2023–24 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

The 2023–24 season is the 135th season in the existence of Bolton Wanderers Football Club and the club's third consecutive season in EFL League One. It will cover the period from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Bolton Wanderers

2023–24 season
Owner	Football Ventures (Whites) Ltd (92%) British Business Bank (8%)
Chairman	Sharon Brittan
Manager	Ian Evatt
Stadium	Toughsheet Community Stadium
League One	3rd
FA Cup	Third Round
EFL Cup	Second Round
EFL Trophy	Quarter Final
Play-offs	Final
Top goalscorer	League: Dion Charles (14) All: Dion Charles (20)
Highest home attendance	25,738 (vs. Portsmouth, 13 April)
Lowest home attendance	2,150 (vs. Port Vale, 5 December)
Average home league attendance	21,022
Biggest win	8–1, vs. Manchester United U21, 26 September 7–0 vs. Exeter City, 25 November
Biggest defeat	0–4, vs. Wigan Athletic, 19 August
Home colours Away colours
← 2022–23 2024-25 →

Bolton's kits for the 2023–24 design were voted on by Bolton fans from a choice of three kits for both. The choices for the home kit were between a remade version of the 1983–84 kit, a remade version of the 1993–94 kit, and a third alternate design. The choices for the away kit were from Teal Diamonds, Navy x Hot Pink, and Graphic Black. The 1983–84 and Graphic Black options won the votes.^[1][2][3]

Current squad

As of 19 April 2024

No.	Name	Position	Nationality	Place of birth	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Nathan Baxter	GK		Westminster	(1998-11-08) 8 November 1998 (age 26)	Chelsea	1 July 2023	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
13	Joel Coleman	GK		Bolton	(1995-09-26) 26 September 1995 (age 29)	Ipswich Town	1 July 2023	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
Defenders
2	Gethin Jones	CB		Perth	(1995-10-13) 13 October 1995 (age 29)	Carlisle United	4 August 2020	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
3	Jack Iredale	CB		Greenock	(1996-05-02) 2 May 1996 (age 28)	Cambridge United	1 July 2022	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
5	Ricardo Santos	CB		Almada	(1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 29)	Barnet	3 August 2020	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
6	George Johnston	CB		Manchester	(1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 (age 26)	Feyenoord	1 July 2021	Free Transfer	30 June 2026
12	Josh Dacres-Cogley	RWB		Coventry	(1996-03-12) 12 March 1996 (age 28)	Tranmere Rovers	1 July 2023	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
15	Will Forrester	CB		Alsager	(2001-06-29) 29 June 2001 (age 23)	Port Vale	4 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
17	Nathanael Ogbeta	LWB		Salford	(2001-04-28) 28 April 2001 (age 23)	Swansea City	26 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
18	Eoin Toal	CB		Armagh	(1999-02-15) 15 February 1999 (age 25)	Derry City	20 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
20	Calvin Ramsay	RWB		Aberdeen	(2003-07-31) 31 July 2003 (age 21)	Liverpool	29 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
21	Caleb Taylor	CB		Burnley	(2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 (age 21)	West Bromwich Albion	1 February 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
26	Zac Ashworth	LWB		King's Lynn	(2002-09-06) 6 September 2002 (age 22)	West Bromwich Albion	20 July 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
27	Randell Williams	LWB		London	(1996-12-30) 30 December 1996 (age 27)	Hull City	5 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
Midfielders
4	George Thomason	CM		Barrow-in-Furness	(2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 (age 23)	Longridge Town	6 January 2020	Free Transfer	30 June 2027
7	Carlos Mendes Gomes	AM		Pikine	(1998-11-14) 14 November 1998 (age 26)	Luton Town	24 July 2023	£300,000	30 June 2026
8	Josh Sheehan	CM		Pembrey	(1995-03-30) 30 March 1995 (age 29)	Newport County	1 July 2021	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
16	Aaron Morley	CM		Bury	(2000-02-27) 27 February 2000 (age 24)	Rochdale	11 January 2022	£100,000	30 June 2027
19	Paris Maghoma	CM		Enfield	(2001-05-08) 8 May 2001 (age 23)	Brentford	31 July 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
22	Kyle Dempsey	CM		Whitehaven	(1995-09-17) 17 September 1995 (age 29)	Gillingham	31 January 2022	£150,000	30 June 2026
Forwards
9	Jón Daði Böðvarsson	CF		Selfoss	(1992-05-25) 25 May 1992 (age 32)	Millwall	20 January 2022	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
10	Dion Charles	CF		Preston	(1995-10-07) 7 October 1995 (age 29)	Accrington Stanley	1 January 2022	£320,000	30 June 2026
11	Dan Nlundulu	CF		Paris	(1999-02-05) 5 February 1999 (age 25)	Southampton	24 June 2023	£250,000	30 June 2026
14	Victor Adeboyejo	CF		Ibadan	(1998-01-12) 12 January 1998 (age 26)	Burton Albion	27 January 2023	£500,000	30 June 2026
28	Aaron Collins	CF		Newport	(1997-05-27) 27 May 1997 (age 27)	Bristol Rovers	1 February 2024	£750,000	30 June 2027
35	Cameron Jerome	CF		Huddersfield	(1986-08-14) 14 August 1986 (age 38)	Luton Town	27 January 2023	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
39	Conor Carty	CF		Dunlavin	(2002-05-25) 25 May 2002 (age 22)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1 July 2022	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
B Team
40	Luke Hutchinson	GK			(2002-09-01) 1 September 2002 (age 22)	Academy	1 July 2021	—	30 June 2024
45	Sam Inwood	LWB				Academy	1 July 2023	—	30 June 2026
48	Sonny Sharples-Ahmed	CM				Academy	1 July 2023	—	30 June 2024
49	Ben Andreucci	CF		Bedford	(2004-10-05) 5 October 2004 (age 20)	Leeds United	1 July 2023	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
50	Noah Halford	CB				Academy	1 July 2023	—	30 June 2024
	Jack Flint	GK				Crewe Alexandra	22 August 2023	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
	Wes Frimpong	RWB				Academy	1 July 2023	—	30 June 2024
	Charlie Hayes-Green	CB			(2004-12-30) 30 December 2004 (age 19)	Liverpool	1 July 2023	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
	Lamine Toure	CB			(2003-12-24) 24 December 2003 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2022	—	30 June 2024
	Matthew Tweedley	CM		Rochdale	(2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2022	—	30 June 2024
Out on loan
25	Declan John	LWB		Merthyr Tydfil	(1995-06-30) 30 June 1995 (age 29)	Swansea City	1 July 2021	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
38	Nelson Khumbeni	CM		Lilongwe	(2002-10-14) 14 October 2002 (age 22)	Norwich City	1 July 2022	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
41	Luke Matheson	RWB		Manchester	(2002-10-03) 3 October 2002 (age 22)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1 August 2023	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
	Ellis Litherland-Riding	GK				Academy	1 July 2022	—	30 June 2025
	Max Conway	LWB			(2003-09-05) 5 September 2003 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2022	—	30 June 2025
	Eric Yoro	CB		Dublin	(2004-02-19) 19 February 2004 (age 20)	UCD	15 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
	Trevon Bryan	CF			(2005-03-08) 8 March 2005 (age 19)	Burnley	1 July 2023	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
	Finlay Lockett	CF		Marple	(2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2021	—	30 June 2024
	Gerald Sithole	CF		Ashford	(2002-12-28) 28 December 2002 (age 21)	Gillingham	1 July 2022	Free Transfer	30 June 2024

