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FIRST XI
Sat 5th Sept
Sat 12th Sept
Sat 19th Sept
Sat 26th Sept
Sat 3rd Oct
Sat 10th Oct
Sat 17th Oct
Sat 17th Oct
Sat 24th Oct
Sat 31st Oct
Mon 2nd Nov
Sat 7th Nov
Sat 14th Nov
Sat 14th Nov
Sat 21st Nov

Sat 28th Nov
Sat 5th Dec
Sat 5th Dec
Sat 12th Dec

Sat 19th Dec
Sat 26th Dec
Mon 28th Dec
Mon 28th Dec
Sat 2nd Jan

Sat 9th Jan
Sat 16th Jan
Sat 16th Jan
Sat 23rd Jan

Sat 6th Feb
Sat 6th Feb
Sat 13th Feb

Sat 13th Feb
Sat 20th Feb

Sat 27th Feb
Sat 6th Mar
Sat 6th Mar
Sat 13th Mar

Sat 20th Mar
Sat 27th Mar
Sat 3rd Apr
Sat 10th Apr
Sat 17th Apr
Sat 24th Apr
Mon 26th Apr
Sat 1st May
Sat 8th May
Sat 15th May
Mon 17th May
Sat 29th May
Mon 31st May
Mon 7th Jun
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B'ham C 1
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Staffs Cup 1
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English Cup 1
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Walsall Cup 1
B'ham Cup 2
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English Cup 2

Walsall Cup 1r
B'ham Cup 3
Walsall Cup 2
English Cup 3

B'ham Cup 4
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English Cup 4

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B'ham Cup 4r
Walsall Cup 2r
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B'ham Cup 4r2

Walsall Cup 3
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B'ham Cup SF
Benefit
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Walsall Cup SF
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Wolves 2 - 0 Wednesbury Old Athletic
Wolves 2 - 2 Stafford Rangers
Preston North End 4 - 0 Wolves
Birmingham Excelsior 6 - 0 Wolves
West Bromwich Unity 1 - 3 Wolves
Wolves 0 - 2 Bolton Wanderers
Burnley 4 - 1 Wolves
Wolves Res. 0 - 4 Darlaston All Saints
Wolves 0 - 0 Derby County
Wolves 7 - 0 Derby St Luke's
West Bromwich Albion 3 - 0 Wolves
Wolves 1 - 1 Birmingham St George's
Shrewsbury Castle Blues 0 - 5 Wolves
Wolves Res. 2 - 2 Wolverhampton Athletic
Wolves 4 - 2 Stafford Road

Birmingham St George's 1 - 2 Wolves
Wolves 7 - 1 Aston Unity
Sedgley 1 - 0 Wolves Res.
Wolves 2 - 1 Walsall Swifts

Wolves 1 - 1 Birmingham Excelsior
Walsall Swifts 0 - 1 Wolves
Wolves 3 - 0 Hotspur (London)
Stoke Swifts 2 - 0 Wolves Res.
West Bromwich Albion 3 - 1 Wolves

Wolves 0 - 0 Burnley
Birmingham Excelsior 3 - 3 Wolves
Wolves Res. 2 - 1 Sedgley
Wolves 1 - 3 Aston Villa

Bolton Wanderers 5 - 0 Wolves
Wolves Res. 1 - 2 Stoke Swifts
Wolves 3 - 1 Birmingham Excelsior

Wolves Res. v Birmingham Forward Liberals W/O
Wolves 1 - 4 Walsall Town

Wolves A - A Walsall Town - match abandoned
Wolves 1 - 3 Walsall Swifts
Cannock Town 2 - 0 Wolves Res.
Wolves 1 - 1 Aston Villa

Walsall Town 1 - 0 Wolves
Macclesfield 0 - 5 Wolves
Stafford Road 1 - 5 Wolves
Wolves 1 - 1 Long Eaton Rangers
Wolves 1 - 4 Preston North End
Wolves 0 - 0 Welsh Druids
Wolves 2 - 3 Walsall Town
Derby County 2 - 0 Wolves
Wolves 3 - 0 Derby Junction
Wolves 6 - 0 Birmingham St George's
Burslem Port Vale 0 - 1 Wolves
Wolves 2 - 1 Accrington
Small Heath Alliance 2 - 0 Wolves
Wolves 2 - 1 Small Heath Alliance

