List of Bolton Wanderers F.C. records and statistics

This article details all-time records. For a season-by-season statistical breakdown see Bolton Wanderers F.C. seasons

Bolton Wanderers F.C. is an English professional association football club based in Horwich, Bolton. The club was founded as Christ Church F.C. in 1874, making them one of the oldest football clubs in England, and turned professional in 1877, before joining the Football League as founder members in 1888. Bolton Wanderers currently play in the Championship, the second tier of English football. They were relegated from the top tier (where they'd been since 2001) in 2012 but in their time as a professional club have played in all four professional English leagues.

This list encompasses the major honours won by Bolton Wanderers and records set by the club, their managers and their players. The player records section includes details of the club's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions. It also records notable achievements by Bolton Wanderers players on the international stage, and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club. The club's attendance records, both at The Reebok Stadium, their home since 1997, and Burnden Park, their home between 1895 and 1997, are also included in the list.

The club have won the FA Cup 4 times, but not since 1958,[1] and have spent the majority of their history in the top flight of English football. Bolton also hold the record for the most years in the top flight of English football without winning the title, 72 years in total. The club's record appearance maker is Eddie Hopkinson, who made 578 appearances between his debut in 1952 and retirement in 1970, and the club's record goalscorer is Nat Lofthouse, who scored 285 goals in 503 games between 1946 and 1960.

All stats accurate as of match played 10 December 2011.

Honours

Domestic

League titles

Cups

Players

All current players are in bold

Appearances

Most appearances

Competitive matches only.

# Name Career Appearances
1England Hopkinson, EddieEddie Hopkinson1952–1970578
2England Greaves, RoyRoy Greaves1965–1980575
3=England Finney, AlexAlex Finney1922–1937530
3=Finland Jääskeläinen, JussiJussi Jääskeläinen1997–2012530
5England Rimmer, WarwickWarwick Rimmer1960–1975528
6England Edwards, BryanBryan Edwards1947–1965518
7Wales Vizard, TedTed Vizard1910–1931512
8England Jones, PaulPaul Jones1970–1983506
9England Lofthouse, NatNat Lofthouse1946–1960503
10England Hartle, RoyRoy Hartle1952–1966499

Goalscorers

Top goalscorers

Competitive matches only.

# Name Years Total
1 England Lofthouse, NatNat Lofthouse1946–1960285
2England Smith, JoeJoe Smith1908–1927277
3England Jack, DavidDavid Jack1920–1928161
4England Milsom, JackJack Milsom1929–1937153
5England Westwood, RayRay Westwood1928–1947144
6Scotland Moir, WillieWillie Moir1945–1955134
7England Byrom, JohnJohn Byrom1966–1976130
8England Blackmore, HaroldHarold Blackmore1927–1932122
9England Whatmore, NeilNeil Whatmore1973–1981
1982–1983
1983–1984
1987–1988		121
10Scotland McGinlay, JohnJohn McGinlay1992–1997118

International

World Cup participants

This section lists all players who have played in a World Cup Finals game whilst playing for Bolton Wanderers F.C.

Name Nationality World Cup
Nat Lofthouse  England 1954
Eddie Hopkinson  England 1958
Tommy Banks  England 1958
Jason McAteer  Ireland 1994
Per Frandsen  Denmark 1998
Mark Fish  South Africa 1998
Stig Tøfting  Denmark 2002
Youri Djorkaeff  France 2002
Jared Borgetti  Mexico 2006
Radhi Jaïdi  Tunisia 2006
Hidetoshi Nakata  Japan 2006
Lee Chung-Yong  South Korea 2010
2014
Danny Shittu  Nigeria 2010
Vladimír Weiss  Slovakia 2010
Stuart Holden  United States 2010

European Championship participants

This section lists all players who have played in a European Championship Finals game whilst playing for Bolton Wanderers F.C.

Name Nationality Euros
Stelios Giannakopoulos  Greece 2004
2008

Record transfer fees

Bolton's record signing Johan Elmander.

