Barcelona v. Wolves 1960 80,000 Is the Highest?

[jackfieldwolf]

Excluding neutral venues is the Barcelona attendance the highest ever to Watch a Wolves game?
Trawling through the records [floodlit friendly attendances excluded] Three other bumper crowds unearthed;
20-12-54 Everton v. Wolves 75,322
09-08-55 Chelsea v.wolves 75,043
European Cup Winners Cup;
29-03-61 Rangers v. Wolves 79,229

And more importantly did any of our older posters attend any of these games ? Particularly the Rangers game, especially as the return leg at Molineux was blighted by the Jocks running riot in Wolverhampton.
Would be great to hear first hand accounts?

[Prodigal Wolf]

Excluding neutral venues is the Barcelona attendance the highest ever to Watch a Wolves game?
Trawling through the records [floodlit friendly attendances excluded] Three other bumper crowds unearthed;
20-12-54 Everton v. Wolves 75,322
09-08-55 Chelsea v.wolves 75,043
European Cup Winners Cup;
29-03-61 Rangers v. Wolves 79,229

And more importantly did any of our older posters attend any of these games ? Particularly the Rangers game, especially as the return leg at Molineux was blighted by the Jocks running riot in Wolverhampton.
Would be great to hear first hand accounts?

There's a wonderful reference to the Rangers game in the ALOB book 'We Are Wolves', page 35. Penned by Tony Eagle, it doesn't sound as if the jocks were too bad. Worth a read.

[Black Suit]

Have you heard the folk song written about the Molineux? It is available from Limewire, search for 'Wolverhampton Town'.

[Pengwern]

The Rangers fans were drunken oafs all over the place - my Mom had to come home from shopping because of 'em. Animals, as the Celtic fans call 'em! They did exactly the same 10 years later at a Cup-Winners Cup final somewhere in southern Europe. They came into a Celtic club in Glasgow the week before I was there drinking with a mate of mine to trash it a few years ago. They were stopped from racist chanting in their home ground by an anti-racist Animals fan who had the guts to confront them in the 90s. They were big friends with Chelsea Headhunters in the 80s.

Celtic fans have turned up to many English grounds for friendlies and behaved themselves really well. Animals fans never get asked because they can't behave properly anywhere!

[UNCLE REMUS]

There's a wonderful reference to the Rangers game in the ALOB book 'We Are Wolves', page 35. Penned by Tony Eagle, it doesn't sound as if the jocks were too bad. Worth a read.

They drew at Molineux and they won on aggregate. My memory of the South Bank is being protected by my dad from bottles being thrown from the back.

[jackfieldwolf]

Have you heard the folk song written about the Molineux? It is available from Limewire, search for 'Wolverhampton Town'.

Thanks black Suit. Seen references to the the Rangers song before, but never read the lyrics in full until now. Maybe sombody in the know should remind them that wim a city now. :D

[Scott.Cooper]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrIdmu1uCdc

Some Rangers pi**head singing it.

Lyrics:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolverhampton_Town

[UNCLE REMUS]

Have you heard the folk song written about the Molineux? It is available from Limewire, search for 'Wolverhampton Town'.

Indication of how much we were a scalp.

[jackfieldwolf]

In reference to Pengwern's observations, Villa played Glasgow rangers in a pre season friendly '76 '77 Rangers fans occupied the Holt End before kick off. Remember listening to a shocked reporter relaying the mayhem on beacon radio.

Wolves also played Rangers in a pre season friendly beginning of 74' or 75'. I can clearly remember some Wolves boot boys, no doubt wanting to even the score on account of the 1960 episode, laying into a lot of Rangers fans near the Railway Station.

[Wivey Wolf]

Excluding neutral venues is the Barcelona attendance the highest ever to Watch a Wolves game?
Trawling through the records [floodlit friendly attendances excluded] Three other bumper crowds unearthed;
20-12-54 Everton v. Wolves 75,322
09-08-55 Chelsea v.wolves 75,043
European Cup Winners Cup;
29-03-61 Rangers v. Wolves 79,229

And more importantly did any of our older posters attend any of these games ? Particularly the Rangers game, especially as the return leg at Molineux was blighted by the Jocks running riot in Wolverhampton.
Would be great to hear first hand accounts?

There were allegedly 500,000 plus at Chorley in 1986 (including many people who weren't even born yet), although that figure has not been indepently verified.;)

[Black Suit]

I've got the programme for the home game still together with a lot of the others, I must find out how much they're worth and sell them to someone who would care for them. I've never had a straight answer from Dealers. :confused:

[paddingtonwolf]

I seem to remember that the record attendance at Anfield was for a game involving us. Only early 60 thousands though.

[Thank you Sir Jack]

In reference to Pengwern's observations, Villa played Glasgow rangers in a pre season friendly '76 '77 Rangers fans occupied the Holt End before kick off. Remember listening to a shocked reporter relaying the mayhem on beacon radio.

Wolves also played Rangers in a pre season friendly beginning of 74' or 75'. I can clearly remember some Wolves boot boys, no doubt wanting to even the score on account of the 1960 episode, laying into a lot of Rangers fans near the Railway Station.

