2017–18 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season

Wolverhampton Wanderers
2017–18 season
ChairmanJeff Shi
Head coachNuno Espírito Santo
StadiumMolineux
EFL Championship1st (promoted)
FA CupThird round
EFL CupFourth round
Top goalscorerLeague: Diogo Jota (17)
All: Diogo Jota (18)
Highest home attendance30,239
(vs Aston Villa,
14 October 2017)
Lowest home attendance9,478
(vs Yeovil,
8 August 2017)
Average home league attendance28,298

The 2017–18 season was the 140th in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the first under former FC Porto manager Nuno Espírito Santo who was appointed on 31 May 2017.[1] The club competed in the English Football League Championship for the fourth consecutive and final year as well as the EFL Cup and the FA Cup.

The club led the league table on 31 October with a win against Norwich City and stayed put since then, both winning the title and gaining promotion to the Premier League after a 6-year absence with a tally of 99 points, the club's highest-ever in the second tier.[2][3][4] The club recorded a pre-tax loss of £57.16 million in its season-concluded accounts published on 5 March 2019, of which around £20 million was for bonuses paid to its staff and players for achieving Premier League promotion.[5][6] It also noted a deficit of more than a £1 million per week, making the loss more than double the value from the previous financial year.[5]

Matches[edit]

Pre-season[edit]

Wolves began their pre-season training at their training ground on 26 June 2017 before playing six friendlies, included three during a stay in Austria.[7]

12 July 2017 Friendly Werder Bremen 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Zell am Ziller, Austria
18:00 CEST Report Dicko 50' Stadium: Parkstadion
Referee: Walter Altmann
15 July 2017 Friendly Viktoria Plzeň 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Westerndorf, Austria
17:00 CEST Bakoš 64' Report Dicko 16'
Doherty 31'		 Stadium: Waldstadion
Attendance: 300
18 July 2017 Friendly Jablonec 1–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Schwaz, Austria
18:00 CEST Trávník 51' Report Stadium: Silberstadt Arena
22 July 2017 Friendly Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Rodman 7'
Morris 30'		 Report Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Attendance: 5,409 (2,883 away)
Referee: Rob Lewis
25 July 2017 Friendly Peterborough United 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Peterborough
19:30 BST Report Samuels 70' Stadium: ABAX Stadium
Referee: Neil Hair
29 July 2017 Friendly Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Leicester City Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Cavaleiro 60' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 11,953 (1,634 away)
Referee: Steve Martin

Football League Championship[edit]

See also: 2017–18 EFL Championship

A total of 24 teams competed in the EFL Championship in the 2017–18 season. Each team played every other team twice, once at their stadium, and once at the opposition's. Three points were awarded to teams for each win, one point per draw, and none for defeats. The provisional fixture list was released on 21 June 2017, but was subject to change in the event of matches being selected for television coverage or police concerns.[8]

Results[edit]

