This is insane! Numbers 8 and 9 were the strikers (what number did Peter Ward wear?).
This is correct for 4-4-2 (think the classic Albion line up from 76/77):
1. GK
2. Right full-back
3. Left full-back
4. Centre midfield
5. Centre back
6. Centre back
7. Right wing
8. Centre forward
9. Centre...