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Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Seasons
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club, commonly known as ''Wolves F.C.'', is an English professional football club. The club played its first match in 1877 as ''St Luke's F.C.'', after being formed by pupils of a school in Blakenhall, Wolverhampton bearing this name. Two years later they merged with the local cricket and football club ''The Wanderers'' to become ''Wolverhampton Wanderers''. After competing in numerous local league and cup competitions during its formative years, the club became a founder member of The Football League, the first professional league in global association football, in 1888. The club has won a total of thirteen "major" trophies, including the League Championship three times, the FA Cup four times, the League Cup twice and the FA Charity/Community Shield four times. Wolves have also featured in UEFA competitions during seven seasons; their best performance coming in 1972 when they were runners-up in the inaugural UEFA Cup. They have also had s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1893
Wolverhampton () is a city, metropolitan borough and administrative centre in the West Midlands, England. The population size has increased by 5.7%, from around 249,500 in 2011 to 263,700 in 2021. People from the city are called "Wulfrunians". Historically part of Staffordshire, the city grew initially as a market town specialising in the wool trade. In the Industrial Revolution, it became a major centre for coal mining, steel production, lock making, and the manufacture of cars and motorcycles. The economy of the city is still based on engineering, including a large aerospace industry, as well as the service sector. Toponym The city is named after Wulfrun, who founded the town in 985, from the Anglo-Saxon ''Wulfrūnehēantūn'' ("Wulfrūn's high or principal enclosure or farm"). Before the Norman Conquest, the area's name appears only as variants of ''Heantune'' or ''Hamtun'', the prefix ''Wulfrun'' or similar appearing in 1070 and thereafter. Alternatively, the city may hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in the world. It was the top-level football league in England from its foundation until 1992, when the top 22 clubs split from it to form the Premier League. The EFL is divided into the Championship, League One and League Two, with 24 clubs in each division, 72 in total, with promotion and relegation between them; the top Championship clubs change places with the lowest-placed clubs in the Premier League, and the bottom clubs of League Two with the top clubs of the National League. Although primarily an English competition, several clubs from Wales – currently Cardiff City, Swansea City and Newport County – also take part. The Football League had a sponsor from the 1983–84 season, and thus was known by various names. For the 2016–17 season, the league rebranded itself as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Devey
William Devey (12 April 1865 – 10 June 1935) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward for Small Heath (renamed from Small Heath Aliiance in 1888) in the Football Alliance and for a variety of Midlands clubs in the Football League and outside it. Football career He was Small Heath Alliance's leading scorer for their first two seasons in the Football Alliance ( 1889–90 and 1890–91) before moving to Wolverhampton Wanderers where he became their leading scorer in the next Football League season. Professional Baseball In 1890 Devey played professional baseball for Aston Villa in the National League of Baseball of Great Britain. Family He was one of five brothers who all played professional football, Ted and Will for Small Heath and Jack, Harry and Bob for Aston Villa. Another brother, Abel, was a cricketer with Staffordshire Staffordshire (; postal abbreviation Staffs.) is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. It bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1891–92 In English Football
The 1891–92 season was the 21st season of competitive football in England. Events Three new clubs joined the Football Alliance, following the expansion of the Football League to 14 teams, and the defection of Sunderland Albion to the Northern League. These new teams were Ardwick (later Manchester City), Burton Swifts and Lincoln City. Everton left Anfield on 15 March 1892 after a dispute with the stadium's landlord, John Houlding. Everton moved into a new stadium at nearby Goodison Park, while Houlding formed a new football club—Liverpool F.C.—on 30 March 1892, to play at Anfield. Preston North End set a new league record by winning 13 consecutive matches up to March 1892. A month later Sunderland equalled the record when they won their 13th successive game. The record of 13 consecutive wins in a single season stood for 125 years until broken by Manchester City in 2017. Aston Villa recorded their biggest ever victory, defeating Accrington 12-2 on 12 March 1892. Nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1890–91 In English Football
The 1890–91 season was the 20th season of competitive football in England. Events Everton started the 1890–91 season in superb form with five straight victories, with Fred Geary scoring in each of the first six matches. By mid-January, Everton had completed all but one of their fixtures and were on 29 points, while Preston North End were eleven points adrift with seven games still to play. Everton then had to sit out the next two months as Preston completed their fixture list until they were only two points adrift with one match each left to play. Both teams played their final games of the season on 14 March, with Everton losing 3–2 at Burnley (Geary scored both Everton goals) and Preston going down 3–0 at Sunderland. Everton were thus able to win the Football League Championship for the first time, by a margin of two points with fourteen victories from their 22 league games. National team In the 1891 British Home Championship, for the second time England played matche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1889–90 In English Football
