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2013-14 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

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Bolton Wanderers
2013-14 season
ChairmanEngland Phil Gartside
ManagerEngland Rob Dawson
StadiumReebok Stadium
Barclays Premier League6th
FA Cup with Budweiser4th Round replay
Capital One CupWinners
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Ricky v. Wolfswinkel (15)
All: Ricky v. Wolfswinkel (25)
Highest home attendance19,750
(v Liverpool, 14 January 2014)
Lowest home attendance15,800
(v Fulham, 3 December 2013)
Average home league attendance17,775
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The 2013-14 season is Bolton Wanderers' first in the Premier League since the 2011-12 season, when they were relegated.[1]

Due to finishing as runners-up to Liverpool in the 2012-13 Capital One Cup, Bolton competed in the UEFA Europa League, as Liverpool qualified for the UEFA Champions League at the end of the previous season.[2] This was the first time Bolton had competed in the Europa League since the 2007-08 season.[3]

Squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Hungary HUN Ádám Bogdán
2 DF England ENG Joe Riley
3 DF Spain ESP Marcos Alonso
4 MF Sierra Leone SLE Medo Kamara
5 DF United States USA Tim Ream
6 DF Portugal POR Ricardo Carvalho
7 FW Iceland ISL Eiður Guðjohnsen
8 MF England ENG Josh Vela
9 FW Sweden SWE Johan Elmander
10 FW Netherlands NED Ricky van Wolfswinkel
11 MF England ENG Danny Ward
12 DF England ENG Matt Kilgallon
13 GK England ENG Ben Amos
14 MF England ENG Jerome Thomas
15 MF Scotland SCO Kris Commons
16 MF England ENG Mark Davies
17 MF England ENG Danny Guthrie
18 DF England ENG Nicky Hunt
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Senegal SEN Magaye Gueye
20 MF Scotland SCO Gregg Wylde
21 FW Senegal SEN El-Hadji Diouf
22 MF United States USA Stu Holden (captain)
23 MF Switzerland SUI Blerim Džemaili
24 FW England ENG Tom Eaves
25 DF Belgium BEL Dedryck Boyata
26 FW England ENG Jack Sampson
27 MF South Korea KOR Lee Chung-Yong
28 FW Wales WAL Craig Davies
29 MF Australia AUS Aaron Mooy
30 FW Scotland SCO Michael O'Halloran
31 DF England ENG David Wheater
32 MF England ENG Matty Taylor
33 DF Ireland EIR Mark Connolly
36 DF Northern Ireland NIR Oliver McCourt
37 MF Northern Ireland NIR Matthew McClure
40 DF England ENG Rhys Bennett

On loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
34 GK England ENG Jay Lynch (on loan to Stevenage)
35 DF England ENG Tom Eckersley (on loan to Crewe Alexandra)
No. Pos. Nation Player
38 FW England ENG Sanmi Odelusi (on loan to West Brom)

Starting XI

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Pre-season

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Bolton announced on 1 July that the 2013-14 season would be preceded by three friendlies against Bordeaux, Hellas Verona and Granada.[4]

28 July 2013 (2013-07-28) Bolton Wanderers 2 - 2 Bordeaux Reebok Stadium
15:00 BST
5 August 2013 (2013-08-05) Bolton Wanderers 2 - 2 Granada Reebok Stadium
19:45 BST van Wolfswinkel 23'
C.Y. Lee 30'
El-Arabi 39' (pen.)
Benitez 90'
Referee: Paweł Grygorski
Man of the Match: Ricky van Wolfswinkel

  Win   Draw   Loss

Premier League

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Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Manchester City 38 22 7 9 71 33 +38 73 Qualification for UEFA Champions League play-off round
5 Chelsea 38 21 10 7 74 41 +33 73 Qualification for UEFA Europa League play-off round
6 Bolton Wanderers 38 19 10 9 58 44 +14 67
7 Tottenham Hotspur 38 17 13 8 53 30 +23 64
8 Fulham 38 18 9 11 47 44 +3 63
Updated to match(es) played on 25 May 2014. Source: FIFA 13
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

August

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Bolton began their season on 18 August 2013 against QPR at Loftus Road. On the last day of the 2011-12 season, QPR had stayed up at Bolton's expense.[5] Bolton's second match was against Aston Villa. Bolton's final match of August was against Fulham at Craven Cottage.

18 August 2013 (2013-08-18) QPR 0 - 2 Bolton Wanderers Loftus Road
13:30 BST van Wolfswinkel 17'
C.Y. Lee 68'
Referee: Chris Mumple
Man of the Match: Ricky van Wolfswinkel
25 August 2013 (2013-08-25) Bolton Wanderers 2 - 0 Aston Villa Reebok Stadium
16:00 BST Commons 75' (pen.)
M. Davies 90'
Referee: Liam Keymer
Man of the Match: David Wheater
31 August 2013 (2013-08-31) Fulham 1 - 1 Bolton Wanderers Craven Cottage
12:05 BST Ruiz 22' Guðjohnsen 14' Referee: Lukas Papwick
Man of the Match: Eiður Guðjohnsen

  Win   Draw   Loss

August table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Liverpool 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Qualification for UEFA Champions League group stage
2 Chelsea 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9
3 Bolton Wanderers 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
4 Manchester United 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6 Qualification for UEFA Champions League play-off round
5 Tottenham Hotspur 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6 Qualification for UEFA Europa League play-off round
Source: FIFA 13
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Player of the month

