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BOLTON WANDERERS <strong>vs</strong> MORECAMBE<br />

Tuesday 16 August 2022 | 7.45pm | ISSUE 04<br />

THE WANDERER | OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME | <strong>Bolton</strong> <strong>Wanderers</strong> Football Club | 2022/23 | £3


DON'T MISS ANOTHER GAME!<br />

L E AV E T H E S E R V I C I N G T O U S


IN THIS ISSUE<br />

4<br />

20<br />

12<br />

33<br />

41<br />

BOLTON WANDERERS<br />

FOOTBALL CLUB<br />

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HONOURS<br />

FA Cup Winners 1923, 1926, 1929,<br />

1958 | FA Cup Runners Up 1894, 1904,<br />

1953 | League Cup Runners Up 1995,<br />

2004 | Division One Champions 1997<br />

| Division Two Champions 1909, 1978 |<br />

Division Three Champions 1973 | Sky<br />

Bet League One Runners Up 2017<br />

| Sherpa Van Trophy Winners 1989<br />

| Freight Rover Trophy Runners Up<br />

1986 | FA Charity Shield Winners 1958<br />

| Lancashire Cup Winners 1886, 1891,<br />

1912, 1922, 1925, 1927, 1932, 1934, 1948,<br />

1988, 1990 | Central League Champions<br />

1955, 1995 | FA Premier League Asia<br />

Trophy 2005 | Reserve League North<br />

Champions 2007 | Manchester FA<br />

Senior Cup Winners 1922, 1963, 2015 |<br />

U23 Professional Development League<br />

National Champions 2018<br />

PROGRAMME<br />

Editor: Luke Gallagher Contact: programme@bwfc.co.uk<br />

Contributors: Paul Holliday, Simon Marland, Alison Bell, Phil Mason, Jake Kirkman<br />

and Pete Oliver.<br />

Images: CameraSport, Rex Features, Back Page Images, PA Images and Peter<br />

Simmons.<br />

Produced by Ignition Sports Media<br />

www.ignitionsportsmedia.com • 01685 352 042<br />

Designer: Julian Tredinnick<br />

Awards: Sports Trader League One Programme of the Year 2016/17<br />

© All editorial in this programme is copyright of BWFC and may not be reproduced. The views of the contributors do<br />

not necessarily reflect the views of the club. Information correct at the time of going to press.<br />

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when you have finished reading it.<br />

OFFICIALS<br />

Chairman: Sharon Brittan<br />

Director: Michael James<br />

Director: Nick Luckock<br />

Chief Executive Officer: Neil Hart<br />

Manager: Ian Evatt<br />

Assistant Manager: Peter Atherton<br />

First Team Coach: Sam Hird<br />

Technical Performance Director: Chris Markham<br />

Head of Football Administration: Richard Cooper<br />

Academy Manager: Dave Gardiner<br />

HONORARY TITLES<br />

Honorary President/Honorary Director:<br />

Nat Lofthouse OBE (1925-2011)<br />

Honorary President: Eddie Davies (1946-2018)<br />

Honorary Vice President: Simon Marland<br />

www.bwfc.co.uk<br />

The Wanderer | 3


FROM THE MANAGER<br />

IAN EVATT<br />

SOMETIMES, WHEN THINGS GO AGAINST YOU, YOU ARE FACED WITH<br />

TWO OPTION: ONE, YOU CURL UP INTO A BALL AND FEEL SORRY FOR<br />

YOURSELF, OR, TWO, YOU STAND UP, DUST YOURSELF DOWN, ROLL<br />

YOUR SLEEVES UP AND APPROACH THINGS HEAD ON.<br />

​Last Saturday, at Vale Park, things<br />

certainly went against us. Having<br />

to play against an extra player for<br />

more than half the game in that<br />

searing heat would have seen<br />

many teams wilt. But not us. I was<br />

super proud of how we went about<br />

things. I’m more proud of that point<br />

against Port Vale than I was of the<br />

Salford or Wycombe wins. If this<br />

side starts fighting like then the<br />

rest of the league will be watching<br />

over their shoulders.<br />

​I was baffled by Rico’s sending off<br />

if I’m honest. But I’ve already said<br />

what I need to say on that. It won’t<br />

do any good dwelling on it.<br />

​It was a shame because I know<br />

that if it was 11 v 11 for the full game<br />

then we would have blown our<br />

opponents away.<br />

​But in the end we had to make<br />

sure we got that point - and that<br />

we certainly did. I thought our<br />

defending was determined right<br />

down to the last minute but we<br />

also created chances to come<br />

away with a win.<br />

​Like I said, that performance told<br />

me a lot about the players we have<br />

and the pride and passion they<br />

play with when wearing the <strong>Bolton</strong><br />

<strong>Wanderers</strong> shirt.<br />

​Again, we were backed superbly<br />

by more than 3,000 of you. The<br />

atmosphere you generated was<br />

I THOUGHT OUR DEFENDING<br />

WAS DETERMINED RIGHT DOWN<br />

TO THE LAST MINUTE BUT WE<br />

ALSO CREATED CHANCES TO<br />

COME AWAY WITH A WIN.<br />

stirring throughout and I am sure<br />

you will be as proud of the lads as<br />

I was.<br />

​Games are coming thick and<br />

fast and tonight we welcome<br />

<strong>Morecambe</strong> who will be looking<br />

to establish themselves in League<br />

One after getting promoted with us<br />

two seasons ago.<br />

​It will be another test for us and I<br />

know that we will have to dig deep<br />

and show that fighting spirit if we<br />

are to come away with a result.<br />

​I am delighted that our reward for<br />

beating Salford City in the Carabao<br />

Cup is a home tie against Aston<br />

Villa in the next round.<br />

​Villa are one of the giants of the<br />

game and a night under the lights<br />

at a packed University of <strong>Bolton</strong><br />

Stadium later this month will be<br />

something special for us all.<br />

​I want to make it clear that we<br />

want to go as far as we can in<br />

this competition and this will be<br />

an opportunity to test ourselves<br />

against a top flight side.<br />

​But first we’ve got some league<br />

games that we must endeavor to<br />

take maximum points from.<br />

​And that is what we will be aiming<br />

to do tonight.<br />

​Enjoy the game,<br />

Ian<br />

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NOTICEBOARD<br />

PARKING<br />

REMINDER<br />

IN AN EFFORT TO MODERNISE THE<br />

CLUB’S PARKING SYSTEM AND EASE<br />

CONGESTION ON A MATCH DAY, NEW<br />

ANPR (AUTOMATIC NUMBER PLATE<br />

RECOGNITION) TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN<br />

INTRODUCED TO CLUB CAR PARKS.<br />

There are several ways to pay for parking.<br />

By registering your car registration number at www.<br />

parkgood2go.com each visit will be recognised and<br />

payment automatically taken.<br />

Payment can also be made via the PayByPhone app<br />

with charges payable each visit.<br />

Alternatively, supporters can also make a contactless<br />

card payment via one of the payment terminals in<br />

place in all car parks on departure from the stadium to<br />

pay for that day’s parking.<br />

Payment will avoid receiving any parking charge<br />

notices so please don’t forget to pay for your parking.<br />

We thank you for your support.<br />

VILLA<br />

CARABAO CUP<br />

TIE LIVE ON SKY<br />

WANDERERS’ HOME CARABAO CUP TIE<br />

AGAINST ASTON VILLA IS TO BE SHOWN<br />

LIVE ON SKY SPORTS.<br />

The second-round fixture at the University of <strong>Bolton</strong><br />

Stadium will be played on Tuesday, 23 August (KO<br />

7.45pm).<br />

Tickets went on sale below and are available for just<br />

£10 for Adults and £5 for concessions.<br />

The Whites earned a meeting with Villa by beating<br />

Salford City 5-1 on Tuesday night, while Steven<br />

Gerrard’s side are one of 13 Premier League clubs to<br />

join the competition at the second-round stage.<br />

www.bwfc.co.uk<br />

The Wanderer | 5


MATCH ACTION<br />

VS<br />

BOLTON WANDERERS 5<br />

(Kachunga 31, Böðvarsson 42, Sadlier 61, Bradley 77, Afolayan 86)<br />

SALFORD CITY 1<br />

(Thomas-Asante 23)<br />

TUESDAY 9 AUGUST 2022 | CARABAO CUP FIRST ROUND | UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON STADIUM<br />

LINE-UPS<br />

<strong>Bolton</strong> <strong>Wanderers</strong>: Dixon, Jones (Toure 88), Aimson,<br />

