Wembley Nostalgia Still Thick In The Air

Did You Know? Some Player-By-Player Oddities

With the accent still very much on the forthcoming 50th anniversary of Wolves’ first League Cup final, we go through the Wembley line-up and remind our readers of some little-known facts about each one. Fifty years ago, they would have been getting very keyed up, especially a certain much-loved left-winger!

The Final Curtain

Over And Out From Those Wembley Heroes

Should we be surprised that March 2, 1974 – the very day of a certain epic victory over Manchester City – was the last time Wolves’ first 11 League Cup final winners started a game together? For many clubs, winning a major domestic honour following years of knocking loudly on the door would be seen as the start of an era, not the end.

Sad News Of Paul Bradshaw

Death Announced Of Star Keeper

Paul Bradshaw, one of Wolves’ best keepers since the 1950s glory years, has died. The tall 67-year-old played in Wolves’ victorious 1980 League Cup final side and in losing FA Cup semi-finals in the seasons immediately before and after.

Film Stars All Over Again!

A Curtain Call For Precious Footage

Maybe it was Saturday’s outstanding victory over Tottenham that did it. Well, a 2-1 win in London has a certain resonance in stepping up the countdown to the 50th anniversary of Wolves’ epic Wembley triumph over Manchester City. And, by way of a sideways look at that League Cup final triumph – achieved, of course, by the same score – we are homing in on a distant success achieved early in that historic campaign.

Playing The Long Game

A Transfer Chase Like Few Other

Wolves’ long and ultimately fruitless late-1970s pursuit of Peter Reid is regarded as one of the longest transfer chases in their history. But, in its own way, their signing of Mike O’Grady a decade or so earlier, was vastly more drawn-out than the interest they showed in a midfielder who was playing for Bolton but went on to fame with Everton and England.

Kindness To Kindo – But Only On Tour

Captaincy Role Conferred A Long Way From Home

Our story about honorary Wolves captains six days ago has already smoked out further information on the subject. We were disappointed to learn in a conversation with Steve Kindon that he didn’t skipper the club when going back to Burnley in December, 1973, but he went on to surprise us greatly.

The Making Of John Richards

Fascinating New Slant On Master Marksman’s Journey To Wolverhampton

The 1936 Olympics in Berlin will always be remembered for the magnificent success of the
American, Jesse Owens, in the face of the evils of Hitler and the Nazi movement. For Derbyshire man Haydn Hill, though, it was his opportunity to represent Great Britain in the football tournament at the Games in the days when the players were strictly unpaid.

Go To The Front Of The Queue!

Honorary Captains – A Discontinued Tradition

It’s one of the forgotten customs of British football…..the act of bestowing the captaincy on an individual for a particular day. It was generally a means of making a player’s day even more special when he was going back to face one of his former clubs.

Dear Diary Entry 148

Venus Orbiting Once More

Thursday, January 4: Mark Venus could be poised for a return to West Midlands football following the sacking of Wayne Rooney at Birmingham. The early money as the former England man’s replacement at St Andrew’s appears to be on Tony Mowbray, who always has the ex-Wolves utility man at his side.

About To Hit The Airwaves

Launch Day Looms Down In Devon

They served at Wolverhampton Wanderers some ten years apart and then worked together in off-field roles in the less celebrated surroundings of Torquay United. Now Dean Edwards and Colin Lee are using the fact they live a mile or so apart to team up apart in a podcast due to launch in the next few days.