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September

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On 7 September 2013 the Republic of Ireland played the Netherlands and drew 2-2.[6] Ireland then won against Russia at the Luzhniki Stadium.[7]

September 7, 2013 (2013-09-07) Ireland Republic of Ireland 2 - 2 Netherlands Netherlands Dublin, Ireland
16:00 CET Keane 5' (pen.)
Doyle 90'
Afellay 81'
van Persie 88'
Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Man of the Match: Kevin Doyle
September 11, 2013 (2013-09-11) Russia Russia 0 - 1 Republic of Ireland Ireland Moscow, Russia
19:45 CET Doyle 45' Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium
Referee: Gavin Monksfield (England)
Man of the Match: Kevin Doyle

  Win   Draw   Loss

Bolton's first match of September was against Stoke City. Bolton went ahead through Ricky van Wolfswinkel's fifth goal of the season, but were pegged back by Ryan Shawcross' 89th minute header. Bolton's second game of September was against Everton at Goodison Park. Bolton won 2-0. Bolton's final match of September was against Brighton. Bolton lost 5-0.

September 14, 2013 (2013-09-14) Bolton Wanderers 1 - 1 Stoke City Reebok Stadium
15:00 GMT van Wolfswinkel 26' Shawcross 89' Referee: Gavin Monksfield
Man of the Match: Ricky van Wolfswinkel
September 21, 2013 (2013-09-21) Everton 0 - 2 Bolton Wanderers Goodison Park
12:45 GMT Thomas 36'
McCourt 65'
Referee: Derek Milborrow
Man of the Match: Oliver McCourt
September 28, 2013 (2013-09-28) Bolton Wanderers 0 - 5 Brighton Reebok Stadium
17:30 GMT Barnes 3', 7', 84'
Mackail-Smith 16' (pen.)
Dicker 79'
Referee: Hayden Pennyfeather
Man of the Match: Craig Davies

  Win   Draw   Loss

September table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Manchester United 5 4 1 0 10 5 +5 13 Qualification for UEFA Champions League group stage
4 Sunderland 6 3 2 1 7 4 +3 11 Qualification for UEFA Champions League play-off round
5 Bolton Wanderers 6 3 2 1 8 7 +1 11 Qualification for UEFA Europa League play-off round
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 6 3 1 2 9 5 +4 10
7 Manchester City 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10
Source: FIFA 13
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Player of the month

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October

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Bolton's first match of October was against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. Bolton narrowly lost 1-0. Bolton's next match was against West Brom at home. Ex-Wanderer Craig Dawson was ruled out because of injury.[8]

October 6, 2013 (2013-10-06) Arsenal 1 - 0 Bolton Wanderers Emirates Stadium
13:30 GMT Walcott 57' Referee: Lukas Papwick
Man of the Match: Jay Lynch
October 8, 2013 (2013-10-08) Bolton Wanderers 3 - 1 West Brom Reebok Stadium
20:00 GMT Guðjohnsen 3', 84'
Holden 24'
Long 20' Referee: Ian Lowcroft
Man of the Match: Stu Holden

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Ireland played Germany and Switzerland in international friendlies. Oliver McCourt made his international debut for Northern Ireland against Austria, while Kris Commons played for Scotland against Greece. Dedryck Boyata was called up for Belgium but did not feature.

October 12, 2013 (2013-10-12) Germany Germany 0 - 0 Republic of Ireland Ireland Berlin, Germany
16:00 CET Stadium: Olympiastadion
Referee: Vladimir Sorpionov (Russia)
Man of the Match: Glenn Whelan
October 16, 2013 (2013-10-16) Switzerland Switzerland 0 - 4 Republic of Ireland Ireland Dublin, Ireland
19:45 CET Long 13', 74'
Walters 17' (pen.)
Doyle 86'
Stadium: St. Jakob-Park
Referee: Graham Boverick (Australia)
Man of the Match: Shane Long

  Win   Draw   Loss

Bolton's first game after the international break was Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane. Bolton final league game of October was against Southampton.

October 19, 2013 (2013-10-19) Tottenham Hotspur 0 - 0 Bolton Wanderers White Hart Lane
15:00 GMT Referee: Hayden Pennyfeather
Man of the Match: Andy Lonergan
October 27, 2013 (2013-10-27) Bolton Wanderers 0 - 1 Southampton Reebok Stadium
16:00 GMT Davis 20' Referee: Chris Mumple
Man of the Match: Nicky Hunt

  Win   Draw   Loss

October table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
6 Manchester United 10 4 5 1 16 12 +4 17
7 Tottenham Hotspur 10 4 5 1 10 7 +3 17
8 Bolton Wanderers 10 4 3 3 11 10 +1 15
9 Manchester City 10 4 2 4 17 12 +5 14
10 Everton 10 4 2 4 14 12 +2 14
Source: FIFA 13
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Player of the month

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November

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Bolton's first game of November was against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Bolton won 2-0. This was followed by a local derby against Wigan Athletic at the Reebok Stadium. Bolton made it two losses from two games when they capitulated against Liverpool at Anfield.

