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SEASON 1953-1954

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FIRST XI

Sat 1st Aug

Wed 12th Aug

Wed 19th Aug

Sat 22nd Aug

Wed 26th Aug

Sat 29th Aug

Mon 31st Aug

Sat 5th Sept

Mon 7th Sept

Sat 12th Sept

Wed 16th Sept

Sat 19th Sept

Sat 26th Sept

Wed 30th Sept

Sat 3rd Oct

Tues 6th Oct

Sat 10th Oct

Wed 14th Oct

Sat 17th Oct

Sat 24th Oct

Wed 28th Oct

Sat 31st Oct

Sat 7th Nov

Sat 14th Nov

Sat 21st Nov

Sat 28th Nov

Sat 5th Dec

Sat 12th Dec

Sat 19th Dec

Thurs 24th Dec

Sat 26th Dec

Sat 2nd Jan

Sat 9th Jan

Sat 16th Jan

Sat 23rd Jan

Mon 25th Jan

Sat 30th Jan

Sat 6th Feb

Sat 13th Feb

Sat 20th Feb

Sat 27th Feb

Sat 6th Mar

Wed 10th Mar

Sat 20th Mar

Wed 24th Mar

Thurs 25th Mar

Sat 27th Mar

Sat 3rd Apr

Sat 10th Apr

Sat 17th Mar

Mon 19th Apr

Tues 20th Apr

Sat 24th Apr

Thurs 29th Apr

Tues 4th May

Thurs 6th May

Friendly

Practice Match

Division 1

Friendly

Division 1

Opening of Lights

Division 1

Friendly

Division 1

Friendly

Division 1

FA Cup 3

Division 1

FA Cup 3 3rd rep

Friendly

Division 1

Friendly

Division 1

Friendly

Edinburgh Select 3 - 2 Wolves

Colours 3 - 1 Whites

Burnley 4 - 1 Wolves

Manchester City 4 - 0 Wolves

Sunderland 3 - 2 Wolves

Wolves 2 - 1 Cardiff City

Wolves 3 - 1 Sunderland

Arsenal 2 - 3 Wolves

Wolves 2 - 1 Liverpool

Wolves 4 - 3 Portsmouth

Liverpool 1 - 1 Wolves

Blackburn Rovers 0 - 0 Wolves

Wolves 8 - 1 Chelsea

Wolves 3 - 1 South Africa

Sheffield United 3 - 3 Wolves

Bury 3 - 1 Wolves

Newcastle United 1 - 2 Wolves

Wolves 2 - 0 Glasgow Celtic

Wolves 3 - 1 Manchester United

Bolton Wanderers 1 - 1 Wolves

Coventry City 1 - 0 Wolves

Wolves 1 - 0 Preston North End

Middlesbrough 3 - 3 Wolves

Wolves 1 - 0 West Bromwich Albion

Charlton Athletic 0 - 2 Wolves

Wolves 4 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday

Tottenham Hotspur 2 - 3 Wolves

Wolves 1 - 2 Burnley

Wolves 3 - 1 Manchester City

Wolves 1 - 2 Aston Villa

Aston Villa 1 - 2 Wolves

Cardiff City 1 - 3 Wolves

Wolves 1 - 2 Birmingham City

Wolves 0 - 2 Arsenal

Portsmouth 0 - 2 Wolves

Blackpool 2 - 0 Luton Town

Aberdeen 5 - 3 Wolves

Wolves 4 - 1 Blackpool

Chelsea 4 - 2 Wolves

Wolves 5 - 1 Sheffield United

Wolves 3 - 2 Newcastle United

Manchester United 1 - 0 Wolves

Wolves 3 - 1 Racing Club Buenos Aires

Preston North End 0 - 1 Wolves

Wolves 1 - 1 Bolton Wanderers

The Army 6 - 1 Royal Air Force

Wolves 2 - 4 Middlesbrough

West Bromwich Albion 0 - 1 Wolves

Wolves 5 - 0 Charlton Athletic

Sheffield Wednesday 0 - 0 Wolves

Wolves 4 - 0 Huddersfield Town

Huddersfield Town 1 - 2 Wolves

Wolves 2 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur

Aarhus XI 0 - 5 Wolves

Helsingborg 0 - 5 Wolves

Copenhagen XI 2 - 2 Wolves

Final Football League Division One Table 1953-1954

Wolverhampton Wand's (C)