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Ref
24 June 2023	CF	Dan Nlundulu	Southampton	Undisclosed[a]	[5]
1 July 2023[b]	CF	Ben Andreucci ‡	Leeds United	Free Transfer	[6]
1 July 2023[c]	GK	Nathan Baxter	Chelsea	Free Transfer	[7]
1 July 2023[d]	CF	Trevon Bryan ‡	Burnley	Free Transfer	[8]
1 July 2023[e]	GK	Joel Coleman	Ipswich Town	Free Transfer	[9]
1 July 2023[f]	RWB	Josh Dacres-Cogley	Tranmere Rovers	Free Transfer	[10]
1 July 2023[g]	CB	Charlie Hayes-Green ‡	Liverpool	Free Transfer	[11]
4 July 2023	CB	Will Forrester	Port Vale	Undisclosed	[12]
24 July 2023	AM	Carlos Mendes Gomes	Luton Town	Undisclosed[h]	[14]
1 August 2023	RWB	Luke Matheson ‡	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Free Transfer	[15]
22 August 2023	GK	Jack Flint ‡	Crewe Alexandra	Free Transfer	[16]
1 February 2024	CF	Aaron Collins	Bristol Rovers	Undisclosed[i]	[18]

1. The transfer was reported to be around £250,000 by The Bolton News.^[4]
2. The transfer was announced on 7 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Leeds United contract expired
3. The transfer was announced on 19 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Chelsea contract expired
4. The transfer was announced on 22 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Burnley contract expired
5. The transfer was announced on 20 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Ipswich Town contract expired
6. The transfer was announced on 21 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Tranmere Rovers contract expired
7. The transfer was announced on 14 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Liverpool contract expired
8. The transfer was reported to be around £300,000 by The Bolton News.^[13]
9. The transfer was reported to be around £750,000 by The Bolton News.^[17]

‡ Signed for 'B' Team

Out

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Ref
30 June 2023	GK	Mackenzie Chapman	Blackpool	Released	[19][20]
30 June 2023	GK	Joel Dixon	Hartlepool United	Released	[21][22]
30 June 2023	LW	Matty Grivosti	Warrington Town	Released	[19][23]
30 June 2023	RW	Lloyd Isgrove	Sholing	Released	[21][24]
30 June 2023	CF	Elias Kachunga	Cambridge United	Released	[21][25]
30 June 2023	CM	Kieran Lee		Released	[21]
30 June 2023	RWB	Lynford Sackey		Released	[19]
30 June 2023	RB	Adam Senior	FC Halifax Town	Released	[19][26]
30 June 2023	AM	Connor Stanley	Hereford	Released	[19][27]
12 July 2023	DM	MJ Williams	Milton Keynes Dons	Undisclosed	[28]
1 September 2023	RW	Kieran Sadlier	Wycombe Wanderers	Mutual Consent	[29][30]
2 February 2024	CM	Arran Pettifer	St Patrick's Athletic	Undisclosed	[31]

Loaned in

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned from	On loan until	Ref
20 July 2023	LWB	Zac Ashworth	West Bromwich Albion	End of season	[32]
31 July 2023	CM	Paris Maghoma	Brentford	End of season	[33]
26 January 2024	LWB	Nathanael Ogbeta	Swansea City	End of season	[34]
29 January 2024	RWB	Calvin Ramsay	Liverpool	End of season	[35]
1 February 2024	CB	Caleb Taylor	West Bromwich Albion	End of Season	[36]

Loaned out

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	On loan until	Ref
4 February 2023	CF	Conor Carty	St Patrick's Athletic	30 November 2023	[37]
18 August 2023	CM	Arran Pettifer	Warrington Town	18 September 2023	[38]
24 August 2023	LWB	Max Conway	Rochdale	6 October 2023	[39][40]
25 August 2023	GK	Luke Hutchinson	Hyde United	31 August 2023	[41][42]
1 September 2023	LWB	Declan John	Salford City	End of season[a]	[43][44]
21 September 2023	CF	Gerald Sithole	Altrincham	21 November 2023	[45][46]
7 October 2023	LWB	Max Conway	AFC Fylde	End of season[b][c]	[47][48]
7 October 2023	CM	Nelson Khumbeni	AFC Fylde	5 January 2024[d]	[47][48][49]
8 December 2023	CB	Lamine Toure	Bamber Bridge	24 March 2024[e]	[50][51][52]
15 December 2023	CM	Sonny Sharples-Ahmed	Bamber Bridge	15 January 2024	[53]
16 December 2023	GK	Luke Hutchinson	Marine	19 February 2024[f]	[54][55][56]
3 January 2024	CF	Conor Carty	Doncaster Rovers	2 February 2024[g]	[57][58]
10 January 2024	CF	Trevon Bryan	FC United of Manchester	End of season[h]	[59][60]
1 February 2024	CB	Eric Yoro	Cliftonville	End of season	[61]
1 February 2024	CM	Nelson Khumbeni	Morecambe	End of season	[62]
9 February 2024	CF	Ben Andreucci	Buxton	11 April 2024[i]	[63][64][65]
22 February 2024	RWB	Luke Matheson	Bohemians	30 June 2024	[66]
28 March 2024	AM	Gio Loureiro	Nantwich Town	End of season	[67]
28 March 2024	CF	Finlay Lockett	Southport	End of season	[68]
28 March 2024	CF	Gerald Sithole	Chorley	End of season	[69]
19 April 2024	GK	Ellis Litherland-Riding	Bamber Bridge	End of season	[70]

