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Bolton Wanderers

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Founded:	1874
Stadium:	University of Bolton Stadium
Coach:	Ian Ross Evatt
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Bolton Wanderers home ground venue is University of Bolton Stadium.

Ian Ross Evatt is the current coach for Bolton Wanderers.

Bolton Wanderers League One Match Fixtures and Results

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Bolton Wanderers have played a total of 19 matches in England League One. Their current statistics is 9 win, 25 draw and 6 lose.

Bolton Wanderers did not lose their last match in the competition.

The overall results is shown by default. You can also analyze Bolton Wanderers results for their home or away matches in League One 2024/2025.

Click on + to view detailed soccer statistics of the goal scorers, yellow and red cards for each match.
The match kick-off date and time is automatically converted to your local timezone.

Team	Total Matches	Win	Draw	Lose
Bolton Wanderers	19	9	25	6

Date	Home	Score	Away	HT
03/05/2025	Bolton Wanderers		Stevenage		H2H
26/04/2025	Peterborough United		Bolton Wanderers		H2H
21/04/2025	Lincoln City		Bolton Wanderers		H2H
18/04/2025	Bolton Wanderers		Wycombe Wanderers		H2H
12/04/2025	Barnsley		Bolton Wanderers		H2H
05/04/2025	Bolton Wanderers		Bristol Rovers		H2H
01/04/2025	Wigan Athletic		Bolton Wanderers		H2H
29/03/2025	Blackpool		Bolton Wanderers		H2H
22/03/2025	Bolton Wanderers		Rotherham United		H2H	O
15/03/2025	Bolton Wanderers		Stockport County		H2H	O
08/03/2025	Burton Albion		Bolton Wanderers		H2H	O
04/03/2025	Bolton Wanderers		Birmingham City		H2H	O
01/03/2025	Wrexham		Bolton Wanderers		H2H	O
22/02/2025	Bolton Wanderers		Leyton Orient		H2H	O
15/02/2025	Shrewsbury Town		Bolton Wanderers		H2H	O
08/02/2025	Bolton Wanderers		Crawley Town		H2H	O
01/02/2025	Reading		Bolton Wanderers		H2H	O
28/01/2025	Bolton Wanderers		Northampton Town		H2H	O
25/01/2025	Huddersfield Town		Bolton Wanderers		H2H	O
18/01/2025	Bolton Wanderers		Cambridge United		H2H	O
11/01/2025	Bolton Wanderers		Charlton Athletic		H2H	O
11/01/2025	Rotherham United		Bolton Wanderers		H2H	O
04/01/2025	Exeter City		Bolton Wanderers		H2H	O
01/01/2025	Mansfield Town		Bolton Wanderers		H2H	O
29/12/2024	Bolton Wanderers		Lincoln City		H2H	O
26/12/2024	Bolton Wanderers		Barnsley		H2H	O
20/12/2024	Wycombe Wanderers	0 - 0	Bolton Wanderers	0-0	H2H	O	+
			65' Jay Matete
Beryly Lubala 66'
Garath McCleary 66'
			70' Victor Adeboyejo
			70' D. Charles
			70' Aaron Collins
			70' John McAtee
Fred Onyedinma 73'
Daniel Udoh 73'
			75' Klaidi Lolos
Alex Hartridge 82'
Jasper Pattenden 88'
Jack Grimmer 88'
			90+1' Randell Williams
