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 14th October 1957
FA Youth Cup 1st Round
The Hawthorns
West Bromwich Albion Youth 2 (Bunch 2)
Wolverhampton Wanderers Youth 2 (Mannion, Hall)
attendance;
referee;
4,700
Mr R G Warnke (Coventry)
Baggies
Crosby
Plant
Finch
Bunch
Cram
Styles
Forrester
Burnside
Vickers
Smith
Williams
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Wolves
John Cullen
Phil Kelly
Granville Palin
Poole
Aston
Les Cocker
Gerry Mannion
Ian Hall
Ted Farmer
Cliff Durandt
Brian Perry
incidents;
75mins
FT
goal (0-1) Mannion
goal (1-1) Bunch
goal (2-1) Bunch
goal (2-2) Hall
Baggies 2 - 2 Wolves
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Date;
Competition;
Venue;
Wednesday 30th October 1957
FA Youth Cup 1st Round Replay
Molineux
Wolverhampton Wanderers Youth 6 (Mannion 2, Perry 2, Horne, Palin(pen))
West Bromwich Albion Youth 1 (Bunch)
attendance;
referee;
3,702
Mr E T Jennings (Stourbridge)
Wolves
John Cullen
Gordon Yates
Phil Kelly
Poole
Granville Palin
Les Cocker
Gerry Mannion
Ian Hall
Cliff Durandt
Brian Perry
Des Horne
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Baggies
Crosby
Ravenscroft
Finch
Bunch
Cram
Styles
Pant
Woolford
Vickers
Burnside
Smith
incidents;
17mins
35mins
40mins
HT
46mins
59mins
64mins
78mins
FT
goal (1-0) Mannion
goal (2-0) Perry
goal (3-0) Mannion
Wolves 3 - 0 Baggies
goal (3-1) Bunch
goal (4-1) Horne
goal (5-1) Perry
goal (6-1) Palin (penalty)
Wolves 6 - 1 Baggies
detail unknown
Date;
Competition;
Venue;
Saturday 23rd November 1957
FA Youth Cup 2nd Round
Villa Park
Aston Villa Youth 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers Youth 3 (Durandt 2, Cocker)
attendance;
referee;
unknown
Mr W Clements (West Bromwich)
Villa
Keelan
Reece
Temple
Brooke
Eden
Cobley
Rowe
Tindall
Hazelden
Burrows
Jones
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Wolves
John Cullen
Phil Kelly
Gordon Yates
Tony Corbett
Granville Palin
Les Cocker
Gerry Mannion
Ian Hall
Ted Farmer
Cliff Durandt
Des Horne
incidents;
HT
51mins
82mins
88mins
FT
Villa 0 - 0 Wolves
goal (0-1) Durandt
goal (0-2) Durandt
goal (0-3) Cocker
Villa 0 - 3 Wolves
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Date;
Competition;
Venue;
Wednesday 18th December 1957
FA Youth Cup 3rd Round
Molineux
Wolverhampton Wanderers Youth 1 (Perry)
Stoke City Youth 1 (Hall)
attendance;
referee;
3,210
Mr G D Swinton (Stafford)
Wolves
John Cullen
Phil Kelly
Gordon Yates
Johnny Kirkham
Granville Palin
Les Cocker
Gerry Mannion
Ian Hall
Ted Farmer
Brian Perry
Des Horne
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Potters
Hickson
Blundred
Allen
Lightfoot
Ward
Bailey
Hall
Bentley
Bullock
Thursfield
Clancy
incidents;
26mins
HT
47mins
FT
goal (0-1) Hall
Wolves 0 - 1 Potters
goal (1-1) Perry
Wolves 1 - 1 Potters
detail unknown
Date;
Competition;
Venue;
Wednesday 29th January 1958
FA Youth Cup 3rd Round Replay
Victoria Ground
Stoke City Youth 2 (Hall 2)
Wolverhampton Wanderers Youth 3 (Cocker, Durandt, Mannion)
attendance;
referee;
5,224
unknown
Potters
Hickson
Blundred
Allen
Woodhead
Ward
Bailey
Hall
Bentley
Bullock
Thursfield
Clancy
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Wolves
John Cullen
Phil Kelly
Gordon Yates
Johnny Kirkham
Granville Palin
Les Cocker
Gerry Mannion
Ian Hall
Ted Farmer
Cliff Durandt
Brian Perry
incidents;
37mins
44mins
HT
50mins
73mins
FT
goal (1-0) Hall
goal (2-0) Hall
Potters 2 - 0 Wolves
goal (2-1) Cocker
goal (2-2) Durandt
goal (2-3) Mannion
Potters 2 - 3 Wolves
details unknown
Date;
Competition;
Venue;
Saturday 22nd February 1958
FA Youth Cup 4th Round
Molineux
Wolverhampton Wanderers Youth 9 (Perry 4, Hall, Mannion 3, Palin(pen))
Leicester City Youth 0
attendance;
referee;
2,140
Mr D H Howells (Birmingham)
Wolves
John Cullen
Phil Kelly
Gordon Yates
Johnny Kirkham
Granville Palin
Les Cocker
Gerry Mannion
Ian Hall
Commons
Brian Perry
Des Horne
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Foxes
Slack
Bonsall
McLintock
Hickling
Firth
Walsh
Cartledge
Hall
Inslay
incidents;
details unknown
detail unknown
Date;
Competition;
Venue;
Saturday 31st March 1958
FA Youth Cup 5th Round
Molineux
Wolverhampton Wanderers Youth 1 (Kirkham)
Bolton Wanderers Youth 1 (Hill)
attendance;
referee;
7,342
Mr F Dearden (Stoke-on-Trent)
Wolves
John Cullen
Phil Kelly
Gordon Yates
Poole
