1883–84 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

{{See also|1883–84 FA Cup}}

Having joined The Football Association in the summer of 1883, West Bromwich Albion became eligible to take part in the FA Cup for the first time. Their first season in the competition was not a successful one however, as the team lost 0–2 to local rivals Wednesbury Town in the first round.Matthews (2007) p. 392.

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Albion took part in the Birmingham Senior Cup for the third time. In the first round, they won 7–0 against Stourbridge Standard, then defeated Walsall Alma Athletic 6–0 in the second round. Albion drew 1–1 with Wednesbury Old Athletic in round three. George Timmins scored a hat-trick in the replay, but the match finished 3–3, meaning that a second replay would be required. Albion won 3–1 at Aston Lower Grounds. After a 1–1 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers, Albion won the fourth round replay 2–1. In the semi-final, Albion lost 0–1 to Walsall Swifts at Aston Lower Grounds.Matthews (1987) pp. 202–203.

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Albion entered the 1883–84 Staffordshire Senior Cup as defending champions, having won the trophy at the first attempt during the previous season. The club's second season in the competition saw them defeat Cocknage in the first round, George Bell scoring the only goal of the game. In the second round, Harry Aston scored all four goals in the club's 4–0 victory against Walsall Town. The semi-final took place in Wednesbury, against Stoke; goals from Billy Bisseker and George Timmins put Albion into the final for the second successive season. Their opponents in the final were St George's, who had knocked Albion out of the Wednesbury Charity Cup two weeks earlier. The match took place at Stoke's Victoria Ground in front of 5,500 spectators. Arthur Loach scored for Albion, but the team failed to retain the cup as St George's were 2–1 winners.Matthews (1987) pp. 205–206.

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Aston Villa beat Albion 4–1 in the semi-final of the Birmingham Charity Cup. This was the first time that Albion had participated in this competition.Matthews (1987) p. 209.

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Taking part in the Wednesbury Charity Cup for the second time, Albion defeated Aston Unity 3–0 in the first round. The semi-final took place at Aston Lower Grounds and finished in a 1–1 draw between Albion and St George's. In the replay at Wednesbury, St George's won 4–0.Matthews (1987) p. 209.

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As league football had yet to be established, West Bromwich Albion took part in a number of friendly matches throughout the season.

Source for match details:Matthews (1987) pp. 210 & 214.

• 1883–84 in English football

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• {{cite book | last = Matthews | first = Tony |author2=Mackenzie, Colin | title = Albion! A Complete Record of West Bromwich Albion 1879–1987 | publisher = Breedon Books | year = 1987 | isbn = 0-907969-23-2}}
• {{cite book | last = Matthews | first = Tony | title = The Who's Who of West Bromwich Albion | publisher = Breedon Books |year = 2005 | isbn = 1-85983-474-4}}
• {{cite book | last=Matthews | first=Tony | title=West Bromwich Albion: The Complete Record | publisher=Breedon Books| year=2007 | isbn=978-1-85983-565-4}}

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