2023–24 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season: Difference between revisions

West Bromwich Albion
2023–24 season
Owner	Lai Guochuan
Head coach	Carlos Corberán
Stadium	The Hawthorns
EFL Championship	Pre-season
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Second round
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The 2023–24 season is the 165th season in the history of West Bromwich Albion and their third consecutive season in the Championship. The club are participating in the Championship, the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Players

No.	Name	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	David Button	GK	Stevenage	(1989-02-27) 27 February 1989 (age 35)	Brighton & Hove Albion	5 September 2020	£1,100,000	30 June 2024
24	Alex Palmer	GK	Kidderminster	(1996-08-10) 10 August 1996 (age 28)	Academy	1 July 2017	—	30 June 2026
30	Ted Cann	GK		(2000-12-27) 27 December 2000 (age 23)	Academy	1 July 2023	—	30 June 2024
33	Josh Griffiths	GK	Hereford	(2001-09-05) 5 September 2001 (age 22)	Academy	1 July 2020	—	30 June 2025
Defenders
2	Darnell Furlong	RB	Luton	(1995-10-31) 31 October 1995 (age 28)	Queens Park Rangers	23 July 2019	£1,700,000	30 June 2025
3	Conor Townsend	LB	Hessle	(1993-03-04) 4 March 1993 (age 31)	Scunthorpe United	28 July 2018	£840,000	30 June 2025
5	Kyle Bartley	CB	Stockport	(1991-05-22) 22 May 1991 (age 33)	Swansea City	16 July 2018	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
6	Semi Ajayi	CB	Crayford	(1993-11-09) 9 November 1993 (age 30)	Rotherham United	20 July 2019	£1,650,000	30 June 2025
15	Erik Pieters	CB	Tiel	(1988-08-07) 7 August 1988 (age 36)	Free agent	13 September 2022	—	30 June 2024
16	Martin Kelly	RB	Whiston	(1990-04-27) 27 April 1990 (age 34)	Crystal Palace	1 September 2022	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
21	Cédric Kipré	CB	Paris	(1996-12-09) 9 December 1996 (age 27)	Wigan Athletic	4 September 2020	£1,100,000	30 June 2024
29	Taylor Gardner-Hickman	RB	Telford	(2001-12-30) 30 December 2001 (age 22)	Academy	1 July 2021	—	30 June 2026
Midfielders
14	Jayson Molumby	CM	Cappoquin	(1999-08-06) 6 August 1999 (age 25)	Brighton & Hove Albion	1 July 2022	£1,000,000	30 June 2025
19	John Swift	CM	Portsmouth	(1995-06-23) 23 June 1995 (age 29)	Reading	1 July 2022	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
20	Adam Reach	LM	Chester-le-Street	(1993-02-03) 3 February 1993 (age 31)	Sheffield Wednesday	2 August 2021	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
25	Nathaniel Chalobah	DM	Freetown	(1994-12-12) 12 December 1994 (age 29)	Fulham	31 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
27	Alex Mowatt	CM	Doncaster	(1995-02-13) 13 February 1995 (age 29)	Barnsley	2 July 2021	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
35	Okay Yokuşlu	DM	Konak	(1994-03-09) 9 March 1994 (age 30)	Celta Vigo	18 July 2022	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
Forwards
10	Matt Phillips	RW	Aylesbury	(1991-03-13) 13 March 1991 (age 33)	Queens Park Rangers	6 July 2016	£6,500,000	30 June 2024
11	Grady Diangana	RW	Lubumbashi	(1998-04-19) 19 April 1998 (age 26)	West Ham United	4 September 2020	£13,500,000	30 June 2025
12	Daryl Dike	CF	Edmond	(2000-06-03) 3 June 2000 (age 24)	Orlando City	1 January 2022	£8,630,000	30 June 2026
17	Jed Wallace	RW	Reading	(1994-03-26) 26 March 1994 (age 30)	Millwall	1 July 2022	Free Transfer	30 June 2026
18	Karlan Grant	CF	Thamesmead	(1997-09-18) 18 September 1997 (age 26)	Huddersfield Town	15 October 2020	£16,500,000	30 June 2026
21	Brandon Thomas-Asante	CF	Milton Keynes	(1998-12-29) 29 December 1998 (age 25)	Salford City	31 August 2022	£345,000	30 June 2025

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
23 June 2023	CB	Dara O'Shea	Burnley	Undisclosed	^[1]
30 June 2023	CB	Kean Bryan	Free agent	Released	^[2]
30 June 2023	AM	Quevin Castro	Free agent	Released	^[2]
30 June 2023	GK	Beau Hudd	Free agent	Released	^[2]
30 June 2023	CF	Tobias Hurlock	Free agent	Released	^[2]
30 June 2023	DM	Jake Livermore	Free agent	Released	^[2]
30 June 2023	CF	Ramello Mitchell	Free agent	Released	^[2]
30 June 2023	CB	Cianole Nguepissi	Free agent	Released	^[2]
30 June 2023	AM	Samuel Okoka	Free agent	Released	^[2]
30 June 2023	RW	Archie Oliver	Colchester United	Released	^[2]^[3]
30 June 2023	CB	Femi Olofinjana	Free agent	Released	^[2]
30 June 2023	CM	Samuel Oluwatobi	Free agent	Released	^[2]
30 June 2023	AM	Rico Richards	Free agent	Released	^[2]
30 June 2023	AM	Tom Rogic	Free agent	Released	^[2]
30 June 2023	CM	Jesse Wangusi	Free agent	Released	^[2]

