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BOLTON WANDERERS

Bolton Wanderers's complete Football League record — 127 seasons. Click any column heading to sort; click again to reverse the order. The sorted column is highlighted in club colours. See also: League Records for all clubs.

GD = Goal Difference (used from 1976/77). GA = Goal Average (used until 1975/76). Dimmed values indicate the method not in use for that season. For Football League divisions 2–4 from 1992/93 to 1998/99, Goals Scored was the tiebreaker — both GD and GA are dimmed for those seasons.

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Oldest season first Home Away Total GD / GA
# Season▲ Division Pos⇅ Pld⇅ W⇅ D⇅ L⇅ F⇅ A⇅ W⇅ D⇅ L⇅ F⇅ A⇅ W⇅ D⇅ L⇅ F⇅ A⇅ Pts⇅ GD⇅ GA⇅
1 1888/89 First Division 5 22 6 0 5 35 30 4 2 5 28 29 10 2 10 63 59 22 4 1.067
2 1889/90 First Division 9 22 6 1 4 37 24 3 0 8 17 41 9 1 12 54 65 19 -11 0.830
3 1890/91 First Division 5 22 9 0 2 36 14 3 1 7 11 20 12 1 9 47 34 25 13 1.382
4 1891/92 First Division 3 26 9 2 2 29 14 8 0 5 22 23 17 2 7 51 37 36 14 1.378
5 1892/93 First Division 5 30 12 1 2 43 21 1 5 9 13 34 13 6 11 56 55 32 1 1.018
6 1893/94 First Division 13 30 7 3 5 18 14 3 1 11 20 38 10 4 16 38 52 24 -14 0.730
7 1894/95 First Division 10 30 8 3 4 45 23 1 4 10 16 39 9 7 14 61 62 25 -1 0.983
8 1895/96 First Division 4 30 12 2 1 34 14 4 3 8 15 23 16 5 9 49 37 37 12 1.324
9 1896/97 First Division 8 30 7 3 5 22 18 5 3 7 18 25 12 6 12 40 43 30 -3 0.930
10 1897/98 First Division 11 30 9 2 4 18 13 2 2 11 10 28 11 4 15 28 41 26 -13 0.682
11 1898/99 First Division 17 34 6 5 6 24 21 3 2 12 13 30 9 7 18 37 51 25 -14 0.725
12 1899/00 Second Division 2 34 14 2 1 47 7 8 6 3 32 18 22 8 4 79 25 52 54 3.160
13 1900/01 First Division 10 34 10 5 2 21 12 3 2 12 18 43 13 7 14 39 55 33 -16 0.709
14 1901/02 First Division 12 34 10 6 1 38 17 2 2 13 13 39 12 8 14 51 56 32 -5 0.910
15 1902/03 First Division 18 34 6 2 9 18 20 2 1 14 19 53 8 3 23 37 73 19 -36 0.506
16 1903/04 Second Division 7 34 10 3 4 38 11 2 7 8 21 30 12 10 12 59 41 34 18 1.439
17 1904/05 Second Division 2 34 15 0 2 53 16 12 2 3 34 16 27 2 5 87 32 56 55 2.718
18 1905/06 First Division 6 38 13 1 5 51 22 4 6 9 30 45 17 7 14 81 67 41 14 1.208
19 1906/07 First Division 6 38 10 4 5 35 18 8 4 7 24 29 18 8 12 59 47 44 12 1.255
20 1907/08 First Division 19 38 10 3 6 35 26 4 2 13 17 32 14 5 19 52 58 33 -6 0.896
21 1908/09 Second Division 1 38 14 3 2 37 8 10 1 8 22 20 24 4 10 59 28 52 31 2.107
22 1909/10 First Division 20 38 7 2 10 31 34 2 4 13 13 37 9 6 23 44 71 24 -27 0.619
23 1910/11 Second Division 2 38 17 2 0 53 12 4 7 8 16 28 21 9 8 69 40 51 29 1.725
24 1911/12 First Division 4 38 14 2 3 35 15 6 1 12 19 28 20 3 15 54 43 43 11 1.255
25 1912/13 First Division 8 38 10 6 3 36 20 6 4 9 26 43 16 10 12 62 63 42 -1 0.984
26 1913/14 First Division 6 38 13 4 2 41 14 3 6 10 24 38 16 10 12 65 52 42 13 1.250
