2025–26 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season

West Bromwich Albion
2025–26 season
OwnerBilkul Football WBA
ChairmanShilen Patel
ManagerRyan Mason
StadiumThe Hawthorns
Championship23rd
FA CupThird Round
EFL CupFirst Round

The 2025–26 season is the 148th season in the history of West Bromwich Albion Football Club and their fifth consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Prior to the season starting, Ryan Mason was appointed head coach signing a three-year contract.[1]

Squad

As of 23 June 2025
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
— Josh Griffiths GK Hereford (2001-09-05) 5 September 2001 Academy 1 July 2020 — 30 June 2027
— Joe Wildsmith GK Sheffield (1995-12-28) 28 December 1995 Derby County 10 July 2024 Free Transfer 30 June 2026
Defenders
— Darnell Furlong RB Luton (1995-10-31) 31 October 1995 Queens Park Rangers 23 July 2019 £1,700,000 30 June 2027
— Callum Styles LB Bury (2000-03-27) 27 March 2000 Barnsley 24 August 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
— Kyle Bartley CB Stockport (1991-05-22) 22 May 1991 Swansea City 16 July 2018 £3,800,000 30 June 2026
— Torbjørn Heggem CB Trondheim (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 IF Brommapojkarna 4 July 2024 £500,000 30 June 2027
— Caleb Taylor CB Burnley (2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 Academy 6 July 2019 — 30 June 2028
— Gianluca Frabotta LB Rome (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 Juventus 6 August 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2027
— Nat Phillips CB Bolton (1997-03-23) 23 March 1997 Liverpool 23 June 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
Midfielders
— Jayson Molumby CM Cappoquin (1999-08-06) 6 August 1999 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 July 2022 £1,000,000 30 June 2028
— Ousmane Diakité CM Mali (2000-07-25) 25 July 2000 TSV Hartberg 27 June 2024 Free Transfer 30 June 2026
— Isaac Price CM Pontefract (2003-09-26) 26 September 2003 Standard Liege 22 January 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2029
— Alex Mowatt CM Doncaster (1995-02-13) 13 February 1995 Barnsley 2 July 2021 Free Transfer 30 June 2026
Forwards
— Jed Wallace RW Reading (1994-03-26) 26 March 1994 Millwall 1 July 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2026
— Josh Maja ST Lewisham (1998-12-27) 27 December 1998 Bordeaux 1 August 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2026
— Daryl Dike ST Edmond (2000-06-03) 3 June 2000 Orlando City 1 January 2022 £8,630,000 30 June 2026
— Karlan Grant CF Thamesmead (1997-09-18) 18 September 1997 Huddersfield Town 15 October 2020 £16,500,000 30 June 2026
— Mikey Johnston LW Glasgow (1999-04-19) 19 April 1999 Celtic 30 August 2024 £3,000,000 30 June 2028
— Tammer Bany CF Denmark (2003-10-19) 19 October 2003 Randers 3 February 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2028
— Tom Fellows RW Solihull (2003-07-25) 25 July 2003 Academy 1 July 2021 — 30 June 2027
— Devante Cole ST Alderley Edge (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 Barnsley 31 July 2024 Free Transfer 30 June 2026

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of pre-season

Players with no appearances are not included on the list
Italics indicate a loaned in player

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
— DF  ENG Darnell Furlong 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— MF  HUN Callum Styles 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— DF  ENG Kyle Bartley 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— FW  ENG Jed Wallace 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— MF  IRL Jayson Molumby 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— FW  NGA Josh Maja 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— FW  USA Daryl Dike 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— DF  NOR Torbjørn Heggem 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— DF  ENG Caleb Taylor 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— MF  MLI Ousmane Diakité 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— FW  ENG Karlan Grant 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— GK  ENG Josh Griffiths 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— MF  NIR Isaac Price 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— FW  IRL Mikey Johnston 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— GK  ENG Joe Wildsmith 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— DF  ITA Gianluca Frabotta 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— FW  DEN Tammer Bany 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— MF  ENG Alex Mowatt 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— FW  ENG Tom Fellows 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— FW  ENG Devante Cole 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— DF  ENG Nat Phillips 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Transfers and contracts

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
23 June 2025 CB Nat Phillips Liverpool £3,000,000 [2][3]
2 July 2025 CF Jack Bray Harrogate Town Undisclosed [4]
3 July 2025 LW Torin Ntege Peterborough United Compensation [5]
7 July 2025 CF Aune Heggebø Brann £4,750,000 [6][7]
Expenditure: £7,750,000 (not inc. undisclosed transfers)

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
30 June 2025 CF Reyes Cleary Barnsley Undisclosed [8]

Loaned in

Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.

