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OFFICIALS 

Chairman: Sharon Brittan 

Director: Michael James 

Director: Nick Luckock 

Chief Executive Officer: Neil Hart 

Manager: Ian Evatt 

Assistant Manager: Peter Atherton 

First Team Coach: Sam Hird 

Technical Performance Director: Chris Markham 

Head of Football Administration: Richard Cooper 

Academy Manager: Dave Gardiner 

HONORARY TITLES 

Honorary President/Honorary Director: 

Nat Lofthouse OBE (1925-2011) 

Honorary President: Eddie Davies (1946-2018) 

Honorary Vice President: Simon Marland 

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FROM THE MANAGER 

IAN EVATT 

WELCOME BACK TO THE UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON STADIUM 

FOR OUR FIRST HOME GAME OF 2023. 

I’d like to take this opportunity to 

wish you and your families good 

health and happiness for the year 

ahead. 

Your support has been absolutely 

magnificent since I’ve been here and 

it just gets more impressive with each 

passing game, home and away. 

Myself and the lads were blown 

away by the special atmosphere you 

created against Derby in what was 

the stadium’s largest attendance for 

a decade. 

Something special is happening at 

this club and it’s so pleasing to see 

the fans buy into what Sharon and the 

Board are doing behind the scenes. 

On the pitch we are determined to 

play our part and it is thanks to you all 

for the role you play in getting behind 

the lads week in and week out. 

That said, we were disappointed 

not to have picked up the maximum 

against Derby and in the following 

game at Lincoln City, but if you aren’t 

able to win games then you have 

got to make sure you draw them. We 

were never in danger of losing those 

which shows how resilient we are. 

When we have the right energy and 

attitude and play with the correct 

aggression and intensity with 

and without the ball we’re a 

really good team. 

We let ourselves down in the 

first half the other day at 

Lincoln and we wanted 

to set the record 

straight at Oakwell. 

There was some 

frustration from us 

with the way the two games against 

Barnsley had already gone this 

season and we felt like we needed to 

turn up and show the best version of 

ourselves and I think we did that. 

The players have put in a tremendous 

shift this month and I was really 

pleased for them and especially 

the travelling fans who once again 

outsung a home crowd. 

As I’ve already said, recent results 

have shown that we are a really 

difficult team to beat and we know 

we’ve left some points out there, but 

as last Monday shows when we do 

the right things we are a match for 

anybody in this division. When we 

score first we are a tough team to 

beat and we tend to win games. 

I was really pleased with how we 

started and we won it with the way 

our energy and attitude was in the 

first 10 minutes. We pressed intensely, 

played in behind and probably 

should have had a penalty and a 

red card a couple of minutes before 

Dion’s penalty. But we eventually got 

the rewards, got ahead and after that 

it was comfortable. 

We knew they would still have 

energy and press but if we moved 

the ball and kept patient, eventually 

they would fatigue and tire and then 

we took advantage for the last 20 

minutes. 

We got some fresh legs on 

and scored a wonderful 

third and probably could 

have added to it. 

For how brilliant we 

were on Monday, we 

immediately turned our focus towards 

today’s opponents who will provide a 

strong test for us. 

Plymouth are four points clear at the 

top of the league for a reason and I’d 

like to welcome Steven Schumacher, 

his staff and players and all the fans 

who have made the very long trip up 

from the South West. 

A positive result for us today will 

hopefully solidify our position in 

the pack that is challenging for the 

automatic spots. Over the past couple 

of seasons, we have shown that we 

are strong finishers to the season - 

and I have no doubt that this will be 

the case again. 

While January is obviously a busy 

month on the pitch, it’s even more 

so off it as the window opens. Our 

recruitment work is an ongoing 

process and myself, Chris Markham 

and the recruitment team are 

constantly looking at how we can 

improve the squad. No stone is left 

unturned as we look to enhance the 

calibre of the group. We are looking 

to get our business completed early 

in the window which will allow any 

possible additions to acclimatise 

to our identity immediately and we 

are delighted to welcome Randell 

Williams on board as our first signing. 

We’ve got a busy week ahead of 

us with the visit of Portsmouth twice 

(league and Papa Johns Trophy) in 

quick succession and as always we 

look forward to playing in front of 

you all. 

Keep up your fantastic support and 

enjoy today’s game. 

Ian. 

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THE BOARDROOM 

NEIL HART 

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL AND BEST 

WISHES FOR THE YEAR AHEAD. 

I hope 2023 is a happy and 

successful 12 months for everyone 

and the year certainly started well 

at Barnsley with a terrific win last 

Monday. 

Again, the away support was 

magnificent, along with a really 

strong viewing figure via iFollow 

for those who chose to watch the 

game that way. 

The uptake on iFollow streaming 

over the Christmas period and 

through the duration of the World 

Cup has been significant. 

The revenue raised for the club 

via that platform is important and 

appreciated and we thank all those 

fans who have followed the team 

via iFollow and those who have 

been able to attend matches and 

support Ian and his players ‘live’. 

To get a crowd of almost 20,000 

for our last home game before 

Christmas was great to see and 

again reflected the success and 

impact of ‘Family Day’ and the 

reduced ticket prices we offer on 

those occasions. 

To follow that up with the biggest 

attendance here since the club’s 

Premier League Days for the 

Bank Holiday game against Derby 

County was another fantastic sight 

and further proof that the club 

continues to move in the right 

direction on and off the field. 

With supporters buying 470 halfseason 

tickets, the number of 

season-ticket holders we have has 

now topped 14,000 – the highest 

figure since the 2008/09 season. 

That level of support is truly 

appreciated throughout the club 

from the Board to Ian and the 

players and I know the team will 

again have superb backing for 

another big game today. 

We are continuing to try and 

evolve the match-day experience 

for everyone and while I know the 

weather isn’t currently at its best, 

the Fan Zone remains open before 

and after matches and I encourage 

supporters to continue to enjoy 

what has been a popular addition 

to match days. 

As we move into 2023, we are 

continuing discussions over 

stadium naming rights and a 

principal front-of-shirt sponsor 

for 2023/24 and beyond and 

will keep supporters informed of 

developments. 

Other key dates this year will be 

the two concerts staged by Pink at 

the University of Bolton Stadium on 

7 and 8 June as the singer kicks off 

her European Tour. 

Members of her tour and 

operations’ team were at the 

club this week to continue 

working closely with club staff on 

arrangements for what will be two 

amazing nights. 

There will be 36,000 people 

here each night and while there 

are no general admission tickets 

remaining, hospitality can be 

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Football-wise, we are now in the 

January transfer window and 

working closely with Ian, Chris 

Markham and the recruitment staff 

we continue to try and strengthen 

the squad where needed. The 

arrival this week of Randell Williams 

has made it a positive start to the 

window and we welcome him to 

the club. 

Finally, I would just like to welcome 

the directors, staff and supporters 

of Plymouth Argyle today and reiterate 

our collective message from 

Sharon and the board of a Happy 

New Year to you all. 

Neil 


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MATCH ACTION 

VS 

LINCOLN CITY 1 

(House 10) 

BOLTON WANDERERS 1 

(Toal 58) 

FRIDAY 30 DECEMBER 2022 | SKY BET LEAGUE ONE | LNER STADIUM 

LINE-UPS 

Lincoln City: Rushworth, Eyoma, O’Connor, Walsh, Poole, Roughan, 

Virtue, Sorensen, Madroiu (Robson 74), Diamond, House (Hopper 82). 

Unused Subs: Wright, Jackson, Bishop, Sanders, Vernam. 

Bookings: Poole, Mandroiu, Diamond, Virtue. 

Red Cards: Walsh. 

Bolton Wanderers: Trafford, Toal, Aimson, Johnston, Bradley, Sadlier 

(Lee 81), Williams (Bakayoko 67), Morley, Dempsey (Böðvarsson 76), 

Afolayan, Charles (Kachunga 67) 

Unused Subs: Hutchinson, Iredale, Beck. 

Bookings: Bradley 

Attendance: 9,047 (1,257 Wanderers fans) 

Social Media Man of the Match: Eoin Toal 

Wanderers brought 2022 to an end 

with a point on the road against a 

Lincoln City side unbeaten on their 

patch all season. 

The Whites were slow out of the 

traps and fell behind early on to 

Ben House’s goal but a marked 

improvement after the break resulted 

in Eoin Toal scoring the equaliser 

and his first goal for the club just 

before the hour mark, latching onto 

Aaron Morley’s corner to head past 

Carl Rushworth at the near post. 

Joe Walsh was sent off shortly 

afterwards for a second bookable 

offence but the home side resisted 

for half an hour to hang on for a 

point. 

