Albion’s Premier League Season Comparison – 4 games

Published on: Author: Jon Want

Back-to-back wins against Stoke City! The last time Albion won two consecutive league games against the Potters was 27 years ago in 1988, the second of which was a somewhat more impressive 6-0, although wins in the FA Cup in 1998 and the league in 2003 were in consective fixtures against the Potters albeit five years apart.

Both of those “doubles” were in consecutive home games, however, and you have to go back a further 11 years to get consecutive wins including one away from the Hawthorns when Alvion last did the double over Stoke in the 1976-77 season. Anyway, have we heard the last of the “We always beat West Brom” chant from the Clayheads?

Strangely enough, in terms of points, it is now our joint second best start to a Premier League season, and third-best when you include goal difference behind 2012/13 and 2008/9. Given the contrasting experiences of those seasons, it’s safe to say that it’s early days yet!!

Home Away Season End
Pld W D L F A Pts Posn W D L F A Pts W D L F A Pts Posn Pts
2002/2003 4 1 0 3 4 9 3 17th 1 0 1 2 3 3 0 0 2 2 6 0 19th 26
2004/2005 4 0 3 1 4 5 3 14th 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 17th 34
2005/2006 4 1 1 2 4 8 4 15th 1 0 1 4 4 3 0 1 1 0 4 1 19th 30
2008/2009 4 1 1 2 4 5 4 14th 1 0 1 4 4 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 20th 32
2010/2011 4 1 1 2 2 8 4 16th 1 1 0 2 1 4 0 0 2 0 7 0 11th 47
2011/2012 4 1 0 3 3 5 3 12th 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 3 10th 47
2012/2013 4 2 1 1 6 4 7 6th 2 0 0 5 0 6 0 1 1 1 4 1 8th 49
2013/2014 4 0 2 2 1 4 2 19th 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 2 17th 36
2014/2015 4 0 2 2 2 7 2 19th 0 1 1 2 4 1 0 1 1 0 3 1 13th 44
2015/2016 4 1 1 2 3 6 4 14th 0 0 2 2 6 0 1 1 0 1 0 4

 

Comparison of Equivalent Fixtures
Pld W D L F A Pts
2014/2015 4 1 1 2 6 7 4
2014/2015 Results Stoke City (A) L 0-2
Southampton (H) W 1-0

 

Results

2002/2003 31/08/2002 Fulham (H) W 1-0 Moore
2004/2005 28/08/2004 Everton (A) L 1-2 Dobie
2005/2006 27/08/2005 Birmingham City (H) L 2-3 Horsfield (2)
2008/2009 13/09/2008 West Ham United (H) W 3-2 Morrison, Bednar (pen), Brunt
2010/2011 11/09/2010 Tottenham Hotspur (H) D 1-1 Brunt
2011/2012 11/09/2011 Norwich City (A) W 1-0 Odemwingie
2012/2013 15/09/2012 Fulham (A) L 0-3
2013/2014 14/09/2013 Fulham (A) D 1-1 McAuley
2014/2015 13/09/2014 Everton (H) L 0-2
2015/2016 29/08/2015 Stoke City (A) W 1-0 Rondón

 

Next Matches

2002/2003 11/09/2002 West Ham United (A) W 1-0 Roberts
2004/2005 11/09/2004 Liverpool (A) L 0-3
2005/2006 10/09/2005 Wigan Athletic (H) L 1-2 Greening
2008/2009 21/09/2008 Aston Villa (H) L 1-2 Morrison
2010/2011 18/09/2010 Birmingham City (H) W 3-1 Dann (o.g.), Odemwingie, Olsson
2011/2012 17/09/2011 Swansea City (A) L 0-3
2012/2013 22/09/2012 Reading (H) W 1-0 Lukaku
2013/2014 21/09/2013 Sunderland (H) W 3-0 Sessègnon, Ridgewell, Amalfitano
2014/2015 21/09/2014 Tottenham Hotspur (A) W 1-0 Morrison
2015/2016 12/09/2015 Southampton (H)