Wolverhampton Wanderers W.F.C.

Wolverhampton Wanderers Women's Football Club, often called Wolves Women, is the women's side linked to Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. They will compete in the Women's Super League 2 for the 2026–27 season, having earned promotion from the Women's National League.

The team started out in 1975 as Heathfield Rovers. A year later, they became Wolverhampton & Wednesbury Tube LFC, then settled on Wolverhampton Ladies. Just before the 1993–94 season, they got the green light from Wolverhampton Wanderers to use their current name, and that same year they moved up to the FA Women's Premier League National Division. But after two seasons, they dropped back to the Northern Division. Youth product Rachel Unitt netted 12 goals in 1999–00 before moving to Everton the next season.

Dennis Mortimer took over as manager in May 2001. He pushed for promotion over three seasons but stepped down in 2004 due to work commitments. In 2004–05, Wolves Women finished second to Sunderland, but key players Emily Westwood and Amy McCann left for Everton that summer, and the team ended up sixth in 2005–06. They were relegated to the Midland Combination after finishing 11th in 2006–07. In May 2008, the club got a boost with full backing from Wolverhampton Wanderers and a partnership with Wolverhampton College.

On 19 April 2012, Wolves Women won the Midland Combination title, earning a return to the Northern Division for 2012–13. They capped that with a 2–0 win over rivals Stoke in the League Cup Final, securing a double. The 2014–15 season was rough: Wolves finished bottom of the Northern Division with just 8 points from 22 games, leading to a coaching shake-up.

Steve Cullis was named manager at the start of 2015–16, tasked with winning promotion back to the Northern Division and building up the youth setup. The club also pulled its reserve team from the FA Women's Premier League Reserves after 13 seasons. In October 2016, Cullis moved to a Technical Director role for the Regional Talent Centre, and Tim Dudding took over the senior squad. Dudding led a successful campaign, securing promotion to the Northern Division.

Dan McNamara became First Team Manager in early 2018 after a poor start. He guided the team through a relegation fight, but they missed out on goal difference.