Bolton Wanderers vs Barnsley

BOLTON WANDERERS vs BARNSLEY FC
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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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FROM THE MANAGER
IAN EVATT
GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME BACK TO THE UNIVERSITY
OF BOLTON STADIUM FOR THE FIRST LEG OF OUR SKY BET
LEAGUE ONE PLAY-OFF SEMI-FINAL AGAINST BARNSLEY.
First of all, I’d like to congratulate
Plymouth Argyle and Ipswich
Town on their promotion to the
Championship. Over the course
of the season, they were worthy
champions and runners-up
respectively during what has been
a very competitive campaign in
the division.
For us, and today’s opponents,
Barnsley, alongside the other two
semi-finalists, Sheffield Wednesday
and Peterborough United, the
battle is now on to find out who will
join them next season.
A warm welcome to Michael Duff,
his staff, players and those who
have travelled over from South
Yorkshire.
Barnsley have been another good,
strong side in League One this
season and have pushed and
fought really hard to make an
immediate return to the second
tier.
Having secured our place in these
play-offs with a game to spare it
was important that we ended the
regular season at Bristol Rovers in
a positive manner. That, we did. It
was crucial that we won to carry
the momentum though.
We are coming to the boil just
at the right time. We’ve got key
players returning from injury, which
makes a massive difference to us,
and we managed to rest some
bodies on Sunday.
We are obviously delighted to
have our captain, Rico, back.
His presence on the pitch is so
important to how we play and his
leadership skills are second to
none.
Gethin had a slight hamstring issue
and hopefully he will have reacted
well to the treatment and if he’s not
back today then hopefully he will
be involved at Oakwell.
There is no doubt about it that
we are excited going into the
game and we are going to give
everything we have to see how far
it takes us.
Having lost just the once in the
past ten games, we are in a fine
vein of form and we will carry this
confidence into today’s game.
I’ve always said I’ve got a massive
belief in the squad and they’re
all capable of stepping up to the
plate. They did that at the Memorial
Ground and got us the win to set
us up nicely for today.
You, our fans, have been by
our side all season and nothing
pleases me more than seeing you
all smile. We appreciate everything
you give for us and we will always
put in the hard work.
You have travelled far and wide to
follow us this season and the lads
feed off the noise and atmosphere
you make here at the UniBol and
on our travels.
Another push today and one on
Friday night and hopefully we will
have done enough.
Enjoy the game and see you at
Oakwell
Ian.
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THE BOARDROOM NEIL HART
GOOD AFTERNOON AND WELCOME BACK TO THE UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON
STADIUM FOR THE FINAL FIXTURE HERE THIS SEASON.
The response for tickets for the
game has again been outstanding
and to see the ground full will be
a magnificent sight and a fitting
reward for Ian and his team as
they look to advance through the
play-offs and further extend a
superb season.
Your backing has played a big part
in that and we thank you for your
on-going support.
This week we launched the
Wanderers Bond, which provides
another opportunity for supporters
to play an active role in the future
of the club.
The Bond offers supporters the
opportunity to make an investment
in the club at a starting level of
£500.
That investment would effectively
be a loan over a five-year period,
with a fixed rate of interest over
the term with the amount invested
repayable to the Bondholder after
five years with the following key
terms.
• 8.5% interest per annum
payable in cash on the anniversary
of the Bond
• 10% Championship Bonus
payable upon the Club competing
in the EFL Championship from the
24/25 season (either via promotion
from League One or retaining their
Championship status)
• ISA Eligible for tax-free returns
through an Innovative Finance ISA
• Minimum investment £500
and in increments of £500 (no
maximum investment)
Any funds raised through the
initiative – from supporters and
other interested parties – will
go hand-in-hand with further
investment from the club’s current
investors and owners and will be
utilised in two ways.
That will be for sporting
enhancements, including player
recruitment, training facilities and
advanced sports science, and to
improve club infrastructure in areas
such as the Fan Zone, the ticket
office and club shop, concourses,
hospitality and for improving
connectivity at the stadium, which
is long overdue.
Funding is required for the club to
try and achieve its aim of reaching
the Championship and, at the least,
stabilising there.
And while the Wanderers Bond
can’t and won’t be for every
supporter, we hope it does offer
some a new and exciting way to
further connect with the club and
play an invested part in its future.
For more information on the
Wanderers Bond, and to receive
priority investment access and
the chance to pre-register for the
scheme, please visit www.tifosy.
com/bwfc.
These are exciting times for
Wanderers and among the
improvements being made over
the summer will be a £500,000
refurbishment of our hospitality
suites.
We were delighted to launch our
Club Bolton hospitality packages
earlier this month, with a new
hospitality pricing structure in place
for the 2023/24 season.
Discounted rates on what will be
the standard seasonal prices are
available through a Priority Access
offer, which closes at 5pm, Friday
2nd June, so please visit the club
website to see the different ways
you can enjoy watching Wanderers
next season.
We have also welcomed a new
domestic broadcast deal with Sky
Sports, which will run for five years
from 2024/25.
That will increase revenues,
exposure and commercial
opportunities for the club and will
also mean the opportunity to watch
more live games for those not
attending matches.
We believe it’s an excellent deal
with a highly credible partner in
Sky which will have big benefits
for Wanderers in the future –
particularly if we achieve our aim
of reaching the Championship at
some stage.
In the shorter term, we are excited
about the launch of our own
new media channels with a new
website, app and streaming service
coming next season.
Back on the football front, we
were delighted to see Ian sign a
new long-term contract with the
club as he looks to continue the
journey, he, Sharon and the Board,
are leading Wanderers on and
which continues with this play-off
campaign.
We bring the curtain down on the
season here this afternoon but
hope it still has two more games to
go, while the party doesn’t stop in
the stadium with the first two dates
of a worldwide tour from Pink! on
7 and 8 June getting ever closer.
There will be two more full houses
here for that, with hospitality
packages still available.
Enjoy today and thanks again for
your support.
Neil
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ONE PROMOTION ACHIEVED, A TOP-SIX FINISH SECURED IN LEAGUE
ONE AND A FIRST KNOCK-OUT TROPHY WON FOR 34 YEARS. BUT – AS
WANDERERS USED TO SAY PRE-MATCH – FOR MANAGER IAN EVATT
‘THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING’.
In less than three years as boss,
Evatt has taken the Whites from
the struggles of League Two
to a shot at promotion to the
Championship via a cup success
at Wembley.
And the next leg of that journey
comes today in Evatt’s first home
game since signing a new longterm
contract – a decision he
described as one of the easiest
he’s made since being handed
the reigns following successive
relegations for the Whites in a
pivotal summer of 2020.
“We spoke at great length about
our aims and ambitions when
I first joined and they haven’t
been achieved yet and they
haven’t changed,” said Evatt, who
describes an initial 30-minute
conversation with Chairman Sharon
Brittan as the clincher in his taking
on the task of reviving Wanderers’
fortunes in tandem with the club’s
ownership group.
