2024–25 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

136th season in existence of Bolton Wanderers FC

Bolton Wanderers 2024–25 football season

Bolton Wanderers

2024–25 season

Owner

Football Ventures Ltd (92%),
British Business Bank (8%)

Chairman

Sharon Brittan

Manager

Ian Evatt

Stadium

Toughsheet Community Stadium

Home colours

← 2023–24

2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is the 136th season in the history of Bolton Wanderers Football Club and their fourth consecutive season in League One, having lost the previous season's play off final. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Transfers

In

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Fee	Ref
28 June 2024	CF	Klaidi Lolos	Crawley Town	Undisclosed	^[1]
1 July 2024	AM	Dubem Eze^[a]	Norwich City	Free	^[2]
1 July 2024^[b]	CB	Chris Forino-Joseph	Wycombe Wanderers	Free	^[3]
1 July 2024^[c]	GK	Luke Southwood	Cheltenham Town	Free	^[4]
2 July 2024	LWB	Ajay Weston^[a]	Hull City	Free	^[5]
12 July 2024	CM	Scott Arfield	Charlotte FC	Free	^[6]

^ ^a ^b Signed initially for the 'B' team
^ The transfer was announced on 14 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Wycombe Wanderers contract expired
^ The transfer was announced on 21 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Cheltenham Town contract expired

Out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Fee	Ref

Loaned in

Date	Pos.	Player	From	Date until	Ref

Loaned out

Date	Pos.	Player	To	Date until	Ref
12 July 2024	GK	Luke Hutchinson	Marine	End of Season	^[7]

Released / Out of Contract

Date	Pos.	Player	Subsequent club	Join date	Ref.
30 June 2024	GK	Jack Flint	Flint Town United	1 July 2024^[a]	^[8]^[9]
30 June 2024	CB	Eric Yoro	Longford Town	4 July 2024	^[8]^[10]
30 June 2024	CF	Jón Daði Böðvarsson			^[8]
30 June 2024	CF	Cameron Jerome			^[8]
30 June 2024	LB	Declan John			^[8]
30 June 2024	LW	Finlay Lockett			^[8]
30 June 2024	CF	Gerald Sithole			^[8]
30 June 2024	CB	Lamine Toure			^[8]
30 June 2024	CM	Matthew Tweedley			^[8]

^ The transfer was announced on 25 May, and would become official on July 1 once his contract expired

Pre-season and friendlies

On 4 June 2024, the club announced their first set of pre-season fixtures, welcoming Stoke City at home and facing Port Vale away.^[11] A third friendly against Middlesbrough, to be played at Bishop Auckland, was added three days later.^[12] The first pre-season friendly for the B-Team was announced on June 11, facing Stoke City U21s.^[13] On 17 June, another fixture was announced against Chorley.^[14] Another B-Team fixture was added on 19 June against Workington.^[15] On 20 June, a home friendly against Italian side Fiorentina was added.^[16] On 25 June, a behind-closed-doors friendly was added against West Bromwich Albion, to be played at St George's Park.^[17] The same day, a fixture against Atherton Collieries was added for the B-Team.^[18]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

West Bromwich Albion v Bolton Wanderers

13 July 2024 Friendly	West Bromwich Albion	1–2	Bolton Wanderers	Burton upon Trent
14:00 BST	Thomas-Asante	Report	Dempsey Collins	Stadium: St George's Park

Middlesbrough v Bolton Wanderers

20 July 2024 Friendly	Middlesbrough	v	Bolton Wanderers	Bishop Auckland
14:00 BST				Stadium: Heritage Park

Chorley v Bolton Wanderers

23 July 2024 Friendly	Chorley	v	Bolton Wanderers	Chorley
19:30 BST				Stadium: Victory Park

Bolton Wanderers v

Fiorentina

26 July 2024 Friendly	Bolton Wanderers	v	Fiorentina	Horwich
19:30 BST				Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium

Bolton Wanderers v Stoke City

30 July 2024 Friendly	Bolton Wanderers	v	Stoke City	Horwich
19:30 BST				Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium

Workington v Bolton Wanderers B

30 July 2024 Friendly	Workington	v	Bolton Wanderers B	Workington
19:30 BST				Stadium: Borough Park

Port Vale v Bolton Wanderers

3 August 2024 Friendly	Port Vale	v	Bolton Wanderers	Burslem
15:00 BST				Stadium: Vale Park

Atherton Collieries v Bolton Wanderers B

3 August 2024 Friendly	Atherton Collieries	v	Bolton Wanderers B	Atherton
15:00 BST				Stadium: Skuna Stadium

Stoke City U21 v Bolton Wanderers B

6 August 2024 Friendly	Stoke City U21	v	Bolton Wanderers B	Stoke-on-Trent
13:00 BST				Stadium: Clayton Wood

Competitions

League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Barnsley	Promotion to EFL Championship
2	Birmingham City	Promotion to EFL Championship
3	Blackpool	Qualification for League One play-offs
4	Bolton Wanderers
5	Bristol Rovers
6	Burton Albion
7	Cambridge United