1. On 5 January, John's loan at Salford City was extended until the end of the season.
2. On 7 November, Conway's loan at Fylde was extended until the end of January.
3. On 31 January, Conway's loan at Fylde was extended until the end of the season.
4. On 7 November, Khumbeni's loan at Fylde was extended until the end of January. He was recalled earlier in January.
5. On 8 January, Toure's loan at Bamber Bridge was extended until the end of the season. On 24 March, Toure was recalled early.
6. On 18 January, Hutchinson's loan at Marine was extended until the end of the season. On 19 February, he was recalled from his loan.
7. On 2 February, Carty's loan at Doncaster Rovers was cut short due to injury.
8. On 14 February, Bryan's loan at FC United of Manchester was extended until the end of the season.
9. On 13 March, Andreucci's loan at Buxton was extended until the end of the season. On 11 April, he was recalled from his loan after sustaining an injury.

Pre-season and friendlies

On 26 May 2023, the club announced its first set of pre-season fixtures with trips to Bamber Bridge, Curzon Ashton, Chester and Salford City.^[71] Three fixtures were also announced for the B Team on the same day with trips to Lancaster City, Longridge Town and Atherton Collieries.^[72] On 8 June, a home friendly against Premier League side Everton was later added.^[73] Bolton were due to face 'top-flight' European opposition in their final friendly but the agreement broke down at the last moment despite their best efforts.^[74] West Bromwich Albion were confirmed to be the replacement on 12 June.^[75]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Bamber Bridge v Bolton Wanderers

8 July 2023 Friendly	Bamber Bridge	0–1	Bolton Wanderers	Bamber Bridge
15:00 BST		Report	Williams 80'	Stadium: Sir Tom Finney Stadium

Curzon Ashton v Bolton Wanderers

11 July 2023 Friendly	Curzon Ashton	1–3	Bolton Wanderers	Ashton-under-Lyne
19:45 BST	Mols 50' (pen.)	Report	Dacres-Cogley 3' Jones 26' Jerome 64'	Stadium: Tameside Stadium Attendance: 702

Lancaster City v Bolton Wanderers B

12 July 2023 Friendly	Lancaster City	1–1	Bolton Wanderers B	Lancaster
19:00 BST	Trialist 51'	Report	Bryan 2'	Stadium: Giant Axe Attendance: 224

Chester v Bolton Wanderers

15 July 2023 Friendly	Chester	1–1	Bolton Wanderers	Chester
15:00 BST	Taylor 45'	Report	Thomason 35'	Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 1,419

Bolton Wanderers v Bradford City

18 July 2023 Friendly	Bolton Wanderers	5–2	Bradford City	Bolton
13:00 BST	Charles Adeboyejo Böðvarsson Nlundulu Jerome	Report	Cook Smith	Stadium: Eddie Davies Academy Attendance: Behind closed doors

Longridge Town v Bolton Wanderers B

18 July 2023 Friendly	Longridge Town	2–5	Bolton Wanderers B	Longridge
19:00 BST	Halford 50' (o.g.) Ing 82' (pen.)	Report	Pettifer 40' Bryan 44' Andreucci 56' Lockett 62' Loureiro 68'	Stadium: Recycling Lives Ground Attendance: 202

Atherton Collieries v Bolton Wanderers B

22 July 2023 Friendly	Atherton Collieries	2–5	Bolton Wanderers B	Atherton
12:00 BST	Hayes-Green 48' (o.g.) Evans 70'	Report	Matheson[76] 10' Lockett 38' Andreucci 40' Graham 62' Frimpong 80'	Stadium: Alder House

Salford City v Bolton Wanderers

22 July 2023 Friendly	Salford City	1–2	Bolton Wanderers	Salford
15:00 BST	Hendry 50'	Report	Thomason 73' Morley 86'	Stadium: Moor Lane

Bolton Wanderers v Everton

25 July 2023 Friendly	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	Everton	Bolton
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 13,242 Referee: Matt Donohue

Bolton Wanderers B v Everton U21

29 July 2023 Friendly	Bolton Wanderers B	3–0	Everton U21	Bolton
12:00 BST	Pettifer Lockett Andreucci	Report		Stadium: Eddie Davies Academy Attendance: Behind closed doors

Bolton Wanderers v West Bromwich Albion

29 July 2023 Friendly	Bolton Wanderers	4–3	West Bromwich Albion	Bolton
15:00 BST	Dempsey 45', 59' Forrester 64' Morley 90+5'	Report	Wallace 10' Thomas-Asante 53', 69'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 4,900 Referee: Simon Mather

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League One	5 August 2023	27 April 2024	Matchday 1	3rd	46	25	12	9	86	51	+35	054.35
FA Cup	4 November 2023	16 January 2024	First round	Third round	4	2	1	1	10	3	+7	050.00
EFL Cup	8 August 2023	29 August 2023	First round	Second Round	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	050.00
EFL Trophy	5 September 2023	30 January 2024	Group stage	Quarter Final	6	5	1	0	18	2	+16	083.33
Play-offs	3 May 2024	18 May 2024	Semi-Final	Final	3	1	0	2	5	6	−1	033.33
Total					61	34	14	13	121	65	+56	055.74

Last updated: 18 May 2024
Source: Soccerway

League One

Main article: 2023–24 EFL League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Portsmouth (C, P)	46	28	13	5	78	41	+37	97	Promoted to EFL Championship
2	Derby County (P)	46	28	8	10	78	37	+41	92
3	Bolton Wanderers	46	25	12	9	86	51	+35	87	Qualified for League One play-offs
4	Peterborough United	46	25	9	12	89	61	+28	84
5	Oxford United (O, P)	46	22	11	13	79	56	+23	77
6	Barnsley	46	21	13	12	82	64	+18	76

