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SEASON 1952-1953

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FIRST XI

Sat 16th Aug

Sat 23rd Aug

Mon 25th Aug

Sat 30th Aug

Mon 1st Sept

Sat 6th Sept

Mon 8th Sept

Sat 13th Sept

Mon 15th Sept

Sat 20th Sept

Wed 24th Sept

Sat 27th Sept

Sat 4th Oct

Wed 8th Oct

Sat 11th Oct

Sat 18th Oct

Sat 25th Oct

Sat 1st Nov

Sat 8th 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 3rd Jan

Sat 10th Jan

Wed 14th Jan

Sat 17th Jan

Wed 20th Jan

Sat 24th Jan

Wed 27th Jan

Sat 31st Jan

Sat 7th Feb

Wed 18th Feb

Sat 21st Feb

Sat 28th Feb

Mon 2nd Mar

Sat 7th Mar

Mon 9th Mar

Sat 14th Mar

Sat 21st Mar

Tues 24th Mar

Wed 25th Mar

Sat 28th Mar

Fri 3rd Apr

Sat 4th Apr

Mon 6th Apr

Sat 11th Apr

Sat 18th Apr

Sat 25th Apr

Practice Match

Division 1

Inter League

Division 1

Friendly

Division 1

FA Cup 3

Division 1

RAF Inter-

Command Cup

Division 1

Opening of Lights

Division 1

Opening of Lights

Division 1

Friendly

Division 1

FA Cup 6 rep 2

Division 1

Youth Inter.

Division 1

Friendly

Inter-Services

Division 1

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 v Wolves - postponed
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 Hotspu r
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

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

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

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

SECOND XI - Central League

Sat 23rd Aug

Mon 25th Aug

Sat 30th Aug

Wed 3rd Sept

Sat 6th Sept

Sat 13th Sept

Sat 20th Sept

Sat 27th Sept

Wed 1st Oct

Sat 4th Oct

Sat 11th Oct

Thurs 16th Oct

Sat 18th Oct

Sat 25th Oct

Wed 29th Oct

Sat 1st Nov

Sat 8th Nov

Thurs 13th 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 3rd Jan

Sat 10th Jan

Sat 17th Jan

Sat 24th Jan

Sat 7th Feb

Sat 21st Feb

Mon 23rd Feb

Sat 28th Feb

Sat 7th Mar

Tues 10th Mar

Sat 21st Mar

Fri 3rd Apr

Sat 4th Apr

Tues 7th Apr

Sat 11th Apr

Mon 13th Apr

Sat 18th Apr

Mon 20th Apr

Sat 25th Apr

Mon 27th Apr

Sat 2nd May

League

Challenge

League

Staffs SC 1

League

Friendly

League

Friendly

League

Friendly

League

Friendly

League

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. 4 - 0 Bury Res.

Wolves Res. 1 - 2 Barnsley Res.

Sheffield 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.

Bilston 2 - 4 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.

Wolves Res. 3 - 0 Sheffield Wednesday Res.

