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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

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  • 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 2024–25 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

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All statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 29 October 2024.
Bolton Wanderers F.C. league record by opponent
Club Home Away Total Win% First Last Note(s)
P W D L P W D L P W D L F A
Accrington ‡ 5 2 1 2 5 3 0 2 10 5 1 4 29 19 050.00 1888–89 1892–93
Accrington Stanley 3 1 1 1 3 1 0 2 6 2 1 3 7 12 033.33 2019–20 2022–23
AFC Wimbledon 3 1 2 0 3 1 2 0 6 2 4 0 12 7 033.33 2016–17 2021–22
Aldershot ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 100.00 1988–89 1988–89
Arsenal 59 28 16 15 59 7 16 36 118 35 32 51 158 210 029.66 1899–1900 2011–12 [a]
Aston Villa 78 39 18 21 78 17 19 42 156 56 37 63 240 251 035.90 1888–89 2018–19
Barnsley † 21 11 8 2 21 6 8 7 42 17 16 9 75 49 040.48 1899–1900 2023–24
Barrow 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 4 3 050.00 2020–21 2020–21
Birmingham City † 64 35 19 10 65 16 15 34 129 51 34 44 197 170 039.53 1894–95 2024–25 [b]
Blackburn Rovers 78 42 18 18 78 22 16 40 156 64 34 58 233 241 041.03 1888–89 2018–19
Blackpool † 48 25 12 11 48 11 18 19 96 36 30 30 135 117 037.50 1903–04 2023–24
Bournemouth 13 5 3 5 11 4 1 6 24 9 4 11 26 30 037.50 1971–72 2014–15
Bradford (Park Avenue) 7 3 0 4 7 3 1 3 14 6 1 7 18 20 042.86 1908–09 1934–35
Bradford City 22 10 8 4 22 4 8 10 44 14 16 14 70 66 031.82 1903–04 2020–21
Brentford 20 9 4 7 20 2 5 13 40 11 9 20 46 65 027.50 1933–34 2018–19
Brighton & Hove Albion 8 2 3 3 8 1 2 5 16 3 5 8 16 25 018.75 1971–72 2015–16
Bristol City 29 13 8 8 29 4 8 17 58 17 16 25 65 91 029.31 1903–04 2018–19
Bristol Rovers † 17 8 6 3 17 6 4 7 34 14 10 10 48 35 041.18 1971–72 2023–24
Burnley 59 27 17 15 59 14 14 31 118 41 31 46 159 162 034.75 1888–89 2015–16
Burton Albion † 6 3 1 2 5 0 3 2 11 3 4 4 13 16 027.27 2017–18 2024–25
Burton Swifts ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 10 2 100.00 1899–1900 1899–1900
Burton United ‡ 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 0 1 12 3 075.00 1903–04 1904–05
Bury ‡ 31 16 5 10 31 7 9 15 62 23 14 25 98 95 037.10 1895–96 2016–17
Cambridge United † 10 5 4 1 10 3 4 3 20 8 8 4 35 24 040.00 1980–81 2023–24
Cardiff City 36 23 6 7 36 13 6 17 72 36 12 24 114 71 050.00 1921–22 2017–18
Carlisle United 14 7 2 5 14 3 4 7 28 10 6 12 40 41 035.71 1965–66 2023–24
Charlton Athletic † 45 29 10 6 46 14 10 22 91 43 20 28 153 111 047.25 1936–37 2024–25
Chelsea 54 22 14 18 54 12 13 29 108 34 27 47 155 181 031.48 1907–08 2011–12
Cheltenham Town 4 2 2 0 4 3 0 1 8 5 2 1 11 5 062.50 2020–21 2023–24
Chester City ‡ 6 3 2 1 6 2 3 1 12 5 5 2 13 6 041.67 1986–87 1992–93
Chesterfield 10 8 1 1 10 2 4 4 20 10 5 5 34 18 050.00 1899–1900 2016–17 [c]
Colchester United 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 4 1 1 2 4 4 025.00 1987–88 2020–21
Coventry City 9 2 4 3 9 1 6 2 18 3 10 5 23 28 016.67 1964–65 2019–20
Crawley Town † 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 3 2 0 1 6 2 066.67 2020–21 2024–25
Crewe Alexandra 7 3 3 1 7 3 2 2 14 6 5 3 28 21 042.86 1987–88 2021–22
Crystal Palace 18 10 7 1 18 3 8 7 36 13 15 8 51 36 036.11 1964–65 2012–13
Darlington 4 2 1 1 4 2 0 2 8 4 1 3 11 11 050.00 1985–86 1991–92