Johnston, Sadlier (Bradley 75), John (Iredale 46),<br />

Williams (Khumbeni 83), Thomason, Lee, Kachunga,<br />

Böðvarsson (Afolayan 83).<br />

Unused Subs: Trafford, Morley, Dempsey, Bakayoko.<br />

Bookings: -<br />

Red Cards: Thomason<br />

Salford City: King, <strong>Bolton</strong>, Vassell, Leak (Touray 66),<br />

Berkoe, Lowe, Watt, Lund (Watson 66), McAleny,<br />

Thomas-Asante, Smith (Hendry 66).<br />

Unused Subs: Torrance, Dackers, O’Brien, Porter,<br />

Sargent, Simoes.<br />

Bookings: <strong>Bolton</strong>, Vassell, Watson.<br />

Attendance: 6,505 (781 Salford fans)<br />

Social Media Man of the Match: Elias Kachunga<br />

<strong>Wanderers</strong> registered an emphatic victory against<br />

League Two promotion hopefuls Salford City to<br />

secure a passage through to Round Two of the<br />

Carabao Cup.<br />

Despite falling behind to Brandon Thomas-Asante’s<br />

clinical finish, Ian Evatt’s men responded quickly<br />

through Elias Kachunga’s headed equaliser after<br />

latching onto Kieran Lee’s cross.<br />

Jón Daði Böðvarsson then capped a 31-pass move<br />

to put <strong>Wanderers</strong> in front before the break and<br />

Kieran Sadlier’s deflected effort from 25 yards gave<br />

the Whites a two-goal cushion.<br />

Conor Bradley scored a wonder goal before fellow<br />

substitute Dapo Afolayan added a fifth late on to<br />

confirm an impressive final scoreline to match the<br />

performance, taking the goal tally to 8 goals in two<br />

home matches this season.<br />

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MATCH STATS<br />

POSSESSION:<br />

58% 42%<br />

SHOTS:<br />

13 6<br />

SHOTS ON GOAL:<br />

5 5<br />

CORNERS:<br />

3 4<br />

FOULS:<br />

8 12<br />

COMPLETED PASSES:<br />

510 347<br />

www.bwfc.co.uk<br />

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[ IN OPPOSITION ]<br />

MORECAMBE<br />

STADIUM:<br />

Mazuma Stadium<br />

Capacity:<br />

6,476<br />

NICKNAME:<br />

The Shrimps<br />

FOUNDED:<br />

1920<br />

[ LAST FIVE SEASONS ]<br />

DID YOU KNOW?<br />

A resident of <strong>Morecambe</strong>,<br />

two-time Heavyweight<br />

Champion of the World<br />

Tyson Fury lives just a short<br />

walk from the Mazuma<br />

Stadium and has this<br />

season sponsored the<br />

home and away playing<br />

shorts for the 2022/23<br />

season.<br />

2021/22: 19th 2020/21: 4th [P] 2019/20: 22nd 2018/19: 18th 2017/18: 22nd<br />

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THE SPINE OF THE TEAM<br />

GOALKEEPER | CONNOR RIPLEY<br />

AGE: 29 | PREVIOUS CLUB: PRESTON NORTH END<br />

The son of former England, Middlesbrough and Blackburn Rovers winger<br />

Stuart Ripley, Connor joined <strong>Morecambe</strong> in the summer from North West<br />

neighbours Preston North End.<br />

Coming through the ranks at hometown club Middlesbrough, he made<br />

just three appearances for the club before loan stints with the likes<br />

of Motherwell, Oldham Athletic, Bury, and Accrington Stanley. Joining<br />

Preston North End in 2019, the former England U20 stopper made 10<br />

appearances for the Lilywhites before a move to the Mazuma Stadium.<br />

CENTRE BACK | RYAN DELANEY<br />

AGE: 25 | PREVIOUS CLUB: BOLTON WANDERERS<br />

Former <strong>Bolton</strong> <strong>Wanderers</strong> defender Ryan Delaney has started the season<br />

well for <strong>Morecambe</strong> and has been a regular in the heart of the Shrimps’<br />

defence alongside Farrend Rawson in the early weeks of the 2022/23<br />

campaign.<br />

Coming through at his hometown club Wexford, the former Republic of Ireland<br />

U21 joined Burton Albion in 2016. But, after never making an appearance for<br />

the Brewers, he joined Rochdale in 2018. Brought to the University of <strong>Bolton</strong><br />

Stadium by Keith Hill in 2020, he made a total of 27 appearances (3 goals) for<br />

the club before signing for <strong>Morecambe</strong> in June 2021.<br />

CENTRE MIDFIELDER | OUSMANE FANÉ<br />

AGE: 28 | PREVIOUS CLUB: UITM<br />

Although a well-travelled midfielder who has played his football across the<br />

globe at intervals during his career, the Parisian is familiar with the English<br />

game following previous spells with Kidderminster Harriers, Oldham Athletic,<br />

and Shrewsbury Town.<br />

Starting out in France with the likes of Bayonne, Paris FC, Racing Paris, and<br />

GSI Pontivy, he had a brief spell in Norway with Lyn before his first move to<br />

England with Kidderminster Harriers in 2016. Returning to England to sign for<br />

<strong>Morecambe</strong> in February 2022, Fané’s move came following spells playing<br />

football in Malaysia and Indonesia with UiTM and Persiraja Banda Aceh.<br />

STRIKER | COLE STOCKTON<br />

AGE: 28 | PREVIOUS CLUB: TRANMERE ROVERS<br />

Enjoying the best season of his career to date in 2021/22, Stockton<br />

managed an impressive 26 goals in 50 appearances for the Shrimps –<br />

playing an influential role in the club’s survival in League One.<br />

The Huyton-born frontman started out with Tranmere Rovers in 2012 and<br />

remained at Prenton Park until a move to Hearts in 2017. A brief spell at<br />

Carlisle United followed before a return to Tranmere Rovers in 2018, and<br />

since his move to <strong>Morecambe</strong> in 2019, he has scored 47 goals in 137<br />

appearances.<br />

#1<br />

#6<br />

#8<br />

#9<br />

www.bwfc.co.uk<br />

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THE BOSS…<br />

Returning to <strong>Morecambe</strong> in February after an unsuccessful seven month<br />

spell at Bradford City, Adams guided the Shrimps to League One survival<br />

in their first ever season in the third tier having been in charge to take<br />

the club up from League Two at the climax of the 2020/21 campaign.<br />

The former midfielder spent the vast majority of his playing career in<br />

Scotland, with the likes of Ross County, Motherwell, and Aberdeen and<br />

he played his last match whilst operating as a Player-Coach at Ross<br />

County in 2007.<br />

Joining Hibernian as assistant manager to Colin Calderwood, Adams<br />

returned to Ross County in 2011 as manager and remained at the<br />

club until earning a move to England to take over at Plymouth Argyle.<br />

Relieved of his duties in April 2019, the Scot took over at <strong>Morecambe</strong><br />

