The 2026–27 season is the 149th season in the history of Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club, and their first season back being in the Championship since 2017–18 season following relegation from the Premier League in the preceding season. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participate in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
Managerial changes Prior to the season starting, the club parted ways with head coach Rob Edwards. Four days later, César Peixoto was appointed as the new head coach on a two-year contract.
Transfers and contracts In DatePos.PlayerFromFeeRef. First team 15 June 2026 CB Ladislav Krejčí Girona £20,000,000 1 July 2026 CF Raúl Jiménez Fulham Free 1 July 2026 RB Kieran Trippier Newcastle United 11 July 2026 LW Rafiki Saïd Standard Liège £7,700,000 27 August 2026 GK John Ruddy Newcastle United Free GK João Virgínia Sporting CP £1,300,000 2 September 2026 LB Ghislain Konan Gil Vicente Free 7 September 2026 RW Bertrand Traoré Sunderland Academy 13 August 2026 GK Adam Harrison Newcastle United Free 14 August 2026 CM Julian Garate Reading CF Tejay Smith AFC Fylde
Loaned in DatePos.PlayerFromLoaned untilRef. First team 19 August 2026 CM Jordan James Rennes End of Season 2 September 2026 CF Sean Neave Newcastle United End of Season Academy
Loaned out DatePos.PlayerToLoaned untilRef. First team 29 July 2026 CF Tolu Arokodare Ajax End of Season 1 September 2026 CF Hwang Hee-chan Schalke 04 LB David Møller Wolfe Hamburg End of Season 2 September 2026 GK Sam Johnstone Celtic 11 September 2026 CB Santiago Bueno América End of Season 12 September 2026 RB Pedro Lima São Paulo End of Season Academy 31 July 2026 CF Leon Chiwome Colchester United End of Season 6 August 2026 GK Lewys Benjamin Telford United 10 August 2026 LB Ethan Sutherland Exeter City 15 August 2026 GK Adam Harrison Malvern Town 12 September 2026 24 August 2026 CAM Conor McLeod Falkirk End of Season
Out DatePos.PlayerToFeeRef. First team 20 July 2026 CM João Gomes Aston Villa £38,000,000 24 July 2026 CB Nigel Lonwijk Maccabi Haifa £500,000 21 August 2026 GK Daniel Bentley Coventry City Free transfer 25 August 2026 RB Ki-Jana Hoever Sparta Prague Undisclosed 30 August 2026 CF Saša Kalajdžić LASK Free transfer Academy 26 June 2026 GK James Storer Plymouth Argyle Free transfer 6 July 2026 CB Alfie Pond Chesterfield Undisclosed 4 September 2026 GK Xander Grieves Southampton Undisclosed
Released / Out of contract DatePos.PlayerSubsequent clubJoined dateRef. First team 30 June 2026 RB Matt Doherty Sheffield United 20 July 2026 Academy 30 June 2026 GK Arthur Nasta Hornchurch 1 July 2026 CF Fabian Salmon Worcester City 6 August 2026 CAM Ty Barnett Crown Legacy FC 3 September 2026 CDM Harvey Griffiths RB Dexter Lembikisa CAM Bjørn Marwa LWB David Osifo CF Jake Wilcox
New contract DatePos.PlayerExpirationRef. First team 22 May 2026 CDM André 30 June 2030 4 September 2026 GK José Sá 30 June 2028 Academy 15 July 2026 CB Ashton Williams 30 June 2028 24 August 2026 CAM Conor McLeod 30 June 2027 22 September 2026 CDM Jerome Abbey Undisclosed
Pre-season and friendlies On 3 June, Wolves announced two pre-season friendlies against Maidenhead United and Heerenveen. Six days later, a fixture versus Real Sociedad was added. On 24 June, a visit to Doncaster Rovers was added to the schedule. On 2 July, a home fixture against Racing Santander was announced to replace the cancelled fixture versus Heerenveen.
Competitions Overall record
Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The Championship fixtures were released on 25 June 2026.
FA Cup
EFL Cup
Wolves were drawn at home to Port Vale in the first round, then away to Sheffield Wednesday in the second round and Everton in the third round.
Statistics Appearances and goals
Players with no appearances are not included on the list, italics indicate a loaned in player.
|colspan="12" | Players who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
Discipline
RankNo.Pos.PlayerChampionshipFA CupEFL CupTotal 1 5 CM Marshall Munetsi 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 36 CAM Mateus Mané 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 RB Kieran Trippier 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 CM Jordan James 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12 CDM Boubacar Traoré 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 20 CM Tommy Doyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 37 CB Ladislav Krejčí 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 38 RB Jackson Tchatchoua 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0Total 7 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 11 0 0
Awards EFL awards EFL Championship Manager of the Month MonthManager Ref.August César PeixotoNominee
EFL Championship Player of the Month MonthPlayer Ref.August Fer LópezNominee
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