On This Day - January 30
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 1954
The post-war attendance boom saw an impressive crowd of 48,242 people pack The Hawthorns as Albion completed a comfortable fourth round FA Cup win over Rotherham United on the way to Wembley.
Johnnie Nicholls scored twice and Ronnie Allen (pictured) and Paddy Ryan also got among the goals in a 4-0 win.
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