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MATCH STATS 

POSSESSION: 

26% 74% 

SHOTS: 

5 6 

SHOTS ON GOAL: 

3 1 

CORNERS: 

2 4 

FOULS: 

14 12 

COMPLETED PASSES: 

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PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 

STADIUM: 

Home Park 

CAPACITY: 

17,900 

NICKNAME: 

The Pilgrims 

FOUNDED: 

1886 

[ LAST FIVE SEASONS ] 

DID YOU 

KNOW? 

The city of Plymouth is the largest 

in England fielding a League club 

to never to have hosted top-flight 

football. They are the most southerly 

and westerly League club in England 

and the only professional club named 

Argyle. 

2021/22: 7th 2020/21: 18th 2019/20: 3rd [P] 2018/19: 21st [R] 2017/18: 7th 

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THE SPINE OF THE TEAM 

GOALKEEPER | MICHAEL COOPER 

AGE: 23 | PREVIOUS CLUB: N/A (ACADEMY GRADUATE) 

A graduate of Plymouth’s academy setup, Cooper has matured to 

become one of the best goalkeepers at this level – a key figure in Steven 

Schumacher’s team as they look to earn automatic promotion to the 

Championship this term. 

Making his professional debut for the Pilgrims in a 1-1 League One draw 

at Blackburn Rovers in October 2017, the Exeter-born stopper has made 

a total of 138 appearances for the club. In 27 appearances this season, 

Cooper has made 10 clean sheets. 

CENTRE BACK | DAN SCARR 

AGE: 28 | PREVIOUS CLUB: WALSALL 

Starting out playing non-league football with the likes of Redditch United and Stourbridge, 

Scarr secured a move to boyhood club Birmingham City ahead of the 2017/18 season – 

earning his big break in the professional game. 

Playing just once for the Blues, he signed for Walsall in January 2019 for an undisclosed fee 

having spent six months on loan at Wycombe Wanderers. Outstanding during two-and-a-half 

years with the Saddlers, he made a total of 96 appearances (7 goals) before signing 

for Plymouth Argyle in July 2021. 

Impressing during his first season at Home Park (2021/22), Scarr has continued to be a regular 

in the heart of the Argyle defence and this season he has made 22 appearances (1 goal). 

CENTRE MIDFIELDER | ADAM RANDELL 

AGE: 22 | PREVIOUS CLUB: N/A (ACADEMY GRADUATE) 

Another graduate of Argyle’s academy setup, Randell has established a 

position of his own in the centre of the park under the guidance of Steven 

Schumacher who also played in midfield during his playing career. 

Making his debut in a Football League Trophy defeat at Newport County 

in November 2018, his league debut came almost a year later as the 

Pilgrims were held to a draw by Oldham Athletic at Home Park. Spending 

the majority of the 2020/21 season on loan at National League side 

Torquay United, Randell made 33 appearances for his parent club last 

term. He has just gone past that tally this time around and also has 3 goals 

to his name. 

STRIKER | NIALL ENNIS 

AGE: 23 | PREVIOUS CLUB: WOLVES 

Having reached the 10-goal mark during last week’s 3-1 home victory 

against MK Dons, Ennis will be looking to continue his fine form for Argyle 

by firing the club to promotion this term. 

One of the two scorers in the Pilgrims’ 2-0 victory against Wanderers at 

Home Park in August, Ennis has a total of 20 goals for the club since his 

move from Wolves for an undisclosed fee two years ago. 

The lively forward opted to leave his hometown club on a permanent basis 

in January 2021 after making just one senior appearance for them, and 

following loans at Shrewsbury Town, Doncaster Rovers and Burton Albion. 

#1 

#6 

#20 

#11 


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THE BOSS… 

Stepping up into the Argyle hotseat from his position as assistant 

manager following Ryan Lowe’s departure to Preston North End, 

Schumacher has built on the work done by his predecessor to turn the 

Pilgrims into genuine promotion contenders this term. 

The Devon club narrowly missed out on a place in the play-offs last term 

and their target this season is clear – go one better. Schumacher came 

through the youth ranks at Everton during his playing days before getting 

his professional career going with a three-year spell at Bradford City 

(2004-2007). The former central midfielder went onto feature for Crewe 

Alexandra, Bury, Fleetwood Town, Stevenage, and Southport before 

hanging his boots up in 2018. 

CALLUM 

BURTON 

GOALKEEPER 

Age: 26 

Previous Club: 

Cambridge United 

JAMES 

BOLTON 

RIGHT BACK 

Age: 28 


Portsmouth 

#25 

#2 

MACAULEY 

GILLESPHEY 

CENTRE BACK 

Age: 27 


Brisbane Roar 

JAMES 

WILSON 

CENTRE BACK 

Age: 33 


Ipswich Town 

#3 

#5 

STEVEN 

SCHUMACHER 

NIGEL 

LONWIJK 

CENTRE BACK 

Age: 20 

On loan from: 

Wolves 

#21 

#42 

JACK 

ENDACOTT 

LEFT WING BACK/CENTRE MIDFIELDER 

Age: 18 


N/A (Academy Graduate) 

OPPOSITION IN PROFILE 

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#8 

#17 

#4 

JOE 

EDWARDS 

RIGHT WING BACK/CENTRE MIDFIELDER 

Age: 32 


Walsall 

BALI 

MUMBA 

LEFT WING BACK 

Age: 21 

On loan from: 

Norwich City 

JORDAN 

HOUGHTON 

CENTRE MIDFIELDER 

Age: 27 


MK Dons 

#7 

#44 

#10 

MATT 

BUTCHER 


Age: 25 


Accrington Stanley 

WILL 

JENKINS-DAVIES 


Age: 18 



DANNY 

MAYOR 

LEFT WINGER/ATTACKING MIDFIELDER 

Age: 32 


Bury 

#48 

#9 

#16 

FREDDIE 

ISSAKA 

STRIKER 

Age: 16 



RYAN 

HARDIE 

STRIKER 

Age: 25 


Blackpool 

SAM 

COSGROVE 

STRIKER 

Age: 26 

On loan from: 

Birmingham City 


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IN NUMBERS 

THE TROPHY CABINET: 

THIRD DIVISION 

CHAMPIONS (3RD 

TIER): 1929/30, 

1951/52, 1958/59 

LEAGUE ONE 


TIER): 2003/04 

SOUTHERN 

FOOTBALL LEAGUE 


TIER): 1912/13 

DIVISION THREE 

CHAMPIONS (4TH 

TIER): 2001/02 

MOST APPEARANCES: 

KEVIN HODGES 

620 

ALL-TIME TOP SCORER: 

SAMMY BLACK 

184 

2021/22 AVERAGE 

ATTENDANCE: 

13,130 

HIGHEST HOME 

ATTENDANCE: 

43,596 

VS ASTON VILLA (10TH OCTOBER 

1936 – SECOND DIVISION) 

2021/22 SEASON (RESULTS): 

23 WINS | 11 DRAWS | 12 DEFEATS 

GOALS: 68 SCORED | 48 CONCEDED 

BEST FINAL LEAGUE POSITION: 

4th 

in Second Division (2nd tier) – 1931/32 and 1952/53 

HIGHEST TRANSFER FEE PAID: 

£500,000 

TO CARDIFF CITY FOR STEVEN MACLEAN 

IN JANUARY 2008. 

LOWEST FINAL LEAGUE POSITION: 

21st 

in League Two (4th tier) – 2011/12 and 2012/13 

HIGHEST TRANSFER FEE RECEIVED: 

£2.5 MILLION 

FROM HULL CITY FOR PÉTER HALMOSI 

IN JULY 2008. 

THIS SEASON’S STATS: 

Games: 32 Wins: 20 

Goals Scored: 58 Goals Conceded: 40 

Biggest win: 4-1 vs MK Dons (Saturday 15 October 2022 – League One) 

Biggest defeat: 5-1 vs Charlton Athletic (Tuesday 16 August 2022 – League One) 

and 5-1 vs Grimsby Town (Saturday 5 November 2022 – FA Cup) 

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MARLAND’S 

MUSINGS 

There were a number of 

comments on social media 

about the squad switching from 

tracksuits to formal suits to arrive 

at games. (Pictured are the 

current squad warming up for the 

Christmas Carol Concert). 

Whatever your thoughts as to the 

whys and wherefores, long before 

tracksuits, the team turned up to 

games in formal attire. 

The FA Cup winning teams of the 

1920’s were regularly pictured 

turning up for fixtures and out and 

about. 

The 1926 side, led by captain Joe 

Smith, on a mid-season trip to 

Southport before they defeated 

Manchester City 1-0 in the final at 

Wembley, no doubt looking for the 

local snooker hall. 

SUITS YOU SIR. 

WANDERERS 

MATTERS WITH 

CLUB HISTORIAN 

SIMON MARLAND… 

1926 team by the seaside. 

In 1929 the team posed with the FA 

Cup in suits with Fred Kean, lying 

bottom left, even bringing along 

his pet dog for the occasion to 

toast the 2-0 defeat of Portsmouth. 

