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;
Saturday 24th October 1953
FA Youth Cup 1st Round
Molineux
Wolves Youth 7 (Cooper 2, Bonson 2, Murray, Timmins, Mason)
Stoke City Youth 0
attendance;
referee;
unknown
unknown
Wolves
Leake
Griffiths
Colin Tether
John Timmins
Calvert
Frank Bolton
T Round
Bobby Mason
Joe Bonson
Robert Murray
Len Cooper
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Potters
details
unknown
incidents;
26mins
31mins
43mins
HT
57mins
80mins
85mins
89mins
FT
goal (1-0) Cooper
goal (2-0) Bonson
goal (3-0 Murray
Wolves 3 - 0 Potters
goal (4-0) Cooper
goal (5-0) Bonosn
goal (6-0) Timmins
goal (7-0) Mason
Wolves 7 - 0 Potters
details unknown
Date;
Competition;
Venue;
Saturday 7th November 1953
FA Youth Cup 2nd Round
Molineux
Wolves Youth 8 (Bonson 5, Cooper 2, Asher)
Derby County Youth 0
attendance;
referee;
unknown
unknown
Wolves
Leake
Griffiths
Colin Tether
John Timmins
Calvert
Frank Bolton
Asher
Bobby Mason
Joe Bonson
Robert Murray
Len Cooper
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Rams
details
unknown
incidents;
details unknown
details unknown
Date;
Competition;
Venue;
Saturday 21st November 1953
FA Youth Cup 3rd Round
Molineux
Wolves Youth 11 (Bonson 4, Mason 2, Bolton, Asher, Murray, Cooper, OG)
Spalding United Youth 1 (unknown)
attendance;
referee;
unknown
unknown
Wolves
Leake
Griffiths
Harris
John Timmins
Calvert
Frank Bolton
Asher
Bobby Mason
Joe Bonson
Robert Murray
Len Cooper
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Rams
details
unknown
incidents;
details unknown
details unknown
Date;
Competition;
Venue;
Saturday 9th January 1954
FA Youth Cup 4th Round
The City Ground
Nottingham Forest Youth 0
Wolves Youth 1 (Mason)
attendance;
referee;
unknown
unknown
Forest
details
unknown
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Wolves
Geoff Sidebottom
Griffiths
Harris
Frank Bolton
John Timmins
T Round
S Round
Bobby Mason
Joe Bonson
Robert Murray
Len Cooper
incidents;
details unknown
details unknown
Date;
Competition;
Venue;
Saturday 6th March 1954
FA Youth Cup 5th Round
Fratton Park
Portsmouth Youth 1 (unknown)
Wolves Youth 2 (Mason, Cooper)
attendance;
referee;
9,248
unknown
Pompey
details
unknown
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Wolves
Geoff Sidebottom
Griffiths
Harris
Frank Bolton
John Timmins
T Round
S Round
Bobby Mason
Joe Bonson
Robert Murray
Len Cooper
incidents;
details unknown
details unknown
Date;
Competition;
Venue;
Monday 22nd March 1954
Friendly
Molineux
Wolves Youth 4 (Mason, S Round, Murray, Bonson)
England Youth XI 1 (Rucker)
attendance;
referee;
20,000
unknown
Wolves
Geoff Sidebottom
Griffiths
Harris
Frank Bolton
John Timmins
Fallon
S Round
Bobby Mason
Joe Bonson
Robert Murray
Len Cooper
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
England
Cakebridge (Middlesex)
Platts (Leicestershire & Rutland)
Hillsdon (Liverpool)
Campbell (Liverpool)
Higgs (Staffordshire)
Osmond (Hampshire)
Wootton (Essex)
Jones (Sheffield & Hallamshire)
Minton (Staffordshire)
Gregory (Bedfordshire)
Rucker (Manchester)
