Four new legends in Wolves Hall of Fame
The club's joint founder, a prolific goalscorer, a fans' favourite and a loyal servant are to be inducted in the Wolves Hall of Fame, the club have announced.
Jack Brodie, Dennis Wescott, Frank Munro and Andy Thompson are the four new entrants to be given the prestigious honour.
The Hall Of Fame opens its doors every two years, with the quartet joining the likes of Billy Wright, Stan Cullis and Steve Bull.
The legends will be inducted at this year's Former Players’ Association annual dinner at Molineux on June 28.
A committee which included the Express & Star's Tim Spiers met recently to tackle the unenviable task of deciding who should be added to the illustrious list of former players, teams and managers.
Brodie founded Wolves in 1877 along with John Baynton and would captain both Wolves and England. Wescott scored 124 goals in just 144 Wolves appearances and his tally of 38 league goals in 1946/47 remains a club record.
Scottish international defender Munro was a cornerstone of Wolves' 1970s successes, while Thompson was a mainstay of the team for 11 years and helped rejuvenate the club after its 1980s fall from grace.
The quartet's contribution to Wolves’ history will be marked at the FPA dinner, which is has been billed as the ‘Friendly Foes’ with speakers Tony ‘Bomber’ Brown, Kenny Burns and Tony Morley re-living their memories of facing Wolves.
Richard Green, from the Wolves FPA, said: “We are delighted to be announcing the four legends who are going to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.
“As ever it was a really difficult choice with so many other players and managers who could have been selected, and who no doubt will be over the coming years.
“The Hall of Fame was a fantastic idea, and there were some great evenings at Molineux in its early years.
“With the Former Players’ Association now working very closely with the club, the plan for now is to bring the Hall of Fame in alongside our annual dinner.
“Hopefully this will give the opportunity for the inductees, or the families of the inductees, to see their fantastic achievements honoured and celebrated by both former Wolves players, and the club’s supporters.”
*The Express & Star and Wolves are hoping to trace any relatives of Jack Brodie or Dennis Westcott in advance of the dinner. Please email tim.spiers@expressandstar.co.uk or call 01902 313131. Alternatively contact Wolves on fans@wolves.co.uk or call the Molineux switchboard on 0871 222 2220.
