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Bolton Wanderers Football Club ( ) is a professional football club based in Bolton, England, which competes in EFL League One, the third tier of English football. Formed as Christ Church Football Club in 1874, it adopted its current name in 1877 and was a founder extremity of the Football League in 1888. Bolton have spent more seasons, 73, than any other club in the lead flight without winning the title. [ 4 ] They finished third in the First Division in 1891–92, 1920–21 and 1924–25. Bolton won the FA Cup three times in the 1920s, and again in 1958. The club spent a temper in the Fourth Division in 1987–88, before regaining top-flight condition in 1995 and qualifying for the UEFA Cup doubly ; reaching the death 32 in 2005–06 and the final 16 in 2007–08. The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895. On 9 March 1946, thirty-three Bolton fans lost their lives in a human crush, the Burnden Park disaster. [ 5 ] In 1997, Bolton moved to the Reebok Stadium. The stadium was renamed the Macron Stadium in 2014 and University of Bolton Stadium in 2018. Beginning in 2015, Bolton had been in austere fiscal difficulties, and went into government in May 2019. Facing possible EFL ejection and probable extinction, the club was acquired by raw owners on 28 August 2019. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]

history [edit ]

early history ( 1877–1929 ) [edit ]

The club was founded by the Reverend Joseph Farrall Wright, Perpetual curate of Christ Church Bolton, [ 6 ] and Thomas Ogden, the schoolmaster at the adjacent church school, in 1874 as Christ Church F.C. [ 7 ] It was initially run from the church of the lapp name on Deane Road, Bolton, on the site where the Innovation factory of the University of Bolton nowadays stands. The club left the localization following a dispute with the vicar, and changed its name to Bolton Wanderers in 1877. The diagnose was chosen as the club initially had a fortune of difficulty finding a permanent footing to play on, having used three venues in its first four years of universe. [ 8 ] Bolton were one of the 12 founder members of the Football League, which formed in 1888. [ 9 ] At the clock Lancashire was one of the strongest footballing regions in the country, with 6 of the 12 collapse clubs coming from within the boundaries of the historic county of Lancashire. Having remained in the Football League since its formation, Bolton have spent more clock in the top flight ( Premier League /old First Division ) than out of it .
In 1894 Bolton reached the final of the FA Cup for the first meter, but lost 4–1 to Notts County at Goodison Park. [ 10 ] A decade late they were runners-up a second fourth dimension, losing 1–0 to local anesthetic rivals Manchester City at Crystal Palace on 23 April 1904. [ 11 ] The period before and after the first World War was Bolton ‘s most coherent period of top-flight success as measured by league finishes, with the club finishing outside the top 8 of the First Division on only two occasions between 1911–12 and 1927–28. [ 12 ] In this period Bolton equalled their criminal record coating of third doubly, in 1920–21 and 1924–25, on the latter occasion missing out on the title by just 3 points ( in an earned run average of 2 points for a acquire ). [ 13 ] On 28 April 1923, Bolton won their first major trophy in their third base final, beating West Ham United 2–0 in the first gear always Wembley FA Cup final examination. The couple, excellently known as The White Horse Final was played in front man of over 127,000 supporters. Bolton ‘s centre-forward, David Jack scored the first base always goal at Wembley Stadium. [ 14 ] Driven by long-run players Joe Smith in attack, Ted Vizard and Billy Butler on the wings, and Jimmy Seddon in refutation, they became the most successful cup slope of the twenties, winning three times. Their second victory of the decade came in 1926, beating Manchester City 1–0 in front of over 91,000 spectators, [ 15 ] and the third base came in 1929 as Portsmouth were beaten 2–0 in front of about 93,000 fans. In 1928 the baseball club faced fiscal difficulties and so was forced to sell David Jack to Arsenal to raise funds. Despite the blackmail to sell, the agree tip of £10,890 was a world record, more than double the previous most expensive transfer of a musician. [ 16 ]

top flight run and cup success ( 1929–1958 ) [edit ]

