1996–97 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

English football club season March 2015 March 2015 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1996–97 Mark McGhee Manager Jonathan Hayward Chairman First Division 3rd(lost in play-offs) FA Cup 3rd round League Cup 1st round Steve Bull (23) Steve Bull (23) 27,400 (vs Stoke,1 February 1997) 10,760 (vs Swindon,4 September 1996) 24,763 (league only) 1995–96 1997–98 The 1996–97 season was the 98th season of competitive league football in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the second tier of the English football system, the Football League First Division. The team finished in third position in the league, their highest position in the football pyramid since their relegation from the top flight in 1983–84. Nonetheless, the season ended in disappointment for the club as they lost in the semi-finals of the play-offs to Crystal Palace, thereby failing to reach the Premier League. Their failure to finish ahead of unfancied Barnsley in the automatic promotion places, and then subsequent play-off exit, caused owner Sir Jack Hayward to make an emotional outburst days after the campaign in which he accused manager Mark McGhee and the chairman, his son Jonathan, of "blackmailing" him into funding their high transfer spending. He promised that there would be an end to Wolves being a "sloppily-run club".http://www.thefreelibrary.com/MAC%3b+LASHED%3b+Sir+Jack's+'blackmail'+slur.-a061231084 Mac lashed The Mirror 16 May 1997http://www.thefreelibrary.com/McGhee+blasted+by+boss.-a061013620 McGhee blasted by boss Daily Record 16 May 1997 Results Football League First Division 1996–97 Football League A total of 24 teams competed in the Football League First Division in the 1996–97 season. Each team played every other team twice: once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. Teams finishing level on points were firstly divided by the number of goals scored rather than goal difference. The provisional fixture list was released on 17 June 1996, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.http://www.thefreelibrary.com/FIXTURE+GUIDE%3a+HERO+WE+GO.-a061316116 Fixture guide The Mirror 18 June 1996 17 August 1996 1 15:00 BST Grimsby Town 1–3 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Mendonca 62 Bull 36 45 71 Blundell Park Cleethorpes 7,910 (1,800 away) W 24 August 1996 2 15:00 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Report Bradford City Bull 72 Molineux Wolverhampton 24,171 (2,053 away) W 28 August 1996 3 19:45 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Report Queens Park Rangers Osborn 24 Dichio 41 Molineux Wolverhampton 25,767 (1,587 away) D 31 August 1996 4 15:00 BST Norwich City 1–0 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Adams 21 pen. Carrow Road Norwich 14,456 (991 away) L 6 September 1996 5 19:45 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Report Charlton Athletic Thompson 39 pen. Molineux Wolverhampton 21,072 (643 away) W 10 September 1996 6 19:45 BST Oxford United 1–1 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Ford 39 Roberts 54 Manor Ground Oxford 7,468 (1,900 away) D 15 September 1996 7 13:00 BST West Bromwich Albion 2–4 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Hamilton 42Taylor 66 Roberts 4 27 53Bull 14 The Hawthorns West Bromwich 20,711 (5,000 away) W 21 September 1996 8 15:00 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Report Sheffield United Thompson 89 pen. White 76Kachura 90 Molineux Wolverhampton 25,170 (1,498 away) L 27 September 1996 9 19:45 BST Swindon Town 1–2 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Horlock 67 Ferguson 44Foley 85 County Ground Swindon 8,572 (2,006 away) W "Wolves vs Bolton" 2 October 1996 10 19:45 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Report Bolton Wanderers Ferguson 12 McGinlay 39 86 Molineux Wolverhampton 26,540 (2,373 away) L 5 October 1996 11 15:00 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Report Reading Lambert 69 Molineux Wolverhampton 23,193 (1,022 away) L 13 October 1996 12 13:00 BST Southend United 1–1 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Marsh 38 Bull 73 Roots Hall Southend-on-Sea 5,550 (846 away) D 15 October 1996 13 19:45 BST Portsmouth 0–2 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Bull 12 68 Fratton Park Portsmouth 7,411 (1,359 away) W 19 October 