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Wolves' traditional home kit pairs black with which other colour?
WhyThink of a precious metal rather than plain yellow. -
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In June 2025, Matheus Cunha left Wolves after his reported £62.5m release clause was met. Which club signed him?
WhyThe release clause made it the biggest fee Wolves had ever received at that point. -
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Which Wolves captain became the first footballer to win 100 caps for England?
WhyThis devoted one-club man married one of the Beverley Sisters. -
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Where did Wolves finish in 2003‑04, their first ever Premier League season?
WhyThey finished bottom, 20th, and went straight back down to the newly renamed Championship. -
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Wolves were founded in 1877 as a school team under what name?
WhySt Luke's merged with the Blakenhall Wanderers cricket club in 1879. The other three options are the first names of other league clubs. -
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In 1979 Wolves broke the British transfer record to sign which striker from Aston Villa?
WhyHis fee smashed the existing British transfer record. -
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Wolves reached the first UEFA Cup final in 1972, losing to which English club?
WhyIt was the first all-English European final, decided in favour of a London side. -
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Who holds Wolves' club record for most appearances, with 609 across all competitions?
WhyThe full-back nicknamed 'Squeak' spent 15 seasons at Molineux from 1968. -
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Wolves sold teenage striker Robbie Keane in August 1999 to which Premier League club?
WhyCoventry paid about £6 million; Keane moved on to Inter in 2000, then Leeds, and joined Spurs in 2002. -
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Wolves won the 1974 League Cup final 2‑1 against which club?
WhyKenny Hibbitt and John Richards scored at Wembley against a City side with Denis Law and Francis Lee up front. -
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Wolves won the 1980 League Cup final 1‑0 against the reigning European champions - which club?
WhyThe back-to-back European Cup holders from the East Midlands. -
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Which businessman bought Wolves in 1990 and funded the rebuilding of Molineux?
WhySir Jack Hayward, a Wolverhampton-born millionaire, bought the club in 1990; a Molineux stand now carries his name. -
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In November 2020, Raúl Jiménez fractured his skull in a clash of heads during an away Premier League match. Which opposing defender was involved?
WhyJiménez collided with David Luiz early in the game. He needed surgery and did not play again until the 2021-22 season. -
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Which innovative 1930s Wolves manager was famous for promoting young players and controversial 'monkey gland' treatments?
WhyKeep his military rank in mind. -
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Rúben Neves became Wolves' record sale in 2023 when he moved to which club?
WhyHe joined the most decorated club in Saudi and Asian football history. -
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Which manager led Wolves to their three First Division titles in the 1950s?
WhyNicknamed 'The Iron Manager', he had captained the club as a player. -
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When Wolves won the 1908 FA Cup by beating Newcastle United, in which division were they playing?
WhyRemarkably, they were not even a top-flight side that season. -
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The manager Wolves appointed in December 2004 had last managed which club before arriving at Molineux?
WhyHe had been sacked by Spurs in September 2003; he had managed Swindon, Chelsea and Southampton before that. -
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Wolves were one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in which year?
WhyThe world's first football league kicked off in the late 1880s. -
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In the mid-1980s Wolves were relegated in three consecutive seasons, falling from the First Division down to which division?
WhyFrom the top flight to the basement in three miserable seasons. -
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In the 2019 FA Cup semi-final, Wolves led 2‑0 but lost 3‑2 to which club, who reached the final?
WhyA substitute's extra-time double completed the comeback for the Hertfordshire club. -
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Which forward became Wolves' club-record signing in 2020?
WhyThe teenage striker arrived from Porto for a fee of around £35 million. -
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Ståle Solbakken was sacked as Wolves manager in January 2013 after an FA Cup third-round defeat to which non-league club?
WhyThe Conference side won 1-0 at Kenilworth Road, and the Norwegian, who had arrived from Köln, was dismissed the same day. -
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Which Chinese conglomerate bought Wolves from Steve Morgan in July 2016?
WhyFosun paid around £45 million; Suning bought Inter that summer and Recon Group's Tony Xia bought Aston Villa. -
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Days before the 2023‑24 Premier League season, Julen Lopetegui left Wolves. Who replaced him?
WhyGary O'Neil, who had just been sacked by Bournemouth, was appointed in August 2023. -
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From which club did Wolves sign midfielder João Moutinho in 2018?
