Bolton Wanderers F.C. league record by opponent

Bolton Wanderers Football Club, an English association football club based in Bolton, Greater Manchester, England was founded in 1874 as Christ Church Football Club before adopting its current name in 1877.[1] Bolton were one of the 12 founder members of the Football League, which formed in 1888.[2] The club has remained in the Football League since it was established competing in its various divisions. As of the end of 2018–19, the club's first team has spent 74 seasons in the first tier of English football, 33 in the second, 12 in the third and one in the fourth. They are currently competing in EFL League One, the third tier.[3]

Bolton Wanderers' record against each club faced league competition is listed below. Bolton's first league game was a 6–3 defeat against Derby County in the inaugural 1888–89 Football League;[2] since then they have played 109 different teams. They met their most recent different league opponent, Accrington Stanley, for the first time in the 2019–20 EFL League One season. The teams that Bolton Wanderers have met most in league competition are Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers, against whom they have contested 156 league matches. Bolton have recorded more victories against Blackburn than any other club, with 64. West Bromwich Albion drew 44 of their 106 league encounters with Bolton, more than any other club. The team have lost more league matches to Everton than to any other club, having been beaten by them 70 times in 138 encounters.[4]

Key
  • The table includes results of matches played by Bolton Wanderers in the English Football League (1888–present)
  • For the sake of simplicity, present-day names are used throughout: for example, results against Newton Heath, Small Heath and Woolwich Arsenal are integrated into the records against Manchester United, Birmingham City and Arsenal, respectively
  •    Teams with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are competing in the 2019–20 EFL League One alongside Bolton
  •    Clubs with this background and symbol in the "Club" column are defunct
  • P = matches played; W = matches won; D = matches drawn; L = matches lost; F = goals for; A = goals against; Win% = percentage of total matches won
  • The columns headed "First" and "Last" contain the first and most recent seasons in which Bolton played league matches against each opponent