First XI player appearances and goals 1885-1886 - details incomplete

English Cup
Staffs Cup
B'ham Cup
W'sall Cup
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Jack Aston
Harry Aston
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Jack Baynton
Gilbert Brazier
Jack Brodie
Thomas Cliff
     Cross
Alfred Davidson
Harold Deans
Jasper Evans
Ike Griffiths
Jabez Griffiths
George Hawkins
Enoch Hadley
Tom Horton
James Hill
Thomas Johnson
Arthur Lowder
Charlie Mason
Jeremiah Mason
     Parkes
Alex Pearson
     Turner
George Wood
Harry Wood
C Yates
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unknown goals
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9

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 5th September 1885

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 (unknown)

Wednesbury Old Athletic 0 

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

Athletic:

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 12th September 1885

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 (Shaw, Danks)

Stafford Rangers 2 (Heys 2)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

​

Rangers:

​

Incidents;

unknown

Mr Horton (Walsall)

goal; I Griffiths, backs; C Mason, Latham, half-backs; Pearson, Anderson, Jukesforwards; Lowder, Danks, Brazier, Shaw, Horton

goal; Charsley, backs, Crutchley, Latham, half-backs; Concar, Morris, Stanton, forwards; Lakin, Gee, Heys, Baker, Glover

?mins (0-1) Heys, ?mins (1-1) Shaw, ?mins (1-2) Heys, HT 1 - 2, ?mins (2-2) Danks, FT 2 - 2

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 19th September 1885

Friendly

Deepdale

Preston North End 4 (Thompson 3, Horton(og))

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 

attendance;

referee;

Lilywhites;

​

Wolves:

​

Incidents;

3,000

Mr Bamber (Preston)

goal; Rose, backs; Eastham, Livesey, half-backs; Graham, Woodruffe, Fergusonforwards; Houghton, Goodall, Thompson, Smalley, Gillespie

goal; I Griffiths, backs, Baugh (snr), C Mason, half-backs; Joy, Anderson, Pearson, forwards; B Griffiths, Horton, H Aston, Johnson, Lowder

10mins - C Mason (Wolves) left field injured, 20mins (1-0) Thompson, ?mins (2-0) Thompson, ?mins    (3-0) Horton (own goal), HT 3 - 0, ?mins (4-0) Thompson, FT 4 - 0

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 26th September 1885

Friendly

Fenton Road

Birmingham Excelsior 6 (Genever 2, Barlow, Breese, Devey, Hall)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 

attendance;

referee;

Excelsior;

​

Wolves:

​

Incidents;

2,000

unknown

goal; Jenks, backs; Dutton, Hunt, half-backs; Farley, Devey, Baileyforwards; Meaking, Genever, Barlow, Breese, Hall

goal; I Griffiths, backs, Johnson, J Aston, half-backs; Pearson, Anderson, Hadley, forwards; Lowder, H Aston, Jones, Horton, Glover

?mins (1-0) Genever, HT 1 - 0 ?mins (2-0) Barlow, ?mins (3-0) Breese, ?mins (4-0) Devey, ?mins (5-0) Genever, ?mins (6-0) Hall, FT 6 - 0

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 3rd October 1885

Birmingham Cup 1st Round

Sandwell Road Ground

West Bromwich Unity 1 (Jones)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 (Pearson, H Aston 2)

attendance;

referee;

unknown

Mr Welling (Bournville)

Unity

Wolves

goal

J Morton

Ike Griffiths

backs

E Morton

Moore

Charlie Mason

George Hawkins

half-backs

incidents;

 

HT

​

​

​

FT

​

​

goal (1-0) Jones

Unity 1 - 0 Wolves

goal (1-1) Pearson

goal (1-2) H Aston

goal (1-3) H Aston

Unity 1 - 3 Wolves

​

Smith

Groom

Nicholls

Alf Pearson

Thomas Cliffe

Jeremiah Mason

forwards

Davis

Evans

Bloxton

Paddock

Jones

Arthur Lowder

Harry Aston

George Wood

Harry Wood

Tom Horton

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 10th October 1885

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 

Bolton Wanderers 2 (Parkinson, Evans(og))

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

​

Trotters:

​

Incidents;

3,000

Mr Jope (Wednesury)

goal; I Griffiths, backs; Brodie, Hawkins, half-backs; Pearson, Baynton, Evansforwards; Lowder, H Aston, G Wood, H Wood, Horton

goal; Trainer, backs, Ramsey, Hutchinson, half-backs; Weir, Steel, Roberts, forwards; Parkinson, Davenport, Struthers, Miller, Hewitson

