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Wath Wanderers - the first ever football academy?

Bob Hatton scored seven goals in ten League matches for #Wolves
Of the 114 Wath Wanderers to play elite football - Bob played the most matches (729).
Get your copy of 'Feeding the Wolves' at @WaterstonesWton open Christmas Eve 9 til 4.
Or order online at tinyurl.com/crookwwfc

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Know any London-based Wolves fans? Point them to this market for a wide choice of football books...

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Peter Knowles was picked up by Mark Crook - arguably English football's greatest scout. Cyril Knowles was also part of Crook's Yorkshire football factory that produced 114 elite players.
The book 'Feeding the Wolves' (published Dec 2025) tells the story of the Wath Wanderers nursery club.
Available online at tinyurl.com/crookwwfc or at Waterstones Wolverhampton.

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Joe Bonson's first away goals for Wolves were against Cardiff in 1957. The Bluebirds signed Bonson and he was pivotal in their 1960 promotion (18 goals in 26 matches).
Like so many players, Joe had Mark Crook to thank for getting him from Yorkshire to Molineux. A new book tells the story of the 114 elite players associated with that Crook (including Joe's brother Reg) at tinyurl.com/crookwwfc #wolves

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Steve Daley was one of 39 players to play for Wolves after playing for Wath Wanderers.
Three worthy causes will benefit from each book sold at this event £8 will go to to the Phil Parkes Fund, £6 to the Wolves Foundation and £6 to Brampton United JFC. Also available online at tinyurl.com/crookwwfc


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