Nat Lofthouse spent his entire career from 1946 to 1960 with Bolton, scoring 255 league goals From 1935 to 1964, Bolton enjoyed an continuous stay in the top flight – regarded by fans as a aureate era – spearheaded in the 1950s by Nat Lofthouse. The years of the Second World War saw most of the Wanderers ‘ play staff see action on the movement, a rare occurrence within elite football, as top sportsmen were broadly assigned to physical trail assignments, off from foe open fire. however, 15 Bolton professionals, led by their captain Harry Goslin, volunteered for active service in 1939, and were enlisted in the 53rd Bolton Artillery regiment. [ 17 ] By the end of the war, 32 of the 35 pre-war professionals saw action in the british forces. The sole fatality was Goslin, who had by then risen to the rank of Lieutenant and was killed by shrapnel on the italian front concisely before Christmas 1943. 53rd Bolton Artillery took character in the Battle of Dunkirk and besides served in the campaigns of Egypt, Iraq and Italy. [ 17 ] Remarkably, a number of these soldiers managed to carry on playing the game in these theatres of war, taking on as ‘British XI ‘ assorted scratch teams assembled by, among others, King Farouk of Egypt in Cairo and polish forces in Baghdad. [ 17 ]
On 9 March 1946, the club ‘s dwelling was the scene of the Burnden Park catastrophe, which at the time was the worst calamity in british football history. 33 Bolton Wanderers fans were crushed to death, and another 400 injured, in an FA Cup quarter-final second branch tie between Bolton and Stoke City. [ 18 ] There was an estimated 67,000-strong herd crammed in for the game, though other estimates vary widely, with a further 15,000 locked out as it became clear the stadium was broad. The catastrophe led to Moelwyn Hughes ‘s official report, which recommended more rigorous control of crowd sizes. [ 19 ] In 1953 Bolton played in one of the most celebrated FA Cup finals of all time – The Stanley Matthews Final of 1953. Bolton lost the game to Blackpool 4–3 after gaining a 3–1 lead. Blackpool were victorious thanks to the skills of Matthews and the goals of Stan Mortensen. [ 20 ] Bolton Wanderers have not won a major trophy since 1958, when two Lofthouse goals saw them overcome Manchester United in the FA Cup final in movement of a 100,000 crowd at Wembley Stadium. [ 21 ] The closest they have come to winning a major trophy since then is finishing runner-up in the League Cup, beginning in 1995 and again in 2004 .

few highs and many lows ( 1958–1995 ) [edit ]

While Bolton finished 4th the follow season, the future 20 years would prove to be a fallow period. The club suffered relegation to the Second Division in 1963–64, and were then relegated again to the Third Division for the first meter in their history in 1970–71. [ 12 ] This stay in the Third Division lasted just two years before the club were promoted as champions in 1972–73. Hopes were high at Burnden Park in May 1978 when Bolton sealed the Second Division championship and gained promotion to the First Division. however, they entirely remained there for two seasons before being relegated. [ 22 ] : 36 Following delegating in 1980, Bolton signed up talented striker Brian Kidd, as they prepared to challenge for a quick come back to the First Division. Kidd scored a hat-trick in his third game for Bolton, a 4–0 gain over Newcastle United in the league, but the rest of the season was a conflict as Bolton finished close to the delegating places. [ 23 ] : 91 By the end of the 1981–82 season, Bolton were no airless to forwarding and had lost respective key players including Peter Reid and Neil Whatmore. The follow temper Bolton were relegated to the Third Division after losing 4–1 at Charlton Athletic on the concluding day. [ 23 ] : 92 Despite a new-look, a lot younger team and an 8–1 win over Walsall, Bolton ‘s best league succeed for 50 years, Bolton failed to win forwarding in the 1983–84 season, and would remain in the Third Division for another three seasons. In 1986 Nat Lofthouse was appointed President of the football club, a placement he would hold until his death on 15 January 2011. [ 24 ] At the end of the 1986–87 season, Bolton Wanderers suffered relegation to the Fourth Division for the first time in their history, [ 22 ] : 38 but won promotion back to the Third Division at the beginning attempt. The golf club won the Sherpa Van Trophy in 1989, defeating Torquay United 4–1. During the 1990–91 season, Bolton were pipped to the final automatic pistol promotion place by Southend United and lost to Tranmere Rovers in the play-off final, but they failed to build on this and the postdate season saw the cabaret finish 13th. [ 23 ] : 100 The early 1990s saw Bolton gain a giant-killing repute in cup competitions. In 1993 Bolton beat FA Cup holders Liverpool 2–0 in a third orotund replay at Anfield, thanks to goals from John McGinlay and Andy Walker. The club besides defeated higher division enemy in the shape of Wolverhampton Wanderers ( 2–1 ) that year before bowing out to Derby County. Bolton besides secured promotion to the second tier for the first clock since 1983. In 1994 Bolton again beat FA Cup holders, this time in the form of Arsenal, 3–1 after supernumerary time in a fourth round replay, and went on to reach the quarter-finals, bowing out 1–0 at family to local rivals ( and then Premiership ) Oldham Athletic. Bolton besides defeated top division opposition in the form of Everton ( 3–2 ) and Aston Villa ( 1–0 ) that year. [ 25 ]