14/12/2024	Bolton Wanderers	0 - 2	Wigan Athletic	0-1	H2H	O	+
George Johnston 9'
Ricardo Santos 14'
		0 - 1	18' Dale Taylor
			20' Matthew Smith
			26' Steven Sessegnon
George Thomason 37'
Victor Adeboyejo 61'
Aaron Collins 61'
S. Schön 61'
Randell Williams 61'
			62' Steven Sessegnon
			62' James Carragher
			62' Jonny Smith
			62' Michael Olakigbe
		0 - 2	67' Thelo Aasgaard
Jay Matete 70'
Klaidi Lolos 70'
			72' James Carragher
Jordi Osei-Tutu 76'
Josh Dacres-Cogley 76'
			77' Dale Taylor
			77' Matthew Smith
			77' Scott Smith
			82' Dale Taylor
			82' Joe Hugill
			82' Silko Thomas
			82' Jensen Weir
07/12/2024	Bristol Rovers	P - P	Bolton Wanderers		H2H	O
03/12/2024	Bolton Wanderers	3 - 1	Mansfield Town	0-1	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	34' Hiram Boateng
			46' Jordan Bowery
Aaron Collins 51'
			59' Hiram Boateng
			59' Will Evans
Aaron Collins 61'
D. Charles 61'
J. Sheehan 61'
Klaidi Lolos 61'
S. Schön 61'
Randell Williams 61'
Josh Dacres-Cogley 62'
Jordi Osei-Tutu 62'
			70' Hiram Boateng
D. Charles 75'		1 - 1
			78' Will Evans
			78' Aden Flint
			78' George Maris
			78' Aaron Lewis
Victor Adeboyejo 80'		2 - 1
			83' Louis Reed
			83' Alfie Kilgour
			83' Frazer Blake-Tracy
			83' Stephen McLaughlin
			83' Lucas Akins
			83' Ben Waine
John McAtee 85'		3 - 1
John McAtee 90'
Sonny Sharples 90'
			90+1' Adedeji Oshilaja
26/11/2024	Cambridge United	1 - 1	Bolton Wanderers	0-0	H2H	O	+
			17' George Thomason
Brandon Njoku 44'
Brandon Njoku 46'
Shayne Lavery 46'
Jubril Okedina 49'
Ryan Loft 53'
Zeno Ibsen Rossi 53'
			54' J. Sheehan
		0 - 1	59' Aaron Collins
Korey Smith 59'
			69' George Thomason
			69' Klaidi Lolos
			69' Josh Dacres-Cogley
			69' Jordi Osei-Tutu
			77' Jordi Osei-Tutu
			79' D. Charles
			79' Victor Adeboyejo
			79' Aaron Collins
			79' John McAtee
Jordan Cousins 81'
Elias Kachunga 81'
			88' Nathan Baxter
Sullay Kaikai 89'		1 - 1
			90+4' Gethin Jones
James Brophy 90+4'
Kelland Watts 90+4'
23/11/2024	Bolton Wanderers	2 - 1	Blackpool	0-1	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	33' Kyle Joseph
George Thomason 36'
J. Sheehan 45+3'
S. Schön 50'
			52' Kyle Joseph
George Thomason 53'		1 - 1
			57' Oliver Norburn
			68' Elliot Embleton
			68' Dominic Ballard
George Thomason 69'
Jay Matete 69'
John McAtee 74'
Victor Adeboyejo 74'
			76' Hayden Coulson
			76' Zachary Ashworth
			78' Zachary Ashworth
			81' Robert Apter
			81' Terry Bondo
			81' Oliver Norburn
			81' Ryan Finnigan
Josh Dacres-Cogley 82'
Jordi Osei-Tutu 82'
George Johnston 85'
			88' Lee Evans
			90' Dominic Ballard
Aaron Collins 90+4'		2 - 1
Aaron Collins 90+5'
09/11/2024	Stockport County	5 - 0	Bolton Wanderers	1-0	H2H	O	+
Will Collar 30'		1 - 0
