| Season: | 1889–90 |
| Manager: | None[1] [2] |
| Chairman: | Edward W. Heelis[3] |
| League Result: | 5th |
| Cup1 Result: | First round |
| League Topscorer: | Tom Pearson (17) |
| Season Topscorer: | Tom Pearson (17) |
| Pattern La1: | _blue_stripes4 |
| Pattern B1: | _west_bromwich_albion_88_89 |
| Pattern Ra1: | _blue_stripes4 |
| Socks1: | 000066 |
| Nextseason: | 1890–91 |
The 1889–90 season was the 12th season in the history of West Bromwich Albion and their second season in the Football League. Albion finished the season in 5th position.
West Bromwich Albion's score comes first
| Win | Draw | Loss |
See main article: 1889–90 Football League.
| Match | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 September 1889 | Derby County | A | 1–3 | 6,000 | Bayliss | |
| 2 | 21 September 1889 | Notts County | A | 2–1 | 6,200 | Pearson, Bayliss | |
| 3 | 28 September 1889 | Aston Villa | H | 3–0 | 10,122 | Woodhall, Wilson, Bayliss | |
| 4 | 5 October 1889 | Preston North End | A | 0–5 | 10,000 | ||
| 5 | 12 October 1889 | Burnley | A | 2–1 | 6,000 | Wilson, Pittaway | |
| 6 | 19 October 1889 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 1–4 | 1,550 | Evans | |
| 7 | 26 October 1889 | Aston Villa | A | 0–1 | 8,000 | ||
| 8 | 4 November 1889 | Bolton Wanderers | H | 6–3 | 4,813 | Pearson (4), Bassett, Woodhall | |
| 9 | 9 November 1889 | Derby County | H | 2–3 | 5,100 | Wilson, Bassett | |
| 10 | 16 November 1889 | Stoke | A | 3–1 | 3,900 | Pearson, Perry, Evans | |
| 11 | 23 November 1889 | Burnley | H | 6–1 | 7,100 | Bayliss (2), Haynes, Bassett, Evans, Pearson | |
| 12 | 30 November 1889 | Blackburn Rovers | A | 0–5 | 6,600 | ||
| 13 | 7 December 1889 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 0–7 | 3,500 | ||
| 14 | 21 December 1889 | Accrington | H | 4–1 | 3,500 | Pearson (3), Bayliss | |
| 15 | 26 December 1889 | Preston North End | H | 2–2 | 10,065 | Evans, Pearson | |
| 16 | 28 December 1889 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | A | 1–1 | 8,500 | Pearson | |
| 17 | 4 January 1890 | Notts County | H | 4–2 | 4,700 | Bayliss, Pearson (3) | |
| 18 | 11 January 1890 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 3–2 | 5,100 | Evans (2), Bayliss | |
| 19 | 8 February 1890 | Accrington | A | 0–0 | 2,100 | ||
| 20 | 8 March 1890 | Everton | A | 1–5 | 8,400 | Pearson | |
| 21 | 15 March 1890 | Stoke | H | 2–1 | 1,600 | Woodhall, Bayliss | |
| 22 | 22 March 1890 | Everton | H | 4–1 | 4,000 | Evans (2), Pearson, Wilson |
See main article: 1889–90 FA Cup.
| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Attendance | Scorers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | 18 January 1890 | Accrington | A | 1–3 | 3,400 | Wilson | |
| R1[4] [5] | 25 January 1890 | Accrington | A | 0–3 | 5,300 |
| Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| FW | Billy Bassett | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 | |
| U | Jem Bayliss | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 9 | |
| FW | James Pittaway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| FB | Harry Green | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| FW | George Haynes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| HB | Ezra Horton | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| FB | Jack Horton | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| HB | Albert Millard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | Tom Pearson | 22 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 17 | |
| HB | Charlie Perry | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| FW | Joe Wilson | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 5 | |
| FW | George Woodhall | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |
| FW | Sammy Nicholls | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| GK | Bob Roberts | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| DF | Seth Powell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| DF | Luther Walker | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| HB | Charles Donnachie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| GK | Joe Reader | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| HB | George Timmins | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| FW | George Evans | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 8 | |