 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna March 1888, William McGregor akanyorera zvaaifunga kuti zvikwata zvishanu zveEngland zvakanakisisa, kubatanidza Albion, achivazivisa nezvechinangwa chake chokuumba mubatanidzwa wemakirabhu aizotamba mumwe nomumwe pamusha napamusha mwaka mumwe nomumwe. Nokudaro apo Football League yakatanga gare gare gore iroro, Albion yakava imwe yenhengo gumi nembiri dzakatanga. Kubudirira kwechipiri kweAlbion muFA Cup kwakauya muna 1892, vachikunda Aston Villa 30. Vakasanganazve naVilla muna 1895wokupedzisira, asi akarasikirwa 10. Chikwata chakatambura kudzikiswa kuDivision Two muna 1900-01, mwaka wavo wekutanga kuThe Hawthorns, asi vakakwidziridzwa semakwikwi mwaka unotevera, apo Chippy Simmons aive mutambi anotungamira muDivision Two. 