27 1914/15 First Division 17 38 8 5 6 35 27 3 3 13 33 57 11 8 19 68 84 30 -16 0.809
28 1919/20 First Division 6 42 11 3 7 35 29 8 6 7 37 36 19 9 14 72 65 47 7 1.107
29 1920/21 First Division 3 42 15 6 0 53 17 4 8 9 24 36 19 14 9 77 53 52 24 1.452
30 1921/22 First Division 6 42 12 4 5 40 24 8 3 10 28 35 20 7 15 68 59 47 9 1.152
31 1922/23 First Division 13 42 11 8 2 36 17 3 4 14 14 41 14 12 16 50 58 40 -8 0.862
32 1923/24 First Division 4 42 13 6 2 45 13 5 8 8 23 21 18 14 10 68 34 50 34 2.000
33 1924/25 First Division 3 42 18 2 1 61 13 4 9 8 15 21 22 11 9 76 34 55 42 2.235
34 1925/26 First Division 8 42 11 6 4 46 31 6 4 11 29 45 17 10 15 75 76 44 -1 0.986
35 1926/27 First Division 4 42 15 5 1 54 19 4 5 12 30 43 19 10 13 84 62 48 22 1.354
36 1927/28 First Division 7 42 12 5 4 47 26 4 6 11 34 40 16 11 15 81 66 43 15 1.227
37 1928/29 First Division 14 42 10 6 5 44 25 4 6 11 29 55 14 12 16 73 80 40 -7 0.912
38 1929/30 First Division 15 42 11 5 5 46 24 4 4 13 28 50 15 9 18 74 74 39 0 1.000
39 1930/31 First Division 14 42 12 6 3 45 26 3 3 15 23 55 15 9 18 68 81 39 -13 0.839
40 1931/32 First Division 17 42 15 1 5 51 25 2 3 16 21 55 17 4 21 72 80 38 -8 0.900
41 1932/33 First Division 21 42 10 7 4 49 33 2 2 17 29 59 12 9 21 78 92 33 -14 0.847
42 1933/34 Second Division 3 42 14 2 5 45 22 7 7 7 34 33 21 9 12 79 55 51 24 1.436
43 1934/35 Second Division 2 42 17 1 3 63 15 9 3 9 33 33 26 4 12 96 48 56 48 2.000
44 1935/36 First Division 13 42 11 4 6 41 27 3 9 9 26 49 14 13 15 67 76 41 -9 0.881
45 1936/37 First Division 20 42 6 6 9 22 33 4 8 9 21 33 10 14 18 43 66 34 -23 0.651
46 1937/38 First Division 7 42 11 6 4 38 22 4 9 8 26 38 15 15 12 64 60 45 4 1.066
47 1938/39 First Division 8 42 10 6 5 39 25 5 9 7 28 33 15 15 12 67 58 45 9 1.155
48 1946/47 First Division 18 42 8 5 8 30 28 5 3 13 27 41 13 8 21 57 69 34 -12 0.826
49 1947/48 First Division 17 42 11 2 8 29 25 5 3 13 17 33 16 5 21 46 58 37 -12 0.793
50 1948/49 First Division 14 42 10 4 7 43 32 4 6 11 16 36 14 10 18 59 68 38 -9 0.867
51 1949/50 First Division 16 42 10 5 6 34 22 0 9 12 11 37 10 14 18 45 59 34 -14 0.762
52 1950/51 First Division 8 42 11 2 8 31 20 8 5 8 33 41 19 7 16 64 61 45 3 1.049
53 1951/52 First Division 5 42 11 7 3 35 26 8 3 10 30 35 19 10 13 65 61 48 4 1.065
54 1952/53 First Division 14 42 9 4 8 39 35 6 5 10 22 34 15 9 18 61 69 39 -8 0.884
55 1953/54 First Division 5 42 14 6 1 45 20 4 6 11 30 40 18 12 12 75 60 48 15 1.250
56 1954/55 First Division 18 42 11 6 4 45 29 2 7 12 17 40 13 13 16 62 69 39 -7 0.898
57 1955/56 First Division 8 42 13 3 5 50 24 5 4 12 21 34 18 7 17 71 58 43 13 1.224
58 1956/57 First Division 9 42 13 6 2 42 23 3 6 12 23 42 16 12 14 65 65 44 0 1.000
59 1957/58 First Division 15 42 9 5 7 38 35 5 5 11 27 52 14 10 18 65 87 38 -22 0.747
60 1958/59 First Division 4 42 14 3 4 56 30 6 7 8 23 36 20 10 12 79 66 50 13 1.196
61 1959/60 First Division 6 42 12 5 4 37 27 8 3 10 22 24 20 8 14 59 51 48 8 1.156
