Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
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| Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. | |
| Full name | Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club |
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| Founded | 1877 |
| Ground | Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton (Capacity 28,525) |
| Chairman | Jez Moxey |
| Manager | Mick McCarthy |
| League | Premier League |
| 2008/09 | League Championship, Champions |
Wolverhampton Wanderers are an English association football club. They are based in Wolverhampton, West Midlands. The club started in 1877 and play their home games at a stadium called Molineux Stadium. They have won the FA Cup four times.
According to Football365, Wolves are the fourth most successful team in the history of English football.[1] They have only twice been in the lowest tier of the league system.
In 2009 they won the Football League Championship. This meant they were promoted into the Premier League for the following season. Also promoted were runners-up Birmingham City F.C., and Burnley F.C. from the play-offs.
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[change] Name
- 1877-? St. Luke's F.C.
- ?-present Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
[change] League position
| Season | League | Position |
| 2000/01 | First Division | 12th |
| 2001/02 | First Division | 3rd |
| 2002/03 | First Division | 5th |
| 2003/04 | Premier League | 20th |
| 2004/05 | League Championship | 9th |
| 2005/06 | League Championship | 7th |
| 2006/07 | League Championship | 5th |
| 2007/08 | League Championship | 7th |
| 2008/09 | League Championship | Champions |
| 2009/10 | Premier League | 15th |
[change] Former position
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[change] References
- ↑ "Statistics - Football365 News". stats.football365.com. http://stats.football365.com/hist/overall/attable.html. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
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