List of Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. records and statistics
This list includes information on the records and statistics relating to Wolverhampton Wanderers football club, and includes information on honours, appearances, goalscorers and managers.
Honours
In the all-time table since the league's inception in 1888, Wolves sit in the all-time top four, behind only Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal in terms of all time league position.
Cumulatively, they are the eighth most successful club, behind Chelsea, with 13 major trophy wins (see English Football Records).
Uniquely, they are the only club to have won titles in five different Football League divisions,[2] and in 1988, their Fourth Division title glory made them the first team to have been champions of all four professional leagues in English football, although this feat has since been matched by Burnley in 1992 and Preston in 1996. They remain the only club to have won all top national cups (FA Cup, Football League Cup and Football League Trophy).[3]
During their main period of success in the 1950s, Wolves were the first team to pass the 100-goal mark for three seasons in succession, in 1957–58, 1958–59 and 1959–60 seasons. They were also the first team to score 7,000 league goals[4] and trail only Manchester United in terms of total league goals as of the end of the 2010–11 season.
League
First Division/Premier League
Second Division/Championship
- Champions: 1931–32, 1976–77, 2008–09
- Runners-up: 1966–67, 1982–83
- Play-off winners: 2003
Third Division (North)/Third Division
- Champions: 1923–24, 1988–89
Fourth Division
Cup
UEFA Cup
FA Cup
Football League Cup
FA Charity Shield
Football League Trophy
Minor honours
Texaco Cup
Football League War Cup
FA Youth Cup
United Soccer Association
North American Soccer League International Cup
The Central League
- Winners 1931–32, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1957–58, 1958–59
Players
Appearances
- Most appearances
Official competitive matches only. Appearances as substitute included in total.
Goalscorers
- Highest goalscorers
- Competitive, professional matches only.
Internationals
Award winners
- Football Writers' Footballer of the Year
Transfers
- Progression of record fee paid
| Date |
Player |
Bought from |
Fee |
| March 1967 |
Derek Dougan |
Leicester City |
£50,000 |
| January 1968 |
Frank Munro |
Aberdeen |
£55,000 |
| February 1968 |
Derek Parkin |
Huddersfield Town |
£80,000 |
| July 1972 |
Steve Kindon |
Burnley |
£100,000 |
| September 1977 |
Paul Bradshaw |
Blackburn Rovers |
£150,000 |
| September 1979 |
Andy Gray |
Aston Villa |
£1,469,000 |
| March 1995 |
Dean Richards |
Bradford City |
£1,850,000 |
| September 1999 |
Ade Akinbiyi |
Bristol City |
£3,500,000 |
| June 2009 |
Kevin Doyle |
Reading |
£6,500,000 |
| June 2010 |
Steven Fletcher |
Burnley |
£6,500,000 |
Managers
Team records
Matches
- First known match: St Luke's 0–8 Stafford Road, 13 January 1877
- First FA Cup match: Wolves 4–1 Long Eaton Rangers, First Round, 27 October 1883
- First Football League match: Wolves 1–1 Aston Villa, 8 September 1888
- First match at Molineux: Wolves 1–0 Aston Villa, friendly, 2 September 1889
- First European match: Wolves 2–2 Schalke, European Cup Second round, first leg, 12 November 1958
- First League Cup match: Wolves 2–1 Mansfield Town, Second Round, 13 September 1966
- Record wins
- Record win: 14–0 vs Crosswell's Brewery, FA Cup 2nd round, 13 November 1886
- Record League win: 10–1 vs Leicester City, Division 1 ; 15 April 1937
- Record FA Cup win: 14–0 vs Crosswell's Brewery, FA Cup 2nd round, 13 November 1886
- Record League Cup win: 6–1 vs Shrewsbury Town, 2nd round 1st leg, 24 September 1991
- Record European win: 5–0 vs Austria Vienna, European Cup-Winners Cup Quarter final, second leg, 30 November 1960
- Record home win (league): 10–1 vs Leicester City, Division 1 ; 15 April 1937
- Record home win (cup): 14–0 vs Crosswell's Brewery, FA Cup 2nd round, 13 November 1886
- Record away win (league): 9–1 vs Cardiff City, Division 1 ; 3 September 1955
- Record defeats
- Record defeat: 1–10 vs Newton Heath, Division 1 ; 15 October 1892
- Record League defeat: 1–10 vs Newton Heath, Division 1 ; 15 October 1892
- Record FA Cup defeat: 0–6 vs Rotherham United, 1st round, 16 November 1985
- Record League Cup defeat: 0–5 vs Fulham; 3rd round, 5 October 1966; and vs Sunderland; 2nd round, 2nd leg, 27 October 1982
