This is a list of league seasons played by Bolton Wanderers Football Club in English and European football, from 1888 to the current season. The was founded in 1874 by the Reverend John Farrall Wright.

The club has won the FA Cup four times and the Charity Shield once. They have competed in the UEFA Cup on two occasions.

Contents 1 League record 2 Pre WW1 3 Between World Wars 4 Key 5 References

[edit] League record

Season	League									FA Cup	League Cup	Europe / Other		Top goalscorer(s)[1]
	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos					Name	Goals
1881–82										R2				Bob Struthers	2
1882–83										R3				Bob Struthers	7
1883–84										R4				R. Steel	6
1884–85										DNE				Unknown
1885–86										R3				L. Fallon	2
1886–87										R3				Kenny Davenport Hewitson Bob Struthers	3
1887–88										R2				James Brogan Bob Roberts	2
1888–89	FL	22	10	2	10	63	59	22	5th	DNE				James Brogan	13
1889–90		22	9	1	12	54	65	19	9th	SF				Davie Weir	21
1890–91		22	12	1	9	47	34	25	5th	R1				John McNee James Cassidy	9
1891–92		26	17	2	7	51	37	36	3rd	R1				James Cassidy	18
1892–93	Div 1	30	13	6	11	57	55	32	5th	R1				James Cassidy James Dickenson	9
1893–94		30	10	4	16	38	52	24	13th	R/U				James Cassidy	15
1894–95		30	9	7	14	61	62	25	10th	R3				C. Henderson	14
1895–96		30	16	5	9	49	37	37	4th	SF				Willie Joyce	12
1896–97		30	12	6	12	40	43	30	8th	R2				Bob Jack	11
1897–98		30	11	4	15	28	41	26	11th	R3				James Cassidy	8
1898–99		34	9	7	18	37	51	25	17th	R1				Albert Gilligan Hughie Morgan	6

[edit] Pre WW1

1899–00	Div 2	34	22	8	4	79	25	52	2nd	R1			Laurie Bell 23
1900–01	Div 1	34	13	7	14	39	55	33	10th	R2			Laurie Bell 9
1901–02		34	12	8	14	51	56	32	12th	R2			Tom Barlow 10
1902–03		34	8	3	23	37	73	19	18th	R1			Sam Marsh 9
1903–04	Div 2	34	12	10	12	59	41	34	7th	R/U			Sam Marsh 21
1904–05		34	27	2	5	87	32	56	2nd	R3			Sam Marsh 27
1905–06	Div 1	38	17	7	14	81	67	41	6th	R1			Albert Shepherd 26
1906–07		38	18	8	12	59	47	44	6th	R3			Albert Shepherd 19
1907–08		38	14	5	19	52	58	33	19th	R3			Albert Shepherd 25
1908–09	Div 2	38	24	4	10	59	28	52	1st	R1			Billy Hughes 16
1909–10	Div 1	38	9	6	23	44	71	24	20th	R1			Billy Hughes 12
1910–11	Div 2	38	21	9	8	69	40	51	2nd	R1			Billy Hughes 21
1911–12	Div 1	38	20	3	15	54	43	43	4th	R3			Joe Smith 24
1912–13		38	16	10	12	62	63	42	8th	R1			Joe Smith 22
1913–14		38	16	10	12	65	52	42	6th	R3			George Lillycrop 25
1914–15		38	11	8	19	68	84	30	17th	SF			Joe Smith 36