Darwen ‡ 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 0 0 7 2 100.00 1891–92 1893–94
Derby County 65 34 9 22 65 8 14 43 130 42 23 65 185 234 032.31 1888–89 2023–24
Doncaster Rovers 6 5 0 1 7 3 1 3 13 8 1 4 22 12 061.54 1904–05 2021–22 [d]
Everton 69 27 13 29 69 10 18 41 138 37 31 70 181 229 026.81 1888–89 2011–12
Exeter City † 9 6 0 3 8 2 5 1 17 8 5 4 31 18 047.06 1983–84 2024–25
Fleetwood Town 5 5 0 0 4 3 0 1 9 8 0 1 21 11 088.89 2016–17 2023–24 [d]
Fulham 41 19 13 9 41 9 11 21 82 28 24 30 98 114 034.15 1908–09 2017–18
Forest Green Rovers 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 4 2 0 2 2 2 050.00 2020–21 2022–23
Gainsborough Trinity 5 5 0 0 5 1 1 3 10 6 1 3 27 8 060.00 1899–1900 1910–11
Gillingham 8 3 2 3 9 4 1 4 17 7 3 7 29 24 041.18 1983–84 2021–22 [d]
Glossop North End 4 3 0 1 4 3 1 0 8 6 1 1 19 6 075.00 1903–04 1910–11
Grimsby Town 28 13 8 7 28 8 10 10 56 21 18 17 86 72 037.50 1899–1900 2020–21
Halifax Town ‡ 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 0 6 3 3 0 8 2 050.00 1971–72 1987–88
Harrogate Town 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 2 100.00 2020–21 2020–21
Hartlepool United 3 0 1 2 3 2 1 0 6 2 2 2 10 6 033.33 1987–88 1992–93
Hereford United ‡ 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 10 4 075.00 1976–77 1987–88
Huddersfield Town † 47 27 10 10 46 11 9 26 93 38 19 36 131 116 040.86 1910–11 2024–25
Hull City 24 15 7 2 24 4 8 12 48 19 15 14 58 55 039.58 1908–09 2018–19
Ipswich Town 22 5 8 9 21 6 4 11 43 11 12 20 52 59 025.58 1961–62 2022–23 [d]
Leeds City ‡ 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 3 0 1 7 2 075.00 1908–09 1910–11
Leeds United 30 14 7 9 30 7 6 17 60 21 13 26 103 97 035.00 1924–25 2018–19
Leicester City 32 17 8 7 32 6 11 15 64 23 19 22 113 102 035.94 1899–1900 2013–14 [e]
Leyton Orient † 22 16 4 2 23 5 7 11 45 21 11 13 52 44 046.67 1908–09 2024–25 [f]
Lincoln City † 11 7 1 3 12 3 4 4 23 11 5 7 32 24 047.83 1899–1900 2023–24 [d]
Liverpool 59 26 13 20 59 10 16 33 118 36 29 53 142 191 030.51 1894–95 2011–12
Loughborough ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 10 2 100.00 1899–1900 1899–1900
Luton Town 15 9 3 3 15 4 5 6 30 13 8 9 45 31 043.33 1899–1900 1994–95
Manchester City 56 28 15 13 56 13 10 33 112 41 25 46 168 171 036.61 1900–01 2011–12
Manchester United 59 25 15 19 59 16 10 33 118 41 25 52 156 192 034.75 1892–93 2011–12 [g]
Mansfield Town † 8 3 4 1 8 3 3 2 16 6 7 3 18 16 037.50 1971–72 2020–21
Middlesbrough 60 34 16 10 60 16 12 32 120 50 28 42 187 180 041.67 1899–1900 2018–19
Millwall 20 14 3 3 20 3 4 13 40 17 7 16 56 50 042.50 1933–34 2018–19
Milton Keynes Dons 5 3 2 0 5 1 1 3 10 4 3 3 16 10 040.00 2015–16 2022–23
Morecambe 3 1 2 0 3 1 2 0 6 2 4 0 5 3 033.33 2020–21 2022–23
New Brighton Tower ‡ 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 4 050.00 1899–1900 1899–1900
Newcastle United 56 29 12 15 56 12 7 37 112 41 19 52 145 195 036.61 1898–99 2011–12
Newport County 6 3 0 3 6 3 0 3 12 6 0 6 23 15 050.00 1983–84 2020–21
Northampton Town † 6 3 1 2 6 3 1 2 12 6 2 4 15 17 050.00 1964–65 2023–24
Norwich City 21 11 5 5 21 3 4 14 42 14 9 19 49 54 033.33 1934–35 2018–19
Nottingham Forest 41 23 13 5 41 7 10 24 82 30 23 29 120 122 036.59 1892–93 2018–19
Notts County 37 21 7 9 37 10 13 14 74 31 20 23 119 87 041.89 1888–89 1994–95
Oldham Athletic 24 18 3 3 24 5 9 10 48 23 12 13 85 58 047.92 1908–09 2020–21
Oxford United 15 7 4 4 14 5 5 4 29 12 9 8 38 32 041.38 1968–69 2023–24 [d]
