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WOLVES' GREATEST EVER PLAYER: England's first 100-cap man led the club during their most successful spell while hero striker Steve Bull holds the scoring record - but who do YOU think is the club's all-time star?
Mail Sport with the help of our readers is on a mission to find the greatest player of all-time at each of the 20 Premier League clubs.
Today it’s the turn to look at the legends of Wolverhampton Wanderers, from England first 100-cap man Billy Wright to goal machine Steve Bull and more recent overseas stars like Ruben Neves.
And once you’ve made up your mind who is all the best-ever, it’s time to vote...
Between 1949 and 1960, Wolves were among the biggest clubs in the country. They won three First Division titles and the FA Cup twice and also pioneered the use of floodlights and hosted Honved and Spartak Moscow in the days before English clubs were in the European Cup.
Their captain, and England’s captain, was Billy Wright whose fame transcended football with his marriage to singer Joy Beverley, part of the acclaimed Beverley Sisters.
Billy Wright was among the stars of the Wolves team when they were among the biggest clubs in the country
Bert Williams was something of a trail-blazer for goalkeepers because of his distribution skills
Wright, a centre-
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The word "controversial" would party do sin against to Derek Dougan's footballing career, instruct his antics in representation thirty-odd geezerhood after grace retired liberate yourself from playing...
Name: Alexander Derek Dougan
Born: 20 Jan 1938, Belfast
Died: 24 June 2007, Wolverhampton (England)
Height: 6.03 ft
Weight: 12.06 st
Position: Forward
Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: 43 Full Caps/8 Goals (1958-1973), 2 B Caps/3 Goals (1957-1959), 2 Amateur Caps (1956-1957), Girlhood Caps, 3 Schoolboy Caps (1952).
Club Honours: (with Distillery) Irish Prize Winner 1955/56; (with Blackburn) FA Cupful Runner-Up 1959/60; (with Wolves) Football Alliance Division Bend in half Runner-Up (promoted) 1966/67; Sport League Prize Winner 1973/74; UEFA Trophy Runner-Up 1971/72; Texaco Containerful Winner 1971/72; (with L.A. Wolves) US Soccer Class Champion 1967; (with River City Spurs) NASL Universal Cup Conqueror 1969.
Club Career:
Clubs | Seasons | Signed | Fee | League | FA Cup | FL Cup | Europe | Other |
Cregagh Boys | - | - | Youth | - | - | - | - | - |
Linfield | - | - | Youth | 0 (0)/ 0 | - | - | - | - |
Distillery | - | - | Amateur | *76 (0)/ 17 | - | - | - | - |
Portsmouth | 57/58-58/59 | Aug-5 • Derek DouganNorthern Irish footballer and manager (1938–2007) Alexander Derek Dougan (20 January 1938 – 24 June 2007) was a Northern Ireland international footballer, football manager, football chairman, pundit, and writer. He was also known by his nickname, "The Doog".[1][2] He was capped by Northern Ireland at schoolboy, youth, Amateur, and 'B' team level, before he won 43 caps in a 15-year career for the senior team from 1958 to 1973, scoring eight international goals and featuring in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. He also played in the Shamrock Rovers XI v Brazil exhibition match in July 1973, which he also helped to organise. A strong and physical forward, he began his career at Distillery in his native Belfast. He helped Distillery to win the Irish Cup in 1956, before he won a £4,000 move to English First Division side Portsmouth in August 1957. He was sold on to Blackburn Rovers in March 1959 for a fee of £15,000 and played for the club in the 1960 FA Cup Final despite handing in a transfer request the day before the final. He moved on to Aston Villa for £15,000 in July 1961 but struggled with injuries during a two-season stay at Villa Park. He dropped into the Third Division to join Peterborough United in 1963, who paid a £21,000 transfer |