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Bolton Wanderers
2023–24 season
OwnerFootball Ventures (Whites) Ltd (92%)
British Business Bank (8%)
ChairmanSharon Brittan
ManagerIan Evatt
StadiumToughsheet Community Stadium
FA CupFirst Round
EFL CupFirst Round
EFL TrophyGroup Stage

The 2023–24 season is the 135th season in the existence of Bolton Wanderers Football Club and the club's third consecutive season in EFL League One. It will cover the period from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Bolton's kits for the 2023–24 design were voted on by Bolton fans from a choice of three kits for both. The choices for the home kit were between a remade version of the 1983–84 kit, a remade version of the 1993–94 kit, and a third alternate design. The choices for the away kit were from Teal Diamonds, Navy x Hot Pink, and Graphic Black. The 1983–84 and Graphic Black options won the votes.[1][2][3]

Players

No. Name Position Nationality Place of birth Date of birth (Age) Signed from Date signed Fee Contract end
Goalkeepers
Nathan Baxter GK England Westminster (1998-11-08) 8 November 1998 (age 26) Chelsea 1 July 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
Joel Coleman GK England Bolton (1995-09-26) 26 September 1995 (age 29) Ipswich Town 1 July 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
Defenders
2 Gethin Jones RB Wales Perth (1995-10-13) 13 October 1995 (age 29) Carlisle United 4 August 2020 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
3 Declan John LWB Wales Merthyr Tydfil (1995-06-30) 30 June 1995 (age 29) Swansea City 1 July 2021 Free Transfer 30 June 2024
5 Ricardo Santos CB Portugal Almada (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 29) Barnet 3 August 2020 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
6 George Johnston CB Scotland Manchester (1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 (age 26) Feyenoord 1 July 2021 Free Transfer 30 June 2024
14 Jack Iredale LB Australia Greenock (1996-05-02) 2 May 1996 (age 28) Cambridge United 1 July 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
18 Eoin Toal CB Northern Ireland Armagh (1999-02-15) 15 February 1999 (age 25) Derry City 20 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
27 Randell Williams LWB England London (1996-12-30) 30 December 1996 (age 27) Hull City 5 January 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2025
Josh Dacres-Cogley RWB England Coventry (1996-03-12) 12 March 1996 (age 28) Tranmere Rovers 1 July 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
Will Forrester CB England Alsager (2001-06-29) 29 June 2001 (age 23) Port Vale 4 July 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
Midfielders
4 MJ Williams DM Wales Bangor (1995-11-06) 6 November 1995 (age 29) Blackpool 1 February 2021 Free Transfer 30 June 2024
7 Kieran Sadlier RW Republic of Ireland Haywards Heath (1994-09-14) 14 September 1994 (age 30) Rotherham United 28 January 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
8 Josh Sheehan CM Wales Pembrey (1995-03-30) 30 March 1995 (age 29) Newport County 1 July 2021 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
16 Aaron Morley CM England Bury (2000-02-27) 27 February 2000 (age 24) Rochdale 11 January 2022 £100,000 30 June 2025
22 Kyle Dempsey CM England Whitehaven (1995-09-17) 17 September 1995 (age 29) Gillingham 31 January 2022 £150,000 30 June 2026
25 George Thomason CM England Barrow-in-Furness (2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 (age 23) Longridge Town 6 January 2020 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
Forwards
9 Jón Daði Böðvarsson CF Iceland Selfoss (1992-05-25) 25 May 1992 (age 32) Millwall 20 January 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2024
10 Dion Charles CF Northern Ireland Preston (1995-10-07) 7 October 1995 (age 29) Accrington Stanley 1 January 2022 £320,000 30 June 2025
29 Victor Adeboyejo CF Nigeria Ibadan (1998-01-12) 12 January 1998 (age 26) Burton Albion 27 January 2023 £500,000 30 June 2026
35 Cameron Jerome CF England Huddersfield (1986-08-14) 14 August 1986 (age 38) Luton Town 27 January 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2024
Dan Nlundulu CF England Paris (1999-02-05) 5 February 1999 (age 25) Southampton 24 June 2023 Undisclosed 30 June 2026
B Team
33 Gerald Sithole CF England Ashford (2002-12-28) 28 December 2002 (age 21) Gillingham 1 July 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2024
38 Nelson Khumbeni CM England (2002-10-14) 14 October 2002 (age 22) Norwich City 1 July 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
40 Luke Hutchinson GK England (2002-09-01) 1 September 2002 (age 22) Academy 1 July 2021 — 30 June 2024
42 Matthew Tweedley CM England Rochdale (2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2022 — 30 June 2024
43 Lamine Toure CB England (2003-12-24) 24 December 2003 (age 20) Academy 1 July 2022 — 30 June 2024
Ellis Litherland GK England Academy 1 July 2022 — 30 June 2025
Max Conway LWB England (2003-09-05) 5 September 2003 (age 21) Academy 1 July 2022 — 30 June 2025
Wes Frimpong RWB Netherlands Academy 1 July 2023 — 30 June 2024
Noah Halford CB England Academy 1 July 2023 — 30 June 2024
Charlie Hayes-Green CB England (2004-12-30) 30 December 2004 (age 19) Liverpool 1 July 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2024
Sam Inwood LWB Republic of Ireland Academy 1 July 2023 — 30 June 2026
Eric Yoro CB Republic of Ireland Dublin (2004-02-19) 19 February 2004 (age 20) UCD 15 July 2022 Undisclosed 30 June 2024
Arran Pettifer CM England Stockport (2003-10-01) 1 October 2003 (age 21) Academy 1 July 2022 — 30 June 2024
Sonny Sharples CM England Academy 1 July 2023 — 30 June 2024
Ben Andreucci CF Scotland Bedford (2004-10-05) 5 October 2004 (age 20) Leeds United 1 July 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2025
Trevon Bryan CF Jamaica (2005-03-08) 8 March 2005 (age 19) Burnley 1 July 2023 Free Transfer 30 June 2024
Finlay Lockett CF England Marple (2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 21) Academy 1 July 2021 — 30 June 2024
Out on loan
39 Conor Carty CF Republic of Ireland Dunlavin (2002-05-25) 25 May 2002 (age 22) Wolverhampton Wanderers 1 July 2022 Free Transfer 30 June 2024

