Player appearances and goals 1953-1954
League
FA Cup
Season
League
FA Cup
Season
player
Billy Baxter
Peter Broadbent
Ray Chatham
Eddie Clamp
Norman Deeley
Ron Flowers
Len Gibbons
Bill Gutteridge
Johnny Hancocks
Jimmy Mullen
Roy Pritchard
apps
5
36
1
2
6
15
1
2
42
38
27
gls
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
7
0
apps
1
1
1
1
gls
0
0
0
0
apps
5
37
1
2
6
15
1
2
43
39
28
gls
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
7
0
player
Jack Short
Bill Shorthouse
Nigel Sims
Bill Slater
Les Smith
Ron Stockin
Eddie Stuart
Roy Swinbourne
Bert Williams
Dennis Wilshaw
Billy Wright
apps
26
40
8
39
4
6
12
40
34
39
39
gls
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
24
0
25
0
apps
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
gls
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
apps
27
41
9
40
4
7
12
41
34
40
39
gls
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
24
0
26
0
Player appearances and goals 1953-1954
League
FA Cup
Season
League
FA Cup
Season
player
Billy Baxter
Peter Broadbent
Ray Chatham
Eddie Clamp
Norman Deeley
Ron Flowers
Len Gibbons
Bill Gutteridge
Johnny Hancocks
Jimmy Mullen
Roy Pritchard
apps
5
36
1
2
6
15
1
2
42
38
27
gls
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
7
0
apps
1
1
1
1
gls
0
0
0
0
apps
5
37
1
2
6
15
1
2
43
39
28
gls
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
7
0
player
Jack Short
Bill Shorthouse
Nigel Sims
Bill Slater
Les Smith
Ron Stockin
Eddie Stuart
Roy Swinbourne
Bert Williams
Dennis Wilshaw
Billy Wright
apps
26
40
8
39
4
6
12
40
34
39
39
gls
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
24
0
25
0
apps
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
gls
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
apps
27
41
9
40
4
7
12
41
34
40
39
gls
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
24
0
26
0
Date;
Competition;
Venue;
Wednesday 12th August 1953
Practice Match
Molineux
Colours 3 (Swinbourne, Wilshaw 2)
Whites 1 (Broadbent)
attendance;
referee;
10,000+
unknown
Colours
Nigel Sims
Jack Short
Roy Pritchard
Bill Slater
Bill Shorthouse
Billy Wright
Johnny Hancocks
Ron Stockin
Roy Swinbourne
Dennis Wilshaw
Jimmy Mullen
subs
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Whites
Bert Williams
Len Gibbons
Bill Gutteridge
Ray Chatham
Eddie Stuart
Billy Baxter
Les Smith
Peter Broadbent
Jack Taylor
Bobby Mason
Malcolm Clews
subs
Eddie Clamp
incidents;
36mins
37mins
HT
46mins
47mins
51mins
FT
goal (0-1) Broadbent
goal (1-1) Swinbourne
Colours 1 - 1 Whites
sub Whites - Clamp replaced Gutteridge
goal (2-1) Wilshaw
goal (3-1) Wilshaw
Colours 3 - 1 Whites
details unknown
Date;
Competition;
Venue;
Wednesday 12th August 1953
Practice Match
Molineux
Colours 3 (Swinbourne, Wilshaw 2)
Whites 1 (Broadbent)
attendance;
referee;
10,000+
unknown
Colours
Nigel Sims
Jack Short
Roy Pritchard
Bill Slater
Bill Shorthouse
Billy Wright
Johnny Hancocks
Ron Stockin
Roy Swinbourne
Dennis Wilshaw
Jimmy Mullen
subs
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Whites
Bert Williams
Len Gibbons
Bill Gutteridge
Ray Chatham
Eddie Stuart
Billy Baxter
Les Smith
Peter Broadbent
Jack Taylor
Bobby Mason
Malcolm Clews
subs
