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FIRST XI
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Sat 24th Sept
Sat 1st Oct
Sat 1st Oct
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Sat 8th Oct
Sat 15th Oct
Sat 15th Oct

Sat 22nd Oct
Sat 22nd Oct
Sat 29th Oct
Sat 29th Oct

Sat 5th Nov
Mon 7th Nov
Sat 12th Nov
Sat 19th Nov

Sat 26th Nov
Sat 26th Nov

Mon 28th Nov
Sat 3rd Dec
Sat 3rd Dec
Sat 10th Dec

Sat 17th Dec
Sat 17th Dec
Sat 24th Dec

Mon 26th Dec
Tues 27th Dec
Wed 28th Dec
Sat 31st Dec
Sat 31st Dec
Sat 7th Jan

Sat 14th Jan
Sat 21st Jan
Sat 21st Jan
Sat 28th Jan

Sat 4th Feb
Sat 4th Feb
Sat 11th Feb

Sat 11th Feb
Sat 18th Feb

Sat 25th Feb
Sat 3rd Mar

Sat 10th Mar
Sat 17th Mar
Sat 24th Mar
Sat 31st Mar
Sat 7th Apr
Sat 14th Apr
Sat 21st Apr
Sat 28th Apr
Sat 5th May
Sat 12th May
Sat 19th May
Mon 21st May
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Staffs Cup 1

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B'ham Cup 1

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English Cup 1

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English Cup 2
B'ham Cup 1r
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Staffs Cup 2

English Cup 3
WWFC CC 2
B'ham Cup 3

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B'ham Cup 4
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B'ham Cup SF
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Staffs Cup 3

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Staffs C SF
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Staffs Cup F
Weds CC SF
Staffs Cup Fr
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Staffs Cup Fr2
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Weds CC F
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Small Heath Alliance 0 - 3 Wolves
Wolves 2 - 0 Mitchell's St George's
Wolves 1 - 1 Bolton Wanderers
Grimsby Town 1 - 1 Wolves
Wolves Res. 1 - 2 Stafford Rangers
Wolves 7 - 0 Lockwood Brothers

Wolves 3 - 0 Long Eaton Rangers
Wolves 12 - 1 Stafford Road
Wellington 1 - 2 Wolves Res.
Wolves 1 - 1 Walsall Swifts

Wolves Res. 1 - 1 Willenhall Pickwick
Walsall Swifts 1 - 2 Wolves

Wolves Res. 1 - 1 Willenhall Pickwick
Wolves 4 - 1 Stoke

First Warwick 1 - 3 Wolves Res.
Wolves 4 - 0 Burslem Port Vale

Port Vale Rovers 1 - 0 Wolves Res.
Wolves 3 - 0 Aston Unity

Walsall Swifts 0 - 1 Wolves
Wolves Res. 4 - 0 Port Vale Rovers
Wolves 3 - 0 Aston Unity

West Bromwich Albion 2 - 0 Wolves
Wolves Res. 0 - 1 Stafford Road Res.
Great Bridge Unity 1 - 6 Wolves

Wolves 7 - 0 Manchester Athletic
Stafford Rangers 0 - 0 Wolves Res.
Wolves 2 - 0 Oldbury Town Crosswells

Small Heath Alliance 2 - 3 Wolves
Wolves Res. 3 - 1 Small Heath Alliance Res.
Blackburn Rovers 1 - 1 Wolves

West Bromwich Albion 1 - 1 Wolves
Wolves 1 - 3 Preston North End
Lockwood Brothers 0 - 7 Wolves
Mitchells' St George's 5 - 1 Wolves
Oswestry 2 - 1 Wolves Res.
Accrington 4 - 1 Wolves

Wolves 9 - 0 Burton Wanderers
Wolves 0 - 5 West Bromwich Albion
Kidderminster Olympic 0 - 3 Wolves Res.
Burslem Port Vale 2 - 0 Wolves

Aston Villa v Wolves - postponed
Wolves Res. 5 - 0 Darlaston Town
West Bromwich Albion 2 - 0 Wolves

