Worst player ever

[Jabbawolf]

I seem to remember Jackie Gallagher being pretty shite - looked the antithesis of an athlete.

 

[Johnny75]

I seem to remember Jackie Gallagher being pretty shite - looked the antithesis of an athlete.

He was shocking. Paul Blades and Simon Coleman are the two worst footballers I've seen. Mo Camara is technically the worst footballer I remember at the club but he was great for the fans and team.

Halford for his terrible attitude along with Roger Johnson and JOH but I think a combination of all of them has to be a Mark Atkins. I still don't know how he was a footballer. Absolute shite.

 

[rather sceptical wolf]

The one looking most completely out of his depth in my time (without attitude or lack of effort being to blame for it) surely must be Eggert. Poor lad looked completely lost.

 

[AndyWolves]

He was shocking. Paul Blades and Simon Coleman are the two worst footballers I've seen. Mo Camara is technically the worst footballer I remember at the club but he was great for the fans and team.

Halford for his terrible attitude along with Roger Johnson and JOH but I think a combination of all of them has to be a Mark Atkins. I still don't know how he was a footballer. Absolute shite.

Mark Atkins did alright as a sweeper in a 532

As a midfielder he was awful, agreed. I think we sold David Kelly to pay for him

 

[Tony Towner]

I seem to remember Jackie Gallagher being pretty shite - looked the antithesis of an athlete.

Jackie was a hero. In the days of only one sub, he was number 12 most weeks. "He's fat, he's round, he's worth a million pound, Gallagher, Gallagher. Not in the top 100 on this list

 

[Tony Towner]

Mark Atkins did alright as a sweeper in a 532

As a midfielder he was awful, agreed. I think we sold David Kelly to pay for him

Nah, they were in the same Taylor team

 

[Parkins left foot]

If I hadn't said that loan players shouldn't be considered then Bassong would be on this list as a candidate.

You could see the point when he thought 'sod this' & just gave up trying

 

[GLASGOWOLF]

Jackie was a hero. In the days of only one sub, he was number 12 most weeks. "He's fat, he's round, he's worth a million pound, Gallagher, Gallagher. Not in the top 100 on this list

No way Jackie "he's fat he's round he's worth a million pounds" Gallagher is anywhere fucking near this list.

No one who was not around in the 80' s could possibly make a call on the worst player ever to have played.

All they can say is he is the worst I have seen.
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Trust me any of those mentioned since 1987 would have been the best player in the team of Ray Hankin et al

 

[Jabbawolf]

Jackie was a hero. In the days of only one sub, he was number 12 most weeks. "He's fat, he's round, he's worth a million pound, Gallagher, Gallagher. Not in the top 100 on this list

I do remember him being a bit of a cult hero - probably cos he looked like most blokes on the terraces.

 

[WolfmanOz]

As Frank isn't here any more. I'll say Alan Boswell for old times sake

Seconded . . . Certainly our worst keeper.

Otherwise surely one of our players in the mid-80s when we were rank; unfortunately with no internet/coverage back then I can’t really nominate one specific player.

 

[Deleted Cyber]

International footballer Thomas Frankowski. No contest! 1.5 million when it was serious money yet he was complete wank. His first touch is further than I can kick a ball!

 

[Paul]

Oh come on, I've seen Tiswas and Jasper Carrot at Molineux but the worst had to be Terry Thomas (the fisherman not the cad actor) who use a massive fishing net in goal and couldn't stop goals going in !!!

 

[From Distant Shores]

As Frank isn't here any more. I'll say Alan Boswell for old times sake

Absolutely no doubt about it.

 

[Templeton Peck]

I'd like to say Ferguson but I really can't. Paul Jones the winger. Ouch.

 

[leedswolf]

As I am still here, I nominate Alan Boswell.

 

[Dublin Drummer Wolf]

Im currently going through Gen AI training at work and one of the exercises was to ask an LLM a question it couldn't answer. I asked Gemini - Who was the worst Wolverhampton Wanderers player ever and here's what it responded:

"There is no single, universally agreed-upon "worst" player in Wolverhampton Wanderers history, as the title is often debated among fans and depends on the era, the player's cost, and their off-field attitude.


However, based on common fan consensus, the negative impact on the team, and the sheer disappointment compared to their cost or profile, a few names are frequently mentioned:

1. Roger Johnson (2011–2015)​

Johnson is arguably the most cited choice in the modern era due to the combination of his high cost and poor performance:

• The Flop: Signed for a large fee (around £4–7 million depending on reports) and immediately given the club captaincy.
• The Impact: He was a defensive centerpiece during a period of catastrophic decline, which saw Wolves suffer back-to-back relegations from the Premier League down to League One.
• The Attitude: His time at the club was marred by poor on-field form, disputes with teammates (like Wayne Hennessey), and reports of unprofessional off-field behaviour, leading to immense fan frustration.

2. Fábio Silva (Signed 2020)​

Silva is often mentioned due to the massive disconnect between his transfer fee and his output:

• The Cost: Signed for a club-record fee (reported to be around £35 million) as a teenager with limited professional experience.
• The Output: He struggled immensely to justify his price tag, failing to deliver the goals expected of a first-choice striker. While he is still young and has had decent loan spells, the immediate failure to deliver and the financial pressure his transfer placed on the club during a key period makes him a significant and costly disappointment to many fans.

3. Jamie O'Hara (2011–2014)​

O'Hara's tenure is primarily criticized for a lack of commitment, especially after the club's relegation:

• The Flop: Signed permanently after an initial loan, he was another highly-paid player who failed to perform consistently in the Premier League.
• The Attitude: His reputation amongst the fanbase suffered greatly during the successive relegations, with many viewing him as overpaid, under-motivated, and part of the squad problems that contributed to the club's freefall into League One.

Older Wolves fans might point to players who arrived with high expectations but delivered almost nothing:

• Robert Taylor (Signed 2000): Signed for a then-significant fee of £1.55 million, he managed just nine appearances and zero goals before being shipped out within two years.

• Tomasz Frankowski (Signed 2006): Signed to be a prolific goalscorer under Glenn Hoddle, he failed to score in 16 appearances for the club.

In summary, while many players have been poor, Roger Johnson is the most frequent choice due to the toxic combination of high transfer cost, captaincy, and being a central figure during the club's worst modern crisis"

 

[Alan]

Hard to argue with those choices, accepting a smidge of recency bias.

 

[Dublin Drummer Wolf]

The machine learning clearly stopped before Munetsi signed for us

 

[Langers]

Not having O'Hara. He was absolutely class to begin with if you remember that far back. I remember when we beat Blackpool 4-0 and he was everywhere. I was really excited when we signed him due to some of those first performances. Sure, it all went to pot for him and his attitude at the end was horrific but he did a lot more in a Wolves shirt than a lot of other shit signings ever did.

I'd put Guedes, Gladon, Frankowski, Halford, Johnson all above O'Hara.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Worst signing and worst player are two different things.

Joe Hodge is one of the worst footballers I've ever seen in my life. Absolutely zero attributes, no idea how he passed a trial anywhere. There are better players in parks football.