West Bromwich Albion

Huddersfield Town

Manchester United

Bolton Wanderers

Blackpool

Burnley

Chelsea

Charlton Athletic

Cardiff City

Preston North End

Arsenal

Aston Villa

Portsmouth

Newcastle United

Tottenham Hotspur

Manchester City

Sunderland

Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield United

Middlesbrough (R)

Liverpool (R)

Pld

Fo - Ag

96 - 56

86 - 53

78 - 61

73 - 58

75 - 60

80 - 69

78 - 67

74 - 66

75 - 77

51 - 71

87 - 58

75 - 73

69 - 66

81 - 89

72 - 77

65 - 76

62 - 77

81 - 89

70 - 91

67 - 89

60 - 91

66 - 97

Pts

G Ave

1.714

1.623

1.278

1.258

1.250

1.159

1.164

1.121

0.974

0.718

1.500

1.027

1.045

0.910

0.935

0.855

0.805

0.910

0.769

0.753

0.659

0.680

Manager

Stan Cullis

Players

1st & 2nd XI's

Bill Baxter

Frank Bolton

Joe Bonson

Colin Booth

Peter Broadbent

Ray Chatham

Eddie Clamp

Malcom Clews

Len Cooper

Bill Crook

Norman Deeley

Noel Dwyer

Ron Flowers

Len Gibbons

Bill Gutteridge

Johnny Hancocks

Harris

Ron Howells

Tommy McDonald

Bobby Mason

Jimmy Mullen

Jimmy Murray

Richard Neal

Roy Pritchard

Peter Russell

Jack Short

George Showell

Bill Shorthouse

Nigel Sims

Bill Slater

Les Smith

Ron Stockin

Eddie Stuart

Roy Swinbourne

Doug Taylor

John Taylor

Walmshurst

Bert Williams

Dennis Wilshaw

Billy Wright

Youth XI

Asher

Frank Bolton

Joe Bonson

Calvert

Len Cooper

Fallon

Griffiths

Harris

Leake

Bobby Mason

Robert Murray

S Round

T Round

Geoff Sidebottom

Colin Tether

John Timmins

YOUTH XI

Sat 24th Oct

Sat 7th Nov

Sat 21st Nov

Sat 9th Jan

Sat 6th Mar

Mon 22nd Mar

Wed 31st Mar

Thurs 8th Apr

Fri 23rd Apr

Mon 26th Apr

Youth Cup 1

Youth Cup 2

Youth Cup 3

Youth Cup 4

Youth Cup 5

Friendly

Youth Cup SF 1

Youth Cup SF 2

Youth Cup F 1

Youth Cup F 2

Wolves Youth 7 - 0 Stoke City Youth

Wolves Youth 8 - 0 Derby County Youth

Wolves Youth 11 - 1 Spalding United Youth

Nottingham Forest Youth 0 - 1 Wolves Youth

Portsmouth Youth 1 - 2 Wolves

Wolves Youth 4 - 1 England Youth

Wolves Youth 6 - 1 West Ham United Youth

West Ham United Youth 1 - 2 Wolves Youth

Manchester United Youth 4 - 4 Wolves Youth

Wolves Youth 0 - 1 Manchester United Youth

SECOND XI - Central League

Sat 22nd Aug

Mon 24th Aug

Sat 29th Aug

Sat 5th Sept

Mon 7th Sept

Sat 12th Sept

Wed 16th Sept

Sat 19th Sept

Mon 21st Sept

Sat 26th Sept

