Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club, commonly known as Wolves F.C., is an English professional football club. The club played its first match in 1877 as St Luke's F.C., after being formed by pupils of a school in Blakenhall, Wolverhampton bearing this name. Two years later they merged with the local cricket and football club The Wanderers to become Wolverhampton Wanderers.[1]
After competing in numerous local league and cup competitions during its formative years, the club became a founder member of The Football League, the first professional league in global association football, in 1888.[1]
The club has won a total of thirteen "major" trophies, including the League Championship three times, the FA Cup four times, the League Cup twice and the FA Charity/Community Shield four times. Wolves have also featured in UEFA competitions during seven seasons; their best performance coming in 1972 when they were runners-up in the inaugural UEFA Cup. They have also had successes in less high-profile cup competitions such as the Texaco Cup and the Football League Trophy (now the EFL Trophy).[2]
This list details the club's performance at first team level in league and cup competitions and the top scorers for each season since their first entry into the FA Cup in 1883–84.[1]
Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Europe / Other | Top scorer(s)[a] | ||||||||||
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Division | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | Pos | |||||||
1883–84 | There was no national League football until 1888 | R2 | N/A | ||||||||||||
1884–85 | R1 | ||||||||||||||
1885–86 | R4 | ||||||||||||||
1886–87 | R3 | ||||||||||||||
1887–88 | R3 | ||||||||||||||
1888–89 | FL | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 37 | 28[b] | 3rd | RU | Harry Wood | 14 | |||
1889–90 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 38 | 25 | 4th | SF | 18 | |||||
1890–91 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 50 | 26 | 4th | R3 | 12 | |||||
1891–92 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 59 | 46 | 26 | 6th | R3 | Will Devey | 13 | ||||
1892–93 | Div 1 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 68 | 28 | 11th | W | Harry Wood | 17 | |||
1893–94 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 52 | 63 | 31 | 9th | R1 | Joe Butcher | 14 | ||||
1894–95 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 43 | 63 | 25 | 11th | R3 | Harry Wood | 10 | ||||
1895–96 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 61 | 65 | 21 | 14th | RU | 17 | |||||
1896–97 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 41 | 28 | 10th | R2 | Billy Beats | 10 | ||||
1897–98 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 57 | 41 | 35 | 3rd | R2 | 12 | |||||
1898–99 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 54 | 48 | 35 | 8th | R2 | Jack Miller | 12 | ||||
1899–1900 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 48 | 37 | 39 | 4th | R1 | George Harper | 10 | ||||
1900–01 | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 39 | 55 | 31 | 13th | R3 | Billy Wooldridge | 9 | ||||
1901–02 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 46 | 57 | 32 | 14th | R1 | 13 | |||||
1902–03 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 48 | 57 | 33 | 11th | R1 | Adam Haywood | 11 | ||||
1903–04 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 44 | 66 | 36 | 8th | R2 | Billy Wooldridge | 19 | ||||
1904–05 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 47 | 73 | 26 | 14th | R2 | Jack Smith Billy Wooldridge |
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1905–06 | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 58 | 99 | 23 | 20th | R2 | Billy Wooldridge | 12 | ||||
1906–07 | Div 2 | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 66 | 53 | 41 | 6th | R1 | Jack Roberts | 14 | |||
1907–08 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 50 | 45 | 37 | 9th | W | George Hedley | 16 | ||||
1908–09 | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 56 | 48 | 39 | 7th | R1 | Wally Radford | 24 | ||||
1909–10 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 64 | 63 | 40 | 8th | R2 | Billy Blunt | 27 | ||||
1910–11 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 51 | 52 | 38 | 9th | R3 | George Hedley Jack Needham |
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1911–12 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 33 | 42 | 5th | R3 | Billy Halligan | 24 | ||||