Heath Town Mutual 2 - 2 Wolves Res.
Wolves 4 - 0 Mitchell's St George's

Wellington Town 3 - 1 Wolves Res.
Manchester Athletic 1 - 17 Wolves

Wolves 14 - 0 Welsh Druids
Walsall Town 1 - 4 Wolves
Stoke 0 - 2 Wolves
West Bromwich Albion 0 - 0 Wolves
Wolves 2 - 1 Walsall Town
West Bromwich Albion 1 - 1 Wolves
Derby County 3 - 1 Wolves
West Bromwich Albion 1 - 2 Wolves
Wolves 6 - 1 Derby Junction
Wednesbury Old Athletic 1 - 4 Wolves
Newton Heath 2 - 1 Wolves
Everton 0 - 0 Wolves

First XI player appearances and goals 1887-1888

English Cup
Staffs Cup
B'ham Cup
Season
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13
15
5
6
10
8
3
15
5
1
15
2
10
15
15
8
2
1
1
15
gls
2
0
0
4
4
1
0
0
1
1
8
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
7
2
7
player
Harry Allen
Dicky Baugh (snr)
Jack Baynton
Jack Brodie
Joseph Cooper
Richard Danks
     Edwards
Albert Fletcher
Bernard Griffiths
     Hughes
Tom Horton
B Jones
Albert Llowarch
Arthur Lowder
Charlie Mason
Bertram Shaw
     Taylor
J Tuft
     Wilkes
Harry Wood
own goals
unknown goals
apps
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3



3

3
3

3

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3
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5
1
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5
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5
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0
3

1
apps
5
7
5
6
6
3
2
7
1

7

2
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7
2
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7
gls
2
0
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4
2
1
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4

0
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4
1
6

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 20th August 1887

Friendly

Muntz Street

Small Heath Alliance 0 

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Heathens;

Wolves:

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 3rd September 1887

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 (unknown)

Mitchell St George's 0 

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

Saints:

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

HT 1 - 0,  FT 2 - 0

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Monday 5th September 1887

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (Shaw)

Bolton Wanderers 1 (Baugh(og))

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

Trotters:

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

?mins (1-0) Shaw, HT 1 - 0, ?mins (1-1) Baugh (own goal), FT 1 - 1 

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 10th September 1887

Friendly

Clee Park

Grimsby Town 1 (Cooper)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (Hunter)

attendance;

referee;

Mariners;

 

Wolves;

 

Incidents;

2,000

Mr W Mudd

goal; H Smith (snr), backs; Lundy, H Taylor, half-backs; J H Taylor, H Smith, Hopewellforwards; Cooper, Lee, Greary, Macbeth, Riddoch

goal; Llowarch, backs, Baugh (snr), Whitehouse, half-backs; Fletcher, Allen, Lowder, forwards; Jones, Hunter, Wood, Garner, Griffiths

5mins (1-0) Cooper, ?mins (1-1) Hunter, HT 1 - 1, FT 1 - 1

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 10th September 1887

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. 1 (unknown)

Stafford Rangers 2 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

Boro:

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 17th September 1887

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 (Wood, B Griffiths, 5 unknown)

Lockwood Brothers 0 

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

Lockwood:

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

?mins (1-0) Shaw, HT 1 - 0,   ????   FT 7 - 0 

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 24th September 1887

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 (Shaw 2, unknown)

Long Eaton Rangers 0 

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

Rangers:

Incidents;

4,000

unknown

unknown

unknown

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

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 1st October 1887

Staffordshire Cup 1st Round

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 12 (Brodie 3, Lowder, Nicholls(og), Hunter, Wood 2,

Stafford Road 1 (unknown)                                           Edwards, Allen, 2 unknown)

attendance;

referee;

4,000

Mr Hall (Derby)

Wolves

Roaders

goal

Albert Llowarch

Nicholls

backs

Dickie Baugh (snr)

Charlie Mason

Fullwood

Riley

half-backs

Albert Fletcher

Harry Allen

Arthur Lowder

Cheers

Collins

Mason

forwards

Bertram Shaw

Jack Brdie

Tom Hunter

Harry Wood

? Edwards

Hawley

Brawn

Kirby

Horton

Foster

incidents;

 

