Molineux Stadium has been the home venue for Wolverhampton Wanderers since 1889.

Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. Founded in 1877 as St. Luke's, they adopted their current name in August 1879.[1] Wolves began playing league football in 1888 when they were nominated to become one of the twelve founder members of the Football League.[2] Wolves remained in the Football League for 115 years in different divisions, in this time the club were English football champions for three seasons.[3] In 2003 they were promoted into the Premier League,[4] which had replaced the Football League's First Division at the top of the English football league system in 1992.[5] The team were relegated back into the Football League after one season in the Premier League.[6] Their second promotion to the Premier League came in 2009 and this spell spanned three seasons.[7] Between 2012 and 2018 the club were playing in the Football League until their third promotion to the Premier League at the end of the 2017–18 EFL Championship season.[6] In the current 2023–24 season, Wolves are playing at the top level of the domestic professional game for a sixth consecutive season, and their tenth at this level since the formation of the Premier League in 1992.

Wolverhampton Wanderers played their inaugural league fixture as part of the 1888–89 Football League on 8 September 1888 against Aston Villa.[8] Since that game they have faced 112 different sides in league football with their most regular opponent having been West Bromwich Albion, against whom they have played on 148 occasions since their first meeting on 15 December 1888.[9] They met their most recent different league opponent, Burton Albion, for the first time in the 2016–17 Football League Championship season. The club has won 64 of their 131 league matches against Burnley, which represents the most Wolves have won against any club.[10] Wolves has drawn more matches with West Brom than with any other club; out of the 148 league matches between the two teams, 41 have finished without a winner.[9] The side has lost more league games to Everton than to any other club, having been defeated by them 60 times in 134 encounters.[11]

Key

  • The table includes results of matches played by Wolverhampton Wanderers in the English Football League and the Premier League. Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded.
  • For the sake of simplicity, present-day names are used throughout: for example, results against Small Heath, Woolwich Arsenal and The Wednesday are integrated into the records against Birmingham City, Arsenal and Sheffield Wednesday, respectively
  •    † Teams with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are competing in the 2023–24 Premier League alongside Wolves.
  •    ‡ Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are defunct
  • Pld = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; GF = goals for; GA = goals against; Win% = percentage of total matches won
  • The columns headed "First" and "Last" contain the first and most recent seasons in which Wolves played league matches against each opponent

