# 2019–20 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

The 2019–20 season was West Bromwich Albion's second consecutive season in the Championship since 2017–18 and their 142nd year in existence. This season, the club participated in the Championship, the FA Cup and the League Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 22 July 2020.
Albion finished as runners-up in the Championship, thus gaining automatic promotion to the Premier League. They became the first club to achieve a fifth Premier League promotion.

## Competitions
### Championship
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Leeds United (C, P) | 46 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 77 | 35 | +42 | 93 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion (P) | 46 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 77 | 45 | +32 | 83 | Promotion to the Premier League |
| 3 | Brentford | 46 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 80 | 38 | +42 | 81 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 4 | Fulham (O, P) | 46 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 64 | 48 | +16 | 81 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 5 | Cardiff City | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 68 | 58 | +10 | 73 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
| 6 | Swansea City | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 62 | 53 | +9 | 70 | Qualification for Championship play-offs |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 22 July 2020. Source: BBC

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | W | D | D | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | D | D | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | D | L | D | D | L | L | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | D | D | L | W | W | W | D | D | L | D |
| Position | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Matches

On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL Championship fixtures were revealed.

### FA Cup

The third round draw was made live on BBC Two from Etihad Stadium, Micah Richards and Tony Adams conducted the draw. The fourth round draw was made by Alex Scott and David O'Leary on Monday, 6 January. The draw for the fifth round was made on 27 January 2020, live on The One Show.

### EFL Cup

The first round draw was made on 20 June.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2019 | FW | Owen Windsor | Cirencester Town | Undisclosed |
| 19 July 2019 | FW | Kenneth Zohore | Cardiff City | Undisclosed |
| 20 July 2019 | CB | Semi Ajayi | Rotherham United | Undisclosed |
| 23 July 2019 | RB | Darnell Furlong | Queens Park Rangers | Undisclosed |
| 27 July 2019 | AM | Romaine Sawyers | Brentford | Undisclosed |
| 8 August 2019 | CF | Charlie Austin | Southampton | Undisclosed |
| 29 August 2019 | GK | Ali Al-Habsi | Al-Hilal | Free transfer |
| 21 September 2019 | CB | Saul Shotton | Bury | Free transfer |
| 16 October 2019 | FW | Cheikh Diaby | Le Havre | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2020 | LW | Kamil Grosicki | Hull City | Undisclosed |
| 31 January 2020 | RB | Lee Peltier | Cardiff City | Free transfer |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 5 July 2019 | AM | Filip Krovinović | Benfica | 30 June 2020 |
| 8 August 2019 | RW | Grady Diangana | West Ham United | 30 June 2020 |
| 8 August 2019 | RW | Matheus Pereira | Sporting CP | 30 June 2020 |
| 8 August 2019 | LW | Chris Willock | Benfica | 30 June 2020 |
| 29 January 2020 | LW | Callum Robinson | Sheffield United | 30 June 2020 |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Date until |
| 16 July 2019 | GK | Alex Palmer | Plymouth Argyle | 30 June 2020 |
| 1 August 2019 | GK | Ted Cann | Worcester City | 27 August 2019 |
| 8 August 2019 | CM | Sam Field | Charlton Athletic | 30 June 2020 |
| 8 August 2019 | RW | Jonathan Leko | Charlton Athletic | 30 June 2020 |
| 9 August 2019 | RB | Kane Wilson | Tranmere Rovers | 1 January 2020 |
| 30 August 2019 | RW | Oliver Burke | Alavés | 30 June 2020 |
| 2 September 2019 | LB | Max Melbourne | Lincoln City | 6 January 2020 |
| 7 September 2019 | RW | Owen Windsor | Cirencester Town | October 2019 |
| 29 October 2019 | RW | Stanley Asomugha | Alvechurch | December 2019 |
| 9 November 2019 | CM | Jack Chambers | Hednesford Town | December 2019 |
| 10 January 2020 | GK | Ted Cann | Yeovil Town | 6 February 2020 |
| 27 January 2020 | CF | Callum Morton | Northampton Town | 30 June 2020 |
| 13 February 2020 | CF | Jamie Soule | Barrow | March 2020 |
| 14 February 2020 | RB | Dan Meredith | Leamington | March 2020 |
| 21 February 2020 | LW | Nick Clayton-Phillips | Solihull Moors | March 2020 |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2019 | DM | Gareth Barry | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | CM | Alex Bradley | Lincoln City | Mutual consent |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | Craig Dawson | Watford | £5,500,000 |
| 1 July 2019 | AM | Wes Hoolahan | Newcastle Jets | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | Kyle Howkins | Newport County | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | CB | Kyle Jameson | AFC Fylde | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2019 | RB | Tyrone Mears | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | CM | James Morrison | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Boaz Myhill | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2019 | GK | Adam Przybek | Ipswich Town | Free transfer |
| 9 July 2019 | CF | Jay Rodriguez | Burnley | £10,000,000 |
| 9 July 2019 | LW | Morgan Rogers | Manchester City | £4,000,000 |
| 11 July 2019 | CF | Louie Barry | Barcelona | £235,000 |
| 19 July 2019 | CF | Salomón Rondón | Dalian Yifang | £16,500,000 |
| 24 July 2019 | DF | Allan Nyom | Getafe CF | Undisclosed |
| 10 January 2020 | LB | Max Melbourne | Lincoln City | Undisclosed |

