West Brom fans make exodus to Wembley

Thousands of Baggies fans marched forward to Wembley today with one common dream - FA Cup glory.nextpage

A sea of blue of white shirts invaded the capital today with excited fans enduring a sleepless night to ensure they were there in time.nextpage

Around 4,000 supporters "boing boinged" on to coaches from the Hawthorns, lining up from 3am.nextpage

At 9am thousands of fans where already soaking up the atmosphere outside Wembley, although some fans had to endure traffic queues.nextpage

Joining the faithful fans, such as these supporters, was the widow of West Bromwich hero Geoff Astle, who arrived at the stadium in a number 68 coach to commemorate the famous victory in 1968.nextpage

Laraine Astle brought a bouquet of flowers to lay at the Bobby Moore statue.nextpage

Albion fans Wayne and Richard Brindley at the statue of the World Cup winning captain. nextpage

Albion fans awaited the 12.15pm kick off.