later in the year and would go onto guide the Lancashire club to an<br />

historic promotion to League One via the play-offs.<br />

ADAM<br />

SMITH<br />

GOALKEEPER<br />

Age: 29<br />

Previous Club:<br />

Stevenage<br />

FARREND<br />

RAWSON<br />

CENTRE BACK<br />

Age: 26<br />

Previous Club:<br />

Mansfield Town<br />

#12<br />

#5<br />

LIAM<br />

GIBSON<br />

ANTHONY<br />

O’CONNOR<br />

CENTRE BACK<br />

Age: 29<br />

Previous Club:<br />

Bradford City<br />

#4<br />

LEFT BACK/CENTRE MIDFIELD<br />

Age: 25<br />

Previous Club:<br />

Newcastle United<br />

#22<br />

DEREK<br />

ADAMS<br />

MAX<br />

MELBOURNE<br />

LEFT BACK<br />

Age: 23<br />

Previous Club:<br />

Lincoln City<br />

DONALD<br />

LOVE<br />

RIGHT BACK<br />

Age: 27<br />

Previous Club:<br />

Salford City<br />

#3<br />

#2<br />

OPPOSITION IN PROFILE<br />

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#18<br />

#15<br />

#17<br />

SHANE<br />

McLOUGHLIN<br />

RIGHT MIDFIELDER<br />

Age: 25<br />

Previous Club:<br />

AFC Wimbledon<br />

JENSEN<br />

WEIR<br />

CENTRE MIDFIELD<br />

Age: 20<br />

On loan from:<br />

Brighton & Hove Albion<br />

CALEB<br />

WATTS<br />

CENTRE MIDFIELD<br />

Age: 20<br />

On loan from:<br />

Southampton<br />

#7<br />

#23<br />

#11<br />

JAKE<br />

TAYLOR<br />

ATTACKING MIDFIELD<br />

Age: 23<br />

Previous Club:<br />

Port Vale<br />

WES<br />

McDONALD<br />

RIGHT WINGER<br />

Age: 25<br />

Previous Club:<br />

Walsall<br />

DYLAN<br />

CONNOLLY<br />

RIGHT WINGER<br />

Age: 27<br />

Previous Club:<br />

Northampton Town<br />

#14<br />

#10<br />

#19<br />

ARTHUR<br />

GNAHOUA<br />

LEFT WINGER<br />

Age: 29<br />

Previous Club:<br />

<strong>Bolton</strong> <strong>Wanderers</strong><br />

ASHLEY<br />

HUNTER<br />

ATTACKING MIDFIELDER/STRIKER<br />

Age: 26<br />

Previous Club:<br />

Salford City<br />

JONATHAN<br />

OBIKA<br />

STRIKER<br />

Age: 31<br />

Previous Club:<br />

St. Mirren<br />

www.bwfc.co.uk<br />

The Wanderer | 15


IN NUMBERS<br />

THE TROPHY CABINET:<br />

FA TROPHY:<br />

1973/74<br />

CONFERENCE LEAGUE CUP:<br />

1997/98<br />

LEAGUE TWO PLAY-OFFS:<br />

2021<br />

LANCASHIRE COMBINATION:<br />

Five times<br />

LANCASHIRE SENIOR CUP:<br />

1968<br />

MOST APPEARANCES:<br />

STEVE DONE<br />

524<br />

ALL-TIME TOP SCORER:<br />

KEITH<br />

BORROWDALE<br />

289<br />

2021/22 AVERAGE<br />

ATTENDANCE:<br />

4,310<br />

HIGHEST HOME<br />

ATTENDANCE:<br />

5,831<br />

VS SUNDERLAND (30 APRIL<br />

2022 – SKY BET LEAGUE ONE)<br />

2021/22 SEASON (RESULTS):<br />

10 WINS | 12 DRAWS | 24 DEFEATS<br />

GOALS: 57 SCORED | 88 CONCEDED<br />

BEST FINAL LEAGUE POSITION:<br />

9TH<br />

IN LEAGUE ONE (2021/22)<br />

HIGHEST TRANSFER FEE PAID:<br />

£50,000<br />

TO SOUTHPORT FOR CARL BAKER<br />

IN JULY 2007<br />

LOWEST FINAL LEAGUE POSITION:<br />

21ST<br />

IN NORTHERN PREMIER LEAGUE (1980/81)<br />

HIGHEST TRANSFER FEE RECEIVED:<br />

UNCONFIRMED<br />

THIS SEASON’S STATS:<br />

Games: 3 Wins: 1 (<strong>vs</strong> Stoke City on penalties)<br />

Goals Scored: 0 Goals Conceded: 3<br />

Biggest win: 5-3 on penalties <strong>vs</strong> Stoke City in the Carabao Cup after a 0-0 draw. (Tuesday 9 August)<br />

Biggest defeat: 3-0 <strong>vs</strong> Peterborough United (Saturday 6 August 2022)<br />

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MARLAND’S<br />

MUSINGS<br />

NICHO’S 50 YEAR’S WITH<br />

THE WANDERERS.<br />

Former Player Peter Nicholson<br />

has now served the club in<br />

different guises for over fifty<br />

years.<br />

WANDERERS<br />

MATTERS WITH<br />

CLUB HISTORIAN<br />

SIMON MARLAND…<br />

A familiar face in the corporate<br />

area, as a player, he began as<br />

an apprentice at Carlisle before<br />

joining Blackpool, making his<br />

League debut in the First Division<br />

at 18 years old.<br />

He became Jimmy Armfield’s first<br />

signing in the summer of 1971 for a<br />

fee of £4000 and became known<br />

as Mr Versatility as he went on to<br />

play in every position apart from<br />

goalkeeper for the <strong>Wanderers</strong>.<br />

He was a member of the club’s<br />

Third Division Championship<br />

side in 1973 and Second Division<br />

Championship side of 1978.<br />

He played 370 games for the<br />

Club over a ten year period and<br />

in October 1982 was granted a<br />

testimonial which saw a Peter<br />

Nicholson 1978 XI take on the<br />

clubs 1982/83 side. The game saw<br />

the return of Frank Worthington<br />

whilst George Best also appeared<br />

as a guest.<br />

His last game for the Club<br />

came in 1982 and he ended his<br />

League career with Rochdale. He<br />

continued with the <strong>Wanderers</strong>,<br />

assisting the youth team and<br />

coaching in the Academy whilst<br />

also taking on roles in the<br />

commercial department. He now is<br />

a regular at the University of <strong>Bolton</strong><br />

Stadium on a match day whilst also<br />

still enjoying golf where he plays<br />

off seven.<br />

NOWHERE LIKE HOME.<br />

A win in the first home League<br />

game of the season doesn’t<br />

necessarily define a season but,<br />

with only one success in the<br />

previous nine seasons here at the<br />

University of <strong>Bolton</strong> Stadium, it<br />

was more than pleasing to secure<br />

the points with a magnificent<br />

performance against Wycombe.<br />

The only other success in the first<br />

home League game of the season<br />

going back to 2013 came in 2016<br />

when a Jay Spearing goal secured<br />

the points against Sheffield United.<br />

www.bwfc.co.uk<br />

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SOME TWEETS FROM WANDERERS FANS FOLLOWING BACK-TO-BACK HOME VICTORIES AGAINST WYCOMBE WANDERERS AND SALFORD CITY.<br />