?mins (0-1) Parkinson, ?mins (0-2) Evans (own goal), HT 0 - 2, FT 0 - 2

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 17th October 1885

Friendly

Turf Moor

Burnley 4 (Friel, McNee, 2 unknown)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Burnley;

Wolves:

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

?mins (1-0) Friel, ?mins (2-0) rushed, HT 2 - 0, ?mins (3-0) McNee,  ????  FT 4 - 1

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 17th October 1885

Staffordshire Cup 1st Round

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. 0 

Darlaston All Saints 4 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

unknown

Mr Mason (Walsall Swifts)

Wolves

Saints

goal

Parkes

Phillips

backs

Yates

Thomas Johnson

Maybury

Dudley

half-backs

incidents;

HT

 

 

 

 

FT

​

​

Wolves 0 - 0 Saints

goal (1-0) unknown

goal (2-0) unknown

goal (3-0) unknown

goal (4-0) unknown

Wolves 0 - 4 Saints

​

Barraclough

Anderson

Jeremiah Mason

Fellows

Chalker

Tolley

forwards

Turner

Gilbert Brazier

Cross

Jabez Griffiths

James Hill

Hemmings

Purcell

Garbett

Skidmore

M Mason

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 24th October 1885

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 

Derby County 0 

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

​

Rams:

​

Incidents;

unknown

Mr Horton (Walsall)

goal; I Griffiths, backs; C Mason, Hawkins, half-backs; Pearson, J Aston, Evansforwards; H Aston, Lowder, G Wood, Horton, H Wood

goal; Santley, backs, Morley, Williamson, half-backs; Flowers, G Cooper, Warmby, forwards; L Cooper, Bakewell, Evans, Smith, Nash

HT 0 - 0, FT 0 - 0

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 31st October 1885

English Cup 1st Round

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 (H Aston 2, Brodie 2, Horton, H Wood, J Aston)

Derby St Luke's 0 

attendance;

referee;

2,000

Mr Deakin

Wolves

Saints

goal

Ike Griffiths

W E Parsons

backs

Charlie Mason

George Hawkins

F Harvey

W Shipley

half-backs

Alf Pearson

Jack Aston

Jasper Evans

W Dolman

W Twigg

J Wilds

incidents;

3mins

​

​

HT

​

​

​

​

FT

​

​

goal (1-0) H Aston

goal (2-0) Brodie

goal (3-0) Horton

Wolves 3 - 0 Saints

goal (4-0) H Wood

goal (5-0) Brodie

goal (6-0) H Aston

goal (7-0) J Aston

Wolves 7 - 0 Saints

​

forwards

Harry Aston

George Wood

Jack Brodie

Tom Horton

Harry Wood

R Wibberley

Walker

J Renshaw

S Wragg

J Smith

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Monday 2nd November 1885

Friendly

Stoney Lane

West Bromwich Albion 3 (unknown)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 

attendance;

referee;

Throstles;

​

Wolves:

​

Incidents;

unknown

Mr Withers

goal; Roberts, backs; H Green, H Bell, half-backs; Horton, Bunn, Linesforwards; Bayliss, Woodhall, T Green, Leach, G Bell

goal; I Griffiths, backs, C Mason, Hawkins, half-backs; Pearson, J Aston, Evans, forwards; H Aston, Horton, Brodie, H Wood, Lowder

unknown

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 7th November 1885

Walsall Cup 1st Round

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (H Aston)

Birmingham St George's 1 (Hodgetts)

attendance;

referee;

unknown

Mr Smith (Walsall)

Wolves

Saints

goal

Ike Griffiths

Stansbie

backs

Charlie Mason

George Hawkins

Eagles

Lamsdale

incidents;

​

​

HT

FT

​

​

goal (0-1) Hodgetts

goal (1-1) H Aston

Wolves 1 - 1 Dragons

Wolves 1 - 1 Dragons

 

​

half-backs

Alf Pearson

Jack Aston

Jasper Evans

Barton

F Stephenson

Coulton

forwards

Harry Aston

George Wood

Jack Brodie

Tom Horton

Harry Wood

Tetley

T Stephenson

Rogers

Wassall

Hodgetts

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 14th October 1885

Birmingham Cup 2nd Round

Monkmoor

Shrewsbury Castle Blues 0 

Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

unknown

Mr Moon

Blues

Wolves

goal

R Hancox

Ike Griffiths

backs

J Davies

H Lane

Charlie Mason

Jack Aston

half-backs

W Morris

J Thatcher

G France

Alf Pearson

Jeremiah Mason

Arthur Lowder

incidents;