1996 14 15:00 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Report Port Vale Naylor 65 Molineux Wolverhampton 22,755 (813 away) L 27 October 1996 15 13:00 GMT Manchester City 0–1 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Bull 77 Maine Road Manchester 27,296 (1,589 away) W 30 October 1996 16 19:45 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Report Huddersfield Town Molineux Wolverhampton 22,376 (1,169 away) D 2 November 1996 17 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–3 Report Barnsley Goodman 28Bull 61Roberts 86 de Zeeuw 31Redfearn 35 pen.Eaden 44 Molineux Wolverhampton 22,840 (1,288 away) D 17 November 1996 18 14:10 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Report Birmingham City Bull 10 Breen 8Legg 58 Molineux Wolverhampton 22,627 (2,544 away) L 23 November 1996 19 15:00 GMT Crystal Palace 2–3 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Veart 51Dyer 55 Corica 9 14Thomas 61 Selhurst Park London 20,655 (1,610 away) W 1 December 1996 20 14:10 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Report Manchester City Roberts 46 54Dennison 80 Molineux Wolverhampton 23,911 (2,999 away) W 7 December 1996 21 15:00 GMT Ipswich Town 0–0 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Portman Road Ipswich 12,048 (855 away) D 14 December 1996 22 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Report Oldham Athletic Ormondroyd 15 Molineux Wolverhampton 22,528 (883 away) L 21 December 1996 23 15:00 GMT Tranmere Rovers 0–2 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Osborn 5 pen.Bull 76 Prenton Park Birkenhead 9,674 (2,013 away) W 26 December 1996 24 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Report Oxford United Osborn 13 67Goodman 63 Gray 33 Molineux Wolverhampton 26,511 (1,365 away) W 28 December 1996 25 15:00 GMT Charlton Athletic 0–0 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers The Valley London 12,259 (1,977 away) D 12 January 1997 26 14:10 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Report West Bromwich Albion Richards 3Roberts 37 Molineux Wolverhampton 27,336 (3,153 away) W 18 January 1997 27 15:00 GMT Bolton Wanderers 3–0 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers McGinlay 21Curle 58 o.g.Blake 62 Burnden Park Bolton 18,980 (2,500 away) L 24 January 1997 28 19:45 GMT Sheffield United 2–3 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers White 24 82 Atkins 19Osborn 25Bull 88 Bramall Lane Sheffield 17,490 (1,655 away) W 29 January 1997 29 19:45 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Report Swindon Town Bull 35 Molineux Wolverhampton 23,003 (693 away) W 1 February 1997 30 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Report Stoke City Bull 16 55 Molineux Wolverhampton 27,400 (2,777 away) W 8 February 1997 31 15:00 GMT Huddersfield Town 0–2 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Froggatt 37Bull 84 McAlpine Stadium Huddersfield 15,267 (1,704 away) W 15 February 1997 32 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–3 Report Crystal Palace Tuttle 17Veart 72Dyer 73 Molineux Wolverhampton 25,919 (1,617 away) L 22 February 1997 33 15:00 GMT Barnsley 1–3 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Sheridan 53 Bull 2Roberts 23Froggatt 59 Oakwell Barnsley 18,024 (5,800 away) W 1 March 1997 34 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Report Ipswich Town Molineux Wolverhampton 26,700 (1,284 away) D 4 March 1997 35 19:45 GMT Birmingham City 1–2 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Forster 70 Bull 1Roberts 23 St Andrew's Birmingham 19,838 (2,800 away) W 8 March 1997 36 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 Report Tranmere Rovers Bull 34 41Roberts 79 Irons 55Aldridge 57 Molineux Wolverhampton 26,192 (1,073 away) W "Oldham vs Wolves" 15 March 1997 37 15:00 GMT Oldham Athletic 3–2 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Rickers 3 87Barlow 55 Bull 24Roberts 76 Boundary Park Oldham 9,661 (3,706 away) L 18 March 1997 38 19:45 GMT Stoke City 1–0 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Forsyth 47 Victoria Ground Stoke-on-Trent 15,683 (2,163 away) L 22 March 1997 39 15:00 GMT Bradford City 2–1 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Edinho 45Pepper 51 Goodman 55 Valley Parade Bradford 15,351 (2,565 away) L 31 March 1997 40 15:00 BST Queens Park Rangers 2–2 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Spencer 