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​

​

​

HT

​

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​

​

​

​

​

​

FT

​

goal (1-0) Brodie

goal (2-0) Lowder

goal (3-0) Nicholls (own goal)

goal (4-0) Hunter

goal (5-0) Wood

Wolves 5 - 0 Roaders

goal (6-0) Brodie

goal (7-0) unknown

goal (8-0) Brodie

goal (9-0) unknown

goal (9-1) unknown

goal (10-1) Edwards

goal (11-1) Allen

goal (12-1) Wood

Wolves 12 - 1 Roaders

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 1st October 1887

Friendly

unknown

Wellington 1 (unknown)

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. 2 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Wellington;

 

Wolves;

Incidents;

unknown

Mr W R Corbett

goal; Bolas, backs; Meredith, Weston, half-backs; Elcocks, Picken, Judsonforwards; Smith, Griffiths, Littlehales, Scarrott, Dunn

unknown

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

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 8th October 1887

Birmingham Cup 1st Round

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (Hunter)

Walsall Swifts 1 (Colley)

attendance;

referee;

4,000

Mr Orr (Secretary of Birmingham Association)

Wolves

Swifts

goal

Albert Llowarch

Tracey

backs

incidents;

 

HT

​

FT

​

goal (0-1) Colley

Wolves 0 - 1 Swifts

goal (1-1) Hunter

Wolves 1 - 1 Swifts

Dickie Baugh (snr)

Charlie Mason

Proffitt

Reynolds

half-backs

Albert Fletcher

Harry Allen

Arthur Lowder

Morris

Jenkins

Morley

forwards

Bertram Shaw

Richard Danks

Tom Hunter

Harry Wood

? Edwards

Higgins

Fallon

Athersmith

Jones

Colley

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 8th October 1887

Friendly

Chuckery Ground

Walsall Swifts Res. 3 (unknown)

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. 4 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Swifts;

Wolves;

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 15th October 1887

English Cup 1st Round

Chuckery Ground

Walsall Swifts 1 (Llowarch(og))

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 (Hunter, scrambled)

attendance;

referee;

3,500

Mr C Crump (President of Birmingham Association)

Swifts

Wolves

goal

Tracey

Albert Llowarch

backs

Proffitt

Reynolds

Dickie Baugh (snr)

Charlie Mason

incidents;

 

HT

​

​

​

FT

​

goal (1-0) Llowarch (own goal)

goal (1-1) Hunter

Swifts 1 - 1 Wolves

goal (1-2) scrambled

Morley (Swifts) left field injured Swifts 1 - 2 Wolves

half-backs

Morley

Jenkins

Morris

Albert Fletcher

Harry Allen

Arthur Lowder

forwards

Jones

Colley

Athersmith

Higgins

Fallon

Bertram Shaw

Harry Wood

Richard Danks

Bernard Griffiths

Tom Hunter

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 15th October 1887

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. 1 (unknown)

Willenhall Pickwick 1 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

Picks;

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 22nd October 1887

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 (Shaw, 3 unknown)

Stoke 1 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

Potters;

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

HT 2 - 1, FT 4 - 1

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 22nd October 1887

Friendly

unknown

First Warwick 1 (unknown)

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. 3 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Warwick;

Wolves;

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 29th October 1887

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 (Wood, Griffiths, 2 unknown)

Burslem Port Vale 0 

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

Valients;

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

?mins (1-0) unknown, ?mins (2-0) Wood, ?mins (3-0) Griffiths, HT 3 - 0, ?mins (4-0) unknown, FT 4 - 0

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 29th October 1887

Friendly

unknown

Port Vale Rovers 1 (unknown)

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. 0 

attendance;

referee;

Valients;

Wolves;

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 5th November 1887

English Cup 2nd Round

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 (Shaw, Griffiths, Hunter)

Aston Shakespeare 0 

attendance;

referee;

unknown

unknown

Wolves

Shakes

goal

Albert Llowarch

T Garvey

backs

Dickie Baugh (snr)

Charlie Mason

Yates

Ravenhill

incidents;

 

​

HT

​

​

FT

​

goal (1-0) Shaw

Griffiths (Wolves) left field injured

Wolves 1 - 0 Shakes

goal (2-0) Griffiths

goal (3-0) Hunter

Wolves 3 - 0 Shakes

half-backs

Albert Fletcher

Harry Allen

Arthur Lowder

Ludford

Roberts

Holloway

forwards

Tom Hunter

Bertram Shaw

Richard Danks

Harry Wood

Bernard Griffiths

W Garvey 1

Wilcox

Wilson

Turner

W Garvey 2

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Monday 7th November 1887

Birmingham Cup 1st Round Replay

Chuckery Ground

Walsall Swifts 0 

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (scrambled)

attendance;

referee;

