West Bromwich Albion

West Brom Preview: Even the Name Says 'English'

CHARLESTON -- By American standards, Charleston (founded 1670) is a historic city, and the Battery (founded 1993) is a historic soccer club. For a little context, consider Friday's opponent in our first international exhibition with a team from the English Premiership since 2010. The earliest mention of the town in the historical record appears in William the Conqueror's Domesday Book (census) of 1086, when it was called Br... Full Story