Albion youngsters Ollie Bostock, Cole Deeming, Alfie Gilchrist, Alex Williams and Louis Brady have all logged their first minutes for their loan clubs as the 2026/27 campaign gets into full swing.
The five young Baggies joined Boston United, Hartlepool United, Leyton Orient, Hibernian and Malvern Town respectively - with all of them featuring for their new clubs.
Winger Bostock started and played 77 minutes for the Pilgrims in their 3-1 defeat at the hands of Wealdstone in the National League.
Boston looked to have got off to the best possible start thanks to Jamie Grimes' opener on 12 minutes, but efforts from Dylan Kadji, Olufela Olomola and Jaydn Mundle-Smith instead secured the three points for the visitors.
Elsewhere, Deeming has now featured twice for Hartlepool - each time coming off the bench for Lee Clark's side.
The midfielder, who spent a portion of the 2025/26 season on loan at Cheltenham Town, logged 20 minutes in the 1-0 win over Woking, before featuring for just under half an hour in a 2-0 reverse at Kidderminster.
The pair could both feature in midweek for their non-league clubs, as Boston host Woking on Tuesday evening, while Hartlepool travel to Altrincham on Wednesday night.
In Sky Bet League One, Alfie Gilchrist has four appearances to his name for Leyton Orient since joining in the Summer.
The defender's debut came in mid-August in their 2-1 home defeat to Sheffield Wednesday, before earning his first start in the EFL Trophy against AFC Wimbledon - when they claimed a 6-5 penalty shootout win after drawing 1-1 during normal time.
The former Chelsea academy prospect went on to play 45 minutes in Orient's 2-0 win at Wigan, before starting their Carabao Cup win over Walsall.
Orient are back in EFL Trophy action against Arsenal's U21s in midweek, before they host Stevenage in the league on Saturday.
North of the border, Alex Williams came off the bench to help Hibernian book their place in the Premier Sports Quarter-Final clash with Ross County.
Goals from Thibault Klidje, Adam Mayor and Ante Suto put Hibs into a commanding position ahead of the break, with Williams making his debut off the bench 11 minutes from time to help them see out the win.
Their reward for that result is a date with Edinburgh rivals Hearts in the semi-finals - to be played at Hampden Park, a tie the young full-back will be keen on featuring in.
The next test for Hibs is a home league encounter against Kilmarnock on Tuesday night.
A strong showing from Alex Williams on his Hibernian debut this afternoon 🥬
Congratulations, Alex! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/B4k7u4nZmM— Hibernian Football Club (@HibernianFC) September 12, 2026
Meanwhile, young goalkeeper Louis Brady has also featured five times so far during his short loan spell at Malvern Town.
Next-up, they have an opportunity to get their first league win against Gloucester City on Tuesday evening.
