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
Manager
Ted Vizard
Players
1st & 2nd XI's
William Baxter
Cameron Buchanan
Ray Chatham
Ian Clark
A Clarke
Malcolm Clews
Alf Crook
Bill Crook
Jimmy Dunn
Tom Dunn
Ted Elliott
Willie Forbes
Green
Bill Gutteridge
Johnny Hancocks
Ron Hewitt
Larry Kelly
Angus McLean
Jimmy Mullen
Les Mynard
Dennis Parsons
John Paxton
Roy Pritchard
Jesse Pye
Mike Reid
Ken Rowley
Eddie Russell
Bill Shorthouse
Alex Simpson
Nigel Sims
Les Smith
Sam Smyth
Terry Springthorpe
Ernie Stevenson
Roy Swinbourne
Johnnie Walker
Ken Whitfield
Bert Williams
Dennis Wilshaw
Billy Wright
Final Football League Division One Table 1948-1949
Portsmouth (C)
Manchester United
Derby County
Newcastle United
Arsenal
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Manchester City
Sunderland
Charlton Athletic
Aston Villa
Stoke City
Liverpool
Chelsea
Bolton Wanderers
Burnley
Blackpool
Birmingham City
Everton
Middlesbrough
Huddersfield Town
Preston North End (R)
Sheffield United (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
21
22
20
18
17
15
13
15
16
16
13
12
14
12
11
11
13
11
12
11
11
D
8
11
9
12
13
12
15
17
12
10
9
14
14
10
14
16
15
11
12
10
11
11
L
9
10
11
10
11
13
12
12
15
16
17
15
16
18
16
15
16
18
19
20
20
20
Fo - Ag
84 - 42
77 - 44
74 - 55
70 - 56
74 - 44
79 - 66
47 - 51
49 - 58
63 - 67
60 - 76
66 - 68
53 - 43
69 - 68
59 - 68
43 - 50
54 - 67
36 - 38
41 - 63
46 - 57
40 - 69
62 - 75
57 - 78
Pts
58
53
53
52
49
46
45
43
42
42
41
40
38
38
38
38
37
37
34
34
33
33
G Ave
2.000
1.750
1.345
1.250
1.682
1.197
0.922
0.845
0.940
0.789
0.971
1.233
1.015
0.868
0.860
0.806
0.947
0.651
0.807
0.580
0.827
0.731
Bolton Wanderers Res. 1 - 2 Wolves Res.
Aston Villa Res. 0 - 0 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 1 - 1 Liverpool Res.
Wolves Res. 4 - 0 Aston Villa Res.
Blackpool Res. 1 - 3 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 3 - 2 Derby County Res.
Sheffield United Res, 2 - 3 Wolves Res.
Blackburn Rovers Res. 3 - 0 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 3 - 0 Sheffield United Res.
Wolves Res. 2 - 0 Huddersfield Town Res.
Manchester United Res. 4 - 0 Wolves Res.
Newcastle United Res. 1 - 2 Wolves Res.
Everton Res. 1 - 3 Wolves Res.
Western Command 2 - 6 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 0 - 0 Stoke City Res.
Burnley Res. 2 - 0 Wolves Res.
Oxford University ? - ? Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 4 - 1 Preston North End Res.
Worcester City 2 - 1 Wolves Res.
Leeds United Res. 3 - 2 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res 6 - 1 Manchester City Res.
Sheffield Wednesday Res. 0 - 2 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 3 - 1 West Bromwich Albion Res.
Wolves Res. 1 - 0 Bolton Wanderers Res.
Chesterfield Res. 3 - 1 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 0 - 0 Chesterfield Res.
Liverpool Res. 4 - 2 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 2 - 1 Blackpool Res.
Derby County Res. 0 - 3 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 5 - 2 Barnsley Res.
Wolves Res. 2 - 2 Blackburn Rovers Res.
Huddersfield Town Res. 1 - 2 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 0 - 1 Newcastle United Res.
Wolves Res. 2 - 0 Everton Res.
Stoke City Res. 0 - 0 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 0 - 0 Burnley Res.
