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First Game:
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September 1885 vs Third Lanark Rifle Volunteers, won 4-1 (Friendly) Stoney Lane 2004 Albion moved to Stoney Lane from The Four Acres because of the need for a larger ground. The club was to stay there for 15 years. The club obtained the tenancy of the field which was to be turned into the ground from local undertaker Mr H Webb. Fencing and boundary walls were put in place and a wooden grandstand was erected, known as Noah's Ark, the stand was later transferred to The Hawthorns. The first game to take place at Stoney Lane was a friendly fixture against Scottish side Third Rifle Volunteers. The game resulted in a 4-1 victory for Albion before a crowd of 2,122. Stoney Lane 2004 In 1888, whilst at Stoney Lane, Albion became founder members of The Football League and lifted the FA Cup for the first time. The first league game to take place at the ground was against Burnley on September 29, Albion running out 4-3 winners. The ground also saw the club achieve it's record league victory, 12-0 against Lancashire side Darwen on 4th April 1892. The largest crowd to assemble at the ground was 20,977 for a FA Cup tie against local rivals Wolves in 1895 whilst the lowest recorded gate was a meagre 405 for a league game against Derby County in November 1890. As the years passed the standard of the ground fell and it was classed as being one of the poorest grounds in the country. The last ever game at Stoney Lane took place on the April 16, 1900, when a crowd of 5,187 witnessed Albion defeat Nottingham Forest 8-0 in a Football League Division One match.
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