Old Molineux Photos

[Eastyorksyeltz]

I wonder if there's a photo of our original club shop called "The Lair" that was located at the back of the North Bank.

If memory serves me well, it was a wooden portacabin that sold programmes, rosettes and scalves. Seem to recall I purchased a Preston North End away programme for some strange reason although I never went to the game. Perhaps it was the done thing in those days to collect other clubs "progs".

Exactly this! As well as programmes and badges, I remember getting rosettes and pennants both of which were a thing in the 60's but would probably seem odd to anyone who wasn't around at the time.

 

[Lupus ad Penn]

The old North Bank shop. I had some happy times working in there from 1974-82. After the sale of the club to the Bhatti brothers, the shop moved into the old lottery office in the back of the North Bank. At one time there was also a shop inside the upper concourse of the John Ireland stand, and an old brick building behind the Molineux Hotel. The shop was managed by folk singer Harvey Andrews and his wife. I remember the late John Hensley also worked there in the 1979s.

 

[Lupus ad Penn]

The old North Bank shop. I had some happy times working in there from 1974-82. After the sale of the club to the Bhatti brothers, the shop moved into the old lottery office in the back of the North Bank. At one time there was also a shop inside the upper concourse of the John Ireland stand, and an old brick building behind the Molineux Hotel. The shop was managed by folk singer Harvey Andrews and his wife. I remember the late John Hensley also worked there in the 1979s.View attachment 33689

Sorry I meant John Hendley in the 1970s!

 

[chignalwolf]

Exactly this! As well as programmes and badges, I remember getting rosettes and pennants both of which were a thing in the 60's but would probably seem odd to anyone who wasn't around at the time.

The shop was always handy for catching up on previous weeks programmes I couldn't afford on the day of the match, how things .have
changed now with these megastores. And slightly bigger LOL

 

[Ercall Wolves]

I wonder if there's a photo of our original club shop called "The Lair" that was located at the back of the North Bank.

If memory serves me well, it was a wooden portacabin that sold programmes, rosettes and scalves. Seem to recall I purchased a Preston North End away programme for some strange reason although I never went to the game. Perhaps it was the done thing in those days to collect other clubs "progs".

The club shop was housed in the North bank
The wooden hut you refer to with old programmes etc was run by the official supporters club which Albert and Muriel Bates was in charge of

 

[Macman]

The club shop was housed in the North bank
The wooden hut you refer to with old programmes etc was run by the official supporters club which Albert and Muriel Bates was in charge of

Great days Ercall. Loved going up those brick stairs as a kid and being treated to a mug or badge in the club shop. It was really narrow in there and often packed but it was just so magical.

Also, I am presuming (sadly) that Albert and Muriel are no longer with us? I also remember names of Mick Harper and Kelvin Wetherall who used to sell programmes? I know Kelvin used to still sell bits up until recently I think.

 

[WickedWolfie]

Great days Ercall. Loved going up those brick stairs as a kid and being treated to a mug or badge in the club shop. It was really narrow in there and often packed but it was just so magical.

Also, I am presuming (sadly) that Albert and Muriel are no longer with us? I also remember names of Mick Harper and Kelvin Wetherall who used to sell programmes? I know Kelvin used to still sell bits up until recently I think.

Didn't Kelvin have a stall near the subway until a season or two ago?

 

[hankin]

Do you know when it was demolished?

I would guess the 1990’s.
When I first started going to matches in the mid-70’s I used to drink in there, despite only being 15 or 16. You would often see fringe players who hadn’t made the starting XI in their drinking as well. A young Wayne Clarke was a regular.

 

[Lupus ad Penn]

The club shop was housed in the North bank
The wooden hut you refer to with old programmes etc was run by the official supporters club which Albert and Muriel Bates was in charge of

The shop moved into the North Bank in 1982. The hut or “The Lair” as it was titled, opened in the late 1960s until the club‘s sale in 1982. Incidently, I saw a very fit, and well, Albert Bates in Penn just before Christmas!

 

[Golden Arrow]

The club shop was housed in the North bank
The wooden hut you refer to with old programmes etc was run by the official supporters club which Albert and Muriel Bates was in charge of

Thank you Ercall, that clears that one up.
I don't ever recall going into the club shop, but I'm sure I did at some stage as I lived in the North Bank during the 70's.

Edit: just read Lupus and Penn's contribution and from what has been stated the club shop moved into the North Bank in the early 80's.

 

[Dubwolf71]

Didn't Kelvin have a stall near the subway until a season or two ago?

Yeah he announced his retirement last year I think. Still see him outside the ground on match days.

 

[Berlin Wolf]

Molineux - Wolves v Liverpool 4th May 1976. Liverpool fans run down to the North Bank to celebrate their 3-1 win and Division One title.

 

[Berlin Wolf]

View from the back of the Old South Bank. Gold seats replacing the red in the Lower Tier of the John Ireland Stand.

 

[Highlandwolf2]

Molineux - Wolves v Liverpool 4th May 1976. Liverpool fans run down to the North Bank to celebrate their 3-1 win and Division One title.
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Definitely the Cooper/Bodell fight. The Express and Star archives includes a better picture (attached) and states "The big fight at Molineux: this print from our archives shows crowds watching a boxing match at Molineux on June 13, 1967. Henry Cooper beat Jack Bodell to retain his title as British and Empire Heavyweight Champion at the event"

 

[Highlandwolf2]

 

[Highlandwolf2]

 

[TFWanderers]

Do you know when it was demolished?

Molineux social club was demolished in the early 2000's.

It was a concrete building that was structurally starting to give up so they pulled it down.