Preston North End Res. 4 - 1 Wolves Res.
Barnsley Res. 3 - 0 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res 3 - 3 Leeds United Res.
Manchester City Res. 1 - 1 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 0 - 0 Stafford Rangers
Wolves Res. 3 - 0 Sheffield Wednesday Res.
Final Central League Table 1948-1949
Burnley Res. (C)
Liverpool Res.
Wolverhampton Wand. Res.
Manchester United Res.
Preston North End Res.
Sheffield United Res.
Bolton Wanderers Res.
Barnsley Res.
West Bromwich Albion Res.
Sheffield Wednesday Res.
Newcastle United Res.
Aston Villa Res.
Everton Res.
Stoke City Res.
Huddersfield Town Res.
Bury Res.
Blackburn Rovers Res.
Blackpool Res.
Manchester City Res.
Chesterfield Res.
Derby County 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
27
23
21
22
22
21
20
19
17
18
15
18
16
14
10
12
13
13
9
8
8
D
12
3
10
10
6
6
5
6
8
12
8
11
4
6
10
16
11
8
8
12
7
5
L
6
12
9
11
14
14
16
16
15
13
16
16
20
20
18
16
19
21
21
21
27
29
Fo - Ag
72 - 32
92 - 57
77 - 50
82 - 46
64 - 52
73 - 60
69 - 56
68 - 58
71 - 61
62 - 56
64 - 54
54 - 59
49 - 58
65 - 69
38 - 54
54 - 71
59 - 71
55 - 73
56 - 75
53 - 80
42 - 78
40 - 89
Pts
60
57
56
52
50
50
47
46
46
46
44
41
40
38
38
36
35
34
34
40
23
21
G Ave
2.250
1.614
1.540
1.782
1.230
1.216
1.232
1.172
1.164
1.007
1.185
0.915
0.844
0.942
0.703
0.760
0.831
0.753
0.746
0.663
0.538
0.449
'A' TEAM
Bromsgrove Rovers 1 - 1 Wolves 'A'
Wolves 'A' 2 - 1 Birmingham City 'A'
Atherstone Town 2 - 3 Wolves 'A'
Wolves 'A' 2 - 1 Stafford Rangers
Redditch Town 4 - 4 Wolves 'A'
Wolves 'A' 2 - 4 Bedworth Town
Wolves 'A' 5 - 0 Birmingham City Transport
Wolves 'A' 1 - 1 Banbury Spencer
Wolves 'A' 2 - 1 Nuneaton Town
Nuneaton Town 4 - 0 Wolves 'A'
Banbury Spencer 2 - 0 Wolves 'A'
Birmingham City Transport 1 - 1 Wolves 'A'
Wolves 'A' 1 - 1 Hinckley Athletic
Bedworth Town 2 - 1 Wolves 'A'
Wolves 'A' 2 - 2 Hednesford Town
Wolves 'A' 0 - 0 Redditch Town
Stafford Rangers 3 - 0 Wolves 'A'
Wolves 'A' 3 - 2 West Bromwich Albion 'A'
Hinckley Athletic 1 - 1 Wolves 'A'
Wolves 'A' 2 - 6 Atherstone Town
Hednesford Town 1 - 4 Wolves 'A'
West Bromwich Albion 'A' 1 - 0 Wolves 'A'
Final Birmingham Combination League Table 1948-1949
Bedworth Town (C)
Nuneaton Borough
Stourbridge
Bromsgrove Rovers
Hednesford
Tamworth
Walsall Reserves
Wolverhampton Wand 'A'
Banbury Spencer
West Bromwich Albion 'A'
Redditch Town
Stafford Rangers
Bilston
Darlaston
Hinckley Athletic
Dudley Town
Atherstone Town
Birmingham City 'A'
Moor Green
Birmingham City Transport
Pld
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
38
W
30
23
22
23
21
19
20
15
15
15
14
13
13
11
10
9
10
7
7
1
D
5
9
9
6
9
10
7
11
10
9
10
8
7
8
9
11
7
7
7
5
L
3
6
7
9
8
9
11
12
13
14
14
1
18
19
19
18
21
24
24
32
Fo - Ag
129 - 38
93 - 45
104 - 55
109 - 57
99 - 64
97 - 58
88 - 65
73 - 71
75 - 68
97 - 87
66 - 85
66 - 74
62 - 85
66 - 88
62 - 97
54 - 75
82 - 96
56 - 186
58 - 111
40 - 170
Pts
65
55
53
52
51
48
47
41
40
39
38
34
33
30
29
29
27
21
21
7
G Ave
3.394
2.066
1.890
1.912
1.546
1.672
1.353
1.028
1.103
1.114
0.776
0.891
0.729
0.750
0.639
0.720
0.854
0.651
0.522
0.235
'B' TEAM
Brierley Hill Alliance 1 - 0 Wolves 'B'
Wellington Town Res. 2 - 1 Wolves 'B'
Halesowen Town 0 - 5 Wolves 'B'
Oswestry Town 1 - 1 Wolves 'B'
Cradley Heath 0 - 2 Wolves 'B'
Wolves 'B' 2 - 2 Hereford United Res.
