West Brom: Historic trip to the Orient

16 Feb 2012

Albion players and their Peking rivals holding hands in a gesture of comradeship before the friendly match
Friendship and goodwill – that’s what West Bromwich Albion’s tour to China in May 1978 was all about. Extending a warm hand. Building bridges.
Friendship and goodwill – that’s what West Bromwich Albion’s tour to China in May 1978 was all about. Extending a warm hand. Building bridges.
Albion chairman Bert Millichip toasts his hosts,
Friendship and goodwill – that’s what West Bromwich Albion’s tour to China in May 1978 was all about. Extending a warm hand. Building bridges.
Friendship and goodwill – that’s what West Bromwich Albion’s tour to China in May 1978 was all about. Extending a warm hand. Building bridges.
Albion manager Ron Atkinson and fan Desmond Fitzgerald at the Peking banquet.