First match(es) will be played: 10 August 2024. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences^[19]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Matches

On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced. It sees Bolton open their campaign on 10 August away at Leyton Orient, with the regular season concluding on 3 May, at home against Stevenage.^[20]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Leyton Orient v Bolton Wanderers

10 August 2024 1	Leyton Orient	v	Bolton Wanderers	Leyton
17:30 BST				Stadium: Brisbane Road

Bolton Wanderers v Wrexham

18 August 2024 2	Bolton Wanderers	v	Wrexham	Horwich
15:00 BST				Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 17 August, but was moved for live Sky Sports broadcast.^[21]

Charlton Athletic v Bolton Wanderers

24 August 2024 3	Charlton Athletic	v	Bolton Wanderers	Charlton
15:00 BST				Stadium: The Valley

FA Cup

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

EFL Cup

On 27 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Bolton being drawn at home against Mansfield Town.^[22]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Bolton Wanderers v Mansfield Town

13 August 2024 First round	Bolton Wanderers	v	Mansfield Town	Horwich
19:45 BST				Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium

EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Bolton were drawn into Northern Group D alongside Barrow, Fleetwood Town and Aston Villa U21.^[23]^[24]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Qualification
1	ACA	Aston Villa U21	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Barrow	Advance to Round 2
3	L1	Bolton Wanderers
4	L2	Fleetwood Town

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: EFL

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of pre-season

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League One		FA Cup		EFL Cup		EFL Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
—	GK	ENG	Nathan Baxter	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	GK	ENG	Joel Coleman	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	GK	NIR	Luke Southwood	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Defenders
—	DF	ENG	Josh Dacres-Cogley	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	LCA	Chris Forino-Joseph	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Will Forrester	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	AUS	Jack Iredale	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	SCO	George Johnston	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	AUS	Gethin Jones	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Luke Matheson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	POR	Ricardo Santos	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	NIR	Eoin Toal	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	DF	ENG	Randell Williams	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Midfielders
—	MF	CAN	Scott Arfield	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	Kyle Dempsey	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	MWI	Nelson Khumbeni	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	Aaron Morley	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	WAL	Josh Sheehan	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	MF	ENG	George Thomason	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Forwards
—	FW	NGA	Victor Adeboyejo	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	IRL	Conor Carty	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	NIR	Dion Charles	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	WAL	Aaron Collins	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	GRE	Klaidi Lolos	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	GNB	Carlos Mendes Gomes	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
—	FW	ENG	Dan Nlundulu	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
Out on Loan
—	GK	ENG	Luke Hutchinson	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

References

^ "Lolos Signing Completes Hat-Trick". Bolton Wanderers FC. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
^ "Eze Secures B Team Deal". Bolton Wanderers FC. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
^ "Chris Forino To Join Wanderers". Bolton Wanderers FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
^ "Luke Southwood To Join Wanderers". Bolton Wanderers FC. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
^ "Weston Bolsters B Team Ranks". Bolton Wanderers FC. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
^ "Scott Signs On To Strengthen Whites". Bolton Wanderers FC. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
^ "Hutchinson Back At Marine". Bolton Wanderers FC. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Retained List Confirmed". Bolton Wanderers FC. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
^ "Flint heads to Flint!". Flint Town United FC. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
^ "Eric Christopher Yoro Signs!". Longford Town FC. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
^ "Stoke Visit For Home Friendly". Bolton Wanderers FC. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
^ "Boro Trip Added To Schedule". Bolton Wanderers FC. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
^ Bolton Wanderers B Team and Academy (@BWFCBandAcademy): "Wanderers' B Team will face @stokecity U21s in a pre-season friendly."
^ "Wanderers Add Chorley Trip To Pre-Season". Bolton Wanderers FC. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
^ Bolton Wanderers B Team and Academy (@BWFCBandAcademy): "Our B Team will travel to @WorkingtonAFC as part of their pre-season schedule."
^ "Wanderers To Welcome Fiorentina In Pre-Season!". Bolton Wanderers FC. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
^ "Whites Add Baggies to Build-Up". Bolton Wanderers FC. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
^ Bolton Wanderers B Team and Academy (@BWFCBandAcademy): "A visit to @ACFC1916 has been added to our B Team's pre-season schedule."
^ "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
^ "Birmingham start League One campaign against Reading". BBC Sport. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
^ "New Date For Televised Wrexham Game". Bolton Wanderers FC. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
^ "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
^ "Under-21 teams and Group Stage draw confirmed for 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy". English Football League. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
^ "Bristol Street Motors Trophy Group Stage confirmed". English Football League. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2024.

