Promotions in 1992––95 – they won the 1995 First Division play-off final but lost the 1995 League Cup final – saw them reach the Premier League. However, three relegations left them in the fourth tier by 1987, though promotion out of the Fourth Division was secured in 1987–88 and they lifted the Football League Trophy in 1989 after being beaten finalists in 1986. Bolton were relegated in 19, but regained their top-flight status after winning the Third Division title in 1972–73 and then the Second Division title in 1977–78. ![]() They lost the 1953 FA Cup final and then won the competition for a fourth time in 1958 under the stewardship of Bill Ridding. The club spent just two seasons outside the top-flight between 19, having won promotion from the Second Division at the second attempt at the end of the 1934–35 season. Bolton won the FA Cup three times in the 1920s: in 1923 – the "White Horse Final", 19 they had finished as runners-up in 18. ![]() The club moved between the First Division and the Second Division eight times in thirteen seasons between 18, winning the Second Division title in 1908–09. They have spent more seasons, 73, than any other club in the top-flight without winning the title.įormed as Christ Church Football Club in 1874, it adopted its current name in 1877 and was a founder member of the Football League in 1888. ![]() In 1997, Bolton moved to what is now known as the University of Bolton Stadium. On 9 March 1946, thirty-three Bolton fans lost their lives in a human crush, the Burnden Park disaster. The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's Lane. Bolton Wanderers Football Club ( i / ˈ b oʊ l t ən/) is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in League One.
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