Bolton Wanderers F.C. league record by opponent

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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.

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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]

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All-time league record

All statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 20 April 2024.
Bolton Wanderers F.C. league record by opponent
ClubHomeAwayTotalWin%FirstLastNote(s)
PWDLPWDLPWDLFA
Accrington 52125302105142919050.00 1888–89 1892–93
Accrington Stanley 311131026213712033.33 2019–20 2022–23
AFC Wimbledon 312031206240127033.33 2016–17 2021–22
Aldershot 11001100220040100.00 1988–89 1988–89
Arsenal 592816155971636118353251158210029.66 1899–1900 2011–12 [lower-alpha 1]
Aston Villa 7839182178171942156563763240251035.90 1888–89 2018–19
Barnsley 2111822168742171697549040.48 1899–1900 2023–24
Barrow 11001010211043050.00 2020–21 2020–21
Birmingham City 6435191064161533128513443197168039.84 1894–95 2018–19 [lower-alpha 2]
Blackburn Rovers 7842181878221640156643458233241041.03 1888–89 2018–19
Blackpool 482512114811181996363030135117037.50 1903–04 2023–24
Bournemouth 13535114162494112630037.50 1971–72 2014–15
Bradford (Park Avenue) 73047313146171820042.86 1908–09 1934–35
Bradford City 221084224810441416147066031.82 1903–04 2020–21
Brentford 2094720251340119204665027.50 1933–34 2018–19
Brighton & Hove Albion 82338125163581625018.75 1971–72 2015–16
Bristol City 291388294817581716256591029.31 1903–04 2018–19
Bristol Rovers 1786317647341410104835041.18 1971–72 2023–24
Burnley 5927171559141431118413146159162034.75 1888–89 2015–16
Burton Albion 52125032102441115020.00 2017–18 2023–24
Burton Swifts 110011002200102100.00 1899–1900 1899–1900
Burton United 220021014301123075.00 1903–04 1904–05
Bury 3116510317915622314259895037.10 1895–96 2016–17
Cambridge United 1054110343208843524040.00 1980–81 2023–24
Cardiff City 36236736136177236122411471050.00 1921–22 2017–18
Carlisle United 147251434728106124041035.71 1965–66 2023–24
Charlton Athletic 45291064514102190432027153109047.78 1936–37 2023–24
Chelsea 5422141854121329108342747155181031.48 1907–08 2011–12
Cheltenham Town 422043018521115062.50 2020–21 2023–24
Chester City 6321623112552136041.67 1986–87 1992–93
Chesterfield 10811102442010553418050.00 1899–1900 2016–17 [lower-alpha 3]
Colchester United 21102002411244025.00 1987–88 2020–21
Coventry City 924391621831052328016.67 1964–65 2019–20
Crawley Town 10011100210142050.00 2020–21 2020–21
Crewe Alexandra 73317322146532821042.86 1987–88 2021–22
Crystal Palace 1810711838736131585136036.11 1964–65 2012–13
Darlington 4211420284131111050.00 1985–86 1991–92
Darwen 22002200440072100.00 1891–92 1893–94
Derby County 65349226581443130422365185234032.31 1888–89 2023–24
Doncaster Rovers 65017313138142212061.54 1904–05 2021–22 [lower-alpha 4]
Everton 6927132969101841138373170181229026.81 1888–89 2011–12
Exeter City 86028251168533116050.00 1983–84 2023–24
Fleetwood Town 5500430198012111088.89 2016–17 2023–24 [lower-alpha 4]
Fulham 411913941911218228243098114034.15 1908–09 2017–18
Forest Green Rovers 21012101420222050.00 2020–21 2022–23
Gainsborough Trinity 5500511310613278060.00 1899–1900 1910–11
Gillingham 83239414177372924041.18 1983–84 2021–22 [lower-alpha 4]
Glossop North End 430143108611196075.00 1903–04 1910–11
Grimsby Town 2813872881010562118178672037.50 1899–1900 2020–21
Halifax Town 32103120633082050.00 1971–72 1987–88
Harrogate Town 11001100220042100.00 2020–21 2020–21
Hartlepool United 301232106222106033.33 1987–88 1992–93
Hereford United 220021104310104075.00 1976–77 1987–88
Huddersfield Town 4627109461192692381935131112041.30 1910–11 2015–16
Hull City 241572244812481915145855039.58 1908–09 2018–19
Ipswich Town 22589216411431112205259025.58 1961–62 2022–23 [lower-alpha 4]
Leeds City 22002101430172075.00 1908–09 1910–11
Leeds United 3014793076176021132610397035.00 1924–25 2018–19
