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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.

match of the day

On February 16, 1963, a Premier League game was played where Liverpool defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-1. Kevin Lewis and Ian St John each scored twice for Liverpool, while Jimmy Murray scored for Wolves. The match was attended by 53,517 fans.

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.

most recent meetings

Premier League – The most recent game in the Premier League was on the 28th September 2024 the game finished 2-1 to Liverpool scorer for Wolves was Rayan Ait Nouri, Liverpool scorers were Ibrahima Konate and Mohamed Salah in front of 31,413 fans at Molineux.

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.

LAST 6 MATCHES

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

28th September 2024 Wolves 1 Liverpool 2 at Molineux 

do you remember?

LIVERPOOL 0 WOLVES 1 29TH DECEMBER 2010 AT ANFIELD IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE

Wolverhampton Wanderers defeated Liverpool for the first time in 27 years, lifting themselves from the bottom of the Premier League and increasing pressure on Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson.

The first half was uneventful. Liverpool’s best chance came in the opening six minutes when Raul Meireles’ weak shot, following a quick free-kick from Fernando Torres, was saved by Wayne Hennessey. Wolves managed only one attempt, a long-range strike from Ebanks Blake, which went wide.

Steven Gerrard worked hard to inspire Liverpool, but Fernando Torres seemed out of form, and Dirk Kuyt struggled on the left side.

Halftime: Liverpool 0 – Wolves 0

In the second half, Glen Johnson’s pass set up David Ngog, but he missed the target from six yards. Ronald Zubar forced a save from Pepe Reina on his 200th appearance with a shot on the turn.

In the 58th minute, a mix-up between defenders Martin Skrtel and Sotirios Kyrgiakos allowed a through ball from Ebanks Blake. Stephen Ward outran the defenders and beat the advancing Reina, finishing with a low shot into the corner, delighting Wolves fans.

Roy Hodgson introduced Ryan Babel and Joe Cole for an equalizer, but Wolves nearly doubled their lead when Glen Johnson blocked a shot that prevented Kevin Foley from scoring.

Two minutes from the end, Skrtel had a header from Gerrard’s free-kick ruled out for offside, as several Liverpool players were in an offside position.

Wolves held on to claim a 1-0 victory at Anfield, their first since January 1984, sending their fans home jubilant.

Full Time: Liverpool 0 – Wolves 1

Liverpool Team: Reina, Johnson, Konchesky, Kyrgiakos, Skrtel, Meireles, Gerrard, Lucas, Torres, Kuyt, Ngog. 

Substitutes: Jones, Agger, Aurelio, Cole, Maxi, Poulsen, Babel.

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Wolves Team: Hennessey, Elokobi, Stearman, Ward, Berra, Zubar, Foley, Hunt, Jarvis, Milijas, Ebanks Blake. 

Substitutes: Hahnemann, Batth, Edwards, Jones, Mujangi Bia, Fletcher, Bent.

Manager: Mick McCarthy

Interesting Stats and Facts from Game

First win over Liverpool in 27 years at the time when the game was played.

Wolves League Position after the game was 19th and Liverpool League Position after the game was 12th.

Stephen Wards first ever goal in the Premier League.

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.

WATCH FA CUP 4TH ROUND 8TH JANUARY 2017 LIVERPOOL 1 WOLVES 2

a little bit more history

Liverpool 0 Wolves 1 14th January 1984 at Anfield in Division One

Wolves started this game bottom of the First Division and Liverpool started the game top of the league, but Wolves had a blow in this before even the game started when Mel Eves was ruled out of the game in the 11th Hour with a knee injury and was replaced by Steve Mardenborough who didn’t know he was going to be playing in this fixture until the Saturday morning of the game.

It only took Steve Mardenborough 8 minutes to score the opening goal of the game when a run down the left-hand side by Crainie who had regained possession and crossed the ball to Mardenborough to score the goal past Grobbelaar with a well-timed header and this was his first goal for the club after only making 6 appearances after joining on a free transfer from Coventry City.

Wolves continued to cause Liverpool problems in the game in first half and Liverpool had chances to get a goal back and then started to boss the game in a way so that Wolves had little in the way of the ball.

The second half started the same as Liverpool still searching for the equaliser in the game and went into full attack mode and still couldn’t find a goal with John Burridge keeping his clean sheet intact and duly Wolves kept their lead until full time to win the game 1-0 with the Liverpool fans booing with the result of this game and an unlikely hero to win the game.

This was Wolves first win at Anfield since the 16th December 1950 when they won 4-1 at Anfield.

Liverpool Team: Grobbelaar, Neal, Kennedy, Lawrenson, Nicol, Hansen, Robinson, Lee, Rush, Johnson, Souness.

Substitute: Whelan

Manager: Joe Fagan

Wolves Team: Burridge, Humphrey, Palmer, Pender, Dodd, Towner, Clarke, Troughton, Mardenborough, Crainie 

Substitute: Cartwright

Manager: Graham Hawkins

Interesting Facts

John Humphrey makes his 100th League appearance.

Wolves win again the Fiat performance of the week.

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.

head to head

HISTORY OF WOLVES V LIVERPOOL

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.

KARL WHITEHOUSE, Always Wolves Fan TV

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.

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