 

​

​

​

​

HT

​

​

FT

​

​

goal (0-1) unknown

goal (0-2) unknown

goal (0-3) unknown

Hancox (Blues) got injured and

was replaced in goals by Lane

Blues 0 - 3 Wolves

goal (0-4) unkown

goal (0-5) unknown

Blues 0 - 5 Wolves

​

forwards

J Edwards

A Whittaker

R Oakley

Lloyd-Jones

J Roberts

Harry Aston

George Wood

Jack Brodie

Harry Wood

Gilbert Brazier

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 21st November 1885

English Cup 2nd Round

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 (J Aston 2, Horton, H Wood)

Stafford Road 2 (B Jones, I Griffiths(og))

attendance;

referee;

3,000

Mr Cofield (Birmingham Association)

Wolves

Roaders

goal

Ike Griffiths

Llowarch

backs

Charlie Mason

George Hawkins

Riley

Baugh

half-backs

Alf Pearson

Jack Aston

Jasper Evans

Cheers

Turton

Scott

incidents;

​

30mins

HT

​

60mins

​

​

FT

​

​

goal (0-1) B Jones

goal (0-2) I Griffiths (own goal)

Wolves 0 - 2 Roaders

goal (1-2) H Aston

goal (2-2) J Aston 

goal (3-2) ?

goal (4-2) ?

Wolves 4 - 2 Roaders

​

forwards

Harry Aston

Tom Horton

Jack Brodie

Harry Wood

George Wood

B Jones

Foster

W Jones

Garner

B Griffiths

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 28th November 1885

Walsall Cup 1st Round Replay

Bellfield

Birmingham St George's 1 (Hodgetts)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 (Horton, 1 unknown)

attendance;

referee;

unknown

unknown

Dragons

Wolves

goal

Stansbie

Ike Griffiths

backs

Lansdale

Eagles

Charlie Mason

Jack Aston

incidents;

HT 

​

​

​

FT

​

​

Dragon 0 - 0 Wolves

goal (0-1) Horton

goal (1-1) Hodgetts

goal (1-2) unknown

Dragons 1 - 2 Wolves

​

half-backs

Coulton

Hall

Barton

Alf Pearson

Jack Brodie

Arthur Lowder

forwards

Phillips

Wilson

Stevenson

Rogers

Hodgetts

George Wood

Harry Aston

Gilbert Brazier

Harry Wood

Tom Horton

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 5th December 1885

Birmingham Cup 3rd Round

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 (H Wood, H Aston 2, Pearson, Horton, J Aston, 

Aston Unity 1 (Dutton)                                                                             G Wood)

attendance;

referee;

unknown

Mr Mason (Walsall Swifts)

Wolves

Unity

goal

Ike Griffiths

Vale

backs

Charlie Mason

Jack Aston

Benson

Pallett

half-backs

Alf Pearson

Jack Brodie

Arthur Lowder

Allsopp

Roberts

Waldron

incidents;

​

​

​

​

HT

​

​

​

​

FT

​

​

goal (1-0) H Wood

goal (1-1) Dutton

goal (2-1) H Aston

goal (3-1) H Aston

Wolves 3 - 1 Unity

goal (4-1) Pearson

goal (5-1) Horton

goal (6-1) J Aston

goal (7-1) G Wood

Wolves 7 - 1 Unity

​

forwards

Harry Aston

Harold Deans

George Wood

Tom Horton

Harry Wood

Smith

Barton

Dutton

Manton

Morley

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 5th December 1885

Walsall Cup 2nd Round

unknown

Sedgley 1 (Carriers)

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. 0 

attendance;

referee;

unknown

unknown

Sedgley

Wolves

goal

?

?

backs

?

?

?

?

incidents;

HT 

​

FT

​

​

Sedgley 0 - 0 Wolves

goal (1-0) Carrier

Sedgley 1 - 0 Wolves

​

half-backs

forwards

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

?