WhyThe Portugal international arrived from the French principality club. -
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Which former England manager took charge of Wolves in December 2004?
WhyGlenn Hoddle replaced Dave Jones and stayed until the summer of 2006. -
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Wolves were later handed a suspended £25,000 fine for making ten changes to their side for a Premier League match in December 2009. Who were the opponents?
WhyThe manager rested almost his whole team for the trip to Old Trafford, which Wolves lost 3-0, saving players for a home game four days later. -
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Wolves won the 1988 Sherpa Van Trophy final 2‑0 at Wembley against which Lancashire club?
WhyAndy Mutch and Robbie Dennison scored in front of more than 80,000 in a final between two clubs who had both fallen into the bottom tier. -
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Wolves won the 1949 FA Cup final 3‑1 against which club?
WhyThe Foxes were the beaten finalists at Wembley. -
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Which Northern Ireland forward was a Wolves favourite from the late 1960s?
WhyThis charismatic Ulsterman later served as the club's chairman. -
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Kenny Jackett's Wolves won League One in 2013‑14. How many points did they finish with?
WhyWolves reached 103 points, nine clear of second-placed Brentford, and went straight back up to the Championship. -
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Mark McGhee controversially walked out on which club in December 1995 to become Wolves manager?
WhyMcGhee had joined Leicester only a year earlier and quit the Foxes for Molineux. Brighton and Motherwell came later in his career. -
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Wolves reached the Premier League for the first time by winning the 2003 play-off final 3‑0 against which club?
WhyA comfortable win over a South Yorkshire side at the Millennium Stadium. -
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Wolves were heavy favourites but lost the 1939 FA Cup final 4‑1 to which club?
WhyPompey caused the upset at Wembley and then held the trophy through the war years. -
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First Division Wolves reached the 1998 FA Cup semi-finals, losing 1‑0 at Villa Park to which side who went on to win the Double?
WhyChristopher Wreh scored the only goal for Arsène Wenger's side, who completed the league and FA Cup Double that season. -
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Which club did Wolves sign winger Adama Traoré from in 2018?
WhyTraoré moved from Middlesbrough for a reported £18m. He had played for Barcelona and Aston Villa before that. -
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Graham Taylor's Wolves lost the 1995 First Division play-off semi-final to which club?
WhyWolves won the first leg 2-1 but lost 2-0 after extra time at Burnden Park, and Bolton went on to win the play-off final. -
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In 2009 Wolves broke their transfer record to sign Republic of Ireland striker Kevin Doyle from which club?
WhyDoyle cost about £6.5 million from Reading after newly promoted Wolves won the Championship. -
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Who was appointed Wolves manager in November 2016, a few months into the Fosun era?
WhyThe former Aston Villa and Norwich manager lasted the rest of the season before Nuno took over in 2017. -
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In a celebrated 1954 floodlit friendly, Wolves came from 2‑0 down to beat which Hungarian club 3‑2?
WhyThe win sparked a 'Champions of the World' headline and helped inspire the European Cup. -
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Which manager guided Wolves to the 2017‑18 Championship title and promotion to the Premier League?
WhyThe Portuguese boss's side racked up 99 points that season. -
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Wolves were relegated from their first Premier League season, 2003‑04. Which of these clubs went down with them?
WhyLeeds, Champions League semi-finalists only three years before, went down with them. The other three had all dropped out the previous season. -
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Who managed Wolves to the 1972 UEFA Cup final and the 1974 League Cup triumph?
WhyA noted disciplinarian in charge for the early-1970s European nights. -
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Who was the manager when Wolves won the 2008‑09 Championship title to return to the Premier League?
WhyThe former Republic of Ireland boss also managed Ipswich. -
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After Wolves were relegated from the Premier League in 2012, striker Steven Fletcher was sold to which club?
WhyFletcher joined Sunderland in August 2012 for a reported fee of around £12m. -
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Wolves' run to the 2019‑20 Europa League quarter-finals ended with a 1‑0 defeat to which Spanish club?
WhyThe Andalusian side, record winners of the competition, went on to lift the trophy that year. -
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Wolves sold forward Diogo Jota in 2020 to which Premier League club?
WhyHe joined the Merseyside club then managed by Jürgen Klopp. -
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Who is Wolves' all-time leading goalscorer?
