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SEASON 1980-1981
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Managers
John Barnwell
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Players
1st XI
Hugh Atkinson
Norman Bell
George Berry
Paul Bradshaw
Colin Brazier
Willie Carr
Wayne Clarke
Peter Daniel
Mel Eves
Andy Gray
Ken Hibbitt
Mick Hollifield
Emlyn Hughes
John Humphrey
Mike Kearns
John McAlle
Craig Moss
Geoff Palmer
Derek Parkin
John Richards
John Teasdale
Dave Thomas
Rafael Villazen
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2nd XI
Hugh Atkinson
David Beattie
Norman Bell
George Berry
John Black
Colin Brazier
David Butler
Willie Carr
Wayne Clarke
Bob Coy
Gary Cutler
Chris Fleming
Andy Gray
Frank Hayes
Ken Hibbitt
Mick Hollifield
Emlyn Hughes
John Humphrey
Mick Kearns
Anthony Kernan
Billy Livingstone
Steve Lowe
John McAlle
Mick Matthews
Craig Moss
Geoff Palmer
Derek Parkin
John Pender
Ian Robotham
Ian Ross
Dale Rudge
Mark Sparrock
John Teasdale
Dave Thomas
Rafael Villazen
​
Youth Cups
David Beattie
David Butler
Paul Butler
Colin Caddick
Anthony Kernan
John Laws
Ian Mainwaring
Steve Pugh
Steve Robinson
Ian Robotham
Dale Rudge
Mark Sparrock
FIRST XI
Fri 25th Jul
Wed 30th Jul
Thurs 7th Aug
Fri 8th Aug
Sat 9th Aug
Mon 11th Aug
Sat 16th Aug
Tues 19th Aug
Sat 23rd Aug
Tues 26th Aug
Sat 30th Aug
Tues 2nd Sept
Sat 6th Sept
Sat 13th Sept
Wed 17th Sept
Sat 20th Sept
Sat 27th Sept
Wed 1st Oct
Sat 4th Oct
Tues 7th Oct
Sat 11th Oct
Mon 13th Oct
Sat 18th Oct
Tues 22nd Oct
Sat 25th Oct
Sat 1st Nov
Sat 8th Nov
Wed 12th Nov
Sat 15th Nov
Sat 22nd Nov
Tues 25th Nov
Sat 29th Nov
Sat 6th Dec
Sat 13th Dec
Sat 20th Dec
Fri 26th Dec
Sat 27th Dec
Sat 3rd Jan
Tues 6th Jan
Sat 10th Jan
Sat 17th Jan
Sat 24th Jan
Tues 27th Jan
Sat 31st Jan
Sat 7th Feb
Sat 14th Feb
Sat 21st Feb
Sat 28th Feb
Sat 7th Mar
Tues 10th Mar
Sat 14th Mar
Tues 17th Mar
Sat 21st Mar
Tues 24th Mar
Sat 28th  Mar
Sat 4th Apr
Sat 11th Apr
Wed 15th Apr
Sat 18th Apr
Mon 20th Apr
Sat 25th Apr
Thurs 30th Apr
Sat 2nd May
Mon 4th May
Sat 16th May
Testimonial
Friendly
Bilbao Tournm't
Bilbao Tournm't
Friendly
Friendly
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
League Cup 2-1
Division 1
League Cup 2-2
Division 1
Division 1
UEFA Cup 1-1
Division 1
Division 1
UEFA Cup 1-2
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
Testimonial
Division 1
Centenary
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
FA Cup 3
FA Cup 3r
Division 1
Division 1
FA Cup 4
FA Cup 4r
Division 1
Division 1
FA Cup 5
Division 1
Division 1
FA Cup 6
FA Cup 6r
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
Friendly
Division 1
Division 1
FA Cup SF
FA Cup SFr
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
Friendly
Telford United 1 - 2 Wolves
Shrewsbury Town 0 - 0 Wolves
Borussia Monchengladbach 4 - 3 Wolves
Athletic Bilbao 1 - 0 Wolves
Willenhall Town 0 - 2 Wolves
Runcorn 0 - 1 Wolves
Brighton & Hove Albion 2 - 0 Wolves
Wolves 1 - 0 Manchester United
West Bromwich Albion 1 - 1 Wolves
Cambridge United 3 - 1 Wolves
Wolves 2 - 0 Crystal Palace
Wolves 0 - 1 Cambridge United
Everton 2 - 0 Wolves
Wolves 0 - 1 Coventry City
PSV Eindhoven 3 - 1 Wolves
Aston Villa 2 - 1 Wolves
Wolves 0 - 2 Ipswich Town
Wolves 1 - 0 PSV Eindhoven
Wolves 1 - 0 Birmingham City
Southampton 4 - 2 Wolves
Norwich City 1 - 1 Wolves
Colchester United 0 - 1 Wolves
Wolves 2 - 1 Leeds United
Hednesford Town 3 - 3 Wolves
Leicester City 2 - 0 Wolves
Wolves 2 - 1 Sunderland
Tottenham Hotspur 2 - 2 Wolves
Manchester United 0 - 0 Wolves
Wolves 0 - 2 Brighton & Hove Albion
Middlesbrough 2 - 0 Wolves
Wolves 4 - 1 Liverpool
Wolves 1 - 0 Stoke City
Arsenal 1 - 1 Wolves
Wolves 1 - 1 Southampton
Liverpool 1 - 0 Wolves
Wolves 1 - 4 Nottingham Forest
Manchester City 4 - 0 Wolves
Stoke City 2 - 2 Wolves
Wolves 2 - 1 Stoke City
Wolves 3 - 0 Middlesbrough
Crystal Palace 0 - 0 Wolves
Watford 1 - 1 Wolves
Wolves 2 - 1 Watford
Wolves 2 - 0 West Bromwich Albion
Coventry City 2 - 2 Wolves
Wolves 3 - 1 Wrexham
Ipswich Town 3 - 1 Wolves
Wolves 0 - 1 Aston Villa
Middlesbrough 1 - 1 Wolves
Wolves 3 - 1 Middlesbrough
Wolves 3 - 0 Norwich City
Birmingham City 1 - 0 Wolves
Leeds United 1 - 3 Wolves
Chipping Norton Town 1 - 7 Wolves
Wolves 0 - 1 Leicester City
Sunderland 0 - 1 Wolves
Tottenham Hotspur 2 - 2 Wolves
Tottenham Hotspur 3 - 0 Wolves
Wolves 1 - 3 Manchester City
Nottingham Forest 1 - 0 Wolves
Wolves 1 - 2 Arsenal
Wolves 1 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur
Stoke City 3 - 2 Wolves
Wolves 0 - 0 Everton
Jacksonville Teamen 4 - 1 Wolves

