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
Colours 4 - 3 Whites
Wolves 1 - 0 Cardiff City
Wolves 3 - 1 Bolton Wanderers
Charlton Athletic 2 - 2 Wolves
Bolton Wanderers 2 - 1 Wolves
Wolves 1 - 1 Arsenal
Wolves 2 - 1 Aston Villa
Derby County 2 - 3 Wolves
Aston Villa 0 - 1 Wolves
Wolves 2 - 5 Blackpool
Football League 7 - 1 Irish League
Chelsea 1 - 2 Wolves
Wolves 6 - 2 Manchester United
Dutch National XI 2 - 2 Wolves
Wolves 2 - 0 Newcastle United
West Bromwich Albion 1 - 1 Wolves
Wolves 3 - 3 Middlesbrough
Liverpool 2 - 1 Wolves
Wolves 7 - 3 Manchester City
Stoke City 1 - 2 Wolves
Wolves 0 - 2 Preston North End
Burnley 0 - 0 Wolves
Wolves 0 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur
Sheffield Wednesday 2 - 3 Wolves
Cardiff City 0 - 0 Wolves
Wolves 1 - 1 Sunderland
Sunderland 5 - 2 Wolves
Wolves 1 - 2 Charlton Athletic
Preston North End 5 - 2 Wolves
Home Command 2 - 4 Technical
Training Command
Arsenal 5 - 3 Wolves
Bristol City P - P Wolves
Wolves 3 - 1 Derby County
Bristol City 1 - 4 Wolves
Wolves 3 - 1 Sheffield Wednesday
Blackpool 2 - 0 Wolves
Wolves 2 - 2 Chelsea
Manchester United 0 - 3 Wolves
Newcastle United 1 - 1 Wolves
Hull City 3 - 1 Wolves
Wolves 2 - 0 West Bromwich Albion
Birmingham City 0 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur
Middlesbrough 1 - 1 Wolves
England Youth 0 - 0 Ireland Youth
Wolves 3 - 0 Liverpool
West Bromwich Albion 2 - 4 Wolves
@ Hednesford
Army 0 - 6 RAF
Manchester City 3 - 1 Wolves
Portsmouth 2 - 2 Wolves
Wolves 3 - 0 Stoke City
Wolves 4 - 1 Portsmouth
Preston North End 1 - 1 Wolves
Wolves 5 - 1 Burnley
Tottenham Hotspur 3 - 2 Wolves
Manager
Stan Cullis
Players
1st & 2nd XI's
John Abthorpe
Tommy Asher
Billy Baxter
Frank Bolton
Colin Booth
Peter Broadbent
Ray Chatham
Eddie Clamp
Malcolm Clews
Len Cooper
Bill Crook
Norman Deeley
Derek Dimmer
Jimmy Dunn
Ron Flowers
Lionel Gaetto
Len Gibbons
Bill Gutteridge
Johnny Hancocks
Ron Howells
James Kerr
Jimmy Mullen
Dick Neal
Derek Parton
Ron Powell
Roy Pritchard
Brian Punter
Peter Russell
Jack Short
Bill Shorthouse
George Showell
Nigel Sims
Bill Slater
Les Smith
Malcolm Spencer
Ron Stockin
Eddie Stuart
Roy Swinbourne
Doug Taylor
John Timmins
Bill Wainwright
Johnny Walker
Ken Whitfield
Bert Williams
Gordon Willis
Dennis Wilshaw
Billy Wright
Final Football League Division One Table 1952-1953
Arsenal (C)
Preston North End
Wolverhampton Wanderers
West Bromwich Albion
Charlton Athletic
Burnley
Blackpool
Manchester United
Sunderland
Tottenham Hotspur
Aston Villa
Cardiff City
Middlesbrough
Bolton Wanderers
Portsmouth
Newcastle United
Liverpool
Sheffield Wednesday
Chelsea
Manchester City
Stoke City (R)
Derby County (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
21
21
19
21
19
18
19
18
15
15
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
12
12
14
12
11
D
12
12
13
8
11
12
9
10
13
11
12
12
11
9
10
9
8
11
11
7
10
10
L
9
9
10
13
12
12
14
14
14
16
15
16
17
18
18
19
20
19
19
21
20
21
Fo - Ag
97 - 64
85 - 60
86 - 63
66 - 60
77 - 63
67 - 52
71 - 70
69 - 72
68 - 82
78 - 69
63 - 61
54 - 46
70 - 77
61 - 69
74 - 83
59 - 70
61 - 82
62 - 72
56 - 66
72 - 87
53 - 66
59 - 73
Pts
54
54
51
50
49
48
47
46
43
41
41
40
39
39
38
37
36
35
35
35
34
32
G Ave
1.516
1.417
1.365
1.100
1.222
1.288
1.014
0.958
0.829
1.130
1.033
1.174
0.909
0.884
0.892
0.843
0.744
0.861
0.848
0.828
0.803
0.797
Barnsley Res. 0 - 1 Wolves Res.