5 August 2017 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Middlesbrough Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Bonatini 33' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 29,692 (2,564 away fans)
Referee: Darren Bond
12 August 2017 2 Derby County 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Derby
15:00 BST Report Douglas 32'
Cavaleiro 76'		 Stadium: Pride Park
Attendance: 27,757 (3,124 away fans)
Referee: Lee Probert
15 August 2017 3 Hull City 2–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Kingston upon Hull
19:45 BST) Dawson 27'
Meyler 90+10' (pen.)		 Report Neves 6'
Jota 43'
Dicko 90'		 Stadium: KCOM Stadium
Attendance: 17,145 (1,527 away fans)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
19 August 2017 4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–2 Cardiff City Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Bonatini 67' Report Ralls 54'
Mendez-Laing 77'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,068 (1,576 away fans)
Referee: Scott Duncan
26 August 2017 5 Brentford 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Brentford
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10,351 (1,650 away fans)
Referee: Tim Robinson
9 September 2017 6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Millwall Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Jota 10' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,426 (1,235 away fans)
Referee: Bobby Madley
12 September 2017 7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–3 Bristol City Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Bonatini 28'
Jota 54'
Batth 85'		 Report Flint 43'
Diédhiou 58' (pen.)
Reid 82'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 23,045 (687 away fans)
Referee: Steve Martin
16 September 2017 8 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Nottingham
15:00 BST Carayol 75' Report Jota 47', 81' Stadium: City Ground
Attendance: 25,756 (1,998 away fans)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
23 September 2017 9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Barnsley Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Enobakhare 80'
N'Diaye 90+3'		 Report Jackson 90+1' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,154 (926 away fans)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
27 September 2017 10 Sheffield United 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sheffield
19:45 BST Clarke 39', 58' Report Neves soccer ball with red X 51' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 25,893 (2,233 away fans)
Referee: Peter Bankes
30 September 2017 11 Burton Albion 0–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST Report Jota 5'
Saïss 11'
Vinagre 41'
Bonatini 62'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 5,080 (1,641 away fans)
Referee: Tony Harrington
14 October 2017 12 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Aston Villa Wolverhampton
17:30 BST Jota 55'
Bonatini 71'		 Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 30,239 (2,758 away fans)
Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
21 October 2017 13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–2 Preston North End Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Cavaleiro 44'
Bonatini 59' (pen.), 63'		 Report Hugill 65'
Coady 76' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,352 (1,983 away fans)
Referee: Steve Martin
28 October 2017 14 Queens Park Rangers 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Shepherd's Bush, London
15:00 BST Washington 41'
Smith 81'		 Report Bonatini 43' Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,004 (3,194 away fans)
Referee: Tony Harrington
31 October 2017 15 Norwich City 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Norwich
19:45 GMT Report Boly 18'
Bonatini 72'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 26,554 (1,415 away fans)
Referee: Darren England
3 November 2017 16 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Fulham Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Saïss 9'
Bonatini 26'		 Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 24,388 (490 away fans)
Referee: David Coote
Note: Live on Sky Sports
18 November 2017 17 Reading 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Reading
15:00 GMT Report Cavaleiro 16'
Doherty 88'		 Stadium: Madejski Stadium
Attendance: 20,708 (3,873 away fans)
Referee: Roger East
22 November 2017 18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 4–1 Leeds United Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Douglas 15'
Cavaleiro 26'
Jota 72'
Costa 76' (pen.)		 Report Alioski 48' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,914 (2,370 away fans)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
25 November 2017 19 Wolverhampton Wanderers 5–1 Bolton Wanderers Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Boly 13'
Bonatini 25'
Cavaleiro 62' (pen.), 82'
Jota 87'		 Report Buckley 74' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,894 (821 away fans)
Referee: Keith Stroud
4 December 2017 20 Birmingham City 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham
19:45 GMT Report Bonatini 8' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 19,641 (2,455 away fans)
Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: Live on Sky Sports
9 December 2017 21 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Sunderland Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,488 (1,447 away fans)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
15 December 2017 22 Sheffield Wednesday 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sheffield
19:45 GMT Report Neves 34' Stadium: Hillsborough
Attendance: 23,809 (1,267 away fans)
Referee: Darren Bond
Note: Live on Sky Sports
23 December 2017 23 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Ipswich Town Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Cavaleiro 40' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 30,218 (754 away fans)
Referee: David Coote
