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Wolverhampton Wanderers
Set maker:  A&BC Chewing Gum
Set details: 1970/71 Footballers, Orange backs
Number in set: 255
Checklists: Series 1 (1-84), Series 2 (85-169), Series 3 (170-255), Team checklist
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1. Goalkeeper
70/71 League App. Gls
Phil Parkes 37 0
John Oldfield 5 0
2. Right back
70/71 League App. Gls
Bernard Shaw 32 1
Gerald Taylor 7 0
Derek Parkin 2 0
Leslie Wilson 1 0
3. Left back
70/71 League App. Gls
Derek Parkin 37 0
Bernard Shaw 4 0
John Holsgrove 1 0
4. Right half
70/71 League App. Gls
Mike Bailey 33 2
Leslie Wilson 5 0
Ken Hibbitt 3 0
Paul Walker 1 0
5. Centre half
70/71 League App. Gls
Francis Munro 33 0
John Holsgrove 8 0
Daniel Hegan 1 0
6. Left half
70/71 League App. Gls
John McAlle 36 0
Francis Munro 3 0
Leslie Wilson 2 0
Gerald Taylor 1 0
7. Right wing
70/71 League App. Gls
Jim McCalliog 40 7
Daniel Hegan 2 0
8. Inside right
70/71 League App. Gls
Ken Hibbitt 26 2
Daniel Hegan 4 0
Mike O'Grady 4 1
Derek Dougan 3 3
Leslie Wilson 2 0
Mike Bailey 1 1
Robert Lutton 1 0
Paul Walker 1 0
9. Centre forward
70/71 League App. Gls
Bobby Gould 33 17
Derek Dougan 5 0
Hugh Curran 4 0
10. Inside left
70/71 League App. Gls
Hugh Curran 23 16
Derek Dougan 15 8
John Richards 2 0
Bobby Gould 1 0
11. Left wing
70/71 League App. Gls
David Wagstaffe 39 2
John Richards 2 0
Mike O'Grady 1 0
Substitutes
70/71 League App. Gls
John Richards 10 1
Hugh Curran 3 0
Derek Dougan 2 1
Ken Hibbitt 2 0
Mike O'Grady 2 0
Robert Lutton 1 0
Paul Walker 1 0

1970/71 League record

  P W D L F A Pts
Home 21 13 3 5 33 22  
Away 21 9 5 7 31 32  
Total 42 22 8 12 64 54 50
League position: 4th

Team facts - 1970/71

Home ground Molineux Grounds
Ground capacity

53,500

Manager Bill McGarry
Club captain Mike Bailey

Previous 5 seasons...

1965/66 Division 2 - 6th
1966/67

Division 2 - 2nd

1967/68

Division 1 - 17th

1968/69

Division 1 - 16th

1969/70

Division 1 - 13th

Next 4 seasons...

1971/72 Division 1 - 9th
1972/73

Division 1 - 5th

1973/74 Division 1 - 12th
1974/75 Division 1 - 12th

1970/71 F.A. Cup

 Rnd

Opponent

Result
3 v. Norwich City 5-1
4 v. Derby County 1-2

1970/71 League Cup

 Rnd

Opponent

Result
2 v. Oxford Utd. 0-1

1970/71 League home record

19/08/70 v. Derby County L 2-4 Dougan, Curran
22/08/70 v. Tottenham H. L 0-3  
05/09/70 v. Stoke City D 1-1 Curran
19/09/70 v. Huddersfield T. W 3-1 Gould, Curran, Richards
03/10/70 v. Manchester Utd. W 3-2 Gould 3
17/10/70 v. Newcastle Utd. W 3-2 Bailey, Gould, Wagstaffe
24/10/70 v. Manchester City W 3-0 Gould 2, MaCalliog (pen.)
07/11/70 v. W.B.A. W 2-1 Dougan, Cumbes (o.g.)
21/11/70 v. Leeds United L 2-3 Gould, Curran
05/12/70 v. Blackpool W 1-0 Allcock (o.g.)
26/12/70 v. Everton W 2-0 Dougan 2
16/01/71 v. Coventry City D 0-0  
30/01/71 v. Crystal Palace W 2-1 Dougan 2
13/02/71 v. Chelsea W 1-0 Hibbitt
27/02/71 v. Liverpool W 1-0 O'Grady
02/03/71 v. Arsenal L 0-3  
13/03/71 v. West Ham Utd. W 2-0 Gould 2
02/04/71 v. Nottingham For. W 4-0 Curran 3, Gould
17/04/71 v. Southampton L 0-1  
28/04/71 v. Ipswich Town D 0-0  
01/05/71 v. Burnley W 1-0 Dougan

1970/71 League away record

15/08/70 v. Newcastle Utd. L 2-3 Dougan, Curran
25/08/70 v. Coventry City W 1-0 Curran
29/08/70 v. Nottingham For. L 1-4 Curran
01/09/70 v. Ipswich Town W 3-2 Gould, Curran 2
12/09/70 v. Chelsea D 2-2 McCalliog, Hibbitt
26/09/70 v. Burnley W 3-2 McCalliog, Dougan, Gould
10/10/70 v. Southampton W 2-1 Dougan, Wagstaffe
31/10/70 v. Liverpool L 0-2  
14/11/70 v. West Ham Utd. D 3-3 McCalliog 2, Gould
28/11/70 v. Crystal Palace D 1-1 Curran
12/12/70 v. Arsenal L 1-2 Dougan
19/12/70 v. Tottenham H. D 0-0  
09/01/71 v. Derby County W 2-1 Shaw, Gould
06/02/71 v. Blackpool W 2-0 McCalliog, Dougan
20/02/71 v. Leeds United L 0-3  
06/03/71 v. Manchester City D 0-0  
20/03/71 v. W.B.A. W 4-2 Curran 2, Bailey, Gould
07/04/71 v. Stoke City L 0-1  
10/04/71 v. Everton W 2-1 Bailey, Gould
12/04/71 v. Manchester Utd. L 0-1  
24/04/71 v. Huddersfield T. W 2-1 Curran, McCalliog