All-time league record

Statistics correct as of matches played on 30 December 2023.
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. league record by opponent
Club Home Away Total Win% First Last Note(s)
PldWDL PldWDL PldWDL GFGA
Accrington F.C. ‡ 5500 5113 10 6 1 3 30 22 060.00 1888–89 1892–93
Accrington Stanley ‡ 1100 1001 2 1 0 1 5 2 050.00 1923–24 1923–24
Aldershot 3201 3201 6 4 0 2 8 5 066.67 1986–87 1988–89
Arsenal † 54201123 5591630 109 29 27 53 160 213 026.61 1904–05 2023–24 [lower-alpha 1]
Ashington 1100 1100 2 2 0 0 8 1 100.00 1923–24 1923–24
Aston Villa † 59261419 58151528 117 41 29 47 175 204 035.04 1888–89 2023–24
Barnsley 412588 4181122 82 33 19 30 134 119 040.24 1906–07 2017–18
Barrow 1100 1010 2 1 1 0 5 2 050.00 1923–24 1923–24
Birmingham City 65401015 65222023 130 62 30 38 206 154 047.69 1894–95 2017–18 [lower-alpha 2]
Blackburn Rovers 48251310 48121026 96 37 23 36 167 168 038.54 1888–89 2016–17
Blackpool 5030911 50171023 100 47 19 34 162 143 047.00 1906–07 2014–15
Bolton Wanderers 63371214 63151335 126 52 25 49 226 189 041.27 1888–89 2017–18
Bournemouth † 6303 7232 13 5 3 5 16 16 038.46 1985–86 2023–24
Bradford City 16943 16556 32 14 9 9 60 45 043.75 1906–07 2013–14
Bradford Park Avenue 12561 12336 24 8 9 7 35 30 033.33 1908–09 1931–32
Brentford † 15915 16637 31 15 4 12 51 48 048.39 1935–36 2023–24
Brighton & Hove Albion † 203710 19379 39 6 14 19 36 71 015.38 1979–80 2023–24
Bristol City 3219112 3214513 64 33 16 15 111 70 051.56 1911–12 2017–18
Bristol Rovers 6213 6150 12 3 6 3 21 15 025.00 1976–77 1992–93
Burnley † 66411213 65231626 131 64 28 39 234 162 048.85 1888–89 2023–24
Burton Albion 2110 2101 4 2 1 1 9 4 050.00 2016–17 2017–18
Burton United ‡ 1100 1001 2 1 0 1 4 4 050.00 1906–07 1906–07
Bury 271782 275220 54 22 10 22 82 69 040.74 1895–96 1998–99
Cambridge United 5212 5032 10 2 4 4 12 12 020.00 1982–83 1992–93
Cardiff City 291649 291199 58 27 13 18 113 77 046.55 1920–21 2018–19
Carlisle United 8611 8413 16 10 2 4 29 13 062.50 1965–66 2013–14
Charlton Athletic 372395 3715715 74 38 16 20 134 93 051.35 1929–30 2015–16
Chelsea † 56261317 55151723 111 41 30 40 184 187 036.94 1906–07 2023–24
Chester City ‡ 1100 1010 2 1 1 0 4 2 050.00 1988–89 1988–89
Chesterfield 7610 7223 14 8 3 3 23 12 057.14 1906–07 1988–89 [lower-alpha 3]
Colchester United 5500 5302 10 8 0 2 16 7 080.00 1986–87 2013–14
Coventry City 3012810 307617 60 19 14 27 60 80 031.67 1919–20 2013–14
Crawley Town 1100 1001 2 1 0 1 3 3 050.00 2013–14 2013–14
Crewe Alexandra 11542 11632 22 11 7 4 34 14 050.00 1923–24 2013–14
Crystal Palace † 311669 3291013 63 25 16 22 78 79 039.68 1921–22 2023–24
Darlington ‡ 5500 5122 10 6 2 2 21 16 060.00 1923–24 1987–88
Darwen ‡ 2110 2101 4 2 1 1 9 7 050.00 1891–92 1893–94
Derby County 71321821 71211238 142 53 30 59 246 249 037.32 1888–89 2017–18
Doncaster Rovers 3201 3300 6 5 0 1 7 2 083.33 1923–24 2008–09
Durham City 1100 1100 2 2 0 0 5 3 100.00 1923–24 1923–24
Everton † 67331321 67151339 134 48 26 60 189 217 035.82 1888–89 2023–24
Exeter City 2110 2200 4 3 1 0 12 5 075.00 1986–87 1987–88
Fulham † 4325135 44151118 87 40 24 23 134 107 045.98 1907–08 2023–24
Gainsborough Trinity 6420 6303 12 7 2 3 14 5 058.33 1906–07 1911–12
Gillingham 7421 7304 14 7 2 5 32 15 050.00 1985–86 2013–14
Glossop North End 10820 10514 20 13 3 4 43 20 065.00 1899–1900 1914–15 [lower-alpha 4]
Grimsby Town 352357 3511717 70 34 12 24 126 77 048.57 1901–02 2002–03
Halifax Town ‡ 3102 3111 6 2 1 3 12 10 033.33 1923–24 1987–88
Hartlepool United 3300 3210 6 5 1 0 10 2 083.33 1923–24 1987–88
Hereford United ‡ 3300 3201 6 5 0 1 13 5 083.33 1976–77 1987–88
Huddersfield Town 3920811 3911424 78 31 12 35 133 118 039.74 1910–11 2018–19
Hull City 301488 308418 60 22 12 26 89 104 036.67 1906–07 2017–18
Ipswich Town 3816166 3810622 76 26 22 28 84 94 034.21 1961–62 2017–18
Leeds City ‡ 10712 10136 20 8 4 8 40 37 040.00 1906–07 1919–20
Leeds United 47231113 47111026 94 34 21 39 122 127 036.17 1920–21 2022–23