1912–13 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 56 | 54 | 38 | 10th | R2 | 17 | |||||
1913–14 | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 51 | 52 | 41 | 9th | R2 | Sammy Brooks | 11 | ||||
1914–15 | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 77 | 52 | 45 | 4th | R2 | Frank Curtis | 25 | ||||
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War. | |||||||||||||||
1919–20 | Div 2 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 55 | 80 | 30 | 19th | R2 | Dick Richards | 12 | |||
1920–21 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 49 | 66 | 38 | 15th | RU | George Edmonds | 15 | ||||
1921–22 | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 44 | 49 | 37 | 17th | R1 | 13 | |||||
1922–23 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 42 | 77 | 27 | 22nd | R2 | 14 | |||||
1923–24 | Div 3(N) | 42 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 76 | 27 | 63 | 1st | R3 | Harry Lees | 22 | |||
1924–25 | Div 2 | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 55 | 51 | 46 | 6th | R1 | Tom Phillipson | 16 | |||
1925–26 | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 84 | 60 | 49 | 4th | R3 | 37 | |||||
1926–27 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 73 | 75 | 35 | 15th | QF | 33 | |||||
1927–28 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 91 | 36 | 16th | R4 | Wilf Chadwick | 19 | ||||
1928–29 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 77 | 81 | 37 | 17th | R3 | Reg Weaver | 18 | ||||
1929–30 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 77 | 79 | 41 | 9th | R3 | Billy Hartill | 33 | ||||
1930–31 | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 84 | 67 | 47 | 4th | QF | 30 | |||||
1931–32 | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 115 | 49 | 56 | 1st | R4 | 30 | |||||
1932–33 | Div 1 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 80 | 96 | 35 | 20th | R3 | 33 | ||||
1933–34 | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 74 | 86 | 40 | 15th | R4 | Charlie Phillips | 14 | ||||
1934–35 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 88 | 94 | 38 | 17th | R4 | Billy Hartill | 29 | ||||
1935–36 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 77 | 76 | 40 | 15th | R3 | Billy Wrigglesworth | 13 | ||||
1936–37 | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 84 | 67 | 47 | 5th | QF | Gordon Clayton | 29 | ||||
1937–38 | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 72 | 49 | 51 | 2nd | R4 | Dennis Westcott | 22 | ||||
1938–39 | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 88 | 39 | 55 | 2nd | RU | 43 | |||||
1939–40 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16th[c] | n/a | n/a | |||||
No competitive football was played between 1940 and 1945 due to the Second World War. | |||||||||||||||
1945–46 | There was no national League football in 1945–46 | R4 | N/A | ||||||||||||
1946–47 | Div 1 | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 98 | 56 | 56 | 3rd | R4 | Dennis Westcott | 39 | |||
1947–48 | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 83 | 70 | 47 | 5th | R4 | Johnny Hancocks Jesse Pye |
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1948–49 | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 79 | 66 | 46 | 6th | W | Sammy Smyth | 22 | ||||
1949–50 | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 76 | 49 | 53 | 2nd | R5 | FA Charity Shield | W[d] | Jesse Pye | 18 | ||
1950–51 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 74 | 61 | 38 | 14th | SF | Roy Swinbourne | 22 | ||||
1951–52 | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 73 | 73 | 38 | 16th | R4 | Jesse Pye | 15 | ||||
1952–53 | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 86 | 63 | 51 | 3rd | R3 | Roy Swinbourne | 21 | ||||
1953–54 | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 96 | 56 | 57 | 1st | R3 | Dennis Wilshaw | 27 | ||||
1954–55 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 89 | 70 | 48 | 2nd | QF | FA Charity Shield | W[d] | Johnny Hancocks | 28 | ||
1955–56 | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 89 | 65 | 49 | 3rd | R3 | 18 | |||||
1956–57 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 94 | 70 | 48 | 6th | R4 | Harry Hooper | 19 | ||||
1957–58 | 42 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 103 | 47 | 64 | 1st | QF | Jimmy Murray | 32 | ||||