“We’re on a journey. I really enjoy
working with the people I’m
working with and the group of
investors, Sharon and the Board,
who are all brilliant people. We
have a fantastic relationship to
carry this club forward with. That’s
why I committed my future here.
“We know what we’ve got here
and we’re nowhere near where
we want to be. We’ve kind of only
just begun. We’re just scratching
the surface now and there’s huge
amounts of progression to come.”
It hasn’t always been plain-sailing,
with Evatt’s first few months
following his arrival from Barrow
– following another promotion
success – a testing time as he
re-built the team and fostered a
winning habit.
“We’ve had some rough times
during my three years. I’ve always
felt supported and never felt
anything different to that,” he
admitted.
Wanderers have barely looked
back, though, since a superb run
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of results in the second half of the
2020/21 season sparked a rapid
rise up the league ladder to their
current position, gaining Evatt
admirers along the way - but not
itchy feet.
“I’ve never thought about going
anywhere else,” added the 41-yearold,
who has now signed up until
June, 2026. “My job is here. I love
my job and I love working for the
people I work for.
“I was very relaxed about the
situation. Obviously, I only had
a year to run (on his existing
contract), so, as always with myself,
Sharon and the Board, there was
just an open conversation and
things happened very quickly
because we’re all happy with how
the journey is going and we all
want to continue it together.
“I have a huge amount of belief,
in Sharon, this journey and this
football club and that will continue.”
Timing, says Evatt, was also key,
with the former QPR, Blackpool
and Chesterfield defender putting
pen to paper before Wanderers’
short-term future is decided via a
play-off campaign which starts with
today’s semi-final home leg and
continues at Barnsley next Friday
night.
“I think it was a really important
statement from both parties to
show a commitment towards
each other. Regardless of how
these play-offs end, the journey
continues and that’s the most
important thing,” Evatt said.
“We all want promotion and we’re
all going to do our extreme best
to get promoted, but win, lose or
draw, the journey continues and
we progress on that upward curve.”
Progress is the name of the game
and having taken Wanderers to
ninth place back in League One
last term, Evatt’s men have moved
another major step forward this
season to finish fifth and keep alive
the prospect of a Wembley return
and possible promotion, a month
on from their epic victory in the
Papa Johns Trophy.
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WE ALL WANT
PROMOTION AND
WE’RE ALL GOING
TO DO OUR
EXTREME BEST TO
GET PROMOTED,
BUT WIN, LOSE
OR DRAW,
THE JOURNEY
CONTINUES AND
WE PROGRESS ON
THAT UPWARD
CURVE.
“I think it’s been good. We’ve
progressed again. We won the
Papa Johns which was huge for us
and a first trophy in a number of
years and now we’re in the playoffs,”
added the boss.
“We’re always looking to be better.
There are points out there we’ve
left behind, particularly against
the bottom six, which probably
could have seen us challenge for
automatic promotion.
“A lot of clubs could probably say
that, but from where we’ve come
from, almost not existing three or
four years ago, to where we are
today is huge progression and
we’re hungry for more.”
Feeding that appetite for now
means trying to overcome a
Barnsley side which finished the
regular season one place above
the Whites in a fiercely contested
top six, while Sheffield Wednesday
and Peterborough United go headto-head
in the other semi-final with
a place in the final at Wembley on
29 May at stake.
“It’s going to be a high-quality playoff
campaign,” predicted Evatt.
“I think all four teams will fancy
their chances. I think it’s been a
brilliant race. To have 77 points
for the last play-off place (the
highest – bar last season – since
2010) shows the quality at the top
end of this league. There are four
excellent teams and we will give it
our best shot.
“Ours is a really tough game.
Michael (Duff) has done an
incredible job at Barnsley. I think
it will be a close game in both
legs and we’ll see who can edge
us. Hopefully it will be us. We’re
in good form. We are carrying
momentum and we have full belief
we can go all the way.”
With two honours already on his
CV, Evatt has already left a mark
at Wanderers. But with the ink just
dry on his new deal, he’s not for
stopping yet. Now is not the time
for ‘pats on the back’, although
promotion might just change that
for a while.
“It would mean the world,” Evatt
said. “I think I would become the
first Bolton manager to manage the
club in three divisions and I like to
set myself goals and targets.
“I think we’ve achieved good
things (this season). I think they will
be great if we get promoted. We’ll
keep our heads in the game and
see where it takes us.”
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MARLAND’S
MUSINGS
The Wanderers
today take part
in their 19th playoff
game since
1987 when they
were introduced
as an end of
season promotion
competition.
In that first season in 1987 the
competition included a team from
the division above to give them
the opportunity to avoid being
relegated. Bolton had finished
fourth from bottom of Division
Three (League One today) and
faced Aldershot, who had finished
sixth in Division Four, in the semifinal
over two legs.
Aldershot won the home leg 1-0
and the Wanderers led 2-1 after
90 minutes, thanks to two Tony
Caldwell goals, to take the game
into extra time. Unfortunately, the
visitors found another goal to win
3-2 on aggregate and send the
Wanderers into the bottom League
for the first time in their history.
Aldershot then defeated Wolves
over two legs to secure promotion.
In 1990 Bolton succumbed to Notts
County in the semi-final by a 3-1
aggregate for promotion to what
is now the Championship after
ending the season in 6th spot.
Bolton’s first play-off win didn’t
come until 1991 when a Tony
Philliskirk (pictured celebrating
after the game) goal secured a
1-0 semi-final second leg win and
a 2-1 aggregate score over Bury
PLAY-OFF LOOKBACK.
at Burnden Park before 19,198. At
Wembley Tranmere Rovers won
promotion thanks to an extra-time
goal from substitute Chris Malkin.
Success finally came in the playoffs
in 1995. In a battle of the
Wanderers for promotion to reach
the Premier League it was Wolves
who held the advantage after a 2-1
win at Molineux. In a night of high
drama at Burnden Park it was the
Wanderers from Bolton that won
through to Wembley after extratime
thanks to two goals from John
McGinlay.
In Bolton’s first play-off final they
won through by 4-3 after extra
time against Reading in a never
to be forgotten game that saw
them two goals behind at half time.
(pictured)
The Wanderers reached three
consecutive play-off competitions
for promotion to the Premier
WANDERERS
MATTERS WITH
CLUB HISTORIAN
SIMON MARLAND…
League, firstly in 1999, Ipswich
Town were defeated at the
Reebok Stadium thanks to a
Michael Johansen goal. Despite
a 4-3 defeat in the second leg at
Portman Road Wanderers went
through to Wembley on away
goals. In the final Watford ran out
2-0 winners.
In 2000, it was Ipswich Town again
that stood between Bolton and
a second visit to Wembley that
season, having already played
in the FA Cup semi-finals. After a
2-2 draw at the Reebok Stadium,
Ipswich won the second leg
5-3 after extra time with Bolton
being reduced to nine men and
the home side awarded three
penalties.
