Wolves Throwback Thursday: When Steve Bull and Andy Thompson debuted

Bully, of course, is the club’s all-time top scorer with a whopping 306 goals from his 561 games.

Speedy penalty-taker Thommo made 451 appearances from full-back.

Snapped up for £65,000 from fierce rivals West Bromwich Albion – or the dark side, as Bull says – the pair proved to be such astute signings.

But the start, for both of them, was pretty underwhelming.

Tomorrow marks 33 years since Bull, wearing number eight, and Thompson, donning seven, pulled on gold and black for the first time.

There was no debut goal for Bull or a clean sheet for Thompson, though.

Instead, Wolves were downed 3-0 by Wrexham in front of 5,252 at Molineux – in Division Four.

They had dreamed of a glorious bow, but this was the harsh reality at Wolves – slowly working their way back up following near-death under the Bhatti Brothers.

And Thompson said: “It was a totally different place to play.

“Losing 3-0 to Wrexham, it was a bit of a reality check.

"It wasn’t a great time. The club had just come out of serious trouble after everything with the Bhatti Brothers.

“It was just after the two draws with Chorley in the FA Cup – and just before the loss to them at Burnden Park – as well.

“I just remember the change, coming over from West Brom where everything was done for you to Wolves where you had to wash your own kit.

“You had to do it all yourself and I just thought, I’ve got to put my heart and soul into this – everything I have.”

Thompson did just that – his commitment could never be questioned, and neither could Bull’s. And the pair soon helped turn things around for the better.

“When me and Steve got to the club, we were in the bottom four – but we ended up getting to the play-offs,” said Thompson.

“That’s testament to the work of Graham Turner and how he was with us.

“We lost to Aldershot in the play-offs but we recovered and went up the next season, and up from Division Three the season after that.

"Me and Steve loved our time at the club and we’re both so happy to be following the club, and all the success they have had, closely now.”

Bull did not find the back of the net against Wrexham, but soon got the first of his 306 for Wolves – at Cardiff in a 1-0 Freight Rover Trophy win.

He said on his debut: “It was a dismal day.

“The pitch was terrible, and there was not many there, to be honest.

“Coming from the other side, the dark side, the last thing me and Thommo wanted was to lose our first game 3-0.

“It wasn’t great but as soon as I got that first goal and people knew what Thommo was about, the fans took to us, and we never looked back.”

Bull and Thompson are still regulars at Molineux with the former serving as a club ambassador and the latter as a radio pundit.

“He’s still my best mate now. We’ve gone through everything with Wolves, and to see where the club is at now, it’s unbelievable,” added Bull.

“And we’ll be a part of the club until we’re told not to be!”