Wolves FPA News and Updates

Bak To The Magical Days Of Sako & Co

Bak To The Magical Days Of Sako & Co

It was magic, you know.  Dicko, Afobe, Sako. One of those fleeting moments in football where something just comes together. And works. Seemingly effortlessly. The trio developed an almost telepathic understanding whilst together at Wolves, and one which was...

Gladon All Over

Gladon All Over

It’s that time again.  The transfer window is open, prompting immeasurable column inches and reams of digital airspace of speculation, of who’s leaving who, who wants to go where, and who is being pushed out of the door. Sky Sports' yellow ticker will be...

Gallen’s Great Memories

Gallen’s Great Memories

Even now, almost ten years on, it remains one of the most significant moments of Wolves’ recent history. And yet, it only happened during a warm-up. And only lasted for a few seconds. Dateline August 3rd, 2013.  The first game of the League One season away...

Play It Again, Sam!

Play It Again, Sam!

Sam Winnall has lived his dream of becoming a professional footballer. Of scoring plenty of goals – he now has over 100.  And enjoying plenty of success, he has won promotions and a cup final.  Hopefully, with a few more years left before hanging...

Lofty Gets His Boots Back On!

Lofty Gets His Boots Back On!

Wolves former goalkeeper and club legend Phil Parkes will show his boots are made for walking on Sunday by taking part in the ‘Race for Life’ for Cancer Research UK at Wolverhampton’s West Park. Lofty, also a member of the club’s Former Players Association committee,...

Henry Aiming To Go Places

Henry Aiming To Go Places

Wolves rounded off the Premier League season in front of a crowd of 60,095 at Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium on Sunday. It’s a stadium at which Karl Henry has played on several occasions during a career which brought him 127 Premier League appearances and 574 in total....

Marvellous Millennium Memories – 20 Years On.

Marvellous Millennium Memories – 20 Years On.

The Toaster banner, which has gone down in Wolves’ history, said it all. Nineteen years, 13 days, 22 hours, 20 minutes.  The length of time that had elapsed between Wolves last sitting at the top table of English football, to then returning with their first...

When Superbudge Was Flying High!

When Superbudge Was Flying High!

Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Nah mate, it’s a goalkeeper. But not just any goalkeeper.  One of the best and most entertaining goalkeepers that there has ever been. It was May 14th, 1983.  Forty years ago, last weekend. Wolves, having already sealed...

Wolves FPA Supports The Haven

Wolves FPA Supports The Haven

Wolves Former Players Association have continued to distribute the proceeds from their Annual Golf Day by making a donation of £1,000 to The Haven in Wolverhampton. The Haven, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, is a charity which provides practical and...

The Blair Switch Project

The Blair Switch Project

You probably haven’t heard this as a quiz question down the local, but maybe it should be added to the quizmasters’ portfolio: ‘Who was the first ever loan signing to play for Wolves?’ There have been many successful ones down the years, and some perhaps less so. But...

Wolves FPA Donation To Compton Care

Wolves FPA Donation To Compton Care

Wolves Former Players Association (FPA) has continued its support of local charities by making a £1,000 donation to palliative and end of life care charity, Compton Care. FPA Chairman and the club’s former striker John Richards, and FPA Administration Manager...

Hall Of Fame: A Great Night Had By All

Hall Of Fame: A Great Night Had By All

A great night was had by all as the Hall of Fame dinner returned after a six-year absence at a nostalgia-packed Molineux. Doubling up as the annual get-together of the Wolves Former Players Association, after delays due to Covid and then a fire at the stadium, finally...