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      HISTORY : ON THIS DAY - 10th JANUARY

NEWS, NOTES & MILESTONES

2015 - A solitary goal from Saido Berahino is enough to give Albion a 1-0 win over Hull City at The Hawthorns in new boss Tony Pulis' first league match in charge.

2005 - Juventus defender Mark Iuliano and AS Roma striker Marco Delvecchio are both linked with moves to The Hawthorns as Baggies' boss Bryan Robson attempts to strengthen his struggling squad.

1994 - The long-awaited redevelopment of The Hawthorns begins with work starting on demolishing the Smethwick End terrace.

1994 - Albion pull off a transfer coup by signing highly-rated Aston Villa forward Graham Fenton. The 19 year-old, who was born in Whitley Bay, joins the Baggies on a one month loan deal.

1987 - Albion suffer a shock FA Cup 3rd round exit at the hands of fourth division side Swansea City, the Baggies going down 3-2 at Vetch Field.

BIRTHS

1965 - Mario Bortolazzi

Italian midfielder Mario Bortolazzi joined Albion in the summer of 1998 after being released by Genoa. Verona-born Bortolazzi started his career back in 1980 with Mantova, before having spells with Fiorentina, AC Milan, Parma, Verona and Atalanta before signing for Genoa in 1990. The player would make over 250 appearances in his eight seasons at the club before he left for The Hawthorns.

 

Bortolazzi’s spell with the Baggies was fairly uneventful, the player being overshadowed somewhat by his young compatriot Enzo Maresca who had also joined prior to the 1998/99 season. After just one year in England, Bortolazzi returned to Italy to join Livorno. A spell at Calceo Lecco followed before the player returned to Livorno where he finished his career, retiring at the end of the 2002/03 season. After hanging up his boots Bortolazzi moved into coaching, having spells as number two to Roberto Donadoni at Livorno, the Italian national team and Napoli, before the duo joined Parma in 2012.

 

1884 - Arthur Davies

 

Welsh international Arthur Davies started his playing career in his hometown with local side Wrexham St. Giles before signing professionally for Wrexham. He would move onto Druids, where he won the first of his two Welsh caps, before joining Albion in June 1904. He and his brother Llewellyn, also a Welsh international, played together twice for Albion during the 1904/05 season but in January 1905, after just 12 appearances for the Baggies, Arthur moved onto Middlesbrough. His time at Ayresome Park was equally short and he moved back to Wales, featuring for Wrexham Nomads and Ruabon Town before hanging up his boots. He would later move into the administration side of the game, spending time as Druids' club secretary before then becoming a director at former club Wrexham. Davies was found drowned in the River Dee at Overton in November 1949, an inquest returning an open verdict after hearing evidence of mounting business worries.

 

(Other sources give his year of birth as either 1880 or 1886)
 

DEATHS

 

None known.

 

DEBUTS

 

1948 - Denis Gordon v Reading, The Hawthorns, FA Cup.

 

1903 - John Cole v Bolton Wanderers, Burnden Park, First Division.
 

FAREWELLS

 

None known.

 

TRANSFERS

 

2002 - Albion goalkeeper Chris Adamson joins Plymouth Argyle on a one month loan deal.

 

1994 - Aston Villa forward Graham Fenton joins the Baggies on loan for a month.

 

RESULTS

 

Click on an opponent for full match details where available.

 

Opposition goalscorers in italics, * signifies scorer unknown.

PREMIER LEAGUE

 YEAR  OPPONENTS H/A F-A  SCORERS    GATE
 2015  Hull City H 1-0  Berahino   24,818
 2009  Aston Villa A 1-2  Morrison - Davies, Agbonlahor   41,757

FOOTBALL LEAGUE

 YEAR  OPPONENTS  LEVEL H/A F-A  SCORERS     GATE
 1981  Leicester City First Division A 2-0  Bennett, Deehan    17,778
 1976  Sunderland Second Division H 0-0    24,287
 1970  Crystal Palace First Division H 3-2  Astle 3 - C Jackson, Queen    19,234
 1903  Bolton Wanderers First Division A 1-0  Lee    15,442

FA CUP

 YEAR  OPPONENTS H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

    GATE

 1987  Swansea City A 3 2-3  Lewis (og), Anderson - McCarthy 2, Melville      8,792
 1962  Blackpool H 3 rep 2-1  Burnside, Smith - Hauser    27,781
 1953  West Ham United A 3 4-1  Lee, Ryan, Allen, Nicholls - Kearns    35,150
 1951  Derby County H 3 rep 0-1  Stamps    33,223
 1948  Reading H 3 2-0  Finch, Drury    30,241
 1931  Charlton Athletic H 3 2-2  Wood, Sandford - Wyper, Astley    27,249
 1925  Luton Town H 1 4-0  James 3, Wilson    30,287
 1920  Barnsley H 1 0-1  Fletcher    32,327
 1914  Grimsby Town H 1 2-0  Edwards, Morris    13,976
 1885  Aston Villa H 3 rep 3-0  Loach 2, Bayliss    10,021

WARTIME FOOTBALL

 YEAR  OPPONENTS  COMPETITION H/A F-A SCORERS   GATE
 1942  Stoke City  Football League South H 4-0 Richardson, Elliott, McKennan, Johnson    7,335
             
 Match also counted as a qualifying game for the Wartime League Cup proper.

OTHER GAMES

 YEAR  OPPONENTS COMPETITION H/A F-A SCORERS   GATE
 1891  Blackburn Rovers Friendly H 0-4 Southworth 2, *, Forrest    4,000
   
 Originally designated as a Football League match. Due to the frozen state of the pitch the two teams agreed that the game should be classed as a
 friendly, a decision later ratified by the Football League. The game was replayed in March.

RESULTS OVERVIEW

PREMIER LEAGUE

 VENUE P W D L F A PTS
 Home 1 1 0 0 1 0 3
 Away 1 0 0 1 1 2 0
 Total 2 1 0 1 2 2 3

FOOTBALL LEAGUE

 VENUE P W D L F A PTS
 Home 2 1 1 0 3 2 3
 Away 2 2 0 0 3 0 4
 Total 4 3 1 0 6 2 7

FA CUP

 VENUE P W D L F A
 Home 8 5 1 2 15 5
 Away 2 1 0 1 6 4
 Total 10 6 1 3 21 9

WARTIME FOOTBALL

 VENUE P W D L F A
 Home 1 1 0 0 4 0
 Away 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Total 1 1 0 0 4 0

OTHER GAMES

 VENUE P W D L F A
 Home 1 0 0 1 0 4
 Away 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Total 1 0 0 1 0 4



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