Eddie Clamp
incidents;
36mins
37mins
HT
46mins
47mins
51mins
FT
goal (0-1) Broadbent
goal (1-1) Swinbourne
Colours 1 - 1 Whites
sub Whites - Clamp replaced Gutteridge
goal (2-1) Wilshaw
goal (3-1) Wilshaw
Colours 3 - 1 Whites
details unknown
WOLVES IN DETAIL
The Results 1945 to 2000
Date;
Competition;
Venue;
Monday 29th September 1952
FA Youth Cup 2nd Round
The Buck's Head
Wellington Town Youth 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers Youth 5 (Smith 3, Punter 2)
attendance;
referee;
unknown
unknown
Bucks
details
unknown
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Wolves
Potter
Arthur Hodgkiss
Malcolm Spencer
John Timmins
Peter Russell
Frank Bolton
Brian Punter
Colin Booth
Harry Smith
Robert Murray
Len Cooper
incidents;
HT
70mins
FT
goal (0-1) Smith
goal (0-2) Smith
goal (0-3) Smith
goal (0-4) Punter
Bucks 0 - 4 Wolves
goal (0-5) Punter
Bucks 0 - 4 Wolves
details unknown
Date;
Competition;
Venue;
Saturday 15th November 1952
FA Youth Cup 3rd Round
Molineux
Wolverhampton Wanderers Youth 2 (Booth, Cooper)
West Bromwich Albion Youth 0
attendance;
referee;
unknown
unknown
Wolves
Lait
Arthur Hodgkiss
Malcolm Spencer
John Timmins
Peter Russell
Eddie Clamp
Brian Punter
Colin Booth
Harry Smith
Frank Bolton
Len Cooper
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Baggies
Geoff Barnsley
Howe
Griffiths
Nicholls
Willetts
Cole
Brian Whitehouse
Jimmy Whitehouse
Hugh Morrow
Tranter
Horobin
incidents;
HT
FT
goal (1-0) Booth
goal (2-0) Cooper
Wolves 2 - 0 Baggies
Wolves 2 - 0 Baggies
details unknown
Date;
Competition;
Venue;
Saturday 24th January 1953
FA Youth Cup 4th Round
St Andrews
Birmingham City Youth 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers Youth 5 (H Smith 2(1 pen), T Smith(og), Cooper,
Howells)
attendance;
referee;
unknown
unknown
Blues
J Allen
B Cleaver
G Collin
J Sherwood
Trevor Smith
Ron Allen
G Cox
J Cochrane
A Jones
J Nicholls
J Metcalfe
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Wolves
K Webb
Arthur Hodgkiss
Eddie Clamp
John Timmins
Peter Russell
Frank Bolton
Brian Punter
Ron Howells
Harry Smith
Colin Booth
Len Cooper
incidents;
6mins
30mins
HT
61mins
68mins
80mins
FT
goal (0-1) H Smith
goal (0-2) T Smith (own goal)
Blues 0 - 2 Wolves
goal (0-3) Cooper
goal (0-4) H Smith (penalty)
goal (0-5) Howells
Blues 0 - 5 Wolves
details unknown
Date;
Competition;
Venue;
Saturday 28th February 1953
FA Youth Cup 5th Round
Molineux
Wolverhampton Wanderers Youth 6 (Smith 2, Cooper 2, Clamp, Booth)
Doncaster Rovers Youth 0
attendance;
referee;
unknown
unknown
Wolves
P Owen
Arthur Hodgkiss
Eddie Clamp
John Timmins
Peter Russell
Frank Bolton
Brian Punter
Robert Walker
Harry Smith
Colin Booth
Len Cooper
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Dons
details
unknown
incidents;
21mins
28mins
HT
60mins
65mins
78mins
87mins
FT
goal (1-0) Smith
goal (2-0) Cooper
Wolves 2 - 0 Dons
goal (3-0) Clamp
goal (4-0) Smith
goal (5-0) Cooper
goal (6-0) Booth
Wolves 6 - 0 Dons
details unknown
Date;
Competition;
Venue;
Saturday 18th April 1953
FA Youth Cup Semi-Final 1st Leg
Molineux
Wolverhampton Wanderers Youth 5 (Cooper 3, Smith, Walker)
Huntley & Palmers Youth 0
attendance;
referee;
