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. Wolves began playing league football in 1888 when they were nominated to become one of the twelve founder members of the Football League. Wolves remained in the Football League for 115 years in different divisions, in this time the club were English football champions for three seasons. In 2003 they were promoted into the Premier League, which had replaced the Football League's First Division at the top of the English football league system in 1992. The team were relegated back into the Football League after one season in the Premier League. Their second promotion to the Premier League came in 2009 and this spell spanned three seasons. 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 season. The Wolves remained in the Premier League through the 2025–26 season after which they were relegated to the Football League Championship for the 2026-27 season.
Wolverhampton Wanderers played their inaugural league fixture as part of the 1888–89 Football League on 8 September 1888 against Aston Villa. 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. 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. 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. The side has lost more league games to Everton than to any other club, having been defeated by them 60 times in 134 encounters.
Key The table includes results of matches played by Wolverhampton Wanderers in the English Football League and the Premier League. Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded. For the sake of simplicity, present-day names are used throughout: for example, results against Small Heath, Woolwich Arsenal and The Wednesday are integrated into the records against Birmingham City, Arsenal and Sheffield Wednesday, respectively Teams with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are competing in the 2023–24 Premier League alongside Wolves. Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are defunct Pld = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; GF = goals for; GA = goals against; Win% = percentage of total matches won The columns headed "First" and "Last" contain the first and most recent seasons in which Wolves played league matches against each opponent
All-time league record Statistics correct as of matches played on 19 May 2024.
+Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. league record by opponent Club Home Away Total Win% First LastNote(s)Pld W D LPld W D LPld W D LGF GAAccrington F.C. 5500 5113 1888–891892–93Accrington Stanley 1100 1001 1923–241923–24Aldershot3201 3201 1986–871988–89Arsenal 55201124 5591630 1904–052023–24Ashington1100 1100 1923–241923–24Aston Villa 59261419 59151529 1888–892023–24Barnsley412588 4181122 1906–072017–18Barrow1100 1010 1923–241923–24Birmingham City65401015 65222023 1894–952017–18Blackburn Rovers48251310 48121026 1888–892016–17Blackpool5030911 50171023 1906–072014–15Bolton Wanderers63371214 63151335 1888–892017–18Bournemouth 7304 7232 1985–862023–24Bradford City16943 16556 1906–072013–14Bradford Park Avenue12561 12336 1908–091931–32Brentford 16916 16637 1935–362023–24Brighton & Hove Albion 203710 20389 1979–802023–24Bristol City3219112 3214513 1911–122017–18Bristol Rovers6213 6150 1976–771992–93Burnley 66411213 66231726 1888–892023–24Burton Albion2110 2101 2016–172017–18Burton United 1100 1001 1906–071906–07Bury 271782 275220 1895–961998–99Cambridge United5212 5032 1982–831992–93Cardiff City291649 291199 1920–212018–19Carlisle United8611 8413 1965–662013–14Charlton Athletic372395 3715715 1929–302015–16Chelsea 56261317 56161723 1906–072023–24Chester City 1100 1010 1988–891988–89Chesterfield7610 7223 1906–071988–89Colchester United5500 5302 1986–872013–14Coventry City3012810 307617 1919–202013–14Crawley Town1100 1001 2013–142013–14Crewe Alexandra11542 11632 1923–242013–14Crystal Palace 3216610 3291013 1921–222023–24Darlington 5500 5122 1923–241987–88Darwen 2110 2101 1891–921893–94Derby County71321821 71211238 1888–892017–18Doncaster Rovers3201 3300 1923–242008–09Durham City1100 1100 1923–241923–24Everton 67331321 67151339 1888–892023–24Exeter City2110 2200 1986–871987–88Fulham 4426135 44151118 1907–082023–24Gainsborough Trinity6420 6303 1906–071911–12Gillingham7421 7304 1985–862013–14Glossop North End10820 10514 1899–19001914–15Grimsby Town352357 3511717 1901–022002–03Halifax Town 3102 3111 1923–241987–88Hartlepool United3300 3210 1923–241987–88Hereford United 3300 3201 1976–771987–88Huddersfield Town 3920811 3911424 1910–112018–19Hull City301488 308418 1906–072017–18Ipswich Town3816166 3810622 1961–622017–18Leeds City 10712 10136 1906–071919–20Leeds United47231113 47111026 1920–212022–23Leicester City56261812 56121628 1906–072022–23Leyton Orient241536 247611 1906–072013–14Lincoln City111010 11326 1906–071986–87Liverpool 53221021 539737 1894–952023–24Luton Town 15825 15546 1955–562023–24Manchester City 60321315 59131135 1899–19002023–24Manchester United 50241016 5110734 1892–932023–24Mansfield Town1100 1001 1988–891988–89Middlesbrough4421716 4451227 1902–032017–18Millwall191144 19577 1928–292017–18Milton Keynes Dons2011 2200 2013–142015–16New Brighton 1100 1100 1923–241923–24Newcastle United 4826157 48101226 1898–992023–24Newport County2101 2101 1985–861987–88Northampton Town3210 3102 1966–671988–89Norwich City 281882 2810810 1965–662021–22Nottingham Forest 64431110 64151831 1892–932023–24Notts County342185 3481115 1888–892013–14Oldham Athletic201064 205213 1907–082013–14Oxford United9522 9144 1984–851998–99Peterborough United6213 6411 1986–872013–14Plymouth Argyle14842 14365 1930–312008–09Port Vale221444 221264 1906–072013–14Portsmouth4222146 42121020 1924–252009–10Preston North End58321115 58141628 1888–892017–18Queens Park Rangers221147 226106 1968–692017–18Reading191126 19559 1926–272017–18Rochdale3120 3210 1923–241987–88Rotherham County 5401 5014 1919–201923–24Rotherham United11830 11452 1965–662016–17Scarborough 1010 1010 1987–881987–88Scunthorpe United3300 3300 1986–872007–08Sheffield United 53251810 53101627 1893–942023–24Sheffield Wednesday5232137 52131623 1892–932017–18Shrewsbury Town3021 3201 1982–832013–14South Shields 8710 8341 1919–201927–28Southampton3315126 3310518 1922–232022–23Southend United9612 9333 1986–872006–07Southport1100 1010 1923–241923–24Stevenage1100 1010 2013–142013–14Stockport County211272 21777 1906–072001–02Stoke City70371914 70211435 1888–892011–12Sunderland56281315 56111431 1890–912017–18Swansea City14653 14455 1925–262011–12Swindon Town10631 10316 1989–902013–14Torquay United2101 2110 1986–871987–88Tottenham Hotspur 4723915 479830 1908–092023–24Tranmere Rovers141112 14455 1923–242013–14Walsall6222 6321 1923–242013–14Watford217113 216510 1983–842021–22West Bromwich Albion74351722 74172433 1888–892020–21West Ham United 3518710 356722 1919–202023–24Wigan Athletic8233 8215 1985–862016–17Wigan Borough 1010 1010 1923–241923–24Wimbledon 4121 4121 1984–852002–03Wrexham3102 3021 1923–241987–88York City1100 1001 1985–861985–86
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