List of Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
is an English professional football club based in Horwich, Greater Manchester. The club was formed in Bolton in 1874 as Christ Church F.C. and was renamed Bolton Wanderers F.C. in 1877. They played their first competitive match in October 1881, when they entered the First Round of the 1881–82 FA Cup. The club moved to Burnden Park in 1895 and the Reebok Stadium in 1997. Since playing their first competitive match, almost 140 players have made at least 100 appearances ; those players are listed here.
Bolton Wanderers's record appearance-maker is Eddie Hopkinson, who made more than 570 appearances between 1952 and 1970. The club's leading scorer is Nat Lofthouse with 285 goals in his 14 years with the club. Along with Hopkinson and Lofthouse, seven other players have made more than 500 appearances. Other than Lofthouse, only Joe Smith has scored more than 200 goals for the club.
List of players
;Table headers- Apps — Number of games played as a starter
- Sub — Number of games played as a substitute
- Total — Total number of games played, both as a starter and as a substitute
GK | Goalkeeper | RB | Right back | RM | Right midfielder | RW | Right winger |
CB | Central back | LB | Left back | LM | Left midfielder | LW | Left winger |
DF | Defender | FB | Fullback | MF | Midfielder | W | Winger |
FW | Forward | HB | Half back | CM | Central midfielder | U | Utility |
Statistics correct as of match played 10 March 2020
Name | Nationality | Position | Bolton Wanderers career | Apps | Sub | Total | Goals | - |
1888–1898 | 255 | 0 | 255 | 8 | ||||
1890–1901 | 293 | 0 | 293 | 2 | ||||
1895–1901 | 136 | 0 | 136 | 14 | ||||
1889–1898 | 219 | 0 | 219 | 101 | ||||
1895–1901 | 125 | 0 | 125 | 29 | ||||
1902–1912 | 201 | 0 | 201 | 81 | ||||
1905–1921 | 388 | 0 | 388 | 4 | ||||
1908–1927 | 492 | 0 | 492 | 277 | ||||
1910–1931 | 512 | 0 | 512 | 70 | ||||
1912–1921 | 146 | 0 | 146 | 6 | ||||
1912–1930 | 287 | 0 | 287 | 2 | ||||
1914–1922 | 117 | 0 | 117 | 14 | ||||
1919–1932 | 375 | 0 | 375 | 5 | ||||
1920–1928 | 324 | 0 | 324 | 161 | ||||
1920–1933 | 449 | 0 | 449 | 74 | ||||
1921–1931 | 336 | 0 | 336 | 0 | ||||
1921–1932 | 326 | 0 | 326 | 6 | ||||
1922–1928 | 174 | 0 | 174 | 87 | ||||
1922–1937 | 530 | 0 | 530 | 2 | ||||
1928–1935 | 262 | 0 | 262 | 40 | ||||
1930–1939 | 334 | 0 | 334 | 23 | ||||
LH | 1930–1939 | 220 | 3 | 244 | 3 | |||
1930–1947 | 333 | 0 | 333 | 144 | ||||
John Atkinson | 1931–1948 | 263 | 0 | 263 | 5 | |||
1935–1949 | 169 | 0 | 169 | 19 | ||||
1935–1955 | 423 | 0 | 423 | 0 | ||||
