2017–18 Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. season


The 2017–18 season was the 140th year in the history of English football club Wolverhampton Wanderers. The club competed in the second tier of the English football system, the English Football League Championship for a fourth consecutive year. This was the first season under new head coach Nuno Espírito Santo.
The season was a success: the club was promoted to the Premier League after a six-year absence. This was officially achieved on 14 April after third-placed Fulham failed to beat Brentford. One week later the team secured the title, having led the division since late October. The tally of 99 points was the club's highest-ever in the second tier.
When Wolves's accounts covering the 2017–18 season were published on 5 March 2019, they recorded a pre-tax loss of £57.16 million, of which around £20 million was due to bonuses paid to staff and players for achieving promotion to the Premier League. It was noted that the loss, which was more than double the loss in the previous financial year, represented a deficit of more than a £1 million per week.

Matches

Pre-season

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

Football League 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.

Results

League table

Results summary

Results by round

FA Cup

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

EFL Cup

Players

Statistics

Awards

Transfers

In

Loans in

Date fromPlayerFromDate until
8 July 2017 Willy Boly PortoEnd of season
20 July 2017 Rúben Vinagre AS MonacoEnd of season
25 July 2017 Diogo Jota Atlético MadridEnd of season
1 August 2017 Léo Bonatini Al-HilalEnd of season
31 August 2017 Alfred N'Diaye VillarrealEnd of season
31 January 2018 Benik Afobe BournemouthEnd of season

Out

Loans out

Date fromPlayerToDate until
27 June 2017 Jonathan Flatt Cheltenham TownEnd of season
29 June 2017 Paul Gladon Heracles AlmeloEnd of season
10 July 2017 Nicu Carnat EsbjergEnd of season
14 July 2017 Ethan Ebanks-Landell Milton Keynes DonsEnd of season
14 July 2017 Dominic Iorfa Ipswich TownEnd of season
26 July 2017 Niall Ennis Shrewsbury TownEnd of season
31 July 2017 Lee Evans Wigan AthleticEnd of season
1 August 2017 Aaron Hayden Telford UnitedEnd of season
3 August 2017 Aaron Simpson Telford UnitedEnd of season
4 August 2017 Duckens Nazon Coventry CityJanuary 2018
23 August 2017 Joe Mason Burton AlbionJanuary 2018
29 August 2017 Will Randall Forest Green RoversEnd of season
30 August 2017 Jordan Allan AirdrieoniansJanuary 2018
31 August 2017 Ryan Leak The New SaintsJanuary 2018
31 August 2017 Jordan Graham FulhamEnd of season
31 August 2017 Jack Ruddy Oldham AthleticJanuary 2018
5 September 2017 Connor Johnson Telford UnitedEnd of season
15 September 2017 Ross Finnie Gloucester City15 October 2017
3 January 2018 Aaron Collins Newport CountyEnd of season
4 January 2018 Prince Oniangué AngersEnd of season
5 January 2018 Connor Ronan PortsmouthEnd of season
5 January 2018 Sylvain Deslandes PortsmouthEnd of season
11 January 2018 Ryan Leak Telford UnitedEnd of season
11 January 2018 Donovan Wilson Port ValeEnd of season
12 January 2018 Jack Ruddy Ayr UnitedEnd of season
22 January 2018 Michał Żyro Charlton AthleticEnd of season
26 January 2018 Duckens Nazon Oldham AthleticEnd of season
26 January 2018 Andrew Sealey-Harris FarnboroughEnd of season
31 January 2018 Daniel Armstrong DunfermlineEnd of season
31 January 2018 Ben Marshall MillwallEnd of season
31 January 2018 Aaron Simpson KilmarnockEnd of season
31 January 2018 Ben Stevenson Colchester UnitedEnd of season
1 February 2018 Christián Herc FC DAC 1904End of season
2 February 2018 Harry Beasley Stourbridge3 March 2018
4 February 2018 Daniel McKenna Bray WanderersEnd of season
20 February 2018 Joe Mason Colorado RapidsOctober 2018