Manager, Charles Foweraker, 

(Standing far right and never seen 

in anything but a suit) celebrating 

his third FA Cup success in six 

years. 

The summer of 1960 saw the 

Wanderers posing outside Burnden 

Park before leaving for a postseason 

trip to Germany and Spain 

that saw them play five matches. 

Included in the line up are four 

England internationals in Eddie 

Hopkinson, Ray Parry, Freddie Hill 

and Tommy Banks. 

The Club had just finished sixth 

in the first division, long before 

such performances would earn 

European qualification, having 

defeated Manchester City, Chelsea 

and Leicester in the last three 

games of the season. 

In 1985 the team lined up in semi 

formal attire with jumper and 

slacks. Struggling in the old Third 

Division, finishing 18th at the end 

of that season, the team reached 

Wembley for the first since 1958 

in the Freight Rover Trophy, losing 

3-0 to Bristol City. 


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During the week, Wanderers completed the signing of 

Randell Williams from Hull City for an undisclosed fee 

on a two-and-a-half year deal. Capable of operating 

as a wing-back/winger, the 26-year-old had previously 

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#15 WILL 

AIMSON 

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WILL AIMSON WILL HAVE THE ‘GREEN ARMY’ OF 

PLYMOUTH IN HIS SIGHTS THIS AFTERNOON. 

But if things had turned out 

differently, the Wanderers’ 

defender might have been 

targeting a different kind of green. 

A talented golfer in his youth, 

Aimson contemplated trying to 

forge a career in the sport. 

But football ultimately won the 

day and a round of golf now 

often means a marginally less 

competitive round with his teammates 

– who still rate him a bandit 

off his current handicap mark of 

five. 

“There was a stage where I was 

possibly going to go with golf,” 

Aimson admitted. 

“People say football is the hardest 

sport to make it, but I would argue 

golf is just as hard and also very 

expensive. 

“A lot of self-funding has to go 

into it before you start making any 

real money and the competition is 

ridiculous. 

“I’ve had a few mates who have 

turned pro who were shooting 

very good scores and they were 

nowhere near it. 

“They were playing their best and 

they were nowhere near what you 

had to be. And that was just the 

start of turning pro, so you can only 

imagine what’s it like further up 

the line. 

“I kind of stopped for a couple of 

years but the last four or five years 

I’ve got back into it and I love it. 

There are a few of the lads here 

who play, which is nice.” 

After close to a decade as a 

professional footballer, Aimson’s 

decision has been fully vindicated. 

And the 28-year-old is currently at 

the top of his game after biding his 

time before reaping the benefits 

of a thorough preparation in preseason. 

Dorset-born Aimson spent much 

of last summer back home on the 

south coast where he worked out 

alongside older brother Lewis, a 

former non-league footballer with 

Bashley and a keen tri-athlete. 

His efforts didn’t go un-noticed as 

he returned for pre-season with 

Wanderers to earn the nickname 

of ‘Slim’ or ‘Slimson’ as a nod to his 

social media handle @Waimson. 

“I think even my barber has 

somehow got wind of it, so he calls 

me Slimson now, which is quite 

funny,” Aimson laughed. 

“I did things a little bit differently 

back home in Bournemouth with 

the fitness side of stuff and it paid 

off. 

“I felt good coming back in the 

summer. It was probably the fittest 

I’d been coming back for preseason 

and I felt in quite good 

shape, hence ‘Slimson’.” 


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Aimson then played his part in 

Wanderers’ solid start to the 

season but the form of Ricardo 

Almeida Santos, Gethin Jones and 

George Johnston – as well as a 

spell out with a hamstring injury – 

limited his appearances beyond 

the Carabao Cup and Papa Johns 

Trophy. 

The former Blackpool, Bury 

and Plymouth central defender 

remained ready and waiting, 

though, and with defensive injuries 

starting to bite he stepped into 

the breach last month and is yet 

to finish on the losing side in an 

impressive five-game run. 

“You ask any player and it’s 

frustrating being out of the team. 

We all want to play but, at the same 

time, whoever’s in we back and get 

behind,” Aimson said. 

“We’re lucky to have such a good 

squad with such depth. If you look 

at this time last year we probably 

had a similar amount of players 

missing with injury and we were 

really down to the bare bones and 

kind of had to put makeshift teams 

together in funny positions. 

“No disrespect to who was playing 

last year, and a lot of people were 

playing out of position, but we can 

still field a really competitive XI and 

subs with people missing. 

“I’m always ready and ready to 

do the job on hand. I feel like I’ve 

taken my chance and I’m enjoying 

playing at the moment. 

“I just want to help the team and 

help the club get where it needs 

to get to.” 

Wanderers’ recent League One 

record of two draws and two 

wins in four games either side of 

Christmas – built around three 

clean sheets – is even more 

impressive given the fact that 

Aimson has forged part of a 

three-man central defensive unit 

including Johnston and summer 

signing Eoin Toal that had never 

previously played before. 

“I’ve enjoyed playing alongside 

them,” Aimson added. “Constantly 

talking, constantly organising, I 

think those two have been really 

solid either side of me and Traff 

behind us. 

“We’ve conceded one goal in four 

games and I’m enjoying my football 

at the moment. 

“We’ve had some good games to 

play in and probably could have 

had more points, in my opinion. I 

think we should maybe have had 

one or two more wins than we’ve 

had. But I’m enjoying it and we’ll 

keep going.” 

Ian Evatt’s men certainly have 

some momentum behind them 

thanks to the superb 3-0 win at 

Barnsley on Monday which kicked 

off their New Year in perfect style 

and restored the Whites to a 

top-six position after a 24-hour 

absence. 

Today’s visit of league leaders 

Plymouth will present another 

test, but Aimson is relishing the 

prospect of facing a club where 

he spent two happy years before 

joining the Whites in the summer 

of 2021 as the key games keep 

coming at a potentially pivotal 

stage of the season. 

“It feels like we’ve only got past 

this one and there’s another big 

week to come. It’s just a big month, 

really,” he said. 

“If you look at the fixtures, we 

are playing a lot of teams in and 

around us and there’s a chance 

to get to Wembley (in the Papa 

Johns Trophy) which doesn’t come 

around too often. 

“But it’s the old saying, we’ll take it 

game by game and see what we 

can do. 

“We were frustrated after (drawing 

at) Lincoln, so to go to Barnsley 

and get that win, in the way that we 

did, was really pleasing. 

“The way we have started games 

has sometimes been our Achilles’ 

heel, so we are really focusing on 

starting quicker in every aspect, 

on and off the ball, and taking 

it to the other team and scoring 

first because a lot of the times we 

score first we don’t get beat. 

“That’s what we need to focus 

on and I fancy us against anyone 

to be honest, especially at the 

moment with the form we’re in. 

“Saturday will be tough. I know 

a lot of the lads at Plymouth 

personally. They have some very 

good players. They’re ruthless, 

they’re well managed with a very 

good manager in charge of them, 

but it’s one we’ll enjoy. 

“They’re flying high and it’s our job 

to hold them back a little bit and 

put in a good performance and 

hopefully beat them.” 

For the division’s game of the 

day, it couldn’t have been teed up 

better. 


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MATCH ACTION 

VS 

BARNSLEY 0 

BOLTON WANDERERS 3 

(Charles pen 12, Böðvarsson 41, Dempsey 76) 

MONDAY 2 JANUARY 2023 | SKY BET LEAGUE ONE | OAKWELL 

LINE-UPS 

Barnsley: Collins, Cundy, Andersen, Kitching, 

Connell, Williams, Cadden (Larkeche 77), Wolfe 

(Benson 66), Kane (Martin 76), Norwood (Jalo 66), 

Cole. 

Unused Subs: Walton, Moon, Ackroyd. 

Bookings: - 

Red Cards: Andersen. 

Bolton Wanderers: Trafford, Toal, Aimson, Johnston, 

Bradley (Sadlier 81), Iredale (Jones 56), Morley, 

Dempsey, Lee (Sheehan 81), Böðvarsson (Bakayoko 

72), Charles (Kachunga 72). 

Unused Subs: Almeida Santos, Williams. 

Bookings: Johnston, Toal. 

Attendance: 13,913 (3,091 Wanderers fans) 

Social Media Man of the Match: Kyle Dempsey 

Wanderers started the new year in style with a 

comprehensive victory against play-off chasing rivals 

Barnsley at Oakwell. 

Mads Andersen was sent off in the opening stages for 

fouling Dion Charles in the box and being deemed to 

have prevented a clear goal scoring opportunity by the 

referee, and the Wanderers frontman made no mistake 

with the spot kick. 

An error by Robbie Cundy in the Barnsley defensive 

ranks allowed Jón Daði Böðvarsson to roll the ball in an 

empty net after coming out on top in a 50-50 challenge 

with Tykes’ stopper Brad Collins and the icing on the 

cake was added by Kyle Dempsey in the second half. 