[edit] Between World Wars

Season	League									FA Cup	League Cup	Europe / Other		Top goalscorer(s)
	Division	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Pos					Name	Goals
No competitive football was played between 1915 and 1919 due to the World War I
1919–20	Div 1	42	19	9	14	72	65	47	6th	R1				Frank Roberts	26
1920–21		42	19	14	9	77	53	52	3rd	R1				Joe Smith	38
1921–22		42	20	7	15	68	59	47	6th	R2				David Jack	24
1922–23		42	14	12	16	50	58	40	13th	W				Joe Smith	19
1923–24		42	18	14	10	68	34	50	4th	R2		FA Charity Shield	[2]	David Jack	27
1924–25		42	22	11	9	76	34	55	3rd	R2				David Jack	27
1925–26		42	17	10	15	78	76	44	8th	W				Joe Smith	21
1926–27		42	19	10	13	84	62	48	4th	R5		FA Charity Shield	[3]	David Jack John Smith	17
1927-28		42	16	11	15	81	66	43	7th	R4				David Jack	24
1928–29		42	14	12	16	73	80	40	14th	W				Harold Blackmore	37
1929–30		42	15	9	18	74	74	39	15th	R3		FA Charity Shield	[4]	Harold Blackmore	30
1930–31		42	15	9	18	68	81	39	14th	R4				Harold Blackmore	30
1931–32		42	17	4	21	72	80	38	17th	R3				Jack Milsom	19
1932–33		42	12	9	21	78	92	33	21st	R5				Jack Milsom	27
1933–34	Div 2	42	21	9	12	79	55	51	3rd	QF				Jack Milsom	27
1934–35		42	26	4	12	96	48	56	2nd	SF				Jack Milson	35
1935–36	Div 1	42	14	13	15	67	78	41	13th	R3				Jack Milson	20
1936–37		42	10	14	18	43	66	34	20th	R5				Jack Milson	14
1937–38		42	15	15	12	64	60	45	7th	R3				Ray Westwood	23
1938–39		42	15	15	12	67	58	45	8th	R3				George Hunt	23
1939–40 [5]		3	2	0	1	6	5	4	5th					N/A	N/A
No competitive football was played between 1939 and 1946 due to the World War II
1945–46	N/A									SF				Ray Westwood	8
1946–47	Div 1	42	13	8	21	57	69	34	18th	R4				Nat Lofthouse	21
1947–48		42	16	5	21	46	58	37	17th	R3				Nat Lofthouse	18
1948–49		42	14	10	18	59	68	38	14th	R3				Willie Moir	25
1949–50		42	10	14	18	45	59	34	16th	R4				Nat Lofthouse	13
1950–51		42	19	7	16	64	61	45	8th	R4				Nat Lofthouse	22
1951–52		42	19	10	13	65	61	48	5th	R3				Nat Lofthouse	18
1952–53		42	15	9	18	61	69	39	14th	R/U				Nat Lofthouse	30
1953–54		42	18	12	12	75	60	48	5th	QF				Willie Moir	25
1954–55		42	13	13	16	62	69	39	18th	R4				Nat Lofthouse	15
1955–56		42	18	7	17	71	58	43	8th	R4				Nat Lofthouse	33
1956–57		42	16	12	14	65	65	44	9th	R3				Nat Lofthouse	28
1957–58		42	14	10	18	65	87	38	15th	W				Nat Lofthouse	20
1958–59		42	20	10	12	79	66	50	4th	QF		FA Charity Shield	W	Nat Lofthouse	35
1959–60		42	20	8	14	59	51	48	6th	R4				Dennis Stevens Ray Parry	15
1960–61		42	12	11	19	58	73	35	18th	R4	R4			Billy McAdams	21
1961–62		42	16	10	16	62	66	42	11th	R3	R1			Freddie Hill	14
1962–63		42	15	5	17	55	75	35	18th	R3	R2			Francis Lee	13
1963–64		42	10	8	24	48	80	28	21st	R4	R3			Francis Lee	16
1964–65	Div 2	42	20	10	12	80	58	50	3rd	R5	R2			Wyn Davies	25
1965–66		42	16	9	17	62	59	41	9th	R4	R3			Francis Lee	18
1966–67		42	14	14	14	64	58	42	9th	R4	R2			Francis Lee	24
1967–68		42	13	13	16	60	53	39	12th	R3	R3			Gordon Taylor	12
1968–69		42	12	14	16	55	52	38	17th	R4	R2			Roy Greaves	12
1969–70		42	12	12	18	54	61	36	15th	R3	R2			John Byrom	25
1970–71		42	7	10	25	35	74	24	22nd	R3	R3			Roger Hunt	8
1971–72	Div 3	46	17	16	13	51	41	50	7th	R4	R4			John Byrom Roy Greaves	13
1972–73		46	25	11	10	73	39	61	1st	R5	R2			John Byrom	22
1973–74	Div 2	42	15	12	15	44	40	42	11th	R4	R3			John Byrom	24
1974–75		42	15	12	15	45	41	42	10th	R3	R2			Hugh Curran	11
1975–76		42	20	12	10	64	38	52	4th	R5	R2			Garry Jones Neil Whatmore	13