Loaned in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	Fee	Ref

Loaned out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	Fee	Ref

Pre-season and friendlies

On 26 May, WBA announced their first two pre-season friendlies, against Salford City and Burton Albion.^[4] A third and fourth friendly was later added, against Cheltenham Town and Bolton Wanderers.^[5] A five-day training camp at the St George's Park National Football Centre and a behind-closed-doors friendly against Shrewsbury Town was later confirmed.^[6] The club announced a sixth friendly, against Forest Green Rovers.^[7]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

15 July 2023 Friendly	West Bromwich Albion	v	Shrewsbury Town	Walsall
15:00 BST				Stadium: WBA Training Ground Attendance: 0 behind-closed-doors

18 July 2023 Friendly	Cheltenham Town	v	West Bromwich Albion	Cheltenham
19:45 BST				Stadium: Completely-Suzuki Stadium

19 July 2023 Friendly	Salford City	v	West Bromwich Albion	Kersal
19:45 BST				Stadium: The Peninsula Stadium

22 July 2023 Friendly	Burton Albion	v	West Bromwich Albion	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST				Stadium: Pirelli Stadium

28 July 2023 Friendly	Forest Green Rovers	v	West Bromwich Albion	Nailsworth
19:00 BST				Stadium: Bolt New Lawn Stadium

29 July 2023 Friendly	Bolton Wanderers	v	West Bromwich Albion	Horwich
15:00 BST				Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	Starting round	Record
Competition	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Championship	Matchday 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
FA Cup	Third round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
EFL Cup	First round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Last updated: pre-season
Source: Soccerway

Championship

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
2	Ipswich Town (P)	46	28	12	6	92	57	+35	96	Promoted to the Premier League
3	Leeds United	46	27	9	10	81	43	+38	90	Qualified for the Championship play-offs
4	Southampton (O, P)	46	26	9	11	87	63	+24	87
5	West Bromwich Albion	46	21	12	13	70	47	+23	75
6	Norwich City	46	21	10	15	79	64	+15	73
7	Hull City	46	19	13	14	68	60	+8	70
8	Middlesbrough	46	20	9	17	71	62	+9	69

Source: EFL official website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)^[8]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1
Ground
Result
Position

Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 22 June, the EFL Championship fixtures were released.^[9]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

5 August 2023 1	Blackburn Rovers	v	West Bromwich Albion	Blackburn
15:00 BST				Stadium: Ewood Park

FA Cup

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

EFL Cup

WBA were drawn away to Stoke City in the first round.^[10]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

8 August 2023 First round	Stoke City	v	West Bromwich Albion	Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 BST				Stadium: Bet365 Stadium

References

^ "Dara O'Shea signs for Burnley". West Bromwich Albion FC. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Albion confirm 2022/23 retained and released lists". West Bromwich Albion FC. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^ "U's Add To U21s Squad". Colchester United FC. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
^ "Albion Confirm Two Pre-Season Friendlies Against EFL Opposition". West Bromwich Albion FC. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
^ "Albion Confirm Friendlies With Cheltenham & Bolton". West Bromwich Albion FC. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
^ "Albion Schedule St. George's Park Visit & Shrewsbury Town Friendly". West Bromwich Albion FC. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ "Forest Green Rovers Friendly Added To Pre-Season Schedule". West Bromwich Albion FC. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
^ "Albion's 2023/24 Sky Bet Championship Fixtures Announced". West Bromwich Albion FC. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
^ "Albion To Travel To Stoke City In Carabao Cup First Round". West Ham United FC. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

[1] "Dara O'Shea signs for Burnley". West Bromwich Albion FC. 23 June 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2023.

[RetainedList-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "Albion confirm 2022/23 retained and released lists". West Bromwich Albion FC. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

[3] "U's Add To U21s Squad". Colchester United FC. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

[4] "Albion Confirm Two Pre-Season Friendlies Against EFL Opposition". West Bromwich Albion FC. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.

[5] "Albion Confirm Friendlies With Cheltenham & Bolton". West Bromwich Albion FC. 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

[6] "Albion Schedule St. George's Park Visit & Shrewsbury Town Friendly". West Bromwich Albion FC. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[7] "Forest Green Rovers Friendly Added To Pre-Season Schedule". West Bromwich Albion FC. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.

[EFL_Regulationsb23-24-8] "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

[9] "Albion's 2023/24 Sky Bet Championship Fixtures Announced". West Bromwich Albion FC. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

[10] "Albion To Travel To Stoke City In Carabao Cup First Round". West Ham United FC. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.

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