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#16 AARON<br />

MORLEY<br />

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AARON MORLEY WASN’T BORN WHEN WANDERERS MOVED INTO THE<br />

UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON STADIUM.<br />

And he was just two when the<br />

Whites celebrated their 125th<br />

anniversary with the special<br />

one-off shirt they wore against<br />

Fulham five-and-a-half years later<br />

in January 2003.<br />

The history of the club and its<br />

current home isn’t lost on the<br />

midfielder, though, as he recalls<br />

the impact the stadium had on his<br />

formative years.<br />

“When I was growing up <strong>Bolton</strong><br />

were in the Premier League, so it<br />

was always the biggest stadium<br />

around here,” said Morley, who<br />

donned the aforementioned<br />

anniversary jersey for tonight’s<br />

‘The Wanderer’ cover shoot as we<br />

continue to mark 25 years since relocating<br />

from Burnden Park .<br />

“It was always like a dream to play<br />

here. It was amazing driving past<br />

and thinking ‘hopefully one day I<br />

can play there’.”<br />

That chance might have come<br />

earlier than it did after Morley<br />

spent time with the Whites as he<br />

moved into his teens.<br />

The Bury-born hopeful had begun<br />

at Manchester City before joining<br />

<strong>Wanderers</strong>’ Academy.<br />

It proved to be a false start with<br />

Morley moving on to Rochdale<br />

where he served his scholarship<br />

and first became a professional<br />

player.<br />

But having moved back to the<br />

Whites last January with 120 firstteam<br />

appearances under his belt<br />

he certainly looks at home now as<br />

a key part of Ian Evatt’s side.<br />

“When I was 13 and getting that<br />

contract for a year it was like ‘this<br />

is where I want to be’,” recalled<br />

Morley.<br />

“It didn’t work out that time but I’m<br />

back now and it’s turned out how I<br />

hoped it would.<br />

“All the staff and everyone behind<br />

the scenes are amazing and<br />

hopefully we can get the club back<br />

to be a Premier League club.”<br />

That may still a bit off but<br />

<strong>Wanderers</strong> are determined to<br />

mount a challenge in League One<br />

this season to continue their climb<br />

back up the divisions under Evatt.<br />

“Our aim is to try and get promoted<br />

– nothing less, so hopefully we<br />

can keep the momentum going<br />

and kick on for the season,” said<br />

Morley.<br />

He and the team certainly made<br />

a positive start with an openingday<br />

draw at Ipswich followed by a<br />

superb 3-0 win over last season’s<br />

beaten play-off finalists Wycombe<br />

<strong>Wanderers</strong> in the first home game<br />

of the campaign.<br />

<strong>Wanderers</strong> had never taken a point<br />

from Wycombe – or scored a goal<br />

in their four previous meetings –<br />

but the Chairboys faced a different<br />

proposition this time around.<br />

“Every player put in a 100 per cent.<br />

We were brave in possession<br />

and closed them down with a lot<br />

of intensity and I don’t think they<br />

could deal with us.<br />

“As soon as we got the ball back<br />

we broke quickly and it resulted in<br />

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IT’S<br />

AMAZING<br />

LISTENING<br />

TO THE<br />

CROWD<br />

CHANT<br />

YOUR NAME.<br />

IT WAS MY<br />

FIRST GOAL<br />

HERE AND<br />

HOPEFULLY<br />

I CAN PUT IN<br />

MANY MORE.<br />

a very good game for us,” added<br />

Morley, who put the Whites in<br />

control before half-time with his<br />

first goal at the University of <strong>Bolton</strong><br />

Stadium, a coolly-taken effort that<br />

epitomised his confidence and<br />

comfort on the ball.<br />

“It’s amazing listening to the crowd<br />

chant your name. It was my first<br />

goal here and hopefully I can put in<br />

many more.”<br />

Morley’s goal, in between a double<br />

from midfield colleague Kyle<br />

Dempsey, made it two in two for<br />

Morley after he scored from the<br />

penalty spot at Portman Road.<br />

And having also converted from 12<br />

yards in a pre-season friendly at<br />

Carlisle last month, the penaltytaker’s<br />

job appears to be his.<br />

“Hopefully I can hang onto that. I<br />

think it’s between me and Dion but<br />

if I’m scoring them I’ve got to stay<br />

on them,” Morley said.<br />

The added responsibility appears<br />

to sit easily on the shoulders of the<br />

22-year-old, who hit the ground<br />

running on his arrival at <strong>Wanderers</strong><br />

and hasn’t looked back.<br />

Before last Saturday’s game at<br />

Port Vale, Morley had finished on<br />

the losing side only once in his<br />

24 league appearances for the<br />

Whites.<br />

He had started all but one of<br />

<strong>Wanderers</strong>’ games since his<br />

January signing as one of the<br />

catalysts for the team’s revival in<br />

2022.<br />

And even in the early stages of<br />

the season he looks be taking his<br />

game to a new level as parts of the<br />

fixtures and fittings.<br />

“It’s all thanks to the staff. I came in<br />

and started playing straight away<br />

and with their help they’ve turned<br />

me into a good player,” Morley<br />

added.<br />

“I think I had a week off at the end<br />

of last season and after that I was<br />

straight back in the gym doing<br />

my stuff because I knew it was a<br />

massive season for me.<br />

“Only being here for half the<br />

season last time it was really time<br />

for me to kick on.<br />

“I’m loving it. It’s a dream come true<br />

to play for this massive club. Ever<br />

since I was a kid I wanted to be a<br />

footballer.<br />

“I don’t know anything else, so it’s<br />

just a dream come true.”<br />

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A solid, yet promising start to<br />

the season, both on and off the<br />

pitch, brings us to tonight’s game<br />

against <strong>Morecambe</strong>, and we are<br />

delighted to welcome you all back<br />

to the University of <strong>Bolton</strong> stadium<br />

for our third home fixture, already.<br />

Tonight’s match sponsor is<br />

none other than West stand<br />

sponsors, <strong>Bolton</strong> Kia, who need<br />

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They have just undergone a full<br />

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and obviously, the team. <strong>Bolton</strong><br />

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HOSPITALITY AT<br />

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Prices starting from £65 inc vat.<br />

All packages come with car<br />

parking, match programmes, bar<br />

facility and much more.<br />

Corporate Boxes are also available<br />

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the Nat Lofthouse East Stand,<br />

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For information on Match<br />

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To support our work through a donation please scan this QR code to go through to our JustGiving page. Thank you for your support.<br />

IMPACT REPORT 2021/22<br />

We are thrilled to announce<br />

that we have now released our<br />

2021/22 <strong>Bolton</strong> <strong>Wanderers</strong> in the<br />

Community Impact Report. Join<br />

us as we take a look back over<br />

the last 12 months and highlight<br />

some of the meaningful and<br />

extensive work we undertook in<br />

the community.<br />

Using the power of sport<br />

combined with <strong>Bolton</strong> <strong>Wanderers</strong><br />

Football Club, we provide positive<br />

engagement across <strong>Bolton</strong> and<br />

its wider communities in a bid to<br />

narrow the gap of disadvantage in<br />

Health, Education, Disability and<br />

Inclusion.<br />

In this digital document we<br />

dive into each of our fantastic<br />

programmes, hearing stories and<br />

first hand testimonies from an ever<br />

growing, ever improving <strong>Bolton</strong>. In<br />

the report you can also meet our<br />

staff, review our financial summary<br />

and social media reach. You can<br />

hear from trustees, partners and<br />

also see how the players from<br />

<strong>Bolton</strong> <strong>Wanderers</strong>, gave back to<br />

their community.<br />

Speaking on our work over the<br />

last year, BWitC CEO Phil Mason<br />

said: “<strong>Bolton</strong> <strong>Wanderers</strong> in the<br />

Community has continued to<br />

develop its great work in <strong>Bolton</strong>.<br />

I am delighted by the feedback<br />

I receive from so many who talk<br />

of the change since the new<br />

ownership of the Club and the real<br />

desire to be a force for good in our<br />

town.”<br />

“Within the Impact Report there<br />

are some very moving testimonies<br />

and stories from participants who<br />

engage with us. I want to thank our<br />

trustees, staff, volunteers, funders,<br />

partners and sponsors who are<br />

collectively helping us to deliver<br />

positive change in our town.”<br />

MORE THAN JUST A<br />

FITNESS CLASS<br />

Before FIT FANS, Amjid had been<br />

off sick from work since October<br />

2021 suffering with depression<br />

due to a family trauma incident.<br />

Amjid was struggling to cope with<br />

daily tasks, for example booking<br />

at least 5 separate gym sessions<br />

and cancelling last minute as<br />

he wasn’t mentally well enough<br />

to attend, he had become very<br />

withdrawn.<br />

A Mental Health Nurse he met via<br />

his GP had put him in touch with<br />

Fit Trotters, both Jack and Dianne<br />

made contact and explained the<br />

details of the course which was<br />

due to start soon. After enrolling,<br />

Amjid was very anxious and afraid<br />

of what to expect, but showed up<br />

for his weigh in whilst he met other<br />

coaches and they recorded his<br />

details.<br />

The course was to run Wednesday<br />

evenings from 6:30pm to 8:00pm,<br />

January to March. The following<br />

Wednesday Amjid did attend but<br />

he stated he had found it hard due<br />

to struggling with his mental health,<br />

he had been sat on the stairs at<br />

home at about 6:30pm when his<br />

wife asked him why he hadn’t left<br />

to go to his Trotters session. Amjid<br />

stated he was just leaving and<br />

reluctantly attended the session<br />

and was very quiet in class.<br />

Everyone then participated in a<br />

walk around the football ground<br />

which Amjid really enjoyed and<br />

thus began to open up to the<br />

group. He told us that he hadn’t<br />

felt like attending but was glad<br />

that he did as it was the only event<br />

that had got him out of the house<br />

in the past few months. He started<br />

to especially look forward to the<br />

group activities such as circuit<br />

training.<br />

Over the coming weeks Amjid<br />

grew in confidence, became a key<br />

motivator for the group and has<br />

built strong friendships. He’s also<br />

been keen to motivate his Trotters<br />

team on the Fit Trotters WhatsApp<br />

group when they have tried new<br />

challenges or meal plans. Amjid<br />

has also sent pictures of his own<br />

healthy meals to share with his<br />

team and details from an over<br />

50s boxing class he has been<br />

attending with his new Trotters<br />

friend.<br />

Amjid is in a much better place,<br />

both physically and mentally. He<br />

has lost 3 kg whilst he has been<br />

on the course, his physicality has<br />

improved so much so he was<br />

running in the circuit sessions<br />

towards the latter half of the<br />

course providing inspiration to<br />

the rest of the group. Amjid loves<br />

his job as an emergency service<br />

officer and was over the moon he<br />

was able to return back to working<br />

in the community where he will<br />

make a difference in people’s lives.<br />

To sign up or for more information<br />

on FIT FANS, simply contact us at<br />

fitfans@bwitc.org.uk or alternatively<br />

you can visit efltrust.com/fitfans/<br />

Become a #FitTrotter Today!<br />

For further information about <strong>Bolton</strong> <strong>Wanderers</strong> in<br />

the Community, please visit www.bwitc.org.uk<br />

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PHIL MASON<br />

ONE CLUB,<br />

ONE COMMUNITY,<br />

ONE TOWN<br />

Club Chaplain & Senior Safeguarding Manager 07885 755 807 and pmason@bwfc.co.uk<br />