1958–59 | 42 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 110 | 49 | 61 | 1st | R4 | FA Charity Shield | RU | Peter Broadbent | 22 | ||
European Cup | R1 | ||||||||||||||
1959–60 | 42 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 106 | 67 | 54 | 2nd | W | FA Charity Shield | W | Jimmy Murray | 34 | ||
European Cup | QF | ||||||||||||||
1960–61 | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 103 | 75 | 57 | 3rd | R3 | FA Charity Shield | W[d] | Ted Farmer | 28 | ||
European Cup Winners' Cup | SF | ||||||||||||||
1961–62 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 73 | 86 | 36 | 18th | R4 | Jimmy Murray | 17 | ||||
1962–63 | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 93 | 65 | 50 | 5th | R3 | Alan Hinton | 19 | ||||
1963–64 | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 70 | 80 | 39 | 16th | R3 | Ray Crawford | 26 | ||||
1964–65 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 59 | 89 | 30 | 21st | QF | 15 | |||||
1965–66 | Div 2 | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 87 | 61 | 50 | 6th | R5 | Peter Knowles | 21 | |||
1966–67 | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 88 | 48 | 58 | 2nd | R4 | R3 | Ernie Hunt | 21 | |||
1967–68 | Div 1 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 66 | 75 | 36 | 17th | R3 | R2 | Derek Dougan | 17 | ||
1968–69 | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 41 | 58 | 35 | 16th | R4 | R4 | 14 | ||||
1969–70 | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 55 | 57 | 40 | 13th | R3 | R4 | Anglo-Italian Cup | GS | Hugh Curran | 23 | |
1970–71 | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 64 | 54 | 52 | 4th | R4 | R2 | Texaco Cup | W | Bobby Gould | 23 | |
1971–72 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 65 | 57 | 47 | 9th | R3 | R2 | UEFA Cup | RU | Derek Dougan | 24 | |
1972–73 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 66 | 54 | 47 | 5th | SF | SF | Texaco Cup | QF | John Richards | 36 | |
1973–74 | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 41 | 12th | R3 | W | UEFA Cup | R2 | 18 | ||
1974–75 | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 57 | 54 | 39 | 12th | R3 | R2 | UEFA Cup | R1 | Kenny Hibbitt | 17 | |
1975–76 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 51 | 68 | 30 | 20th | QF | R4 | John Richards | 25 | |||
1976–77 | Div 2 | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 84 | 45 | 57 | 1st | QF | R2 | 20 | |||
1977–78 | Div 1 | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 51 | 64 | 36 | 15th | R4 | R2 | 13 | |||
1978–79 | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 44 | 68 | 34 | 18th | SF | R2 | 9 | ||||
1979–80 | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 47 | 47 | 6th | R5 | W | 18 | ||||
1980–81 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 43 | 55 | 35 | 18th | SF | R2 | UEFA Cup | R1 | 17 | ||
1981–82 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 63 | 40[e] | 22nd | R3 | R2 | Mel Eves Andy Gray |
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1982–83 | Div 2 | 42 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 68 | 44 | 75 | 2nd | R4 | R2 | Mel Eves | 19 | ||
1983–84 | Div 1 | 42 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 27 | 80 | 29 | 22nd | R3 | R2 | Wayne Clarke | 9 | ||
1984–85 | Div 2 | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 37 | 79 | 33 | 22nd | R3 | R3 | Alan Ainscow Tony Evans |
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1985–86 | Div 3 | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 57 | 98 | 43 | 23rd | R1 | R1 | Football League Trophy | GS | Andy King | 10 |
1986–87 | Div 4 | 46 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 69 | 50 | 79 | 4th[f] | R1 | R1 | Football League Trophy | R1 | Steve Bull | 19 |
Play-offs | RU | ||||||||||||||
1987–88 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 82 | 43 | 90 | 1st | R2 | R3 | Football League Trophy | W | 52 | ||
1988–89 | Div 3 | 46 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 96 | 49 | 92 | 1st | R1 | R1 | Football League Trophy | AF | 50 | |
1989–90 | Div 2 | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 67 | 60 | 67 | 10th | R3 | R2 | Full Members' Cup | R1 | 27 | |
1990–91 | 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 63 | 63 | 58 | 12th | R3 | R2 | Full Members' Cup | R2 | 27 | ||
