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Club: Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | Opening: 1889 | Capacity: 31,700 seats<\/p>\n
Wolves moved into Molineux Stadium in 1889, having played at various grounds in the\u00a0first\u00a0decade of their existence.<\/p>\n
Molineux was the site of the first ever league game played in English history. On 7 September 1889 Wolves beat Notts County 2-0.<\/p>\n
In 1923, Wolves were able to buy the ground the stadium stood on, and soon after started building a new main stand, the Waterloo Road Stand, which had been designed by Archibald Leitch.<\/p>\n
Development continued in the next decade with the opening of the new Molineux Street Stand in 1932 and the renovations of both end terraces in 1935.<\/p>\n
In 1939, Molineux recorded its highest attendance when 61,315 fans saw Wolves play Liverpool in an FA Cup match.<\/p>\n
Molineux remained practically unchanged in the following decades, and slowly fell into a state of disrepair. In 1975, the Molineux Street Stand failed to meet safety requirements and a new luxury grandstand was built instead.<\/p>\n
This new stand however severely impacted Wolves\u2019 finances and brought the club on the brink of bankruptcy. By the 1980s, only two stands were in use and the club lacked the finances to make improvements to the ground.<\/p>\n
Only after Sir Jack Hayward bought the club in 1990, funding became available for the redevelopment of Molineux. Between 1991 and December 1993, the three remaining old stands were demolished and replaced with new ones.<\/p>\n
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