restitution to the peak trajectory and guess into Europe ( 1995–2012 ) [edit ]

Bolton reached the Premiership in 1995 thanks to a 4–3 victory over Reading in the Division One play-off Final. Reading took a 2–0 lead before a Keith Branagan penalty in the 12th minute changed the path of the game. Bolton scored two late goals to take the game to extra time, scoring twice more before a late recitation consolation. The same year Bolton progressed to the League Cup Final, but were defeated 2–1 by Liverpool. [ 26 ] Bolton were bottom for about all of the 1995–96 Premiership campaign and were relegated as they lost their penultimate bet on 1–0 to Southampton. [ 23 ] : 105 The club won forwarding binding to the Premiership at the foremost attempt thanks to a season in which they achieved 98 league points and 100 goals in the summons of securing the Division One championship, [ 27 ] the first time since 1978 that they had finished circus tent of any part. This season besides marked the clubhouse ‘s departure from Burnden Park to the Reebok Stadium, the last game at the stadium being a 4–1 win over Charlton Athletic. [ 28 ]
Jussi Jääskeläinen is equal third on Bolton Wanderers’ record appearance list, making 530 appearances between 1997 and 2012 Bolton were relegated on goal difference at the end of the 1997–98 Premiership campaign. They finished on the same number of points as Everton, whom they faced in the first competitive match at the newly built Reebok Stadium. The game finished 0–0, but a finish by Gerry Taggart for the Whites was mistakenly not given ; the sharpen swing in Bolton ‘s favor would have kept them up. [ 29 ] The following temper they reached the 1999 Division One play-off Final but lost 2–0 to Watford. In 2000 Bolton reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup, Worthington Cup and play-offs but lost on penalties to Aston Villa, [ 30 ] 4–0 on aggregate to Tranmere Rovers [ 31 ] and 7–5 on aggregate to Ipswich Town [ 32 ] respectively. In 2000–01 Bolton were promoted back to the Premiership after beating Preston North End 3–0 in the play-off final examination. [ 33 ] Bolton struggled in the follow two seasons, but survived in the Premiership. The 2001–02 season began with a shock victory as they destroyed Leicester 5–0 at Filbert Street. [ 22 ] : 94 They then followed the acquire with two more over Middlesbrough and Liverpool to go top of the peak flight table for the first time since 1891. Despite a 2–1 succeed away at Manchester United, becoming the beginning team since the formation of the Premiership to come from behind and win a league game at Old Trafford, [ 34 ] they went into a deep decline during the center of the season and needed a Fredi Bobic hat-trick against Ipswich Town to survive. Despite losing the final three games, 16th set was secured. [ 35 ] The 2002–03 season began with a inadequate get down and, despite another gain away at Manchester United, they were bottom until a 4–2 gain against Leeds United at Elland Road. [ 36 ] Despite suffering from a miss of consistency, Bolton achieved the results needed and secured survival in a concluding day 2–1 victory over Middlesbrough. [ 37 ] Bolton reached the League Cup final in 2004, but lost 2–1 to Middlesbrough. [ 38 ] Nevertheless, the club finished eighth in the league, at the meter the highest finish in their Premiership history. In 2005, Bolton finished sixth in the league, therefore earning qualification for the UEFA Cup for the first time in their history. [ 39 ] The come season, they reached the last 32 but were eliminated by french team Marseille as they lost 2–1 on aggregate. [ 40 ] Between 2003–04 and 2006–07, Bolton recorded consecutive top-eight finishes, a phonograph record of consistency bettered lone by the big four of Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal. [ 22 ] : 470–7 Towards the end of the 06–07 season, long-serving coach Sam Allardyce departed the baseball club, stating that he was taking a sabbatical ; he would be hired soon thereafter as director of Newcastle United. Allardyce former cited a lack of ambition on the part of the club ‘s circuit board for his passing ; he had sought fiscal backing in January 2007 to push the club towards Champions League qualification, which he had not received .
Bolton broke their transfer record in 2008 when they signed Swedish forward Johan Elmander The 2007–08 season saw Bolton survive with a 16th-place coating, their condom being confirmed on the final sidereal day of the season, [ 41 ] as they went on an unbeaten run for their concluding five games, adenine well as getting to the last sixteen of the UEFA Cup. Former assistant director Sammy Lee replaced Allardyce as coach, but a inadequate get down to the season saw him replaced by Gary Megson. During the european move, Bolton gained an unexpected 2–2 draw against former european champions Bayern Munich, [ 42 ] vitamin a well as becoming the first English team to beat Red Star Belgrade in Belgrade. [ 43 ] They besides defeated Atlético Madrid on sum [ 44 ] before being knocked out by Sporting Lisbon. [ 45 ] Bolton broke their record transfer fee with the bless of Johan Elmander from Toulouse on 27 June 2008, in a deal which cost the baseball club a reported £8.2 million and saw norwegian hitter Daniel Braaten head in the antonym direction. [ 46 ] Megson was replaced part-way through the 2009–2010 season by former Wanderers striker Owen Coyle, after Megson endured a difficult relationship with the fans. In the 2010–11 FA Cup, Bolton progressed all the way to the semi-finals, but were beaten 5–0 by Stoke at Wembley, with the peer being described as “ a massive anti-climax ”. [ 47 ] The following temper began as the previous one had ended with equitable one win and six defeats, their worst originate since the 1902–03 season when they were relegated. On 17 March 2012, coach Owen Coyle travelled to the London Chest Hospital with Fabrice Muamba who had suffered from a cardiac halt whilst play against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane in a FA Cup match. Muamba stayed in a critical condition for several weeks and Coyle was widely praised for the manner in which he represented the baseball club during the period. [ 48 ] That 13 May, Bolton were relegated to the championship by one point on the last day of the season after drawing 2–2 with Stoke City. [ 49 ]

