Albion's playing staff included some of the most competent young players in the league, including Bryan Robson, Brendan Batson, Cyrille Regis and Laurie Cunningham.
This was the second time an English top flight team simultaneously fielded three black players (the first being Clyde Best, Clive Charles and Ade Coker for West Ham United against Tottenham Hotspur in April of 1972) and Atkinson collectively referred to Cunningham, Batson and Regis as 'The Three Degrees' after the legendary U.S. soul singing trio.
Laurie Anderson | Merce Cunningham | Hugh Laurie | Michael Cunningham | Allan Cunningham | Randall Cunningham | Piper Laurie | Allan Cunningham (botanist) | Sean S. Cunningham | Laurie Records | Laurie Foell | Laurie Daley | Chris Cunningham | Ward Cunningham | Laurie Patton | Laurie Beechman | Imogen Cunningham | Bill Cunningham (talk show host) | Bill Cunningham | Laurie Walters | Laurie Metcalf | Laurie Lee | Laurie Cumming | Keiron Cunningham | Johnny Cunningham | Billy Cunningham | Annie Laurie | Alexander Cunningham | Steve Cunningham | Roseanna Cunningham |