Blast from the past: The European trip of a lifetime for Wolves
They are memories that will always be cherished by supporters of Wolves.
It's been a staggering 45 years since the men in gold and black reached the final of a European competition for the one and only time in their history,
It was back in 1972 that Bill McGarry's side enjoyed a fairytale run in the inaugural UEFA Cup.
And this week marks the anniversary of Wolves taking a giant leap towards clinching a place in that prestigious show-piece.
It was on April 5, 1972, that the Molineux men travelled to take on Hungarian side Ferencvaros in the semi-final first-leg.
McGarry's side had been brilliant in the competition to that point.
Comfortable victories were achieved against Portuguese side Academica (7-1), Dutch outfit Den Haag (7-1) and East German team Carl Zeiss (4-0).
Italian giants Juventus were then dispatched in the quarter-finals with Wolves edging a memorable tie 3-2, winning the second leg 2-1 at Molineux.
That set up a trip to Budapest with everything seemingly going to plan when John Richards gave them an early lead.
But the home side hit back and went into the break ahead after netting twice – with once of goals coming from a Istvan Szoke penalty. When the Hungarians forced a second spot-kick after the interval, Wolves faced the real prospect of elimination for the first time in their European adventure.
Cue goalkeeper Phil Parkes, who though initially moving the wrong way, stuck out a big left boot to divert Szoke's effort away from danger.
Frank Munro then headed a priceless late equaliser to leave Wolves in pole position to reach the final.
The return leg took place at Molineux on April 19 with two young lads by the names of Steve Daley and Alan Sunderland playing crucial roles in a superb victory.
Daley, playing in place of the injured Dave Wagstaffe, put Wolves ahead on aggregate when he scored after just 60 seconds.
Munro added a second before half-time with Wolves now having one foot firmly in the final.
But it took another Parkes penalty save to preserve the advantage. And, when the Hungarians did reduce the arrears, the final stages proved tense as the Molineux faithful became nervous.
Wolves hung on to clinch their place in the final – where they would face a Spurs side who spent the majority of the 1971/72 season sitting above them in the table.
And while Bill Nicholson's men eventually triumphed in the final, memories of Wolves' fabulous European campaign endure.
