Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. league record by opponent

Molineux Stadium has been the home venue for Wolverhampton Wanderers since 1889.

Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. Founded in 1877 as St. Luke's, they adopted their current name in August 1879. ^[1] Wolves began playing league football in 1888 when they were nominated to become one of the twelve founder members of the Football League. ^[2] Wolves remained in the Football League for 115 years in different divisions, in this time the club were English football champions for three seasons. ^[3] In 2003 they were promoted into the Premier League, ^[4] which had replaced the Football League's First Division at the top of the English football league system in 1992. ^[5] The team were relegated back into the Football League after one season in the Premier League. ^[6] Their second promotion to the Premier League came in 2009 and this spell spanned three seasons. ^[7] Between 2012 and 2018 the club were playing in the Football League until their third promotion to the Premier League at the end of the 2017–18 EFL Championship season. ^[6] In the current 2023–24 season, Wolves are playing at the top level of the domestic professional game for a sixth consecutive season, and their tenth at this level since the formation of the Premier League in 1992.

Wolverhampton Wanderers played their inaugural league fixture as part of the 1888–89 Football League on 8 September 1888 against Aston Villa. ^[8] Since that game they have faced 112 different sides in league football with their most regular opponent having been West Bromwich Albion, against whom they have played on 148 occasions since their first meeting on 15 December 1888. ^[9] They met their most recent different league opponent, Burton Albion, for the first time in the 2016–17 Football League Championship season. The club has won 64 of their 131 league matches against Burnley, which represents the most Wolves have won against any club. ^[10] Wolves has drawn more matches with West Brom than with any other club; out of the 148 league matches between the two teams, 41 have finished without a winner. ^[9] The side has lost more league games to Everton than to any other club, having been defeated by them 60 times in 134 encounters. ^[11]

Key

• The table includes results of matches played by Wolverhampton Wanderers in the English Football League and the Premier League. Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded.
• For the sake of simplicity, present-day names are used throughout: for example, results against Small Heath, Woolwich Arsenal and The Wednesday are integrated into the records against Birmingham City, Arsenal and Sheffield Wednesday, respectively
•   † Teams with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are competing in the 2023–24 Premier League alongside Wolves.
•   ‡ Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are defunct
• Pld = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; GF = goals for; GA = goals against; Win% = percentage of total matches won
• The columns headed "First" and "Last" contain the first and most recent seasons in which Wolves played league matches against each opponent

All-time league record

Statistics correct as of matches played on 9 March 2024.

Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. league record by opponent

Club	Home				Away				Total						Win%	First	Last	Note(s)
	Pld	W	D	L	Pld	W	D	L	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
Accrington F.C. ‡	5	5	0	0	5	1	1	3	10	6	1	3	30	22	060.00	1888–89	1892–93
Accrington Stanley ‡	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	5	2	050.00	1923–24	1923–24
Aldershot	3	2	0	1	3	2	0	1	6	4	0	2	8	5	066.67	1986–87	1988–89
Arsenal †	54	20	11	23	55	9	16	30	109	29	27	53	160	213	026.61	1904–05	2023–24	[a]
Ashington	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	8	1	100.00	1923–24	1923–24
Aston Villa †	59	26	14	19	58	15	15	28	117	41	29	47	175	204	035.04	1888–89	2023–24
Barnsley	41	25	8	8	41	8	11	22	82	33	19	30	134	119	040.24	1906–07	2017–18
Barrow	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	5	2	050.00	1923–24	1923–24
Birmingham City	65	40	10	15	65	22	20	23	130	62	30	38	206	154	047.69	1894–95	2017–18	[b]
Blackburn Rovers	48	25	13	10	48	12	10	26	96	37	23	36	167	168	038.54	1888–89	2016–17
Blackpool	50	30	9	11	50	17	10	23	100	47	19	34	162	143	047.00	1906–07	2014–15
Bolton Wanderers	63	37	12	14	63	15	13	35	126	52	25	49	226	189	041.27	1888–89	2017–18
Bournemouth †	6	3	0	3	7	2	3	2	13	5	3	5	16	16	038.46	1985–86	2023–24
Bradford City	16	9	4	3	16	5	5	6	32	14	9	9	60	45	043.75	1906–07	2013–14
Bradford Park Avenue	12	5	6	1	12	3	3	6	24	8	9	7	35	30	033.33	1908–09	1931–32
Brentford †	16	9	1	6	16	6	3	7	32	15	4	13	51	50	046.88	1935–36	2023–24
Brighton & Hove Albion †	20	3	7	10	20	3	8	9	40	6	15	19	36	71	015.00	1979–80	2023–24
Bristol City	32	19	11	2	32	14	5	13	64	33	16	15	111	70	051.56	1911–12	2017–18
Bristol Rovers	6	2	1	3	6	1	5	0	12	3	6	3	21	15	025.00	1976–77	1992–93
Burnley †	66	41	12	13	65	23	16	26	131	64	28	39	234	162	048.85	1888–89	2023–24
Burton Albion	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	1	4	2	1	1	9	4	050.00	2016–17	2017–18
Burton United ‡	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	4	4	050.00	1906–07	1906–07
Bury	27	17	8	2	27	5	2	20	54	22	10	22	82	69	040.74	1895–96	1998–99
Cambridge United	5	2	1	2	5	0	3	2	10	2	4	4	12	12	020.00	1982–83	1992–93
Cardiff City	29	16	4	9	29	11	9	9	58	27	13	18	113	77	046.55	1920–21	2018–19
Carlisle United	8	6	1	1	8	4	1	3	16	10	2	4	29	13	062.50	1965–66	2013–14
Charlton Athletic	37	23	9	5	37	15	7	15	74	38	16	20	134	93	051.35	1929–30	2015–16
Chelsea †	56	26	13	17	56	16	17	23	112	42	30	40	188	189	037.50	1906–07	2023–24
Chester City ‡	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	4	2	050.00	1988–89	1988–89
Chesterfield	7	6	1	0	7	2	2	3	14	8	3	3	23	12	057.14	1906–07	1988–89	[c]
Colchester United	5	5	0	0	5	3	0	2	10	8	0	2	16	7	080.00	1986–87	2013–14
Coventry City	30	12	8	10	30	7	6	17	60	19	14	27	60	80	031.67	1919–20	2013–14
Crawley Town	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	3	3	050.00	2013–14	2013–14
Crewe Alexandra	11	5	4	2	11	6	3	2	22	11	7	4	34	14	050.00	1923–24	2013–14
Crystal Palace †	31	16	6	9	32	9	10	13	63	25	16	22	78	79	039.68	1921–22	2023–24
Darlington ‡	5	5	0	0	5	1	2	2	10	6	2	2	21	16	060.00	1923–24	1987–88
Darwen ‡	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	1	4	2	1	1	9	7	050.00	1891–92	1893–94
Derby County	71	32	18	21	71	21	12	38	142	53	30	59	246	249	037.32	1888–89	2017–18