Transfers

In

Date Pos Player Transferred from Fee Ref
24 June 2023 CF England Dan Nlundulu England Southampton Undisclosed [4]
1 July 2023[a] CF Scotland Ben Andreucci ‡ England Leeds United Free Transfer [5]
1 July 2023[b] GK England Nathan Baxter England Chelsea Free Transfer [6]
1 July 2023[c] CF Jamaica Trevon Bryan ‡ England Burnley Free Transfer [7]
1 July 2023[d] GK England Joel Coleman England Ipswich Town Free Transfer [8]
1 July 2023[e] RB England Josh Dacres-Cogley England Tranmere Rovers Free Transfer [9]
1 July 2023[f] CB England Charlie Hayes-Green ‡ England Liverpool Free Transfer [10]
4 July 2023 CB England Will Forrester England Port Vale Undisclosed [11]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 7 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Leeds United contract expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 19 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Chelsea contract expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 22 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Burnley contract expired
  4. ^ The transfer was announced on 20 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Ipswich Town contract expired
  5. ^ The transfer was announced on 21 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Tranmere Rovers contract expired
  6. ^ The transfer was announced on 14 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Liverpool contract expired
‡ Signed for 'B' Team

Out

Date Pos Player Transferred to Fee Ref
30 June 2023 GK England Mackenzie Chapman Released [12]
30 June 2023 GK England Joel Dixon England Hartlepool United Released [13][14]
30 June 2023 LW England Matty Grivosti England Warrington Town Released [12][15]
30 June 2023 RW Wales Lloyd Isgrove Released [13]
30 June 2023 CF Democratic Republic of the Congo Elias Kachunga Released [13]
30 June 2023 CM England Kieran Lee Released [13]
30 June 2023 RWB England Lynford Sackey Released [12]
30 June 2023 RB England Adam Senior England FC Halifax Town Released [12][16]
30 June 2023 AM England Connor Stanley Released [12]

Loaned in

Date Pos Player Loaned from On loan until Ref

Loaned out

Date Pos Player Loaned to On loan until Ref
4 February 2023 CF Republic of Ireland Conor Carty Republic of Ireland St Patrick's Athletic 30 November 2023 [17]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 26 May 2023, the club announced its first set of pre-season fixtures with trips to Bamber Bridge, Curzon Ashton, Chester and Salford City.[18] Three fixtures were also announced for the B Team on the same day with trips to Lancaster City, Longridge Town and Atherton Collieries.[19] On 8 June, a home friendly against Premier League side Everton was later added.[20] Bolton were due to face 'top-flight' European opposition in their final friendly but the agreement broke down at the last moment despite their best efforts.[21] West Bromwich Albion were confirmed to be the replacement on 12 June.[22]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 July 2023 Friendly Bamber Bridge 0-1 Bolton Wanderers Bamber Bridge
15:00 BST R.Williams 79' Stadium: Sir Tom Finney Stadium
11 July 2023 Friendly Curzon Ashton v Bolton Wanderers Ashton-under-Lyne
19:00 BST Stadium: Tameside Stadium
12 July 2023 Friendly Lancaster City v Bolton Wanderers B Lancaster
19:00 BST Stadium: Giant Axe
15 July 2023 Friendly Chester v Bolton Wanderers Chester
15:00 BST Stadium: Deva Stadium
18 July 2023 Friendly Longridge Town v Bolton Wanderers B Longridge
19:00 BST Stadium: Recycling Lives Ground
22 July 2023 Friendly Atherton Collieries v Bolton Wanderers B Atherton
12:00 BST Stadium: Alder House
22 July 2023 Friendly Salford City v Bolton Wanderers Salford
15:00 BST Stadium: The Peninsula Stadium
25 July 2023 Friendly Bolton Wanderers v Everton Bolton
19:45 BST Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
29 July 2023 Friendly Bolton Wanderers v West Bromwich Albion Bolton
15:00 BST Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium

Competitions

Overall record

Competition Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League One Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
FA Cup First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Trophy Group stage 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—

Last updated: pre-season
Source: Soccerway

League One

Main article: 2023–24 EFL League One

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Portsmouth (C, P) 46 28 13 5 78 41 +37 97 Promoted to EFL Championship
2 Derby County (P) 46 28 8 10 78 37 +41 92
3 Bolton Wanderers 46 25 12 9 86 51 +35 87 Qualified for League One play-offs
4 Peterborough United 46 25 9 12 89 61 +28 84
5 Oxford United (O, P) 46 22 11 13 79 56 +23 77
6 Barnsley 46 21 13 12 82 64 +18 76
Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[23]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Last updated: pre-season.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1
Ground
Result
Position
Updated to match(es) played on pre-season. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The fixtures for the 2023–24 EFL League One season were released on 22 June and sees Bolton opening their campaign at home to Lincoln City on 5 August. The regular season will conclude on 27 April away at Peterborough United.[24] On 3 July the club announced that both games against Wigan Athletic would be moved forward to a 12.30 kick off time on police advice.[25]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 August 2023 1 Bolton Wanderers v Lincoln City Bolton
15:00 BST Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium

FA Cup

Main article: 2023–24 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Cup

Bolton were drawn at home against Barrow in the first round.[26]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 August 2023 First round Bolton Wanderers v Barrow Horwich
19:45 BST Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2023–24 EFL Trophy

On 21 June, the initial group stage draw was made as Bolton were drawn into Northern Group E alongside Stockport County and Salford City.[27] On 22 June, Manchester United U21 were drawn to complete the group.[28]

Pos Div Team
 Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Bolton Wanderers 3 3 0 0 0 13 1 +12 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L2 Stockport County 3 1 0 1 1 4 4 0 4
3 L2 Salford City 3 1 0 0 2 5 9 −4 3
4 ACA Manchester United U21 3 0 1 0 2 5 13 −8 2
Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2023. Source: EFL.com

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

References

  1. ^ Pick Our Kits: 2023/24
  2. ^ Wanderers Launch 2023/24 Macron Home Kit
  3. ^ Pre-Order Now: Wanderers Unveil 2023/24 Macron Away Kit
  4. ^ "Welcome Back, Dan!". Bolton Wanderers FC. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Striker Ben First In For B Team". Bolton Wanderers FC. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Nathan Baxter Joins Wanderers!". Bolton Wanderers FC. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Trevon Bryan Becomes Latest B Team Addition". Bolton Wanderers FC. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Coleman Becomes Second Summer Recruit". Bolton Wanderers FC. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Josh Dacres-Cogley is a Wanderer!". Bolton Wanderers FC. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
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  15. ^ "GRIVOSTI RETURNS TO BECOME FIRST SUMMER SIGNING". Warrington Town FC. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  16. ^ "ADAM SENIOR JOINS THE SHAYMEN". FC Halifax Town. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  17. ^ "Bolton Wanderers' Conor Carty joins St Patrick's Athletic on loan". The Bolton News. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
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  19. ^ "B Team Friendlies Agreed". Bolton Wanderers FC. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  20. ^ "Wanderers To Face Top-Flight Test". Bolton Wanderers FC. 8 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
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