Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. seasons

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This is a list of seasons played by Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. in English and European football, from the foundation of The Football League in 1888 to the present day. It details the club's achievements in major competitions, and the top scorers for each season.

Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Top scorer
& goals
Division Pos P W D L F A Pts
1888-89 Division 1 3 22 12 4 6 50 37 28 Final Harry Wood 13
1889-90 4 22 10 5 7 51 38 25 Semi final David Wykes 15
1890-91 4 22 12 2 8 39 50 26 3rd round Harry Wood
Sammy Thomson		 9
1891-92 6 26 11 4 11 59 46 26 3rd round Will Devey 12
1892-93 11 30 12 4 14 47 68 28 Winners Harry Wood 16
1893-94 9 30 14 3 13 52 63 31 1st round Joe Butcher 12
1894-95 11 30 9 7 14 43 63 25 3rd round Harry Wood 10
1895-96 14 30 10 1 19 61 65 21 Final Harry Wood 14
1896-97 10 30 11 6 13 45 41 28 2nd round Billy Beats 8
1897-98 3 30 14 7 9 57 41 35 2nd round Billy Beats
Billy Smith		 11
1898-99 8 34 14 7 13 54 48 35 2nd round Jack Miller 12
1899-00 4 34 15 9 10 48 37 39 1st round George Harper 10
1900-01 13 34 9 13 12 39 55 31 3rd round Billy Wooldridge
1901-02 14 34 13 6 15 46 57 32 1st round
1902-03 11 34 14 5 15 48 57 33 1st round Adam Haywood
1903-04 8 34 14 8 12 44 66 36 2nd round Billy Wooldridge
1904-05 14 34 11 4 19 47 73 26 2nd round
1905-06 20 38 8 7 23 58 99 23 2nd round
1906-07 Division 2 6 38 17 7 14 66 53 41 1st round Jack Roberts
1907-08 9 38 15 7 16 50 45 37 Winners George Hedley
1908-09 7 38 14 11 13 56 48 39 1st round Wally Radford
1909-10 8 38 17 6 15 64 63 40 2nd round Billy Blunt
1910-11 9 38 15 8 15 51 52 38 3rd round George Hedley
Jack Needham
1911-12 5 38 16 10 12 57 33 42 3rd round Billy Halligan
1912-13 10 38 14 10 14 56 54 38 2nd round
1913-14 9 38 18 5 15 51 52 41 2nd round Sammy Brooks
1914-15 4 38 19 7 12 77 52 45 2nd round Frank Curtis
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to World War I
1919-20 Division 2 19 42 10 10 22 55 80 30 2nd round Dick Richards
1920-21 15 42 16 6 20 49 66 38 Final George Edmonds
1921-22 17 42 13 11 18 44 49 37 1st round
1922-23 22 42 9 9 24 42 77 27 2nd round
1923-24 Division 3 (North) 1 42 24 15 3 76 27 63 3rd round Harry Lees
1924-25 Division 2 6 42 20 6 16 55 51 46 1st round Tom Phillipson
1925-26 4 42 21 7 14 84 60 49 3rd round
1926-27 15 42 14 7 21 73 75 35 Quarter final
1927-28 16 42 13 10 19 63 91 36 4th round Wilf Chadwick
1928-29 17 42 15 7 20 77 81 37 3rd round Reg Weaver
1929-30 9 42 16 9 17 77 79 41 3rd round Billy Harthill
1930-31 4 42 21 5 16 84 67 47 Quarter final
1931-32 1 42 24 8 10 115 49 56 4th round
1932-33 Division 1 20 42 13 9 20 80 96 35 3rd round
1933-34 15 42 14 12 16 74 86 40 4th round Charlie Phillips
1934-35 17 42 15 8 19 88 94 38 4th round Billy Harthill
1935-36 15 42 15 10 17 77 76 40 3rd round Billy Wrigglesworth
1936-37 5 42 21 5 16 84 67 47 Quarter final Gordon Clayton
1937-38 2 42 20 11 11 72 49 51 4th round Dennis Westcott
1938-39 2 42 22 11 9 88 39 55 Final
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to World War II
1946-47 Division 1 3 42 25 6 11 98 56 56 4th round Dennis Westcott 39
1947-48 5 42 19 9 14 83 70 47 4th round Johnny Hancocks
Jesse Pye		 16
1948-49 6 42 17 12 13 79 66 46 Winners Sammy Smyth 22
1949-50 2 42 20 13 9 76 49 53 5th round Jesse Pye 18
1950-51 14 42 15 8 19 74 61 38 Semi final Roy Swinbourne 22
1951-52 16 42 12 14 16 73 73 38 4th round Jesse Pye 15
1952-53 3 42 19 13 10 86 63 51 3rd round Roy Swinbourne 21
1953-54 1 42 25 7 10 96 56 57 3rd round Dennis Wilshaw 26
1954-55 2 42 19 10 13 89 70 48 Quarter final Johnny Hancocks 28
1955-56 3 42 20 9 13 89 65 49 3rd round 18
1956-57 6 42 20 8 14 94 70 48 4th round Harry Hooper 19
1957-58 1 42 28 8 6 103 47 64 Quarter final Jimmy Murray 32
