Bolton Wanderers F.C. facts for kids

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Bolton Wanderers F.C.

Full name	Bolton Wanderers Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Trotters
Founded	1874
Ground	Reebok Stadium
Ground Capacity	28,723
Chairman	Phil Gartside
Manager	Dougie Freedman
League	Premier League
2009/10	Premier League, 13th

Bolton Wanderers F.C. is an English football club. It is based 15 miles north of Manchester. The club plays in the Championship, the second highest league in England. Their home is the Reebok Stadium. It holds around 28,723 people. Their manager is Dougie Freedman. 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.

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

1888/89 : First Division - 5th 1889/90 : First Division - 9th 1890/91 : First Division - 5th 1891/92 : First Division - 3rd 1892/93 : First Division - 5th 1893/94 : First Division - 13th 1894/95 : First Division - 10th 1895/96 : First Division - 4th 1896/97 : First Division - 8th 1897/98 : First Division - 11th 1898/99 : First Division - 17th 1899/00 : Second Division - 2nd 1900/01 : First Division - 10th 1901/02 : First Division - 12th 1902/03 : First Division - 18th 1903/04 : Second Division - 7th 1904/05 : Second Division - 2nd 1905/06 : First Division - 6th 1906/07 : First Division - 6th 1907/08 : First Division - 19th 1908/09 : Second Division - Champions 1909/10 : First Division - 20th 1910/11 : Second Division - 2nd 1911/12 : First Division - 4th 1912/13 : First Division - 8th 1913/14 : First Division - 6th 1914/15 : First Division - 17th 1919/20 : First Division - 6th 1920/21 : First Division - 3rd 1921/22 : First Division - 6th 1922/23 : First Division - 13th 1923/24 : First Division - 4th 1924/25 : First Division - 3rd 1925/26 : First Division - 8th 1926/27 : First Division - 4th 1927/28 : First Division - 7th 1928/29 : First Division - 14th 1929/30 : First Division - 15th 1930/31 : First Division - 14th 1931/32 : First Division - 17th 1932/33 : First Division - 21st 1933/34 : Second Division - 3rd 1934/35 : Second Division - 2nd 1935/36 : First Division - 13th 1936/37 : First Division - 20th 1937/38 : First Division - 7th 1938/39 : First Division - 8th 1939/40 : First Division - - 1946/47 : First Division - 18th 1947/48 : First Division - 17th 1948/49 : First Division - 14th 1949/50 : First Division - 16th 1950/51 : First Division - 8th 1951/52 : First Division - 5th 1952/53 : First Division - 14th 1953/54 : First Division - 5th 1954/55 : First Division - 18th 1955/56 : First Division - 8th 1956/57 : First Division - 9th 1957/58 : First Division - 15th 1958/59 : First Division - 4th 1959/60 : First Division - 6th 1960/61 : First Division - 18th 1961/62 : First Division - 11th 1962/63 : First Division - 18th 1963/64 : First Division - 21st 1964/65 : Second Division - 3rd 1965/66 : Second Division - 9th 1966/67 : Second Division - 9th 1967/68 : Second Division - 12th 1968/69 : Second Division - 17th 1969/70 : Second Division - 16th 1970/71 : Second Division - 22nd 1971/72 : Third Division - 7th 1972/73 : Third Division - Champions 1973/74 : Second Division - 11th 1974/75 : Second Division - 10th 1975/76 : Second Division - 4th 1976/77 : Second Division - 4th 1977/78 : Second Division - Champions 1978/79 : First Division - 17th 1979/80 : First Division - 22nd 1980/81 : Second Division - 18th 1981/82 : Second Division - 19th 1982/83 : Second Division - 22nd 1983/84 : Third Division - 10th 1984/85 : Third Division - 17th 1985/86 : Third Division - 18th 1986/87 : Third Division - 21st 1987/88 : Fourth Division - 3rd 1988/89 : Third Division - 10th 1989/90 : Third Division - 6th 1990/91 : Third Division - 4th 1991/92 : Third Division - 13th 1992/93 : Second Division - 2nd 1993/94 : First Division - 14th 1994/95 : First Division - 3rd 1995/96 : Premier League - 20th 1996/97 : First Division - Champions 1997/98 : Premier League - 18th 1998/99 : First Division - 6th 1999/00 : First Division - 6th

Images for kids

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  Bolton won the celebrated 1923 FA Cup Final

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  Nat Lofthouse spent his entire career from 1946 to 1960 with Bolton, scoring 255 league goals

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  Jussi Jääskeläinen is equal third on Bolton Wanderers' record appearance list, making 530 appearances between 1997 and 2012

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  Bolton broke their transfer record in 2008 when they signed Swedish forward Johan Elmander