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FIRST XI
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Sat 29th Nov
Sat 6th Dec
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Sat 27th Dec
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Mon 29th Dec

Sat 3rd Jan
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Sat 31st Jan

Sat 31st Jan
Sat 7th Feb

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Sat 28th Feb

Sat 7th Mar
Sat 14th Mar
Sat 21st Mar
Sat 4th Apr
Sat 4th Apr
Tues 7th Apr
Sat 11th Apr
Sat 18th Apr
Sat 25th Apr
Mon 27th Apr
Sat 2nd May
Sat 16th May
Sat 23rd May
Mon 25th May
Sat 30th May
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B'ham Cup 1
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Staffs Cup 1
English Cup 1
B'ham J Cup 1
English Cup 1r

B'ham Cup 2
Friendly
Staffs Cup 2
B'ham Cup 3
Friendly
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Walsall Cup 2
Staffs Cup 2r
Walsall Cup 3
Friendly
B'ham Cup 3r

B'ham J Cup 3
Staffs Cup 3

Friendly
Staffs Cup 3r

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B'ham J Cup ?
Friendly
Walsall Cup 3r

Staffs Cup SF
Friendly
Staffs Cup F
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Friendly
Walsall Swifts 2 - 3 Wolves
Wolves 2 - 2 Blackburn Olympic
Stoke 0 - 4 Wolves
Wolves 20 - 0 Brownhills
Wolverhampton Rangers 0 - 6 Wolves
Wolves Res. 8 - 1 St Phillip's Fields
Wolves 2 - 0 Birmingham Excelsior

Wolves 0 - 0 Walsall Town
Wolves 11 - 1 St Thomas's (Birmingham)
Wolves 2 - 0 Small Heath Alliance
Wolves 5 - 1 Stourbridge Standard
Wolves 0 - 0 Derby St Luke's
Wolves Res. 10 - 0 Asbury
Derby St Luke's 4 - 2 Wolves
Wolves 12 - 0 Handsworth Grove
Wolves 4 - 1 Aston Unity
Wolves 2 - 0 Burslem Port Vale
Wolves 1 - 1 Notts Rangers
Wolves 3 - 1 Stoke
West Bromwich Albion Res. 5 - 0 Wolves Res.
Wolves 3 - 1 Derby St Luke's

Wolves 4 - 0 Birmingham Excelsior
Wolves 3 - 1 Burslem Port Vale
Oldbury 0 - 4 Wolves
Wolves Res. 5 - 0 Bilston Anchor
Notts Rangers 3 - 2 Wolves

Wolves Res. 7 - 0 Calthorpe
Hanley Town 0 - 0 Wolves

Wolves Res. 1 A 0 Aston United - match abandoned
Wolves 4 - 0 Hanley Town

Small Heath Alliance 0 - 0 Wolves
Wolves Res. 5 - 0 Wolverhampton Rangers
Perry Barr 0 - 0 Wolves Res.
Wolves 6 - 1 Wolverhampton Rangers

Walsall Town 4 - 0 Wolves
Stafford Rangers 0 - 2 Wolves
Preston North End 3 - 0 Wolves
Walsall Town 2 - 1 Wolves
Wolves Res. 1 - 0 Willenhall Juniors
Wolves 1 - 2 Northwich Victoria
Wolves 4 - 0 Wednesbury Strollers
Wolves 1 - 3 Preston North End
Wolves 5 - 2 Notts Association
Wolves 0 - 1 Bolton Wanderers
Walsall Town 2 - 0 Wolves
Wolves 2 - 0 Aston Villa
Wolves 0 - 3 Burnley
Wolves 2 - 0 West Bromwich Albion
Wolves 1 - 1 Wednesbury Charity Association

First XI player appearances and goals 1884-1885 - details incomplete

English Cup
Staffs Cup
B'ham Cup
W'sall Cup
Season
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Jack Aston
Jack Baynton
Arthur Blackham
Gilbert Brazier
Jack Brodie
A Cliff
Thomas Cliff
R Creighton
Alfred Davidson
Harold Deans
     Glover
Ike Griffiths
Jabez Griffiths
Enoch Hadley
Arthur Lowder
R McVeley
Charlie Mason
Alex Pearson
Sidney Stanford
C Yates
unknown players
unknown goals
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Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 30th August 1884

Friendly

Chuckery Ground

Walsall Swifts 2 (Horton, Jones)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 (Brodie, Stanford, 1 unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Swifts;

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Wolves:

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Incidents;

unknown

Mr T Bird (Walsall Association)

goal; Tracy, backs; Jones, Aldridge, half-backs; Tapper, Allen, Morrisforwards; Davies, Farmer, Garbett, Ramsdale, Horton

goal; J Griffiths, backs, Cliff, Aston, half-backs; Lowder, Baynton, Yates, forwards; Jones, Deans, Brodie, Stanford, Creighton

?mins (0-1) Brodie, ?mins (0-2) Stanford, ?mins (0-3) unknown, HT 0 - 3, ?mins (1-3) Horton, ?mins (2-3) Jones, FT 2 - 3

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 6th September 1884

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 (Deans, Brodie)

