Wolves’ relegation back to the Championship is soon to be confirmed - 14 years on from their last Premier League drop.
It is almost 14 years on since the last time Wolves were last relegated from the Premier League.
Their 2011/12 campaign brought to an end their stay in the top flight. They were relegated before the final game of the campaign.
And the season ended in defeat - with a 3-2 loss at Wigan. Matt Jarvis had given Wolves brief hope of a final day victory.
But Wigan turned it around to lead 3-1 before Steven Fletcher netted off the bench late on as Wolves fell to a loss.
14 years on and Wolves are on the cusp of relegation back to the Championship. It is going to be a big summer with the future of many players set to come under speculation.
But where happened to the players who last went down with Wolves - and where are they now?
Dorus de Vries
The Dutchman arrived as a back up keeper and one of his four league appearances that season came against Wigan. He made ten appearances before moving on to Nottingham Forest after Wolves suffered a back to back relegations.
He ended his career at Celtic before retiring in 2019.
Christophe Berra
The Scottish defender signed for £2.5m from Hearts in 2009 - going on to make north of 150 appearances for the club.
He departed after the League One relegation - spending four years at Ipswich with is ex-Wolves boss Mick McCarthy.
A spell back at Hearts followed before he retired after a stint at Raith Rovers, where he served as a coach.
He went on to coach at Livingston and is currently the boss at Huntsville City in the MLS Next Pro.
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Christophe Berra | Local Library
Richard Stearman
Stearman stuck around after relegation, having arrived in 2008. His lengthy spell at the club saw him play over 230 times, and later return for a loan period.
He helped the club back into League One - and went on to turn out for a number of sides before ending his playing days at Solihull Moors.
And at the end of last season, he made a surprise move when he spent time at Swansea City as a coach.
Stephen Ward
After 239 outings for Wolves - Ward left after the club went back to back on relegations - and he signed for Burnley.
He continued to have a decent top flight career - before ending his playing days with Stoke, Ipswich and Walsall.
Coaching followed, first at Brackley with ex-Wolves team mate Roger Johnson, while also working at Solihull Moors as director of football.
He then left to move to Dubai and become head of football development for Dubai Irish.
Ronald Zubar
The Frenchman went on to play just a handful of games in the Championship season before becoming one of the many departures.
Moves to France and the MLS followed before retirement.
He now describes himself as a coach and an entrepreneur, and has appeared on podcasts.
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Ronald Zubar | Local Library
Dave Edwards
Edwards stayed at Wolves as they went down again, helping them to climb back to the Championship.
He made just three appearances in his final season as Wolves went back to the top flight - going on to sign for Reading.
He then returned to boyhood club Shrewsbury Town, finally signing for Bala Town in the Cymru Premier.
He went into broadcasting for Sky Sports, but returned to the game as a first team coach at Shrewsbury earlier this season.
Karl Henry
Another who stayed at the club after the drop to the Championship - he then left the following season after 272 appearances, to join QPR.
Spells with Bolton and Bradford followed - before a short spell with Boldmere St Michaels. He took up a role in their academy and is currently the women’s team manager.
Matt Jarvis
Signed from Gillingham, he played 175 games before being sold after relegation. He went to West Ham and flourished.
A move to Norwich then followed as he stayed in the Premier League - before stints with Walsall and Woking, where he ended his playing days.
Stephen Hunt
Signed from Hull, Hunt went down with Wolves and down again in the Championship before a move to Ipswich followed where he reunited with McCarthy.
A short term move to Coventry followed before he ended his career.
After he finished he turned into an agent, launching Stephen Hunt Management that has a stable of players across English football.
Kevin Doyle
Doyle did score three goals in League One after their second relegation - but would spent time out on loan at QPR.
In the following season with Wolves back in the Championship - he went on loan to Premier League Crystal Palace.
He would go on to end his playing career in the MLS with three seasons at Colorado Rapids.
These days he coaches youth football back in Ireland and has been heavily involved in breeding race horses.
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake
The forward ended up as a cult hero at Wolves - with 64 goals in 193 games.
He scored 15 goals as Wolves were relegated, before going on to join up with McCarthy at Ipswich.
He would never quite hit the heights again, as short spells with EFL clubs were followed by the striker moving into non-league.
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Sylvan Ebanks-Blake | Local Library
Last year he won a court battle against a surgeon, following an operation that was done on Ebanks-Blake in his final months at the club after a leg break.
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Carl Ikeme
He spent all of his career at Wolves - aside from loan spells away earlier in his Molineux days.
He was number one in the Championship and League One, and remained so for a few years after.
In 2017, the club announced that he had been diagnosed with leukaemia. A year later he was in complete remission, before retiring from football.
Ikeme then became a practitioner of Brazilian jiu-jitsu and reached blue belt rank, winning the British Open and a bronze medal at the IBJJF European Championship.
Steven Fletcher
Fletcher, who scored against Wigan, left for Sunderland after relegation.
He went on to play in France, had two spells with Stoke and Sheffield Wednesday in the Championship and back in Scotland. He then ended his career with a successful spell at Wrexham.
He signed for Wrexham and helped them up to the Championship before being released and retiring.
Now he works as a pundit and has launched his own YouTube golf channel.
Anthony Forde
He remained at Wolves until 2014 - before going on to Walsall, Rotherham, Oxford, Wrexham and Burton Albion. He currently plays for Altrincham.
Roger Johnson
Although he remained a Wolves player, he spent the two years after relegation out on loan with Sheffield Wednesday, West Ham and Charlton.
He departed in 2015 for Indian side Pune, before returning to Charlton and ending his career at Bromley.
He went into coaching with Brackley Town departing with the club fourth in the National League North.
George Elokobi
The defender had spells away from Wolves on loan during the following Championship relegation season.
His time at the club came to an end after a handful of outings in League One.
He signed for Oldham and Colchester, before moves to non-league. He ended with a title at Maidstone, going on to manage the club and lead them to an historic run to the FA Cup last 16.
Nenad Milijas
The Serbian had three years at Wolves having been at the World Cup in 2010.
He scored nine goals in 73 games - before his contract was terminated by mutual consent.
He then went on to have spells in Turkey and China, before finishing his career with a third spell at Red Star Belgrade.
After playing he went on to coach in the Red Star academy, as well as for Serbia’s under 21s.
Eggart Johnson
Johnson signed for Wolves from Hearts in 2011 - but would play just seven times for the club across two seasons.
He later played 50 games for Fleetwood, before spells in Portugal, Denmark and Iceland.
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