render to the Championship ( 2012–2018 ) [edit ]

The following season back in the Championship started badly for Bolton, with only three wins in ten-spot league matches and a second round passing from the League Cup following a loss at Crawley Town. As a result of inadequate performances leaving them in 16th place, Bolton sacked Coyle on 9 October 2012, replacing him with Crystal Palace ‘s Dougie Freedman. They finished in 7th place, losing out on a play-off set to Leicester City on goal difference. The 2013–14 began with a trip to Turf Moor, in celebration of the hundred-and-twenty-fifth anniversary of the Football League. [ 50 ] Freedman was fired after a ardent run of results at the begin of the 2014–2015 season ; he was replaced by early Celtic coach Neil Lennon, who promptly won his first plot in charge 1–0 away at Birmingham. In December 2015, Bolton, who were £172.9 million in debt, were handed a winding-up petition from HM Revenue and Customs over amateur taxes, and a transfer embargo for the following month ‘s window. much of this debt owed to erstwhile owner Eddie Davies was confirmed to have been written off in March 2018, to assist with the golf club ‘s electric potential sale prospects. [ 51 ] After ending a 17-game winless guide, Lennon, who had been investigated by the baseball club due to allegations about his personal biography, said that the club had “ been through hell ”. [ 52 ] On 18 January 2016, the golf club avoided an immediate winding-up order after their case was adjourned until 22 February to give it time to either close a share with a potential buyer or raise sufficient short-run funds from asset sales. The club was said to owe HM Revenue and Customs £2.2m. [ 53 ] The fiscal situation had improved as a takeover bid by Dean Holdsworth ‘s Sports Shield was successful in March 2016. [ 54 ] Lennon was removed from his position for the final few games of the temper, replaced by Academy director Jimmy Phillips. On 9 April 2016, Bolton lost 4–1 aside at Derby County to confirm their delegating to the third base tier for the first time since 1993. [ 55 ] Under new director Phil Parkinson, Bolton won promotion from League One at the first time of asking with a second-place finish. [ 56 ] On 14 September 2017, the control panel announced that the embargo was over. [ 57 ] Bolton started their first season back in the Championship ailing, entirely earning their first victory in October. Their imprint improved mid-season, however going into the final orotund of fixtures Bolton were in the relegation zone, needing a acquire to stand a gamble of securing survival. They achieved this to finish 21st, narrowly avoiding relegation, having fought bet on from 2–1 down to win 3–2 at home against Nottingham Forest in the last ten-spot minutes of their final examination match of the temper. [ 58 ]