2,000

Mr Ford (Aston Unity)

Swifts

Wolves

goal

Tracey

Albert Llowarch

incidents;

42mins 

HT

FT

​

goal (0-1) scrambled

Swifts 0 - 1 Wolves

Swifts 0 - 1 Wolves

backs

Proffitt

Reynolds

Dickie Baugh (snr)

Charlie Mason

half-backs

Morley

Jenkins

Morris

Albert Fletcher

Harry Allen

Arthur Lowder

forwards

Colley

Garbett

Jones

Fallon

Higgins

Bertram Shaw

Harry Wood

Tom Hunter

Joseph Cooper

? Wilkes

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 12th Novembeber 1887

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. 4 (unknown)

Port Vale Rovers 0 

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

Valients;

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 19th November 1887

Staffordshire Cup 2nd Round

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 (scambled, Wood, 1 unknown)

Aston Unity 0 

attendance;

referee;

2,000

Mr E Johnson (Stoke)

Wolves

Unity

goal

Albert Llowarch

Davies

backs

Dickie Baugh (snr)

Charlie Mason

Thomas

Woolaston

incidents;

20mins 

​

HT

​

​

FT

​

goal (1-0) scrambled

goal (2-0) Wood

Wolves 2 - 0 Unity

Davies (Unity) left field injured

goal (3-0) unknown

Wolves 3 - 0 Unity

half-backs

Albert Fletcher

Harry Allen

Arthur Lowder

Roberts

Anthony

Dixon

forwards

Bertram Shaw

Harry Wood

Joseph Cooper

Tom Hunter

Edwards

E Devey

Green

Smallwood

Gardner

Rainsford

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 26th November 1887

English Cup 3rd Round

Stoney Lane

West Bromwich Albion 2 (Bassett 2)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 

attendance;

referee;

7,429

Mr Fairhurst (Lancashire FA)

Throstles

Wolves

goal

Roberts

Albert Llowarch

backs

incidents;

HT 

​

​

FT 

​

Throstles 0 - 0 Wolves

goal (1-0) Bassett

goal (2-0) Bassett 

Throstles 2 - 0 Wolves

Aldridge

Green

Dickie Baugh (snr)

Charlie Mason

half-backs

Horton

Timmins

Perry

Albert Fletcher

Harry Allen

Arthur Lowder

forwards

Woodhall

Bassett

Bayliss

Askin

Wilson

Bertram Shaw

Richard Danks

Harry Wood

Tom Hunter

Bernard Griffiths

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 26th November 1887

Wolverhampton Wanderers Charity Cup 2nd Round

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. 0 

Stafford Road Res. 1 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

Roadsters;

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Monday 28th November 1887

Birmingham Cup 3rd Round

Horseley Heath

Great Bridge Unity 1 (Smith)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 (Wood 3, Jones, Cooper, Hunter)

attendance;

referee;

unknown

unknown

Unity

Wolves

goal

?

Albert Llowarch

backs

?

?

Dickie Baugh (snr)

Charlie Mason

half-backs

?

?

?

Albert Fletcher

Harry Allen

Arthur Lowder

incidents;

  

​

​

​

HT

​

​

​

FT

​

goal (0-1) Wood

goal (0-2) Wood

goal (0-3) Jones

goal (0-4) Cooper

Unity 0 - 4 Wolves

goal (0-5) Wood

goal (1-5) Smith

goal (1-6) Hunter

Unity 1 - 6 Wolves

forwards

?

?

?

?

?