November 2, 2013 (2013-11-02) Manchester United 0 - 2 Bolton Wanderers Old Trafford
17:30 GMT van Wolfswinkel 48'
M. Davies 62'
Referee: Ashley Boroughbridge
Man of the Match: Tim Ream
November 9, 2013 (2013-11-09) Bolton Wanderers 0 - 2 Wigan Athletic Reebok Stadium
15:00 GMT di Santo 52', 54' Referee: Hayden Pennyfeather
Man of the Match: Oliver McCourt
November 13, 2013 (2013-11-13) Liverpool 3 - 0 Bolton Wanderers Anfield
20:00 GMT Lucas 41'
Carroll 64', 79'
Referee: Chris Mumple
Man of the Match: Ádám Bogdán

  Win   Draw   Loss

On 16 November 2013, Ireland played the Netherlands in an international friendly. Ireland then played Norway. Ireland drew and won the games, respectively.

November 16, 2013 (2013-11-16) Ireland Republic of Ireland 0 - 0 Netherlands Netherlands Dublin, Ireland
16:00 CET Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Referee: Lauro Leopardi (Italy)
Man of the Match: Keiren Westwood
November 20, 2013 (2013-11-20) Norway Norway 0 - 2 Republic of Ireland Ireland Oslo, Norway
19:45 CET McClean 39'
Hoolahan 73'
Stadium: Ullevaal Stadion
Referee: Gianluca del Tarano (Italy)
Man of the Match: Wes Hoolahan

  Win   Draw   Loss

Bolton's first game after the international break, during which 'keeper Andy Lonergan was called up for England for the first time and Dedryck Boyata and Stu Holden played for Belgium and the United States, respectively, was against Newcastle United. Bolton won 1-0 courtesy of a first half goal from Lee Chung-Yong, his second of the season. In Bolton's final match of the month, Bolton won 4-1 at Stamford Bridge. Various sections of the press called it a "thrashing of a top-class team at their supposed fortress"[9] and "a complete battering".[10]

November 23, 2013 (2013-11-23) Bolton Wanderers 1 - 0 Newcastle United Reebok Stadium
15:00 GMT C.Y. Lee 18' Referee: Chris Mumple
Man of the Match: Lee Chung-Yong
November 30, 2013 (2013-11-30) Chelsea 1 - 4 Bolton Wanderers Stamford Bridge
16:00 GMT Ramires 83' van Wolfswinkel 51'
C.Y. Lee 72'
Vela 85'
Commons 90'
Referee: Hayden Pennyfeather
Man of the Match: Ricky van Wolfswinkel

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November table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Manchester United 15 7 6 2 26 19 +7 27 Qualification for UEFA Champions League play-off round
5 Chelsea 15 7 4 4 27 17 +10 25 Qualification for UEFA Europa League play-off round
6 Bolton Wanderers 15 7 3 5 18 16 +2 24
7 Southampton 15 7 2 6 19 20 −1 23
8 Manchester City 15 6 4 5 25 17 +8 22
Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2013. Source: FIFA 13
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Player of the month

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December

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Bolton's first league game of December was against bottom of the league Middlesbrough. Bolton drew 1-1.

December 8, 2013 (2013-12-08) Bolton Wanderers 1 - 1 Middlesbrough Reebok Stadium
13:30 GMT Guðjohnsen 8' Carayol 4' Referee: Hayden Pennyfeather
Man of the Match: Gregg Wylde
December 14, 2013 (2013-12-14) Manchester City 3 - 0 Bolton Wanderers Etihad Stadium
15:00 GMT Paulinho 31', 45'
Y. Touré 40'
Referee: Ashley Boroughbridge
Man of the Match: Jerome Thomas
December 21, 2013 (2013-12-21) Sunderland 0 - 2 Bolton Wanderers Stadium of Light
15:00 GMT Džemaili 73'
van Wolfswinkel 84'
Referee: Scott McBeanie
Man of the Match: Ricky van Wolfswinkel
December 28, 2013 (2013-12-28) Bolton Wanderers 2 - 0 West Ham Reebok Stadium
15:00 GMT Elmander 13'
M. Davies 57'
Referee: Scott McBeanie
Man of the Match: Andy Lonergan

  Win   Draw   Loss

December table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
5 Manchester United 18 9 6 3 34 20 +14 33 Qualification for UEFA Europa League play-off round
6 Manchester City 19 9 5 5 36 18 +18 32
7 Bolton Wanderers 19 9 4 6 23 20 +3 31
8 Southampton 19 9 4 6 24 23 +1 31
9 Fulham 19 7 8 4 19 18 +1 29
Source: FIFA 13
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Player of the month

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January

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Bolton's first game of the new year was against Sunderland, against whom they had played in mid-December. Against Manchester City in their second match of the month, Bolton played valiantly[11] in the first half, but found themselves a goal behind thanks to Spanish midfielder David Silva. Bolton continued to battle and it paid off as they scored three goals in the final fifteen minutes of the game to come out of the match victorious.

