WOLVES striker Leo Bonatini will equal a club post-war record if he hits the net against Reading this afternoon.

The Brazilian is aiming to score for the seventh straight game – a feat achieved only twice before at Molineux.

The last time was in 1987 by a midfielder who hails from Undercliffe.

Micky Holmes, a former Carlton Bolling pupil, was never a prolific scorer but went on an incredible run during the second half of Wolves’ first-ever season in the bottom tier.

It also took the heat off boss Graham Turner, his goal rush leading them to five wins in eight games on the way to play-off final defeat over two legs against Aldershot.

Wolves did go up the following season and also won the Sherpa Van Trophy, the forerunner to the Checkatrade. But Holmes tore ankle ligaments at Wembley and was released by the club – only finding out the news from a local reporter.

The 52-year-old got used to knockbacks during his playing days.

As a teenager signed from Yeadon Celtic, he made five substitute appearances in the City team that won the Third Division in 1985.

He was offered a new deal on a non-contract basis but was tempted by news that Leeds had shown an interest. Unfortunately boss Eddie Gray then lost his job and Holmes ended up trying his luck in Sweden.

A three-year stint at Wolves ended with that Wembley injury and he drifted around at Huddersfield, Cambridge, Rochdale, Torquay and Carlisle – where his professional career was suddenly cut short at 28 by a motorway accident.

Holmes said: “As a Bradford lad, I would love to have played for City more. But it’s still nice to be remembered at Wolves for that record – and none were tap-ins.”