Bolton Wanderers vs Forest Green Rovers

BOLTON WANDERERS vs FOREST GREEN ROVERS 

Tuesday 24 January 2023 | 7.45pm | ISSUE 24 

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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 

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Honorary President: Eddie Davies (1946-2018) 

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WE HAVE 

IDENTIFIED 

PEOPLE WE 

WANT TO SIGN 

AND WE WILL 

DO ALL WE CAN 

TO MAKE IT 

HAPPEN. 

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FROM THE MANAGER 

IAN EVATT 

WELCOME BACK TO THE UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON STADIUM FOR THIS 

EVENING’S SKY BET LEAGUE ONE FIXTURE AGAINST FOREST GREEN ROVERS. 

Playing on a Tuesday night on 

our own patch straight after the 

frustrating defeat at Pride Park 

presents us with a good opportunity 

to put things right very quickly. 

Over recent weeks losing games 

of football is something that we 

have not become accustomed to 

and it’s imperative that we put that 

disappointment at Derby to the 

backs of our minds and get that rare 

feeling of a defeat out of system. 

I thought we didn’t live up to the high 

standards we have set ourselves and 

they executed their game plan much 

better than we did of ours. 

We knew what was coming, we 

knew the press was going to be 

aggressive, we knew they would 

come after us and that we would 

have to be smart in tight areas and 

recognise where the space was. 

But I don’t think we asked their 

centre-backs enough questions 

and that isn’t down to the centreforwards; 

it is just about putting the 

ball in the right areas when we are 

inviting that pressure. 

I don’t think either team created lots 

of chances, but they looked more 

aggressive than we were, more 

combative, and won too many first 

contacts, too many second balls. 

The game was still a tight one and 

that is where the frustration kicks in 

because if we had been anything 

like where we can be then the 

score would have been completely 

different. 

Our unbeaten run has come to 

an end, but it’s up to us to go on 

another long one and get as many 

points as we can do. 

Tonight gives us that chance but 

Forest Green will be looking to 

bounce back themselves from their 

defeat at the weekend. 

I’d like to welcome Ian Burchnall, 

his staff and players, and all those 

who have made their way up from 

Gloucestershire for tonight’s game. 

Last week, Dapo Afolayan left the 

club and we’d like to wish him well 

with his career in Germany. This 

was very much a mutual decision. 

It is not just down to us to sell, it is 

a two-way street and it was a dual 

decision. 

As a manager, you always hear of 

fees being branded around, but 

any player is only worth what an 

interested party is prepared to offer, 

and we found the offer acceptable, 

Dapo found their offer acceptable 

and from that perspective, we shook 

hands and we now move on. 

Of course, we thank him very much 

for everything he did for us, and he 

has thanked us for all the help and 

support that we have given him. 

As one player left, we managed 

to bring in another, and what an 

exciting prospect we have in the 

guise of Shola Shoretire who joined 

us on loan from Manchester United 

until the end of the season. 

He will offer us something different 

and we need different things to win 

different football matches, especially 

when teams are in that low block. 

We need someone that can receive 

centrally, win a one-v-one duel and 

create, whether it be a pass or a 

cross or a finish. 

He’s a player I’ve been aware of and 

admired for a long time, and we’ve 

worked extremely hard to get him 

here. 

Getting any young player who is as 

highly thought of as Shola is and 

around Manchester United’s first 

team isn’t going to be easy, but 

United trust us with what we’re doing 

and have seen what’s happened with 

Conor Bradley and James Trafford, 

for instance. 

We’re delighted to have him and I’m 

really looking forward to working 

with him. 

With a week to go until the transfer 

window closes a lot of hard work 

is going on behind the scenes as 

we need one or two more. We have 

identified people we want to sign 

and we will do all we can to make it 

happen. 

Finally, I would like to wish Jon Dadi 

Bodvarsson a speedy recovery from 

the ankle injury he picked up last 

week. He was just getting back to his 

best form, as well. 

We’ve had a disrupted time with 

him this year and it’s unfortunate, 

but we’ll give him all the support he 

needs and look after his family. 

He’s a pleasure to work with and 

we’ll keep him around the group, 

keep him focused, keep him positive 

and look forward to welcoming back. 

Enjoy the game, 

Ian. 


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MATCH ACTION 

VS 

DERBY COUNTY 2 

(Mendez-Laing 16, Hourihane 72) 

BOLTON WANDERERS 1 

(Sadlier 90+3) 

SATURDAY 21 JANUARY 2023 | SKY BET LEAGUE ONE | PRIDE PARK 

LINE-UPS 

Derby County: Wildsmith, Smith, Davies, Forsyth, 

Roberts, Hourihane, Bird, Mendez-Laing (Dobbin 83), 

Knight (Thompson 89), Barkhuizen (Springett 75), 

McGoldrick (Collins 75) 

Unused Subs: Loach, Stearman, Rooney. 

Bookings: Hourihane 

Bolton Wanderers: Trafford, Toal, Aimson, Johnston, 

Bradley, R. Williams (Sadlier 87), Morley, Dempsey, Lee 

(Shoretire 63), Nlundulu (Kachunga 73), Charles. 

Unused Subs: Almeida Santos, Jones, Williams, 

Sheehan. 

Bookings: Johnston 

Attendance: 30,004 (3,139 Wanderers fans) 

Wanderers suffered their first defeat in nine 

matches at the hands of in-form Derby County at 

Pride Park on Saturday afternoon. 

In front of a near-capacity crowd of 30,000, the 

Rams took an early lead just after the quarter-hour 

mark with Nathaniel Mendez-Laing latching onto 

Tom Barkhuizen’s cross to guide the ball past 

James Trafford from close range. 

The hosts gave themselves a two-goal cushion 

midway through the second half when Conor 

Hourihane fired into the back of the net from inside 

the box at the end of swift counter-attacking move. 

The Whites scored a consolation goal in the last 

minute of added time when Kieran Sadlier lashed 

a shot across Joe Wildsmith and into the bottom 

corner after Dion Charles had forced Craig Forsyth 

into surrendering possession as he looked to guide 

the ball out for a goal kick. 

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42% 58% 

SHOTS: 

8 6 

SHOTS ON GOAL: 

5 3 

CORNERS: 

5 4 

FOULS: 

8 10 

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FOREST GREEN 

ROVERS 

Correct as of 20/01/23 at 4pm 

STADIUM: 

The New Lawn 

CAPACITY: 

5,141 

NICKNAME: 

The Green 

FOUNDED: 

1889 

[ LAST FIVE SEASONS ] 

DID YOU 

KNOW? 

Forest Green Rovers is the world’s 

first vegan and carbon-neutral 

professional football club. Rovers are 

planning to build and subsequently 

move into a new stadium, Eco Park in 

the near future. The stadium will be 

made entirely of wood. 