Leicester City 56261812 56121628 112 38 34 40 150 144 033.93 1906–07 2022–23 [lower-alpha 5]
Leyton Orient 241536 247611 48 22 9 17 79 59 045.83 1906–07 2013–14 [lower-alpha 6]
Lincoln City 111010 11326 22 13 3 6 45 24 059.09 1906–07 1986–87
Liverpool † 53221021 529736 105 31 17 57 114 167 029.52 1894–95 2023–24
Luton Town † 14725 15546 29 12 6 11 53 50 041.38 1955–56 2023–24
Manchester City † 60321315 59131135 119 45 24 50 219 234 037.82 1899–1900 2023–24
Manchester United † 49241015 5010733 99 34 17 48 136 163 034.34 1892–93 2023–24 [lower-alpha 7]
Mansfield Town 1100 1001 2 1 0 1 7 5 050.00 1988–89 1988–89
Middlesbrough 4421716 4451227 88 26 19 43 123 142 029.55 1902–03 2017–18
Millwall 191144 19577 38 16 11 11 60 40 042.11 1928–29 2017–18
Milton Keynes Dons 2011 2200 4 2 1 1 3 3 050.00 2013–14 2015–16
New Brighton ‡ 1100 1100 2 2 0 0 6 1 100.00 1923–24 1923–24
Newcastle United † 4826157 47101225 95 36 27 32 148 150 037.89 1898–99 2023–24
Newport County 2101 2101 4 2 0 2 7 7 050.00 1985–86 1987–88
Northampton Town 3210 3102 6 3 1 2 11 8 050.00 1966–67 1988–89
Norwich City 281882 2810810 56 28 16 12 92 56 050.00 1965–66 2021–22
Nottingham Forest † 64431110 63151731 127 58 28 41 212 183 045.67 1892–93 2023–24
Notts County 342185 3481115 68 29 19 20 110 103 042.65 1888–89 2013–14
Oldham Athletic 201064 205213 40 15 8 17 58 61 037.50 1907–08 2013–14
Oxford United 9522 9144 18 6 6 6 23 25 033.33 1984–85 1998–99
Peterborough United 6213 6411 12 6 2 4 15 15 050.00 1986–87 2013–14
Plymouth Argyle 14842 14365 28 11 10 7 38 33 039.29 1930–31 2008–09
Port Vale 221444 221264 44 26 10 8 90 46 059.09 1906–07 2013–14 [lower-alpha 8]
Portsmouth 4222146 42121020 84 34 24 26 143 106 040.48 1924–25 2009–10
Preston North End 58321115 58141628 116 46 27 43 197 188 039.66 1888–89 2017–18
Queens Park Rangers 221147 226106 44 17 14 13 64 61 038.64 1968–69 2017–18
Reading 191126 19559 38 16 7 15 51 51 042.11 1926–27 2017–18
Rochdale 3120 3210 6 3 3 0 6 0 050.00 1923–24 1987–88
Rotherham County ‡ 5401 5014 10 4 1 5 15 12 040.00 1919–20 1923–24
Rotherham United 11830 11452 22 12 8 2 44 22 054.55 1965–66 2016–17
Scarborough ‡ 1010 1010 2 0 2 0 2 2 000.00 1987–88 1987–88
Scunthorpe United 3300 3300 6 6 0 0 12 2 100.00 1986–87 2007–08
Sheffield United † 52241810 53101627 105 34 34 37 170 161 032.38 1893–94 2023–24
Sheffield Wednesday 5232137 52131623 104 45 29 30 168 149 043.27 1892–93 2017–18 [lower-alpha 9]
Shrewsbury Town 3021 3201 6 2 2 2 6 5 033.33 1982–83 2013–14
South Shields ‡ 8710 8341 16 10 5 1 28 15 062.50 1919–20 1927–28
Southampton 3315126 3310518 66 25 17 24 94 103 037.88 1922–23 2022–23
Southend United 9612 9333 18 9 4 5 31 16 050.00 1986–87 2006–07
Southport 1100 1010 2 1 1 0 2 1 050.00 1923–24 1923–24
Stevenage 1100 1010 2 1 1 0 2 0 050.00 2013–14 2013–14
Stockport County 211272 21777 42 19 14 9 75 50 045.24 1906–07 2001–02
Stoke City 70371914 70211435 140 58 33 49 217 195 041.43 1888–89 2011–12 [lower-alpha 10]
Sunderland 56281315 56111431 112 39 27 46 157 194 034.82 1890–91 2017–18
Swansea City 14653 14455 28 10 10 8 49 47 035.71 1925–26 2011–12 [lower-alpha 11]
Swindon Town 10631 10316 20 9 4 7 28 24 045.00 1989–90 2013–14
Torquay United 2101 2110 4 2 1 1 4 3 050.00 1986–87 1987–88
Tottenham Hotspur † 4723915 468830 93 31 17 45 149 176 033.33 1908–09 2023–24
Tranmere Rovers 141112 14455 28 15 6 7 45 30 053.57 1923–24 2013–14
Walsall 6222 6321 12 5 4 3 17 8 041.67 1923–24 2013–14
Watford 217113 216510 42 13 16 13 54 52 030.95 1983–84 2021–22
West Bromwich Albion 74351722 74172433 148 52 41 55 230 231 035.14 1888–89 2020–21
West Ham United † 341879 356722 69 24 14 31 85 111 034.78 1919–20 2023–24
Wigan Athletic 8233 8215 16 4 4 8 22 29 025.00 1985–86 2016–17
Wigan Borough ‡ 1010 1010 2 0 2 0 4 4 000.00 1923–24 1923–24
Wimbledon ‡ 4121 4121 8 2 4 2 10 10 025.00 1984–85 2002–03
Wrexham 3102 3021 6 1 2 3 7 11 016.67 1923–24 1987–88
York City 1100 1001 2 1 0 1 4 4 050.00 1985–86 1985–86

