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. Bolton were one of the 12 founder members of the Football League, which formed in 1888. The club has remained in the Football League since it was established competing in its various divisions. As of the end of 2025–26, the club's first team has spent 74 seasons in the first tier of English football, 33 in the second, 19 in the third and two in the fourth. They are currently competing in the EFL Championship, the second tier.

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; since then they have played 110 different teams. They met their most recent different league opponent, Morecambe, for the first time in the 2020–21 EFL League Two 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.

Key The table includes results of matches played by Bolton Wanderers in the English Football League and Premier League. 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 2026–27 EFL Championship 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

All-time league record All statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 20 September 2026.

+Bolton Wanderers F.C. league record by opponentClubHomeAwayTotalWin%FirstLastNote(s)P W D LP W D LP W D L F AAccrington 5212 5302 1888–891892–93Accrington Stanley 3111 3102 2019–202022–23AFC Wimbledon 4220 4220 2016–172025–26Aldershot 1100 1100 1988–891988–89Arsenal59281615 5971636 1899–19002011–12Aston Villa78391821 78171942 1888–892018–19Barnsley 231283 23698 1899–19002025–26Barrow1100 1010 2020–212020–21Birmingham City 65361910 65161534 1894–952024–25Blackburn Rovers 78421818 78221640 1888–892018–19Blackpool 50261311 50111920 1903–042025–26Bournemouth13535 11416 1971–722014–15Bradford (Park Avenue)7304 7313 1908–091934–35Bradford City 231094 234910 1903–042025–26Brentford20947 202513 1933–342018–19Brighton & Hove Albion8233 8125 1971–722015–16Bristol City 291388 294817 1903–042018–19Bristol Rovers 18963 18648 1971–722024–25Burnley 59271715 59141431 1888–892015–16Burton Albion 7412 7133 2017–182025–26Burton Swifts 1100 1100 1899–19001899–1900Burton United 2200 2101 1903–041904–05Bury 3116510 317915 1895–962016–17Cambridge United 11551 11353 1980–812024–25Cardiff City 382567 3713618 1921–222026–27Carlisle United 14725 14347 1965–662023–24Charlton Athletic 4629107 46141022 1936–372024–25Chelsea54221418 54121329 1907–082011–12Cheltenham Town 4220 4301 2020–212023–24Chester City 6321 6231 1986–871992–93Chesterfield10811 10244 1899–19002016–17Colchester United2110 2002 1987–882020–21Coventry City9243 9162 1964–652019–20Crawley Town 2101 2200 2020–212024–25Crewe Alexandra7331 7322 1987–882021–22Crystal Palace181071 18387 1964–652012–13Darlington4211 4202 1985–861991–92Darwen 2200 2200 1891–921893–94Derby County 6534922 6581443 1888–892023–24Doncaster Rovers 7511 8323 1904–052025–26Everton69271329 69101841 1888–892011–12Exeter City 10703 10451 1983–842025–26Fleetwood Town 5500 4301 2016–172023–24Fulham4119139 4191121 1908–092017–18Forest Green Rovers 2101 2101 2020–212022–23Gainsborough Trinity5500 5113 1899–19001910–11Gillingham8323 9414 1983–842021–22Glossop North End4301 4310 1903–041910–11Grimsby Town281387 2881010 1899–19002020–21Halifax Town 3210 3120 1971–721987–88Harrogate Town1100 1100 2020–212020–21Hartlepool United3012 3210 1987–881992–93Hereford United 2200 2110 1976–771987–88Huddersfield Town 48271110 4813926 1910–112025–26Hull City241572 244812 1908–092018–19Ipswich Town22589 216411 1961–622022–23Leeds City 2200 2101 1908–091910–11Leeds United301479 307617 1924–252018–19Leicester City321787 3261115 1899–19002013–14Leyton Orient 241842 245811 1908–092025–26Lincoln City 14824 14355 1899–19002026–27Liverpool59261320 59101633 1894–952011–12Loughborough 1100 1100 1899–19001899–1900Luton Town 16934 16466 1899–19002025–26Manchester City56281513 56131033 1900–012011–12Manchester United59251519 59161033 1892–932011–12Mansfield Town 10442 10433 1971–722025–26Middlesbrough 60341610 60161232 1899–19002018–19Millwall 201433 213414 1933–342026–27Milton Keynes Dons 5320 5113 2015–162022–23Morecambe 3120 3120 2020–212022–23New Brighton Tower 1100 1001 1899–19001899–1900Newcastle United56291215 5612737 1898–992011–12Newport County6303 6303 1983–842020–21Northampton Town 8422 8413 1964–652025–26Norwich City 211155 224414 1934–352026–27Nottingham Forest4123135 4171024 1892–932018–19Notts County372179 37101314 1888–891994–95Oldham Athletic241833 245910 1908–092020–21Oxford United 15744 14554 1968–692023–24Peterborough United 9720 10325 1987–882025–26Plymouth Argyle 171124 175111 1933–342025–26Port Vale 201721 201082 1899–19002025–26Portsmouth 503389 5081527 1927–282023–24Preston North End 63271323 62172025 1888–892026–27Queens Park Rangers 17944 186210 1967–682026–27Reading 19973 194411 1984–852025–26Rochdale5311 5032 1971–722019–20Rotherham United 21966 221714 1964–652025–26Salford City1100 1100 2020–212020–21Scarborough1100 1001 1987–881987–88Scunthorpe United5230 5122 1972–732020–21Sheffield United 57351210 58121036 1893–942026–27Sheffield Wednesday 57271515 57111234 1892–932022–23Shrewsbury Town 14743 13814 1971–722024–25Southampton 16853 16655 1933–342004–05Southend United10631 9423 1972–732020–21Stevenage 4310 4220 2020–212025–26Stockport County 11344 11326 1903–042025–26Stoke City 4120138 4112722 1888–892018–19Sunderland69371715 69111642 1890–912021–22Swansea City 16772 163310 1933–342018–19Swindon Town10514 10433 1964–652016–17Torquay United3201 3012 1971–721991–92Tottenham Hotspur4425712 449728 1908–092011–12Tranmere Rovers13922 13265 1971–722020–21Walsall11911 11038 1899–19002020–21Watford 13814 13238 1969–702014–15West Bromwich Albion 68322016 68162428 1888–892018–19West Ham United 292144 289415 1923–242026–27Wigan Athletic 23869 23779 1983–842025–26Wimbledon 4310 4112 1983–842000–01Wolverhampton Wanderers 63351315 63141237 1888–892017–18Wrexham 6321 6411 1971–722024–25Wycombe Wanderers 6303 6114 2019–202025–26Yeovil Town1010 1010 2013–142013–14York City7322 7412 1971–721986–87

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