List of Bolton Wanderers F.C. players (25–99 appearances)

Bolton Wanderers F.C. is an English association football club based in Horwich, Greater Manchester. The club was formed in Bolton in 1874 as Christ Church F.C., and played their first competitive match in October 1881, when they entered the First Round of the 1881–82 FA Cup. The club was renamed Bolton Wanderers F.C. in 1877, and they moved to Burnden Park in 1895 and the Reebok Stadium in 1997. The club won its first significant trophy in 1923 by beating West Ham United in the first FA Cup Final to be played at Wembley Stadium. Over the next forty years the club won a further 3 FA Cups. The club has gained promotion to the Premier League one three separate occasions; first in 1995, then again in 1997, with each term lasting for only one season on each occasion, before again gaining promotion in 2001.

Since playing their first competitive match, more than 850 players have made a competitive first-team appearance for the club, many of whom have played between 25 and 99 matches (including substitute appearances).

Six players have fallen one short of 100 appearances for Bolton Wanderers, John Slater and Evan Jones, whose appearances were reduced due to the first World War, Harry McShane and Jack Bradley, who both played for the club between 1947 and 1951, Dorian Dervite who played between 2014 and 2018 and Victor Adeboyejo who played between 2023 and 2026. John Owen, who appeared between 1906 and 1911 played 98 times for the club. English forward John McAtee is the player still at the club closest to 100 appearances, having played 94 matches for Bolton Wanderers.

As of September 2026, a total of 314 players have played between 25 and 99 competitive matches for the club. Of those players, nine are still playing for the club and can add to their total.

List of players

Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only, including Premier League, Football League, FA Cup, League Cup, EFL Trophy, Charity Shield and UEFA Cup; wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded, as are matches from the abandoned 1939–40 season. Players are listed according to the date of their first team debut for the club.

Statistics correct as of match played 20 September 2026

Table headers Nationality – If a player played international football, the country or countries he played for are shown. Otherwise, the player's nationality is given as his country of birth. Bolton Wanderers career – The year of the player's first appearance for Bolton Wanderers to the year of his last appearance. Starts – The number of games started. Sub – The number of games played as a substitute. Total – The total number of games played, both as a starter and as a substitute.

+ Positions keyPre-1960sPost-1960sGKGoalkeeperFBFull backDFDefenderHBHalf backMFMidfielderFWForwardUUtility player