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 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^[77]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

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
46	25	12	9	86	51	+35	87	15	5	3	52	27	+25	10	7	6	34	24	+10

Last updated: 27 April 2024.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	8	9	10	11	12	14	15	16	71	17	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	29	285	30	31	32	33	34	183	35	274	36	132	37	38	39	41	42	43	44	406	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A
Result	W	W	W	L	D	W	L	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	L	L	W	D	D	W	L	D	W	W	D	D	W	D
Position	3	1	1	2	3	2	7	7	4	3	6	4	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	5	3	3	2	2	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Points	3	6	9	9	10	13	13	14	17	20	20	23	26	29	32	35	38	39	39	39	42	45	48	51	51	54	57	58	59	62	63	66	66	66	69	70	71	74	74	75	78	81	82	83	86	87

Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: Soccerway
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:

• ¹ Matchday 7 (vs Shrewsbury Town) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
• ² Matchday 13 (vs Barnsley) was postponed due to the international call-ups.
• ³ Matchday 18 (vs Cambridge United) was postponed due to the international call-ups. It was rearranged again after being abandoned due to a waterlogged pitch.
• ⁴ Matchday 27 (vs Wigan Athletic) was postponed due to FA Cup involvements.
• ⁵ Matchday 28 (vs Cheltenham Town) was rescheduled after the previous match was abandoned due to a fan suffering a cardiac arrest.
• ⁶ Matchday 40 (vs Shrewsbury Town) was postponed due to the international call-ups.

Matches

The fixtures for the 2023–24 EFL League One season were released on 22 June and sees Bolton opening their campaign at home to Lincoln City on 5 August. The regular season will conclude on 27 April away at Peterborough United.^[78] On 3 July the club announced that both games against Wigan Athletic would be moved forward to a 12.30 kick off time on police advice.^[79]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Bolton Wanderers v Lincoln City

5 August 2023 1	Bolton Wanderers	3–0	Lincoln City	Bolton
15:00 BST	Iredale 4' Sheehan  14' Adeboyejo 59' O'Connor 74' (o.g.) Maghoma  87' Nlundulu  90+7'	Report	House  27' Eyoma  45+6' Mandroiu  49'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 20,143 Referee: Will Finnie

Cheltenham Town v Bolton Wanderers

12 August 2023 2	Cheltenham Town	0–3	Bolton Wanderers	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Davies  29' Smith  39'	Report	Charles 15', 33' Smith 30' (o.g.) Adeboyejo  57'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 4,898 Referee: David Rock

Bolton Wanderers v Fleetwood Town

15 August 2023 3	Bolton Wanderers	3–1	Fleetwood Town	Bolton
19:45 BST	Adeboyejo 3', 14', 37' Thomason  28' Charles  45+1'  68' Evatt  72' Ashworth  86'	Report	Johnston  10' Broom  47' Omochere  54' Vela  79' Earl 90+4'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 18,485 Referee: Tom Nield

Bolton Wanderers v Wigan Athletic

19 August 2023 4	Bolton Wanderers	0–4	Wigan Athletic	Bolton
12:30 BST	Iredale  53' Jones  72'	Report	Wyke 12', 75' Humphrys 24', 45+4',  45' Watts  56' Adeeko  80'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 24,116 Referee: Tom Reeves

Burton Albion v Bolton Wanderers

26 August 2023 5	Burton Albion	1–1	Bolton Wanderers	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Harper  15' Helm 46' Oshilaja  56' Crocombe  57' Caprice  74' Moon  84' Carayol  87'	Report	Maghoma  20' Thomason  44' Charles 58'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,711 Referee: Carl Brook

Bolton Wanderers v Derby County

2 September 2023 6	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	Derby County	Bolton
15:00 BST	Charles 43' (pen.) Santos  60' Dacres-Cogley 65' Thomason  70' Williams  84'	Report	Hourihane 34' (pen.) Smith  43' Wildsmith  48' Forsyth  70'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 21,754 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Reading v Bolton Wanderers

16 September 2023 8	Reading	2–1	Bolton Wanderers	Reading
15:00 BST	Ballard  30' Savage 77',  90+2' Yiadom  79' Vickers 86'	Report	Santos  13' Toal  16'  90+4' Charles 20' Williams  38' Jerome  76' Thomason  76'	Stadium: Madjeski Stadium Referee: Lee Swabey

Bolton Wanderers v Peterborough United

23 September 2023 9	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Peterborough United	Bolton
15:00 BST	Iredale  4' Dacres-Cogley  39' Adeboyejo 43' Jones  45+2' Dempsey  47' Thomason  81'	Report	Kioso  39' Clarke-Harris 42' Collins  90+4'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 21,318 Referee: Ross Joyce

Port Vale v Bolton Wanderers

30 September 2023 10	Port Vale	0–1	Bolton Wanderers	Burslem
15:00 BST	Iacovitti  3' Balmer  45+1'	Report	Charles 43' Iredale  64' Morley  68' Sheehan  77'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 10,457 Referee: Declan Bourne

Bolton Wanderers v Stevenage

3 October 2023 11	Bolton Wanderers	3–2	Stevenage	Bolton
19:45 BST	Charles 13' (pen.) Thomason  29' Iredale  44', 49' Jerome  64' Sheehan 70'	Report	Reid 20', 64' (pen.),  68' Sweeney  69'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 17,997 Referee: Josh Smith

Bolton Wanderers v Carlisle United

7 October 2023 12	Bolton Wanderers	1–3	Carlisle United	Bolton
15:00 BST	Mellish 28' (o.g.) Dempsey  35' Charles  82' Sheehan  90+8'	Report	Gibson 44' (pen.), 70', 90+5' Lavelle  7' McCalmont  38' Armer  90+6'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 23,187 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

Bolton Wanderers v Northampton Town

21 October 2023 14	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	Northampton Town	Bolton
15:00 BST	Charles 8' Williams 16'	Report	Hoskins 66' Hondermarck  86'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 19,160 Referee: Martin Coy

