Premiership
West Bromwich Albion V Liverpool
West Bromwich Albion Football Club also known as West Brom, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands. The club was formed in 1878 by workers from Salter's Spring Works in West Bromwich, and have played their home games at The Hawthorns since 1900.
Albion were one of the founding members of The Football League in 1888 and have spent the majority of their existence in the top tier of English football. They have been champions of England once, in 1919–20, but have had more success in the FA Cup, with five wins. The first came in 1888, the year the league was founded, and the most recent in 1968, their last major trophy. They also won the Football League Cup at the first attempt in 1966. Since the early 1980s the club has been less successful. From 1986 to 2002 they spent their longest ever period out of the top division, although there has been something of a revival in recent years: 2010–11 will be the club's fifth season in the Premier League since 2002.
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Hawthorns Information
Directions to The Hawthorns
The Hawthorns,
Halfords Lane,
West Bromwich,
West Midlands,
England, B71 4LF
By Road
From M5
Exit the M5 at junction 1. Take the A41, signposted Birmingham. The stadium is visible from here, and stands about 600 metres to the Birmingham side of junction one. Turn right into Halfords Lane for stadium.
By Rail
The Hawthorns railway station is situated on Halfords Lane, 250 metres south of the stadium itself. There is also a Metro tram link which services the main route from Birmingham to Wolverhampton. Otherwise, from New Street, head for Smethwick Rolfe Street (10 min walk).
By Bus
74, 77-79 and 450 all pass by the ground.