Following an exquisite 19-pass move, Dempsey was on 

hand to fire the ball between the legs of Collins in front 

of the 3,000+ travelling Bolton fans as Ian Evatt’s Whites 

moved back into the play-off places and level on points 

with the South Yorkshire outfit. 

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POSSESSION: 

33% 67% 

SHOTS: 

9 14 

SHOTS ON GOAL: 

3 3 

CORNERS: 

3 8 

FOULS: 

12 11 

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148 411 


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HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM BOLTON 

WANDERERS IN THE COMMUNITY! 

We here at BWitC hope you’ve 

all had a wonderful Christmas 

and will join us in welcoming 

in the new year. However, we 

understand January can be a 

tough time for some, so why not 

explore the different avenues 

we provide to help you keep on 

top of your mental and physical 

health. 

The incredibly popular FIT FANS 

returns at the end of the month, a 

free 12-week low intensity weight 

loss course which not only aims to 

help you lose weight but meet new 

friends and make lasting lifestyle 

changes. This course is ideal for 

any Wanderers fan as it gives you 

the chance to meet and have a 

chat with first team players, club 

staff and chefs! There are even 

match day tickets to be claimed. 

Sessions begin on the 16th of 

January and the 18th of January 

for Women and Men respectively, 

so if you’d like to sign up all you’ll 

need to do is contact Jack Barnes 

at jbarnes@bwitc.org.uk 

“Excellent programme to help 

people of all sizes and abilities. 

Credit to you guys and the 

mighty Wanderers for making this 

happen” - @BoltonRach, Twitter 

Our men’s mental health group, 

TeamTalk will also be returning, 

this time on the 9th of January. 

TeamTalk has been growing 

steadily since its creation just over 

a year ago and welcomes men 

of all backgrounds aged 18 and 

over. The session takes place 

on a Monday evening and is a 

fantastic social space for anyone 

looking to get out of the house. 

Participants will play games, have 

a laugh over some tea or coffee 

and form new friendships they 

may have previously been missing. 

The session is more than just an 

informal chat however, participants 

also have regular guest speakers 

either from external mental health 

advocates or BWFC players 

themselves, as they talk about 

their own struggles and how they 

overcame them to get where 

they are today. If interested, 

please contact Sarah Webster at 

swebster@bwitc.org.uk 

“Good conversation, good group, 

play plenty of games and the 

banter’s fantastic” – Dave, former 

TeamTalk participant 

Stay tuned in to our social media 

channels to make sure you’re up to 

date on all our work across Bolton: 

Facebook – ‘Bolton Wanderers in 

the Community’ 

Twitter - @OfficialBWITC 

Instagram - @officialbwitc 

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the Community, please visit www.bwitc.org.uk 

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PHIL MASON 

ONE CLUB, 

ONE COMMUNITY, 

ONE TOWN 

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

MAKE IT A HAPPY NEW YEAR 

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND ALL YOUR FAMILY, IT IS GREAT TO SEE YOU BACK HERE AT UNIVERSITY OF 

BOLTON STADIUM FOR OUR FIRST HOME FIXTURE OF 2023 AFTER A GREAT RUN OVER THE FESTIVE PERIOD. 

I am sure, like me, you have 

offered the greeting of “Happy 

New Year” many times in this 

past week, but the reality can be 

so different. For it to be a happy 

2023 often requires action from 

ourselves and dark January / 

February days can often take 

people to a low ebb. 

The third Monday of January 

has been awarded the gloomy 

title of “Blue Monday” due to a 

combination of post-Christmas 

blues, cold dark nights and the 

arrival of unpaid credit card bills. 

Apparently, a university professor 

managed to precisely calculate 

the most depressing day of the 

year, using a formula calculated 

by using many factors, including: 

weather conditions, debt level 

(the difference between debt 

accumulated and our ability to pay), 

time since Christmas, time since 

failing our new year’s resolutions, 

low motivational levels and feeling 

of a need to take action. 

Whatever the science behind it or 

not, this time of year can be a really 

tough for many people, which has 

been exaggerated at the start of 

this year by all the cost-of-living 

concerns along with all the impact 

of Covid for the past two years. 

It is because of all this the Club, 

through Bolton Wanderers in the 

Community, are working with “It’s 

Mental” and are encouraging you 

to take control and to teach you 

that prevention is better than cure. 

In the ULTIMATE WELLBEING 

EXPERIENCE event at Bolton 

Stadium on Friday 3rd February 

2023 we are working hard to bring 

together everything you need to 

start self-managing your mental and 

physical health. At the event there 

will be 10 different Wellbeing Zones 

over 3 floors. 

This one-day event will provide the 

unique opportunity to participate 

in a range of Wellbeing Coaching 

Sessions, Physical Activities, Holistic 

Therapies, Nutrition 

and an opportunity to get 

involved in community projects 

and interventions so you can see 

the huge variety of alternative 

services available. There will be 

demonstrations throughout the 

day and stands where you can 

purchase products and services. 

On the day you will be hearing 

from some of the region’s largest 

organisations – the challenges they 

are facing, how they are dealing 

with mental health issues (what 

went well and what didn’t) and the 

positive effect those interventions 

had on the workforce – an 

opportunity to build a business case 

for you to take action. 

There will be over 30+ Holistic 

treatments and therapies 

available including, Hypnotherapy, 

Acupuncture, Regression Therapy, 

Reflexology, Body Massages, 

Reiki Healing, Energy and 

Frequency treatments, EFT Tapping 

and many more. 

We want people to have an uplifting 

experience, to gain knowledge and 

be inspired by others to look to the 

future with hope and optimism. 

Please see www.itsmental. 

co.uk/live for more details and 

information. 

Let’s keep the positivity going and 

growing. 

Enjoy the Game, 


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MEMORABLE MATCHES 

SEASON 2022/23 MARKS THE 25TH 

ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF 

BOLTON STADIUM. 

THROUGHOUT THE SEASON CLUB 

HISTORIAN SIMON MARLAND WILL LOOK 

BACK AT SOME MEMORABLE GAMES. 

of the Club after thirty days in 

charge which had included the 

memorable 2-2 draw at Bayern 

Munich. 

Team: Jaaskelainen, Hunt, Meite, 

O’Brien, Gardner, Nolan, (McCann), 

Guthrie, (Wilhelmsson), Campo, 

Diouf, Anelka, Davies, (Speed). 

Subs not used: Michalik, Al-Habsi. 

Attendance: 25,028 

Saturday 24th November 2007 

Bolton Wanderers 1 

Manchester United 0 

Barclays Premier League 

The Premier League champions 

suffered their first defeat in more 

than three months and their first 

on Bolton soil since December 

1978 when Frank Worthington 

scored twice and Alan Gowling 

with the other in a 3-0 Burnden 

Park victory. 

There was widespread speculation 

about the future of Nicolas Anelka 

with the January transfer window 

on the horizon but he didn’t let 

that bother him as he struck what 

turned out to the only goal after 

just eleven minutes. 

Bolton frustrated United, so much 

so that Alex Ferguson was sent 

to the stands for the second half 

after confronting refereee Mark 

Clattenburg, accusing Bolton 

of being over physical. Jussi 

Jaaskelainen had just one shot 

to save, a rasping free kick from 

Owen Hargreaves as Andy O’Brien 

and Abdoulaye Meite held firm in 

the centre of defence. 

The result lifted the Wanderers out 

of the bottom three and was Gary 

Megson’s first victory as manager 

Thursday 15th February 2008. 


Atletico Madrid 0 

UEFA Cup Third Round First Leg. 

(Round of 32) 

This first leg victory boosted the 

Wanderers confidence as, despite 

lying only three points above the 

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elagtion zone, the fourth best 

team in Spain succumbed to a 

spirited performance. 

Bolton took advantage of a second 

half dismissal when FIFA’s Young 

Player of 2007, Sergio Aguero, 

was sent off for spitting and they 

also saw Diego Forlan, who didn’t 

score against the Wanderers 

during his time with Manchester 

United, strike the post. 

The visitors reeled after the 

74th minute sending off and 

barely a minute later Stelios 

Giannakopoulos crosssed and 

Matt Taylor headed on to El 

Hadji Diouf who arrowed his shot 

through two defenders legs and 

into the net. 

It was expected that Madrid would 

pose a more sustained threat in 

front of their own supporters a 

week later but once again the 

Wanderers came through with a 

scorelsss draw to reach the last 

sixteen. 

Team: Jaaskelainen, Hunt, 

A. O’Brien, Cahill, Samuel, 

Campo, Diouf, Nolan, Guthrie, 

(Giannakopoulos), Taylor, Davies. 

Subs not used: Meit, Andranik, Vaz 

Te, J. O’Brien, Sinclair, Al-Habsi. 


Thursday March 6th 2008. 


