The 2009–10 season will be Bolton Wanderers 11th season in the Premier League, and their ninth consecutive season in the top division of English football and will cover the period from 1 July 2009 to June 30 2010. If Bolton Wanderers fail to win the Premier League 2009–10 title it will be the 71st time that they have competed at the top level without winning the title, the most of any club. [edit] Pre-season Bolton confirmed that they would not be taking up the option of signing Ebi Smolarek, Sébastien Puygrenier or Ariza Makukula after the end of the previous season and they all returned to their parent clubs. [1] Bolton announced on 6 May 2009 that long serving goalkeeper Jussi Jääskeläinen had been granted a testimonal against Hibs at the Reebok Stadium on 8 August. [2] This was later followed by an announcement that the club would play Hibs' neighbours Hearts at Tynecastle four days earlier.[3] On 12 June the club published its full set of pre-season fixtures which included a three game tour of Germany and Holland where the team met Borussia Mönchengladbach, Den Bosch and FC Eindhoven. Local fixtures were organised against Leigh Genesis, Altrincham, Fleetwood Town and Chorley.[4] The first team finished pre-season unbeaten, drawing all their games with the exception of Den Bosch, which they won 2–1, with Sam Ricketts and Kevin Davies scoring. The younger players fared little better, the game against Leigh Genesis, where the new away kit was revealed, being their only victory. [edit] Full season Bolton's Premier League season did not get off to the best of starts, a 0–1 home defeat to Sunderland [5] being followed by a similar reverse away to Hull City [6] This immediately put pressure on manager Gary Megson with some fans chanting for his resignation during Bolton's 1–0 League Cup victory at Tranmere Rovers three days later. [7] Bolton went into the international break on the back of a 2–3 reverse to Liverpool. [8] [edit] Team kit The team kit for the 2009-10 season will be produced by Reebok who will be replaced as shirt sponsor by 188BET after 19 years. Reebok still hold naming rights to the stadium. To reflect the change in sponsor the home kit has changed to an all white body with black vertical lines nearer the bottom. The away kit is the same as the home but blue, whilst the 188bet logo is white. It is unknown what the third kit will look like. [edit] Technical staff | | | Name | Role |  Adie Stovell | Fitness coach | | Nick Worth | Head physiotherapist | | Steve Foster | Physiotherapist | | Paul Lake | Physiotherapist | | Colin Harvey | Chief scout | | Clive Richards | Scout | | [edit] First-team squad - As of 9 October 2009.[9]
[edit] Starting 11 - Most used team of 2009-10 season.
| No. | Pos. | Name | Starts | | 22 | GK |  Jääskeläinen, JussiJussi Jääskeläinen | 11 | | 18 | DF |  Ricketts, SamSam Ricketts | 11 | | 5 | DF | Cahill, GaryGary Cahill | 11 | | 12 | DF | Knight, ZatZat Knight | 11 | | 3 | DF |  Samuel, JlloydJlloyd Samuel | 9 | | 14 | MF | Davies, KevinKevin Davies | 11 | | 21 | MF |  Cohen, TamirTamir Cohen | 8 | | 6 | MF | Muamba, FabriceFabrice Muamba | 11 | | 27 | MF |  Chung-Yong, LeeLee Chung-Yong | 6 | | 11 | MF | Taylor, MatthewMatthew Taylor | 10 | | 9 | FW |  Elmander, JohanJohan Elmander | 6 | | | [edit] Transfers [edit] Match Results | Match won | Match drawn | Match lost | Biggest win | Biggest loss | [edit] Pre-season | Friendlies | | Kick Off | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | Referee | Attendance | Report | | 2009-07-21 19:45 | Leigh Genesis | A | 1–4 | Harsányi, Obadeyi (2), Ward | | 1,105 | [1] | | 2009-07-25 15:00 |  Borussia Mönchengladbach | A | 1–1 | McCann | | 17,141 | [2] | | 2009-07-25 15:00 | Altrincham | A | 3–3 | Ward, Obadeyi, Michael | | 397 | [3] | | 2009-07-28 19:00 |  Den Bosch | A | 1–2 | Ricketts, K. Davies | | 2,050 | [4] | | 2009-07-31 19:30 | FC Eindhoven | A | 2–2 | K. Davies, Cohen | | | [5] | | 2009-08-03 19:45 | Fleetwood Town | A | 2–0 | | | | [6] | | 2009-08-04 19:30 |  Hearts | A | 1–1 | Muamba | | | [7] | | 2009-08-08 15:00 | Hibs | H | 0–0 | | | | [8] | | | | | 2009-08-09 13:00 | Chorley | A | 2–3 | Campbell, Sheridan, Harsányi | | | [9] | | Kick Off | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | Referee | Attendance | Position | | 2009-08-15 15:00 | Sunderland | H | 0–1 | | Andre Marriner | 22,247 | 14 | | 2009-08-22 15:00 | Hull City | A | 0–1 | | Mike Jones | 22,999 | 17 | | 2009-08-29 15:00 | Liverpool | H | 2–3 | K.Davies, Cohen | Alan Wiley | 23,284 | 19 | | 2009-09-12 15:00 | Portsmouth | A | 3–2 | Cohen, Taylor, Cahill | Chris Foy | 17,564 | 18 | | 2009-09-19 15:00 | Stoke City | H | 1–1 | Taylor | Mark Clattenburg | 20,265 | 17 | | 2009-09-26 15:00 | Birmingham City | A | 2–1 | Cohen,Lee | Steve Bennett | 28,671 | 13 | | 2009-10-03 15:00 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 2–2 | Gardner, K. Davies | Mike Jones | 21,035 | 13 | | 2009-10-17 15:00 | Manchester United | A | 1–2 | Taylor | Mark Clattenburg | 75,103 | 15 | | 2009-10-25 13:30 | Everton | H | 3–2 | Lee, Cahill, Klasnić | Phil Dowd | 21,547 | 12 | | 2009-10-31 15:00 | Chelsea | H | 0–4 | | Peter Walton | 22,680 | 15 | | 2009-11-07 15:00 | Aston Villa | A | 1–5 | Elmander | Mark Clattenburg | 38,101 | 16 | | 2009-11-22 13:30 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 0–2 | | Mike Dean | 21,777 | 18 | | 2009-11-28 15:00 | Fulham | A | 1–1 | Klasnić | Steve Bennett | 23,554 | | [edit] Results by round | Round | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | | Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Result | L | L | L | W | D | W | D | L | W | L | L | L | D | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Source: Competitive Matches
Notes: Premier League fixture not listed due to copyright. Results will be shown..
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.
| Round | Kick Off | Opponents | H / A | Result | Scorers | Referee | Attendance | | R3 | 2010-01-02 | TBA | | | | | | [edit] League table - Last updated on 22nd November 2009.
[edit] Season Statistics [edit] Appearances & Goals Notes: - Player substitutions are not included.
[edit] Top scorers - Last updated on 29 November 2009.
[edit] Disciplinary record - Last updated on 29 November 2009.
Last updated: 29 November
Source: Match reports in Match Results
Only competitive matches
 = Number of bookings;  = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card. [edit] References - ^ Man City 1-0 Bolton BBC Sport, May 24, 2009, Retrieved on May 29, 2009
- ^ Jussi Granted Testimonial www.bwfc.com, May 6, 2009, Retrieved on May 29, 2009
- ^ Wanderers Confirm Hearts Friendly www.bwfc.com, June 1, 2009, Retrieved on June 2, 2009
- ^ Wanderers Pre-Season Dates Confirmed www.bwfc.com, June 12, 2009, Retrieved on June 14, 2009
- ^ Standley, James (15 August 2009). "Bolton 0-1 Sunderland". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8198188.stm. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ^ "Hull 1-0 Bolton". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 22 August 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8209351.stm. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ^ Chronnell, Liam (28 August 2009). "Boo-boys don't bother me - Megson". Bolton News (Bolton News). http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/wanderers/4569798.Boo_boys_don_t_bother_me___Megson/. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- ^ Hughes, Ian (29 August 2009). "Bolton 2-3 Liverpool". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8222679.stm. Retrieved 29 August 2009.
- ^ "Profiles". Bolton Wanderers F.C.. http://www.bwfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,1004,00.html. Retrieved 2007-05-18.
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