West Bromwich Albion

England · Premier League 2015/16 – 2020/21 · Championship now · Manager: James Morrison (#185 in the world) since Jan 2026

#85 World rank · club rating

1,895 Club rating

3rd in Championship

West Bromwich Albion played 4 Premier League seasons (2015/16 – 2020/21) and are in Championship now. Darren Moore (Aug 2018 – Mar 2019) had the best points per game of them (1.71 in 42 matches) and took the club rating from 1,786 to 1,815.

West Bromwich Albion managers

23 spells since 2002 · newest first

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

James Morrison #185 now Jan 2026 – present · PPG 1.67 current Jan 2026 – present 30 13-11-6 1.67 1,779 → 1,947 +167 +46.0 +0.16

Eric Ramsay (stand-in) 16 Jan 2026 – 24 Feb 2026 16 Jan 2026 – 24 Feb 2026 9 0-4-5 −23.3

Ryan Mason #715 now Aug 2025 – Jan 2026 · PPG 1.19 Aug 2025 – Jan 2026 27 9-5-13 1.19 1,823 → 1,751 −72 −19.7 −0.13

James Morrison #185 now Apr 2025 – May 2025 · PPG 2.00 caretaker Apr 2025 – May 2025 2 1-1-0 2.00 1,771 → 1,800 +29 +5.9 +0.09

Tony Mowbray #656 now Jan 2025 – Apr 2025 · PPG 1.12 Jan 2025 – Apr 2025 17 5-4-8 1.12 1,869 → 1,712 −157 −30.5 −0.18

Chris Brunt Dec 2024 – Jan 2025 · PPG 1.00 caretaker Dec 2024 – Jan 2025 6 1-3-2 1.00 1,852 → 1,837 −15 −1.4 −0.06

Carlos Corberán #458 now Nov 2022 – Dec 2024 · PPG 1.59 Nov 2022 – Dec 2024 105 46-29-30 1.59 1,834 → 1,872 +38 +10.3 +0.01

Steve Bruce Feb 2022 – Aug 2022 · PPG 1.32 Feb 2022 – Aug 2022 19 7-4-8 1.32 1,882 → 1,826 −55 −11.9 −0.09

Valérien Ismaël #936 now Aug 2021 – Jan 2022 · PPG 1.48 Aug 2021 – Jan 2022 31 12-10-9 1.48 1,921 → 1,730 −190 −38.6 −0.06

Sam Allardyce Dec 2020 – May 2021 · PPG 0.77 Dec 2020 – May 2021 26 4-8-14 0.77 1,924 → 1,943 +19 −6.3 +0.01

Slaven Bilić Aug 2019 – Dec 2020 · PPG 1.54 Aug 2019 – Dec 2020 65 26-22-17 1.54 1,834 → 1,803 −30 −9.2 +0.02

James Shan Mar 2019 – May 2019 · PPG 1.83 Mar 2019 – May 2019 12 7-1-4 1.83 1,798 → 1,849 +52 +10.0 +0.11

Darren Moore Aug 2018 – Mar 2019 · PPG 1.71 Aug 2018 – Mar 2019 42 20-12-10 1.71 1,786 → 1,815 +29 +7.8 +0.08

Alan Pardew Dec 2017 – Mar 2018 · PPG 0.67 Dec 2017 – Mar 2018 21 3-5-13 0.67 1,800 → 1,690 −109 −21.7 −0.11

Gary Megson Nov 2017 · PPG 1.00 caretaker Nov 2017 2 0-2-0 1.00 1,754 → 1,774 +20 +4.0 +0.17

Tony Pulis Jan 2015 – Nov 2017 · PPG 1.19 Jan 2015 – Nov 2017 122 36-37-49 1.19 1,875 → 1,836 −39 −24.0 +0.09

Before 2015/16 · 8 spells, Aug 2002 – Dec 2014

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Alan Irvine #341 now Aug 2014 – Dec 2014 · PPG 0.95 Aug 2014 – Dec 2014 22 5-6-11 0.95 1,825 → 1,772 −53 −12.3 −0.04

Pepe Mel Jan 2014 – May 2014 · PPG 0.83 Jan 2014 – May 2014 18 3-6-9 0.83 1,900 → 1,767 −133 −11.5 +0.02

Steve Clarke Aug 2012 – Dec 2013 · PPG 1.22 Aug 2012 – Dec 2013 59 19-15-25 1.22 1,820 → 1,887 +67 −7.0 +0.08

Roy Hodgson #340 now Feb 2011 – May 2012 · PPG 1.36 Feb 2011 – May 2012 55 20-15-20 1.36 1,714 → 1,850 +136 +28.0 +0.15

