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Wolverhampton
The city with the great motto "Out of darkness, cometh light"
Not only a great motto but a splendid football team Wolverhampton Wanderers founder members of the football league and been playing at the famous Molineux Stadium since 1889




Wolverhampton Wanderers
In 1953, the club became one of the first to install floodlights
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.



League
First Division/Premier League
Champions: 1953–54, 1957–58, 1958–59
Runners-up: 1937–38, 1938–39, 1949–50, 1954–55, 1959–60
Second Division/Championship
Champions: 1931–32, 1976–77, 2008–09
Runners-up: 1966–67, 1982–83
Play-off winners: 2003
Third Division (North)/Third Division
Champions: 1923–24, 1988–89
Fourth Division
Champions: 1987–88
UEFA Cup
Runners-up: 1972
FA Cup
Winners: 1893, 1908, 1949, 1960
Runners-up: 1889, 1896, 1921, 1939
Football League Cup
Winners: 1974, 1980
FA Charity Shield
Winners: 1949*, 1954*, 1959, 1960* (* joint holders)