The last play-off competition that
the Club participated in was in
2001. West Bromwich Albion were
dispatched on a 5-2 aggregate in
the semi’s and in the final Preston
North End couldn’t prevent Bolton
reaching the Premier League with
a 3-0 success at Cardiff. (pictured)
OUR OVERALL PLAY OFF
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PLAYED 18:
Won 6 | Drawn 5 | Lost 7
For 29 | Against 28
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2022/23 SEASON
IN REVIEW
IT’S ALREADY BEEN AN EXCELLENT SEASON FOR WANDERERS –
AND ONE THAT COULD GET EVEN BETTER YET.
The Whites kick off their playoff
challenge on the back of a
campaign which has seen them
secure a top-six finish – the
Whites’ highest league placing
since 2019 – and win the Papa
Johns Trophy.
The home leg of the League One
play-off semi-finals will be the 58th
game of a season that started way
back in the sunshine at Ipswich
Town in August when an Aaron
Morley penalty got the first point
on the board.
A Kyle Dempsey double underlined
the first win over Wycombe
Wanderers and Ian Evatt’s men
were unbeaten in their first five
games – which included a 5-1
Carabao Cup win over Salford.
A potential run in the competition
was ended by Aston Villa in front
of the Sky Sports cameras when
Dion Charles opened his account
en route to becoming the first
Wanderers’ player in 22 years to
score 20 times in a season.
But after their first two league
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losses, Wanderers kicked off a
winning streak that included the
start of what would be an epic
run in the Trophy as Crewe were
beaten 4-1 in the opening group
game.
In the league, Kieran Lee, George
Johnston, Gethin Jones and Jon
Dadi Bodvarsson all weighed in
with their opening league goals as
Wanderers secured a top-six spot
they would barely relinquish for the
remainder of the season.
Conor Bradley had announced
himself as a genuine loan star with
a flurry of early goals as he went
on to win multiple Player of the
Season awards.
And after booking their progress
through to the knock-out rounds of
the Trophy, Wanderers produced
late drama to pick up important
wins over Accrington Stanley and
Burton Albion in late October.
Evatt’s men were at it again with a
dramatic comeback at Fleetwood
and Wanderers then went into
Christmas with momentum behind
them and a place in the quarterfinals
of the Trophy to look forward
to.
Goals from Charles, Bodvarsson
and a classic Dempsey effort made
it a happy New Year at Barnsley
and with Wanderers knocking
Portsmouth out of the Trophy to
reach the last four, the Whites
were on a run of just one loss in 14
games.
That peaked with remarkable
back-to-back 5-0 wins over
Peterborough United and MK Dons
as Wanderers kept their play-off
push in top gear.
The victory at Peterborough could
not have been better timed as
Wanderers marked their 5,000th
league fixture in style as captain
Ricardo Almeida Santos scored
his first goals for the club and
Charles claimed a first hat-trick
for the Whites in nine years inside
the space of an incredible nine
minutes.
MK Dons then suffered a repeat
beating as Santos scored again as
one of five ‘defenders’ who made
up the scoreline as Eoin Toal, Luke
Mbete, Jones and Randell Williams
all hit the target.
Port Vale were beaten in the next
home game too and although
league wins then briefly dried up,
there was no stopping Wanderers
in their march to Wembley.
Accrington stood in their way but
on a tense night at the Wham
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Stadium, the Whites held their
nerve to book their place in the
final with late goals from Elias
Kachunga and goal-of-the-season
winner Morley.
And what a day at Wembley it
was as Sunday, 2 April became a
date that will forever be fixed in
Wanderers’ history.
Plymouth Argyle were blown away
in a 4-0 win as Dempsey, Charles,
Kachunga and Jones got the goals
which saw Evatt’s modern-day
heroes lift the club’s first cup in 34
years in front of 35,000 jubilant
Wanderers’ fans.
There wasn’t much time to
celebrate with a play-off place still
to aim for and the Whites made
sure they kept their eye on the ball
with a magical month that brought
four more wins and a draw.
Wanderers won at Exeter and
Oxford – where Charles made
it 20 goals for the season – as
James Trafford and his defensive
colleagues kept racking up the
clean sheets.
Vic Adeboyejo, Declan John and
Josh Sheehan also got important
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goals to keep adding to the points’
tally.
And even though there was a
late blip at home to Accrington,
Wanderers displayed a typical
show of character to immediately
bounce back and beat Fleetwood
Town in their final regular home
game to guarantee a play-off
place on another big day at the
University of Bolton Stadium.
With fifth place then assured on
the final day, Wanderers now
face Barnsley over two legs for a
place in the play-off final back at
Wembley.
Work still to do, but so far in
2022/23 a job very well done.
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MATCH ACTION
VS
BOLTON WANDERERS 2
FLEETWOOD TOWN 0
SATURDAY 29 APRIL 2023 | SKY BET LEAGUE ONE | UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON STADIUM
LINE-UPS
Wanderers: Trafford; Jones, Toal,
Johnston; Bradley, MJ Williams
(Morley 70), Dempsey, R Williams;
Lee (Thomason 70); Charles
(Adeboyejo 79), Kachunga
(Nlundulu 87). Substitutes: John,
Sheehan, Jerome.
Bookings: Lee, Morley
Fleetwood Town: Lynch; Rooney,
Nsiala, Wiredu, Johnston;
Omochere, Vela, Warrington
(White 85), Patterson (Mendes
Gomes 64); Stockley, Marriott
(Hayes 85). Substitutes: McMullen,
Quitirna, Holgate, White, Johnson.
Bookings: Vela, Warrington,
Marriott
Sent off: Stockley
Referee: Benjamin Speedie
Attendance: 20,531 (581)
Wanderers booked their play-off place
with a game to spare thanks to a
polished victory over Fleetwood Town.
Ian Evatt’s men impressively held their
nerve to bounce back from a first loss in
eight games against Accrington Stanley
which had left them with work to do.
And with a 14th home win of the season
wrapped up with an own-goal and Kyle
Dempsey’s strike against his former club,
news of Peterborough’s dropped points
against Bristol Rovers meant Wanderers
were assured of a top-six spot.
Evatt made four changes to his starting
line-up as the Whites looked to get over
the line.
And one of those returning played a
key part in the opening goal as Elias
Kachunga’s presence from a Randell
Williams’ corner forced Town defender
Precious Omochere to deflect the ball
into his own net with 18 minutes gone.
Wanderers’ cause was then helped when
Fleetwood forward Jayden Stockley was
sent off for an off-the-ball incident after
an hour.
The Whites’ piled on the pressure in
search of a second goal to make the
points safe as they peppered the visitors’
goal.
And the breakthrough came 12 minutes
from time when the outstanding Dempsey
pounced on a loose ball in the six-yard
box to drill home his sixth goal of the
season and book another big home date
in the first leg of the play-off semi-finals.
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MATCH STATS
POSSESSION:
56% 44%
SHOTS:
12 14
SHOTS ON GOAL:
3 5
CORNERS:
8 4
FOULS:
13 12
DANGEROUS ATTACKS:
52 40
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CONOR BRADLEY HAS SECURED HIS NAME IN WANDERERS’ HISTORY
BY BEING NAMED AS THE WHITES’ PLAYER OF THE SEASON.
