Also known as west brom the baggies the throstles albion or wba west bromwich albion were one of the founding members of the football league founded in 1878 the club have played at their homeground of the hawthorns since 1900mug design reads 1878 the birth of football west bromwich strollers george salter coour ceramic mugs are all white barring the printed design and are a standard mug size