Wolves are to receive an England cap from the widow of the late great Bobby Thomson in recognition of his love of the club.

Jan Thomson will present two caps, one to commemorate a cherished full England appearance and the other from an Under-23 game, to the club at tomorrow’s game against Everton at Molineux, where Bobby made his name as the club’s greatest full-back.

Thomson died last August at the age of 65 after suffering a relapse in his battle to beat prostate cancer. He left three children and three grandchildren.

He is best remembered for his time at Wolves, where he made exactly 300 appearances between 1961-69, winning eight England caps and a record 15 at Under-23 level.

Thomson helped Wolves to fifth position in 1962-63 and promotion to the top flight in 1966-67 – a feat he also achieved with Birmingham and Luton – and later ran a sports shop in Sedgley.

“Bobby was at Wolves for 10 years from when he left school so it was a long time,” said Jan.

“He loved the Wolves full stop so it will be great that one of the caps will be there for good.

“He was never a dirty player; at the funeral Peter Knowles told our children, ‘I played with your dad and he never fouled anyone and never used bad language’.”

He later coached and managed several clubs at home including Stafford Rangers and Worcester City and in the USA, continuing to play for Wolves All Stars until well into his 60s.

Wolves have invited members of the Thomson family to be guests at tomorrow’s game.

Accompanying Jan will be daughter Lisa, grandson Liam and sons Lee and David, while Lee’s wife Michelle and their two children Dominic and Georgia are season ticket holders in the family enclosure.

“It will be an emotional day,” admitted Jan.

The club are to keep the Under-23 cap from October 1966 when Thomson captained England to an 8-0 win over Wales at Molineux, while the family have loaned the cap the full cap he won from May 1964, a 10-0 win over the United States.

The caps will go on display at Molineux.

Past and future Wolves captains Ron Flowers and Mike Bailey – then a Charlton player – played in the game in New York.