Bolton Wanderers Football Club, an English association football club based in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England was founded in 1874 as Christ Church Football Club before adopting its current name in 1877.[1] Bolton were one of the 12 founder members of the Football League, which formed in 1888.[2] The club has remained in the Football League since it was established competing in its various divisions. As of the end of 2022–23, the club's first team has spent 74 seasons in the first tier of English football, 33 in the second, 15 in the third and two in the fourth. They are currently competing in EFL League One, the third tier.

Bolton Wanderers' record against each club faced league competition is listed below. Bolton's first league game was a 6–3 defeat against Derby County in the inaugural 1888–89 Football League;[2] since then they have played 110 different teams. They met their most recent different league opponent, Morecambe, for the first time in the 2020–21 EFL League Two season. The teams that Bolton Wanderers have met most in league competition are Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers, against whom they have contested 156 league matches. Bolton have recorded more victories against Blackburn than any other club, with 64. West Bromwich Albion drew 44 of their 106 league encounters with Bolton, more than any other club. The team have lost more league matches to Everton than to any other club, having been beaten by them 70 times in 138 encounters.[3]

Key

  • The table includes results of matches played by Bolton Wanderers in the English Football League and Premier League.
  • For the sake of simplicity, present-day names are used throughout: for example, results against Newton Heath, Small Heath and Woolwich Arsenal are integrated into the records against Manchester United, Birmingham City and Arsenal, respectively
  •    † Teams with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are competing in the 2023–24 EFL League One alongside Bolton
  •    ‡ Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are defunct
  • P = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; F = goals for; A = goals against; Win% = percentage of total matches won
  • The columns headed "First" and "Last" contain the first and most recent seasons in which Bolton played league matches against each opponent

