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The Story of Wolves | European adventures (Part 3)

‘From Berlin to Belgrade and Barcelona: The story of Wolves in Europe’ by club historian, Pete Crump…

Published: Thursday, 22 October 2026 at 7:01 AM
The Story of Wolves | European adventures (Part 3)
Key Things to Know
  • Club historian Pete Crump reviews Wolverhampton Wanderers' European campaigns and Anglo-Italian Cup fixtures from 1970 to 1994.
  • Wolves competed in three UEFA Cup campaigns between 1973 and 1981, facing teams including Porto and PSV Eindhoven.
  • Mel Eves scored Wolves' final European goal for 39 years against PSV Eindhoven in October 1980.
The Story in 60 Seconds

Wolverhampton Wanderers club historian Pete Crump chronicles the club's continental history across the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. The feature details Wolves' UEFA Cup campaigns between 1973 and 1981, including ties against Belenenses, Lokomotive Leipzig, Porto, and PSV Eindhoven, before an eventual 39-year European absence that ended in 2019.

The retrospective also explores Wolves' participation in the Anglo-Italian Cup across two distinct eras, beginning with the inaugural 1970 tournament against Fiorentina and Lazio. The piece concludes with their return to the revived competition during the 1990s, where they competed against domestic opponents and Italian clubs including Lecce, Ascoli, and Venezia.

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