Bolton Wanderers vs MK Dons

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Tuesday 14 February 2023 | 7.45pm | ISSUE 26 

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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 

TO SCORE FIVE GOALS AWAY FROM HOME IN THE CLUB’S 5,000TH LEAGUE GAME HAS AN ELEMENT 

OF POETRY ABOUT IT; ADD IN TWO GOALS FROM OUR NUMBER FIVE AND A HAT-TRICK FROM OUR 

RED-HOT STRIKER AND YOU HAVE A RESULT THAT WILL BE TALKED ABOUT FOR A VERY LONG TIME. 

It is an absolute privilege being 

the manager of this wonderful 

football club - the players wear 

the shirt with pride for each and 

everyone of you every time they 

go out on the pitch. And to make 

special memories for our fans is 

the reason why we do it. 

To be at the helm as the club 

reached a significant landmark that 

only a few of the founder members 

of the Football League have 

achieved so far is an honour that 

will stay with me forever. 

That said, we have got a job to 

do and we don’t have the time to 

dwell on the past, no matter how 

much we have enjoyed it. 

We cannot afford to rest on our 

laurels and become complacent - I 

won’t allow that. 

Peterborough came into the game 

on the back of a good run of form, 

but we blew them away. It looked 

like we were going to score every 

time we attacked. With the rotten 

luck we’ve had with injuries and 

suspensions it would have been 

quite easy for us to feel sorry 

for ourselves and look for 

sympathy. But this will never 

happen on my watch. 

We put in the performance 

we know we are 

capable of and 

showed that with the 

chances we create 

we are always a 

threat at any stage 

of a game. That 

attacking side of our 

game got the plaudits quite rightly 

but I was equally as pleased with 

our defence as a clean sheet away 

from home is always priceless. 

I’m delighted for Rico to have 

finally broken the seal and get 

not only his first but his second 

goal for the club. He’ll be the 

first to admit that he should have 

more goals to his name but his 

imperious performance at the 

back, completely nullifying Jonson 

Clarke-Harris, was arguably more 

important than his two goals. 

And what can I say about Dion? 

There have been so many 

superlatives to describe his 

hat-trick at London Road, I don’t 

think I could add to them. He’s a 

striker that defenders absolutely 

hate playing against. He might 

not dominate from a physical 

perspective but his pace, 

perseverance, energy and 

precision causes them 

nightmares. He’s in 

a rich vein of form 

and I am thrilled 

for him. Hopefully 

he’ll get a few 

more match balls 

to take home with 

him this season! 

As high as football can take you it 

can also bring you crashing back 

down to earth - and as good as 

we have been recently we will not, 

as I said earlier, get carried away. 

Tonight’s opponents, MK Dons, 

who I’d like to welcome to the 

University of Bolton Stadium, will 

make it a difficult game for us and 

we’ll have to show that resilience 

and cutting edge which was on 

display at the weekend if we are to 

carry on this momentum. 

It goes without saying, that your 

support continues to shine on us 

so brilliantly. Hearing that roar at 

full-time and seeing the beaming 

smiles on your faces makes all the 

hard work we put in worthwhile. 

Finally, I must end these notes in 

a rather sombre tone. We have all 

been incredibly saddened to see 

the agonising loss of life that the 

earthquakes in Turkey and Syria 

have caused. While the buildings 

and infrastructure will be rebuilt 

over time, the pain will remain 

infinite for the many who have 

lost loved ones. The thoughts of 

everybody at Bolton Wanderers 

Football Club are with the people 

of Turkey and Syria. 

The Club has launched the For 

The Love Of Humanity appeal to 

raise as much funds as possible 

which will assist those who need it 

most and if you are in a position to 

donate please do so to help make 

a difference. 

Ian. 

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THE BOARDROOM 

NEIL HART 

GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON STADIUM. 

We’re back home following 

a special day for the club at 

Peterborough last Saturday. 

To reach 5000 league games is a 

major milestone for the club and I’d 

like to applaud Ian and his staff and 

players for a performance – and 

result – that was befitting of the 

occasion. 

It really couldn’t have been a better 

day and everyone there must have 

felt fortunate to be part of it. 

While we are in the middle of 

another important run of games and 

making fantastic progress on the 

pitch, there are also some key offthe-field 

issues I’d like to mention. 

Firstly, we are delighted to have 

launched our season ticket offer 

for the 2023/24 season and with 

the response which has already 

seen over 4,000 tickets sold – a 

significant increase on this time last 

year. 

We have frozen prices during the 

early bird period to make watching 

Wanderers as affordable as possible 

and urge supporters to renew, 

where they can, before the deadline 

of Monday, 10 April to benefit from 

the current prices. 

In the spirit of aiming to make our 

stadium as inclusive as possible, we 

are also attaching an important new 

fundraising campaign to 2023/24 

season ticket sales. 

In consultation with the Bolton 

Wanderers Supporters’ Trust, the 

club is working to enhance disabled 

facilities across the stadium. This 

will include the installation of a 

‘Changing Places’ toilet and the 

upgrade of existing disabled toilets. 

To contribute to these improvements, 

fans are being offered the chance to 

make a donation on check-out when 

purchasing their season tickets of set 

amounts of £10, £25, £50 or £100. 

As a minimum, Bolton Wanderers 

are committed to matching the 

contributions made by supporters as 

part of this initiative. 

I would also like to take this 

opportunity to clarify the situation 

regarding match-day buses. 

The current provision of buses 

to home matches is costing the 

club £40,000, as well as costing 

supporters £7 per journey. 

Currently only around 350 

supporters are using the service, 

although we are fully aware of the 

importance of that service to those 

who do so. 

That’s why, via the Supporters’ 

Trust, we are engaging in a period 

of consultation and looking into 

the detail of the match-day bus 

operation with a view to confirming a 

plan for the 2023/24 season before 

the end of March – giving supporters 

the chance to renew season tickets 

ahead of the early bird deadline. 

The views of supporters remain 

important to us and to that end we 

are also about to launch a major 

supporter survey which will allow 

fans to provide feedback on a 

variety of subjects around their club 

– including match-day experience, 

ticketing, hospitality, food and drink 

offerings and much more. 

