Bolton Wanderers F.C. statistics and records

This article contains the honours, records and statistics of Bolton Wanderers Football Club. This article lists all of the major honours won by Bolton Wanderers since their foundation. This list also lists the major playing honours including top goalscorer and most appearances. The Club records including record transfer fees are shown below as are international player honours.

Bolton Wanderers are an English professional association football club based in Horwich, Bolton, who currently play in the Premier League. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, The Reebok Stadium, since 1997. Bolton Wanderers were founding members of the Football League in 1888 and are one of the oldest football clubs in England.

Honours

Bolton Wanderers have never won the championship of the top division and are the team that has spent the longest time in the top division without winning it. Their last senior honour was a F.A. Cup win in 1958.

Domestic

League titles

*Level II
*"'Football League First Division
**Winners (1): 1996–97
*Football League Second Division: [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]
**Winners (2): 1908–09, 1977–78

*Level III
*Football League Third Division: [Now known as Football League One]
**Winners (1): 1972–73

Cups

*FA Cup:
**Winners (4): 1923, 1926, 1929, 1958.
*Charity Shield
**Winners (1): 1958

Player records

Appearances

*Youngest first-team player: Ray Parry (v. Wolves, 12 October 1951).
*Oldest first-team player: Peter Shilton (v. Wolves, 4 February 1995

Most appearances

"Competitive matches only.

Record transfer fees

This section lists the record transfer fees paid by the club for a player.

Club records

Goals

*Most league goals scored in a season: 96 in 42 matches, Second Division, 1930–31. [>cite web|url=http://www.mehstg.com/boltonw.htm|title=Bolton Wanderers |publisher=My Eyes Have Seen The Glory|accessdate=2008-07-29]

Matches

Record wins

*Record league win: 8–0 (v. Barnsley, 6 October, 1934).
*Record FA Cup win: 13–0 (v. Sheffield United second round, 1890).
*Record Premier League win: 5–0 (v Leicester City, 2001).

Record defeats

*Record league defeat: 1–9 (v Preston North End, 10 December, 1887)
*Record Premier League defeat: 0–6 (v. Manchester United, 25 February, 1996)

Attendances

*Highest attendance at a home match (Burnden Park): 69,912 (v. Manchester City, 18 February 1933

Bolton Wanderers in Europe

Below is Bolton Wanderers' record in Europe. As of 2008 they have appeared in the UEFA Cup twice.

Notes