2019–20 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

The 2019–20 season was Bolton Wanderers' first season back in League One following their relegation last season from the Championship. Along with the league the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy. The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.

Bolton Wanderers

2019–20 season
Chairperson	Sharon Brittan
Manager	Phil Parkinson (until 21 August)[1] Keith Hill (from 31 August)[2]
Stadium	University of Bolton Stadium
League One	23rd (relegated)
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	First round
EFL Trophy	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Daryl Murphy (8) All: Daryl Murphy (8)
Highest home attendance	14,003 vs. Blackpool, 8 October 2019
Lowest home attendance	2,616 vs. Manchester City U21, 29 October 2019
Average home league attendance	11,157
Biggest win	3–1 vs. Manchester City U21, EFL Trophy, 29 October 2019
Biggest defeat	1–7 vs. Accrington Stanley, EFL League One, 23 November 2019
Home colours Away (October–present) colours Away (August–October) colours
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Background

Throughout the 2018–19 Championship season Bolton faced financial difficulties. After the collapse of the permanent signing of on-loan striker Christian Doidge, Forest Green Rovers commenced legal action over lost earnings.^[3] In February 2019, Bolton were issued a winding-up petition by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) which was subsequently adjourned, first until April, and then again until the end of the season as their search for a new owner continued.^[4][5] Due to the financial difficulties, the training ground temporarily closed in March 2019,^[6] and games against Ipswich, Middlesbrough and Aston Villa were threatened with postponement or being played behind closed doors as the local council Safety Advisory Group (SAG) threatened to revoke the stadium safety certificate.^[7] The Bolton Whites Hotel, owned by Ken Anderson, was also issued with a winding-up petition in March 2019^[8] (it closed on 1 May and went into administration on 14 May).^[9] The team was relegated to League One in April after a 23rd-place finish.^[10] In a further development on 26 April, the home match against Brentford was called off by the English Football League 16 hours before kick off after Bolton's players, supported by the Professional Footballers' Association, refused to play until they had received their unpaid wages.^[11] On 3 May the match against Brentford was cancelled by the EFL and a 1–0 result and three points awarded to Brentford.^[12]

In May the club went into administration due to a £1.2m unpaid tax bill.^[13] Fildraw (former owner Eddie Davies' trust fund) appointed administrators from insolvency firm David Rubin and Partners.^[14] In accordance with league rules on administration, Bolton would start the 2019–20 season with a 12-point deduction.^[14] On 14 May it was reported that some non-playing staff were forced to use food bank donations from local businesses and a local Championship club, believed to be Preston North End,^[15] as Bolton had not paid them for April's work.^[16] A 17 July statement from the Bolton players said that no-one at the club had been paid by owner Ken Anderson for 20 weeks, the training ground had no potable drinking water nor hot water for showers. Pre-season friendlies with Chester,^[17] Preston^[18] and Oldham Athletic were all cancelled as Bolton could not give assurances about fielding a competitive team.^[19]

Season summary

On 18 July, Anderson said the sale of Bolton would be completed by the end of the week,^[20] but the uncertainty continued into August. Bolton started their opening League One game on 3 August at Wycombe Wanderers with only three contracted senior outfield players, and lost 2–0.^[21] The following week, on 8 August, Bolton's takeover by Football Ventures was suspended after Laurence Bassini, who had previously tried to buy the club, won a court order blocking the sale;^[22] the sale of the Bolton Whites hotel was also delayed by a dispute.^[23] On 10 August, Bolton fielded its youngest ever side, with an average age of 19, in a goalless home draw against Coventry City,^[24] but then conceded five goals in both of the next two games, against Rochdale in the EFL Cup (5-2)^[25] and Tranmere Rovers in League One (5-0).^[26] Manager Phil Parkinson expressed concern about the welfare of the youth players used in all of Bolton's games;^[27] such concerns led Bolton to call off the game against Doncaster Rovers on 20 August^[28][29] but without informing either Doncaster or the EFL.^[28] Parkinson and assistant Steve Parkin resigned the following day.^[30] The club confirmed that academy manager Jimmy Phillips would take temporary charge of the club.^[31] Wanderers lost 5–0 at home to Ipswich Town in Phillips' first game in charge of Bolton, in front of a record low crowd at the University of Bolton Stadium.^[32]

An EFL deadline of 5PM BST on 27 August had been imposed on Bolton to prove their financial viability under current ownership or complete a takeover deal, with failure to satisfy this criterion by the deadline resulting in Bolton's EFL membership being revoked, and consequently the beginning of a liquidation process of the club and its assets.^[33][34] However, on 26 August, joint administrator Paul Appleton announced that the Football Ventures takeover had fallen through on the morning of 24 August, having looked close to completion the previous day.^[35][36] After Bolton failed to meet 27 August deadline, the suspension of its notice of withdrawal from the EFL was lifted; however, the club was not immediately expelled from the EFL - it was given until 12 September 2019 to meet all outstanding requirements of the League's insolvency policy.^[37]

