Bolton Wanderers vs Morecambe

MEMORABLE MATCHES
SEASON 2022/23 MARKS THE 25TH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF
BOLTON STADIUM.
Tuesday 30th September 1997
Coca Cola Cup 2nd Round 2nd leg.
BOLTON WANDERERS 4
LEYTON ORIENT 4
Still the Wanderers searched
for their first win at the Reebok,
this time against Third Division
Leyton Orient, where they had
the consolation of surviving to go
through to the next round thanks
to the 3-1 first leg advantage
gained at Brisbane Road the
previous week.
Chief Coach Phil Brown took
the side as manager Colin Todd
was away on a scouting mission,
ironically looking for a forward
to strengthen the squad, but on
this occasion it was a number of
defensive errors that kept the
Londoners in the tie.
A number of changes to the side
saw Gavin Ward in goal and a
makeshift defence that featured
Mike Whitlow as captain and centre
back, although Wanderers weren’t
helped by the loss of Michael
THROUGHOUT THE SEASON CLUB
HISTORIAN SIMON MARLAND WILL LOOK
BACK AT SOME MEMORABLE GAMES.
Johansen after just 15 minutes
through injury, complacency crept
into their performance.
Alex Inglethorpe capitalized on
slack marking to put Orient ahead
in the 7th minute but the lead only
lasted a minute as Nathan Blake
dived to head in Jamie Pollock’s
off target volley into an equaliser.
Orient again took the lead on
the night, Carl Griffiths taking
advantage of Whitlow’s slip, only
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