| 1996–97 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Jonathan Hayward |
| Manager | Mark McGhee |
| First Division | 3rd (lost in play-offs) |
| FA Cup | 3rd round |
| League Cup | 1st round |
| Top goalscorer | League:Steve Bull (23) All:Steve Bull (23) |
| Highest home attendance | 27,400 (vsStoke, 1 February 1997) |
| Lowest home attendance | 10,760 (vsSwindon, 4 September 1996) |
| Average home league attendance | 24,763 (league only) |
The1996–97 season was the 98th season of competitive league football in the history of Englishfootball clubWolverhampton Wanderers. They played the season in the second tier of theEnglish football system, theFootball 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 toCrystal Palace, thereby failing to reach thePremier League.
Their failure to finish ahead of unfanciedBarnsley in the automatic promotion places, and then subsequent play-off exit, caused ownerSir Jack Hayward to make an emotional outburst days after the campaign in which he accused managerMark 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".[1][2]
A total of 24 teams competed in theFootball 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.[3]
| 17 August 19961 | Grimsby Town | 1–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00BST | Mendonca 62' | Report | Bull 36',45',71' | Stadium:Blundell Park Attendance: 7,910 (1,800 away) |
| 24 August 19962 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | Bradford City | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00BST | Bull 72' | Report | Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 24,171 (2,053 away) |
| 28 August 19963 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45BST | Osborn 24' | Report | Dichio 41' | Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 25,767 (1,587 away) |
| 31 August 19964 | Norwich City | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Norwich |
| 15:00BST | Adams 21' (pen.) | Report | Stadium:Carrow Road Attendance: 14,456 (991 away) |
| 6 September 19965 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | Charlton Athletic | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45BST | Thompson 39' (pen.) | Report | Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 21,072 (643 away) |
| 10 September 19966 | Oxford United | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Oxford |
| 19:45BST | Ford 39' | Report | Roberts 54' | Stadium:Manor Ground Attendance: 7,468 (1,900 away) |
| 15 September 19967 | West Bromwich Albion | 2–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | West Bromwich |
| 13:00BST | Hamilton 42' Taylor 66' | Report | Roberts 4',27',53' Bull 14' | Stadium:The Hawthorns Attendance: 20,711 (5,000 away) |
| 21 September 19968 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | Sheffield United | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00BST | Thompson 89' (pen.) | Report | White 76' Kachura 90' | Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 25,170 (1,498 away) |
| 27 September 19969 | Swindon Town | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Swindon |
| 19:45BST | Horlock 67' | Report | Ferguson 44' Foley 85' | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 8,572 (2,006 away) |
| 2 October 199610 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45BST | Ferguson 12' | Report | McGinlay 39',86' | Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 26,540 (2,373 away) |
| 5 October 199611 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–1 | Reading | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00BST | Report | Lambert 69' | Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 23,193 (1,022 away) |
| 13 October 199612 | Southend United | 1–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Southend-on-Sea |
| 13:00BST | Marsh 38' | Report | Bull 73' | Stadium:Roots Hall Attendance: 5,550 (846 away) |
| 15 October 199613 | Portsmouth | 0–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Portsmouth |
| 19:45BST | Report | Bull 12',68' | Stadium:Fratton Park Attendance: 7,411 (1,359 away) |
| 19 October 199614 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–1 | Port Vale | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00BST | Report | Naylor 65' | Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 22,755 (813 away) |
| 27 October 199615 | Manchester City | 0–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Manchester |
| 13:00GMT | Report | Bull 77' | Stadium:Maine Road Attendance: 27,296 (1,589 away) |
| 30 October 199616 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 | Huddersfield Town | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45GMT | Report | Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 22,376 (1,169 away) |
| 2 November 199617 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–3 | Barnsley | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00GMT | Goodman 28' Bull 61'Roberts 86' | Report | de Zeeuw 31' Redfearn 35' (pen.)Eaden 44' | Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 22,840 (1,288 away) |
| 17 November 199618 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | Birmingham City | Wolverhampton |
| 14:10GMT | Bull 10' | Report | Breen 8' Legg 58' | Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 22,627 (2,544 away) |
| 23 November 199619 | Crystal Palace | 2–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | London |
| 15:00GMT | Veart 51' Dyer 55' | Report | Corica 9',14' Thomas 61' | Stadium:Selhurst Park Attendance: 20,655 (1,610 away) |
| 1 December 199620 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–0 | Manchester City | Wolverhampton |
| 14:10GMT | Roberts 46',54' Dennison 80' | Report | Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 23,911 (2,999 away) |
| 7 December 199621 | Ipswich Town | 0–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Ipswich |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Portman Road Attendance: 12,048 (855 away) |
| 14 December 199622 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–1 | Oldham Athletic | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Ormondroyd 15' | Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 22,528 (883 away) |
| 21 December 199623 | Tranmere Rovers | 0–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Birkenhead |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Osborn 5' (pen.) Bull 76' | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 9,674 (2,013 away) |
| 26 December 199624 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–1 | Oxford United | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00GMT | Osborn 13',67' Goodman 63' | Report | Gray 33' | Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 26,511 (1,365 away) |