relegation and fiscal crisis ( 2018–2019 ) [edit ]

Throughout the 2018–19 Championship season Bolton faced fiscal difficulties. On 12 September 2018, Bolton reached an agreement with their independent creditor BluMarble capital Ltd over an unpaid loanword, avoiding administration and a points tax write-off from the EFL. [ 59 ] Bolton were served a winding-up order on 27 September 2018 after failing to make a payment to HM Revenue and Customs. This was the fourth such request the club had faced in the previous 14 months. [ 60 ] After the break down of the permanent wave sign of on-loan striker Christian Doidge, Forest Green Rovers commenced legal military action over lost earnings. [ 61 ] In February 2019, Bolton were again issued a winding-up request by HMRC which was subsequently adjourned until the end of the season as their search for a fresh owner continued. [ 62 ] [ 63 ] The couple against Brentford on 26 April was called off by the English Football League 16 hours before kick off after Bolton ‘s players, supported by the Professional Footballers ‘ Association, refused to play until they had received their unpaid wages ; [ 64 ] the EFL awarded the win to Brentford. [ 65 ] The Bolton Whites Hotel, owned by Ken Anderson, was besides issued with a winding-up prayer in March 2019 [ 66 ] ( it closed on 1 May and went into government on 14 May ). [ 67 ] The team was relegated to League One in April after a 23rd-place eat up. [ 68 ] In May 2019 the club went into administration ascribable to a £1.2m unpaid tax poster, incurring a 12-point penalty for the 2019-20 season. [ 69 ] Fildraw ( early owner Eddie Davies ‘ trust fund ) appointed administrators from insolvency firm David Rubin and Partners. [ 70 ] A 17 July statement from the Bolton players said that no-one at the cabaret had been paid by owner Ken Anderson for 20 weeks, the prepare grind had no drinkable drink water nor hot body of water for showers. Pre-season friendlies were cancelled as Bolton could not give assurances about fielding a competitive team. [ 71 ] [ 72 ] [ 73 ] Anderson failed to find a buyer before the depart of the season, and Bolton started their opening League One game on 3 August at Wycombe Wanderers with only three contracted aged outfield players, and lost 2–0. [ 74 ] A week late, Bolton fielded its youngest ever side, with an average age of 19, in a scoreless home draw against Coventry City. [ 75 ] Manager Phil Parkinson expressed concern about the benefit of the youth players used in all of Bolton ‘s games, [ 76 ] leading Bolton to postpone the game against Doncaster Rovers on 20 August [ 77 ] [ 78 ] but without informing either Doncaster or the EFL. [ 77 ] Parkinson and assistant Steve Parkin resigned the postdate day, with academy coach Jimmy Phillips taking interim charge. [ 79 ] On 26 August, it was announced that the takeover by Football Ventures had fallen through one day before the EFL deadline, potentially risking the club going into liquidation. [ 80 ] [ 81 ] After Bolton failed to meet that deadline, the suspension of its notice of withdrawal from the EFL was lifted ; however, the club was not immediately expelled from the EFL – it was given until 12 September 2019 to meet all outstanding requirements of the League ‘s insolvency policy. [ 82 ]

Under fresh ownership ( 2019– ) [edit ]

