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SEASON 1978-1979
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Managers
Sammy Chung to Nov 1978
John Barnwell from 20th Nov 1978
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Players
1st XI
Ian Arkwright
Norman Bell
George Berry
John Black
Paul Bradshaw
Colin Brazier
Willie Carr
Steve Daley
Peter Daniel
Mel Eves
Bob Hazell
Ken Hibbitt
John McAlle
Craig Moss
Geoff Palmer
Derek Parkin
Martin Patching
Gary Pierce
Billy Rafferty
John Richards
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2nd XI
Ian Arkwright
Hugh Atkinson
Norman Bell
George Berry
John Black
Paul Bradshaw
David Butler
Richard Cahill
Willie Carr
Wayne Clarke
Bob Coy
Gary Cutler
Mark Davies
Mel Eves
Chris Fleming
Bob Hazell
Ken Hibbitt
Mick Hollifield
John Humphrey
John McAlle
Adrian Madocks
Tim Marston
Mick Matthews
Craig Moss
Paul Moss
Martin Patching
Chris Pearce
Bob Peck
Michael Pethick
Gary Pierce
Billy Rafferty
John Richards
Ian Russell
Carlo Seychall
Maurice Tinsley
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Youth Cups
David Butler
Wayne Clarke
Bob Coy
Gary Cutler
John Humphrey
Mick Matthews
Owen Miller
Craig Moss
Chris Pearce
Bob Peck
Michael Pethick
FIRST XI
Tues 18th Jul
Thurs 20th Jul
Sat 22nd Jul
Sun 23rd Jul
Tues 25th Jul
Thurs 27th Jul
Tues 8th Aug
Thurs 10th Aug
Sat 19th Aug
Tues 22nd Aug
Sat 26th Aug
Wed 30th Aug
Sat 2nd Sept
Sat 9th Sept
Sat 16th Sept
Sat 23rd Sept
Sat 30th Sept
Sat 7th Oct
Sat 14th Oct
Mon 16th Oct
Sat 21st Oct
Sat 28th Oct
Sat 4th Nov
Sat 11th Nov
Sat 18th Nov
Tues 21st Nov
Wed 22nd Nov
Sat 25th Nov
Sat 2nd Dec
Sat 9th Dec
Sat 16th Dec
Sat 23rd Dec
Tues 26th Dec
Sat 30th Dec
Mon 1st Jan
Sat 6th Jan
Tues 9th Jan
Sat 13th Jan
Tues 17th Jan
Sat 20th Jan
Sat 27th Jan
Tues 30th Jan
Sat 3rd Feb
Sat 10th Feb
Sat 17th Feb
Tues 22nd Feb
Sat 24th Feb
Mon 26th Feb
Sat 3rd Mar
Tues 7th Mar
Sat 10th Mar
Tues 13th Mar
Sat 17th Mar
Tues 20th Mar
Sat 24th Mar
Tues 27th Mar
Sat 31st  Mar
Tues 3rd Apr
Sat 7th Apr
Tues 10th Apr
Sat 14th Apr
Mon 16th Apr
Sat 21st Apr
Tues 24th Apr
Sat 28th Apr
Mon 30th Apr
Sat 5th May
Mon 7th May
Friendly
Friendly
Friendly
Friendly
Friendly
Friendly
Friendly
Friendly
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
League Cup 2
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
Testimonial
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
5-a-side
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
Division 1
FA Cup 4
FA Cup 4r
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
FA Cup 4r
Division 1
FA Cup 5
Division 1
Division 1
FA Cup 6
FA Cup 6r
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
FA Cup SF
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
Division 1
IFK Kristianstad 1 - 3 Wolves
Karlstroma AIK 0 - 2 Wolves
Trellaborg FF 1 - 3 Wolves
Folkets Lad 1 - 1 Wolves
Mjaelby 1 - 1 Wolves
Hvidovre AF 1 - 5 Wolves
Watford 0 - 2 Wolves
Stoke City 0 - 3 Wolves
Aston Villa 1 - 0 Wolves
Wolves 0 - 1 Chelsea
Leeds United 3 - 0 Wolves
Reading 3 - 0 Wolves
Wolves 2 - 0 Bristol City
Southampton 3 - 2 Wolves
Wolves 1 - 3 Ipswich Town
Everton 2 - 0 Wolves
Wolves 1 - 0 Queen's Park Rangers
Nottingham Forest 3 - 1 Wolves
Wolves 1 - 0 Arsenal
Wolves 2 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur
Middlesbrough 2 - 0 Wolves
Wolves 2 - 4 Manchester City
Derby County 4 - 1 Wolves
Wolves 0 - 4 Aston Villa
Wolves 1 - 1 Leeds United
Bristol City 0 - 1 Wolves
National 5-a-side @ Empire Pool, Wembley
Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 0 Wolves
Wolves v Manchester City - postponed
Bolton Wanderers 3 - 1 Wolves
Wolves 0 - 3 West Bromwich Albion
Liverpool v Wolves - postponed
Wolves 2 - 1 Birmingham City
Wolves 1 - 1 Coventry City
Norwich City v Wolves - postponed
Brighton & Hove Albion v Wolves - postponed
Brighton & Hove Albion 2 - 3 Wolves
Wolves v Southampton - postponed
Wolves 2 - 0 Southampton
Ipswich Town 3 - 1 Wolves
Newcastle United 1 - 1 Wolves
Wolves v Newcastle United - postponed
Wolves 1 - 0 Everton
Queen's Park Rangers 3 - 3 Wolves
Wolves v Nottingham Forest - postponed
Wolves 1 - 0 Newcastle United
Arsenal 1 - 0 Wolves
Crystal Palace 0 - 1 Wolves
Wolves 1 - 3 Middlesbrough
Norwich City 0 - 0 Wolves
Wolves 1 - 1 Shrewsbury Town
Shrewsbury Town 1 - 3 Wolves
Wolves v Derby County - postponed
Liverpool 2 - 0 Wolves
Chelsea 1 - 2 Wolves
Wolves 1 - 1 Manchester City
Arsenal 2 - 0 Wolves
Wolves 3 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur
Manchester 3 - 1 Wolves
Wolves 0- 1 Liverpool
Birmingham City 1 - 1 Wolves
Wolves 1 - 0 Norwich City
West Bromwich Albion 1 - 1 Wolves
Wolves 4 - 0 Derby County
Wolves 1 - 1 Bolton Wanderers
Wolves 1 - 0 Nottingham Forest
Coventry City 3 - 0 Wolves
Manchester United 3 - 2 Wolves