Aston Villa Res. 3 - 3 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 3 - 2 Derby County Res.
Wolves Res. 2 - 1 Aston Villa Res.
Blackpool Res. 3 - 0 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 4 - 0 Blackburn Rovers Res.
Manchester United Res. 0 - 1 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 2 - 1 Rest of the League
Huddersfield Town Res. 2 - 2 Wolves Res.
Bolton Wanderers Res. 1 - 1 Wolves Res.
Leeds United Res. 3 - 1 Wolves Res.
Hednesford Town 3 - 1 Wolves Res.
Newcastle United Res. 2 - 2 Wolves Res.
Sheffield Wednesday Res. 0 - 2 Wolves Res.
Saltley College 1 - 2 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 2 - 2 Chesterfield Res.
Stoke City Res. 2 - 2 Wolves Res.
Oxford University 0 - 5 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 3 - 0 Burnley Res.
Preston North End Res. 0 - 1 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 3 - 2 Manchester City Res.
Liverpool Res. 0 - 2 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 1 - 2 Barnsley Res.
heffield United Res. 1 - 3 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 1 - 1 Sheffield United Res.
Derby County Res. 4 - 2 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 2 - 2 Everton Res.
Wolves Res. 3 - 1 Blackpool Res.
Blackburn Rovers Res. 1 - 0 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 2 - 1 Manchester United Res.
Wolves Res. 3 - 2 Bolton Wanderers Res.
Headington United 2 - 3 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 1 - 1 Leeds United Res.
Newcastle United Res. 0 - 2 Wolves Res.
Chesterfield Res. 0 - 1 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 0 - 1 Stoke City Res.
Wolves Res. 1 - 1 West Bromwich Albion Res.
West Bromwich Albion Res. 0 - 1 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 2 - 0 Preston North End Res.
Everton Res. 2 - 0 Wolves Res.
Manchester City Res. 1 - 3 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 2 - 1 Huddersfield Town Res.
Wolves Res. 4 - 0 Liverpool Res.
Final Central League Table 1952-1953
Wolverhampton W Res. (C)
Preston North End Res.
Blackpool Res.
Huddersfield Town Res.
Burnley Res.
Barnsley Res.
Aston Villa Res.
Everton Res.
Bolton Wanderers Res.
Manchester United Res.
Stoke City Res.
Derby County Res.
Blackburn Rovers Res.
Sheffield Wednesday Res.
Leeds United Res.
Liverpool Res.
Bury Res.
Newcastle United Res.
Sheffield United Res.
Chesterfield Res.
West Bromwich Albion Res.
