West Bromwich Albion’s badge is a navy-and-white shield of vertical stripes with “WEST BROMWICH ALBION” at the top and a brown mistle thrush perched on a green hawthorn branch with red berries. The stripes mirror Albion’s traditional shirts, while the bird – the famous “throstle” – recalls a caged thrush kept in a local pub where the team once changed, a good-luck symbol that helped cement one of the club’s oldest nicknames. The hawthorn sprig represents The Hawthorns, the club’s home since 1900, built on former hawthorn scrubland on the edge of West Bromwich. A 2006 redesign sharpened the artwork, added the full club name and refined the shield shape, but kept the same thrush-on-hawthorn motif that has defined Albion’s crest for over a century.
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About West Bromwich Albion — West Bromwich Albion is a professional football club from England competing in the EFL Championship. This page provides the primary crest and social media icon (SVG & PNG) with transparent backgrounds for editorial/reference use. For official brand rules, consult the club’s official site. West Bromwich Albion crest and related marks are trademarks of their respective owners; high‑quality logo files are provided above on this page.