We also have a number of key 

events coming up for both 

supporters and business partners. 

Our next Business Club event will be 

staged on Friday, 10 March, followed 

on the same night by our first BWFC 

Sleep Out. 

The event will aim to raise funds 

to support both the club’s official 

charity – Bolton Wanderers in the 

Community – and Urban Outreach 

as they work to support some of 

the most vulnerable people living in 

Bolton. 

Already over 100 people have 

signed up and anyone else keen 

to take part can do so via this email 

address fausten@bwitc.org.uk 

Finally, our End of Season Awards 

night is also in the diary for the 

evening of Saturday, 23 April. 

That promises to be a superb 

occasion in the company of Ian 

and the players and one not to be 

missed. For ticket details, please 

contact sales@Bwfc.co.uk 

There is so much to look forward 

on and off the pitch as we move 

towards the end of the season and 

while Ian and his players continue to 

entertain and reward us, rest assured 

we are doing everything possible 

behind the scenes to build for a 

successful and sustainable future. 

Thanks for your support. 

Neil 


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MATCH ACTION 

VS 

PETERBOROUGH UNITED 0 

BOLTON WANDERERS 5 

Almeida Santos 12, 77, Charles 42 (pen), 47, 51 (pen) 

SATURDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2023 | SKY BET LEAGUE ONE | THE WESTON HOMES STADIUM 

LINE-UPS 

Peterborough United: Norris, Thompson 

(Knight 67), Kent, Edwards, Butler (Ogbeta 

52), Kyprianou, Taylor (B. Thompson 75), 

Ward, Mason-Clark, Poku (Jones 75), 

Clarke-Harris (Tshimanga 67). 

Unused Subs: Blackmore, Burrows. 

Bookings: Kyprianou, Poku, Taylor. 

Bolton Wanderers: Trafford, Toal, Almeida 

Santos, Mbete (Isgrove 79), Jones, John 

(R. Williams 79), Morley, Dempsey, Lee 

(Sheehan 78), Shoretire (Jerome 63), 

Charles (Adeboyejo 63) 

Unused Subs: Dixon, Khumbeni. 

Bookings: Charles, Almeida Santos, 

Shoretire. 

Attendance: 9,247 (1,725 Wanderers fans) 

Wanderers marked their 5,000th league fixture with a five-star 

performance and victory at play-off chasing Peterborough United 

on Saturday afternoon. 

Ricardo Almeida Santos scored his first goal for the club after just 

a dozen minutes, when he diverted Gethin Jones’ effort beyond 

Will Norris and Dion Charles doubled the lead just before the break 

from the penalty spot after Shola Shoretire was fouled by Nathan 

Thompson. 

Shortly after the restart, Charles added his second of the afternoon 

from close range after connecting with Gethin Jones’ low cross 

before completing his hat-trick from the spot four minutes letter after 

Shoretire was once again brought down inside the box. 

Almeida Santos added Wanderers’ fifth and his second goal of the 

afternoon, smashing a shot into the roof of the net from close range 

after Aaron Morley’s cross had fallen into his path via a flick from 

Cameron Jerome. An unforgettable afternoon for Ian Evatt’s men at 

the Weston Homes Stadium and up to fourth in Sky Bet League One. 

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MATCH STATS 

POSSESSION: 

58% 42% 

SHOTS: 

16 14 

SHOTS ON GOAL: 

6 7 

CORNERS: 

8 3 

FOULS: 

13 16 

COMPLETED PASSES: 

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[ IN OPPOSITION ] 

MILTON KEYNES 

DONS 

STADIUM: 

Stadium MK 

CAPACITY: 

30,500 

NICKNAME: 

The Dons 

FOUNDED: 

2004 

[ LAST FIVE SEASONS ] 

DID YOU 

KNOW? 

Milton Keynes Dons were former 

Premier League player Jimmy 

Bullard’s last club before his 

retirement from football, making 

only three appearances for the club. 

Similarly Dietmar Hamman made 

12 appearances as a player-coach 

before retiring. 

2021/22: 3rd 2020/21: 13th 2019/20: 19th 2018/19: 3rd [P] 2017/18: 23rd [R] 

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THE SPINE OF THE TEAM 

GOALKEEPER | JAMIE CUMMING 

AGE: 23 | ON LOAN FROM CHELSEA 

Joining MK Dons on loan in January 2022 until the end of the 2021/22 

season, Cumming arrived at Stadium MK after an impressive first half of 

the season on loan at Gillingham from parent club Chelsea. 

The former England U19 international made 23 appearances for the Dons 

last term and re-joined the club on loan last summer. He has once again 

been a regular and this term has made 37 appearances. Yet to make his 

first team bow for Chelsea, Cumming featured for the club’s U21s side in 

the Football League Trophy before his first loan spell away from Stamford 

Bridge at Stevenage during the 2020/21 season. 

CENTRE BACK | JACK TUCKER 

AGE: 23 | PREVIOUS CLUB: GILLINGHAM 

Born in Kent, Tucker came through the youth ranks at Gillingham and made 

his professional debut for the club in a 1-0 home defeat to Portsmouth in 

October 2017. The central defender had to wait until the 2019/20 season to 

become a first team regular for the Gills, in a campaign where he made 34 

appearances (1 goal). 

From there, he became a key figure in Gillingham’s defensive ranks and 

went onto make a total of 137 appearances (4 goals) for the club before a 

June 2022 move to Milton Keynes Dons following the Gills’ relegation to 

League Two. In his debut campaign for the Dons, to date he has made 32 

appearances (1 goal) for the club at the time of writing. 

CENTRE MIDFIELDER | JOSH McEACHRAN 

AGE: 29 | PREVIOUS CLUB: BIRMINGHAM CITY 

Once a highly regarded young prospect at Chelsea and a regular in the England U21s setup, 

McEachran is now approaching his 30th birthday and is one of the more experienced figures 

within the ranks at Milton Keynes Dons. 

Making his professional debut for Chelsea in a 4-1 Champions League win at MSK Zilina in 

September 2010, he went onto make 22 appearances for the club before a July 2015 move to 

Brentford for a £750,000 fee following loan spells with Swansea City, Middlesbrough, Watford, 

Wigan Athletic, and Vitesse Arnhem. 

