Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club, commonly known as Wolves F.C., is an English professional football club. The club played its first match in 1877 as St Luke's F.C., after being formed by pupils of a school in Blakenhall, Wolverhampton bearing this name. Two years later they merged with the local cricket and football club The Wanderers to become Wolverhampton Wanderers.

After competing in numerous local league and cup competitions during its formative years, the club became a founder member of The Football League, the first professional league in global association football, in 1888.

The club has won a total of seventy "major" trophies, including the League Championship three times, the FA Cup four times, the League Cup twice and the FA Charity/Community Shield four times. Wolves have also featured in UEFA competitions during seven seasons; their best performance coming in 1972 when they were runners-up in the inaugural UEFA Cup. They have also had successes in less high-profile cup competitions such as the Texaco Cup and the Football League Trophy (now the EFL Trophy).

This list details the club's performance at first team level in league and cup competitions and the top scorers for each season since their first entry into the FA Cup in 1883–84.

Seasons SeasonLeagueFA CupEFL CupEurope / OtherTop scorer(s)DivisionPldWDLGFGAPtsPos1883–84There was no national League football until 1888R2 N/A1884–85R11885–86R41886–87R31887–88R31888–89FL2212465037283rdRUHarry Wood141889–902210575138254thSF181890–912212283950264thR3121891–9226114115946266thR3Will Devey131892–93Div 1301241447682811thWHarry Wood171893–9430143135263319thR1Joe Butcher141894–9530971443632511thR3Harry Wood101895–96301011961652114thRU171896–97301161345412810thR2Billy Beats101897–983014795741353rdR2121898–9934147135448358thR2Jack Miller121899–190034159104837394thR1George Harper101900–01349131239553113thR3Billy Wooldridge91901–02341361546573214thR1131902–03341451548573311thR1Adam Haywood111903–0434148124466368thR2Billy Wooldridge191904–05341141947732614thR2Jack SmithBilly Wooldridge141905–0638872358992320thR2Billy Wooldridge121906–07Div 238177146653416thR1Jack Roberts141907–0838157165045379thWGeorge Hedley161908–09381411135648397thR1Wally Radford241909–1038176156463408thR2Billy Blunt271910–1138158155152389thR3George HedleyJack Needham131911–12381610125733425thR3Billy Halligan241912–133814101456543810thR2171913–1438185155152419thR2Sammy Brooks111914–1538197127752454thR2Frank Curtis25No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the First World War.1919–20Div 24210102255803019thR2Dick Richards121920–21421662049663815thRUGeorge Edmonds151921–224213111844493717thR1131922–2342992442772722ndR2141923–24Div 3(N)42241537627631stR3Harry Lees221924–25Div 242206165551466thR1Tom Phillipson161925–2642217148460494thR3371926–27421472173753515thQF331927–284213101963913616thR4Wilf Chadwick191928–29421572077813717thR3Reg Weaver181929–3042169177779419thR3Billy Hartill331930–3142215168467474thQF301931–32422481011549561stR4301932–33Div 1421392080963520thR3331933–344214121674864015thR4Charlie Phillips141934–35421581988943817thR4Billy Hartill291935–364215101777764015thR3Billy Wrigglesworth131936–3742215168467475thQFGordon Clayton291937–38422011117249512ndR4Dennis Westcott221938–3942221198839552ndRU431939–40302134216thn/an/aNo competitive football was played between 1940 and 1945 due to the Second World War.1945–46There was no national League football in 1945–46R4 N/A1946–47Div 142256119856563rdR4Dennis Westcott391947–4842199148370475thR4Johnny HancocksJesse Pye161948–49421712137966466thWSammy Smyth221949–5042201397649532ndR5FA Charity ShieldWJesse Pye181950–51421581974613814thSFRoy Swinbourne221951–524212141673733816thR4Jesse Pye151952–53421913108663513rdR3Roy Swinbourne211953–5442257109656571stR3Dennis Wilshaw271954–55421910138970482ndQFFA Charity ShieldWJohnny Hancocks281955–5642209138965493rdR3181956–5742208149470486thR4Harry Hooper191957–5842288610347641stQFJimmy