Wolves FPA News and Updates
John Richards Becomes Freeman Of The City
Congratulations to our Chairman John Richards who has now officially received his Freedom of the City award at a special lunch held at Wolverhampton’s Civic Centre. Hosted by the Mayor, Councillor Linda Leach, John was joined by close family and friends and other...
John Richards To Be Awarded Freedom Of The City
John Richards, when arriving for his first day at Wolves as an 18-year-old, could barely have imagined that, some 56 years later, he would still be here. Or that during those intervening five-and-a-half decades, he would make 487 appearances for Wolves, score 194...
Macca’s Milestone Prompts Molineux Memories
For former Wolves striker Paul McLoughlin, a fixture with Chelsea last season provided the perfect opportunity to celebrate his 60th birthday. It’s also now three-and-a-half decades since his finest Molineux hour, as he tells Paul Berry. *The late 1980s, when the...
A Hand In Both Camps For Popular Pat!
Earlier this season, Pat Mountain celebrated 500 games as a goalkeeping coach in the Championship. He is also now past the 900 mark in all competitions at senior level, including over a century chalked up in the Premier League. The bulk of those have come with his...
The Best Of Wolves Days For Ebanks-Landell
Ethan Ebanks-Landell scored five goals for Wolves from a half century of appearances – none too shabby a return for a centre or right back. And two of those five came against teams from Nottingham. Firstly, in an away game at Notts County, on his full league debut for...
Benno’s Bristol Brilliance!
It is December 30th on Monday. One of those dates in the calendar between Christmas and New Year when no one quite knows what day it is. Wolves fans know, though. It’s Ryan Bennett day. The seventh anniversary of the...
Remembering Neville Hamilton
Louis Hamilton, son of former Wolves and Leicester midfielder Neville, is talking about becoming a Dad for the first time in the near future.“Those are the times when I miss him most, when things happen that I would love to talk to him about,” he says.“It brings it...
FPA Enjoy Academy Visit
Wolves Former Players Association were treated to a tour of Wolves Academy and a spot of lunch for their annual Christmas get-together, this time at the Compton training ground. With thanks to Wolves general manager of marketing and commercial growth Russell Jones,...
Carlos’s Epic Journey
Saturday’s game between Wolves and Ipswich promises to be a pretty lively one given the two clubs’ positions in the Premier League table. But not as lively as the career of a winger who represented both. Paul Berry catches up, not literally, with Carlos...
Joe’s Photo Finish
For Joe Gallagher, a photo finish had nothing to do with the Olympic 100 metres final or the result of the 2.45 at Dunstall Park. It was more of a case of, not appearing on photo, Wolves career at a finish. The amiable defender, who spent time with both Wolves and...
When Golbourne Was Gold
Wolves and Bournemouth were in League One when Scott Golbourne represented them. But in the Wolves case, promotion helped pave the way for some of the longer-term successes which have followed. Paul Berry caught up with the former defender to chat about...
Finders Keepers!
It was a case of ‘Goalkeepers Reunited’ in Wolverhampton last week, as the master – John Burridge – caught up with his one-time apprentice, Tim Flowers. Paul Berry took them through their memories of Wolves. * Forty years ago on Sunday, Wolves went to...