Wolves 'B' 0 - 2 Gloucester City Res.
Wolves 'B' 4 - 2 Wellington Town Res.
Aston Villa 'B' 1 - 2 Wolves 'B'
Cradley Heath 3 - 1 Wolves 'B'
Kidderminster Harriers Res. 2 - 0 Wolves 'B'
Saltley College 2 - 5 Wolves 'B'
Gloucester City Res. 0 - 5 Wolves 'B'
Wolves 'B' 1 - 1 Halesowen Town
Stoke City 'B' 1 - 3 Wolves 'B'
Worcester City Res. 1 - 0 Wolves 'B'
Leicester City 'B' 1 - 4 Wolves 'B'
Wolves 'B;' 4 - 5 Shrewsbury Town Res.
Wolves 'B' 1 - 1 Kettering Town
Wolves 'B' 2 - 0 Stoke City 'B'
Wolves 'B' 2 - 0 Oswestry Town
Kettering Town 1 - 2 Wolves 'B'
Wolves 'B' 0 - 1 Brierley Hill Alliance
Halesowen Town 1 - 0 Wolves 'B'
Stoke City 'B' 0 - 1 Wolves 'B'
Shrewsbury Town Res. 5 - 1 Wolves 'B'
Wolves 'B' 6 - 1 Aston Villa 'B'
Wolves 'B' 2 - 2 Leicester City 'B'
Wolves 'B' 2 - 4 Cradley Heath
Kidderminster Harriers Res. 1 - 0 Wolves 'B'
Wolves 'B' 0 - 3 Kidderminster Harriers Res.
Hereford United Res. 1 - 1 Wolves 'B'
Final Birmingham & District League Table 1948-1949
Worcester City Res. (C)
Kettering Town
Brush Sports
Brierley Hill Alliance
Lye Town
Wellington Town Res.
Halesowen Town
Shrewsbury Town Res.
Cradley Heath
Oswestry Town
Kidderminster Harriers Res.
Wolverhampton Wand 'B'
Gloucester City Res.
Hereford United Res.
Stoke City 'B'
Aston Villa B'
Walsall 'A'
Leicester City 'B'
Pld
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
W
23
24
23
22
20
18
15
13
12
7
12
10
12
11
11
8
7
7
D
6
3
5
5
3
4
7
8
5
14
4
7
3
4
3
9
10
2
L
5
7
6
7
11
12
12
13
17
13
18
17
19
19
20
17
17
25
Fo - Ag
85 - 38
91 - 38
111 - 50
84 - 53
96 - 69
89 - 74
78 - 53
81 - 72
52 - 70
48 - 58
55 - 76
59 - 62
50 - 98
62 - 74
45 - 83
57 - 68
47 - 87
37 - 104
Pts
52
51
51
49
43
40
37
34
29
28
28
27
27
26
25
25
24
16
G Ave
2..236
2.394
2.220
1.584
1.391
1.202
1.471
1.125
0.742
0.827
0.723
0.951
0.510
0.837
0.542
0.838
0.540
0.355
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