007
}}</ref> In 1919–20, [[Fred Morris (footballer born 1893)|Fred Morris]] became the first Albion player to finish as top goalscorer in [[Football League First Division|Division One]], a feat which has since been repeated by Ronnie Allen, [[Derek Kevan]], Jeff Astle and Tony Brown.{{Ref label|DerekKevan|D|}}<ref>{{cite web| title = English League Leading Goalscorers 1889–2007| url = https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engtops.html| date = 14 June 2007| website = [[RSSSF]]| access-date = 11 November 2007| archive-date = 28 June 2011| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110628202228/http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/engtops.html| url-status = live}}</ref> Brown, who holds the club records for goals and appearances, was voted into the [[Professional Footballers' Association|PFA]] Centenary Hall of Fame in July 2007.<ref>{{cite news| title = 'Bomber' enters Centenary Hall of Fame| url = http://www.wba.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0,,10366~1068413,00.html| publisher = West Bromwich Albion F.C.| date = 9 July 2007| access-date = 11 November 2007| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081010235635/http://www.wba.premiumtv.co.uk/page/News/0%2C%2C10366~1068413%2C00.html| archive-date = 10 October 2008| df = dmy-all}}</ref>

===Player of the Year===

{|
|-
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #000080;" scope="col"|Year
! style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #000080;" scope="col"|Winner
|-
|1979||{{flagicon|England}} [[Bryan Robson]]
|-
|1980||N/A
|-
|1981||{{flagicon|England}} [[Tony Godden]]
|-
|1982||{{flagicon|England}} [[Cyrille Regis]]
|-
|1983||N/A
|-
|1984||{{flagicon|England}} [[Paul Barron]]
|-
|1985||{{flagicon|England}} [[Garry Thompson (footballer, born 1959)|Garry Thompson]]
|-
|1986||{{flagicon|England}} [[Stephen Hunt (footballer, born 1956)|Stephen Hunt]]
|-
|1987||{{flagicon|England}} [[Stuart Naylor]]
|-
|1988||{{flagicon|England}} [[Carlton Palmer]]
|-
|1989||{{flagicon|England}} [[Chris Whyte]]
|-
|1990||{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Bernard McNally]]
|-
|1991||{{flagicon|England}} [[Graham Roberts]]
|-
|}
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #000080;" scope="col"|Year
! style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #000080;" scope="col"|Winner
|-
|1992||{{flagicon|England}} [[Daryl Burgess]]
|-
|1993||{{flagicon|England}} [[Bob Taylor (footballer, born 1967)|Bob Taylor]]
|-
|1994||{{flagicon|England}} [[Daryl Burgess]]
|-
|1995||{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Paul Mardon]]
|-
|1996||{{flagicon|England}} [[Andy Hunt (footballer)|Andy Hunt]]
|-
|1997||{{flagicon|England}} [[Ian Hamilton (footballer, born 1967)|Ian Hamilton]]
|-
|1998||{{flagicon|England}} [[Alan Miller (footballer)|Alan Miller]]
|-
|1999||{{flagicon|England}} [[Lee Hughes]]
|-
|2000||{{flagicon|Iceland}} [[Lárus Sigurðsson]]
|-
|2001||{{flagicon|England}} [[Neil Clement]]
|-
|2002||{{flagicon|England}} [[Russell Hoult]]
|-
|2003||{{flagicon|Wales}} [[Jason Koumas]]
|-
|2004||{{flagicon|Denmark}} [[Thomas Gaardsøe]]
|-
|}
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|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #000080;" scope="col"|Year
! style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #000080;" scope="col"|Winner
|-
|2005||{{flagicon|England}} [[Ronnie Wallwork]]
|-
|2006||{{flagicon|England}} [[Jonathan Greening]]
|-
|2007||{{flagicon|Senegal}} [[Diomansy Kamara]]
|-
|2008||{{flagicon|England}} [[Kevin Phillips (footballer)|Kevin Phillips]]
|-
|2009||{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Chris Brunt]]
|-
|2010||{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Graham Dorrans]]
|-
|2011||{{flagicon|DR Congo}} [[Youssouf Mulumbu]]
|-
|2012||{{flagicon|England}} [[Ben Foster (footballer)|Ben Foster]]
|-
|2013||{{flagicon|Northern Ireland}} [[Gareth McAuley]]
|-
|2014||{{flagicon|England}} [[Ben Foster (footballer)|Ben Foster]]
|-
|2015||{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[James Morrison (footballer)|James Morrison]]
|-
|2016||{{flagicon|Scotland}} [[Darren Fletcher]]
|-
|2017||{{flagicon|England}} [[Ben Foster (footballer)|Ben Foster]]
|-
|}
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|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #000080;" scope="col"|Year
! style="background:#000080; color:#FFFFFF; border:2px solid #000080;" scope="col"|Winner
|-
|2018||{{flagicon|England}} [[Ben Foster (footballer)|Ben Foster]]
|-
|2019||{{flagicon|England}} [[Dwight Gayle]]
|-
|2020||{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Matheus Fellipe Costa Pereira|Matheus Pereira]]
|-
|2021||{{flagicon|England}} [[Sam Johnstone]]
|-
|2022||{{flagicon|England}} [[Matthew Clarke (footballer, born 1996)|Matthew Clarke]]
|-
|2023||{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Jayson Molumby]]
|-
|2024||{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Cédric Kipré]]
|-
|2025||{{flagicon|Norway}} [[Torbjørn Heggem]]
|-
|}
|}