Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
Full name | Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club | |
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Nickname(s) | Wolves The Wanderers | |
Founded | 1877 as St. Luke's | |
Ground | Molineux (Capacity: 31,700) | |
Owner | Fosun International Ltd. | |
Chairman | Jeff Shi | |
Head Coach | Gary O'Neil | |
Current League | Premier League | |
2023–24 | Premier League, 14th | |
Website | Club home page | |
Current season |
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club, commonly known as Wolves, is a professional football club in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England. Formed as St Luke's F.C. in 1877, they have played at Molineux Stadium since 1889 and compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football, after winning the 2017–18 EFL Championship.
Wolves were one of the founding members of the Football League in 1888. The club spent 33 years in the top flight from 1932 to 1965, their longest continuous period at that level. In the 1950s, they were League champions three times (1953–54, 1957–58 and 1958–59), under the management of Stan Cullis. Wolves also finished League runners-up on five occasions, most recently in 1959–60.
Wolves have won the FA Cup four times, most recently in 1960, and finished runners-up on a further four occasions. The club has also won the Football League Cup twice, in 1974 and 1980.
In 1953, Wolves was one of the first British clubs to install floodlights, taking part in televised "floodlit friendlies" against leading overseas club sides between 1953 and 1956 before the creation of the European Cup in 1955. Wolves reached the quarter-finals of the 1959–60 European Cup and the semi-finals of the 1960–61 European Cup Winners' Cup, and were runners-up to Tottenham Hotspur in the inaugural 1972 UEFA Cup Final.
Wolves' traditional kit consists of gold shirts and black shorts and the club badge one or more wolves. Wolves have long-standing rivalries with other West Midlands clubs, the main one being with West Bromwich Albion, against whom they contest the Black Country derby, although the two clubs have not met in a League fixture since 2011–12, the last season they competed in the same division.
Players[]
First team squad[]
- As of 1 February 2024
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Development squad and Academy[]
Wolverhampton Wanderers Under-23s are competing in Division 2 of the Premier League 2 during the current season, following relegation from the highest level after the previous season was curtailed and decided on a point-per-game basis. The team qualifies as an entrant in Premier League 2 by virtue of Wolves's academy holding Category 1 status. Although the league is designed for players aged 23 and below, three overage players may also feature. Home games are primarily staged at Kidderminster Harriers' Aggborough home.
Wolves Women[]
- Main article: Wolverhampton Wanderers W.F.C.
Originally founded in 1975, Wolves Women became the club's official women's team in 2008. They currently play at the third level of English women's football in the FA Women's National League North. Their home games are played at the CKW Stadium in the Castlecroft area of the city.
Club alumni[]
Former players[]
- Main article: Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
Managers[]
- Main article: Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. managers
Rivalries[]
See also: Black Country derby, Staffordshire derby, West Midlands derby
Wolves' longest-established and strongest rivalry is with Black Country rivals West Bromwich Albion, against whom they compete the Black Country derby. The two are separated by just 11 miles and have faced each other 162 times; their first competitive clash being an FA Cup tie back in 1886. A national survey by the football pools found the rivalry to be the strongest in English football. The two clubs are founder members of the Football League and the two once contested the league title in 1953–54, with Wolves finishing as champions.
Other West Midlands rivalries exist with Birmingham clubs Aston Villa and Birmingham City. Wolverhampton historically lies within the county of Staffordshire and therefore Staffordshire derbies with Stoke City are recognised.
Other less significant rivals include Coventry City, Walsall and Shrewsbury Town.
Honours[]
Football League First Division, superseded by the Premier League (Tier 1)
[n.b. In 1946–47 and 1955–56, Wolves finished third on goal average having accumulated the same number of points as the team finishing second. Had goal difference been used instead (as it has in the English leagues since 1975), Wolves would have been runners-up on these two occasions.] EFL Championship/Football League Second Division (1892–1992) (Tier 2)
EFL League One/Football League Third Division (Tier 3)
Football League Fourth Division (Tier 4)
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Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. squad - 2024–25 |
1 Sá · 2 Doherty · 3 Aït-Nouri · 4 S. Bueno · 5 Lemina · 6 Traoré · 7 Neto · 8 Gomes · 9 Silva · 11 Hwang · 12 Cunha · 15 Dawson · 17 H. Bueno · 18 Kalajdžić · 19 Jonny · 20 Doyle · 21 Sarabia · 22 Semedo · 23 Kilman · 24 Gomes · 25 Bentley · 27 Bellegarde · 28 Jordão · 30 González · 32 Hodge · 40 King · Manager: Gary O'Neil |
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1984: Bournemouth • 1985: Wigan Athletic • 1986: Bristol City • 1987: Mansfield Town • 1988: Wolverhampton Wanderers • 1989: Bolton Wanderers • 1990: Tranmere Rovers • 1991: Birmingham City • 1992: Stoke City • 1993: Port Vale • 1994: Swansea City • 1995: Birmingham City • 1996: Rotherham United • 1997: Carlisle United • 1998: Grimsby Town • 1999: Wigan Athletic • 2000: Stoke City • 2001: Port Vale • 2002: Blackpool • 2003: Bristol City • 2004: Blackpool • 2005: Wrexham • 2006: Swansea City • 2007: Doncaster Rovers • 2008: Milton Keynes Dons • 2009: Luton Town • 2010: Southampton • 2011: Carlisle United • 2012: Chesterfield • 2013: Crewe Alexandra • 2014: Peterborough United • 2015: Bristol City • 2016: Barnsley • 2017: Coventry City • 2018: Lincoln City • 2019: Portsmouth • 2020: Salford City • 2021: Sunderland • 2022: Rotherham United • 2023: Bolton Wanderers • 2024: Peterborough United • |
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