The 1889–90 season was the 19th season of competitive football in England. Preston North End were Football League champions for the second successive season while The Wednesday finished top of the newly formed Football Alliance. Blackburn Rovers won the FA Cup. Football League Football Alliance A new competition, the Football Alliance, started this season. It was formed by 12 clubs as a rival to The Football League, which had begun in the 1888–89 season, also with 12 member clubs. The Alliance covered a similar area to the League, stretching from the Midlands to the North West, but also further east in Sheffield, Grimsby and Sunderland. FA Cup The FA Cup was won by Blackburn Rovers, who beat The Wednesday 6–1 in the 1890 FA Cup Final to lift the trophy for the fourth time. National team In the 1889–90 British Home Championship, England played matches against Wales and Ireland on the same day, 15 March 1890, winning both comfortably. The team for the Wales match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Wood (footballer, Born 1868)
Harry Wood (26 June 1868 – 5 July 1951) was a professional footballer who played most of his career as an inside forward for Wolverhampton Wanderers and Southampton. Playing career Wolverhampton Wanderers A real gentleman, he was a model professional who played the game with great skill and enthusiasm. A pen–picture printed in 1889 described him as being "clever in ball manipulation and staidley exact distribution." He certainly gave the fans something to cheer about during his two spells with Wanderers. On leaving school Wood played briefly for Walsall Swifts, 1884–1885, joining Wolves in the summer of 1885 and making his senior debut for the Wanderers in an FA Cup tie against Derby St. Luke's on 31 October 1885. Playing as an inside–forward, he made his League debut on 6 October 1888, at Thorneyholme Road, the home of Accrington. Harry Wood also scored his debut League goal in this match when he scored to give Wolverhampton Wanderers a 2–0 lead. The match finished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1889 FA Cup Final
The 1889 FA Cup Final was contested by Preston North End and Wolverhampton Wanderers at the Kennington Oval. Preston won 3–0, with goals by Fred Dewhurst, Jimmy Ross and Sam Thomson. This completed the "Double" for the victors, Preston having already won the inaugural Football League title without losing a game, a feat which earned them the nickname " The Invincibles". Match details Route to the Final External links Match report at www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk {{DEFAULTSORT:Fa Cup Final 1889 1889 Final Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: *Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event ** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of cont ... Preston North End F.C. matches Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. matches March 1889 sports events 1889 sports events in London ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1887–88 In English Football
The 1887–88 season was the 17th season of competitive football in England. National team England national football team, England won the 1888 British Home Championship, their first victory in the tournament, with comfortable victories over all three other home nations, in each of which England scored five goals. Albert Allen, of Aston Villa F.C., Aston Villa, scored three goals against Ireland national football team (IFA), Ireland in his only appearance for England. * England score given first Key * H = Home match * A = Away match * BHC = British Home Championship Honours Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition References {{DEFAULTSORT:1887-88 in English football 1887–88 in English football, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1886–87 In English Football
The 1886–87 season was the 16th season of competitive football (soccer) in England. Events * Dial Square FC are founded by workers at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, and play their first match on 11 December. After several name changes and moves, the club will eventually become known as Arsenal. National team England finished second in the 1887 British Home Championship, which was won by Scotland. * England score given first Key * H = Home match * BHC = British Home Championship The British Home Championship * sco, Hame Internaitional Kemp * gd, Farpais lìg eadar-nàiseanta * cy, Pencampwriaeth y Pedair Gwlad, name=lang (historically known as the British International Championship or simply the International Champio ... Honours Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition External links Details of Ireland game [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1885–86 In English Football
The 1885–86 season was the 15th season of competitive football in England. National team England national football team, England were joint winners of the 1886 British Home Championship with Scotland national football team, Scotland. * England score given first Key * A = Away match * BHC = British Home Championship Note – see Talk:1885-86 in English football, Talk page re query on goalscorers against Wales. Events * Millwall Rovers F.C., Millwall Rovers were formed, and play their first match on 3 October 1885. After a couple of name changes and moves, the club will eventually become known as Millwall F.C., Millwall. Honours Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition External linksReport on Ireland v England match on thefa.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
