Its Not Only Zebedee Who Boings In September 1963 George Best made his first team debut for Manchester United against West Bromwich Albion. The man who he was up against that day, Graham Williams, talks about his friendship with George.
It’s Not Only Zebedee Who Boings Programme 18 With the Middle East in the news due to the 2022 World Cup we look back to the events of 45 years ago this month when West Bromwich Albion manager, Ronnie Allen, shocked the football world by leaving Albion to join Jimmy Hill’s footballing revolution. He became…
It’s Not Only Zebedee Who Boings | Programme 16 | May 2022A bridge in Netherton which was daubed with the words ‘Astle Is The King’ after he scored the winning goal for West Bromwich Albion in the 1968 F A Cup Final has been given a makeover. The graffiti has often been removed only for…
A new independent bookshop, Blue Sheep Books, has opened in the Black Country. It is bucking the trend and fighting back against online sales. Curently, its best-selling publications are books about the local area including those about West Bromwich Albion.
Albion Foundation Blind Football TeamMore on the Albion Foundation Blind Football Team and their links with the England side.https://youtu.be/rhjMynXPRyM
It’s Not Only Zebedee Who Boings Programme 12 The West Bromwich Albion Foundation’s Blind Football Team has reached such a high standard that many of the participants have played in the national side. This week, Jonathan Pugh, the England Blind Football Team Coach, attended a training session and we went along to meet him. September…
A group of dedicated Albion fans have been tidying up the Hawthorns Memorial Garden and took time out to remember former goalkeeper Alan Miller. Latest
In this programme we feature Alistair Robertson who looks back at his West Bromwich Albion first team debut in October 1969. Latest
As West Bromwich Albion gain promotion to the Premier League chairman of the WBA Supporters’ Club, John Homer and WBA photographer Laurie Rampling look back on the season and pay tribute to West Brom legend Chris Brunt. Latest
This special programme commemorates the 20th anniversary of West Bromwich Albion’s last win at Wembley. We meet Elliott Morris, the man who scored the winning goal in April 2000 when The Baggies won the Football League Youth Alliance Cup in a penalty shoot out against Scunthorpe United. Elliott was the goalkeeper! Other stories you may…
This edition has a few lighter stories to cheer up West Bromwich Albion fans during the Coronavirus lockdown. It features stories from lifelong supporters David Jones & Glynis Wright, and club photographer Laurie Rampling. Two former players Graham Williams and Mickey Fudge also add their stories.
This edition features staunch West Brom supporters Laurie Rampling and Harry Taylor as they enjoy reminiscing about their boyhood heroes Derek Kevan and Ronnie Allen and there is an exclusive interview with former Baggies man Jan Kozak. Other stories you may like!
This month we feature an extended interview from 30 years ago with the then West Bromwich Albion manager Brian Talbot. It was recorded by Des Christie and Malcolm Solomon, pupils at the time at Ladywood School in Birmingham. There is also a feature by Terry Wills on the bad winter of 1963 and Laurie Rampling…
This month’s programme about West Bromwich Albion’s history features Jimmy Hagan’s 1964 car crash; the dog on the pitch in 1976 and the metro tram named after Cyrille Regis. We also return to Slovakia as Igor Balis celebrates his 50th birthday and we re-enact his goal at Bradford in 2002 which helped WBA to promotion…
A Special Christmas message from Vienna to all West Bromwich Albion fans from someone who may be regarded as Albion Royalty. Merry Christmas everyone! Other stories you may like!
This programme features an exclusive interview with Igor Balis, who achieved legendary status with a penalty in 2002. Also we feature Tony ‘Bomber’ Brown, FA Cup winning captain Graham Williams and more on the snow at Brescia in 1995. Other stories you may like!
Programme 1 November 2019 A new series of programmes about West Bromwich Albion football club featuring your memories of supporting the team over the years. In this programme we have memories of Don Howe, the snow at Brescia and in the week of Remembrance we look at former player Harold Bache who was killed in…