List of West Bromwich Albion F.C. records and statistics


are an English professional association football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands. The club was founded in 1878 as West Bromwich Strollers, by workers from George Salter's Spring Works and turned professional in 1885. The team has spent the majority of its history in the top division of English football and is currently in its longest spell in the Premier League.
This list encompasses records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Albion players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. Attendance records at The Hawthorns, the club's home ground since 1900, are also included in the list.
Records generally refer only to first team, competitive matches in national or European competitions. Reserve matches, youth matches, friendlies, testimonials, war-time matches and regional competitions are not considered, except where indicated.

Player records

Appearances

#NameYearsLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
1 1963–1981574 54 720
2 1968–1986504 34 622
3 1970–1983499 42 618
4 1903–1922455 39 496
5 1922–1936445 33 479
6 1937–1958436 40 477
7 1910–1926434 30 471
8 1950–1961415 42 458
9 1921–1936414 37 451
10 1944–1960403 46 449

Goalscorers

is the all-time top goalscorer for West Bromwich Albion.
#NameYearsLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
1 1963–1981218 '27 '17 '17 '279 '
2 1950–1961208 '234 '
3 1929–1949202 '228 '
4 1964–1974137 '14 '174 '
5 1953–1963157 '16 '173 '
6 1921–1936145 '155 '
7 1922–1936135 '140 '
8 1992–1998
2000–2003		113 '131 '
9 1911–19244 '
10 1977–198482 '4 '112

International caps

This section refers only to caps won while a West Bromwich Albion player.

Highest transfer fees paid

Progression of record transfer fee paid

#NameFeePaid toDateNotes
1 £4,000Port Vale
2 £4,100Huddersfield Town
3 £7,500Wolverhampton Wanderers
4 £9,500Belfast Celtic
5 £20,000Port Vale
6 £25,000Fulham
7 £44,750Scunthorpe United
8 £100,000Sunderland
9 £138,000Rangers
10 £516,000Middlesbrough
11 £748,000Manchester City
12 £1,250,000Preston North End13 6 1997
13 £2,000,000Bristol Rovers26 7 2000
14 £2,250,000Tranmere Rovers29 8 2002
15 £2,500,000Coventry City29 8 2002
16 £2,700,000F.C. Copenhagen3 6 2004
17 £3,500,000Cardiff City30 8 2004
18 £4,700,000RCD Mallorca22 8 2008
19 £5 millionReading9 8 2011
20 £6.6 millionSunderland2 9 2013
21 £10 millionDynamo Kiev18 7 2014
22 £12 million Zenit Saint Petersburg10 8 2015
23 £13 millionTottenham Hotspur29 8 2016
24 £15 million RB Leipzig25 8 2017

Highest transfer fees received

#NameFeeReceived fromDateNotes
1 £15 million Stoke City28 1 2017
2 £10 million Aston Villa3 7 2008
3 £7 million Hull City17 1 2014
4 £6 million Fulham9 7 2007
5 £5.3 million Wigan Athletic10 7 2007
6 £5,000,001 Coventry City8 8 2001

Managerial records

Goals

Firsts

Home attendances