Mon 28th Sept

Sat 3rd Oct

Mon 5th Oct

Sat 10th Oct

Sat 17th Oct

Thurs 22nd Oct

Sat 24th Oct

Sat 31st Oct

Wed 4th Nov

Sat 7th Nov

Mon 9th Nov

Sat 14th Nov

Sat 21st Nov

Sat 28th Nov

Sat 5th Dec

Sat 12th Dec

Sat 19th Dec

Fri 25th Dec

Sat 26th Dec

Sat 2nd Jan

Sat 16th Jan

Wed 20th Jan

Sat 23rd Jan

Sat 30th Jan

Sat 6th Feb

Sat 13th Feb

Sat 20th Feb

Sat 27th Feb

Mon 1st Mar

Sat 6th Mar

Sat 13th Mar

Sat 20th Mar

Sat 27th Mar

Sat 3rd Apr

Wed 7th Apr

Sat 10th Apr

Sat 17th Mar

Tues 20th Apr

Sat 24th Apr

Tues 27th Apr

League

Challenge

Staffs SC 1

League

Friendly

League

Friendly

League

Staffs SC 1r

League

Friendly

League

Staffs SC 2

League

Staffs SC SF

League

Wolves Res. 4 - 0 Newcastle United Res.

Everton Res. 1 - 0 Wolves Res.

Manchester City Res. 1 - 2 Wolves Res.

Wolves Res. 5 - 0 Bury Res.

Aston Villa Res. 1 - 1 Wolves Res.

Derby County Res. 2 - 1 Wolves Res.

Wolves Res. 5 - 0 Aston Villa Res.

Wolves Res. 2 - 0 Blackburn Rovers Res.

Sheffield United Res. 2 - 1 Wolves Res.

Blackpool Res. 1 - 1 Wolves Res.

Wolves Res. 3 - 1 Everton Res.

Wolves Res. 3 - 2 Rest of the Central League

Bilston 0 - 0 Wolves Res.

Wolves Res. 3 - 0 Liverpool Res.

West Bromwich Albion Res. 1 - 2 Wolves Res.

Western Command 1 - 1 Wolves Res.

Wolves Res. 5 - 0 Leeds United Res.

Sheffield Wednesday Res. 1 - 3 Wolves Res.

Wolves Res. 0 - 0 Saltley College

Wolves Res. 4 - 1 Chesterfield Res.

Bilston 1 - 7 Wolves Res.

Burnley Res. 3 - 2 Wolves Res.

Wolves Res. 4 - 0 Preston North End Res.

Stoke City Res. 2 - 0 Wolves Res.

Wolves Res. 1 - 0 Bolton Wanderers Res.

Manchester United Res. 3 - 1 Wolves Res.

Newcastle United Res. 1 - 5 Wolves Res.

Huddersfield Town Res. 5 - 0 Wolves Res.

Wolves Res. 4 - 0 Huddersfield Town Res.

Wolves Res. 2 - 2 Manchester City Res.

Bury Res. 2 - 4 Wolves Res.

Saltley College 0 - 7 Wolves Res.

Wolves Res 1 - 0 Derby County Res.

Wolves Res 2 - 2 Manchester United Res.

Blackburn Rovers Res. 0 - 2 Wolves Res.

Wolves Res 4 - 3 Blackpool Res.

Barnsley Res 3 - 1 Wolves Res.

Liverpool Res. 1 - 1 Wolves Res.

Wolves Res. 1 - 0 West Bromwich Albion Res.

Wolves Res. 2 - 0 West Bromwich Albion Res.

Leeds United Res. 1 - 4 Wolves Res.

Wolves Res. 1 - 2 Sheffield Wednesday Res.

Chesterfield Res. 0 - 0 Wolves Res.

Wolves Res. 0 - 2 Burnley Res.

Aston Villa Res. 2 - 1 Wolves Res.

