Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | Club History

[@georgekaplan4696]

Spot on mate.. ... The only correction pal is our 3 main rivals are Sandwell town slags, The Shit and the 6 fingered baggies. Wolves ay we 😉

[@Peter-eu7wp]

Only just found this and even though I've been a Wolves fan since 1966, I actually learned a couple of things, so well researched.

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Happy you found the video and the channel Peter! I take a lot of pride in my research, so I really appreciated hearing your comment. Thanks! 🍻

[@dylannnnnnnnn]

I'm not from Wolverhampton but I love wolves. Wolves ay we

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Hope you liked the video 🍻

[@maxgenger5457]

I am I support cheslsea but thankyiu

[@fraser_wwfc9163]

Only just seen this video but fair play you’ve clearly done your research! As pointed out our rivalry with Birmingham City is greater than our rivalry with stoke. The stoke rivalry only stems from us being not too far from Staffordshire. But Great video very insightful 👍🏻

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Thanks so much for checking it out and for the feedback!

[@liamwhitcombe1237]

Fraser_ WWFC Come on Fraser. Who likes a Brummie? EVERY teams fans have a rivalry with Birmingham City. Even the Villa fans hate the Blues' Brummies

[@ThaddaeusAlexander]

I know I'm a little late to comment on this video but, as an American who has recently (around November of 2020) gotten into Football I choose the Wolves to be my team (because the friend who got me into Football was a Wolves fan) and I just would like to say thank you for the information. Wolverhampton till I die !!!!

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Hey Thaddaeus! Welcome to the channel and thanks for watching & commenting. Cool to hear your story and I’m happy you appreciated my video. All the best to Wolves this season 🍻

[@ThaddaeusAlexander]

@@TheSoccerTavern 🍻🐺

[@tomwadeson2495]

Wolves will be my career mode team for FIFA 20. Great video 🙂

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Happy you liked the video and good luck in your FIFA career!

[@macjam9090]

Really good talk. Just to point out Wolves won their first 'major' trophy in 1893 the Fa cup against Everton. As a kid growing up in the sixties matches against Stoke was a big rivalry. A Staffordshire derby as they called it at the time. Don't forget West Bromwich was also part of Staffordshire in those days as was Wolves before the boundary changes in 1974. While games against our Black country neighbours WBA are our traditionally biggest rivals theer has always been a big rivalry with Aston Villa. They are known locally as the big eds from Brum. Even in the seveeties they were big games and after Man Utd and Liverpool ,Villa always took the most away fans to Molineux not the baggies or the blue noses.

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Thanks for watching and for all this excellent extra info! 🍻

[@nevrogers8198]

I just came here to point out the missing 1893 cup. Glad somebody beat me to it. 😉

[@sgbh8874]

West Brom is in Smethwickshire.

[@neiljenkins8992]

Great Channel although I do have a major bias as a Wolves fan myself! I can tell you my Father first started watching Wolves in the final playing season of Stan Cullis' career 1946-47 and has followed them ever since, although not much lately due to not being too good on his feet in his 88th year. I believe you didn't have too much info on the Wolves rivalry with Stoke City? This rivalry was geographically based on both teams being the biggest cities and manufacturing areas in the county of Staffordshire (Wolverhampton is now in the West Midlands but until 1974 was in Staffordshire) and they were statistically the two top football teams in this area, although it should be noted that Staffordshire does not have an abundance of top tier football teams. With regards to Aston Villa as rivals, this was again due to locality but also in the 50s games in the english top-flight were played on a Christmas Day and Boxing Day (the day after Christmas) - Wolves would play Aston Villa on Christmas Day and again on Boxing day with them being at home then away the next day, this practise of playing on Christmas Day finished in around 1959.

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Thanks for the kind words! And this is fantastic info and insights into the Stoke and Villa rivalries. Thanks for providing more context Neil 👍

[@SimpreOroNuncaPlata]

I never had EPL team so I choose the wolves because of their history ,logo and colors I’m from queens nyc 🗽 GO WOLVES

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Hey Oscar! Wolves does have a really cool crest and color scheme. Hope the video was helpful for you as a new fan 🍻

[@gregbiddle670]

Very interesting report, there was a rivalry with Stoke (The Clayheads) because Wolverhampton and Stoke were both Staffordshire clubs. Boundaries changed and Wolves became a West Midland side. Nowadays the rivalry with the Vile is because for a while there were no midland opponents, BUT!! with the Tesco lot back in the prem for 3 seasons - Autumn, Winter and Spring old rivalries have been restored.

