West Bromwich (also known as West Bromwich Albion Football Club, West Brom, Albion, The Baggies, The Albion, The Throstles, The Baggies, West Bromwich FC or WBA) is a professional English football club based in West Bromwich, England. West Bromwich was founded in 1878 and was one of the founding members of The Football League in 1888. West Bromwich has spent the majority of its existence in the top tier of English football. The team have played in blue and white stripes for most of its history.

In 1995, West Bromwich's experienced its longest and deepest decline when relegated in the 1985/86 and remaining outside the top flight for next 16 years; five years later, West Bromwich was relegated to the Third Division for the first time in the club's history.

In the 1999/2000 season, West Bromwich was promoted to Division One; one year later, the team was promoted to the Premier League but this promotion has not lasted for long. West Bromwich was relegated again in the 2001/02 season and not surprisingly was promoted back to the Premier League in the following 2003/04 season.

The 2008/09 was the club's fourth season in the Premier League since 2002. West Bromwich was relegated to the second tier at the end of that season but won promotion back to the Premier League for the 2010/11 season._©23/02/2012PremierLeague-Tickets.com

Dawson nets new Baggies deal
West Brom central defender Craig Dawson has signed a new three-and-a-half year contract, the club have confirmed...

 Captain nears return
Brunt sets sights on training Albion skipper Chris Brunt has set his sights on a first team recall as he nears a return to full training...

 Zoltan Gera hoping for injury return before end of season
West Brom midfielder Zoltan Gera thinks he has an outside chance of returning to action before the end of the season after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament in November...

 Midfielder wants extended stay
Andrews out to prolong Baggies career Keith Andrews has set his sights on extending his Albion career beyond the end of this season...

 Olsson applauds Odemwingie
West Brom defender Jonas Olsson is hoping striker Peter Odemwingie's weekend hat-trick against Wolves will kick his season into top gear...

 Odemwingie tames Wolves with hat-trick
Nigerian Peter Odemwingie rediscovered his scoring touch with a hat-trick as West Bromwich Albion crushed Wolves 5-1 at the weekend in a clash of English Premier League battlers...

 Vote now for your Man of the Match against Wolverhampton Wanderers
Who caught your eye against Wolves? Albion put on a five-star show in Staffordshire as a hat-trick from Peter Odemwingie, a debut goal from Keith Andrews and a Jonas Olsson volley saw the Baggies record their best win against Wolves since 1962...

 Delighted Hodgson celebrates anniversary in style
Five-star Albion please Hodgson Roy Hodgson admits there is no better way to celebrate his first year in charge of the Baggies than beating Wolves 5-1 at the Molineux...

 Odemwingie hat-trick destroys Wolves
West Bromwich Albion striker Peter Odemwingie plunged Wolves into the relegation zone as his hat-trick inspired a 5-1 rout in the 'Black Country' derby at Molineux on Sunday...

 Odemwingie treble piles on misery for Wolves
West Bromwich Albion piled on the misery for struggling Wolves as Peter Odemwingie's hat-trick inspired a 5-1 thrashing of their local rivals in the 'Black Country' derby at Molineux on Sunday...

 Team lineups: Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Bromwich Albion 12 Feb 2012
Confirmation of the starting eleven and substitutes named for today's early kick-off away to Wolverhampton Wanderers...

 West Bromwich Albion away at Wolverhampton Wanderers - Follow LIVE text commentary
West Bromwich Albion away at Wolverhampton Wanderers Follow all the action as West Bromwich Albion travel away to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux Stadium in the Premier League on 12-Feb-2012...

 Striker out to do fans proud
Long ready for Black Country derby Shane Long insists Albion players are ready to make their fans proud after this Sunday’s Black Country derby...

 Roy gunning for derby double
Boss wants Hawthorns repeat against Wolves Albion boss Roy Hodgson is aiming for a Black Country derby double over Wolves this Sunday...

 Hodgson hails McCarthy
West Brom manager Roy Hodgson believes Wolves counterpart Mick McCarthy has been a victim of his own success ahead of Sunday's Black Country derby at Molineux...

 Hodgson happy with Baggies progress
Roy Hodgson is "satisfied" with his first 12 months at West Brom after instantly returning to football following his sacking by Liverpool...

 Pete aiming for derby boost
Odemwingie has his sights on Black Country double Peter Odemwingie claims Sunday’s Black Country will be the perfect pick-me-up after Saturday’s disappointing 2-1 defeat to Swansea City...

 Scharner warned off T-shirt repeat
West Brom midfielder Paul Scharner has been warned he could face Football Association action if he shows off his Baggies T-shirt again in Sunday's derby with Wolves at Molineux...

 Vote now for your Man of the Match against Swansea City
Who caught your eye against the Swans? Albion were again undone by two goals on the counter-attack as the Baggies dreadful form at home continued...