January 4, 2014 (2014-01-04) Bolton Wanderers 2 - 2 Sunderland Reebok Stadium
15:00 GMT van Wolfswinkel 38'
M. Davies 42'
Fletcher 65'
McClean 90'
Referee: Derek Milborrow
Man of the Match: Danny Ward
January 8, 2014 (2014-01-08) Bolton Wanderers 3 - 1 Manchester City Reebok Stadium
19:45 GMT Mooy 75'
C.Y. Lee 84'
C. Davies 90'
Silva 51' Referee: Chris Mumple
Man of the Match: Craig Davies
January 19, 2014 (2014-01-19) West Ham 3 - 1 Bolton Wanderers Upton Park
16:00 GMT Maïga 11', 49'
Bendiksen 45'
van Wolfswinkel 18' Referee: Ian Lowcroft
Man of the Match: Ricky van Wolfswinkel
January 25, 2014 (2014-01-25) Newcastle United 1 - 2 Bolton Wanderers St James' Park
15:00 GMT Sissoko 58' C.Y. Lee 49'
Commons 83'
Referee: Scott McBeanie
Man of the Match: Stu Holden

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January table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
5 Manchester City 22 11 5 6 41 21 +20 38 Qualification for UEFA Europa League play-off round
6 Tottenham Hotspur 22 10 8 4 31 18 +13 38
7 Bolton Wanderers 23 11 5 7 31 27 +4 38
8 Southampton 23 10 5 8 30 29 +1 35
9 Fulham 22 9 8 5 24 24 0 35
Source: FIFA 13
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Player of the month

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February

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Bolton's first game of February was against Liverpool, whom they had recently knocked out of the League Cup. Bolton would not allow them to gain retribution, however, as goals in either half from Matthew McClure and Danny Guthrie comfortably settled the affair.

February 3, 2014 (2014-02-03) Bolton Wanderers 2 - 0 Liverpool Reebok Stadium
20:00 GMT McClure 45'
Guthrie 56'
Referee: Chris Mumple
Man of the Match: Danny Guthrie

  Win   Draw   Loss

During the international break, Ireland faced Paraguay. They won 4-1, with Stephen Ireland bagging a hat-trick and Óscar Cardozo scoring a consolation goal for Paraguay. Robbie Keane scored the other. For Bolton, all seven players who were called up to their respective squads made appearances. Johan Elmander started for Sweden against New Zealand in a 2-1 win while Stu Holden and Mark Davies squared off against each other for the United States and England, respectively, with Davies coming off the bench to earn his first cap for the national team. Meanwhile, Aaron Mooy started in Australia's 2-0 loss to France and Kris Commons and Oliver McCourt came off the bench for Scotland and Northern Ireland, respectively, in a 1-1 draw and a 3-0 loss. Lee Chung-Yong starred for South Korea in a 1-1 draw. Ireland then edged past India in a tense affair.

February 8, 2014 (2014-02-08) Paraguay Paraguay 1 - 4 Republic of Ireland Ireland Asunción, Paraguay
16:00 UTC-4 Cardozo 90' Ireland 11', 53', 86' (pen.)
Keane 36' (pen.)
Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco
Referee: Jefferson Robertford (USA)
Man of the Match: Stephen Ireland
February 12, 2014 (2014-02-12) India India 1 - 2 Republic of Ireland Ireland New Delhi, India
19:45 IST Chhetri 56' (pen.) Long 78', 90' Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Referee: Siem Decauwer (Belgium)
Man of the Match: Shane Long

  Win   Draw   Loss

Bolton's first post-international break game saw them face Brighton & Hove Albion on a rainy day at the seaside.[12] Bolton won 2-0.

February 16, 2014 (2014-02-16) Brighton 0 - 2 Bolton Wanderers Amex Stadium
15:00 GMT van Wolfswinkel 25'
Holden 89'
Referee: Chris Mumple
Man of the Match: Matthew McClure

  Win   Draw   Loss

February table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
5 Manchester City 26 13 6 7 50 26 +24 45 Qualification for UEFA Europa League play-off round
6 Tottenham Hotspur 25 12 8 5 35 21 +14 44
7 Bolton Wanderers 25 13 5 7 35 27 +8 44
8 Fulham 26 12 8 6 29 27 +2 44
9 Everton 25 10 6 9 40 34 +6 36
Source: FIFA 13
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Player of the month

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March

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Bolton's first league game of March and their first after winning the League Cup was against ninth placed Everton. Bolton fell behind for the second match in succession, but clawed their way back into contention for fifth place with goals from Stu Holden and Ricky van Wolfswinkel. Bolton lost their next game against Middlesbrough, meaning they dropped a place to sixth.

March 6, 2014 (2014-03-06) Bolton Wanderers 2 - 1 Everton Reebok Stadium
19:45 BST Holden 27'
van Wolfswinkel 52'
Pienaar 10' Referee: Scott McBeanie
Man of the Match: Ricky van Wolfswinkel
March 9, 2014 (2014-03-09) Middlesbrough 2 - 1 Bolton Wanderers Riverside Stadium
17:30 BST Carayol 17'
Jutkiewicz 89'
Elmander 7' Referee: Lukas Papwick
Man of the Match: Johan Elmander

  Win   Draw   Loss

Ireland's first match of the international break was against Slovakia. Ireland won 5-2. Dedryck Boyata, Kris Commons, Blerim Džemaili, Johan Elmander, Stu Holden, Aaron Mooy and Ricky van Wolfswinkel all started for their respective countries, while Ádám Bogdán was called up for Hungary but did not feature. Ireland then comprehensively[13] won against Sweden by four goals to one, with Bolton's Johan Elmander scoring for the visiting nation.

March 22, 2014 (2014-03-22) Slovenia Slovenia 2 - 5 Republic of Ireland Ireland Ljubljana, Slovenia
16:00 CEST Velikonja 15', 90' Long 18', 45'
Keane 24', 55'
McGeady 90'
Stadium: Stožice Stadium
Referee: Njål Flaten (Norway)
Man of the Match: Shane Long
March 26, 2014 (2014-03-26) Ireland Republic of Ireland 4 - 1 Sweden Sweden Dublin, Ireland
19:45 WEST Ireland 6', 43'
McClean 50'
McCarthy 67'
Elmander 39' Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Referee: Philippe Daboussier (France)
Man of the Match: James McClean

  Win   Draw   Loss

Bolton's first game after the international break was against Chelsea. Bolton started the match with the intention of closing the gap between the clubs to two points. Bolton drew 2-2.

