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.
On 24 April 2026, West Bromwich Albion were deducted two points for breaking the EFL Profit and Sustainability Rules.
Managerial changes Before the season started, Ryan Mason was appointed head coach signing a three-year contract. However, on 6 January he was relieved of his duties after twenty-seven games in charge and 33.33% win ratio. Five days later, the club appointed Eric Ramsay from Minnesota United as the new head coach on a two-and-a-half-year contract. After nine games in charge and no wins, Ramsay was sacked as head coach. James Morrison once again took over on an interim basis, and on 4 March it was announced that he would remain in charge for the rest of the season. On 30 April, after securing survival, he was appointed as permanent manager on a two-year contract.
Squad
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end Goalkeepers 1 Max O'Leary GK Bath Bristol City 22 January 2026 Free Transfer 30 June 2026 20 Josh Griffiths GK Hereford Academy 1 July 2020 30 June 2027 Defenders 2 Chris Mepham CB Harrow Bournemouth 28 July 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 3 Nat Phillips CB Bolton Liverpool 23 June 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 4 Callum Styles LB Bury Barnsley 24 August 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 5 Krystian Bielik CB Konin Birmingham City 14 August 2025 £1,000,000 30 June 2028 6 George Campbell CB Chester CF Montréal 18 July 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2029 14 Alfie Gilchrist RB Kingston-upon-Thames Chelsea 29 August 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2029 29 Charlie Taylor LB York Southampton 1 September 2025 Loan 30 June 2026 41 Alex Williams RB Wales Academy 13 January 2023 30 June 2026 30 Danny Imray RB Harold Wood Crystal Palace 30 January 2026 Loan 30 June 2026 Midfielders 8 Jayson Molumby CM Cappoquin Brighton & Hove Albion 1 July 2022 £1,000,000 30 June 2028 17 Ousmane Diakité CM Mali TSV Hartberg 27 June 2024 Free Transfer 30 June 2027 21 Isaac Price AM Pontefract Standard Liege 22 January 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2029 27 Alex Mowatt CM Doncaster Barnsley 2 July 2021 Free Transfer 30 June 2027 37 Ollie Bostock CM Kingston-upon-Thames Academy 19 March 2024 30 June 2027 25 Hindolo Mustapha AM England Crystal Palace 2 February 2026 Loan 30 June 2026 Forwards 7 Jed Wallace RW Reading Millwall 1 July 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2026 9 Josh Maja ST Lewisham Bordeaux 1 August 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2026 10 Karlan Grant CF Thamesmead Huddersfield Town 15 October 2020 £16,500,000 30 June 2026 11 Mikey Johnston LW Glasgow Celtic 30 August 2024 £3,000,000 30 June 2028 12 Daryl Dike ST Edmond Orlando City 1 January 2022 £8,630,000 30 June 2026 19 Aune Heggebø ST Bergen Brann 7 July 2025 £4,750,000 30 June 2030 26 Tammer Bany CF Copenhagen Randers 3 February 2025 Undisclosed 30 June 2028 18 Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba LW Birmingham Aston Villa 2 February 2026 Loan 30 June 2026 Out on Loan 23 Joe Wildsmith GK Sheffield Derby County 10 July 2024 Free Transfer 30 June 2026
Statistics Appearances and goals
Players with no appearances are not included on the list; italics indicate a loaned in player
|colspan="14"|Players who featured but departed the club during the season:
|colspan="14"|Players out on loan:
Disciplinary record