Doncaster Rovers	3	2	0	1	3	3	0	0	6	5	0	1	7	2	083.33	1923–24	2008–09
Durham City	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	5	3	100.00	1923–24	1923–24
Everton †	67	33	13	21	67	15	13	39	134	48	26	60	189	217	035.82	1888–89	2023–24
Exeter City	2	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	4	3	1	0	12	5	075.00	1986–87	1987–88
Fulham †	44	26	13	5	44	15	11	18	88	41	24	23	136	108	046.59	1907–08	2023–24
Gainsborough Trinity	6	4	2	0	6	3	0	3	12	7	2	3	14	5	058.33	1906–07	1911–12
Gillingham	7	4	2	1	7	3	0	4	14	7	2	5	32	15	050.00	1985–86	2013–14
Glossop North End	10	8	2	0	10	5	1	4	20	13	3	4	43	20	065.00	1899–1900	1914–15	[d]
Grimsby Town	35	23	5	7	35	11	7	17	70	34	12	24	126	77	048.57	1901–02	2002–03
Halifax Town ‡	3	1	0	2	3	1	1	1	6	2	1	3	12	10	033.33	1923–24	1987–88
Hartlepool United	3	3	0	0	3	2	1	0	6	5	1	0	10	2	083.33	1923–24	1987–88
Hereford United ‡	3	3	0	0	3	2	0	1	6	5	0	1	13	5	083.33	1976–77	1987–88
Huddersfield Town	39	20	8	11	39	11	4	24	78	31	12	35	133	118	039.74	1910–11	2018–19
Hull City	30	14	8	8	30	8	4	18	60	22	12	26	89	104	036.67	1906–07	2017–18
Ipswich Town	38	16	16	6	38	10	6	22	76	26	22	28	84	94	034.21	1961–62	2017–18
Leeds City ‡	10	7	1	2	10	1	3	6	20	8	4	8	40	37	040.00	1906–07	1919–20
Leeds United	47	23	11	13	47	11	10	26	94	34	21	39	122	127	036.17	1920–21	2022–23
Leicester City	56	26	18	12	56	12	16	28	112	38	34	40	150	144	033.93	1906–07	2022–23	[e]
Leyton Orient	24	15	3	6	24	7	6	11	48	22	9	17	79	59	045.83	1906–07	2013–14	[f]
Lincoln City	11	10	1	0	11	3	2	6	22	13	3	6	45	24	059.09	1906–07	1986–87
Liverpool †	53	22	10	21	52	9	7	36	105	31	17	57	114	167	029.52	1894–95	2023–24
Luton Town †	14	7	2	5	15	5	4	6	29	12	6	11	53	50	041.38	1955–56	2023–24
Manchester City †	60	32	13	15	59	13	11	35	119	45	24	50	219	234	037.82	1899–1900	2023–24
Manchester United †	50	24	10	16	50	10	7	33	100	34	17	49	139	167	034.00	1892–93	2023–24	[g]
Mansfield Town	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	7	5	050.00	1988–89	1988–89
Middlesbrough	44	21	7	16	44	5	12	27	88	26	19	43	123	142	029.55	1902–03	2017–18
Millwall	19	11	4	4	19	5	7	7	38	16	11	11	60	40	042.11	1928–29	2017–18
Milton Keynes Dons	2	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	4	2	1	1	3	3	050.00	2013–14	2015–16
New Brighton ‡	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	6	1	100.00	1923–24	1923–24
Newcastle United †	48	26	15	7	48	10	12	26	96	36	27	33	148	153	037.50	1898–99	2023–24
Newport County	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	4	2	0	2	7	7	050.00	1985–86	1987–88
Northampton Town	3	2	1	0	3	1	0	2	6	3	1	2	11	8	050.00	1966–67	1988–89
Norwich City	28	18	8	2	28	10	8	10	56	28	16	12	92	56	050.00	1965–66	2021–22
Nottingham Forest †	64	43	11	10	63	15	17	31	127	58	28	41	212	183	045.67	1892–93	2023–24
Notts County	34	21	8	5	34	8	11	15	68	29	19	20	110	103	042.65	1888–89	2013–14
Oldham Athletic	20	10	6	4	20	5	2	13	40	15	8	17	58	61	037.50	1907–08	2013–14
Oxford United	9	5	2	2	9	1	4	4	18	6	6	6	23	25	033.33	1984–85	1998–99
Peterborough United	6	2	1	3	6	4	1	1	12	6	2	4	15	15	050.00	1986–87	2013–14
Plymouth Argyle	14	8	4	2	14	3	6	5	28	11	10	7	38	33	039.29	1930–31	2008–09
Port Vale	22	14	4	4	22	12	6	4	44	26	10	8	90	46	059.09	1906–07	2013–14	[h]
Portsmouth	42	22	14	6	42	12	10	20	84	34	24	26	143	106	040.48	1924–25	2009–10