2021/22: 1st [P] 2020/21: 5th 2019/20: 10th 2018/19: 5th 2017/18: 21st 

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THE SPINE OF THE TEAM 

GOALKEEPER | LUKE McGEE 

AGE: 27 | PREVIOUS CLUB: PORTSMOUTH 

London-born stopper Luke McGee started out in the youth ranks at Tottenham 

Hotspur but never made a senior appearance for the Lilywhites and instead made his 

professional debut whilst on loan at Peterborough United during the 2016/17 season. 

After making 45 appearances for the Posh during that campaign, McGee signed for 

Portsmouth in a permanent move in the summer of 2017. Making 50 appearances for 

Pompey during his first season at the club (2017/18), he lost his starting spot to Craig 

MacGillivray the following campaign and after spending the second half of the 2019/20 

season on loan at Bradford City, he moved to Forest Green Rovers in July 2020. 

During two-and-a-half years at the New Lawn to date, McGee has made a total of 110 

appearances. 

CENTRE BACK/LEFT BACK | BAILY CARGILL 

AGE: 27 | PREVIOUS CLUB: MK DONS 

Spending time in the youth systems at Leicester City, Southampton, and AFC 

Bournemouth, Cargill signed professional terms with the Cherries in 2012. Before 

his eventual departure from Dean Court six years later, he had made a total of 11 

appearances for the club. 

During his time at AFC Bournemouth, the defender spent time on loan at AFC 

Totton, Welling United, Torquay United, Coventry City, Gillingham, Fleetwood Town, 

and Partick Thistle. Signing for MK Dons in August 2018, he made a total of 68 

appearances (1 goal) during a two-and-a-half-year stay prior to a January 2021 move 

to Forest Green Rovers. Two years into his time at the New Lawn, he has made a 

total of 91 appearances (4 goals). 

CENTRE MIDFIELDER | BEN STEVENSON 

AGE: 25 | PREVIOUS CLUB: COLCHESTER UNITED 

Stevenson’s first season at Forest Green Rovers could hardly have gone any better. 

Regularly in the team following his move from Colchester United, he helped the club 

secure the League Two title and promotion to the third tier for the first time in their history. 

Coming through the youth system at Coventry City, the midfielder signed his first 

professional contract in 2015 before making his debut in a League Cup victory against 

Portsmouth in August 2016. Making a total of 48 appearances (3 goals) for the Sky Blues, 

he moved to Wolves in January 2018 and after a loan at Colchester United, he signed for 

the U’s on a permanent basis in January 2019. 

After two-and-a-half years in Essex, he moved across the country to Gloucestershire in 

June 2021. 

STRIKER | JOSH MARCH 

AGE: 25 | PREVIOUS CLUB: LEAMINGTON 

March is enjoying a pretty successful season on a personal level, with 6 goals 

to his name so far in a struggling Forest Green Rovers side. The striker started 

out in non-league with Alvechurch and managed an impressive 81 goals in 184 

appearances before signing for Leamington in 2019. 

The forward’s form continued and after bagging 24 goals in 27 appearances for 

the National League North side, he got his break in the professional game with 

a move to Forest Green Rovers in January 2020. During his first full season at 

the club (2020/21), he actually found his form whilst on loan at Harrogate Town 

and managed 6 goals in 40 appearances for the Green last term as they won the 

League Two title. 

#1 

#6 

#7 

#28 


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THE BOSS… 

Beginning his coaching career in his early 20s, Burchnall moved to 

Norway to become Brian Deane’s assistant manager at Sarpsborg in 

2012. He spent two years there before moving to Viking to take up the 

same role in 2014. 

In 2018 he took caretaker charge of Swedish side Östersund before 

taking up the role of manager on a permanent basis shortly afterwards – 

succeeding Graham Potter who had left to take over at Swansea City. 

In March 2021, the Leicester-born coach returned to England to take 

charge of National League side Notts County. In his first full season 

(2021/22), he guided the Magpies to the play-offs where they would 

ultimately fall short with defeat to Grimsby Town. In May 2022, he 

became Head Coach of Forest Green Rovers following Rob Edwards’ 

departure to Watford. 

LEWIS 

THOMAS 

GOALKEEPER 

Age: 25 

Previous Club: 

Swansea City 

COREY 

O’KEEFFE 

RIGHT WING BACK 

Age: 24 


Rochdale 

#24 

#2 

DOMINIC 

BERNARD 

CENTRE BACK 

Age: 25 


Birmingham City 

UDOKA 

GODWIN-MALIFE 

CENTRE BACK 

Age: 22 


Oxford City 

#3 

#22 

IAN 

BURCHNALL 

BRANDON 

COOPER 

CENTRE BACK 

Age: 23 

On loan from: 

Swansea City 

OLIVER 

CASEY 

CENTRE BACK 

Age: 22 

On loan from: 

Blackpool 

#23 

#5 

OPPOSITION IN PROFILE 

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#12 

#4 

#8 

JAMIE 

ROBSON 

LEFT BACK 

Age: 25 


Lincoln City 

DYLAN 

McGEOUCH 

CENTRE MIDFIELDER 

Age: 30 


Aberdeen 

REGAN 

HENDRY 


Age: 25 


Raith Rovers 

#29 

#25 

#17 

REECE 

BROWN 


Age: 26 


Huddersfield Town 

MYLES 

PEART-HARRIS 

ATTACKING MIDFIELDER 

Age: 20 

On loan from: 

Brentford 

KYLE 

McALLISTER 

LEFT WINGER 

Age: 24 


St. Mirren 

#11 

#21 

#9 

JORDON 

GARRICK 

RIGHT WINGER 

Age: 24 


Swansea City 

AMADOU 

BAKAYOKO 

STRIKER 

Age: 27 


Bolton Wanderers 

MATTY 

STEVENS 

STRIKER 

Age: 24 


Peterborough United 


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IN NUMBERS 

THE TROPHY CABINET: 

LEAGUE TWO WINNERS 

(4TH TIER): 2021/22 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

PLAY-OFF WINNERS 

(5TH TIER): 2016/17 

SOUTHERN LEAGUE 

PREMIER DIVISION 

WINNERS: 1997/98 

SOUTHERN LEAGUE 

SOUTHERN DIVISION 

WINNERS: 1996/97 

FA VASE WINNERS: 

1981/82 

MOST APPEARANCES: 

ALEX SYKES 

204 

MOST GOALS: 

CHRISTIAN DOIDGE 

66 

2021/22 AVERAGE 

ATTENDANCE: 

2,738 

HIGHEST HOME ATTENDANCE: 

4,836 

VS DERBY COUNTY 

(3RD JANUARY 2009 – FA CUP 

3RD ROUND) 

2021/22 SEASON (RESULTS): 

23 WINS | 15 DRAWS | 8 DEFEATS 

GOALS: 75 SCORED | 44 CONCEDED 

BEST FINAL LEAGUE POSITION: 

1st 

in League Two (4th tier) – 2021/22 

HIGHEST TRANSFER FEE PAID: 

£25,000 

TO BURY FOR ADRIAN RANDALL 

IN JULY 1999. 