THE IMPACT YOUR CLUB IS MAKING IN THE TOWN.<br />

We can all celebrate the fact that<br />

<strong>Bolton</strong> <strong>Wanderers</strong> Football Club<br />

is back on a positive trajectory<br />

and those that own the Club<br />

and work within it have a real<br />

“can do” approach working with<br />

enthusiasm to achieve and be<br />

successful. The renewal and the<br />

building of the next chapter in<br />

the history of your Club involves<br />

ensuring the best performance<br />

on the pitch and the best<br />

performance off the pitch too. The<br />

board, led by Sharon, recognise<br />

the importance of being good<br />

custodians of this great Club and<br />

recognise the responsibility it<br />

has to play a significant part in<br />

the town of <strong>Bolton</strong> as an anchor<br />

institution.<br />

An important element of fulfilling<br />

that role is through the charity arm<br />

of the Club, <strong>Bolton</strong> <strong>Wanderers</strong> in<br />

the Community.<br />

<strong>Bolton</strong> <strong>Wanderers</strong> in the<br />

Community is the tangible and<br />

real commitment of your Club<br />

to the community of <strong>Bolton</strong>. The<br />

mission of the charity is to use<br />

the power of <strong>Bolton</strong> <strong>Wanderers</strong><br />

to inspire, support and deliver<br />

positive change. This is achieved<br />

through intervention, prevention<br />

and targeted engagement with the<br />

creation of sustainable pathways<br />

that transform lives. This is<br />

achieved through working together<br />

and connecting people that enable<br />

communities to thrive and succeed.<br />

Last week <strong>Bolton</strong> <strong>Wanderers</strong> in the<br />

Community published an impact<br />

report that brings to life the stories<br />

of those who have engaged with<br />

the charity and the differences<br />

that has brought to their lives. With<br />

over 15,000 individuals engaged<br />

in 10 programmes and 33 projects<br />

your club is making a big impact<br />

off the field and in the surrounding<br />

communities.<br />

<strong>Bolton</strong> is one of the 20% most<br />

deprived districts/unitary<br />

authorities in England and there<br />

are many areas of challenge and<br />

uncertainly for its residents. It is<br />

for this very reason we exist and<br />

operate as the charity arm of the<br />

Club to work towards our overall<br />

vision of a connected <strong>Bolton</strong><br />

without disadvantage.<br />

I encourage you to take time to<br />

have a read through the impact<br />

report and to read the stories of<br />

those individuals who have made<br />

positive changes in their lives like<br />

Sohail.<br />

In May 2021 Sohail took up a<br />

Kickstart role with the charity as a<br />

Community Coach after struggling<br />

to find work for 6 months. He had<br />

experienced significant barriers<br />

in relation to his health which had<br />

affected his confidence and he<br />

was looking to give back to the<br />

community by helping those who<br />

had been through similar situations<br />

themselves. “I had a period of time<br />

where I was really struggling with<br />

my mental health, confidence and<br />

I was having more seizures due<br />

to my epilepsy. The opportunity<br />

with <strong>Bolton</strong> <strong>Wanderers</strong> in the<br />

Community came at a really good<br />

time and gave me the chance to try<br />

something new. Working for <strong>Bolton</strong><br />

<strong>Wanderers</strong> in the Community has<br />

helped me get out of my comfort<br />

zone, meet new people, develop<br />

my confidence and has had a<br />

really positive impact on my health.<br />

I’m enjoying every minute of it and<br />

can’t wait to develop my skills even<br />

further”.<br />

This is your Club, in your<br />

Community in your town making<br />

real impact.<br />

Impact report can be found at<br />

www.bwitc.org.uk<br />

Enjoy the Game,<br />

www.bwfc.co.uk<br />

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MEMORABLE MATCHES<br />

SEASON 2022/23 MARKS THE 25TH<br />

ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF<br />

BOLTON STADIUM.<br />

Tuesday 30th September 1997<br />

Coca Cola Cup 2nd Round 2nd leg.<br />

BOLTON WANDERERS 4<br />

LEYTON ORIENT 4<br />

Still the <strong>Wanderers</strong> searched<br />

for their first win at the Reebok,<br />

this time against Third Division<br />

Leyton Orient, where they had<br />

the consolation of surviving to go<br />

through to the next round thanks<br />

to the 3-1 first leg advantage<br />

gained at Brisbane Road the<br />

previous week.<br />

Chief Coach Phil Brown took<br />

the side as manager Colin Todd<br />

was away on a scouting mission,<br />

ironically looking for a forward<br />

to strengthen the squad, but on<br />

this occasion it was a number of<br />

defensive errors that kept the<br />

Londoners in the tie.<br />

A number of changes to the side<br />

saw Gavin Ward in goal and a<br />

makeshift defence that featured<br />

Mike Whitlow as captain and centre<br />

back, although <strong>Wanderers</strong> weren’t<br />

helped by the loss of Michael<br />

THROUGHOUT THE SEASON CLUB<br />

HISTORIAN SIMON MARLAND WILL LOOK<br />

BACK AT SOME MEMORABLE GAMES.<br />

Johansen after just 15 minutes<br />

through injury, complacency crept<br />

into their performance.<br />

Alex Inglethorpe capitalized on<br />

slack marking to put Orient ahead<br />

in the 7th minute but the lead only<br />

lasted a minute as Nathan Blake<br />

dived to head in Jamie Pollock’s<br />

off target volley into an equaliser.<br />

Orient again took the lead on<br />

the night, Carl Griffiths taking<br />

advantage of Whitlow’s slip, only<br />

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for Blake to again come to the<br />

rescue just before half time with a<br />

class finish.<br />

A Joe Baker free kick restored<br />

Orient’s lead, awarded for a<br />

needless foul on Griffiths by Andy<br />

Todd, but <strong>Bolton</strong> levelled again in<br />

the 65th minute when a penalty<br />

was awarded after Per Frandsen<br />

had been upended. John McGinlay<br />

stepped up to make it 3-3 and that<br />

proved to be his 118th and final<br />

goal for the club before making a<br />

move to Bradford.<br />

A minute later substitute Arnar<br />

Gunnlaugsson headed <strong>Wanderers</strong><br />

ahead for the first time on the night<br />

but Orient weren’t finished and had<br />

the consolation of a draw on the<br />

night when Mark Warren scored in<br />

the final minute of the game.<br />

<strong>Bolton</strong>’s reward was a third round<br />

home tie against fellow Premier<br />

League side Wimbledon where<br />

they would be looking for revenge<br />

after losing to them at the quarter<br />

final stage the previous season at<br />

Burnden.<br />

Team: Ward, McAnespie,<br />

Todd, Whitlow, Phillips, Pollock,<br />

Frandsen, Thompson, Johansen,<br />

(Gunnlaugsson), (Strong), Beardsley,<br />

Blake. (McGinlay)<br />

Attendance 6,444<br />

Sunday 26th October 1997<br />

FA Carling Premiership.<br />

BOLTON WANDERERS 1<br />

CHELSEA 0<br />

The <strong>Wanderers</strong> finally registered<br />

a Premiership win at the Reebok<br />

that saw them climb off the<br />

bottom of the table and out of the<br />

relegation zone.<br />

New £3.5 million pound striker<br />

Dean Holdsworth spoke about the<br />

relief of starting to repay part of the<br />

fee with his first goal for the club,<br />

in what was his third appearance,<br />

to help register the first League<br />

win since the opening day of the<br />

season. The club had recorded<br />

their first win at the Reebok twelve<br />

days earlier with a 3rd round Coca<br />

Cola win against Holdsworth’s<br />

previous club Wimbledon but<br />

after so many close calls against<br />

Everton, Manchester United,<br />

Tottenham and Aston Villa it was<br />

a relief to finally get some home<br />

success in the League.<br />

It’s true that <strong>Wanderers</strong> rode their<br />

luck against Chelsea with ‘keeper<br />

Keith Branagan playing the hero’s<br />

role to deny the Londoners. Two<br />

magnificent saves denied Mark<br />

Hughes and on the stroke of half<br />

time Dan Petrescu also saw his<br />

goal bound effort turned away.<br />

The winning goal, <strong>Wanderers</strong> first<br />

Premiership goal from open play<br />

at the Reebok, came with just 18<br />

minutes remaining. Holdsworth<br />

neatly turned Scott Sellars cross<br />

past Ed De Goey and the Dutch<br />

‘keeper had to be alert just two<br />

minutes later with a fingertip save<br />

from Sellars as <strong>Bolton</strong> went for<br />

the kill.<br />

Nathan Blake then shot wide of an<br />

unguarded goal but final minutes<br />

seemed to last a lifetime as the<br />

Londoners went all out for an<br />

equalizer and there was palpable<br />

relief as referee Peter Jones blew<br />

the final whistle.<br />

After the celebrations in the camp<br />

there was a realization discipline<br />

needed improving with Gerry<br />

Taggart receiving his fifth booking<br />

of the season. This, added to<br />

his sending off at West Ham the<br />

previous week, meant he would<br />

now have to sit out six games.<br />

Sellars also reached the threshold<br />

whilst Andy Todd was still out with<br />

his ban for a punch up with Aston<br />

Villa’s Stan Collymore.<br />

Team: Branagan, Bergsson,<br />

Fish, Taggart, Phillips,<br />

Frandsen, Thompson, Sellars.<br />

Beardsley,(Pollock), Blake,<br />

Holdsworth. Subs not used:<br />

Johansen, Aljofree, Gunnlaugsson,<br />

Ward.<br />

Attendance 24,080<br />

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What is one of your pet hates?<br />