1958-59 1 42 28 5 9 110 49 61 4th round European Cup 1st round Peter Broadbent 22
1959-60 2 42 24 6 12 106 67 54 Winners European Cup Quarter final Jimmy Murray 33
1960-61 3 42 25 7 10 103 75 57 3rd round ECWC Semi final Ted Farmer 28
1961-62 18 42 13 10 19 73 86 36 4th round Jimmy Murray 17
1962-63 5 42 20 10 12 93 65 50 3rd round Alan Hinton 19
1963-64 16 42 12 15 15 70 80 39 3rd round Ray Crawford 26
1964-65 21 42 13 4 25 59 89 30 Quarter final 15
1965-66 Division 2 6 42 20 10 12 87 61 50 5th round Peter Knowles 21
1966-67 2 42 25 8 9 88 48 58 4th round 3rd round Ernie Hunt 21
1967-68 Division 1 17 42 14 8 20 66 75 36 3rd round 2nd round Derek Dougan 17
1968-69 16 42 10 15 17 41 58 35 4th round 4th round 14
1969-70 13 42 12 16 14 55 57 40 3rd round 4th round Hugh Curran 23
1970-71 4 42 22 8 12 64 54 52 4th round 2nd round Bobby Gould 24
1971-72 9 42 18 11 13 65 57 47 3rd round 2nd round UEFA Cup Final Derek Dougan 24
1972-73 5 42 18 11 13 66 54 47 Semi final Semi final John Richards 36
1973-74 12 42 13 15 14 49 49 41 3rd round Winners UEFA Cup 2nd round 18
1974-75 12 42 14 11 17 57 54 39 3rd round 2nd round UEFA Cup 1st round Kenny Hibbitt 17
1975-76 20 42 10 10 22 51 68 30 Quarter final 4th round John Richards 25
1976-77 Division 2 1 42 22 13 7 84 45 57 Quarter final 2nd round 20
1977-78 Division 1 15 42 12 12 18 51 64 36 4th round 2nd round 13
1978-79 18 42 13 8 21 44 68 34 Semi final 2nd round 9
1979-80 6 42 19 9 14 58 47 47 5th round Winners 18
1980-81 18 42 13 9 20 43 55 35 Semi final 2nd round UEFA Cup 1st round 17
3 points for a win introduced
1981-82 Division 1 22 42 10 10 22 32 63 40 3rd round 2nd round Mel Eves
Andy Gray		 7
1982-83 Division 2 2 42 20 15 7 68 44 75 4th round 2nd round Mel Eves 19
1983-84 Division 1 22 42 6 11 25 27 80 29 3rd round 2nd round Wayne Clarke 9
1984-85 Division 2 22 42 8 9 25 37 79 33 3rd round 3rd round Alan Ainscow
Tony Evans		 6
1985-86 Division 3 23 46 11 10 25 57 98 43 1st round 1st round Andy King 10
1986-87 Division 4 4 46 24 7 15 69 50 79 1st round 1st round Steve Bull 19
1987-88 1 46 27 9 10 82 43 90 2nd round 3rd round 52
1988-89 Division 3 1 46 26 14 6 96 49 92 1st round 1st round 50
1989-90 Division 2 10 46 18 13 15 67 60 67 3rd round 2nd round 27
1990-91 12 46 13 19 14 63 63 58 3rd round 2nd round 27
1991-92 11 46 18 10 18 61 54 64 3rd round 3rd round 23
1992-93 Division 1 11 46 16 13 17 57 56 61 4th round 2nd round 19
1993-94 8 46 17 17 12 60 47 68 Quarter final 2nd round 15
1994-95 4 46 21 13 12 77 61 76 Quarter final 3rd round David Kelly 22
1995-96 20 46 13 16 17 56 62 55 4th round Quarter final Don Goodman 20
1996-97 3 46 22 10 14 68 51 76 3rd round 1st round Steve Bull 23
1997-98 9 46 18 11 17 57 53 65 Semi final 3rd round Dougie Freedman 12
1998-99 7 46 19 16 11 64 43 73 4th round 2nd round Robbie Keane 16
1999-00 7 46 21 11 14 64 48 74 4th round 1st round Ade Akinbiyi 16
2000-01 12 46 14 13 19 45 48 55 4th round 3rd round Adam Proudlock 11
2001-02 3 46 25 11 10 76 43 86 3rd round 1st round Dean Sturridge 21
2002-03 5 46 20 16 10 81 44 76 Quarter final 2nd round Kenny Miller 24
2003-04 Premier League 20 38 7 12 19 38 77 33 4th round 4th round Alex Rae 8
2004-05 Football League Championship 9 46 15 21 10 72 59 66 4th round 2nd round Kenny Miller 20
2005-06 7 46 16 19 11 50 42 67 4th round 2nd round 12
2006-07 5 46 22 10 14 61 56 76 4th round 1st round Seyi Olofinjana 10
2007-08 7 46 18 16 12 53 48 70 5th round 2nd round Sylvan Ebanks-Blake 12

Notes
Seasons prior to 1981-82 use the old method of 2 points for a win. From 1981-82 onward is the present system with 3 points for a win;
Seasons prior to 1992-93 are the old league format, with Division 1 as the top flight. From 1992-93 onward is the present system with the Premier League as the highest level;
Wolves were promoted in 2002-03 via the play-offs.


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