Kyle Wootton 47'		2 - 0
Fraser Horsfall 55'		3 - 0
			57' Josh Dacres-Cogley
			57' Gethin Jones
			58' Victor Adeboyejo
			58' Aaron Collins
Louie Barry 62'		4 - 0
Ryan Rydel 63'
Tayo Adaramola 63'
Macauley Southam 63'
Sam Hughes 63'
Will Collar 67'
Louie Barry 69'
Odin Bailey 69'
Will Collar 69'
Jayden Fevrier 69'
			77' S. Schön
			77' Jordi Osei-Tutu
Odin Bailey 90'		5 - 0
29/10/2024	Stevenage	1 - 4	Bolton Wanderers	0-2	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	13' Ricardo Santos
		0 - 2	16' John McAtee
			31' J. Sheehan
			31' E. Toal
			31' William Forrester
Alex Revell 32'
			59' George Johnston
		0 - 3	61' Victor Adeboyejo
Daniel Phillips 67'
Kane Smith 68'
Nick Freeman 68'
Elliott List 68'
Lewis Freestone 68'
Jordan Roberts 68'
Aaron Pressley 68'
Daniel Phillips 68'
Harvey White 68'
Daniel Kemp 71'		1 - 3
			73' Ricardo Santos
			76' Victor Adeboyejo
			76' D. Charles
			77' John McAtee
			77' Klaidi Lolos
			78' L. Southwood
Luther James-Wildin 80'
			80' Aaron Collins
			80' Scott Arfield
			80' S. Schön
			80' Randell Williams
Dan Butler 84'
		1 - 4	88' D. Charles
26/10/2024	Bolton Wanderers	1 - 0	Peterborough United	0-0	H2H	O	+
Victor Adeboyejo 50'
S. Schön 53'
			64' James Dornelly
			64' Sam Curtis
Victor Adeboyejo 68'
D. Charles 68'
			68' Ricky-Jade Jones
			68' Bradley Ihionvien
			69' Sam Curtis
			71' Jack Sparkes
John McAtee 75'
Klaidi Lolos 75'
S. Schön 76'
Randell Williams 76'
			85' Bradley Ihionvien
			88' Emmanuel Fernandez
			90+1' Joel Randall
			90+1' Donay O'Brien-Brady
Ryan De Havilland 90+8'
D. Charles 90+9'
Klaidi Lolos 90+9'		1 - 0
Klaidi Lolos 90+10'
Klaidi Lolos 90+10'
22/10/2024	Birmingham City	2 - 0	Bolton Wanderers	1-0	H2H	O	+
Tomoki Iwata 3'		1 - 0
			18' Kyle Dempsey
Emil Hansson 20'
Marc Leonard 20'
			24' Josh Dacres-Cogley
			39' Jay Matete
			46' Kyle Dempsey
			46' John McAtee
			57' D. Charles
			57' Victor Adeboyejo
			57' Scott Arfield
			57' Aaron Collins
Ethan Laird 65'
Taylor Gardner-Hickman 65'
Alfie May 65'
Jay Stansfield 65'
			69' Randell Williams
			69' William Forrester
			78' John McAtee
Jay Stansfield 86'		2 - 0
Christoph Klarer 87'
Seung-Ho Paik 87'
L. Dykes 87'
Keshi Anderson 87'
Ayumu Yokoyama 87'
19/10/2024	Bolton Wanderers	2 - 1	Burton Albion	0-0	H2H	O	+
			24' Mason Bennett
			46' Dylan Williams
			46' Nicholas Akoto
			46' Ciaran Gilligan
			46' Jack Cooper-Love
George Johnston 47'
Aaron Collins 61'		1 - 0
Randell Williams 63'		2 - 0
D. Charles 64'
Victor Adeboyejo 64'
			64' Mason Bennett
			64' Ben Whitfield
		2 - 1	66' Danilo Orsi-Dadomo
Kyle Dempsey 70'
Jay Matete 70'
John McAtee 71'
Scott Arfield 71'
			77' Jason Sraha
			77' Jack Armer
			77' Danilo Orsi-Dadomo
			77' Charlie Webster
Randell Williams 85'