Loaned out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
7 July 2025 CF Eseosa Sule Motherwell 31 May 2026 [9]

Released / Out of Contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025 CB Semi Ajayi Hull City 1 July 2025 [10][11]
GK Ted Cann Rotherham United [10][12]
LB Sam Beedie [10]
AM Fran Cherchi [10]
RW Grady Diangana [10]
RB Reece Hall [10]
AM Fenton Heard [10]
GK Ronnie Hollingshead [10]
RW Archie Kirton [10]
CB Rhys Morrish [10]
DM Matt Richards [10]
LB Corey Sears [10]
LB Josh Shaw [10]
CM John Swift [10]

New Contract

Date Pos. Player Contract until Ref.
16 June 2025 RB Alfie Maughan 30 June 2027[a] [13]
1 July 2025 GK Louis Brady 30 June 2026[a][b] [14]
CF Dan Chimeziri [14]
3 July 2025 RW Akeel Higgins 30 June 2026[b] [5]
CF Layton Love 31 December 2025 [5]
DM Souleyman Mandey 30 June 2027 [5]
CB Michael Parker [5]
CF Eseosa Sule [5]
RB Alex Williams 30 June 2026[b] [5]
  1. ^ a b First professional contract
  2. ^ a b c Club option of a further year

Pre-season and friendlies

On 5 June, West Bromwich Albion announced their first two pre-season friendlies, against Blackpool and Lincoln City.[15] Two weeks later, a home friendly against Rayo Vallecano was confirmed.[16] A week-long training camp in Austria had also been announced with a behind-closed-doors friendly against Dynamo Kyiv arranged.[17]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

4 July 2025 Friendly West Bromwich Albion 2–0 Port Vale Walsall
14:00 CEST
  • Bany
  • Bostock
Report Stadium: West Bromwich Albion Traning Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
11 July 2025 Friendly West Bromwich Albion v Dynamo Kyiv Burgenland, Austria
12:00 CEST Stadium: TBA
Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors)
19 July 2025 Friendly Blackpool v West Bromwich Albion Blackpool
15:00 BST Stadium: Bloomfield Road
26 July 2025 Friendly Lincoln City v West Bromwich Albion Lincoln
15:00 BST Stadium: Sincil Bank
2 August 2025 Friendly West Bromwich Albion v Rayo Vallecano West Bromwich
13:00 BST Stadium: Hawthorns

