Editing Sam Ricketts (section)

===Wolverhampton Wanderers===
On the same day as his exit from Bolton, Ricketts joined [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] of [[EFL League One|League One]] as a free agent in a two-year deal, reuniting with his former Swansea manager [[Kenny Jackett]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Sam Ricketts: Wolves sign Bolton Wanderers' Welsh defender |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23150405 |date=4 July 2013}}</ref> Having been appointed club captain, he made his debut on 3 August 2013 in a goalless draw at [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston North End]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Preston 0–0 Wolves |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/23474880 |date=3 August 2013}}</ref> Ricketts was a regular member of the Wolves team that won the League One title that season with a record 103 points.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wolves 3–0 Carlisle United |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/27167811 |date=3 May 2014}}</ref> He scored his first goal for the club in a 6–4 win against [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]] on 18 April 2014.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wolves 6–4 Rotherham |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/26983300 |date=18 April 2014}}</ref>

Back in the Championship, Ricketts seldom featured for Wolves, despite remaining club captain, and in January 2015 was made available for loan.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wolves make Sam Ricketts available for loan |newspaper=Express & Star |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2015/01/20/wolves-make-sam-ricketts-available-for-loan/ |date=20 January 2015}}</ref> Soon after he took on a coaching role at the club,<ref>{{cite news |title=Sam Ricketts takes on coaching role at Wolves |newspaper=Express & Star |url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/2015/03/05/sam-ricketts-takes-on-coaching-role-at-wolves/ |date=5 March 2015}}</ref> but on 21 March 2015, left to join League One promotion contenders [[Swindon Town F.C.|Swindon Town]] on loan for the remainder of the season.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sam Ricketts: Swindon sign Wolves defender on loan |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32000628 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=21 March 2015}}</ref> He helped the club to the play-off final, scoring an equaliser in the semi-final at [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Sheffield United 1–2 Swindon Town |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32575854 |date=7 May 2015}}</ref> but the Robins lost the Wembley final 4–0 to [[Preston North End F.C.|Preston]], in which Ricketts came on as an early substitute.<ref>{{cite news |title=Preston North End 4–0 Swindon Town |publisher=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32770740 |date=24 May 2015}}</ref>

On 17 June 2015 it was announced that his contract with Wolves will not be renewed.<ref name="Release">{{cite news |title=Ricketts to leave Wolves |publisher=Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C |url=http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/ricketts-to-leave-wolves-2496022.aspx |date=17 June 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702105828/http://www.wolves.co.uk/news/article/ricketts-to-leave-wolves-2496022.aspx |archive-date=2 July 2015 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>