Wolves Are Top Draw

A day after losing his title as Everton’s youngest-ever player, Joe Royle could indirectly play his part in other rather more obscure records.A day after losing his title as Everton’s youngest-ever player, Joe Royle could indirectly play his part in other rather more obscure records.

If Joe’s Ipswich Town team avoid defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers tonight, they will regain their place in the Championship automatic promotion places.

The form book would suggest that they could quite likely bring a point back from Molineux as Wolves are this season’s draw specialists to such an extent that they are now threatening the Football League record for the most draws in a season.

With five games to go, Glenn Hoddle’s men have drawn 20 of their Championship games this term. The current record is 23 which has been achieved on the following four occasions:

Division 1 in 1978-79 —– Norwich City
Division 4 in 1986-87 —– Exeter City
Division 3 in 1997-98 —– Cardiff City
Division 3 in 1997-98 —– Hartlepool United

Included in their total, Wolves have featured in 12 1-1 draws. The current record for 1-1 scorelines in a Football League season is 14 and it has been achieved on the following five occasions:

Division 4 in 1968-69 —– Bradford City
Division 3 in 1970-71 —– Rotherham United
Division 3 in 1989-90 —– Reading
Division 3 in 1991-92 —– Bradford City
Division 2 in 2003-04 —– Oldham Athletic