LOWEST FINAL LEAGUE POSITION: 

12th 

in Hellenic Football League Premier Division (8th tier) – 1977/78 

HIGHEST TRANSFER FEE RECEIVED: 

£500,000 

FROM BARNSLEY FOR ETHAN PINNOCK 

IN JUNE 2017. 

THIS SEASON’S STATS: 

Games: 35 Wins: 11 

Goals Scored: 39 Goals Conceded: 60 

Biggest win: 4-1 vs Exeter City (Tuesday 18 October 2022 – Papa Johns Trophy) 

Biggest defeat: 5-0 vs Sheffield Wednesday (Saturday 27 August 2022 – League One) 

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MARLAND’S 

MUSINGS 

Sixty years ago, the Wanderers 

were in the middle of an 

enforced lay-off due to the ‘Big 

freeze’ that was to bring sport 

in the country to a halt for three 

months. 

After defeating Tottenham, who 

were to finish First Division 

runners up, on December 8th 

1962, at Burnden, thanks to an 

88th minute winner from Peter 

Deakin, the Wanderers managed 

just one more League game 

before March 9th 1963. 

That one League fixture that 

was played took place on 16th 

February (pictured with Wyn 

Davies taking on Laurie Brown) 

when the undersoil heating at 

Highbury meant that the fixture at 

Arsenal could go ahead. Things 

were that bad that the Wanderers 

had travelled to Cork three days 

earlier to get some match practice 

in with a friendly 4-2 defeat 

against Manchester United who 

were to win the FA Cup. 

Despite goals from Freddie Hill 

and Dennis Butler, Bolton went 

down 3-2 to Arsenal, things finally 

getting back to normal on March 

6th when a Third Round FA Cup 

visit to Sheffield United was 

played at the 13th attempt. The 

Blades ran out 3-1 winners with 

Francis Lee getting Wanderers 

consolation. 

Three days later the Yorkshire 

side visited Burnden for a 

First Division fixture 

with Bolton gaining 

revenge with a 3-2 

success thanks to a 

hat-trick from Freddie 

Hill. Wanderers 

forward line that 

day had an average 

age of just 19, the 

youngest being Brian 

Bromley who was 

just 16 years old. 

WANDERERS 

MATTERS WITH 

CLUB HISTORIAN 

SIMON MARLAND… 

THE BIG FREEZE OF 1962/63. 

That game set the team off on 

a run of 20 games in 69 days 

to complete the season on May 

17th. It wasn’t until May that the 

Wanderers staved off any worries 

of relegation with two home 

wins in three days over FA Cup 

Finalists Leicester City (pictured) 

and Liverpool. Manchester City 

and Leyton Orient were relegated. 


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FOOT IN 

BOTH CAMPS 

PROFILING FOUR PLAYERS WHO HAVE REPRESENTED BOTH 

BOLTON WANDERERS AND FOREST GREEN ROVERS. 

*statistics correct as of 20/01/23 

AMADOU BAKAYOKO 


(2021-2023) 

Appearances: 64 

Goals: 17 

Forest Green Rovers 

(2023 – present) 


Goals: 0 

CHRISTIAN DOIDGE 


(2016-2019) 


Goals: 66 


(2018-2019 loan) 


Goals: 1 

KAIYNE WOOLERY 


(2014-2016) 


Goals: 3 


(2017 loan) 


Goals: 4 

MATT MILLS 


(2012-2015) 


Goals: 7 


(2019-2020) 


Goals: 0 

WE’VE MET BEFORE 

FOREST GREEN ROVERS 0 


(Doyle 39) 

Wanderers registered a hugely 

important victory against fellow 

promotion hopefuls Forest Green 

Rovers in front of the Sky Sports 

cameras at the New Lawn to put 

Ian Evatt’s side into a prominent 

position going into the final month 

of the season. 

Nathan Delfouneso did brilliantly to 

get down the right-hand side and 

deliver an inch-perfect cross for 

leading scorer Eoin Doyle to fire a 

superb volley past Lewis Thomas 

shortly before the break. 

The win was the Whites’ 10th in 11 

matches. A remarkable run of form 

that ultimately led to promotion back 

to the third tier at the first attempt. 

SATURDAY 27 MARCH 2021 | SKY BET LEAGUE TWO | THE NEW LAWN 

LINE-UP 

Bolton Wanderers: 

Gilks, Jones, 

Almeida Santos, 

Baptiste, John, 

Williams, 

Thomason 

(Tutte 85), Lee, 

Delfouneso 

(Isgrove 79), 

Afolayan 

(Gnahoua 79), 

Doyle (Miller 85). 

Unused 

Subs: Jensen, 

Brockbank, 

Maddison. 


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SHOLA 

SHORETIRE 

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AS PREPARATION GOES, A TASTE OF THE 

PREMIER LEAGUE AND EUROPEAN FOOTBALL 

ISN’T A BAD WAY TO START. 

That’s what new loan signing 

Shola Shoretire brings with him on 

his CV to Wanderers. 

And while his first-team exposure 

at United currently amounts 

to cameos off the bench, the 

teenager believes the experience 

will stand him in good stead for the 

challenge that now awaits with the 

Whites. 

“Coming through the United 

Academy you get a pathway. For 

me to get my debut and break 

a couple of records as well was 

excellent,” said Shoretire – who 

became the youngest player in 

United’s illustrious history to play 

European football when he came 

off the bench in a Europa League 

tie against Real Sociedad in 

February, 2021. 

“A lot of the pressure when I play 

football has sort of gone now 

because of the level I’ve had a bit 

of an opportunity at. 

“Coming here is just excitement. 

There will be a couple of nerves 

for the first few games. But I think 

after that it will be perfect.” 

Shoretire’s record-breaking 

moment in Europe came between 

his first two Premier League 

appearances and last season 

the 18-year-old also featured as 

a substitute in the Champions 

League and domestic top-flight. 

While highly regarded and in and 

around the senior set-up at Old 

Trafford, Shoretire’s competitive 

outings this term have come in the 

Papa Johns Trophy with United’s 

Under-21s. 

He helped the young Reds 

progress through the group stages 

and then in the last 16 got a closeup 

look at Wanderers as United’s 

run ended with a 4-0 defeat at the 

University of Bolton Stadium. 

“It was quite a pleasant surprise 

how good Bolton actually are,” 

Shoretire admitted. 

“We thought we might get a 

draw, take it to penalties, but they 

played some very good football 

and similar to what we’ve played 

at United. It was a great game to 

develop and learn from.” 

Having spent some eight years 

progressing through United’s 

Academy system, Newcastle-born 

Shoretire will do his next learning 

with Wanderers after signing on 

loan for the rest of the season. 

The forward or attacking midfield 

player in the ‘number 10’ mould 

will add an extra dimension to 

Wanderers’ attacking play as 

someone capable of running with 

the ball and punching holes in 

opposing defences. 

And, for the time being at least, 

he’s happy to be switching sides to 

take another important step in his 

burgeoning career. 

