Wolves FPA News and Updates

A large group of former Wolves heroes were joined by fans and special guests for an un-fore-gettable day at the Former Players’ Association’s annual charity golf event. Almost 20 former players, including a non-Wolves contingent featuring Archie Gemmill, Gary Owen and...

Bob Hazell didn’t score too many goals in his career.  As a defender, his job was more about stopping them at the other end. He did score once against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, just as every Wolves player will be aiming to do this Sunday afternoon. It...

Every Thursday afternoon, former Wolves midfielder Alan Ainscow is part of a group of players who used to represent another of his former clubs Everton, who meet up for a coffee and a chinwag at a cafe in Ormskirk. “We’ll have a brew and a chat, just chew the cud you...

An impressive first performance at Old Trafford under Gary O’Neil has raised the optimism levels ahead of his Molineux bow this weekend. A repeat of the positive atmosphere, and result, from a home opener 30 years ago would do just fine! * There are several...

Much-loved sporting broadcaster and Molineux regular Nigel Pearson will be remembered at a charity cricket match in his memory in the village which he made home for so many years. Wombourne Cricket, Tennis and Bowling Club are organising the event, with former...

Kris Taylor spent several years on the books of both Wolves and Manchester United at the start of his football career. That he didn’t end up playing a senior game for either does nothing to take away the experiences and memories or indeed how they shaped his...

If tonight’s friendly with Luton could perhaps be termed the Rob Edwards derby, or even the Ryan Giles derby, then what of Saturday’s final curtain-raiser before the big Premier League kick-off, when French Ligue One side Rennes are the visitors to Molineux? The Razak...

“Go on then, try and get us Elton John.” The request from Paul Franks was partly in jest, as he sat in the BBC WM studio presenting the station’s Saturday afternoon sports coverage. The pop legend was then chairman of Watford, and had just seen his team hit the top of...

When Mike Stowell was at Wolves, the lack of parking facilities at Molineux meant that the players would leave their cars in the nearby pub – now the Leaping Wolf – on a Friday afternoon before an away game. ‘We’ve got Mickey, Mickey Stowell in our goal, in our...

The new season is getting ever closer and, for a number of former Wolves players, that means fresh and exciting challenges in the world of coaching and management.  And that particularly includes a quartet who once played together across the back four. * The...

Wolves have been very fortunate down the years to have benefited from some excellent captains. Inspirational leaders, in their different ways, on and off the pitch. From the post-war period, Billy Wright, Bill Slater and Ron Flowers were skippers befitting such a...

Just over 35 years on from the Sherpa Van Final, ex-players from both Wolves and Burnley locked horns in a charity game to support one of their former team-mates. John Pender, who made over 100 appearances for Wolves and over 200 for Burnley, was diagnosed with Motor...