Manchester City 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
23
24
22
21
23
19
19
16
16
16
17
15
17
17
12
16
15
10
9
12
11
11
D
12
8
8
10
5
9
7
13
11
9
7
11
7
7
15
7
8
13
13
7
8
7
L
7
10
12
11
14
14
16
13
15
17
18
16
18
18
15
19
19
19
20
23
23
24
Fo - Ag
77 - 46
79 - 40
80 - 57
81 - 63
70 - 62
70 - 52
66 - 51
73 - 65
60 - 47
64 - 61
67 - 69
61 - 63
63 - 67
63 - 68
55 - 59
50 - 62
61 - 83
64 - 81
54 - 82
47 - 78
49 - 71
51 - 78
Pts
58
56
52
52
51
47
45
45
43
41
41
41
41
41
39
39
38
33
31
31
30
29
G Ave
1.673
1.975
1.403
1.286
1.129
1.346
1.294
1.123
1.276
1.049
0.971
0.968
0.940
0.926
0.932
0.806
0.735
0.790
0.658
0.902
0.690
0.654
YOUTH TEAM
'A' TEAM - Birmingham & District League
Wellington Town 1 - 6 Wolves 'A'
Whitwick Colliery 4 - 4 Wolves 'A'
Wolves 'A' 6 - 2 Whitwick Colliery
Brierley Hill Alliance 1 - 4 Wolves 'A'
Wolves 'A' 3 - 1 Halesowen Town
Shrewsbury Town Res. 3 - 2 Wolves 'A'
Boldmere St Michael's 3 - 1 Wolves 'A'
Worcester City Res. 2 - 5 Wolves 'A'
Wolves 'A' 1 - 2 Oswestry Town
Hereford United A - A Wolves 'A'
Burton Albion 3 - 1 Wolves 'A'
Kidderminster Harriers 0 - 2 Wolves 'A'
Wolves 'A' 3 - 4 Hereford United
Bloxwich Strollers 3 - 2 Wolves 'A'
Cradley Heath 1 - 3 Wolves 'A'
Wolves 'A' 0 - 0 Bloxwich Strollers
Kidderminster Harriers 4 - 1 Wolves 'A'
Brierley Hill Alliance 2 - 1 Wolves 'A'
Wolves 'A' 0 - 3 Burton Albion
Wolves 'A' 2 - 1 Cradley Heath
Wolves 'A' 1 - 3 Worcester City
Wolves 'A' 1 - 2 Wellington Town
Wolves 'A' 1 - 1 Aston Villa 'A'
Birmingham Works League 1 - 7 Wolves 'A'
Bloxwich Strollers 2 - 0 Wolves 'A'
Hereford United 3 - 0 Wolves 'A'
Aston Villa 'A' 0 - 3 Wolves 'A'
Oswestry Town 1 - 0 Wolves 'A'
Kidderminster Harriers 0 - 0 Wolves 'A'
Boldmere St Michael's 1 - 6 Wolves 'A'
Nuneaton Borough 1 - 1 Wolves 'A'
Halesowen Town 7 - 1 Wolves 'A'
Brierley Hill Alliance 2 - 3 Wolves 'A'
Final Birmingham & District League Table 1952-1953
Oswestry Town (C)
Kidderminster Harriers Res.
Brierley Hill Alliance
Burton Albion
Hereford United Res.
Nuneaton Borough
Brush Sports
Halesowen Town
Shrewsbury Town Res.
Worcester City Res.
Lye Town
Wolverhampton Wands 'A'
Wellington Town Res.
Bloxwich Strollers
Cradley Heath
Aston Villa 'A'
Whitwick Colliery
Boldmere St Michael's
Walsall 'A'
Pld
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
36
W
27
24
21
20
19
15
19
18
17
17
14
13
12
10
9
10
8
8
5
D
5
3
7
8
5
13
5
6
7
4
8
6
5
6
7
5
6
1
5
L
4
9
8
8
12
8
12
12
12
15
14
17
19
20
20
21
22
27
26
Fo - Ag
95 - 40
91 - 45
117 - 53
95 - 45
81 - 50
79 - 61
76 - 62
91 - 74
89 - 73
93 - 87
79 - 90
69 - 73
61 - 92
51 - 96
63 - 94
60 - 93
86 - 126
47 - 123
43 - 95
Pts
59
51
49
48
43
43
43
42
41
38
36
32
29
26
25
25
22
17
15
G Ave
2.375
2.022
2.207
2.111
1.620
1.295
1.226
1.246
1.219
1.069
0.877
0.945
0.663
0.531
0.670
0.645
0.683
0.382
0.453
'B' TEAM - Worcester Combination League
Wolves 'B' 4 - 2 Lower Gornal Athletic
Jack Mould's Athletic 7 - 3 Wolves 'B'
Wolves 'B' 10 - 0 Boldmere St Michael's Res.