Bury Res. 0 - 0 Wolves 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

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

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

Mon 29th Sept

Sat 15th Nov

Sat 24th Jan

Sat 28th Feb

Sat 18th Apr

Mon 20th Apr

Mon 4th May

Sat 9th May

FAYC 2

FAYC 3

FAYC 4

FAYC 5

FAYC SF1

FAYC SF2

FAYC F1

FAYC F2

Wellington Town Youth 0 - 5 Wolves Youth

Wolves Youth 2 - 0 West Bromwich Albion Youth

Birmingham City Youth 0 - 5 Wolves Youth

Wolves Youth 6 - 0 Doncaster Rovers Youth

Wolves Youth 5 - 0 Huntley & Palmers Youth

Huntley & Palmers Youth 0 - 6 Wolves Youth

Manchester United Youth 7 - 1 Wolves Youth

Wolves Youth 2 - 2 Manchester United Youth

'A' TEAM - Birmingham & District League

Sat 23rd Aug

Sat 30th Aug

Sat 6th Sept

Sat 13th Sept

Sat 20th Sept

Sat 4th Oct

Sat 11th Oct

Sat 18th Oct

Sat 25th Oct

Sat 1st Nov

Sat 15th Nov

Sat 22nd Nov

Sat 29th Nov

Sat 6th Dec

Sat 13th Dec

Sat 27th Dec

Sat 3rd Jan

Sat 10th Jan

Sat 24th Jan

Sat 31st Jan

Sat 7th Feb

Sat 14th Feb

Sat 21st Feb

Sat 28th Feb

Sat 7th Mar

Thurs 12th Mar

Sat 14th Mar

Wed 25th Mar

Sat 28th Mar

Sat 4th Apr

Mon 6th Apr

Tues 7th Apr

Sat 11th Apr

Wed 15th Apr

Sat 18th Apr

Tues 21st Apr

Wed 29th Apr

League

League Cup

League

League Cup

League

Maserfield C

League

Benefit

League

Lge & C SF

League

League C F

Wellington Town 1 - 6 Wolves 'A'

Whitwick Colliery 4 - 4 Wolves 'A'

Lye Town 1 - 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

Wolves 'A' 2 - 1 Brush Sports

Lye Town 3 - 2 Wolves 'A'

Hereford United A - A Wolves 'A' - match abandoned

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'

Lye Town 0 - 2 Wolves 'A'

Birmingham Works League 1 - 7 Wolves 'A'

Bloxwich Strollers 2 - 0 Wolves 'A'

Hereford United 3 - 0 Wolves 'A'

Oswestry Town 1 - 0 Wolves 'A'

Brush Sports 1 - 2 Wolves 'A'

Kidderminster Harriers 0 - 0 Wolves 'A'

Boldmere St Michael's 1 - 6 Wolves 'A'

Brierley Hill Alliance 1 - 6 Wolves 'A'

Nuneaton Borough 1 - 1 Wolves 'A'

Halesowen Town 7 - 1 Wolves 'A'

Walsall Res. 1 - 1 Wolves 'A'

Wolves 'A' v Walsall Res.

Aston Villa 'A' v Wolves 'A'

Wolves 'A' v Nuneaton Borough

Wolves 'A' v Shrewsbury Town Res.

Brierley Hill Alliance v 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

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

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

Sat 23rd Aug

Sat 30th Aug

Sat 6th Sept

Mon 8th Sept

Sat 13th Sept

Sat 20th Sept

Sat 27th Sept

Sat 4th Oct

Sat 11th Oct

Sat 18th Oct

Sat 25th Oct

Sat 1st Nov

Sat 8th Nov

Sat 15th Nov

Sat 22nd Nov

Sat 29th Nov

Sat 6th Dec

Sat 13th Dec

Sat 20th Dec

Sat 27th Dec

Sat 3rd Jan

Sat 10th Jan

Sat 24th Jan

Sat 31st Jan

Sat 14th Feb

Sat 21st Feb

Sat 7th Mar

Sat 14th Mar

Sat 21st Mar

Sat 4th Apr

Sat 11th Apr

Sat 18th Apr

Sat 25th Apr

Sat 2nd May

League

League Cup

League

League Cup

League

League Cup

League

Lge Cup SF

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' 2 - 1 Moor Green

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'

Walsall Wood 4 - 4 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

Lower Gornal Athletic 2 - 7 Wolves 'B'

Wolves 'B' 1 - 2 Evesham United

Paget Rangers 4 - 3 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'

Walsall Wood 2 - 1 Wolves 'B'

Jack Mould's Athletic 4 - 1 Wolves 'B'

Wolves 'B' 0 - 3 Walsall Wood

British Legion (Austin) 1 - 3 Wolves 'B'

Smethwick Town 5 - 1 Wolves 'B'

Wolves 'B' 4 - 2 Brierley Hill Alliance Res.

Wolves 'B' v British Legion (Austin

)Lye Town Res. v Wolves 'B'

Moor Green v Wolves 'B'

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

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

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

League

FA Cup

Season

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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5

36

1

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6

15

1

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42

38

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