v t e Bolton Wanderers Football Club
History Players Managers Reserves and Academy Records and statistics Head-to-head Honours Seasons Current season
Home stadium	Pike's Lane Burnden Park Toughsheet Community Stadium
Players	100+ appearances 25–99 appearances 1–24 appearances
Related teams	Bolton Wanderers Women
Related articles	Burnden Park disaster Bolton Wanderers Free School Player of the Year Going to the Match

v t e Bolton Wanderers F.C. seasons
1881–82 1882–83 1883–84 1884–85 1885–86 1886–87 1887–88 1888–89 1889–90 1890–91 1891–92 1892–93 1893–94 1894–95 1895–96 1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Bolton Wanderers F.C. seasons

1881–82
1882–83
1883–84
1884–85
1885–86
1886–87
1887–88
1888–89
1889–90
1890–91
1891–92
1892–93
1893–94
1894–95
1895–96
1896–97
1897–98
1898–99
1899–1900
1900–01
1901–02
1902–03
1903–04
1904–05
1905–06
1906–07
1907–08
1908–09
1909–10
1910–11
1911–12
1912–13
1913–14
1914–15
1915–16
1916–17
1917–18
1918–19
1919–20
1920–21
1921–22
1922–23
1923–24
1924–25
1925–26
1926–27
1927–28
1928–29
1929–30
1930–31
1931–32
1932–33
1933–34
1934–35
1935–36
1936–37
1937–38
1938–39
1939–40
1940–41
1941–42
1942–43
1943–44
1944–45
1945–46
1946–47
1947–48
1948–49
1949–50
1950–51
1951–52
1952–53
1953–54
1954–55
1955–56
1956–57
1957–58
1958–59
1959–60
1960–61
1961–62
1962–63
1963–64
1964–65
1965–66
1966–67
1967–68
1968–69
1969–70
1970–71
1971–72
1972–73
1973–74
1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–2000
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16
2016–17
2017–18
2018–19
2019–20
2020–21
2021–22
2022–23
2023–24
2024–25

2024–25 in English men's football

« 2023–24

2025–26 »

National teams

Senior (2026 FIFA World Cup qualification)
U21 (UEFA Euro 2025 finals)
U20 (UEFA Euro 2025 qualification)
U17 (UEFA Euro 2025 qualification)

League
competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	English Football League (Championship, League One, League Two, play-offs)
Levels 5–6	National League (National, North, South)
Levels 7–8	Isthmian League (Premier, One North, One South Central, One South East) Northern Premier League (Premier, One East, One Midlands, One West) Southern League (Premier Central, Premier South, One Central, One South)
Levels 9–10	Combined Counties League (Premier North, Premier South, One) Eastern Counties League (Premier, One North, One South) Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Midland League (Premier, One) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) North West Counties League (Premier, One North, One South) Southern Combination League (Premier, One) Southern Counties East League (Premier, One) South West Peninsula League (Premier East, Premier West - level 10 only) Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One) United Counties League (Premier North, Premier South, One) Wessex League (Premier, One) Western League (Premier, One)

Cup
competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase (Final)
EFL cups	EFL Cup (Final) EFL Trophy (Final)

Youth
competitions

Under-21	Professional U21 Development League Premier League Cup Premier League International Cup
Under-18	Professional U18 Development League FA Youth Cup

Club seasons
Premier League	Arsenal Aston Villa Bournemouth Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Fulham Ipswich Town Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Nottingham Forest Southampton Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship	Blackburn Rovers Bristol City Burnley Cardiff City Coventry City Derby County Hull City Leeds United Luton Town Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Stoke City Sunderland Swansea City Watford West Bromwich Albion
League One	Barnsley Birmingham City Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Bristol Rovers Burton Albion Cambridge United Charlton Athletic Crawley Town Exeter City Huddersfield Town Leyton Orient Lincoln City Mansfield Town Northampton Town Peterborough United Reading Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town Stevenage Stockport County Wigan Athletic Wrexham Wycombe Wanderers
League Two	Accrington Stanley AFC Wimbledon Barrow Bradford City Bromley Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Chesterfield Colchester United Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers Fleetwood Town Gillingham Grimsby Town Harrogate Town Milton Keynes Dons Morecambe Newport County Notts County Port Vale Salford City Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall