Crowds gathered in front of the Molinine Stadium as a statue commemorating Wolverhampton Wanderers’ outstanding victory over Honved Budapest was unveiled.
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The new metal and gold sheet sculpture, which marks one of the maximum vital games in the history of the club, presented on Friday, December 13.
Almost 60,000 fans watched Wolves take on the Hungarian champions in December 1954.
The Fit Saw Wolves moves from 2-0 to win 3-2 opposite to one of the largest time groups and raided the European Cup.
The Rev. Andrew Cullis, son of former Wolves manager Stan Cullis, told the BBC that the game was “so special” and “really a lot” to his father.
“Interestingly, I think he did shed a tear after they won, which was most unusual,” he added.
Stan Cullis, who died in 2001, aged 85, led Wolves to their first league titles in the 1950s.
Designed and created through the artist Luke Perry, a resident of West Midlands, the new sculpture celebrates the importance of adjustment and serves as a permanent reminder of the role played by the wolves in the formation of the first competition of clubs in Europe.
Perry worked collaboratively with Wolves and the club’s enthusiastic teams to bring an artistic interpretation to the Wolves’ memorable victory.
He said: “It is a real honour to be asked to create this sculpture for my local team and even more so considering the incredible importance that this match has in the hearts of the fans. Many of the people that I work with are Wolves fans and are watching the sculpture take shape with something like reverence.
“The historic match had some characters from football history that are particularly rich to capture such as Bert Williams who’s outline as a goalkeeper with a flat cap makes for brilliant reference material.
“I’m hoping that this sculpture will be a beloved representation for the fans of what is for many of them an almost mythical moment in the club’s rich history.”
Perry also said he hadn’t actually followed football itself, had many family members who were supporters of the wolves and said it was an honour to care about anything so respected by the club.
He said: “My great -grandfather played for the Wolves and went to some games because my daughter is in the Wolves women’s team, so she would probably end up being a fan of the Wolves for all this.
“Football has very high aesthetics and standards, so I sought to create something that responded to all this and had to be emblematic.
“The club is pleased with this and there were a lot of other people who were delighted to see it and almost crying, so it turns out it was a typhoon and it’s great to know that other people appreciate your work. “