Landmarks in May

2nd – Wolves won promotion to the top flight (1983); Wolves clinched the Fourth Division title (1988)

3rd – Wolves won the Texaco Cup (1971)

4th – John McAlle (1981), Robbie Dennison (1997) and Mark Venus (1997) played their last Wolves games

5th – Mel Eves and Kenny Hibbitt (both 1984) played their last Wolves games

6th – Mike Stowell played his last Wolves game (2001)

7th – Wolves 3 Blackburn 0 in FA Cup final (1960); Wolves clinched the Second Division title (1977); Steve Daley played his last Wolves game (1979)

8th – Wolves 2 Leeds 1 (1972); Andy Mutch (1993) and Paul Cook (1994) played their last Wolves games

9th – Roy Pritchard was born (1925); Steve Bull played his last Wolves game (1999); Wolves clinched the Third Division title (1989)

10th – Andy Thompson played his last Wolves game (1997); Dennis Wilshaw died (2004)

12th – Eddie Stuart was born (1931)

13th – Bill Slater played his last Wolves game (1963)

14th – Frank Munro played his last Wolves game (1977)

15th – Peter Broadbent was born (1933); Willie Carr played his last Wolves game (1982)

27th – Bill Shorthouse was born (1922); Steve Bull scored on his England debut (1989)

28th – Billy Wright played his 105th and last England game (1959)

29th – Wolves won the Sherpa Van Trophy (1988)

31st – Wolves 1 Liverpool 2 in top-flight title decider (1947)