On 28 August, Bolton announced that the club ‘s sale to Football Ventures ( Whites ) Limited had been completed, with the administrator paying protection to the Eddie Davies Trust and their legal team, and criticising Ken Anderson who had “ used his side as a guarantee creditor to hamper and frustrate any conduct that did not benefit him or suit his purposes. ” [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Days later, Keith Hill was announced as the new baseball club director. [ 83 ] He signed nine players before the transfer deadline closed, [ 84 ] and his first succeed came on 22 October, 2–0 against Bristol Rovers, Bolton ‘s first succeed in 22 matches. [ 85 ] On 21 November 2019, Bolton were handed a five-point deduction, suspended for 18 months, and fined £70,000, one-half of which was suspended for 18 months, for bankruptcy to fulfil two fixtures ( against Brentford and Doncaster ). [ 86 ] The points would not be deducted if Bolton fulfilled all fixtures during the 18-month period. [ 87 ] An EFL appeal against what it saw as a “ lenient ” punishment [ 88 ] was rejected by an arbitration empanel in January 2020. [ 89 ] On 9 June 2020, the EFL League One decided to end the 2019–20 season early due to the COVID-19 pandemic, causing bottom golf club Bolton Wanderers to go down to the one-fourth tier of English football for the first clock since 1988 and entirely the second time in their history. Following delegating, the club announced that Keith Hill and assistant David Flitcroft would leave the clubhouse when their contracts expired at the end of June. [ 90 ] Barrow coach Ian Evatt was appointed Hill ‘s successor on 1 July 2020. [ 91 ] Despite being in 17th invest through 24 matches, Bolton orchestrated an impressive temper turnaround guided by director Evatt. They completed the 2020–21 League Two season in third base place after a 4–1 succeed against Crawley Town on the final examination sidereal day – adequate to secure automatic promotion to League One [ 92 ] – and early in the 2021–22 season settled debts with unbarred creditors to remove the menace of a 15-point discount. [ 93 ]

Colours and badge [edit ]

Bolton Wanderers ‘ home colours are white shirts with navy and crimson trim, traditionally worn with dark blue shorts and white socks. Their away kits have been varied over the years, with united states navy kits and yellow kits among the most popular and common. Bolton did not always wear a white kit out ; in 1884 they wore white with loss spots, leading to the club ‘s original dub of “ The Spots ”. [ 94 ] The traditional navy blue shorts were dispensed with in 2003, in favor of an all-white strip, but they returned in 2008. The cabaret had previously experimented with an all-white kit in the 1970s. [ 95 ]

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The Bolton Wanderers club badge consists of the initials of the club in the shape of a ball, with a bolshevik scroll and Lancashire rose underneath. The current badge is a reimagining of one designed in 1975 ; this was replaced in 2001 by a badge which retained the recognizable initials but controversially exchanged the scroll and rose for blue and loss ribbons. The re-design has been welcomed by fans as the red rose returned to the badge and those who saw the ribbons as a poor option. [ 94 ] The original club badge was the township crest of Bolton, a key feature of which was the Elephant and Castle motif with the township motto – Supera Moras meaning “ Overcome Delays ”. This feature has been reincorporated on the back of some more recent club shirts which was seen as a dainty touch by some. The club ‘s dub of “ The Trotters ” has several claimed derivations ; that it is merely a magnetic declination on “ Wanderers ”, that it is an old local anesthetic term for a practical joker, or that one of the grounds used before the club settled at Pikes Lane resided future to a piggery, causing players to have to “ trotskyite ” through the devour pens to retrieve the ball if it went over the fence. [ 96 ]

Stadiums [edit ]