During four years at Griffin Park, he made 102 appearances (1 goal) before a September 2019 

move to Birmingham City. In March 2021 he joined Milton Keynes Dons on a free transfer and at 

the time of writing he has made 84 appearances for the club. 

STRIKER | MO EISA 

AGE: 28 | PREVIOUS CLUB: PETERBOROUGH UNITED 

The Dons’ joint-leading scorer in all competitions with 7 goals, Eisa has scored 3 goals in 

his last 4 appearances at the time of writing, including a brace in a 2-1 win at Forest Green 

Rovers three weeks ago. 

Climbing up through the non-league pyramid, Eisa’s goals for Greenwich Borough earned 

him a move to Cheltenham Town in July 2017 and during a single season at Whaddon 

Road (2017/18) he scored 25 goals before a £1.5 Million move to Bristol City in July 2018. 

Making just 6 appearances during the 2018/19 season, he signed for Peterborough United 

in the summer of 2019 and spent two seasons with the club before a move to Milton 

Keynes Dons in July 2021 for a club-record fee. Last term for the Dons, he scored 12 goals 

in 41 appearances. 

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THE BOSS… 

Successfully guiding a host of talented young players through Leeds 

United’s U23s setup, Jackson was presented with his first opportunity 

in senior management after taking over at Milton Keynes Dons in 

December following Liam Manning’s departure. 

As a player, Jackson came through the youth ranks at Leeds United 

– his hometown club, to make his professional debut for the club in 

March 1996. Following loans at Huddersfield Town and Barnsley, he left 

Elland Road in 2000 and went onto have spells with Scunthorpe United, 

Kidderminster Harriers, Rochdale, and Farsley Celtic before hanging his 

boots up. 

Returning to Leeds to coach the U15s and 16s in 2015, he worked his 

way up through the age groups to take charge of the U23s in September 

2020 following Carlos Corberan’s departure to Huddersfield Town. 

FRANCO 

RAVIZZOLI 

GOALKEEPER 

Age: 25 

Previous Club: 

Eastbourne Borough 

DANIEL 

HARVIE 

LEFT BACK 

Age: 24 


Ayr United 

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TENNAI 

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RIGHT BACK 

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Reading 

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On loan from: 

Chelsea 

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MARK 

JACKSON 

ZAK 

JULES 

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CENTRE BACK/LEFT BACK 

Age: 26 


Walsall 

MATT 

SMITH 

DEFENSIVE MIDFIELDER 

Age: 23 


Manchester City 

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BRADLEY 

JOHNSON 

CENTRE MIDFIELDER 

Age: 35 


Blackburn Rovers 

CONOR 

GRANT 


Age: 21 


Rochdale 

PARIS 

MAGHOMA 


Age: 21 

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ATTACKING MIDFIELDER 

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RIGHT WINGER 

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Age: 27 


Wycombe Wanderers 

MAX 

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Striker 

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Leeds United 

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STRIKER 

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IN NUMBERS 

THE TROPHY CABINET: 

LEAGUE TWO 

WINNERS 

(4TH TIER): 

2007/08 

FOOTBALL 

LEAGUE 

TROPHY 

WINNERS: 

2007/08 

MOST APPEARANCES: 

DEAN 

LEWINGTON 

871 

ALL-TIME TOP SCORER: 

IZALE MCLEOD 

71 

2021/22 AVERAGE 

ATTENDANCE: 

9,253 

HIGHEST HOME ATTENDANCE: 

28,521 

VS LIVERPOOL (25TH 

SEPTEMBER 2019 – 

LEAGUE CUP 3RD ROUND) 

2021/22 SEASON (RESULTS): 

26 WINS | 11 DRAWS | 9 DEFEATS 

GOALS: 78 SCORED | 44 CONCEDED 

BEST FINAL LEAGUE POSITION: 

23rd 

in the Championship (2nd tier) – 2015/16 

HIGHEST TRANSFER FEE PAID: 

£250,000+ 

AN UNDISCLOSED FEE IN EXCESS OF £250,000 TO 

PETERBOROUGH UNITED FOR MO EISA IN JULY 2021 

LOWEST FINAL LEAGUE POSITION: 

4th 

in League Two (4th tier) – 2006/07 

HIGHEST TRANSFER FEE RECEIVED: 

£5 MILLION 

FROM TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FOR 

DELE ALLI IN FEBRUARY 2015. 

THIS SEASON’S STATS: 

Games: 40 Wins: 15 

Goals Scored: 49 Goals Conceded: 53 

Biggest win: 6-0 vs Taunton Town (Saturday 5 November 2022 – FA Cup) 

Biggest defeat: 4-1 vs Plymouth Argyle (Saturday 15 October 2022 – League One) 

and vs Bristol Rovers (Tuesday 13 December 2022 – Papa Johns Trophy). 

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MARLAND’S 

MUSINGS 

The Wanderers became the fifth 

club to reach 5000 League games 

at Peterborough joining fellow 

Football League founder members 

Preston, (who were first to do so), 

Burnley, Wolves and Derby. 

The games broken down by 

division are: topflight-2802, second 

tier-1443, third tier-663, fourth 

tier-92. 

The top five players with most 

League appearances for the club 

are as follows: 

1. Eddie Hopkinson 519 (1956-1970). 

2. Roy Greaves 495 (1965-1980). 

3. Alex Finney 483 (1922-1937). 

4. Bryan Edwards 482 (1950-1965) 

5. Jussi Jaaskelainen 476 (1998- 

2012) 

In terms of League goals, the top 

five are: 

1. Nat Lofthouse (pictured) 255 

(1946-1961). 

2 Joe Smith 254 (1908-1927). 

3. David Jack 144 (1920-1929). 

4. Jack Milson 142 (1929-1938). 

5. Ray Westwood 127 (1930-1948). 

In terms of more recent goal 

scorers John Byrom is in 7th place 

with 113 and Neil Whatmore in 9th 

with 107. 

WANDERERS 

MATTERS WITH 

CLUB HISTORIAN 

SIMON MARLAND… 

5000th LEAGUE GAME 

MILESTONE. 