Final Football League Division One Table 1978-1979

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Liverpool (C)

Nottingham Forest

West Bromwich Albion

Everton

Leeds United

Ipswich Town

Arsenal

Aston Villa

Manchester United

Coventry City

Tottenham Hotspur

Middlesbrough

Bristol City

Southampton

Manchester City

Norwich City

Bolton Wanderers

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Derby County

Queen's Park Rangers (R)

Birmingham City (R)

Chelsea (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

30

21

24

17

18

20

17

15

15

14

13

15

15

12

13

7

12

13

10

6

6

5

D

8

18

11

17

14

9

14

16

15

16

15

10

10

16

13

23

11

8

11

13

10

10

L

4

3

7

8

10

13

11

11

12

12

14

17

17

14

16

12

19

21

21

23

26

27

Fo - Ag

85 - 16

61 - 26

72 - 35

52 - 40

70 - 52

63 - 49

61 - 48

59 - 49

60 - 63

58 - 68

48 - 61

57 - 50

47 - 41

47 - 53

58 - 56

51 - 57

54 - 75

44 - 68

44 - 71

45 - 73

37 - 64

44 - 92

Pts

68

60

59

51

50

49

48

46

45

44

41

40

40

40

39

37

35

34

31

25

22

20

G Diff

+69

+35

+37

+12

+18

+14

+13

+10

-3

-10

-13

+7

-4

-6

+2

-6

-21

-24

-27

-28

-27

-48

RESERVE XI
Sat 19th Aug
Wed 23rd Aug
Sat 26th Aug
Sat 2nd Sept
Sat 9th Sept
Tues 19th Sept
Sat 23rd Sept
Sat 30th Sept
Tues 3rd Oct
Sat 7th Oct
Sat 14th Oct
Sat 21st Oct
Sat 28th Oct
Sat 4th Nov
Sat 11th Nov
Sat 18th Nov
Tues 21st Nov
Sat 25th Nov
Sat 2nd Dec
Sat 9th Dec
Sat 16th Dec
Sat 23rd Dec
Sat 30th Dec
Sat 13th Jan
Sat 20th Jan
Sat 27th Jan
Sat 3rd Feb
Sat 10th Feb
Sat 17th Feb
Sat 24th Feb
Sat 3rd Mar
Sat 10th Mar
Tues 13th Mar
Sat 17th Mar
Thurs 22nd Mar
Sat 24th Mar
Thurs 29th Mar
Sat 31st  Mar
Mon 2nd Apr
Thurs 5th Apr
Sat 7th Apr
Tues 10th Apr
Sat 14th Apr
Mon 16th Apr
Wed 18th Apr
Sat 21st Apr
Wed 25th Apr
Thurs 26th Apr
Sat 28th Apr
Thurs 10th 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
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
Wolves Res. 0 - 1 Blackpool Res.
Blackburn Rovers Res. 2 - 2 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 0 - 1 Stoke City Res.
Leeds United Res. 1 - 0 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 5 - 0 Preston North End Res.
Wolves Res. 5 - 1 Bolton Wanderers Res.
Wolves Res. 2 - 2 Everton Res.
Huddersfield Town Res. 2 - 2 Wolves Res.
Bury Res. 2 - 5 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 2 - 0 Burnley Res.
Nottingham Forest Res. 1 - 2 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 2 - 1 Sheffield United Res.
Manchester United Res. 2 - 1 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 2 - 0 Aston Villa Res.
Blackpool Res. 2 - 0 Wolves Res.
Stoke City 2 - 2 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 1 - 1 Leeds United Res.
Wolves Res. 0 - 0 Newcastle United Res.
Liverpool Res. 0 - 2 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 0 - 1 Coventry City Res.
West Bromwich Albion Res. 1 - 1 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. v Derby County Res. - postponed
