After the previous season's play-off final heartbreak, Tony Mowbray set about restructuring his squad, moving out several players for multimillion-pound fees after press reports of dressing room division.[1] High-profile players such as
Jason Koumas,
Diomansy Kamara and
Curtis Davies were sold to Premier League clubs for large fees, joining
Paul McShane,
Nathan Ellington,
Darren Carter and
Steve Watson in leaving the Hawthorns. Mowbray replaced them by signing a total of 14 permanent and loan players in the summer transfer window, making an overall profit in the process.
Despite the large changes in his squad, Mowbray won the
Championship Manager of the Month award in September, after Albion gained 13 out of the maximum 15 points and climbed to second.[2] At the start of 2008, Mowbray's young Albion team topped the table, receiving growing plaudits from the media[3] and supporters[4] alike for their attractive brand of attacking one touch passing football, a reflection of Mowbray's staunch footballing philosophy.[5]
Mowbray guided Albion to the
Football League Championship title and promotion to the
Premier League, and also reached the
FA Cupsemi-final. The semi-final, the first to be played at the new
Wembley Stadium, pitted Albion against
Portsmouth, the only remaining Premier League team left in the FA Cup. Portsmouth won the match 1β0 with the only goal of the game coming from former Albion striker
Nwankwo Kanu. Mowbray won the Championship manager of the month award for April,[6] as well as the
League Managers Association manager of the year award.[7]
Kit
English company
Umbro remained West Bromwich's kit manufacturers.
T-Mobile remained the kit sponsors.
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2008. Source:
The Football League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
^Morrison was born in
Darlington,
England, and represented them at
U-17,
U-18,
U-19, and
U-21 level, but also qualified to represent
Scotland internationally through his grandparents and made his international debut for
Scotland in May 2008.
After the previous season's play-off final heartbreak, Tony Mowbray set about restructuring his squad, moving out several players for multimillion-pound fees after press reports of dressing room division.[1] High-profile players such as
Jason Koumas,
Diomansy Kamara and
Curtis Davies were sold to Premier League clubs for large fees, joining
Paul McShane,
Nathan Ellington,
Darren Carter and
Steve Watson in leaving the Hawthorns. Mowbray replaced them by signing a total of 14 permanent and loan players in the summer transfer window, making an overall profit in the process.
Despite the large changes in his squad, Mowbray won the
Championship Manager of the Month award in September, after Albion gained 13 out of the maximum 15 points and climbed to second.[2] At the start of 2008, Mowbray's young Albion team topped the table, receiving growing plaudits from the media[3] and supporters[4] alike for their attractive brand of attacking one touch passing football, a reflection of Mowbray's staunch footballing philosophy.[5]
Mowbray guided Albion to the
Football League Championship title and promotion to the
Premier League, and also reached the
FA Cupsemi-final. The semi-final, the first to be played at the new
Wembley Stadium, pitted Albion against
Portsmouth, the only remaining Premier League team left in the FA Cup. Portsmouth won the match 1β0 with the only goal of the game coming from former Albion striker
Nwankwo Kanu. Mowbray won the Championship manager of the month award for April,[6] as well as the
League Managers Association manager of the year award.[7]
Kit
English company
Umbro remained West Bromwich's kit manufacturers.
T-Mobile remained the kit sponsors.
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2008. Source:
The Football League Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. (C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
^Morrison was born in
Darlington,
England, and represented them at
U-17,
U-18,
U-19, and
U-21 level, but also qualified to represent
Scotland internationally through his grandparents and made his international debut for
Scotland in May 2008.