NameNationalityPositionBolton WandererscareerStartsSubsTotalGoalsRefAppearances1884–189286086321888–18923503517P.A. Bullough1888–189352052 51888–18937707736J. Milne1888–189039039 91888–189138038 11888–189285085 5B. Robinson1888–189141041 11888–18901892-18959209241James McNee1889–189396096251890–189484084 51890–189352052211891–189550050191891–189327027 5James Dickenson1892–189447047131892–189780080111892–189436036 81892–189441041101894–189733033181894–189881081 51895–190265065111896–18995305313Bob Thomson1896–189949049 6G. Lockhart1897–190028028 01898–189929029141898–190147047161895–189930030 01897–190141041 0Jimmy Hanson1898–190467067 91898–190262062101900–190385085201900–190359059111901–190330041 01901–190687087 01898–19021903–190490090251901–190330030 31902–190728028 01903–190534034101905–190932032 0J. Stanley1905–191071071 0W.S. Cameron1906–190831031 71906–19119809820John Slater 1906–191999099 01908–191358058191908–19125505516W. Stott1908–191465065 01908–191488088 0Harold Hilton1909–192065065241910–19135505516Stan Gimblett1911–191431031 0Evan Jones1912–19159909928Joe Thomas1912–191536036 01913–191583083 01913–19155505532G. Wilson1914–191533033 01919–192130030 0W.E. Herbert1919–192235035 71919–192141041 0Bruce Longworth1919–192482082 01919–192236036 0Fred Hinton1920–192436036 01920–192270070 01922–192638038 21923–19272702711W.J. Boston1923–192939039 31923–192931931 91924–192980080 0J.W. Cope1925–192986086 01925–193059059 2Ernie Thornborough1925–193080080 0J.T. Wagstaffe1925–193253053 11926–193042042 01927–19306506519Len Murphy1927–192934034 81928–193189089 1Harold Howarth1929–193461061 0H.B. Church1930–193542042 0Jack Rimmer1930–19378308316Tom Duckworth1931–193329029 01931–193353053 81931–193671071 11932–193425025 01932–193728028 31933–193527027 41934–193936036 01933–194773073 21935–19392602614Fred Swift1935–193865065 0Alf Anderson1936–193957057 5John Calder1936–19382702711Daniel Winter1936–193937037 0Albert Grosvenor1937–193956056 7Edward Rothwell1937–194948048 21938–194873073 11938–194739039 21938–19465105026Reginald Elvy1946–194934034 01946–194985085 91946–195176076 11947–195199099201947–194829029 01947–195199099 71948–195143043 2William Hughes1948–195249049 2Ronnie Codd1950–195431031 51951–195650050 01951–195473073 01952–195742042 31953–195832032111955–196126026 4John Threlfall1955–196349049 1James Cunliffe1957–196333033 01957–19647307315Charlie Cooper1960–196986490 01960–196252052291960–196386086111961–196328028 71962–196856056 01963–196774074 21966–197177270 01968–197138442 7Paul Hallows1968–197453255 01968–197130232 81969–197166369131969–197277784251969–197145146 31969–197322628 31969–1973611576 41971–197340040 01971–197327734 51974–197743750131974–197950757 41974–197744650201977–198165772 3Mike Bennett1977–198148351 01977–198130030 01977–197855257 01977–197988492381978–198037239 41979–198296197 31979–1982431356 81979–198139039 01979–198123427 11979–198372981201979–198138442 41980–198246349161980–198225025 21981–198530939 11981–198342042 41981–198276076241981–198373073 01982–198326430 51982–198441041 11983–198579281 11985–198764165 51985–1989731285 3Nicky Brookman1986–1990601171121986–198973376111986–198736036 01987–1991652590 51987–1989781290201987–1991342459 91989–1992571067 51989–199522729 11991–199332739 31991–199827229 21991–199478987551992–199536137 01993–1996552378231993–199747249 01994–199840040 51994–1996272249 91994–1997701383181994–199664569111995–199633033 71995–199725530 01995–199880182 51996–199851455 81996–199828836 21996–199925328 01997–199990494 81997–1999312253151998–200335136 01998–20002014–2015781997331998–2000702696271999–2003741993 61999–200139746 31999–2001301949 02000–200333033 32000–2002182745 62002–200477481202003–2010195978 72003–200431132 02004–200643952 82004–2005211435 12005–2011601070 02005–2006122032 72005–200765772 32005–200624832 12006–200868270 22006–200858361232006–2008131730 42007–201176783 02007–200830535 12007–2011411758 62007–2011682088 32007–201181990 12009–201282587 02009–2012445094 242010–201331738 22010–2013661985 112011–201242042 32011–2014632891 162010–201343346 52011–201430232 02012–201525328 42012–2014161329 82012–201591394 72013–2015273158 112013–2016461157 32012–201533134 02013–2015292252 112013–201481927 72013–2016171835 220132014–201684892 82013–2014201421930 102014–2017502373 62014–201892799 22014–2017721082 22014–2016272148 32015–201952153 02015–20172018581977 232015–201617825 22015–201630030 12015–201632225 42015–2018591271 22015–201738139 22016–2017121729 12016–201984488 02016–2017161935 22014–2017102035 220152017–2018502575 212016–201837239 02016–201720525 12016–201994195 02017–2018381856 32016–20172017–2019781391 122017–201933235 12017–201830434 02017–201823326 12017–2020432366 62017–201872027 22017–2019343165 22017–201833033 12018–202037239 22018–202070171 02018–2019311445 72018–2019191534 22018–201929130 02018–201936339 22018–201925631 32018–202058058 02018–202038745 22019–202223730 52019–202029231 02019–202025126 82019–202018927 42019–2022211435 22019–202232436 32020–202125227 32019–202229837 02020–202146652 112020–2022432467 102020–202270373 272020–2023422264 32020–202239039 02020–202172330 32021–2023702191 112021–202483992 82020–2022241236 02021–2023444791 82021–202336036 02021–2023244064 172021–202339645 12022–202372072 02022–2024415394 252022–2023163046 92022–202348553 72022–2024561369 3U2023–2025542781 6FW2023–2026584199 17FW2023–2025133043 6FW2023–202464955 4GK2023–202570171 0MF2023–2024391150 9FW2024–2025591877 28DF2023–2026431053 1MF2024–2025271845 3FW2024–524294 16U2024–202636844 1U2023–2026112536 4U2024–2026542680 6U2024–2025141630 3GK2024–202526026 0MF2025–211839 2DF2024–55762 3DF2025–421557 0FW2025–2026322153 12FW2025–202635641 10FW2025–392160 17MF2025–301242 3FW2025–2026131225 5MF2025–321244 1FW2025–312051 10FW2025–2026161834 6DF2025–2026171330 0GK2026–30030 0

Notes A utility player is one who is considered to play in more than one position.

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