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Nice! Thanks for the info 🍻

[@Huezy]

I’m an American and I’m a Wolverhampton fan :)

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Nice! Hope you enjoyed the video 🍻

[@thebfam6191]

I’m Mexican and a Wolve fan!!

[@fukinmisticaenlazeta]

It's not soccer, it's football

[@wwfcbilly]

Well done your such a talented and smart man. You deserve so much in life. New subscriber

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Thank you so much. I’m really happy you enjoyed the video and your kind words mean a lot to me! I’m taking a little pause with these videos right now, but I do weekly podcasts with my brothers called Bros Talking Soccer. We have a KZbin channel and the pods are available on all podcasting platforms. Please say hello on twitter and check them out if you’re interested. Thanks again! -Dave

[@wwfcbilly]

The Soccer Tavern no probs mate 👍

[@jackashfield7148]

Keep the channel up man, I’ve been looking for a channel like for ages, love it

[@jackashfield7148]

Can you do one on Queens Park Rangers please

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Thanks so much Jack! I'm really happy you appreciate it. Lots of hard work but I love researching and making the videos. Let me know if you have any suggestions for future videos &/or topics.

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Definitely. I'm looking for suggestions for future vids so this is definitely one I can work on.

[@markriley5863]

Wow man, amazed by your fantastic research. From a Wolves fan a massive like from me!

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Thanks so much Mark! I put a lot of effort into these videos and it means a lot when someone appreciates them 🍻

[@markriley5863]

@@TheSoccerTavern No problem. Your depth of research was amazing and you were spot on with most everything. One minor detail is that Stan Cullis had the apprentices (including a young Ron Atkinson who later went on to manage Manchester United and Villa amongst others) water the pitch before the game as well as at half time as he wanted to nullify Honved's slick passing game. As I said, great video and I have subscribed. Keep up the good work!

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Thanks for the additional info and for the subscription. All the best! 🍻

[@loganhowlett6217]

Well done 👏 very enjoyable to listen and watch 🖤🧡⚽️🏃‍♂️🏆🏆🏆

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Thanks Logan! 🍻

[@stephendaley398]

Also we won the first ever USA football League, when the best 12 British clubs competed. Los Angeles Wolves, who were Wolves first team. Won the title. Also Wolves scored the first ever goal in professional football. We also were the first football club to play an international, beating South Africa. We had the first player in the world, play for his country 100 times and never receive one yellow card. Wolverhampton Wanderers are the history makers.

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Amazing stuff. Thanks for all the additional info!

[@robinbishop468]

R U THE Steve Daley ?

[@brianmarshall1637]

Don,t forget major Buckley 1928 to 1944 or thereabouts.

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Thanks for the extra info and for watching! 🍻

[@craigpitts5988]

Great video from a wolves fan.... also subscribed, a good team to do would be Nottingham forest great history.

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Thanks so much for watching the video and subscribing Craig! And I love the Nottingham Forest suggestion. I've had a few requests for some other clubs that I need to get to first but will definitely make a video about Forest within the next few months. Also, I'll be over in the UK next month and am trying to catch the Forest vs Wednesday match if my schedule works out.

[@craigpitts5988]

@@TheSoccerTavernI look forward to seeing the other videos. Also if you do get chance to watching the forest vs Wednesday, it would be awesome if you could do a vlog of some sort, it's always nice to see a neutrals input on a game.

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Thanks Craig. I'm either gonna catch Stoke vs Swansea on Tuesday or Forest vs Wednesday on Wednesday. I'll definitely do a vlog but it will probably be over on my Bros Talking Soccer channel. The Soccer Tavern I have more edited and scripted videos. The Bros Talking Soccer channel is where I do podcasts with my brothers and I think a vlog will fit better over there. Thanks for the suggestion and I'll let you know once I post it!

[@alanwhitehouse1630]

Nice job mate! St Lukes ay we

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Thanks Alan! 🍻

[@robertfletcher5339]

Good commentary my friend but failed to mention the Doug and Richards who played a big part in our history.

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Ah, my apologies for missing them. Any details you can share about them?

[@robertfletcher5339]

@@TheSoccerTavern Derek Dougan and John Richards players in the 70s. Formed a great strike partnership and both players were idolised by the Wolves Supporters.

