Bolton Wanderers

Bolton Wanderers

At long last, Bolton come into the Championship fresh off a promotion and seven long and painful years away from the second-tier of English football. Follow them through the season with Match Bingo, from results and goals down to individual player stats and performances.
Position
#15
Played
8
Points
10
W · D · L
3·1·4
EFL
Top Match
BOL
BOL
15:00
Sat 10 Oct 2026
STO
STO

Upcoming Fixtures

All the games coming up this season.
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BOL
BOL
15:00
Sat 10 Oct
STO
STO
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WOL
WOL
19:45
Tue 13 Oct
BOL
BOL
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SOU
SOU
15:00
Sat 17 Oct
BOL
BOL
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BOL
BOL
20:00
Fri 23 Oct
MID
MID
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BOL
BOL
15:00
Sat 31 Oct
BRC
BRC

The Latest Results

Possession
58.8%
41.2%
NOR BOL
Shots 10 - 9
Attendance 25,732
Played on: 20 Sep 2026
Competition: EFL
Possession
40.7%
59.3%
BOL CAR
Shots 7 - 17
Yellow Cards 5 - 2
Attendance 21,543
Played on: 12 Sep 2026
Competition: EFL
Possession
50.7%
49.3%
BOL WHU
Shots 13 - 11
Attendance 25,510
Played on: 08 Sep 2026
Competition: EFL
Possession
38.9%
61.1%
MIL BOL
Shots 13 - 13
Attendance 19,012
Played on: 05 Sep 2026
Competition: EFL
Played on: 01 Sep 2026
Competition: EFL
Possession
68.3%
31.7%
BOL LIN
Shots 21 - 8
Attendance 21,581
Played on: 29 Aug 2026
Competition: EFL
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Inside Bolton's Form

01 Sep
L
2-3
Sheffield United
05 Sep
L
0-4
Millwall
08 Sep
L
2-3
West Ham United
12 Sep
W
1-0
Cardiff City
20 Sep
W
4-3
Norwich City
Top Scorer
Sam Dalby
3 goals
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Top Assister
Kyliane Dong
1 assists
1 KP View profile
Shot Stopper
Josh Sheehan
5 blocks
11 interceptions View profile
Goals Scored
11
1.38 per game
Goals Conceded
15
1.88 per game
Goal Difference
-4
21st in PL
Clean Sheets
2
25% of games
Total Assists
7
0.88 per game
Yellow Cards
12
1.5 per game
Pass Accuracy
80%
3,239 passes attempted

The Leaderboards

How Bolton stacks up
👑 Assist Kings
  • #36 Rúben Rodrigues Rúben Rodrigues 11 pts
  • #51 Josh Sheehan Josh Sheehan 10 pts
  • #55 Max Conway Max Conway 9 pts

Out of 406 ranked

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😈 Bad Boys
  • #20 Josh Sheehan Josh Sheehan 12 fouls
  • #36 Sam Dalby Sam Dalby 10 fouls
  • #41 Gaizka Larrazabal Gaizka Larrazabal 9 fouls

Out of 452 ranked

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👻 Ghost Players
  • #4 Ryan Hardie Ryan Hardie 17.21 pts
  • #26 Sam Dalby Sam Dalby 24.52 pts
  • #47 John McAtee John McAtee 28.3 pts

Out of 417 ranked

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🟨 Most Cards
  • #7 Josh Sheehan Josh Sheehan 4 pts
  • #74 Thierry Gale Thierry Gale 2 pts
  • #130 Jayden Nelson Jayden Nelson 1 pts

Out of 235 ranked

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🛡️ Most Clean Sheets
  • #13 Gavin Bazunu Gavin Bazunu 1 clean sheets
  • #15 Jack Bonham Jack Bonham 1 clean sheets

Out of 33 ranked

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🎯 Pass Master
  • #37 Josh Sheehan Josh Sheehan 309 passes
  • #79 Ethan Erhahon Ethan Erhahon 222 passes
  • #81 Chris Forino Chris Forino 221 passes

Out of 541 ranked

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🧤 Shot Stopper
  • #6 Gavin Bazunu Gavin Bazunu 0.49 pts
  • #15 Jack Bonham Jack Bonham 0.393 pts

Out of 33 ranked

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💪 Workhorses
  • #5 Max Conway Max Conway 0.621 pts
  • #23 Ethan Erhahon Ethan Erhahon 0.533 pts
  • #71 Akin Famewo Akin Famewo 0.448 pts

Out of 417 ranked

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Full Squad

27 players

Goalkeepers

1
Jack Bonham
Age 33
5 apps
31
Gavin Bazunu
Stoke City · Age 24
3 apps
23
David Harrington
Age 26
0 apps
13
Nathan Broome
Age 24
0 apps

Defenders

25
Max Conway
Age 23
8 apps 1a
22
Gaizka Larrazabal
Age 28
7 apps 1g
3
Chris Forino
Age 26
6 apps
14
Akin Famewo
Hull City · Age 27
5 apps
6
Ben Davies
Oxford United · Age 31
5 apps
5
Lewis Brunt
Wrexham · Age 25
5 apps
18
Eoin Toal
Age 27
4 apps

Midfielders

8
Josh Sheehan
Age 31
8 apps
21
Ethan Erhahon
Age 25
7 apps 1g
4
Xavier Simons
Age 23
3 apps 1g
17
Atsuki Ito
Age 28
2 apps 1g
12
David Watson
Age 21
1 app
27
Luca Stephenson
Age 23
1 app
54
Tobias Ritchie
Age 18
0 apps

Forwards

10
Sam Dalby
Age 26
8 apps 3g
16
Samuel Iling-Junior
Age 22
8 apps 1a
11
Thierry Gale
Age 24
8 apps 3g 1a
7
Kyliane Dong
Age 22
7 apps 1a
45
John McAtee
Age 27
6 apps 1a
39
Ryan Hardie
Huddersfield Town · Age 29
6 apps
20
Rúben Rodrigues
Age 30
5 apps 1g 1a
26
Jayden Nelson
Canada · Age 24
4 apps
9
Theo Bair
Age 27
3 apps 1a

Seven years was more than enough

Bolton fans have waited a loooooong time for this. Seven years outside the Championship is a real stretch for a club that spent so much of its history higher up the pyramid.

Promotion brings a decent bit of swagger with it too. You’ve spent a year winning games, building momentum and getting used to coming out on top. The Championship will be a hell of a lot tougher, obviously, but Bolton should come into it with a little bit of confidence at least.

Sure, there’ll be a few harsh reality checks along the way. But that should make this season a really fun one to follow. Plenty of pressure, late drama and those little match moments that keep you on the edge of your seat. Seven years away was long enough. Now it gets interesting.

FAQs

Bolton came up from League One. After several (heartbreaking) seasons of near misses, they finally got promoted, and 2026/27 is the club's return to the second tier.
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