Kingswinford Wanderers 0 - 8 Wolves 'B'
Wolves 'B' 3 - 2 Bournville Athletic
Halesowen Town Res. 2 - 1 Wolves 'B'
Wolves 'B' 6 - 0 Halesowen Town Res.
Wolves 'B' 3 - 0 Paget Rangers
Richard Thomas & Baldwin's 1 - 3 Wolves 'B'
Wolves 'B' 2 - 1 Stourbridge Res.
Wolves 'B' 0 - 2 Lye Town Res.
Wolves 'B' 5 - 2 Bromsgrove Rovers Res.
Wolves 'B' 2 - 2 Richard Thomas & Baldwin's
Smethwick Town 4 - 2 Wolves 'B'
Wolves 'B' 2 - 4 Jack Mould's Athletic
Bromsgrove Rovers Res. 0 - 6 Wolves 'B'
Wolves 'B' 10 - 1 Walsall Wood
Stourbridge Res. 1 - 6 Wolves 'B'
Evesham United 1 - 2 Wolves 'B'
Wolves' B' 4 - 1 Kingswinford Wanderers
ower Gornal Athletic 2 - 7 Wolves 'B'
Wolves 'B' 1 - 2 Evesham United
Paget Rangers 4 - 3 Wolves 'B'
Lye Town Res. 1 - 2 Wolves 'B'
Boldmere St Michael's Res. 1 - 5 Wolves 'B'
Kingswinford Wanderers 2 - 5 Wolves 'B'
Brierley Hill Alliance Res. 0 - 3 Wolves 'B'
Bournville Athletic 1 - 2 Wolves 'B'
Jack Mould's Athletic 4 - 1 Wolves 'B'
British Legion (Austin) 1 - 3 Wolves 'B'
Smethwick Town 5 - 1 Wolves 'B'
Wolves 'B' 4 - 2 Brierley Hill Alliance Res.
Final Worcester Combination League Table 1952-1953
Evesham United (C)
Smethwick Town
Walsall Wood
Wolverhampton Wands 'B'
Paget Rangers
Jack Mould's Athletic
Bournville Athletic
Stourbridge Res.
Boldmere St Michael's Res.
Moor Green
Lower Gornal Athletic
Bromsgrove Rovers
Halesowen town Res.
Richard Thomas & Baldwin's
Brierley Hill Alliance Res.
Kingswinford Wanderers
Lye Town Res.
British Legion (Austin)
Pld
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
34
W
28
26
23
22
19
18
17
14
15
15
15
10
11
9
9
6
6
4
D
3
3
6
2
3
4
4
9
7
5
3
7
4
4
3
6
3
2
L
3
5
5
10
12
12
13
11
12
14
16
17
19
21
22
22
25
28
Fo - Ag
147 - 41
128 - 44
98 - 38
109 - 61
73 - 69
96 - 80
111 - 77
66 - 66
70 - 80
82 - 69
106 - 102
69 - 113
63 - 86
42 - 77
45 - 91
63 - 117
55 - 109
44 - 144
Pts
59
55
52
46
41
40
38
37
37
35
33
27
26
22
21
18
15
10
G Ave
3.595
2.909
2.759
1.787
1.058
1.200
1.441
1.000
0.875
1.188
1.039
0.611
0.732
0.545
0.495
0.538
0.504
0.305
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