Scouse In The Richards Spotlight
The eagle-eyed among you may already have noticed that we have given our bulging News area a brief pause today by making a hefty post instead in our popular Player Q & A section. John Richards has been busy collating and asking questions to one of his long-time former team-mates, John McAlle, and the fruits of his efforts are now on display below right.
Wolves On Tour!
May 24th, 2013Wolves Heroes Meets The World Cup Kings
May 21st, 2013A Dream Of An Opportunity - And It's All Thanks To Ron
First, an apology, because how I'd love to have spread the word of this happy reunion in advance! But protocol decreed otherwise. And so it came to pass that I had a one-man audience today with the bulk of England's World Cup winning squad. Our sincere thanks go to Ron Flowers for keeping a promise he made last year to tip us off when the time came for him to host the Charltons, Banks, Hurst & Co on this patch.Dear Diary Entry 21
May 18th, 2013Farewell Soon To Wolverhampton's Most Famous Shop Worker!
Wednesday, April 24: Had what will be one of my last chats with Peter Knowles in Marks and Spencer. Having recently agreed to sign a 1960s-style Wolves shirt for a friend who is raising money for kids in Africa, Peter did the honours today but told me he was retiring in June. He plays some golf these days but is still very much committed to his faith, so his time will be put to good use.An Impressive Roll Call
Welcome to the long-promised new area of the Wolves Heroes website.
Here, we not only list every player who has appeared in a League match for the club but in the order in which they did so.
For example, this is the place to learn that George Berry, Keith Downing and the much less-known Robert Niestroj have special niches in Wolves history that even they presumably knew nothing about.
We stress that the list refers to League games only, not any of the cups, and stretches back 124 years to when Wolves were one of 12 proud founder members of the competition.
A Trophy For The Molineux Cabinet
June 8th, 2011
Texaco Cup Heroics: Part Two
In what was described as a 'wistful' glance back at the Texaco Cup, Wolves fanatic Jim Heath referred to the competition in a When Saturday Comes article a decade ago as 'a kind of British Isles Cup for also-rans.' He also said it heralded the game’s modernisation, with corporate sponsorship being cautiously welcomed in the form of the £100,000 the oil giant sunk into the venture.
‘Home’ Win That Was Perfect Preparation
May 14th, 2011Texaco Cup Heroics: Part One
It didn't have the glamour of the following season's campaign - and certainly not the same reach - but Wolves' winning crusade in one of football's long-neglected competitions might just have been a leg-up to UEFA Cup success. By popping up to Scotland and over to Northern Ireland, their players became more familiar not only with travelling and living together, but also with the two-leg combat that was largely alien to them.A Man For All Seasons
March 1st, 2011
FA Youth Cup Winner Who Piled Up The Runs
Phil Parkes bowled mean and quick and Ron Flowers brought as much Yorkshire grit to the cricket pitch as he did to the old gold, approached as he was to play at county level. But, whereas Lofty and Flowers became Wolves legends, Ian Hall achieved far more in white flannels than ever he did at Molineux. And yet, as a youngster, he seemed destined to reach the very top in the winter game.
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Strike Aces Made It No Bed Of Roses For Cup Specialist
April 15th, 2013
Loyal 'Scouse' On The Wonder Goal That Never Was!
Q: As a lad growing up on Merseyside, which club did you follow? Who were your boyhood heroes? (From Berlin Wolf). A: Everton were my team; I used to watch some great players like Alex Young, Roy Vernon and Dave Hickson, who played for Liverpool as well. He was a really hard player. Then there was Brian Labone and the one that really stood out to me was Bobby Collins. He was great at Everton and went on to Leeds but he reminded me of Dave Mackay; a great tackler. He was hard, he could play, he was a great captain - very similar to Mike Bailey. He was that sort of player.
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Far East & New Zealand, 1978
March 5th, 2012
England Trip With A Molineux Flavour
Wolves In 20/20 Vision
November 6th, 2011
New Book By A Fan For The Fans
It's the dream of many a supporter.....being invited to go into print and trawl the memory bank for 20 great Wolves goals, 20 of the club's best signings and 20 memorable Black Country derbies. Lifelong Molineux fanatic Jim Heath was handed just such a task by our sister company Thomas Publications and has made a brilliant job of his first book, Wolves In 20/20 Vision.
George Showell: 1934 – 2012
December 21st, 2012Patient Local Boy Who Came Very Good
There's a temptation to think that Wolves won every week in what has become fondly known as the glory years. Not so. Page 82 of the 2002 book Forever Wolves shows Malcolm Finlayson floundering as he is beaten by South African Peter Hauser in a game played just over half a century ago. It is one of seven goals Stan Cullis's side conceded on that embarrassing afternoon. With a certain poignancy, the photo is of a match at Blackpool and shows George Showell - clad in the club's all white change strip - powerless in the background.Frank Munro: 1947 – 2011
August 17th, 2011A Player And Story Teller Supreme
What do Phil Parkes, Geoff Palmer, Derek Parkin, Mike Bailey, Frank Munro, John McAlle, Kenny Hibbitt, John Richards, Derek Dougan and Dave Wagstaffe have in common? Answer: They all played upwards - in many cases a long way upwards - of 320 first-team matches for Wolverhampton Wanderers. Now what else links Parkes, Palmer, Parkin, Bailey, McAlle, Hibbitt, Richards, Dougan and Wagstaffe? Answer: They all had testimonials. Please note that Munro's name is not on the second list. |
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We are dedicated to promoting Wolverhampton Wanderers nostalgia and reminiscences. Our business is tracking down former Wolves players, legends and otherwise, and talking through both their Molineux careers and what they have done in the years since. It is the ultimate in Where Are They Now pursuits. We trust you will become at least a little misty-eyed as a result of our endeavours.
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