Tom Hunter

B Jones

Joseph Cooper

Harry Wood

Bernard Griffiths

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 3rd december 1887

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 (Garner 2, Shaw, Cooper 2, Lowder, Baugh)

Manchester Athletic 0 

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

 

Athletic;

Incidents;

3,000

unknown

goal; Llowarch, backs; Baugh (snr), Mason, half-backs; ??, ??, Lowderforwards; Shaw, ??, Cooper, Garner, ??

unknown

?mins (1-0) Garner, ?mins (2-0) Shaw, ?mins (3-0) Cooper, HT 3 - 0, ?mins (4-0) Lowder, ?mins (5-0) Cooper, ?mins (6-0) Baugh, ?mins (7-0) Garner, FT 7 - 0

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 3rd December 1887

Friendly

unknown

Stafford Rangers 0 

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. 0 

attendance;

referee;

Rangers;

Wolves;

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 10th December 1887

Birmingham Cup 4th Round

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 (Cooper, Hughes)

Oldbury Town Crosswells 0 

attendance;

referee;

unknown

Mr D Bird (President of Walsall Association)

Wolves

Crosswells

goal

Albert Llowarch

Matthews

backs

incidents;

20mins 

HT

​

FT

​

goal (1-0) Cooper

Wolves 1 - 0 Crosswells

goal (2-0) Hughes

Wolves 2 - 0 Crosswells

Dickie Baugh (snr)

Charlie Mason

Bradbury

Riddell

half-backs

Albert Fletcher

Harry Allen

Arthur Lowder

Hazelwood

? Bunn

Kimberley

forwards

Bertram Shaw

Joseph Cooper

Harry Wood

Tom Hunter

Hughes

Aston

? Bunn

Barber

Southall

Neale

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 17th December 1887

Friendly

Muntz Street

Small Heath Alliance 2 (Figures, scrambled)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 3 (Hunter, Wood, Danks)

attendance;

referee;

Heathens;

Wolves;

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

?mins (1-0) Figures, HT 1 - 0, ?mins (1-1) Hunter, ?mins (1-2) Wood, ?mins (1-3) Danks, ?mins (2-3) scrambled, FT 2 - 3

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 17th December 1887

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. 3 (unknown)

Small Heath Alliance Res. 1 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

Heathens;

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 24th December 1887

Friendly

Leamington Road

Blackburn Rovers 1 (Southworth)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (Cooper)

attendance;

referee;

Heathens;

Wolves;

Incidents;

3,000

unknown

goal; Arthur, backs; Beverley, Suter, half-backs; Hayes, Barton, Douglasforwards; Beresford, Walton, Southwick, Chadwick, Townley

goal; Llowarch, backs; Baugh (snr), Mason, half-backs; Fletcher, Allen, Lowderforwards; Hughes, Danks, Cooper, Hughes, Wood

?mins (1-0) Southworth, HT 1 - 0, ?mins (1-1) Cooper, FT 1 - 1

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Monday 26th December 1887

Friendly

Stoney Lane

West Bromwich Albion 1 (Woodhall)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (Hunter)

attendance;

referee;

Heathens;

Wolves;

Incidents;

5,000

unknown

goal; Roberts, backs; Aldridge, Green, half-backs; Horton, Perry, Timminsforwards; Woodhall, Bassett, Bayiss, Wilson, Pearson

goal; Llowarch, backs; Baugh (snr), Mason, half-backs; Fletcher, Allen, Lowderforwards; Danks, Taylor, Cooper, Wood, Hunter

?mins (0-1) Hunter, HT 0 - 1, ?mins (1-1) Woodhall, FT 1 - 1

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Tuesday 27th December 1887

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (Taylor)

Preston North End 3 (Goodall, Ross (jnr), Lowarch(og))

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

​

Lilywhites;

 

Incidents;

6,000

Mr Crump

goal; Llowarch, backs; Baugh (snr), Mason, half-backs; Fletcher, Allen, Lowderforwards; Danks, Taylor, Cooper, Hunter, Wood

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

6mins (0-1) Goodall, ?mins (1-1) Taylor, ?mins (1-2) Ross (jnr), HT 1 - 2, goal (1-3) Lowarch (own goal), FT   1 - 3

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Wednesday 28th December 1887

Friendly

Bramall Lane

Lockwood Brothers 0 

Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 (Lowder, Shaw, Wood, Fletcher, 3 unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Lockwoods;

 

Wolves;

 

Incidents;

350

Mr T Hardman

goal; Beard, backs; Whittam, Carter, half-backs; Frost, Jones, Milnerforwards; Duke, Winterbottom, Layton, White, Haunt

goal; Llowarch, backs; Baugh (snr), Mason, half-backs; Fletcher, Allen, Lowderforwards; Shaw, Taylor, Cooper, Hunter, Wood

