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West Bromwich Albion
2024–25 season
OwnerBilkul Football WBA
ChairmanShilen Patel
ManagerCarlos Corberán
StadiumThe Hawthorns
Championship23rd
FA CupThird Round
EFL CupFirst Round
← 2023–24
2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is the 147th season in the history of West Bromwich Albion Football Club and their fourth consecutive season in the Championship. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.

Squad

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As of pre-season
No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
— Alex Palmer GK England Kidderminster (1996-08-10) 10 August 1996 (age 27) Academy 1 July 2017 — 30 June 2026
— Joe Wildsmith GK England Sheffield (1995-12-28) 28 December 1995 (age 28) Derby County 10 July 2024 Free Transfer 30 June 2026
— Ted Cann GK England England (2000-12-27) 27 December 2000 (age 23) Academy 1 July 2017 — 30 June 2025
Defenders
— Gianluca Frabotta LB Italy Rome (1999-06-24) 24 June 1999 (age 25) Juventus 6 August 2024 Undisclosed 30 June 2027
— Darnell Furlong RB England Luton (1995-10-31) 31 October 1995 (age 28) Queens Park Rangers 23 July 2019 £1,700,000 30 June 2025
— Semi Ajayi CB Nigeria England Crayford (1993-11-09) 9 November 1993 (age 30) Rotherham United 20 July 2019 £1,650,000 30 June 2025
— Kyle Bartley CB England Stockport (1991-05-22) 22 May 1991 (age 33) Swansea City 16 July 2018 £3,800,000 30 June 2025
— Paddy McNair CB Northern Ireland Ballyclare (1995-04-27) 27 April 1995 (age 29) United States San Diego FC 25 July 2024 Loan 31 December 2024
— Caleb Taylor CB England Burnley (2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 (age 21) Academy 6 July 2019 — 30 June 2028
— Torbjørn Heggem CB Norway Trondheim (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 25) Sweden IF Brommapojkarna 4 July 2024 £500,000 30 June 2027
Midfielders
— Jayson Molumby CM Republic of Ireland Cappoquin (1999-08-06) 6 August 1999 (age 25) Brighton & Hove Albion 1 July 2022 £1,000,000 30 June 2025
— John Swift AM England Portsmouth (1995-06-23) 23 June 1995 (age 29) Reading 1 July 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
— Ousmane Diakité CM Mali Mali (2000-07-25) 25 July 2000 (age 24) Austria TSV Hartberg 27 June 2024 Free Transfer 30 June 2026
— Alex Mowatt CM England Doncaster (1995-02-13) 13 February 1995 (age 29) Barnsley 2 July 2021 Free Transfer 30 June 2026
Forwards
— Jed Wallace RW England Reading (1994-03-26) 26 March 1994 (age 30) Millwall 1 July 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2026
— Grady Diangana LW Democratic Republic of the Congo Lubumbashi (1998-04-19) 19 April 1998 (age 26) West Ham United 4 September 2020 £13,500,000 30 June 2025
— Tom Fellows RW England Solihull (2003-07-25) 25 July 2003 (age 21) Academy 1 July 2021 — 30 June 2027
— Karlan Grant CF England Thamesmead (1997-09-18) 18 September 1997 (age 26) Huddersfield Town 15 October 2020 £16,500,000 30 June 2026
— Lewis Dobbin LW England Stoke-on-Trent (2003-01-03) 3 January 2003 (age 21) Aston Villa 6 August 2024 Loan 30 June 2024
— Modou Faal CF The Gambia The Gambia (2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 (age 21) Academy 20 November 2019 — 30 June 2025
— Josh Maja ST Nigeria EnglandLewisham (1998-12-27) 27 December 1998 (age 25) France Bordeaux 1 August 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2026
— Devante Cole ST England Alderley Edge (1995-05-10) 10 May 1995 (age 29) Barnsley 31 July 2024 Free Transfer 30 June 2026
— Daryl Dike ST United States Edmond (2000-06-03) 3 June 2000 (age 24) United States Orlando City 1 January 2022 £8,630,000 30 June 2026
Out on Loan
— Josh Griffiths GK England Hereford (2001-09-05) 5 September 2001 (age 22) Academy 1 July 2020 — 30 June 2027

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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As of pre-season