Why'Bully' kept banging them in and even played for England from the third tier. -
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Who was the first head coach Fosun appointed at Wolves after buying the club in the summer of 2016?
WhyThe Italian former goalkeeper replaced Kenny Jackett in July 2016 and was sacked that October. -
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Raúl Jiménez, Wolves' talismanic striker of the Nuno era, plays international football for which country?
WhyThe striker arrived from Benfica and represents a CONCACAF nation. -
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What is the name of Wolves' home stadium, their home since 1889?
WhyIt takes its name from a historic house that once stood on the site.
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About Wolves
Wolverhampton Wanderers were there at the very beginning — one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 — and they have called Molineux home since 1889, wearing old gold and black like nobody else in the game. This free Wolves quiz covers the whole story: the imperious Stan Cullis side of the 1950s, the famous floodlit nights, the fall and rise that followed, and the modern Premier League era shaped by Nuno Espírito Santo's promotion winners. If the old gold means something to you, this is your quiz.
The golden age arrived in the 1950s, when Stan Cullis's team won all three of the club's First Division titles, captained by Billy Wright — the one-club man who became the first footballer in the world to win 100 international caps. In 1954, under the Molineux floodlights, Wolves came from 2-0 down to beat the Hungarian side Budapest Honvéd 3-2, a friendly so celebrated it prompted 'Champions of the World' headlines. There were cups too: the FA Cup in 1949, won 3-1 against Leicester City, and the 1980 League Cup, when a 1-0 win toppled Nottingham Forest, the reigning European champions. In between, Bill McGarry's side reached the first UEFA Cup final in 1972 — the first all-English European final, lost to Tottenham Hotspur — and lifted the 1974 League Cup. The modern era has its landmarks as well: a 3-0 play-off final win over Sheffield United in 2003 took Wolves into the Premier League for the first time, and the 2019-20 team reached a Europa League quarter-final before falling 1-0 to Sevilla.
Expect the full spread — transfers, records, managers and cult heroes like Derek Dougan, 'The Doog', the Northern Ireland forward who became a Molineux favourite in the late 1960s. Transfers run from the British record Wolves broke in 1979 to sign Andy Gray from Aston Villa, through João Moutinho's arrival from Monaco in 2018, to Diogo Jota's 2020 move to Liverpool, Fábio Silva's club-record signing the same year and Rúben Neves's record sale to Al-Hilal in 2023. Records mean Steve Bull, the all-time leading goalscorer, and Derek Parkin's 609 appearances. Managers span Major Frank Buckley — the 1930s innovator famous for promoting young players and for his controversial 'monkey gland' treatments — through Cullis and McGarry to Mick McCarthy's 2008-09 Championship winners and Nuno's 2017-18 title side. Difficulty climbs from easy openers about the colours and the name of the ground to hard deep cuts: which division Wolves were in when they won the 1908 FA Cup, and just how far three straight relegations dropped them in the mid-1980s.
Every question comes with a short explained answer, so even a miss teaches you something — which country Raúl Jiménez plays his international football for, or how a 2-0 lead in the 2019 FA Cup semi-final against Watford became a 3-2 defeat. Play the sample set below free in your browser, no sign-up needed. When you want the full Wolves quiz — plus daily challenges, leaderboards and multiplayer — it's all free in your browser at balliq.app/play — or in the Ball IQ app.
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Wolves' traditional home kit pairs black with which other colour?
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Old gold. Think of a precious metal rather than plain yellow.
In June 2025, Matheus Cunha left Wolves after his reported £62.5m release clause was met. Which club signed him?
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Manchester United. The release clause made it the biggest fee Wolves had ever received at that point.
Which Wolves captain became the first footballer to win 100 caps for England?
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Billy Wright. This devoted one-club man married one of the Beverley Sisters.
Where did Wolves finish in 2003‑04, their first ever Premier League season?
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20th. They finished bottom, 20th, and went straight back down to the newly renamed Championship.
Wolves were founded in 1877 as a school team under what name?
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St Luke's. St Luke's merged with the Blakenhall Wanderers cricket club in 1879. The other three options are the first names of other league clubs.
In 1979 Wolves broke the British transfer record to sign which striker from Aston Villa?
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Andy Gray. His fee smashed the existing British transfer record.