Roberto di Matteo Aug 2009 – Feb 2011 · PPG 1.66 Aug 2009 – Feb 2011 83 39-21-23 1.66 1,662 → 1,701 +39 +18.6 +0.11

Tony Mowbray #656 now Aug 2008 – May 2009 · PPG 0.88 Aug 2008 – May 2009 43 9-11-23 0.88 1,678 → 1,643 −35 −4.3 +0.06

Bryan Robson Nov 2004 – May 2006 · PPG 0.86 Nov 2004 – May 2006 64 12-19-33 0.86 1,533 → 1,525 −8 −0.7 +0.03

Gary Megson Aug 2002 – Nov 2004 · PPG 1.26 Aug 2002 – Nov 2004 96 32-25-39 1.26 1,439 → 1,553 +114 +14.4

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Tony Pulis is the longest-serving: 122 matches over 2 years (Jan 2015 – Nov 2017). James Morrison added the most coach rating: +46.0 over 30 matches.

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Stand-in - a caretaker who covered a few matches during another manager's spell, folded under that spell. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager

1,895Club ratingWeek 46, 2026

#85World rankof 943 active clubs

#3Championshipof 42 clubs

1,957Peak since 2015/16Jan 2023 · low 1,701, Mar 2018

Colour changes with each manager (15 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

West Bromwich Albion's club rating peaked at 1,957 in January 2023, under Carlos Corberán, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,701 in March 2018, under Alan Pardew.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days

West Bromwich Albion play in Championship now - our fixture list covers the top 5 leagues and European games with a top-5 club.

Cards and corners

a game · by season

Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg

2020/21 38 1.45 1.34 1.54 69% 3.82 7.00 5.08

2017/18 38 1.95 1.53 1.63 78% 4.63 4.63 5.15

2016/17 38 2.11 1.58 1.93 74% 4.18 5.55 5.21

2015/16 38 1.79 1.26 1.70 71% 4.95 5.84 5.40

West Bromwich Albion won 3.82 corners a game in 2020/21, their fewest in any season since 2015/16 and 25% below the Premier League's average side (5.08).

League matches only (Premier League), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. Premier League cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

152 league matches since 2015/16

FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L

HT winHT W 1812% 96% 53%

HT drawHT D 139% 2919% 2617%

HT lossHT L 21% 85% 4228%

Points won from behindPts from behind

losing at half-time in 52 matches

Points dropped from aheadPts dropped

winning at half-time in 32 matches

1st half · W 32 · D 68 · L 52 GD −35

2nd half · W 30 · D 61 · L 61 GD −53

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at West Bromwich Albion

16 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Mike Dean 14 2-4-8 0.71 2.50 1.82 +37%

Anthony Taylor 11 0-5-6 0.45 1.55 1.82 −15%

Michael Oliver 11 4-3-4 1.36 2.18 1.82 +20%

Mike Jones 11 4-3-4 1.36 1.82 1.95 −7%

Jonathan Moss 10 1-3-6 0.60 1.90 1.82 +4%

Martin Atkinson 10 4-3-3 1.50 1.50 1.82 −18%

Paul Tierney 10 1-5-4 0.80 1.80 1.82 −1%

Mark Clattenburg 8 4-2-2 1.75 1.75 1.95 −10%

Lee Mason 7 2-0-5 0.86 1.43 1.82 −22%

Robert Madley 7 1-2-4 0.71 2.00 1.87 +7%

6 more referees with 5+ matches

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Stuart Attwell 7 0-6-1 0.86 1.43 1.82 −22%

Craig Pawson 6 3-2-1 1.83 2.00 1.78 +12%

Neil Swarbrick 6 1-1-4 0.67 1.33 1.95 −32%

Graham Scott 5 1-0-4 0.60 1.60 1.83 −13%

Kevin Friend 5 2-2-1 1.60 2.00 1.78 +12%

Roger East 5 0-3-2 0.60 2.80 1.87 +50%

Under Mike Dean, West Bromwich Albion picked up 2.50 cards a game, 37% above their own average in the same seasons (14 matches).

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (152). Cards = West Bromwich Albion's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is West Bromwich Albion's manager?

James Morrison, #185 in this week's coach world ranking, since January 2026 - 30 matches, 13 won (1.67 points per game).

How many managers has West Bromwich Albion had since 2015?

14, counting 2 caretakers. Plus 1 stand-in: a caretaker for a few matches during another manager's spell.

Who is West Bromwich Albion's longest-serving manager?

Tony Pulis: 122 matches from January 2015 to November 2017.

How many cards a game do West Bromwich Albion get?

1.45 a game in the Premier League in 2020/21, against 1.54 for the league's average side.

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.