62 1960/61 First Division 18 42 9 5 7 38 29 3 6 12 20 44 12 11 19 58 73 35 -15 0.794
63 1961/62 First Division 11 42 11 7 3 35 22 5 3 13 27 44 16 10 16 62 66 42 -4 0.939
64 1962/63 First Division 18 42 13 3 5 35 18 2 2 17 20 57 15 5 22 55 75 35 -20 0.733
65 1963/64 First Division 21 42 6 5 10 30 35 4 3 14 18 45 10 8 24 48 80 28 -32 0.600
66 1964/65 Second Division 3 42 13 6 2 46 17 7 4 10 34 41 20 10 12 80 58 50 22 1.379
67 1965/66 Second Division 9 42 12 2 7 43 25 4 7 10 19 34 16 9 17 62 59 41 3 1.050
68 1966/67 Second Division 9 42 10 7 4 36 19 4 7 10 28 39 14 14 14 64 58 42 6 1.103
69 1967/68 Second Division 12 42 8 6 7 37 28 5 7 9 23 35 13 13 16 60 63 39 -3 0.952
70 1968/69 Second Division 17 42 8 7 6 29 26 4 7 10 26 41 12 14 16 55 67 38 -12 0.820
71 1969/70 Second Division 16 42 9 6 6 31 23 3 6 12 23 38 12 12 18 54 61 36 -7 0.885
72 1970/71 Second Division 22 42 6 5 10 22 31 1 5 15 13 43 7 10 25 35 74 24 -39 0.472
73 1971/72 Third Division 7 46 11 8 4 25 13 6 8 9 26 28 17 16 13 51 41 50 10 1.243
74 1972/73 Third Division 1 46 18 4 1 44 9 7 7 9 29 30 25 11 10 73 39 61 34 1.871
75 1973/74 Second Division 11 42 12 5 4 30 17 3 7 11 14 23 15 12 15 44 40 42 4 1.100
76 1974/75 Second Division 10 42 9 7 5 27 16 6 5 10 18 25 15 12 15 45 41 42 4 1.097
77 1975/76 Second Division 4 42 12 5 4 36 14 8 7 6 28 24 20 12 10 64 38 52 26 1.684
78 1976/77 Second Division 4 42 15 2 4 46 21 5 9 7 29 33 20 11 11 75 54 51 21 1.388
79 1977/78 Second Division 1 42 16 4 1 39 14 8 6 7 24 19 24 10 8 63 33 58 30 1.909
80 1978/79 First Division 17 42 10 5 6 36 28 2 6 13 18 47 12 11 19 54 75 35 -21 0.720
81 1979/80 First Division 22 42 5 11 5 19 21 0 4 17 19 52 5 15 22 38 73 25 -35 0.520
82 1980/81 Second Division 18 42 10 5 6 40 27 4 5 12 21 39 14 10 18 61 66 38 -5 0.924
83 1981/82 Second Division 19 42 10 4 7 28 24 3 3 15 11 37 13 7 22 39 61 46 -22 0.639
84 1982/83 Second Division 22 42 10 2 9 30 26 1 9 11 12 35 11 11 20 42 61 44 -19 0.688
85 1983/84 Third Division 10 46 13 4 6 36 17 5 6 12 20 43 18 10 18 56 60 64 -4 0.933
86 1984/85 Third Division 17 46 12 5 6 38 22 4 1 18 31 53 16 6 24 69 75 54 -6 0.920
87 1985/86 Third Division 18 46 10 4 9 35 30 5 4 14 19 38 15 8 23 54 68 53 -14 0.794
88 1986/87 Third Division 21 46 8 5 10 29 26 2 10 11 17 32 10 15 21 46 58 45 -12 0.793
89 1987/88 Fourth Division 3 46 15 6 2 42 12 7 6 10 24 30 22 12 12 66 42 78 24 1.571
90 1988/89 Third Division 10 46 12 8 3 42 23 4 8 11 16 31 16 16 14 58 54 64 4 1.074
91 1989/90 Third Division 6 46 12 7 4 32 19 6 8 9 27 29 18 15 13 59 48 69 11 1.229
92 1990/91 Third Division 4 46 14 5 4 33 18 10 6 7 31 32 24 11 11 64 50 83 14 1.280
93 1991/92 Third Division 13 46 10 9 4 26 19 4 8 11 31 37 14 17 15 57 56 59 1 1.017
94 1992/93 Division Two 2 46 18 2 3 48 14 9 7 7 32 27 27 9 10 80 41 90 39 1.951
95 1993/94 Division One 14 46 10 8 5 40 31 5 6 12 23 33 15 14 17 63 64 59 -1 0.984