Wycombe Wanderers v Bolton Wanderers

24 October 2023 15	Wycombe Wanderers	2–4	Bolton Wanderers	High Wycombe
19:45 BST	Scowen  43' Leahy 48' Wheeler 82' Keogh  88' Low  90+1'	Report	Maghoma 14',  41' Thomason 36' Toal 85' Morley 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,935 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Charlton Athletic v Bolton Wanderers

28 October 2023 16	Charlton Athletic	0–2	Bolton Wanderers	Charlton
15:00 BST	Jones  78'	Report	Williams 16' Charles 21' Baxter  77'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 14,343 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Shrewsbury Town v Bolton Wanderers

7 November 2023 7	Shrewsbury Town	0–2	Bolton Wanderers	Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT		Report	Maghoma 65' Morley 90+8'	Stadium: The Croud Meadow Attendance: 5,901 Referee: Sam Allison
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 9 September, but was postponed due to international call-ups.[80]

Bolton Wanderers v Blackpool

11 November 2023 17	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Blackpool	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Sheehan  21' Maghoma  36' Thomason 74' Baxter  78' Dacres-Cogley  78' Santos  80'	Report	Thompson  57'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 24,238 Referee: Ben Toner

Bolton Wanderers v Exeter City

25 November 2023 19	Bolton Wanderers	7–0	Exeter City	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Iredale 34' Adeboyejo 43' Maghoma 55' Charles 63', 74' Dempsey 87' Nlundulu 90+2'	Report	Jules  17'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 19,193 Referee: Benjamin Speedie

Oxford United v Bolton Wanderers

28 November 2023 20	Oxford United	0–0	Bolton Wanderers	Oxford
19:45 GMT	Mills  37' Bodin  45+3'	Report	Thomason  25' Baxter  45+3'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,899 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Portsmouth v Bolton Wanderers

11 December 2023 21	Portsmouth	2–0	Bolton Wanderers	Portsmouth
20:00 GMT	Robertson  10' Sparkes  35' Shaughnessy 45' Rafferty  85' Yengi 88'	Report	Thomason  14' Sheehan  74' Mendes Gomes  90+2' Jones  90+5'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,052 Referee: Paul Howard

Bolton Wanderers v Bristol Rovers

16 December 2023 22	Bolton Wanderers	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Santos  33' Forrester  45+2' Baxter  45+5' Dempsey  81' Toal 84' Williams  88'	Report	Marquis 10' Finley  17' Thomas  29' Evans 41' Taylor  87'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 19,543 Referee: Carl Brook

Bolton Wanderers v Leyton Orient

23 December 2023 23	Bolton Wanderers	3–2	Leyton Orient	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Dacres-Cogley 3' Charles 7' Thomason 10'	Report	Sotiriou  45+4' James  54' Forde 55' Archibald  57', 60' Happe  84'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 21,482 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Lincoln City v Bolton Wanderers

26 December 2023 24	Lincoln City	0–1	Bolton Wanderers	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Makama  35' Bishop  53' Mandroiu  72' Eyoma  88'	Report	Toal 89' Dempsey  90+2'	Stadium: LNER Stadium Attendance: 10,064 Referee: Neil Hair

Fleetwood Town v Bolton Wanderers

29 December 2023 25	Fleetwood Town	0–2	Bolton Wanderers	Fleetwood
19:45 GMT	Sarpong-Wiredu  36' Asamoah  82'	Report	Thomason  43' Charles 49' Adeboyejo 83'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,922 Referee: Oliver Yates

Bolton Wanderers v Burton Albion

1 January 2024 26	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Burton Albion	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Moon 51' (o.g.) Morley  86'	Report	Baah  57' Gilligan  65'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 20,259 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Bolton Wanderers v Cheltenham Town

13 January 2024 28	Bolton Wanderers	Abandoned	Cheltenham Town	Bolton
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Referee: Sunny Singh Gill
Note: Match abandoned after 29 minutes with the score at 0–0 due to a Bolton fan suffering a suspected cardiac arrest.[81]

Leyton Orient v Bolton Wanderers

20 January 2024 29	Leyton Orient	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	Leyton
15:00 GMT	Sweeney  29' Agyei 54'	Report	Sheehan  13' Jerome  90+3'	Stadium: Gaughan Group Stadium Referee: Alex Chilowicz

Bolton Wanderers v Cheltenham Town

23 January 2024 28[82]	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Cheltenham Town	Bolton
19:45 GMT	Adeboyejo 24' Thomason  90+6'	Report	Bradbury  44' Harrop  87'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 19,309 Referee: Ben Speedie
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 13 January but was abandoned after 29 minutes due to a Bolton fan suffering a suspected cardiac arrest.[81]

Carlisle United v Bolton Wanderers

27 January 2024 30	Carlisle United	1–4	Bolton Wanderers	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Mellish  51' Gibson 71'	Report	Ashworth 31' Maghoma 36' Toal  62' Dacres-Cogley  85' Dempsey 90+1' Ogbeta 90+7'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 11,443 Referee: Scott Oldham

Bolton Wanderers v Barnsley

3 February 2024 31	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Barnsley	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Maghoma  18' Ashworth 64' Dempsey  84'	Report	de Gevigney  3' Cole 5',  90+1' Connell  35' Williams  47'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 21,709 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Cambridge United v Bolton Wanderers

6 February 2024 18[83]	Cambridge United	Abandoned	Bolton Wanderers	Cambridge
19:45 GMT				Stadium: Abbey Stadium Referee: David Rock
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 18 November, but was postponed due to international call-ups.[84] The rescheduled match was abandoned after nine minutes due to a waterlogged pitch with the score at 0–0.[85]

Northampton Town v Bolton Wanderers

10 February 2024 32	Northampton Town	1–1	Bolton Wanderers	Northampton
15:00 GMT	Bowie 2'	Report	Adeboyejo  23' Thomason  27' Sheehan  54' Mendes Gomes 74' Jones  90+1'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 7,593 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Bolton Wanderers v Wycombe Wanderers

13 February 2024 33	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Bolton
19:45 GMT	Jones 32' Böðvarsson 90+1' Coleman  90+7'	Report	Butcher  90+1' Leahy 90+8' (pen.)	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 18,778 Referee: Will Finnie

