 West Bromwich Albion 's record victory was their 12 – 0 league win against Darwen on 4 April 1892 . This is still the widest margin of victory for a game in the top @-@ flight of English football , although the record was equalled by Nottingham Forest when they beat Leicester Fosse by the same scoreline in 1909 . Albion 's biggest FA Cup victory came when they beat Chatham 10 – 1 on 2 March 1889 . The club 's record league defeat was a 3 – 10 loss against Stoke City on 4 February 1937 , while a 0 – 5 defeat to Leeds United on 18 February 1967 represents Albion 's heaviest FA Cup loss . 
