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Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club (/ ˌ w ʊ l v ər ˈ h æ m p t ən / ⓘ WUUL-vər-HAMP-tən), commonly referred to as Wolves, [1] is a professional football club based in Wolverhampton, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club has played at Molineux Stadium since moving from Dudley ...
Late misses from Norwich's Iwan Roberts and Wolves' Paul Butler meant the game ended 1–0 to Wolves, but saw Norwich qualify for the final 3–2 on aggregate. [4] Birmingham City faced Millwall in their play-off semi-final, with the first leg held at St Andrew's in Birmingham on 28 April 2002.
Second City derby: Aston Villa vs. Birmingham City [136] [137] Shrewsbury-Walsall rivalry: Shrewsbury Town vs. Walsall [138] Shrewsbury-Wolves rivalry: Shrewsbury Town vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers [139] Shropshire derby: Shrewsbury Town vs. A.F.C. Telford United [140] [141] Staffordshire derby: Burton Albion vs. Port Vale [142] Burton Albion vs ...
At the start of the day, six teams had still not assured their safety - with one, West Ham, already condemned to relegation. The remaining two places could potentially be filled by Wolves, Blackburn, Birmingham, Blackpool or Wigan. Wolves faced Blackburn at Molineux in the final game to feature the North Bank stand that had stood since 1992. [28]
Although their winning streak was ended by a 3–0 home defeat to promotion rivals Reading, as well as a 5–2 defeat at Norwich, which saw Wolves surrender top spot to Birmingham City, Wolves rediscovered their winning form for the second run of seven consecutive wins to lead the table at Christmas.
Wolves became the third team in Premier League history to fail to win an away game during a season. Contributing to this outcome was a series of serious injuries to key players, with Matt Murray and Joleon Lescott missing almost the entire season and Mark Kennedy and Kenny Miller kept out for long periods.
Former Norwegian international Ståle Solbakken began the season as Wolves' new manager. Having been relegated from the Premier League after three seasons, the club sought to put a new playing style in place under new manager Ståle Solbakken [7] who officially became the permanent replacement for Mick McCarthy on 1 July. [1]
Wolves then claimed top spot for the first time since early January the following week after thrashing Charlton 5–0. The Easter period proved the pivotal twist in the title race. A 4–0 thumping of Huddersfield gave Wolves' goal average a further boost, while West Brom were held to a draw by Aston Villa.