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No. Pos Nat Player Total Championship FA Cup EFL Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
— GK England ENG Ted Cann 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— GK England ENG Alex Palmer 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— GK England ENG Joe Wildsmith 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Defenders
— DF Nigeria NGA Semi Ajayi 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— DF England ENG Kyle Bartley 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— DF Norway NOR Torbjørn Heggem 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— DF Italy ITA Gianluca Frabotta 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— DF England ENG Darnell Furlong 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— DF Northern Ireland NIR Paddy McNair 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— DF England ENG Caleb Taylor 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Midfielders
— MF Mali MLI Ousmane Diakité 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— MF Republic of Ireland IRL Jayson Molumby 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— MF England ENG Alex Mowatt 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— MF England ENG John Swift 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Forwards
— FW England ENG Devante Cole 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Grady Diangana 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— FW England ENG Tom Fellows 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— FW United States USA Daryl Dike 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— FW England ENG Lewis Dobbin (on loan from Aston Villa) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— FW The Gambia GAM Modou Faal 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— FW England ENG Karlan Grant 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— FW Nigeria NGA Josh Maja 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
— FW England ENG Jed Wallace 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
Out on Loan
— GK England ENG Josh Griffiths 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Transfers

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In

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Date Pos Player From Fee Ref
27 June 2024 DM Mali Ousmane Diakité Austria TSV Hartberg Free Transfer [1]
27 June 2024 CB Norway Torbjørn Heggem Sweden IF Brommapojkarna £500,000 [2]
10 July 2024 GK England Joe Wildsmith England Derby County Free Transfer [3]
31 July 2024 CF England Devante Cole England Barnsley Free Transfer [4]
31 July 2024 LB Italy Gianluca Frabotta Italy Juventus Undisclosed [5]

Out

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Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
27 June 2024 LB Wales Zac Ashworth England Blackpool Undisclosed [6]
31 July 2024 DM Turkey Okay Yokuşlu Turkey Trabzonspor Undisclosed [7]
1 August 2024 CF Ghana Brandon Thomas-Asante England Coventry City Undisclosed [8]
1 August 2024 LB England Conor Townsend England Ipswich Town Undisclosed [9]

Loaned in

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Date Pos Player From Date until Ref
25 July 2024 CB Northern Ireland Paddy McNair United States San Diego FC 31 December 2024 [10]
6 August 2024 LW England Lewis Dobbin England Aston Villa End of Season [11]

Loaned out

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Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
10 July 2024 GK England Josh Griffiths England Bristol Rovers End of Season [12]

Released / Out of Contract

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024 CB England Jenson Sumnall England Peterborough United 1 July 2024 [13][14]
30 June 2024 DM England Nathaniel Chalobah England Sheffield Wednesday 13 July 2024 [13][15]
30 June 2024 CM England Jamie Andrews England Woking 26 July 2024 [13][16]
30 June 2024 RW Scotland Matt Phillips England Oxford United 1 August 2024 [13][17]
30 June 2024 CB Ivory Coast Cédric Kipré France Reims 24 July 2024 [18]
30 June 2024 DM France Yann M'Vila France Caen 6 August 2024 [13][19]
30 June 2024 GK England Bradley Foster [13]
30 June 2024 CB England Aaron Harper-Bailey Northern Ireland Drogheda United 29th July 2024 [13][20]
30 June 2024 RB England Martin Kelly [13]
30 June 2024 CF Ivory Coast Cheick Kone [13]
30 June 2024 CF England Jovan Malcolm [13]
30 June 2024 CB England Narel Phillips [13]
30 June 2024 CB Netherlands Erik Pieters [13]
30 June 2024 LM England Adam Reach [13]
30 June 2024 CF England Ruben Shakpoke [13]

Pre-season and friendlies

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On May 24, West Brom announced their first pre-season friendly against Cambridge United.[21] A second friendly was later added against Birmingham City.[22] In June, four behind closed doors fixtures against Bolton Wanderers, Peterborough United, RCD Mallorca and Blackpool were also confirmed.[23][24][25]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 July 2024 Friendly West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Bolton Wanderers Burton upon Trent
14:00 BST Thomas-Asante 2' Report Dempsey 45'
Collins 90'		 Stadium: St. George's Park
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
20 July 2024 Friendly West Bromwich Albion 2–1 Peterborough United Burton upon Trent
13:00 BST
Report
Stadium: St. George's Park
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
23 July 2024 Friendly West Bromwich Albion 1–2 Blackpool Walsall
13:30 BST Swift 52' Report Carey 2'
Fletcher 73'		 Stadium: West Bromwich Albion Traning Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
27 July 2024 Friendly West Bromwich Albion 0–1 RCD Mallorca Walsall
13:00 BST Report Lopez 66' Stadium: West Bromwich Albion Traning Ground
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
2 August 2024 Friendly Cambridge United 1–0 West Bromwich Albion Cambridge
19:45 BST Lavery 12' (pen.) Report Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,203 (686 away)
Referee: Neil Hair
3 August 2024 Friendly Birmingham City 4–1 West Bromwich Albion Bordesley
15:00 BST May 20', 82'
Klarer 72'
Willumsson 76'
 Report Bartley 39' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 8,284 (1,983 away)
Referee: Rob Jones

