Four Albion youngsters completed full matches for their respective loan sides over the first weekend in March.
There was a narrow 1-0 defeat for towering central defender Caleb Taylor and Wycombe Wanderers at Sky Bet League One leaders Birmingham City on Saturday lunchtime.
Former Baggie Taylor Gardner-Hickman scored the game’s only goal in the middle of the opening period. Xavier Simons was dismissed for the visitors on the stroke of half time.
The defeat leaves Taylor’s team second in the standings, 12 points behind Blues and two points clear of Wrexham in third.
👨👦 Martin Taylor played 117 times for Birmingham City.
His son Caleb lines up against them today for the Chairboys! pic.twitter.com/HlaTdChzXB— Wycombe Wanderers (@wwfcofficial) March 1, 2025
Elsewhere, striker Reyes Cleary was also on the wrong end of a 1-0 scoreline as Hartlepool United suffered a setback at home to York City in the Vanarama National League.
Ollie Pearce bagged the winner five minutes before the interval in the north east. The Pools are 12th in the division having played 35 matches.
Left-back Josh Shaw played the entirety of Marine’s 2-2 draw at home to Hereford in the Vanarama National League North.
The Bulls raced into a two-goal lead inside 31 minutes thanks to efforts from Remaye Campbell and Alex Babos, but Shaw’s side rescued a point courtesy of second-half strikes from Chris Doyle and Finlay Sinclair-Smith.
Marine sit 18th, three places and five points clear of trouble with ten fixtures remaining.
Finally, there was late, late heartbreak for goalkeeper Ronnie Hollingshead and Alvechurch in the Southern League Premier Central division.
They lost 1-0 at leaders Bedford Town, with the decisive strike coming from the penalty spot in second-half added time – Leon Lobjoit converting past Ronnie.
The result means Alvechurch occupy 12th position in the table.