Blackburn Olympic 2 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

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Olympic:

​

Incidents;

3,000

Mr Icke (Walsall Town)

goal; J Griffiths, backs; Aston, Mason, half-backs; Pearson, Davidson, Bayntonforwards; Cliff, Deans, Brodie, Stanford, Lowder

goal; Woolfall, backs, Fletcher, Ward, half-backs; Hunter, Gibson, Duckworth, forwards; Whitehead, Matthews, Parker, Birtwhistle, Costly

?mins (0-1) unknown, 20mins (1-1) Deans, ?mins - Mason left field injured, HT 1 - 1, ?mins (1-2) unknown, ?mins (2-2) Brodie, FT 2 - 2 

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 13th September 1884

Friendly

Athletic Ground

Stoke 0 

Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 (Creighton, Brodie 2, Lowder)

attendance;

referee;

Potters;

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Wolves:

​

Incidents;

unknown

Mr Walmsley (Leek)

goal; Birch, backs; Elsby, Ralphs, half-backs; Shutt, Bettany, Yatesforwards; Lawton, Edge, Stanford, Bennett, Earp

goal; J Griffiths, backs, Mason, Cliff, half-backs; Davidson, Baynton, Aston, forwards; Jones, Deans, Brodie, Lowder, Creghton

?mins (0-1) Creighton, 10mins (0-2) Brodie, ?mins (0-3) Lowder, HT 0 - 3, ?mins (0-4) Brodie, FT 0 - 4

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 20th September 1884

Walsall Cup 1st Round

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 20 (Brodie 10, Creighton, Deans, Davidson, 7 unknown)

Brownhills 0 

attendance;

referee;

unknown

Mr Smith (Walsall Association)

Wolves

Brownhills

goal

Ike Griffiths

Sutton

backs

Charlie Mason

Thomas Cliffe

Longton

Chilton

half-backs

Jack Baynton

Alfred Davidson

C Yates

Yardley

Bradshaw

Stackhouse

forwards

Jack Aston

Harold Deans

Jack Brodie

Arthur Lowder

Creighton

Hopkins

Penton

Bradbury

Yates

Harley

incidents;

 

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HT

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FT

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goal (1-0) Brodie

goal (2-0) Davidson

goal (3-0) ?

goal (4-0) ?

goal (5-0) ?

goal (6-0) ?

goal (7-0) ?

goal (8-0) ?

goal (9-0) ?

goal (10-0) ?

Wolves 10 - 0 Brownhills

goal (11-0) ?

goal (12-0) ?

goal (13-0) ?

goal (14-0) ?

goal (15-0) ?

goal (16-0) ?

goal (17-0) ?

goal (18-0) ?

goal (19=0) ?

goal (20-0) ?

Wolves 20 - 0 Brownhills

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 27th September 1884

Friendly

Upper Villiers Street

Wolverhampton Rangers 0 

Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 (Stanford 2, Mason, 3 unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Potters;

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Wolves:

​

Incidents;

1,500

Mr A Blackham

goal; Phillips, backs; Baugh, Mansfield, half-backs; Harris, Kay, Barracloughforwards; Jones, S Griffiths, Yardsley, Garner, Stewart

goal; J Griffiths, backs, Cliff, Mason, half-backs; Baynton, Aston, Davidson, forwards; Brodie, Lowder, Deans, Stanford, Creighton

4mins (0-1) unknown, ?mins (0-2) Stanford, ?mins (0-3) Stanford, ?mins (0-4) Mason, HT 0 - 4, ?mins    (0-5) unknown, ?mins (0-6) unknown, FT 0 - 6

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 27th September 1884

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. 8 (Mason, 7 unknown)

St Phillip's Penn Fields 1 (Brazier)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

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Saints:

​

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

goal; Llowarch, backs; Johnson, Oldershaw, half-backs; Pearson, Davidson, Bayntonforwards; Cowan, Brazier, Clift, Turner, Hatton

goal; Hanley, backs, Griffiths, Thurston, half-backs; Crosswell, Pinson, Williams, forwards; Ham, Hodson, Brazier, Povey, Trift

?mins (1-0) rushed, ?mins (2-0) unknown, ?mins (3-0) unknown, ?mins (4-0) unknown, ?mins (5-0) unknown, ?mins (6-0) unknown, HT 6 - 0, ?mins (7-0) Mason, ?mins (7-1) Brazier, ?mins (8-1) unknown, FT 8 - 1

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 4th October 1884

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 (unknown)

Birmingham Excelsior 0 

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

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Excelsior:

​

Incidents;

unknown

Mr J Baynton

goal; I Griffiths, backs; Mason, Cliff, half-backs; Davidson, Aston, Pearsonforwards; Deans, Stanford, Brodie, Lowder, Creighton

goal; Jenks, backs, Lovesay, W Dutton, half-backs; Farley, Mountford, Breeze, forwards; Brown, Barlow J Devey, J Dutton, H Devey

details unknown

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 11th October 1884

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 

Walsall Town 0 

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

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Town:

