The team suffered relegation to Division Two in 1900 – 01, their first season at The Hawthorns.

Despite the lack of expectations, the team managed to make the promotion play-offs in McCarthy's first season, but it was third time unlucky for McCarthy in them as the team lost out to local rivals West Bromwich Albion over two legs, losing 3 – 2 at Molineux and 1 – 0 at The Hawthorns.

At 513 feet above sea level, it is the 5th highest ground in the Premier League or Football League ( West Brom's Hawthorns – 552 feet, Oldham's Boundary Park – 526 feet, Port Vale – Vale Park – 520 feet, Accrington Stanley's Crown Ground – 516 feet ).

The game was a 0 – 0 draw after extra time, but Kidderminster won 2 – 1 in the replay at The Hawthorns.

The all-time attendance record at the Hawthorns was set on 6 March 1937, when 64, 815 spectators crammed in to see Albion beat hot-favourites Arsenal 3 – 1 in the FA Cup quarter-final.

He returned to the Hawthorns as manager again in July 1981, succeeding Ron Atkinson – who had just moved to Manchester United.

He returned to the Hawthorns for a second spell as manager during the 1983 – 84 season, steering the side to safety.

Neville's final professional appearance was against West Bromwich Albion on New Year's Day 2011, a 2 – 1 victory at The Hawthorns.

D305 – D324 ) which were built at Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns factory in Darlington.

Souness's Liverpool debut came in a 1 – 0 league victory over West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on 14 January 1978.

John Theodore Tussaud ( 1858 – 1943 ) the great-grandson of Madame Tussaud lived at The Hawthorns, 17 New Road, in the early years of the 20th century ( c1902-1914 ).

His first goal for West Brom was scored in a 4 – 1 Hawthorns win over Bradford City in the League Cup, on 20 September 2005.

Hartson scored twice on his Albion debut in a 2 – 0 Hawthorns win against Hull City on 5 August 2006.

On 3 September 1900 Bloomer scored the first-ever goal at The Hawthorns, the 1 – 1 draw against West Bromwich Albion being the first match played at the ground.

Lloyd broke into the team in 1969 making his debut on the 27 September in a league game at The Hawthorns, Liverpool took a share of the spoils drawing with West Bromwich Albion 2 – 2, by the following year Lloyd was a regular as Shankly underwent a major rebuilding of the side, finding more new players of Lloyd's age.

11 March 1978: West Bromwich Albion beat Nottingham Forest 2 – 0 at The Hawthorns in the FA Cup sixth round.

On 12 February 2011, Cole scored in a 3 – 3 draw against West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns.

He made his debut for West Bromwich Albion on 18 September 2004 in a Premier League match against Fulham at The Hawthorns, which ended in a 1 – 1 draw.

The original Hawthorns ( Halt ) railway station was located on the opposite side of Halfords Lane, and was only open from 1931 until 1968 and did not see a regular service except on Matchdays at West Bromwich Albion.

The three male characters of the programme, Halford, Lane and Standing, were named after the oldest stand, " The Halfords Lane Stand ", at The Hawthorns football ground in West Bromwich.

To the north of Smethwick High Street on Brasshouse Lane is The Hawthorns again on the " Jewellery Line " and also on the Midland Metro, this station is located next to the West Bromwich Albion Football Club.

* 1928 – Dick Lane, American football player ( d. 2002 )

* 1909 – Saunders Mac Lane, American mathematician ( d. 2005 )

Categories were first introduced by Samuel Eilenberg and Saunders Mac Lane in 1942 – 45, in connection with algebraic topology.

In 1942 – 45, Samuel Eilenberg and Saunders Mac Lane introduced categories, functors, and natural transformations as part of their work in topology, especially algebraic topology.

Then followed Woolwich Common ( 1907 – 1908 ), Pound Park ( 1908 – 1913 ), and Angerstein Lane ( 1913 – 1915 ).

Gauntlet track near Mitcham There are four routes: Route 1 – Elmers End to Croydon ; Route 2 – Beckenham Junction to Croydon ; Route 3 – New Addington to Wimbledon ; and Route 4-Therapia Lane to Elmers End

* 1886 – Rose Wilder Lane, American writer and reporter ( d. 1968 )

* 1976 – Jason Lane, American baseball player

* 1932 – Abbe Lane, American singer and actress

Blyton was born on 11 August 1897 at 354 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, London, England, the eldest child of Thomas Carey Blyton ( 1870 – 1920 ), a salesman of cutlery, and his wife, Theresa Mary Harrison Blyton ( 1874 – 1950 ).

* 1809 – London's Drury Lane Theatre burns to the ground, leaving owner Richard Brinsley Sheridan destitute.

Early finals venues include Kennington Oval, in 1872 and 1874 – 92, the Racecourse Ground, Derby in 1886, Fallowfield Stadium, Manchester in 1893, Goodison Park in 1894, Burnden Park for the 1901 replay, Bramall Lane in 1912, the Crystal Palace Park, 1895 – 1914, Stamford Bridge 1920 – 22, and Lillie Bridge, Fulham, London in 1873.

* 1880 – Frederick Lane, Australian swimmer ( d. 1969 )

* 1888 – Frederick Lane, Australian swimmer ( d. 1969 )

* 1912 – Burton Lane, American composer and lyricist ( d. 1997 )

* 1961 – Lauren Lane, American actress

* Devine, T. M., Scotland's Empire 1600 – 1815, Allen Lane, Harmondsworth, 2003 ISBN 0-7139-9498-3

* 1905 – Charles Lane, American actor ( d. 2007 )

Although they are now in their 109th year at the stadium, all traces of the original structures are long gone ; the oldest stand is the Halfords Lane Stand that was built in 1979 and the other three stands were built between 1991 and 2001.

During the summer of 2008 the Halfords Lane Stand was refurbished and is now called the West Stand.

The Halfords Lane stand was rebuilt in two separate phases between 1979 and 1982, at a cost of around £ 2. 5 million.

There had been plans for the Halfords Lane Stand to be rebuilt, but these were shelved due to what Albion chairman Jeremy Peace called " continuing levels of excess capacity ".

Chairman Jeremy Peace had announced that there are plans for the Halfords Lane Stand to be demolished to make way for a single-tier, 10, 000 seated stand within the next five years.

The Woodman corner is home to a large throstle mascot, which was originally perched above the old ( terraced ) Woodman corner, but was housed in the Halfords Lane stand for several seasons until the stadium redevelopments were completed.

It consisted of three platforms: platform 3 catering for return travel to Stourbridge, with platforms 1 and 2 being sited the other side of Halfords Lane.

Pedestrian and vehicular access is via Halfords Lane.