			86' Ben Whitfield
			90+1' Ryan Sweeney
05/10/2024	Bolton Wanderers	2 - 2	Shrewsbury Town	0-2	H2H	O	+
			15' Aaron Pierre
		0 - 1	20' Josh Feeney
		0 - 2	28' Jordan Shipley
			34' Josh Feeney
Kyle Dempsey 47'		1 - 2
			53' Jordan Shipley
			53' Leo Castledine
Szabolcs Schön 61'		2 - 2
			66' George Nurse
			66' Malvind Benning
			66' Toby Savin
Victor Adeboyejo 77'
Aaron Collins 77'
D. Charles 77'
John McAtee 77'
			78' Alex Gilliead
			78' Funso Ojo
			85' John Marquis
			85' Taylor Perry
J. Sheehan 86'
Jay Matete 86'
S. Schön 86'
Randell Williams 86'
Kyle Dempsey 90+1'
Scott Arfield 90+1'
			90+10' Morgan Feeney
01/10/2024	Northampton Town	2 - 4	Bolton Wanderers	0-2	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	6' John McAtee
Cameron McGeehan 10'
			17' George Thomason
		0 - 2	23' George Thomason
			33' Szabolcs Schön
Samy Chouchane 37'
		0 - 3	60' Eoin Toal
Akinwale Odimayo 62'
Tom Eaves 62'
Tariqe Fosu-Henry 62'
Sam Hoskins 62'
Tyler Roberts 67'
Samy Chouchane 68'
Liam McCarron 68'
			72' John McAtee
			72' Victor Adeboyejo
			72' Aaron Collins
			72' Dion Charles
			75' George Thomason
			75' Scott Arfield
			75' Kyle Dempsey
			75' Jay Matete
Luke Mbete 78'
Aaron McGowan 78'
Tyler Roberts 78'
Jordan Willis 78'
			82' Szabolcs Schön
			82' Randell Williams
		0 - 4	83' Dion Charles
Mitchell Pinnock 87'
Tom Eaves 90+1'		1 - 4
			90+2' Jay Matete
Jon Guthrie 90+3'		2 - 4
			90+5' Randell Williams
28/09/2024	Crawley Town	0 - 2	Bolton Wanderers	0-1	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	5' Kyle Dempsey
			27' Victor Adeboyejo
			28' Ian Ross Evatt
			59' George Thomason
Will Swan 60'
Ade Adeyemo 60'
Cameron Bragg 67'
Bradley Ibrahim 67'
Panutche Camará 67'
Harry Forster 67'
			68' Dion Charles
			68' Aaron Collins
			68' Victor Adeboyejo
			68' John McAtee
Jay Williams 77'
Rushian Hepburn-Murphy 77'
			77' Kyle Dempsey
			77' Jay Matete
		0 - 2	78' John McAtee
Junior Quitirna 78'
Jack Roles 78'
			83' George Thomason
			83' Scott Arfield
Jeremy Kelly 86'
			90+3' Aaron Collins
Joy Mukena 90+4'
21/09/2024	Bolton Wanderers	5 - 2	Reading	4-1	H2H	O	+
			11' Lewis Wing
Josh Sheehan 12'		1 - 0
Ricardo Santos 16'
Dion Charles 21'		2 - 0
Dion Charles 34'		3 - 0
			39' Jeriel Dorsett
			39' Kelvin Abrefa
		3 - 1	41' Ben Elliott
Dion Charles 45+4'		4 - 1
		4 - 2	57' Sam Smith
Jay Matete 64'
Scott Arfield 64'
			71' Harvey Knibbs
			72' Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
			72' Adrian Akande
Josh Sheehan 72'
Kyle Dempsey 72'
Szabolcs Schön 72'
Randell Williams 72'
Victor Adeboyejo 78'
Aaron Collins 78'
Dion Charles 78'
John McAtee 78'
Nathan Baxter 81'
Kyle Dempsey 87'		5 - 2
Randell Williams 88'
Scott Arfield 90+1'
