List of Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. records and statistics

Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English football club based in Wolverhampton. The club was founded as St Luke's in 1877, soon becoming Wolverhampton Wanderers, before being a founder member of the Football League in 1888.^[1] Since that time, the club have been played in all four professional divisions of the English football pyramid, and been champions of all these levels.^[2] They have also been involved in European football, having been one of the first English clubs to enter the European Cup, as well as reaching the final of the first staging of the UEFA Cup.^[3]

This list encompasses all honours won by Wolverhampton Wanderers and records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions, as well as transfer fee records paid and received by the club. A list of streaks recording all elements of the game (wins, losses, clean sheets, etc.) is also presented.

Honours

In the all-time league table since the league's inception in 1888, Wolves sit in the all-time top five, behind only Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and the first-ever English league champions Preston North End in terms of all-time league position.^[4]

Cumulatively, they are the ninth most successful club in domestic English football history, behind Manchester City, with thirteen major trophy wins (see here).

Uniquely, they are the only club to have won titles in five different Football League divisions,^[2] and, in 1988, became 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 the main domestic cup competitions (FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy) currently contested in English football.^[5]

League

First Division/Premier League

• Champions: 1953–54, 1957–58, 1958–59
• Runners-up: 1937–38, 1938–39, 1949–50, 1954–55, 1959–60

Second Division/Championship

• Champions: 1931–32, 1976–77, 2008–09
• Runners-up: 1966–67, 1982–83
• Play-off winners: 2003

Third Division/League One

• Champions: 1923–24 (North), 1988–89, 2013–14

Fourth Division

• Champions: 1987–88

Cup

UEFA Cup

• Runners-up: 1972

FA Cup

• Winners: 1893, 1908, 1949, 1960
• Runners-up: 1889, 1896, 1921, 1939

Football League Cup

• Winners: 1974, 1980

FA Charity Shield

• Winners: 1949*, 1954*, 1959, 1960* (* joint holders)
• Runners-up: 1958

Football League Trophy

• Winners: 1988

Texaco Cup

• Winners: 1971

Minor honours

Football League War Cup

• Winners: 1942

FA Youth Cup

• Winners: 1958
• Runners-up: 1953, 1954, 1962, 1976

United Soccer Association

• Champions 1967 – playing as Los Angeles Wolves

NASL International Cup

• Winners 1969 – playing as Kansas City Spurs

The Central League

• Winners 1931–32, 1950–51, 1951–52, 1952–53, 1957–58, 1958–59

Birmingham Senior Cup

• Winners 1891–92, 1892–93, 1893–94, 1899–1900, 1901–02, 1923–24, 1986–87
• Runners-up 1888–89, 1896–97, 1897–98, 1903–04, 1906–07, 1908–09, 1912–13, 1998–99, 2003–04

Birmingham Football Combination

• Winners 1934–35

Birmingham & District League

• Winners 1892–93, 1897–98, 1898–99, 1900–01, 1953–54, 1957–58, 1958–59

Worcestershire Football Combination

• Winners 1957–58

Staffordshire Senior Cup

• Winners 1887–88, 1893–94, 1966–67
• Runners Up 1884–85

Walsall Senior Cup

• Runners Up 1885–86

Wrekin Cup

• Winners 1884 (First ever Trophy)

Gothia World Youth Cup

• Winners 2009

Players

Appearances

Most appearances^[1]

Note: Competitive first-team games only; substitute appearances are included in total.

	Name	Years	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Other^[C]	Total
1	Derek Parkin	1968–1982	501	46	35	27	609
2	Kenny Hibbitt	1968–1984	466	47	36	25	574
3	Steve Bull	1986–1999	474	20	33	34	561
4	Billy Wright	1939–1959	490	48	00	03	541
5	Ron Flowers	1952–1967	467	31	00	14	512
6	John McAlle	1967–1981	406	44	27	31	508
7	Peter Broadbent	1951–1965	452	31	00	14	497
8	Geoff Palmer	1971–1984	416	38	33	08	495
9	Jimmy Mullen	1937–1960	445	38	00	03	486
9	John Richards	1969–1983	385	44	33	24	486

• Most League appearances: 501 – Derek Parkin (1968–1982)^[1]
• Most FA Cup appearances: 48 – Harry Wood (1885–1898) and Billy Wright (1939–1959)^[1]
• Most League Cup appearances: 36 – Kenny Hibbitt (1968–1984)^[1]
• Most European appearances: 18 – Derek Dougan (1967–1975)^[1]
• Most consecutive appearances: 171 – Phil Parkes (127 league), September 1970 to September 1973^[1]
• Youngest player: Jimmy Mullen, 16 years 43 days (vs Leeds United, 18 February 1939)^[1]
• Oldest player: Archie Goodall, 41 years 116 days (vs Everton, Division 1; 2 December 1905)^[1]

Goalscorers

Highest goalscorers^[1]

Note: Goals scored in competitive first-team games only

	Name	Years	League	FA Cup	League Cup	Europe	Other^[C]	Total
1	Steve Bull	1986–1999	250	07	18	00	31	306
2	John Richards	1969–1983	144	24	18	04	04	194
3	Billy Hartill	1928–1935	162	08	00	00	00	170
4	Johnny Hancocks	1946–1957	157	08	00	00	02	167
5	Jimmy Murray	1955–1963	155	07	00	02	02	166
6	Peter Broadbent	1951–1965	127	10	00	07	01	145
7	Harry Wood	1887–1898	110	16	00	00	00	126
8	Dennis Westcott	1937–1948	105	19	00	00	00	124
9	Derek Dougan	1967–1975	095	04	07	12	05	123
10	Roy Swinbourne	1945–1957	107	05	00	00	02	114

