++ [ originally posted by laresca ] ++
IMO respect needs to be given to amateur teams. remember they provide us our squad. maresca came from west-bromwich-albion i think.
half our players are at crappy clubs now.
Excuse me... but please dont insult WBA with references to amatuerism.
Ok not one of the biggest by any stretch but a team with a great history and one of the oldest proffesional football clubs in the world, plus have produced many great players(Bryan Robson, Jeff Astle, Andy Townsend etc etc) ..... Please show some respect!!
FA Cup Champions:
1888, 1892, 1931, 1954, 1968
FA Cup Runners-up:
1886, 1887, 1895, 1912, 1935
League Cup Champions: 1966
League Cup Runners-up: 1967, 1970
League Champions: 1920
League Runners-up: 1925, 1954
Formed: 1879
Entered League: 1888
(founder members)