Wolverhampton 0-1 Chelsea - August 22, 1978 / Division 1 1978/1979
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WOL
42' - Goal
Tommy Langley
WOL

65' - Substitution
Bob Hazellis substituted by Norman Bell65
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Team line-ups
Wolverhampton
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Paul Bradshaw | 22 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Bob Hazell | 65 | 19 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
John McAlle | 28 | 323 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Derek Parkin | 30 | 343 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Geoff Palmer | 24 | 127 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kenny Hibbitt | 27 | 251 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Peter Daniel | 22 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Willie Carr | 28 | 86 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Steve Daley | 25 | 133 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Mel Eves | 21 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Billy Rafferty | 27 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
24.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
123
Chelsea
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Peter Bonetti | 36 | 600 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Steve Wicks | 21 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gary Locke | 24 | 127 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ron Harris | 33 | 631 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Michael Droy | 27 | 124 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Kenny Swain | 26 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
David Hay | 30 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Gary Stanley | 24 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ray Wilkins | 21 | 63 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Clive Walker | 21 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Tommy Langley | 42 | 20 | 51 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
25.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
161
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F |
Norman Bell | 65 | 22 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Kenny Hibbitt
IN
Martin Patching
OUT
Peter Daniel
IN
John Richards
OUT
Willie Carr
IN
George Berry
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
No changes regarding the previous match for the starting playersManager
Age
Match num
46
96
Success rate in this team:
40 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
40 %
Chung vs Chelsea
0 victory
3 draws
2 losses
Chung vs Shellito
0 victory
1 draw
2 losses
Manager
Age
Match num
38
52
Success rate in this team:
29 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
29 %
Shellito vs Wolverhampton
2 victories
1 draw
0 loss
Shellito vs Chung
2 victories
1 draw
0 loss
Videos
Key figures

Wolverhampton keeps its 4 consecutive matches without a win vs Chelsea running (since 11/12/1976). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 14/02/1948-15/04/1950 time period (5 matches).

Wolverhampton keeps its 5 matches with at least one goal conceded vs Chelsea running (since 15/03/1975). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 27/09/1952-29/04/1968 time period (25 matches).

No Wolverhampton manager (with more than 30 matches on the bench) before Sammy Chung has done less than 1.16 goals scored per game in Premier League.
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | DWolverhampton 1-1 Manchester City18/03/1978 | LWolverhampton 1-3 Liverpool25/03/1978 | LWolverhampton 0-1 Birmingham City01/04/1978 | DWolverhampton 0-0 Middlesbrough15/04/1978 | VWolverhampton 2-1 Manchester United29/04/1978 | VWolverhampton 3-1 Aston Villa02/05/1978 |
| Overall | DWolverhampton 1-1 Manchester City18/03/1978 | LWolverhampton 1-3 Liverpool25/03/1978 | LWolverhampton 0-1 Birmingham City01/04/1978 | DWolverhampton 0-0 Middlesbrough15/04/1978 | VWolverhampton 2-1 Manchester United29/04/1978 | VWolverhampton 3-1 Aston Villa02/05/1978 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 3 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 2 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 2 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 2 |
| Conceding streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
1 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
0 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0 |
Betting aid
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0
|
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0
|
Bookings
|
0
|
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0
|
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0
|
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0
|
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
Historical head to head
Home
93 gf
59 ga
Away
71 gf
86 ga
Total
164 gf
145 ga
Historical head to head
Home
86 gf
71 ga
Away
59 gf
93 ga
Total
145 gf
164 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 8 - 1 |
September 26, 1953 |
| Home | 8 - 1 |
September 26, 1953 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 2 |
August 30, 1958 |
| Away | 3 - 0 |
August 22, 1964 |
Latest head to head
April 22, 1978 - Division 1 1977/1978
December 10, 1977 - Division 1 1977/1978
May 07, 1977 - Division 2 1976/1977
December 11, 1976 - Division 2 1976/1977
March 15, 1975 - Division 1 1974/1975
Best historical scorers against Chelsea
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Jimmy Murray | 6 goals | 1960 - 1960 |
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John Richards | 6 goals | 1973 - 1975 |
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Raymond Crawford | 4 goals | 1963 - 1964 |
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Hugh Curran | 4 goals | 1969 - 1969 |
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Jim McCalliog | 4 goals | 1970 - 1973 |
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Terry Wharton | 3 goals | 1962 - 1963 |
Best historical scorers against Wolverhampton
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Jimmy Greaves | 9 goals | 1958 - 1960 |
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Robert Tambling | 5 goals | 1962 - 1968 |
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Barry Bridges | 5 goals | 1962 - 1964 |
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Peter Osgood | 5 goals | 1968 - 1973 |
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Ron Tindall | 3 goals | 1959 - 1960 |
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Tommy Langley | 2 goals | 1977 - 1978 |
Players with most games played vs Chelsea
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Derek Parkin | 17 matches | 1968 - 1978 |
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John McAlle | 15 matches | 1968 - 1978 |
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David Wagstaffe | 13 matches | 1968 - 1975 |
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Michael A Bailey | 13 matches | 1968 - 1975 |
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Peter Broadbent | 13 matches | 1957 - 1964 |
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Ronald Flowers | 12 matches | 1957 - 1964 |
Players with most games played vs Wolverhampton
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Peter Bonetti | 18 matches | 1960 - 1978 |
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Ron Harris | 18 matches | 1963 - 1977 |
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John Hollins | 17 matches | 1964 - 1975 |
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David Webb | 13 matches | 1968 - 1973 |
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John Mortimore | 12 matches | 1957 - 1964 |
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Peter Osgood | 12 matches | 1968 - 1973 |
They played in both sides
13 matches
13 matches
8 matches
1 match
1 match
1 match
They played in both sides
13 matches
13 matches
8 matches
1 match
1 match
1 match
Competition info
The other matches
August 22, 1978
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