Wolverton A.F.C.
Wolverton Association Football Club, often known simply as Wolverton, was an English football team representing the town of Wolverton (and, for a time, Milton Keynes). The club's motto was "In Omnia Paratus" (lit: "In all things prepared"). The club was wound up in 1992. Until 2007, its former home ground, Wolverton Park had what was believed to be the oldest football stand in the United Kingdom. The ground and immediate area has since been redeveloped into a housing area, Wolverton Park housing development. In November 2012, the football stand structure is still in place, but it has been stripped to act as an ornamental feature on the edge of the community park which has been built on top of the old football pitch.
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| Full name | Wolverton Association Football Club | ||
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| Nickname(s) | The Wolves, MK Wolves, The Railwaymen | ||
| Founded | 1887 | ||
| Dissolved | 1992 | ||
| Ground | Wolverton Park | ||
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Club names
The club has had a number of different names during its history, and at one time held the record for the longest club name in English football: "Newport Pagnell & Wolverton London & North Western Railway Amalgamated Association Football Club".
| 1887–1888 | - Wolverton |
| 1888–1889 | - Wolverton London & North Western Railway |
| 1889–1890 | - Newport Pagnell & Wolverton London & North Western Railway |
| 1890–1902 | - Wolverton London & North Western Railway |
| 1902–1948 | - Wolverton Town |
| 1948–1981 | - Wolverton Town & B.R. |
| 1981–1987 | - Wolverton Town |
| 1987–1988 | - Wolverton Town (Milton Keynes) |
| 1988–1990 | - Milton Keynes Wolverton Town (aka Milton Keynes Wolves) |
| 1990–1992 | - Wolverton |
Achievements
- Berks & Bucks Senior Cup:
- Winners (1): 1892/93
- Runners-up (4): 1888/89, 1891/92, 1895/96, 1969/70
- Berks & Bucks Benevolent Cup:
- Winners (2): 1947/48, 1949/50
- Berks & Bucks Junior Cup:
- Winners (1): 1904/05
- FA Cup:
- 4th Qualifying Round (1): 1957/58
- FA Vase:
- 3rd Round (4): 1974/75, 1975/76, 1976/77, 1977/78
- Southern Football League:
- Division 2 Champions (1): 1895–96
- Division 2 (London Section) Runners-up (1): 1898–99
- Isthmian League:
- Division 2 North Runners-up (1): 1986/87
- South Midlands League:
- Premier Division Champions (2): 1938/39, 1945/46
- Premier Division Runners-up (1): 1990/91
- United Counties League:
- Champions (1): 1913/14
- Spartan League:
- Premier Division Runners-up (1): 1951/52
- Western Division Runners-up (1): 1946/47
- Bucks & Contiguous Counties League:
- Division 1 Runners-up (1): 1898/99
- Athenian League Cup:
- Runners-up (1): 1983/84
- United Counties League Cup:
- Runners-up (1): 1966–67
- Kettering & District Charity Cup:
- Runners-up (2): 1892/93, 1893/94
- Luton & District Charity Cup:
- Winners (1): 1926/27
- Runners-up (1): 1893/94
- Wolverton & District Charity Cup:
- Winners (2): 1893/94, 1894/95
- Runners-up (2): 1895/96, 1896/97
Notable former players
1. Players that have played/managed in the Football League or any foreign equivalent to this level (i.e. fully professional league).
2. Players with full international caps.
3. Players that hold a club record or have captained the club.
George Henson went on to play for Northampton Town, Bradford Park Avenue, Sheffield United, Swansea Town and Wolverhampton Wanderers between 1932 and 1939.[1]
See also
- Wolverton railway works where almost all the players worked.
- Milton Keynes City F.C., which took over Wolverton Park when Wolves went bust.
References
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
External links
- Save Our Stand? BBC News
- Wolverton Town FC The website for the reformed (in 2004) Wolverton Town FC, based at The New Park, Greenleys following the closure and redevelopment of Wolverton Park for housing