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From the archive: Bully breaks Wolves record

He'd not even been at the club for six years when Steve Bull became Wolves' all-time record goalscorer.

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It was on this day in 1992 when Bully deftly brushed the ball past Derby keeper Martin Taylor to complete a comeback win for Wolves – and break John Richards' record of 194 goals.

As pointed out in the below excerpt from the following Monday's Express & Star, it wasn't exactly a typical Bully finish. However there was nothing unusual about the identity of the provider, with Andy Mutch looking up and placing a perfect left-footed chip into his partner's path.

David Instone wrote in his match report:

When it came, it wasn't with one of those blockbuster shots nor with one of those close-range headers.

Instead, there was only glancing contact with that feared right foot as the ball bounced apologetically goalwards.

Normally, the net is in danger of being lifted from its fittings from such meagre, but the end result was the same as on 194 previous occasions. Steve Bull had scored and the Wolves fans were celebrating.

Only this time there was an historic ring to the rejoicing as the honour of being Wolves' all-time record goalscorer changed hands for only the second time in nearly 60 years.

Bull had made another indelible entry into the club record books and Wolves were on their way to securing three points from a game in which they often looked like collecting none.

As for the man whose record Bully smashed (he would of course reach a phenomenal total of 306), John Richards was prescient when he predicted that the new record of 195 – let alone the final figure Bully would go on to reach seven years later – would never be beaten.

Almost 10 years after Richards had netted his last Wolves goal, King John said: "I don't think Bully's record will ever be broken.

"The way football is going there will be precious few players who stay at one club long enough to score this many goals."