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The 2016/17 season, Albion's 118th league campaign, sees the club embark on their seventh successive Premier League season and their 11th in total. With the club now under wealthy new ownership, Baggies boss Tony Pulis will be hoping to improve on last season's 14th place finish.

Albion's rising stars will this season enter Premier League 2 - a new competition that replaces the Under-21 Premier League. The age limit for players has risen from Under-21 to Under-23. The competition will take on the same format as it's forerunner of two tiers, Division 1 and Division 2, with 12 teams in each. Albion will start in Division 2 alongside Aston Villa, Blackburn Rovers, Brighton & Hove Albion, Fulham, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Norwich City, Stoke City, Swansea City, West Ham United and Wolverhampton Wanderers. All players born after 1 January 1993 are eligible to play.

The Baggies will also enter new territory this season by entering a development team into the restructured Football League Trophy. Sixteen development teams will join the 48 clubs from League One and League Two, split into sixteen regionalised groups of four. Development teams will be required to field a minimum of six Under-21 players in their starting eleven. Albion last entered a team into the competition during the 1992/93 season.

The Barclays Premier Under-18 League will again see two leagues (North and South) each consisting of 12 teams. Clubs will play each opposing club in their own regional group twice, both home and away. Albion will once more be participating in the Northern Regional League where they will face Blackburn Rovers, Derby County, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Stoke City, Sunderland and Wolverhampton Wanderers.

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First Team
  Everything you need to keep up-to-date with Albion's progress in the Premier League with the club competing in it's seventh successive season in
  the top tier of English football.
 
Under-23s
  All the latest fixtures, results, league standings and player statistics of Albion's under-23 side.
 
Under-18s
  Follow the progress of Albion's under-18 side and potential stars of the future with all the latest fixtures, results, league standings and player stats.
 
Backroom Staff
Profiles of the club's current management team and backroom staff.
Transfers
All the ins and outs of the current campaign.
Attendances
An in-depth look at the season's league and cup attendances, both at The Hawthorns and away from home.
Matchday Guide To The Hawthorns
Need directions to the stadium? Want to know where to park? Want to know which pubs to use and which ones to avoid? A wealth of information to help
make your Hawthorns visit as trouble-free, pleasant and enjoyable as possible.
Opposition Guide
Facts, stats and information about this season's opposition.
Matchday Programmes & Teamsheets
A look at the programmes and teamsheets issued during the course of the season.
Referees
An in-depth look at referees' records when taking charge of previous Albion games.
 
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