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Wolves were founded in 1877 as St. Luke's F.C. by two pupils of a church school in Blakenhill. Later that year, the club merged with the football section of the Blakenhill Wanderers cricket club, forming Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Chinese conglomerate group Fosun International are the owners of Wolves, with Fosun Group Chairman Guo Guangchang, CEO Wang Qunbin and Liang Xinjun indirectly owning the majority of the shareholding in the club.
Wolves play all their home games at the Molineux Stadium, which has been the club's primary home ground since 1889. The Old Gold played at several different grounds before making a permanent switch to the Molineux.
Wolves' Molineux Stadium has a capacity of 31,750, with plans to renovate the Steve Bull Stand, Sir Jack Hayward Stand, and Billy Wright Stand, which will see the capacity shoot upwards of 50,000.
Wolves have won 13 titles throughout their history, which includes three top-flight titles as well as four FA Cups.
Wolves have won the English top-flight title thrice, with their most recent title triumph coming all the way back in 1958-59.
Signed from Huddersfield Town in 1968 for a then-record fee paid for a full-back, Derek Parkin has made the most appearances for Wolves in club history. In his 14 years with the club, Parkin made 609 appearances.
Steve Bull, with 306 goals in 561 games between 1986 and 1999, is Wolves' leading goalscorer of all-time.
Bert Williams, Steve Bull, Joao Moutinho, Ruben Neves, and Diogo Jota are among the biggest stars to have put on the Wolves shirt.
Walter Zenga, Graham Turner, Glenn Hoddle, and Julen Lopetegui are some of the most famous managers to have been in charge of Wolves.
Wolverhampton Wanderers are known as The Wolves. While it is a basic shortening of the name Wolverhampton, the story behind the nickname is quite intriguing. The name originates from Lady Wulfrun, a prestigious landowner in the City of Wolverhampton in the late 10th century.