Bolton Wanderers v Charlton Athletic

17 February 2024 34	Bolton Wanderers	3–3	Charlton Athletic	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Adeboyejo 19' Maghoma 51',  65' Böðvarsson 71' Sheehan  77'	Report	Small 22' Jones  27', 40' Coventry  37' Anderson  48' Dobson  49' Kanu  54', 61' May  90+3'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 20,179 Referee: Ross Joyce

Cambridge United v Bolton Wanderers

20 February 2024 18[86]	Cambridge United	1–2	Bolton Wanderers	Cambridge
19:45 GMT	Toal 8' (o.g.) Cousins  40' Kachunga  41' Taylor  90+1'	Report	Sheehan  22' Maghoma 52' Mendes Gomes 63' Iredale  90+1'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,525 Referee: David Rock
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 18 November, but was postponed due to international call-ups.[84] The rescheduled match was abandoned after nine minutes due to a waterlogged pitch with the score at 0–0.[85]

Blackpool v Bolton Wanderers

24 February 2024 35	Blackpool	4–1	Bolton Wanderers	Blackpool
15:00 GMT	Beesley 16', 68' (pen.) Ekpiteta 27' Grimshaw  61' Lawrence-Gabriel 84'	Report	Thomason 9' Mendes Gomes  30' Jones  51' Santos  66'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 12,276 Referee: Josh Smith

Wigan Athletic v Bolton Wanderers

27 February 2024 27[87]	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	Wigan
20:14 GMT	Magennis  45' Smith  60' Humphrys 69' Smith  77'	Report	Maghoma  7' Ogbeta  24' Thomason  90+2'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 13,204 Referee: John Busby
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 6 January, but was postponed due to FA Cup involvements. On the night of the match, the kick off was delayed 30 minutes due to supporters struggling to get into the stadium[88] with the match kicking off at 20:14.[89]

Bolton Wanderers v Cambridge United

2 March 2024 36	Bolton Wanderers	2–0	Cambridge United	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Adeboyejo  27' Thomason 35',  70' Dacres-Cogley  46' Collins 66' Dempsey  82'	Report	Kaikai  41' Morrison  66'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 20,246 Referee: Ollie Yates

Barnsley v Bolton Wanderers

5 March 2024 13[90]	Barnsley	2–2	Bolton Wanderers	Barnsley
19:45 BST	McAtee 25',  32' Pines 47' Williams  90+11'	Report	Thomason  11' Adeboyejo 62' Williams 90+8' Jerome  90+9' Iredale  90+10'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 14,808 Referee: James Bell
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 14 October, but was postponed due to international call-ups.[91]

Exeter City v Bolton Wanderers

9 March 2024 37	Exeter City	2–2	Bolton Wanderers	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Cox 46', 49' Aitchison  73' Sweeney  90+7'	Report	Maghoma 33' Toal 87'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6,748 Referee: Daniel Middleton

Bolton Wanderers v Oxford United

12 March 2024 38	Bolton Wanderers	5–0	Oxford United	Bolton
20:00 GMT	Ogbeta 19' Dacres-Cogley 27' Thomason 59' Collins 65' Sheehan 69'	Report	Dale  55' Brannagan  63' Brown  72'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 19,134 Referee: Sunny Singh Gill
Note: Fixture was initially given a 19:45 kick-off time, but was moved for live Sky Sports coverage.[92]

Derby County v Bolton Wanderers

16 March 2024 39	Derby County	1–0	Bolton Wanderers	Derby
15:00 GMT	Mendez-Laing  59' Wilson 78'	Report	Toal  28'	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 32,538 Referee: Marc Edwards

Stevenage v Bolton Wanderers

29 March 2024 41	Stevenage	0–0	Bolton Wanderers	Stevenage
15:00 GMT		Report	Sheehan  75' Maghoma  76'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 6,282 Referee: Sam Allison

Bolton Wanderers v Reading

1 April 2024 42	Bolton Wanderers	5–2	Reading	Bolton
15:00 BST	Collins 11', 45+4' (pen.), 77' Ogbeta  16' Böðvarsson 49', 90+5' Sheehan  53'	Report	Wing 40' Mukairu 90+2'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 25,266 Referee: Ben Toner

Bristol Rovers v Bolton Wanderers

6 April 2024 43	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Bolton Wanderers	Bristol
15:00 BST	Evans  33' Thomas  55' Martin  56' Connolly  62' Conteh  76' Taylor  90+8'	Report	Collins 52' Iredale  55' Baxter  85' Morley 90+8' (pen.)	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 8,814 Referee: Carl Brook

Bolton Wanderers v Portsmouth

13 April 2024 44	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Portsmouth	Bolton
15:00 BST	Toal  32' Collins 36' Santos  88' Jerome  90+1'	Report	Kamara 7' Lang  14'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 25,738 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Bolton Wanderers v Shrewsbury Town

16 April 2024 40[93]	Bolton Wanderers	2–2	Shrewsbury Town	Bolton
19:45 BST	Jerome 40' Maghoma 71'	Report	Udoh 21' Marosi  40' Shipley 43' Bennett  85'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 19,974 Referee: Scott Oldham
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 23 March, but was postponed due to international call-ups.

Bolton Wanderers v Port Vale

20 April 2024 45	Bolton Wanderers	2–0	Port Vale	Bolton
15:00 BST	Maghoma  70' Charles  70' Collins 72' Toal  79' Jerome 90+3'	Report	Garrity  70'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 22,311 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Peterborough United v Bolton Wanderers

27 April 2024 46	Peterborough United	3–3	Bolton Wanderers	Peterborough
12:30 BST	Mothersille 50', 79' Randall 67',  87'	Report	Dempsey 4' Charles 8' (pen.) Dacres-Cogley  58' Thomason  61' Toal  73' Jerome 82'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Referee: Bobby Madley

Play-offs

Main article: 2024 English Football League play-offs

Bolton Wanderers finished 3rd in the regular 2023–24 EFL League One season, so were drawn against 6th placed Barnsley in the Play-off Semi Final for the second season in a row. The first leg took place at the Oakwell and the second leg took place at Toughsheet Community Stadium. Bolton advanced 5-4 on aggregate to face Oxford United in the final for promotion to the EFL Championship.