14/09/2024	Bolton Wanderers	0 - 4	Huddersfield Town	0-1	H2H	O	+
George Thomason 37'
		0 - 1	44' Josh Koroma
Dion Charles 46'
Victor Adeboyejo 46'
			46' Mickel Miller
			46' Jaheim Headley
			47' Jonathan Hogg
		0 - 2	59' Josh Koroma
Kyle Dempsey 60'
Scott Arfield 60'
		0 - 3	68' Ben Wiles
			69' Jonathan Hogg
			69' Joe Hodge
			69' Callum Marshall
			69' Freddie Ladapo
Chris Forino 70'
Josh Sheehan 70'
Aaron Collins 76'
John McAtee 76'
			80' Ben Wiles
			80' Tom Iorpenda
			80' Josh Koroma
			80' Bojan Radulović
		0 - 4	81' Antony Evans
31/08/2024	Bolton Wanderers	0 - 2	Exeter City	0-1	H2H	O	+
			9' Pierce Sweeney
Ricardo 23'
		0 - 1	34' Kami Doyle
		0 - 2	49' Millenic Alli
			53' Ilmari Niskanen
John McAtee 54'
V. Adeboyejo 54'
Josh Sheehan 54'
J. Matete 54'
Szabolcs Schön 54'
J. Osei-Tutu 54'
			60' Kami Doyle
			60' Reece Cole
Kyle Dempsey 65'
A. Collins 65'
G. Johnston 66'
			69' Joseph Whitworth
			73' Jack Aitchison
			73' Ben Purrington
			73' Josh Magennis
			73' Amani Richards
			81' Reece Cole
			87' Millenic Alli
			87' Sonny Cox
J. Dacres-Cogley 90+1'
Johnly Yfeko 90+1'
24/08/2024	Charlton Athletic	2 - 0	Bolton Wanderers	1-0	H2H	O	+
Luke Berry 8'
Conor Coventry 8'
Greg Docherty 10'		1 - 0
			46' D. Charles
			46' Victor Adeboyejo
			46' J. Dacres-Cogley
			46' Jordi Osei-Tutu
Alex Mitchell 61'
			61' Szabolcs Schön
Tyreece Campbell 66'
Chuks Aneke 66'
			66' J. Sheehan
			66' Kyle Dempsey
Gassan Ahadme 66'
Matt Godden 66'
			72' G. Thomason
			72' Jay Matete
			83' Jay Matete
			83' Ricardo Santos
Luke Berry 87'
Karoy Anderson 87'
Matt Godden 88'		2 - 0
			89' G. Johnston
			89' Scott Arfield
18/08/2024	Bolton Wanderers	0 - 0	Wrexham	0-0	H2H	O	+
Ricardo Santos 50'
Szabolcs Schön 65'
			70' Thomas O'Connor
Dion Charles 72'
Victor Adeboyejo 72'
Aaron Collins 72'
Kyle Dempsey 72'
			72' Ollie Palmer
			72' Steven Fletcher
John McAtee 76'
Scott Arfield 76'
Josh Dacres-Cogley 76'
Jordi Osei-Tutu 76'
			79' Jack Marriott
			79' Oliver Rathbone
Josh Sheehan 82'
Jay Matete 82'
			90+1' Elliot Lee
			90+1' George Evans
10/08/2024	Leyton Orient	1 - 2	Bolton Wanderers	1-1	H2H	O	+
		0 - 1	8' Dion Charles
Charlie Kelman 38'		1 - 1
Ethan Galbraith 54'
Richard Wellens 55'
Charlie Kelman 62'
			63' Scott Arfield
			63' John McAtee
			71' Josh Sheehan
			71' Jay Matete
			71' Jack Iredale
			71' Jordi Osei-Tutu
Dan Agyei 73'
Sonny Perkins 73'
Omar Beckles 74'
		1 - 2	75' Victor Adeboyejo
			75' Dion Charles
			75' Victor Adeboyejo
			75' Aaron Collins
			75' Klaidi Lolos
Jayden Sweeney 77'
Tom James 77'
Omar Beckles 85'
Brandon Cooper 85'
Zech Obiero 85'
Diallang Jaiyesimi 85'
Ethan Galbraith 85'
Darren Pratley 85'
Jayden Sweeney 87'
Dan Happe 90+5'
			90+7' Nathan Baxter
			90+7' Jordi Osei-Tutu