Sporting Lisbon 1 

UEFA Cup Fourth Round First Leg 

(Round of 16) 

Still to score on the domestic 

front since his £1 million move 

from Aston Villa, Gavin McCann 

(Pictured celebrating against 

Sporting), scorer of the winner 

at Red Star Belgrade, doubled 

his European goal tally with a 

26th minute strike that stunned 

Sporting. Unfortunately Simon 

Vukcevic’s second half equaliser 

claimed a valuable away goal to 

take into the second leg which 

was to prove decisive in the tie 

and end Wanderers European 

adventure when they went down 

to a single goal defeat a week 

later They had however retained 

their unbeaten home record in 

two seasons of UEFA Cup football. 

It could have been different if 

Bolton had made more of their 

chances. Both McCann and Matt 

Taylor missed the target when 

they might have doubled the 

lead before half time and Heidar 

Helguson hit the bar with a header 

eight minutes into the second half. 

Team: Al-Habsi, Hunt, A. O’Brien, 

Cahill, Gardner, Campo, (Andranik), 

Davies, J. O’Brien, (Guthrie), 

McCann, Taylor, Helguson. 

(Giannakopoulos). Subs not used: 

Samuel, Meite, Vaz Te, Walker. 



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NEWS FROM THE 

BWFCST 

AS WE ENTER A NEW YEAR, WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND A WARM WELCOME 

TO THE UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON STADIUM TO BOTH OUR FANS AND TO OUR 

VISITORS FROM PLYMOUTH AND LOOK FORWARD TO A COMPETITIVE GAME 

TO START OUR HOME FIXTURES FOR 2023. 

but, as we are often told, “football 

is a business”. 

clubs who are currently very close 

to the cliff-edge. 

After a recent article in the 

Bolton News in which Ian Evatt 

gave his overview of the club’s 

approach to potential transfer 

dealings in what will, again be a 

very important January transfer 

window, we would like to express 

our appreciation of his words 

regarding the sustainability of our 

club. 

In the article, the manager told 

the Bolton News: “We want to do 

things differently here, we don’t 

want to take risks. We want to try 

to run a sustainable football club.” 

This approach is needed 

throughout our football pyramid 

if our national game, as we have 

known and loved for many years, 

is to survive. The naysayers will, 

as usual, bang on about lack of 

ambition and over-cautiousness, 

Well, for a business to remain in 

existence, it needs to balance 

the books to be sustainable and 

stable. 

Ask Bury, Macclesfield, Southend, 

Charlton, Derby and WBA fans if 

they agree! 

Twice in the last six years, BWFC 

has also been on the brink of 

oblivion. After 3yrs under the 

ownership of Football Ventures, 

that now appears to be no longer 

on the agenda, unlike many more 

Success on the field is important 

to every club’s fan base. However, 

that becomes irrelevant if there 

isn’t actually a club to support. 

As we enter 2023 in a League 1 

play-off position, we continue to 

support OUR club and hopefully 

push them on to promotion this 

season. If that doesn’t happen, 

we go again next season. But at 

least we know there will be a next 

season. 

Since your trust came into 

existence seven years ago, the 

relationship between the club 

and trust has transitioned through 

various stages. From initial hostility 

and ridicule (seem like strong 

words but look back at some of 

the Notes from the Chairman from 

2017-18) to the current positive 

dialogue now in place with Sharon 

and Neil, there has never been a 

better time to become a BWFCST 

member. 

Happy New Year from all at 

BWFCST! 


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27/08/2022 Oldham Athletic H 1-1 Halford Youth Alliance League 

03/09/2022 Fleetwood Town A 1-0 Graham Youth Alliance Cup 

13/09/2022 Fleetwood Town A 2-1 Graham, Burgess Lancashire FA Youth Cup 

17/09/2022 Preston North End H 0-2 Youth Alliance League 

20/09/2022 Blackpool A 4-1 Kamara, Jones, Inwood, Fleury Youth Alliance League 

24/09/2022 Shrewsbury Town A 0-2 Youth Alliance League 

01/10/2022 Port Vale H 4-1 Shakespear (2), Inwood, Graham Youth Alliance League 

08/10/2022 Salford City H 3-1 Shakespear, Graham (2) Youth Alliance League 

15/10/22 Preston North End H 4-2 Halford, Burgess, Fleury, Inwood Youth Alliance Cup 

22/10/2022 Accrington Stanley H 5-4 Halford, Inwood, Yoro, Burgess, Graham Youth Alliance League 

30/10/2022 Wythenshawe Amateurs H 3-0 Shakespear, Graham, Frimpong FA Youth Cup First Round 

12/11/2022 Stockport County H 0-1 Youth Alliance League 

19/11/2022 Walsall A 2-0 Shakespear, OG Youth Alliance League 

23/11/22 Accrington Stanley H 0-2 FA Youth Cup 

26/11/2022 Rochdale H 1-3 Mancisidor Youth Alliance League 

03/12/2022 Morecambe A 4-1 Shakespear, Frimpong, Fleury, Burgess Youth Alliance League 

13/12/2022 Hartlepool United H 2-2 Halford, Fleury Youth Alliance Cup 

17/12/2022 Shrewsbury Town H 1-3 Burgess Youth Alliance League 

07/01/2023 Stockport County A Youth Alliance League 

10/01/2023 Rochdale A Youth Alliance Cup 

21/01/2023 Oldham Athletic A Youth Alliance League 

04/02/2023 Carlisle United H Youth Alliance League 

11/02/2023 Blackpool H Youth Alliance League 

18/02/2023 Salford City A Youth Alliance League 

25/02/2022 Carlisle United A Youth Alliance League 

04/03/2023 Morecambe H Youth Alliance League 

18/03/2023 Accrington Stanley A Youth Alliance League 

01/04/2023 Preston North End A Youth Alliance League 

08/04/2023 Walsall H Youth Alliance League 

11/04/2023 Port Vale A Youth Alliance League 

29/04/2023 Fleetwood Town H Youth Alliance League 

06/05/2023 Rochdale A Youth Alliance League 


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flexible finance

TICKET NEWS 

Portsmouth (H) 

Tuesday 10th January | 7.45pm KO 

Papa Johns Trophy Quarter Final 

Adults: £10 Over 65s: £5 

Under 18: £5 

Only the Eventura Nat Lofthouse 

(East) Stand Lower Tier will initially 

be opened for this fixture. Additional 

lower tiers will be opened if demand 

for tickets deems it necessary. 

Please note, there will be no cash 

turnstiles in operation on the night of 

the fixture. 

Portsmouth (H) 

Saturday 14th January | 3pm KO 

Sky Bet League One 

Adults from: £25 Over 65s from: £20 

Under 23s from: £20 Under 18s: £15 

Under 12s: £8 

Hospitality 

Supporters also have the 

opportunity to elevate their matchday 

experience for all our fixtures in 

January by purchasing hospitality 

packages. 

To find out more about our available 

hospitality options, please call the 

Commercial Team on 01204 673761 

or email sales@bwfc.co.uk. 

Derby County (A) 

Saturday 21st January | 3pm KO 

Sky Bet League One 

Tickets are currently on sale to 

season ticket holders (one per 

season ticket holder). Tickets will be 

available to Official Club Members on 

Tuesday 10th January. 

Adults - £24 Over 65s - £18 

Under 22s - £18 Under 18s - £12 

Under 13s - £6 Infant – (2 – 5) – Free 

of Charge (not available online) 

Supporters who require wheelchair 

& ambulant disability tickets will need 

to contact the BWFC Ticket Office by 

calling 01204 328 888. 

An allocation of tickets has been 

reserved off for those supporters 

who require accessible seating. 

Official coach travel is available, 

costing £22 per person. All coaches 

depart from University of Bolton 

Stadium at 11.00am. 

SPECIAL OCCASION TREATS 

BELATED CHRISTMAS WISHES JACK, BEN & LUCY STOTT FROM THE PLAYERS! 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAYA, HAVE THE BEST DAY! WHITE ARMY!! 

HAPPY 6TH BIRTHDAY LUCAS LOVEMUMMY, DADDY, IMOGEN AND ELODIE XXX 

HOPE YOU ENJOYED YOUR BELATED CHRISTMAS PRESENT MARTIN! LOVE FROM DANIELLE X 

WALKWAY OF FAME 

DEADLINE – 14TH 

JANUARY 2023 

The deadline for our next phase 

of the walkway has now been 

confirmed. 

Please note we are only able to 

arrange Memorial Stones now 

due to issues with delivery of our 

original red bricks from our supplier. 

These stones are laid around the 

Nat Lofthouse statue at the front of 

the stadium and are a great way to 

remember Wanderers fans. 

To book a memorial stone please 

contact jacky.swift@bwfc.co.uk 

LOOKING FOR A PART 

TIME JOB? 