Preston North End	58	32	11	15	58	14	16	28	116	46	27	43	197	188	039.66	1888–89	2017–18
Queens Park Rangers	22	11	4	7	22	6	10	6	44	17	14	13	64	61	038.64	1968–69	2017–18
Reading	19	11	2	6	19	5	5	9	38	16	7	15	51	51	042.11	1926–27	2017–18
Rochdale	3	1	2	0	3	2	1	0	6	3	3	0	6	0	050.00	1923–24	1987–88
Rotherham County ‡	5	4	0	1	5	0	1	4	10	4	1	5	15	12	040.00	1919–20	1923–24
Rotherham United	11	8	3	0	11	4	5	2	22	12	8	2	44	22	054.55	1965–66	2016–17
Scarborough ‡	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	2	2	000.00	1987–88	1987–88
Scunthorpe United	3	3	0	0	3	3	0	0	6	6	0	0	12	2	100.00	1986–87	2007–08
Sheffield United †	53	25	18	10	53	10	16	27	106	35	34	37	171	161	033.02	1893–94	2023–24
Sheffield Wednesday	52	32	13	7	52	13	16	23	104	45	29	30	168	149	043.27	1892–93	2017–18	[i]
Shrewsbury Town	3	0	2	1	3	2	0	1	6	2	2	2	6	5	033.33	1982–83	2013–14
South Shields ‡	8	7	1	0	8	3	4	1	16	10	5	1	28	15	062.50	1919–20	1927–28
Southampton	33	15	12	6	33	10	5	18	66	25	17	24	94	103	037.88	1922–23	2022–23
Southend United	9	6	1	2	9	3	3	3	18	9	4	5	31	16	050.00	1986–87	2006–07
Southport	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	2	1	050.00	1923–24	1923–24
Stevenage	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	2	0	050.00	2013–14	2013–14
Stockport County	21	12	7	2	21	7	7	7	42	19	14	9	75	50	045.24	1906–07	2001–02
Stoke City	70	37	19	14	70	21	14	35	140	58	33	49	217	195	041.43	1888–89	2011–12	[j]
Sunderland	56	28	13	15	56	11	14	31	112	39	27	46	157	194	034.82	1890–91	2017–18
Swansea City	14	6	5	3	14	4	5	5	28	10	10	8	49	47	035.71	1925–26	2011–12	[k]
Swindon Town	10	6	3	1	10	3	1	6	20	9	4	7	28	24	045.00	1989–90	2013–14
Torquay United	2	1	0	1	2	1	1	0	4	2	1	1	4	3	050.00	1986–87	1987–88
Tottenham Hotspur †	47	23	9	15	47	9	8	30	94	32	17	45	151	177	034.04	1908–09	2023–24
Tranmere Rovers	14	11	1	2	14	4	5	5	28	15	6	7	45	30	053.57	1923–24	2013–14
Walsall	6	2	2	2	6	3	2	1	12	5	4	3	17	8	041.67	1923–24	2013–14
Watford	21	7	11	3	21	6	5	10	42	13	16	13	54	52	030.95	1983–84	2021–22
West Bromwich Albion	74	35	17	22	74	17	24	33	148	52	41	55	230	231	035.14	1888–89	2020–21
West Ham United †	34	18	7	9	35	6	7	22	69	24	14	31	85	111	034.78	1919–20	2023–24
Wigan Athletic	8	2	3	3	8	2	1	5	16	4	4	8	22	29	025.00	1985–86	2016–17
Wigan Borough ‡	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	4	4	000.00	1923–24	1923–24
Wimbledon ‡	4	1	2	1	4	1	2	1	8	2	4	2	10	10	025.00	1984–85	2002–03
Wrexham	3	1	0	2	3	0	2	1	6	1	2	3	7	11	016.67	1923–24	1987–88
York City	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	4	4	050.00	1985–86	1985–86

Notes

1. Record against Woolwich Arsenal included
2. Record against Small Heath included; record against Birmingham included
3. Record against Chesterfield Town included
4. Record against Glossop included
5. Record against Leicester Fosse included
6. Record against Clapton Orient included; record against Orient included
7. Record against Newton Heath included
8. Record against Burslem Port Vale included
9. Record against The Wednesday included
10. Record against Stoke included
11. Record against Swansea Town included

References

General

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• "Wolves Head To Head". Soccerbase . Retrieved 6 August 2016.
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