Chart Analysis

The graph shows the performance and results of Bolton Wanderers in League One.

Statistics & Analysis of Bolton Wanderers

Dion Charles is the leading top goal scorer for Bolton Wanderers with 6 goals.

Achievement	Statistics
Longest winning run	3
Longest losing streak	3
Longest run without loss	5
Longest run without win	4
Clean sheets	4
Matches over 2.25 goals	10
Matches under 2.25 goals	9
Matches First Half Over 0.5	14
Matches First Half Under 0.5	5
Matches odd	7
Matches even	12
Average goals scored	1.47
Average goals allowed	1.53
Failure to score	8
Biggest victory	5 - 2
Biggest defeat	5 - 0
Missed penalties	1
Penalty goals	2
Own goals	0
Goalless draw at home match	1 (10%)
Goalless draw at away match	1 (11%)
Comeback win	0
Top Goal Scorer	Dion Charles
Top Assist	Aaron Collins

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League One 2024/2025 - Regular Season Table

Bolton Wanderers are in the 8th position of League One.

#	Soccer Team	MP	W	D	L	F	A	D	P
1	Birmingham City	19	14	3	2	35	16	+19	45
2	Wycombe Wanderers	20	13	5	2	43	22	+21	44
3	Wrexham	21	12	6	3	31	14	+17	42
4	Huddersfield Town	20	12	3	5	34	18	+16	39
5	Stockport County	21	10	6	5	34	22	+12	36
6	Lincoln City	21	8	7	6	28	25	+3	31
7	Reading	20	9	4	7	30	30	+0	31
8	Bolton Wanderers	19	9	4	6	28	29	-1	31
9	Barnsley	21	8	6	7	29	30	-1	30
10	Mansfield Town	19	8	4	7	23	22	+1	28
11	Charlton Athletic	20	7	6	7	23	19	+4	27
12	Blackpool	20	7	6	7	29	31	-2	27
13	Exeter City	20	8	3	9	19	22	-3	27
14	Stevenage	19	7	5	7	15	17	-2	26
15	Leyton Orient	20	7	4	9	23	20	+3	25
16	Peterborough United	20	7	3	10	38	37	+1	24
17	Wigan Athletic	20	6	6	8	19	18	+1	24
18	Rotherham United	19	6	5	8	19	21	-2	23
19	Bristol Rovers	20	6	4	10	18	29	-11	22
20	Northampton Town	21	5	6	10	21	34	-13	21
21	Crawley Town	20	5	4	11	20	33	-13	19
22	Cambridge United	20	4	5	11	20	35	-15	17
23	Burton Albion	20	2	6	12	17	32	-15	12
24	Shrewsbury Town	20	3	3	14	21	41	-20	12

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Bolton Wanderers Squad

Detailed statistics of each Bolton Wanderers player with their photo, nationality, jersey number, position and caps.

If you want to bet on the players, you should see who are the Bolton Wanderers top goal scorers and which players have a disciplinary problem with the the most yellow or red cards.

Click on the players to get in-depth players' profile. Such as the players' age, place of birth, height, weight and his entire soccer career path.

#	Name of Player	A
1	Nathan Baxter		720	8					2
2	Gethin Jones
3	Jack Iredale		71	1		1
4	George Thomason		770	9		3	1		3
5	Ricardo Alexandre Almeida Santos		900	10					4
6	George Johnston		719	8		1			2
7	Carlos Mendes Gomes
8	Josh Sheehan		721	10	1	6	1
9	Victor Adeboyejo		424	10	7	3	1		1
10	Dion Charles		634	10	1	8	5	2
11	Dan Nlundulu
12	Josh Cogley		842	10		2			1
13	Joel Coleman
14	Jordi Osei-Tutu		113	4	4				1
15	William Forrester
16	Aaron Morley
17	Klaidi Lolas	23	15	1	1
17	Klaidi Lolos		15	1	1
18	Eoin Toal		720	8			1
19	Aaron Collins		547	10	4	4	1		1
20	Luke Southwood		180	2
21	Chris Forino-Joseph		160	2		1
22	Kyle Dempsey		497	9	3	6	3
23	Szabolcs Schön		834	10		4	1		3
27	Randell Williams		120	4	3		1		3
28	Jay Matete		287	10	8	1			2
37	Scott Arfield		175	9	8	1			1
41	Luke Matheson
45	John McAtee		451	10	5	4	2
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Motivated teams after winning five matches in a row or they have maintained a ten-match unbeaten run. The bookmakers label them as favourites for a reason.