WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
The term ‘Wolves’ is simply a shortened version of Wolverhampton. Since the 19th century, the city of Wolverhampton and its various clubs have been referred to as Wolves. There is no well-defined origin of the term other than it is a local nickname for the city.
Wolverhampton Wanderers FC has had the name ‘Wolves’ and an image of a wolf on programmes since at least the mid-1920s-1930s. In the 1960s, the club included a leaping wolf on the club badge. And since 1979, the badge has consisted of a “wolf head” design in gold and black.
Wolverhampton logo
Established in 1877, Wolverhampton Wanderers were founder members of the Football League along with eleven other clubs. Now known as the English Football League (EFL), it was the world’s first domestic football league.
Wolves, as they are commonly known, have won 17 major trophies in their history, including 11 league titles, four FA Cups and two League Cups.
The club won the FA Cup for the first time in 1893 by beating Everton 1-0 in the final at Fallowfield, Manchester.
When they won it for a second time by beating Newcastle United 3-1 in the final at Crystal Palace, London, they became the lowest-placed Football League club to win the trophy, having finished ninth in the second division.
The club's famous colours, black and gold, are unique in the English League. They originate from the motto of the city, 'Out of Darkness Cometh Light'.
Black represents darkness and gold represents light - "After darkness (black) always comes light (gold)."
The colours were changed from old gold to gold in 1954 as the club wanted a brighter shirt colour when playing under Molineux's famous floodlights.
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