A. : Older sources quote the year of formation as 1879, as evidence of a Strollers match from 1878 came to light only as recently as 1993. B. : Throstle is a colloquial Black Country name for the song thrush. C. : The town crest remained on the away strip until 2001. D. : Kevan was joint-top scorer with Ray Crawford of Ipswich Town. E. : Secretary-manager. Albion did not appoint a full-time manager until 1949. F. : The Football League First Division was the top division of English football until 1992, when the Premier League became the top division. At the same time, the second, third and fourth tiers of English football became known as the Football League First Division, Second Division and Third Division respectively. These three divisions were renamed again in 2004 as part of a Football League re-branding exercise, becoming known as the Football League Championship, League One and League Two respectively. G. : This feat was repeated by Sunderland in the 2013–14 season and Leicester the following year.
A  Older sources quote the year of formation as 1879 as evidence of a Strollers match from 1878 came to light only as recently as 1993 B  Throstle is a colloquial Black Country name for the song thrush C  The town crest remained on the away strip until 2001 D  Kevan was joint-top scorer with Ray Crawford of Ipswich Town E  Secretary-manager Albion did not appoint a full-time manager until 1949 F  The Football League First Division was the top division of English football until 1992 when the Premier League became the top division At the same time the second third and fourth tiers of English football became known as the Football League First Division Second Division and Third Division respectively These three divisions were renamed again in 2004 as part of a Football League re-branding exercise becoming known as the Football League Championship League One and League Two respectively G  This feat was repeated by Sunderland in the 2013–14 season and Leicester the following year