Bolton Wanderers F.C. league record by opponent

Bolton Wanderers Football Club, an English association football club based in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England was founded in 1874 as Christ Church Football Club before adopting its current name in 1877. ^[1] Bolton were one of the 12 founder members of the Football League, which formed in 1888. ^[2] The club has remained in the Football League since it was established competing in its various divisions. As of the end of 2022–23, the club's first team has spent 74 seasons in the first tier of English football, 33 in the second, 15 in the third and two in the fourth. They are currently competing in EFL League One, the third tier.

Bolton Wanderers' record against each club faced league competition is listed below. Bolton's first league game was a 6–3 defeat against Derby County in the inaugural 1888–89 Football League; ^[2] since then they have played 110 different teams. They met their most recent different league opponent, Morecambe, for the first time in the 2020–21 EFL League Two season. The teams that Bolton Wanderers have met most in league competition are Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers, against whom they have contested 156 league matches. Bolton have recorded more victories against Blackburn than any other club, with 64. West Bromwich Albion drew 44 of their 106 league encounters with Bolton, more than any other club. The team have lost more league matches to Everton than to any other club, having been beaten by them 70 times in 138 encounters. ^[3]

Key

• The table includes results of matches played by Bolton Wanderers in the English Football League and Premier League.
• For the sake of simplicity, present-day names are used throughout: for example, results against Newton Heath, Small Heath and Woolwich Arsenal are integrated into the records against Manchester United, Birmingham City and Arsenal, respectively
•   † Teams with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are competing in the 2024–25 EFL League One alongside Bolton
•   ‡ Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are defunct
• P = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; F = goals for; A = goals against; Win% = percentage of total matches won
• The columns headed "First" and "Last" contain the first and most recent seasons in which Bolton played league matches against each opponent

All-time league record

All statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 18 January 2025.

