List of Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. seasons
Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football club. The club played its first match in 1877 as St Luke’s, 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.[1]
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 world football, in 1888.[1]
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 Charity Shield four times. Wolves have also featured in UEFA European competitions during seven seasons; their best performance coming in 1972 when they were runners-up in the inaugural UEFA Cup. They have also had successes in less high profile cup competitions such as the Texaco Cup and the Football League Trophy.[2]
This list details the club’s performance at first team level in league and cup competitions and the top scorers for each season since their first entry into the FA Cup in 1883–84.[1]
Seasons
Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Top scorer[B] | |||||||||
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Division | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | Pos | ||||||
1883–84 | There was no national League football until 1888 | 2nd Round | n/a | |||||||||||
1884–85 | 1st Round | |||||||||||||
1885–86 | 4th Round | |||||||||||||
1886–87 | 3rd Round | |||||||||||||
1887–88 | 3rd Round | |||||||||||||
1888–89 | Football League | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 37 | 28[3] | 3rd | Runners-up | Harry Wood | 14 | ||
1889–90 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 38 | 25 | 4th | Semi final | 18 | ||||
1890–91 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 50 | 26 | 4th | 3rd Round | 12 | ||||
1891–92 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 59 | 46 | 26 | 6th | 3rd Round | Will Devey | 13 | |||
1892–93 | Division 1 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 68 | 28 | 11th | Winners | Harry Wood | 17 | ||
1893–94 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 52 | 63 | 31 | 9th | 1st Round | Joe Butcher | 14 | |||
1894–95 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 43 | 63 | 25 | 11th | 3rd Round | Harry Wood | 10 | |||
1895–96 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 61 | 65 | 21 | 14th | Runners-up | 17 | ||||
1896–97 | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 41 | 28 | 10th | 2nd Round | Billy Beats | 10 | |||
1897–98 | 30 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 57 | 41 | 35 | 3rd | 2nd Round | 12 | ||||
1898–99 | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 54 | 48 | 35 | 8th | 2nd Round | Jack Miller | 12 | |||
1899–00 | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 48 | 37 | 39 | 4th | 1st Round | George Harper | 10 | |||
1900–01 | 34 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 39 | 55 | 31 | 13th | 3rd Round | Billy Wooldridge | 9 | |||
1901–02 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 15 | 46 | 57 | 32 | 14th | 1st Round | 13 | ||||
1902–03 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 48 | 57 | 33 | 11th | 1st Round | Adam Haywood | 11 | |||
1903–04 | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 44 | 66 | 36 | 8th | 2nd Round | Billy Wooldridge | 19 | |||
1904–05 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 47 | 73 | 26 | 14th | 2nd Round | Billy Wooldridge Jack Smith |
14 | |||
1905–06 | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 58 | 99 | 23 | 20th | 2nd Round | Billy Wooldridge | 12 | |||
1906–07 | Division 2 | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 66 | 53 | 41 | 6th | 1st Round | Jack Roberts | 14 | ||
1907–08 | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 50 | 45 | 37 | 9th | Winners | George Hedley | 16 | |||
1908–09 | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 56 | 48 | 39 | 7th | 1st Round | Wally Radford | 24 | |||
1909–10 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 64 | 63 | 40 | 8th | 2nd Round | Billy Blunt | 27 | |||
1910–11 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 51 | 52 | 38 | 9th | 3rd Round | George Hedley Jack Needham |
13 | |||
1911–12 | 38 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 57 | 33 | 42 | 5th | 3rd Round | Billy Halligan | 24 | |||
1912–13 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 56 | 54 | 38 | 10th | 2nd Round | 17 | ||||
1913–14 | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 51 | 52 | 41 | 9th | 2nd Round | Sammy Brooks | 11 | |||