 Roy aims to get fans back on side
Boss understands frustrations at home form Albion head coach Roy Hodgson believes his side are caught in a “vicious circle” after they again failed to earn any points in another frustrating afternoon at The Hawthorns...

 West Brom 1-2 Swansea: Match Report
Sigurdsson inspires SwansSwansea's on-loan midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson played a major role in Brendan Rogers' side coming from behind to beat West Brom 2-1 and register only their second Barclays Premier League away win of the season...

 Team lineups: West Bromwich Albion v Swansea City 04 Feb 2012
Confirmation of the starting eleven and substitutes named for this afternoon's fixture at home to Swansea City...

 West Brom V Swansea at The Hawthorns : Match Preview
Hodgson eager to improve home form...

 West Bromwich Albion V Swansea City - Follow LIVE text commentary
West Bromwich Albion V Swansea City Follow every kick as West Bromwich Albion take on Swansea City at The Hawthorns in the Premier League on 04-Feb-2012, kick off time 15:00 ...

 Roy pleased with Fulham point
Boss left satisfied after return to Craven Cottage Roy Hodgson was pleased his long-awaited return to Craven Cottage didn’t disappoint him...

 Australia international Rhys Williams pens new four-and-a-half year deal with Middlesbrough

The highly sought-after talent has signed a long-term deal with the promotion hopefuls, and reiterated he is settled at the club and doesn't want to be a 'squad player' elsewhere

 Promising Socceroo Rhys Williams in talks with Middlesbrough about new long-term contract

The Australian has attracted interest from Newcastle, Liverpool, Bolton and West Bromwich but is in discussions on a new deal at the Riverside Stadium

 Wolves 1-5 West Brom: Peter Odemwingie hat-trick inspires Baggies to emphatic Black Country derby win as hosts drop into relegation zone

The hosts capitulated in the last 15 minutes to allow their bitter rivals to open up an eight-point gap between themselves and the bottom five teams in the relegation battle

 Super Sunday Betting: West Brom to triumph over rivals Wolves

With just two points separating the two bitter rivals in the Premier League this is a crucial game and Adam Bate is backing the Baggies to triumph over Wolves at 7/4

 The Sweeper: 'Gareth Bale will not sign another Tottenham contract' - Welshman does not see his long-term future at Spurs
Goal.com can also reveal that Guus Hiddink is ready to consider a return to club management and explains how West Brom's coaches are the poor relations of the Premier League

 West Brom's Roy Hodgson refuses to rule himself out of England job

The 64-year-old insists it is not down to him to but the FA to decide whether he is a candidate for the position, although concedes Harry Redknapp is firm favourite

 Nigeria’s Peter Odemwingie makes rallying call at West Brom

The striker beckons on his team mates to react to Saturday's home defeat by Swansea with another derby-day victory over Wolves on Sunday.

 Official: West Brom confirm signing of Keith Andrews from Blackburn

Republic of Ireland international midfielder was keen to get first-team football ahead of the 2012 European Championships and his new manager is delighted with the signing

 January transfer window mid-term report: Who is coming & who is going in the Premier League

With Gary Cahill's switch to Chelsea and Newcastle's acquisition of Papiss Cisse the only major deals so far, Goal.com takes a look at the movers and shakers in the current window

 Fulham ready to offer West Brom £3m, Damien Duff and Chris Baird in exchange for Peter Odemwingie

Martin Jol has identified the Nigeria international, who the Baggies value at £5m, as one of his prime targets in the January window as he looks to bolster his attacking line-up

 Premier League Team of the Week: Fernando Torres & Antonio Valencia star while Swansea players dominate after Arsenal win

Joe Allen, Nathan Dyer and Leon Britton all feature for the Welsh outfit, whilst the Spaniard's showing in Chelsea's victory over Sunderland secures his second TOTW appearance

 Fulham in talks to sign Peter Odemwingie from West Brom

West Londoners willing to pay £3 million plus add-ons on for Nigeria international in bid to solve their striker problem, but Midlands club are holding out for £5m

 Middlesbrough boss Tony Mowbray insists Liverpool and West Bromwich target Rhys Williams is going nowhere

The Socceroo has been linked with several English Premier League clubs lately but his boss has insisted there's no plans to sell him anytime soon

 Stick or twist? The mid-season sackings that have paid off in the Premier League ... and those which haven't

Following QPR's decision to axe Neil Warnock in favour of Mark Hughes, Goal.com takes a look at the half-way stage sack race to see if it's worth the gamble

 Premier League Twitter Q&A with correspondent Greg Stobart

Discuss all the latest comings and goings as the January transfer window hots up, plus who will prevail in the topsy-turvy Premier League race? Get your questions in by 2pm

 QPR & Wolves in £2.5m offers for Manchester City's Nedum Onuoha – report

The Nigerian-born defender has been told by manager Roberto Mancini that he does not feature in his first-team plans, with several teams apparently keen to take advantage