13Peacock 27 Goodman 39Curle 70 pen. Loftus Road London 17,376 (3,200 away) D 5 April 1997 41 15:00 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 Report Norwich City Thomas 19Curle 35 pen.Roberts 78 Broughton 43Adams 45 pen. Molineux Wolverhampton 26,938 (1,324 away) W 12 April 1997 42 15:00 BST Reading 2–1 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Lovell 89 90 Atkins 75 Elm Park Reading 14,852 (2,450 away) L 19 April 1997 43 15:00 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–1 Report Southend United Ferguson 7Bull 9Atkins 35Goodman 40 Rammell 30 Molineux Wolverhampton 25,095 (585 away) W 23 April 1997 44 19:45 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–1 Report Grimsby Town Gilkes 10 Oster 45 Molineux Wolverhampton 25,474 (462 away) D 27 April 1997 45 13:00 BST Port Vale 1–2 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Naylor 40 Thomas 34Atkins 42 Vale Park Burslem 13,615 (3,587 away) W 4 May 1997 46 13:30 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Report Portsmouth Hall 80 Molineux Wolverhampton 26,031 (1,487 away) L Final table Pos Position Team Pld Played W Won D Drawn L Lost GF Goals for GA Goals against GD Goal difference Pts Points 1 Bolton Wanderers 46 28 14 4 100 53 +47 98 2 Barnsley 46 22 14 10 76 55 +21 80 3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 46 22 10 14 68 51 +17 76 4 Ipswich Town 46 20 14 12 68 50 +18 74 5 Sheffield United 46 20 13 13 75 52 +23 73 6 Crystal Palace 46 19 14 13 78 48 +30 71 Source: Statto.com Results summary 10 5 8 31 24 12 5 6 37 27 Statto.com December 2019 Results by round table b Round Result W/W/D/L/W/D/W/L/W/L/L/D/W/L/W/D/D/L/W/W/D/L/W/W/D/W/L/W/W/W/W/L/W/D/W/W/L/L/L/D/W/L/W/D/W/L Position 1/2/4/6/3/6/3/4/3/5/6/6/3/5/4/6/5/9/7/6/5/6/5/5/4/4/4/4/4/2/2/3/2/2/2/2/2/2/2/3/3/3/3/3/3/3 green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss green1 red1 Statto.com Play-offs 1997 Football League play-offs 10 May 1997 SF 1st leg 15:00 BST Crystal Palace 3–1 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Shipperley 68Freedman 89 90 Smith 90 Selhurst Park London 21,053 (3,200 away) Neale Barry L 14 May 1997 SF 2nd leg 19:45 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 3–4 Report Crystal Palace Atkins 30Williams 85 Hopkin 66 Molineux Wolverhampton 26,403 (2,838 away) Clive Wilkes W FA Cup 1996–97 FA Cup 4 January 1997 R3 15:00 GMT Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Report Portsmouth Ferguson 68 McLoughlin 68Hall 80 Molineux Wolverhampton 23,626 Alan Wilkie L League Cup 1996–97 Football League Cup 20 August 1996 R1.1 19:45 BST Swindon Town 2–0 Report Wolverhampton Wanderers Allison 42Leitch 66 County Ground Swindon 7,451 Clive Wilkes L 4 September 1996 R1.2 19:45 BST Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 1–2 Swindon Town Osborn 5 Molineux Wolverhampton 10,760 Scott Mathieson W Players ENG yes end of season |- |align="left"|01 GK||style="background:#faecc8" align="left"|ENG Vince Bartram ‡ |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|01 GK||align="left"|ENG Matt Murray Matt Murray (English footballer) |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|01 GK||align="left"|NED Hans Segers |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|01 GK||align="left"|ENG Mike Stowell |48||0||1||0||2||0||51||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|ENG Keith Curle (c) |22.5 22(1)||2||0||0||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|22.5 22(1)||2||0||0|| |- |align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|WAL Brian Law |06.5 4(3)||0||0||0||0||0||06.5 4(3)||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|NIR Neil Masters † |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|ENG Lee Naylor Lee Naylor (footballer) |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|ENG Dennis Pearce |04 4||0||0||0||0||0||04 4||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|ENG Dean Richards Dean Richards (footballer) |20.5 19(2)||1||0||0||2||0||22.5 21(2)||1||0||0|| |- |align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|FRA Serge Romano |03.5 1(3)||0||0||0||1||0||style="background:#98FB98"|04.5 2(3)||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|ENG Jamie Smith Jamie Smith (footballer born 1974) |39.5 38(2)||1||1||0||01.5 1(1)||0||42.5 40(3)||1||0||0|| |- |align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|ENG