Wolves v Southend United, 13th September 1994
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 Published On Dec 13, 2016

Central Sports Special highlights of a First Division match between Wolves and Southend United on 13th September 1994.

There was still a sense of poignancy for the match at Molineux between Wolves and Southend United; Wolves and England great Billy Wright had passed away on 3rd September 1994 on the day that Wolves were at Roker Park to play Sunderland. The two teams marked their respect with a minute's silence ahead of a 1-1 draw and the following week, upon their return to Molineux for a match against Tranmere Rovers, Wolves paid a full and fitting tribute to the man who led them to three First Division titles and an FA Cup success, in addition to his captaincy of England in a record 90 matches out of a total of 105 appearances. The match against Southend came just one day after his funeral in Wolverhampton and a large public turnout that further demonstrated the high esteem in which Billy Wright was held.

Wolves had begun the season in fine form with three wins, two draws and just one defeat in their opening half dozen matches to leave Graham Taylor's team third in the league just two points behind leaders Middlesbrough. Prolific striker Steve Bull had returned to the Wolves team for the preceding match against Tranmere Rovers and, against Southend, linked up with David Kelly for the first time that season following their successful partnership the previous campaign. In the only change to the Wolves line-up that had faced Tranmere, Kelly was recalled following an injury to on-loan forward Paul Stewart.

In contrast to their opponents, Southend United had begun the season poorly; just one win and a modest six point return from their opening six matches had left Peter Taylor's team a lowly 22nd in the league. Included in their team to face Wolves was former Liverpool and Republic of Ireland player Ronnie Whelan. The highly decorated midfielder later became player-manager of Southend following Taylor's departure in 1995.

Originally broadcast by Central TV with commentary provided by Alan Parry, co-commentary and analysis by Jimmy Greaves, interviews conducted by Gary Newbon and with Bob Hall as studio host.

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