Wolves have continued to drive diversity within the club by releasing their latest workforce diversity data following the conclusion of the 2024/25 campaign.
Wolves recently sent a survey to all permanent employees and board members to collect diversity data from within the workforce, as well as that of the club’s official charity, the Wolves Foundation.
This served as a collection tool to enable the club to comply with FA Rule N, which requires all clubs in the Premier League, EFL, BWSL and BWC to collect and report workforce diversity data on a bi-annual basis, as well as an opportunity to develop a more inclusive workplace, building towards creating a workforce that is truly representative of the community.
The process was anonymous and voluntary, and saw staff fill in details on age, sex, gender, ethnicity, disability and sexual orientation, with the results benchmarked against national and local figures using 2021 Census data.
This of this information will be updated biannually, with the next review set for June 2027.
All data collected from the survey is now available below.
Collection data
|
Category |
Returns (No.) |
Return rate (%) |
|
Number of board, senior leadership and staff |
207 |
72.9 |
|
Number of board and senior leadership |
30 |
100 |
|
Number of other employees |
139 |
65.3 |
|
Number of senior coaching staff |
18 |
100 |
|
Number of other coaching staff |
20 |
87 |
|
Number of Foundation staff |
45 |
88.2 |
Segmentation
|
Gender |
Total [No. (%)] |
Board and senior leaders [No. (%)] |
Other employees [No. (%)] |
Senior coaching staff [No. (%)] |
Other coaching staff [No. (%)] |
Foundation [No. (%)] |
National data (%) |
Local data (%) |
|
Men |
186 (73.8) |
26 (86.7) |
94 (67.6) |
18 (100) |
18 (90) |
30 (66.7) |
49 |
49 |
|
Women |
65 (25.8) |
4 (13.3) |
44 (31.7) |
0 (0) |
2 (10) |
15 (33.3) |
51 |
51 |
|
Other specified |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.06 |
0.06 |
|
Prefer not to say [PNTS] |
1 (0.4) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.7) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Age |
Total [No. (%)] |
Board and senior leaders [No. (%)] |
Other employees [No. (%)] |
Senior coaching staff [No. (%)] |
Other coaching staff [No. (%)] |
Foundation [No. (%)] |
National data (%) |
Local data (%) |
|
16 - 24 |
31 (12.3) |
0 (0) |
16 (11.5) |
1 (5.6) |
3 (15) |
11 (24.4) |
10.3 |
8.2 |
|
25 - 34 |
92 (36.5) |
3 (10) |
52 (37.4) |
9 (50) |
9 (45) |
19 (42.2) |
14 |
13 |
|
35 - 44 |
53 (21) |
10 (33.3) |
30 (21.61) |
2 (11.1) |
3 (15) |
8 (17.8) |
13 |
12 |
|
45 - 54 |
45 (17.8) |
11 (36.7) |
20 (14.4) |
5 (27.8) |
5 (25) |
4 (8.9) |
13 |
13 |
|
55 - 64 |
18 (7.1) |
4 (13.3) |
10 (7.2) |
1 (5.6) |
0 (0) |
3 (6.7) |
13 |
12 |
|
65 - 74 |
5 (2) |
0 (0) |
5 (3.6) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
19 |
19 |
|
75+ |
2 (0.8) |
2 (6.7) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
||
|
PNTS |
6 (2.4) |
0 (0) |
6 (4.3) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Sexual and/or romantic orientation |
Total [No. (%)] |
Board and senior leaders [No. (%)] |
Other employees [No. (%)] |
Senior coaching staff [No. (%)] |
Other coaching staff [No. (%)] |
Foundation [No. (%)] |
National data (%) |
Local data (%) |
|
Bi (Bisexual) |
6 (2.3) |
0 (0) |
5 (3.6) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (2.2) |
1.3 |
1.1 |
|
Gay or lesbian |
2 (0.8) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2 (4.4) |
1.5 |
1.2 |
|
Heterosexual/straight |
240 (95.2) |
30 (100) |
131 (94.2) |
18 (100) |
20 (100) |
41 (91.1) |
89 |
90 |
|
Other specified |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.34 |
0.29 |
|
PNTS |
4 (1.6) |
0 (0) |
3 (2.2) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (2.2) |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Gender identity different to birth |
Total board and staff combined [No. (%)] |
Comparison data (%) |
|
Yes |
15 (6.0) |
0.5 |
|
No |
237 (94.0) |
93.5 |
|
PNTS |
0 (0) |
N/A |
|
Disability |
Total [No. (%)] |
Board and senior leaders [No. (%)] |
Other employees [No. (%)] |
Senior coaching staff [No. (%)] |
Other coaching staff [No. (%)] |
Foundation [No. (%)] |
National data (%) |
Local data (%) |
|
Yes |
12 (4.8) |
0 (0) |
9 (6.5) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
3 (6.7) |
18 |
18 |
|
No |
234 (92.9) |
29 (96.7) |
126 (90.6) |
18 (100) |
20 (100) |
41 (91.1) |
82 |
82 |
|
PNTS |
6 (2.4) |
1 (3.3) |
4 (2.9) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
1 (2.2) |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Ethnic group |
Total [No. (%)] |
Board and senior leaders [No. (%)] |
Other employees [No. (%)] |
Senior coaching staff [No. (%)] |
Other coaching staff [No. (%)] |
Foundation [No. (%)] |
National data (%) |
Local data (%) |
|
White |
226 (89.7) |
28 (93.3) |
128 (92.1) |
17 (94.4) |
17 (85) |
36 (80) |
81.7 |
77.0 |
|
Mixed or multiple ethnic groups |
7 (2.8) |
0 (0) |
2 (1.4) |
0 (0) |
2 (10) |
3 (6.7) |
2.9 |
3.0 |
|
Asian or Asian British |
9 (3.6) |
1 (3.3) |
4 (2.9) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
4 (8.9) |
9.3 |
13.3 |
|
Black, Black British, Caribbean or African |
5 (2) |
0 (0) |
2 (1.4) |
0 (0) |
1 (5) |
2 (4.4) |
4.0 |
4.5 |
|
Other ethnic group |
1 (0.4) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.7) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
2.1 |
2.1 |
|
PNTS |
4 (1.6) |
1 (3.3) |
2 (1.4) |
1 (5.6) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
N/A |
N/A |
