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 1970
FIRST XI
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
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
W
25
22
20
18
18
19
21
16
19
18
19
15
16
14
14
16
14
14
15
10
10
9
D
7
9
11
12
12
10
4
12
6
8
5
13
9
11
10
5
9
8
6
11
10
10
L
10
11
11
12
12
13
17
14
17
16
18
14
17
17
18
21
19
20
21
20
22
23
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
57
53
51
48
48
48
46
44
44
44
43
43
41
39
38
37
37
36
36
31
30
28
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
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
Wolves Youth 4 - 1 England Youth
Wolves Youth 6 - 1 West Ham United Youth
West Ham United Youth 1 - 2 Wolves Youth
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
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
42
W
24
24
24
23
20
19
19
17
18
19
18
18
16
17
16
17
16
16
11
12
10
10
D
10
8
6
7
8
9
8
12
9
6
7
6
9
5
6
4
5
4
11
7
6
3
L
8
10
12
12
14
14
15
13
15
17
17
18
17
20
20
21
21
22
20
23
26
29
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
58
56
54
53
48
47
46
46
45
44
43
42
41
39
38
38
37
36
33
31
26
23
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
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
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
46
W
33
31
29
27
27
25
23
26
24
25
25
22
19
17
17
15
16
14
10
10
9
8
5
4
D
5
6
5
8
8
7
10
4
6
4
3
5
8
11
9
11
6
7
11
9
9
11
9
10
L
8
9
12
11
11
14
13
16
16
17
18
19
19
18
20
20
24
25
25
27
28
27
32
32
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
71
68
63
62
63
57
56
56
54
54
53
49
46
45
43
41
38
35
31
29
27
27
19
18
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
Final Worcester Combination Table 1953-1954
​
Brierley Hill Alliance (C)
Walsall Wood
Evesham United
Wolverhampton W 'A'
Smethwick Town
Paget Rangers
Jack Mould's Athletic
Lower Gornal Athletic
Bournville Athletic
Halesowen Town Res,
Lye Town Res.
Stourbridge Res.
Quarry Bank Celtic
Bromsgrove Rovers Res.
Moor Green Res.
Boldmere St Michael's Res.
Richard, Thomas & Baldwin
Kingswinford & Wallheath
Pld
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
W
26
25
24
19
19
17
18
16
15
14
13
15
10
9
7
7
7
4
D
3
2
4
4
3
7
4
6
5
6
5
3
7
4
7
3
2
7
L
5
7
6
11
12
10
12
12
14
14
16
16
17
21
20
24
25
23
Fo - Ag
100 - 52
102 - 53
84 - 45
83 - 50
92 - 61
75 - 60
81 - 59
76 - 74
101 - 73
77 - 73
88 - 75
81 - 69
61 - 85
66 - 114
38 - 71
48 - 113
47 - 113
48 - 108
Pts
55
52
52
42
41
41
40
38
35
34
34
33
27
22
21
17
16
15
G Ave
1.923
1.924
1.867
1.660
1.508
1.250
1.373
1.027
1.383
1.054
1.173
1.173
0.717
0.579
0.535
0.425
0.416
0.444
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