Paid

Bolton Wanderers's record signing is Johan Elmander, who signed for the club from Toulouse for £8.2 million in June 2008. This beat the previous record of £8.0 million, which the club paid Fenerbahce for Nicolas Anelka in 2006

#NameFeeFromDateNotes
1Sweden Johan Elmander£8.2mFrance ToulouseJune 2008[10]
2France Nicolas Anelka£8.0mTurkey FenerbahçeAugust 2006[11]
3=England Gary Cahill£5.0mEngland Aston VillaJanuary 2008[12]
3=England Fabrice Muamba£5.0mEngland Birmingham CityJune 2008[13]
5=Senegal El Hadji Diouf£4.0mEngland LiverpoolJune 2005[14]
5=France David N'Gog£4.0mEngland LiverpoolAugust 2011[15]
7=Iceland Grétar Steinsson£3.5mNetherlands AZ Alkmaar January 2008[16]
7=England Dean Holdsworth£3.5mEngland Wimbledon October 1997[17]
7=England Matthew Taylor£3.5mEngland PortsmouthJanuary 2008[18]

Progression of record fee paid

The club's first £1,000 transfer came in 1911, when they signed Alf Bentley from Derby County. They made their first £100,000 signing in 1978 with the transfer of Alan Gowling from Newcastle United for £120,000 and their first £1,000,000 transfer when they signed Gerry Taggart from Barnsley in 1995.

DatePlayerBought fromFee
1911England Alf BentleyDerby County£1,000
1920England David JackPlymouth Argyle£3,500
1921England Dick PymExeter City£5,000
1928England Jack McClellandMiddlesbrough£6,800
1948England Jim HernonLeicester City£14,850
1951England Harold HassallHuddersfield Town£27,000
1967Wales Gareth WilliamsCardiff City£50,000
1967England Terry WhartonWolverhampton Wanderers£70,000
1977England Frank WorthingtonBirmingham City£90,000
1978England Alan GowlingNewcastle United£120,000
1978Scotland Neil McNabTottenham Hotspur£250,000
1979England Len CantelloWest Bromwich Albion£350,000
1994Netherlands Fabian de FreitasVollendam£400,000
1995England Chris FaircloughLeeds United£500,000
1995Northern Ireland Gerry TaggartBarnsley£1,500,000
1997England Robbie ElliottNewcastle United£2,500,000
1997England Dean HoldsworthWimbledon£3,500,000
2005Senegal El Hadji DioufLiverpool£4,000,000
2006France Nicolas AnelkaFenerbahçe£8,000,000
2008Sweden Johan ElmanderToulouse£8,250,000

Received

The largest fee that Bolton Wanderers have received for one of their players was the £15million that Chelsea paid for the services of Nicolas Anelka during the transfer window of January 2008. Four years later, Bolton received their second largest transfer fee, also from Chelsea, for defender Gary Cahill.

#NameFeeFromDateNotes
1France Nicolas Anelka£15.0mChelseaJanuary 2008[19]
2England Gary Cahill£7.0mChelseaJanuary 2012[20]
3=Republic of Ireland Jason McAteer£4.5mLiverpoolSeptember 1995[21]
3=England Alan Thompson£4.5mAston VillaJune 1998[22]
5Wales Nathan Blake£4.25mBlackburn RoversOctober 1998[23]
6=Serbia Saša Ćurčić£4.0mAston VillaAugust 1996[24]
6=Denmark Claus Jensen£4.0mCharlton AthleticJuly 2000[25]
6=Iceland Eiður Guðjohnsen£4.0mChelsea July 2000[26]
6=England Kevin Nolan£4.0mNewcastle United January 2009[27]
6=Oman Ali Al-Habsi£4.0mWigan Athletic July 2011[28]

Club records

League Highs and Lows

Matches

Record wins

Record defeats

Record draws

Most Consecutive

Attendances

Bolton Wanderers in Europe

Below is Bolton Wanderers' record in Europe. As of 2008 they have appeared in the UEFA Cup twice, losing only two games in the process.

