List of Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. records and statistics

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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 has 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]

Contents

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 top flight league table since the league's inception in 1888, Wolves sit in the top fifteen, in terms of all-time English first level league position. [4]

Alternatively, they sit in the top four, behind only Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal in terms of all-time league position from points gained at any level of English professional football. [4]

Cumulatively, they are the joint 11th most successful club in domestic English football history, tied with Nottingham Forest. One place behind Blackburn Rovers, with nine major trophy wins, not including super cups. Alternatively they are joint 10th with Nottingham Forrest, in competitive honours with 13 trophy wins, behind Newcastle United.(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 EFL Trophy) currently contested in English football. [5]

League

First Division/Premier League

Second Division/Championship

Third Division/League One

Fourth Division

Cup

UEFA Cup

FA Cup

EFL Cup

FA Charity Shield

EFL Trophy

Texaco Cup

Minor honours

Premier League Asia Trophy

Uhrencup

Football League War Cup

FA Youth Cup

United Soccer Association

NASL International Cup

Premier League 2 Division 2

The Central League

Birmingham Senior Cup

Birmingham Football Combination

Birmingham & District League

Worcestershire Football Combination

Staffordshire Senior Cup

Shropshire Senior Cup

Walsall Senior Cup

Wrekin Cup

Daily Express National Five-a-Sides

Gothia Cup

Players

Appearances

Most appearances [1]

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

RankPlayerYearsLeague FA Cup League Cup Other [C] Total
1 Flag of England.svg Derek Parkin 1968–1982501463527609
2 Flag of England.svg Kenny Hibbitt 1968–1984466473625574
3 Flag of England.svg Steve Bull 1986–1999474203334561
4 Flag of England.svg Billy Wright 1939–19594904803541
5 Flag of England.svg Ron Flowers 1952–196746731014512
6 Flag of England.svg John McAlle 1967–1981406442731508
7 Flag of England.svg Peter Broadbent 1951–196545231014497
8 Flag of England.svg Geoff Palmer 1971–198441638338495
9 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Mullen 1937–19604453803486
Flag of England.svg John Richards 1969–1983385443324

Goalscorers

Highest goalscorers [1]

Note: Goals scored in competitive first-team games only

RankPlayerYearsLeague FA Cup League Cup EuropeOther [C] Total
1 Flag of England.svg Steve Bull 1986–1999250718031306
2 Flag of England.svg John Richards 1969–1983144241844194
3 Flag of England.svg Billy Hartill 1928–19351628000170
4 Flag of England.svg Johnny Hancocks 1946–19571578002167
5 Flag of England.svg Jimmy Murray 1955–19631557022166
6 Flag of England.svg Peter Broadbent 1951–196512710071145
7 Flag of England.svg Harry Wood 1887–189811016000126
8 Flag of England.svg Dennis Westcott 1937–194810519000124
9 Ulster Banner.svg Derek Dougan 1967–19759547125123
10 Flag of England.svg Roy Swinbourne 1945–19571075002114

Internationals

Award winners

Football Writers' Footballer of the Year

Transfers

Record paid

No.NameFeePaid toDateRef.
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Cunha £44,000,000 Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid 1 September 2023 [7]
2 Flag of Portugal.svg Matheus Nunes £38,000,000 Flag of Portugal.svg Sporting CP 17 August 2022 [8]
3 Flag of Portugal.svg Fábio Silva £35,000,000 Flag of Portugal.svg Porto 5 September 2020 [9]
4 Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Jiménez £32,000,000 Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica 1 July 2019 [10]
5 Flag of Portugal.svg Gonçalo Guedes £27,500,000 Flag of Spain.svg Valencia 8 August 2022 [11]
Progression of record fee paid [6]
DatePlayerBought fromFee
September 1963 Flag of England.svg Ray Crawford Ipswich Town £55,000
February 1968 Flag of England.svg Derek Parkin Huddersfield Town £80,000
July 1972 Flag of England.svg Steve Kindon Burnley £100,000
September 1977 Flag of England.svg Paul Bradshaw Blackburn Rovers £150,000
September 1979 Flag of Scotland.svg Andy Gray Aston Villa £1,500,000
March 1995 Flag of England.svg Dean Richards Bradford City £1,850,000
September 1999 Flag of Nigeria.svg Ade Akinbiyi Bristol City £3,500,000
June 2009 Flag of Ireland.svg Kevin Doyle Reading £6,500,000
June 2010 Flag of Scotland.svg Steven Fletcher Burnley £6,500,000
August 2016 Flag of Portugal.svg Ivan Cavaleiro Flag of France.svg Monaco £7,000,000
January 2017 Flag of Angola.svg Hélder Costa Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica £13,000,000
July 2017 Flag of Portugal.svg Rúben Neves Flag of Portugal.svg Porto £15,800,000
August 2018 Flag of Spain.svg Adama Traoré Middlesbrough £18,000,000
July 2019 Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Jiménez Flag of Portugal.svg Benfica £32,000,000
September 2020 Flag of Portugal.svg Fábio Silva Flag of Portugal.svg Porto £35,000,000
August 2022 Flag of Portugal.svg Matheus Nunes Flag of Portugal.svg Sporting CP £38,000,000
August 2022 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Cunha Flag of Spain.svg Atlético Madrid £44,000,000

Record received

No.NameFeePaid byDateRef.
1 Flag of Portugal.svg Matheus Nunes £53,000,000 Flag of England.svg Manchester City 1 September 2023 [12]
2 Flag of Portugal.svg Rúben Neves £47,000,000 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal 1 July 2023 [13]
3 Flag of Portugal.svg Diogo Jota £41,000,000 Flag of England.svg Liverpool 19 September 2020 [14]
4 Flag of England.svg Max Kilman £40,000,000 Flag of England.svg West Ham United 6 July 2024 [15]
5 Flag of England.svg Morgan Gibbs-White £26,000,000 Flag of England.svg Nottingham Forest 19 August 2022 [16]
Progression of record fee received
DatePlayerSold toFee
November 1961 Flag of England.svg Eddie Clamp Arsenal £45,000
September 1967 Flag of England.svg Ernie Hunt Everton £81,000
March 1974 Flag of Scotland.svg Jim McCalliog Manchester United £81,000
March 1975 Flag of England.svg Peter Eastoe Swindon Town £88,000
November 1977 Flag of England.svg Alan Sunderland Arsenal £248,000
September 1979 Flag of England.svg Steve Daley Manchester City £1,440,000
July 1997 Flag of England.svg Neil Emblen Crystal Palace £2,250,000
August 1999 Flag of Ireland.svg Robbie Keane Coventry City £8,100,000
August 2012 Flag of England.svg Matt Jarvis West Ham United £10,750,000
August 2012 Flag of Scotland.svg Steven Fletcher Sunderland £14,000,000
July 2020 Flag of Portugal.svg Hélder Costa Leeds United £15,600,000
September 2020 Flag of Portugal.svg Diogo Jota Liverpool £41,000,000
July 2023 Flag of Portugal.svg Rúben Neves Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al-Hilal £47,000,000
September 2023 Flag of Portugal.svg Matheus Nunes Manchester City £53,000,000

Managers

Team records

Matches

Firsts [1]
Record wins [17]
Record defeats [17]
Streaks [17]

Note: Applies to League games only

Goals

Points

Attendances

Season-by-season performance

Miscellaneous feats

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