Bolton managers in charge of 

most League games for the club 

are: 

1. Charles Foweraker (pictured) 840 

(1918-1944). 

2. Bill Ridding 729 (1951-1968). 

3. John Somerville 412 (1898-1910). 

4. Sam Allardyce 307 (1999-2007). 

5. Phil Neal 301 (1985-1992). 

Ian Evatt is currently 14th on the list 

with 123 games. 

Previous milestones have seen 

varying results to celebrate the 

occasion. Wanderers 100th League 

game saw a 4-4 draw with Stoke 

at Pikes Lane in October 1892 with 

Jimmy Dickenson helping himself 

to a hat trick. 

The 250th game came in October 

1897, 5000 spectators witnessing a 

2-0 win against Nottingham Forest 

at Burnden Park. The 500th saw a 

4-0 second division home defeat 

of Glossop in January 1905 on the 

way to runners up spot. 

January 1922 brought about the 

1000th game, a 2-0 home reverse 

to Chelsea, this coming just three 

days after the Wanderers had 

won 3-0 at Stamford Bridge. A 

first league visit to Carrow Road to 

face Norwich City in October 1964 

(programme 

pictured) saw 

the 2500th 

game and a 3-2 

defeat. Bolton’s 

goals coming 

from Francis 

Lee and a Barry 

Butler own goal. 


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WHAT’S IN A NUMBER? PLENTY IF YOU’RE GETHIN 

JONES AT THE MOMENT. 

The Wanderers’ vice-captain has 

just chalked up a couple of key 

milestones with the Whites. 

And off the pitch, Jones has also 

delivered some significant figures 

in the size of the cheque he has 

donated – on behalf of his family 

– to the Darby Rimmer MND 

Foundation. 

Football first and on a personal 

note, Jones reached his century 

of appearances for Wanderers as 

he helped Ian Evatt’s men to a 1-0 

victory over Cheltenham Town in 

the Whites’ last home game. 

Only close friend and defensive 

ally Ricardo Almeida Santos has 

played more games under Evatt 

than Jones, who was pleasantly 

surprised to get the hundred up 

in an eventful first phase of his 

Wanderers’ career. 

“I didn’t even realise until after that 

game when someone mentioned 

it to me,” said Jones, one of the 

first signings made by Evatt as the 

Whites looked to re-build following 

relegation to League Two in 2020. 

“When you’re happy somewhere 

time flies. It’s been two-and-a-half 

years I’ve been here now and I’m 

loving every minute of it. 

“The way the whole club is going 

on and off the pitch, it’s been 

incredible and we will keep 

working hard every single day to 

get where we want to be. 

“When me and Rico first came in 

the manager said he wants to win 

games and play attractive football. 

“We went through that very rough 

patch in League Two at first, but 

you’ve seen the last two seasons 

when we’ve come on really strong 

in the second half of the season 

and it seems that way at the 

moment. 

“We just need to keep the 

momentum going and push on 

towards the end of the season.” 

WE’VE BEEN 

GETTING 

A LOT OF 

CLEAN 

SHEETS 

AND OUR 

HOME FORM 

HAS BEEN 

INCREDIBLE 

SINCE THE 

NEW YEAR. 

After helping secure promotion in 

his first season at the University of 

Bolton Stadium and a top-10 finish 

in League One last term, Jones 

and his team-mates are eyeing 

something even better this time 

around. 

Wanderers go into tonight’s game 

at home to MK Dons inside the 

top six and the play-off places, 

regardless of the outcome of last 

Saturday’s game at Peterborough 

United. 

The fixture at London Road marked 

the Whites’ 5000th league game 

as they became just the fifth club 

to reach another landmark that 

resonates with Jones. 

“It’s a massive milestone for the 

club and I’m proud to be a part of 

that as well,” added the 27-year-old 

Welshman. 


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“It’s something we say as players. 

To come in and play for a massive 

club like Bolton is something we 

enjoy every single day.” 

Another record recently achieved is 

the run of clean sheets Wanderers 

have racked up at the University of 

Bolton Stadium. 

Surpassing a club-best which had 

stood since the early 1930s, the 

Whites haven’t conceded a goal 

at the University of Bolton Stadium 

since the start of December. 

Goalkeeper James Trafford and his 

defensive allies have clocked up 

eight successive home shut-outs, 

including six in the league, to 

underpin a winning home run which 

could extend to five games against 

the Dons this evening. 

“It’s something we’ve been really 

working hard on,” said Jones, who 

has played his part in a variety 

of defensive roles to help the 

Whites seamlessly overcome 

injury absences and changes in 

personnel. 

“We’ve been getting a lot of clean 

sheets and our home form has 

been incredible since the new year. 

“We want to make it hard for teams 

to come to play. Cheltenham made 

it difficult for us here last time but 

we found a way to win. 

“That’s one thing the manager 

has always said: if teams make it 

difficult just find a way to win. The 

most important thing in the end is 

that three points.” 

Which brings us to the final number. 

Last week Jones presented a 

cheque worth £35,496 to the Darby 

Rimmer MND Foundation as a 25 

per cent share of the money raised 

by the Jones family as a result of 

their own battle with one of the 

most cruel of conditions. 

Karen Jones – mum to Gethin, 

Dylan and Ela and husband of 

Gareth – sadly lost her fight almost 

a year ago after an initial diagnosis 

in July, 2021. 

Wanderers, family and friends 

rallied around to support an appeal 

designed to raise funds for the 

care and treatment of Karen and 

to contribute to the wider struggle 

against MND through the Darby 

Rimmer Foundation, co-founded by 

former Whites’ defender Stephen 

Darby. 

That fight will go on, with Jones 

as committed on that subject as 

he is to Wanderers’ cause as he 

continues to honour the memory of 

his mum as a model professional 

on and off the pitch. 

“As a family, we are so grateful for 

everyone’s generosity and support. 

One thing we said, even after my 

mum passed away, was that we 

want to keep supporting Darby 

Rimmer and the MND Association,” 

he said. 

“There are a lot of things we want 

to keep on doing because it’s a 

horrible illness and one we need 

to find a cure for and do more 

research. 