We have a great role available 

working for the Lotteries 

Department. Maximum of 12 hours 

per week (maybe less) calling at 

our lovely agents across Bolton 

and surrounding areas. 

Looking for a friendly person to 

represent us out on the road. 

Working days are currently Monday, 

Thursday and Friday but this could 

change. 

Must have own car, be a confident 

driver and cash handling 

knowledge. 

Our agents are a great bunch and 

we need someone equally as 

fabulous to look after them for us. 

Contact lotteries@bwfc.co.uk with 

your CV 

We look forward to hearing from 

you. 

GOLDLINE IN 

ASSOCIATION WITH 

THE BWITC 

Did you know if you join the 

Goldline today not only are you 

supporting the BWDA by raising 

funds for projects throughout the 

Club but you are now helping 

the BWITC support projects 

throughout our community. For 

every £1 you pay to the Goldline 

20 pence is donated to the BWITC. 

The mission of the BWITC is to use 

the power of Bolton Wanderers 

to inspire, support and deliver 

positive change. This is achieved 

through intervention, prevention, 

and targeted engagement with the 

creation of sustainable pathways 

that transform lives. 

Currently the charity runs 10 

programmes and 33 projects in 

many different areas of Bolton 

and especially in areas of high 

deprivation. Over the past year 

they have engaged with over 

15,000 people impacting lives daily 

to deliver positive change. 

The BWITC like the BWDA are 

passionate about Bolton Wanderers 

and raise money throughout the 

year to carry on their work. This 

now includes selling match day 

mascot, birthday and grassroots 

football packages. As a member of 

Goldline you can now receive 10% 

discount on these packages prices. 

So Join today contact goldline@ 

bwfc.co.uk Help the BWDA and 

the BWITC help your Club and your 

community! 


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FIXTURES & RESULTS 

DATE KO/F-A H/A OPPOSITION ATTN STARTING XI 

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

AUGUST 

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

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

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

TUE AUG 16 W 1-0 H MORECAMBE 17,165 TRAFFORD JONES AIMSON JOHNSTON BRADLEY 1 n MORLEY DEMPSEY 

SAT AUG 20 L 0-2 H SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 22,023 TRAFFORD JONES ALMEIDA SANTOS JOHNSTON BRADLEY n IREDALE WILLIAMS 

TUE AUG 23 L 1-4 H ASTON VILLA [C CUP] 20,064 DIXON n AIMSON ALMEIDA SANTOS JOHNSTON n BRADLEY LEE WILLIAMS 

SAT AUG 27 L 0-2 A PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 14,631 TRAFFORD JONES ALMEIDA SANTOS JOHNSTON BRADLEY n MORLEY LEE 

TUE AUG 30 W 4-1 H CREWE ALEXANDRA [PJT] 2,115 DIXON AIMSON n TOAL JOHNSON JONES SHEEHAN THOMASON 

SEPTEMBER 

SAT SEP 03 W 3-1 H CHARLTON ATHLETIC 19,193 TRAFFORD JONES n ALMEIDA SANTOS JOHNSTON 1 BRADLEY 1 THOMASON WILLIAMS 

TUE SEP 13 W 2-0 A MK DONS 6,339 TRAFFORD JONES 1 ALMEIDA SANTOS JOHNSTON BRADLEY THOMASON WILLIAMS 

SAT SEP 17 W 1-0 H PETERBOROUGH UNITED 17,016 TRAFFORD JONES ALMEIDA SANTOS JOHNSTON n BRADLEY DEMPSEY WILLIAMS n 

TUE SEP 20 D 2-2* A TRANMERE ROVERS [PJT] 1,779 DIXON AIMSON TOAL JOHNSTON JOHN MORLEY SHEEHAN 

OCTOBER 

SAT OCT 01 W 2-0 H LINCOLN CITY 17,263 TRAFFORD n JONES ALMEIDA SANTOS JOHNSTON n BRADLEY WILLIAMS n THOMASON 

TUE OCT 04 L O-1 A CHELTENHAM TOWN 3,988 TRAFFORD AIMSON ALMEIDA SANTOS JOHNSTON JONES WILLIAMS n THOMASON n 

SAT OCT 08 L O-1 A FOREST GREEN ROVERS 3,419 TRAFFORD JONES ALMEIDA SANTOS JOHNSTON BRADLEY WILLIAMS THOMASON 

SAT OCT 15 D 0-0 H BARNSLEY 18,415 TRAFFORD JONES ALMEIDA SANTOS JOHNSTON BRADLEY n WILLIAMS THOMASON n 

TUE OCT 18 W 3-0 H LEEDS UNITED U21 [PJT] 2,936 DIXON JONES n AIMSON IREDALE ISGROVE MORLEY DEMPSEY 

SAT OCT 22 W 3-2 † A ACCRINGTON STANLEY 4,829 TRAFFORD JONES n ALMEIDA SANTOS JOHNSTON ISGROVE WILLIAMS DEMPSEY 

TUE OCT 25 W 2-1 H BURTON ALBION 16,172 TRAFFORD JONES ALMEIDA SANTOS IREDALE BRADLEY MORLEY THOMASON 

SAT OCT 29 L 1-3 H OXFORD UNITED 17,281 TRAFFORD JONES ALMEIDA SANTOS n JOHNSTON BRADLEY SHEEHAN WILLIAMS n 

NOVEMBER 

SAT NOV O5 L 1-2 H BARNSLEY [FA CUP] 5,999 TRAFFORD BRADLEY JONES ALMEIDA SANTOS IREDALE LEE MORLEY 

SAT NOV 12 D 0-0 A CAMBRIDGE UNITED 6,819 TRAFFORD JONES n ALMEIDA SANTOS n JOHNSTON BRADLEY n MORLEY DEMPSEY n n 

SAT NOV 19 W 2-1 A FLEETWOOD TOWN 4,597 TRAFFORD JONES ALMEIDA SANTOS JOHNSTON BRADLEY 1 n MORLEY n THOMASON 

TUE NOV 29 W 3-2 H BARROW [PJT] 2,381 DIXON TOAL ALMEIDA SANTOS IREDALE SADLIER WILLIAMS DEMPSEY 

DECEMBER 

FRI DEC 02 D 1-1 H BRISTOL ROVERS 16,786 TRAFFORD JONES TOAL JOHNSTON BRADLEY MORLEY THOMASON n 

SAT DEC 10 L 2-3 A SHREWSBURY TOWN 7,098 TRAFFORD JONES TOAL JOHNSTON BRADLEY WILLIAMS SHEEHAN n 

TUE 13 DEC W 4-0 H MANCHESTER UNITED U21 [PJT] 4,735 TRAFFORD JONES AIMSON IREDALE n BRADLEY 1 LEE MORLEY 1 

SAT DEC 17 W 2-0 H EXETER CITY 19,942 TRAFFORD TOAL AIMSON JOHNSTON BRADLEY 1 MORLEY SHEEHAN 

TUE DEC 27 D 0-0 H DERBY COUNTY 25,428 TRAFFORD TOAL AIMSON n JOHNSTON BRADLEY n MORLEY SHEEHAN 

FRI DEC 30 D 1-1 A LINCOLN CITY 9,047 TRAFFORD TOAL 1 AIMSON JOHNSTON BRADLEY n MORLEY WILLIAM 

JANUARY 

MON JAN 02 W 3-0 A BARNSLEY 13,913 TRAFFORD TOAL n AIMSON JOHNSTON n BRADLEY MORLEY DEMPSEY 1 

SAT JAN 07 15:00 H PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 

TUE 10 JAN 19:45 H PORTSMOUTH [PJT] 

SAT JAN 14 15:00 H PORTSMOUTH 

SAT JAN 21 15:00 A DERBY COUNTY 

TUE JAN 24 19:45 H FOREST GREEN ROVERS 

SAT JAN 28 12:30 A CHARLTON ATHLETIC 

FEBRUARY 

SAT FEB 04 15:00 H CHELTENHAM TOWN 

SAT FEB 11 15:00 A PETERBOROUGH UNITED 

TUE FEB 14 19:45 H MK DONS 

SAT FEB 18 15:00 A WYCOMBE WANDERERS 

SAT FEB 25 15:00 H PORT VALE 

TUE FEB 28 19:45 A PORTSMOUTH 

MARCH 

SAT MAR 04 12.30 A MORECAMBE 

SAT MAR 11 15:00 H IPSWICH TOWN 

FRI MAR 17 19:45 A SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 

APRIL 

SAT APR 01 15:00 H ACCRINGTON STANLEY 

FRI APR 07 15:00 A EXETER CITY 

MON APR 10 15:00 H CAMBRIDGE UNITED 

SAT APR 15 15:00 A OXFORD UNITED 

TUE APR 18 19:45 A BURTON ALBION 

SAT APR 22 15:00 H SHREWSBURY TOWN 

SAT APR 29 15:00 H FLEETWOOD TOWN 

MAY 

SAT MAY 06 15:00 A BRISTOL ROVERS 

ALL FIXTURES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE | *BOLTON LOST 5-4 ON PENALTIES 