The University of Bolton Stadium has been Bolton Wanderers ‘ home since 1997 When the golf club was beginning founded, Christ Church had a mobile being, playing at a act of locations in the sphere. The baseball club, which had by then been renamed Bolton Wanderers, started playing regularly at Pike ‘s Lane in 1881. [ 22 ] : 48 Spending £150 on pitch improvements, season tickets cost a guinea fowl. They played here for fourteen years until the occupancy expired and they moved to Burnden Park. [ 97 ] Situated in the Burnden area of Bolton, approximately one mile from the center of the town, the labor served as the home of the town ‘s football team for 102 years. In its flower, Burnden Park could hold up to 70,000 supporters [ 98 ] but this calculate was dramatically reduced during the final 20 years of its life. A segment of The Embankment was sold off in 1986 to make way for a new Normid superstore. [ 99 ] At this time, Bolton were in a awful position financially and were struggling in the Football League Third Division, so there was a low demand for tickets and the loss of character of the grind gave the Bolton directors well measure for money. [ 22 ] : 59 By 1992 the club ‘s directors had decided that it would be unmanageable to convert Burnden Park into an all-seater stadium for a club of Bolton ‘s ambition, as the Taylor Report required all first- and second-tier clubs to do. [ 22 ] : 62 A decisiveness was made to build an out of township stadium in the township of Horwich, with the eventual placement chosen 5 miles due west of the township centre. The stadium opened in August 1997, [ 100 ] as a modern, all-seater stadium with a capacity of around 29,000. In recognition of the baseball club ‘s former ground the stadium stands on “ Burnden Way ”. It has four stands, though the lower-tier seat is one continuous roll. It was primitively known as the Reebok Stadium after long-time team sponsor, Reebok. This was initially unpopular with many fans, as it was considered impersonal, and that excessively much vehemence was being placed on fiscal considerations. This opposition well lessened since the stadium was built. [ 101 ] In April 2014, the stadium was renamed as part of a four-year consider with new sponsors Macron sportswear. [ 102 ] When this deal came to an end in August 2018 the stadium was again renamed, this meter as the University of Bolton Stadium. [ 103 ] In 2014 the club established Bolton Wanderers Free School at the stadium, a sixth form offer sports and related courses for 16 to 19-year-olds. [ 104 ] however, this was belated closed in 2017 due to abject pupil numbers which deemed it ‘not financially viable ‘. [ 105 ]

support [edit ]

Bolton Wanderers Supporters ‘ Association ( BWSA ) is the official supporters ‘ affiliation of Bolton Wanderers Football Club. The Supporters ‘ Association was formed in 1992, on the enterprise of a fan, Peter Entwistle. Later that year the Directors of the football club, satisfied that the Association had proven itself to be organised and responsible, formally recognised Bolton Wanderers Supporters ‘ Association as the baseball club ‘s supporters ‘ group. [ 106 ] In 1997, soon after the be active from Burnden Park to the Reebok Stadium, the BWSA accepted the invitation from the football club to hold its monthly meetings at the modern stadium. The University of Bolton Stadium has continued to be their venue ever since. In the class 2000, the Association expanded significantly when its invitation to affiliate was accepted by Bolton Wanderers supporters groups in other parts of Britain, and besides by groups around the world. All of these extraneous groups have come on board to become freelancer, but integral, parts of the official Bolton Wanderers supporters ‘ family. Requests for affiliated condition retain to be received regularly from other places around the world where Wanderers fans find themselves gather together. [ 106 ]

Rivalries [edit ]

Historically Bolton ‘s traditional rivals were about neighbor Bury, though due to specify league meetings and Bury ‘s expulsion from the Football League in August 2019 the competition has lessened well. The golf club besides has traditional rivalries with colleague Lancashire clubs Blackburn Rovers and Preston North End, as all three sides are separated by less than fifteen miles and are all founder members of the Football League. [ 107 ] [ 108 ] More recently, Bolton have developed an hostility with Wigan Athletic, whose fans by and large regard Bolton as their main rivals. [ 109 ] Wigan finally became known as Bolton biggest rivals, [ 110 ] and crowd trouble marred the 16 October 2021 meet between the two clubs. [ 111 ] Bolton fans besides maintain a reciprocal disfavor with the fans of nearby Burnley, [ 112 ] Oldham Athletic, [ 113 ] [ 114 ] Rochdale, [ citation needed ] Tranmere Rovers, [ 115 ] and the more distant Wolverhampton Wanderers. [ 116 ] According to a sketch conducted in August 2019 entitled ‘The League of Love and Hate ‘, Bolton supporters named Manchester United, Blackburn Rovers, Wigan Athletic, Oldham Athletic, and Bury as their biggest rivals. [ 117 ]

possession and finances [edit ]

