A resounding 3-0 win at Vicarage Road, home of runaway Championship leaders Watford, changed the very nature of the promotion race.
The result knocked the confidence out of Watford, giving the Throstles the belief that was to eventually take them to the title as the Hornets fell down the league to sixth - followed by defeat in the play-offs.
Albion’s goals came from Ishmael Miller, Kevin Phillips and Martin Albrechtsen.