March 29, 2014 (2014-03-29) Bolton Wanderers 2 - 2 Chelsea Reebok Stadium
15:00 BST C. Davies 4'
Gueye 31'
Terry 66'
Ba 86'
Referee: Derek Milborrow
Man of the Match: Mark Davies

  Win   Draw   Loss

March table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
5 Manchester City 28 14 7 7 53 27 +26 49 Qualification for UEFA Europa League play-off round
6 Tottenham Hotspur 28 13 9 6 38 23 +15 48
7 Bolton Wanderers 28 14 6 8 40 32 +8 48
8 Fulham 28 13 8 7 31 30 +1 47
9 Everton 28 11 6 11 44 38 +6 39
Source: FIFA 13
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Player of the month

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April

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Bolton's first match of April was against Southampton. Bolton fell behind twice, but both times pulled it back through goals from Blerim Džemaili and Ricky van Wolfswinkel. Bolton scored their third 2-2 draw in a row at home to Europa League-chasing Tottenham Hotspur. They then secured their first win of April away to West Brom, bagging the points with a late Danny Ward winner. In their final match of April, Bolton faced third placed Arsenal.

April 5, 2014 (2014-04-05) Southampton 2 - 2 Bolton Wanderers St Mary's Stadium
15:00 BST Rodriguez 37'
Puncheon 45'
Džemaili 40'
van Wolfswinkel 65'
Referee: Hayden Pennyfeather
Man of the Match: Ricky van Wolfswinkel
April 13, 2014 (2014-04-13) Bolton Wanderers 2 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur Reebok Stadium
16:00 BST Holden 27'
Commons 80' (pen)
Benzema 8', 40' Referee: Grant Lindum
Man of the Match: Kris Commons
April 16, 2014 (2014-04-16) West Brom 1 - 2 Bolton Wanderers The Hawthorns
19:45 BST Morrison 26' Diouf 11'
Ward 90'
Referee: Gavin Monksfield
Man of the Match: Medo Kamara
April 27, 2014 (2014-04-27) Bolton Wanderers 1 - 1 Arsenal Reebok Stadium
15:00 BST Diouf 45' Ramsey 25' Referee: Gavin Monksfield
Man of the Match: El-Hadji Diouf

  Win   Draw   Loss

April table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
4 Chelsea 32 17 9 6 61 34 +27 60 Qualification for UEFA Champions League play-off round
5 Manchester City 32 17 7 8 59 29 +30 58 Qualification for UEFA Europa League play-off round
6 Bolton Wanderers 32 15 9 8 47 38 +9 54
7 Tottenham Hotspur 32 14 11 7 47 28 +19 53
8 Fulham 32 14 9 9 36 37 −1 51
Source: FIFA 13
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.

Player of the month

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May

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Bolton began the final month of the season with a trip to the DW Stadium to face local rivals Wigan Athletic. Bolton won 1-0 with an early Johan Elmander goal. Bolton then sealed a historic double against Manchester United, which would also mean that Liverpool, and not Manchester United would win that year's league title. Next, Bolton drew against Aston Villa before winning two on the bounce against QPR and Stoke City.

May 3, 2014 (2014-05-03) Wigan Athletic 0 - 1 Bolton Wanderers DW Stadium
15:00 BST Elmander 8' Referee: Lukas Papwick
Man of the Match: Matty Taylor
May 7, 2014 (2014-05-07) Bolton Wanderers 2 - 1 Manchester United Reebok Stadium
20:00 BST van Wolfswinkel 64', 90' Hernández 35' Referee: Ashley Boroughbridge
Man of the Match: Ricky van Wolfswinkel
May 11, 2014 (2014-05-11) Aston Villa 1 - 1 Bolton Wanderers Villa Park
16:00 BST Weimann 13' C. Davies 53' Referee: Chris Mumple
Man of the Match: Ádám Bogdán
May 14, 2014 (2014-05-14) Bolton Wanderers 2 - 1 QPR Reebok Stadium
19:45 BST van Wolfswinkel 15', 56' Rémy 90' Referee: Scott McBeanie
Man of the Match: Magaye Gueye
May 17, 2014 (2014-05-17) Stoke City 0 - 3 Bolton Wanderers Britannia Stadium
17:30 BST Commons 16', 58'
Diouf 74'
Referee: Austen Bayliffe
Man of the Match: Kris Commons
May 25, 2014 (2014-05-25) Bolton Wanderers 2 - 3 Fulham Reebok Stadium
16:00 BST Džemaili 37'
van Wolfswinkel 90'
Cyriac 33'
Sidwell 79'
Dejagah 90'
Referee: Ian Lowcroft
Man of the Match: Ricky van Wolfswinkel

  Win   Draw   Loss

Player of the month

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Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWDDWLLWDLWLLWWDLWWDWLWWWWLDDDWDWWDWWL
Position113435968866108689878777775676666666666
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2014. Source: FIFA 13
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 19 10 9 58 44  +14 67 9 6 4 30 25  +5 10 4 5 28 19  +9

Last updated: 25 May 2014.
Source: FIFA 13

FA Cup

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Bolton will enter the FA Cup at the 3rd round, with all other Premier League and Championship clubs. Bolton's first test in the FA Cup was Chelsea, whom they had beaten 4-1 at Stamford Bridge earlier in the season. In an end-to-end game,[14] Bolton finished on the right side of a five-goal thriller, winning 3-2. After drawing 1-1 against Wigan Athletic in the 4th Round proper, Bolton were knocked out of the FA Cup when they lost 3-0 in the replay.