1936–1952 | 286 | 0 | 286 | 35 | ||||
1936–1950 | 171 | 0 | 171 | 19 | ||||
1937–1947 | 144 | 0 | 144 | 0 | ||||
1940–1954 | 118 | 0 | 118 | 0 | ||||
1942–1952 | 154 | 0 | 154 | 1 | ||||
1943–1955 | 358 | 0 | 358 | 134 | ||||
1944–1956 | 357 | 0 | 357 | 27 | ||||
1946–1960 | 503 | 0 | 503 | 285 | ||||
1947–1965 | 518 | 0 | 518 | 9 | ||||
1947–1961 | 255 | 0 | 255 | 2 | ||||
1949–1961 | 183 | 0 | 183 | 9 | ||||
1949–1953 | 132 | 0 | 132 | 18 | ||||
1950–1958 | 212 | 0 | 212 | 2 | ||||
1950–1962 | 463 | 0 | 463 | 44 | ||||
1950–1962 | 310 | 0 | 310 | 101 | ||||
1951–1956 | 205 | 0 | 205 | 18 | ||||
1951–1966 | 498 | 1 | 499 | 13 | ||||
1952–1970 | 578 | 0 | 578 | 0 | ||||
1952–1955 | 109 | 0 | 109 | 34 | ||||
1952–1961 | 202 | 0 | 202 | 0 | ||||
1953–1960 | 299 | 0 | 299 | 79 | ||||
1955–1964 | 191 | 0 | 191 | 28 | ||||
Graham Stanley | 1955–1965 | 161 | 0 | 161 | 4 | |||
1957–1969 | 410 | 2 | 412 | 79 | ||||
Syd Farrimond | 1958–1971 | 403 | 1 | 404 | 1 | |||
1958–1975 | 521 | 7 | 528 | 17 | ||||
1959–1967 | 210 | 0 | 210 | 106 | ||||
1961–1969 | 259 | 0 | 259 | 8 | ||||
David Lennard | 1961–1969 | 121 | 5 | 126 | 3 | |||
1962–1966 | 170 | 0 | 170 | 74 | ||||
1962–1970 | 281 | 5 | 286 | 46 | ||||
1962–1972 | 213 | 2 | 215 | 9 | ||||
Brian Bromley | 1963–1968 | 183 | 1 | 184 | 26 | |||
1965–1980 | 567 | 8 | 575 | 85 | ||||
1965–1975 | 160 | 15 | 175 | 19 | ||||
1966–1976 | 340 | 11 | 351 | 130 | ||||
1966–1978 | 375 | 3 | 378 | 13 | ||||
1967–1971 | 116 | 1 | 117 | 12 | ||||
1967–1971 | 108 | 2 | 110 | 30 | ||||
Garry Jones | 1968–1975 | 236 | 11 | 247 | 55 | |||
1969–1977 | 153 | 17 | 170 | 9 | ||||
1970–1983 | 502 | 4 | 506 | 43 | ||||
1970–1975 | 176 | 1 | 177 | 2 | ||||
Peter Nicholson | 1971–1982 | 352 | 18 | 370 | 14 | |||
1972–1976 | 158 | 0 | 158 | 0 | ||||
1973–1979 | 189 | 4 | 193 | 0 | ||||
1973–1980 1985–1986 | 226 | 5 | 231 | 24 | ||||
1973–1978 | 126 | 6 | 132 | 2 | ||||
1973–1981 1982–1983 1983–1984 1987–1988 | 322 | 16 | 338 | 121 | ||||
1974–1982 | 257 | 4 | 261 | 25 | ||||
1974–1981 | 192 | 9 | 201 | 5 | ||||
1976–1980 1981–1983 | 274 | 0 | 274 | 1 | ||||
1976–1980 | 177 | 2 | 179 | 12 | ||||
1977–1981 1990–1994 | 208 | 8 | 216 | 2 | ||||
1978–1982 | 163 | 2 | 165 | 31 | ||||
1979–1983 | 93 | 11 | 104 | 15 | ||||
1980–1985 | 125 | 2 | 127 | 2 | ||||
1981–1986 | 139 | 1 | 140 | 0 | ||||
1982–1991 | 416 | 6 | 422 | 57 | ||||
1982–1985 | 120 | 1 | 121 | 2 | ||||
1983–1987 | 216 | 5 | 221 | 21 | ||||
1983–1987 1993–2001 | 390 | 21 | 411 | 8 | ||||
1983–1987 | 166 | 9 | 177 | 78 | ||||
1984–1992 | 246 | 13 | 259 | 11 | ||||
1985–1987 | 101 | 0 | 101 | 10 | ||||