Bradley has enjoyed an
outstanding season on loan
from Liverpool, making over 50
appearances for Ian Evatt’s side
in helping them reach the League
One play-offs and win the Papa
Johns Trophy.
The Northern Ireland international
was selected by the Wanderers’
fans as the club’s official Player of
the Season.
And his performances in the right
wing-back role, which have also
brought the 19-year-old seven
goals so far this season, also
earned him the vote as the Players’
Player of the Season and a share
of the Young Player of the Season
award with goalkeeper James
Trafford.
“It’s really nice to be voted for
by your team-mates, as they’re
the ones you’re with every single
day and they see the hard work
you put in, and also to be chosen
by the fans. Nothing would be
possible without them,” said
Bradley.
“I’ve just tried to give 100 per cent
every time I’ve gone out on the
pitch. I feel like I’ve done that and
it’s terrific to get these awards.
“It’s been a fantastic year and one
I’ve really enjoyed. It’s gone ever
better than I expected and to win
these awards is very special. I’m
thankful to everyone at the club for
the support they’ve given me.
“There are some massive names
on the (Player of the Season)
trophy so it’s an honour to win it.”
Bradley picked up his silverware at
the club’s 2022/23 End of Season
Awards, sponsored by Franking
Sense.
Almost 500 supporters, guests
and sponsors enjoyed a glittering
night in the Premier Suite at the
University of Bolton Stadium.
Dion Charles received the award
as top scorer for his 20 goals for
the Whites, while Aaron Morley
collected the prize – voted for
by supporters – for goal of the
season for his stunning free-kick at
Charlton Athletic.
Boss Evatt and his staff and firstteam
squad were in attendance
and shared the Performance
of the Season Award for their
Wembley win over Plymouth in the
Papa Johns Trophy, while Gethin
Jones was named as Community
Champion.
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THE 2022/23 END OF SEASON AWARDS ROLL OF HONOUR:
BOLTON WANDERERS IN THE COMMUNITY’S COMMUNITY STAR AWARD:
TRACY HOBSON.
SUPPORTER OF THE YEAR AWARD, SPONSORED BY BOLTON WANDERERS SUPPORTERS’ TRUST:
STEPHEN JAMES.
TOP SCORER, SPONSORED BY EVENTURA:
DION CHARLES.
GOAL OF THE SEASON, SPONSORED BY HERITAGE TRADE FRAMES:
AARON MORLEY V CHARLTON ATHLETIC.
COMMUNITY CHAMPION, SPONSORED BY CARRS PASTIES:
GETHIN JONES.
YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR, SPONSORED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON:
CONOR BRADLEY AND JAMES TRAFFORD.
PLAYERS’ PLAYER OF THE YEAR, SPONSORED BY EVENTURA:
CONOR BRADLEY.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR, SPONSORED BY FRANKING SENSE:
CONOR BRADLEY.
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BARNSLEY FC
STADIUM: Oakwell CAPACITY: 23,287
NICKNAME: The Tykes/The Reds FOUNDED: 1887
Barnsley head into the play-offs
after finishing fourth in the League
One table with 86 points – their
second highest return in a single
season.
Today’s semi-final, first-leg
meeting with Wanderers means a
fourth fixture between the sides
this season after two games in
League One and a first-round FA
Cup tie at the University of Bolton
Stadium.
The Reds advanced that day
with a 2-1 win – a fortnight after a
goalless draw at the UniBol in the
league fixture.
However, Wanderers made sure
it would be a win apiece with an
emphatic 3-0 victory at Oakwell
to kick off the New Year thanks to
goals from Dion Charles, Jon Dadi
Bodvarsson and Kyle Dempsey
following the dismissal of Barnsley
defender Mads Andersen.
MANAGER – Michael Duff
The 45-year-old is nearing the end
of his first season in charge as he
looks to lead Barnsley back to the
Championship at the first attempt.
Duff joined the Tykes after a
successful first managerial job at
former club Cheltenham Town,
where he led the Robins to
promotion – along with Wanderers
– as League Two champions in
2021.
He then secured Town’s highest
league finish – 15th in 2022 –
before leaving to join Barnsley.
A former Northern Ireland
international, Duff enjoyed
a prodigious playing career
with Cheltenham and Burnley,
spending more than decade at
Turf Moor where the defender
shared in two promotion wins from
the Championship.
Starting his coaching career with
the Clarets, Duff has tapped into
his Burnley connections with
three former or current Burnley
players on the Barnsley books
in midfielders Adam Phillips
and Josh Benson and on-loan
defender Bobby Thomas.
[ LAST FIVE SEASONS ]
SPINE OF THE TEAM:
GOALKEEPER – Barnsley have
shared the goalkeeping duties this
term with Bradley Collins holding
down the number-one jersey
before January loan signing took
over duties in February following
his arrival from Luton Town.
DEFENDER – Central defender
Liam Kitching, 23, missed only one
game during the regular League
One season after picking up a
one-match ban for a dismissal at
Cambridge last September.
MIDFIELDER – Former Liverpool
youngster Herbie Kane, 24, has
played on loan at Doncaster
Rovers, Hull City and Oxford
United, but looks to have found
his home in the middle of
Barnsley’s midfield as a regular in
the Tykes’ play-off push.
STRIKERS – Barnsley’s front line
has been spearheaded by James
Norwood and Devante Cole, with
the pair sharing 26 League One
goals between them. Cole, 27, son
of former England international
Andy, has 15 of them with the
experienced Norwood, 32, is in
double figures for the first time
since scoring 11 league goals for
Ipswich in 2019/20.
2021/22: 24th [R] 2020/21: 5th 2019/20: 6th 2018/19: 2nd [P] 2017/18: 22nd [R]
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A THANK YOU FROM
BOLTON WANDERERS IN
THE COMMUNITY
Bolton Wanderers in the
Community would like to
sincerely thank everyone who
has participated, donated, and
supported our events over the
2022/2023 season.
The money raised from fundraisers
such as the Golf Day, Santa Dash,
BWFC Sleepout, Stadium Abseil
and the Chairman’s Walk have
enabled us to expand our reach
by supporting the development of
a new Wellbeing Hub here at the
stadium and the Sutton Community
Centre in Deane. This will allow
us to continue our work, all while
raising awareness of the charity
within our community.
We’d like to give special thanks to
Creative Graphics for donating the
mile markers for the Chairman’s
walk, which has now raised an
astounding £15,000.
We would also like to thank all our
community partners this year, Title
Productions, Kings Church, AJF
Commercial, Portfolio Design, Roe
& Co Residential, Leasing Options,
Bolton at Home, Carrs Pasties,
Michael James, TVD Group, The
People Shed and UK Healthcare.
We have an incredibly supportive
and cohesive partnership with
BWFC and plan to use this platform
to support all of next season’s
events, which are about uniting our
town, connecting with the people
and the worthwhile charities within
it.
It’s a wonderful time to be involved
and we look forward to sharing our
plans for the 2023/2024 season.
If you would like to learn
more about our fundraising
opportunities, please contact Fran
Austen at fausten@bwitc.org.uk.
For more information on our
Partner packages, please contact
Richard Slater on 01204 673 790
or email rslater@bwitc.org.uk.