People who stink.<br />

What’s your favourite film?<br />

Cars.<br />

If you could swap lives with one<br />

person in the world, who would<br />

it be?<br />

Adam Senior.<br />

Who is your favourite music artist<br />

or album?<br />

Lil Baby.<br />

What was your strongest subject<br />

in school?<br />

Maths.<br />

Beach holiday or City break?<br />

Beach Holiday. Zante.<br />

What was your first car?<br />

A Class.<br />

Who was your childhood hero?<br />

Matt Gilks.<br />

What is your favourite meal or<br />

type of food?<br />

Nando’s<br />

Do you have any pets?<br />

Three dogs. Bennie, Alfie and Fern.<br />

Night in or night out?<br />

Night out.<br />

Do you have any hidden talents?<br />

If so, what?<br />

I can juggle.<br />

Have you ever had/done any jobs<br />

before you became a professional<br />

footballer?<br />

Farmed with my dad, but it was<br />

more like slave labour.<br />

What are your earliest memories<br />

of childhood?<br />

Going on the farm with my family.<br />

Do you have any fears/things you<br />

really don’t like?<br />

Early mornings.<br />

What does a normal day off look<br />

like?<br />

A lie in then probably some golf.<br />

What do you usually watch on<br />

TV?<br />

Anything on YouTube.<br />

Name one thing on your bucket<br />

list that you’d like to do?<br />

Go to watch the Basketball in<br />

America.<br />

Once you retire, what path would<br />

you like to go down?<br />

Farming.<br />

Favourite item of clothing/<br />

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brand you like wearing?<br />

Crocs.<br />

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CHATTING WITH WANDERERS SUPPORTERS ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES OF<br />

SUPPORTING THE CLUB SINCE THE MOVE TO OUR CURRENT HOME IN 1997.<br />

Your Best 11 to have played at the stadium for <strong>Bolton</strong>?<br />

Jussi<br />

JAASKELAINEN<br />

Gudni<br />

BERGSSON<br />

Fernando<br />

HIERRO<br />

Gary<br />

CAHILL<br />

Ricardo<br />

GARDNER<br />

SHAUN O’GARA<br />

AGE: 59<br />

FROM: BOLTON<br />

Jay Jay<br />

OKOCHA<br />

Ivan<br />

CAMPO<br />

Per<br />

FRANDSEN<br />

First game you attended at the<br />

current stadium?<br />

It was the first ever game against<br />

Everton remembered for the goal<br />

that never was. Gerry Taggart’s<br />

header clearly crossed the line but<br />

there was no video technology at<br />

the time and the ref didn’t give the<br />

goal and the game finished 0-0.<br />

At the end of the season we were<br />

relegated on goal difference to of<br />

all teams, Everton.<br />

Last game you attended at the<br />

current stadium?<br />

Salford in the League Cup – a 5-1<br />

win<br />

Best opposition player you’ve<br />

seen play at the stadium?<br />

Thierry Henry. A Rolls Royce of a<br />

player. We had the Indian sign over<br />

Arsenal during Big Sam’s time at<br />

the Reebok so he didn’t always<br />

play when Arsenal visited but he<br />

was World class on his day.<br />

Best atmosphere you’ve ever<br />

experienced at the stadium?<br />

Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Cup<br />

in 2008. The stadium was buzzing<br />

that night and we won 1-0 with<br />

Sergio Aguero sent off, but what a<br />

career he then went on to have. I<br />

never thought I would see <strong>Bolton</strong><br />

Nicolas<br />

ANELKA<br />

Ricardo Gardner was my favourite he arrived as a teenager from<br />

Jamaica after the 1998 World Cup. He came back from 3 cruciate knee<br />

ligament operations and won Player of the Year playing at full back.<br />

play in Europe but that was a great<br />

European night at the Reebok.<br />

Another game with a great<br />

atmosphere was when we beat<br />

Middlesbrough 2-1 to stay up in<br />

the Premier League in 2003. I<br />

remember Big Sam dancing with<br />

Jay Jay on the pitch at the end of<br />

the game. There were so many<br />

smiling happy faces amongst<br />

<strong>Bolton</strong> fans and we went on to<br />

prosper after that qualifying for<br />

Europe - we finished 8th, 6th, 8th<br />

and 7th in the next four seasons<br />

in the Premier League. The best<br />

performing team over that period<br />

outside the big 4.<br />

The best set of away fans you’ve<br />

seen at the stadium?<br />

The Celtic fans who came for<br />

Jimmy Phillips’ testimonial.<br />

Youri<br />

DJORKAEFF<br />

Kevin<br />

DAVIES<br />

Best match you’ve attended at<br />

the stadium?<br />

The Nottingham Forest game when<br />

we scored twice in 2 minutes to<br />

come back and win 3-2 right at the<br />

end to stay in the Championship<br />

was something else; the noise<br />

when Aaron Wilbraham scored the<br />

winner was deafening.<br />

Nicest home kit <strong>Bolton</strong> have worn<br />

since 1997?<br />

I liked the 2001/02 home kit. The<br />

Reebok shirts were the best.<br />

The best goal you’ve witnessed in<br />

person at the stadium?<br />

Nicolas Anelka‘s first goal for<br />

<strong>Bolton</strong> against Arsenal when he cut<br />

in from the left and curled a shot<br />

past Jens Lehmann into the top<br />

corner. A great goal.<br />

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ABOUT THE TRUST<br />

JOIN THE TRUST<br />

MEET THE BWFCST<br />

LET’S DO THIS TOGETHER!<br />

What a fantastic start to the home<br />

season! Eight goals scored, 3pts<br />

on the board from a very useful<br />

Wycombe team and a comfortable<br />

cup win against our neighbours,<br />

Salford City.<br />

We hope you managed to visit the<br />

FanZone before the Wycombe<br />

game. By way of an update,<br />

we have raised the queueing<br />

issues with the club and we will<br />

hopefully see an improvement as<br />

further facilities are added. Work<br />

in progress, but a fantastic start<br />

to what we hope in the coming<br />

months will grow into one of the<br />

best pre/post-match meeting<br />

zones in the EFL.<br />

In the second in our series<br />

of updates on our affiliated<br />

supporters’ groups, today we<br />

feature the locally based <strong>Bolton</strong><br />

<strong>Wanderers</strong> Supporters Association<br />

(BWSA).<br />

In September issues, we will<br />

feature Lancaster Whites, London<br />

Whites and the latest group to<br />

become affiliated, ‘Her Game<br />

Too’, who represent <strong>Wanderers</strong><br />

female fans. Later in the season<br />

will focus on fan groups in Ireland,<br />

Spain, Norway, California and<br />

Latin America. The trust affiliates<br />

are coordinated by trust board<br />

member Martin Parnell and if<br />

you are part of a fans group and<br />

would like more information about<br />

becoming a trust affiliate, please<br />

email Martin via enquiries@bwfcst.<br />

co.uk or see him at the trust office<br />

in FanZone and he will put the<br />

process in motion.<br />

The next affiliate to be featured will<br />

be the BWFC Latam, so watch this<br />

space!<br />

Visit our website at https://www.<br />

bwfcst.co.uk or use the QR codes<br />

above to find out more.<br />

BWFCST AFFILIATES –<br />

BOLTON WANDERERS<br />

SUPPORTERS<br />

ASSOCIATION (BWSA)<br />

The <strong>Bolton</strong> <strong>Wanderers</strong> Supporters<br />

Association (BWSA) meet<br />

throughout the season at the<br />

Unibol stadium to give fans the<br />

chance to socialise, meet players,<br />

management and other interesting<br />

football related characters.<br />

Currently led by Alan Houghton,<br />

the BWSA Chair, their next meeting<br />

is planned for 27th October,<br />

subject to confirmation. At the last<br />

BWSA meeting in April, Season<br />

2021-22 awards were presented<br />

to Ricardo Almeida Santos, Gethin<br />

Jones and Dion Charles. Check<br />

out the bwsa.uk website for future<br />

events or call 07507 992662 for<br />

details of membership.<br />

Enjoy the game!<br />

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The B team were set to kick off<br />

