Wolves FPA News and Updates

Ade Akinbiyi turns 50 today. And that means that it’s now halfway through his life, back in the 1999/2000 season, that he spent his one year at Wolves. It was quite an assignment walking into Molineux for Akinbiyi back then. Wanted: A striker to lead the line and come...

It is only just over a decade since Brentford against Wolves was actually a League One fixture.  And a hard-fought one at that.  As former Wolves winger James Henry, who opened the scoring in a particularly lively encounter at Griffin Park,...

A recent visit to Compton Care uncovered a startling revelation about two of our well-travelled former players.  The occasion was one of the regular Living Well sessions for patients who are able to be treated at home and who come into the centre for social and...

“Have you got a minute for a call?” came the text. “I’ve had an idea…” “Yes, no problem,” I responded with some trepidation.  “Go for it…” And so, the seeds were sown for a 24-hour penalty shootout inside Molineux.  Certainly, for the first time,...

Of the distinguished career enjoyed by John Ward as player, coach, assistant manager and manager, his spells at Wolves and Aston Villa were very much among the highlights. A career which spanned all the divisions, and all those different roles, but one in which his...

This Sunday, September 15th, marks the 60th anniversary of an event which sent shockwaves through not just Wolves but the footballing world as a whole.  After three decades at the club as player and manager, Stan Cullis was given his marching...

Wolves Former Players’ Association enjoyed another hugely successful Annual Golf Day at Oxley Park, raising thousands of pounds which will be distributed to local charities. Twelve former Wolves players were joined by four from rivals West Bromwich Albion for the...

Wolves Foundation reached new heights at the weekend with the first ever Molineux Abseil which saw over 70 intrepid thrill-seekers take a leap of faith from the roof of the Billy Wright Stand. And Wolves FPA Chairman John Richards was among those to take the plunge!...

Kiahna Taylor-Brummell turns 18 on Wednesday.  Always such a landmark birthday and one to be remembered with so much joy and happiness. But perhaps for Kiahna, and her family, it is a landmark which might be savoured more than most. Within hours of her...

Nick Loftus will be sat in the Royal Box when England take on Finland at Wembley on Tuesday night. And, when he sees England’s interim Head Coach Lee Carsley walk out to take his place in the dugout for his first home match in charge, his memory will wander to one of...

Of all the weird, wild and not so wonderful events to have afflicted Wolves in the early to mid 1980s, having a TV crew sat on the bench next to a wide-eyed apprentice preparing to make his first team debut, has got to be right up there. That’s the fate which befell...

Wolves FPA Chairman John Richards is aiming to hit the heights at Molineux once again by taking part in a sponsored abseil to raise money for the club’s official charity, Wolves Foundation. John, who was appointed as a Wolves’ Vice-President earlier this year, will be...