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
AND DID THOSE FEET
A REMINDER OF THE ANNUAL
SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE
AND THANKSGIVING
Monday 15th May 6.30pm
A reminder that this year’s Annual
Service of Remembrance will be
taking place here at the University
of Bolton Stadium on Monday
15th May, starting at pitch-side at
6.30pm.
As we celebrate the 100th
anniversary since we went to
Wembley for the FA Cup Final in
1923, scoring the first goal there
and winning the first FA Cup final
played there, the theme of the
service is “And Did Those Feet”
based upon a play that tells the
story of two Bolton families in the
build-up to the final.
It tells the story of people walking
to Wembley and is both funny
and very moving with the pain of
the First World War in everyone’s
memory. Within the service we
shall have extracts from the play
from actors who have recently
performed at Bolton Little Theatre.
The service will begin pitch-side as
we pause to remember and lay a
wreath. It will then continue in the
Platinum Suite when, during the
service, names of loved ones that
have been inscribed in the Book
of Remembrance or engraved on
a Memorial Stone during the past
year will be read out.
All the names of loved ones to be
remembered from previous years
will be displayed in the big screen.
Within the service, people will be
invited to come forward and light
candles in memory of their loved
ones.
Today, as we push for promotion
via the play-offs, and a possible
return to Wembley to remember
our first visit in 1923 and the Papa
Johns Trophy final last month, it
is good to pause and remember
those who have been so important
in our journey and our life.
Light refreshments will be
served following the service,
the Papa Johns Trophy will also
be on display and the Books of
Remembrance will be available for
you to look up the name of your
loved one.
Enjoy this exciting 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.
WANDERERS
MEMORABLE
PLAY-OFF GAMES.
17th May 1995
Division One Play-Off Semi Final 2nd Leg
Bolton Wanderers 2
Wolverhampton
Wanderers 0
After suffering a 2-1 defeat in the
first leg at Molineux, in which the
home side had a corner count of
19-1 in their favour, Bolton knew
they had a job on their hands if
they were to reach Wembley for a
second time during 1995, having
lost to Liverpool in the League
Cup Final the previous month.
The Atmosphere was electric and
a night when the 12th man, ie the
crowd, really came to the fore.
Wolves supporters pelted Lofty
the Lion with pies which raised the
ante even more and, when John
McGinlay levelled the aggregate
score just before half time,
(Pictured) three sides of Burnden
erupted.
Accused of punching David Kelly,
McGinlay had the last laugh when
he sent Bolton to Wembley with
a deserved winner in extra-time.
Graham Taylor’s Wolves, who
had been the Division’s leading
scorers, were choked by a Bolton
defence that was in no mood to
concede.
Team: Branagan, Green, Phillips,
McAteer, Bergsson, Stubbs, Lee,
(De Freitas), Coyle, Paatelainen,
McGinlay, Thompson.
Attendance: 20,041
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29th May 1995
Division One Play-Off Final
Bolton Wanderers 4
Reading 3
A roller coaster of emotions saw
the Wanderers secure promotion
to the Premier League after one of
the greatest comebacks in play-off
final history.
Two goals down after 12 minutes,
thanks to goals from Lee Nogan
and Adrian Williams, defeat
seemed inevitable when Reading
were awarded a penalty in the
35th minute. Stuart Lovell stepped
up to take the kick, but Keith
Branagan kept Bolton in it with a
magnificent save.
Wanderers came out with greater
purpose for the second half,
introducing Fabian De Freitas,
(Pictured) but it wasn’t until the 75th
minute that they got a foothold on
the scoreline thanks to a goal from
Owen Coyle.
There was just four minutes left
on the clock when substitute De
Freitas got away to drive past
Shaka Hislop in the Reading goal
and send the game into extra time.
Fourteen minutes into the extra
period Mixu Paatelainen headed
home to put Bolton in front and,
three minutes from time, the Finn
set up De Freitas to knock in the
fourth. Even then there were a few
nervous moments when playermanager
Jimmy Quinn netted
Reading’s third but Bolton held on
to return to the top flight after a
fifteen-year absence.
Team: Branagan, Green, Phillips,
McAteer, Bergsson, Stubbs,
McDonald, (De Freitas), Coyle,
Paatelainen, McGinlay, Thompson.
Attendance: 64,107
28th May 2001
Division One Play-Off Final
Bolton Wanderers 3
Preston North End 0
After two successive Play-Off
failures Bolton returned to the
Premier League with a victory
over Lancashire rivals Preston
North End at the Millennium
Stadium in Cardiff.
Superior for all but the opening
exchanges, the Wanderers led
from the 16th minute as Preston
failed to clear their lines and
Gareth Farrelly swooped to drive a
low shot into the net from the edge
of the area.
Chances came and went for
Bolton and Preston were grateful
to be still in the game at half-time.
With 20 minutes left, ‘keeper Matt
Clarke made a terrific save from
David Healy that made sure Bolton
did not pay dearly for those missed
chances.
In the 89th minute Farrelly
released substitute Michael
Ricketts to score his 24th goal
of the season to rubber stamp
a return to the top flight and,
within seconds, Ricardo Gardner
scampered down the left to fire a
powerful left foot shot into the net
for the goal of the afternoon to put
the icing on the cake.
Team: Clarke, Barness, Charlton,
Frandsen, (Whitlow), Hendry,
Bergsson, Farrelly, Nolan,
Holdsworth, Hansen, (Ricketts),
Gardner.
Attendance: 54,328
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NEWS FROM THE BWFCST
WHAT A SEASON – AND IT ISN’T OVER YET!
• Supporters’ selection of next
season’s home and away kits
• Working group associated with
match-day bus service retention
• Working group associated
with improvement of disabled
supporters’ facilities
Proud To Be a Wanderer! – If
we had been offered a play-off
place at the start of the season,
a massive majority of Wanderers
fans would have undoubtedly
taken that. Add in a totally
dominant display at Wembley in
completely outplaying EFL League
1 champions, Plymouth Argyle, to
win the Papa Johns Trophy and
it’s safe to say that this season
has been a memorable one – this
time for the right reasons!
However, the job isn’t finished
yet and the lads need each and
every one of us proud Wanderers
to get behind the team today.
There is no doubt that our club is
now owned and operated on the
basis that the supporters matter
and, on behalf of ALL BWFC fans
worldwide, the trust give thanks
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their vision and planning since
they took control of a distressed
football club in late 2019. Since the
signing of the MoU with the club in
August ‘21, your trust has played a
major part in the current levels of
positivity that exist at the University
of Bolton Stadium as evidenced by
the recent EFL Fan Engagement
Award acknowledging the fact that
we have the best fan engagement
of all the 72 EFL clubs – a massive
achievement!