“After that game (in the Trophy) was 

only when I found out Bolton had 

some interest and I was delighted 

really because it’s a great 

opportunity,” Shoretire added. 


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physically and mentally. 

“Coming here at 18 I’m transitioning 

into the men’s game, which is 

exactly what I needed. Hopefully, 

I will have a good loan here and 

come back to United in a good 

place.” 

It should be a mutually beneficial 

move as Wanderers continue a 

blueprint that is proving highly 

successful. 

Shoretire is the latest highly-rated 

Premier League prospect to link 

up with the Whites as Wanderers 

continue to foster good relations 

with some of the biggest clubs in 

the country - notably in the North- 

West. 

With goalkeeper James Trafford 

on board from Manchester City 

and Conor Bradley and Owen 

Beck from Liverpool, Shoretire is 

certainly in good company – on 

and off the pitch. 

“It makes me feel a lot more 

confident coming here, that I’ve 

got people I can relate to,” said the 

United youngster. 

“It’s the next step being in a men’s 

team, but also having people 

around my age to talk to off the 

pitch and to play alongside and 

share the nerves or whatever. It’s 

going to be good.” 

Shoretire certainly settled in 

quickly ahead of his possible first 

involvement at Derby County on 

Saturday. 

Linking up with his new teammates 

last Thursday, Ian Evatt’s 

men trained at the University of 

Bolton Stadium on a frost-free 

pitch to prepare for their trip to the 

Rams. 

Back home tonight to face Forest 

Green, Shoretire may get out there 

for real and between now and the 

end of the season Wanderers’ third 

new arrival of the January transfer 

window looks likely to have a key 

role to play in the Whites’ pursuit of 

a top-six finish and of more of his 

own early accomplishments. 

“For me the club belongs in the 

Premier League and hopefully next 

season the Championship,” said 

Shoretire, a young man looking up 

in every way. 

“They’re in a very good position 

right now to go for promotion. The 

team has been winning a lot. I have 

been keeping track and it’s just 

made me more excited to get here. 

“I want to help the team continue 

to win and do as much as I possibly 

can to help with that. 

“It’s the second half of the season, 

the last push really and doing 

whatever it takes to get as many 

wins as possible.” 


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MATCH ACTION 

VS 


(Charles 15, Lee 48, Toal 71) 

PORTSMOUTH 0 

SATURDAY 14 JANUARY 2023 | SKY BET LEAGUE ONE | UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON STADIUM 

LINE-UPS 

Bolton Wanderers: Trafford, Toal, Aimson, 

Johnston (Almeida Santos 83), Bradley, R. 

Williams, Morley, Dempsey (Sheehan 83), 

Lee (Williams 75), Böðvarsson (Nlundulu 

37), Charles (Kachunga 75). 

Unused Subs: Beck, Sadlier. 

Bookings: - 

Portsmouth: Oluwayemi, Morrison (Towler 

67), Raggett, Ogilvie, Swanson, Hume 

(Hackett 67), Morrell, Tunnicliffe (Thompson 

83), Jacobs (Curtis 66), Dale, Bishop 

(Scarlett 83). 

Unused Subs: Steward, Pigott. 

Bookings: Morrell. 

Attendance: 17,977 (975 Portsmouth fans) 

Social Media Man of the Match: Eoin Toal 

Wanderers made it two wins in a week against Portsmouth with 

a fantastic performance against the managerless side who had 

exited the Papa Johns Trophy at the hands of Ian Evatt’s side 

just a few days earlier at the University of Bolton Stadium. 

A razor-sharp finish from Dion Charles on the quarter hour 

mark gave Wanderers the lead after he had controlled Randell 

Williams’ cross before beating Josh Oluwayemi from close 

range. 

Early in the second half, the Whites notched their second goal 

of the afternoon. Oluwayemi failed to hold onto Kyle Dempsey’s 

cross from the right-hand side and the ball was spilled into the 

path of Kieran Lee who hammered a first-time shot into the back 

of the net. 

Eoin Toal scored the third goal of the afternoon and it capped 

a fantastic team move. The ball was cut-back to the Northern 

Irishman after a sequence of passes and he made no mistake 

in side-footing a shot across Oluwayemi and into the far corner 

from the edge of the box. 

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MATCH STATS 

POSSESSION: 

53% 47% 

SHOTS: 

13 13 

SHOTS ON GOAL: 

8 3 

CORNERS: 

4 3 

FOULS: 

8 12 

COMPLETED PASSES: 

330 282 


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COMMERCIAL CORNER 

Good evening and welcome 

back to the University of Bolton 

Stadium for a home tie Vs Forest 

Green Rovers. With Forest Green 

Rovers struggling recently, this is 

a game we are hoping to take all 

three points from and continue our 

recent good form. 

NEW PARTNER: 

We would like to welcome Essential 

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align themselves with the Club. 

Essential Mortgages are local 

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Daniel Sharpe-Szunko CeMAP, 

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feeling vulnerable. Our aim is to 

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2023 European tour – and she will 

kick things off with a two-night stint 

at the University of Bolton Stadium 

on the 7th and 8th of June 2023. 

Renowned for her undeniably 

breathtaking live shows, P!NK’s 

Summer Carnival 2023 tour is 

set to be yet another impressive 

landmark in her already phenomenal 

career and a truly unforgettable live 

experience for fans. 

WANDERERS BUSINESS CLUB: 

Building on the success of the first 

two networking events here at the 

University of Bolton stadium, there 

is no better time to get involved. 

We would like to speak to all Bolton 

businesses who want to drive 

their business forward, utilize the 

power of football and network with 

other likeminded businesses in the 

Greater Manchester area. 

A seasonal membership includes: 

• x4 Wanderers Business Club 

meetings per season. 

• Your company logo listed on the 

Business Club Page on the official 

Bolton Wanderers’ website. 

• Your company details and 

contact information listed on the 

Wanderers Business Club page in 

every match day programme. 

• x2 tickets in the Lion of Vienna 

for a match during the season 

(match subject to availability). 

• Guest speakers from Bolton 

Wanderers at every Business Club 

meeting. 

• Networking opportunities with 

other businesses that share a 

passion for the club and the town. 

• Opportunities to promote your 

business or to speak at future 

events. 

A seasonal membership costs just 

£395 per annum, per business 

(with two representatives from each 

business able to attend Wanderers 

Business Club events). 

Please email Carl Sanderson, 

csanderson@bwfc.co.uk to find out 

more. 

