Karl Whitehouse looks at the history of wolves and liverpool
first meetings
- The first meeting of the two clubs was in Division 1 on the 29th September 1894 played at Molineux in front of 4,000 fans, the game finished 3-1 win for Wolves.
- FA Cup – The first meeting was on the 15th February 1896 in the 2nd Round of the competition played at Molineux in front of 15,000 fans the game finished 2-0 win for Wolves.
- League Cup -19th December 1973 was the quarter final of the competition played at Molineux in front of 15,242 fans the game finished with a 1-0 win for Wolves.
- Premier League – The first meeting of the two clubs was on the 21st January 2004, played at Molineux in front of 29,380 fans and the game finished 1-1.
most recent meetings
Premier League – The most recent game in the Premier League was on the 19th May 2024 the game finished 2-0 to Liverpool scorers in the game were Alexis Mac Allister and Jarell Quansah in front of 60,059 fans. Wolves have now lost on seven consecutive games to Anfield for the first time since January 1982.
In the FA Cup, the latest encounter was a third-round replay on 17th January 2023 at Molineux, with Liverpool emerging victorious 1-0 over Wolves.
biggest win
- Division 1 – The biggest win between the two clubs was on the 7th December 1946, this was played at Anfield in front of 52,512 fans, the game ended in a 5-1 win for Wolves.
Premier League – The biggest win between the two clubs was on the 4th February 2023 with Wolves winning the game 3-0.
- FA Cup – The biggest win between the two clubs in the FA Cup was in a 5th Round tie played at Molineux in front of 61,315 fans on the 11th February 1939 and the score was a 4-1 win for Wolves.
biggest defeat
- Division 1 – The biggest defeat was on the 16th September 1963 at Anfield in front of 44,050 fans and 28th September 1968 at Molineux in front of 39,310 fans with a 6-0 scoreline
- Premier League – The biggest defeat was on the 6th December 2020 in front of 2,000 fans at Anfield due to Covid 19 restrictions and the game ended in a 4-0 win for Liverpool.
- FA Cup – The biggest defeat was on the 2nd February 1952 which was a 4th Round Tie played at Anfield in front of 61,905 and the game ended in a 2-1 win for Liverpool.
match of the day
There was a game on the date of the upcoming game in the Premier League the was played on the 28th September 1968 the game finished 6-0 in Liverpool’s favour at Molineux with Alun Evans, Roger Hunt and Peter Thompson all getting two goals.
other meetings
There were two meetings between the sides in pre season friendlies which both were played at Molineux. The first one was played on the 20th July 1999 in front of 24,630 fans and it ended in 2-0 win for Liverpool and the 2nd meeting of the two sides was on the 3rd August 2001 in front of 28,000 fans and it ended in a 3-0 win for Liverpool.
do you remember?
The one and only home victory for Wolves against Liverpool in the Premier League at Molineux.
Wolves 1 Liverpool 0 29th August 1981 in Division One at Molineux
This was the last time Wolves had beaten Liverpool in the topflight before the victory done in the Premier League on the 4th February 2023.
Wolves Team: Bradshaw, Palmer, Parkin, Daniel, Gallagher, Villazan, Birch, Hibbitt, Gray, Clarke, Matthews.
Substitute: Bell
Goal: Matthews (62)
Manager: John Barnwell
Liverpool Team: Grobbelaar, Hansen, Lawrenson, Neal, Thompson, Lee, McDermott, Souness, Kennedy, Dalglish, Johnson.
Substitute: Johnston
Manager: Bob Paisley
Attendance: 28,001
Interesting Facts
Joe Gallagher & Alan Birch make their Wolves Debuts and Mick Matthews gets his first goal for the club.
a little bit more history
Wolves 4 Liverpool 1 25th November 1980 in Division One at Molineux
Wolves Team: Bradshaw, Humphrey, Hollifield, Daniel, Brazier, Hughes, Hibbitt, Atkinson, Bell, Richards, Eves. Substitute: Villazan
Goals: Eves (13), Richards (61), Bell (73), Hughes (88)
Manager: John Barnwell
Liverpool Team: Clemence, Neal, Cohen, Irwin, R Kennedy, Hansen, Dalglish, Lee, Johnson, McDermott, Souness Substitute: Case
Goals: Neal (44)
Manager: Bob Paisley
Attendance: 25,497
Interesting Facts:
This match was moved from its original date which was the October 21st 1980 due to Liverpool involvement in the European Cup.
Wolves 2 Liverpool 1 27th January 1973 in Division One at Molineux
Wolves Team: Parkes, Taylor, McAlle, Shaw, Munro, Jefferson, McCalliog, Sunderland, Richards, Dougan, Wagstaffe. Substitute: Kindon
Goals: Hughes Own Goal (10), Richards (79)
Manager: Bill McGarry
Liverpool Team: Clemence, Lawler, Lindsey, Smith, Lloyd, Hughes, Keegan, Cormack, Heighway, Toshack, Callaghan. Substitute: P Thompson
Goal: Keegan (17)
Manager: Bill Shankly
Attendance: 32,957
Wolves 5 Liverpool 3 16th March 1935 in Division One at Molineux
Wolves Team: Weare, Dowen, Shaw, Smalley, Morris, Richards, Phillips, Iverson, Hartill, Jones, Wrigglesworth.