“It’s heart-breaking to see someone 

so close to you go away like that. 

As a family we still want to help 

with all the research we can to find 

a cure. 

“It’s been difficult for us, but the 

club has been so supportive and 

the help of Sharon (chairman 

Sharon Brittan), the manager, all 

the players and the fan-base has 

been incredible to keep me 

going. 

“It’s one thing my mum always 

wanted me to do. She was adamant 

she wanted me to go and play and 

make her proud and that’s what I 

try to do every single day.” 

Without question, it’s fair to say he 

has. 


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MATCH ACTION 

VS 

BOLTON WANDERERS 1 

(Dempsey 80) 

CHELTENHAM TOWN 0 

SATURDAY 4 FEBRUARY 2023 | SKY BET LEAGUE ONE | UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON STADIUM 

LINE-UPS 

Bolton Wanderers: Trafford, Toal, Almeida 

Santos, Jones, Bradley, John, Morley, Dempsey 

(Sheehan 85), Shoretire (Lee 67), Adeboyejo 

(Jerome 67), Charles. 

Unused Subs: Dixon, Mbete, Khumbeni, Isgrove. 

Bookings: Bradley 

Cheltenham Town: Southwood, Long, Taylor, 

Raglan (Keena 82), Jackson, Williams (Olayinka 

75), Perry (Sercombe 70), Bonds, Broom, Goodwin 

(Norton 70), May. 

Unused Subs: MacDonald, Baggott, Brown. 

Bookings: Broom, Williams, Long. 

Attendance: 17,736 (326 Cheltenham Town fans) 

Social Media Man of the Match: Kyle Dempsey 

Patience paid of for Wanderers who managed to find 

a way past a resilient Cheltenham Town side at the 

University of Bolton Stadium with Kyle Dempsey’s 

fine strike late in the game proving to be the decisive 

moment. 

Dempsey looked to ask questions of the Cheltenham 

back line in a very stop-start first half before Dion 

Charles spurned a big opportunity by blazing a shot 

over the bar from the edge of the box after he’d latched 

onto Gethin Jones’ header to bear down on goal. 

Charles was denied in the second half by Luke 

Southwood after Shola Shoretire had picked him out 

with a neat flick, and Aaron Morley fired a free-kick 

over the bar before Dempsey’s superb curling strike 

headed into the bottom corner after the midfielder had 

engineered some space for a shot 20 yards from goal. 

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MATCH STATS 

POSSESSION: 

66% 34% 

SHOTS: 

14 10 

SHOTS ON GOAL: 

2 3 

CORNERS: 

7 6 

FOULS: 

7 12 

COMPLETED PASSES: 

390 133 


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ONE CLUB, 

ONE COMMUNITY, 

ONE TOWN 

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

FOR THE LOVE OF HUMANITY 

On this Valentine’s Day, a day 

that we think of our loved one’s 

and often give them gifts in 

appreciation of them we are 

holding our “for the love of 

humanity” appeal. 

The thoughts and prayers of 

everyone at Bolton Wanderers 

are with all those affected by the 

devastating earthquakes in Turkey 

(now known as Türkiye) and Syria. 

The shocking scale of the tragedy 

and the catastrophic loss of life has 

left us all deeply saddened. 

All funds raised during this appeal 

will be sent to the Disasters 

Emergency Committee (DEC), a 

committee that brings together 15 

leading UK aid charities at times of 

crisis overseas. 

The UK Government has pledged 

to match pound-for-pound up to 

£5 million the amount raised by the 

public for the DEC’s Turkey-Syria 

Earthquake Appeal. 

DEC charities and their local 

partners are among the first 

responders, working with locallyled 

relief efforts in Turkey and 

Syria. 

Their immediate priorities are 

search and rescue, medical 

treatment for the injured, shelter for 

those who have lost their homes, 

heaters for spaces, winter kits with 

blankets and warm clothes, and 

ensuring people have food and 

clean water. 

Sharon our Chairman has said, 

“The earthquakes in Türkiye and 

Syria have brought a devastating 

loss of life on a huge scale which 

has brought a deep sense of 

sadness around the world. 

“Yet, in the face of such a tragedy, 

we are reminded of the resilience 

and strength of the human spirit 

where people come together to 

offer help, support, comfort and 

hope to those who have lost so 

much. 

“Here at Bolton Wanderers, we 

have launched our For The Love 

Of Humanity appeal to raise as 

much funds as possible which will 

help those who need it most. 

“On a night when we traditionally 

tell our loved ones how much they 

mean to us, let us also show our 

compassion for those who are 

suffering greatly as this tragedy 

continues to unfold. 

“May the souls of those lost rest 

in perpetual peace and may their 

memory serve as a reminder 

of the power of unity and the 

unbreakable bonds that bind us 

all.” 

If you are in a position to make a 

donation and you would like to 

help the humanitarian aid efforts, 

you can also support the appeal 

here. 

£30 could provide blankets for six 

people to keep them warm 

£50 could provide emergency 

food for two families for 10 days 

£100 could provide emergency 

shelter for four families 

Thank you in anticipation of your 

support. 

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. 

Saturday 4th May 2013 

Bolton Wanderers 2 

Blackpool 2 

N Power Football League Championship 

The Wanderers failed to get into 

the play-offs on the final day of 

the season on goal difference 

thanks to a failure to defeat 

Blackpool and Leicester’s last 

minute winner at Nottingham 

Forest. 

Saturday February 23rd 2013 


Hull City 1 

N Power Football League Championship 

Eight minutes into the match the 

Wanderers, chasing a late chase 

for a play-off place, were three 

goals to the good as third placed 

Hull City were put to the sword. 

Darren Pratley set the ball rolling 

after just 75 seconds with a 

spectacular full length diving 

header (pictured) after some 

inspiring midfield football from 

Mark Davies and Chung-Yong 

Lee. It was Davies who netted the 

second five minutes in, his shot 

from the edge of the penalty area 

being too hot for ‘keeper David 

Stockdale, the ball ending up in the 

bottom corner of the net. 