P!NK Summer Carnival 2023 | UK 

Tour Dates: 

Wednesday 7th June - University of 

Bolton Stadium, Bolton 

Thursday 8th June - University of 

Bolton Stadium, Bolton 

HOSPITALITY 

A range of hospitality packages are 

available from Bolton Wanderers – 

please contact us on 01204 673761 

or sales@bwfc.co.uk 

For information on hospitality, 

sponsorship and advertising, please 

contact the commercial team on 

01204 673761 or sales@bwfc.co.uk, 

or visit bwfc.co.uk/corporate/ 

Official Regional Partners of Bolton Wanderers F.C. and your Local Mortgage Experts CALL 01204 966 001 

MUSIC: 

We are excited to announce, Bolton 

Wanderers have teamed up with 

hospitality platform provider, Seat 

Unique to provide a seamless 

experience for our fans to book 

hospitality for Pink this summer. The 

global pop icon has announced six 

huge UK outdoor shows as part of a 


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EFL WEEK OF ACTION 2023 

Launched in 2017, the Week of 

Action sees Clubs and CCOs from 

across the EFL’s three divisions 

showcase some of the most 

impactful community projects with 

managers and players joining 

participants across the country. 

Over the past week Bolton 

Wanderers in the Community 

have been proud to showcase 

our impact across the Bolton 

community. Participation in the EFL 

Week of Action is something we 

look forward to every year as it 

gives us the spotlight to share the 

stories of the people that make our 

work so special. 

The aim for us over the course 

of the week has been to provide 

an insight into our efforts so 

that ultimately we can grow and 

expand our reach to those that 

need it most. The Week of Action 

is a fantastic initiative in this 

respect. Participants, players and 

staff alike have all voiced their 

admiration for this collaborative 

effort taking place throughout the 

EFL. 

Produced by research experts 

Substance using data from 2019 to 

2022, EFL Clubs are shown to be 

responding to the needs of their 

communities at an unprecedented 

scale with more funding and 

investment raised than ever 

before (£101m), more partnerships 

developed (6,744), larger numbers 

of staff and volunteers deployed 

(9,922) and more facilities and 

in-kind support made available 

to local people valued at over 

£40.8m! Last season across the 

EFL over 840,000 participants 

were engaged on Club community 

programmes. That’s almost 

580,000 hours of community 

sessions and events – an 11 per 

cent increase on 2018/19! 

Rick Parry, Chair of the EFL, 

said: “This report provides 

substantial evidence that our 

Clubs continue to be at the heart 

of their communities, bringing lifechanging 

opportunities that leave a 

lasting impact. 

“The need for EFL Clubs to 

continue as catalysts for social 

change remains, with an increasing 

scale of Club community work 

delivered since 2019. Financial 

sustainability for EFL Clubs is 

key to enabling them to continue 

as a force for good in their 

communities.” 

Liam Scully, Chair of the EFL Trust, 

said: “We’re immensely proud of 

the community support delivered 

by EFL Clubs and CCOs and are 

thrilled to now be able to put a 

social value on this good work. We 

look forward to showcasing some 

of the most impactful community 

projects throughout this year’s 

Week of Action.” 

To check out BWitC’s Week of 

Action, or to keep up to date with 

future events, please visit our 

social channels: 

Facebook – facebook.com/ 

officialbwitc 

Twitter - @OfficialBWITC 

Instagram - @officialbwitc 

For further information about Bolton Wanderers in 

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 

WELLBEING FRONT AND CENTRE. 

We are delighted to be hosting 

the “It’s Mental” ultimate wellbeing 

experience on Friday 3rd 

February here at the University 

of Bolton Stadium and you have 

a chance to win tickets to this 

incredible event. 

Neil Hart, CEO and myself have 

been promoting this event, both 

recognising the importance of 

looking after our mental health 

and well being and how that is 

important to all who are involved in 

our club, community and town. 

The day will have ten different 

zones, (Activity Zone, Nutrition 

Zone, Physical Health Zone, Sports 

Zone, Mindful Zone, Financial 

Wellbeing Zone, Workplace 

Wellbeing Zone, Givers Gain Zone, 

Holistic Health Zone, Self Help 

Sessions Zone). 

Some of the region’s largest 

organisations will be represented 

and plan to share how they’ve 

tackled mental health challenges 

in recent times and the positive 

impact these interventions have 

had on the workforce. 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. 

The whole concept was brought 

about by Stephen Robinson who 

tragically lost his brother and 

brother-in-law to suicide in the 

space of just eighteen months 

– the experience, and his own 

subsequent mental breakdown, 

inspired Stephen to establish It’s 

Mental, a tech-powered on-line 

community designed to help 

people self-manage their mental 

and physical wellbeing. 

Stephen said: “I’ve been on a 

transformational journey since that 

terrible eighteen-month period 

between 2016 and 2018 and this 

feels like the culmination of all the 

hard work we’ve put in since we 

established It’s Mental in 2019. The 

reality is that in the UK there’s a 

huge mental health gap and I saw 

the opportunity for technology to 

increase engagement in the early 

stages of Mental Health decline 

and prevent people from dropping 

into severe depression and even 

crisis. This is what we’re trying to 

achieve with It’s Mental Live. 

“The idea of the Ultimate 

Wellbeing Experience is to bring 

people together so we can better 

understand the state of mental 

health in the UK and help educate 

them that prevention is better than 

cure”. 

There will be a host of celebrity 

names taking part in the day 

including former footballers 

Clarke Carlisle, Steven Reid, John 

McGinlay and Fabrice Muamba. 

Other inspirational figures from 

across the region will also be 

attending – Manchester bomb 

survivor and Pride of Britain winner 

Martin Hibbert and Zee Jogi, 

the only British Muslim woman 

to achieve two Guinness World 

Records after climbing both 

Kilimanjaro and Everest. 

You can win tickets to this event 

from Wednesday 25th January, 

and we shall be releasing the way 

you can do that on our socials 

tomorrow. 

To find out more about It’s Mental 

Live 2023 just visit www.itsmental. 

co.uk/live 

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. 

to be going in Bolton’s favour 

when City were reduced to ten 

men when Bellamy was shown a 

second yellow for dissent. 

Unfortunatley it fired up City and 

with thirteen minutes left they 

levelled for a third time when 

Tevez turned to hit a shot from 25 

yards into the bottom corner of the 

net. Indeed in the final minutes City 

had two great opportunities to win 

it, Joleon Lescott kicking thin air 

with the goal at his mercy and then 

Robinho curling a shot inches wide. 

Saturday December 12th 2009. 

Bolton Wanderers 3 

Manchester City 3 

Barclays FA Premier League 

The Wanderers, without a win 

since October, dominated City’s 

millionaires for long periods of 

the game and got off to a great 

start when Ivan Klasnic turned in 

Chung Yong Lee’s shot after just 

11 minutes. 

Defensive frailties were to let City 

back into it, Craig Bellamy’s cross 

was only half cleared and Carlos 

Tevez was on hand to smash home 

the equaliser in the 28th minute 

but both sides were to find the net 

a couple of minutes before half 

time. 

Gary Cahill turned on a throw in 

from Gretar Steinsson to curl a left 

footer beyond Shay Given and, 

almost immediately, city levelled 

when Micah Richards was played 

in to squeeze the ball beyond Jussi 

Jaaskelainen. 

