Mowbray returns for second stint as West Brom boss
West Bromwich Albion has its new head coach, welcoming Tony Mowbray back to the Hawthorns 16 years after a previous stint as it continues to chase promotion to the top-flight.
The 61-year-old has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with the Baggies, returning for his second stint at the club after originally leaving in 2009 to take charge of Celtic.
It is Mowbray's first job since February 2024 when he stepped down as Birmingham City manager because of health reasons, but after receiving the all-clear, he now replaces Carlos Corberan, who left West Brom to take charge of his boyhood club Valencia on Christmas Eve.
West Brom had reportedly been close to appointing Raphael Wicky last week, but the move collapsed when he could not bring his own backroom staff.
In his first stint, Mowbray oversaw 140 games in all competitions between 2006 and 2009, winning 57 of those – a 40.71 per cent win rate. He also led West Brom to the EFL Championship title in 2007-2008.
"This is a club I've got great affection for. It's a club I care for; it's a club I followed before and after my previous time as manager," Mowbray said.
"It's a club where it's always been special whenever I returned with other teams.
"It's a real family football club and that's why I had the discussions with the ownership. I'm so excited to be walking back through the doors and helping the team."
Mowbray's first game in charge will come against former club Middlesbrough on Wednesday (AEDT), with the interim team led by Chris Brunt, who was one of Mowbray's first signings in 2007, remaining in charge for the visit of Stoke City next weekend.
West Brom is currently seventh in the Championship, just one point behind the play-off places.