their Central League programme<br />

today as Matt Craddock’s squad<br />

began its competitive campaign.<br />

The Whites were playing at<br />

Fleetwood Town this afternoon to<br />

begin a new era for the Academy<br />

set-up.<br />

The introduction of the B team has<br />

been designed to try and create an<br />

improved path-way to the first team<br />

set-up for the club’s young players.<br />

And it’s already showing signs<br />

of working, with summer signing<br />

Nelson Khumbeni and first-year<br />

professional Lamine Toure making<br />

senior debuts.<br />

The teenage pair both came off<br />

the bench in the closing stages of<br />

the Whites’ 5-1 Carabao Cup win<br />

over Salford City after impressing<br />

in training and during the B team’s<br />

pre-season fixtures.<br />

Nelson Khumbeni and Lamine Toure<br />

“I think it’s important we blood<br />

some young players. It was a<br />

perfect opportunity with the<br />

scoreline how it was,” said<br />

manager Ian Evatt.<br />

“Those two have been impressing<br />

with the B team and it will really<br />

inspire the B team players to see<br />

some of their team members come<br />

on and affect the first team game.<br />

“They should be looking at those<br />

two as to why they’ve been chosen<br />

and to how they’ve performed in<br />

the B team – day-in, day-out and<br />

not just match days.<br />

“Credit to them – two good young<br />

men and two excellent young<br />

footballers and hopefully there’s<br />

more where that came from.<br />

“Every day on the training pitch is<br />

an opportunity to impress us and it<br />

will show there is a clear pathway<br />

here.”<br />

The B team will play in the<br />

Central League and League Cup,<br />

alongside a series of friendlies<br />

to provide a variety of tests from<br />

different opposition.<br />

Meanwhile, the Youth Team are<br />

having a delayed start to their<br />

EFL Youth Alliance North West<br />

schedule due to their pre-season<br />

trip to Madrid.<br />

The first couple of fixtures have<br />

been rescheduled with Julian<br />

Darby’s side set to start out in the<br />

group stage of the league cup<br />

competition at Grimsby Town next<br />

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The youths have enjoyed a<br />

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trip to Spain, which included three<br />

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The young Whites beat local<br />

sides CD Mostoles and Raya<br />

Majadahonda and then in their final<br />

game played Atletico Madrid.<br />

Danny Jones scored for <strong>Wanderers</strong><br />

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Prices:<br />

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FIXTURES & RESULTS<br />

DATE KO/F-A H/A OPPOSITION ATTN STARTING XI<br />

SAT JUL 30 D 1-1 A IPSWICH TOWN 26,688 TRAFFORD JONES ALMEIDA SANTOS JOHNSTON JOHN n MORLEY 1 WILLIAMS<br />

AUGUST<br />

SAT AUG 06 W 3-0 H WYCOMBE WANDERERS 17,416 TRAFFORD BRADLEY JONES ALMEIDA SANTOS JOHNSTON IREDALE MORLEY 1<br />

TUE AUG 09 W 5-1 H SALFORD CITY [C CUP] 6,505 DIXON JONES AIMSON JOHNSTON JOHN LEE WILLIAMS<br />

SAT AUG 13 D 0-0 A PORT VALE 10,277 TRAFFORD JONES ALMEIDA SANTOS n JOHNSTON IREDALE MORLEY WILLIAMS n<br />

TUE AUG 16 19:45 H MORECAMBE<br />

SAT AUG 20 15:00 H SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY<br />

TUE AUG 23 19:45 H ASTON VILLA [C CUP]<br />

SAT AUG 27 15:00 A PLYMOUTH ARGYLE<br />

TUE AUG 30 19:45 H CREWE ALEXANDRA [PJT]<br />

SEPTEMBER<br />

SAT SEP 03 15:00 H CHARLTON ATHLETIC<br />

SAT SEP 10 15:00 A CHELTENHAM TOWN<br />

TUE SEP 13 19:45 A MK DONS<br />

SAT SEP 17 15:00 H PETERBOROUGH UNITED<br />

TUE SEP 20 19:00 A TRANMERE ROVERS [PJT]<br />

SAT SEP 24 15:00 A PORTSMOUTH<br />

OCTOBER<br />

SAT OCT 01 15:00 H LINCOLN CITY<br />

SAT OCT 08 15:00 A FOREST GREEN ROVERS<br />

SAT OCT 15 15:00 H BARNSLEY<br />

TUE OCT 18 19:00 H LEEDS UNITED U21 [PJT]<br />

SAT OCT 22 15:00 A ACCRINGTON STANLEY<br />

TUE OCT 25 19:45 H BURTON ALBION<br />

SAT OCT 29 15:00 H OXFORD UNITED<br />

NOVEMBER<br />

SAT NOV 12 15:00 A CAMBRIDGE UNITED<br />

SAT NOV 19 15:00 A FLEETWOOD TOWN<br />

DECEMBER<br />

SAT DEC 03 15:00 H BRISTOL ROVERS<br />

SAT DEC 10 15:00 A SHREWSBURY TOWN<br />

SAT DEC 17 15:00 H EXETER CITY<br />

MON DEC 26 15:00 H DERBY COUNTY<br />

THU DEC 29 19:45 A LINCOLN CITY<br />

JANUARY<br />

SUN JAN 01 15:00 A BARNSLEY<br />

SAT JAN 07 15:00 H FOREST GREEN ROVERS<br />

SAT JAN 14 15:00 H PORTSMOUTH<br />

SAT JAN 21 15:00 A DERBY COUNTY<br />

SAT JAN 28 15:00 A CHARLTON ATHLETIC<br />

FEBRUARY<br />

SAT FEB 04 15:00 H CHELTENHAM TOWN<br />

SAT FEB 11 15:00 A PETERBOROUGH UNITED<br />

TUE FEB 14 19:45 H MK DONS<br />

SAT FEB 18 15:00 A WYCOMBE WANDERERS<br />

SAT FEB 25 15:00 H PORT VALE<br />

MARCH<br />

SAT MAR 04 12.30 A MORECAMBE<br />

SAT MAR 11 15:00 H IPSWICH TOWN<br />

FRI MAR 17 19:45 A SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY<br />

SAT MAR 25 15:00 H PLYMOUTH ARGYLE<br />

APRIL<br />

SAT APR 01 15:00 H ACCRINGTON STANLEY<br />

FRI APR 07 15:00 A EXETER CITY<br />

MON APR 10 15:00 H CAMBRIDGE UNITED<br />

SAT APR 15 15:00 A OXFORD UNITED<br />

TUE APR 18 19:45 A BURTON ALBION<br />

SAT APR 22 15:00 H SHREWSBURY TOWN<br />

SAT APR 29 15:00 H FLEETWOOD TOWN<br />

MAY<br />

SAT MAY 06 15:00 A BRISTOL ROVERS<br />

ALL FIXTURES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE | *BOLTON WON 5-4 ON PENALTIES | **BOLTON LOST 5-4 ON PENALTIES<br />

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2022/23<br />

FOR ALL THE LATEST<br />

MATCHDAY TICKET<br />

INFORMATION, PLEASE<br />

SCAN THIS QR CODE:<br />

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FIRST SUB | SECOND SUB | THIRD SUB | FOURTH SUB | FIFTH SUB<br />

† OWN GOAL | YELLOW CARD | RED CARD<br />

ALL FIXTURES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE<br />

SUBSTITUES<br />

REFEREE<br />

LEE BRADLEY n CHARLES AFOLAYAN BAKAYOKO 70’ BÖDVARSSON 77’ KACHUNGA 77’ THOMASON 83’ SADLIER IREDALE AIMSON S BARROTT<br />

WILLIAMS DEMPSEY 2 BAKAYOKO AFOLAYAN BÖDVARSSON 70’ SADLIER 81’ KACHUNGA 82’ THOMASON 89’ JOHN 89’ SADLIER, BÖDVARSSON, AIMSON, LEE B TONER<br />

THOMASON n SADLIER 1 BÖDVARSSON 1 KACHUNGA 1 IREDALE 45’ BRADLEY 1 75’ KHUMBENI 83’ AFOLAYAN 1 83’ TOURE 88’ BAKAYOKO, MORLEY, TRAFFORD, DEMPSEY J BROOKS<br />

DEMPSEY BRADLEY BAKAYOKO AFOLAYAN AIMSON 45’ BÖDVARSSON 66’ JOHN 79’ SADLIER 79’ DIXON LEE KACHUNGA R. JOYCE<br />

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FIRST TEAM PLAYER STATISTICS<br />

SKY BET<br />

LEAGUE ONE<br />

HOME<br />

CARABAO<br />

CUP<br />

FA<br />

CUP<br />

AWAY<br />

PAPA JOHN’S<br />

TROPHY<br />

P W D L F A W D L F A GD PTS<br />

1 Ipswich 3 1 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 +4 7<br />

2 Sheff Wed 3 1 1 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 0 +2 7<br />

3 Bristol R 3 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 4 0 +4 6<br />

4 Peterborough 3 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 3 4 +2 6<br />

5 Plymouth 3 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 +2 6<br />

6 Cambridge U 3 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 +1 6<br />

7 Derby 3 2 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 +1 6<br />

8 <strong>Bolton</strong> 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 1 1 +3 5<br />