Eight minutes into the second half 

Klasnic restored Wanderers lead 

(picured along with celebration), 

turning the ball home from six 

yards after Matt Taylor had done 

the spadework and things looked 

Team: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, 

Robinson, Cahill, Knight, Muamba, 

(M. Davies) Cohen, Taylor, Lee, 

K. Davies, Klasnic. (Elmander). 

Subs not used: Al-Habsi, O’Brien, 

Samuel, Basham, Ricketts. 

Attendance: 22, 735 

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Saturday 6th November 2010 


Tottenham Hotspur 2 


Tottenham travelled north having 

swept aside Inter Milan in a midweek 

European game but they 

left battered and bruised as Kevin 

Davies and Co swept them aside 

in style after surging into a three 

goal lead. 

Skipper Kevin Davies got things 

moving in the 31st minute when 

he drilled a left foot drive past 

Heurelho Gomes (pictured) but it 

wasn’t until the 56th minute that 

the lead was increased. Full back 

Gretar Steinsson, earmarked to 

mark Gareth Bale out of the game, 

netted with a shot inside the far 

post after being set up by Johan 

Elamander. 

Wanderers third came from the 

penalty spot by Englands newest 

international Kevin Davies after 

76 minutes, having been awarded 

when Chung Yong Lee was barged 

over by Benoit Assou-Ekotto, but 

things started to get a little tetchy 

when Spurs pulled one back 

through future Bolton loanee Alan 

Hutton just a minute later. 

Three minutes from time the 

stadium was stunned into silence 

when Roman Pavlyuchenko 

smashed a volley past 

Jaaskelainen for Tottenham’s 

second but, four minutes into injury 

time, it became celebration time 

when substitute Martin Petrov 

ran clear to flick the ball beyond 

Gomes to settle the game. 

Team: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, 

Cahill, Knight, Robinson, Lee, 

Muamba, Holden, Taylor, (Petrov), 

Elmander, (M. Davies), K. Davies, 

(Blake). Subs not used: Bogdan, 

Ricketts, Klasnic, Moreno. 

Attendance: 20,255 

Saturday 20th November 2010 


Newcastle United 1 


The Wanderers recorded their 

biggest win at home since 

entering the Premier League 

and registered their 1000th win 

in the top fight, climbing into a 

Champions League qualifying 

place to boot. 

Former skipper Kevin Nolan 

returned to a popular reception 

and then proceeded to handle 

the ball after 18 minutes that saw 

Kevin Davies convert the spot 

kick. Six minutes from the interval 

Matt Taylor struck the bar and 

from the proceeding melee Chung 

Yong Lee raced in to make it two. 

(pictured) 

Record signing Johan Elmander 

got onto the scoresheet after 50 

minutes with his first home goal 

of the season but Newcastle kept 

their hopes up two minutes later 

when Andy Carroll pulled one 

back. 

Despite the setback Bolton didn’t 

waver and kept up the pressure. 

Elamander robbed Fabio Coloccini 

forty yards from goal and raced 

clear to net Wanderers fourth in the 

72nd minute, then, three minutes 

later the Argentine was red carded 

for elbowing as he was again 

outgunned by Bolton’s Swede. 

In injury time Davies was barged 

over by Jose Enrique and the 

captain got up to blast home a 

fifth for the first time in the League 

since the memorable 5-0 win on 

the opening day of the 2001/02 

season at Leicester City. 

Team: Jaaskelainen, Ricketts, 

Cahill, Knight, Robinson, Lee, 

(Rodrigo), Muamba, Holden, 

Taylor, (Petrov), Elmander, (Klasnic), 

K.Davies. Subs not used: Bogdan, 

Steinsson, M. Davies, Blake. 

Attendance: 22,203 


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Wanderers’ final scheduled game of the season 

at Bristol Rovers has been moved back a day to 

Sunday, 7 May (KO 12 noon). 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATT! 

LOTS OF LOVE LUCY & BUMPY XX 

All EFL fixtures that weekend have been rearranged 

to avoid a clash with the Coronation of 

King Charles III on Saturday, 6 May. 

The revised dates are: 

Sky Bet League One – Sunday 7 May 2023, kickoff 

12.00pm 

Sky Bet League Two – Monday 8 May 2023, kickoff 

12.30pm (Bank Holiday) 

Sky Bet Championship – Monday 8 May 2023, 

kick-off 3.00pm (Bank Holiday) 

Wanderers’ Papa Johns Trophy semi-final at 

Accrington Stanley will be played on Wednesday, 

22 February (KO 8pm). 

The tie will be screened live on Sky Sports. 

Meanwhile, Wanderers’ home League One fixture 

against Stanley scheduled for Saturday, 1 April – a 

day before the Papa Johns Trophy final – has 

had to be re-arranged with one of the two clubs 

guaranteed to be going to Wembley. 

The league game at the University of Bolton 

Stadium will now be played on Tuesday, 25 April 

(KO 7:45pm). 

Ticket details for the Papa Johns Trophy tie at the 

Wham Stadium will be released in due course. 


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1st 

1st 

IN THE NORTH WEST FOR 

TEACHING QUALITY

VISIT https://www.bwfcst.co.uk OR USE THE QR CODES TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT AND TO JOIN THE TRUST. 

ABOUT THE TRUST 

JOIN THE TRUST 

NEWS FROM THE 

BWFCST 

ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN THE TRUST AND THE CLUB 

HAS NEVER BEEN BETTER- LET’S BUILD ON THAT. 

On 15th January 2023, the trust 

celebrated its 7th birthday. Time 

passes so quickly and the journey 

that the trust has been on since 

formation in 2016 has been 

eventful to say the least. We were 

a Championship club when the 

BWFCST was formed and the 

last seven years have seen three 

relegations and two promotions. 

In our early years, the relationship 

with the owner was difficult. Since 

2019 and exit from administration 

under Football Ventures, 

engagement between trust and 

club has improved year on year. 

As evidence of this, there are now 

regular scheduled meetings taking 

place and we recently posted 

on the trust website the minutes 

from our latest quarterly meeting 

with the club which was held on 

6th January and can be view by 

using this link www.bwfcst.co.uk/ 

Trust_Documents/ . 

The two main subjects discussed 

were the structure and content 

of an upcoming club survey of 

BWFC supporters and the ongoing 

programme of improvements 

relating to disabled supporters’ 

facilities. Please visit the website 

and have a read through the notes, 

but we also hope that those BWFC 

fans that aren’t already BWFCST 

members will appreciate the level 

of engagement we now have 

with the club and will consider 

becoming trust members and 

joining in with the dialogue. 

We are also extending that 

invitation to our younger 

supporters as your input and 

opinions are vitally important. If you 

want to find out more about how 

to sign up to the trust and to get 

involved, please get in touch on 

enquiries@bwfcst.co.uk or call into 

the Fanzone for a chat before the 

game. 

As part of the ongoing activities 

of the trust, we have our AGM 

scheduled for 2nd February and 

members will be able to attend 

in person and to view online. The 

evening will be hosted by Jack 

Dearden and our special guest 

will be BWFC CEO, Neil Hart. 