Bolton Wanderers F.C. league record by opponent

Club	Home				Away				Total						Win%	First	Last	Note(s)
	P	W	D	L	P	W	D	L	P	W	D	L	F	A
Accrington ‡	5	2	1	2	5	3	0	2	10	5	1	4	29	19	050.00	1888–89	1892–93
Accrington Stanley	3	1	1	1	3	1	0	2	6	2	1	3	7	12	033.33	2019–20	2022–23
AFC Wimbledon	3	1	2	0	3	1	2	0	6	2	4	0	12	7	033.33	2016–17	2021–22
Aldershot ‡	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	4	0	100.00	1988–89	1988–89
Arsenal	59	28	16	15	59	7	16	36	118	35	32	51	158	210	029.66	1899–1900	2011–12	[a]
Aston Villa	78	39	18	21	78	17	19	42	156	56	37	63	240	251	035.90	1888–89	2018–19
Barnsley †	22	11	8	3	21	6	8	7	43	17	16	10	76	51	039.53	1899–1900	2024–25
Barrow	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	4	3	050.00	2020–21	2020–21
Birmingham City †	64	35	19	10	65	16	15	34	129	51	34	44	197	170	039.53	1894–95	2024–25	[b]
Blackburn Rovers	78	42	18	18	78	22	16	40	156	64	34	58	233	241	041.03	1888–89	2018–19
Blackpool †	49	26	12	11	48	11	18	19	97	37	30	30	137	118	038.14	1903–04	2024–25
Bournemouth	13	5	3	5	11	4	1	6	24	9	4	11	26	30	037.50	1971–72	2014–15
Bradford (Park Avenue)	7	3	0	4	7	3	1	3	14	6	1	7	18	20	042.86	1908–09	1934–35
Bradford City	22	10	8	4	22	4	8	10	44	14	16	14	70	66	031.82	1903–04	2020–21
Brentford	20	9	4	7	20	2	5	13	40	11	9	20	46	65	027.50	1933–34	2018–19
Brighton & Hove Albion	8	2	3	3	8	1	2	5	16	3	5	8	16	25	018.75	1971–72	2015–16
Bristol City	29	13	8	8	29	4	8	17	58	17	16	25	65	91	029.31	1903–04	2018–19
Bristol Rovers †	17	8	6	3	17	6	4	7	34	14	10	10	48	35	041.18	1971–72	2023–24
Burnley	59	27	17	15	59	14	14	31	118	41	31	46	159	162	034.75	1888–89	2015–16
Burton Albion †	6	3	1	2	5	0	3	2	11	3	4	4	13	16	027.27	2017–18	2024–25
Burton Swifts ‡	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	10	2	100.00	1899–1900	1899–1900
Burton United ‡	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	4	3	0	1	12	3	075.00	1903–04	1904–05
Bury ‡	31	16	5	10	31	7	9	15	62	23	14	25	98	95	037.10	1895–96	2016–17
Cambridge United †	11	5	5	1	11	3	5	3	22	8	10	4	38	27	036.36	1980–81	2024–25
Cardiff City	36	23	6	7	36	13	6	17	72	36	12	24	114	71	050.00	1921–22	2017–18
Carlisle United	14	7	2	5	14	3	4	7	28	10	6	12	40	41	035.71	1965–66	2023–24
Charlton Athletic †	45	29	10	6	46	14	10	22	91	43	20	28	153	111	047.25	1936–37	2024–25
Chelsea	54	22	14	18	54	12	13	29	108	34	27	47	155	181	031.48	1907–08	2011–12
Cheltenham Town	4	2	2	0	4	3	0	1	8	5	2	1	11	5	062.50	2020–21	2023–24
Chester City ‡	6	3	2	1	6	2	3	1	12	5	5	2	13	6	041.67	1986–87	1992–93
Chesterfield	10	8	1	1	10	2	4	4	20	10	5	5	34	18	050.00	1899–1900	2016–17	[c]
Colchester United	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	2	4	1	1	2	4	4	025.00	1987–88	2020–21
Coventry City	9	2	4	3	9	1	6	2	18	3	10	5	23	28	016.67	1964–65	2019–20
Crawley Town †	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	3	2	0	1	6	2	066.67	2020–21	2024–25
Crewe Alexandra	7	3	3	1	7	3	2	2	14	6	5	3	28	21	042.86	1987–88	2021–22
Crystal Palace	18	10	7	1	18	3	8	7	36	13	15	8	51	36	036.11	1964–65	2012–13
Darlington	4	2	1	1	4	2	0	2	8	4	1	3	11	11	050.00	1985–86	1991–92
Darwen ‡	2	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	4	4	0	0	7	2	100.00	1891–92	1893–94
Derby County	65	34	9	22	65	8	14	43	130	42	23	65	185	234	032.31	1888–89	2023–24
Doncaster Rovers	6	5	0	1	7	3	1	3	13	8	1	4	22	12	061.54	1904–05	2021–22	[d]
Everton	69	27	13	29	69	10	18	41	138	37	31	70	181	229	026.81	1888–89	2011–12
Exeter City †	9	6	0	3	9	3	5	1	18	9	5	4	33	19	050.00	1983–84	2024–25