The third goal came courtsesy of 

two loan players. Jay Spearing, 

from Liverpool, swung in a corner 

and Craig Dawson, from West 

Brom, got his header for his first 

goal in almost two years. 

Both sides hit the woodwork 

before half time, Robbie Brady 

firing a free kick off the bar for Hull, 

Marvin Sordell seeing a side footed 

effort glance off the outside of the 

post for the Wanderers. Hull got 

back into it with a deflected free 

kick from Brady but it was Dawson 

who wrapped things up with his 

second goal. 

Again it was from a Spearing 

corner, Dawson shot into the post, 

David Ngog saw his shot cleared 

off the line before the centre half 

found the net by turning in Marcos 

Alonso’s effort that killed off Hull to 

register back to back home wins 

for the first time in almost a year. 

Team: Bogdan, Ricketts, Knight, 

Dawson, Alonso, Spearing, 

Pratley, Lee, M. Davies, 

(Wheater), Sordell, (C. Davies), 

Ngog, (Kamara). Subs not used: 

Lonergan, Eadles, De Ridder, K. 

Davies. 

Attendance: 17,665 

They had given themselves a 

mountain to climb by falling behind 

to goals from Matt Phillips and 

Ludovic Sylvestre. Nine minutes 

from half time Dougie Freedman 

threw on striker Marvin Sordell for 

debutant Rob Hall. All of a sudden 

Bolton became a threat. 

After the fourth official had 

signalled three added minutes, 

Chris Eagles (pictured celebrating) 

smashed home a shot under the 

crossbar from the edge of the 

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ox and, incredibly, seconds later 

the Wanderers were level, Craig 

Davies’ snap shot deflecting off 

Stephen Crainey on its way into 

the net. 

Despite creating chances in the 

second half no one was clinical 

enough to get a winner and when 

the result came through from the 

East Midlands there were plenty 

tears shed both on and off the 

pitch. Supporters remained behind 

for a lap of thanks to departing 

captain Kevin Davies and to 

acknowledge a side that, since 

the turn of the year, had made an 

unlikely yet exciting push for the 

top six. 

Team: Bogdan, Ricketts, Knight, 

Ream, (Wheater), Alonso, Eagles, 

Kamara, Pratley, Hall, (Sordell), Lee, 

C. Davies (Eaves). Subs not used: 

Lonergan Butterfield, Holden, Vela, 


Tuesday 17th September 2014 


Rotherham United 2 

Sky Bet Championship 

The Wanderers climbed out of the 

bottom three thanks to a 24 minute 

hat-trick from on loan striker Joe 

Mason who became the first Bolton 

player to take home the match ball 

since Fredi Bobic in April 2002. 

Bolton toiled during the first half, 

Mark Davies, playing his 150th 

game for the club and Neil Danns, 

producing the only efforts to 

come close whilst at the other 

end Anthony Wordsworth gave 

Rotherham the lead direct from a 

free-kick. 

On the hour the Wanderers went 

wide with wingers Chung-Yong Lee 

and Liam Feeney introduced and 

almost immediately equalised. On 

loan Cardiff striker Mason arrowed 

a superb shot in the bottom corner 

for Bolton’s first goal in almost four 

hours of football. 

With ten minutes remaining Mason 

headed home Jay Spearing’s corner 

(pictured) but Bolton couldn’t hold 

on and Alex Revell levelled from 

close range shortly after. Both 

teams went for a winner and it fell 

to Mason to secure the points in 

the 84th minute, netting from close 

range after Matt Mills had headed a 

free-kick into his path. 

Team: Lonergan, Ream, Mills, 

Dervite, Moxey, Spearing, Danns, 

(Lee), M. Davies, (Kamara), Pratley, 

(Feeney), C. Davies, Mason. Subs 

not used: Fitzsimons, Hughes, 

Garvan, Beckford. 



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Age: 10 

From: Bolton 

Favourite Players: Dion Charles, Conor 

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Hobbies: Football 

TED CARTER 

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Favourite Players: Traff!!! The Iceman!!! 

Hobbies: Going to every Wanderers match 

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TRUST MEMBERS QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY IAN AND NEIL 

Our annual AGM, held on 

Thursday Feb 2nd was a great 

success, with fans attending 

having lots of opportunity to ask 

questions of both Ian Evatt and 

Neil Hart during the evening. 

As BWFC fans we aren’t known for 

holding back and there were lots 

of topics covered, and lots of open 

dialogue in return. Topics were 

wide and varied, including: 

• Can we have a loyalty scheme 

for away match tickets? 

• Why do tickets have to go on 

sale at 10am? 

• How much will season tickets 

costs when they go on sale? 

• Can the cost of parking be 

lowered? 

• Where does the money from car 

parking costs go? 

• How much is in it for Parking 

Eye? 

• Where does Ian Evatt get his 

inspiration from? 

• Is James Trafford on his way 

back to City next season? 

• Will there be match buses next 

season? 

• Will there be an opportunity for 

fans to buy shares in the Club? 

• Can the costs of food & drink 

be looked at? £2.50 for a bottle 

of water is too much? 

We talked in the Cheltenham 

programme about how willing Ian 

and Neil were to join us on the 

night and speak openly about 

challenges and opportunities 

both on and off the pitch. Having 

opportunities to engage with the 

Club directly and being able to 

create those opportunities for our 

members to have their say are 

our biggest priority. If you’re not 

already a member, join us, and 

take advantage of the discounted 

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subscription when buying your 

season ticket in the early bird 

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and using 

the code BWFCST5. 

So, what has happened since? 

A link to the live streaming 

of the AGM was shared with 

members over last weekend, then 

subsequently been shared across 

our social media channels for fans 

to see. We know some fans have 

concerns, with messages into 

the Trust directly, & comments on 

social media. On Thursday, we 

held our monthly meeting with Neil, 

and we’ll bring members an update 

on that meeting, with updates 

on discussions, loyalty scheme 

working parties etc. 

And coming soon is a members 

only area on our website and lots 

of opportunities to have your say - 

what’s not to like?! 

