Wolverhampton Wanderers

Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is a professional football club that represents the city of Wolverhampton, in the West Midlands region of England. The club was founded in 1877 as St. Luke’s F.C., and later merged with the local team The Wanderers to form Wolverhampton Wanderers. It has played its matches at Molineux Stadium since 1889. It currently plays in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football, having been relegated in 2026.

Historically, the Wolves have been highly influential as founder members of the Football League. The club promoted the creation of the European Cup in 1955 after playing a number of international friendly matches. Their two FA Cup victories before the outbreak of the First World War are also notable.

They became one of the leading clubs in England under the management of former player Stan Cullis after the Second World War, winning the league three times and the FA Cup twice more between 1949 and 1960.

Under Bill McGarry, they reached the final of the first UEFA Cup tournament in 1972, although they lost to Tottenham Hotspur 3–2 on aggregate (the first leg ended 1–1 and the second was won by Tottenham 2–1). They also won the 1973–74 League Cup and later the 1979–80 edition. However, financial mismanagement in the 1980s led to three consecutive relegations.

After several years alternating between the Premier League and the Football League Championship between 2003 and 2009, they were relegated in 2012 to the second division and then ended up playing in Football League One, the third competition in the English football league system. In the 2013–14 season, the club finished in first place, earning promotion to the FL Championship.

After 6 seasons, they returned to the Premier League for the 2018–19 season after being crowned champions of 2017–18.