1914–15 | 38 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 77 | 52 | 45 | 4th | 2nd Round | Frank Curtis | 25 | |||
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War. | ||||||||||||||
1919–20 | Division 2 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 55 | 80 | 30 | 19th | 2nd Round | Dick Richards | 12 | ||
1920–21 | 42 | 16 | 6 | 20 | 49 | 66 | 38 | 15th | Runners-up | George Edmonds | 15 | |||
1921–22 | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 44 | 49 | 37 | 17th | 1st Round | 13 | ||||
1922–23 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 42 | 77 | 27 | 22nd | 2nd Round | 14 | ||||
1923–24 | Division 3(N) | 42 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 76 | 27 | 63 | 1st | 3rd Round | Harry Lees | 22 | ||
1924–25 | Division 2 | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 55 | 51 | 46 | 6th | 1st Round | Tom Phillipson | 16 | ||
1925–26 | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 84 | 60 | 49 | 4th | 3rd Round | 37 | ||||
1926–27 | 42 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 73 | 75 | 35 | 15th | Quarter final | 33 | ||||
1927–28 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 91 | 36 | 16th | 4th Round | Wilf Chadwick | 19 | |||
1928–29 | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 77 | 81 | 37 | 17th | 3rd Round | Reg Weaver | 18 | |||
1929–30 | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 77 | 79 | 41 | 9th | 3rd Round | Billy Hartill | 33 | |||
1930–31 | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 84 | 67 | 47 | 4th | Quarter final | 30 | ||||
1931–32 | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 115 | 49 | 56 | 1st | 4th Round | 30 | ||||
1932–33 | Division 1 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 80 | 96 | 35 | 20th | 3rd Round | 33 | |||
1933–34 | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 74 | 86 | 40 | 15th | 4th Round | Charlie Phillips | 14 | |||
1934–35 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 88 | 94 | 38 | 17th | 4th Round | Billy Hartill | 29 | |||
1935–36 | 42 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 77 | 76 | 40 | 15th | 3rd Round | Billy Wrigglesworth | 13 | |||
1936–37 | 42 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 84 | 67 | 47 | 5th | Quarter final | Gordon Clayton | 29 | |||
1937–38 | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 72 | 49 | 51 | 2nd | 4th Round | Dennis Westcott | 22 | |||
1938–39 | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 88 | 39 | 55 | 2nd | Runners-up | 43 | ||||
1939–40 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16th[4] | n/a | n/a | ||||
No competitive football was played between 1940 and 1945 due to the Second World War. | ||||||||||||||
1945–46 | There was no national League football in 1945–46 | 4th Round | n/a | |||||||||||
1946–47 | Division 1 | 42 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 98 | 56 | 56 | 3rd | 4th Round | Dennis Westcott | 39 | ||
1947–48 | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 83 | 70 | 47 | 5th | 4th Round | Johnny Hancocks Jesse Pye |
16 | |||
1948–49 | 42 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 79 | 66 | 46 | 6th | Winners | Sammy Smyth | 22 | |||
1949–50 | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 76 | 49 | 53 | 2nd | 5th Round | Charity Shield[5] | Jesse Pye | 18 | ||
1950–51 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 74 | 61 | 38 | 14th | Semi final | Roy Swinbourne | 22 | |||
1951–52 | 42 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 73 | 73 | 38 | 16th | 4th Round | Jesse Pye | 15 | |||
1952–53 | 42 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 86 | 63 | 51 | 3rd | 3rd Round | Roy Swinbourne | 21 | |||
1953–54 | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 96 | 56 | 57 | 1st | 3rd Round | Dennis Wilshaw | 27 | |||
1954–55 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 89 | 70 | 48 | 2nd | Quarter final | Charity Shield[5] | Johnny Hancocks | 28 | ||
1955–56 | 42 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 89 | 65 | 49 | 3rd | 3rd Round | 18 | ||||
1956–57 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 94 | 70 | 48 | 6th | 4th Round | Harry Hooper | 19 | |||
1957–58 | 42 | 28 | 8 | 6 | 103 | 47 | 64 | 1st | Quarter final | Jimmy Murray | 32 | |||
1958–59 | 42 | 28 | 5 | 9 | 110 | 49 | 61 | 1st | 4th Round | Charity Shield European Cup R1 |