Season Competition Round Country Club Result
2005–06 UEFA Cup 1R Bulgaria Lokomotiv Plovdiv 2–1, 2–1
Group Stage Away Turkey Beşiktaş 1–1
Group Stage Home Russia Zenit St. Petersburg 1–0
Group Stage Away Portugal Guimaraes 1–1
Group Stage Home Spain Sevilla 1–1
Round of 32 France Marseille 0–0, 1–2
2007–08 UEFA Cup 1R Republic of Macedonia FK Rabotnički 1–1, 1–0
Group Stage Home Portugal Braga 1–1
Group Stage Away Germany Bayern Munich 2–2
Group Stage Home Greece Aris Thessaloniki 1–1
Group Stage Away Serbia Crvena Zvezda 1–0
Round of 32 Spain Atlético Madrid 1–0, 0–0
Round of 16 Portugal Sporting Lisbon 1–1, 0–1

Notes

  1. ↑ "Cup Final Statistics". The Football Association. 19 May 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2008.
  2. ↑ Now known as Football League Championship
  3. ↑ <Up until 1992, the top division of English football was the Football League First Division; since then, it has been the Premier League and therefore the Second Division became known as the First and is now known as the Football League Championship
  4. ↑ Now known as Football League One
  5. ↑ Now known as Football League Two
  6. ↑ Then called Sherpa Van Trophy
  7. ↑ Then called Freight Rover Trophy
  8. ↑ Hayes, Dean. (30 June 2009). Bolton Wanderers Miscellany (1st ed.). Brighton: Pitch Publishing. p. 22. ISBN 978-1-905411-21-4.
  9. ↑ Hayes, Dean. (30 June 2009). Bolton Wanderers Miscellany (1st ed.). Brighton: Pitch Publishing. p. 142. ISBN 978-1-905411-21-4.
  10. ↑ Facey, David (2008-08-18). "Bolton 3 Stoke 1". London: The Sun. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
  11. ↑ "Bolton sign Anelka in record deal". BBC. 2006-08-25. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  12. ↑ "Bolton complete £5m Cahill switch". BBC. 2008-01-30. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  13. ↑ "Bolton splash out £5m on Muamba". BBC. 2000-06-16. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  14. ↑ "Bolton complete signing of Diouf". BBC. 2005-06-16. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  15. ↑ "David Ngog and Gael Kakuta move to Bolton". BBC. 2011-08-31. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
  16. ↑ "Defender Steinsson joins Bolton". BBC. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  17. ↑ "Dean Holdsworth". Sporting Heroes. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  18. ↑ "Bolton capture midfielder Taylor". BBC. 2008-01-17. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  19. ↑ "Chelsea complete £15m Anelka deal". London: BBC Sport. 2008-01-11. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  20. ↑ "Gary Cahill's move from Bolton to Chelsea completed". BBC Sport. 2012-01-16. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  21. ↑ "Jason McAteer's playing career". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  22. ↑ "On this day in sport - June 5". Daily Mail. 2008-06-05. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  23. ↑ "Football: No bad blood over Wise tackle, says Gregory". The Independent. 1998-10-31. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  24. ↑ "Sasa Curcic - Midfielder". Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  25. ↑ "Charlton complete Jensen swoop". BBC. 2000-07-21. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  26. ↑ "Chelsea spend for success". BBC. 2000-08-13. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  27. ↑ "Nolan completes Newcastle switch". BBC. 2009-01-30. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  28. ↑ "Wigan sign goalkeeper Ali Al-Habsi from Bolton Wanderers". BBC. 2011-07-04. Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  29. ↑ http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/History/0,,1004~535741,00.html
  30. ↑ Heroes, Heartbreakers & Headliners Bolton Wanderers F.C. The Official History 1877–2002 by Simon Marland pp.106, 306
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