1976–77		42	20	11	11	75	54	51	4th	R3	SF			Neil Whatmore	31
1977–78		42	24	10	8	63	33	58	1st	R3	R3			Neil Whatmore	21
1978–79	Div 1	42	12	11	19	54	75	35	17th	R3	R3			Frank Worthington	26
1979–80		42	5	15	22	38	73	25	22nd	R5	R2			Neil Whatmore	31
1980–81	Div 2	42	14	10	18	61	66	38	18th	R3	R2			Neil Whatmore	21
1981–82		42	13	7	22	39	61	46	19th	R4	R1			Chris Thompson	14
1982–83		42	11	11	20	42	61	44	22nd	R3	R2			Tony Henry	11
1983–84	Div 3	46	18	10	18	56	60	64	10th	R3	R1	Football League Trophy	NR1	Tony Caldwell	23
1984–85		46	16	6	24	69	75	54	17th	R1	R3	Football League Trophy	NSF	Tony Caldwell	22
1985–86		46	15	8	23	54	68	53	18th	R1	R2	Football League Trophy	R/U	Tony Caldwell	16
1986–87		46	10	15	21	46	58	45	21st	R3	R1	Football League Trophy	NQF	Tony Caldwell	17
1987–88	Div 4	46	22	12	12	66	42	78	3rd	R3	R1	Football League Trophy	NR1	John Thomas	28
1988–89	Div 3	46	16	16	14	58	54	64	10th	R2	R1	Football League Trophy	W	Trevor Morgan Steve Thompson	11
1989–90		46	18	15	13	59	48	69	6th	R1	R3	Football League Trophy	NSF	Tony Philliskirk	25
1990–91		46	24	11	11	64	50	83	4th[6]	R4	R2	Football League Trophy	NGS	Tony Philliskirk	28
1991–92		46	14	17	15	57	56	59	13th	R5	R2	Football League Trophy	NR1	Tony Philliskirk	19
1992–93	Div 2[7]	46	27	9	10	80	41	90	2nd	R5	R2	Football League Trophy	NQF	Andy Walker	33
1993–94	Div 1	46	15	14	17	63	64	59	14th	QF	R2			John McGinlay	33
1994–95		46	21	14	11	67	45	77	3rd[8]	R3	R/U			John McGinlay	22
1995–96	Prem	38	8	5	25	39	71	29	20th	R4	R4			John McGinlay	9
1996–97	Div 1	46	28	14	4	100	53	98	1st	R4	QF			John McGinlay	30
1997–98	Prem	38	9	13	16	41	61	40	18th	R3	R4			Nathan Blake	14
1998–99	Div 1	46	20	16	10	78	59	76	6th[9]	R3	R4			Bob Taylor	18
1999–00		46	21	13	12	69	50	76	6th	SF	SF			Eiður Guðjohnsen	22
2000–01		46	24	15	7	76	45	87	3rd[10]	R5	R1			Michael Ricketts	24
2001–02	Prem	38	9	13	16	44	62	40	16th	R4	QF			Michael Ricketts	15
2002–03		38	10	14	14	41	51	44	17th	R3	R2			Youri Djorkaeff Jay-Jay Okocha Henrik Pedersen Michael Ricketts	7
2003–04		38	14	11	13	48	56	53	8th	R3	R/U			Kevin Nolan	12
2004–05		38	16	10	12	49	44	58	6th	QF	R3			Kevin Davies El Hadji Diouf	9
2005–06		38	15	11	12	49	41	56	8th	R5	QF	UEFA Cup	R32	Stelios Giannakopoulos	12
2006–07		38	16	8	14	47	52	56	7th	R4	R3			Nicolas Anelka	12
2007–08		38	9	10	19	36	54	37	16th	R3	R4	UEFA Cup	R16	Nicolas Anelka	11
2008–09		38	11	8	19	41	53	41	13th	R3	R2			Kevin Davies	12

[edit] Key

Key to league record: P = Played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost F = Goals for A = Goals against Pts = Points Pos = Final position

Key to divisions: Prem = Premier League FL = The Football League Div 1 = Football League First Division Div 2 = Football League Second Division Div 3 = Football League Third Division Div 4 = Football League Fourth Division n/a = Not applicable

Key to rounds: DNE = Did not enter PR = Preliminary round R1 = Round 1 R2 = Round 2 R3 = Round 3 R4 = Round 4 R5 = Round 5

Grp = Group stage QF = Quarter-finals NQF = Northern Quarter-finals SF = Semi-finals NF = Northern final RU = Runners-up W = Winners

Champions

Runners-up

Play-offs

Promoted

Relegated

Division shown in bold to indicate a change in division.
Top scorers shown in bold are players who were also top scorers in their division that season.

[edit] References

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