Rank Number Position Nationality Player Championship FA Cup EFL Cup Total 1 4 DF Callum Styles 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 2 6 DF George Campbell 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 27 MF Alex Mowatt 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 17 MF Ousmane Diakité 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 5 2 DF Chris Mepham 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 3 DF Nat Phillips 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 8 MF Jayson Molumby 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 8 11 FW Mikey Johnston 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 21 MF Isaac Price 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 29 DF Charlie Taylor 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 11 5 DF Krystian Bielik 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 10 FW Karlan Grant 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 14 DF Alfie Gilchrist 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 30 DF Danny Imray 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 15 2 DF Darnell Furlong 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 DF Jed Wallace 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 19 FW Aune Heggebø 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 18 9 FW Josh Maja 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 FW Daryl Dike 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 DF Samuel Iling-Junior 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 26 FW Tammer Bany 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0Total 49 2 1 6 0 0 1 0 0 56 2 1
Transfers and contracts In DatePos.PlayerFrom Fee Ref. 23 June 2025 CB Nat Phillips Liverpool £3,000,000 2 July 2025 CF Jack Bray Harrogate Town Undisclosed 3 July 2025 LW Torin Ntege Peterborough United Compensation 7 July 2025 CF Aune Heggebø Brann £4,750,000 18 July 2025 CB George Campbell Montréal £1,000,000 14 August 2025 CB Krystian Bielik Birmingham City £1,000,000 26 August 2025 CB Chris Mepham Bournemouth Undisclosed 29 August 2025 RB Alfie Gilchrist Chelsea Undisclosed 17 September 2025 GK Brian Okonkwo Arsenal Free 22 January 2026 GK Max O'Leary Bristol City Undisclosed Expenditure: £9,750,000 (not inc. undisclosed transfers)
Out DatePos.PlayerToFeeRef. 30 June 2025 CF Reyes Cleary Barnsley Undisclosed 15 August 2025 CB Torbjørn Heggem Bologna £10,000,000 28 August 2025 RB Darnell Furlong Ipswich Town Undisclosed 29 August 2025 RW Tom Fellows Southampton £10,000,000 CB Caleb Taylor Millwall Undisclosed 2 February 2026 CB Michael Parker Örgryte
Loaned in DatePos.PlayerFromDate untilRef. 15 August 2025 CDM Toby Collyer Manchester United 1 January 2026 1 September 2025 LW Samuel Iling-Junior Aston Villa 2 February 2026 LB Charlie Taylor Southampton 31 May 2026 30 January 2026 RB Danny Imray Crystal Palace 2 February 2026 CAM Jamaldeen Jimoh-Aloba Aston Villa CAM Hindolo Mustapha Crystal Palace
Loaned out DatePos.PlayerToDate untilRef. 7 July 2025 CF Eseosa Sule Motherwell 1 January 2026 7 August 2025 GK Ben Cisse Rushall Olympic 4 September 2025 15 August 2025 CM Harry Whitwell Forest Green Rovers 7 January 2026 30 August 2025 CB Michael Parker Hereford 27 September 2025 1 September 2025 RW Akeel Higgins Exeter City 31 May 2026 18 October 2025 CB Michael Parker Hereford 21 November 2025 19 November 2025 CM Cole Deeming Truro City 3 January 2026 21 January 2026 CM Cheltenham Town 31 May 2026 LB Evan Humphries Oxford City 31 May 2026 24 January 2026 CB Jamal Mohammed Gloucester City 31 May 2026 2 February 2026 GK Joe Wildsmith Middlesbrough 31 May 2026 13 February 2026 CF Dan Chimeziri Rushall Olympic 31 May 2026
Released/Out of contract DatePos.PlayerSubsequent clubJoin dateRef.30 June 2025 CB Semi Ajayi Hull City 1 July 2025 GK Ted Cann Rotherham United RW Archie Kirton Stourbridge AM Fran Cherchi Banbury United 12 July 2025 https://www.banburyunitedfc.co.uk/news/fran-cherchi-signs-for-banbury-united-2927576.html CM John Swift Portsmouth 15 July 2025 DM Matt Richards Hereford 6 August 2025 AM Fenton Heard Rushall Olympic 8 August 2025 GK Ronnie Hollingshead Aston Villa 14 August 2025 RW Grady Diangana Elche 30 August 2025 LB Josh Shaw Hyde United 31 August 2025 LB Sam Beedie Wingate & Finchley https://www.isthmian.co.uk/articles/a-pair-of-full-backs-land-in-north-london RB Reece Hall Kidderminister Harriers https://harriers.co.uk/teams/first-team/reece-hall/ CB Rhys Morrish Coventry City LB Corey Sears 8 August 2025 LB Gianluca Frabotta Cesena 12 August 2025 CB Kyle Bartley 1 September 2025 CF Devante Cole Port Vale 1 September 2025