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Incidents;

unknown

Mr Hardiman (Wolverhampton Association)

goal; I Griffiths, backs; Cliff, Mason,, half-backs; Baynton, Aston, Davidsonforwards; Brodie, Deans, Pearson, Stanford, Lowder

goal; Icke, backs, Reynolds, Morris, half-backs; Shaw, Huckle, Beech, forwards; Hunter, Ash, Cope, Hayhurst, Bradbutt

HT 0 - 0, FT 0 - 0

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 18th October 1884

Birmingham Cup 1st Round

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 11 (Stanford 3, Hadley, Lowder 2, Deans 2, Aston,

St Thomas's (Birmingham) 1 (Webster)                                                   Brodie 2)

attendance;

referee;

unknown

Mr S Durban

Wolves

Saints

goal

Ike Griffiths

Clifford

backs

Charlie Mason

Thomas Cliffe

Warren

Wilcox

half-backs

Alfred Davidson

C Yates

Jack Aston

Sayers

Webster

Ridge

forwards

Harold Deans

Sidney Syanford

Jack Brodie

Arthur Lowder

Enoch Hadley

Richards

Bannister

Probyn

Snape

Gordon

incidents;

 

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HT

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FT

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goal (1-0) Stanford

goal (2-0) Hadley

Brodie (Wolves) left field injured

goal (3-0) Stanford

goal (4-0) Lowder

goal (5-0) Stanford

Wolves 5 - 0 Saints

Brodie (Wolves) returned to the field

goal (6-0) Deans

goal (7-0) Aston

goal (8-0) Brodie

Hadley (Wolves) left field injured

goal (9-0) Brodie

goal (10-0) Lowder

goal (11-0) Deans

goal (11-1) Webster

Wolves 11 - 1 Saints

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 25th October 1884

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 (unknown)

Small Heath Alliance 0 

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

Heathens:

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 1st November 1884

Staffordshire Cup 1st Round

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 (Stanford 5)

Stourbridge Standard 1 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

unknown

Mr Wheatley (Stoke)

Wolves

Standard

goal

Ike Griffiths

A Price

backs

Charlie Mason

Thomas Cliff

Morgan

Rogers

half-backs

Jack Aston

Alfred Davidson

Arthur Blackham

W Noke

J Noke

Perry

forwards

Harold Deans

Alfred Pearson

Sidney Stanford

Alfred Lowder

Enoch Hadley

H Price

Perkins

Whiteman

Owen

Kelly

incidents;

 

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HT 

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FT

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goal (1-0) Stanford

goal (2-0) Stanford

goal (2-1) unknown

Wolves 2 - 1 Standard

goal (3-1) Stanford

goal (4-1) Stanford

goal (5-1) Stanford

Wolves 5 - 1 Standard

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Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 8th November 1884

English Cup 1st Round

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 

Derby St Luke's 0 

attendance;

referee;

2,000

Mr C Crump (Stafford)

Wolves

Saints

goal

Ike Griffiths

Parsons

backs

Charlie Mason

Thomas Cliff

Hall

Warmby

half-backs

Alfred Davidson

Jack Aston

Alfred Pearson

Wilson

Twigg

Dolman

forwards

Harold Deans

Jack Baynton

Sidney Stanford

Alfred Lowder

Enoch Hadley

Walker

Renshaw

Evans

Wild

Shipley

incidents;

HT 

FT

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Wolves 0 - 0 Saints

Wolves 0 - 0 Saints

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Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 15th November 1884

Birmingham Junior Cup 1st Round

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. 10 (unknown)

Asbury 0 

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

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Asbury:

​

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

goal; Oldershaw, backs; Mason, Jackson, half-backs; Richardson, Waldron, Priceforwards; McVeley, Brazier, Turner, Cliff, Jenks

goal; Dunfield, backs, ? Greaves, Palmer, half-backs; Morgan, Smith, Phillips, forwards; Beasley, R Greaves, Griffin, Humphries, Parker

HT 4 - 0, FT 10 - 0

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 22nd November 1884

English Cup 1st Round, Replay

The County Ground

Derby St Luke's 4 (Shipley, Evans, Renshaw, Walker)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 (Brodie, Brazier)

(after extra time)

attendance;

referee;

3,000

Mr W H Jope (Wednesbury Strollers)

Saints

Wolves

goal

Parsons

Ike Griffiths

backs

Warmby

Harvey

Thomas Cliff

Charlie Mason

half-backs

Wilson

Twigg

Dolman

Alfred Pearson

Jack Baynton

Alfred Davidson

forwards

Renshaw

Evans

Walker

Wild

Shipley

Harold Deans

Jack Aston

Jack Brodie

Sidney Stanford

Gilbert Brazier

incidents;

10mins 

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HT 

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FT

92mins

ETHT

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ETFT

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goal (0-1) Brodie

goal (1-1) Shipley

goal (1-2) Brazier

Saints 1 - 2 Wolves

goal (2-2) Evans

Saints 2 - 2 Wolves

goal (3-2) Renshaw

Saints 3 - 2 Wolves

goal (4-2) Walker

Saints 4 - 2 Wolves

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Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 29th November 1884