Manchester City Res. v Wolves Res. - postponed
Preston North End Res. v Wolves Res. - postponed
Wolves Res. v Bury Res,. - postponed
Sheffield Wednesday Res. v Wolves Res. - postponed
Everton Res. 0 - 3 Wolves
Wolves Res. v Huddersfield Town Res. - postponed
Burnley Res. v Wolves Res. - postponed
Wolves Res. 1 - 1 Nottingham Forest Res.
Sheffield United Res. 1 - 6 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. v Manchester United Res - postponed
Preston North End Res. 0 - 3 Wolves Res.
Aston Villa Res v Wolves Res. - postponed
Wolves Res. 2 - 0 Bury Res.
Wolves Res. 2 - 1 Blackburn Rovers Res.
Wolves Res. 0 - 0 Huddersfield Town Res.
Newcastle United Res. 2 - 0 Wolves Res.
Aston Villa Res. 2 - 4 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 1 - 0 Manchester United res.
Wolves Res. 0 - 1 Liverpool Res.
Manchester City Res. 3 - 1 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 4 - 3 Sheffield Wednesday Res.
Bolton Wanderers Res. 2 - 1 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 0 - 0 Manchester City Res.
Wolves Res. 3 - 1 West Bromwich Albion Res.
Derby County Res. 1 - 4 Wolves Res.
Wolves Res. 1 - 0 Derby County Res.
Coventry City Res. 0 - 3 Wolves Res.
Burnley Res. v Wolves Res.

Final Central League Table 1978-1979

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Liverpool Res. (C)

Nottingham Forest Res.

Stoke City Res.

Manchester City Res.

Wolverhampton Wand's Res.

West Bromwich Albion Res.

Coventry City Res.

Sheffield Wednesday Res.

Leeds United Res.

Aston Villa Res.

Manchester United Res.

Derby County Res.

Everton Res.

Burnley Res.

Huddersfield Town Res.

Blackburn Rovers Res.

Bolton Wanderers Res.

Sheffield United Res.

Newcastle United Res.

Blackpool Res.

Bury Res.

Preston North End 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

30

26

23

23

21

18

19

19

14

16

17

17

18

15

13

11

11

12

12

11

9

6

D

7

6

11

9

11

12

8

6

16

11

9

9

7

9

11

13

13

9

8

6

4

7

L

5

10

8

10

10

12

15

17

12

15

16

16

17

18

18

18

18

21

22

23

29

29

Fo - Ag

89 - 34

82 - 38

65 - 45

70 - 45

79 - 42

80 - 51

87 - 71

74 - 68

50 - 49

67 - 54

66 - 58

67 - 64

50 - 49

42 - 56

52 - 58

53 - 69

61 - 83

55 - 88

44 - 72

41 - 68

54 - 104

46 - 107

Pts

67

58

57

55

53

48

46

44

44

43

43

43

43

39

37

35

35

33

32

28

22

19

G Dif

+55

+44

+20

+25

+37

+29

+16

+6

+1

+13

+8

+3

+1

-14

-6

-16

-22

-33

-28

-27

-50

-61

Final Midland Intermediate League Table 1978-1979

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Aston Villa

Bristol City

Bristol Rovers

Mansfield Town

Nottingham Forest

Notts County

Port Vale

Shrewsbury Town

Stoke City

Walsall

West Bromwich Albion

Wolverhampton Wand 'A'

Pld

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

W

 

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L

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Wolves Res. v Manchester United Res.

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