All-time league record

All statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 1 January 2024.
Bolton Wanderers F.C. league record by opponent
Club Home Away Total Win% First Last Note(s)
PWDL PWDL PWDLFA
Accrington ‡ 5212 5302 10 5 1 4 29 19 050.00 1888–89 1892–93
Accrington Stanley 3111 3102 6 2 1 3 7 12 033.33 2019–20 2022–23
AFC Wimbledon 3120 3120 6 2 4 0 12 7 033.33 2016–17 2021–22
Aldershot ‡ 1100 1100 2 2 0 0 4 0 100.00 1988–89 1988–89
Arsenal 59281615 5971636 118 35 32 51 158 210 029.66 1899–1900 2011–12 [lower-alpha 1]
Aston Villa 78391821 78171942 156 56 37 63 240 251 035.90 1888–89 2018–19
Barnsley † 201172 20677 40 17 14 9 72 46 042.50 1899–1900 2022–23
Barrow 1100 1010 2 1 1 0 4 3 050.00 2020–21 2020–21
Birmingham City 64351910 64161533 128 51 34 43 197 168 039.84 1894–95 2018–19 [lower-alpha 2]
Blackburn Rovers 78421818 78221640 156 64 34 58 233 241 041.03 1888–89 2018–19
Blackpool † 48251211 47111818 95 36 30 29 134 113 037.89 1903–04 2023–24
Bournemouth 13535 11416 24 9 4 11 26 30 037.50 1971–72 2014–15
Bradford (Park Avenue) 7304 7313 14 6 1 7 18 20 042.86 1908–09 1934–35
Bradford City 221084 224810 44 14 16 14 70 66 031.82 1903–04 2020–21
Brentford 20947 202513 40 11 9 20 46 65 027.50 1933–34 2018–19
Brighton & Hove Albion 8233 8125 16 3 5 8 16 25 018.75 1971–72 2015–16
Bristol City 291388 294817 58 17 16 25 65 91 029.31 1903–04 2018–19
Bristol Rovers † 17863 16547 33 13 10 10 46 35 039.39 1971–72 2023–24
Burnley 59271715 59141431 118 41 31 46 159 162 034.75 1888–89 2015–16
Burton Albion † 5212 5032 10 2 4 4 11 15 020.00 2017–18 2023–24
Burton Swifts ‡ 1100 1100 2 2 0 0 10 2 100.00 1899–1900 1899–1900
Burton United ‡ 2200 2101 4 3 0 1 12 3 075.00 1903–04 1904–05
Bury ‡ 3116510 317915 62 23 14 25 98 95 037.10 1895–96 2016–17
Cambridge United † 9441 9243 18 6 8 4 31 23 033.33 1980–81 2022–23
Cardiff City 362367 3613617 72 36 12 24 114 71 050.00 1921–22 2017–18
Carlisle United † 14725 13247 27 9 6 12 36 40 033.33 1965–66 2023–24
Charlton Athletic † 442996 45141021 89 43 19 27 150 106 048.31 1936–37 2023–24
Chelsea 54221418 54121329 108 34 27 47 155 181 031.48 1907–08 2011–12
Cheltenham Town † 3120 4301 7 4 2 1 10 5 057.14 2020–21 2023–24
Chester City ‡ 6321 6231 12 5 5 2 13 6 041.67 1986–87 1992–93
Chesterfield 10811 10244 20 10 5 5 34 18 050.00 1899–1900 2016–17 [lower-alpha 3]
Colchester United 2110 2002 4 1 1 2 4 4 025.00 1987–88 2020–21
Coventry City 9243 9162 18 3 10 5 23 28 016.67 1964–65 2019–20
Crawley Town 1001 1100 2 1 0 1 4 2 050.00 2020–21 2020–21
Crewe Alexandra 7331 7322 14 6 5 3 28 21 042.86 1987–88 2021–22
Crystal Palace 181071 18387 36 13 15 8 51 36 036.11 1964–65 2012–13
Darlington 4211 4202 8 4 1 3 11 11 050.00 1985–86 1991–92
Darwen ‡ 2200 2200 4 4 0 0 7 2 100.00 1891–92 1893–94
Derby County † 6534922 6481442 129 42 23 64 185 233 032.56 1888–89 2023–24
Doncaster Rovers 6501 7313 13 8 1 4 22 12 061.54 1904–05 2021–22 [lower-alpha 4]
Everton 69271329 69101841 138 37 31 70 181 229 026.81 1888–89 2011–12
Exeter City † 8602 7241 15 8 4 3 29 14 053.33 1983–84 2023–24
Fleetwood Town † 5500 4301 9 8 0 1 21 11 088.89 2016–17 2023–24 [lower-alpha 4]
Fulham 4119139 4191121 82 28 24 30 98 114 034.15 1908–09 2017–18
Forest Green Rovers 2101 2101 4 2 0 2 2 2 050.00 2020–21 2022–23
Gainsborough Trinity 5500 5113 10 6 1 3 27 8 060.00 1899–1900 1910–11
Gillingham 8323 9414 17 7 3 7 29 24 041.18 1983–84 2021–22 [lower-alpha 4]
Glossop North End 4301 4310 8 6 1 1 19 6 075.00 1903–04 1910–11
Grimsby Town 281387 2881010 56 21 18 17 86 72 037.50 1899–1900 2020–21
Halifax Town ‡ 3210 3120 6 3 3 0 8 2 050.00 1971–72 1987–88
Harrogate Town 1100 1100 2 2 0 0 4 2 100.00 2020–21 2020–21
Hartlepool United 3012 3210 6 2 2 2 10 6 033.33 1987–88 1992–93
Hereford United ‡ 2200 2110 4 3 1 0 10 4 075.00 1976–77 1987–88
Huddersfield Town 4627109 4611926 92 38 19 35 131 112 041.30 1910–11 2015–16
Hull City 241572 244812 48 19 15 14 58 55 039.58 1908–09 2018–19
Ipswich Town 22589 216411 43 11 12 20 52 59 025.58 1961–62 2022–23 [lower-alpha 4]
Leeds City ‡ 2200 2101 4 3 0 1 7 2 075.00 1908–09 1910–11
Leeds United 301479 307617 60 21 13 26 103 97 035.00 1924–25 2018–19
Leicester City 321787 3261115 64 23 19 22 113 102 035.94 1899–1900 2013–14 [lower-alpha 5]
Leyton Orient † 221642 214710 43 20 11 12 50 42 046.51 1908–09 2023–24 [lower-alpha 6]
Lincoln City † 11713 12344 23 11 5 7 32 24 047.83 1899–1900 2023–24 [lower-alpha 4]
Liverpool 59261320 59101633 118 36 29 53 142 191 030.51 1894–95 2011–12
Loughborough ‡ 1100 1100 2 2 0 0 10 2 100.00 1899–1900 1899–1900
Luton Town 15933 15456 30 13 8 9 45 31 043.33 1899–1900 1994–95
Manchester City 56281513 56131033 112 41 25 46 168 171 036.61 1900–01 2011–12