Birmingham Cup 2nd Round

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 (Brodie 6, Brazier, Mason, Hadley 2, Baynton 2)

Handsworth Grove 0 

attendance;

referee;

unknown

Mr Durban (Aston Unity)

Wolves

Grove

goal

Ike Griffiths

Matthews

backs

Charlie Mason

Thomas Cliff

Hanley

Flint

half-backs

Alfred Davidson

Jack Baynton

Alfred Pearson

Hughes

Peplow

Brown

forwards

Harold Deans

Gilbert Brazier

Jack Brodie

Sidney Stanford

Enoch Hadley

J Stanier

W Stanier

Cornwell

Cotterill

Pickering

incidents;

 

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HT

 

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FT

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goal (1-0) Brodie

goal (2-0) Brazier

Wolves 2 - 0 Grove

goal (3-0) Brodie

goal (4-0) Brodie

goal (5-0) Mason

goal (6-0) Brodie

goal (7-0) Brodie

goal (8-0) Brodie

goal (9-0) Hadley

goal (10-0) Hadley

goal (11-0) Baynton

goal (12-0) Baynton

Wolves 12 - 0 Grove

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Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 6th December 1884

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 (Lowder, Brodie, 2 unknown)

Aston Unity 1 (unknown)

(due to ground and weather conditions it was agreed to play 30mins each way)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

Unity:

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

15mins (1-0) Lowder, ?mins (2-0) Brodie, HT 2 - 0, ?mins - Wilson (unity) left field injured,  ????  FT 4 - 1

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 13th December 1884

Staffordshire Cup 2nd Round

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 (Rowley(og), 1 unknown)

Burslem Port Vale 1 (Reynolds)

(match ordered to be replayed after protest - Vale lodged a protest on the grounds that Stanford lived to far away from Wolverhampton - appeal was upheld by Association)

attendance;

referee;

unknown

Mr Page (Wednesbury Old Athletic)

Wolves

Vale

goal

Ike Griffiths

Rowley

backs

Charlie Mason

Thomas Cliff

Dain

Bateman

half-backs

Alfred Pearson

Jack Baynton

Alfred Davidson

Polson

Simpson

Powell

forwards

Jack Brodie

R McVeley

Sidney Stanford

Arthur Lowder

Gilbert Brazier

Payne

Hood

Reynolds

Owen

Davies

incidents;

5,=mins 

HT

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FT

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FT

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goal (1-0) scrambled

Wolves 1 - 0 Vale

goal (2-0) Rowley (own goal)

goal (2-1) Reynolds

Wolves 2 - 1 Vale

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Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 20th December 1884

Birmingham Cup 3rd Round

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (Brodie)

Notts Rangers 1 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

unknown

Mr W H Jope (Wednesbury Strollers)

Wolves

Rangers

goal

Ike Griffiths

Bull

backs

Jack Aston

Charlie Mason

Knight

? Shelton

half-backs

Alfred Pearson

Jack Baynton

Alfred Davidson

Sadler

Dexter

A Shelton

forwards

Harold Deans

Thomas Cliffe

Jack Brodie

Sidney Stanford

Arthur Lowder

Archer

Wilson

Hodder

H Shelton

Parker

incidents;

HT 

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88mins

 FT

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Wolves 0 - 0 Rangers

goal (0-1) unknown

goal (1-1) Brodie

Wolves 1 - 1 Rangers

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Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 27th December 1884

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 (unknown)

Stoke 1 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

Potters:

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

HT 3 - 1, FT 3 - 1

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 27th December 1884

Friendly

Four Ashes

West Bromwich Albion Res. 5 (unknown)

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. 0 

attendance;

referee;

Throstles;

Wolves:

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Monday 29th December 1884

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 (Griffiths, Mason, 1 unknown)

Derby St Luke's 1 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

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Saints:

​

Incidents;

4/5,000

Mr Jope (Wednesbury Strollers)

goal; I Griffiths, backs; Mason, Aston, half-backs; Jones, Baynton, Yatesforwards; Davidson, Lowder, Brodie, J Griffiths, Deans

goal; Parsons, backs, Harvey, Wharmby, half-backs; Dolman, Raynor, Robinson, forwards; Renshaw, Walker, Evans, Twigg, Selvey

HT 0 - 0, ?mins (0-1) rushed, 75mins (1-1) J Griffiths, 79mins Mason, ?mins (3-1) rushed, FT 3 - 1

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 3rd January 1885

Walsall Cup 3rd Round

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 (Brodie 3, Cliff)

Birmingham Excelsior 0 

attendance;

referee;

unknown

Mr Bird (Walsall)

Wolves

Excelsior

goal

Ike Griffiths

H Devey

backs

Jack Aston

Charlie Mason

Dutton

Farley

half-backs

Alfred Pearson

Alfred Davidson

Jack Baynton

Bailey

Mountford

Barlow

forwards

Harold Deans

Thomas Cliff

Jack Brodie

Arthur Lowder

Sydney Stanford

Meakin

Brown

J Devey

Breese

Hall

incidents;

 

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HT

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FT

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goal (1-0) Brodie

goal (2-0) Brodie

Wolves 2 - 0 Excelsior

goal (3-0) Brodie

goal (4-0) Cliff

Wolves 4 - 0 Excelsior

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Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 10th January 1885