On 28 August, Bolton announced that the club's sale to Football Ventures (Whites) Limited had been completed, with the administrator paying tribute to the Eddie Davies Trust and their legal team, and criticising Anderson who had "used his position as a secured creditor to hamper and frustrate any deal that did not benefit him or suit his purposes."^[38] On 31 August, shortly after Bolton lost a fourth consecutive game conceding five goals in each, Keith Hill was announced as the new club manager.^[39] Bolton's first game under Hill saw the club lose 6–1 to Rotherham United,^[40] before picking up their first point under Hill on 17 September 2019 in a 0–0 draw at home to Oxford United.^[41] Bolton won their first game of the season on 22 October 2019 in a 2–0 win away at Bristol Rovers,^[42] before winning a further three consecutive matches in all competitions, taking the club to a positive points total for the first time.^[43]

Bolton struggled to find form throughout the 2019-20 campaign, winning just 5 of their 34 matches up to 10 March. The EFL League One season was suspended on 13 March due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On 9 June, the season was ended with promotion, play off, and relegation positions determined on a points-per-game basis.

This condemned the club to relegation and Bolton Wanderers will compete in the 2020-21 League Two campaign.

This will be only the second time in the club's 146-year history that they have played football in England's fourth tier. The previous occasion came in the 1987-88 campaign, in which Bolton were promoted back to the third tier at the first attempt.

Pre-season

Like the season before against St Mirren, the Bolton first team refused to play the match against Chester due to unpaid wages.^[44] They also refused to play in the Preston game as well.^[45] Following this, Oldham Athletic cancelled a third game as Bolton could not give assurances about fielding a competitive team.^[19] Bolton were able to schedule last minute replacements matches against Bradford City^[46] and Salford City,^[47] though the matches had to be played behind closed doors.

York City v Bolton Wanderers XI

14 July 2019 (2019-07-14) Friendly	York City	1–0	Bolton Wanderers XI	York
14:00 BST	Kempster 31'	Report		Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 666

Bolton Wanderers v Al-Ittihad

16 July 2019 (2019-07-16) Friendly	Bolton Wanderers	2–3	Al-Ittihad	Bolton
	Oztumer 20' Hall 30'	Report Report	Prijović 13' Al-Ghamdi 69' Al-Bishi 72'	Attendance: Behind closed doors

Chester v Bolton Wanderers

19 July 2019 (2019-07-19) Friendly	Chester	v	Bolton Wanderers	Chester
19:45 BST		Match Cancelled [48]		Stadium: Deva Stadium

Bolton Wanderers v Preston North End

23 July 2019 (2019-07-23) Friendly	Bolton Wanderers	v	Preston North End	Leyland
19:45 BST		Match Cancelled [48]		Stadium: County Ground

Bolton Wanderers v Bradford City

23 July 2019 (2019-07-23) Friendly	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	Bradford City	Bolton
	Politic Murphy	Report	Vaughan pen.'	Attendance: Behind closed doors

Oldham Athletic v Bolton Wanderers

27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Friendly	Oldham Athletic	v	Bolton Wanderers	Oldham
15:00 BST		Match Cancelled [49]		Stadium: Boundary Park

Bolton Wanderers v Salford City

27 July 2019 (2019-07-27) Friendly	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Salford City	Bolton
	Oztumer	Report		Attendance: Behind closed doors

Kits

Home (August–October)

Home (since October) 0

Away (August–October)

Away (since October) 0

Competitions

EFL League One

Main article: 2019–20 EFL League One

Bolton Wanderers will begin the 2019–20 campaign with a 12-point deduction complying with league rules for entering into administration.^[50]

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG	Promotion, qualification or relegation
17	Accrington Stanley	35	10	10	15	47	53	−6	40	1.14
18	Rochdale	34	10	6	18	39	57	−18	36	1.06
19	Milton Keynes Dons	35	10	7	18	36	47	−11	37	1.06
20	AFC Wimbledon	35	8	11	16	39	52	−13	35	1.00
21	Tranmere Rovers (R)	34	8	8	18	36	60	−24	32	0.94	Relegation to EFL League Two
22	Southend United (R)	35	4	7	24	39	85	−46	19	0.54
23	Bolton Wanderers (R)	34	5	11	18	27	66	−39	14[lower-alpha 1]	0.41[lower-alpha 1]
24	Bury (D, R)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	−12[lower-alpha 2]	—[lower-alpha 2]	Club expelled

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending-off offences^[57]
(D) Disqualified; (R) Relegated
Notes:

1. Bolton Wanderers deducted 12 points for entering administration.^[51]
2. Bury deducted 12 points for entering into an insolvency event, before later being expelled from the EFL on 27 August 2019. At the time of their expulsion, they had played no matches.^[53][54]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	5	11	18	27	66	−39	14	4	8	5	17	23	−6	1	3	13	10	43	−33