14 January 2014 (2014-01-14) 3rd Round Chelsea 2 - 3 Bolton Wanderers Stamford Bridge
12:45 GMT Hazard 8'
de Bruyne 45'
van Wolfswinkel 6', 42'
Holden 30'
Referee: Chris Mumple
Man of the Match: Ricky van Wolfswinkel
1 February 2014 (2014-02-01) 4th Round Bolton Wanderers 1 - 1 Wigan Athletic Reebok Stadium
12:45 GMT van Wolfswinkel 5' Boselli 34' Referee: Chris Mumple
Man of the Match: Ricky van Wolfswinkel
5 February 2014 (2014-02-05) 4th Round replay Wigan Athletic 3 - 0 Bolton Wanderers DW Stadium
19:45 GMT McCarthy 28'
di Santo 63'
Maloney 66'
Referee: Gavin Monksfield
Man of the Match: Oliver McCourt

  Win   Draw   Loss

League Cup

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Bolton will enter the League Cup at the 3rd round, with all other Premier League clubs involved in European competitions. Bolton first match of the competition was against Championship outfit Huddersfield Town at the John Smith's Stadium. Bolton then won 1-0 against Brentford. Bolton were drawn to play fellow Premier League side Fulham on 3 December 2013, two days before their Europa League group stage game against Sporting Lisbon.

24 September 2013 (2013-09-24) 3rd Round Huddersfield Town 2 - 3 Bolton Wanderers John Smith's Stadium
20:00 GMT Norwood 22'
Scannell 34'
Kamara 27', 45'
C. Davies 90' (pen.)
Referee: Ashley Boroughbridge
Man of the Match: Medo Kamara
30 October 2013 (2013-10-30) 4th Round Brentford 0 - 1 Bolton Wanderers Griffin Park
20:00 GMT Sampson 61' Referee: Ian Lowcroft
Man of the Match: Oliver McCourt
3 December 2013 (2013-12-03) Quarter-final Bolton Wanderers 1 - 1 (a.e.t.)
(4 - 3 p)
Fulham Reebok Stadium
20:00 GMT Thomas 4' Kačaniklić 64' Referee: Grant Lindum
Man of the Match: Josh Vela
Penalties

  Win   Draw   Loss

Semi-final

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After winning 3-0 on aggregate against Liverpool, Bolton progressed to the final of the League Cup, which would be Bolton's second appearance in the final of the competition in two years. Matty Taylor opened the scoring from the spot in the second leg of the semi-final at Anfield in the thirty-fifth minute. Magaye Gueye then scored on his début before Johan Elmander rounded off the scoring following a quick counter-attack.[15]

14 January 2014 (2014-01-14) 1st leg Bolton Wanderers 0 - 0 Liverpool Reebok Stadium
20:00 GMT Referee: Scott McBeanie
Man of the Match: Ádám Bogdán
28 January 2014 (2014-01-28) 2nd leg Liverpool 0 - 3 Bolton Wanderers Anfield
20:00 GMT Taylor 35' (pen.)
Gueye 72'
Elmander 80'
Referee: Chris Mumple
Man of the Match: Johan Elmander

  Win   Draw   Loss

Final

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After defeating Liverpool over two legs in the semi-final, Bolton faced Stoke City at Wembley; the scene of their 5-0 demolition in the 2010-11 FA Cup semi-final, also against Stoke. Bolton went behind in the second half, but goals from Johan Elmander and Lee Chung-Yong secured a comeback and earned Bolton their first piece of major silverware since the 1958 FA Cup in which Nat Lofthouse scored against Manchester United's Harry Gregg.

2 March 2014 (2014-03-02) Bolton Wanderers 2 - 1 Stoke City Wembley Stadium
15:00 BST Elmander 64'
C.Y. Lee 90'
Kightly 48' Referee: Chris Mumple
Man of the Match: Johan Elmander

Europa League

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Bolton entered the Europa League at the play-off round as the runners-up in the League Cup.

Play-off round

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In order to progress to the group stage of the Europa League, Bolton were required to beat Swiss team Luzern over two legs. They did so, winning 5-1 on aggregate.

22 August 2013 (2013-08-22) 1st leg Bolton Wanderers 3 - 0 Switzerland Luzern Bolton, England
19:45 BST M. Davies 7'
Thomas 86'
van Wolfswinkel 90'
Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Referee: Loïc Dacquigny (France)
Man of the Match: Mark Davies
29 August 2013 (2013-08-29) 2nd leg Luzern Switzerland 1 - 2
(1 - 5 agg.)
Bolton Wanderers Lucerne, Switzerland
19:45 CEST Siegrist 56' (pen.) van Wolfswinkel 9', 70' Stadium: Swissporarena
Referee: Ernesto Colombano (Italy)
Man of the Match: Ricky van Wolfswinkel

  Win   Draw   Loss

Group stage

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Group K
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Scotland Bolton Wanderers 6 6 0 0 16 5 +11 18
2 England Sporting CP 6 3 0 3 10 8 +2 9
3 England Utrecht 6 2 0 4 8 12 −4 6
4 England Brann 6 1 0 5 5 14 −9 3
Updated to match(es) played on 18 December 2013. Source: FIFA 13
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) head-to-head points; 4) head-to-head goal difference; 5) head-to-head goals scored; 6) goal difference; 7) number of goals scored.