1986–1993 | 333 | 12 | 345 | 52 | ||||
1986–1994 | 279 | 6 | 285 | 6 | ||||
1987–1993 | 300 | 0 | 300 | 0 | ||||
1987–1993 | 127 | 38 | 165 | 15 | ||||
1988–1994 | 330 | 2 | 332 | 17 | ||||
1988–1992 | 157 | 3 | 160 | 6 | ||||
1989–1992 | 180 | 2 | 182 | 75 | ||||
1989–1993 | 142 | 31 | 173 | 42 | ||||
1990–1996 | 232 | 24 | 256 | 15 | ||||
1990–1997 | 221 | 65 | 286 | 31 | ||||
1990–1995 | 190 | 5 | 195 | 9 | ||||
1992–1995 | 139 | 6 | 145 | 15 | ||||
1992–1997 | 230 | 15 | 245 | 118 | ||||
1992–2000 | 263 | 0 | 263 | 0 | ||||
1992–1997 | 164 | 35 | 199 | 20 | ||||
1993–1998 | 180 | 18 | 198 | 42 | ||||
1995–2003 | 306 | 11 | 317 | 26 | ||||
1995–1998 | 118 | 6 | 124 | 48 | ||||
1995–1999 | 119 | 7 | 126 | 16 | ||||
1995–2000 | 84 | 23 | 107 | 2 | ||||
1996–1999 2000–2004 | 277 | 27 | 304 | 36 | ||||
1996–2000 | 140 | 30 | 170 | 21 | ||||
1997–2012 | 529 | 1 | 529 | 0 | ||||
1998–2012 | 340 | 69 | 409 | 25 | ||||
1997–2000 | 125 | 2 | 127 | 4 | ||||
1997–2001 | 85 | 18 | 103 | 7 | ||||
1997–2003 | 118 | 68 | 176 | 49 | ||||
1997–2003 | 149 | 14 | 163 | 2 | ||||
1998–2003 | 89 | 17 | 106 | 0 | ||||
1998–2000 | 108 | 1 | 109 | 10 | ||||
1999–2009 | 291 | 54 | 345 | 50 | ||||
1999–2002 | 78 | 41 | 119 | 17 | ||||
2000–2003 | 68 | 44 | 112 | 46 | ||||
2000–2010 | 143 | 18 | 161 | 1 | ||||
2000–2004 | 120 | 14 | 134 | 0 | ||||
2000–2005 | 92 | 24 | 116 | 0 | ||||
2001–2006 | 164 | 8 | 172 | 7 | ||||
2001–2007 | 109 | 62 | 171 | 29 | ||||
2002–2004 | 77 | 4 | 81 | 21 | ||||
2002–2006 | 123 | 22 | 145 | 18 | ||||
2002–2008 | 166 | 28 | 194 | 14 | ||||
2003–2013 | 373 | 34 | 407 | 84 | ||||
2003–2008 | 118 | 59 | 177 | 28 | ||||
2003–2008 | 114 | 22 | 136 | 24 | ||||
2004–2005 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 2 | ||||
2004–2005 | 21 | 14 | 29 | 1 | ||||
2004–2008 | 130 | 9 | 139 | 14 | ||||
2004–2007 | 103 | 7 | 110 | 1 | ||||
2008–2011 | 114 | 23 | 137 | 23 | ||||
2008–2012 | 147 | 0 | 147 | 15 | ||||
2008–2012 | 136 | 11 | 147 | 4 | ||||
2008–2012 | 133 | 6 | 139 | 6 | ||||
2008–2011 | 89 | 19 | 108 | 22 | ||||
2009–2014 | 180 | 11 | 191 | 4 | ||||
2008–2017 | 153 | 55 | 208 | 16 | ||||
2009–2015 | 149 | 46 | 195 | 20 | ||||
2009–2013 | 107 | 7 | 114 | 1 | ||||
2011–2014 | 89 | 17 | 106 | 19 | ||||
2010–2015 | 119 | 1 | 120 | 0 | ||||
2011–2018 | 174 | 29 | 203 | 17 | ||||
2012–2015 | 121 | 5 | 126 | 0 | ||||
2012–2017 | 156 | 17 | 173 | 10 | ||||
2013–2016 | 91 | 25 | 116 | 11 | ||||
2011–2019 | 218 | 18 | 236 | 16 | ||||
2012–2019 | 161 | 21 | 182 | 13 | ||||
2015-2018 | 93 | 14 | 107 | 25 | ||||
2016–2019 | 131 | 1 | 132 | 12 |