Staffordshire Cup 2nd Round Replay

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 (Brodie 2, J Griffiths)

Burslem Port Vale 1 (scrambled)

attendance;

referee;

2,000

Mr C Crump (Stafford)

Wolves

Vale

goal

Ike Griffiths

Rowley

backs

Jack Baynton

Jack Aston

Dean

Bateman

half-backs

Alfred Pearson

C Yates

unknown

Polson

Simpson

Powell

forwards

Jack Brodie

Harold Deans

Thomas Cliffe

Arthur Lowder

Jabez Griffiths

Reynolds

Payne

Watson

Davis

Owen

incidents;

5mins 

​

​

HT

​

FT

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

goal (1-0) Brodie

goal (2-0) Brodie

goal (3-0) J Griffiths

Wolves 3 - 0 Vale

goal (3-1) scrambled

Wolves 3 - 1 Vale

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Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 17th January 1885

Walsall Cup 3rd Round

unknown

Oldbury 0 

Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 (Deans, Davidson, Stanford, Brazier)

attendance;

referee;

unknown

Mr Smith (Walsall)

Oldbury

Wolves

goal

Webb

Ike Griffiths

backs

Morgan

Gibson

Jack Baynton

Jack Mason

half-backs

Clarke

Osbourne

Dixon

Alfred Pearson

C Yates

Alfred Davidson

forwards

Cross

Parry

Wheldon

Kimberley

Idione

Harold Deans

Gilbert Brazier

Thomas Cliffe

Arthur Lowder

Sidney Stanford

incidents;

 

​

HT

 

​

FT

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

goal (0-1) Deans

goal (0-2) Davidson

Oldbury 0 - 2 Wolves

goal (0-3) Stanford

goal (0-4) Brazier

Oldbury 0 - 4 Wolves

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Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 17th January 1885

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. 5 (unknown)

Bilston Anchor 0 

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

 

Anchor:

 

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

goal; Oldershaw, backs; Mason, Johnson, half-backs; Richardson, Waldron, Princeforwards; Slater, Turner, Glover, Cliff, Jenks

goal; J Clarke, backs, Ward, Barker, half-backs; E Evans, Price, T Clarke, forwards; Pickering, Noakes, Dudley, Enos. Evans, G Evans

HT 3 - 0, FT 5 - 0

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 24th January 1885

Birmingham Cup 3rd Round Replay

Arkwright Street

Notts Rangers 3 (Hodder, Archer, Gandy)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 (Deans, Cliff)

attendance;

referee;

1,500

Mr W H Jope (Wednesbury)

Rangers

Wolves

goal

A Bull

Ike Griffiths

backs

H Knight

C Skelton

Jack Mason

Charlie Mason

half-backs

T Sadler

J Dexter

A Skelton

Alfred Pearson

Jack Baynton

Alfred Davidson

forwards

W Archer

H Skelton

W Hodder

G H Gandy

L Parker

Harold Deans

Thomas Cliffe

Jack Brodie

Jabez Griffiths

Arthur Lowder

incidents;

 

​

HT

 

​

​

FT

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

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​

​

​

goal (0-1) Deans

goal (0-2) Cliffe

Rangers 0 - 2 Wolves

goal (1-2) Hodder

goal (2-2) Archer

goal (3-2) Gandy

Rangers 3 - 2 Wolves

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Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 24th January 1885

Birmingham Junior Cup 3rd Round

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. 7 (Glover 4, Jenks, Richardson, 1 rushed)

Calthorpe Res. 0 

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

​

Calthorpe:

 

Incidents;

unknown

Mr Hancox (Birmingham Association)

goal; Oldershaw, backs; Mason, Johnson, half-backs; Richardson, Waldron, Princeforwards; Cowan, Turner, Glover, Cliff, Jenks

goal; Powell, backs, Twist, Ehrhart, half-backs; English, Saunders, Short, forwards; Swindon 1, Butcher, Porter, Denatt, Swindon 2

?mins (1-0) Glover, ?mins (2-0) Jenks, ?mins (3-0) rushed, HT 3 - 0, ?mins (4-0) Richardson, ?mins (5-0) Glover, ?mins (6-0) Glover, ?mins (7-0) Glover, FT 7 - 0

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 31st January 1885

Staffordshire Cup 3rd Round

Cobridge

Hanley Town 0 

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 

attendance;

referee;

1,000

unknown

Town

Wolves

goal

?

Ike Griffiths

backs

?

?

Jack Aston

Jack Baynton

half-backs

?

?

?

Alfred Pearson

Enoch Hadley

Alfred Davidson

forwards

?

?

?

?

?

