Molineux
Full name	Molineux Stadium
Built	1889
Opened	1889
Capacity	28,525
Home of	Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
Pitch size	116 x 74 yards

Molineux Stadium is the home ground of Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., who are currently members of the Football League Championship. Image File history File links Molineux_Ground,_Wolverhampton. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The following is an incomplete list of football (soccer) stadia. ... Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. are an English football club playing at Molineux. ... Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. are an English football club playing at Molineux. ... The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short, the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League. ...

The stadium is located within a mile of Wolverhampton city centre, just outside of the city's ring road, and is a prominent building both because of its size and because many parts of the stands are decorated in gold paint , to go with the team's colour of gold. It consists of four stands, the Steve Bull stand (formerly the John Ireland stand), the Jack Harris stand, the Stan Cullis stand and the Billy Wright stand. A mile is a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, United States customary units and Norwegian/Swedish mil. ... Wolverhampton is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England. ... The city of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England has a Ring Road which encircles the city centre. ... See also Orange (disambiguation) for other meanings of the word. ... GOLD refers to one of the following: GOLD (IEEE) is an IEEE program designed to garner more student members at the university level (Graduates of the Last Decade). ... Steven George Bull (born 28 March 1965) is an English footballer who had a long and successful career with Wolverhampton Wanderers. ... Stan Cullis, (October 25, 1916 - February 28, 2001), was a football player and manager, most notably for Wolverhampton Wanderers. ... Billy Wright, CBE (6 February 1924 – 3 September 1994) was an English footballer for Wolverhampton Wanderers. ...

In front of the Billy Wright stand is a statue of the player, who made 105 appearances for England, 90 of them as captain. In front of the Stan Cullis stand is a statue of the former player, captain and manager who led the team during their most successful era. First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in...

The total seated capacity of the ground is approximately 28,525. This was expanded in 2003 by the building of a temporary stand, known as the Graham Hughes stand, providing capacity for another 900 fans. These temporary seats were removed before the beginning of the 2006/07 season. In the days before the Taylor Report, which required British football stadia to provide seating for all those attending, the ground had a capacity of over 60,000; the record attendance for a match at the ground is 61,315 for a game against Liverpool F.C. on 11 February 1939. The Taylor Report is a document, whose development was overseen by Lord Justice Taylor, concerning the aftermath and causes of the Hillsborough disaster in 1989. ... Liverpool Football Club are an English professional football club based in Liverpool. ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full year calendar). ...

The Billy Wright statue outside Molineux

On June 24, 2003, Molineux also became Wolverhampton's biggest live concert venue, with Bon Jovi performing in front of 34,000 people. Download high resolution version (605x737, 58 KB)I took this picture of Billy Wrights statue on 25th September 2004 and release it into the Public Domain This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Download high resolution version (605x737, 58 KB)I took this picture of Billy Wrights statue on 25th September 2004 and release it into the Public Domain This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Billy Wright can refer to: Billy Wright (footballer) Billy Wright (terrorist) Billy Wright (musician) See also: William Wright Category: ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Molineux has hosted England internationals. The first was a 6-1 win over Ireland on March 7, 1891 (the same day England also beat Wales 4-1 at Sunderland's ground). England again beat Ireland, this time 4-0, on February 14, 1903 and lost to Wales 2-1 on February 5, 1936. The last was a 5-2 defeat of Denmark in a 1958 World Cup qualifier on December 5, 1956. In 2005, Molineux hosted some of the European Youth Championship Qualifying matches, which featured Mark Davies. First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... March 7 is the 66th day of the year (67th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... First international Scotland 4 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 26 March 1876) Biggest win Wales 11 - 0 Ireland (Wrexham, Wales; 3 March 1888) Biggest defeat Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1958) Best result Quarter-finals, 1958 European Championship Appearances none (First... This article contains a trivia section. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... First international Scotland 4 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 26 March 1876) Biggest win Wales 11 - 0 Ireland (Wrexham, Wales; 3 March 1888) Biggest defeat Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1958) Best result Quarter-finals, 1958 European Championship Appearances none (First... February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The 1958 Football World Cup remained in Europe,In Bern, Switzerland in June 1954 in its congress with 32 votes FIFA gives the right to hold the event to Sweden. ... December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mark Davies is an English football player, who usually plays in the midfield. ...

The first phase of the current Molineux was completed in 1978 when the John Ireland Stand opened. It cost £10million and was one of the most expensive developments at any football ground on its completion. But the bill for constructing the new stand plunged Wolves deep into debt and they narrowly avoided bankruptcy in 1982. By the time Wolves slid into the Fourth Division in 1986, the John Ireland Stand and the South Bank terrace were the only sections of the ground in use. The other three sections were quickly reopened before the end of the decade as Wolves achieved two successive promotions, but they were showing their age.

The North Bank terrace was demolished just after the start of the 1991-92 season, and the following summer the new Stan Cullis Stand was opened in its place. Then came the demolition of the Waterloo Road Stand, with the new Billy Wright Stand taking its place several months later. The final phase of the redevelopment came in 1993, when the new Jack Harris Stand was opened on the site of the South Bank terrace. Molineux, with an all-seated capacity of 28,500, was now one of the largest stadiums in England, although it has since been eclipsed by many other new and revamped stadiums.

In 2003, the John Ireland Stand was renamed the Steve Bull Stand, and at the same time the south-west corner of the ground was filled with 900 temporary seats, known as the Graham Hughes Stand, which brought the Molineux capacity up to 29,400 until their removal prior to the 2006/07 season.

External links

• Molineux Stadium Official Website
• Wolverhampton Wanderers Official Website

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