Registrations details will be sent 

out to members over the next 

few days. Also, during March and 

April, we will be running our annual 

elections and this year three of 

our board members who have 

completed their 2 year period will 

stand down. Again, members will 

be notified of the details in the very 

near future. 

We are on a journey and if you 

want to play an active part, 

please get in touch. If you are not 

already a member, you can join be 

visiting www.bwfcst.co.uk or by 

using the QR code on this page. 


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JAMES TRAFFORD 19 

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GEORGE JOHNSTON 6 

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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 2-1 Burgess, Graham Youth Alliance League 

10/01/2023 Rochdale A 0-0 | 4-2 Lancashire FA Youth Cup 

21/01/2023 Oldham Athletic H 2-0 Frimpong, Shakespear 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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TICKET 

NEWS 

Charlton Athletic (A) 

Saturday 28th January | 12.30pm KO 

Sky Bet League One 

SPECIAL OCCASION TREATS 

WELCOME OSCAR LEVEY TO TONIGHT’S GAME, HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY! 

HAPPY 8TH BIRTHDAY TO AMELIA KINGHAM 

Adults - £23 Over 65s - £21 

Under 21s - £21 Students: £18 

Under 18s - £14 Under 11s - £6 

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 £36 per person. All coaches 

depart from University of Bolton 

Stadium at 5.00am. 

Cheltenham Town (H) 

Saturday 4th February | 3pm KO 


This is a category C fixture and ticket 

prices are as follows: 

Adults from: £21 Over 65s from: £16 

Under 23s from: £16 Under 18s: £10 

Under 12s: £8 

Peterborough United (A) 

Saturday 11th February | 3pm KO 


Adults - £27 Over 65s - £22 

Under 24s - £18 Under 12s - £3 

We have received the full allocation 

of 2,238 tickets, for the trip to The 

Western Holmes Stadium. Tickets are 

now on sale to Season Ticket holders 

(one per season ticket holder) 

and will go on sale to Official Club 

members (subject to availability) on 

Tuesday 31st January at 10am. 

Official coach travel is available, 

costing £29 per person. All coaches 

depart from University of Bolton 

Stadium at 9.30am. 

BWDA LOOKING FOR 

NEW RECRUITS 

Could 2023 be your year? Why 

not give our weekly fundraisers 

a go? 

Goldline is just £1 per week and 

has some great prizes on offer 

including £1000, 2 x £100 and 2 

x £50 plus 20 x £25 prizes every 

week, 52 weeks of the year! 

Lifeline is £2 per week and again 

offers you the chance to win £2000 

weekly alongside 4 x £100, 5 x £50 

and 8 x £25 in prize monies every 

week. 

Not only do you have the chance 

to win cash prizes but both 

offer benefits that you can take 

advantage of: - 

5% discount in the Club Shop – 

Goldline & Lifeline 

5% discount on season tickets – 

Lifeline only 

10% discount off food and drink at 

Bolton Stadium Hotel – Goldline & 

Lifeline 

10% discount on match day mascot, 

birthday & grassroot football 

packages – Goldline only 

Match day ticket offers – 

Designated games – Goldline & 

Lifeline 

Corporate Hospitality offers – 

Designated games – Lifeline 

Members only 

To join contact lotteries@bwfc. 

co.uk or telephone 01204 

673777 we would be delighted 

to have your support and help 

us to continue to fund projects 

throughout the business that 

would not be possible without your 

support! 

DID YOU KNOW? BWDA 

SUPPORTING BWITC! 

If you join the Goldline weekly draw 

not only do you have the chance 

to win fantastic prizes as above 

and take advantage of some great 

benefits but you also help raise 

money for Bolton Wanderers in the 

Community. 

We are proud to help this fantastic 

charity which does so much 

throughout Bolton for people. 

Whether it was visiting people 

in their homes during covid and 

delivering care packages, soccer 

courses for children, helping our 

fans get fitter or through various 

counselling sessions the BWiTC 

really are a fantastic bunch of 

people and we are delighted to 

have them as one of our partners. 

Join today and 20p of every £1 you 

spend with the Goldline goes to this 

great charity. 

Contact goldline@bwfc.co.uk to 

join or telephone 01204 673777. 

Give this charity long term support 

by joining today and who knows 

you could be lucky too and win 

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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 D 0-0 H PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 18,638 TRAFFORD TOAL AIMSON JOHNSTON BRADLEY MORLEY DEMPSEY 

TUE 10 JAN W 1-0 H PORTSMOUTH [PJT QF] 4,413 TRAFFORD TOAL ALMEIDA SANTOS JOHNSTON n SADLIER WILLIAMS SHEEHAN 

SAT JAN 14 W 3-0 H PORTSMOUTH 17,977 TRAFFORD TOAL 1 AIMSON JOHNSTON BRADLEY MORLEY DEMPSEY 

SAT JAN 21 L 1-2 A DERBY COUNTY 30,004 TRAFFORD TOAL AIMSON JOHNSTON n BRADLEY MORLEY DEMPSEY 

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 

WED FEB 22 20:00 A ACCRINGTON STANLEY [PJT SF] 

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 

SUN MAY 07 12:00 A BRISTOL ROVERS 

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

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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 

WILLIAMS LEE BÖDVARSSON n CHARLES BECK 75’ KACHUNGA 75’ SHEEHAN 80’ BAKAYOKO 80’ JONES WILLIAMS SADLIER D. BOURNE 

BECK KACHUNGA BODVARSSON 1 CHARLES BRADLEY 63’ WILLIAMS 63’ DEMPSEY 74’ BAKAYOKO 74’ MORLEY 78’ AIMSON LEE R. MADDEN 

WILLIAMS LEE 1 BÖDVARSSON CHARLES 1 N’LUNDULU 37’ WILLIAMS 75’ KACHUNGA 75’ ALMEIDA SANTOS 83’ SHEEHAN 83’ SADLIER BECK G. ELTRINGHAM 

WILLIAMS LEE CHARLES N’LUNDULU SHORETIRE 63’ KACHUNGA 73’ SADLIER 87’ 1 JONES WILLIAMS ALMEIDA SANTOS SHEEHAN J. SIMPSON 


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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 

CAREER 

TOTAL 

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(5) 0 2 0 0 0 2(2) 0 19(7) 0 5 0 91 1 206 2 

RICARDO ALMEIDA SANTOS 18/06/1995 17(1) 0 1 0 1 0 2(1) 0 21(2) 0 2 1 114 0 280 7 

GEORGE JOHNSTON 01/09/1998 26 1 2 0 0 0 3(1) 0 31(1) 1 5 0 80 3 106 4 

KIERAN SADLIER 14/09/1994 1(17) 1 1(1) 1 1 0 5(1) 3 8(22) 5 2 0 44 9 268 66 

JOSH SHEEHAN 30/03/1995 4(5) 0 0 0 0 0 5(1) 0 9(6) 0 1 0 35 4 244 21 

JON DADI BODVARSSON 25/05/1992 8(13) 3 1 1 0(1) 1 4 3 13(14) 8 1 0 48 15 314 57 

DION CHARLES 07/10/1995 22(2) 9 1 1 1 0 3(1) 2 27(3) 12 0 0 54 20 292 92 

AMADOU BAKAYOKO 01/01/1996 5(15) 1 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 1(4) 3 6(21) 4 0 0 64 17 268 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 9(1) 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 15(1) 0 2 0 44 1 214 7 

