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Hall Of Fame: Final Two Profiles

Posted on: Tue 23 Dec 2008

The final two inductees of the year to the Wolves Hall of Fame feature a man who not only became one of the club's greats as a player, but also as a manager, and a defender who was a consistent performer in the early 1900s.

Stan Cullis was focal part of a team moulded by Major Frank Buckley that was within touching distance of major honours in the years leading up to the outbreak of the Second World War.

Wolves, under Cullis's captaincy, were runners-up in the First Division in 1937-8 and again the following season when they also lost in the FA Cup final to Portsmouth.

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Buckley had soon recognised Cullis's leadership qualities and had made him skipper at just 19. Under the Major the Ellesmere Port born player established himself as the best centre-half in the country. He won 12 full caps, skippering his country on one occasion.

After losing a large part of his playing career to the war years, Cullis announced his retirement before the final game of the 1946/47 campaign.

He took over as manager from Ted Vizard the following year and he set about bringing to Molineux the success which had eluded him during his playing days.

Four years later Wolves at last became champions of England for the first time in their history. That triumph in 1954 was followed by further titles in 1958 and 1959 and this golden period in the club's history was rounded off by another FA Cup triumph in 1960.

In fact an extra goal in the League that season would have seen Cullis managing Wolves to become the first Double winners of the 20th century, but they had to be content with second place behind Burnley. And, of course, he was at the helm when the team took on the some of World's finest in the never to be forgotten floodlit friendlies of the fifties.

Jackery Jones was a Shropshire born full-back who not only became the first Wolves player to appear in 300 League matches, but he was also an ever present in no less than five seasons.

No Molineux man can equal that record of ever-present seasons which came in five out of his first six campaigns with the club. Put another way - of 212 League games from 1901-2 to 1906-7, Jones missed just three.

He was born in Wellington in 1877, the same year that Wolverhampton Wanderers were born. However, he did not join the club until he was 23, having played for Wrockwardine Wood and Lanesfield before agreeing to move to Molineux.

It was in the season of 1907-8, that Jones achieved his most memorable football moment when he played in all seven games as Wolves embarked on an FA cup run which ended in triumph over Newcastle at Crystal Palace.

The way Wolves curbed the Geordies' attacking menace was the key to victory and none contributed more to this than Jones who kept Newcastle dangerman, Scottish international winger George Wilson, firmly under control.

A no-nonsense player, which was what was expected of full-backs in those days, Jones, still possessed a good football brain and skilful feet. These qualities were recognised when he was chosen for The Football League representative side that beat the Irish League in Belfast in October, 1904.

He wore his Cup-winner's medal with pride on his watch chain when he became assistant trainer at Molineux having retired from playing with 336 League and Cup appearances under his belt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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