NEWS, NOTES & MILESTONES

2005 - Geoff Horsfield signs a new two year deal at the club. The striker’s contract was due to expire at the end of the season with Albion having a further year's option in their favour but the club have now handed the 31-year-old an improved deal which will keep him at The Hawthorns until June 2007.

2001 - The club report a pre-tax profit of £1.7million for the year up to June 30.

1999 - Albion boss Brian Little is said to be interested in signing Manchester City midfielder Jamie Pollock. A fee of £200,000 is rumoured.

1991 - Albion and Darlington meet in league action for the very first time.

2010 - Leyton Orient 0-2 Albion - Carling Cup - Matchroom Stadium
2006 - Leyton Orient 0-3 Albion - Carling Cup - Matchroom Stadium
1999 - Albion 5-1 Halifax Town - Worthington Cup - The Hawthorns
1997 - Albion 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers - League Division One - The Hawthorns

BIRTHS

1928 - Jimmy Dudley

A member of Albion's 1954 FA Cup winning side, Glasgow-born Jimmy Dudley joined Albion as an amateur in the summer of 1944, turning professional a year later. He appeared in well over 300 matches for Albion including a run of 166 in succession from 1952-56, a club record which stood until Ally Robertson broke it in 1979.  He left The Hawthorns for local rivals Walsall in December 1959 and went on to make over 150 appearances for the Saddlers. He died on 25 April 2006 in West Bromwich aged 77.

DEATHS

1981 - Jack Vernon

Jack Vernon became Albion's record signing when he joined from Belfast Celtic in February 1947 for a fee of £9,500. Vernon, who signed a five year contract with the Baggies, would go on to be remembered as one of Albion's greatest defenders, making 200 appearances during his stay with the club. The Belfast-born star won caps for both Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, and played for both the United Kingdom and Great Britain representative sides. After leaving The Hawthorns, Vernon returned to Ireland with Crusaders before retiring from football in the summer of 1954. On hanging up his boots, Vernon took over his father's butchers' business in Belfast, which he continued to run until his death at the age of 61.

DEBUTS

2013 - Luke Daniels (as substitute) v Everton, Goodison Park, Premier League.

2010 - Boaz Myhill & Sam Mantom v Leyton Orient, Matchroom Stadium, Carling Cup.

2006 - Paul McShane & Kevin Phillips v Leyton Orient, Matchroom Stadium, Carling Cup.

2005 - Nathan Ellington (as substitute) v Chelsea, Stamford Bridge, Premier League.

2002 - Ronnie Wallwork (as substitute) v Leeds United, The Hawthorns, Premier League.

1991 - Gary Piggott v Darlington, Feethams, Third Division.
 

1985 - Gerry Armstrong v Watford, Vicarage Road, First Division.

1963 - John Kaye & Terry Simpson v Leicester City, The Hawthorns, First Division.

1955 - Don Howe & Derek Kevan v Everton, The Hawthorns, First Division.

FAREWELLS

2010 - Luke Moore & Leon Barnett v Leyton Orient, Matchroom Stadium, Carling Cup.

TRANSFERS

2007 - Polish striker Bartosz Ślusarski joins Albion Groclin Dyskobolia for a fee of £680,000.

RESULTS