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Molineux

 The Molineux Ground
Waterloo Road North
St. Peter's
Wolverhampton
Staffordshire
WV1 4QR



P 6 W 3 D 1 L 2 F 11: A 7
58%
successful

1891-2022

opened 1889
Home club Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
Capacity 41,074 [1980]; 28,500 [1996]; 32,050 since September 2012;
First match Monday, 2 September 1889, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 Aston Villa 0, a friendly match
The Moulineux estate (after Benjamin Moulineux) was purchased in 1860 by O.E. McGregor, who converted the land into a pleasure park open to the public, the Molineux Grounds.

England Career

Venue number Seventeen
First match No. 41, 7 March 1891, England 6 Ireland 1, a British Championship match.
Last match No. 1034, 14 June 2022, England 0 Hungary 4, a Nations League preliminary match.
Major tournaments British Championships 1890-91, 1902-03, 1935-36;

1886

1903

1920

1938

2019

 
 
6 3 1 2 16 9 +7 2 2 2.667 1.5 58.3 +1
Competition P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
World Cup 1 1 0 0 5 2 +3 0 0 5.00 2.00 100.0 +1
Nations League 2 0 1 1 0 4 -4 2 1 0.00 2.00 25.0 -1
British Championship 3 2 0 1 11 3 +8 0 1 3.667 1.00 66.7 +1

Tournament Record
  

World Cup Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WCP 1956-57 1 1 0 0 5 2 +3 0 0 5.00 2.00 100.0 +1
WCP All 1 1 0 0 5 2 +3 0 0 5.00 2.00 100.0 +1

Nations League Preliminary Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
NLP 2022 2 0 1 1 0 4 -4 2 1 0.00 2.00 25.0 -1
NLP All 2 0 1 1 0 4 -4 2 1 0.00 2.00 25.0 -1

British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1890-91 1 1 0 0 6 1 +5 0 0 6.00 1.00 100.0 +1
BC 1902-03 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 0 0 3.00 1.00 100.0 +1
BC 1935-36 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 3.00 1.00 100.0 +1
BC All 3 2 0 1 11 3 +8 0 1 3.667 1.00 66.7 +1

All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
WC 1 1 0 0 5 2 +3 0 0 5.00 2.00 100.0 +1
NL 2 0 1 1 0 4 -4 2 1 0.00 2.00 25.0 -1
BC 3 2 0 1 11 3 +8 0 1 3.667 1.00 66.7 +1
6 3 1 2 16 9 +7 2 2 2.667 1.5 58.3 +1

   

England's Results at The Molineux Ground

 
41 7 March 1891 - England 6 Ireland 1 [3-0] (15,231) Cotterill, Henfrey, Daft, Lindley (2), Bassett
Whiteside
BC HW
77 14 February 1903 - England 4 Ireland 0 [1-0] (24,240) Woodward (2), Sharp, H.Davis BC HW
201 5 February 1936 - England 1 Wales 2 [1-0] (27,519) Bowden
Astley, Jones
BC HL

Walter Winterbottom

310 5 December 1956 -
England 5
Denmark
2 [2-1]
(54,083)
Taylor (3), Edwards (2)
O.Nielsen (2)
WCP HW

Gareth Southgate

1033 11 June 2022 - England 0 Italy 0 [0-0] (1,782)   NL HD
1034 14 June 2022 - England 0 Hungary 4 [0-1] (28,839) Sallai (2), Z.Nagy, Gazdag HL
John Stones
  Top scorers: Tommy Taylor 3  


England's Amateur Results at Molineux
Friendly match
56 22 January 1921 - England 0 Wales 2 [0-0] (8,000) Davies, C.Edwards HL
England: Howard Baker, B.Gatesᶜ, Alfred Bower, D.Long, A.Robertson, F.Spiller, H.Buck, Edgar Kail, J.Blair, Graham Doggart, A.Davies.

1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 1 0 0 2 0 -1


England's Youth Level Results at Molineux
 

The England Under-23 Team
Friendly match
55 12 October 1966 - England 8 Wales 0 [4-0] (21,063) Hollins (2), Knowles, Clarke (4), Coates HW
England: J.Farmer, R.Thomson, Cyril Knowles, John Hollins, A.Stephenson, R.Harris, Ralph Coates, J.Sammels, Allan Clarke, D.Ford, J.Sissons.

