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Wath Wanderers - the first ever football academy?

Ken Knighton was one of the 100+ Wath Wanderers to go on to play at an elite leve.
Ken will be included in the story of Mark Crook's football factory - "Feeding the Wolves". All for charity.
Register an interest at tinyurl.com/crookwwfc

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Last call for Thursday's talk at the Wolves Museum on Mark Crook's Wath WanderersHuge names from
@Wolves
history passed through this football factory. Perfect for the senior fans and those open to learning about the club's history.24th April - 7pm. http://tinyurl.com/crooktalk
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Didn’t know about Wath Wanderers before. It’s wild they were running a football academy all the way back in the 1920s, and for so long too. Crazy how they managed to feed players to Wolves even from 90 miles away.
 
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Our very first customer!
Mick Wale (right) has pre-ordered a 'Feeding the Wolves' book at the Brampton United JFC presentation day.
Proceeds from any profit will be shared between BUJFC and the Wolves Foundation.
Pre-order your copy this summer for a 45% discount AND get your name & town included. tinyurl.com/crookmay2025
Ashley Ball (author) is with Mick on the last outing for the plaque before it is out in place ready for the unveiling (30/5) - more detail at tinyurl.com/crookwwfc
 
Please help to spread the word amongst the Wolves of the North about the unveiling of a plaque to Mark Crook in South Yorkshire on Friday 30th May.
His scouting network diverted the best talent to Molineux for decades - right under the noses of the Sheffield clubs, Rotherham & Barnsley.
If you know of anyone in & around South Yorkshire that would enjoy the unveiling (plus maybe a few Wolves ex-pros) share this : tinyurl.com/crookwwfc
If you wanna pre-order a charity* book about this Yorkshire football factory - do it this summer (cheaper & get your name in!) tinyurl.com/crookmay2025
*50% of the profits go to the Wolves Foundation, 50% to Brampton United JFC (who play on the site of Wath Wanderers)

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Mark Crook provided Wolves with 39 players that played for the first team. Another 35 signed on as a youth but made their elite level debut elsewhere. Most would have gone to a northern team without Crook steering them towards his beloved Wolves.
These are the first teamers (minus the 12 that only played in the War League)...


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Can we blame him for Guedes?
 
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