West Bromwich Albion Football Club (/ˈbrɒmɪdʒ, -ɪtʃ/), commonly referred to as West Brom, is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football.

Is West Bromwich a nice place to live?

Today, the town is relatively safe with fewer crimes per 1,000 people that larger towns of Birmingham, Blackpool and Middlesborough. The police force is also quite responsive and fast in combating crime in the area. West Bromwich has several neighbourhoods. ... They have low crime rates and rather green and quiet outdoors.

Why are they called West Brom Albion?

The 'Strollers' name came about because there were no footballs on sale in West Bromwich, so a walk to nearby Wednesbury was necessary in order to buy one. They were renamed West Bromwich Albion in either 1879 or 1880, becoming the first team to adopt the Albion suffix.