Wolves: Molineux’s former record signing is now goalless in the fourth division

The former Hibernian star followed that up with 12 goals in 26 starts during the 2011/12 campaign, which was four more than any other player within the squad was able to produce in the final third.

These statistics show that Fletcher was a superb signing by Morgan and McCarthy, who hailed him as a “terrific” player, as he provided a regular goal threat for Wolves in the Premier League.

He was the club’s outstanding goalscorer in both of his seasons at the top level for the Old Gold and did what was expected of him after a club-record move from Burnley.

How much did Wolves sell Fletcher for?

Wolves eventually decided to cash in on the Scotland international in the summer of 2012 after their relegation to the Championship and Sunderland secured his signature for a reported fee of £12m with £2m in add-ons.

This means that the club made a minimum profit of £5m from the initial £7m that they paid the Clarets to snap him up in the summer of 2010, after just two years at the Molineux.

It was a gamble to spend a club-record fee to sign him from Burnley after he had played just one season of football in England but it certainly paid off for McCarthy.