26 December 2017 24 Millwall 2–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bermondsey
13:00 GMT Gregory 13'
Cooper 72'		 Report Jota 45+4'
Saïss 56'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 13,121 (1,726 away fans)
Referee: Tim Robinson
30 December 2017 25 Bristol City 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Bristol
17:30 GMT Reid 53' Report Douglas 66'
Bennett 90+4'		 Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 25,540 (3,442 away fans)
Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Live on Sky Sports
2 January 2018 26 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Brentford Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Neves 57'
Douglas 59'
Jota 80'		 Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,475 (458 away fans)
Referee: Andrew Madley
13 January 2018 27 Barnsley 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Barnsley
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 16,050 (4,722 away fans)
Referee: Keith Stroud
20 January 2018 28 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–2 Nottingham Forest Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Report Dowell 40'
Osborn 43'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 29,050 (1,639 away fans)
Referee: Bobby Madley
27 January 2018 29 Ipswich Town 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Ipswich
15:00 GMT Report Doherty 15' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 15,971 (1,890 away fans)
Referee: Simon Hooper
3 February 2018 30 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Sheffield United Wolverhampton
17:30 GMT Neves 5'
Jota 30'
Cavaleiro 76'		 Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 29,311 (2,021 away fans)
Referee: Darren Bond
Note: Live on Sky Sports
10 February 2018 31 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–1 Queens Park Rangers Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT N'Diaye 12'
Costa 21'		 Report Washington 51' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 30,168 (765 away fans)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
17 February 2018 32 Preston North End 1–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Preston
15:00 GMT Browne 52' Report Costa 61' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 18,570 (5,626 away fans)
Referee: Robert Jones
21 February 2018 33 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Norwich City Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Lewis 12' (o.g.)
N'Diaye 25'		 Report Zimmermann 27'
Oliveira 90+3'		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 29,100 (624 away fans)
Referee: James Linington
24 February 2018 34 Fulham 2–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers London
17:30 GMT Sessegnon 38'
Mitrovic 71'		 Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 23,510 (4,673 away fans)
Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Live on Sky Sports
7 March 2018 35 Leeds United 0–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Leeds
19:45 GMT Report Saïss 28'
Boly 45'
Afobe 74'		 Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 26,434 (1,356 away fans)
Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
10 March 2018 36 Aston Villa 4–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Birmingham
17:30 GMT Adomah 8'
Chester 57'
Grabban 62'
Bjarnason 85'		 Report Jota 20' Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 37,836 (2,700 away fans)
Referee: David Coote
Note: Live on Sky Sports
13 March 2018 37 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–0 Reading Wolverhampton
19:45 GMT Doherty 40', 73'
Afobe 58'		 Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 27,341 (249 away fans)
Referee: Robert Jones
17 March 2018 38 Wolverhampton Wanderers 3–1 Burton Albion Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Costa 15'
Afobe 41', 56'		 Report Dyer 44' Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 29,977 (533 away fans)
Referee: Geoff Eltringham
30 March 2018 39 Middlesbrough 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Middlesbrough
17:30 BST Bamford 90+4' Report Costa 32'
Cavaleiro 37'		 Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 27,658 (1,782 away fans)
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Live on Sky Sports
3 April 2018 40 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2 Hull City Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Jota 18' (pen.)
Buur 83'		 Report Meyler 37' (pen.)
Bennett 78' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 29,718 (371 away fans)
Referee: Darren England
6 April 2018 41 Cardiff City 0–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Cardiff
19:45 BST Madine soccer ball with red X 90+4'
Hoilett soccer ball with red X 90+6'		 Report Neves 67' Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance: 29,317 (3,000 away fans)
Referee: Mike Dean
Note: Live on Sky Sports
11 April 2018 42 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Derby County Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Jota 6'
Neves 51'		 Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,503 (1,115 away fans)
Referee: Tim Robinson
Note: Live on Sky Sports
15 April 2018 43 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–0 Birmingham City Wolverhampton
12:00 BST Jota 21'
Afobe 87'		 Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 29,536 (1,987 away fans)
Referee: Andy Davies
Note: Live on Sky Sports
21 April 2018 44 Bolton Wanderers 0–4 Wolverhampton Wanderers Horwich
15:00 BST Report Douglas 16'
Afobe 45+1'
Jota 53'
Coady 66' (pen.)		 Stadium: Macron Stadium
Attendance: 19,092 (4,796 away fans)
Referee: Keith Stroud
28 April 2018 45 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Sheffield Wednesday Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 29,794 (2,193 away fans)
Referee: Simon Hooper
6 May 2018 46 Sunderland 3–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Sunderland
12:30 BST Ejaria 19'
Fletcher 45'
McNair 66'		 Report Stadium: Stadium of Light
Attendance: 28,452 (2,589 away fans)
Referee: Jeremy Simpson