Harold Deans

Jabez Griffiths

A Cliff

Gilbert Brazier

Arthur Lowder

incidents;

HT 

FT

​

 

​

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​

​

Town 0 - 0 Wolves

Town 0 - 0 Wolves

​

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Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 31st January 1885

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. (1) A (unknown)

Aston Unity (1) A (unknown)

(match abandoned - with no referee present Wolves goal was disputed by Unity and they walked off the field)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

​

Unity:

​

Incidents;

unknown

none

goal; Oldershaw, backs; Mason, Johnson, half-backs; Price, Waldron, MacVeleyforwards; Cowan, Turner, Glover, Davieson, A Cliff

goal; Webb, backs, Evans, Firman, half-backs; Lynes, Thompson, Allsopp, forwards; Benson, Greathead, Waldron, Brown, Bettridge

HT 0 - 0, ?mins (0-1) unknown, 85mins (1-1) scrambled, 85mins - match abandoned

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 7th February 1885

Staffordshire Cup 3rd Round Replay

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 (Brazier 3, Hadley)

Hanley Town 0 

attendance;

referee;

2,000

Mr Bird (Walsall)

Wolves

Town

goal

Ike Griffiths

Cherry

backs

Jack Baynton

Jack Aston

Ralphs

Goodwin

half-backs

Alfred Pearson

Alfred Davidson

Enoch Hadley

Turner

Ryder

S Morrey

forwards

Harold Deans

Jabez Griffiths

Thomas Cliffe

Gilbert Brazier

Arthur Lowder

W Morrey

J Simpson

Pepper

H Simpson

Pritchard

incidents;

 

HT

65mins

​

​

FT

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

goal (1-0) Brazier

Wolves 1 - 0 Town

goal (2-0) Hadley

goal (3-0) Brazier

goal (4-0) Brazier

Wolves 4 - 0 Town

​

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​

​

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​

​

​

​

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​

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 14th February 1885

Friendly

Muntz Street

Small Heath Alliance 0 

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 

attendance;

referee;

Blues;

Wolves:

 

Incidents;

2,000

unknown

unknown

goal; I Griffiths, backs, Aston, Mason, half-backs; Pearson, Baynton, Davidson, forwards; Deans, Cliff, Brodie, Lowder, Stanford

HT 0 - 0, FT 0 - 0

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 14th February 1885

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. 5 (Turner, Glover 2, Rogers, 1 scrambled)

Wolverhampton Rangers Res. 0 

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

 

Rangers:

 

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

goal; Creighton, backs, Johnson, Mason, half-backs; Richardson, Waldron, Price, forwards; Roger, McVeley, Glover, Jenks, Turner

goal; Sparkes, backs, Marriott, Sidebottom, half-backs; Lee, Llowarch, Marrion, forwards; Lester, Filder, Yardsley, Cross, Thomas

?mins (1-0) Turner, ?mins (2-0) Glover, HT 2 - 0, ?mins - Waldron (Wolves) left field injured, ?mins (3-0) scrambled, ?mins (4-0) Rogers, ?mins (5-0) Glover, FT 5 - 0

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 21st February 1885

Birmingham Junior Cup Semi-Final

unknown

Perry Barr 0 

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. 0 

attendance;

referee;

Barr;

Wolves:

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 28th February 1885

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. 6 (Brodie, Brazier, 4 unknown)

Wolverhampton Rangers 1 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

 

Rangers:

 

Incidents;

unknown

Mr A Blackham

goal; I Griffiths, backs, Cliff, Aston, half-backs; Stanford, Davidson, Baynton, forwards; Deans, Turner, Brodie, Glover, Brazier

goal; Carden, backs, Baugh, Llowarch, half-backs; Barrowclough, Bayly, Steward, forwards; Jones, Morgan, Smith, Griffiths, Garner

?mins (1-0) Brodie, ?mins (2-0) scrambled, ?mins (3-0) unknown, ?mins (4-0) Brazier, ?mins (5-0) unknown, HT 5 - 0, ?mins (5-1) unknown, ?mins (6-1) unknown, FT 6 - 1

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 7th March 1885

Walsall Cup Semi-Final

Chuckery, Walsall

Walsall Town 4 (Bradbury, Shaw, 2 unknown)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 

attendance;

referee;

unknown

Mr Moon (Wednesbury Old Athletic)

Town

Wolves

goal

Beech

Ike Griffiths

backs

Cox

Reynolds

Jack Aston

Charlie Mason

half-backs

Collington

Brettle

Hayes

Alfred Pearson

Jack Baynton

Alfred Davidson

forwards

Bradbury

Shaw

Hunter

Cope

Bangor

Arthur Lowder

Sidney Stanford

Jack Brodie

Jabez Griffiths

Gilbert Brazier

incidents;

 

​

​

HT 

​

FT

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

goal (1-0) Bradbury

goal (2-0) unknown

goal (3-0) Shaw

Town 3 - 0 Wolves

goal (4-0) unknown

Town 4 - 0 Wolves

​

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Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 14th March 1885

Staffordshire Cup Semi-Final

Stoke

Stafford Rangers 0 

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

unknown

Mr Wolstenholme (Darwen)

Rangers

Wolves

goal

Charsley

Ike Griffiths

backs

Latham

Humphries

Charlie Mason

Jack Aston

half-backs

Turner

Concar

Horton

Alfred Pearson

Thomas Cliff

Jack Baynton

forwards

Emberton

Stanton

Cooper

Baker

Gee

Gilbert Brazier

Jabez Griffiths

? Glover

Jack Brodie

Arthur Lowder

incidents;