• Most goals in a season in all competitions: 52 – Steve Bull (1987–88, Division 4)^[1]
• Most League goals in a season: 38 – Dennis Westcott (1946–47, Division 1)^[1]
• Most top flight goals scored: 158 – Johnny Hancocks (1946–57)^[1]
• Most goals in European competition: 12 – Derek Dougan (1967–75)^[1]
• Most hat-tricks scored: 18 – Steve Bull (1986–99)^[1]
• Most goals scored in a match: 5^[1]
  • Joe Butcher vs Accrington, 19 November 1892 (Division 1)
  • Tom Phillipson vs Bradford City, 25 December 1926 (Division 2)
  • Billy Hartill vs Notts County, 12 October 1929 (Division 2)
  • Billy Hartill vs Aston Villa, 3 September 1934 (Division 1)
• Fastest recorded goal: 15 seconds – John Richards vs Burnley, 1975–76^[1]

Internationals

• First international: Charlie Mason for England vs Ireland, 17 March 1884^[6]
• Most international caps received whilst signed to Wolves: Billy Wright – 105 for England (1939–59)^[6]
• Most international goals scored whilst signed to Wolves: 10 – Ron Flowers and Dennis Wilshaw (both England)^[6]
• Most World Cup Finals appearances whilst signed to Wolves: 10 – Billy Wright (England, 1950–58)^[6]

Award winners

Football Writers' Footballer of the Year

• Billy Wright – 1952^[6]
• Bill Slater – 1960^[6]

Transfers

• Highest fee paid: £7.0 million to Monaco for Ivan Cavaleiro, August 2016.^[7]

• Highest fee received: £14 million from Sunderland for Steven Fletcher, August 2012.^[8]

Progression of record fee paid^[6]

Date	Player	Bought from	Fee
September 1963	Ray Crawford	Ipswich Town	£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
August 2016	Ivan Cavaleiro	Monaco	£7,000,000

Managers

• Longest-serving manager: Jack Addenbrooke – 36 years, 10 months
• Shortest-serving manager: Bill McGarry (second spell) – 61 days
• Youngest manager when appointed: Jack Addenbrooke – 20 years old
• Oldest manager when appointed: Bill McGarry (second spell) – 58 years old

Team records

Matches

Firsts^[1]

• First known match: St Luke's 0–8 Stafford Road, 13 January 1877
• First FA Cup match: Wolves 4–1 Long Eaton Rangers, 1st 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 2nd round 1st leg, 12 November 1958
• First League Cup match: Wolves 2–1 Mansfield Town, 2nd round, 13 September 1966

Record wins^[9]

• 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 1938
• 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 2nd leg, 30 November 1960
• Record home win (league): 10–1 vs Leicester City, Division 1, 15 April 1938
• 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 away win (cup): 5–0 vs Grimsby Town, FA Cup semi-final, 25 March 1939 (neutral venue)

Record defeats^[9]

• 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: 0–6 vs Chelsea, 3rd round, 25 September 2012
• Record European defeat: 0–4 vs Barcelona, European Cup 2nd 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, FA Cup 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, FA Cup 1st round, 16 November 1985; and vs Chelsea, League Cup 3rd round, 25 September 2012

Streaks^[9]

Note: Applies to League games only

• 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: 9 games (January – March 2014)
• Longest winning run in home games: 14 games (March – December 1953)
• Longest winning run in away games: 5 games (during 1938, 1962, 1980, 2001, 2013)
• 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)
• Longest run without a clean sheet: 30 games (September 2011 – April 2012)

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)
• Most goals scored in a game (league): 10 (vs Leicester City, Division 1, 15 April 1938)
• Most goals scored in a game (cup): 14 (vs Crosswell's Brewery, FA Cup 2nd round, 13 November 1886)

Points

• Most points in a season:^[1]
  • Two points for a win: 64 (Division 1, 1957–58)
  • Three points for a win: 103 (League One, 2013–14)
• Fewest points in a season:^[1]
  • Two points for a win: 21 (Division 1, 1895–96)
  • Three points for a win: 25 (Premier League, 2011–12)

Attendances

• Highest home attendance: 61,315 vs Liverpool, FA Cup 4th Round, 11 February 1939^[1]
• Highest league attendance: 58,661 vs West Bromwich Albion, Division 1, 15 October 1949^[1]
• Highest average league attendance: 45,346 (1949–50 season)^[1]

Season-by-season performance

Miscellaneous feats

• Wolves were awarded, and scored from, the Football League's first ever penalty kick on 14 September 1891.^[10]
• Wolves were the first (and as of 2014 only) English league team to pass the 100-goal mark for four seasons in succession, in the 1957–58, 1958–59, 1959–60 and 1960-61 seasons.
• In 2005 Wolves became the first team to have scored 7,000 league goals^[11] and currently trail only Manchester United in terms of total league goals (as of the end of the 2012–13 season).^[4]

References

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2. "Wolves: The only team to have won it all". The Guardian. 9 August 2001.
3. "Wolverhampton Wanderers". Football Club History Database.
4. "England — Professional Football All-Time Tables". RSSSF.
5. "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
6. Matthews, Tony (2001). The Wolves Who's Who. West Midlands: Britespot. ISBN 1-904103-01-4.
7. "Wolves break transfer record to sign Ivan Cavaleiro from Monaco". Express and Star. 31 August 2016.
8. "Steven Fletcher: Sunderland complete £14m deal for Wolves striker". BBC Sport. 24 August 2012.
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10. "Happened on this day - 14 September". BBC News. 14 September 2002.
11. "Club Records". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 15 September 2010.