Peterborough United † 8 6 2 0 8 3 1 4 16 9 3 4 31 16 056.25 1987–88 2024–25 [d]
Plymouth Argyle 16 10 2 4 16 4 1 11 32 14 3 15 49 45 043.75 1933–34 2022–23
Port Vale 19 16 2 1 19 10 8 1 38 26 10 2 75 28 068.42 1899–1900 2023–24 [h]
Portsmouth 50 33 8 9 50 8 15 27 100 41 23 36 149 124 041.00 1927–28 2023–24
Preston North End 62 26 13 23 62 17 20 25 124 43 33 48 175 181 034.68 1888–89 2018–19
Queens Park Rangers 17 9 4 4 17 6 1 10 34 15 5 14 54 55 044.12 1967–68 2018–19
Reading † 18 9 6 3 17 4 3 10 35 13 9 13 50 47 037.14 1984–85 2024–25
Rochdale 5 3 1 1 5 0 3 2 10 3 4 3 12 14 030.00 1971–72 2019–20
Rotherham United † 19 8 6 5 20 1 6 13 39 9 12 18 40 71 023.08 1964–65 2021–22 [d]
Salford City 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 100.00 2020–21 2020–21
Scarborough 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 5 050.00 1987–88 1987–88
Scunthorpe United 5 2 3 0 5 1 2 2 10 3 5 2 7 5 030.00 1972–73 2020–21
Sheffield United 57 35 12 10 57 12 10 35 114 47 22 45 187 193 041.23 1893–94 2018–19
Sheffield Wednesday 57 27 15 15 57 11 12 34 114 38 27 49 138 181 033.33 1892–93 2022–23
Shrewsbury Town † 14 7 4 3 12 7 1 4 26 14 5 7 36 27 053.85 1971–72 2024–25 [d]
Southampton 16 8 5 3 16 6 5 5 32 14 10 8 44 30 043.75 1933–34 2004–05
Southend United 10 6 3 1 9 4 2 3 19 10 5 4 27 18 052.63 1972–73 2020–21 [d]
Stevenage † 2 2 0 0 3 2 1 0 5 4 1 0 10 4 080.00 2020–21 2024–25
Stockport County † 9 3 3 3 9 3 2 4 18 6 5 7 23 23 033.33 1903–04 2000–01
Stoke City 41 20 13 8 41 12 7 22 82 32 20 30 117 128 039.02 1888–89 2018–19 [i]
Sunderland 69 37 17 15 69 11 16 42 138 48 33 57 196 230 034.78 1890–91 2021–22
Swansea City 16 7 7 2 16 3 3 10 32 10 10 12 31 38 031.25 1933–34 2018–19 [j]
Swindon Town 10 5 1 4 10 4 3 3 20 9 4 7 38 26 045.00 1964–65 2016–17
Torquay United 3 2 0 1 3 0 1 2 6 2 1 3 6 7 033.33 1971–72 1991–92
Tottenham Hotspur 44 25 7 12 44 9 7 28 88 34 14 40 120 140 038.64 1908–09 2011–12
Tranmere Rovers 13 9 2 2 13 2 6 5 26 11 8 7 31 29 042.31 1971–72 2020–21
Walsall 11 9 1 1 11 0 3 8 22 9 4 9 41 31 040.91 1899–1900 2020–21
Watford 13 8 1 4 13 2 3 8 26 10 4 12 33 36 038.46 1969–70 2014–15
West Bromwich Albion 68 32 20 16 68 16 24 28 136 48 44 44 216 194 035.29 1888–89 2018–19
West Ham United 28 21 4 3 28 9 4 15 56 30 8 18 110 82 053.57 1923–24 2010–11
Wigan Athletic † 21 7 6 8 21 5 7 9 42 12 13 17 52 56 028.57 1983–84 2023–24
Wimbledon ‡ 4 3 1 0 4 1 1 2 8 4 2 2 9 9 050.00 1983–84 2000–01
Wolverhampton Wanderers 63 35 13 15 63 14 12 37 126 49 25 52 189 226 038.89 1888–89 2017–18
Wrexham † 6 3 2 1 5 4 0 1 11 7 2 2 14 7 063.64 1971–72 2024–25
Wycombe Wanderers † 4 2 0 2 4 1 0 3 8 3 0 5 7 10 037.50 2019–20 2023–24
Yeovil Town 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 3 000.00 2013–14 2013–14
York City 7 3 2 2 7 4 1 2 14 7 3 4 21 14 050.00 1971–72 1986–87

Notes

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  1. ^ Record against Woolwich Arsenal included
  2. ^ Record against Small Heath included
  3. ^ Record against Chesterfield Town included
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j 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

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  1. ^ "Club History". Bolton Wanderers Football Club. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b 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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