Last updated: 10 March 2020.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A
Result	L	D	L	L	L	L	D	D	L	D	L	W	W	W	L	D	L	W	D	D	L	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	L	L	L	D	D	D
Position	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2020. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 20 June 2019, the League One fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.^[58][59] Bolton begin their league campaign at Wycombe Wanderers, the first time the clubs have ever met in the league,^[60] on 3 August and were due to finish it away at Oxford United on 3 May. However this fixture, like all fixtures beginning with the home fixture against Peterborough United on 14 March, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wycombe Wanderers v Bolton Wanderers

3 August 2019 (2019-08-03) 1	Wycombe Wanderers	2–0	Bolton Wanderers	High Wycombe
15:00 BST	Smyth 56' Onyedinma 81'	Report		Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 6,454 Referee: Tom Nield

Bolton Wanderers v Coventry City

10 August 2019 (2019-08-10) 2	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	Coventry City	Bolton
15:00 BST	Brown  18' Weir  58' Darcy  82' Politic  86'	Report	Dabo  30'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 8,901 Referee: James Adcock

Tranmere Rovers v Bolton Wanderers

17 August 2019 (2019-08-17) 3	Tranmere Rovers	5–0	Bolton Wanderers	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Ferrier  28' 40', 46' Banks 38' Jennings 63' Ray  72' Payne 75' Mullin  80'	Report	Brockbank  36' Zouma  67'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 8,568 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Bolton Wanderers v Doncaster Rovers

20 August 2019 (2019-08-20)	Bolton Wanderers	Fixture not fulfilled[61]	Doncaster Rovers	Bolton
20:00 BST				Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Note: The match was suspended by Bolton without informing the Football League or Doncaster[62] on 19 August 2019 due to concerns over welfare to their playing staff.[61]

Bolton Wanderers v Ipswich Town

24 August 2019 (2019-08-24) 4	Bolton Wanderers	0–5	Ipswich Town	Bolton
15:00 BST	Brockbank  19'	Report	Norwood 19' (pen.), 72' Edwards 50'  69' Jackson 60', 64'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 5,454 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Gillingham v Bolton Wanderers

31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) 5	Gillingham	5–0	Bolton Wanderers	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Ogilvie 27' Lee 39', 57' Hanlan 54' Boon 76' (o.g.)	Report	Lowe  21'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,065 Referee: Robert Lewis

Rotherham United v Bolton Wanderers

14 September 2019 (2019-09-14) 6	Rotherham United	6–1	Bolton Wanderers	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Wiles 14' Ladapo 28', 53' Lindsay  37' Morris 40', 55' Hastie 65' Crooks  77'	Report	Verlinden 4'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 10,088 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

Bolton Wanderers v Oxford United

17 September 2019 (2019-09-17) 7	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	Oxford United	Bolton
20:00 BST	Hobbs  55' Politic  64'	Report		Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 6,786 Referee: Paul Marsden

Bolton Wanderers v Sunderland

21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) 8	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Sunderland	Bolton
20:00 BST	Hobbs 50' Chicksen  56' Buckley  80'	Report	Hume  16' McGeady  23' 90+2' (pen.) Power  86' Flanagan  90+3'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 12,026 Referee: Ollie Yates

Portsmouth v Bolton Wanderers

28 September 2019 (2019-09-28) 9	Portsmouth	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	Milton
15:00 BST	Curtis  32' Close  58' Pitman 66'	Report	Hobbs  45+1' Lowe  50'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 18,382 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Bolton Wanderers v Blackpool

7 October 2019 (2019-10-07) 10	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	Blackpool	Bolton
20:00 BST	Verlinden  44'	Report	Heneghan  44'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 14,003 Referee: John Busby

Burton Albion v Bolton Wanderers

12 October 2019 (2019-10-12)	Burton Albion	P–P	Bolton Wanderers	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST				Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Note: The match was postponed on 1 October 2019 by Burton, due to international call-ups.[63]

Bolton Wanderers v Rochdale

19 October 2019 (2019-10-19) 11	Bolton Wanderers	1–3	Rochdale	Bolton
15:00 BST	Lowe  14' Verlinden 56' Zouma  89'	Report	Camps 65'  81' Rathbone 70'  74' Morley  80' Tavares 84'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 13,828 Referee: Antony Coggins

Bristol Rovers v Bolton Wanderers

22 October 2019 (2019-10-22) 12	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Bolton Wanderers	Bristol
19:45 BST	Nichols  51' Ogogo  53'	Report	L. Murphy 15'  61' D. Murphy 68'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,244 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Lincoln City v Bolton Wanderers

26 October 2019 (2019-10-26)	Lincoln City	P–P	Bolton Wanderers	Lincoln
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank
Note: Fixture was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.[64]

Bolton Wanderers v Fleetwood Town

2 November 2019 (2019-11-02) 13	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	Fleetwood Town	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Wright  4' L. Murphy  11' O'Grady 28' D. Murphy 33'	Report	Dempsey  26' Coyle  30' Madden  49' Morris 85'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 12,756 Referee: Scott Oldham

