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      HISTORY : ON THIS DAY - 6th OCTOBER

NEWS, NOTES & MILESTONES

2012 - Victory over Queens Park Rangers gives Albion their fourth consecutive win at The Hawthorns. It is the first time the club have won their opening four top flight home matches for 93 years.

1982 - Albion suffer their biggest ever League Cup defeat when they lose 6-1 to Nottingham Forest in a second round tie at the City Ground.

BIRTHS

 

1980 - Abdoulaye Méïté

Paris-born Abdoulaye Méïté started his professional career in 1998 in his home city with AS Red Star 93. He spent two years with the club before joining French giants Marseille where he enjoyed a successful six year stay. In July 2006 he moved to England, joining Bolton Wanderers. He was a regular in the Bolton side for 18 months before he fell out with Wanderers’ boss Gary Megson towards the end of the 2007/08 season. He would never play for the club again and in August 2008 he moved to The Hawthorns for a fee of £2million. He spent three years with Albion, making 56 first team appearances. On leaving the West Midlands he returned to France, spending a season with Dijon before joining Finnish side FC Honka in March 2013.

1978 - Carl Hoefkens

 

Belgian international Carl Hoefkens started his career in 1996 in his homeland with Lierse. Spells with fellow Belgian clubs Lommel, Westerlo and Germinal Beerschot followed before he joined Stoke City in the summer of 2005. He spent two years at City, becoming a popular figure with the club’s supporters, before moving to The Hawthorns in August 2007. He made an impressive start at Albion but his form gradually fell away and he was released at the end of the 2008/09 season after making 62 appearances for the Baggies. On leaving Albion he returned to Belgium with Club Brugge and stayed there for four years before rejoining his first club Lierse in August 2013.

 

1889 - Charles Deacey

Charlie Deacey joined Albion in May 1910 from his home-town club Wednesbury Old Athletic. The centre-half, who had actually started his career as a centre-forward, spent four years at The Hawthorns but made just 19 appearances before leaving for Hull City in June 1914. Deacey, who was part of the Hull side that knocked Albion out of the FA Cup in 1915, spent six years with City before he moved onto Grimsby Town. Deacey died in 1952 at the age of 62.

1878 - William Garraty

 

Born in Saltley, Birmingham, Billy Garraty played non-league football around his local area before joining Aston Villa in 1897. He spent 11 hugely successful seasons at Villa Park, scoring over 100 goals and becoming an England international in the process. The striker left Villa Park for Leicester Fosse in September 1908 but spent just a few weeks there before moving to The Hawthorns. Garraty dismissed notions that he was past his best by notching 22 goals in 59 starts for Albion. After leaving the Baggies in November 1910 he spent a short spell with Lincoln City before hanging up his boots. He returned very briefly to Villa Park as a trainer before leaving football to work as a drayman for Ansells Brewery, a role he held until his death in Birmingham at the age of 52 in May 1931.

 

1872 - William Richards

 

West Bromwich-born Billy Richards signed professionally for Albion in July 1894, joining from West Bromwich Standard. He spent seven years with the club, scoring 42 goals in 148 appearances, and finishing as the club's top goalscorer in both the 1895/96 and 1898/99 seasons. He left for Newton Heath (now Manchester United) for a £40 fee in April 1901 but after just one season in Manchester, in which he played just nine games, he returned to the Midlands football scene, firstly with Stourbridge and then Halesowen Town, before retiring in 1907. He died in his home-town in February 1926 at the age of 53.

 

1859 - George Holden

 

England international George Holden spent one season with Albion after joining from Wednesbury Old Athletic in July 1886. Holden, who had previously guested for the club in 1883, played in 31 first team games for the the Baggies before returning to his previous club in June 1887. He would spend just one season back with Wednesbury before moving onto Derby Midland with whom he would spend four years before retiring from football. The winger won four full England caps between 1881 and 1884 and regularly represented Birmingham FA. Holden also had a brief spell at Aston Villa prior to joining Albion. It is believed that the West Bromwich-born player, who was an axle-turner by trade and who in later years served as a local councillor, died during the 1920s or 30s.
 

DEATHS

 

None known.

 

DEBUTS

 

None known.
 

FAREWELLS

 

1962 - John Lovatt v Aston Villa, Villa Park, First Division.

 

1900 - Platt Gollings & Billy Richards v Manchester City, The Hawthorns, First Division.