Had many a training session / soccer club in there on a matchday morning with the young wolves in the early to mid 90's as a youngster.

 

[WickedWolfie]

Yeah he announced his retirement last year I think. Still see him outside the ground on match days.

TY

 

[Elvis Wolf]

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[Beaumont2112]

Molineux - Wolves v Liverpool 4th May 1976. Liverpool fans run down to the North Bank to celebrate their 3-1 win and Division One title.
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Unfortunately, I remember this very well.

 

[chignalwolf]

Molineux social club was demolished in the early 2000's.

It was a concrete building that was structurally starting to give up so they pulled it down.

Had many a training session / soccer club in there on a matchday morning with the young wolves in the early to mid 90's as a youngster.

remember when it opened, John Ireland and was it Penny Plumber ? Miss World cut the ribbon,

 

[Wagstaffe Was Magic]

remember when it opened, John Ireland and was it Penny Plumber ? Miss World cut the ribbon,

Indeed it was !!!

 

[Wagstaffe Was Magic]

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I remember as a youngster how the four floodlight pylons dominated the towns skyline…. and could be seen from a long way off !!

 

[TFWanderers]

remember when it opened, John Ireland and was it Penny Plumber ? Miss World cut the ribbon,

Was it club or council owned?

We still use the land as an overspill exec car park.

 

[chignalwolf]

Was it club or council owned?

We still use the land as an overspill exec car park.

, I always believed the club owned it, TFWanderers, apparently they built a full size training pitch on the top floor.
Always remember having a beer in there on a match day and the Doog came and sat at my table with his Guinness and had a good chat,
Imaging that happening these day's , he was playing that day as well.

 

[chignalwolf]

I remember as a youngster how the four floodlight pylons dominated the towns skyline…. and could be seen from a long way off !!

yeah walking up to the ground for a night game was magic when a kid, as you say could see it for miles.

 

[Bull Army]

Fully answering that Cooper/Bodell question

 

[Lupus ad Penn]

The social club was originally owned by the club. When they went to administration in 1982 the council bought the ground including the social club and Castlecroft. The council subsequently refurbed the social club as a sports centre, and managed it until it was demolished.

 

[chignalwolf]

Indeed it was !!!

Cheers Wagstaffe Was Magic,. reason i remember that was there was a picture of John Ireland and Penny Plumber on the front of a programme and the Doog signed it on that day I met him in the club,
I was never into autographs but he was my fav player and a legend, Only other ones I ever got was Steve Bull's and Bobby Mason's. for exactly the same reason,
Would have loved to have seen them all in the same forward line,

 

[Frank Lincoln]

I remember as a youngster how the four floodlight pylons dominated the towns skyline…. and could be seen from a long way off !!

We used to travel to Wolverhampton on the Cannock Road and we could see the floodlights well before we reached town.

Is it true that when Sir Jack rebuilt Molineux, Nuneaton Borough bought our old floodlights?

 

[Oldgoldilox]

Fully answering that Cooper/Bodell question

Will have to show my Dad that, he was there and always complains about how short the fight was as the tickets weren't cheap. He's always been a tight wad.

 

[sedgwolf1980]

Celebrating 3rd division title, and older pic is 1960 FA Cup

 

[lets all have a disco]

 

[Stourport wolf]

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Brings back happy memories.

 

[Wagstaffe Was Magic]

We used to travel to Wolverhampton on the Cannock Road and we could see the floodlights well before we reached town.

Is it true that when Sir Jack rebuilt Molineux, Nuneaton Borough bought our old floodlights?

I hadn’t heard that one FL

 

[Lupus ad Penn]

I never understood why we couldn't have used the enclosure and the concrete section of the North Bank terracing. You could easily have got out onto the pitch if there had been a fire. The ground was so depressing with two sides closed. Thank god Bully and co livened things up at that time!

 

[chignalwolf]

I hadn’t heard that one FL

I always thought it was an East coast club like Grimsby , Lincoln or S****horpe.? probably wrong tho.

Scroll down on that page and a great pic, Name the Wolves player kicking the ball. ?


just found this from Aunty G, says 1958, so probably different time and floodlights that Frank Lincoln was talking about.

Grimsby Town Football Club

Our floodlight towers at Blundell Park will be replaced in the summer. The current floodlights, which were purchased from Wolverhampton Wanderers FC in 1958, have been in place since 1⃣9⃣6⃣0⃣!...

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[Lupus ad Penn]

The. Programme against Forest in September 1969 shows John Ireland being presented with a trophy by Miss World, Penny Plumber, for winning Social club of the year. This was Peter Knowles last game for us, and in the Forest side was our future manager John Barnwell.

 

[SingYourHeartsOut]

I always thought it was an East coast club like Grimsby , Lincoln or S****horpe.? probably wrong tho.

just found this from Aunty G, says 1958, so probably different time and floodlights that Frank Lincoln was talking about.

Grimsby Town Football Club

Our floodlight towers at Blundell Park will be replaced in the summer. The current floodlights, which were purchased from Wolverhampton Wanderers FC in 1958, have been in place since 1⃣9⃣6⃣0⃣!...

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I'd just found similar, but confused me. When people were talking about selling them I assumed this was around 1990. Did we sell the original ones used for the 50's games and replace them in 1958?

 

[chignalwolf]

I'd just found similar, but confused me. When people were talking about selling them I assumed this was around 1990. Did we sell the original ones used for the 50's games and replace them in 1958?

doesn't sound right does it, they would have only been 5 yrs old in 58 but I also thought it was before Sir Jack, Also in 58 i would have been only 7yrs old and wouldnt have remembered. sure someone will know