 

​

HT

FT 

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

goal (0-1) unknown

goal (0-2) unknown

Rangers 0 - 2 Wolves

Rangers 0 - 2 Wolves

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Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 21st March 1885

Friendly

Deepdale

Preston North End 3 (Gordon, Drummand, 1 unknown)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 

attendance;

referee;

Lilywhites;

​

Wolves:

​

Incidents;

3,000

Mr W Naylor (Preston)

goal; Rose, backs, Howarth, Ross, half-backs; Russell, Ferguson, Graham, forwards; Gordon, Ross (jnr), Thomson, Gillespie, Drummond

goal; I Griffiths, backs, Mason, Aston, half-backs; Lowder, Stevenson, Pearson, forwards; Hodgetts, J Griffiths, Brodie, Green, Jones - Stevenson, Hodgetts & Green were guesting for Wolves from Birmingham St George's

9mins (1-0) Gordon, ?mins (2-0) scrambled, HT 2 - 0, 82mins (3-0) Drummond, FT 3 - 0

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 4th April 1885

Staffordshire Cup Final

Stoke

Walsall Town 2 (Bradbury, Hunter)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

5,000

Mr Wolstenholme (Darwen)

Town

Wolves

goal

Beech

Ike Griffiths

backs

Cox

Reynolds

Charlie Mason

Jack Aston

half-backs

Hayes

Brettle

Collington

Alfred Pearson

Jack Baynton

Thomas Cliff

forwards

Hunter

Shaw

Bradbury

Bow

Cope

Arthur Lowder

? Glover

Jack Brodie

Jabez Griffiths

Gilbert Brazier

incidents;

 

​

HT

 

FT

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

goal (1-0) Bradbury

goal (2-0) Hunter

Town 2 - 0 Wolves

goal (2-1) unknown

Town 2 - 1 Wolves

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Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 4th April 1885

Friendly

Lower Villiers Street

Willenhall Juniors 0 

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. 1 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Juniors;

​

Wolves:

 

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

goal; Fallon, backs, Perry, Molineaux, half-backs; Fox, Baker, Jones, forwards; Lost, Thomas, Lowe, Dean, Hill

goal; Oldershaw, backs, Mason, Johnson, half-backs; McVeley, Richardson, Brodie, forwards; Turner, Selvey Waldron, Hill, Cliff

10mins (0-1) unknown, HT 0 - 1, FT 0 - 1

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Tuesday 7th April 1885

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (unknown)

Northwich Victoria 2 (2 unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

​

Vics:

​

Incidents;

2,000

unknown

goal; I Griffiths, backs, Aston Baynton, half-backs; Baugh (snr), Yates, Richardson, forwards; Lowder, Pearson, Deans, J Griffiths, Turner

goal; Harper, backs, Hilditch, F Hughes, half-backs; W Hughes, Rose, Vernon, forwards; Hankey, Malam, Denton, Lever, Turnbull

?mins (0-1) unknown, ?mins (1-1) scrambled, ?mins (1-2) unknown, HT 1 - 2, FT 1 - 2

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 11th April 1885

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 (Lowder 2, Deans, J Griffiths)

Wednesbury Strollers 0 

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

​

Strollers:

​

Incidents;

unknown

Mr J Icke (Walsall Town)

goal; I Griffiths, backs, Mason, Aston, half-backs; Deans, Baynton, Davidson, forwards; Lowder, Jones, J Griffiths, Stanford, Hadley

goal; Small, backs, Hawkins, Morris, half-backs; Webb, Shenton, Flarty, forwards; G Wood, Jackson, Powess, H Wood, Noakes

HT 0 - 0, 55mins (1-0) Lowder, ?mins (2-0) Deans, ?mins (3-0) J Griffiths, 80mins (4-0) Lowder, FT 4 - 0

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 18th April 1885

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (Green)

Preston North End 3 (Drummond, 2 unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

​

Lilywhites:

​

Incidents;

8,000

Mr J Icke (Walsall Town)

goal; I Griffiths, backs, Mason, Aston, half-backs; Pearson, Cliff, Baynton, forwards; Lowder, Bradbury, Brodie, Green, Hodgetts - Green & Hodgetts were guesting for Wolves from Birmingham St George's

goal; Rose, backs, Holmes, Ross (snr), half-backs; Graham, Robertson, Russell, forwards; Gordon, Ross (jnr), Thompson, Dewhurst, Drummond

?mins (0-1) Drummond, HT 0 - 1, ?mins (0-2) unknown, ?mins (1-2) Green, ?mins (1-3) unknown, FT 1 - 3

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 25th April 1885

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 (Brodie 2, Lowder, Baynton, Green)

Nottingham Association 2 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

​

​

Notts:

​

Incidents;

1,000

Mr J Orr

goal; I Griffiths, backs, Mason, Brodie, half-backs; Pearson, Baynton, Davidson, forwards; Lwder, J Griffiths, Green, Wood, Hodgetts - Green & Hodgetts were guesting for Wolves from Birmingham St George's, Wood from Wednesbury Town

goal; Maskery, backs, Topham, Knight, half-backs; Shelton, Sadler, Hitchcock, forwards; Marshall, Archer, Hodder, Tutin, Heath