Final Football League Division One Table 1980-1981

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Aston Villa (C)

Ispwich Town

Arsenal

West Bromwich Albion

Liverpool

Southampton

Nottingham Forest

Manchester United

Leeds United

Tottenham Hotspur

Stoke City

Manchester City

Birmingham City

Middlesbrough

Everton

Civentry City

Sunderland

Wolverhampton Wand's.

Brighton & Hove Albion

Norwich City (R)
Leicester City (R)

Crystal Palace (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

26

23

19

20

17

20

19

15

17

14

12

14

13

16

13

13

14

13

14

13

13

6

D

8

10

15

12

17

10

12

18

10

15

18

11

12

5

10

10

7

9

7

7

6

7

L

8

9

8

10

8

12

11

9

15

13

12

17

17

21

19

19

21

20

21

22

23

29

Fo - Ag

72 - 40

77 - 43

61 - 45

60 - 42

62 - 42

76 - 56

62 - 44

51 - 36

39 - 47

70 - 68

51 - 60

56 - 59

50 - 61

53 - 61

55 - 58

48 - 68

52 - 53

43 - 55

54 - 67

49 - 73

40 - 67

47 - 83

Pts

60

56

53

52

51

50

50

48

44

43

42

39

38

37

36

36

35

35

35

33

32

19

G Diff

+32

+34

+16

+18

+20

+20

+18

+15

-8

+2

-9

-3

-11

-8

-3

-20

-1

-12

-13

-24

-27

-36

Tues 28th Oct

Tues 4th Nov

Tues 2nd Dec

Thurs 4th Dec

Youth Cup 1

Youth Cup 1r

Youth Cup 2

Youth Cup 2r

RESERVE XI
Sat 16th Aug
Wed 20th Aug
Sat 23rd Aug
Sat 6th Sept
Tues 9th Sept
Sat 13th Sept
Sat 20th Sept
Sat 27th Sept
Sat 4th Oct
Wed 8th Oct
Sat 11th Oct
Sat 18th Oct
Sat 25th Oct
Tues 28th Oct
Sat 1st Nov
Sat 8th Nov
Tues 11th Nov
Sat 15th Nov
Sat 22nd Nov
Sat 29th Nov
Sat 6th Dec
Sat 13th Dec
Sat 20th Dec
Fri 26th Dec
Sat 27th Dec
Sat 10th Jan
Sat 17th Jan
Sat 24th Jan
Tues 3rd Feb
Sat 7th Feb
Sat 14th Feb
Sat 21st Feb
Sat 28th Feb
Sat 7th Mar
Wed 11th Mar
Tues 31st Mar
Sat 4th Apr
Tues 7th Apr
Sat 11th Apr
Tues 14th Apr
Sat 18th Apr
Sat 25th Apr
Sat 2nd May
Wed 6th May
Fri 8th May
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
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League
League
League
Wolves Res. 0 - 2 Burnley Res.
West Bromwich Albion Res. 2 - 2 Wolves Res.
Blackburn Rovers Res. 2 - 2 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 1 - 1 Coventry City Res.
Wolves Res. 0 - 1 Newcastle United Res.
Derby County Res. 0 - 2 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 1 - 0 Everton Res.
Aston Villa Res. 2 - 2 Wolves Res.
Sheffield Wednesday Res. 2 - 0 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 2 - 0 Preston North End Res.
Wolves Res. 0 - 1 Blackpool Res.
Leeds United Res. 0 - 4 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 1 - 0 Sheffield United Res.
Huddersfield Town Res. 0 - 1 Wolves Res.
Bury Res. 1 - 1 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 2 - 1 Manchester United Res.
Wolves Res. 1 - 0 West Bromwich Albion Res.
Burnley Res. 2 - 0 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 3 - 1 Nottingham Forest Res.
Bolton Wanderers Res. 0 - 2 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 0 - 1 Liverpool Res.
Preston North End Res. 1 - 1 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. v Huddersfield Town Res,. - postponed
Stoke City Res. v Wolves Res. - postponed
Wolves Res. 1 - 1 Manchester City Res.
Nottingham Forest Res. 2 - 1 Wolves Res.
Newcastle United Res. v Wolves Res. - postponed
Sheffield United Res. 0 - 1 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 5 - 1 Blackburn Rovers Res.
Wolves Res. 2 - 2 Derby County Res.
Coventry City Res. 1 - 3 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 1 - 1 Aston Villa Res.