## Appearances & Goals

    As of 22 July 2020
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Sam Johnstone | 46 | 0 | 46+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Darnell Furlong | 33 | 2 | 22+9 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Kieran Gibbs | 15 | 1 | 14+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | FW | WAL | Hal Robson-Kanu | 39 | 10 | 24+15 | 10 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Kyle Bartley | 40 | 2 | 37+1 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | NGA | Semi Ajayi | 45 | 5 | 42+1 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | CRO | Filip Krovinović | 43 | 3 | 24+16 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Jake Livermore | 45 | 3 | 43+2 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | DEN | Kenneth Zohore | 20 | 5 | 5+12 | 3 | 1+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | SCO | Matt Phillips | 41 | 8 | 30+9 | 7 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | NIR | Chris Brunt | 11 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | BRA | Matheus Pereira | 43 | 8 | 38+4 | 8 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | POL | Kamil Grosicki | 14 | 2 | 4+10 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Conor Townsend | 30 | 1 | 19+8 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Charlie Austin | 38 | 11 | 18+16 | 10 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Rekeem Harper | 13 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Gareth Barry | 6 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | SKN | Romaine Sawyers | 43 | 1 | 42+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Kyle Edwards | 30 | 2 | 9+17 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | ENG | Jonathan Bond | 4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | EGY | Ahmed Hegazi | 18 | 1 | 14+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | IRL | Dara O'Shea | 21 | 3 | 16+1 | 3 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Grady Diangana | 31 | 8 | 23+7 | 8 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | ENG | Rayhaan Tulloch | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Jack Fitzwater | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | ENG | Nathan Ferguson | 21 | 1 | 21+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | ENG | Saul Shotton | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 47 | FW | IRL | Callum Robinson | 16 | 3 | 10+6 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| Players out on loan: ||||||||||||
| 17 | MF | SCO | Oliver Burke | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |

### Goals record

    As of 22 July 2020
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | 15 | | CF | Charlie Austin | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | 4 | | CF | Hal Robson-Kanu | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | 10 | | RW | Matt Phillips | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | 12 | | RW | Matheus Pereira | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | 29 | | LW | Grady Diangana | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | 6 | | CB | Semi Ajayi | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | 9 | | CF | Kenneth Zohore | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | 8 | | CM | Jake Livermore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 7 | | AM | Filip Krovinović | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 27 | | CB | Dara O'Shea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 47 | | LW | Callum Robinson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | 2 | | RB | Darnell Furlong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 5 | | CB | Kyle Bartley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 13 | | AM | Kamil Grosicki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 21 | | LM | Kyle Edwards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | 3 | | LB | Kieran Gibbs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 14 | | LB | Conor Townsend | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 19 | | CM | Romaine Sawyers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 26 | | CB | Ahmed Hegazi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | 36 | | RB | Nathan Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 72 | 4 | 1 | 76 |

### Disciplinary record

    As of 22 July 2020
| Rank | No. | Nat. | Po. | Name | Championship | Championship | Championship | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Total | Total | Total |
| 1 | 19 | | CM | Romaine Sawyers | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 8 | | CM | Jake Livermore | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 5 | | CB | Kyle Bartley | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 6 | | CB | Semi Ajayi | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | 36 | | RB | Nathan Ferguson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2 | | RB | Darnell Furlong | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | | CF | Hal Robson-Kanu | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 10 | | RW | Matt Phillips | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 12 | | RW | Matheus Pereira | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 14 | | LB | Conor Townsend | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 15 | | CF | Charlie Austin | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 26 | | CB | Ahmed Hegazi | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | 27 | | CB | Dara O'Shea | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 7 | | AM | Filip Krovinović | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 21 | | LM | Kyle Edwards | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 29 | | LW | Grady Diangana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 1 | | GK | Sam Johnstone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 3 | | LB | Kieran Gibbs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 16 | | CM | Rakeem Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | 47 | | LW | Callum Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 83 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 2 | 2 |