Andy Thompson Andy Thompson (footballer born 1967) |32.5 27(6)||2||0||0||2||0||34.5 29(6)||2||0||0|| |- |align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|ENG Mark Venus |39.5 36(4)||0||1||0||2||0||42.5 39(4)||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|ENG Chris Westwood |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|WAL Ady Williams |08 8||1||0||0||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|08 8||1||0||0|| |- |align="left"|02 DF||align="left"|WAL Eric Young Eric Young (footballer, born 1960) |01 1||0||0||0||0||0||01 1||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|ENG Mark Atkins Mark Atkins (footballer) |47.5 46(1)||5||1||0||2||0||50.5 49(1)||5||0||0|| |- |align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|AUS Steve Corica |35.5 33(3)||2||1||0||2||0||38.5 36(3)||2||0||0|| |- |align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|ENG Tony Daley |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|NIR Robbie Dennison |13.5 9(5)||1||1||0||0||0||14.5 10(5)||1||0||0|| |- |align="left"|03 MF||style="background:#faecc8" align="left"|GER Jens Dowe ‡ |07.5 5(3)||0||0||0||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|07.5 5(3)||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|ENG Neil Emblen |27.5 27(1)||0||1||0||0||0||28.5 28(1)||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|SCO Darren Ferguson |17.5 12(6)||3||0.5 0(1)||1||1||0||19.5 13(7)||4||0||1|| |- |align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|ENG Steve Froggatt |27||2||0||0||2||0||29||2||0||0|| |- |align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|BAR Michael Gilkes Michael Gilkes (footballer) |05 5||1||0||0||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|05 5||1||0||0|| |- |align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|ENG Simon Osborn |36.5 35(2)||5||1||0||1||1||38.5 37(2)||6||0||0|| |- |align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|ENG Mark Rankine † |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|WAL Carl Robinson |01.5 1(1)||0||0||0||0||0||01.5 1(1)||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|ENG Geoff Thomas Geoff Thomas (footballer born 1964) |23.5 17(7)||3||1||0||0||0||24.5 18(7)||3||0||0|| |- |align="left"|03 MF||style="background:#faecc8" align="left"|NED Robin van der Laan ‡ |07 7||0||0||0||0||0||style="background:#98FB98"|07 7||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|03 MF||align="left"|ENG Jermaine Wright |02.5 0(3)||0||0||0||01.5 0(2)||0||04.5 0(5)||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|FW||align="left"|ENG Steve Bull |45||23||1||0||2||0||48||23||0||1|| |- |align="left"|FW||align="left"|IRL Glen Crowe ¤ |05.5 5(1)||0||0||0||0||0||05.5 5(1)||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|FW||align="left"|IRL Dominic Foley |06.5 0(7)||1||0||0||0||0||06.5 0(7)||1||0||0|| |- |align="left"|FW||align="left"|ENG Don Goodman |27.5 20(8)||6||1||0||0||0||28.5 21(8)||6||0||0|| |- |align="left"|FW||align="left"|ENG Richard Leadbeater 1 |00.5 0(1)||0||0||0||0||0||00.5 0(1)||0||0||0|| |- |align="left"|FW||align="left"|WAL Iwan Roberts |34.5 26(9)||12||0.5 0(1)||0||2||0||style="background:#98FB98"|37.5 28(10)||12||0||0|| |} Transfers In DatePlayerFromFee1 July 1996WAL Ady WilliamsReading£750,000http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Wolves+hunt.-a061312937 Wolves hunt The Mirror 1 July 19965 July 1996WAL Iwan RobertsLeicester City£1.3 millionhttp://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-61318524.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140611123825/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-61318524.html usurped 11 June 2014 Iwan hits out The Mirror HighBeam Research subscription London, England 6 July 199631 July 1996ENG Keith CurleManchester City£650,000http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Wolves+grab+Maine+man.-a061310244 Wolves grab Maine man The Mirror 1 August 199612 August 1996FRA Serge RomanoFRA MartiguesFreehttps://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-plymouth-sign-grobbelaar-1309062.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-plymouth-sign-grobbelaar-1309062.html 1 May 2022 subscription Plymouth sign Grobbelaar The Independent 10 August 199630 August 1996NED Hans SegersUnattachedFreehttp://www.thefreelibrary.com/Handy+Hans.