Fleetwood Town	5	5	0	0	4	3	0	1	9	8	0	1	21	11	088.89	2016–17	2023–24	[d]
Fulham	41	19	13	9	41	9	11	21	82	28	24	30	98	114	034.15	1908–09	2017–18
Forest Green Rovers	2	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	4	2	0	2	2	2	050.00	2020–21	2022–23
Gainsborough Trinity	5	5	0	0	5	1	1	3	10	6	1	3	27	8	060.00	1899–1900	1910–11
Gillingham	8	3	2	3	9	4	1	4	17	7	3	7	29	24	041.18	1983–84	2021–22	[d]
Glossop North End	4	3	0	1	4	3	1	0	8	6	1	1	19	6	075.00	1903–04	1910–11
Grimsby Town	28	13	8	7	28	8	10	10	56	21	18	17	86	72	037.50	1899–1900	2020–21
Halifax Town ‡	3	2	1	0	3	1	2	0	6	3	3	0	8	2	050.00	1971–72	1987–88
Harrogate Town	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	4	2	100.00	2020–21	2020–21
Hartlepool United	3	0	1	2	3	2	1	0	6	2	2	2	10	6	033.33	1987–88	1992–93
Hereford United ‡	2	2	0	0	2	1	1	0	4	3	1	0	10	4	075.00	1976–77	1987–88
Huddersfield Town †	47	27	10	10	46	11	9	26	93	38	19	36	131	116	040.86	1910–11	2024–25
Hull City	24	15	7	2	24	4	8	12	48	19	15	14	58	55	039.58	1908–09	2018–19
Ipswich Town	22	5	8	9	21	6	4	11	43	11	12	20	52	59	025.58	1961–62	2022–23	[d]
Leeds City ‡	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	4	3	0	1	7	2	075.00	1908–09	1910–11
Leeds United	30	14	7	9	30	7	6	17	60	21	13	26	103	97	035.00	1924–25	2018–19
Leicester City	32	17	8	7	32	6	11	15	64	23	19	22	113	102	035.94	1899–1900	2013–14	[e]
Leyton Orient †	22	16	4	2	23	5	7	11	45	21	11	13	52	44	046.67	1908–09	2024–25	[f]
Lincoln City †	12	8	1	3	12	3	4	4	24	12	5	7	35	24	050.00	1899–1900	2024–25	[d]
Liverpool	59	26	13	20	59	10	16	33	118	36	29	53	142	191	030.51	1894–95	2011–12
Loughborough ‡	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	10	2	100.00	1899–1900	1899–1900
Luton Town	15	9	3	3	15	4	5	6	30	13	8	9	45	31	043.33	1899–1900	1994–95
Manchester City	56	28	15	13	56	13	10	33	112	41	25	46	168	171	036.61	1900–01	2011–12
Manchester United	59	25	15	19	59	16	10	33	118	41	25	52	156	192	034.75	1892–93	2011–12	[g]
Mansfield Town †	9	4	4	1	9	3	3	3	18	7	7	4	22	19	038.89	1971–72	2024–25
Middlesbrough	60	34	16	10	60	16	12	32	120	50	28	42	187	180	041.67	1899–1900	2018–19
Millwall	20	14	3	3	20	3	4	13	40	17	7	16	56	50	042.50	1933–34	2018–19
Milton Keynes Dons	5	3	2	0	5	1	1	3	10	4	3	3	16	10	040.00	2015–16	2022–23
Morecambe	3	1	2	0	3	1	2	0	6	2	4	0	5	3	033.33	2020–21	2022–23
New Brighton Tower ‡	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	3	4	050.00	1899–1900	1899–1900
Newcastle United	56	29	12	15	56	12	7	37	112	41	19	52	145	195	036.61	1898–99	2011–12
Newport County	6	3	0	3	6	3	0	3	12	6	0	6	23	15	050.00	1983–84	2020–21
Northampton Town †	6	3	1	2	6	3	1	2	12	6	2	4	15	17	050.00	1964–65	2023–24
Norwich City	21	11	5	5	21	3	4	14	42	14	9	19	49	54	033.33	1934–35	2018–19
Nottingham Forest	41	23	13	5	41	7	10	24	82	30	23	29	120	122	036.59	1892–93	2018–19
Notts County	37	21	7	9	37	10	13	14	74	31	20	23	119	87	041.89	1888–89	1994–95
Oldham Athletic	24	18	3	3	24	5	9	10	48	23	12	13	85	58	047.92	1908–09	2020–21
Oxford United	15	7	4	4	14	5	5	4	29	12	9	8	38	32	041.38	1968–69	2023–24	[d]
Peterborough United †	8	6	2	0	8	3	1	4	16	9	3	4	31	16	056.25	1987–88	2024–25	[d]
Plymouth Argyle	16	10	2	4	16	4	1	11	32	14	3	15	49	45	043.75	1933–34	2022–23
Port Vale	19	16	2	1	19	10	8	1	38	26	10	2	75	28	068.42	1899–1900	2023–24	[h]
Portsmouth	50	33	8	9	50	8	15	27	100	41	23	36	149	124	041.00	1927–28	2023–24
Preston North End	62	26	13	23	62	17	20	25	124	43	33	48	175	181	034.68	1888–89	2018–19
Queens Park Rangers	17	9	4	4	17	6	1	10	34	15	5	14	54	55	044.12	1967–68	2018–19