But back to today… 

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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 

23/11/2022 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 

28/01/2023 Scunthorpe United A 4-0 Kamara, Graham, Jones, Shakespear. Youth Alliance Cup 

04/02/2023 Carlisle United H 1-1 Fleury Youth Alliance League 

11/02/2023 Blackpool H 0-1 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 

Wycombe Wanderers (A) 

Saturday 18th February | 3pm KO 

Sky Bet League One 

Adults - £26 

Over 65s - £23 

Under 26s - £21 

Under 22s - £19 

Under 19s - £15 

Under 12s - £6 

Official coach travel is available, 

costing £30.00 per person. All 

coaches depart from University 

of Bolton Stadium at 9:30am. 

Wanderers have received a full 

allocation of 1,850 tickets. 

Accrington Stanley (A) 

Wednesday 22nd February | 8pm 

KO 

Papa Johns Trophy Semi-Final 

WE HAVE SOLD OUT OF OUR 

ALLOCATION OF TICKETS FOR 

THIS FIXTURE. 

Port Vale (H) 

Saturday 25th February | 3pm KO 

Sky Bet League One 

This is a category B fixture and 

ticket prices are as follows: 

Adults from: £23 

Over 65s from: £18 

Under 23s from: £18 

Under 18s: £13 

Under 12s: £8 

SPECIAL OCCASION TREAT 

HAPPY 14TH BIRTHDAY LOLA LOVE FROM MUM & ALL THE FAMILY X 

GOLDEN GOAL WINNER V 

CHELTENHAM TOWN FC 

Here’s our latest winner for the 

Golden Goal, Norman Wilde with 

the winning ticket showing Kyle 

Dempsey’s goal time of 79 mins 

and 56 secs. 

Norman bought his ticket from 

our seller Jacky on Saturday 

when he nipped into the hotel 

pre match. Norman didn’t open 

his tickets until he got home and 

was delighted to find out he was 

a winner. 

He said with the £500 he will 

treat the grandkids to a great day 

out supporting the Mighty Whites! 

Thanks for your support Norman 

next match the prize will once 

again be £500! 

Ticket Are back on sale today 

with a prize of £500 up for grabs, 

sellers are based in the Fanzone, 

outside the Club store, in the 

hotel, throughout hospitality and 

in the lower concourse areas so 

don’t forget to get your ticket. £1 

is all it takes. 

Please remember the BWDA 

accept cash payments only so 

please bring any loose change! 

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 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 W 1-0 H FOREST GREEN ROVERS 16,329 TRAFFORD JONES ALMEIDA SANTOS TOAL BRADLEY MORLEY n DEMPSEY 

SAT JAN 28 W 2-1 A CHARLTON ATHLETIC 14,458 TRAFFORD n TOAL ALMEIDA SANTOS JOHNSTON BRADLEY MORLEY 1 DEMPSEY 

FEBRUARY 

SAT FEB 04 W 1-0 H CHELTENHAM TOWN 17,736 TRAFFORD TOAL ALMEIDA SANTOS JONES BRADLEY n MORLEY DEMPSEY 

SAT FEB 11 W 5-0 A PETERBOROUGH UNITED 9,247 TRAFFORD TOAL ALMEIDA SANTOS 2 n MBETE JONES MORLEY DEMPSEY 

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 

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 

TUE APR 25 19:45 H ACCRINGTON STANLEY 

SAT APR 29 15:00 H FLEETWOOD TOWN 

MAY 

SUN MAY 07 12:00 A BRISTOL ROVERS 

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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 

WILLIAMS SHORETIRE CHARLES 1 n KACHUNGA JOHNSTON 67’ LEE 72’ WILLIAMS 73’ AIMSON 90+2’ JOHN SADLIER SHEEHAN T. NIELD 

JONES LEE n SHORETIRE CHARLES 1 JOHN 45’ ADEBOYEJO 56’ JEROME 80’ SHEEHAN 82’ n DIXON ISGROVE WILLIAMS C. BROOK 

JOHN SHORETIRE CHARLES ADEBOYEJO LEE 67’ JEROME 67’ SHEEHAN 85’ DIXON ISGROVE MBETE KHUMBENI S.GILL 

JOHN LEE CHARLES 3 n SHORETIRE n ADEBOYEJO 63’ JEROME 63’ SHEEHAN 78’ WILLIAMS 79’ ISGROVE 79’ DIXON KHUMBENI L. SWABEY 


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FIRST TEAM PLAYER STATISTICS 

SKY BET 

LEAGUE ONE 

CARABAO 

CUP 

FA 

CUP 

LEAGUE ONE | AS IT STANDS 

HOME AWAY 

PAPA JOHN’S 

TROPHY 

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

1 Plymouth 30 14 0 1 32 12 5 7 3 22 19 +23 64 

2 Sheff Wed 29 10 4 1 32 11 8 4 2 18 9 +30 62 

3 Ipswich 30 8 6 1 29 12 7 5 3 27 19 +25 56 

4 Bolton 31 10 4 2 21 8 6 4 5 22 15 +20 56 

5 Derby 29 10 2 2 30 11 5 6 4 17 13 +23 53 

6 Barnsley 28 9 1 4 22 14 6 4 4 16 12 +12 50 

7 Wycombe 29 8 3 4 24 15 6 2 6 17 14 +12 47 

8 Shrewsbury 30 8 2 6 23 21 6 3 5 16 12 +6 47 

9 Peterborough 28 9 1 4 26 15 5 1 8 19 22 +8 44 

10 Exeter 30 5 4 5 20 19 5 4 7 22 23 0 38 

11 Portsmouth 28 4 8 2 20 16 5 3 6 16 20 0 38 

12 Charlton 29 6 5 5 28 21 3 5 5 16 20 +3 37 

13 Lincoln 28 3 11 0 14 10 5 2 7 14 20 -2 37 

14 Bristol R 30 5 4 5 21 24 5 3 8 22 29 -10 37 

15 Port Vale 30 5 4 6 15 19 5 3 7 16 24 -12 37 

16 Oxford 31 5 3 7 19 17 4 6 6 16 20 -2 36 

17 Fleetwood 29 2 5 7 13 17 5 6 4 20 17 -1 32 

18 Burton 29 5 4 6 17 23 3 3 8 21 33 -18 31 

19 Cheltenham 29 5 3 6 13 16 3 3 9 10 19 -12 30 

20 MK Dons 30 2 4 10 11 24 6 1 7 17 17 -13 29 

21 Morecambe 29 5 6 4 22 18 1 4 9 10 28 -14 28 

22 Accrington 28 3 5 5 16 21 3 4 8 9 24 -20 27 

23 Cambridge U 29 5 3 6 13 17 2 2 11 11 32 -25 26 

24 Forest Green 31 4 0 11 11 27 1 7 8 14 31 -33 22 

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 24(1) 1 1 0 1 0 3 0 29(1) 1 4 0 101 4 202 4 

