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 1900kids t shirt design reads 1878 the birth of football west bromwich strollers george salter cowe lovingly print all of our kids t shirts onto 100 cotton soft style loose fitting unisex t shirts for boys and girls