The June Edition of Wolves' History
June 1948: Wolves appoint Stan Cullis as manager
Following his retirement at the end of the 1947/1948 season, Stan Cullis was appointed as manager of Wolves in June 1948. Cullis would go onto manage 748 games for Wolves, winning 350 of them across sixteen years as manager. Cullis led Wolves to their first major piece of silverware in over forty years, winning the FA Cup in his first season in charge. Cullis would win three First Division titles, two FA Cups, and one Charity Shield as manager of Wolves.
24th June 1994: Queen Elizabeth unveils plaque celebrating the opening of Molineux
During Her Majesty’s trip to Wolverhampton in June 1994, Queen Elizabeth visited Molineux to unveil a plaque that celebrated the completion of work on the redeveloped Molineux stadium. The redevelopment of the stadium had been a project Sir Jack Hayward commenced with swiftly after purchasing the club in 1990 and the redeveloped Molineux was officially re-opened on the 7th of December 1993.
20th June 2020: Wolves’ 2019/2020 season resumes following the halting of football due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
On the 7th of March 2020, Wolves played their final game, a 0-0 draw with Brighton, before football was halted due to the spread of COVID-19. However, Wolves returned to Premier League action on the 20th of June, as Wolves beat West Ham 2-0 at the London Stadium with goals coming from Raul Jimenez and Pedro Neto. Wolves would go onto pick up sixteen points from their remaining nine games of the 2019/2020 season, allowing them to secure a seventh place finish for the second consecutive season.
11th June 2022: Molineux hosts first Men's International since 1956
In a goalless draw, England played host to visitors Italy in the Nations League at Molineux on the 11th of June 2022. This was the first time England had met the European Champions since the defeat in the final of EURO 2020. This was also the first time since 1956 that Molineux had played host to a men’s international game, however, England were more successful on that day, beating Denmark, 5-2 with club-legend Billy Wright captaining the side. Molineux also hosted an England Women’s international five days later, with the Lionesses beating Belgium 3-0.
-Louis Sharma