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (C, P) 46 30 9 7 82 39 +43 99 Promotion to the Premier League
2 Cardiff City (P) 46 27 9 10 69 39 +30 90
3 Fulham (O, P) 46 25 13 8 79 46 +33 88 Qualification for Championship play-offs[a]
4 Aston Villa 46 24 11 11 72 42 +30 83
5 Middlesbrough 46 22 10 14 67 45 +22 76
Source: English Football League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Premier League.

Results summary[edit]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 30 9 7 82 39  +43 99 16 5 2 47 18  +29 14 4 5 35 21  +14

Source: Statto.com

Results by round[edit]

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundHAAHAHHAHAAHHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAAAHHAHAHHAHA
ResultWWWLDWDWWLWWWLWWWWWWDWWDWWDLWWWDDLWLWWWDWWWWDL
Position9223434224211211111111111111111111111111111111
Source: 11v11.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

FA Cup[edit]

See also: 2017–18 FA Cup

In the FA Cup, Wolverhampton Wanderers entered the competition in the third round and were drawn at home to Swansea City.[9]

6 January 2018 R3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Swansea City Wolverhampton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 22,976 (1,234 away fans)
Referee: Anthony Taylor
17 January 2018 R3 rep. Swansea City 2–1 Wolverhampton Wanderers Swansea
19:45 GMT Ayew 11'
Bony 69'		 Report Jota 66' Stadium: Liberty Stadium
Attendance: 8,294 (1,883 away fans)
Referee: Chris Kavanagh

EFL Cup[edit]

See also: 2017–18 EFL Cup
8 August 2017 R1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Yeovil Town Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Dicko 76' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 9,478 (440 away fans)
Referee: Rob Lewis
23 August 2017 R2 Southampton 0–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Southampton
19:45 BST Report Batth 67'
Wilson 87'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 17,931 (1,695 away fans)
Referee: James Linington
19 September 2017 R3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 (a.e.t.) Bristol Rovers Wolverhampton
19:45 BST Enobakhare 98' Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 12,740 (1,957 away fans)
Referee: Tony Harrington
24 October 2017 R4 Manchester City 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 p)		 Wolverhampton Wanderers Manchester
20:00 BST Report Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Attendance: 50,755 (6,114 away fans)
Referee: Kevin Friend
Penalties
De Bruyne soccer ball with check mark
Touré soccer ball with check mark
Sané soccer ball with check mark
Agüero soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Bonatini
soccer ball with red X N'Diaye
soccer ball with red X Coady

Players[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Key:
  ‡ On loan from another club   * First appearance(s) for the club

Correct as of end of the season. Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances in parentheses where applicable.

No.PosNamePGPGPGPG A yellow card A red card Notes
League FA CupLeague CupTotalDiscipline
1 GK Nigeria Carl Ikeme 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Republic of Ireland Matt Doherty 45 4 2 0 0 0 47 4 2 1
3 DF Scotland Barry Douglas 38(1) 5 1(1) 0 0(1) 0 39(3) 5 8 0
4 MF Wales David Edwards † 0(1) 0 0 0 2 0 2(1) 0 0 0
4 DF Senegal Alfred N'Diaye ‡ 13(20) 3 2 0 2 0 17(20) 3 6 0
5 DF England Ryan Bennett 27(2) 1 1 0 3 0 31(2) 1 8 0
6 DF England Danny Batth 15(1) 1 1 0 4 1 20(1) 2 4 1
7 MF Portugal Ivan Cavaleiro 31(11) 9 0(1) 0 1(2) 0 32(14) 9 4 0
8 MF Portugal Rúben Neves 42 6 0 0 0 0 42 6 11 1
9 FW Mali Nouha Dicko † 0(5) 1 0 0 2 1 2(5) 2 0 0
9 FW Spain Rafa Mir 0(2) 0 1(1) 0 0 0 1(3) 0 0 0
10 FW Republic of Ireland Joe Mason ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF England Jordan Graham ¤ 0(1) 0 0 0 2 0 2(1) 0 0 0
12 MF England Ben Marshall ¤ 1(5) 0 0 0 3 0 4(5) 0 2 0
13 GK England Harry Burgoyne 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
14 MF Poland Michał Żyro ¤ 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 1(1) 0 1 0
15 DF France Willy Boly ‡ 36 3 0 0 1 0 37 3 2 0
16 MF England Conor Coady 45 1 1 0 2 0 48 1 4 1
17 MF Portugal Hélder Costa 21(15) 5 2 0 1 0 24(15) 5 2 0
18 FW Portugal Diogo Jota ‡ 43(1) 17 0(1) 1 0(1) 0 43(3) 18 9 0
19 MF England Jack Price † 0(5) 0 0 0 4 0 4(5) 0 2 0
19 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Benik Afobe ‡ 7(9) 6 0 0 0 0 7(9) 6 0 0
20 MF Republic of Ireland Connor Ronan ¤ 0(3) 0 0 0 1(3) 0 1(6) 0 0 0
21 GK England John Ruddy 45 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 1 0
23 DF Ghana Phil Ofosu-Ayeh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF England Morgan Gibbs-White 1(12) 0 2 0 0 0 3(12) 0 0 0
25 DF Portugal Roderick Miranda 16(1) 0 1 0 1 0 18(1) 0 2 0
26 FW Nigeria Bright Enobakhare 5(16) 1 2 0 2(1) 1 9(17) 2 0 0
27 MF Morocco Romain Saïss 37(5) 4 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 37(7) 4 12 0
29 DF Portugal Rúben Vinagre ‡ 8(1) 1 1 0 3 0 12(1) 1 0 1
30 DF England Kortney Hause 0(1) 0 2 0 1 0 3(1) 0 0 0
31 GK England Will Norris 1 0 2 0 4 0 7 0 0 0
32 DF France Sylvain Deslandes ¤ 0(1) 0 0 0 2 0 2(1) 0 0 0
33 FW Brazil Léo Bonatini ‡ 29(14) 12 1(1) 0 1(1) 0 31(16) 12 0 0
34 MF Portugal Pedro Gonçalves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 FW England Donovan Wilson ¤ 0 0 0 0 0(2) 1 0(2) 1 0 0
36 DF England Connor Johnson ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 MF Scotland Daniel Armstrong ¤ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38 DF Denmark Oskar Buur 0(1) 1 0 0 1 0 1(1) 1 0 0