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Cool, thanks for the additional insight 👍

[@jasondonaldson7412]

My dad was brought up in Albrighton as a raf child he used to take me to the games as a child so guess I'm a yorkshire wolf

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Nice story, thanks for sharing! Hope you enjoyed the video 🍻

[@jasondonaldson7412]

Itss helped me know alot more about my club thank you pal

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Of course! That makes me happy to hear. Best of luck to wolves the rest of the season

[@Nuttybott]

Two corrections I would like to make: 1. Stan Cullis had the Molineux pitch watered in the days leading up to the game against Honved, NOT at half-time during the match itself. That would not have been allowed. 2. It's football, not "saccer"...

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Thanks for checking out the video and for providing the additional info. 👍

[@jayneswinnerton8812]

Hope i don’t offend you but Molineux is pronounced Mol-inn-you

[@TheSoccerTavern]

No offense taken at all! I definitely don’t pronounce everything correctly and always appreciate learning the proper pronunciations. Thanks for watching and for the feedback 🍻

[@Puppysimp]

Great video, also its just Molineux, you can drop the "the".

[@WVSuspect]

Nice video mate. Wolves ay we! 🐺

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Thanks! 🍻

[@samuelhomer4033]

Two facts you missed Steve bull has a statute and Birmingham fv is also classed as a rival

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Ah, damn. Sorry I missed that info but thanks for letting us know! And thanks for checking out the video.

[@samuelhomer4033]

The Soccer Tavern gd vod just one last think soccer is USA football not uk football I can tell ur from usa

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Thanks! Yep, I'm from the USA and that's what we call the sport over here. I have no problems with whatever people want to call the sport. It's the beautiful game that we all love, right?

[@六O]

I am surprised that you didn't mention Andy Gray.

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Any additional info you can share about him?

[@robcross4458]

@@TheSoccerTavern worlds most expensive player when we bought him for £1.5 million from Aston Villa in the 79/80 season. He scored the winning goal in the league cup final in 1980 against Nottingham forest.

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Thanks Rob! 🍻

[@fetishdungeonjade9613]

#weourwoles. All the way from Germantown maryland

[@TheSoccerTavern]

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[@blessos]

I'd say we have more of a rivalry with Birmingham City than Stoke

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Interesting. What’s the backstory to the Birmingham rivalry?

[@blessos]

I don't know to be fair. All I know is that ever since I've been going to Molineux (about 17 years), we've been in the same division as Blues, as we call them, many times. Due to the close proximity and also the number of times we've played them in recent times, I'd put them 2nd behind Albion as rivals. As the song goes.. "shiiiiiiiiiiit on the brummies, shit on the brummies tonight ooh ahh ahh!" etc

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Haha, thanks for the perspective and for the song. Good to know some more info about this rivalry. Thanks for checking out the video and for the comments. 👍

[@kushsakhu]

Great info.

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Thanks!

[@deongovender8898]

My son is a wolverhampton supporter

[@TheSoccerTavern]

That’s cool Deon. Hope he likes the video 🍻

[@sleeps9464]

Could you do club America from the liga MX?

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Hey David. I’ll add this to the list of future clubs. I’m taking a break from making videos right now and have a bunch of other requests, but I’ll add this to my list. Thanks so much for the support and interest 🍻

[@eduardoaguilar8032]

Do Chivas Guadalajara

[@rightiswrong8837]

A good summary in the time allowed and you can be excused for missing a few things out as you would have needed an hour or two to cover all the achievements of Wolves. Aston Villa vs Wolves is the oldest league football derby in the World as the two teams met on the very first day of the very first league season in 1888. Preston North End won that first league with Villa second and Wolves third. Preston also beat Wolves in the final of that season's FA cup to become the first ever team to do the league and cup double.

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Thanks for the kind words and for the extra info! 🍻

[@xxitactical_8723]

Favourite team besides arsenal

[@TheSoccerTavern]

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[@Sonar_Real]

Stan Cullis my relative lol

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Very cool! 🍻

[@XYZ-zd1md]

My great nan used to live 2 doors away from Billy Wright

[@TheSoccerTavern]

That’s very cool! Thanks for sharing 🍻

[@robcross4458]

My Nan went to school with billy Wright in ironbridge

[@maxgenger5457]

Just to let you know they started the champions league

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Interesting, thanks Max! 🍻

[@dazzabazza8213]

It's football

[@harekrsnaharerama8454]

Dingles !!!!

[@davebillington6304]

Keep chanting mate, that's all you're good for ....

[@sgbh8874]

Wolves songs ‘The Wonder of You by Presley and Hi Ho Silver Lining by Jeff Beck. Robert Plant is also a massive Wolves fan… they’re his stairway to heaven. 🫡🫡🫡🐺🐺🐺🐺🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🤘🏼🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@TheSoccerTavern]

Thanks for watching and sharing some additional info! 🍻