AARON MORLEY 27/02/2000 17(5) 2 0 0 1 0 3(1) 1 21(6) 3 1 0 48 4 169 11 

SHOLA SHORETIRE 02/04/2004 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0 13 1 

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 9 2 0 0 0 0 4(1) 0 13(1) 2 1 0 14 2 154 7 

JAMES TRAFFORD 10/10/2002 27 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 29 0 1 0 51 0 64 0 

KIERAN LEE 22/06/1988 16(2) 3 2 0 1 0 1(2) 0 20(4) 3 0 0 74 11 435 39 

CONOR BRADLEY 09/07/2003 25 4 1(1) 1 1 0 1(4) 1 28(5) 6 9 0 33 6 40 6 

KYLE DEMPSEY 17/09/1995 14(7) 3 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 2(1) 0 16(10) 3 1 1 37 3 335 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(14) 0 2 1 0(1) 0 3(2) 1 16(17) 2 2 0 74 6 320 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(3) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 2(1) 0 4(5) 0 0 0 9 0 15 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 

RANDELL WILLIAMS 30/12/1996 3 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 3(1) 0 0 0 4 0 142 13 

DAN NLUNDULU 05/02/1999 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 0 0 2 0 74 9 

LEFT THE CLUB 

LEAGUE ONE | AS IT STANDS 

HOME AWAY 

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

1 Plymouth 28 13 0 1 29 11 5 7 2 22 18 +22 61 

2 Sheff Wed 27 9 4 1 31 11 8 3 2 16 7 +29 58 

3 Ipswich 27 7 5 1 23 10 7 4 3 26 18 +21 51 

4 Derby 26 9 2 2 25 11 4 6 3 13 9 +18 47 

5 Bolton 27 8 4 2 19 8 4 4 5 15 14 +12 44 

6 Barnsley 25 8 1 4 20 14 5 3 4 13 10 +9 43 

7 Peterborough 25 8 1 3 24 9 4 1 8 17 22 +10 38 

8 Wycombe 26 6 3 4 19 13 5 2 6 14 14 +6 38 

9 Bristol R 27 5 4 4 21 22 5 3 6 21 23 -3 37 

10 Oxford 26 5 3 5 18 14 4 5 4 15 15 +4 35 

11 Shrewsbury 26 6 2 6 18 18 4 3 5 14 12 +2 35 

12 Exeter 27 5 4 4 19 17 4 4 6 20 22 0 35 

13 Port Vale 25 5 3 4 13 13 5 2 6 14 21 -7 35 

14 Charlton 26 6 5 3 26 17 2 5 5 14 19 +4 34 

15 Portsmouth 24 4 7 2 19 15 4 3 4 12 15 +1 34 

16 Lincoln 25 2 10 0 13 10 4 2 7 11 20 -6 30 

17 Fleetwood 26 2 5 5 11 12 4 6 4 18 16 +1 29 

18 Cheltenham 26 5 1 6 13 16 3 3 8 10 18 -11 28 

19 MK Dons 26 2 3 8 10 20 5 1 7 15 17 -12 25 

20 Accrington 25 3 5 4 16 18 3 2 8 8 23 -17 25 

21 Morecambe 25 4 5 4 16 16 1 4 7 10 19 -9 24 

22 Cambridge U 26 5 2 6 12 16 2 1 10 11 30 -23 24 

23 Burton 26 3 4 6 14 23 2 3 8 18 31 -22 22 

24 Forest Green 27 4 0 10 11 25 1 6 6 12 27 -29 21 

AROUND THE GROUNDS 

BOLTON WANDERERS VS 

FOREST GREEN ROVERS 

BURTON ALBION VS 

PETERBOROUGH UNITED 

CHELTENHAM TOWN VS 

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 

EXETER CITY VS 

BARNSLEY 

FLEETWOOD TOWN VS 

PORTSMOUTH 

IPSWICH TOWN VS 

MORECAMBE 

MILTON KEYNES DONS VS 

SHREWSBURY TOWN 

PORT VALE VS 

DERBY COUNTY 

WYCOMBE WANDERERS VS 

OXFORD UNITED 

ALL ABOVE MATCHES KICK-OFF AT 7.45PM 

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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

MATCHDAY SQUADS 

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 Dan NLUNDULU n 

12 Joel DIXON n 

14 Jack IREDALE n 

15 Will AIMSON n 

16 Aaron MORLEY n 

17 Shola SHORETIRE 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 

Head Coach: 

IAN BURCHNALL 

MATCH OFFICIALS 

1 Luke McGEE n 

2 Corey O’KEEFFE n 

3 Dom BERNARD n 

4 Dylan McGEOUCH n 

5 Olly CASEY n 

6 Baily CARGILL n 

7 Ben STEVENSON n 

8 Regan HENDRY n 

9 Mathew STEVENS n 

10 Armani LITTLE n 

11 Jordon GARRICK n 

12 Jamie ROBSON n 

13 Alfie BURNETT n 

15 Jordan MOORE-TAYLOR n 

16 Jacob JONES n 

17 Kyle McALLISTER n 

18 Bryan FIABEMA n 

19 Sean ROBERTSON n 

20 Sean O’BRIEN n 

21 Amadou BAKAYOKO n 

22 Udoka GODWIN-MALIFE n 

23 Brandon COOPER n 

24 Lewis THOMAS n 

25 Myles PEART-HARRIS n 

26 David DAVIS n 

27 Harvey BUNKER n 

28 Josh MARCH n 

29 Reece BROWN n 

31 Ross DOOHAN n 

40 Finley BELL n 

44 Murphy BENNETT n 

REFEREE: TOM NIELD 

ASSISTANT REFEREES: LEE FREEMAN AND DARREN WILLIAMS 

FOURTH OFFICIAL: OLLIE YATES 

ON THE COVER 

Newest signing Shola 

Shoretire, who arrived on loan 

from Manchester United last 

week, is pictured in the 2009-10 

season home kit manufactured 

by Reebok whilst standing on 

the stairs in the West Stand. To 

mark 25 years of football at our 

current home, the majority of 

programme covers this season 

have featured and will feature 

a current Wanderers player 

in a home kit worn from 1997 

onwards, in a different position 

in or around the stadium. 

NEXT UP 

AT HOME 

vs Cheltenham Town 

Saturday 4 February 

2023 | KO 3pm 

NEXT UP 

AWAY 

vs Charlton Athletic 

Saturday 28 January 

2023 | KO 12.30pm

Bolton Wanderers vs Forest Green Rovers

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