Reading †	18	9	6	3	17	4	3	10	35	13	9	13	50	47	037.14	1984–85	2024–25
Rochdale	5	3	1	1	5	0	3	2	10	3	4	3	12	14	030.00	1971–72	2019–20
Rotherham United †	19	8	6	5	21	1	6	14	40	9	12	19	41	74	022.50	1964–65	2024–25	[d]
Salford City	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	3	0	100.00	2020–21	2020–21
Scarborough	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	3	5	050.00	1987–88	1987–88
Scunthorpe United	5	2	3	0	5	1	2	2	10	3	5	2	7	5	030.00	1972–73	2020–21
Sheffield United	57	35	12	10	57	12	10	35	114	47	22	45	187	193	041.23	1893–94	2018–19
Sheffield Wednesday	57	27	15	15	57	11	12	34	114	38	27	49	138	181	033.33	1892–93	2022–23
Shrewsbury Town †	14	7	4	3	12	7	1	4	26	14	5	7	36	27	053.85	1971–72	2024–25	[d]
Southampton	16	8	5	3	16	6	5	5	32	14	10	8	44	30	043.75	1933–34	2004–05
Southend United	10	6	3	1	9	4	2	3	19	10	5	4	27	18	052.63	1972–73	2020–21	[d]
Stevenage †	2	2	0	0	3	2	1	0	5	4	1	0	10	4	080.00	2020–21	2024–25
Stockport County †	9	3	3	3	10	3	2	5	19	6	5	8	23	28	031.58	1903–04	2024–25
Stoke City	41	20	13	8	41	12	7	22	82	32	20	30	117	128	039.02	1888–89	2018–19	[i]
Sunderland	69	37	17	15	69	11	16	42	138	48	33	57	196	230	034.78	1890–91	2021–22
Swansea City	16	7	7	2	16	3	3	10	32	10	10	12	31	38	031.25	1933–34	2018–19	[j]
Swindon Town	10	5	1	4	10	4	3	3	20	9	4	7	38	26	045.00	1964–65	2016–17
Torquay United	3	2	0	1	3	0	1	2	6	2	1	3	6	7	033.33	1971–72	1991–92
Tottenham Hotspur	44	25	7	12	44	9	7	28	88	34	14	40	120	140	038.64	1908–09	2011–12
Tranmere Rovers	13	9	2	2	13	2	6	5	26	11	8	7	31	29	042.31	1971–72	2020–21
Walsall	11	9	1	1	11	0	3	8	22	9	4	9	41	31	040.91	1899–1900	2020–21
Watford	13	8	1	4	13	2	3	8	26	10	4	12	33	36	038.46	1969–70	2014–15
West Bromwich Albion	68	32	20	16	68	16	24	28	136	48	44	44	216	194	035.29	1888–89	2018–19
West Ham United	28	21	4	3	28	9	4	15	56	30	8	18	110	82	053.57	1923–24	2010–11
Wigan Athletic †	22	7	6	9	21	5	7	9	43	12	13	18	52	58	027.91	1983–84	2024–25
Wimbledon ‡	4	3	1	0	4	1	1	2	8	4	2	2	9	9	050.00	1983–84	2000–01
Wolverhampton Wanderers	63	35	13	15	63	14	12	37	126	49	25	52	189	226	038.89	1888–89	2017–18
Wrexham †	6	3	2	1	5	4	0	1	11	7	2	2	14	7	063.64	1971–72	2024–25
Wycombe Wanderers †	4	2	0	2	5	1	1	3	9	3	1	5	7	10	033.33	2019–20	2024–25
Yeovil Town	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	3	3	000.00	2013–14	2013–14
York City	7	3	2	2	7	4	1	2	14	7	3	4	21	14	050.00	1971–72	1986–87

Notes

1. Record against Woolwich Arsenal included
2. Record against Small Heath included
3. Record against Chesterfield Town included
4. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019–20 EFL League One season was suspended in mid-March 2020. On 9 June, the clubs voted to curtail the season; Bolton's last ten matches, which included one against this opponent, remained unplayed.
5. Record against Leicester Fosse included
6. Record against Orient included
7. Record against Newton Heath included
8. Record against Burslem Port Vale included
9. Record against Stoke included
10. Record against Swansea Town included

References

1. "Club History". Bolton Wanderers Football Club. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
2. Metcalf, Mark (2014). The Origins of the Football League. Amberley Publishing. ISBN   978-1445640174.
3. "Head-to-head v Everton". Soccerbase. Centurycomm Limited. Retrieved 5 December 2019.

External links

• "Bolton Wanderers football club: record v other sides". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises Limited. Retrieved 5 December 2019.