Awards[edit]

Award Winner[10]
Fans' Player of the Season Rúben Neves
Players' Player of the Season Rúben Neves
Young Player of the Season Morgan Gibbs-White
Academy Player of the Season Ryan Giles
Goal of the Season Rúben Neves
(vs Derby County, 11 April 2018)

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date Player From Fee
31 May 2017[a] England Ryan Bennett Unattached[b] Free[13]
13 June 2017 Portugal Roderick Miranda Portugal Rio Ave Undisclosed[14]
20 June 2017[a] Ghana Phil Ofosu-Ayeh Unattached[c] Free[15]
1 July 2017 England Kevin Berkoe England Chelsea Free
1 July 2017 Scotland Barry Douglas Turkey Konyaspor £1,000,000[16]
1 July 2017 Dominican Republic Carlos Heredia England Milton Keynes Dons Free
1 July 2017 England Ben Goodliffe England Boreham Wood Free
1 July 2017 Republic of Ireland Ray O'Sullivan Republic of Ireland St. Kevin's Boys Free
1 July 2017 France Enzo Sauvage England Nike Academy Free
1 July 2017 Wales Terry Taylor Scotland Aberdeen Undisclosed
1 July 2017 Republic of Ireland Callum Thompson Republic of Ireland St. Joseph's Boys Free
8 July 2017 Portugal Rúben Neves Portugal Porto £15,800,000[17]
10 July 2017 England John Ruddy Unattached[b] Free[18]
11 July 2017 England Will Norris England Cambridge United Undisclosed[19]
18 July 2017 Portugal Pedro Gonçalves Spain Valencia Free[20]
18 July 2017 Portugal Boubacar Hanne Portugal Paços de Ferreira Free[20]
24 August 2017 Denmark Oskar Buur Denmark Brabrand IF Free[21]
31 August 2017 Portugal José Xavier Portugal Chaves Free[22]
31 August 2017 Switzerland Ming-yang Yang Switzerland FC Winterthur Undisclosed[22]
1 September 2017 England Diego Lattie England Liverpool Free
26 October 2017 England Benny Ashley-Seal Unattached[b] Compensation[23]
3 January 2018 Spain Rafa Mir Spain Valencia Undisclosed[24]
26 January 2018 Denmark Andreas Søndergaard Denmark Odense Undisclosed[25]
31 January 2018 Portugal Tomás Reimão Unattached[d] Free[26]
31 January 2018 England Ben Stevenson England Coventry City Undisclosed[27]
1 February 2018 England Joseph Joseph England Southend United Free
  1. ^ a b Deal officially goes through on 1 July 2017
  2. ^ a b c Released from England Norwich City prior to joining Wolves.[11][12]
  3. ^ Released from Germany Eintracht Braunschweig prior to joining Wolves.[15]
  4. ^ Released from Italy Fiorentina prior to joining Wolves[26]

Loans in[edit]

Date from Player From Date until
8 July 2017 France Willy Boly Portugal Porto End of season[28]
20 July 2017 Portugal Rúben Vinagre France AS Monaco End of season[29]
25 July 2017 Portugal Diogo Jota Spain Atlético Madrid End of season[30]
1 August 2017 Brazil Léo Bonatini Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal End of season[31]
31 August 2017 Senegal Alfred N'Diaye Spain Villarreal End of season[32]
31 January 2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo Benik Afobe England Bournemouth End of season[33]

Out[edit]

