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      SEASON ARCHIVE : RESULTS - 1879/80

Click on an opponent for full match details where available.

Opposition goalscorers in italics, * signifies goalscorer unknown.

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 DATE OPPONENT H/A F-A SCORERS    GATE
 Sat 25 Oct West Bromwich White Hart N/K 7-0 *       N/K
 Sat 08 Nov West Bromwich White Hart N/K 13-0 *       N/K
 Sat 15 Nov Black Lake Victoria N/K 2-1 *       N/K
 Sat 22 Nov Bullock's Foundry N/K 5-0 *       N/K
 Sat 29 Nov St Philip's N/K 3-0 *       N/K
 Sat 13 Dec Black Lake Victoria H 1-0 *       N/K
 Sat 20 Dec Bullock's Foundry A 1-1 Bisseker - Partridge       N/K
 Fri 26 Dec Wednesbury Robin Hood H 6-0 *       N/K
 Sat 27 Dec West Brom. St Mary Magdalene N/K 1-2 *       N/K
 Sat 10 Jan Wednesbury Robin Hood A 0-1 *       N/K
 Sat 24 Jan West Brom. St Mary Magdalene H 1-0 *       N/K
 Sat 31 Jan St Philip's A 3-1 *       N/K
 Sat 07 Feb Smethwick Holy Trinity N/K 0-0       N/K
 Sat 21 Feb West Bromwich Rovers N/K 1-2 *       N/K
 Sat 28 Feb Smethwick Holy Trinity H 3-0 *       N/K
 Sat 06 Mar Smethwick Excelsior A 2-0 *       N/K
 Sat 27 Mar Hearts of Oak, Hill Top H 5-3 *       N/K
 Sat 03 Apr Hearts of Oak, Hill Top H 1-3 *       N/K
 Sat 10 Apr West Bromwich Rovers H 1-1 *       N/K
 Sat 24 Apr Christ Church 2nd XI H 3-1 *       N/K
 

The game against Black Lake Victoria on December 13, 1879,  was long thought to have been the club's first ever game, indeed, the club's centenary was celebrated during the 1979/80 season.

Research undertaken in 1990 however found evidence of West Bromwich Strollers playing a game in November 1878 - It was thought that the Strollers and Albion were the same club but this now appears to not be the case.

Further research in 1997 found five more games that had been played by Albion earlier than the club's supposed initial game against Black Lake, a game in which Harry Aston is said to have been the goalscorer, a fact disputed by some Albion historians who claim they have failed to find evidence of the scorer being named.


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