incidents;
44mins
HT
?mins
?mins
?mins
80mins
FT
goal (1-0) Mason
Wolves 1 - 0 England
goal (2-0) S Round
goal (3-0) Murray
goal (4-0) Bonson
goal (4-1) Rucker
Wolves 4 - 1 England
8 page issue - 215 x 145 in size -
cost 3d
Date;
Competition;
Venue;
Wednesday 31st March 1954
FA Youth Cup Semi-Final 1st Leg
Molineux
Wolves Youth 6 (Cooper 2, Mason, Murray, Bonson 2)
West Ham United Youth 1 (Matthews)
attendance;
referee;
21,601
unknown
Wolves
Geoff Sidebottom
Griffiths
Harris
Frank Bolton
John Timmins
Fallon
S Round
Bobby Mason
Joe Bonson
Robert Murray
Len Cooper
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Hammers
Rhodes
Ling
Wickers
Taylor
Swan
Vichion
Lill
Matthews
Blackburn
Francis
Foreman
incidents;
13mins
14mins
17mins
?mins
HT
?mins
?mins
?mins
FT
goal (1-0) Cooper
goal (2-0) Cooper
goal (3-0) Mason
goal (3-1) Matthews
Wolves 3 - 1 Hammers
goal (4-1) Murray
goal (5-1) Bonson
goal (6-1) Bonson
Wolves 6 - 1 Hammers
8 page issue - 215 x 145 in size -
cost 3d
Date;
Competition;
Venue;
Thursday 8th April 1954
FA Youth Cup Semi-Final 2nd Leg
Upton Park
West Ham United Youth 1 (Blackburn)
Wolves Youth 2 (S Round, Cooper)
attendance;
referee;
4,200
Mr C H Allen (Croydon)
Hammers
Rhodes
Ling
Wickers
Taylor
Swan
Vichion
Lill
Matthews
Blackburn
Francis
Foreman
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Wolves
Geoff Sidebottom
Griffiths
Harris
Frank Bolton
John Timmins
Fallon
S Round
Bobby Mason
Joe Bonson
Robert Murray
Len Cooper
incidents;
HT
50mins
59mins
84mins
FT
Hammers 0 - 0 Wolves
goal (0-1) S Round
goal (0-2) Cooper
goal (1-2) Blackburn
Hammers 1 - 2 Wolves
details unknown
Date;
Competition;
Venue;
Friday 23rd April 1954
FA Youth Cup Final 1st Leg
Old Trafford
Manchester United Youth 4 (Edwards 2, Pegg 2(1 pen))
Wolves Youth 4 (Bonson, Murray, Mason, Fallon)
attendance;
referee;
18,246
Mr H Webb (Leeds)
Red Devils
Hawkesworth
Beswick
Rhodes
Coleman
Harrop
McGuiness
Littler
Edwards
Charlton
Pegg
Scanlon
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Wolves
Geoff Sidebottom
Griffiths
Harris
Frank Bolton
John Timmins
Fallon
S Round
Bobby Mason
Joe Bonson
Robert Murray
Len Cooper
incidents;
5mins
?mins
?mins
?mins
HT
58mins
?mins
?mins
?mins
FT
goal (1-0) Edwards
goal (1-1) Bonson
goal (1-2) Murray
goal (1-3) Mason
Red Devils 1 - 3 Wolves
goal (2-3) Pegg (pen)
goal (3-3) Edwards
goal (3-4) Fallon
goal (4-4) Pegg
Red Devils 4 - 4 Wolves
details unknown
Date;
Competition;
Venue;
Monday 26th April 1954
FA Youth Cup Final 2nd Leg
Molineux
Wolves Youth 0
Manchester United Youth 1 (Pegg(pen))
attendance;
referee;
28,651
Mr H Webb (Leeds)
Wolves
Geoff Sidebottom
Griffiths
Harris
Frank Bolton
John Timmins
Fallon
S Round
Bobby Mason
Joe Bonson
Robert Murray
Len Cooper
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Red Devils
Hawkesworth
Beswick
Rhodes
Coleman
Harrop
McGuiness
Littler
Edwards
Charlton
Pegg
Scanlon
incidents;
34mins
HT
FT
goal (0-1) Pegg (penalty)
Wolves 0 - 1 Red Devils
Wolves 0 - 1 Red Devils
details unknown
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