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Founder members of the Football League, Bolton were a successful cup side in the 1920s, winning the FA Cup three times. The club won the cup a fourth time in 1958 thanks to a Nat Lofthouse goal. A leaner spell followed, reaching a peak in 1987 when the club spent a season in the Fourth Division. The club regained top-flight status in 1995 after a 15 year absence; their current spell in the top division started in 2001. In 2005–06 they participated in European competition for the first time, reaching the last 32 of the UEFA Cup. Bolton qualified for the 2007–08 tournament by finishing 7th in the 2006–07 Premier League. Bolton Wanderers moved to the Reebok Stadium in 1997.
Overview
Year Founded: 1874 (as Christ Church FC)
Stadium: Reebok Stadium, Horwich
Capacity: 28,723
Nicknames: The Wanderers, The Whites, The Trotters
Shirt Sponsors: Reebok
Chairman: Phil Gartside
Manager: Sammy Lee (on the game)
Gary Megson (in real life)
League: English Premier League
06/07 position: 7th
Continental competition: EURO (UEFA) Cup
Transfer budget: Approx. £2.6 million, depending on predicted finishing position
Wage budget: Approx. 600k/p.w. (376k/p.w. used)
Record signing: Nicolas Anelka (£8 million from Fenerbache)
Record sale: Jason McAteer (£ 4.5 million to Liverpool)
Notable Former Players
Joe Smith (1908)
Ted Vizard (1910s)
Alec Finney (1920s)
David Jack (1920s)
Nat Lofthouse (1940s)
Ray Parry, Roy Hartle, Eddie Hopkinson (1950s)
Francis Lee, Roy Greaves (1960s)
Peter Reid, Frank Worthington (1970s)
Brian Kidd, Steve Thompson, Julian Darby (1980s)
Alan Stubbs, Andy Walker, Jason McAteer, John McGinlay, Owen Coyle, Gudni Bergsson, Eidur Gudjohnsen, Claus Jensen, Michael Johansen (1990s)
Michael Ricketts, Bruno N'Gotty, Youri Djorkaeff, Jay-Jay Okkocha, Fernando Hierro, Ivan Campo, Nicolas Anelka, El-Hadji Diouf, Jussi Jaaskelainen (2000s)
Notable Former Managers
Charles Foweraker
Bill Ridding
Bruce Rioch
Colin Todd
"Big" Sam Allardyce
4 Kevin Nolan (Captain)
8 Ivan Campo
14 Kevin Davies
21 El-Hadji Diouf
22 Jussi Jaaskelainen
39 Nicolas Anelka
Analysis
Despite having a greater number of English players than in previous years, Bolton Wanderers is still a very varied club in terms of culture and nationalities. Asians such as Andranik Teymorian, Africans such as El-Hadji Diouf and Abdoulaye Meite and the Jamaican Ricardo Gardner add an unique and distinct flair to the squad.
In the recent past, Bolton have had a meteoric rise and are now one of the recognized powers in England due to their participation in the UEFA Cup. Purchases, particularly by Sam Allardyce, such as Jay Jay Okocha, Ivan Campo and Youri Djorkaeff have excited the fans and contributed greatly to this rise to recognition but core academy products such as Nicky Hunt, Kevin Nolan and Joey O'Brien and the purchase of Kevin Davies built strong foundations on which the foreigners could build.
This season did not start well for Bolton under the guidance of Sammy Lee, the replacemant for Sam Allardyce, who left for Newcastle the previous season. The first match of the season saw Lee's men lose 3-1 to Sam Allardyce's Newcastle and the Whites did not pick up their first win until they beat Reading 3-0 at home with goals from Anelka, Gary Speed and Daniel Braaten. Another lean spell followed, causing the sacking of Sammy Lee. Gary Megason was then appointed and an immediate upturn happened. At the time of writing, Bolton had lost to only Liverpool and Manchester City in the league, and wins included a memorable game against Manchester United at home, when Nicolas Anelka scored the only goal to give the side from BL6 the win over their local rivals. This capped a memorable start to the season which left him in the upper echelons of the Premiership goalscoring charts.
The European adventure continued with some aplomb this year. Unbeaten in this years competition, with memorable results including a 2-2 draw away to Bayern Munich with goals from Ricardo Gardner and Kevin Davies in reply to two Lukas Podolski strikes. Additionally, Wanderers became the first team to win in Belgrade against Red Star, wih Gavin McCann scoring the only goal. Bolton are very likely to progress to the knockout stage, no mean feat for a club plying their trade in the old Fourth Division only 20 years ago...
The current squad has decent depth with a few cracks in the starting line-up. First on the list is definitely a fast central midfielder with back-up for central defenders and wingers also high on the priority list. Loan signings have bolstered the squad but take these out and quality seems abit thin on the ground.
So, will you replicate the success of Sam Allardyce and lead Wanderers into Europe again?
Can you banish all pretence of long ball tactics and get Bolton playing beautiful football?
Can you get the best out of Anelka and Diouf?
Can you win Bolton a cup competition to restore those glorious final memories?
Take the Bolton challenge to find out and remember to keep me updated via this thread!
Don't hesitate to ask about to ask me about tactics or signings.
And lastly "Come on you White Men"!!!
Above information sourced from Wikipedia or the BWFC website
12-18-2007, 10:18 PM
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