?mins (1-0) Brodie, ?mins (2-0) Lowder, ?mins (3-0) Baynton, ?mins (4-0) Brodie, ?mins (5-0) Green, HT  5 - 0, ?mins (5-1) unknown, ?mins (5-2) unknown, FT 5 - 2

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Monday 27th April 1885

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 

Bolton Wanderers 1 (Hewitson)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

​

​

Trotters:

​

Incidents;

1,500

Mr J Orr

goal; I Griffiths, backs, Mason, Brodie, half-backs; unknown, Bradbury, Baynton, forwards; J Griffiths, Lowder, Dallard, H Wood, G Wood - Bradbury was guesting for Wolves from Birmingham St George's, H Wood & G Wood from Wednesbury Town

goal; Hay, backs, Powell, Dunbar, half-backs; Roberts, Steel, Keanan, forwards; Strachan, Davenport, Struthers, Vaughan, Hewitson - Keanan & Strachan were guesting for Bolton from Burnley

HT 0 - 1, ?mins (0-1) Hewitson, FT 0 - 1

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 2nd May 1885

Friendly

Chuckery Ground

Walsall Town 2 (unknown)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 

attendance;

referee;

Town;

Wolves;

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

HT 1 - 0, FT 2 - 0

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 16th May 1885

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 (unknown)

Aston Villa 0 

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

​

Villa:

​

Incidents;

unknown

Mr Jope (Wednesbury)

goal; I Griffiths, backs, C Mason, Baugh (snr), half-backs; Cliff, Baynton, Davidson, forwards; Lowder, Jones, Brodie, J Griffiths, H Wood - Wood was guesting for Wolves from Wednesbury Town

goal; T Mason, backs, Lamsdale, Riddell, half-backs; Thompson, Lovesay, Burton, forwards; Whateley, Brown, Hunter, Badies, Allen

HT 0 - 0, ?mins (1-0) unknown, ?mins (2-0) unknown, FT 2 - 0

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 23rd May 1885

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 

Burnley 3 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

​

​

Burnley:

​

Incidents;

unknown

Mr Icke (Walsall Town)

goal; I Griffiths, backs, Mason, Aston, half-backs; Pearson, Jones, Davidson, forwards; Lowder, J Griffiths, Bradbury, G Wood, H Wood - Bradbury was guesting for Wolves from Walsall Town, G Wood & H Wood from Wednesbury Town

goal; McConnell, backs, Warburton, McFetteridge, half-backs; Shiels, Keenan, Beaty, forwards; Kennedy, Strachan, Friel, Wood, Bryce

HT 0 - 2, FT 0 - 3

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Monday 25th May 1885

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 (Mason, Lowder)

West Bromwich Albion 0 

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

​

​

Throstles:

​

Incidents;

unknown

Mr Icke (Walsall Town)

goal; I Griffiths, backs, Aston, Baynton, half-backs; Pearson, J Mason, Davidson, forwards; Lowder, Hadley, Bradbury, G Wood, H Wood - Bradbury was guesting for Wolves from Walsall Town, G Wood & H Wood from Wednesbury Town

goal; Roberts, backs, J Horton, Green, half-backs; Lynes, Bunn, ? Horton, forwards; Timmins, Woodhall, Bayliss, Loach, Bell

HT 0 - 0, ?mins (1-0) Mason, ?mins (2-0) Lowder, FT 2 - 0

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 30th May 1885

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (Brazier)

Wednesbury Charity Association 1 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

​

Association:

​

​

Incidents;

unknown

Mr Bird (Walsall)

goal; I Griffiths, backs, J Aston, J Mason, half-backs; Pearson, Baynton, B Griffiths, forwards; Brazier, H Aston, G Wood, H Wood, Hadley - G Wood & H Wood were guesting for Wolves from Wednesbury Town

goal; Stansbie (B'ham St George's), backs, Whitehouse (Wednesbury Town), Hunt (B'ham Excelsior), half-backs; Barlow (B'ham Excelsior), Devey (B'ham Excelsior), Bayley (B'ham Excelsior), forwards; Breeze (B'ham Excelsior), Brown (B'ham Excelsior), Holden (Wednesbury Old Athletic), Pope (Wednesbury Old AThletic), Genever (B'ham Excelsior)

?mins (1-0) Brazier, ?mins (1-1) unknown, HT 1 - 1, 46mins - Devey (Association) left field injured, FT 1 - 1

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

Sat 5th April 1947

Wolves Res. v Preston North End Res.

details unknown

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

Mon 7th April 1947

Wolves Res. v Derby County Res.

details unknown

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

Sat 19th April 1947

Wolves Res. v Liverpool Res.

details unknown

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

Fri 26th March 1948

Wolves Res. v Barnsley Res.

details unknown

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

Sat 3rd April 1948

Wolves Res. v Preston North End Res.

details unknown

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

Sat 17th April 1948

Wolves Res. v Manchester United Res.

details unknown

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