List
All statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 18 January 2020.
Bolton Wanderers F.C. league record by opponent
Club Home Away Total Win% First Last Note(s)
PWDL PWDL PWDLFA
Accrington 5212 5302 10 5 1 4 29 19 050.00 1888–89 1892–93
Accrington Stanley 0000 1001 1 0 0 1 1 7 000.00 2019–20 2019–20
AFC Wimbledon 2020 1100 3 1 2 0 5 4 033.33 2016–17 2019–20
Aldershot 1100 1100 2 2 0 0 4 0 100.00 1988–89 1988–89
Arsenal 59281615 5971636 118 35 32 51 158 210 029.66 1899–1900 2011–12 [lower-alpha 1]
Aston Villa 78391821 78171942 156 56 37 63 240 251 035.90 1888–89 2018–19
Barnsley 191162 19577 38 16 13 9 69 46 042.11 1899–1900 2017–18
Birmingham City 64351910 64161533 128 51 34 43 197 168 039.84 1894–95 2018–19 [lower-alpha 2]
Blackburn Rovers 78421818 78221640 156 64 34 58 233 241 041.03 1888–89 2018–19
Blackpool 47241211 46111817 93 35 30 28 132 111 037.63 1903–04 2019–20
Bournemouth 13535 11416 24 9 4 11 26 30 037.50 1971–72 2014–15
Bradford (Park Avenue) 7304 7313 14 6 1 7 18 20 042.86 1908–09 1934–35
Bradford City 21984 214710 42 13 15 14 69 65 030.95 1903–04 2016–17
Brentford 20947 202513 40 11 9 20 46 65 027.50 1933–34 2018–19
Brighton & Hove Albion 8233 8125 16 3 5 8 16 25 018.75 1971–72 2015–16
Bristol City 291388 294817 58 17 16 25 65 91 029.31 1903–04 2018–19
Bristol Rovers 14842 15447 29 12 8 9 40 29 041.38 1971–72 2019–20
Burnley 59271715 59141431 118 41 31 46 159 162 034.75 1888–89 2015–16
Burton Albion 2002 1001 3 0 0 3 3 7 000.00 2017–18 2019–20
Burton Swifts 1100 1100 2 2 0 0 10 2 100.00 1899–1900 1899–1900
Burton United 2200 2101 4 3 0 1 12 3 075.00 1903–04 1904–05
Bury 3116510 317915 62 23 14 25 98 95 037.10 1895–96 2016–17
Cambridge United 6231 6222 12 4 5 3 25 19 033.33 1980–81 1990–91
Cardiff City 362367 3613617 72 36 12 24 114 71 050.00 1921–22 2017–18
Carlisle United 12624 12237 24 8 5 11 31 34 033.33 1965–66 1987–88
Charlton Athletic 422796 42111021 84 38 19 27 138 103 045.24 1936–37 2016–17
Chelsea 54221418 54121329 108 34 27 47 155 181 031.48 1907–08 2011–12
Chester City 6321 6231 12 5 5 2 13 6 041.67 1986–87 1992–93
Chesterfield 10811 10244 20 10 5 5 34 18 050.00 1899–1900 2016–17 [lower-alpha 3]
Colchester United 1100 1001 2 1 0 1 4 3 050.00 1987–88 1987–88
Coventry City 9243 8161 17 3 10 4 22 26 017.65 1964–65 2019–20
Crewe Alexandra 6231 6222 12 4 5 3 25 21 033.33 1987–88 2000–01
Crystal Palace 181071 18387 36 13 15 8 51 36 036.11 1964–65 2012–13
Darlington 4211 4202 8 4 1 3 11 11 050.00 1985–86 1991–92
Darwen 2200 2200 4 4 0 0 7 2 100.00 1891–92 1893–94
Derby County 6333822 6381441 126 41 22 63 182 230 032.54 1888–89 2018–19
Doncaster Rovers 5401 5212 10 6 1 3 17 9 060.00 1904–05 2013–14
Everton 69271329 69101841 138 37 31 70 181 229 026.81 1888–89 2011–12
Exeter City 5401 5131 10 5 3 2 17 11 050.00 1983–84 1992–93
Fleetwood Town 2200 1100 3 3 0 0 8 4 100.00 2016–17 2019–20
Fulham 4119139 4191121 82 28 24 30 98 114 034.15 1908–09 2017–18
Gainsborough Trinity 5500 5113 10 6 1 3 27 8 060.00 1899–1900 1910–11
Gillingham 7313 8314 15 6 2 7 24 22 040.00 1983–84 2019–20
Glossop North End 4301 4310 8 6 1 1 19 6 075.00 1903–04 1910–11
Grimsby Town 271377 278109 54 21 17 16 85 70 038.89 1899–1900 2000–01
Halifax Town 3210 3120 6 3 3 0 8 2 050.00 1971–72 1987–88
Hartlepool United 3012 3210 6 2 2 2 10 6 033.33 1987–88 1992–93
Hereford United 2200 2110 4 3 1 0 10 4 075.00 1976–77 1987–88
Huddersfield Town 4627109 4611926 92 38 19 35 131 112 041.30 1910–11 2015–16
Hull City 241572 244812 48 19 15 14 58 55 039.58 1908–09 2018–19
Ipswich Town 20488 195311 39 9 11 19 44 54 023.08 1961–62 2019–20
Leeds City 2200 2101 4 3 0 1 7 2 075.00 1908–09 1910–11
Leeds United 301479 307617 60 21 13 26 103 97 035.00 1924–25 2018–19
Leicester City 321787 3261115 64 23 19 22 113 102 035.94 1899–1900 2013–14 [lower-alpha 4]
Leyton Orient 201442 20479 40 18 11 11 45 36 045.00 1908–09 1992–93 [lower-alpha 5]
Lincoln City 8413 9234 17 6 4 7 24 22 035.29 1899–1900 2019–20
Liverpool 59261320 59101633 118 36 29 53 142 191 030.51 1894–95 2011–12
Loughborough 1100 1100 2 2 0 0 10 2 100.00 1899–1900 1899–1900
Luton Town 15933 15456 30 13 8 9 45 31 043.33 1899–1900 1994–95
Manchester City 56281513 56131033 112 41 25 46 168 171 036.61 1900–01 2011–12
Manchester United 59251519 59161033 118 41 25 52 156 192 034.75 1892–93 2011–12 [lower-alpha 6]