Competitions

Championship

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
20 Stoke City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Swansea City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Watford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to EFL League One
23 West Bromwich Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Wrexham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 8 August 2025. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[18]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Result
Position
Points
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 August 2025 1 West Bromwich Albion v Blackburn Rovers West Bromwich
15:00 BST Stadium: Hawthorns
Note: Live on Sky Sports+
16 August 2025 2 Wrexham v West Bromwich Albion Wrexham
12:30 BST Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[19]
23 August 2025 3 West Bromwich Albion v Portsmouth West Bromwich
15:00 BST Stadium: Hawthorns
30 August 2025 4 Stoke City v West Bromwich Albion Stoke-on-Trent
12:30 BST Stadium: bet365 Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[19]
13 September 2025 5 West Bromwich Albion v Derby County West Bromwich
15:00 BST Stadium: Hawthorns
19 September 2025 6 Middlesbrough v West Bromwich Albion Middlesbrough
20:00 BST Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 20 September, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[19]
26 September 2025 7 West Bromwich Albion v Leicester City West Bromwich
20:00 BST Stadium: Hawthorns
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 27 September, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[19]
1 October 2025 8 Norwich City v West Bromwich Albion Norwich
19:45 BST Stadium: Carrow Road
4 October 2025 9 Millwall v West Bromwich Albion Bermondsey
15:00 BST Stadium: The Den
18 October 2025 10 West Bromwich Albion v Preston North End West Bromwich
15:00 BST Stadium: Hawthorns
22 October 2025 11 Watford v West Bromwich Albion Watford
19:45 BST Stadium: Vicarage Road
25 October 2025 12 Ipswich Town v West Bromwich Albion Ipswich
15:00 BST Stadium: Portman Road
1 November 2025 13 West Bromwich Albion v Sheffield Wednesday West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Hawthorns
4 November 2025 14 Charlton Athletic v West Bromwich Albion Charlton
19:45 BST Stadium: The Valley
8 November 2025 15 West Bromwich Albion v Oxford United West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Hawthorns
22 November 2025 16 Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion Coventry
15:00 BST Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
26 November 2025 17 West Bromwich Albion v Birmingham City West Bromwich
19:45 GMT Stadium: Hawthorns
29 November 2025 18 West Bromwich Albion v Swansea City West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Hawthorns
6 December 2025 19 Queens Park Rangers v West Bromwich Albion Shepherd's Bush
15:00 BST Stadium: Loftus Road
9 December 2025 20 Southampton v West Bromwich Albion Southampton
19:45 BST Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium
13 December 2025 21 West Bromwich Albion v Sheffield United West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Hawthorns
20 December 2025 22 Hull City v West Bromwich Albion Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST Stadium: MKM Stadium
26 December 2025 23 West Bromwich Albion v Bristol City West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Hawthorns
29 December 2025 24 West Bromwich Albion v Queens Park Rangers West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Hawthorns
1 January 2026 25 Swansea City v West Bromwich Albion Landore
15:00 BST Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
4 January 2026 26 Leicester City v West Bromwich Albion Leicester
15:00 BST Stadium: King Power Stadium
17 January 2026 27 West Bromwich Albion v Middlesbrough West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Hawthorns
20 January 2026 28 West Bromwich Albion v Norwich City West Bromwich
19:45 GMT Stadium: Hawthorns
24 January 2026 29 Derby County v West Bromwich Albion Derby
15:00 BST Stadium: Pride Park
31 January 2026 30 Portsmouth v West Bromwich Albion Portsmouth
15:00 BST Stadium: Fratton Park
7 February 2026 31 West Bromwich Albion v Stoke City West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Hawthorns
14 February 2026 32 Birmingham City v West Bromwich Albion Bordesley
15:00 GMT Stadium: St. Andrew's Stadium
21 February 2026 33 West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Hawthorns
24 February 2026 34 West Bromwich Albion v Charlton Athletic West Bromwich
19:45 GMT Stadium: Hawthorns
28 February 2026 35 Oxford United v West Bromwich Albion Oxford
15:00 GMT Stadium: Kassam Stadium
7 March 2026 36 Sheffield United v West Bromwich Albion Sheffield
15:00 GMT Stadium: Bramall Lane
11 March 2026 37 West Bromwich Albion v Southampton West Bromwich
19:45 GMT Stadium: Hawthorns
14 March 2026 38 West Bromwich Albion v Hull City West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Hawthorns
21 March 2026 39 Bristol City v West Bromwich Albion Bristol
15:00 GMT Stadium: Ashton Gate
3 April 2026 40 West Bromwich Albion v Wrexham West Bromwich
15:00 BST Stadium: Hawthorns
6 April 2026 41 Blackburn Rovers v West Bromwich Albion Blackburn
15:00 BST Stadium: Ewood Park
11 April 2026 42 West Bromwich Albion v Millwall West Bromwich
15:00 BST Stadium: Hawthorns
18 April 2026 43 Preston North End v West Bromwich Albion Preston
15:00 BST Stadium: Deepdale
21 April 2026 44 West Bromwich Albion v Watford West Bromwich
19:45 BST Stadium: Hawthorns
25 April 2026 45 West Bromwich Albion v Ipswich Town West Bromwich
15:00 BST Stadium: Hawthorns
2 May 2026 46 Sheffield Wednesday v West Bromwich Albion Owlerton
12:30 BST Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium

FA Cup

Main article: 2025–26 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Cup

West Brom were drawn at home to Derby County in the first round.[20][21]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 August 2025 First Round West Bromwich Albion v Derby County West Bromwich
19:45 BST Stadium: Hawthorns

References

  1. ^ "Ryan Mason appointed Albion men's first team Head Coach". West Bromwich Albion FC. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  2. ^ "Albion sign defender Nat Phillips from Liverpool". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
  3. ^ "How much money West Brom have paid Liverpool for Nat Phillips revealed - it could be a bargain". Football League World. 24 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Albion sign Harrogate Town youngster Jack Bray". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
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  7. ^ "West Brom set to land £4.75m transfer agreement for Scandinavian striker - Fabrizio Romano has confirmed it". Football League World. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
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  11. ^ "Ajayi completes Hull City move". Hull City AFC. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Cann joins the Millers". Rotherham United FC. 23 June 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
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  14. ^ a b "Young duo pen first professional Albion deals". West Bromwich Albion FC. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  15. ^ "Baggies to play Blackpool and Lincoln City in pre-season". West Bromwich Albion FC. 5 June 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Albion to host Rayo Vallecano". West Bromwich Albion FC. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  17. ^ "Albion set for Austrian pre-season training camp". West Bromwich Albion FC. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  18. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". English Football League. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  19. ^ a b c d "TV selections confirmed for August and September". West Bromwich Albion FC. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  20. ^ "Albion handed home tie in the first round of the Carabao Cup". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  21. ^ "Derby County Carabao Cup clash details confirmed". West Bromwich Albion FC. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
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