What we now need to do is to
grow the trust membership to
ensure as many BWFC fans as
possible make use of that positive
relationship. Achievements of
the trust over the last couple of
years have been immense. These
include:
• Signing of the Memorandum of
Understanding
• Renewal of the Asset of
Community Value listing on the
stadium
• Consultation with the club on
ticket pricing
• Establishment of the Fanzone,
including the naming of the Dave
Higson Bar
• Growing the trust affiliate
membership numbers
• Involvement in Safety Advisory
Group meetings
• Input into the recent official
BWFC supporters survey
• Sponsorship of the recent
Supporter of the Season Award
• Wembley coach service to assist
with the fantastic response from
fans
• Various trust members
competitions including a Wembley
photo comp judged by Stelios
We would like to appeal to all
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AUG 16 CL A FLEETWOOD TOWN W 1-0 CARTY(77)
AUG 23 CL A BLACKPOOL L 1-2 CARTY(6)
SEP 7 CLC H HUDDERSFIELD TOWN L 1-2 SITHOLE(81)
SEP 14 CL H WREXHAM W 3-1 STANLEY(21)(39) KHUMBENI(69)
OCT 11 CLC H LINCOLN CITY W 2-1 STANLEY(42) GRIVOSTI(55)
OCT 26 CL H ACCRINGTON STANLEY L 0-2
NOV 1 CL H PRESTON NORTH END D 2-2 JONES(9) LOCKETT(69)
NOV 9 CL A HUDDERSFIELD TOWN W 3-2 SACKEY(7) PETTIFER(32) TOURE(71)
DEC 6 CLC A ROTHERHAM UNITED L 1-3 STANLEY(16)
JAN 10 CL H BLACKPOOL L 1-4 CARTY(82)
JAN 24 CLC A ROCHDALE D 2-2 CARTY(16) TWEEDLEY(48)
FEB 14 CL A PRESTON NORTH END L 1-2 PETTIFER(63)
FEB 28 CL H HUDDERSFIELD TOWN L 0-2
MAR 28 CL A ACCRINGTON STANLEY L 0-3
APR 18 CL H FLEETWOOD TOWN L 2-3 PRITCHARD (46)(84)
APR 25 CL A WREXHAM D 0-0
LANCASHIRE SENIOR CUP
OCT 4 A BLACKPOOL L 0-4
FRIENDLIES
JUL 12 FR A ATHERTON COLLS L 0-1
JUL 19 FR A BAMBER BRIDGE L 0-1
JUL 26 FR A SOUTHPORT L 0-2
AUG 2 FR A WARRINGTON TOWN D 2-2 GRIVOSTI(3) TOURE(45)
SEP 17 FR H ATHERTON COLLS W 2-1 CARTY(4)(6)(PEN)
SEP 21 FR A MANCHESTER UNITED L 0-7
SEP 28 FR H SALFORD CITY W 1-0 SITHOLE(41)
DEC 20 FR A FC UNITED L 1-3 KHUMBENI(79)
JAN 31 FR A DONCASTER ROVERS L 1-3 CONWAY (71)
MAR 7 FR H SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY W 3-2 FERGUSON(4) OWN GOAL(32) ISGROVE(36)
MAR 17 FR A BURNLEY L 2-3 ISGROVE(9) HURFORD-LOCKETT(64)
MAR 21 FR A STOCKPORT COUNTY L 0-3
APR 11 FR A WIGAN ATHLETIC W 2-0 INWOOD(33 )HURFORD-LOCKETT(60)
U18s FIXTURES & RESULTS 2022/23
AUG 20 YAC A GRIMSBY TOWN W 3-2 BURGESS(25)(68)(PEN) KAMARA(53)
AUG 27 YA H OLDHAM ATHLETIC D 1-1 HALFORD(89)
SEP 03 YAC A FLEETWOOD TOWN W 1-0 GRAHAM(70)
SEP 13 LFAYC A FLEETWOOD TOWN W 2-1 GRAHAM(41) BURGESS(47)
SEP 17 YA H PRESTON NORTH END L 0-2
SEP 20 YA A BLACKPOOL W 4-1 KAMARA(31) JONES(44) INWOOD(77) FLEURY(85)
SEP 24 YA A SHREWSBURY TOWN L 0-2
OCT 1 YA H PORT VALE W 4-1 SHAKESPEAR(7)(54) INWOOD(43) GRAHAM(76)
OCT 8 YA H SALFORD CITY W 3-1 SHAKESPEAR(7) GRAHAM(45)(56)
OCT 15 YAC H PRESTON NORTH END W 4-2 HALFORD(55) BURGESS(67) FLEURY(71) INWOOD(78)
OCT 22 YA H ACCRINGTON STANLEY W 5-4 HALFORD(18) INWOOD(39) YORO(69) BURGESS(78) GRAHAM(86)
OCT 30 FAYC1 H WYTHENSHAWE AMATEURS W 3-0 SHAKESPEAR(20) GRAHAM(43) FRIMPONG(75)
NOV 12 YA H STOCKPORT COUNTY L 0-1
NOV 19 YA A WALSALL W 2-0 HAYSMAN(49) SHAAKESPEAR(88)
NOV 23 FAYC2 H ACCRINGTON STANLEY L 0-2
NOV 26 YA H ROCHDALE L 1-3 MANCISIDOR(88)
DEC 2 YA A MORECAMBE W 4-1 SHAKESPEAR(18) FRIMPONG(53) FLEURY(64) BURGESS(89)
DEC 13 YAC H HARTLEPOOL UNITED D 2-2 HALFORD(86) FLEURY(89)
DEC 17 YA H SHREWSBURY TOWN L 1-3 BURGESS (2)(PEN)
JAN 7 YA A* STOCKPORT COUNTY W 2-1 BURGESS(82) GRAHAM (89)
JAN 10 LFAYCQF A ROCHDALE W 0-0*
JAN 21 YA A* OLDHAM ATHLETIC W 2-0 FRIMPONG(52) SHAKESPEAR(79)
JAN 28 YAC QF A SCUNTHORPE UNITED W 4-0 KAMARA(24) GRAHAM(37) JONES(48) SHAKESPEAR(59)
FEB 4 YA H CARLISLE UNITED D 1-1 FLUERY(82)
FEB 11 YA H BLACKPOOL L 0-1
FEB 18 YA A SALFORD CITY W 2-0 BURGESS(68) SHAKESPEAR(85)
FEB 25 YACSF H MANSFIELD TOWN L 0-1
MAR 4 YA H MORECAMBE W 3-1 BURGESS(26) RICE(89) WESTWOOD(91)
MAR 11 LFAYCSF A PRESTON NORTH END L 2-2+ BURGESS(55) HOGAN(90)
MAR 18 YA A* ACCRINGTON STANLEY L 1-3 BURGESS(50)
MAR 31 YA A PRESTON NORTH END W 3-2 FLEURY(29) SHAKESPEAR(36) GRHAM(48)
APR 5 YA A CARLISLE UNITED D 1-1 BURGESS(16)
APR 8 YA H WALSALL D 1-1 SHAKESPEAR(15)
APR 12 YA A PORT VALE D 2-2 OWN GOAL(54) GRAHAM(86)
MAY 2 YA A ROCHDALE W 4-0 SHAKESPEAR 2, GRAHAM, WESTWOOD
