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Bolton Wanderers Squad Stats

Bolton Wanderers
  • Founded 1874
  • Stadium Toughsheet Community Stadium
  • Manager Steven Schumacher
  • Competition Championship 2026-27
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  • Goals 2
  • Goals Conceded 2
  • Yellow Cards 4
  • Total Red Cards
  • All Seasons
  • 2026-27
  • 2025-26
  • 2024-25
  • 2023-24
  • 2022-23
  • 2021-22
  • 2020-21
  • 2019-20
  • 2018-19
  • 2017-18
  • 2016-17
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League Cup 23 16 0 163 0 14 144 23 18 5 14.99 163 54 61 36.84 14 16 5582 68.93 144 309 111 48 93 198 693 25 0 3 3 31 4 46
Championship 61 138 0 842 0 40 864 61 51 10 6.64 842 244 375 29.71 40 52 27126 70.47 864 2821 927 223 606 2635 5536 159 3 6 9 140 13 269
League One 441 328 0 3980 0 302 2665 441 380 57 11.16 3980 1295 1511 32.97 302 372 121951 65.13 2665 6412 2297 1174 1738 5737 14779 529 8 19 27 359 93 778
FA Cup 26 16 0 195 0 18 82 26 24 2 14.99 195 82 63 39.18 18 8 1666 17.91 82 190 79 50 23 75 309 19 0 0 0 24 3 44
League Two 59 46 0 564 0 39 457 59 51 8 10.46 564 175 222 31.03 39 53 20090 74.62 457 1012 280 167 332 1101 2688 54 3 5 8 50 18 111
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Bolton 2026/27 Championship Preview

The Wanderers broke a seven-year exodus from the second tier by defeating Stockport County 4-1 in the League One play-off final. During the regular campaign, Bolton lost only nine of their 46 games, recording 18 draws to finish fifth – two places and two points below the team they’d eventually beat at Wembley. Their mid-season form solidified their place in the top six when Steven Schumacher’s side went unbeaten for two straight months in the league between January and March.

This was the first full term under Schumacher, who’d guided Stoke City to safety during the 2023/24 campaign, but was dismissed after winning just two of his opening five matches the following season. The 42-year-old English head coach had previously won the League One title with Plymouth Argyle in 2022/23, and was hired under the same promotion remit with the Wanderers. Putting aside a turbulent 2024/25 campaign which he took over halfway through, Schumacher fully energised his side with a high-tempo style which prioritised fast, forward-thinking football along with an aggressive, front-foot mentality.

Ahead of the 2026/27 season, Bolton’s aim has to be to consolidate their place in the Championship, with a view to slowly developing themselves over the coming years. The current Bolton boss is young and savvy enough, with ideas that match the club’s own ambitions of eventual progress. That being said, their latest assignment is likely to be their most difficult yet, especially going into their first competitive game of the season against Sheffield Wednesday in the EFL Cup without a recognised right-winger and just one out-and-out striker. Operating under one of the lowest playing budgets in the division underscores just how impressive survival would be. It also leaves the door wide open for Bolton to surprise one or two this season.

Bolton’s set-piece specialists

  • Penalties: Josh Sheehan
  • Free-Kicks: Ethan Erhahon
  • Corners: Max Conway

Bolton FAQs

Where did Bolton finish in the 2025/26 League 1 season?

Bolton Wanderers finished fifth in the 2025/26 League 1 campaign, earning promotion after an emphatic 4-1 victory over Stockport County in the play-off final.

Who is the Bolton manager?

Steven Schumacher is the head coach of Bolton Wanderers. The 42-year-old Liverpudlian was appointed on the 30th January 2025, earning promotion to the Championship through the play-offs in his first full season at the club.

Who is the current Bolton captain?

Eoin Toal is the club captain of Bolton. The Northern Irish defender has been at the club since 2022, and was made captain in August 2025 ahead of the start of the previous campaign.

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