The holding ship’s company of Bolton Wanderers F.C. is Burnden leisure Ltd, a secret company limited by shares. Burnden leisure was previously a public company traded on the AIM stock exchange until its voluntary delist in May 2003 following Eddie Davies ‘s coup d’etat. [ 130 ] The club itself is 100 % owned by Burnden Leisure ; [ 131 ] businessman Davies owned 94.5 % of the shares, with the remaining stakes held by over 6,000 small shareholders with less than 0.1 % holding each. [ 132 ] After Bolton exited the Premier League, Davies revoked his investment into the club. This led to published debts of about £200m and brought the club very close to being wound up over unpaid tax bills owed to HMRC. As a gesture of his good will and as bonus to sell the clubhouse, Davies promised to wipe over £125m of debt owed to him when the club was sold, which wiped a meaning proportion of debt the club owed. In March 2016, Sports Shield, a consortium led by Dean Holdsworth, bought Davies ‘ controlling bet on ; a class belated, Holdsworth shareholding in Sports Shield was bought out by Ken Anderson. [ 133 ] Under Anderson, fiscal difficulties dogged the club, with player strikes, farther winding up orders and fiscal disputes with early creditors. [ 133 ] These culminated in the club ( Burnden Leisure Ltd ) going into presidency in May 2019, [ 69 ] and, with the club ‘s future ownership unresolved, being threatened with ejection from the EFL in August 2019. [ 134 ] On 28 August, the clubhouse was sold to Football Ventures ( Whites ) Ltd despite enemy from Ken Anderson. [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
Bolton Wanderers had a long-established partnership with sporting goods firm Reebok, which was formed in the town. between 1997 and 2009 this partnership encompassed shirt sponsorship, kit fabricate and stadium name rights. The combine shirt sponsorship ( 1990–2009 ) and kit fabricate ( 1993–2012 ) deals covering 22 years represent the longest kit partnership in English football history. [ 135 ] The stadium ‘s name rights were held by Reebok from its open in 1997 until 2014. [ 136 ] Bolton ‘s kit manufacturer from the 2014–15 season changed to italian sportswear brand Macron, who besides became stadium name sponsors for four years. [ 137 ] In August 2018, the stadium naming rights went to the University of Bolton in an undisclosed deal. [ 138 ]

police squad [edit ]

First team [edit ]

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Out on loanword [edit ]

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youth players with first team appearances [edit ]

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youth players with beginning team team numbers [edit ]

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Reserves and Academy police squad [edit ]

erstwhile players [edit ]

For details on former players, see List of Bolton Wanderers F.C. players and Category:Bolton Wanderers F.C. players. In 2005, a tilt of “ 50 Wanderers Legends ” was compiled by the club as the result of a sports fan sketch : “ Thousands of supporters … nominated their favourites with modern day heroes giving the old-timers a run for their money ”. [ 139 ]

player records [edit ]

golf club officials [edit ]

Bolton Wanderers Football & Athletic Co management [ 140 ] [ 141 ]

Role

Name

Chairman
Sharon Brittan

Manager
Ian Evatt

Assistant Manager
Peter Atherton

First Team Coach
Sam Hird

Goalkeeping Coach
Matt Gilks

Goalkeeping Coach
Andy Fairman

Head of Youth Development
Mark Litherland

U-16 Coach
Julian Darby

Chief Scout
Vacant

Head Physiotherapist
Matt Barrass

First Team Physiotherapist
Steve Blakeley

First Team Strength & Conditioning Coach
Matthew Pelham

Sports Therapist
Catherine Beattie

Head Kitman
Ted Moulden

Assistant Kitman
Tom Russell

Head Groundsman
Chris Simm

Analyst
Lewis Duckmanton

Technical Performance Director
Chris Markham[142]

Honours [edit ]

overall league performance [edit ]

  • Division 1/Premier League: 1888–1899, 1900–1903, 1905–1908, 1909–1910, 1911–1933, 1935–1964, 1978–1980, 1995–1996, 1997–1998, 2001–2012 (73 seasons)
  • Division 2/Championship: 1899–1900, 1903–1905, 1908–1909, 1910–1911, 1933–1935, 1964–1971, 1973–1978, 1980–1983, 1993–1995, 1996–1997, 1998–2001, 2012–2016, 2017–2019 (34 seasons)
  • Division 3/League 1: 1971–1973, 1983–1987, 1988–1993, 2016–17, 2019–20, 2021- (13 seasons)
  • Division 4/League 2: 1987–1988, 2020–21 (2 seasons)

Cup competitions [edit ]

Reserves and others [edit ]

References [edit ]

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