Mansfield Town 7331 7232 14 5 6 3 14 13 035.71 1971–72 1992–93
Middlesbrough 60341610 60161232 120 50 28 42 187 180 041.67 1899–1900 2018–19
Millwall 201433 203413 40 17 7 16 56 50 042.50 1933–34 2018–19
Milton Keynes Dons 3210 2011 5 2 2 1 6 4 040.00 2015–16 2019–20
New Brighton Tower 1100 1001 2 1 0 1 3 4 050.00 1899–1900 1899–1900
Newcastle United 56291215 5612737 112 41 19 52 145 195 036.61 1898–99 2011–12
Newport County 5302 5302 10 6 0 4 23 12 060.00 1983–84 1987–88
Northampton Town 5212 5302 10 5 1 4 12 15 050.00 1964–65 2016–17
Norwich City 211155 213414 42 14 9 19 49 54 033.33 1934–35 2018–19
Nottingham Forest 4123135 4171024 82 30 23 29 120 122 036.59 1892–93 2018–19
Notts County 372179 37101314 74 31 20 23 119 87 041.89 1888–89 1994–95
Oldham Athletic 231832 234910 46 22 12 12 82 56 047.83 1908–09 2016–17
Oxford United 12543 11344 23 8 8 7 26 26 034.78 1968–69 2019–20
Peterborough United 5410 6204 11 6 1 4 20 12 054.55 1987–88 2019–20
Plymouth Argyle 141013 14419 28 14 2 12 49 39 050.00 1933–34 1992–93
Port Vale 161420 16871 32 22 9 1 67 21 068.75 1899–1900 2016–17 [lower-alpha 7]
Portsmouth 473269 4781524 94 40 21 33 144 117 042.55 1927–28 2019–20
Preston North End 62261323 62172025 124 43 33 48 175 181 034.68 1888–89 2018–19
Queens Park Rangers 17944 176110 34 15 5 14 54 55 044.12 1967–68 2018–19
Reading 16763 16439 32 11 9 12 39 41 034.38 1984–85 2018–19
Rochdale 5311 5032 10 3 4 3 12 14 030.00 1971–72 2019–20
Rotherham United 18864 191612 37 9 12 16 39 59 024.32 1964–65 2019–20
Scarborough 1100 1001 2 1 0 1 3 5 050.00 1987–88 1987–88
Scunthorpe United 4130 4022 8 1 5 2 4 5 012.50 1972–73 2016–17
Sheffield United 57351210 57121035 114 47 22 45 187 193 041.23 1893–94 2018–19
Sheffield Wednesday 55271414 55111133 110 38 25 47 136 176 034.55 1892–93 2018–19
Shrewsbury Town 10523 9513 19 10 3 6 24 19 052.63 1971–72 2019–20
Southampton 16853 16655 32 14 10 8 44 30 043.75 1933–34 2004–05
Southend United 9531 8323 17 8 5 4 23 18 047.06 1972–73 2019–20
Stockport County 9333 9324 18 6 5 7 23 23 033.33 1903–04 2000–01
Stoke City 4120138 4112722 82 32 20 30 117 128 039.02 1888–89 2018–19 [lower-alpha 8]
Sunderland 68361715 68111641 136 47 33 56 190 229 034.56 1890–91 2019–20
Swansea City 16772 163310 32 10 10 12 31 38 031.25 1933–34 2018–19 [lower-alpha 9]
Swindon Town 10514 10433 20 9 4 7 38 26 045.00 1964–65 2016–17
Torquay United 3201 3012 6 2 1 3 6 7 033.33 1971–72 1991–92
Tottenham Hotspur 4425712 449728 88 34 14 40 120 140 038.64 1908–09 2011–12
Tranmere Rovers 11821 12264 23 10 8 5 28 24 043.48 1971–72 2019–20
Walsall 10811 10037 20 8 4 8 38 28 040.00 1899–1900 2016–17
Watford 13814 13238 26 10 4 12 33 36 038.46 1969–70 2014–15
West Bromwich Albion 68322016 68162428 136 48 44 44 216 194 035.29 1888–89 2018–19
West Ham United 282143 289415 56 30 8 18 110 82 053.57 1923–24 2010–11
Wigan Athletic 19766 19568 38 12 12 14 51 46 031.58 1983–84 2018–19
Wimbledon 4310 4112 8 4 2 2 9 9 050.00 1983–84 2000–01
Wolverhampton Wanderers 63351315 63141237 126 49 25 52 189 226 038.89 1888–89 2017–18
Wrexham 5311 5401 10 7 1 2 14 7 070.00 1971–72 1987–88
Wycombe Wanderers 0000 1001 1 0 0 1 0 2 000.00 2019–20 2019–20
Yeovil Town 1010 1010 2 0 2 0 3 3 000.00 2013–14 2013–14
York City 7322 7412 14 7 3 4 21 14 050.00 1971–72 1986–87

Notes
  1. Record against Woolwich Arsenal included
  2. Record against Small Heath included
  3. Record against Chesterfield Town included
  4. Record against Leicester Fosse included
  5. Record against Orient included
  6. Record against Newton Heath included
  7. Record against Burslem Port Vale included
  8. Record against Stoke included
  9. Record against Swansea Town included

References
  1. "Club History". Bolton Wanderers Football Club. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  2. Metcalf, Mark (2014). The Origins of the Football League. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1445640174.
  3. "Bolton have been relegated from the Championship following a home defeat by Aston Villa". BBC Sport. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  4. "Head-to-head v Everton". Soccerbase. Centurycomm Limited. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
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