Leicester City 321787326111564231922113102035.94 1899–1900 2013–14 [lower-alpha 5]
Leyton Orient 221642224711442011135043045.45 1908–09 2023–24 [lower-alpha 6]
Lincoln City 11713123442311573224047.83 1899–1900 2023–24 [lower-alpha 4]
Liverpool 5926132059101633118362953142191030.51 1894–95 2011–12
Loughborough 110011002200102100.00 1899–1900 1899–1900
Luton Town 15933154563013894531043.33 1899–1900 1994–95
Manchester City 5628151356131033112412546168171036.61 1900–01 2011–12
Manchester United 5925151959161033118412552156192034.75 1892–93 2011–12 [lower-alpha 7]
Mansfield Town 83418332166731816037.50 1971–72 2020–21
Middlesbrough 6034161060161232120502842187180041.67 1899–1900 2018–19
Millwall 20143320341340177165650042.50 1933–34 2018–19
Milton Keynes Dons 53205113104331610040.00 2015–16 2022–23
Morecambe 31203120624053033.33 2020–21 2022–23
New Brighton Tower 11001001210134050.00 1899–1900 1899–1900
Newcastle United 562912155612737112411952145195036.61 1898–99 2011–12
Newport County 63036303126062315050.00 1983–84 2020–21
Northampton Town 63126312126241517050.00 1964–65 2023–24
Norwich City 21115521341442149194954033.33 1934–35 2018–19
Nottingham Forest 4123135417102482302329120122036.59 1892–93 2018–19
Notts County 372179371013147431202311987041.89 1888–89 1994–95
Oldham Athletic 241833245910482312138558047.92 1908–09 2020–21
Oxford United 15744145542912983832041.38 1968–69 2023–24 [lower-alpha 4]
Peterborough United 75207304148242713057.14 1987–88 2023–24 [lower-alpha 4]
Plymouth Argyle 16102416411132143154945043.75 1933–34 2022–23
Port Vale 19162119108138261027528068.42 1899–1900 2023–24 [lower-alpha 8]
Portsmouth 5033895081527100412336149124041.00 1927–28 2023–24
Preston North End 6226132362172025124433348175181034.68 1888–89 2018–19
Queens Park Rangers 1794417611034155145455044.12 1967–68 2018–19
Reading 1786317431034129134545035.29 1984–85 2023–24
Rochdale 53115032103431214030.00 1971–72 2019–20
Rotherham United 1986520161339912184071023.08 1964–65 2021–22 [lower-alpha 4]
Salford City 11001100220030100.00 2020–21 2020–21
Scarborough 11001001210135050.00 1987–88 1987–88
Scunthorpe United 523051221035275030.00 1972–73 2020–21
Sheffield United 5735121057121035114472245187193041.23 1893–94 2018–19
Sheffield Wednesday 5727151557111234114382749138181033.33 1892–93 2022–23
Shrewsbury Town 13733127142514473425056.00 1971–72 2023–24 [lower-alpha 4]
Southampton 168531665532141084430043.75 1933–34 2004–05
Southend United 1063194231910542718052.63 1972–73 2020–21 [lower-alpha 4]
Stevenage 22002110431063075.00 2020–21 2023–24
Stockport County 93339324186572323033.33 1903–04 2000–01
Stoke City 4120138411272282322030117128039.02 1888–89 2018–19 [lower-alpha 9]
Sunderland 6937171569111642138483357196230034.78 1890–91 2021–22
Swansea City 16772163310321010123138031.25 1933–34 2018–19 [lower-alpha 10]
Swindon Town 1051410433209473826045.00 1964–65 2016–17
Torquay United 32013012621367033.33 1971–72 1991–92
Tottenham Hotspur 442571244972888341440120140038.64 1908–09 2011–12
Tranmere Rovers 13922132652611873129042.31 1971–72 2020–21
Walsall 1191111038229494131040.91 1899–1900 2020–21
Watford 138141323826104123336038.46 1969–70 2014–15
West Bromwich Albion 6832201668162428136484444216194035.29 1888–89 2018–19
West Ham United 282143289415563081811082053.57 1923–24 2010–11
Wigan Athletic 2176821579421213175256028.57 1983–84 2023–24
Wimbledon 43104112842299050.00 1983–84 2000–01
Wolverhampton Wanderers 6335131563141237126492552189226038.89 1888–89 2017–18
Wrexham 5311540110712147070.00 1971–72 1987–88
Wycombe Wanderers 420241038305710037.50 2019–20 2023–24
Yeovil Town 10101010202033000.00 2013–14 2013–14
York City 73227412147342114050.00 1971–72 1986–87

Notes

  1. Record against Woolwich Arsenal included
  2. Record against Small Heath included
  3. Record against Chesterfield Town included
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 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

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