Crowds gathered outside Molineux Stadium as a statue was unveiled commemorating Wolverhampton Wanderers’ remarkable victory over Honved Budapest.
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The new Metal and Gold Leaf sculpture, marking one of the most vital matches in club history, revealed on Friday (December 13).
Almost 60,000 fans watched Wolves take on the Hungarian champions in December 1954.
The match saw Wolves come from 2-0 down to win 3-2 against one of the greatest teams of the era and paved the way for the European Cup.
Rev. Andrew Cullis, son of former Wolves manager Stan Cullis, told the BBC that the “match was so special” and “really meant a lot” to his father.
“Interesting, I think he shed a tear after his win, which is very unusual,” he added.
Stan Cullis, who died in 2001, aged 85, led Wolves to their first championship 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 in conjunction with Wolves and the club’s fan groups to bring an artistic interpretation to Wolves’ momentous win.
He said: “It is a real honor to be invited to create this sculpture for my local team and even more given the importance that this adjustment has in the center of enthusiasts. Many other people with whom Pinto are enthusiasts of the wolves and observe the Sculpture takes shape with something like reverence.
“The historic match featured surprising figures from football history, such as Bert Williams, who, according to a flat roof goalkeeper, is excellent reference material.
“I hope this sculpture is a cherished representation by enthusiasts of what for many of them is an almost mythical moment in the club’s history. “
Perry also said that he was not involved in football himself, that many of his relatives were Wolves fans and said it had been an honour to be involved in something so respected at the club.
He said: “My great -grandfather played for Wolves and went to some games because my daughter is in the women’s wolves team, so she would probably end up being a fan of the Wolves due to all this.
“Football has got such an aesthetic and it does have high standards, so I wanted to be able to create something that would meet all that and it did need to be iconic.
“The club is satisfied with him and there were many other people who were on the moon to see it and almost a little full, so it turns out to have lowered a typhoon and it is intelligent to know that other people appreciate their work”