Granville Palin
Les Cocker
Gerry Mannion
Johnny Kirkham
Commons
Brian Perry
Des Horne
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Trotters
Grover
France
Farrimond
Rimmer
Oxtoby
Edwards
Hibbert
Jones
Phythian
Hill
Hender
incidents;
44mins
HT
79mins
FT
goal (1-0) Kirkham
Wolves 1 - 0 Trotters
goal (1-1) Hill
Wolves 1 - 1 Trotters
detail unknown
Date;
Competition;
Venue;
Wednesday 16th April 1958
FA Youth Cup 5th Round Replay
Burnden Park
Bolton Wanderers Youth 1 (Hill)
Wolverhampton Wanderers Youth 3 (Horne, Perry, Durandt)
attendance;
referee;
7,046
unknown
Trotters
Grover
France
Farrimond
Hague
Oxtoby
Edwards
Corless
Jones
Phythian
Hill
Cooper
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Wolves
John Cullen
Phil Kelly
Gordon Yates
Johnny Kirkham
Granville Palin
Les Cocker
Gerry Mannion
Cliff Durandt
Ted Farmer
Brian Perry
Des Horne
incidents;
2mins
23mins
24mins
33mins
HT
FT
goal (0-1) Horne
goal (0-2) Perry
goal (0-3) Durandt
goal (1-3) Hill
Trotters 1 - 3 Wolves
Trotters 1 - 3 Wolves
details unknown
Date;
Competition;
Venue;
Tuesday 22nd April 1958
FA Youth Cup Semi-Final 1st Leg
Old Trafford
Manchester United Youth 1 (Spratt)
Wolverhampton Wanderers Youth 1 (Farmer)
attendance;
referee;
16,521
unknown
Red Devils
David Gaskell
Barry Smith
Les Cummins
Nobby Stiles
Reg Holland
Harold Bratt
Graham Smith
Thomas Spratt
Poole
Johnny Giles
James Elms
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Wolves
John Cullen
Phil Kelly
Gordon Yates
Johnny Kirkham
Granville Palin
Les Cocker
Gerry Mannion
Cliff Durandt
Ted Farmer
Brian Perry
Des Horne
incidents;
43mins
HT
89mins
FT
goal (0-1) Farmer
Red Devils 0 - 1 Wolves
goal (1-1) Spratt
Red Devils 1 - 1 Wolves
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Date;
Competition;
Venue;
Thursday 24th April 1958
FA Youth Cup Semi-Final 2nd Leg
Molineux
Wolverhampton Wanderers Youth 3 (Farmer, Horne, Mannion)
Manchester United Youth 1 (Spratt)
attendance;
referee;
14,311
unknown
Wolves
John Cullen
Phil Kelly
Gordon Yates
Johnny Kirkham
Granville Palin
Les Cocker
Gerry Mannion
Cliff Durandt
Ted Farmer
Brian Perry
Des Horne
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Red Devils
David Gaskell
Barry Smith
Les Cummins
Nobby Stiles
Reg Holland
Harold Bratt
Gordon Smith
Thomas Spratt
Poole
Johnny Giles
James Elms
incidents;
6mins
HT
49mins
80mins
89mins
FT
goal (0-1) Spratt
Palin (Wolves) missed penalty wide
Wolves 0 - 1 Red Devils
goal (1-1) Farmer
goal (2-1) Horne
goal (3-1) Mannion
Wolves 3 - 1 Red Devils
detail unknown
Date;
Competition;
Venue;
Tuesday 29th April 1958
FA Youth Cup Final 1st Leg
Stamford Bridge
Chelsea Youth 5 (Greaves, Harrison 2, Block, Bridges)
Wolverhampton Wanderers Youth 1 (Perry)
attendance;
referee;
19,621
Mr L Howarth (Beverley, Yorkshire)
Blues
Barry Smart
Ken Shellito
Brian Legg
Terry Bradbury
Melvyn Scott
Dennis Long
Michael Block
David Cliss
Barry Bridges
Jimmy Greaves
Michael Harrison
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Wolves
John Cullen
Phil Kelly
Gordon Yates
Johnny Kirkham
Granville Palin
Les Cocker
Des Horne
Ian Hall
Ted Farmer
Cliff Durandt
Brian Perry
incidents;
13mins
17mins
HT
FT
goal (0-1) Perry
goal (1-1) Greaves
goal (2-1) Harrison
Blues 2 - 1 Wolves
goal (3-1) Block
goal (4-1) Harrison
goal (5-1) Bridges
Blues 5 - 1 Wolves
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Date;
Competition;
Venue;
Thursday 1st May 1958
FA Youth Cup Final 2nd Leg
Molineux
Wolverhampton Wanderers Youth 6 (Farmer 4, Durandt 2)
Chelsea Youth 1 (Greaves)
attendance;
referee;
17,074
Mr L Howarth (Beverley, Yorkshire)
Wolves
John Cullen
Phil Kelly
Gordon Yates
Johnny Kirkham
Granville Palin
Les Cocker
Des Horne
Ian Hall
Ted Farmer
Cliff Durandt
Brian Perry
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
Blues
Barry Smart
Ken Shellito
Brian Legg
Terry Bradbury
Melvyn Scott
Dennis Long
Michael Block
David Cliss
Barry Bridges
Jimmy Greaves
Michael Harrison
incidents;
8mins
15mins
30mins
40mins
HT
85mins
86mins
87mins
FT
goal (1-0) Farmer
goal (2-0) Farmer
goal (3-0) Farmer
goal (4-0) Farmer
Wolves 4 - 0 Blues
goal (5-0) Durandt
goal (6-0) Durandt
goal (6-1) Greaves
Wolves 6 - 1 Blues
8 page issue – 210 x 140 in size –
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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