?mins (0-1) Lowder, ?mins (0-2) Shaw, ?mins (0-3) Wood, HT 0 - 3, ?mins (0-4) unknown, ?mins (0-5) unknown, ?mins (0-6) Fletcher, ?mins (0-7) unknown, FT 0 - 7

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 31st December 1887

Friendly

Cape Hill

Mitchell St George's 5 (Devey 2, Richards, 2 unknown)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Saints;

 

Wolves;

 

Incidents;

2,000

unknown

goal; Hadley, backs; Hawkins, Gray, half-backs; Bailey, Richards, Bartonforwards; Stevenson, Harrison, Devey, Breeze, Vaughton

goal; I Griffiths, backs; Baugh (snr), Aldershaw, half-backs; Fletcher, Allen, Lowderforwards; Hughes, Taylor, Wood, Hunter, B Griffiths

?mins (1-0) Devey, ?mins (2-0) Devey, ?mins (3-0) Richards, HT 3 - 0, ?mins (3-1) unknown, ?mins (4-1) unknown, ?mins (5-1) unknown, FT 5 - 1

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 31st December 1887

Friendly

unknown

Oswestry 2 (unknown)

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. 1 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

O's;

Wolves;

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 7th January 1888

Friendly

The Cricket Field, Thorneyholme Road

Accrington 4 (unknown)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Reds;

Wolves;

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

HT 3 - 0,  FT 4 - 1

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 14th January 1888

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 9 (unknown)

Burton Wanderers 0 

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

Wanderers;

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 21st January 1888

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 

West Bromwich Albion 5 (Woodhall 2, Bayliss, Bassett 2)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

​

Throstles;

 

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

goal; Llowarch, backs; Baugh (snr), Mason, half-backs; Fletcher, Allen, Lowderforwards; Danks, Taylor, Cooper, Hunter, Wood

goal; Roberts, backs; Green, Aldridge, half-backs; Timmins, Perry, Horton, forwards; Bassett, Woodhall, Bayliss, Pearce, Wilson

?mins (0-1) Woodhall, ?mins (0-2) Bayliss, ?mins (0-3) Bassett, ?mins (0-4) Wiidhall, HT 0 - 4, ?mins (0-5) Bassett, FT 0 - 5

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 21st January 1888

Friendly

unknown

Kidderminster Olympic 0 

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. 3 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Olympic;

Wolves;

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 28th January 1888

Friendly

Cobridge

Burslem Port Vale 2 (unknown)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 

attendance;

referee;

Valients;

Wolves;

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 28th January 1888

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. 2 (unknown)

Aston Shakespeare 2 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

Shakers;

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 4th February 1888

Friendly

Wellington Road, Perry

Aston Villa P 

Wolverhampton Wanderers P 

match postponed

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 4th February 1888

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. 5 (unknown)

Darlaston Town 0 

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

Darlo;

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 11th February 1888

Birmingham Cup Semi-Final

Stoney Lane

West Bromwich Albion 2 (Timmins, scrambled)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 

attendance;

referee;

2,000

Mr Adams

Throstles

Wolves

goal

Roberts

Albert Llowarch

backs

incidents;

HT 

​

​

FT 

​

Throstles 0 - 0 Wolves

goal (1-0) scrambled

goal (2-0) Timmins

Throstles 2 - 0 Wolves

Aldridge

Green

Dickie Baugh (snr)

Charlie Mason

half-backs

Horton

Timmins

Perry

Albert Fletcher

Harry Allen

Arthur Lowder

forwards

Bassett

Woodhall

Bayliss

Pearson

Wilson

Tom Hunter

B Jones

Richard Danks

Joseph Cooper

Harry Wood

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 11th February 1888

Friendly

unknown

Heath Town Mutual 2 (unknown)

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. 2 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Mutual;

Wolves;

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 18th January 1888

Staffordshire Cup 3rd Round

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 (Hunter, Cooper, Brodie, 1 unknown)

Mitchell St George's 0 

attendance;

referee;

unknown

Mr McIntyre (Manchester)

Wolves

Saints

goal

Jack Baynton

Stansbie

backs

Dickie Baugh (snr)

Charlie Mason

Stevenson

Grey

incidents;