I was at that pre-season friendly. I remember the front of the South Bank scattering as the Rangers fans hurled bottles from the back. I understand that many of them came over from Corby which has a large ex-pat community.

[Visage Wolf]

The record attendance at Old Trafford was for WOlves v Grimsby, wasnt it?

[paddingtonwolf]

yep - until they extended it to 75,000

our record attendance was for the replay of the Liverpool biggest attendance I think. Over 125k saw the two matches.

[ROVERT47]

I was at the FAcup game against Man Utd in 1966.
I think the gate was in the region of 53,000.
I was in that enclosure for kids at the back left hand side of the North Bank.
Anyone else remember that enclosue? i think it was surrounded by wire mesh.
Terry Wharton scored two first half pens but we ended up losing 2-4.

[Dr Wolfenstein]

There were allegedly 500,000 plus at Chorley in 1986 (including many people who weren't even born yet), although that figure has not been indepently verified.;)

That was played at a neutral ground though, so it doesn't count.

[Dr Wolfenstein]

yep - until they extended it to 75,000



There were nearly 77,000 at the Wolves/Grimsby match, so it's still the record I think..

[paddingtonwolf]

really? blimey - I thought it was 67,000?

[HIGHLANDER]

Top 5 attendances at Molineux

61,315 V Liverpool........11/02/39- FA Cup
61,305 V Arsenal..........22/01/38 -FA Cup
57,751 V Sunderland.....06/03/37- FA Cup
56,799 V Grimsby Town.24/02/37 -FA Cup
56,661 V WBA.............15/10/49 -League

Top 5 away attendances excluding neutral venues

80,000 V Barcelona.......10/02/60 - European cup
79,229 V Rangers.........29/03/61 - Cup winners cup
75,322 V Everton.........25/12/54 - League
75,043 V Chelsea.........09/04/55 - League
72,569 V Everton.........31/01/48 - FA Cup


Top 5 league season average attendances at Molineux

45,346........1949/50
43,690........1948/49
43,307........1946/47
40,169........1950/51
39,397........1947/48

[donwolf]

coventry's highest gate is also against the wolves

Anyone remember the league ladders you used to get in "shoot", where you moved the little tabs. These used to give you this kind of information

[paddingtonwolf]

I used to religiously move the tabs in all 4 divisions until about the end of august when I got $$$$ed off with it.

[donwolf]

they were a must of in July though, is shoot still going ?

[paddingtonwolf]

I think so - I might have a look in Smiths in the station on the way home just out of nostalgia.

[wolvesinwales]

Old Trafford 76,292 Grimsby v Wolves.
I remember the family enclosure in the north bank i think it had a wooden

[gaz kford]

Old Trafford 76,292 Grimsby v Wolves.
I remember the family enclosure in the north bank i think it had a wooden
Yes that's right..
Wolves vs Grimsby, 76,962 FA Cup Semi Final, 25th March 1939.

[thaibri2]

I was at school in Wolverhampton, and we were sent home early on the tuesday because the gers were looking for effing sassanachs (sp?), we returned on the thursday morning, went to the match on the wednesday night, but dont remember much about it now, other than I was in the enclousure.

The childrens area in the North Bank was know asw the pen, when I was allowed to go to the Mol on my own that was where I first started to go, then moved in with the big men in the North Bank.

Remember a match in the 60's against Chelsea, there was a Chelsea corner from the left, and just before it was taken, Osgood started to leg it as fast as he could towards the centre circle, followed by frank Munro, never found out what happened, but can remember a couple of isolated Chelsea fans surrounded by the big Wolves men, who proceed to help them out of the North Bank in a very unceremonious fashion. Oh for the good old days again.

[UNCLE REMUS]

Top 5 attendances at Molineux

61,315 V Liverpool........11/02/39- FA Cup
61,627 V Arsenal..........22/01/38 -FA Cup
57,751 V Sunderland.....06/03/37- FA Cup
56,799 V Grimsby Town.24/02/37 -FA Cup
56,661 V WBA.............15/10/49 -League

Top 5 away attendances excluding neutral venues

80,000 V Barcelona.......10/02/60 - European cup
79,229 V Rangers.........29/03/61 - Cup winners cup
75,322 V Everton.........25/12/54 - League
75,043 V Chelsea.........09/04/55 - League
72,569 V Everton.........31/01/48 - FA Cup


Top 5 league season average attendances at Molineux

45,346........1949/50
43,690........1948/49
43,307........1946/47
40,169........1950/51
39,397........1947/48

Any attendance figures when Wolves played Real Madrid, in Madrid and Moscow Spartak & Dynamo in Moscow. Also in 1953 Wolves played a friendly against Glasgow Celtic.

[HIGHLANDER]

Yes that's right..

Wolves vs Grimsby, 76,962 FA Cup Semi Final, 25th March 1939.

If you are going to include neutral grounds, 99,370 is the highest attendance Wolves have ever played in front of. That was the attendance at the 1939 cup final against Pompey at Wembley.

[HIGHLANDER]

Any attendance figures when Wolves played Real Madrid, in Madrid and Moscow Spartak & Dynamo in Moscow. Also in 1953 Wolves played a friendly against Glasgow Celtic.Seeing that they were friendlies it's very difficult to find any attendance figures. If Wolves have an official historian he might know.