Competitions

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Championship

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Main article: 2024–25 EFL Championship

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
19 Stoke City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Sunderland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Swansea City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Watford 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to EFL League One
23 West Bromwich Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Sheffield United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 −2[a]
First match(es) will be played: 9 August 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[27]
Notes:
  1. ^ Sheffield United were deducted two points for defaulting on payments to other clubs during the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons, with a further two points suspended.[26]


Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

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Result
Position
Points
Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 August 2024 1 Queens Park Rangers v West Bromwich Albion Shepherd's Bush
12:30 BST Stadium: Loftus Road
Note: Live on Sky Sports+
17 August 2024 2 West Bromwich Albion v Leeds United West Bromwich
12:30 BST Stadium: The Hawthorns
Note: Live on Sky Sports
24 August 2024 3 Stoke City v West Bromwich Albion Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST Stadium: Bet365 Stadium
31 August 2024 4 West Bromwich Albion v Swansea City West Bromwich
15:00 BST Stadium: The Hawthorns
15 September 2024 5 Portsmouth v West Bromwich Albion Portsmouth
15:00 BST Stadium: Fratton Park
Note: Live on Sky Sports
21 September 2024 6 West Bromwich Albion v Plymouth Argyle West Bromwich
15:00 BST Stadium: The Hawthorns
28 September 2024 7 Sheffield Wednesday v West Bromwich Albion Sheffield
12:30 BST Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Note: Live on Sky Sports+
1 October 2024 8 West Bromwich Albion v Middlesbrough West Bromwich
20:00 BST Stadium: The Hawthorns
Note: Live on Sky Sports
5 October 2024 9 West Bromwich Albion v Millwall West Bromwich
15:00 BST Stadium: The Hawthorns
19 October 2024 10 Oxford United v West Bromwich Albion Oxford
12:30 BST Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Note: Live on Sky Sports+
23 October 2024 11 Blackburn Rovers v West Bromwich Albion Blackburn
19:45 BST Stadium: Ewood Park
26 October 2024 12 West Bromwich Albion v Cardiff City West Bromwich
15:00 BST Stadium: The Hawthorns
1 November 2024 13 Luton Town v West Bromwich Albiion Luton
20:00 GMT Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Note: Live on Sky Sports+
7 November 2024 14 West Bromwich Albion v Burnley West Bromwich Albion
20:00 GMT Stadium: The Hawthorns
Note: Live on Sky Sports
10 November 2024 15 Hull City v West Bromwich Albion Kingston upon Hull
13:00 GMT Stadium: MKM Stadium
23 November 2024 16 West Bromwich Albion v Norwich City West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Hawthorns
26 November 2024 17 Sunderland v West Bromwich Albion Sunderland
20:00 GMT Stadium: Stadium of Light
Note: Live on Sky Sports
30 November 2024 18 Preston North End v West Bromwich Albion Preston
15:00 GMT Stadium: Deepdale
8 December 2024 19 West Bromwich Albion v Sheffield United West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Hawthorns
Note: Live on Sky Sports
11 December 2024 20 West Bromwich Albion v Coventry City West Bromwich
20:00 GMT Stadium: The Hawthorns
Note: Live on Sky Sports
15 December 2024 21 Watford v West Bromwich Albion Watford
14:00 GMT Stadium: Vicarage Road
22 December 2024 22 West Bromwich Albion v Bristol City West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Hawthorns
Note: Live on Sky Sports
26 December 2024 23 Derby County v West Bromwich Albion Derby
17:30 GMT Stadium: Pride Park
Note: Live on Sky Sports
29 December 2024 24 Sheffield United v West Bromwich Albion Sheffield
12:30 GMT Stadium: Bramall Lane
Note: Live on Sky Sports
1 January 2025 25 West Bromwich Albion v Preston North End West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Hawthorns
4 January 2025 26 Swansea City v West Bromwich Albion Landore
12:30 GMT Stadium: Swansea.com Stadium
Note: Live on Sky Sports+
18 January 2025 27 West Bromwich Albion v Stoke City West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Hawthorns
21 January 2025 28 Middlesbrough v West Bromwich Albion Middlesbrough
19:45 GMT Stadium: Riverside Stadium
25 January 2025 29 West Bromwich Albion v Portsmouth West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Hawthorns
1 February 2025 30 Plymouth Argyle v West Bromwich Albion Plymouth
15:00 GMT Stadium: Home Park
8 February 2025 31 West Bromwich Albion v Sheffield Wednesday West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Hawthorns
12 February 2025 32 West Bromwich Albion v Blackburn Rovers West Bromwich
19:45 GMT Stadium: The Hawthorns
15 February 2025 33 Millwall v West Bromwich Albion Bermondsey
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Den
22 February 2025 34 West Bromwich Albion v Oxford United West Bromwich Albion
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Hawthorns
1 March 2025 35 Leeds United v West Bromwich Albion Leeds
15:00 GMT Stadium: Elland Road
8 March 2025 36 West Bromwich Albion v Queens Park Rangers West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Hawthorns
11 March 2025 37 Burnley v West Bromwich Albion Burnley
19:45 GMT Stadium: Turf Moor
15 March 2025 38 West Bromwich Albion v Hull City West Bromwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: The Hawthorns
29 March 2025 39 Norwich City v West Bromwich Albion Norwich
15:00 GMT Stadium: Carrow Road
5 April 2025 40 West Bromwich Albion v Sunderland West Bromwich
15:00 BST Stadium: The Hawthorns
8 April 2025 41 Bristol City v West Bromwich Albion Bristol
19:45 BST Stadium: Ashton Gate
12 April 2025 42 West Bromwich Albion v Watford West Bromwich
15:00 BST Stadium: The Hawthorns
18 April 2025 43 Coventry City v West Bromwich Albion Coventry
15:00 BST Stadium: Coventry Building Society Arena
21 April 2025 44 West Bromwich Albion v Derby County West Bromwich
15:00 BST Stadium: The Hawthorns
26 April 2025 45 Cardiff City v West Bromwich Albion Leckwith
15:00 BST Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
3 May 2025 46 West Bromwich Albion v Luton Town West Bromwich
15:00 BST Stadium: The Hawthorns