Notes

  1. ↑ Record against Woolwich Arsenal included
  2. ↑ Record against Small Heath included; record against Birmingham included
  3. ↑ Record against Chesterfield Town included
  4. ↑ Record against Glossop included
  5. ↑ Record against Leicester Fosse included
  6. ↑ Record against Clapton Orient included; record against Orient included
  7. ↑ Record against Newton Heath included
  8. ↑ Record against Burslem Port Vale included
  9. ↑ Record against The Wednesday included
  10. ↑ Record against Stoke included
  11. ↑ Record against Swansea Town included

References

General
  • "Wolverhampton Wanderers football club: record v other sides". 11v11.com. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  • "Wolves Head To Head". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  • "Wolverhampton Wanderers » Select Opponent". Statto.com. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
Specific
  1. ↑ "Wolverhampton Wanderers FC History". www.wolves.co.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "League To Honour Founder Clubs". www.fl125.co.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Club Records". www.wolves.co.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "How Wolves won promotion". BBC Sport. 26 May 2003. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "History of the Premier League". Premier League. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Wolverhampton Wanderers". Football Club History Database. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  7. ↑ Ornstein, David (22 April 2012). "Wolves 0-2 Manchester City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Wolverhampton Wanderers 1888-1889 » Results". Statto Organisation. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Head-to-head v West Brom". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Head-to-head: Wolves vs Burnley". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Head to head Wolves vs. Everton". Racing Post. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
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