9 Portsmouth 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 3 +2 5<br />

10 Accrington 3 0 2 0 6 6 1 0 0 1 0 +1 5<br />

11 Exeter 3 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 1 2 3 +3 4<br />

12 Fleetwood 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 4<br />

13 Forest Green 3 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 4<br />

14 Charlton 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 4<br />

15 Shrewsbury 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 0 4<br />

16 Port Vale 3 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 4 -3 4<br />

17 Lincoln 3 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3<br />

18 Wycombe 3 1 0 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 3 -1 3<br />

19 Barnsley 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 3 -1 3<br />

20 Oxford 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 -1 3<br />

21 <strong>Morecambe</strong> 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 2<br />

22 Burton 3 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 1 4 7 -7 1<br />

23 Cheltenham 3 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 1 0 1 -4 0<br />

24 MK Dons 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 -5 0<br />

TOTAL FOR<br />

2022/23 DISCIPLINARY<br />

TOTAL BWFC<br />

CAREER<br />

PLAYER D.O.B APPS GOALS APPS GOALS APPS GOALS APPS GOALS TOTAL GOALS YELLOW RED APPS GOALS APPS GOALS<br />

GETHIN JONES 13/10/1995 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 75 3 176 3<br />

DECLAN JOHN 30/06/1995 1(2) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2(2) 0 1 0 69 7 185 10<br />

MJ WILLIAMS 06/11/1995 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 69 1 184 2<br />

RICARDO ALMEIDA SANTOS 18/06/1995 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 94 0 260 7<br />

GEORGE JOHNSTON 01/09/1998 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 52 2 78 3<br />

KIERAN SADLIER 14/09/1994 0(2) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1(2) 1 0 0 20 5 244 62<br />

JOSH SHEEHAN 30/03/1995 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 4 229 21<br />

JON DADI BODVARSSON 25/05/1992 0(3) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1(3) 1 0 0 25 8 291 50<br />

DION CHARLES 07/10/1995 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 25 8 263 80<br />

AMADOU BAKAYOKO 01/01/1996 2(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2(1) 0 0 0 40 13 244 48<br />

JOEL DIXON 09/12/1993 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 30 0 231 0<br />

JACK IREDALE 02/05/1996 2 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 2(1) 0 0 0 3 0 186 12<br />

WILL AIMSON 03/06/1994 0(1) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 0 0 30 1 200 7<br />

AARON MORLEY 27/02/2000 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 24 3 145 10<br />

DAPO AFOLAYAN 11/09/1997 3 0 0(1) 1 0 0 0 0 3(1) 1 0 0 55 15 150 33<br />

EOIN TOAL 15/02/1999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 140 5<br />

JAMES TRAFFORD 10/10/2002 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 25 0 38 0<br />

KIERAN LEE 22/06/1988 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 52 8 413 36<br />

CONOR BRADLEY 09/07/2003 3 0 0(1) 1 0 0 0 0 3(1) 1 1 0 4 0 11 0<br />

KYLE DEMPSEY 17/09/1995 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 13 2 311 29<br />

LLOYD ISGROVE 12/01/1993 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 3 178 7<br />

ELIAS KACHUNGA 22/04/1992 0(2) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1(2) 1 0 0 44 5 290 42<br />

GEORGE THOMASON 12/01/2001 0(2) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1(2) 0 0 1 49 2 87 6<br />

NELSON KHUMBENI 14/10/2002 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0<br />

LAMINE TOURE 24/12/2003 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0<br />

LEAGUE ONE | AS IT STANDS<br />

BARNSLEY VS<br />

BRISTOL ROVERS<br />

BOLTON WANDERERS VS<br />

MORECAMBE<br />

BURTON ALBION VS<br />

IPSWICH TOWN<br />

CHARLTON ATHLETIC VS<br />

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE<br />

EXETER CITY VS<br />

WYCOMBE WANDERERS<br />

FLEETWOOD TOWN VS<br />

CHELTENHAM TOWN<br />

FOREST GREEN ROVERS VS<br />

ACCRINGTON STANLEY<br />

MILTON KEYNES DONS VS<br />

PORT VALE<br />

OXFORD UNITED VS<br />

LINCOLN CITY<br />

PETERBOROUGH UNITED VS<br />

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY<br />

PORTSMOUTH VS<br />

CAMBRIDGE UNITED<br />

SHREWSBURY TOWN VS<br />

DERBY COUNTY<br />

CAREER<br />

TOTAL<br />

AROUND THE GROUNDS<br />

ALL ABOVE MATCHES KICK-OFF AT 7.45PM.<br />

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ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE PITCH WITHOUT<br />

PERMISSION AND THOSE CARRYING OR USING<br />

SMOKE BOMBS OR PYROS WILL NOW RECEIVE<br />

AN AUTOMATIC CLUB BAN.<br />

‘LOVE FOOTBALL. PROTECT THE GAME’<br />

A message about anti-social and criminal behaviour<br />

To mark the new season, we want to<br />

make you aware of new measures<br />

being taken across all of football<br />

to ensure everyone can have a safe<br />

and enjoyable experience. We are<br />

supporting strong action from the<br />

FA, Premier League and EFL to tackle<br />

anti-social and criminal behaviours<br />

that put all of us at risk.<br />

This reflects the seriousness of<br />

the risks to fans and staff – pyros<br />

can burn at 2000 degrees Celsius<br />

and cause lifechanging injuries,<br />

while entering the pitch endangers<br />

players, managers and match<br />

officials.<br />

We know those who commit these<br />

illegal acts do not represent the<br />

majority of supporters.<br />

#LoveFootball #ProtectTheGame


MATCHDAY SQUADS<br />

MATCH SPONSOR<br />

Manager:<br />

IAN EVATT<br />

Manager:<br />

DEREK ADAMS<br />

2 Gethin JONES n<br />

3 Declan JOHN n<br />

4 MJ WILLIAMS n<br />

5 Ricardo ALMEIDA SANTOS n<br />

6 George JOHNSTON n<br />

7 Kieran SADLIER n<br />

8 Josh SHEEHAN n<br />

9 Jón Daði BÖÐVARSSON n<br />

10 Dion CHARLES n<br />

11 Amadou BAKAYOKO n<br />

12 Joel DIXON n<br />

14 Jack IREDALE n<br />

15 Will AIMSON n<br />

16 Aaron MORLEY n<br />

17 Dapo AFOLAYAN n<br />

18 Eoin TOAL n<br />

19 James TRAFFORD n<br />

20 Kieran LEE n<br />

21 Conor BRADLEY n<br />

22 Kyle DEMPSEY n<br />

23 Lloyd ISGROVE n<br />

24 Elias KACHUNGA n<br />

25 George THOMASON n<br />

1 Connor RIPLEY n<br />

2 Donald LOVE n<br />

3 Max MELBOURNE n<br />

4 Liam GIBSON n<br />

5 Farrend RAWSON n<br />

6 Ryan DELANEY n<br />

7 Jake TAYLOR n<br />

8 Ousmane FANE n<br />

9 Cole STOCKTON n<br />

10 Ash HUNTER n<br />

11 Dylan CONNOLLY n<br />

12 Adam SMITH n<br />

13 Andre da SILVA MENDES n<br />

14 Arthur GNAHOUA n<br />

15 Jensen WEIR n<br />

17 Caleb WATTS n<br />

18 Shane McLOUGHLIN n<br />

19 Jon OBIKA n<br />

20 Ryan McLAUGHLIN n<br />

21 Ryan COONEY n<br />

22 Anthony O’CONNOR n<br />

23 Wes McDONALD n<br />

24 Courtney DUFFUS n<br />

ON THE COVER<br />

Aaron Morley wearing the<br />

125-year anniversary kit that<br />

<strong>Wanderers</strong> wore in 2002.<br />

The shirt was designed and<br />

manufactured by Reebok, and<br />

is a modern interpretation of a<br />

blue, white and red vertically<br />

striped design worn by the<br />

successful treble winning<br />

<strong>Bolton</strong> <strong>Wanderers</strong> team from<br />

the 1885-1886 season.<br />

NEXT UP<br />

AT HOME<br />

<strong>vs</strong> Sheffield Wednesday<br />

Saturday 20 August 2022<br />

KO 3pm<br />

NEXT UP<br />

AWAY<br />

MATCH OFFICIALS<br />

REFEREE: ANTHONY BACKHOUSE<br />

ASSISTANT REFEREES: RICHARD WOODWARD AND MATTHEW PARRY<br />

FOURTH OFFICIAL: BLAKE ANTROBUS<br />

<strong>vs</strong> Plymouth Argyle<br />

Saturday 27 August 2022<br />

KO 3pm

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