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REFEREE 

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

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

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 

DEMPSEY BRADLEY BAKAYOKO AFOLAYAN AIMSON 45’ BÖDVARSSON 66’ JOHN 79’ SADLIER 79’ DIXON LEE KACHUNGA R JOYCE 

JOHN LEE BÖDVARSSON KACHUNGA BAKAYOKO 73’ AFOLAYAN 73’ WILLIAMS 82’ SADLIER 90+2’ DIXON IREDALE KHUMBENI A BACKHOUSE 

MORLEY DEMPSEY AFOLAYAN BAKAYOKO CHARLES 62’ BÖÐVARSSON 62’ KACHUNGA 78’ SADLIER n 79’ JOHN 79’ DIXON, AIMSON, LEE C BREAKSPEAR 

JOHN AFOLAYAN KACHUNGA n CHARLES 1 DEMPSEY 68’ BAKAYOKO 71’ SADLIER 82’ JONES, IREDALE, MORLEY, TRAFFORD, THOMASON A. KITCHEN 

IREDALE DEMPSEY KACHUNGA CHARLES BAKAYOKO 67’ SADLIER 75’ AFOLAYAN 75’ JOHN WILLIAMS AIMSON THOMASON W. FINNIE 

IREDALE SADLIER 1 AFOLAYAN BAKAYOKO 1 BRADLEY HT ALMEIDA SANTOS 60’ WILLIAMS 60’ CHARLES 60’ 2 KACHUNGA 60’ MORLEY, BRADLEY, DEMPSEY S. OLDHAM 

IREDALE n LEE 1 CHARLES BAKAYOKO AFOLAYAN 72’ DEMPSEY 77’ KACHUNGA 90’ MORLEY 90+1’ JOHN SADLIER AIMSON T. REEVES 

IREDALE LEE CHARLES 1 KACHUNGA DEMPSEY 73’ BAKAYOKO 77’ MORLEY n 86’ SADLIER 86’ JOHN AIMSON AFOLAYAN C. POLLARD 

IREDALE n THOMASON KACHUNGA CHARLES AFOLAYAN 70’ 1 BÖDVARSSON 70’ SADLIER 78’n BAKAYOKO 83’ AIMSON MORLEY LEE C. BROOK 

BECK SADLIER 1 ODVARSSON AFOLAYAN ISGROVE 63’ CARTY 83’ 1 HUTCHINSON TOURE TWEEDLEY KHUMBENI STANLEY M. COY 

IREDALE LEE CHARLES 1 KACHUNGA DEMSPEY 68’ BODVARSSON 1 73’ AFOLAYAN 82’ SADLIER BAKAYOKO AIMSON MORLEY N. HAIR 

IREDALE DEMPSEY CHARLES BODVARSSON SADLIER 61’ AFOLAYAN 61’ KACHUNGA 70’ BAKAYOKO 70’ MORLEY 72’ SHEEHAN BECK G. WARD 

JOHN LEE CHARLES KACHUNGA IREDALE HT AFOLAYAN 62’ BODVARSSON 69’ SADLIER 77’ MORLEY SHEEHAN AIMSON M. EDWARDS 

IREDALE AFOLAYAN BÖDVARSSON CHARLES DEMPSEY n SADLIER BAKAYOKO MORLEY KACHUNGA SHEEHAN LEE D. ROCK 

JOHN SHEEHAN BODVARSSON 1 KACHUNGA LEE HT BAKAYOKO 1 53’ BRADLEY 59’ BECK 59’ SADLIER 1 61’ JOHNSTON CHARLES P. WRIGHT 

AFOLAYAN 1 LEE 1 CHARLES BÖDVARSSON IREDALE 53’ THOMASON 53’ KACHUNGA 53’ BAKAYOKO 88’ SADLIER 90’ SHEEHAN MORLEY B. MADDEN 

AFOLAYAN n DEMPSEY KACHUNGA CHARLES SADLIER 66’ LEE 66’ BAKAYOKO 1 74’ SHEEHAN 74’ BÖDVARSSON 1 n WILLIAMS JOHNSTON S. ALLISON 

IREDALE LEE KACHUNGA CHARLES 1 AFOLAYAN 45’ DEMPSEY 59’ BÖDVARSSON 60’ MORLEY 66’ SADLIER 66’ THOMASON BECK O. YATES 

THOMASON n SADLIER CHARLES AFOLAYAN BÖDVARSSON 1 63’ BAKAYOKO 63’ DEMPSEY 63’ KACHUNGA 75’ BECK 75’ WILLIAMS, JOHNSTON, SHEEHAN, TOAL C. BOYESON 

IREDALE KACHUNGA n CHARLES BAKAYOKO AFOLAYAN 72’ THOMASON 78’ BECK n 78’ SADLIER SHEEHAN TOAL LEE D. DRYSDALE 

BECK AFOLAYAN 1 n CHARLES KACHUNGA BÖDVARSSON 63’ SADLIER 80’ SHEEHAN 83’ JOHN WILLIAMS IREDALE TOAL D. WEBB 

JOHN SHEEHAN BÖDVARSSON 1 CHARLES AFOLAYAN 1 21’ BAKAYOKO 64’ KACHUNGA 1 64’ BRADLEY 74’ LEE 74’ JOHNSTON BECK R. WELCH 

BECK AFOLAYAN KACHUNGA BÖDVARSSON WILLIAMS 36’ CHARLES 1 55’ BAKAYOKO 63’ SADLIER 73’ SHEEHAN IREDALE LEE R. LEWIS 

IREDALE LEE CHARLES 2 AFOLAYAN BÖDVARSSON 82’ BAKAYOKO 82’ DIXON AIMSON KACHUNGA SITHOLE KHUMBENI C. HICKS 

SADLIER KACHUNGA CHARLES AFOLAYAN 1 TOAL 39’ JOHNSTON 63’ SHEEHAN 63’ BAKAYOKO 1 63’ WILLIAMS 78’ DIXON BECK M. COY 

IREDALE LEE AFOLAYAN CHARLES 1 WILLIAMS 71’ DEMPSEY 71’ KACHUNGA 77’ SADLIER 79’ BECK 80’ JOHN DIXON S. OLDHAM 

IREDALE LEES CHARLES AFOLAYAN WILLIAMS 67’ DEMPSEY 68’ BAKAYOKO 79’ KACHUNGA 79’ BÖDVARSSON 85’ SADLIER BECK S. BARROTT 

SADLIER DEMPSEY CHARLES AFOLAYAN BAKAYOKO 67’ KACHUNGA 67’ BÖDVARSSON 76’ LEE 81’ IREDALE BECK HUTCHINSON G. ELTRINGHAM 

IREDALE LEE CHARLES 1 BÖDVARSSON 1 JONES 56’ KACHUNGA 72’ BAKAYOKO 72’ SADLIER 81’ SHEEHAN 81’ WILLIAMS ALMEIDA SANTOS S. STOCKBRIDGE 


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FIRST TEAM PLAYER STATISTICS 

SKY BET 

LEAGUE ONE 

CARABAO 

CUP 

FA 

CUP 

PAPA JOHN’S 

TROPHY 

TOTAL FOR 

2022/23 DISCIPLINARY 

TOTAL BWFC 

CAREER 

PLAYER D.O.B APPS GOALS APPS GOALS APPS GOALS APPS GOALS TOTAL GOALS YELLOW RED APPS GOALS APPS GOALS 

GETHIN JONES 13/10/1995 20(1) 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 25(1) 1 4 0 97 4 198 4 

DECLAN JOHN 30/06/1995 3(3) 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 8(3) 0 1 0 76 7 192 10 

MJ WILLIAMS 06/11/1995 15(4) 0 2 0 0 0 1(2) 0 18(6) 0 5 0 89 1 204 2 

RICARDO ALMEIDA SANTOS 18/06/1995 17 0 1 0 1 0 1(1) 0 20(1) 0 2 1 112 0 278 7 

GEORGE JOHNSTON 01/09/1998 23 1 2 0 0 0 2(1) 0 27(1) 1 3 0 76 3 102 4 

KIERAN SADLIER 14/09/1994 1(16) 0 1(1) 1 1 0 4(1) 3 7(21) 4 2 0 42 8 266 65 

JOSH SHEEHAN 30/03/1995 4(3) 0 0 0 0 0 4(1) 0 8(4) 0 1 0 32 4 241 21 

JON DADI BODVARSSON 25/05/1992 6(13) 3 1 1 0(1) 1 3 2 10(14) 7 0 0 45 14 311 56 

DION CHARLES 07/10/1995 19(2) 8 1 1 1 0 2(1) 2 23(3) 11 0 0 50 19 288 91 

AMADOU BAKAYOKO 01/01/1996 5(14) 1 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 1(3) 3 6(19) 4 0 0 62 17 266 52 