Bolton's first group match was against Utrecht. They won the match 3-1, with the goals coming from a brace by Swiss midfielder Blerim Džemaili, either side of Ricky van Wolfswinkel's sixth goal of the season. Bolton then played SK Brann in Bergen and won 3-0 through a goal from Michael O'Halloran and two from Tom Eaves. Bolton's third match of the group stage was at home to Sporting Lisbon. Bolton won 2-0 through David Wheater and Marcos Alonso's first goals of the season. Bolton fell behind in the ninth minute, but a brace from Ricky van Wolfswinkel ensured Bolton left Utrecht with a win. Bolton's penultimate game of the group stage was a thrilling affair[16] against Sporting Lisbon. Lee Chung-Yong and Blerim Džemaili put Bolton 2-0 up, but Sporting scored three in succession to make it 3-2. However, goals from Ricky van Wolfswinkel - against his former club - and Craig Davies gave Bolton the final say in the matter, and they left Lisbon with three points. After winning all of their group matches, Bolton progressed to the knockout phase of the competition.

19 September 2013 (2013-09-19) Bolton Wanderers 3 - 1 Netherlands Utrecht Bolton, England
19:45 GMT Džemaili 29', 49'
van Wolfswinkel 39'
Mulenga 85' (pen.) Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Referee: Ludger Falck (Germany)
Man of the Match: Blerim Džemaili
3 October 2013 (2013-10-03) SK Brann Norway 0 - 3 Bolton Wanderers Bergen, Norway
19:45 CET O'Halloran 6'
Eaves 39', 44'
Stadium: Brann Stadion
Referee: Heiner Schnitti (Germany)
Man of the Match: Johan Elmander
24 October 2013 (2013-10-24) Bolton Wanderers 2 - 0 Portugal Sporting Lisbon Bolton, England
19:45 GMT Wheater 49'
Alonso 65'
Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Referee: Loïc Dacquigny (France)
Man of the Match: David Wheater
7 November 2013 (2013-11-07) Utrecht Netherlands 1 - 2 Bolton Wanderers Utrecht, Netherlands
19:45 CET Asare 9' van Wolfswinkel 54' (pen.), 74' Stadium: Stadion Galgenwaard
Referee: Gianluca del Tarano (Italy)
Man of the Match: Jack Sampson
5 December 2013 (2013-12-05) Sporting Lisbon Portugal 3 - 4 Bolton Wanderers Lisbon, Portugal
19:45 CET Carrillo 45'
Capel 55'
Adrien 67'
C.Y. Lee 15'
Džemaili 38'
van Wolfswinkel 71'
C. Davies 90'
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Referee: Ernesto Colombano (Italy)
Man of the Match: Ricky van Wolfswinkel
18 December 2013 (2013-12-18) Bolton Wanderers 2 - 0 Norway SK Brann Bolton, England
19:45 GMT Elmander 30'
Diouf 90'
Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Referee: Filippo Giacoletti (Italy)
Man of the Match: Andy Lonergan

  Win   Draw   Loss

Round of 32

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Bolton were knocked out over two legs by Rosenborg BK, despite being the better team.[17]

20 February 2014 (2014-02-20) 1st leg Rosenborg BK Norway 0 - 0 Bolton Wanderers Trondheim, Norway
19:45 CET Stadium: Lerkendal Stadion
Referee: Daniel Soengas Bello (Spain)
Man of the Match: Joe Riley
27 February 2014 (2014-02-27) 2nd leg Bolton Wanderers 0 - 1
(0 - 1 agg.)
Norway Rosenborg BK Bolton, England
19:45 GMT Nielsen 80' Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Referee: Ignacio Muñiz Villate (Spain)
Man of the Match: Marcos Alonso

  Win   Draw   Loss

Transfers

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Summer

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Bolton's summer started with the sale of Marvin Sordell and Darren Pratley, to Sunderland and Hamburger SV, respectively. Sordell had finished the 2012-13 season as Bolton's top scorer, and Darren Pratley topped the assists table for the club. To combat the loss of Sordell, Dutch striker Ricky van Wolfswinkel was brought in for £7.5m. This was Bolton's third highest transfer fee paid, behind the £9m and £8m it took to bring Johan Elmander and Nicolas Anelka to the club, respectively. Elmander was re-signed for £1.2m, as he had one year left on his contract with Galatasaray.[18] Also exiting the club were Tyrone Mears, to West Brom, and Chris Basham, to Fulham. Penultimately, Bolton signed the following players, each for less than one million pounds; El-Hadji Diouf, Matty Taylor, Nicky Hunt, Eiður Guðjohnsen and Dedryck Boyata, all of whom had played for the club previously. Finally, Bolton spent £4m on midfielder Blerim Džemaili from Napoli, who had also played for the club previously, although without making an appearance.

