2008–09 West Bromwich Albion F.C. season
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During the 2008–09 English football season West Bromwich Albion F.C.
competed in the Premier League (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons).
, who introduced both a new home kit and a new away kit with navy shorts and yellow shirts and socks. The club was unable to find a kit sponsor for the season, and so became the first club in Premier League history to go a season without any kit sponsorship.
West Bromwich Albion F.C.
West Bromwich Albion Football Club, also known as West Brom, The Baggies, The Throstles, Albion or WBA, are an English Premier League association football club based in West Bromwich in the West Midlands...
competed in the Premier League (known as the Barclays Premier League for sponsorship reasons).
Kit
West Bromwich retained their kit sponsorship deal with English company UmbroUmbro
Umbro is an English sportswear and football equipment supplier based in Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England. The company is now part of Nike. Umbro designs, sources, and markets sport-related apparel, footwear, and equipment...
, who introduced both a new home kit and a new away kit with navy shorts and yellow shirts and socks. The club was unable to find a kit sponsor for the season, and so became the first club in Premier League history to go a season without any kit sponsorship.
Squad
Left club during season
Starting 11
- Only considering Premiership starts
- GK: #19, Scott CarsonScott CarsonScott Paul Carson is an English footballer who plays for Bursaspor as a goalkeeper.He joined the Leeds United football academy in 2002, making his full first team debut for Leeds against Manchester United in February 2004...
, 35 - RB: #22, Gianni ZuiverloonGianni ZuiverloonGianni Michel Eugene Zuiverloon is a Dutch footballer currently playing for Spanish La Liga outfit Mallorca as a right back.-Club career:...
, 33 - CB: #26, Jonas Olsson, 28
- CB: #23, Abdoulaye MéïtéAbdoulaye MéïtéAbdoulaye Méïté is a French born Ivorian footballer who plays for Dijon FCO. He represents Côte d'Ivoire internationally and has been awarded 48 caps.-Career:...
, 18 - LB: #3, Paul Robinson, 35
- RM: #28, Borja ValeroBorja ValeroBorja Valero Iglesias is a Spanish footballer who plays for Villarreal CF in La Liga, as a central midfielder.-Real Madrid:...
, 27 - CM: #8, Jonathan GreeningJonathan GreeningJonathan Greening is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nottingham Forest.He began his career in 1996 with York City, but moved to Manchester United in 1998, with whom he won the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League as a non-playing substitute in the final...
, 33 - CM: #7, Robert KorenRobert KorenRobert Koren is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hull City and as the captain for the Slovenian national team.-Early career:...
, 34 - LM: #11, Chris BruntChris BruntChristopher Brunt is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for English Premier League side West Bromwich Albion. He plays as a left winger and more recently an attacking midfield position. He is also the Albion captain....
, 28 - AM: #27, James MorrisonJames Morrison (footballer)James Clark Morrison is a Scottish international footballer who currently plays for West Bromwich Albion. His ability to run with the ball at pace makes him an effective option through the middle, as an attacking midfielder, or more often as a right winger...
, 29 - CF: #32, Marc-Antoine FortunéMarc-Antoine FortunéMarc-Antoine Fortuné is a French footballer who plays for Premier League club West Bromwich Albion.-Early life:...
, 17
- GK: #19, Scott Carson