2024–25 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 136th season in the history of Bolton Wanderers Football Club and their fourth consecutive season in League One. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Bolton Wanderers
2024–25 season
OwnerFootball Ventures Ltd (92%),
British Business Bank (8%)
ChairmanSharon Brittan
ManagerIan Evatt
StadiumToughsheet Community Stadium

Transfers

In
Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref
1 July 2024[lower-alpha 1]CB Chris Forino-Joseph Wycombe WanderersFree[1]
1 July 2024[lower-alpha 2]GK Luke Southwood Cheltenham TownFree[2]
  1. The transfer was announced on 14 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Wycombe Wanderers contract expired
  2. The transfer was announced on 21 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Cheltenham Town contract expired

Out
Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref

Loaned in
Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref

Loaned out
Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref

Released / Out of Contract
Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2024CF Jón Daði Böðvarsson[3]
30 June 2024GK Jack Flint Flint Town United1 July 2024[lower-alpha 1][3][4]
30 June 2024CF Cameron Jerome[3]
30 June 2024LB Declan John[3]
30 June 2024LW Finlay Lockett[3]
30 June 2024CF Gerald Sithole[3]
30 June 2024CB Lamine Toure[3]
30 June 2024CM Matthew Tweedley[3]
30 June 2024CB Eric Yoro[3]
  1. The transfer was announced on 25 May, and would become official on July 1 once his contract expired

Pre-season and friendlies

On 4 June 2024, the club announced their first set of pre-season fixtures, welcoming Stoke City at home and facing Port Vale away.[5] A third friendly against Middlesbrough, to be played at Bishop Auckland, was added three days later.[6] The first pre-season friendly for the B-Team was announced on June 11, facing Stoke City U21s.[7] On 17 June, another fixture was announced against Chorley.[8] Another B-Team fixture was added on 19 June against Workington.[9] On 20 June, a home friendly against Italian side Fiorentina was added.[10] On 25 June, a behind-closed-doors friendly was added against West Bromwich Albion, to be played at St George's Park.[11] The same day, a fixture against Atherton Collieries was added for the B-Team.[12]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 July 2024 Friendly West Bromwich Albion v Bolton Wanderers Burton upon Trent
14:00 BST Stadium: St George's Park
20 July 2024 Friendly Middlesbrough v Bolton Wanderers Bishop Auckland
14:00 BST Stadium: Heritage Park
23 July 2024 Friendly Chorley v Bolton Wanderers Chorley
19:30 BST Stadium: Victory Park
26 July 2024 Friendly Bolton Wanderers v Fiorentina Horwich
19:30 BST Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
30 July 2024 Friendly Bolton Wanderers v Stoke City Horwich
19:30 BST Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
30 July 2024 Friendly Workington v Bolton Wanderers B Workington
19:30 BST Stadium: Borough Park
3 August 2024 Friendly Port Vale v Bolton Wanderers Burslem
15:00 BST Stadium: Vale Park
3 August 2024 Friendly Atherton Collieries v Bolton Wanderers B Atherton
15:00 BST Stadium: Skuna Stadium
6 August 2024 Friendly Stoke City U21 v Bolton Wanderers B Stoke-on-Trent
13:00 BST Stadium: Clayton Wood

Competitions

League One
Main article: 2024–25 EFL League One

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Barnsley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Promotion to EFL Championship
2 Birmingham City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Blackpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for League One play-offs
4 Bolton Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Bristol Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Burton Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Cambridge United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 10 August 2024. 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[13]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Matches

On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced. It sees Bolton open their campaign on 10 August away at Leyton Orient, with the regular season concluding on 3 May, at home against Stevenage.[14]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 August 2024 1 Leyton Orient v Bolton Wanderers Leyton
17:30 BST Stadium: Brisbane Road

FA Cup
Main article: 2024–25 FA Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup
Main article: 2024–25 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Trophy
Main article: 2024–25 EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Bolton were drawn into Northern Group D alongside Barrow, Fleetwood Town and a TBC Category One Academy Side.[15]


  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Statistics

Appearances and goals
As of pre-season

List includes all first team players and any other matchday squad players

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague OneFA CupEFL CupEFL Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
— GK  ENG Nathan Baxter 000+000+000+000+00
— GK  ENG Joel Coleman 000+000+000+000+00
— GK  ENG Luke Hutchinson 000+000+000+000+00
— GK  NIR Luke Southwood 000+000+000+000+00
Defenders
— DF  ENG Josh Dacres-Cogley 000+000+000+000+00
— DF  LCA Chris Forino-Joseph 000+000+000+000+00
— DF  ENG Will Forrester 000+000+000+000+00
— DF  AUS Jack Iredale 000+000+000+000+00
— DF  SCO George Johnston 000+000+000+000+00
— DF  AUS Gethin Jones 000+000+000+000+00
— DF  ENG Luke Matheson 000+000+000+000+00
— DF  POR Ricardo Santos 000+000+000+000+00
— DF  NIR Eoin Toal 000+000+000+000+00
— DF  ENG Randell Williams 000+000+000+000+00
Midfielders
— MF  ENG Kyle Dempsey 000+000+000+000+00
— MF  MWI Nelson Khumbeni 000+000+000+000+00
— MF  ENG Aaron Morley 000+000+000+000+00
— MF  WAL Josh Sheehan 000+000+000+000+00
— MF  ENG George Thomason 000+000+000+000+00
Forwards
— FW  NGA Victor Adeboyejo 000+000+000+000+00
— FW  IRL Conor Carty 000+000+000+000+00
— FW  NIR Dion Charles 000+000+000+000+00
— FW  WAL Aaron Collins 000+000+000+000+00
— FW  GNB Carlos Mendes Gomes 000+000+000+000+00
— FW  ENG Dan Nlundulu 000+000+000+000+00

References
  1. "Chris Forino To Join Wanderers". Bolton Wanderers FC. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  2. "Luke Southwood To Join Wanderers". Bolton Wanderers FC. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  3. "Retained List Confirmed". Bolton Wanderers FC. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  4. "Flint heads to Flint!". Flint Town United FC. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  5. "Stoke Visit For Home Friendly". Bolton Wanderers FC. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  6. "Boro Trip Added To Schedule". Bolton Wanderers FC. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  7. Bolton Wanderers B Team and Academy (@BWFCBandAcademy): "Wanderers' B Team will face @stokecity U21s in a pre-season friendly."
  8. "Wanderers Add Chorley Trip To Pre-Season". Bolton Wanderers FC. 17 June 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
  9. Bolton Wanderers B Team and Academy (@BWFCBandAcademy): "Our B Team will travel to @WorkingtonAFC as part of their pre-season schedule."
  10. "Wanderers To Welcome Fiorentina In Pre-Season!". Bolton Wanderers FC. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  11. "Whites Add Baggies to Build-Up". Bolton Wanderers FC. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  12. Bolton Wanderers B Team and Academy (@BWFCBandAcademy): "A visit to @ACFC1916 has been added to our B Team's pre-season schedule."
  13. "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  14. "Birmingham start League One campaign against Reading". BBC Sport. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  15. "Under-21 teams and Group Stage draw confirmed for 2024/25 Bristol Street Motors Trophy". English Football League. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
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