WEST BROMWICH ALBION

The 1931 FA Cup Final was contested by West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham at Wembley. West Brom won 2–1, with both of their goals scored by W. G. Richardson. Joe Bradford had equalised matters, before Richardson put the Baggies ahead again sixty seconds later. The match was reported in the Birmingham Sports Argus which produced that evenings edition in a special run on blue paper in place of the normal pink.

The 1935 FA Cup Final was contested by Sheffield Wednesday and West Bromwich Albion at Wembley. Sheffield Wednesday won 4–2, with goals scored by Jack Palethorpe, Mark Hooper and Ellis Rimmer (2). Wally Boyes and Teddy Sandford scored West Brom's goals.

The 1954 FA Cup Final was contested by West Bromwich Albion and Preston North End at Wembley. West Brom won 3–2, with goals from Ronnie Allen (2) and Frank Griffin. Angus Morrison and Charlie Wayman scored for Preston.

Jeff Astle scored 137 goals in 292 games for West Brom between 1964 and 1974, in 1970 Astle scored in Albion's 2-1 defeat by Manchester City in the League Cup final, becoming the first player to score in the finals of both of the major English cup competitions.

Jeff Astle (pictured) played 361 games for West Bromwich Albion, scoring 174 goals, and was one of the most iconic players in the history of the club. He also won five caps for England, but did not score any goals.

At the height of Astle's Albion career - some say on the evening of the 1968 FA Cup Final triumph - the words "ASTLE IS THE KING" appeared in large white letters on the brickwork of Primrose Bridge, which carries Cradley Road over a canal in Netherton, in the heart of the Black Country. The bridge quickly became known locally as "the Astle Bridge".

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Tony 'bomber' Brown (pictured) joined West Bromwich Albion as a youth in 1961 and turned professional in 1963. In the late 1960s and early 1970s Brown was part of an Albion team that built a reputation as a successful cup side, winning the 1966 Football League Cup Final and the 1968 FA Cup Final and finishing as runners-up in the League Cup in 1967 and 1970. He was the top scorer in Division One in 1970–71 and received his only England cap at the end of that season.

After relegation in 1973, he helped Albion to win promotion back to Division One in 1976. He scored 279 goals in 720 competitive games for Albion, both club records.

Laurie Cunningham (pictured) joined West Bromwich Albion in 1977, where, under manager Johnny Giles, he teamed up with another black player, Cyrille Regis, and the following year (under Ron Atkinson) with Brendon Batson. This was the first time an English team simultaneously fielded three black players, and Cunningham, Batson and Regis became known as the Three Degrees after a popular British music act, famous at the time.

West Bromwich Albion became one of the most attractive and exciting English sides in the late 1970s and Cunningham soon attracted attention. He became the first black player to wear an England shirt at any level in England under-21s' friendly against Scotland at Bramall Lane on April 27, 1977, scoring on his debut. He subsequently earned six full England caps

Jeff Astle pictured with George Best.

West Bromwich Football Newspaper Book .

Relive those glorious moments of your favourite team captured in newsprint.

From the early 20th century to the recent past, each book affords a unique perspective on your team or sport’s colourful history. They are not written by someone looking back in time, but by reporters who witnessed the games and events as they unfolded and in a language of the time.

Capture the history and greatest moments of West Bromwich through the newspapers, as written at the time.

Starting in 1907 with coverage of West Brom’s FA Cup semi-final win over Everton, this book charts a glorious history of great games and League and Cup titles through the decades of the 20th century.

Top stories include, becoming Division 2 Champions in 1911, coverage of the FA Cup Finals of 1912, 1935, and winning the Cup in 1931, 1954, and 1968, Division 1 Champions in 1920, and League Cup Champions in 1966 and finalists in 1970. Read about beating Dynamo Bucherest 4-0 in 1968, gaining promotion to the Premiership in 2002 and again in 2004, the signing of Robert Earnshaw in 2004, Robson’s appointment as Manager, and much much more.

Newspaper coverage continues right up to the end of last season. A unique and wonderful gift and must have for all West Brom fans.

It was quite possibly Jeff Astle’s finest moment in an Albion shirt, as he completed a feet that had never been achieved before, scoring in every round of the FA Cup, and helping his beloved West Bromwich Albion clinch their fifth FA Cup crown.

Returning to Wembley after the disappointment of the 1967 league cup final, Albion faced an Everton side who boasted the likes of Kendall, Ball and Royle amongst their ranks. But with Brown, Hope and Astle, it would be a tight affair between two sides who were separated by only three league places.

With both teams unable to break through the other’s defence, the match looked destined to be heading for a replay until Astle created a little bit of history. With three minutes of extra time played, his sweetly struck shot from 20 yards nestled in the roof of the Wembley net, and Albion had the lead.

It was a lead they would hold onto, and the cup was heading back to the Hawthorns once again. So now relive this historic day once again, as we bring you the full uninterrupted 120 minutes, as well as highlights from Albion’s previous FA Cup success in 1954, and a special feature on Jeff Astle, all on this specially produced DVD.

QPR Vs West Bromwich 1967 League Cup Final DVD.

Quite simply the greatest day in Queens Park Rangers' illustrious history, as one of Wembley's most memorable comebacks is performed, and the League Cup is treated to a classic that would be remembered for years to come.

It was a season of change for the competition: out went the two-legged final, and in came a one-off finale, staged for the first time at the home of football, Wembley, and Queens Park Rangers became the first Club outside of the top two divisions to ever appear in a Wembley final.

After defeating Leicester and Birmingham along the way, it was another Midlands team that waited in the final, and a capacity Wembley crowd anticipated what was to be a thrilling contest on a glorious spring afternoon.

It was former Rangers striker Clive Clark who seemed to be relishing the Cup Final stage, scoring twice in the first half to give the Baggies a comfortable two goal lead at the break, and the writing was on the wall as far as the pundits were concerned.

But Rangers simply refused to lie down and accept defeat, and back they came with a performance that stunned their first division opponents. Roger Morgan pulled one back shortly after the restart, before Rodney Marsh cut through the Albion defence with breathtaking ease to level with only 15 minutes remaining, and then in the dying moments Mark Lazarus completed the comeback to send the Ranger's half of Wembley into ecstasy.

Now relive this historic day for the Club over and over again, as we bring you extended highlights from the original BBC coverage, together with 'Memories Of 67' - an exclusive documentary shot this year, in this specially produced DVD that no Rangers fan should be without.