1996-98 Wolves Home Shirt - 7.5/10

This classic Puma home shirt showcases Wolves at their most iconic, with a rich old gold base, bold black detailing, and a sharp V-neck collar that defines late-90s kit design. Look closer and you’ll spot the subtle repeated wolves emblem pattern woven into the fabric, a quality touch that elevates this beyond a standard home shirt. Clean, powerful, and unmistakably Molineux, it’s one of the strongest Wolves designs of the decade.

On the pitch, this shirt was worn as Wolverhampton Wanderers narrowly missed automatic promotion from the First Division, before suffering play-off heartbreak at the hands of Crystal Palace. It then carried into the following season, when Wolves enjoyed a memorable run to the FA Cup semi-finals. It also marks some of the closing chapters of club legend Steve Bull’s storied career at Wolves, leaving the club just a season later in 1999 after thirteen seasons.

A shirt tied to ambition, near-misses, and the fading brilliance of a true club icon, this is a must for serious collectors of classic English football kits.