- Record European defeat: 0–4 vs Barcelona, European Cup Second Round, first leg, 10 February 1960
- Record home defeat (league): 0–8 vs West Bromwich Albion, Division 1 ; 27 December 1897
- Record home defeat (cup): 3–6 vs Derby County, 3rd round, 14 January 1933
- Record away defeat (league): 1–10 vs Newton Heath, Division 1 ; 15 October 1892
- Record away defeat (cup): 0–6 vs Rotherham United, 1st round, 16 November 1985
- Streaks
- Longest unbeaten run: 21 games (January – August 2005)
- Longest unbeaten run in home games: 27 games (March 1923 – September 1924)
- Longest unbeaten run in away games: 11 games (September 1953 – January 1954)
- Longest winning run: 8 games (during 1915, 1967, 1987, 1988)
- Longest winning run in home games: 14 games (March – December 1953)
- Longest winning run in away games: 5 games (during 1938, 1962, 1980, 2001)
- Longest winless run: 19 games (December 1984 - April 1985)
- Longest winless run in home games: 13 games (November 1984 – May 1985)
- Longest winless run in away games: 32 games (March 1922 – October 1923)
- Longest scoring run: 41 games (December 1958 – December 1959)
- Longest scoreless run: 7 games (February – March 1985)
- Longest run of clean sheets: 8 games (August – October 1982)
Note: Runs apply to League games only
Goals
- Most league goals scored in a season: 115 (Division 2; 1931–32)
- Fewest league goals scored in a season: 27 (Division 1; 1983–84)
- Most league goals conceded in a season: 99 (Division 1; 1905–06)
- Fewest league goals conceded in a season: 27 (Division 3; 1923–24)
Points
- Most points in a season:
- Two points for a win: 64 (Division 1, 1957–58)
- Three points for a win: 92 (Division 3, 1988–89)
- Fewest points in a season:
- Two points for a win: 21 (Division 1, 1895–96)
- Three points for a win: 29 (Division 1, 1983–84)
Attendances
- Highest home attendance: 61,315 vs Liverpool, FA Cup 4th Round, 11 February 1939[4]
- Highest league attendance: 58,661 vs West Bromwich Albion, Division 1, 15 October 1949[4]
- Highest average league attendance: 45,346 (1949–50 season)
- Highest gate receipts: £319,142 vs Arsenal, FA Cup 4th round, January 1999[4]
Season-by-season performance
Miscellaneous
- The first ever Football League goal was accorded to Wolverhampton Wanderers on the opening day of the 1888-89 season. However it was an own goal, scored by Aston Villa's Gershom Cox.
- Wolves were awarded, and scored from, the Football League's first ever penalty kick on 14 September 1891.
- Wolves were the first team to pass the 100-goal mark for three seasons in succession, in the 1957–58, 1958–59 and 1959–60 seasons, a feat they also managed in the following campaign.
References
- ^ Ingle, Sean; Hughes, Matt; "Wolves: The only team to have won it all" Guardian.co.uk, 9 August 2001 (Retrieved: 17 July 2009)
- ^ "Wolves completed the set when they won the (then) Sherpa Van Trophy in 1988. Apart from four FA Cups (1893, 1908, 1949, 1960), three First Division championships (1953–54, 1957–58, 1958–59) and two League Cups (1974, 1980), the Wolves set also includes the Charity Shield (beating Forest in 1959), the FA Youth Cup (1958) and the Anglo-Scottish Cup (1971). Having also won the Second Division (1931–32, 1976–77), the Third Division (1988–89), the Third Division North (1923–24) and the Fourth Division (1987–88)", only the renamed Championship remained and was duly completed (2008–09). Bryant, Tom; Roopanarine, Les; Chesterton, George; "KNOWLEDGE ARCHIVE" Guardian.co.uk, 3 October 2007 (Retrieved: 12 August 2009)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Club Records". Wolves Official Site. 15 September 2010. http://www.wolves.co.uk/page/History/0,,10307~60475,00.html. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ "James Mullen". Old Gold, great players who have worn the Old Gold and Black. The Wolves Site. http://www.thewolvessite.co.uk/old_gen.htm. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
- ^ "Wolves make Doyle record signing". BBC Sport. 30 June 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/8125952.stm.
- ^ "Burnley striker Steven Fletcher makes Wolves switch". BBC Sport. 3 June 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/8719151.stm.
- ^ Barnes, Stuart. News of the World Football Annual 2007/2008. p. 310.
- Matthews, Tony (2008). Wolverhampton Wanderers: The Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-632-3.