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 12th December 1885

English Cup 3rd Round

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 (Brodie, Lowder)

Walsall Swifts 1 (T Farmer)

attendance;

referee;

2,500

Mr Welding (Bournville)

Wolves

Swifts

goal

Ike Griffiths

G Wood

backs

Charlie Mason

George Hawkins

A Aldridge

G Morris

incidents;

​

​

​

HT

FT

​

​

goal (1-0) Brodie

goal (2-0) Lowder

goal (2-1) T Farmer

Wolves 2 - 1 Swifts

Wolves 2 - 1 Swifts

​

half-backs

Alf Pearson

Jack Aston

Jasper Evans

J Morley

H Allen

R Pearce

forwards

Harry Aston

Arthur Lowder

Jack Brodie

George Wood

Harry Wood

J Farmer

J Higgins

T Farmer

R Webster

D Clarkson

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 19th December 1885

Birmingham Cup 4th Round

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (H Aston)

Birmingham Excelsior 1 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

unknown

Mr W Deakin (Birmingham Association)

Wolves

Excelsior

goal

Ike Griffiths

Jenks

backs

Charlie Mason

Jack Aston

Barlow

Hunt

incidents;

HT

75mins

85mins

FT

​

​

​

Wolves 0 - 0 Excelsior

goal (1-0) H Aston

goal (1-1) unknown

Wolves 1 - 1 Excelsior

 

​

half-backs

Alfred Davidson

Thomas Cliff

Alf Pearson

H Devey

Bailey

Farley

forwards

Harry Aston

Arthur Lowder

Jack Brodie

George Wood

Harry Wood

Meaking

Genever

J Devey

John Breeze

Joseph Breeze

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 26th December 1885

Friendly

The Chuckery

Walsall Swifts 0 

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (unknown) 

attendance;

referee;

Swifts;

Wolves:

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Monday 28th December 1885

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 (H Wood 3)

Hotspur (London) 0 

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

​

Hotspur:

​

Incidents;

unknown

Mr Horton (Walsall Swifts)

goal; I Griffiths, backs, C Mason, Lowder, half-backs; Pearson, J Aston, Evans, forwards; H Aston, Brazier, Brodie, G Wood, H Wood

goal; Hardisty, backs, Jeeves, Garnett, half-backs; Johnson, Whittaker, Gaymer, forwards; Raybould, Sutton, Walters, Sutton, Pottinger

?mins (1-0) H Wood, HT 1 - 0, ?mins (2-0) H Wood, ?mins (3-0) H Wood, FT 3 - 0

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Monday 28th December 1885

Friendly

Victoria Ground

Stoke Swifts 2 

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. 0 

attendance;

referee;

Swifts;

Wolves:

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 2nd January 1886

English Cup 4th Round

Stoney Lane

West Bromwich Albion 3 (Loach, G Bell, T Green)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (H Aston)

attendance;

referee;

5,196

Mr Cofield (Birmingham & District FA)

Throstles

Wolves

goal

Bob Roberts

Ike Griffiths

backs

Harry Bell

Harry Green

Charlie Mason

Arthur Lowder

half-backs

Ezra Horton

Fred Bunn

George Timmins

Jack Aston

Alfred Davidson

Alf Pearson

incidents;

  

​

HT

​

 

FT

​

​

goal (1-0) Loach

goal (2-0) G Bell

Throstles 2 - 0 Wolves

goal (3-0) T Green

goal (3-1) H Aston

Throstles 3 - 1 Wolves

 

 

​

forwards

George Woodall

Jem Bayliss

Tommy Green

Arthur Loach

George Bell

Harry Aston

Gilbert Brazier

Jack Brodie

George Wood

Harry Wood

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 9th January 1886

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 

Burnley 0 

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

​

Burnley:

​

Incidents;

unknown

Mr Gilbert (Birmingham Association)

goal; I Griffiths, backs, C Mason, Lowder, half-backs; Pearson, Hawkins, Davidson, forwards; Baynton, J Griffiths, Brodie, G Wood, H Wood

goal; Smith, backs, Sugg, Lang, half-backs; Abrahams, Beattie, Miller, forwards; McNee, McCrae, Friel, Kennedy, Woods

HT 0 - 0, FT 0 - 0

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 16th January 1886

Birmingham Cup 4th Round Replay

Fenton Road

Birmingham Excelsior 3 (unknown)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

2,000

unknown

Excelsior

Wolves

goal

Jenks

Ike Griffiths

backs

Barlow

Hunt

George Hawkins

Charlie Mason

half-backs

Farley

H Devey

Bailey

Alf Pearson

Jack Aston

Arthur Lowder

forwards

incidents;

 

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details

unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Breeze

Genever

J Devey

Meakin

W Devey

Jack Baynton

Jabez Griffiths

Jack Brodie

Harry Wood

George Wood

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 16th January 1886

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. 2 (Brazier, 1 unknown)

