Karl Whitehouse looks at the history between Wolves and Leeds.
FIRST MEETINGS
- Division 1 – The first meeting of the two clubs in Division 1 was on the 29th October 1932, the game finished 2-0 to Leeds United.
- Championship – The first meeting of the two clubs in Championship was on the 14th August 2004, the game finished 0-0 draw.
- FA Cup – The first meeting of the two clubs in the FA Cup was in the 3rd Round on the 11th January 1936, the game finished 1-1 and went to a replay on the 15th January 1936 this game finished with a 3-1 defeat by Leeds United.
- Premier League – The first meeting of the two clubs in the Premier league was on the 28th December 2003, the game finished 3-1 to Wolves.
- League Cup – This was in the 3rd Round of the competition on the 9th November 2022 and the game finished 1-0 to Wolves.
most recent MEETINGS
- Premier League – The most recent game was on the 6th August 2022, the game finished 2-1 to Leeds United.
- FA Cup – The most recent game was in the Quarter Final on the 7th March 1998, the game finished 1-0 to Wolves with Don Goodman getting the only goal of the game.
- Championship – The most recent game was on the 7th March 2018, the game finished 3-0 to Wolves.
- League Cup – The most recent game was in the 3rd Round of the competition on the 9th November 2022, the game finished 1-0 to Wolves.
BIGGEST WIN
- Division 1 – The biggest win between the two clubs was on the 14th February 1959 and the game finished 6-2 to Wolves.
- Premier League – The biggest win between the two clubs was on the 28th December 2003, the game finished 3-1 to Wolves.
- Championship – The biggest win between the two clubs was on the 22nd November 2017, the game finished 4-1 to Wolves.
BIGGEST DEFEAT
- Division 1 – The biggest defeat between the two clubs was on the 5th September 1973, the game finished 4-1 to Leeds United.
- Championship – The biggest defeat between the two clubs was on the 17th December 2015, the game finished 3-2 to Leeds United.
- Premier League – The biggest defeat between the two clubs was on the 10th February 2004, the game finished 4-1 to Leeds United.
MATCH OF THE DAY
There was a game played on the date of the upcoming meeting which was played on the 18th March 2022 Leeds won the game 3-2 which was the first Leeds win in 10 visits to Molineux in the top division since September 1973.
DO YOU REMEMBER?
Wolves 3 Leeds United 1 – 28th December 2003 at Molineux in the Premier League.
Leeds got off to a great start as Duberry rose unchallenged to meet an Ian Harte corner and head home from close range after less than three minutes. It was the defender’s second goal in four games. It was a familiar sight for the Wolves defence who had conceded 16 goals in the previous four games.
Henri Camara miss-hit a corner to the near post and Smith sliced his attempted clearance over the head of Paul Robinson and in off the far post to put Wolves level in the game after 18 minutes.
Half Time Wolves 1 Leeds United 1
Then Wolves went into the lead two minutes after the interval when Newton’s right-wing cross found the head of the recalled Iversen to beat Robinson for his third of the season.
Leeds’ hopes of rescuing a point were dented when Matteo was shown a second yellow for a late challenge on Lee Naylor.
Iversen secured the win in the final minute when he got his second from close range after Camara’s shot had come back off the post.
Full Time Wolves 3 Leeds United 1
Wolves Team: Oakes, Luzhny, Craddock, Butler, Naylor, Newton, Ince, Cameron, Camara, Miller, Iversen. Substitutes : Marshall, Silas, Gudjonsson, Clyde, Kachloul.
Leeds United Team: Robinson, Kelly, Kilgallon, Duberry, Harte, Pennant, McPhail, Smith, Matteo, Bakke, Viduka. Substitutes: Carson, Johnson, Richardson, Sakho, Milner.
A LITTLE BIT MORE HISTORY...
Wolves 4 Leeds United 3 – 6th April 2015 at Molineux in the Championship.
This was a thrilling seven-goal clash at Molineux.
Charlie Taylor stunned the home crowd by handing Leeds an 11th minute lead.
Wolves soon took charge, opening up a 3-1 lead thanks to Nouha Dicko’s brace, taking his tally for the season up to 13.
Half Time Wolves 2 Leeds United 1
Three minutes into the second half of the game Benik Afobe gave Wolves a third goal of the game to make it 3-1 to Wolves.
Then Leeds United threatened to pull off a stunning comeback with 2 more goals with a own goal from Wolves captain Danny Batth which started to give the fans the jitters which made the game 3-2 in Wolves favour and then out of the blue a goal that stunned all home fans a goal from Leeds United player Alex Mowatt from 25 yards put Leeds United back level at 3-3 with a belter.
Then Wolves had the final say in this game when Dave Edwards who came off the substitutes bench to score a header from Kevin McDonald’s left wing cross two minutes from time to send the Wolves fans into mayhem in the stands.
Full time Wolves 4 Leeds United 3
Wolves Team: Ikeme, Iorfa, Batth, Stearman, Golbourne, Henry, McDonald, Price, Sako, Afobe, Dicko. Substitutes: Doherty, Edwards, Doyle, Van La Parra, Ebanks Landell, Kuszczak, Hause.