96 1994/95 Division One 3 46 16 6 1 43 13 5 8 10 24 32 21 14 11 67 45 77 22 1.488
97 1995/96 Premier League 20 38 5 4 10 16 31 3 1 15 23 40 8 5 25 39 71 29 -32 0.549
98 1996/97 Division One 1 46 18 4 1 60 20 10 10 3 40 33 28 14 4 100 53 98 47 1.886
99 1997/98 Premier League 18 38 7 8 4 25 22 2 5 12 16 39 9 13 16 41 61 40 -20 0.672
100 1998/99 Division One 6 46 13 6 4 44 25 7 10 6 34 34 20 16 10 78 59 76 19 1.322
101 1999/00 Division One 6 46 14 5 4 43 26 7 8 8 26 24 21 13 12 69 50 76 19 1.380
102 2000/01 Division One 3 46 10 10 3 40 28 14 5 4 36 17 24 15 7 76 45 87 31 1.688
103 2001/02 Premier League 16 38 5 7 7 20 31 4 6 9 24 31 9 13 16 44 62 40 -18 0.709
104 2002/03 Premier League 17 38 7 8 4 27 24 3 6 10 14 27 10 14 14 41 51 44 -10 0.803
105 2003/04 Premier League 8 38 6 8 5 24 21 8 3 8 24 35 14 11 13 48 56 53 -8 0.857
106 2004/05 Premier League 6 38 9 5 5 25 18 7 5 7 24 26 16 10 12 49 44 58 5 1.113
107 2005/06 Premier League 8 38 11 5 3 29 13 4 6 9 20 28 15 11 12 49 41 56 8 1.195
108 2006/07 Premier League 7 38 9 5 5 26 20 7 3 9 21 32 16 8 14 47 52 56 -5 0.903
109 2007/08 Premier League 16 38 7 5 7 23 18 2 5 12 13 36 9 10 19 36 54 37 -18 0.666
110 2008/09 Premier League 13 38 7 5 7 21 21 4 3 12 20 32 11 8 19 41 53 41 -12 0.773
111 2009/10 Premier League 14 38 6 6 7 26 31 4 3 12 16 36 10 9 19 42 67 39 -25 0.626
112 2010/11 Premier League 14 38 10 5 4 34 24 2 5 12 18 32 12 10 16 52 56 46 -4 0.928
113 2011/12 Premier League 18 38 4 4 11 23 39 6 2 11 23 38 10 6 22 46 77 36 -31 0.597
114 2012/13 Championship 7 46 14 6 3 37 20 4 8 11 32 41 18 14 14 69 61 68 8 1.131
115 2013/14 Championship 14 46 6 11 6 29 23 8 6 9 30 37 14 17 15 59 60 59 -1 0.983
116 2014/15 Championship 18 46 9 8 6 35 27 4 4 15 19 40 13 12 21 54 67 51 -13 0.805
117 2015/16 Championship 24 46 5 11 7 24 26 0 4 19 17 55 5 15 26 41 81 30 -40 0.506
118 2016/17 League One 2 46 13 7 3 35 16 12 4 7 33 20 25 11 10 68 36 86 32 1.888
119 2017/18 Championship 21 46 9 4 10 25 33 1 9 13 14 41 10 13 23 39 74 43 -35 0.527
120 2018/19 Championship 23 45 4 4 14 13 34 4 4 15 16 43 8 8 29 29 77 32 -48 0.376
121 2019/20 League One 23 34 4 8 5 17 23 1 3 13 10 43 5 11 18 27 66 14* -39 0.409
122 2020/21 League Two 3 46 11 5 7 27 23 12 5 6 32 27 23 10 13 59 50 79 9 1.180
123 2021/22 League One 9 46 12 7 4 45 26 9 3 11 29 31 21 10 15 74 57 73 17 1.298
124 2022/23 League One 5 46 14 5 4 32 13 9 7 7 30 23 23 12 11 62 36 81 26 1.722
125 2023/24 League One 3 46 15 5 3 52 27 10 7 6 34 24 25 12 9 86 51 87 35 1.686
126 2024/25 League One 8 46 11 4 8 36 32 9 4 10 31 38 20 8 18 67 70 68 -3 0.957
127 2025/26 League One 5 46 13 8 2 46 24 6 10 7 24 28 19 18 9 70 52 75 18 1.346
127 seasons: Career totals 5153 1354 613 609 4584 2833 622 644 1311 2933 4523 1976 1257 1920 7517 7356 5908†

* Points deduction applied in that season.

† Career points total is approximate — the points system changed from 2 pts/win to 3 pts/win in 1981/82.