Sedgley 1 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

​

Sedgley:

​

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

goal; Parkes, backs, J Mason, Johnson, half-backs; Cross, Evans, Forder, forwards; Taylor, Brazier, Wright, W Brodie, Hill

goal; Jones 1, backs, Patterson, Westwood, half-backs; Perry 1, Attwood, Jones 2, forwards; Perry 2, Cox, Sheldon, Foss, Banks

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

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 23rd January 1886

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (J Aston)

Aston Villa 3 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

​

Villa:

​

Incidents;

unknown

Mr Icke

goal; I Griffiths, backs, C Mason, Lowder, half-backs; Pearson, J Aston, Lowder, forwards; Baynton, J Griffiths, J Brodie, G Wood, Horton

goal; Hobson, backs, Jones, Riddle, half-backs; Burton, Simmonds, Price, forwards; Davies, Al Brown, Hunter, Ar Brown, Allen, Banks

?mins (0-1) unknown, ?mins (0-1) unknown, HT 0 - 2 , ?mins (1-2) J Aston, ?mins (1-3) unknown, FT 1 - 3

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 6th February 1886

Friendly

Pike's Lane

Bolton Wanderers 5 (Hough 2, Struthers 2 Brogan)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 

attendance;

referee;

Trotters;

Wolves:

Incidents;

1,000

unknown

unknown

unknown

Houghton (Wolves) was injured in warm-up and missed the start of the game, 1mins (1-0) Hough, 2mins (2-0) Hough, ?mins - Wolves restored to 11 men, ?mins (3-0) Struthers, ?mins (4-0) Struthers, ?mins (5-0) Brogan, HT 5 - 0, FT 5 - 0

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 6th February 1886

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. 1 (Brazier)

Stoke Swifts 2 (2 unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

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Swifts:

​

Incidents;

unknown

Mr Horton

goal; Loveland, backs, J Mason, Johnson, half-backs; Anderson, Baynton, Davidson, forwards; Deans, Price, Taylor, Brazier, Hadley

goal; Broomhall, backs, Meakin, Jones, half-backs; Tatley, Bourne, Myatt, forwards; Simpson, Brown, Forrester, Gladwin, Pritchard

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

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 13th February 1886

Birmingham Cup 4th Round 2nd Replay

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 (J Griffiths, Brodie 2)

Birmingham Excelsior 1 (Breeze)

attendance;

referee;

4,000

Mr W H Proctor (Nottingham)

Wolves

Excelsior

goal

Ike Griffiths

Jenks

backs

Charlie Mason

George Hawkins

Barlow

Hunt

half-backs

incidents;

15mins

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HT

​

​

FT

​

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goal (1-0) J Griffiths

goal (2-0) Brodie

Wolves 2 - 0 Excelsior

goal (3-0) Brodie

goal (3-1) Breeze 

Wolves 3 - 1 Excelsior

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Alf Pearson

Jack Aston

Arthur Lowder

Farley

H Devey

Bailey

forwards

Harold Deans

Jabez Griffiths

Jack Brodie

George Wood

Enoch Hadley

Meakin

Genever

J Devey

John Breeze

W Devey

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 13th February 1886

Walsall Cup 

Victoria Recreation Ground, Rough Hills

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. 

Birmingham Forward Liberals

Incidents;

Liberals failed to turn up for the game and the tie was subsequently awarded to Wolves

 

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 20th February 1886

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (Deans)

Walsall Town 4 (Bradbury, 3 unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

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Town:

​

Incidents;

unknown

Mr W Horton

goal; I Griffiths, backs, C Mason, Hawkins, half-backs; Pearson, J Aston Lowder, forwards; J Griffiths, Deans, J Brodie, Hughes, Horton

goal; Tracey, backs, Reynolds, Cox, half-backs; Hayes, Beech, Careless, forwards; Hunter, Cope, Bradshaw, Shaw, Wilson

?mins (0-1) unknown, ?mins (1-1) Deans, HT 1 - 1, ?mins (1-2) unknown, ?Mins (1-3) Bradbury, ?mins (1-4) unknown, FT 1 - 4

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 27th February 1886

Friendly 

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers A (0) 

Walsall Town A (2)

(match abandoned)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

Town;

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

?mins (0-1) unknown, ?mins (0-2) unknown (goal disputed), following the disputed goal two or three Town men left the field and the game was abandoned

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 6th March 1886

Birmingham Cup Semi-Final

Molineux

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (Brodie)