Leeds United Team: Silvestri, Wootton, Bamba, Cooper, Beradi, Murphy, Byram, Philips, Mowatt, Taylor, Taylor, Antenucci. Substitutes: N’Goyi, Sharp, Cani, Taylor, Doukara, Sloth, Del Fabro.
head to head
Premier League
There has been 7 Meetings between the two sides.
Wolves have won 3 games with 2 Home wins and 1 Away Wins.
Leeds have won 3 games with 2 Home wins and 1 Away Wins.
There has been 1 draw between the sides
Wolves have scored 10 Goals & Leeds have scored 11 Goals
Overall Head to Head
There has been 103 games in total.
Wolves have won 36 Games.
Leeds have won 44 Games.
There has been 23 Draws.
PLAYING FOR BOTH TEAMS
Cameron Borthwick Jackson
Played for Wolves in a loan spell from Manchester United 2016-2017 made 6 appearances and played for Leeds United in a loan spell from Manchester United 2017-2018 made 1 appearance.
Paul Butler
Played for Wolves 2000-2001 loan spell from Sunderland and Permanently 2001-2004 made 124 appearances scored 3 goals and played for Leeds United 2004-2007 made 99 appearances scored 4 goals.
Neill Collins
Played for Wolves in a loan spell 2006-2007 in a loan spell from Sunderland he made it a permanent deal 2007-2009 made 84 appearances scored 9 goals played for Leeds United 2010 in a loan spell from Preston North End he made it a permanent deal 2010-2011 made 30 appearances.
Helder Costa
Played for Wolves 2016-2017 in a loan spell from Benfica he made it a permanent deal from 2017-2020 made 97 appearances scored 16 goals and played for Leeds United 2020 to present day currently on loan at Al Ittihad under former Wolves manager Nuno Espírito Santo made 25 appearances scored 4 goals.
Chris Crowe
Played for Leeds United 1956-1960 made 98 appearances scored 27 goals and played for Wolves 1962-1964 made 83 appearances scored 24 goals.
Barry Douglas
Played for Wolves 2017-2018 made 39 appearances scored 5 goals and played for Leeds United 2018-2021 made 42 appearances.
Roger Eli
Played for Leeds United 1983-1986 made 2 appearances and played for Wolves 1986-1987 made 18 appearances.
Dougie Freedman
Played for Wolves 1997-1998 made 29 appearances scored 10 goals and played for Leeds United in a loan spell from Crystal Palace 2008 made 11 appearances scored 5 goals.
Michael Gray
Played for Leeds United in two loan spells from Blackburn Rovers 2005 & 2007 made 16 appearances and played for Wolves 2007-2009 made 41 appearances scored 4 goals.
Gunnar Halle
Played for Leeds United 1996-1999 made 70 appearances scored 4 goals and played for Wolves 2002 made 5 appearances.
Ray Hankin
Played for Leeds United 1976-1980 made 83 appearances scored 32 goals and played for Wolves made 10 appearances scored 1 goal.
Denis Irwin
Played for Leeds United 1983-1986 made 72 appearances scored 1 goal and played for Wolves 2002-2004 made 75 appearances scored 2 goals.
Robbie Keane
Played for Wolves 1997-1999 made 73 appearances scored 24 goals and Played for Leeds United in a loan spell from Inter Milan and Permanent
Spell 2001-2002 made 46 appearances scored 13 goals.
Andy Keogh
Played for Leeds United 2003-2005 made 1 appearance and Played for Wolves 2007-2012 made 129 appearances scored 23 goals.
Andy Lonergan
Played for Wolves 2016-2017 made 11 appearances and Played for Leeds United 2017-2018 made 11 appearances.
Michael O’Grady
Played for Leeds United 1965-1969 made 91 appearances scored 12 goals and Played for Wolves 1969-1973 made 33 appearances scored 5 goals.
Jermaine Pennant
Played for Leeds United Played for Leeds United in a loan spell from Arsenal 2003-2004 made 36 appearances scored 2 goals and Played for Wolves in a loan spell from Stoke City 2012-2013 made 15 appearances.
Sam Vokes
Played for Wolves 2008-2012 made 47 appearances scored 6 goals and Played for Leeds United in a loan spell from Wolves 2009 made 8 appearances scored 1 goal.
Jermaine Wright
Played for Wolves 1994-1998 made 20 appearances and played for Leeds United 2004-2006 made 38 appearances scored 3 goals.
Other Players Who Played For Both Clubs
Patrick Antelmi, Tommy Burden, Brian Caswell,
Wilf Chadwick, Keith Edwards, Danny Graham, Paul Harrison, Shane Higgs, Bill Holmes, Jemal Johnson, Bobby McDonald, Jim Melrose, Graham Stack, Ernie Stevenson, George Swan.
Played, Coached, Managed Both Teams
Chris Turner
Played for Leeds United 1989 made 2 appearances and was youth team manager at Wolves 1995-1998 where he worked under Mark McGhee.
Terry Connor
Played for Leeds United 1979-1983 made 96 appearances scored 19 goals and was a assistant manager and manager of Wolves 2008-2012.
Scott Sellars
Played for Leeds United in two spells at the club 1983-1986 & 1992-1993 made 83 appearances scored 12 goals and Managed Wolves Under 23 side 2014-2018 also was appointed by Wolves to be head of Academy in 2019 and was recently axed by Wolves as a technical director in November 2022.