Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. league record by opponent explained

Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. Founded in 1877 as St. Luke's, they adopted their current name in August 1879.[1] Wolves began playing league football in 1888 when they were nominated to become one of the twelve founder members of the Football League.[2] Wolves remained in the Football League for 115 years in different divisions, in this time the club were English football champions for three seasons.[3] In 2003 they were promoted into the Premier League,[4] which had replaced the Football League's First Division at the top of the English football league system in 1992.[5] The team were relegated back into the Football League after one season in the Premier League.[6] Their second promotion to the Premier League came in 2009 and this spell spanned three seasons.[7] Between 2012 and 2018 the club were playing in the Football League until their third promotion to the Premier League at the end of the 2017–18 EFL Championship season.[6] In the current 2023–24 season, Wolves are playing at the top level of the domestic professional game for a sixth consecutive season, and their tenth at this level since the formation of the Premier League in 1992.

Wolverhampton Wanderers played their inaugural league fixture as part of the 1888–89 Football League on 8 September 1888 against Aston Villa.[8] Since that game they have faced 112 different sides in league football with their most regular opponent having been West Bromwich Albion, against whom they have played on 148 occasions since their first meeting on 15 December 1888.[9] They met their most recent different league opponent, Burton Albion, for the first time in the 2016–17 Football League Championship season. The club has won 64 of their 131 league matches against Burnley, which represents the most Wolves have won against any club.[10] Wolves has drawn more matches with West Brom than with any other club; out of the 148 league matches between the two teams, 41 have finished without a winner.[9] The side has lost more league games to Everton than to any other club, having been defeated by them 60 times in 134 encounters.[11]

Key

All-time league record

Statistics correct as of matches played on 9 March 2024.

Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. league record by opponent
ClubHomeAwayTotalWin%FirstLastNote(s)
Pld W D LPld W D LPld W D LGF GA
5500 5113 1888–891892–93
1100 1001 1923–241923–24
Aldershot3201 3201 1986–871988–89
54201123 5591630 1904–052023–24
Ashington1100 1100 1923–241923–24
59261419 58151528 1888–892023–24
Barnsley412588 4181122 1906–072017–18
Barrow1100 1010 1923–241923–24
Birmingham City65401015 65222023 1894–952017–18
Blackburn Rovers48251310 48121026 1888–892016–17
Blackpool5030911 50171023 1906–072014–15
Bolton Wanderers63371214 63151335 1888–892017–18
6303 7232 1985–862023–24
Bradford City16943 16556 1906–072013–14
Bradford Park Avenue12561 12336 1908–091931–32
16916 16637 1935–362023–24
203710 20389 1979–802023–24
Bristol City3219112 3214513 1911–122017–18
Bristol Rovers6213 6150 1976–771992–93
66411213 65231626 1888–892023–24
Burton Albion2110 2101 2016–172017–18
1100 1001 1906–071906–07
271782 275220 1895–961998–99
Cambridge United5212 5032 1982–831992–93
Cardiff City291649 291199 1920–212018–19
Carlisle United8611 8413 1965–662013–14
Charlton Athletic372395 3715715 1929–302015–16
56261317 56161723 1906–072023–24
1100 1010 1988–891988–89
Chesterfield7610 7223 1906–071988–89
Colchester United5500 5302 1986–872013–14
Coventry City3012810 307617 1919–202013–14
Crawley Town1100 1001 2013–142013–14
Crewe Alexandra11542 11632 1923–242013–14
311669 3291013 1921–222023–24
5500 5122 1923–241987–88
2110 2101 1891–921893–94
Derby County71321821 71211238 1888–892017–18
Doncaster Rovers3201 3300 1923–242008–09
Durham City1100 1100 1923–241923–24
67331321 67151339 1888–892023–24
Exeter City2110 2200 1986–871987–88
4426135 44151118 1907–082023–24
Gainsborough Trinity6420 6303 1906–071911–12
Gillingham7421 7304 1985–862013–14
Glossop North End10820 10514 1899–19001914–15
Grimsby Town352357 3511717 1901–022002–03
3102 3111 1923–241987–88
Hartlepool United3300 3210 1923–241987–88
3300 3201 1976–771987–88
3920811 3911424 1910–112018–19
Hull City301488 308418 1906–072017–18
Ipswich Town3816166 3810622 1961–622017–18
10712 10136 1906–071919–20
Leeds United47231113 47111026 1920–212022–23
Leicester City56261812 56121628 1906–072022–23
Leyton Orient241536 247611 1906–072013–14
Lincoln City111010 11326 1906–071986–87
53221021 529736 1894–952023–24
14725 15546 1955–562023–24
60321315 59131135 1899–19002023–24
50241016 5010733 1892–932023–24
Mansfield Town1100 1001 1988–891988–89
Middlesbrough4421716 4451227 1902–032017–18
Millwall191144 19577 1928–292017–18
Milton Keynes Dons2011 2200 2013–142015–16
1100 1100 1923–241923–24
4826157 48101226 1898–992023–24
Newport County2101 2101 1985–861987–88
Northampton Town3210 3102 1966–671988–89
281882 2810810 1965–662021–22
64431110 63151731 1892–932023–24
Notts County342185 3481115 1888–892013–14
Oldham Athletic201064 205213 1907–082013–14
Oxford United9522 9144 1984–851998–99
Peterborough United6213 6411 1986–872013–14
Plymouth Argyle14842 14365 1930–312008–09
Port Vale221444 221264 1906–072013–14
Portsmouth4222146 42121020 1924–252009–10
Preston North End58321115 58141628 1888–892017–18
Queens Park Rangers221147 226106 1968–692017–18
Reading191126 19559 1926–272017–18
Rochdale3120 3210 1923–241987–88
5401 5014 1919–201923–24
Rotherham United11830 11452 1965–662016–17
1010 1010 1987–881987–88
Scunthorpe United3300 3300 1986–872007–08
53251810 53101627 1893–942023–24
Sheffield Wednesday5232137 52131623 1892–932017–18
Shrewsbury Town3021 3201 1982–832013–14
8710 8341 1919–201927–28
Southampton3315126 3310518 1922–232022–23
Southend United9612 9333 1986–872006–07
Southport1100 1010 1923–241923–24
Stevenage1100 1010 2013–142013–14
Stockport County211272 21777 1906–072001–02
Stoke City70371914 70211435 1888–892011–12
Sunderland56281315 56111431 1890–912017–18
Swansea City14653 14455 1925–262011–12
Swindon Town10631 10316 1989–902013–14
Torquay United2101 2110 1986–871987–88
4723915 479830 1908–092023–24
Tranmere Rovers141112 14455 1923–242013–14
Walsall6222 6321 1923–242013–14
Watford217113 216510 1983–842021–22
West Bromwich Albion74351722 74172433 1888–892020–21
341879 356722 1919–202023–24
Wigan Athletic8233 8215 1985–862016–17
1010 1010 1923–241923–24
4121 4121 1984–852002–03
Wrexham3102 3021 1923–241987–88
York City1100 1001 1985–861985–86

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC History . www.wolves.co.uk . 6 August 2016.
  2. Web site: League To Honour Founder Clubs . www.fl125.co.uk . 6 August 2016.
  3. Web site: Club Records . www.wolves.co.uk . 6 August 2016.
  4. Web site: How Wolves won promotion . . 26 May 2003 . 7 August 2016.
  5. Web site: History of the Premier League . 1 July 2015 . Premier League . 6 August 2016 . 7 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150707013218/http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/history/premier-league/ . dead .
  6. Web site: Wolverhampton Wanderers . Football Club History Database . 7 August 2016.
  7. Web site: Wolves 0-2 Manchester City . BBC Sport . 22 April 2012 . David . Ornstein . 7 August 2016.
  8. Web site: Wolverhampton Wanderers 1888-1889 » Results . Statto Organisation . 7 August 2016.
  9. Web site: Head-to-head v West Brom . Soccerbase . 7 August 2016.
  10. Web site: Head-to-head: Wolves vs Burnley . Soccerbase . 5 December 2023.
  11. Web site: Head to head Wolves vs. Everton. Racing Post. 1 November 2021.

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