Wolves reached the first UEFA Cup final in 1972, losing to which English club?
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Tottenham Hotspur. It was the first all-English European final, decided in favour of a London side.
Who holds Wolves' club record for most appearances, with 609 across all competitions?
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Derek Parkin. The full-back nicknamed 'Squeak' spent 15 seasons at Molineux from 1968.
Wolves sold teenage striker Robbie Keane in August 1999 to which Premier League club?
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Coventry City. Coventry paid about £6 million; Keane moved on to Inter in 2000, then Leeds, and joined Spurs in 2002.
Wolves won the 1974 League Cup final 2‑1 against which club?
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Manchester City. Kenny Hibbitt and John Richards scored at Wembley against a City side with Denis Law and Francis Lee up front.
Wolves won the 1980 League Cup final 1‑0 against the reigning European champions - which club?
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Nottingham Forest. The back-to-back European Cup holders from the East Midlands.
Which businessman bought Wolves in 1990 and funded the rebuilding of Molineux?
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Jack Hayward. Sir Jack Hayward, a Wolverhampton-born millionaire, bought the club in 1990; a Molineux stand now carries his name.
In November 2020, Raúl Jiménez fractured his skull in a clash of heads during an away Premier League match. Which opposing defender was involved?
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David Luiz. Jiménez collided with David Luiz early in the game. He needed surgery and did not play again until the 2021-22 season.
Which innovative 1930s Wolves manager was famous for promoting young players and controversial 'monkey gland' treatments?
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Frank Buckley. Keep his military rank in mind.
Rúben Neves became Wolves' record sale in 2023 when he moved to which club?
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Al-Hilal. He joined the most decorated club in Saudi and Asian football history.
Which manager led Wolves to their three First Division titles in the 1950s?
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Stan Cullis. Nicknamed 'The Iron Manager', he had captained the club as a player.
When Wolves won the 1908 FA Cup by beating Newcastle United, in which division were they playing?
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The Second Division. Remarkably, they were not even a top-flight side that season.
The manager Wolves appointed in December 2004 had last managed which club before arriving at Molineux?
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Tottenham Hotspur. He had been sacked by Spurs in September 2003; he had managed Swindon, Chelsea and Southampton before that.
Wolves were one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in which year?
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1888. The world's first football league kicked off in the late 1880s.
In the mid-1980s Wolves were relegated in three consecutive seasons, falling from the First Division down to which division?
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The Fourth Division. From the top flight to the basement in three miserable seasons.
In the 2019 FA Cup semi-final, Wolves led 2‑0 but lost 3‑2 to which club, who reached the final?
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Watford. A substitute's extra-time double completed the comeback for the Hertfordshire club.
Which forward became Wolves' club-record signing in 2020?
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Fábio Silva. The teenage striker arrived from Porto for a fee of around £35 million.
Ståle Solbakken was sacked as Wolves manager in January 2013 after an FA Cup third-round defeat to which non-league club?
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Luton Town. The Conference side won 1-0 at Kenilworth Road, and the Norwegian, who had arrived from Köln, was dismissed the same day.
Which Chinese conglomerate bought Wolves from Steve Morgan in July 2016?
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Fosun International. Fosun paid around £45 million; Suning bought Inter that summer and Recon Group's Tony Xia bought Aston Villa.
Days before the 2023‑24 Premier League season, Julen Lopetegui left Wolves. Who replaced him?
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Gary O'Neil. Gary O'Neil, who had just been sacked by Bournemouth, was appointed in August 2023.
From which club did Wolves sign midfielder João Moutinho in 2018?
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Monaco. The Portugal international arrived from the French principality club.
Which former England manager took charge of Wolves in December 2004?
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Glenn Hoddle. Glenn Hoddle replaced Dave Jones and stayed until the summer of 2006.
Wolves were later handed a suspended £25,000 fine for making ten changes to their side for a Premier League match in December 2009. Who were the opponents?
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Manchester United. The manager rested almost his whole team for the trip to Old Trafford, which Wolves lost 3-0, saving players for a home game four days later.
Wolves won the 1988 Sherpa Van Trophy final 2‑0 at Wembley against which Lancashire club?
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Burnley. Andy Mutch and Robbie Dennison scored in front of more than 80,000 in a final between two clubs who had both fallen into the bottom tier.
