Wolves are today delighted to reveal the first two club legends entering this year's Hall of Fame.
And the first two names joining last year's inaugural inductees are Wolves greats Bert Williams and Peter Broadbent.
Bert and Peter are two of a total of seven Wolves legends who will enter the Hall of Fame this year, joining the six already honoured in the first year of the new initiative designed to ensure the club marks the achievements of its greatest players and managers.
Fans were once again invited to send in their nominations for this year's inductees, which were then deliberated over at great length by the Hall of Fame selection panel.
Once again discussions centred around the different eras of Wolves history, but the announcements are being made in no particular order.
Bert, christened 'The Cat' by the Italian media after an outstanding performance for England against Italy, made 420 League and Cup appearances for Wolves as well as many more in wartime soccer and friendly matches. He played a major part in the club lifting the FA Cup in 1949 and first ever league championship in 1953/54.
Wolves' goalkeeper during the magical Molineux nights against the likes of Honved and Moscow Spartak, and he played in friendly games in countries such as Sweden, Holland, France, Germany, Russia and Austria., Bert also picked up 24 full England caps plus another four in wartime.
Having arrived at Wolves in 1945, Bert spent 12 years at Molineux before retiring as a player but has always remained heavily involved in life at the club at the forefront of the Former Players Association.
As England's eldest surviving World Cup player following his appearance at the Brazil tournament in 1950, Bert was recently a special guest at Wembley for the friendly with Slovenia, where he also met up with England cricket captain Andrew Strauss.
He was delighted to receive the news of his selection for this year's Hall of Fame.
"All I can say is that it's a tremendous privilege to be named in the Wolves Hall of Fame given all of the great players that have worn the club's colours over the years," he admitted.
"It came as a total surprise to me but it's an honour and one that is greatly appreciated.
"I love the club and still feel very much a part of it and I am willing them to every success in the future."
Joining Bert in this year's selection is Peter Broadbent, a man still regarded by many as the most gifted outfield player in Wolves' history.
Like Bert, he was an integral member of that all-conquering 1950s side, and as a brilliant inside forward notched 145 goals from almost 500 appearances in his 14 years at Molineux.
Peter won three league championship medals in the 1950s, an FA Cup winners medal in 1960 and seven full England caps.
Due to illness he won't be able to join Bert and the other new inductees at the Hall of Fame dinner on January 14, but his wife Shirley admits it will be an "emotional" night as she receives the honour in Peter's absence.
"I will feel very honoured to accept this accolade on Peter's behalf, he would have loved it," she says.
"Sadly he is suffering from Alzheimer's Disease and isn't too well at all.
"But I know what Wolves meant to him and he would be feeling very proud at this moment.
"It will be a very emotional time for me and the family at the dinner in January but I feel nothing but pride for Peter."
Five more names will be revealed over the coming weeks as selected by the panel comprising club officials, Fans Parliament members, the media and two Former Players' Association members, supported by the club's historians.
And all the new inductees will be honoured at the Hall of Fame dinner in January.
Last year's evening proved an emotional evening and a huge success, as Jackery Jones, Stan Cullis, Billy Wright, Ron Flowers, Derek Parkin and Steve Bull became the first batch of legends to join the Hall of Fame.
"Once again it was an extremely difficult job sifting through the list of nominations with so many deserving names having been put forward," said Wolves CEO Jez Moxey.
"It is a thankless task but taking the advice of everyone on the panel the committee have this year come up with another seven illustrious names.
"We are delighted to today reveal Bert and Peter as the first of those names, two Wolves greats whose qualities and longevity are such that they are still so readily and lovingly spoken of today by those supporters who witnessed their achievements.
"Bert and Peter will be joined by five other club legends in the next few weeks, and we are all looking forward to what should be another truly memorable evening at the start of next year."
* Full profiles on Bert and Peter from Steve Gordos will appear in the matchday magazine for Saturday's game with Arsenal.
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