Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers F.C. is an English football club. It is based 15 miles north of Manchester. The club plays in the English football league 1, the third tier league in England. Their home is the University of Bolton Stadium. It holds around 28,723 people. Their manager is Ian Evett. At home they play in a white shirt, navy blue shorts & white socks. Away they play in a navy blue shirt, white shorts and navy blue socks.
| Full name | Bolton Wanderers Football Club |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | The Trotters |
| Founded | 1874 |
| Ground | The University of Bolton Stadium (capacity: 28,723) |
| Chairman | Sharon Britton |
| Manager | Ian Evett |
| League | EFL League 1 |
Name
- 1874-1877 Christ Church F.C.
- 1877-present Bolton Wanderers F.C.
League position
| Season | League | Position |
| 2000/01 | First Division | 3rd |
| 2001/02 | Premier League | 16th |
| 2002/03 | Premier League | 17th |
| 2003/04 | Premier League | 8th |
| 2004/05 | Premier League | 6th |
| 2005/06 | Premier League | 8th |
| 2006/07 | Premier League | 7th |
| 2007/08 | Premier League | 16th |
| 2008/09 | Premier League | 13th |
Former position
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Bolton Wanderers F.C. Media
Chart showing the progress of Bolton Wanderers F.C. through the English football league system.
Nat Lofthouse spent his entire career, from 1946 to 1960, with Bolton, scoring 255 league goals
Men from Bolton Wanderers Football Club serving together with a battery of artillery in the 53rd (Bolton) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, of the 42nd (East Lancashire) Infantry Division, at Beccles, Suffolk on the east coast of England. The photograph, taken sometime in 1940, shows the nine footballers in uniform cleaning an artillery piece.
Jussi Jääskeläinen is equal third on Bolton Wanderers' record appearance list, making 530 appearances between 1997 and 2012
Bolton broke their transfer record in 2008 when they signed Swedish forward Johan Elmander
The Toughsheet Community Stadium has been Bolton Wanderers' home since 1997