Goals: Wrigglesworth (3,42), Iverson (35,60), Hartill (75)
Manager: Major Frank Buckley
Liverpool Team: Riley, Cooper, Tennant, Rogers, Bradshaw, McDougall, Nieuwenhuys, Hodgson, Wright, Taylor, Hanson.
Goals: Hodgson Penalty (29), Hanson (48), Wright (87)
Manager: George Patterson
Attendance: 17,381
Interesting Facts:
Penalty awarded for handball off Richards from a cross by Nieuwenhuys.
The team spent a week at Hythe in Kent when they trained at Folkestone FC.
head to head stats
Premier League
There has been 20 Meetings between the two sides.
Wolves have won 2 games with 1 Home wins and 1 Away Wins.
Liverpool have won 16 games with 9 Home wins and 7 Away Wins
There have been 2 draws between the sides.
Wolves have scored 9 Goals.
Liverpool have scored 35 Goals.
Overall Head-to-Head
There have been 116 games in total.
Wolves have won 37 Games.
Liverpool have won 61 Games.
There has been 18 Draws.
LAST 6 MATCHES
4th December 2021 Wolves 0 Liverpool 1 at Molineux
22nd May 2022 Liverpool 3 Wolves 1 at Anfield
4th February 2023 Wolves 3 Liverpool 0 at Molineux
1st March 2023 Liverpool 2 Wolves 0 at Anfield
16th September 2023 Wolves 1 Liverpool 3 at Molineux
19th May 2024 Liverpool 2 Wolves 0 at Anfield
playing for both teams
Alun Evans Played for Wolves 1967-1968 made 22 appearances and scored 4 goals and played for Liverpool 1968-1972 made 79 appearances and scored 21 goals most expensive teenager at the time bought by Bill Shankly for £100,000 in September 1968.
Emlyn Hughes Played for Liverpool 1967-1979 made 474 appearances and scored 35 goals and played for Wolves 1979-1981 made 58 appearances and scored 2 goals.
Sheyi Ojo Played for Liverpool 2015-2022 made 8 appearances and scored 0 goals and played for Wolves in a loan spell 2015-2016 made 17 appearances and scored 2 goals.
Paul Ince Played for Liverpool 1997-1999 made 65 appearances and scored 14 goals and played for Wolves 2002-2006 115 appearances and scored 10 goals.
Robbie Keane Played for Wolves 1997-1999 made 73 appearances and scored 24 goals and played for Liverpool 2008-2009 made 19 appearances and scored 5 goals.
Conor Coady Played for Liverpool 2011-2014 made 1 appearance and played for Wolves 2015-2022 made 273 appearances and scored 6 goals.
Diogo Jota Played for Wolves 2017-2020 made 111 appearances and scored 33 goals which includes his 1-year loan spell and plays for Liverpool at this current time been there since 2020 made 145 appearances and scored 56 goals to this date of article posted.
Cyril Sidlow Played for Wolves 1937-1946 and 1953-1955 and played for Liverpool 1946-1951 made 165 appearances.
Dick Forshaw Played for Liverpool 1919-1927 made 266 appearances and scored 117 goals and played for Wolves 1929-1930.
Jimmy Melia Played for Liverpool 1954-1964 made 269 appearances and scored 76 goals and played for Wolves 1964 made 24 appearances and scored 4 goals.
Mark Walters Played for Liverpool 1991-1996 made 94 appearances and scored 14 goals and played for Wolves in a loan spell 1994-1995 made 11 appearances and scored 3 goals.
Mark Kennedy Played for Liverpool 1995-1998 made 16 appearances and played for Wolves 2001-2006 made 167 appearances and scored 12 goals.
Jermaine Pennant Played for Liverpool 2006-2009 made 55 appearances and scored 2 goals and played for Wolves in a loan spell 2012-2013 made 15 appearances.
Darren Potter Played for Liverpool 2003-2007 made 2 appearances and played for Wolves 2006 in a loan spell and permanent spell 2007-2009 made 56 appearances and scored 1 goal in a FA Cup tie against Oldham Athletic.
Paul Stewart Played for Liverpool 1992-1996 made 32 appearances and scored 1 goal and played for Wolves in a loan spell from Liverpool 1994 made 8 appearances and scored 2 goals.
Other players who played for both clubs.
Leonard Ashurst, George Bowen, Jack Chadburn, Adam Hammill, Paul Harrison, Billy Hartill, Ki Jana Hoever, Jack Hopkins, Paul Jones, Willie Jordan, Joseph Keetley, Andrew Lonergan, Jorgensen Nielsen, Sheyi Ovo, Matt O’Mahoney, Paulinho, Ian Ross, Robert Alexander Scott, Sammy Smyth.
Played, Coached, Managed Both Teams.
Ian Ross Played for Liverpool 1966-1972 made 48 appearances and scored 2 goals and played for Wolves 1979-1982 never made any appearances for the first team as he joined up as a coach working with John Barnwell until 1982 when he took over as caretaker manager of Wolves when John Barnwell was sacked but he lost all 5 games he was in charge of Wolves and then left.
Dean Saunders Played for Liverpool 1991-1992 made 42 appearances and scored 11 goals and also managed Wolves 2013 for 4 months.
ARTICLE BY KARL WHITEHOUSE
I have been a Wolves fan for over 30 years, I have supported them both home and away games in the 80’s, 90’s and 00’s and now like looking into wolves games the stats behind the games they play in the Premier League. I have also done the 92 football league grounds and shortly be doing a ebook about peoples favourite match they went to along with a match report and if possible stats from game.