Bolton Wanderers v Milton Keynes Dons

16 November 2019 (2019-11-16) 14	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Verlinden  67' Emmanuel  83' Murphy 90+3'	Report	Williams  66' Bowery  90+2'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 11,819 Referee: Andy Madley

Accrington Stanley v Bolton Wanderers

23 November 2019 (2019-11-23) 15	Accrington Stanley	7–1	Bolton Wanderers	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Bishop 15' (pen.), 27' McConville 33', 53' Conneely  45+3' Charles 75' Zanzala 80', 90+1'	Report	Murphy 5' Earl  14' O'Grady  29'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 5,034 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Bolton Wanderers v AFC Wimbledon

7 December 2019 (2019-12-07) 16	Bolton Wanderers	2–2	AFC Wimbledon	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Murphy 56' Dodoo 90+5'	Report	Forss 41', 81' Sanders  62'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 11,501 Referee: Marc Edwards

Peterborough United v Bolton Wanderers

14 December 2019 (2019-12-14) 17	Peterborough United	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Toney 23' Eisa  39'	Report	Murphy  15' Bridcutt  88'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 6,965 Referee: Peter Wright

Bolton Wanderers v Southend United

21 December 2019 (2019-12-21) 18	Bolton Wanderers	3–2	Southend United	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Dodoo 36' L. Murphy 45+2' D. Murphy 64' Earl  66' Wright  71'	Report	Lennon 10' Dieng 81'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 12,055 Referee: Ben Toner

Sunderland v Bolton Wanderers

26 December 2019 (2019-12-26) 19	Sunderland	0–0	Bolton Wanderers	Sunderland
15:00 GMT	Flanagan  44' Hume  89'	Report	Emmanuel  19' Lowe  21' Darcy  64' Bridcutt  81'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Attendance: 33,821 Referee: Ross Joyce

Bolton Wanderers v Shrewsbury Town

29 December 2019 (2019-12-29) 20	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Shrewsbury Town	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Verlinden 34' Lowe  58'	Report	Udoh 53'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 13,788 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Bolton Wanderers v Burton Albion

1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) 21	Bolton Wanderers	3–4	Burton Albion	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Dodoo 5' D. Murphy 11' L. Murphy  29'  49' Buckley  75' Politic 84'	Report	Templeton 13' Akins 26', 45+1' Fraser  70' Boyce 81'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 11,918 Referee: Scott Oldham

Blackpool v Bolton Wanderers

4 January 2020 (2020-01-04)	Blackpool	P–P	Bolton Wanderers	Blackpool
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Note: This match was postponed on 2 December due to Blackpool's progression in the FA Cup.[65]

Rochdale v Bolton Wanderers

11 January 2020 (2020-01-11) 22	Rochdale	2–0	Bolton Wanderers	Spotland
15:00 GMT	Matheson 44' O'Connell  54' Ryan 80'	Report	Hamilton  85'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5,560 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Lincoln City v Bolton Wanderers

14 January 2020 (2020-01-14) 23	Lincoln City	5–1	Bolton Wanderers	Lincoln
19:45 GMT	Anderson 7' Walker 61' Coventry  73' Morrell 85' Akinde 86', 90'	Report	Darcy 47'  80'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 8,882 Referee: Neil Hair

Bolton Wanderers v Portsmouth

18 January 2020 (2020-01-18) 24	Bolton Wanderers	0–1	Portsmouth	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Edwards  24' Dodoo  30'	Report	Raggett  27' Burgess 42' Harrison  45+1'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 13,407 Referee: Tom Nield

Shrewsbury Town v Bolton Wanderers

25 January 2020 (2020-01-25)	Shrewsbury Town	P–P	Bolton Wanderers	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST				Stadium: New Meadow
Note: The match was postponed on 15 January 2020 due Shrewsbury Town's progression in the FA Cup[66]

Bolton Wanderers v Bristol Rovers

28 January 2020 (2020-01-28) 25	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Bolton
20:00 GMT	Darcy  24' Murphy 82'	Report	Upson  31' Clarke-Harris 63' Leahy  84'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 10,657 Referee: Andy Haines

Bolton Wanderers v Tranmere Rovers

1 February 2020 (2020-02-01) 26	Bolton Wanderers	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Politic 2' O'Grady 64' Bryan  69'	Report		Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 13,044 Referee: Scott Oldham

Coventry City v Bolton Wanderers

8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) 27	Coventry City	2–1	Bolton Wanderers	Birmingham
15:00 BST	Bakayoko 3'  69' Biamou 90'	Report	Politic 77'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 6,623 Referee: Ross Joyce

Doncaster Rovers v Bolton Wanderers

11 February 2020 (2020-02-11) 28	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Bolton Wanderers	Doncaster
19:45 BST	Ennis  37' 48' Okenabirhie 40' Halliday  90+4'	Report	Dodoo 57'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,097 Referee: James Oldham