| 28 December 199625 | Charlton Athletic | 0–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | London |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:The Valley Attendance: 12,259 (1,977 away) |
| 12 January 199726 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Wolverhampton |
| 14:10GMT | Richards 3' Roberts 37' | Report | Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 27,336 (3,153 away) |
| 18 January 199727 | Bolton Wanderers | 3–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Bolton |
| 15:00GMT | McGinlay 21' Curle 58' (o.g.)Blake 62' | Report | Stadium:Burnden Park Attendance: 18,980 (2,500 away) |
| 24 January 199728 | Sheffield United | 2–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Sheffield |
| 19:45GMT | White 24',82' | Report | Atkins 19' Osborn 25'Bull 88' | Stadium:Bramall Lane Attendance: 17,490 (1,655 away) |
| 29 January 199729 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 | Swindon Town | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45GMT | Bull 35' | Report | Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 23,003 (693 away) |
| 1 February 199730 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–0 | Stoke City | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00GMT | Bull 16',55' | Report | Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 27,400 (2,777 away) |
| 8 February 199731 | Huddersfield Town | 0–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Huddersfield |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Froggatt 37' Bull 84' | Stadium:McAlpine Stadium Attendance: 15,267 (1,704 away) |
| 15 February 199732 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–3 | Crystal Palace | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Tuttle 17' Veart 72'Dyer 73' | Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 25,919 (1,617 away) |
| 22 February 199733 | Barnsley | 1–3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Barnsley |
| 15:00GMT | Sheridan 53' | Report | Bull 2' Roberts 23'Froggatt 59' | Stadium:Oakwell Attendance: 18,024 (5,800 away) |
| 1 March 199734 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–0 | Ipswich Town | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 26,700 (1,284 away) |
| 4 March 199735 | Birmingham City | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Birmingham |
| 19:45GMT | Forster 70' | Report | Bull 1' Roberts 23' | Stadium:St Andrew's Attendance: 19,838 (2,800 away) |
| 8 March 199736 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–2 | Tranmere Rovers | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00GMT | Bull 34',41' Roberts 79' | Report | Irons 55' Aldridge 57' | Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 26,192 (1,073 away) |
| 15 March 199737 | Oldham Athletic | 3–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Oldham |
| 15:00GMT | Rickers 3',87' Barlow 55' | Report | Bull 24' Roberts 76' | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 9,661 (3,706 away) |
| 18 March 199738 | Stoke City | 1–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 19:45GMT | Forsyth 47' | Report | Stadium:Victoria Ground Attendance: 15,683 (2,163 away) |
| 22 March 199739 | Bradford City | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Bradford |
| 15:00GMT | Edinho 45' Pepper 51' | Report | Goodman 55' | Stadium:Valley Parade Attendance: 15,351 (2,565 away) |
| 31 March 199740 | Queens Park Rangers | 2–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | London |
| 15:00BST | Spencer 13' Peacock 27' | Report | Goodman 39' Curle 70' (pen.) | Stadium:Loftus Road Attendance: 17,376 (3,200 away) |
| 5 April 199741 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 3–2 | Norwich City | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00BST | Thomas 19' Curle 35' (pen.)Roberts 78' | Report | Broughton 43' Adams 45' (pen.) | Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 26,938 (1,324 away) |
| 12 April 199742 | Reading | 2–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Reading |
| 15:00BST | Lovell 89',90' | Report | Atkins 75' | Stadium:Elm Park Attendance: 14,852 (2,450 away) |
| 19 April 199743 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4–1 | Southend United | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00BST | Ferguson 7' Bull 9'Atkins 35'Goodman 40' | Report | Rammell 30' | Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 25,095 (585 away) |
| 23 April 199744 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–1 | Grimsby Town | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45BST | Gilkes 10' | Report | Oster 45' | Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 25,474 (462 away) |
| 27 April 199745 | Port Vale | 1–2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Burslem |
| 13:00BST | Naylor 40' | Report | Thomas 34' Atkins 42' | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 13,615 (3,587 away) |
| 4 May 199746 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0–1 | Portsmouth | Wolverhampton |
| 13:30BST | Report | Hall 80' | Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 26,031 (1,487 away) |
Final table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 46 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 68 | 51 | +17 | 76 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 24 | +7 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 27 | +10 |
Source:Statto.com
Results by round
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 10 May 1997SF 1st leg | Crystal Palace | 3–1 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | London |
| 15:00BST | Shipperley 68' Freedman 89',90' | Report | Smith 90' | Stadium:Selhurst Park Attendance: 21,053 (3,200 away) Referee:Neale Barry |
| 14 May 1997SF 2nd leg | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2–1 (3–4agg.) | Crystal Palace | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45BST | Atkins 30' Williams 85' | Report | Hopkin 66' | Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 26,403 (2,838 away) Referee:Clive Wilkes |
| 4 January 1997R3 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–2 | Portsmouth | Wolverhampton |
| 15:00GMT | Ferguson 68' | Report | McLoughlin 68' Hall 80' | Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 23,626 Referee:Alan Wilkie |
| 20 August 1996R1.1 | Swindon Town | 2–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Swindon |
| 19:45BST | Allison 42' Leitch 66' | Report | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 7,451 Referee:Clive Wilkes |
| 4 September 1996R1.2 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1–0 (1–2agg.) | Swindon Town | Wolverhampton |
| 19:45BST | Osborn 5' | Stadium:Molineux Attendance: 10,760 Referee:Scott Mathieson |
Key:
‡ On loan from another club * First appearance(s) for the club
=Yellow cards
=Red cardsCorrect as of end of season.Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.
