Club information: Wolverhampton Wanderers

Club information: Wolverhampton Wanderers

Full name: Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club

Nicknames: Wolves, Wanderers

Founded: January 13, 1877 (as St Luke's FC)

Owners: Fosun International

Stadium (capacity): Molineux (31,750)

Most appearances: Derek Parkin (609)

Most league appearances: Derek Parkin (501)

Most goals: Steve Bull (306)

Most league goals: Steve Bull (250)

Oldest player: Archie Goodall (41 years 116 days vs. Everton, December 2 1905)

Youngest player: Jimmy Mullen (16 years 43 days vs. Leeds United, February 18 1939)

Biggest win: 14-0 vs. Crosswell's Brewery (FA Cup, November 13 1886)

Biggest league win: 10-1 vs. Leicester City (Division 1, April 15 1938)

Biggest defeat: 1-10 vs. Newton Heath (Division 1, October 15 1892)

Biggest home defeat: 0-8 vs. West Bromwich Albion (Division 1, December 27, 1897)

Highest transfer fee paid: £38m - Matheus Nunes from Sporting Lisbon (August 17, 2022)

Highest transfer fee received: £53m - Matheus Nunes to Manchester City (September 1, 2023)


Honours

First Division/Premier League (3): 1953-54, 1957-58, 1958-59

Second Division/Championship (4): 1931-32, 1976-77, 2008-09, 2017-18

Third Division/League One (3): 1923-24, 1988-89, 2013-14

Fourth Division/League Two (1): 1987-88

FA Cup (4): 1893, 1908, 1949, 1960

League Cup (2): 1974, 1980

Charity Shield/Community Shield (4): 1949*, 1954*, 1959, 1960* (*=shared)

League Trophy (1): 1988

Texaco Cup (1): 1971

Premier League Asia Trophy (1): 2019

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