West Bromwich Dartmouth Cricket Club , the local team , is based in town close to West Bromwich Albion 's ground , The Hawthorns .
Notable former players of West Bromwich Albion include Ronnie Allen ( who later had a relatively unsuccessful spell as the club 's manager ) , Bryan Robson ( who was later the club 's manager ) , Laurie Cunningham ( one of the first black players to play for the England national football team , but who died in a car crash in 1989 aged only 33 ) , Tony Brown ( the club 's all time leading goalscorer ) and Jeff Astle ( who scored the club 's winning goal in the 1968 FA Cup final and remained a cult figure among Albion fans ) .The local cricket team is West Bromwich Dartmouth Cricket Club and is based in the town , very near to West Bromwich Albion 's ground , the Hawthorns.
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