1991–92 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 61 | 54 | 64 | 11th | R3 | R3 | Full Members' Cup | R1 | 23 | ||
1992–93 | Div 1[g] | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 57 | 56 | 61 | 11th | R4 | R2 | Anglo-Italian Cup | PR | 19 | |
1993–94 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 60 | 47 | 68 | 8th | QF | R2 | Anglo-Italian Cup | PR | 15 | ||
1994–95 | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 77 | 61 | 76 | 4th | QF | R3 | Anglo-Italian Cup | GS | David Kelly | 22 | |
Play-offs | SF | ||||||||||||||
1995–96 | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 56 | 62 | 55 | 20th | R4 | QF | Don Goodman | 20 | |||
1996–97 | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 68 | 51 | 76 | 3rd | R3 | R1 | Play-offs | SF | Steve Bull | 23 | |
1997–98 | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 57 | 53 | 65 | 9th | SF | R3 | Dougie Freedman | 12 | |||
1998–99 | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 64 | 43 | 73 | 7th | R4 | R2 | Robbie Keane | 16 | |||
1999–2000 | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 64 | 48 | 74 | 7th | R4 | R1 | Ade Akinbiyi | 16 | |||
2000–01 | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 48 | 55 | 12th | R4 | R3 | Adam Proudlock | 11 | |||
2001–02 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 76 | 43 | 86 | 3rd | R3 | R1 | Play-offs | SF | Dean Sturridge | 21 | |
2002–03 | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 81 | 44 | 76 | 5th[h] | QF | R2 | Play-offs | W | Kenny Miller | 24 | |
2003–04 | Prem | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 77 | 33 | 20th | R4 | R4 | Alex Rae | 8 | ||
2004–05 | Champ[i] | 46 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 72 | 59 | 66 | 9th | R4 | R2 | Kenny Miller | 20 | ||
2005–06 | 46 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 50 | 42 | 67 | 7th | R4 | R2 | 12 | ||||
2006–07 | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 56 | 76 | 5th | R4 | R1 | Play-offs | SF | Seyi Olofinjana | 10 | |
2007–08 | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 53 | 48 | 70 | 7th | R5 | R2 | Sylvan Ebanks-Blake | 12 | |||
2008–09 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 80 | 52 | 90 | 1st | R4 | R2 | 25 | ||||
2009–10 | Prem | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 56 | 38 | 15th | R4 | R3 | Kevin Doyle | 9 | ||
2010–11 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 46 | 66 | 40 | 17th | R4 | R4 | Steven Fletcher | 12 | |||
2011–12 | 38 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 40 | 82 | 25 | 20th | R3 | R4 | 12 | ||||
2012–13 | Champ | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 54 | 69 | 51 | 23rd | R3 | R3 | Sylvan Ebanks-Blake | 15 | ||
2013–14 | Lge 1 | 46 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 89 | 31 | 103 | 1st | R1 | R1 | Football League Trophy | R2 | Leigh Griffiths Bakary Sako |
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2014–15 | Champ | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 70 | 56 | 78 | 7th | R3 | R1 | Nouha Dicko Bakary Sako |
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2015–16 | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 53 | 58 | 58 | 14th | R3 | R3 | Benik Afobe | 10 | |||
2016–17 | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 54 | 58 | 58 | 15th | R5 | R3 | Hélder Costa | 12 | |||
2017–18 | 46 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 82 | 39 | 99 | 1st | R3 | R4 | Diogo Jota | 18 | |||
2018–19 | Prem | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 47 | 46 | 57 | 7th | SF | R3 | Raúl Jiménez | 17 | ||
2019–20 | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 51 | 40 | 59 | 7th | R3 | R4 | UEFA Europa League | QF | 27 | ||
2020–21 | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 52 | 45 | 13th | R5 | R2 | Pedro Neto Rúben Neves |
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2021–22 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 43 | 51 | 10th | R4 | R3 | Raúl Jiménez Daniel Podence |
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2022–23 | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 58 | 41 | 13th | R3 | QF | Rúben Neves Daniel Podence |
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2023–24 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 50 | 65 | 46 | 14th | QF | R3 | Matheus Cunha Hwang Hee-Chan |
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