Two More Inter-Continental Conquests

Hot on the heels of finally catching up with Bertie Lutton, Wolves Heroes have tracked down Jimmy Melia, another player who has been off the Molineux radar for decades. We were delighted to be steered towards Jimmy in Texas by our counterparts in Southampton and grateful to learn from him the interesting tale of how he came to arrive at and then leave Molineux in quick succession.

Pro-Cullis Outburst Cost Jimmy

February 7th, 2010

Melia: 'I Was Out Of Step'

He has lived for some twenty years in Dallas but the accent is still pure 'Scotty Road', Liverpool. And the passion and love for football are undimmed in Jimmy Melia, a sprightly 72-year-old still full of vigour. The eternally balding midfielder will always be remembered best for his days at the heart of Bill Shankly’s first Liverpool engine-room but older Wolves devotees will also look back fondly to his all-too-brief sojourn in a gold jersey and to what might have been.

Ice Station Zelem!

February 5th, 2010

Winter Blues For Defender

It hasn't been a kind winter but the Siberian temperatures have been worse for self-employed window cleaners than for most. So spare a thought for Peter Zelem, the 1980s Wolves defender who has spent more time than he would have liked in hibernation during the recent cold snaps.

Lutton Located

February 3rd, 2010

Bertie Tracked Down In Oz

Our 12-month search for former Wolves winger Bertie Lutton has met with success at last. Having put feelers out in Australia and Northern Ireland, we have finally met up with his son Lee - in Wolverhampton, no less!

Sad Tale Of Kid Tipped To Make It Big

January 4th, 2010

Where Opportunity Refused To Knock

Micky Bradbury seemed to have the football world at his feet as a teenage goal machine at Molineux. He scored five goals on his debut for England Schoolboys, attracted scouts from big clubs far and wide and even shared digs with Graeme Souness during a trial at Tottenham.

Life Still Sweet For Clements

July 9th, 2009

American Dream Of Kid Wolves Discarded

In the list of players Wolverhampton Wanderers have allowed to get away over the years - and there have been a few, like Alan Ball, Bob Wilson and Charlie Nicholas - the name of Dave Clements figures high. The Ulsterman was an apprentice at Molineux in Stan Cullis' final season there and made it as far as Wolves' reserve team.

Castigated – But Definitely A Visionary

March 18th, 2009

Strange Ways Of Strong-Minded Keeper

Check-list of questions at the ready, I decided to test his reactions in the opening minutes. Is it correct you were a fanatical trainer? Did you provide your own kit? Was Lev Yashin your hero? Did you live in a pub during your early Wolves career? Would you sometimes wear Army boots for training? Did you keep a joke-book?

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JR On Doog, MD Years And Keane

January 31st, 2010

Q And A Part Two

A week and a half ago, we launched our new Player Q and A, with John Richards offering revealing insights into the long goal-grabbing segment of his Wolves career. In part two, the former striker concentrates more on his years as the club's managing director.

USA/Canada, 1963

October 26th, 2009

Air Miles And Victories In Abundance

Wolverhampton Wanderers had just finished the last of the many fine seasons they enjoyed under Stan Cullis when they headed across the Atlantic for the first time more than 46 years ago. Having twice visited South Africa in the previous decade and a bit and also played in Russia, the club found their plane pointing in another direction as they set off on a five-week trip that was to bring them nine wins and a draw from their ten matches.

A Christmas Offering

December 10th, 2008

Signed Books Available

A limited number of signed copies of Thomas Publications' latest book, Wolves In Pictures, are available from us. Eight autographs of predominantly 1970s players appear on the inside cover of the 192-page publication, which contains well over 400 exclusive Wolves pictures dating back to the late 1940s.

David Burnside: 1939-2009

October 18th, 2009

Radical Thinker With A Rebellious Streak

David Burnside would have been 70 in December and a video about his life and times was already being prepared as part of his surprise party. There was no shortage of material. Forty-three competitive appearances and five goals for Wolverhampton Wanderers were only the start of it for a man who did things a little differently. So much so that he wanted to call the autobiography I was helping him write 'Me And My Bad Attitude'.

Bobby Thomson: 1943 – 2009

August 21st, 2009

Tea Set Man An Outstanding Pro

There's a numbness today among Wolves fans and players of a certain generation. In Bobby Thomson, they saw a man who looked like he would live to be 100 but who has been taken away at the age of 65.
 

Do you need a reminder as to which player has played the most Wolves games in their long and proud history? Or who follows Steve Bull in the goalscorers' section?

Visit the Legends section of this site to find out and to pore over our tribute to the top 75 Molineux appearance-makers.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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