New contract DatePos.PlayerContract expiryRef. 16 June 2025 RB Alfie Maughan 30 June 2027 1 July 2025 GK Louis Brady 30 June 2026 CF Dan Chimeziri 3 July 2025 RW Akeel Higgins 30 June 2026 CF Layton Love 31 December 2025 CDM Souleyman Mandey 30 June 2027 CB Michael Parker CF Eseosa Sule RB Alex Williams 30 June 2026 8 August 2025 CM Harry Whitwell 30 June 2027 12 August 2025 CM Cole Deeming 20 August 2025 CM Alex Mowatt 10 September 2025 CAM Ollie Bostock 3 October 2025 RB Alex Williams 30 June 2028 18 March 2026 CDM Ousmane Diakité 30 June 2027 16 April 2026 CB Abdul Abudu 30 June 2028 CDM Charlie Blackshields CM Ryan Colesby LB Adam Letlat 28 April 2026 CAM Harry French GK Maxwell Moses CB Antonio Perkins CB George Shaw
Pre-season and friendlies On 5 June, West Bromwich Albion announced their first two pre-season friendlies, against Blackpool and Lincoln City. Two weeks later, a home friendly against Rayo Vallecano was confirmed. A week-long training camp in Austria had also been announced with a behind-closed-doors friendly against Dynamo Kyiv arranged.
Competitions Summary August Newly appointed manager Ryan Mason began his Albion tenure with an opening day clash at home to Blackburn. The hosts started brightly, grabbing the lead fifteen minutes in through Isaac Price. Albion held on in the second half, despite Darnell Furlong's red card, to win 1–0. The Baggies were in action just three days later in the EFL Cup, and were knocked out on penalties at the Hawthorns by Derby County. Aune Heggebø scored his first goal for the club in the second half, but Joe Ward equalised right at the death and the Rams won the subsequent shoot-out 3–2 to knock Albion out in the first round for the third year in a row. The first away day of the season was a trip to newly promoted Wrexham, with owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney watching on. Isaac Price scored again to give Albion the lead, but the hosts hit back through Lewis O'Brien just before half-time. Substitutes Mikey Johnston and Jed Wallace combined to give the Baggies the lead in the second half, before Price grabbed his second to make 1–3. Sam Smith pulled one back for Wrexham late on, but it wasn't enough to stop Albion making it back-to-back victories to start the league campaign. Next up for the Baggies was Portsmouth at the Hawthorns, and it ended in a controversial 1–1 draw. Mikey Johnston gave the hosts a first half lead, but Colby Bishop equalised for Portsmouth just after the interval. Albion were denied a penalty for what seemed to be a clear foul on Aune Heggebø, and then saw a stonewall red card not be given moments later, with Ryan Mason sent off for his protests. Mason then had to watch from the stands as they won 0–1 away at Stoke, with Nat Phillips heading Albion into 2nd place going into the first international break.
September West Bromwich Albion celebrated 125 years at the Hawthorns on the 13 September at home to Derby County, but the visitors spoiled the party with a late Andi Weimann strike. A long trip up to Teesside awaited the Baggies on the following Friday, against a Middlesbrough side top of the Championship table. Boro took lead through defender David Strelec, before Kaly Sène doubled the lead on the hour mark. Aune Heggebø pulled one back late on, but it wasn't enough as Middlesbrough took all three points. Next up for Albion was Leicester City under the Friday night lights at the Hawthorns. Samuel Iling-Junior made his full debut, and ten minutes in scored a wonderful solo goal. Albion had multiple chances to kill the game off, but didn't take them and were made to pay when Nat Phillips put the ball in his own net in stoppage time.
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