Barnsley v Bolton Wanderers

3 May 2024 Semi-Final First leg	Barnsley	1–3	Bolton Wanderers	Barnsley
19:30 BST	Phillips  18' Connell  58' Cosgrove 76'	Report	Charles 23', 53' (pen.) Maghoma  41' Thomason  45+3' Dacres-Cogley  80' Williams 90+4' Toal  90+7'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 13,846 Referee: Will Finnie

Bolton Wanderers v Barnsley

7 May 2024 Semi-Final Second leg	Bolton Wanderers	2–3 (5–4 agg.)	Barnsley	Bolton
20:00 BST	Collins 43' Toal 45+1' Thomason  45+2'	Report	Cosgrove 36', 76' O'Keeffe  63' Phillips 64',  69' Williams  90+1'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 24,518 Referee: Oliver Langford

Bolton Wanderers v Oxford United

18 May 2024 Final	Bolton Wanderers	0–2	Oxford United	Wembley
16:15 BST	Jones  47' Dempsey  68' Baxter  72' Thomason  77'	Report	Murphy 31', 42' Goodrham  90+8'	Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 70,472 Referee: Sam Barrott

FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

Bolton were drawn at home against Solihull Moors in the first round.^[94] Bolton were drawn at home against Harrogate Town in the second round.^[95] Bolton were drawn away to Luton Town in the third round.^[96][97]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Bolton Wanderers v Solihull Moors

4 November 2023 First round	Bolton Wanderers	4–0	Solihull Moors	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Santos 39' Maghoma 52' Forrester 69' Jerome  78' Charles 87'	Report	Labadie  15' Craig  42' Osborne  80'  90+6'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 5,523 Referee: Scott Simpson

Bolton Wanderers v Harrogate Town

2 December 2023 Second round	Bolton Wanderers	5–1	Harrogate Town	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Böðvarsson 9', 33', 43' Nlundulu 49', 52' Mendes Gomes  64' Jones  81'	Report	Thomson 45',  75'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 5,703 Referee: Tony Harrington

Luton Town v Bolton Wanderers

7 January 2024 Third round	Luton Town	0–0	Bolton Wanderers	Luton
14:00 GMT	Clark  90+1'	Report		Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 10,739 Referee: Andrew Madley

Bolton Wanderers v Luton Town

16 January 2024 Third round replay	Bolton Wanderers	1–2	Luton Town	Bolton
19:45 GMT	Charles 11' Forrester  27'	Report	Chong 15' Mengi  31' Ogbene 57' Clark  64'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 10,878 Referee: Thomas Bramall

EFL Cup

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Bolton were drawn at home against Barrow, Manager Ian Evatt's former team, in the first round.^[98] Bolton were drawn at home against Middlesbrough in the second round, a rematch of the 2004 Football League Cup final.^[99]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Bolton Wanderers v Barrow

8 August 2023 First round	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Barrow	Bolton
19:45 BST	Thomason  32' Ashworth 44' Mendes Gomes  60' Coleman  90+3'	Report	Ray  43' Feely  67' Spence  71'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 4,871 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Bolton Wanderers v Middlesbrough

29 August 2023 Second round	Bolton Wanderers	1–3	Middlesbrough	Bolton
19:45 BST	Charles 23' Forrester  51' Thomason  58' Iredale  70' Ashworth  90+2'	Report	Crooks 33',  48' Jones  47' McGree 90+1' Rogers 90+4'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 8,624 Referee: Stephen Martin

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

On 21 June, the initial group stage draw was made as Bolton were drawn into Northern Group E alongside Stockport County and Salford City.^[100] On 22 June, Manchester United U21 were drawn to complete the group.^[101] On 24 November, the second round draw was made as Bolton were drawn at home to Port Vale.^[102] On 8 December, Bolton were confirmed to face Accrington Stanley in the round of 16.^[103][104] In the quarter-finals, Bolton were drawn away to Blackpool.^[105][106]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L1	Bolton Wanderers	3	3	0	0	0	13	1	+12	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Stockport County	3	1	0	1	1	4	4	0	4
3	L2	Salford City	3	1	0	0	2	5	9	−4	3
4	ACA	Manchester United U21	3	0	1	0	2	5	13	−8	2

Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2023. Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Bolton Wanderers v Salford City

5 September 2023 Group game 1	Bolton Wanderers	3–0	Salford City	Bolton
19:45 BST	Mendes Gomes 1' Santos 12' Morley 53' Matheson  90+7'	Report	Berkoe  45'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 2,983 Referee: Aaron Jackson

Bolton Wanderers v Manchester United U21

26 September 2023 Group game 2	Bolton Wanderers	8–1	Manchester United U21	Bolton
19:45 BST	Nlundulu 19', 48' Sheehan 22', 38' Jones 41' Böðvarsson 64' Khumbeni 74' Matheson 84'	Report	Shoretire  63' Forson 67'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 3,007 Referee: Scott Jackson

Stockport County v Bolton Wanderers

14 November 2023 Group game 3	Stockport County	0–2	Bolton Wanderers	Stockport
19:30 GMT	Pond  45+2'	Report	Böðvarsson 37', 45+1' Thomason  88'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 3,427 Referee: Scott Oldham

Bolton Wanderers v Port Vale

5 December 2023 Round of 32	Bolton Wanderers	2–0	Port Vale	Bolton
19:45 GMT	Charles 9' Thomason  60' Mendes Gomes 64'	Report	Iacovitti  57'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 2,150 Referee: Matthew Corlett

Accrington Stanley v Bolton Wanderers

10 January 2024 Round of 16	Accrington Stanley	1–3	Bolton Wanderers	Accrington
19:30 GMT	Henderson 37' Martin  51' Woods  71' O'Brien  74' Hills  87'	Report	Jerome 15' Morley 29' (pen.) Dempsey 83'	Stadium: Wham Stadium Attendance: 3,441 Referee: Marc Edwards

Blackpool v Bolton Wanderers

30 January 2024 Quarter-Final	Blackpool	0–0 (5–4 p)	Bolton Wanderers	Blackpool
19:00 GMT	Connolly  27'	Report	Santos  5' Thomason  87'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,649 Referee: Seb Stockbridge
	Penalties
	Hamilton Connolly Norburn Lawrence-Gabriel Dembélé Kouassi Pennington		Morley Charles Böðvarsson Mendes Gomes Thomason Dacres-Cogley Ashworth

