Fans share love for stadium as it marks 125th year

The club created a tour featuring photos and memorabilia

Hundreds of West Bromwich Albion fans have poured into The Hawthorns as the club stadium celebrates its 125th anniversary.

The club created a tour which features photos and memorabilia from their archives, and fans have been sharing what the stadium means to them.

One fan, Richard, who was there with his baby, remembered how his father took him to a match against Notts County when he was small.

He said as soon as his son was old enough to cope with the noise, they were taking him to see the Albion, when they would hopefully cheer their side on to a few more trophies.

Harjinder Singh has been going to the stadium since he was a boy

Season ticket holder Harjinder Singh also told the BBC how he had been going to the ground since he was a boy.

He said it was like being "part of the family", adding: "I've enjoyed playing football and I've watched the team. It's a bit of an addiction sometimes."

Jane Lines said the club "meant the world" to her

As fans shared their love for the club, long-term fan Jane Lines also said it "meant the world" and she "wouldn't be without it".

John Homer described the togetherness shared by supporters

John Homer, from West Bromwich Football Supporters Club, said it was impossible to go to the stadium for nearly every week of your life and not love it.

He said: "Back in the day, when it was terraces, and you stood by your mates, you knew where everybody stood.

"So if you wanted to find somebody, you could go and find them in the crowd.

"It's that togetherness and it's that support and being there when times are hard and enjoying the triumphs."

The club's team colours are navy blue and white stripes

The club invited fans to mark the special day by sending in their own personal favourite pictures of the stadium.

Supporters sent in photographs of themselves, people with loved ones, and shots of fans with players and managers past and present, and those that marked special moments in their lives.

Of those sent in, the club posted 125 images on its website to mark the occasion.

Black and white photographs were brought out of the archives for the occasion