Everton Res. 2 - 4 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 3 - 0 Sheffield Wednesday Res.
Blackpool Res. 1 - 3 Wolves Res.
Newcastle United Res. 0 - 1 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 1 - 0 Bury Res.
Wolves Res. 0 - 0 Leeds United Res.
Manchester United Res. 0 - 0 Wolves Res.
Stoke City Res. 0 - 1 Wolves Res.
Manchester City Res. 1 - 4 Wolves Res.
Liverpool Res. 3 - 1 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. v Bolton Wanderers Res.
Wolves Res. v Huddersfield Town Res.
Wolves Res. 2 - 2 Stoke City Res.

Final Central League Table 1980-1981

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Liverpool Res. (C)

West Bromwich Albion Res.

Newcastle United Res.

Wolverhampton Wand's Res.

Manchester City Res.

Aston Villa Res.

Nottingham Forest Res.

Everton Res.

Burnley Res.

Coventry City Res.

Sheffield Wednesday Res.

Leeds United Res.

Bury Res.

Stoke City Res.

Manchester United Res.

Preston North End Res.

Huddersfield Town Res.

Sheffield United Res.

Derby County Res.

Bolton Wanderers Res.

Blackpool Res.

Bolton Wanderers 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

29

22

23

21

17

20

19

17

16

16

15

10

14

14

11

12

11

9

9

9

6

7

D

9

14

9

13

18

11

11

11

12

10

10

20

11

11

16

12

12

16

14

9

12

9

L

4

6

10

8

7

11

12

14

14

16

17

12

17

17

15

18

19

17

19

24

24

26

Fo - Ag

98 - 26

68 - 31

74 - 40

67 - 40

74 - 51

79 - 54

60 - 43

58 - 53

45 - 45

75 - 74

52 - 60

42 - 56

53 - 58

51 - 57

47 - 54

51 - 72

40 - 48

44 - 61

57 - 65

40 - 85

28 - 85

33 - 78

Pts

67

58

55

55

52

51

49

45

44

42

40

40

39

39

38

36

34

34

32

27

24

23

G Dif

+72

+37

+34

+27

+23

+25

+17

+5

0

+1

-8

-14

-5

-6

-7

-21

-8

-17

-8

-45

-57

-45

'A' TEAM - Midland Intermediate League

Final Midland Intermediate League Table 1980-1981

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Nottingham Forest

Aston Villa

Shrewsbury Town

Derby County

West Bromwich Albion

Coventry City

Walsall

Bristol City

Mansfield Town

Bristol Rovers

Leicester City

Notts County

Wolverhampton Wand 'A'

Birmingham City

Stoke City

Pld

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

22

W

20

18

15

13

13

13

12

11

10

8

9

10

9

6

4

D

2

3

6

5

5

3

4

5

6

9

7

5

4

8

7

L

6

7

7

10

10

12

12

12

12

11

12

14

15

14

17

Fo - Ag

62 - 23

69 - 27

65 - 36

43 - 48

34 - 30

59 - 48

57 - 55

44 - 52

35 - 36

41 - 53

39 - 48

35 - 57

42 - 53

20 - 47

30 - 62

Pts

42

39

36

31

31

29

28

27

26

25

25

25

22

20

15

G Diff

+39

+32

+29

-5

+4

+11

+2

-8

-1

-12

-1

-12

-11

-27

-32

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Sat 5th April 1947

Wolves Res. v Preston North End Res.

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Mon 7th April 1947

Wolves Res. v Derby County Res.

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88 page issue - 240 x 165 in size - £3.00

Sat 19th April 1947

Wolves Res. v Liverpool Res.

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88 page issue - 240 x 165 in size - £3.00

Fri 26th March 1948

Wolves Res. v Barnsley Res.

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88 page issue - 240 x 165 in size - £3.00

Sat 3rd April 1948

Wolves Res. v Preston North End Res.

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Sat 17th April 1948

Wolves Res. v Manchester United Res.

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