Wolves won the 1949 FA Cup final 3‑1 against which club?
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Leicester City. The Foxes were the beaten finalists at Wembley.
Which Northern Ireland forward was a Wolves favourite from the late 1960s?
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Derek Dougan. This charismatic Ulsterman later served as the club's chairman.
Kenny Jackett's Wolves won League One in 2013‑14. How many points did they finish with?
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103. Wolves reached 103 points, nine clear of second-placed Brentford, and went straight back up to the Championship.
Mark McGhee controversially walked out on which club in December 1995 to become Wolves manager?
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Leicester City. McGhee had joined Leicester only a year earlier and quit the Foxes for Molineux. Brighton and Motherwell came later in his career.
Wolves reached the Premier League for the first time by winning the 2003 play-off final 3‑0 against which club?
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Sheffield United. A comfortable win over a South Yorkshire side at the Millennium Stadium.
Wolves were heavy favourites but lost the 1939 FA Cup final 4‑1 to which club?
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Portsmouth. Pompey caused the upset at Wembley and then held the trophy through the war years.
First Division Wolves reached the 1998 FA Cup semi-finals, losing 1‑0 at Villa Park to which side who went on to win the Double?
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Arsenal. Christopher Wreh scored the only goal for Arsène Wenger's side, who completed the league and FA Cup Double that season.
Which club did Wolves sign winger Adama Traoré from in 2018?
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Middlesbrough. Traoré moved from Middlesbrough for a reported £18m. He had played for Barcelona and Aston Villa before that.
Graham Taylor's Wolves lost the 1995 First Division play-off semi-final to which club?
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Bolton Wanderers. Wolves won the first leg 2-1 but lost 2-0 after extra time at Burnden Park, and Bolton went on to win the play-off final.
In 2009 Wolves broke their transfer record to sign Republic of Ireland striker Kevin Doyle from which club?
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Reading. Doyle cost about £6.5 million from Reading after newly promoted Wolves won the Championship.
Who was appointed Wolves manager in November 2016, a few months into the Fosun era?
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Paul Lambert. The former Aston Villa and Norwich manager lasted the rest of the season before Nuno took over in 2017.
In a celebrated 1954 floodlit friendly, Wolves came from 2‑0 down to beat which Hungarian club 3‑2?
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Budapest Honved. The win sparked a 'Champions of the World' headline and helped inspire the European Cup.
Which manager guided Wolves to the 2017‑18 Championship title and promotion to the Premier League?
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Nuno Espírito Santo. The Portuguese boss's side racked up 99 points that season.
Wolves were relegated from their first Premier League season, 2003‑04. Which of these clubs went down with them?
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Leeds United. Leeds, Champions League semi-finalists only three years before, went down with them. The other three had all dropped out the previous season.
Who managed Wolves to the 1972 UEFA Cup final and the 1974 League Cup triumph?
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Bill McGarry. A noted disciplinarian in charge for the early-1970s European nights.
Who was the manager when Wolves won the 2008‑09 Championship title to return to the Premier League?
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Mick McCarthy. The former Republic of Ireland boss also managed Ipswich.
After Wolves were relegated from the Premier League in 2012, striker Steven Fletcher was sold to which club?
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Sunderland. Fletcher joined Sunderland in August 2012 for a reported fee of around £12m.
Wolves' run to the 2019‑20 Europa League quarter-finals ended with a 1‑0 defeat to which Spanish club?
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Sevilla. The Andalusian side, record winners of the competition, went on to lift the trophy that year.
Wolves sold forward Diogo Jota in 2020 to which Premier League club?
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Liverpool. He joined the Merseyside club then managed by Jürgen Klopp.
Who is Wolves' all-time leading goalscorer?
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Steve Bull. 'Bully' kept banging them in and even played for England from the third tier.
Who was the first head coach Fosun appointed at Wolves after buying the club in the summer of 2016?
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Walter Zenga. The Italian former goalkeeper replaced Kenny Jackett in July 2016 and was sacked that October.
Raúl Jiménez, Wolves' talismanic striker of the Nuno era, plays international football for which country?
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Mexico. The striker arrived from Benfica and represents a CONCACAF nation.
What is the name of Wolves' home stadium, their home since 1889?
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Molineux. It takes its name from a historic house that once stood on the site.
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