1 1 0 0 8 0 +8 0 1 8 0 100 +1


The England Under-21 Team
Friendly match
1 15 December 1976 - England 0 Wales 0 [0-0] (4,389)   HD
England: P.Bradshaw, G.Keegan, D.Jones, Ray Wilkinsᶜ, S.Sims, P.Futcher, A.King (Glenn Hoddle), Alan Sunderland, D.Swindlehurst, Brian Talbot, D.Fairclough (Peter Barnes).
UEFA Under-21 Championship 1998 preliminary match
154 8 October 1996 - England 0 Poland 0 [0-0] (3,183)   HD
England: A.Marshall, S.Newton, M.Hall, M.Duberry, R.Scimeca, B.Thatcherᶜ, C.Holland (J.Morris), Nicky Butt, J.Scowcroft, Emile Heskey (M.Branch), R.Humphreys (D.Thompson).
Friendly match
257  25 March 2008 - England 0 Poland 0 [0-0] (28,178)   HD
England: Joe Hart (Tom Heaton), M.Mancienne, N.Onuohaᶜ, Ryan Shawcross (S.Dann), D.Fox, C.Gardner (G.Leadbitter), A.Surman (J.Mattock), J.O'Hara, Adam Johnson, C.Jerome (Fraizer Campbell), L.Moore (M.Derbyshire).
UEFA Under-21 Championship 2015 preliminary match
327 play-off first leg
10 October 2014 - England 2 Croatia 1 [0-1] (23,107) Kane, Berahino (pen)
Livaja
HW
England: Jack Butlandᶜ, Michael Keane (Eric Dier), Luke Shaw, W.Hughes (T.Ince), B.Gibson, L.Moore, S.Berahino, J.Forster-Caskey, Harry Kane, T.Carroll, Nathan Redmond.
Friendly match
370 24 March 2018 - England 2 Romania 1 [1-0] (15,314) Gray, Clarke-Salter
Costache
HW
England: 1.Dean Henderson, 2.Trent Alexander-Arnold, 3.Kyle Walker-Peters, 4.O.Ejaria, 5.Fikayo Tomori, 6.J.Clarke-Salter, 7.K.Dowell (20.James Maddison), 8.Ainsley Maitland-Niles (21.J.Omomah), 9.Tammy Abraham (12.Dominic Calvert-Lewin), 17.D.Grayᶜ (19.J.Kenny), 11.A.Lookman.
UEFA Under-21 Championship 2021 preliminary matches
401 13 October 2020 - England 2 Turkey 1 [1-0] (bcd) Türkmen OG, Nketiah
Dervişoğlu
HW
England: 1.Aaron Ramsdale, 2.M.Aarons, 18.James Justin, 4.Ben Godfrey, 5.Marc Guéhi, 6.O.Skipp, 20.P.Dasilva (17.Eberechi Eze), 8.Jude Bellingham, 9.Eddie Nketiahᶜ, 10.Callum Hudson-Odoi (21.D.McNeil), 11.K.Sessegnon.
402 13 November 2020 - England 3 Andorra 1 [1-1] (bcd) Jones, Wilmot, Hudson-Odoi (pen)
García (pen)
HW
England: 1.Aaron Ramsdaleᶜ, 2.T.Lamptey, 3.J.Panzo, 12.B.Wilmot, 15.R.Williams, 19.R.Brewster (9.Eddie Nketiah), 8.Conor Gallagher, 20.P.Dasilva, 7.C.Jones (23.J.Musiala), 21.D.McNeil (14.L.Buchanan), 10.Callum Hudson-Odoi (11.Eberechi Eze).
403 17 November 2020 - England 5 Albania 0 [3-0] (bcd) Hudson-Odoi, Justin, Musiala, Nketiah (2) HW
England: 22.J.Bursik, 12.B.Wilmot, 4.Ben Godfrey, 17.L.Kelly, 18.James Justin, 16.O.Skipp (20.P.Dasilva), 6.T.Davies, 14.L.Buchanan (21.D.McNeil), 23.J.Musiala (7.C.Jones), 9.Eddie Nketiahᶜ, 10.Callum Hudson-Odoi (8.Conor Gallagher).

8 5 3 0 14 4 +10 3 4 1.75 0.5 81.3 +5


The England Youth Team
Amateur Youth Championship for the British Association match
32 14 March 1953 - England 0 Ireland 0 [0-0] (tbc)   HD
England: D.Armour, R.Goodwin, P.Gillott, G.Wilkinson, J.Smith, D.Evans, B.Harris, B.Punter, C.Jolley, N.Sykes, L.Cooper.

1 0 1 1 0 0 =0 1 1 0 0 50 =0


The England Under-17 Team
Friendly match
167 28 March 2005 -
England 3 Northern Ireland 0 [2-0] (tbc)
Vaughan, Davies, Mancienne HW
England: D.Button, S.Golbourne, S.Hines, M.Mancienne, L.Mills, M.Davies ͨ (L.Cattermole), A.Gooding, M.Weston (J.Garner), J.Vaughan, D.Knights, H.Ephraim (S.Phelan).

1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 0 1 3 0 100 +1

 Gallery

Molineux (above) in 1904 and 1938 (below)
The Molinuex Stadium in 1939 (below) with West Park beyond

 

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