Bolton Wanderers v Wycombe Wanderers

15 February 2020 (2020-02-15) 29	Bolton Wanderers	0–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Emmanuel  40' Nsiala  59' Matthews  61' Fleming  63'	Report	Nsiala 44' (o.g) Jacobson 62' (pen.) Allsop  77' Gape  86'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 11,737 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Milton Keynes Dons v Bolton Wanderers

22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) 30	Milton Keynes Dons	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	Milton Keynes
15:00 BST	Healey 68' Morris  82'	Report	Politic  19' Nsiala  71'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 8,539 Referee: Ollie Yates

Blackpool v Bolton Wanderers

25 February 2020 (2020-02-25) 31	Blackpool	2–1	Bolton Wanderers	Blackpool
19:45 GMT	Ronan 13' Husband  74' Dewsbury-Hall 90'	Report	Hamilton  32' Murphy  66' Bryan 88'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,116 Referee: Paul Marsden

Bolton Wanderers v Accrington Stanley

29 February 2020 (2020-02-29) 32	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	Accrington Stanley	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Bryan  73'	Report		Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 12,011 Referee: Josh Smith

AFC Wimbledon v Bolton Wanderers

7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) 33	AFC Wimbledon	0–0	Bolton Wanderers	Kingston upon Thames
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,804 Referee: Marc Edwards

Burton Albion v Bolton Wanderers

10 March 2020 (2020-03-10) 34	Burton Albion	2–2	Bolton Wanderers	Burton upon Trent
19:45 GMT	Murphy 28', 65' Sbarra  90'	Report	Delaney 20' Nsiala  34' Hamilton 38'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,034 Referee: Thomas Bramall

Bolton Wanderers v Peterborough United

14 March 2020 (2020-03-14)	Bolton Wanderers	P–P	Peterborough United	Bolton
15:00 GMT				Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Note: All matches in the United Kingdom until 4 April postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic[67] On March 19, this was extended to 30 April[68] On April 3, all matches were postponed "indefinitely".[69]

Southend United v Bolton Wanderers

21 March 2020 (2020-03-21)	Southend United	P–P	Bolton Wanderers	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST				Stadium: Roots Hall
Note: All matches in the United Kingdom until 4 April postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic[67] On March 19, this was extended to 30 April[68] On April 3, all matches were postponed "indefinitely".[69]

Bolton Wanderers v Doncaster Rovers

24 March 2020 (2020-03-24)	Bolton Wanderers	P–P	Doncaster Rovers	Bolton
20:00 BST				Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Note: All matches in the United Kingdom until 4 April postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic[67] On March 19, this was extended to 30 April[68] On April 3, all matches were postponed "indefinitely".[69]

Fleetwood Town v Bolton Wanderers

28 March 2020 (2020-03-28)	Fleetwood Town	P–P	Bolton Wanderers	Fleetwood
15:00 BST				Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Note: All matches in the United Kingdom until 4 April postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic[67] On March 19, this was extended to 30 April[68] On April 3, all matches were postponed "indefinitely".[69]

Bolton Wanderers v Lincoln City

4 April 2020 (2020-04-04)	Bolton Wanderers	P–P	Lincoln City	Bolton
15:00 BST				Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Note: All matches in the United Kingdom until 30 April postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic[68] On April 3, all matches were postponed "indefinitely".[69]

Ipswich Town v Bolton Wanderers

10 April 2020 (2020-04-10)	Ipswich Town	P–P	Bolton Wanderers	Ipswich
19:45 BST				Stadium: Portman Road
Note: All matches in the United Kingdom until 30 April postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic[68] On April 3, all matches were postponed "indefinitely".[69]

Bolton Wanderers v Gillingham

14 April 2020 (2020-04-14)	Bolton Wanderers	P–P	Gillingham	Bolton
20:00 BST				Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Note: All matches in the United Kingdom until 30 April postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic

Shrewsbury Town v Bolton Wanderers

21 April 2020 (2020-04-21)	Shrewsbury Town	P–P	Bolton Wanderers	Shrewsbury
19:45 BST				Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow
Note: All matches in the United Kingdom until 30 April postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic[68] On April 3, all matches were postponed "indefinitely".[69]

Bolton Wanderers v Rotherham United

25 April 2020 (2020-04-25)	Bolton Wanderers	P–P	Rotherham United	Bolton
20:00 BST				Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
Note: All matches in the United Kingdom until 30 April postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic[68] On April 3, all matches were postponed "indefinitely".[69]

Oxford United v Bolton Wanderers

3 May 2020 (2020-05-03)	Oxford United	P–P	Bolton Wanderers	Oxford
15:00 BST				Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Note: On April 3, all matches were postponed "indefinitely".[69]

FA Cup

Main article: 2019–20 FA Cup

The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019 and Bolton were given a home tie against League Two side Plymouth Argyle.^[70] A first half goal from Callum McFadzean was enough to see the away side through and knock Bolton out of the competition at the first round stage for the first time in 30 years.^[71] It was also the first time in the club's existence that they had been knocked out of both senior domestic cup competitions at the first round stage.