Walsall Swifts 3 (Lowder(og), unknown 2)

attendance;

referee;

unknown

Mr S Law (Aston Villa)

Wolves

Swifts

goal

Ike Griffiths

Wood

backs

Charlie Mason

George Hawkins

Aldridge

Proffitt

half-backs

incidents;

HT

​

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​

FT

​

​

Wolves 0 - 0 Swifts

goal (0-1) unknown

goal (0-2) Lowder (own goal)

goal (0-3) unknown

goal (1-3) Brodie

Wolves 1 - 3 Swifts

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Alf Pearson

Jack Aston

Arthur Lowder

Morley

Allen

Morris

forwards

Harold Deans

Gilbert Brazier

Jack Brodie

George Wood

Harry Wood

Webster

Jenkins

Jones

Higgins

Clarkson

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 6th March 1886

Benefit

unknown

Cannock Town 2 (unknown)

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. 0 

attendance;

referee;

Cannock;

Wolves;

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 13th March 1886

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (Brodie)

Aston Villa 1 (Albert Brown)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

​

Villa:

​

Incidents;

2,000

Mr T Cliff

goal; I Griffiths, backs, C Mason, Hawkins, half-backs; Pearson, Baynton, Lowder, forwards; Deans, G Wood, J Brodie, J Griffiths, Hadley

goal; Ashmore, backs, Jones, Riddell, half-backs; Simmonds, Dawson, Ashbury, forwards; Davies, Hunter, Ar Brown, Allen, Al Brown

?mins (1-0) Brodie, mins (1-1) Al Brown, HT 1 - 1, FT 1 - 1 

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 20th March 1886

Walsall Cup Semi-Final

The Chuckery

Walsall Town 1 (unknown)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 

attendance;

referee;

4,000

Mr Priestley (Nottingham Rangers)

Town

Wolves

goal

Tracey

Ike Griffiths

backs

Cox

Reynolds

George Hawkins

Charlie Mason

incidents;

 

HT

FT

​

​

goal (1-0) unknown

Town 1 - 0 Wolves

Town 1 - 0 Wolves

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half-backs

Hill

Beech

Brettle

Alf Pearson

Jack Baynton

Arthur Lowder

forwards

Shaw

Hunter

Bradbury

Cope

Wilson

Jack Brodie

Harold Deans

George Wood

Jabez Griffiths

Enoch Hadley

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 27th March 1886

Friendly

unknown

Macclesfield 0 

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. 5 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Macc;

Wolves;

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

HT 0 - 4, FT 0 - 5

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 3rd April 1886

Friendly

Molineux

Stafford Road 1 (Garner)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 5 (G Wood, Hadley, 3 unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Roaders;

​

Wolves:

​

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

goal; Llowarch, backs, Baugh, Riley, half-backs; Cheers, Richards, Foster, forwards; Jones, Hawley, Childs, Garner, B Griffiths

goal; I Griffiths, backs, J Aston, Hawkins, half-backs; Pearson, Baynton, Lowder, forwards; J Brodie, G Wood, Cattell, Horton, Hadley

?mins (0-1) unknown, ?mins (0-2) unknown, ?mins (0-3) unknown, HT 0 - 3, ?mins (0-4) G Wood, ?mins (1-4) Garner, ?mins (1-5) Hadley, FT 1 - 5

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 10th April 1886

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (Cattell)

Long Eaton Rangers 1 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

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Rangers:

​

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

goal; I Griffiths, backs, Hawkins, C Mason, half-backs; Cliff, Baynton, Lowder, forwards; Deans, G Wood, Cattell, Horton, H Wood

goal; Start, backs, Clifton, Smith, half-backs; Newsome, Plackett, Emay, forwards; Smith, Shepherd, J Start, Vesey, Locker

?mins (0-1) unknown, HT 0 - 1, 89mins (1-1) Cattell, FT 1 - 1

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 17th April 1886

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (Bakewell)

Preston North End 4 (Goodall, Mason(og), Thomson, Gordon)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

​

Lilywhites:

​

Incidents;

6,000

Mr Bird (Walsall)

goal; I Griffiths, backs, C Mason, Hawkins, half-backs; Pearson, Baynton, Lowder, forwards; Bakewell, G Wood, Cattell, Horton, H Wood

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

?mins (0-1) Goodall, ?mins (0-2) Mason (own goal), HT 0 - 2, ?mins (0-3)  Thomson, ?mins (0-4) Gordon, ?mins (1-4) Bakewell, FT 1 - 4