* WON 4-2 ON PENS | + LOST 0-3 ON PENS
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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 W 5-0 H MK DONS 16,634 TRAFFORD TOAL 1 ALMEIDA SANTOS 1 MBETE 1 JONES 1 MORLEY DEMPSEY
SAT FEB 18 L 0-1 A WYCOMBE WANDERERS 6,544 TRAFFORD TOAL ALMEIDA SANTOS MBETE BRADLEY MORLEY n DEMPSEY
WED FEB 22 W 2-0 A ACCRINGTON STANLEY [PJT SF] 4,874 TRAFFORD n TOAL ALMEIDA SANTOS MBETES BRADLEY MORLEY 1 n SHEEHAN
SAT FEB 25 W 2-1 H PORT VALE 19,857 TRAFFORD TOAL ALMEIDA SANTOS MBETE BRADLEY SHEEHAN 1 MORLEY
TUE FEB 28 L 1-3 A PORTSMOUTH 17,132 TRAFFORD JONES ALMEIDA SANTOS n TOAL n BRADLEY n MORLEY DEMPSEY
MARCH
SAT MAR 04 D 0-0 A MORECAMBE 5,211 TRAFFORD TOAL ALMEIDA SANTOS MBETE BRADLEY MORLEY SHEEHAN
SAT MAR 11 L 0-2 H IPSWICH TOWN 20,532 TRAFFORD TOAL ALMEIDA SANTOS MBETE BRADLEY MORLEY n DEMPSEY n
FRI MAR 17 D 1-1 A SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 29,230 TRAFFORD JONES ALMEIDA SANTOS n TOAL BRADLEY SHEEHAN DEMPSEY
SAT APR 02 W 4-0 A PLYMOUTH ARGYLE [PJT F] 79,389 TRAFFORD JONES 1 ALMEIDA SANTOS TOAL BRADLEY MORLEY SHEEHAN
FRI APR 07 W 1-0 A EXETER CITY 7,530 TRAFFORD JONES JOHNSTON MBETE n BRADLEY 1 MORLEY SHEEHAN
MON APR 10 D 1-1 H CAMBRIDGE UNITED 24,377 TRAFFORD JONES JOHNSTON n MBETE n BRADLEY n THOMASON SHEEHAN
SAT APR 15 W 1-0 A OXFORD UNITED 9,506 TRAFFORD n JONES WILLIAMS n JOHNSTON n BRADLEY SHEEHAN n DEMPSEY
TUE APR 18 D 1-1 A BURTON ALBION 3,328 TRAFFORD JONES JOHNSTON WILLIAMS BRADLEY THOMASON DEMPSEY
SAT APR 22 W 1-0 H SHREWSBURY TOWN 18,596 TRAFFORD JONES WILLIAMS n JOHNSTON BRADLEY MORLEY SHEEHAN 1
TUE APR 25 L 0-1 H ACCRINGTON STANLEY 17,406 TRAFFORD JONES WILLIAMS JOHNSTON BRADLEY MORLEY SHEEHAN
SAT APR 29 W 2-0 † H FLEETWOOD TOWN 20,531 TRAFFORD JONES TOAL JOHNSTON BRADLEY DEMPSEY 1 WILLIAMS n
MAY
SUN MAY 07 W 3-2 A BRISTOL ROVERS 10,086 DIXON TOAL ALMEIDA SANTOS JOHNSTON JONES SHEEHAN n THOMASON n
SAT MAY 13 15:00 H BARNSLEY
FRI MAY 20 20:00 A BARNSLEY
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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
JOHN SHORETIRE CHARLES ADEBOYEJO SHEEHAN 72’ LEE 73’ WILLIAMS 1 78’ KACHUNGA 78’ ISGROVE 79’ DIXON THOMASON M. EDWARDS
JONES SHORETIRE n CHARLES ADEBOYEJO JOHN 45’ LEE 57’ SHEEHAN 65’ JEROME 66’ WILLIAMS 83’ KACHUNGA 83’ ISGROVE A. WOOLMER
JOHN LEE KACHUNGA 1 CHARLES JONES 70’ WILLIAMS 77’ ISGROVE 90+6’ DIXON THOMASON KHUMBENI S. BARROTT
WILLIAMS DEMPSEY SHORETIRE ADEBOYEJO 1 JONES 45’ CHARLES 45’ N’LUNDULU 63’ LEE 69’ KACHUNGA 90+2’ JOHN ISGROVE W. FINNIE
LEE n JOHN SHORETIRE CHARLES 1 KACHUNGA 72’ N’LUNDULU 79’ SHEEHAN 86’ ISGROVE WILLIAMS MBETE ADEBOYEJO S. MARTIN
JOHN DEMPSEY CHARLES SHORETIRE KACHUNGA 65’ N’LUNDULU 73’ WILLIAMS 81’ JONES DIXON LEE THOMASON O. LANGFORD
JONES SHORETIRE ADEBOYEJO CHARLES WILLIAMS 66’ LEE 74’ JEROME 74’ SHEEHAN N’LUNDULU KACHUNGA THOMASON N. HAIR
JOHN LEE ADEBOYEJO 1 CHARLES JEROME 61’ SHORETIRE 72’ MORLEY 73’ KACHUNGA 81’ N’LUNDULU WILLIAMS MBETE S. PURKISS
JOHN DEMPSEY 1 CHARLES 1 KACHUNGA 1 JEROME 73’ LEE 74’ WILLIAMS 82’ THOMASON 82’ JOHNSTON 86’ WILLIAMS DIXON B. TONER
JOHNS DEMPSEY KACHUNGA CHARLES WILLIAMS 45’ N’LUNDULU 65’ n ADEBOYEJO 66’ WILLIAMS 73’ THOMASON 74’ n SHORETIRE LEE C. HICKS
JOHN 1 SHORETIRE ADEBOYEJO JEROME MORLEY 59’ LEE 59’ CHARLES 59’ N’LUNDULU 68’ KACHUNGA 69’ WILLIAMS WILLIAMS D. ROCK
JOHN MORLEY CHARLES 1 N’LUNDULU KACHUNGA 57’ n ADEBOYEJO 65’ SHORETIRE 79’ THOMASON 79’ DIXON WILLIAMS JEROME S. STOCKBRIDGE
WILLIAMS n MORLEY CHARLES ADEBOYEJO 1 N’LUNDULU 74’ JEROME 74’ JOHN SHEEHAN DIXON SHORETIRE KACHUNGA A. KITCHEN
WILLIAMS DEMPSEY CHARLES ADEBOYEJO LEE 76’ N’LUNDULU 76’ KACHUNGA 82’ JOHN SHORETIRE THOMASON JEROME T. REEVES
JOHN DEMPSEY CHARLES N’LUNDULU SHORETIRE 59’ JEROME 59’ KACHUNGA 68’ ADEBOYEJO 72’ LEE THOMASON WILLIAMS J. LININGTON
WILLIAMS LEE n KACHUNGA CHARLES MORLEY 70’ THOMASON 70’ ADEBOYEJO 79’ N’LUNDULU 88’ JOHN SHEEHAN JEROME B. SPEEDIE
JOHN MORLEY SHORETIRE ADEBOYEJO WILLIAMS 28’ WILLIAMS 45’ N’LUNDULU n 61’ LEE 61’ JEROME 61’ CHARLES KACHUNGA W. FINNIE
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FIRST TEAM PLAYER STATISTICS
SKY BET LEAGUE
ONE
CARABAO
CUP
FA
CUP
PAPA JOHN’S
TROPHY
PLAYER APPS GOALS APPS GOALS APPS GOALS APPS GOALS
GETHIN JONES 37(2) 2 1 0 1 0 4(1) 1
DECLAN JOHN 14(5) 1 2 0 0 0 5 0