7,107
unknown
Wolves
P Owen
Arthur Hodgkiss
Eddie Clamp
John Timmins
Peter Russell
Frank Bolton
Brian Punter
Robert Walker
Harry Smith
Colin Booth
Len Cooper
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Biscuitmen
Millam
Munt
Stroud
Chandler
Hall
Whiteway
Gabbini
Rose
Brinsden
Lambert
Weller
incidents;
4mins
HT
66mins
FT
goal (1-0) Cooper
goal (2-0) Cooper
Wolves 2 - 0 Biscuitmen
goal (3-0) Cooper
goal (4-0) Smith
goal (5-0) Walker
Wolves 5 - 0 Biscuitmen
details unknown
Date;
Competition;
Venue;
Monday 20th April 1953
FA Youth Cup Semi-Final 2nd Leg
unknown
Huntley & Palmers Youth 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers Youth 6 (Smith 2, Walker, Chandler(og), Cooper,
Punter)
attendance;
referee;
unknown
unknown
Biscuitmen
M Millam
C Munt
G Stroud
R Chandler
J Hall
L Whiteway
B Gabbini
A Rose
M Clay
A Brinsden
T Weller
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Wolves
P Owen
Arthur Hodgkiss
Eddie Clamp
John Timmins
Peter Russell
Frank Bolton
Brian Punter
Robert Walker
Harry Smith
Colin Booth
Len Cooper
incidents;
25mins
HT
50mins
60mins
89mins
FT
goal (0-1) H Smith
Biscuitmen 0 - 1 Wolves
goal (0-2) Walker
goal (0-3) Chandler (own goal)
goal (0-4) Cooper
goal (0-5) Smith
goal (0-6) Punter
Biscuitmen 0 - 6 Wolves
details unknown
Date;
Competition;
Venue;
Monday 4th May 1953
FA Youth Cup Final 1st Leg
Old Traff
Manchester United Youth 7 (McFarlane 2, Lewis 2, Pegg, Scanlon, Whelan
Wolverhampton Wanderers Youth 1 (Smith)
attendance;
referee;
20,934
unknown
Red Devils
Clayton
Fulton
Kennedy
Coleman
Cope
Edwards
McFarlane
Whelan
Lewis
Pegg
Scanlon
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Wolves
P Owen
Arthur Hodgkiss
Eddie Clamp
John Timmins
Peter Russell
Frank Bolton
Brian Punter
Robert Walker
Harry Smith
Colin Booth
Len Cooper
incidents;
6mins
HT
FT
goal (0-1) McFarlane
goal (1-0) Smith
goal (2-1) unknown
goal (3-1) unknown
Red Devils 3 - 1 Wolves
goal (4-1) unknown
goal (5-1) unknown
goal (6-1) unknown
goal (7-1) unknown
Red Devils 7 - 1 Wolves
details unknown
Date;
Competition;
Venue;
Saturday 9th May 1953
FA Youth Cup Semi-Final 2nd Leg
Molineux
Wolverhampton Wanderers Youth 2 (Smith 2)
Manchester United Youth 2 (Lewis, Whelan)
attendance;
referee;
14,208
Mr R J Leafe (Nottingham)
Wolves
P Owen
Arthur Hodgkiss
Eddie Clamp
John Timmins
Peter Russell
Frank Bolton
Stephenson
Colin Booth
Harry Smith
Ron Howells
Len Cooper
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Red Devils
Clayton
Fulton
Kennedy
Coleman
Cope
Edwards
McFarlane
Whelan
Lewis
Pegg
Scanlon
incidents;
6mins
34mins
38mins
HT
66mins
FT
goal (1-0) Smith
goal (1-1) Lewis
goal (1-2) Whelan
Wolves 1 - 2 Red Devils
goal (2-2) Smith
Wolves 2 - 2 Red Devils
8 page issue – 215 x 145 in size –
cost 3d
Sat 5th April 1947
Wolves Res. v Preston North End Res.
details unknown
Mon 7th April 1947
Wolves Res. v Derby County Res.
details unknown
Sat 19th April 1947
Wolves Res. v Liverpool Res.
details unknown
Fri 26th March 1948
Wolves Res. v Barnsley Res.
details unknown
Sat 3rd April 1948
Wolves Res. v Preston North End Res.
details unknown
Sat 17th April 1948
Wolves Res. v Manchester United Res.
details unknown