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West Bromwich Albion
1889–90 season
Chairman	Edward W. Heelis
Manager	None
Stadium	Stoney Lane
Football League	5th
FA Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Tom Pearson (17); All: ; Tom Pearson (17)
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	← 1888–89 1890–91 →

The 1889–90 season was the 12th season in the history of West Bromwich Albion and their second season in the Football League. Albion finished the season in 5th position.

Final League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Relegation
3	Blackburn Rovers	22	12	3	7	78	41	1.902	27	FA Cup Winners
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	22	10	5	7	51	38	1.342	25
5	West Bromwich Albion	22	11	3	8	47	50	0.940	25
6	Accrington	22	9	6	7	53	56	0.946	24
7	Derby County	22	9	3	10	43	55	0.782	21

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Results

West Bromwich Albion's score comes first

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League

Match	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
1	14 September 1889	Derby County	A	1–3	6,000	Bayliss
2	21 September 1889	Notts County	A	2–1	6,200	Pearson, Bayliss
3	28 September 1889	Aston Villa	H	3–0	10,122	Woodhall, Wilson, Bayliss
4	5 October 1889	Preston North End	A	0–5	10,000
5	12 October 1889	Burnley	A	2–1	6,000	Wilson, Pittaway
6	19 October 1889	Wolverhampton Wanderers	H	1–4	1,550	Evans
7	26 October 1889	Aston Villa	A	0–1	8,000
8	4 November 1889	Bolton Wanderers	H	6–3	4,813	Pearson (4), Bassett, Woodhall
9	9 November 1889	Derby County	H	2–3	5,100	Wilson, Bassett
10	16 November 1889	Stoke	A	3–1	3,900	Pearson, Perry, Evans
11	23 November 1889	Burnley	H	6–1	7,100	Bayliss (2), Haynes, Bassett, Evans, Pearson
12	30 November 1889	Blackburn Rovers	A	0–5	6,600
13	7 December 1889	Bolton Wanderers	A	0–7	3,500
14	21 December 1889	Accrington	H	4–1	3,500	Pearson (3), Bayliss
15	26 December 1889	Preston North End	H	2–2	10,065	Evans, Pearson
16	28 December 1889	Wolverhampton Wanderers	A	1–1	8,500	Pearson
17	4 January 1890	Notts County	H	4–2	4,700	Bayliss, Pearson (3)
18	11 January 1890	Blackburn Rovers	H	3–2	5,100	Evans (2), Bayliss
19	8 February 1890	Accrington	A	0–0	2,100
20	8 March 1890	Everton	A	1–5	8,400	Pearson
21	15 March 1890	Stoke	H	2–1	1,600	Woodhall, Bayliss
22	22 March 1890	Everton	H	4–1	4,000	Evans (2), Pearson, Wilson

FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Attendance	Scorers
R1	18 January 1890	Accrington	A	1–3	3,400	Wilson
R1^[3]^{[nb 2]}	25 January 1890	Accrington	A	0–3	5,300

Appearances

Pos.	Name	League		FA Cup		Total
Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FW	Billy Bassett	19	3	2	0	21	3
U	Jem Bayliss	19	9	2	0	21	9
FW	James Pittaway	1	1	0	0	1	1
FB	Harry Green	18	0	1	0	19	0
FW	George Haynes	2	1	0	0	2	1
HB	Ezra Horton	22	0	2	0	24	0
FB	Jack Horton	17	0	2	0	19	0
HB	Albert Millard	2	0	0	0	2	0
FW	Tom Pearson	22	17	2	0	24	17
HB	Charlie Perry	21	1	2	0	23	1
FW	Joe Wilson	20	4	2	1	22	5
FW	George Woodhall	11	3	0	0	11	3
FW	Sammy Nicholls	2	0	0	0	2	0
GK	Bob Roberts	18	0	2	0	20	0
DF	Seth Powell	4	0	1	0	5	0
DF	Luther Walker	6	0	0	0	6	0
HB	Charles Donnachie	2	0	0	0	2	0
GK	Joe Reader	4	0	0	0	4	0
HB	George Timmins	12	0	0	0	12	0
FW	George Evans	13	8	2	0	15	8

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Footnotes

^ Albion did not have a secretary-manager until 1890 and did not appoint a full-time manager until 1948.
^ Match was replayed after Albion appealed about the state of the pitch.

References

Citations

^ Matthews (2005) p. 267.
^ Matthews (2005) pp. 257–258.
^ Matthews (2012) p.260–261
^ Matthews, Tony (2012). West Bromwich Albion – The Complete Record. Derby Books. ISBN 978-1-78091-029-1.

Sources

Matthews, Tony (2005). The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-474-4.
Matthews, Tony (2012). West Bromwich Albion – The Complete Record. Derby Books. ISBN 978-1-78091-029-1.