The latest Wolves Studios production, ‘John de Wolf | Football's Ultimate Cult Hero’, tells the fascinating story of one of the club’s most iconic and popular former players.
To mark this year’s 150th anniversary, Wolves Studios continue to shine a light on the key figures which make up the club’s past, and the hugely popular, long-haired defender, appropriately named de Wolf, sits down to tell his own unique Old Gold story.
The Dutchman’s in-depth interview is laid out alongside incredible archive footage and interviews from de Wolf’s spell at Molineux, which spanned just 33 matches in the 1990s but has lived long in the memory of supporters ever since.
Having joined the club in the Championship for £600,000, despite being a full Netherlands international and a former Feyenoord player with five titles to his name, de Wolf’s spirit and performances in old gold made a big impact on supporters in a short space of time.
De Wolf, who now lives in Rotterdam and has been back at Feyenoord as a coach since 2019, tells Wolves Studios how his intriguing transfer came about, and the influence of manager Graham Taylor, who he emotionally admits became a “second father” for him.
The former defender reminisces on every turn of his Wolves journey, which ran between 1994 and 1996, including the highs of his debut win at home to Notts County, the FA Cup shock against Sheffield Wednesday and his famous hat-trick at Port Vale.
De Wolf also talks with real emotion and honesty about the tough times – the knee injury at Molineux which effectively ended his career, watching his teammates lose the play-offs to Bolton Wanderers from the stand and how his Wolves time came to an end.
Throughout the 20-minute production de Wolf’s love of the club and pride in his legacy is transmitted, and supporters can now reminisce on that journey below.