FA Cup

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Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

[edit]
Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with West Brom being drawn away against Fleetwood Town.[28]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2024 First Round Fleetwood Town v West Bromwich Albion Fleetwood
19:45 BST Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Note: Live on Sky Sports+

References

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  1. ^ "Albion welcome Ousmane Diakité". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Albion complete Torbjørn Heggem Transfer". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Albion sign Joe Wildsmith". West Bromwich Albion FC. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Albion Complete Devante Cole Signing". West Bromwich Albion FC. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Albion Sign Gianluca Frabotta from Juventus". West Bromwich Albion FC. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Zac Ashworth Completes Blackpool Transfer". West Bromwich Albion FC. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Okay Yokuslu Joins Trabzonspor". West Bromwich Albion FC. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Brandon Thomas-Asante Joins Coventry City". West Bromwich Albion FC. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Conor Townsend Departs For Ipswich Town". West Bromwich Albion FC. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Paddy McNair joins Albion on loan deal". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Lewis Dobbin joins Albion on season-long loan". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 6 August 2024. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Josh Griffiths joins Bristol Rovers on loan". West Bromwich Albion FC. 10 July 2024. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
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  14. ^ "Posh Confirm Arrival Of Jenson Sumnall". Peterborough United FC. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Nathaniel Chalobah signs for Wednesday". Sheffield Wednesday FC. 13 July 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Jamie Andrews signs". www.wokingfc.co.uk. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  17. ^ "Matt Phillips Is An Oxford United Player". Oxford United FC. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Cédric Kipré, nouveau pilier de la défense Rémoise". Stade de Reims. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
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  21. ^ "Albion Arrange Cambridge United Pre-Season Clash". West Bromwich Albion FC. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  22. ^ "Baggies to play Birmingham City in pre-season friendly". West Bromwich Albion FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  23. ^ "Albion confirm St George's Park double-header". West Bromwich Albion FC. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  24. ^ "Albion confirm behind-closed-doors RCD Mallorca friendly". West Bromwich Albion FC. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  25. ^ "Blackpool Test Added To Pre-Season Schedule". West Bromwich Albion FC. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  26. ^ "EFL Statement: Sheffield United Football Club". English Football League. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  27. ^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  28. ^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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