Peter Broadbent | 22 | ||
1959–60 | 42 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 106 | 67 | 54 | 2nd | Winners | Charity Shield European Cup QF |
Jimmy Murray | 34 | ||
1960–61 | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 103 | 75 | 57 | 3rd | 3rd Round | Charity Shield[5] ECWC SF |
Ted Farmer | 28 | ||
1961–62 | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 73 | 86 | 36 | 18th | 4th Round | Jimmy Murray | 17 | |||
1962–63 | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 93 | 65 | 50 | 5th | 3rd Round | Alan Hinton | 19 | |||
1963–64 | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 70 | 80 | 39 | 16th | 3rd Round | Ray Crawford | 26 | |||
1964–65 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 25 | 59 | 89 | 30 | 21st | Quarter final | 15 | ||||
1965–66 | Division 2 | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 87 | 61 | 50 | 6th | 5th Round | Peter Knowles | 21 | ||
1966–67 | 42 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 88 | 48 | 58 | 2nd | 4th Round | 3rd Round | Ernie Hunt | 21 | ||
1967–68 | Division 1 | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 66 | 75 | 36 | 17th | 3rd Round | 2nd Round | Derek Dougan | 17 | |
1968–69 | 42 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 41 | 58 | 35 | 16th | 4th Round | 4th Round | 14 | |||
1969–70 | 42 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 55 | 57 | 40 | 13th | 3rd Round | 4th Round | AIC Group Stage | Hugh Curran | 23 | |
1970–71 | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 64 | 54 | 52 | 4th | 4th Round | 2nd Round | Texaco Cup | Bobby Gould | 23 | |
1971–72 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 65 | 57 | 47 | 9th | 3rd Round | 2nd Round | UEFA Cup Final | Derek Dougan | 24 | |
1972–73 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 66 | 54 | 47 | 5th | Semi final | Semi final | Texaco Cup R2 | John Richards | 36 | |
1973–74 | 42 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 49 | 49 | 41 | 12th | 3rd Round | Winners | UEFA Cup R2 | 18 | ||
1974–75 | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 57 | 54 | 39 | 12th | 3rd Round | 2nd Round | UEFA Cup R1 | Kenny Hibbitt | 17 | |
1975–76 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 51 | 68 | 30 | 20th | Quarter final | 4th Round | John Richards | 25 | ||
1976–77 | Division 2 | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 84 | 45 | 57 | 1st | Quarter final | 2nd Round | 20 | ||
1977–78 | Division 1 | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 51 | 64 | 36 | 15th | 4th Round | 2nd Round | 13 | ||
1978–79 | 42 | 13 | 8 | 21 | 44 | 68 | 34 | 18th | Semi final | 2nd Round | 9 | |||
1979–80 | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 47 | 47 | 6th | 5th Round | Winners | 18 | |||
1980–81 | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 43 | 55 | 35 | 18th | Semi final | 2nd Round | UEFA Cup R1 | 17 | ||
1981–82 | 42 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 63 | 40[6] | 22nd | 3rd Round | 2nd Round | Mel Eves Andy Gray |
7 | ||
1982–83 | Division 2 | 42 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 68 | 44 | 75 | 2nd | 4th Round | 2nd Round | Mel Eves | 19 | |
1983–84 | Division 1 | 42 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 27 | 80 | 29 | 22nd | 3rd Round | 2nd Round | Wayne Clarke | 9 | |
1984–85 | Division 2 | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 37 | 79 | 33 | 22nd | 3rd Round | 3rd Round | Alan Ainscow Tony Evans |
6 | |
1985–86 | Division 3 | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 57 | 98 | 43 | 23rd | 1st Round | 1st Round | FLT Group Stage | Andy King | 10 |
1986–87 | Division 4 | 46 | 24 | 7 | 15 | 69 | 50 | 79 | 4th | 1st Round | 1st Round | FLT R1 | Steve Bull | 19 |
1987–88 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 82 | 43 | 90 | 1st | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | FLT Winners | 52 | ||
1988–89 | Division 3 | 46 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 96 | 49 | 92 | 1st | 1st Round | 1st Round | FLT Area Final | 50 | |
1989–90 | Division 2 | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 67 | 60 | 67 | 10th | 3rd Round | 2nd Round | ZDS Cup R1 | 27 | |
1990–91 | 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 63 | 63 | 58 | 12th | 3rd Round | 2nd Round | ZDS Cup R2 | 27 | ||
