Schoolboy star Leon Clarke now back on home turf with Wolves
It was a side that scored goals for fun, with a solid midfield and a pair of lethal strikers opposing defences found too hot to handle.
This was the all-conquering Wolverhampton Schools under-15s from 14 years ago, and one of the players leading the line was a fresh-faced youth called Leon Clarke.
As a teenager he represented the city and West Midlands county at youth level before signing his first professional contract at Wolves in 2003.
His four-year run ended with an unceremonious exit, but last month the 28-year-old rejoined the club from Coventry City in a £750,000 deal.
And while his return has caused much debate among Wolves fans, his former youth team coach reckons the powerful striker is a changed man.
Nick Loftus, who coached Clarke when he represented Wolverhampton Schools under-15s back in season 1999 to 2000, said his former charge is in good shape to lead Wolves' promotion challenge.
"I spoke to Leon last week and he told me he is comfortable coming back to his home city and he is very happy to be at Wolves," said Mr Loftus, who is head of education at Wolves Academy.
"He looks leaner than last time and I think he has grown up a lot. Maybe earlier in his career his head wasn't in the right place but there is no doubt in my mind that he is ready to help lead the club to promotion." Mr Loftus, who said he used to collect Clarke from his home in Heath Town to take him to matches, said his ability shone through right from the start.
"It is a fine line whether or not players actually make it, but he had everything you look for as a coach," he said.
"He was big and powerful, good with both feet and also had some nice, subtle touches. He was a clever player."
The Wolverhampton Schools under-15s won the West Midlands League Championship in 2000, with Clarke and his strike partner Neville Thompson sharing eight goals in the semi-final and final victories.
Mr Loftus said: "If a team has two good forwards, they always have a chance.
"We certainly had that with Leon and Neville, and, hopefully, Wolves have that now with Leon and Nouha Dicko."
The 56-year-old is in charge of the current batch of the city's talented footballers, in his role as coach of the Wolverhampton Schools under-16s side that features Clarke's brother, Rory Harrison. According to Mr Loftus he is shaping up to be a chip off the old block.
"Like Leon, he's a striker and he's definitely got some of his brother's attributes on the field," he said.
Clarke has played for 11 different clubs on both permanent and loan deals in the two years after leaving Wolves in 2007.
The list includes Sheffield Wednesday, Plymouth, Queens Park Rangers and Swindon Town. Clarke is currently the second highest goalscorers in league one, having netted 15 times this season.