DECLAN JOHN 30/06/1995 5(4) 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 10(4) 0 1 0 79 7 195 10 

MJ WILLIAMS 06/11/1995 15(6) 0 2 0 0 0 2(2) 0 19(8) 0 5 0 92 1 207 2 

RICARDO ALMEIDA SANTOS 18/06/1995 21(1) 2 1 0 1 0 2(1) 0 25(2) 2 4 1 118 2 284 9 

GEORGE JOHNSTON 01/09/1998 27(1) 1 2 0 0 0 3(1) 0 32(2) 1 5 0 82 3 108 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(8) 0 0 0 0 0 5(1) 0 9(9) 0 2 0 38 4 247 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 26(2) 14 1 1 1 0 3(1) 2 31(3) 17 1 0 58 25 296 97 

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(2) 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 15(2) 0 2 0 45 1 215 7 

AARON MORLEY 27/02/2000 21(5) 3 0 0 1 0 3(1) 1 25(6) 4 1 0 52 5 173 12 

SHOLA SHORETIRE 02/04/2004 4(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4(1) 0 1 0 5 0 17 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 13 2 0 0 0 0 4(1) 0 17(1) 2 1 0 18 2 158 7 

JAMES TRAFFORD 10/10/2002 31 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 33 0 2 0 55 0 68 0 

KIERAN LEE 22/06/1988 18(4) 3 2 0 1 0 1(2) 0 22(6) 3 1 0 78 11 439 39 

CONOR BRADLEY 09/07/2003 28 4 1(1) 1 1 0 1(4) 1 31(5) 6 10 0 36 6 43 6 

KYLE DEMPSEY 17/09/1995 18(7) 4 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 2(1) 0 20(10) 4 1 1 41 4 339 31 

LLOYD ISGROVE 12/01/1993 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 2(2) 0 0 0 62 3 182 7 

ELIAS KACHUNGA 22/04/1992 12(14) 0 2 1 0(1) 0 3(2) 1 17(17) 2 2 1 75 6 321 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 5(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 5(2) 0 1 0 7 0 145 13 

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

VICTOR ADEBOYEJO 12/01/1998 1(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(2) 0 0 0 3 0 190 25 

CAMERON JEROME 14/08/1986 0(3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(3) 0 0 0 3 0 685 159 

LUKE MBETE 18/09/2003 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 0 

LEFT THE CLUB 

AROUND THE GROUNDS 

ACCRINGTON STANLEY VS 

WYCOMBE WANDERERS 

BOLTON WANDERERS VS 

MILTON KEYNES DONS 

BRISTOL ROVERS VS 

IPSWICH TOWN 

CAMBRIDGE UNITED VS 

CHELTENHAM TOWN 

DERBY COUNTY VS 

LINCOLN CITY 

EXETER CITY VS 

SHREWSBURY TOWN 

FLEETWOOD TOWN VS 

PETERBOROUGH UNITED 

FOREST GREEN ROVERS VS 

CHARLTON ATHLETIC 

OXFORD UNITED VS 

PLYMOUTH ARGYLE 

PORT VALE VS 

BARNSLEY 

PORTSMOUTH VS 

BURTON ALBION 

SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY VS 

MORECAMBE 

CAREER 

TOTAL 

ALL ABOVE MATCHES KICK-OFF AT 7.45PM 

46 | The Wanderer 01204 328 888

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

MATCH SPONSOR 

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 

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 

28 Luke MBETE n 

29 Victor ADEBOYEJO n 

35 Cameron JEROME n 

40 Luke HUTCHINSON** n 

*Kieran Sadlier is on loan at Leyton 

Orient until the end of the season. 

**Luke Hutchinson is on loan at 

Bamber Bridge. 

Head Coach: 

MARK JACKSON 

1 Jamie CUMMING n 

2 Tennai WATSON n 

3 Dean LEWINGTON n 

4 Jack TUCKER n 

5 Warren O’HORA n 

6 Josh McEACHRAN n 

7 Matt SMITH n 

8 Ethan ROBSON n 

9 Will GRIGG n 

10 Mo EISA n 

11 Nathan HOLLAND n 

12 Jonathan LEKO n 

14 Bradley JOHNSON n 

16 Conor GRANT n 

18 David MARTIN n 

19 Anthony STEWART n 

20 Darragh BURNS n 

21 Daniel HARVIE n 

22 Henry LAWRENCE n 

23 Franco RAVIZZOLI n 

24 Sullay KAIKAI n 

27 Lewis JOHNSON n 

28 Dawson DEVOY n 

29 Max DEAN n 

33 Zak JULES n 

42 Paris MAGHOMA n 

ON THE COVER 

On tonight’s cover is 

Wanderers’ vice-captain Gethin 

Jones wearing the 2015/16 

home shirt manufactured by 

Macron. The defender recently 

reached 100 appearances 

for the football club. On the 

majority of covers this season, 

a current player will be featured 

wearing a different home shirt 

from 1997 onwards in a different 

location in or around the 

University of Bolton Stadium to 

mark the 25-year anniversary of 

football at our current home. 

NEXT UP 

AT HOME 

vs Port Vale 

Saturday 25 February 

2023 | KO 3pm 

NEXT UP 

AWAY 

MATCH OFFICIALS 

REFEREE: MARC EDWARDS 

ASSISTANT REFEREES: RICHARD WOODWARD AND ANTHONY MOORE 

FOURTH OFFICIAL: JAKE TOPP 

vs Wycombe Wanderers 

Saturday 18 February 

2023 | KO 3pm

Bolton Wanderers vs MK Dons

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