Preston North End Res. 1 - 0 Wolves Res.

Wolves Res. 1 - 2 Stoke City Res.

Wolves Res. 1 - 0 Sheffield United Res.

Bolton Wanderers Res. 0 - 0 Wolves Res.

Wolves Res. 4 - 0 Barnsley Res.

Final Central League Table 1953-1954

Everton Res. (C)

Burnley Res.

Blackpool Res.

Wolverhampton Wand Res.

Preston North End Res.

Bolton Wanderers Res.

Manchester United Res.

Derby County Res.

Manchester City Res.

Liverpool Res.

Huddersfield Town Res.

Sheffield Wednesday Res.

Barnsley Res.

Aston Villa Res.

Blackburn Rovers Res.

Newcastle United Res.

Bury Res.

West Bromwich Albion Res.

Sheffield United Res.

Chesterfield Res.

Stoke City Res.

Leeds United Res.

Pld

Fo - Ag

90 - 46

68 - 48

75 - 49

89 - 48

76 - 74

53 - 35

79 - 44

86 - 71

76 - 67

74 - 70

77 - 68

68 - 69

64 - 69

69 - 64

62 - 83

61 - 93

64 - 79

59 - 57

65 - 77

58 - 101

46 - 89

48 - 106

Pts

G Ave

1.956

1.416

1.530

1.854

1.027

1.432

1.795

1.211

1.134

1.057

1.132

0.985

0.927

1.078

0.747

0.656

0.810

1.035

0.844

0.574

0.517

0.453

'A' TEAM - Birmingham & District League

Sat 22nd Aug

Mon 24th Aug

Sat 29th Aug

Tues 1st Sept

Sat 5th Sept

Tues 8th Sept

Sat 12th Sept

Tues 15th Sept

Sat 19th Sept

Sat 26th Sept

Sat 3rd Oct

Sat 10th Oct

Sat 17th Oct

Sat 24th Oct

Sat 31st Oct

Sat 7th Nov

Sat 14th Nov

Wed 18th Nov

Sat 21st Nov

Sat 28th Nov

Sat 5th Dec

Sat 12th Dec

Sat 19th Dec

Sat 26th Dec

Sat 2nd Jan

Sat 9th Jan

Sat 16th Jan

Sat 23rd Jan

Sat 30th Jan

Sat 6th Feb

Sat 13th Feb

Sat 20th Feb

Sat 27th Feb

Sat 13th Mar

Sat 20th Mar

Sat 27th Mar

Sat 3rd Apr

Mon 5th Apr

Sat 10th Apr

Mon 12th Apr

Wed 14th Apr

Fri 16th Apr

Sat 17th Apr

Thurs 22nd Apr

Wed 28th Apr

Sat 1st May

League

Burton Albion 1 - 0 Wolves 'A'

Bromsgrove Rovers 1 - 2 Wolves 'A'

Shrewsbury Town Res. 0 - 6 Wolves 'A'

Wolves 'A' 2 - 0 Redditch

Oswestry Town 0 - 5 Wolves 'A'

Wolves 'A' 9 - 0 Boldmere St Michael's

Worcester City Res 1 - 4 Wolves 'A'

Boldmere St Michael's 1 - 7 Wolves 'A'

Wolves 'A' 6 - 0 Walsall Res.

Lye Town 2 - 5 Wolves 'A'

Hereford United Res. 0 - 5 Wolves 'A'

Wolves 'A' 4 - 0 Aston Villa 'A'

Shrewsbury Town Res. 0 - 0 Wolves 'A'

Halesowen Town 3 - 4 Wolves 'A'

Brush Sports 2 - 5 Wolves 'A'

Wolves 'A' 2 - 4 Bloxwich Strollers

Dudley Town 1 - 6 Wolves 'A'

Aston Villa 'A' 3 - 4 Wolves 'A'

Hednesford 1 - 3 Wolves 'A'