Manchester United 59251519 59161033 118 41 25 52 156 192 034.75 1892–93 2011–12 [lower-alpha 7]
Mansfield Town 8341 8332 16 6 7 3 18 16 037.50 1971–72 2020–21
Middlesbrough 60341610 60161232 120 50 28 42 187 180 041.67 1899–1900 2018–19
Millwall 201433 203413 40 17 7 16 56 50 042.50 1933–34 2018–19
Milton Keynes Dons 5320 5113 10 4 3 3 16 10 040.00 2015–16 2022–23
Morecambe 3120 3120 6 2 4 0 5 3 033.33 2020–21 2022–23
New Brighton Tower ‡ 1100 1001 2 1 0 1 3 4 050.00 1899–1900 1899–1900
Newcastle United 56291215 5612737 112 41 19 52 145 195 036.61 1898–99 2011–12
Newport County 6303 6303 12 6 0 6 23 15 050.00 1983–84 2020–21
Northampton Town † 6312 5302 11 6 1 4 14 16 054.55 1964–65 2023–24
Norwich City 211155 213414 42 14 9 19 49 54 033.33 1934–35 2018–19
Nottingham Forest 4123135 4171024 82 30 23 29 120 122 036.59 1892–93 2018–19
Notts County 372179 37101314 74 31 20 23 119 87 041.89 1888–89 1994–95
Oldham Athletic 241833 245910 48 23 12 13 85 58 047.92 1908–09 2020–21
Oxford United † 14644 14554 28 11 9 8 33 32 039.29 1968–69 2023–24 [lower-alpha 4]
Peterborough United † 7520 7304 14 8 2 4 27 13 057.14 1987–88 2023–24 [lower-alpha 4]
Plymouth Argyle 161024 164111 32 14 3 15 49 45 043.75 1933–34 2022–23
Port Vale † 181521 191081 37 25 10 2 73 28 067.57 1899–1900 2023–24 [lower-alpha 8]
Portsmouth † 493379 5081527 99 41 22 36 148 123 041.41 1927–28 2023–24
Preston North End 62261323 62172025 124 43 33 48 175 181 034.68 1888–89 2018–19
Queens Park Rangers 17944 176110 34 15 5 14 54 55 044.12 1967–68 2018–19
Reading † 16763 174310 33 11 9 13 40 43 033.33 1984–85 2023–24
Rochdale 5311 5032 10 3 4 3 12 14 030.00 1971–72 2019–20
Rotherham United 19865 201613 39 9 12 18 40 71 023.08 1964–65 2021–22 [lower-alpha 4]
Salford City 1100 1100 2 2 0 0 3 0 100.00 2020–21 2020–21
Scarborough 1100 1001 2 1 0 1 3 5 050.00 1987–88 1987–88
Scunthorpe United 5230 5122 10 3 5 2 7 5 030.00 1972–73 2020–21
Sheffield United 57351210 57121035 114 47 22 45 187 193 041.23 1893–94 2018–19
Sheffield Wednesday 57271515 57111234 114 38 27 49 138 181 033.33 1892–93 2022–23
Shrewsbury Town † 12723 12714 24 14 3 7 32 23 058.33 1971–72 2023–24 [lower-alpha 4]
Southampton 16853 16655 32 14 10 8 44 30 043.75 1933–34 2004–05
Southend United 10631 9423 19 10 5 4 27 18 052.63 1972–73 2020–21 [lower-alpha 4]
Stevenage † 2200 1100 3 3 0 0 6 3 100.00 2020–21 2023–24
Stockport County 9333 9324 18 6 5 7 23 23 033.33 1903–04 2000–01
Stoke City 4120138 4112722 82 32 20 30 117 128 039.02 1888–89 2018–19 [lower-alpha 9]
Sunderland 69371715 69111642 138 48 33 57 196 230 034.78 1890–91 2021–22
Swansea City 16772 163310 32 10 10 12 31 38 031.25 1933–34 2018–19 [lower-alpha 10]
Swindon Town 10514 10433 20 9 4 7 38 26 045.00 1964–65 2016–17
Torquay United 3201 3012 6 2 1 3 6 7 033.33 1971–72 1991–92
Tottenham Hotspur 4425712 449728 88 34 14 40 120 140 038.64 1908–09 2011–12
Tranmere Rovers 13922 13265 26 11 8 7 31 29 042.31 1971–72 2020–21
Walsall 11911 11038 22 9 4 9 41 31 040.91 1899–1900 2020–21
Watford 13814 13238 26 10 4 12 33 36 038.46 1969–70 2014–15
West Bromwich Albion 68322016 68162428 136 48 44 44 216 194 035.29 1888–89 2018–19
West Ham United 282143 289415 56 30 8 18 110 82 053.57 1923–24 2010–11
Wigan Athletic † 21768 20578 41 12 13 16 52 55 029.27 1983–84 2023–24
Wimbledon ‡ 4310 4112 8 4 2 2 9 9 050.00 1983–84 2000–01
Wolverhampton Wanderers 63351315 63141237 126 49 25 52 189 226 038.89 1888–89 2017–18
Wrexham 5311 5401 10 7 1 2 14 7 070.00 1971–72 1987–88
Wycombe Wanderers † 3102 4103 7 2 0 5 5 9 028.57 2019–20 2023–24
Yeovil Town 1010 1010 2 0 2 0 3 3 000.00 2013–14 2013–14
York City 7322 7412 14 7 3 4 21 14 050.00 1971–72 1986–87

Notes

  1. ↑ Record against Woolwich Arsenal included
  2. ↑ Record against Small Heath included
  3. ↑ Record against Chesterfield Town included
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019–20 EFL League One season was suspended in mid-March 2020. On 9 June, the clubs voted to curtail the season; Bolton's last ten matches, which included one against this opponent, remained unplayed.
  5. ↑ Record against Leicester Fosse included
  6. ↑ Record against Orient included
  7. ↑ Record against Newton Heath included
  8. ↑ Record against Burslem Port Vale included
  9. ↑ Record against Stoke included
  10. ↑ Record against Swansea Town included

References

  1. ↑ "Club History". Bolton Wanderers Football Club. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  2. 1 2 Metcalf, Mark (2014). The Origins of the Football League. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1445640174.
  3. ↑ "Head-to-head v Everton". Soccerbase. Centurycomm Limited. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
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