Firsts
- First match: West Bromwich Strollers 0–0 Hudson's, a 12-a-side friendly match on 23 November 1878
- First FA Cup match: West Bromwich Albion 0–2 Wednesbury Town, first round, 10 November 1883
- First league match: Stoke 0–2 West Bromwich Albion, Football League, at the Victoria Ground, 8 September 1888
- First match at The Hawthorns: West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Derby County, 3 September 1900
- First floodlit match at The Hawthorns: West Bromwich Albion 1–1 Chelsea, Football League First Division, 18 September 1957
- First League Cup match: West Bromwich Albion 3–1 Walsall, second round, 22 September 1965
- First European match: DOS Utrecht 1–1 West Bromwich Albion, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, second round, 2 November 1966
- First Premier League match: Manchester United 1–0 West Bromwich Albion, 17 August 2002
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