Poppy shirts from the fixtures against Everton and Crystal Palace were signed and placed into an auction to help provide lifelong support for the Armed Forces community - serving men and women, veterans, and their families, and Wolves supporters responded.
Old gold home shirts were available from the 2-1 victory over Everton, and raised a total of £13,641, with Raul Jimenez’s the most popular (£1,800), ahead of Joao Moutinho (£1,525) and Hee Chan Hwang (£1,385).
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Bids for the home shirts came from the United Kingdom, Belgium, United States, Mexico, France, Germany, South Korea, Australia, Singapore, Netherlands, Norway, Mexico, China, Brazil and Hong Kong.
Moutinho’s shirt was won in Brazil, while Hwang’s number 26 jersey headed to his home nation of South Korea and Jimenez’s remained in the UK.
At Crystal Palace the following week, Wolves wore their white third strip, with the shirts again marked with a poppy, and they raised a combined total of £12,723.
Jimenez was again the most popular, bringing in £2,124, while Ruben Neves came in at second with £1,500 and Hwang again third with £1,368.
This time, Jimenez’s shirt headed to his home nation of Mexico, Neves’ stayed in the UK and Hwang’s shirt was won in the United States.
Amsterdam, Seoul and Istanbul were all amongst the top five most active cities when it came to page views on the third shirt, while winners came from eight different countries, including Norway, China and Australia.
Once again, supporters showed that Wolves are one pack and all bid were hugely appreciated.
Matt Wild, general manager – football operations at Wolves, said: “The total figure raised for the Royal British Legion shows how unbelievable our supporters are – this is a hugely important initiative we are proud to support each season, and every year our fans go above and beyond to contribute.
“Seeing some of the locations of the winning bids, thousands of miles from Molineux, is fantastic and goes to show the size of our fan base and, regardless of location, it’s clear we all share the same desire to support a worthy cause, especially during this centenary year.
“The poppy is a symbol of remembrance and respect, and we’re honoured to be playing our part in providing support to the Armed Forces community, and our supporters have done us proud in joining us for this initiative.”
