1977/78 First Division

First Team Overall First Team Appearances & Scorers Reserves Youth 1 Youth 2

President: JH Ireland.

Directors: HJ Marshall (Chairman), WC Sproson (Vice-Chairman), GS Clark, GP Devine, MA Goody, P Shaw (Secretary).
Manager: Sammy Chung.
Coach: Brian Owen.
Captain: Kenny Hibbitt.

Playing Staff: Ian Arkwright, Hugh Atkinson, Norman Bell, George Berry, Robert Birch, John Black, John Boakye, Paul Bradshaw, Andrew Brazier, Colin Brazier, David Butler, Willie Carr, Wayne Clarke, Stephen Cooksey, Stephen Cousins, Robert Coy, Steve Daley, Maurice Daly, Nicholas David, Mark Davies, Kenny Drayford, Stephen Emmanuel, Mark Evans, Mel Eves, John Farley, Christopher Fleming, Paul Fox, Allan Gallagher, Bobby Gould, Bob Hazell, Kenneth Hibbitt, Michael Hollifield, John Humphrey, Ian Jones, James Kelly, Steve Kindon, Peter Knowles, John Lees, David Linton, Martin Loftus, Ian Mainwaring, Timothy Marston, Mason, Gary Matthews, Michael Matthews, John McAlle, Craig Moss, Paul Moss, Francis Munro, Joseph Nicholls, Nolan, Gerald O’Hara, Geoff Palmer, Phillip Parkes, Derek Parkin, Martin Patching, Christopher Pearce, Robert Peck, Gary Pierce, Billy Rafferty, David Reaney, John Richards, Gary Roberts, Craig Rudge, David Silman, Dale Smart, Ronald Stanley, Alan Sunderland, Richard Taylor, Kenny Todd, Gary Tranter, Jonathan Turner, Anthony Walker, Stanley Walker, Samuel Wright.

Player of the Season: Bob Hazell.

Club Finances: Wolves made a profit of £100,000.

 
July

22 (Tour) IFK Norrkoping L 0-2 Details [Friendly]
25 (Tour) Orebro SK L 0-2 Details [Friendly]
27 (Tour) Stockholms Alliansen XI D 0-0 Details [Friendly]
28 (Tour) Gavle IF Brynes W 3-0 Details [Friendly]

August

1 (Tour) Sirius W 4-0 Details [Friendly]
2 (Tour) Vasteras Sportklubb W 7-1 Details [Friendly]
6 (a) Brighton & Hove Albion L 0-1 Details [Friendly]
10 (a) Crystal Palace W 2-1 Details [Friendly]
13 (a) Southampton D 0-0 Details [Friendly]
20 (a) Bristol City W 3-2 Details
23 (H) Queens Park Rangers W 1-0 Details
27 (H) Arsenal D 1-1 Details
30 (H) Luton Town L 1-3 Details [FLC2]

September

3 (a) Everton D 0-0 Details
10 (H) Nottingham Forest L 2-3 Details
17 (a) West Bromwich Albion D 2-2 Details
23 (a) Aston Villa L 0-2 Details

October

1 (H) Leicester City W 3-0 Details
4 (H) Derby County L 1-2 Details
8 (a) Norwich City L 1-2 Details
15 (H) West Ham United D 2-2 Details
22 (a) Manchester City W 2-0 Details
29 (H) Coventry City L 1-3 Details

November

5 (a) Birmingham City L 1-2 Details
12 (H) Newcastle United W 1-0 Details
19 (a) Middlesbrough D 0-0 Details
26 (H) Ipswich Town D 0-0 Details

December

3 (a) Manchester United L 1-3 Details
10 (H) Chelsea L 1-3 Details
17 (a) Newcastle United L 0-4 Details
26 (H) Leeds United W 3-1 Details
27 (a) Liverpool L 0-1 Details
31 (a) Queens Park Rangers W 3-1 Details

January

2 (H) Bristol City D 0-0 Details
7 (a) Exeter City D 2-2 Details [FAC3]
10 (H) Exeter City W 3-1 Details [FAC3R]
14 (a) Arsenal L 1-3 Details
21 (H) Everton W 3-1 Details
28 (a) Arsenal L 1-2 Details [FAC4]

February

4 (a) Nottingham Forest L 0-2 Details
11 (H) West Bromwich Albion P-P
18 (H) Aston Villa P-P
25 (a) Leicester City L 0-1 Details
27 (H) Midland All Stars L 0-5 Details [Friendly]

March

4 (H) Norwich City D 3-3 Details
11 (a) West Ham United W 2-1 Details
14 (H) West Bromwich Albion D 1-1 Details
18 (H) Manchester City D 1-1 Details
25 (H) Liverpool L 1-3 Details
27 (a) Leeds United L 1-2 Details
28 (a) Coventry City L 0-4 Details

April

1 (H) Birmingham City L 0-1 Details
8 (a) Ipswich Town P-P
8 (a) Derby County L 1-3 Details
15 (H) Middlesbrough D 0-0 Details
22 (a) Chelsea D 1-1 Details
26 (a) Derby County M-M
29 (H) Manchester United W 2-1 Details

May

2 (H) Aston Villa W 2-1 Details
9 (a) Ipswich Town W 2-1 Details
14 (a) Ski-Koldotn W 4-0 Details [Friendly]
15 (a) Grand Bodo W 4-1 Details [Friendly]
17 (a) Molde L 0-1 Details [Friendly]