Bolton Wanderers v Plymouth Argyle

9 November 2019 (2019-11-09) First round	Bolton Wanderers	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Bolton
15:00 GMT	L. Murphy  31'	Report	McFadzean 11'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 6,992 Referee: Robert Lewis

EFL Cup

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Cup

On 20 June 2019, the draw for the first round was made in London and Bolton were drawn away at North-West rivals Rochdale.^[72] The subsequent 5–2 defeat was the club's second first round defeat in a row and their fourth in five years.

Rochdale v Bolton Wanderers

13 August 2019 First round	Rochdale	5–2	Bolton Wanderers	Spotland
19:45	Henderson 27' (pen.) Pyke 64' Camps 66', 73' Rathbone 86'	Report	Darcy 14' Politic 48'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,362 Referee: Andy Haines

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2019–20 EFL Trophy

On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.^[73] The draw for the second round was made on 16 November 2019 live on Sky Sports.^[74]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	ACA	Manchester City U21	3	2	0	0	1	5	4	+1	6	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Bolton Wanderers	3	1	0	2	0	5	3	+2	5
3	L1	Rochdale	3	1	1	0	1	3	4	−1	5
4	L2	Bradford City	3	0	1	0	2	3	5	−2	2

Source: EFL.com

Bolton Wanderers v Bradford City

3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Group Stage Game 1	Bolton Wanderers	1–1 (3–4 p)	Bradford City	Bolton
19:10 BST	Politic 8'  40' Brockbank  43' Brown  60' Fitzmartin  86'	Report	O'Connor  26' 51' Ismail  81'	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 9,062 Referee: Martin Coy
	Penalties
	Weir Brockbank Darcy Boon Senior		Ismail Gibson Richards-Everton Wood O'Connor

Rochdale v Bolton Wanderers

1 October 2019 (2019-10-01) Group Stage Game 2	Rochdale	1–1 (5–3 p)	Bolton Wanderers	Spotland
19:45 BST	Wilbraham  25' 57'	Report	Emmanuel  22' Crawford 45+2'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,412 Referee: Leigh Doughty
	Penalties
	Andrew Gillam Morley Norrington-Davies Keohane		Crawford Politic Verlinden Chicksen

Bolton Wanderers v Manchester City U21

29 October 2019 (2019-10-29) Group Stage Game 3	Bolton Wanderers	3–1	Manchester City U21	Bolton
19:00 GMT	Crawford 4' O'Grady 66', 89'	Report	Zouma 13' (o.g.)	Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 2,616 Referee: Peter Wright

Accrington Stanley v Bolton Wanderers

10 December 2019 (2019-12-10) Second round	Accrington Stanley	2–0	Bolton Wanderers	Accrington
19:45 GMT	Zanzala 10' Bishop 85'	Report	Graham  36'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 930 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 2 DF  ENG Josh Emmanuel 3 DF  ENG Joe Bunney 4 MF  ENG Jason Lowe (captain) 5 DF  ENG Jack Hobbs 6 DF  IRL Ryan Delaney 7 MF  ENG Will Buckley 8 MF  ENG Luke Murphy 9 FW  IRL Daryl Murphy 10 FW  ENG Chris O'Grady 11 MF  SCO Ali Crawford 12 DF  ENG Brandon Fleming (on loan from Hull City) 14 MF  ENG Jacob Mellis 16 MF  CYP Anthony Georgiou (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) 17 DF  ENG Kean Bryan (on loan from Sheffield United) 18 MF  SCO Ethan Hamilton (on loan from Manchester United) 19 FW  ENG Muhammadu Faal 20 GK  ENG Remi Matthews 21 DF  ENG Harry Brockbank 22 MF  ROU Dennis Politic 23 FW  GHA Joe Dodoo

No. Pos. Nation Player 26 DF  ENG Liam Edwards 27 MF  ENG Ronan Darcy 28 DF  COD Aristote Nsiala (on loan from Ipswich Town) 30 DF  FRA Yoan Zouma 33 FW  ENG Eddie Brown 34 DF  ENG Adam Senior 35 MF  ENG Sonny Graham 36 MF  WAL Callum King-Harmes 37 MF  ENG Finlay Hurford-Lockett 38 DF  ENG Joe White 39 FW  ENG De'Marlio Brown-Sterling 40 MF  ENG Myles Edmondson 41 DF  ENG D'Neal Richards 42 FW  ENG Kwame Osigwe 43 GK  ENG Matthew Alexander 44 MF  ENG Regan Riley 45 DF  ENG Nathan Whalley 46 GK  ENG Luke Hutchinson 47 MF  ENG Jay Fitzmartin

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 FW  ENG Connor Hall (at Chorley F.C. until June 2020) 29 MF  ENG George Thomason (on loan at Bamber Bridge until June 2020)