7mins 

10mins

30mins

HT

70mins

FT

​

goal (1-0) Hynter

goal (2-0) Cooper

goal (3-0) Brodie

Wolves 3 - 0 Saints

goal (4-0) unknown

Wolves 4 - 0 Saints

half-backs

Albert Fletcher

Harry Allen

Arthur Lowder

Barton

Richards

Bailey

forwards

Richard Danks

Tom Hunter

Jack Brodie

Harry Wood

Joseph Cooper

J Devey

Harrison

Marshall

Breeze

Vaughton

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 25th February 1888

Friendly

unknown

Wellington Town 3 (Bird 3)

Wolverhampton Wanderers Res. 1 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Town;

​

Wolves;

 

Incidents;

unknown

Mr Bagley (Wellington)

goal; Harper, backs; Meredith, Lane, half-backs; Pickin, Littlehales, Dunnforwards; Bird, Teece, Whittaker, Smith, Scarratt

goal; I Griffiths, backs; D Mason, Lawton, half-backs; ? Tuft, Martin, ? Tuft, forwards; Jones, Christmas, Garner, Wilkes, B Griffiths

10mins (1-0) Bird, ?mins (2-0) Bird, ?mins (2-1) nknown, HT 2 - 1, ?mins (3-1) Bird, FT 3 - 1

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 3rd March 1888

Friendly

Hall Lane

Manchester Athletic 1 (Hepworth)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 17 (Cooper 2, Jones 3, Taylor 3, Hunter 3, Lowder 2,

Wood 4)

attendance;

referee;

Town;

​

Wolves;

 

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

goal; Probert, backs; Brown, O'Neil, half-backs; Newby, Hepworth, Wallworkforwards; Moseley, Farrington, J Wood, Bermingham, Stothert

goal; Baynton, backs; Baugh (snr), Mason, half-backs; Fletcher, Allen, Lowderforwards; Jones, Hunter, Cooper, H Wood, Taylor

?mins (0-1) Cooper, ?mins (0-2) Jones, ?mins (0-3) Taylor, ?mins (0-4) Jones, ?mins (0-5) Hunter, ?mins (0-6) Lowder, ?mins (0-7) Taylor, ?mins (0-8) Wood, ?mins (0-9) Jones, HT 0 - 9, ?mins (0-10) Cooper, ?mins (0-11), ????  ?mins (1-16) Hepworth, ?mins (1-17) H Wood, FT 1 - 17

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 10th March 1888

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 14 (unknown)

Welsh Druids 0 

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

Druids;

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

HT 11 - 0   FT 14 - 0

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 17th March 1888

Staffordshire Cup Semi-Final

Stoney Lane, West Bromwich

Walsall Town 1 (unknown)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 (Cooper, Hunter 2, 1 unknown)

attendance;

referee;

unknown

Mr Ormerod (Accrington)

Town

Wolves

goal

Wood

Jack Baynton

backs

Jones

Brettle

Dickie Baugh (snr)

Charlie Mason

incidents;

HT 

​

​

  

​

​

FT

​

Town 0 - 0 Wolves

?

?

?

?

?

Town 1 - 4 Wolves

half-backs

Parnett

Lee

Beech

Albert Fletcher

J Tuft

Arthur Lowder

forwards

Hicklin

Eveson

Wykes

Cope

Summerfield

Tom Hunter

Taylor

Jack Brodie

Joseph Cooper

Harry Wood

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 24th March 1888

Friendly

Victoria Ground

Stoke 0 

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Potters;

Wolves;

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

HT 0 - 0, FT 0 - 2

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 31st March 1888

Staffordshire Cup Final

Sweetings Field, Stoke

West Bromwich Albion 0 

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 

attendance;

referee;

6,000

Mr J J Bayliss (Bolton)

Throstles

Wolves

goal

Roberts

Jack Baynton

incidents;

HT 

FT

​

Throstles 0 - 0 Wolves

Throstles 0 - 0 Wolves

backs

Green

Aldridge

Dickie Baugh (snr)

Charlie Mason

half-backs

Horton

Perry

Timmins

Albert Fletcher

Harry Allen

Arthur Lowder

forwards

Woodhall

Bassett

Bayliss

Pearson

Wilson

Taylor

Joseph Cooper

Jack Brodie

Tom Hunter

Harry Wood

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 7th April 1888

Wednesbury Charity Cup Semi-Final

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 (Brodie, 1 unknown)

