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Wolverhampton Wanderers
Full nameWolverhampton Wanderers
Football Club
NicknameWolves
Founded1877
GroundMolineux stadium,
Wolverhampton
Capacity29,400
ChairmanRick Hayward
ManagerStuart Gray (caretaker)
LeagueThe Championship
2003-04Premier League, 20th
(relegated)

　
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Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. is a Wolverhampton-based football club playing at the Molineux.

Molineux Stadium is situated on Waterloo Road and has four stands all named after players who have become legendary at the club - Billy Wright, Steve Bull, Stan Cullis and Jack Harris .

1 History of the club

The team was founded in 1877 by John Baynton and Jack Brodie after a group of pupils at St Luke's school in Blakenhall had been presented with a football by their headmaster Harry Barcroft. Two years later, they merged with the local cricket and football club to form The Wanderers.

The club was given the use of two fields - John Harper's Field and Windmill Field - both off Lower Villiers Street in Blakenhall in its early years. From there, they moved to a site on the Dudley Road opposite the Fighting Cocks Inn in 1881. The club became one fo the twelve founders ofthe English Football League in 1888.

2 Notable Players

It enjoyed prominence in the 1950s under manager Stan Cullis , winning the first division championship three times and winning the F.A. Cup twice. The club was described by some as the greatest football team in the world after beating the HungarianThe Republic of Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. It is known locally as the Country of the Magyars or Magyarorszag''. Magyar Koztarsasag ( In Detail) ( Full s side HonvédBudapest Honved FC are a Hungarian football team. The club was founded as Kispest which was the name of a Budapest suburb in close vicinity of Budapest until 1950. Since then, Kispest has formed part of District XIX of Budapest). The name Honved (literall 3-2 after being 2-0 down at half time. Players in the team included Billy Wright ( OBEThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross (G. Knight or Dame Commander) who was the first footballer to win over a hundred international caps (taking 105 caps in total) and captained the England teamThe England national football team is organised under the auspices of The Football Association, the governing body for football in England, and represents the country in international football competitions, such as the World Cup and the European Champions 90 times. The club's top goalscorer is Steve Bull with 306 goals. Other notable players include Derek Dougan, John Richards, Frank Munro, Mel Eves, Bill Slater, Ron Flowers, Robbie KeaneRobbie Keane (born 8 July 1980 in Dublin) is an Irish football player, who currently stars as a striker for Tottenham Hotspur and the Republic of Ireland. He joined Wolves as a teenager, making his first professional appearance in 1997. He played two seas, and Seol Ki-hyun.

Wolves are the only club to have won titles in five different Football League divisions (see Club Honours below).



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