Statistics

As of match played 10 March 2020

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
20	GK	ENG	Remi Matthews	38	0	33+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
43	GK	ENG	Matthew Alexander	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
Defenders
2	DF	ENG	Josh Emmanuel	31	0	25+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Joe Bunney	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
5	DF	ENG	Jack Hobbs	12	1	11+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
6	DF	IRL	Ryan Delaney	4	1	2+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	DF	ENG	Brandon Fleming	10	0	10+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	DF	ENG	Kean Bryan	6	1	6+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	DF	ENG	Harry Brockbank	8	0	5+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
26	DF	ENG	Liam Edwards	7	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
28	DF	COD	Aristote Nsiala	12	0	12+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
30	DF	FRA	Yoan Zouma	22	0	13+3	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	4+0	0
34	DF	ENG	Adam Senior	4	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
38	DF	ENG	Joe White	5	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
Midfielders
4	MF	ENG	Jason Lowe	34	0	28+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
7	MF	ENG	Will Buckley	6	0	3+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Luke Murphy	32	2	26+3	2	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
11	MF	SCO	Ali Crawford	14	2	12+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	2
14	MF	ENG	Jacob Mellis	6	0	1+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
16	MF	CYP	Anthony Georgiou	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF	SCO	Ethan Hamilton	12	1	12+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	MF	ROU	Dennis Politic	30	5	19+5	3	0+1	0	1+0	1	3+1	1
27	MF	ENG	Ronan Darcy	22	2	14+5	1	0+0	0	1+0	1	2+0	0
35	MF	ENG	Sonny Graham	18	0	6+7	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	3+1	0
36	MF	WAL	Callum King-Harmes	7	0	3+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
37	MF	ENG	Finlay Hurford-Lockett	3	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
44	MF	ENG	Regan Riley	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
47	MF	ENG	Jay Fitzmartin	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
Forwards
9	FW	IRL	Daryl Murphy	26	8	23+1	8	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
10	FW	ENG	Chris O'Grady	23	4	10+10	2	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	2
19	FW	ENG	Muhammadu Faal	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	FW	GHA	Joe Dodoo	26	4	15+8	4	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
33	FW	ENG	Eddie Brown	7	0	4+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
39	FW	ENG	De'Marlio Brown-Sterling	4	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
Player(s) out on loan
24	FW	ENG	Connor Hall	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Player(s) who left the club
6	DF	ENG	Jake Wright	12	0	11+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	MF	TUR	Erhun Oztumer	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	DF	ZIM	Adam Chicksen	20	0	14+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+1	0
14	MF	ENG	James Weir	12	0	7+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
17	MF	BEL	Thibaud Verlinden	17	3	12+3	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
28	MF	SCO	Liam Bridcutt	12	0	11+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
31	DF	ENG	Jordan Boon	5	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
32	DF	ENG	Josh Earl	11	0	9+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0

Goals record

As of match played 10 March 2020

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One	FA Cup	League Cup	League Trophy	Total
1	9		CF	Daryl Murphy	8	0	0	0	8
2	22		RW	Dennis Politic	3	0	1	1	5
3	10		CF	Chris O'Grady	2	0	0	2	4
	23		CF	Joe Dodoo	4	0	0	0	4
5	-		LW	Thibaud Verlinden	3	0	0	0	3
6	8		CM	Luke Murphy	2	0	0	0	2
	11		CAM	Ali Crawford	0	0	0	2	2
	27		CAM	Ronan Darcy	1	0	1	0	2
9	5		CB	Jack Hobbs	1	0	0	0	1
	6		CB	Ryan Delaney	1	0	0	0	1
	17		CB	Kean Bryan	1	0	0	0	1
	18		CM	Ethan Hamilton	1	0	0	0	1
Total					27	0	2	5	34

Disciplinary record

As of match played 10 March 2020

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One			FA Cup			League Cup			EFL Trophy			Total
1	8		CM	Luke Murphy	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0
2	4		CM	Jason Lowe	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1
3	2		RB	Josh Emmanuel	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
	22		RW	Dennis Politic	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
	27		CAM	Ronan Darcy	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
	-		CB	Josh Earl	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
7	21		RB	Harry Brockbank	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
	28		CB	Aristote Nsiala	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
9	5		CB	Jack Hobbs	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	6		CB	Jake Wright	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	7		CAM	Will Buckley	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	17		CB	Kean Bryan	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	18		CM	Ethan Hamilton	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	30		CB	Yoan Zouma	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	33		CF	Eddie Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
	-		LW	Thibaud Verlinden	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	-		DM	Liam Bridcutt	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
18	9		CF	Chris O'Grady	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	12		LB	Brandon Fleming	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	20		GK	Remi Matthews	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	23		CF	Joe Dodoo	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	26		CB	Liam Edwards	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	35		CM	Sonny Graham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	47		RW	Jay Fitzmartin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
	-		LB	Adam Chicksen	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	-		CM	James Weir	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					48	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	55	1	2