Statistics

As of match played 18 May 2024

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy		Play-Offs
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ENG	Nathan Baxter	43	0	33+0	0	4+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
13	GK	ENG	Joel Coleman	19	0	13+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	0	0+0	0
Defenders
2	DF	AUS	Gethin Jones	44	2	34+0	1	2+0	0	1+1	0	2+1	1	3+0	0
3	DF	AUS	Jack Iredale	43	3	23+8	3	2+1	0	2+0	0	6+0	0	0+1	0
5	DF	POR	Ricardo Santos	45	2	34+0	0	4+0	1	1+0	0	3+0	1	3+0	0
12	DF	ENG	Josh Dacres-Cogley	55	3	44+0	3	2+0	0	1+1	0	2+2	0	3+0	0
15	DF	ENG	Will Forrester	24	1	9+5	0	4+0	1	2+0	0	4+0	0	0+0	0
17	DF	ENG	Nathanael Ogbeta	17	2	12+3	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
18	DF	NIR	Eoin Toal	51	5	40+0	4	2+1	0	1+0	0	4+0	0	3+0	1
20	DF	SCO	Calvin Ramsay	4	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
21	DF	ENG	Caleb Taylor	7	0	4+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	DF	WAL	Zac Ashworth	23	3	6+10	2	1+1	0	2+0	1	2+1	0	0+0	0
27	DF	ENG	Randell Williams	40	4	23+9	3	3+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	1
45	DF	IRL	Sam Inwood	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
Midfielders
4	MF	ENG	George Thomason	52	6	37+2	6	2+1	0	2+0	0	3+2	0	3+0	0
7	MF	GNB	Carlos Mendes Gomes	23	4	3+13	2	1+1	0	2+0	0	2+1	2	0+0	0
8	MF	WAL	Josh Sheehan	51	4	37+4	2	2+1	0	1+0	0	1+2	2	3+0	0
16	MF	ENG	Aaron Morley	50	5	10+27	3	2+2	0	1+1	0	6+0	2	0+1	0
19	MF	ENG	Paris Maghoma	50	9	28+9	8	3+1	1	1+1	0	4+0	0	3+0	0
22	MF	ENG	Kyle Dempsey	51	4	24+17	3	2+0	0	0+2	0	2+1	1	0+3	0
48	MF	ENG	Sonny Sharples-Ahmed	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
Forwards
9	FW	ISL	Jón Daði Böðvarsson	46	10	11+25	4	2+2	3	0+1	0	5+0	3	0+0	0
10	FW	NIR	Dion Charles	44	20	31+2	14	2+2	2	1+1	1	1+1	1	3+0	2
11	FW	ENG	Dan Nlundulu	28	5	3+18	1	2+0	2	1+0	0	3+1	2	0+0	0
14	FW	NGA	Victor Adeboyejo	46	10	28+7	10	2+1	0	0+1	0	1+3	0	0+3	0
28	FW	WAL	Aaron Collins	22	9	14+5	8	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	1
35	FW	ENG	Cameron Jerome	43	4	2+28	3	0+3	0	1+0	0	2+4	1	0+3	0
Player(s) out on loan
38	MF	MWI	Nelson Khumbeni	1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	1	0+0	0
41	DF	ENG	Luke Matheson	5	1	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+2	1	0+0	0

Goals record

As of match played 7 May 2024

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Play-Offs	Total
1	10		CF	Dion Charles	14	2	1	1	2	20
2	9		CF	Jón Daði Böðvarsson	4	3	0	3	0	10
	14		CF	Victor Adeboyejo	10	0	0	0	0	10
4	19		CM	Paris Maghoma	8	1	0	0	0	9
	28		CF	Aaron Collins	8	0	0	0	1	9
6	4		CM	George Thomason	6	0	0	0	0	6
7	11		CF	Dan Nlundulu	1	2	0	2	0	5
	16		CM	Aaron Morley	3	0	0	2	0	5
	18		CB	Eoin Toal	4	0	0	0	1	5
10	7		AM	Carlos Mendes Gomes	2	0	0	2	0	4
	8		CM	Josh Sheehan	2	0	0	2	0	4
	22		CM	Kyle Dempsey	3	0	0	1	0	4
	27		LB	Randell Williams	3	0	0	0	1	4
	35		CF	Cameron Jerome	3	0	0	1	0	4
15	3		CB	Jack Iredale	3	0	0	0	0	3
	12		RB	Josh Dacres-Cogley	3	0	0	0	0	3
	26		LB	Zac Ashworth	2	0	1	0	0	3
18	2		CB	Gethin Jones	1	0	0	1	0	2
	5		CB	Ricardo Santos	0	1	0	1	0	2
	17		LB	Nathanael Ogbeta	2	0	0	0	0	2
21	15		CB	Will Forrester	0	1	0	0	0	1
	38		CM	Nelson Khumbeni	0	0	0	1	0	1
	41		RB	Luke Matheson	0	0	0	1	0	1
Own Goals					4	0	0	0	0	4
Total					86	10	2	18	5	121

Disciplinary record

As of match played 18 May 2024

Rank	No.	Nat.	Po.	Name	League One			FA Cup			EFL Cup			EFL Trophy			Play-Offs			Total
1	4		CM	George Thomason	14	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	22	0	1
2	5		CB	Ricardo Santos	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	2
	8		CM	Josh Sheehan	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0
4	19		CM	Paris Maghoma	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	0	0
5	2		CB	Gethin Jones	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	1
	18		CB	Eoin Toal	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	1	0
7	3		CB	Jack Iredale	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0
8	22		CM	Kyle Dempsey	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0
9	1		GK	Nathan Baxter	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
	12		RB	Josh Dacres-Cogley	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6	0	0
	35		CF	Cameron Jerome	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
12	10		CF	Dion Charles	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
13	7		AM	Carlos Mendes Gomes	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
14	14		CF	Victor Adeboyejo	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	15		CB	Will Forrester	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
	27		LB	Randell Williams	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
17	13		GK	Joel Coleman	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	16		CM	Aaron Morley	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	17		LB	Nathanael Ogbeta	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
	26		LB	Zac Ashworth	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
21	11		CF	Dan Nlundulu	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
	41		RB	Luke Matheson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total					95	2	4	4	0	0	7	0	0	5	0	0	9	0	0	120	2	4

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