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When boots were black: Memories of Albion legend Bryan Robson

West Brom's Boxing Day fixture against Lincoln City has set my mind circling back to January 24, 1976 when the two sides last met. It was the occasion of an FA Cup 4th round tie and it was the first time I clapped eyes on a young lad called Bryan Robson...

02.07.26, 17:54 Updated 08.07.26, 13:54 6 Minute Read

Steve Tudgay

Steve Tudgay

It doesn’t take a genius to work out the two questions on the lips of most Albion fans when the EFL computer spat out the schedule for the 2026/27 season. When do we play Wolves and where are we on Boxing Day?

The derby weekends of Saturday September 19/20 and February 20/21 will be blocked out in thousands of Black Country calendars and the Christmas diaries will already be marked for the trip to Lincoln on December 26 – Albion’s first League visit to Sincil Bank (LNER Stadium) for 65 years.

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Steve Tudgay

Steve Tudgay Steve Tudgay was a journalist for the Birmingham Evening Mail during the early 90s when West Brom were managed by Bobby Gould and Ossie Ardiles. You may remember him - he was the one banned by Gould! Since then he has worked in television for ITV Sport, Sky Sports and Premier League Productions.

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