Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Wolverhampton Wanderers are an English association football club. They are based in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. The club started in 1877 and play their home games at Molineux Stadium. They have never won the FA Cup. Their current manager is Vítor Pereira.
Full name | Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Nickname(s) | Wolves | |||
Founded | 1877 | |||
Ground | Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton (capacity: 31,700) | |||
Chairman | Jeff Shi | |||
Manager | Vítor Pereira | |||
League | Premier League | |||
2019–20 | Premier League, 7th of 20 | |||
| ||||
In 2009 they won the Football League Championship. Because they won, they got promoted to the Premier League, the highest division of English Football. Also promoted were runners-up Birmingham City F.C., and Burnley F.C. from the play-offs.
Name
- 1877-? St. Luke's F.C.
- ?-present Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
League position
Season | League | Position |
2000/01 | First Division | 12th |
2001/02 | First Division | 3rd |
2002/03 | First Division | 5th |
2003/04 | Premier League | 20th |
2004/05 | League Championship | 9th |
2005/06 | League Championship | 7th |
2006/07 | League Championship | 5th |
2007/08 | League Championship | 7th |
2008/09 | League Championship | Champions |
2009/10 | Premier League | 15th |
2010/11 | Premier League | 17th |
2011/12 | Premier League | 20th |
2012/13 | EFL Championship | 23rd |
2013/14 | League One | 1st |
2012/15 | EFL Championship | 7th |
2015/16 | EFL Championship | 14th |
2016/17 | EFL Championship | 15th |
2017/18 | EFL Championship | 1st |
2018/19 | Premier League | 7th |
2019/20 | Premier League | 7th |
2020/21 | Premier League | 13th |
Former position
|
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Media
Chart of yearly performance of Wolves in the English Football League system.
Manager Nuno Espírito Santo led Wolves back to the Premier League in 2018, and into European competition for the first time in 39 years
Statue of Billy Wright outside Molineux Stadium