The Championship table since Tony Mowbray replaced Carlos Corberan at West Brom | OneFootball

We looked at where West Brom rank in the Championship table since Tony Mowbray replaced Carlos Corberan at The Hawthorns.

It is fair to say that Tony Mowbray's return to West Bromwich Albion has not gone as well as he would have hoped since replacing Carlos Corberan in January.

Corberan had long been linked with other clubs after his impressive work at The Hawthorns, and the worst fears of West Brom supporters were finally realised when he departed to take over at hometown club Valencia in December.

Chris Brunt had a lengthy spell as Albion caretaker following Corberan's sudden exit on Christmas Eve, overseeing six games in total before Mowbray was named as the Spaniard's permanent replacement in January.

Mowbray had previously managed the Baggies for almost three years between October 2006 and June 2009, during which time he led them to the Championship title and the semi-finals of the FA Cup, so he certainly was a popular choice, and his appointment also marked an emotional return to football for the 61-year-old after a battle with bowel cancer.

Unfortunately for Mowbray, it has been a tough start to his second spell as West Brom head coach, and as we enter the final stages of the season, his side's play-off hopes are hanging in the balance.

Tony Mowbray's record since returning to West Brom

West Brom sat seventh in the table when Corberan departed for Valencia in December, but despite Brunt only picking up one win from his five league games as caretaker, they actually moved up a place to sixth ahead of Mowbray's arrival.

Mowbray's second stint in charge of the Baggies got off to a disappointing start as his side suffered a 2-0 defeat against his former club Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium, and results have remained inconsistent ever since.

There have been some positive moments under Mowbray, particularly at The Hawthorns, with Albion picking up wins against Portsmouth, Sheffield Wednesday, Oxford United and Queens Park Rangers on their own patch, but he is yet to lead his side to victory on the road, which is severely impacting their promotion push.

The Baggies are currently on a five-game winless run, and they fell to their third consecutive defeat as they were beaten 2-1 by fellow play-off hopefuls Bristol City at Ashton Gate on Tuesday night, with Haydon Roberts' 96th-minute winner condemning Mowbray's men to a potentially costly loss.

In total, Mowbray has won just four of his 14 games in charge of Albion since his return, drawing four and losing six, and with only five games of the season remaining, they currently sit eighth in the table, five points from the top six.

Championship table since Tony Mowbray replaced Carlos Corberan at West Brom

Many West Brom supporters are feeling pessimistic about their chances of making the play-offs, and it is easy to see why given their form since Mowbray's return.

Since Mowbray took over from Corberan, Albion have picked up just 16 points from 14 games, which would rank them 14th in the Championship table if it was calculated from the day of his appointment.

In the same timeframe, Burnley have picked up the most points in the division with an impressive 32, followed by Coventry City (30), Leeds United (29), Sheffield United (28) and Millwall (27).

In contrast, Blackburn have the worst record in the second tier since the middle of January having accumulated just 11 points, followed by Oxford United (14), Luton Town and QPR (14) and Cardiff City, Watford and Derby County (15).

The table since Mowbray's arrival does not make for good reading, but in his defence, West Brom's form had been in decline long before his return, and incredibly, the Midlands outfit have won just eight of their last 35 league games after a strong start to the season under Corberan.

With a relatively favourable fixture list between now and the end of the season that includes games against relegation-threatened trio Derby, Cardiff and Luton, Albion will still feel that they have an outside chance of reaching the play-offs, but they will need to improve significantly if they are to make up what looks like an insurmountable five-point gap.

Having signed a two-and-a-half year contract when he came back to The Hawthorns, Mowbray's job is likely to be safe regardless of the outcome of this campaign, but should his side miss out on the top six, he will need to make a strong start to next season if he is to convince an increasingly restless fan base that he is the right man to take the club forward.