| Year formed | 1877 |
| Turned professional | 1888 |
| Limited company | 1923 (but current club is WWFC (1986) Ltd) |
| Previous names | 1879, St Luke's combined with Wanderers Cricket Club to become Wolverhampton Wanderers (1923) Ltd. New limited companies followed in 1982 and 1986 (current). |
Ground | Molineux, Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton WV1 4QR (for pictures of the ground click here) |
| Club's ground since | 1889 |
| Pitch measurements | 110 x 75 yards (101 x 69 metres) |
| Ground capacity | 31,700 |
| Record attendance at present ground | 61,315 v Liverpool, FA Cup 5th round, 11th Feburary 1939 (won 4-1) |
| First game at present ground | 7 September 1889 v Notts County, Division One (won 2-0) |
| Previous grounds | 1877 - 1879: Windmill Field 1879 - 1881: John Harper's Field 1881 - 1889: Dudley Road |
| League career | Football League/Division One: 1888 - 1906 Division Two: 1906 - 1923 Division Three (North): 1923 - 1924 Division Two: 1924 - 1932 Division One: 1932 - 1965 Division Two: 1965 - 1967 Division One: 1967 - 1976 Division Two: 1976 - 1977 Division One: 1977 - 1982 Division Two: 1982 - 1983 Division One: 1983 - 1984 Division Two: 1984 - 1985 Division Three: 1985 - 1986 Division Four: 1986 - 1988 Division Three: 1988- 1989 Division Two/One: 1989 - 2003 Premiership: 2003 - 2004 Championship: 2004 - 2009 Premier League: 2009 - 2012 Championship: 2012 - 2013 League One: 2013 - 2014 Championship: 2014 - 2018 Premier League: 2018 - . |
| First Football League game | 8th September 1888 v Aston Villa, Football League, drew 1-1 |
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| Honours | |
| European | UEFA Cup runners-up: 1971-72 Texaco Cup winners: 1970-71 |
| Domestic - League | Division One champions: 1953-54, 1957-58, 1958-59 Division One runners-up: 1937-38, 1938-39, 1949-50, 1954-55, 1959-60 Division Two/Championship champions: 1931-32, 1976-77, 2008-09, 2017-18 Division Two runners-up: 1966-67, 1982-83 Division Three / League One champions: 1988-89, 2013-14 Division Three (North) champions: 1923-24 Division Four champions: 1987-88 Second World War Midlands Division champions: 1939-40 |
| Domestic - Cup | FA Cup winners: 1892-93, 1907-08, 1948-49, 1959-60 FA Cup runners-up: 1888-89, 1895-96, 1920-21, 1938-39 League Cup winners: 1973-74, 1979-80 Charity Shield winners: 1959-60 Charity Shield joint holders: 1949-50, 1954-55, 1960-61 Charity Shield runners-up: 1958-59 Sherpa Van Trophy winners: 1987-88 FA Youth Cup winners: 1957-58 FA Youth Cup runners-up: 1952-53, 1953-54, 1961-62, 1975-76 Second World War League Cup winners: 1941-42 |
| Best League position | see above |
| Lowest League position | 4th, Division Four, 1986-87 |
| Furthest in FA Cup | see above |
| Furthest in League Cup | see above |
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| Most League points | |
| 2 for a win | 64, Division One, 1957-58 |
| 3 for a win | 103, League One, 2013-14 |
| Fewest League points | |
| 2 for a win | 21, Division One, 1895-96 |
| 3 for a win | 25, Premier League, 2011-12 |
| Most League goals scored | 115, Division Two, 1931-32 |
| Most League goals conceded | 99, Division One, 1905-06 |
| Fewest League goals scored | 27, Division One, 1983-84 |
| Fewest League goals conceded | 27, Division Three (North), 1923-24 |
| Most wins in a League season | 31, League One, 2013-14 |
| Fewest wins in a League season | 5, Premier League, 2011-12 |
| Most draws in a League season | 21, Championship, 2004-05 |
| Fewest draws in a League season | 1, Division One, 1895-96 |
| Most losses in a League season | 25, Division One, 1964-65, 1983-84 25, Division Two, 1984-85 25, Division Three, 1985-86 |
| Fewest losses in a League season | 3, Division Three (North), 1923-24 |
| Record League win | 10-1 v Leicester City, Division One, 15th April 1938 |
| Record Cup win | 14-0 v Crosswell's Brewery, FA Cup 2nd round, 13th November 1886 |
| Record League Cup win | 6-1 v Shrewsbury Town, Rumbelows Cup 2nd round 1st leg, 24 September 1991 |
| Record defeat | 1-10 v Newton Heath, Division One, 15th October 1892 |
| Record League Cup defeat | 0-6 v Chelsea, Capital One Cup 3rd round, 25 September 2012 |
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| Highest number of League goals scored | |
| in a season | 38, Dennis Westcott, Division One, 1946-47 |
| in total | 250, Steve Bull, 1986-99 |
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| Most League goals scored in one match | 5, Joe Butcher v Accrington, Division One, 19th November 1892 5, Tom Phillipson v Barnsley, Division Two, 26th April 1926 5, Tom Phillipson v Bradford City, Division Two, 25th December 1926 5, Billy Hartill v Notts County, Division Two, 12th October 1929 5, Billy Hartill v Aston Villa, Division One, 3rd September 1934 |
| Most League appearances | 501, Derek Parkin, 1967-82 |
Most capped player | 105, Billy Wright for England (70 consecutive) |
| Youngest League player | Jimmy Mullen, 16 years 43 days v Leeds United, 18th February 1939 |
| Highest transfer fee received | £55,000,000 for Matheus Nunes to Manchester City, September 2023 |
| Highest transfer fee paid | £38,000,000 for Matheus Nunes from Sporting Lisbon, August 2022 |