Walsall Town 1 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

Town;

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

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

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 14th April 1888

Staffordshire Cup Final Replay

Sweetings Field, Stoke

West Bromwich Albion 1 (Woodhall)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (Wood)

attendance;

referee;

7,000

Mr J J Bayliss (Bolton)

Throstles

Wolves

goal

Roberts

Jack Baynton

backs

Green

Aldridge

Dickie Baugh (snr)

Charlie Mason

incidents;

HT 

 

​

FT 

ETHT

ETFT

​

Throstles 0 - 0 Wolves

goal (1-0) Woodhall

goal (1-1) Wood

Throstles 1 - 1 Wolves

Throstles 1 - 1 Wolves

Throstles 1 - 1 Wolves

half-backs

Horton

Perry

Timmins

Albert Fletcher

Jack Brodie

Arthur Lowder

forwards

Woodhall

Bassett

Bayliss

Pearson

Wilson

Tom Hunter

Richard Danks

Harry Wood

Bernard Griffiths

Joseph Cooper

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 21st April 1888

Friendly

The County Ground

Derby County 3 (Williamson, Plackett 2)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Rams;

​

Wolves;

 

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

goal; Bestwick, backs; Lawrence, Storer, half-backs; Williamson, Warmby, Roulstonforwards; Bakewell, Selvey, Goodall, Lece, Plackett

goal; Baynton, backs; Baugh (snr), Mason, half-backs; Fletcher, Allen, Lowderforwards; Hunter, Cooper, Brodie, Benton, Griffiths

5mins (0-1) unknown, 10mins (1-1) Williamson, ?mins (2-1) Plackett, ?mins (3-1) Plackett, HT 3 - 1, FT 3 - 1

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 28th April 1888

Staffordshire Cup Final Replay

Stoney Lane, West Bromwich

West Bromwich Albion 1 (Woodhall)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 (Allen, Danks)

attendance;

referee;

unknown

Mr McIntyre (Manchester)

Throstles

Wolves

goal

Roberts

Jack Baynton

backs

Green

Aldridge

Dickie Baugh (snr)

Charlie Mason

incidents;

 

HT 

​

​

FT

​

goal (0-1) Allen

Throstles 0 - 1 Wolves

goal (0-2) Danks

goal (1-2) Woodhall

Throstles 1 - 2 Wolves

half-backs

Horton

Perry

Timmins

Albert Fletcher

Harry Allen

Arthur Lowder

forwards

Woodhall

Bassett

Bayliss

Crabtree

Pearson

Tom Hunter

Joseph Cooper

Jack Brodie

Richard Danks

Harry Wood

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 5th May 1888

Friendly

Dudley Road

Wolverhampton Wanderers 6 (unknown)

Derby Junction 1 (unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

Junction;

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

HT 5 - 0,  FT 6 - 1

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 12th May 1888

Wednesbury Charity Cup Final

Molineux

Wednesbury Old Athletic 1 (unknown)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 (Cooper, Wood, 2 unknown)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

Junction;

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

unknown

unknown

?mins (0-1) Cooper, ?mins (0-2) Wood, HY 0 - 2,  ????  FT 1 - 4

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Saturday 19th May 1888

Friendly

North Road

Newton Heath 2 (R Doherty, 1 unknown)

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 (scrambled)

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

Junction;

Incidents;

unknown

unknown

goal; Hay, backs; Mitchell, Powell, half-backs; Burke, Davies, Owenforwards; Wright, Poland, J Doughty, R Doughty, Gale

goal; Baynton, backs; Baugh (snr), Lowder, half-backs; Fletcher, Allen, Bentonforwards; Hunter, Cooper, Danks, White, Wood

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

Date;

Competition;

Venue;

Monday 21st May 1888

Friendly

Anfield

Everton 0 

Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 

attendance;

referee;

Wolves;

Junction;

Incidents;

unknown

7,000

goal; Smalley, backs; Dick, Dobson, half-backs; Nidd, Pollock, W Jonesforwards; Falls, Higson, Gibson, R Jones, Briscoe

goal; Baynton, backs; Baugh (snr), Mason, half-backs; Fletcher, Allen, Lowderforwards; Hunter, Cooper, Benton, White, Wood

HT 0 - 0, FT 0 - 0

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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