| Pos | Name | P | G | P | G | P | G | P | G | | | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | Discipline | ||||||||
| GK |  Vince Bartram ‡ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | Matt Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK |  Hans Segers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | Mike Stowell | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Keith Curle (c) | 22(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22(1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF |  Brian Law | 4(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF |  Neil Masters † | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Lee Naylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Dennis Pearce | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Dean Richards | 19(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21(2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF |  Serge Romano | 1(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Jamie Smith | 38(2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 40(3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Andy Thompson | 27(6) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29(6) | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Mark Venus | 36(4) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39(4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Chris Westwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Ady Williams | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | Eric Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Mark Atkins | 46(1) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 49(1) | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF |  Steve Corica | 33(3) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36(3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Tony Daley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Robbie Dennison | 9(5) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10(5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF |  Jens Dowe ‡ | 5(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Neil Emblen | 27(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF |  Darren Ferguson | 12(6) | 3 | 0(1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13(7) | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | Steve Froggatt | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF |  Michael Gilkes | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Simon Osborn | 35(2) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37(2) | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Mark Rankine † | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Carl Robinson | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Geoff Thomas | 17(7) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18(7) | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Robin van der Laan ‡ | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | Jermaine Wright | 0(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0(5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Steve Bull | 45 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 23 | 0 | 1 | |
| FW |  Glen Crowe ¤ | 5(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Dominic Foley | 0(7) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(7) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Don Goodman | 20(8) | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21(8) | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Richard Leadbeater | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | Iwan Roberts | 26(9) | 12 | 0(1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28(10) | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Date | Player | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 1996 | Ady Williams | Reading | £750,000[4] |
| 5 July 1996 | Iwan Roberts | Leicester City | £1.3 million[5] |
| 31 July 1996 | Keith Curle | Manchester City | £650,000[6] |
| 12 August 1996 | Serge Romano | Martigues | Free[7] |
| 30 August 1996 | Hans Segers | Unattached | Free[8] |
| 27 March 1997 | Michael Gilkes | Reading | £150,000[9] |
| Date | Player | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 1996 | John de Wolf | Released | Free[10] |
| June 1996 | Andy De Bont | Hereford United | Free[11] |
| June 1996 | Gavin Mahon | Hereford United | Free[11] |
| June 1996 | Steve Piearce | Doncaster Rovers | Free[11] |
| June 1996 | Quentin Townsend | Hereford United | Free[11] |
| June 1996 |  Mark Williams | Released | Free[10] |
| 16 July 1996 | Paul Jones | Stockport County | £60,000[12] |
| 20 July 1996 | Paul Birch | Doncaster Rovers | Free |
| 17 September 1996 | Mark Rankine | Preston North End | £100,000[13] |
| 28 March 1997 | Neil Masters | Gillingham | £150,000[14] |
| Start date | Player | From | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 October 1996 | Jens Dowe | Hamburg | End of season[15] |
| 11 October 1996 | Robin van der Laan | Derby County | 1 January 1997[16][17] |
| 26 February 1997 | Vince Bartram | Arsenal | 14 March 1997[18] |
| Start date | Player | To | End date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 February 1997 | Glen Crowe | Exeter City | 12 April 1997[19] |
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Manager | Mark McGhee |
| Assistant manager | Colin Lee |
| First Team coach | Mike Hickman |
| Youth Development Officer | Chris Evans |
| Youth Team coach | Chris Turner |
| Club doctors | Dr Peter Ackroyd and Dr Peter Bekenn |
| Club Physio | Barry Holmes |
The season sawPuma 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 ofGoodyear.