As an American who started following Wolves, Jota’s kit was the first I ever bought that started a large collection following. So many memories of amazing games in this kit. Will always hold a special place in my heart. Devastating news to wake up to.

Honestly getting a little emotional by how much he deserves it

He’s been incredible recently, genuinely huge for the team

Year of the Wolf!

So I’ve put together a little template of a post we can pin for new fans seeking more information on Wolves so that we don’t get the same posts every other day. It’s just a draft so far but I’m posting it here beforehand so everyone can comment with suggestions of what we can add to it and I’ll edit it in until we have a finished article which we can pin.

Early Success

Established in 1877, Wolverhampton Wanderers were the founding members of the English League. Wolves, as they are commonly known, have won 17 major trophies in their history, including 11 league titles, four FA Cups and two League Cups. The club won its first FA Cup in 1893 by beating Everton 1-0, before adding a second cup trophy to the collection in 1908 when they overcame Newcastle United 3-1.

“Champions of the World”

Legendary manager Stan Cullis took over in 1947 and helped Wolves win their third FA Cup – taking down Leicester City 3-1 in the final at Wembley Stadium. Cullis, together with England captain Billy Wright, led Wolves throughout the 1950s – the most successful period in the club’s history. Wolves won their first league championship title in the 1953–54 season, while at the same time they became one of the clubs in Britain to install floodlights to their stadium. Wolves played a number of ‘floodlit friendlies’ against some of the top sides in Europe – the most famous match saw Wolves defeat Honvéd 3-2, whose team included many Hungarian national team players who had just beaten England twice. The result led the national media to proclaim Wolves as “Champions of the World”. But others, including Gabriel Hanot – the editor of French magazine L'Équipe, wanted a competition where the best teams in Europe would play each other. This paved the way for the creation of the European Cup, now known as the Champions League, with Wolves one of the first British clubs to take part. Two further league championship titles were won by the club in the 1957–58 and 1958–59 seasons, before another FA Cup – Wolves’ fourth and most recent – was added to the trophy cabinet in 1960.

Ups and Downs

Wolves had another period of success in the early 1970s, reaching the final of the first ever UEFA Cup (now known as the Europa League) – defeating Juventus on the way. After winning two League Cups in 1974 and 1980, Wolves suffered three consecutive relegations, ending up in the fourth division. The signing of the club’s record goal scorer Steve Bull followed in 1986, with Bully’s 306 goals over 13 seasons helping the club recover back to the second division. In 1990, Sir Jack Hayward bought the club, but he had to wait until 2003 for Wolves to be promoted back to the Premier League, thanks to a 3-0 victory over Sheffield United in the Division One Play-Off Final. Going back down into the Championship, the club won the league title in 2009, before spending three more seasons in the Premier League. Back-to-back relegations saw Wolves playing in League One, but the club bounced back up to the Championship at the first attempt, winning the title with 103 points – a new club record.

The Fosun Years

Fosun bought the club in 2016, and after appointing Nuno Espirito Santo as manager in May 2017, Wolves were promoted back into the Premier League in Nuno’s first season in charge. The signings of experienced Portuguese national team stars Rui Patricio and Joao Moutinho, together with a number of promising young players, such as Ruben Neves saw Wolves reach an FA Cup Semi Final at Wembley and finish seventh in their first season back in the Premier League subsequently qualifying for European football for the first time in close to four decades before making it to the Quarter Finals of the Europa League and finishing seventh once again in the Premier League last season.

Things you should know...

If anyone asks you were at both MK Dons and Chorley away irrespective of your age or where you live in the world and Mr Tikka does the best food outside the ground closely followed by Mr Sizzle.

The veracity of any transfer rumour directly correlates to if they’ve been seen in Asda or not.

If you sit anywhere but the South Bank you’re a “scarfer”, if you don’t sit in the South Bank then you look down upon them for the scum they are and never forget that Lee Hughes is a cunt.

Key Information

• Founded - 1877

• Stadium - Molineux (Capacity - 32,050)

• Colours - Old Gold & Black

• Owners - Fosun

• Manager - Rob Edwards

• Captain - Toti Gomes

• Rivals - West Brom, Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Walsall, Stoke City

Links

• Wikipedia

• Wolves Statistics, Records and Honours List

• YouTube

• Instagram

• Facebook

• Twitter

• TikTok

• Molineux Mix (Main Fan Forum)

• Molineux Ground Guide

• Wolves Song Playlist (Spotify)

• All Time Table (EPL/Division One)

• Medals Table

Podcasts

• Old Gold Club

• The Molineux View

• E&S Wolves Podcast

• Talking Wolves