Hereford United Res. 1 - 2 Wolves 'A'

Oswestry Town 2 - 0 Wolves 'A'

Wellington Town Res. 0 - 1 Wolves 'A'

Burton Albion 0 - 2 Wolves 'A'

Whitwick Colliery 3 - 3 Wolves 'A'

Redditch 1 - 1 Wolves 'A'

Brush Sports 1 - 3 Wolves 'A'

Cradley Heath 2 - 3 Wolves 'A'

Lye Town 2 - 3 Wolves 'A'

Hednesford 2 - 3 Wolves 'A'

Bromsgrove Rovers 1 - 2 Wolves 'A'

Halesowen Town 0 - 11 Wolves 'A'

Bloxwich Strollers 2 - 1 Wolves 'A'

Wellington Town Res. 0 - 6 Wolves 'A'

Wolves 'A' 3 - 1 Whitwick Colliery

Kidderminster Harriers Res. 1 - 2 Wolves 'A'

Walsall Res. 1 - 3 Wolves 'A'

Nuneaton Borough 0 - 1 Wolves 'A'

Stourbridge 1 - 3 Wolves 'A'

Cradley Heath 3 - 1 Wolves 'A'

Brierley Hill Alliance 4 - 3 Wolves 'A'

Wolves 'A' 9 - 0 Dudley Town

Wolves 'A' 1 - 1 Brierley Hill Alliance

Nuneaton Borough 2 - 3 Wolves 'A'

Wolves 'A' 7 - 0 Worcester City Res.

Stourbridge 1 - 0 Wolves 'A'

Kidderminster Harriers Res. ? - ? Wolves 'A'

Final Birmingham & District League Table 1953-1954

Wolverhampton W 'A' (C)

Burton Albion

Brierley Hill Alliance

Nuneaton Borough

Kidderminster Harriers Res.

Hednesford

Hereford United Res.

Redditch

Oswestry Town

Bromsgrove Rovers

Stourbridge

Worcester City Res.

Halesowen Town

Shrewsbury Town Res.

Lye Town

Brush Sports

Aston Villa 'A'

Walsall Res.

Cradley Heath

Wellington Town Res.

Whitwick Colliery

Bloxwich Strollers

Boldmere St Michael's

Dudley Town

Pld

Fo - Ag

158 - 57

120 - 58

138 - 72

129 - 59

100 - 73

122 - 81

124 - 74

109 - 76

122 - 82

125 - 98

89 - 68

116 - 119

99 - 104

98 - 86

89 - 96

98 - 101

91 - 126

66 - 112

64 - 114

76 - 126

110 - 169

58 - 138

70 - 194

56 - 144

Pts

G Ave

2.772

2.068

1.916

2.186

1.369

1.505

1.675

1.483

1.487

1.275

1.308

0.974

0.952

1.139

0.927

0.970

0.722

0.589

0.561

0.595

0.651

0.420

0.361

0.388

'B' TEAM - Worcester Combination

Sat 22nd Aug

Wed 26th Aug

Sat 29th Aug

Sat 5th Sept

Sat 12th Sept

Sat 19th Sept

Sat 26th Sept

Sat 3rd Oct

Sat 17th Oct

Sat 31st Oct

Sat 14th Nov

Sat 28th Nov

Sat 5th Dec

Sat 12th Dec

Sat 19th Dec

Thurs 24th Dec

Sat 26th Dec

Sat 2nd Jan

Sat 16th Jan

Sat 23rd Jan

Sat 30th Jan

Sat 13th Feb

Sat 20th Feb

Sat 27th Feb

Sat 6th Mar

Sat 13th Mar

Sat 20th Mar

Sat 27th Mar

Sat 3rd Apr

Sat 10th Apr

Mon 12th Apr

Sat 17th Apr

Sat 24th Apr

Mon 26th Apr

Sat 1st May

League

League Cup 1

League

Lower Gornal Athletic 4 - 2 Wolves 'B'

Smethwick Town 0 - 1 Wolves 'B'

Lye Town Res. 0 - 1 Wolves 'B'

Wolves 'B' 5 - 0 Moor Green Res.

