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Bolton Wanderers

Bolton Wanderers F.C. are an English professional football club based in Horwich, five miles from Bolton. They are currently in the FA Premier League. more...

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In 2005–06 they participated in European competition for the first time but were knocked out of the UEFA Cup in the round of 32 by Marseille.

Bolton Wanderers moved to the Reebok Stadium in 1997. Their former home was Burnden Park, beside the former Normid superstore. The club's president is Nat Lofthouse and their manager is Sam Allardyce. Other personnel include Sammy Lee (assistant manager) and Ricky Sbragia (first team coach).

History

Early history

Bolton Wanderers was founded in 1874, and its original name was Christ Church FC. They were one of the original 12 founder members of the Football League. Having remained in the Football League since its formation, Bolton have spent more time in the top flight (FA Premier League/old First Division) than out of it.

Bolton reached two FA Cup finals on March 31, 1894 losing 4-1 to Notts County at Goodison Park and on April 23, 1904 losing 1-0 to local rivals Manchester City at Crystal Palace before they won at their third attempt on April 28, 1923 beating West Ham United 2-0 in the first ever Wembley final. Bolton's centre-forward, David Jack scored the first ever goal at Wembley Stadium. They became the most successful cup side of the twenties, also winning in 1926 and 1929.

From 1935 to 1964, Bolton enjoyed an uninterrupted stay in the top flight- regarded by fans as a golden era, spearheaded in the 1950s by Nat Lofthouse. They would not return to the top flight until 1978, where they lasted but two seasons before a period of further decline set in.

Bolton Wanderers have not won a major trophy since 1958, when two Nat Lofthouse goals saw them overcome Manchester United in the FA Cup final in front of a 100,000 crowd at Wembley. The closest they have come to winning a major trophy since then is finishing runners-up in the League Cup, first in 1995 and again in 2004.

At the end of the 1986–87 season, Bolton Wanderers suffered relegation to the Fourth Division for the first time in their history. But the board kept faith in manager Phil Neal and they won promotion back to the Third Division at the first attempt. The deciding goal was scored by Robbie Savage in a 1-0 win at Wrexham. Neal remained in charge until the summer of 1992 when he made way for Bruce Rioch, who a few years earlier had won two successive promotions with Middlesbrough.

Bolton reach the Premiership

Bolton reached the Premiership in 1995, under the management of Bruce Rioch, thanks to a victory over Reading in the Division One playoff final. After being 2–0 down at half time, two goals from Bolton in the final 15 minutes of the game forced extra time and they went on to win 4-3 and return to top division football after a 15-year exile. They had been on the losing side at Wembley a few weeks earlier, having lost 2-1 to Liverpool in the League Cup final.