[Dr Wolfenstein]

If Wolves have an official historian he might know.

Percy M Young once maybe, but unlikely now.

[Wivey Wolf]

Percy M Young once maybe, but unlikely now.

There is a club historian - just e-mail the club with the query and he should get back to you. I e-mailed a query last year and he rang me back within half an hour.

[gaz kford]

If you are going to include neutral grounds, 99,370 is the highest attendance Wolves have ever played in front of. That was the attendance at the 1939 cup final against Pompey at Wembley.

I should of added the highest attendance at Old Trafford....:D in my post sorry.......:o

[jackfieldwolf]

There were allegedly 500,000 plus at Chorley in 1986 (including many people who weren't even born yet), although that figure has not been indepently verified.;)

Classic Wifey :D. I can honestly say that I was most definately................not there! Can there be a lower point in Wolves history? A million miles from Barcelona v. Wolves for sure!

[andy-in-seat-190]

And more importantly did any of our older posters attend any of these games ? Particularly the Rangers game, especially as the return leg at Molineux was blighted by the Jocks running riot in Wolverhampton.
Would be great to hear first hand accounts?[/quote]

My dad tells me he took a tea tray to the game to cover his head so as to not get hit by the bottles. He tells the story quite often --- Hates Glasgow and will never go!

[EddieClamp-tops]

If you are going to include neutral grounds, 99,370 is the highest attendance Wolves have ever played in front of. That was the attendance at the 1939 cup final against Pompey at Wembley.

Interesting - so what was the 1960 cup final attendance then? Any idea? They always used to be quoted as 100,000, although I know now that was only because it was the capacity.

[Wivey Wolf]

Interesting - so what was the 1960 cup final attendance then? Any idea? They always used to be quoted as 100,000, although I know now that was only because it was the capacity.

98,776

[UNCLE REMUS]

98,776

Blazing hot day, My old man and me. I had a Wolves kit on.

Remember the Blackburn fans throwing orange peel at the Wolves players and booing.

Remember how the Wolves victory was not well received by the press.

Wolves scored twice, one own goal and had the ball in the net another twice. Dougan played for Blackburn and was carrying an injury an they had a player carried off.

[Wivey Wolf]

Blazing hot day, My old man and me.

Remember the Blackburn fans throwing orange peel at the Wolves players and booing.

Remember how the Wolves victory was not well received by the press.

Wolves scored twice, one own goal and had the ball in the net another twice. Dougan played for Blackburn and was carrying an injury an they had a player carried off.

Dave Whelan - now owner of Wigan

[UNCLE REMUS]

Dave Whelan - now owner of Wigan

That's the man, didn't he say recently that "Little" Norman Deeley, the man whose tackle caused his injury, did it deliberately.

I used to work with Deeley and there was no nicer bloke under the sun.

[HIGHLANDER]

Interesting - so what was the 1960 cup final attendance then? Any idea? They always used to be quoted as 100,000, although I know now that was only because it was the capacity.

Here are all the Wolves cup final crowds.

30/03/1889 V Preston 0-3........22,250 Played at the Oval
25/03/1893 V Everton 1-0....... 45,067 Played at Fallowfield Manch'str
18/04/1896 V Sheff.W 1-2........48,836 Played at Crystal Palace
25/04/1908 V New Utd 3-1.......74,967 Played at Crystal Palace
23/04/1921 V Spurs.... 0-1.......72,805 Played at Stamford Bridge
29/04/1939 V Pompey..1-4.......99,370 Played at Wembley
30/04/1949 V Leic City.3-1.......98,920 Played at Wembley
07/05/1960 V Blck'bn R.3-0.......98,776 Played at Wembley

League cup

02/03/1974 V Man City.2-1.......97,886 Played at Wembley
15/03/1980 V Notts F..1-0........96,527 Played at Wembley

Sherpa Van Trophy

29/05/1988 V Burnley..2-0........80,841 Played at Wembley

[Wivey Wolf]

Here are all the Wolves cup final crowds.

30/03/1889 V Preston 0-3........22,250 Played at the Oval
25/03/1893 V Everton 1-0....... 45,067 Played at Fallowfield Manch'str
18/04/1896 V Sheff.W 1-2........48,836 Played at Crystal Palace
25/04/1908 V New Utd 3-1.......74,967 Played at Crystal Palace
23/04/1921 V Spurs.... 0-1.......72,805 Played at Stamford Bridge
29/04/1939 V Pompey..1-4.......99,370 Played at Wembley
30/04/1949 V Leic City.3-1.......98,920 Played at Wembley
07/05/1960 V Blck'bn R.3-0.......98,776 Played at Wembley

League cup

02/03/1974 V Man City.2-1.......97,886 Played at Wembley
15/03/1980 V Notts F..1-0........96,527 Played at Wembley

Sherpa Van Trophy

29/05/1988 V Burnley..2-0........80,841 Played at Wembley

I was at the last three - I never saw Andy Gray's goal hit the back of the net because we all leapt up in celebration!