 

TRANSFERS

 

None known.

 

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
 2013  Arsenal H 1-1  Yacob - Wilshere   24,839
 2012  Queens Park Rangers H 3-2  Morrison, Gera, Mulumbu - Taarabt, Granero   23,897

FOOTBALL LEAGUE

 YEAR  OPPONENTS  LEVEL H/A F-A  SCORERS    GATE
 2007  Southampton  Championship A 2-3  Koren 2 - John 2, Skacel    21,967
 1990  Millwall  Second Division A 1-4  West - Sheringham 3, Rae    10,718
 1984  Liverpool  First Division A 0-0      29,346
 1979  Middlesbrough  First Division A 1-2  Owen - Burns, Armstrong (pen)    16,312
 1976  Newcastle United  First Division A 0-2  Gowling, Cannell    28,746
 1973  Bristol City  Second Division A 1-1  T Brown - Gould    14,326
 1962  Aston Villa  First Division A 0-2  Burrows (pen), Baker    43,613
 1956  Wolverhampton W  First Division H 1-1  Allen - Hooper    34,379
 1951  Huddersfield Town  First Division H 0-0      24,236
 1934  Leeds United  First Division H 6-3  W.G Richardson 4, Boyes, Carter - Mahon, Duggan, Jack Milburn (pen)    15,843
 1928  Chelsea  Second Division H 3-0  Bytheway, Short, Glidden    16,447
 1923  Huddersfield Town  First Division H 2-4  Davies, Carter - Smith 2, Cook 2    17,041
 1906  Clapton Orient  Second Division H 5-0  Shinton 4, Buck    10,482
 1900  Manchester City  First Division H 3-2  Jones, Richards, Garfield - Holmes, Moffatt    11,183
 1888  Derby County  Football League H 5-0  W Perry, Pearson 2, Bassett, Hendry      5,500

LEAGUE CUP

 YEAR  OPPONENTS H/A ROUND F-A  SCORERS

    GATE

 1993  Chelsea A 2-2nd leg 1-2 (1)  Taylor - Wise 2     11,959
 1982  Nottingham Forest A 2-1st leg 1-6 (2)  Regis - Wallace 2, Robertson 2, Hodge, Birtles    11,969
 1981  Shrewsbury Town A 2-1st leg 3-3 (3)  Regis, Mackenzie, N Cross - Atkins (pen), Biggins, MacLaren      9,291
 1970  Preston North End A 3 1-0  Hartford    18,222

                                   1 - Two leg tie, Chelsea won 3-2 on aggregate.
                                   2 - Two leg tie, Nottingham Forest won 7-4 on aggregate.
                                   3 - Two leg tie, Albion won 5-4 on aggregate.

WARTIME FOOTBALL

 YEAR  OPPONENTS  COMPETITION H/A F-A  SCORERS  GATE
 1945  Brentford   Football League South H 3-4  Rowley 2, Barlow - * 29,821     

OTHER GAMES

 YEAR  OPPONENTS  COMPETITION H/A F-A  SCORERS  GATE
 1902  Wolverhampton W  Staffordshire Cup SF H 1-1  Simmons - *   6,000
 1894  Derby County  United Counties League (1) A 1-2  McLeod - A Goodall, McMillan   6,000
 1890  Chirk  Friendly A 5-1  *    N/K
 1883  Preston North End  Friendly A 1-3 (2)  *    N/K

                                    1 - Replay of the 1893/94 final which had ended 1-1. Some reports credit Charlie Perry with the Albion goal.                            
                                    2
- Preston's last goal was disputed with some reports giving the final score as 1-2.

RESULTS OVERVIEW

PREMIER LEAGUE

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

FOOTBALL LEAGUE

 VENUE P W D L F A PTS
 Home 8 5 2 1 25 10 12
 Away 7 0 2 5 5 14 2
 Total 15 5 4 6 30 24 14

LEAGUE CUP

 VENUE P W D L F A
 Home 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Away 4 1 1 2 6 11
 Total 4 1 1 2 6 11

WARTIME FOOTBALL

 VENUE P W D L F A
 Home 1 0 0 1 3 4
 Away 0 0 0 0 0 0
 Total 1 0 0 1 3 4

OTHER GAMES

 VENUE P W D L F A
 Home 1 0 1 0 1 1
 Away 3 1 0 2 7 6
 Total 4 1 1 2 8 7



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