Eleven facts and stats to celebrate the new fixture list
ALL the numbers behind the new Premier League season coming to The Hawthorns soon.
5 - number of miles groundsmen will walk to mow the Hawthorns pitch once
66,500 - pints that will be pulled by our catering staff during the season
300 - stewards on duty on match days
53,200 - hot beverages poured in the season
22 - miles of undersoil heating pipe under the pitch
* Full fixture list
* Guide to Premier League newcomers
* Key dates for your diary
* Five Hawthorns fixtures you won't want to miss
* Pulis on Albion's start
* From Albion base camp to Everest
* Bowler's Delivery: Season's Greetings
* Season tickets on general sale from Monday
30,000 - litres of water used to water the pitch on match days
3.5m - artificial fibres in pitch
380 - kilogrammes of seed required to make up the new surface for the season
38,000 - pies consumed each season
360 - number of floodlights to illuminate night games
60,000 - fans through the Fanzone
Sub:
1,896 - estimated number of fictitious transfer stories which will appear before the first game