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 24th April 1886

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 

Welsh Druids 0 

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

​

Druids:

​

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

goal; I Griffiths, backs, C Mason, Hawkins, half-backs; Pearson, Cliff, Lowder, forwards; Hadley,BE Griffiths, Cattell, H Wood, Horton

goal; W H Davies, backs, Bowen, Jones, half-backs; R Davies, T Owen, H Davies, forwards; W Owen, W Davies, J Doughty, Williams, R Doughty

HT 0 - 0, FT 0 - 0

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Monday 26th April 1886

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 (Cattell, 1 rushed)

Walsall Town 3 (Heys, Collington, Shaw)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

​

Town:

​

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

goal; I Griffiths, backs, C Mason, J Aston, half-backs; Pearson, Cliff, Lowder, forwards; Deans, Cattell, G Wood, Osbourne, Noakes

goal; Osbourne, backs, Reynolds, Cox, half-backs; Brettle, Beech, Phillips, forwards; Shaw, Hunter, Collington, Hets, Nicklin

?mins (1-0) Cattell, ?mins (2-0) rushed, HT 2 - 0, ?mins (2-1) Heys, ?mins (2-2) Collington, ?mins (2-3) Shaw, FT 2 - 3

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 1st May 1886

Friendly

County Ground

Derby County 2 (Evans, 1 rushed)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 

attendance;

referee;

Rams;

​

Wolves:

​

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

goal; Bestwick, backs, Latham, Morley, half-backs; Williamson, Flowers, Hickinbottom, forwards; Bakewell, Monk, Evans, Warmley, Smith

goal; I Griffiths, backs, Hawkins, Baugh (snr), half-backs; Pearson, Cliff, Lowder, forwards; Danks, G Wood, Cattell, Horton, H Wood

?mins (1-0) rused, ?mins (2-0) Evans, HT 2 - 0 FT 2 - 0

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 8th May 1886

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 (Cliff, Horton, Danks)

Derby Junction 0 

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

​

Junction:

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

goal; I Griffiths, backs, Baugh (snr), C Mason, half-backs; Pearson, Cliff, Lowder, forwards; Hadley, E Griffiths, Horton, Danks, H Wood

unknown

unknown

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 15th May 1886

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 (Horton, Cattell, Danks 2, G Wood, 1 rushed)

Birmingham St George's 0 

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

​

Saints:

​

Incidents;

unknown

Mr Horton

goal; I Griffiths, backs, Baugh (snr), J Aston, half-backs; Cliff, Baynton, Lowder, forwards; Pearon, Cattell, Danks, G Wood, Horton

goal; Luter, backs, Pearson, Phillips, half-backs; Jabez Pickering, Pratchett, Roden, forwards; Williams, Pitchford, Cartwright, John Pickering, Jones

?mins (1-0) rushed, ?mins (2-0) Horton, HT 2 - 0, ?mins (3-0) Cattell, ?mins (4-0) Danks, ?mins (5-0) Danks, ?mins (6-0) G Wood, FT 6 - 0

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Monday 17th May 1886

Friendly

unknown

Burslem Port Vale 0 

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Vale;

Wolves:​

Incidents;

unknown

Mr Lockett (Stoke)

unknown

unknown

At half time it was discovered that Vale were playing with twelve men on the pitch. Wolves captain Charlie Mason allowed the additional man to remain on the pitch, thus, Wolves played against twelve men throughout the course of the game.

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 29th May 1886

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 (Brodie, Cattell)

Accrington 1 (Lofthouse)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

​

Accrington:

​

Incidents;

3,000

Mr Icke

goal; I Griffiths, backs, C Mason, Baugh (snr), half-backs; Baynton, Allen, Morris, forwards; Pearson, Brodie, Cattell, Danks, Horton

goal; Trainer, backs, Stevenson, McLennan, half-backs; Chippendale, Brice, Lofthouse, forwards; Lofthouse, Bonnar, Conway, Macbeth, Yates

?mins (1-0) Brodie, ?mins (1-1) Lofthouse, HT 1 - 1, ?mins (2-1) Cattell, FT 2 - 1

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Monday 31st May 1886

Friendly

Muntz Street

Small Heath Alliance 2 (unknown)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 

attendance;

referee;

Alliance:

Wolves;

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Mnday 7th June 1886

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 (unknown)

Small Heath Alliance 1 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves:

Alliance;

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

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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