1991–92 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 61 | 54 | 64 | 11th | 3rd Round | 3rd Round | ZDS Cup R1 | 23 | ||
1992–93 | Division 1[7] | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 57 | 56 | 61 | 11th | 4th Round | 2nd Round | AIC Preliminaries | 19 | |
1993–94 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 60 | 47 | 68 | 8th | Quarter final | 2nd Round | AIC Preliminaries | 15 | ||
1994–95 | 46 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 77 | 61 | 76 | 4th | Quarter final | 3rd Round | AIC Group Stage | David Kelly | 22 | |
1995–96 | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 56 | 62 | 55 | 20th | 4th Round | Quarter final | Don Goodman | 20 | ||
1996–97 | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 68 | 51 | 76 | 3rd | 3rd Round | 1st Round | Steve Bull | 23 | ||
1997–98 | 46 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 57 | 53 | 65 | 9th | Semi Final | 3rd Round | Dougie Freedman | 12 | ||
1998–99 | 46 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 64 | 43 | 73 | 7th | 4th Round | 2nd Round | Robbie Keane | 16 | ||
1999–00 | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 64 | 48 | 74 | 7th | 4th Round | 1st Round | Ade Akinbiyi | 16 | ||
2000–01 | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 45 | 48 | 55 | 12th | 4th Round | 3rd Round | Adam Proudlock | 11 | ||
2001–02 | 46 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 76 | 43 | 86 | 3rd | 3rd Round | 1st Round | Dean Sturridge | 21 | ||
2002–03 | 46 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 81 | 44 | 76 | 5th[8] | Quarter final | 2nd Round | Kenny Miller | 24 | ||
2003–04 | Premier League | 38 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 38 | 77 | 33 | 20th | 4th Round | 4th Round | Alex Rae | 8 | |
2004–05 | Championship[9] | 46 | 15 | 21 | 10 | 72 | 59 | 66 | 9th | 4th Round | 2nd Round | Kenny Miller | 20 | |
2005–06 | 46 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 50 | 42 | 67 | 7th | 4th Round | 2nd Round | 12 | |||
2006–07 | 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 61 | 56 | 76 | 5th | 4th Round | 1st Round | Seyi Olofinjana | 10 | ||
2007–08 | 46 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 53 | 48 | 70 | 7th | 5th Round | 2nd Round | Sylvan Ebanks-Blake | 12 | ||
2008–09 | 46 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 80 | 52 | 90 | 1st | 4th Round | 2nd Round | 25 | |||
2009–10 | Premier League | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 56 | 38 | 15th | 4th Round | 3rd Round | Kevin Doyle | 9 | |
2010–11 | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 46 | 66 | 40 | 17th | 4th Round | 4th Round | Steven Fletcher | 12 | ||
2011–12 | 38 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 40 | 82 | 25 | 20th | 3rd Round | 4th Round | 12 | |||
2012–13 | Championship | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 54 | 69 | 51 | 23rd | 3rd Round | 3rd Round | Sylvan Ebanks-Blake | 15 | |
2013–14 | League One | 46 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 89 | 31 | 103 | 1st | 1st Round | 1st Round | FLT R2 | Leigh Griffiths Bakary Sako |
13 |
2014–15 | Championship | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 70 | 56 | 78 | 7th | 3rd Round | 1st Round | Nouha Dicko Bakary Sako |
15 | |
2015–16 | 46 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 53 | 58 | 58 | 14th | 3rd Round | 3rd Round | Benik Afobe | 10 |
Key
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Champions | Runners-up | Play-offs | Promoted | Relegated |
Notes
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- ↑ Two points were awarded for a win from the start of the league until 1981.
- ↑ The 1939–40 season was abandoned in early September and all results annulled.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 From 1939 to 1993, in the event of a draw, the Charity Shield would be shared between the two competing teams, with each team having possession of the trophy for six months.
- ↑ The 1981–82 season saw the introduction of three points for a win.
- ↑ With the advent of the Premier League as the new top flight, the remaining three Football League division changed titles. Level 2 was now called Division 1, Level 3 was called Division 2 and Level 4 was called Division 3
- ↑ Promoted as play-off winners
- ↑ The Football League renamed its three divisions in 2004. Division 1 was now named the Championship, Division 2 as League One, Division 3 as League Two