Winter

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Transfer summary

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Total income = Increase £17,450,000 Total outgoings = Decrease £22,401,500


Net expenditure = Decrease £4,784,000

Statistics

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No. Pos. Name League FA Cup League
Cup
Europa
League
Total Discipline
Apps
(sub)
Apps
(sub)
Apps
(sub)
Apps
(sub)
Apps
(sub)
1 GK Hungary Ádám Bogdán 15 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 24 0 0 0
2 DF England Joe Riley 20(1) 0 1 0 4 0 6 0 31(1) 0 0 0
3 DF Spain Marcos Alonso 20(1) 0 1 0 3 0 7(1) 0 31(2) 1 0 0
4 MF Sierra Leone Medo Kamara 20(6) 0 0 0 4 0 8(4) 0 31(9) 2 0 0
5 DF England Matt Mills 2(1) 0 0 0 2(1) 0 0 0 4(2) 0 0 0
5 DF United States Tim Ream 27(6) 0 3 0 2 0 8(1) 0 40(7) 0 0 0
6 DF Portugal Ricardo Carvalho 8 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 11 0 0 0
7 FW Iceland Eiður Guðjohnsen 13(4) 4 1(1) 0 2(2) 0 0 0 16(7) 4 0 0
8 MF England Josh Vela 25(5) 1 0 0 4 0 4(3) 0 33(8) 1 0 0
9 FW Sweden Johan Elmander 17(2) 3 0 0 3 2 3(1) 1 22(3) 6 0 0
10 FW Netherlands Ricky van Wolfswinkel 22(1) 15 2 3 0 0 8 7 30(1) 25 0 0
11 MF England Danny Ward 13(6) 1 1(1) 0 4(4) 0 1 0 19(11) 1 0 0
12 DF England Matt Kilgallon 5 0 0 0 0 0 3(1) 0 8(1) 0 0 0
13 GK England Andy Lonergan 14 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17 0 0 0
13 GK England Ben Amos 8 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 11 0 0 0
14 MF England Jerome Thomas 17(3) 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 22(3) 3 0 0
15 MF Scotland Kris Commons 22(4) 6 2 0 3 0 5(2) 0 32(6) 6 1 0
16 MF England Mark Davies 21(7) 4 3(1) 0 2 0 10(2) 1 36(10) 5 0 0
17 MF England Danny Guthrie 11(6) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 13(6) 1 0 0
18 DF England Nicky Hunt 17 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 23 0 0 0
19 MF Senegal Magaye Gueye 8(1) 1 3(1) 1 0 0 0 0 11(2) 2 0 0
20 MF Scotland Gregg Wylde 7(2) 0 0 0 2(1) 0 2 0 11(3) 0 0 0
21 FW Senegal El-Hadji Diouf 21(6) 3 2(1) 0 3(1) 0 4(2) 1 30(10) 4 1 0
22 MF United States Stu Holden 23(6) 4 3 1 1 0 8(1) 0 34(7) 5 0 0
23 MF Switzerland Blerim Džemaili 22(4) 3 1 0 4(1) 0 7(1) 3 33(6) 6 0 0
24 FW England Tom Eaves 2(2) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 5(2) 2 0 0
25 DF Belgium Dedryck Boyata 14(3) 0 1(1) 0 4(1) 0 5(1) 0 24(6) 0 0 0
26 FW England Jack Sampson 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 1 0 0
27 MF South Korea Lee Chung-Yong 24(4) 5 1 0 3(1) 1 7(1) 1 35(6) 7 1 0
28 FW Wales Craig Davies 13(5) 3 1 0 3 1 1 1 18(5) 5 0 0
29 MF Australia Aaron Mooy 5(3) 1 2 0 0 0 1(1) 0 8(4) 1 0 0
30 FW Scotland Michael O'Halloran 2 0 0 0 2 0 2(1) 0 6(1) 1 0 0
31 DF England David Wheater 17(2) 0 1 0 2(1) 0 7 0 27(3) 1 0 0
32 MF England Matty Taylor 16(2) 0 1 1 2 0 5 0 24(2) 1 0 0
33 DF Republic of Ireland Mark Connolly 2(1) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 4(1) 0 0 0
34 GK England Jay Lynch 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 5 0 0 0
35 DF England Tom Eckersley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF Northern Ireland Oliver McCourt 7(2) 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 11(2) 1 1 0
37 MF Northern Ireland Matthew McClure 3(1) 1 0 0 2(1) 0 1 0 6(2) 1 0 0
38 FW England Sanmi Odelusi 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
40 DF England Rhys Bennett 11(2) 0 2(1) 0 3(1) 0 1(1) 0 17(5) 0 0 0

Last updated: 25 May 2014

Captains

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Rank Pos. No. Name
1 MF 22 United States Stu Holden 27
2 DF 31 England David Wheater 12
3 MF 4 Sierra Leone Medo Kamara 6
4 FW 7 Iceland Eiður Guðjohnsen 5
5 DF 6 Portugal Ricardo Carvalho 4

Last updated: 25 May 2014

References

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  1. ^ Bolton were relegated.
  2. ^ Bolton lost 3-1 to Liverpool.
  3. ^ 2007-08 UEFA Cup
  4. ^ They did.
  5. ^ Again, they did.
  6. ^ Look it up yourself!
  7. ^ Look, they just did, alright!
  8. ^ Well he didn't play. McAuley did.
  9. ^ Let's just say Marc Iles wrote it.
  10. ^ Erm, The Guardian?
  11. ^ Me, I said it.
  12. ^ www.metoffice.gov.uk
  13. ^ Andy Townsend
  14. ^ ...Jamie Redknapp!
  15. ^ The Bolton News
  16. ^ Trust me.
  17. ^ I know they were; that's why I was so angry.
  18. ^ It says on FIFA.