MJ WILLIAMS 20(8) 0 2 0 0 0 2(3) 0
RICARDO ALMEIDA SANTOS 29(1) 3 1 0 1 0 4(1) 0
GEORGE JOHNSTON 35(1) 1 2 0 0 0 3(2) 0
KIERAN SADLIER 1(18) 1 1(1) 1 1 0 5(1) 3
JOSH SHEEHAN 13(11) 2 0 0 0 0 7(1) 0
JON DADI BODVARSSON 8(13) 3 1 1 0(1) 1 4 3
DION CHARLES 38(4) 16 1 1 1 0 5(1) 3
AMADOU BAKAYOKO 5(15) 1 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 1(4) 3
JOEL DIXON 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
JACK IREDALE 17(2) 0 0(1) 0 1 0 4 0
WILL AIMSON 9(2) 0 2 0 0 0 4 0
AARON MORLEY 33(8) 4 0 0 1 0 5(1) 2
SHOLA SHORETIRE 12(4) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
DAPO AFOLAYAN 13(9) 3 1(1) 1 1 0 3(1) 2
EOIN TOAL 22 3 0 0 0 0 6(1) 0
JAMES TRAFFORD 45 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
KIERAN LEE 21(11) 3 2 0 1 0 2(3) 0
CONOR BRADLEY 41 5 1(1) 1 1 0 3(4) 1
KYLE DEMPSEY 32(7) 5 0(1) 0 0(1) 0 3(1) 1
LLOYD ISGROVE 1(2) 0 0 0 0 0 1(2) 0
ELIAS KACHUNGA 14(24) 0 2 1 0(1) 0 5(2) 3
GEORGE THOMASON 13(7) 0 1 0 1 0 1(1) 0
OWEN BECK 2(3) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 2(1) 0
NELSON KHUMBENI 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0
LAMINE TOURE 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0
CONOR CARTY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 1
RANDELL WILLIAMS 8(7) 1 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0
DAN NLUNDULU 3(10) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
VICTOR ADEBOYEJO 10(6) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
CAMERON JEROME 1(9) 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0
LUKE MBETE 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
LEFT THE CLUB
LEAGUE ONE | AS IT FINISHED
HOME AWAY
P W D L F A W D L F A GD PTS
1 Plymouth 46 20 1 2 44 16 11 7 5 38 31 +35 101 (P)
2 Ipswich 46 16 6 1 60 13 12 8 3 41 22 +66 98 (P)
3 Sheff Wed 46 16 6 1 49 16 12 6 5 32 21 +44 96
4 Barnsley 46 16 1 6 45 24 10 7 6 35 23 +33 86
5 Bolton 46 14 5 4 32 13 9 7 7 30 23 +26 81
6 Peterborough 46 13 4 6 38 25 11 1 11 37 29 +21 77
7 Derby 46 13 6 4 40 20 8 7 8 27 26 +21 76
8 Portsmouth 46 9 11 3 34 22 8 8 7 27 28 +11 70
9 Wycombe 46 11 5 7 32 24 9 4 10 27 27 +8 69
10 Charlton 46 9 7 7 44 31 7 7 9 26 35 +4 62
11 Lincoln 46 7 14 2 22 17 7 6 10 25 30 0 62
12 Shrewsbury 46 11 3 9 32 32 6 5 12 20 29 -9 59
13 Fleetwood 46 7 8 8 25 25 7 8 8 28 26 +2 58
14 Exeter 46 10 5 8 36 27 5 6 12 28 41 -4 56
15 Burton 46 9 7 7 28 33 6 4 13 29 46 -22 56
16 Cheltenham 46 8 8 7 25 27 6 4 13 20 34 -16 54
17 Bristol R 46 6 7 10 27 36 8 4 11 31 37 -15 53
18 Port Vale 46 8 5 10 23 30 5 5 13 25 41 -23 49
19 Oxford 46 6 5 12 29 31 5 9 9 20 25 -7 47
20 Cambridge U 46 9 4 10 24 26 4 3 16 17 42 -27 46
21 MK Dons 46 4 7 12 20 33 7 5 11 24 33 -22 45 (R)
22 Morecambe 46 8 8 7 30 31 2 6 15 17 47 -31 44 (R)
23 Accrington 46 6 5 12 27 39 5 6 12 13 38 -37 44 (R)
24 Forest Green 46 5 2 16 15 42 1 7 15 16 47 -58 27 (R)
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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
MATCH SPONSOR
MATCH BALL SPONSOR
Manager:
IAN EVATT
Manager:
MICHAEL DUFF
OVER 50 YEARS OF SUPPLYING QUALITY PRODUCTS TO
PROFESSIONAL TRADESMEN, SELF BUILDERS AND DIY ENTHUSIASTS
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.
MATCH OFFICIALS
1 Harry ISTED n
2 Jordan WILLIAMS n
3 Jon RUSSELL n
5 Liam KITCHING n
6 Mads ANDERSEN n
7 Nicky CADDEN n
8 Herbie KANE n
9 James NORWOOD n
10 Josh BENSON n
12 Bobby THOMAS n
14 Josh MARTIN n
16 Luke THOMAS n
17 Barry COTTER n
18 Joe ACKROYD n
19 Aiden MARSH n
20 Jamie SEARLE n
21 Conor McCARTHY n
22 Clarke ODUOR n
23 Oli SHAW n
24 Robbie CUNDY n
25 Jordan HELLIWELL n
26 Ziyad LARKECHE n
27 Adam HAYTON n
29 Fabio JALO n
30 Adam PHILLIPS n
31 Slobodan TEDIĆ n
33 Matty WOLFE n
40 Brad COLLINS n
44 Devante COLE n
47 Max WATTERS n
48 Luca CONNELL n
REFEREE: ANDREW KITCHEN
ASSISTANT REFEREES: JUSTIN AMEY AND JOE SIMPSON
FOURTH OFFICIAL: TOM REEVES
ON THE COVER
Ian Evatt has signed a new
contract as Wanderers’
manager and today leads the
Whites into their first play-off
campaign since 2001.
Atlast Sawmill, King Street, Farnworth, Bolton. BL4 7AD TEL: 01204 571697
The Workshop, Bark Street, Bolton. BL1 2BG TEL: 01204 520931
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THANK
YOU FOR
ALL YOUR
SUPPORT,
HOME AND
AWAY, THIS
SEASON
NEXT UP
AWAY
vs Barnsley
Friday 19 May
2023 | KO 8pm