-a061312839 Handy Hans The Mirror 30 August 199627 March 1997BRB Michael Gilkes Reading£150,000https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-roundup-1275345.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140416205818/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-roundup-1275345.html dead 16 April 2014 Round-up The Independent 27 March 1997 Out DatePlayerToFeeJune 1996NED John de WolfReleasedFreehttp://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4787459.html https://archive.today/20130125054044/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4787459.html usurped 25 January 2013 Football The Independent HighBeam Research subscription 8 May 1996June 1996ENG Andy De BontHereford UnitedFreeClub-By-Club Guide to the Nationwide League The Times 41 15 August 1996June 1996ENG Gavin MahonHereford UnitedFreeJune 1996ENG Steve PiearceDoncaster RoversFreeJune 1996ENG Quentin TownsendHereford UnitedFreeJune 1996RSA Mark WilliamsReleasedFree16 July 1996WAL Paul JonesStockport County£60,000https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-stockport-sign-paul-jones-from-wolves-1329077.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-stockport-sign-paul-jones-from-wolves-1329077.html 1 May 2022 subscription Stockport sign Paul Jones from Wolves The Independent 17 July 199620 July 1996ENG Paul BirchDoncaster RoversFree17 September 1996ENG Mark RankinePreston North End£100,000http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4808324.html https://archive.today/20130125072537/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4808324.html usurped 25 January 2013 On the move The Independent HighBeam Research subscription 22 September 199628 March 1997NIR Neil MastersGillingham£150,000https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/everton-call-on-donachie-as-standin-1275746.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/everton-call-on-donachie-as-standin-1275746.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Everton call on Donachie as stand-in The Independent 29 March 1997 Loans in Start datePlayerFromEnd date9 October 1996GER Jens DoweGER HamburgEnd of seasonhttps://www.independent.co.uk/sport/celtic-settle-row-with-striker-1357730.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/celtic-settle-row-with-striker-1357730.html 1 May 2022 subscription live Celtic settle row with striker The Independent 10 October 199611 October 1996NED Robin van der LaanDerby County1 January 1997http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Derby+v+Newcastle.-a061307046 Derby v Newcastle The Mirror 12 October 1996https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/noheadline-1351188.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140416211422/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/noheadline-1351188.html dead 16 April 2014 No headline The Independent 7 November 199626 February 1997ENG Vince BartramArsenal14 March 1997http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-61127892.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140611123840/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-61127892.html usurped 11 June 2014 Cover up Bart The Mirror HighBeam Research subscription London, England 19 February 1997 Loans out Start datePlayerToEnd date21 February 1997IRL Glen CroweExeter City12 April 1997http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4844871.html https://archive.today/20130125131021/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4844871.html usurped 25 January 2013 On the move The Independent HighBeam Research subscription 23 February 1997 Management and coaching staff PositionNameManagerMark McGheeAssistant managerColin LeeFirst Team coachMike HickmanYouth Development OfficerChris EvansYouth Team coachChris TurnerClub doctorsDr Peter Ackroyd and Dr Peter BekennClub PhysioBarry Holmes Kit The season saw Puma take over as the club's kit manufacturer, and two new kits were therefore introduced. Both used a "wolf head" design to the shirts as a central feature, the home shirt using their traditional gold and black colours, while the away kit used shades of teal. In a further emphasis of the "wolf head", a new club emblen was introduced replacing the usage of the Wolverhampton city crest on the shirts that had been adopted for the previous three seasons. Both shirts featured the sponsor name of Goodyear. References 2 1996-97 Wolverhampton Wanderers