Date Player To Fee
26 June 2017 England George Saville England Millwall Undisclosed[34]
26 June 2017 England Jed Wallace England Millwall Undisclosed[34]
30 June 2017 England James Henry Released[a] Free[36]
30 June 2017 Portugal Sílvio Released[b] Free[37]
30 June 2017 England Mike Williamson Released[c] Free[36]
1 July 2017 England Brandon Ball Released[d] Free
1 July 2017 England Ben O'Hanlon Released[e] Free
3 July 2017 England Nyeko Sinclair Released[f] Free
14 July 2017 Iceland Jón Daði Böðvarsson England Reading £3,000,000[39]
4 August 2017 England Regan Upton England Tamworth Free
11 August 2017 England Sam Phillips England Haughmond Free
26 August 2017 Wales David Edwards England Reading £1,000,000[40]
27 August 2017 England Andy Lonergan England Leeds United Free[41]
29 August 2017 Mali Nouha Dicko England Hull City £3,500,000[42]
8 January 2018 England Jack Price United States Colorado Rapids Undisclosed[43]
10 January 2018 Wales Lee Evans England Sheffield United Undisclosed[44]
  1. ^ James Henry joined England Oxford United following his release.[35]
  2. ^ Sílvio joined Portugal Braga following his release.
  3. ^ Mike Williamson joined England Oxford United following his release.[38]
  4. ^ Brandon Ball joined England Stourbridge following his release.
  5. ^ Ben O'Hanlon joined England Harrogate Town following his release.
  6. ^ Nyeko Sinclair joined England Tamworth following his release.

Loans out[edit]

Date from Player To Date until
27 June 2017 England Jonathan Flatt England Cheltenham Town End of season[a][46]
29 June 2017 Netherlands Paul Gladon Netherlands Heracles Almelo End of season[47]
10 July 2017 Romania Nicu Carnat Denmark Esbjerg End of season[a][48]
14 July 2017 England Ethan Ebanks-Landell England Milton Keynes Dons End of season[49]
14 July 2017 England Dominic Iorfa England Ipswich Town End of season[50]
26 July 2017 England Niall Ennis England Shrewsbury Town End of season[a][51]
31 July 2017 Wales Lee Evans England Wigan Athletic End of season[a][52]
1 August 2017 England Aaron Hayden England Telford United End of season[a][53]
3 August 2017 England Aaron Simpson England Telford United End of season[a][54]
4 August 2017 Haiti Duckens Nazon England Coventry City January 2018[55]
23 August 2017 Republic of Ireland Joe Mason England Burton Albion January 2018[56]
29 August 2017 England Will Randall England Forest Green Rovers End of season[a][57]
30 August 2017 Scotland Jordan Allan Scotland Airdrieonians January 2018[58]
31 August 2017 Wales Ryan Leak Wales The New Saints January 2018[59]
31 August 2017 England Jordan Graham England Fulham End of season[a][60]
31 August 2017 Scotland Jack Ruddy England Oldham Athletic January 2018[61]
5 September 2017 England Connor Johnson England Telford United End of season[62][63]
15 September 2017 Scotland Ross Finnie England Gloucester City 15 October 2017[64]
3 January 2018 Wales Aaron Collins England Newport County End of season[65]
4 January 2018 Republic of the Congo Prince Oniangué France Angers End of season[66]
5 January 2018 Republic of Ireland Connor Ronan England Portsmouth End of season[67]
5 January 2018 France Sylvain Deslandes England Portsmouth End of season[67]
11 January 2018 Wales Ryan Leak England Telford United End of season[68]
11 January 2018 England Donovan Wilson England Port Vale End of season[69]
12 January 2018 Scotland Jack Ruddy Scotland Ayr United End of season[70]
22 January 2018 Poland Michał Żyro England Charlton Athletic End of season[71]
26 January 2018 Haiti Duckens Nazon England Oldham Athletic End of season[72]
26 January 2018 England Andrew Sealey-Harris England Farnborough End of season[73]
31 January 2018 Scotland Daniel Armstrong Scotland Dunfermline End of season[74]
31 January 2018 England Ben Marshall England Millwall End of season[75]
31 January 2018 England Aaron Simpson Scotland Kilmarnock End of season[76]
31 January 2018 England Ben Stevenson England Colchester United End of season[27]
1 February 2018 Slovakia Christián Herc Slovakia FC DAC 1904 End of season[77]
2 February 2018 England Harry Beasley England Stourbridge 3 March 2018[78]
4 February 2018 Republic of Ireland Daniel McKenna Republic of Ireland Bray Wanderers End of season[79]
20 February 2018 Republic of Ireland Joe Mason United States Colorado Rapids October 2018[80]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Player was recalled in January 2018[45]

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