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
3 August 2019	CM		James Weir	Hull City	Free transfer	[75]
2 September 2019	LB		Joe Bunney	Northampton Town	Free transfer	[76]
2 September 2019	CM		Ali Crawford	Doncaster Rovers	Free transfer	[77]
2 September 2019	RB		Josh Emmanuel	Ipswich Town	Free transfer	[78]
2 September 2019	CF		Daryl Murphy	Nottingham Forest	Free transfer	[79]
2 September 2019	CF		Chris O'Grady	Oldham Athletic	Free transfer	[80]
14 September 2019	LB		Adam Chicksen	Bradford City	Free transfer	[81]
3 October 2019	CF		Joe Dodoo	Rangers	Free transfer	[82]
6 January 2020	CF		Muhammadu Faal	Enfield Town	Free transfer	[83]
6 January 2020	CM		George Thomason	Longridge Town	Free transfer	[84]
27 January 2020	AM		Will Buckley	Free agent	Free transfer	[85]
31 January 2020	CB		Ryan Delaney	Rochdale	Free transfer	[86]
31 January 2020	CM		Jacob Mellis	Mansfield Town	Free transfer	[87]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
3 August 2019	LB		Josh Earl	Preston North End	5 January 2020	[88]
2 September 2019	DM		Liam Bridcutt	Nottingham Forest	1 January 2020	[89][90]
2 September 2019	LW		Thibaud Verlinden	Stoke City	1 January 2020	[91][90]
2 September 2019	CB		Jake Wright	Sheffield United	5 January 2020	[92]
6 January 2020	CM		Ethan Hamilton	Manchester United	30 June 2020	[93]
10 January 2020	CB		Aristote Nsiala	Ipswich Town	30 June 2020	[94]
17 January 2020	LB		Brandon Fleming	Hull City	30 June 2020	[95]
30 January 2020	CB		Kean Bryan	Sheffield United	30 June 2020	[96]
31 January 2020	LW		Anthony Georgiou	Tottenham Hotspur	30 June 2020	[97]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
24 January 2020	CF		Connor Hall	Chorley	30 June 2020	[98]
31 January 2020	CB		Jordan Boon	Atherton Collieries	11 March 2020	[99]
31 January 2020	CM		George Thomason	Bamber Bridge	30 June 2020	[100]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2019	RW		Sammy Ameobi	Nottingham Forest	Free transfer	[101]
1 July 2019	CB		Mark Beevers	Peterborough United	Free transfer	[102]
1 July 2019	DM		Luca Connell	Celtic	£350,000	[103][104]
1 July 2019	CF		Clayton Donaldson	Bradford City	Free transfer	[105]
1 July 2019	CM		Jack Earing	FC Halifax Town	Free transfer	[106]
1 July 2019	RB		Chiori Johnson	Free agent	Released	[107]
1 July 2019	RB		Mark Little	Bristol Rovers	Free transfer	[108]
1 July 2019	RW		Craig Noone	Melbourne City	Free transfer	[109]
1 July 2019	CF		Daniel Ogwuru	Manchester City	£100,000	[110]
1 July 2019	CM		Gary O'Neil	Free agent	Released	[111]
1 July 2019	CM		Joe Pritchard	Accrington Stanley	Free transfer	[112]
1 July 2019	LB		Andrew Taylor	Retired	—	[113]
1 July 2019	GK		Ben Williams	Free agent	Released	[114]
1 July 2019	CB		Marc Wilson	Free agent	Released	[115]
9 July 2019	RB		Paweł Olkowski	Gazişehir Gaziantep	Free transfer	[116]
15 July 2019	GK		Ben Amos	Charlton Athletic	Free transfer	[117]
17 July 2019	CM		Josh Vela	Hibernian	Free transfer	[118]
29 July 2019	GK		Jake Turner	Newcastle United	Free transfer	[119]
1 August 2019	CB		David Wheater	Oldham Athletic	Free transfer	[120]
8 August 2019	CF		Josh Magennis	Hull City	Nominal fee	[121]
15 August 2019	AM		Erhun Oztumer	Charlton Athletic	Free transfer	[122]
23 August 2019	DM		Marcus Wood	Bradford (Park Avenue)	Free transfer	[123]
27 August 2019	RM		Stephen Duke-McKenna	Queens Park Rangers	Free transfer	[124]
25 September 2019	LM		Lloyd Dyer	Burton Albion	Free transfer	[125]
7 November 2019	DF		William Hartshorne	Glossop North End	Free transfer	[126]
7 November 2019	MF		Luca Navarro	Buxton	Free transfer	[126]
27 December 2019	GK		Ben Alnwick	Free agent	Mutual consent	[127]
10 January 2020	AM		Will Buckley	Free agent	Released	[128]
13 January 2020	LB		Adam Chicksen	Free agent	Released	[129]
31 January 2020	CM		James Weir	FK Pohronie	Mutual consent	[130]
11 March 2020	CB		Jordan Boon	IFK Östersund	Mutual consent	[131]

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