Ian Ward
@ianward68.bsky.social
WBA East Stand season ticket holder
80s music fan!
Married to Frances
Incredibly proud father of Daniel & Adam
Grandfather of beautiful Taylor ❤️
80s music fan!
Married to Frances
Incredibly proud father of Daniel & Adam
Grandfather of beautiful Taylor ❤️
Looking forward to a few laughs tonight!!
May 16, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Looking forward to a few laughs tonight!!
Stunning tree in Kings Heath park, Birmingham
April 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Stunning tree in Kings Heath park, Birmingham
I’d forgotten I have this WBA booklet! Hopefully many more copies are still out there
March 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I’d forgotten I have this WBA booklet! Hopefully many more copies are still out there
Browsing through an old Sports Argus from Feb ‘61, I was intrigued by this ad. Although my dad absolutely loved wrestling (oddly the only sport I remember him liking) & he’d often take me to watch wrestling on a Thursday evening at Digbeth Civic Hall, I’d never heard of this venue before
March 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Browsing through an old Sports Argus from Feb ‘61, I was intrigued by this ad. Although my dad absolutely loved wrestling (oddly the only sport I remember him liking) & he’d often take me to watch wrestling on a Thursday evening at Digbeth Civic Hall, I’d never heard of this venue before
Lovely to have a pre-show chat with this absolute gent!
March 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Lovely to have a pre-show chat with this absolute gent!
In March 1957 the Birmingham Mail and Sports Argus produced separate souvenir editions to celebrate the fact WBA, Blues and Villa had all reached the FA Cup semi-finals
February 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
In March 1957 the Birmingham Mail and Sports Argus produced separate souvenir editions to celebrate the fact WBA, Blues and Villa had all reached the FA Cup semi-finals
Bobby Hope! A wonderful player for WBA
February 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Bobby Hope! A wonderful player for WBA
This Norman Edwards cartoon appeared in the Sports Argus to celebrate WBA securing promotion in the 1948/49 season.
The scrapbook actually belongs to one of Ronnie Allen’s relatives and I thank her for giving permission to share these photos with you all
The scrapbook actually belongs to one of Ronnie Allen’s relatives and I thank her for giving permission to share these photos with you all
January 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
This Norman Edwards cartoon appeared in the Sports Argus to celebrate WBA securing promotion in the 1948/49 season.
The scrapbook actually belongs to one of Ronnie Allen’s relatives and I thank her for giving permission to share these photos with you all
The scrapbook actually belongs to one of Ronnie Allen’s relatives and I thank her for giving permission to share these photos with you all
I just love this WBA photo (taken from the brilliant book on Derek Kevan written by Laurie Rampling)
January 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I just love this WBA photo (taken from the brilliant book on Derek Kevan written by Laurie Rampling)
A 20 minute snowstorm at the Hawthorns during a midweek league game v Notts County in April 1975. WBA won 4-1.
I’ve heard it said that statistically we’re more likely to get snow at Easter than at Christmas!
I’ve heard it said that statistically we’re more likely to get snow at Easter than at Christmas!
January 12, 2025 at 8:17 PM
A 20 minute snowstorm at the Hawthorns during a midweek league game v Notts County in April 1975. WBA won 4-1.
I’ve heard it said that statistically we’re more likely to get snow at Easter than at Christmas!
I’ve heard it said that statistically we’re more likely to get snow at Easter than at Christmas!
Another wonderful memory for all WBA fans!
January 10, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Another wonderful memory for all WBA fans!
😂 That game, Steve, also featured in another Sports Argus publication
January 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
😂 That game, Steve, also featured in another Sports Argus publication
For all you WBA fans!
January 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
For all you WBA fans!
During my lifetime WBA have certainly experienced the highs and lows of the FA Cup!
How great was the Sports Argus btw!!
How great was the Sports Argus btw!!
January 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
During my lifetime WBA have certainly experienced the highs and lows of the FA Cup!
How great was the Sports Argus btw!!
How great was the Sports Argus btw!!
A good friend of mine gave me me a bundle of old WBA related press cuttings today, for which I’m extremely grateful. I’ll share some photos over time with you fellow Baggies. The first is a preview of the Albion experience from around 1998 and from, I think, the Sunderland Echo
January 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
A good friend of mine gave me me a bundle of old WBA related press cuttings today, for which I’m extremely grateful. I’ll share some photos over time with you fellow Baggies. The first is a preview of the Albion experience from around 1998 and from, I think, the Sunderland Echo
Thank you to my sons Daniel and Adam for a wonderful Christmas present 💙🤍
January 1, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Thank you to my sons Daniel and Adam for a wonderful Christmas present 💙🤍
If it’s an original it’s genuinely incredible!
Full reproduction copies were included in the programme v Southampton on 27 September 1980. I still have one!
Full reproduction copies were included in the programme v Southampton on 27 September 1980. I still have one!
December 28, 2024 at 10:35 PM
If it’s an original it’s genuinely incredible!
Full reproduction copies were included in the programme v Southampton on 27 September 1980. I still have one!
Full reproduction copies were included in the programme v Southampton on 27 September 1980. I still have one!
We hadn’t visited the Robin in Bilston for a while so it was great to see it so full last night!
Go on, be honest, ABBA are you guilty pleasure aren’t they 😂
Go on, be honest, ABBA are you guilty pleasure aren’t they 😂
December 28, 2024 at 11:04 AM
We hadn’t visited the Robin in Bilston for a while so it was great to see it so full last night!
Go on, be honest, ABBA are you guilty pleasure aren’t they 😂
Go on, be honest, ABBA are you guilty pleasure aren’t they 😂
WBA 2 RFC Bruges 0
Albion had lost the “Battle of Bruges” first leg 3-1. Asa Hartford, then just 17, scored in Bruge.
Asa and Bomber scored at the Hawthorns to see the Baggies through on away goals
Albion had lost the “Battle of Bruges” first leg 3-1. Asa Hartford, then just 17, scored in Bruge.
Asa and Bomber scored at the Hawthorns to see the Baggies through on away goals
December 17, 2024 at 4:26 PM
WBA 2 RFC Bruges 0
Albion had lost the “Battle of Bruges” first leg 3-1. Asa Hartford, then just 17, scored in Bruge.
Asa and Bomber scored at the Hawthorns to see the Baggies through on away goals
Albion had lost the “Battle of Bruges” first leg 3-1. Asa Hartford, then just 17, scored in Bruge.
Asa and Bomber scored at the Hawthorns to see the Baggies through on away goals
My boyhood WBA hero, Willie Johnston!
December 14, 2024 at 12:38 PM
My boyhood WBA hero, Willie Johnston!
Checking in at the Hawthorns last night for the Johnny Giles evening and the first former player I see is Eddie Gray! Very pleasantly surprised!! The first FA cup final I remember watching was in 1970 (Chelsea v Leeds) and both Giles & Gray played
December 13, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Checking in at the Hawthorns last night for the Johnny Giles evening and the first former player I see is Eddie Gray! Very pleasantly surprised!! The first FA cup final I remember watching was in 1970 (Chelsea v Leeds) and both Giles & Gray played
WBA 2 Everton 0. Bobby Robson and Derek Kevan the scorers
December 11, 2024 at 10:58 AM
WBA 2 Everton 0. Bobby Robson and Derek Kevan the scorers