Murray321958–5942285911049611stR4FA Charity ShieldRUPeter Broadbent22European CupR11959–60422461210667542ndWFA Charity ShieldWJimmy Murray34European CupQF1960–61422571010375573rdR3FA Charity ShieldWTed Farmer28European Cup Winners' CupSF1961–624213101973863618thR4Jimmy Murray 171962–63422010129365505thR3Alan Hinton 191963–644212151570803916thR3Ray Crawford261964–65421342559893021stQF151965–66Div 2422010128761506thR5Peter Knowles 211966–674225898848582ndR4R3Ernie Hunt 211967–68Div 1421482066753617thR3R2Derek Dougan171968–694210151741583516thR4R4141969–704212161455574013thR3R4Anglo-Italian CupGSHugh Curran 231970–7142228126454524thR4R2Texaco CupWBobby Gould 231971–72421811136557479thR3R2UEFA CupRUDerek Dougan241972–73421811136654475thSFSFTexaco CupQFJohn Richards361973–744213151449494112thR3WUEFA CupR2181974–754214111757543912thR3R2R1Kenny Hibbitt171975–764210102251683020thQFR4John Richards251976–77Div 242221378445571stQFR2201977–78Div 14212121851643615thR4R2131978–79421382144683418thSFR291979–8042199145847476thR5W181980–81421392043553518thSFR2UEFA CupR1171981–824210102232634022ndR3R2Mel EvesAndy Gray71982–83Div 242201576844752ndR4R2Mel Eves 191983–84Div 1426112527802922ndR3R2Wayne Clarke 91984–85Div 242892537793322ndR3R3Alan AinscowTony Evans 61985–86Div 34611102557984323rdR1R1Football League TrophyGSAndy King 101986–87Div 446247156950794thR1R1R1Steve Bull19Play-offsRU1987–8846279108243901stR2R3Football League TrophyW521988–89Div 346261469649921stR1R1AF501989–90Div 24618131567606710thR3R2Full Members' CupR1271990–914613191463635812thR3R2R2271991–924618101861546411thR3R3R1231992–93Div 14616131757566111thR4R2Anglo-Italian CupPR191993–94461717126047688thQFR2PR151994–95462113127761764thQFR3GSDavid Kelly22Play-offsSF1995–964613161756625520thR4QFDon Goodman201996–97462210146851763rdR3R1Play-offsSFSteve Bull231997–98461811175753659thSFR3Dougie Freedman121998–99461916116443737thR4R2Robbie Keane161999–2000462111146448747thR4R1Ade Akinbiyi162000–014614131945485512thR4R3Adam Proudlock112001–02462511107643863rdR3R1Play-offsSFDean Sturridge212002–03462016108144765thQFR2Play-offsWKenny Miller242003–04Prem387121938773320thR4R4Alex Rae82004–05Champ461521107259669thR4R2Kenny Miller202005–06461619115042677thR4R2122006–07462210146156765thR4R1Play-offsSFSeyi Olofinjana102007–08461816125348707thR5R2Sylvan Ebanks-Blake122008–0946279108052901stR4R2252009–10Prem389111832563815thR4R3Kevin Doyle92010–11381172046664017thR4R4Steven Fletcher122011–12385102340822520thR3R4122012–13Champ461492354695123rdR3R3Sylvan Ebanks-Blake152013–14Lge 1463110589311031stR1R1Football League TrophyR2Leigh GriffithsBakary Sako132014–15Champ462212127056787thR3R1Nouha DickoBakary Sako152015–164614161653585814thR3R3Benik Afobe102016–174616102054585815thR5R3Hélder Costa122017–184630978239991stR3R4Diogo Jota182018–19Prem38169134746577thSFR3Raúl Jiménez172019–2038151495140597thR3R4UEFA Europa LeagueQF272020–21381291736524513thR5R2Pedro NetoRúben Neves52021–22381561738435110thR4R3Raúl JiménezDaniel Podence62022–23381181931584113thR3QFRúben NevesDaniel Podence62023–24381371850654614thQFR3Matheus Cunha142024–25381262054694216thR5R3172025–26383112427682020thR5R4Tolu ArokodareJørgen Strand 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Key

Pld – Matches played W – Matches won D – Matches drawn L – Matches lost GF – Goals for GA – Goals against Pts – Points Pos – Final position

Prem – Premier League Champ – EFL Championship Lge 1 – EFL League One FL – Football League Div 1 – Football League First Division Div 2 – Football League Second Division Div 3 – Football League Third Division Div 3(N) – Football League Third Division North Div 4 – Football League Fourth Division

PR – Preliminary round GS – Group stage R1 – Round 1 R2 – Round 2 R3 – Round 3 R4 – Round 4 R5 – Round 5 R32 – Round of 32 R16 – Round of 16 QF – Quarter-finals SF – Semi-finals AF – Area finals RU – Runners-up W – Winners

WinnersRunners-upThird placePlay-offsPromotedRelegated

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