JOEL DIXON 09/12/1993 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 6 0 1 0 35 0 236 0 

JACK IREDALE 02/05/1996 17(2) 0 0(1) 0 1 0 4 0 22(3) 0 3 0 25 0 208 12 

WILL AIMSON 03/06/1994 6(1) 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 12(1) 0 2 0 41 1 211 7 

AARON MORLEY 27/02/2000 14(5) 2 0 0 1 0 3 1 18(5) 3 1 0 44 4 165 11 

DAPO AFOLAYAN 11/09/1997 13(9) 3 1(1) 1 1 0 3(1) 2 18(11) 6 2 0 77 21 172 38 

EOIN TOAL 15/02/1999 6 1 0 0 0 0 3(1) 0 9(1) 1 1 0 10 1 150 6 

JAMES TRAFFORD 10/10/2002 24 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 25 0 1 0 47 0 60 0 

KIERAN LEE 22/06/1988 13(2) 2 2 0 1 0 1(2) 0 17(4) 2 0 0 71 10 432 38 

CONOR BRADLEY 09/07/2003 22 4 1(1) 1 1 0 1(3) 1 25(4) 6 9 0 29 6 36 6 

KYLE DEMPSEY 17/09/1995 11(7) 3 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 2 0 13(9) 3 1 1 33 3 331 30 

LLOYD ISGROVE 12/01/1993 1 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 2(1) 0 0 0 61 3 181 7 

ELIAS KACHUNGA 22/04/1992 11(11) 0 2 1 0(1) 0 2(2) 1 15(14) 2 2 0 70 6 316 43 

GEORGE THOMASON 12/01/2001 10(4) 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 10(3) 0 4 1 63 2 100 6 

OWEN BECK 09/08/2002 2(2) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 1(1) 0 3(4) 0 0 0 7 0 13 0 

NELSON KHUMBENI 14/10/2002 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 

LAMINE TOURE 24/12/2003 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 

CONOR CARTY 25/05/2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 1 0(1) 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 

CAREER 

TOTAL 

LEAGUE ONE | AS IT STANDS 

HOME AWAY 

P W D L F A W D L F A GD PTS 

1 Plymouth 25 12 0 1 25 9 5 5 2 21 17 +20 56 

2 Sheff Wed 25 8 4 1 30 11 7 3 2 15 7 +27 52 

3 Ipswich 25 7 4 1 22 9 7 4 2 25 16 +22 50 

4 Derby 24 8 2 2 23 10 3 6 3 10 7 +16 41 

5 Bolton 24 7 3 2 16 8 4 4 4 14 12 +10 40 

6 Barnsley 23 7 1 4 17 13 5 3 3 13 8 +9 40 

7 Wycombe 25 6 3 3 19 12 5 2 6 14 14 +7 38 

8 Peterborough 24 8 1 3 24 9 3 1 8 15 22 +8 35 

9 Port Vale 24 5 3 3 13 11 5 2 6 14 21 -5 35 

10 Exeter 25 5 3 4 18 16 4 4 5 20 20 +2 34 

11 Bristol R 25 5 4 4 21 22 4 3 5 19 20 -2 34 

12 Portsmouth 22 3 7 2 17 15 4 3 3 12 12 +2 31 

13 Fleetwood 24 2 5 4 10 10 4 6 3 18 15 +3 29 

14 Oxford 24 4 3 5 16 13 3 5 4 13 14 +2 29 

15 Lincoln 23 2 10 0 13 10 4 1 6 10 18 -5 29 

16 Shrewsbury 24 5 2 6 13 17 3 3 5 10 12 -6 29 

17 Charlton 24 4 5 3 22 16 2 5 5 14 19 +1 28 

18 Cheltenham 23 5 1 5 11 13 3 3 6 7 12 -7 28 

19 Cambridge U 24 5 2 5 11 14 2 1 9 10 25 -18 24 

20 Accrington 23 2 5 4 14 18 3 2 7 7 20 -17 22 

21 Burton 25 3 4 5 14 19 2 3 8 18 31 -18 22 

22 Morecambe 24 3 5 4 14 15 1 4 7 10 19 -10 21 

23 MK Dons 24 2 2 8 10 20 4 1 7 13 16 -13 21 

24 Forest Green 25 4 0 9 10 23 1 5 6 11 26 -28 20 

AROUND THE GROUNDS 

SATURDAY 7TH JANUARY 

BOLTON WANDERERS 

VS 

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 

CAMBRIDGE UNITED 

VS 

BRISTOL ROVERS 

CHARLTON ATHLETIC 

VS 

LINCOLN CITY 

MORECAMBE 

VS 

CHELTENHAM TOWN 

ALL ABOVE MATCHES KICK-OFF AT 3PM 

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ANYONE WHO ENTERS THE PITCH WITHOUT 

PERMISSION AND THOSE CARRYING OR USING 

SMOKE BOMBS OR PYROS WILL NOW RECEIVE 

AN AUTOMATIC CLUB BAN. 

‘LOVE FOOTBALL. PROTECT THE GAME’ 

A message about anti-social and criminal behaviour 

To mark the new season, we want to 

make you aware of new measures 

being taken across all of football 

to ensure everyone can have a safe 

and enjoyable experience. We are 

supporting strong action from the 

FA, Premier League and EFL to tackle 

anti-social and criminal behaviours 

that put all of us at risk. 

This reflects the seriousness of 

the risks to fans and staff – pyros 

can burn at 2000 degrees Celsius 

and cause lifechanging injuries, 

while entering the pitch endangers 

players, managers and match 

officials. 

We know those who commit these 

illegal acts do not represent the 

majority of supporters. 

#LoveFootball #ProtectTheGame

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Manager: 

IAN EVATT 

2 Gethin JONES n 

3 Declan JOHN n 

4 MJ WILLIAMS n 

5 Ricardo ALMEIDA SANTOS n 

6 George JOHNSTON n 

7 Kieran SADLIER n 

8 Josh SHEEHAN n 

9 Jón Daði BÖÐVARSSON n 

10 Dion CHARLES n 

11 Amadou BAKAYOKO n 

12 Joel DIXON n 

14 Jack IREDALE n 

15 Will AIMSON n 

16 Aaron MORLEY n 

17 Dapo AFOLAYAN n 

18 Eoin TOAL n 

19 James TRAFFORD n 

20 Kieran LEE n 

21 Conor BRADLEY n 

22 Kyle DEMPSEY n 

23 Lloyd ISGROVE n 

24 Elias KACHUNGA n 

25 George THOMASON n 

27 Randell WILLIAMS n 

30 Owen BECK n 

40 Luke HUTCHINSON n 

Manager: 

STEVEN SCHUMACHER 

1 Michael COOPER n 

2 James BOLTON n 

3 Macaulay GILLESPHEY n 

4 Jordan HOUGHTON n 

5 James WILSON n 

6 Dan SCARR n 

7 Matt BUTCHER n 

8 Joe EDWARDS n 

9 Ryan HARDIE n 

10 Danny MAYOR n 

11 Niall ENNIS n 

14 Mickel MILLER n 

15 Conor GRANT n 

16 Sam COSGROVE n 

17 Bali MUMBA n 

18 Finn AZAZ n 

20 Adam RANDELL n 

21 Nigel LONWIJK n 

22 Brendan GALLOWAY n 

23 Ben WAINE n 

24 Saxon EARLEY n 

25 Callum BURTON n 

36 Finley CRASKE n 

43 Oscar HALLS n 

44 Will JENKINS-DAVIES n 

ON THE COVER 

Will Aimson is pictured wearing 

the 2010/11 Wanderers home 

kit, manufactured by Reebok. 

On the cover of the majority 

of the league programmes 

this season will be a current 

Wanderers player wearing a 

different Wanderers home shirt 

from 1997 onwards in a different 

location in and around the 

University of Bolton Stadium 

to commemorate 25 years of 

football at our current home. 

Atlast Sawmill, King Street, Farnworth, Bolton. BL4 7AD TEL: 01204 571697 

The Workshop, Bark Street, Bolton. BL1 2BG TEL: 01204 520931 

Email : Sales@anthonyaxford.co.uk | www.anthonyaxford.co.uk 

NEXT UP 

AT HOME 

vs Portsmouth 

Tuesday 10 January 

2023 | KO 7.45pm 

NEXT UP 

AWAY 

MATCH OFFICIALS 

REFEREE: DECLAN BOURNE 

ASSISTANT REFEREES: RICHARD WOODWARD AND ALAN CLAYTON 

FOURTH OFFICIAL: CONOR BROWN 

vs Derby County 

Saturday 21 January 

2023 | KO 3pm

Bolton Wanderers vs Plymouth Argyle

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