Wolves 'B' 0 - 1 Paget Rangers

Bournville Athletic 3 - 3 Wolves 'B'

Lower Gornal Athletic 2 - 1 Wolves 'B'

Wolves 'B' 4 - 0 Halesowen Town Res.

Wolves 'B' 0 - 2 Stourbridge Res.

Wolves 'B' 6 - 1 Bromsgrove Rovers Res.

Wolves 'B' 1 - 2 Brierley Hill Alliance Res.

Wolves 'B' 3 - 1 Lower Gornal Athletic

Bromsgrove Rovers Res. 2 - 5 Wolves 'B'

Wolves 'B' 4 - 1 Smethwick Town

Paget Rangers 1 - 3 Wolves 'B'

Richrd, Thomas & Baldwins 1 - 7 Wolves 'B

Walsall Wood 4 - 1 Wolves 'B'

Wolves 'B' 3 - 2 Walsall Wood

Wolves 'B' 3 - 1 Bournville Athletic

Brierley Hill Alliance Res. 2 - 0 Wolves 'B'

Wolves 'B' v Boldmere St Michael's Res. - postponed

Stourbridge Res. ? - ? Wolves 'B'

Wolves 'B' 4 - 2 Jack Mould's Athletic

Wolves 'B' 5 - 1 Quarry Bank Celtic

Moor Green Res. 0 - 0 Wolves 'B'

Wolves 'B' 4 - 2 Kingswinford & Wallheath

Halesowen Town Res. 1 - 1 Wolves 'B'

Wolves 'B' 0 - 3 Evesham United

Wolves 'B' 5 - 2 Richard, Thomas & Baldwins

Boldmere St Michael's Res. 0 - 3 Wolves 'B'

Wolves 'B' 0 - 1 Lye Town Res.

Wolves 'B' 2 - 0 Boldmere St Michael's Res.

Quarry Bank Celtic 0 - 3 Wolves 'B'

Wolves 'B' 1 - 1 Kingswinford & Wallheath

Evesham United 4 - 1 Wolves'B'

Jack Mould's Athletic 2 - 0 Wolves 'B'

Final Worcester Combination Table 1953-1954

Wolverhampton W 'A' (C)

Burton Albion

Brierley Hill Alliance

Nuneaton Borough

Kidderminster Harriers Res.

Hednesford

Hereford United Res.

Redditch

Oswestry Town

Bromsgrove Rovers

Stourbridge

Worcester City Res.

Halesowen Town

Shrewsbury Town Res.

Lye Town

Brush Sports

Aston Villa 'A'

Walsall Res.

Cradley Heath

Wellington Town Res.

Whitwick Colliery

Bloxwich Strollers

Boldmere St Michael's

Dudley Town

Pld

Fo - Ag

158 - 57

120 - 58

138 - 72

129 - 59

100 - 73

122 - 81

124 - 74

109 - 76

122 - 82

125 - 98

89 - 68

116 - 119

99 - 104

98 - 86

89 - 96

98 - 101

91 - 126

66 - 112

64 - 114

76 - 126

110 - 169

58 - 138

70 - 194

56 - 144

Pts

G Ave

2.772

2.068

1.916

2.186

1.369

1.505

1.675

1.483

1.487

1.275

1.308

0.974

0.952

1.139

0.927

0.970

0.722

0.589

0.561

0.595

0.651

0.420

0.361

0.388

League

FA Cup

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League

FA Cup

Season

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player

Billy Baxter

Peter Broadbent

Ray Chatham

Eddie Clamp

Norman Deeley

Ron Flowers

Len Gibbons

Bill Gutteridge

Johnny Hancocks

Jimmy Mullen

Roy Pritchard

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36

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