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Bolton Wanderers

Posted on January 13, 2008
Filed Under Bolton Wanderers, English Premier League

Bolton Wanderers Football Club
Nicknames: The Trotters
Founded: 1874 as Christ Church FC
Stadium: Reebok Stadium
Capacity: 28,723
Owner: Phil Gartside
Chairman: Phil Gartside
Manager: Gary Mergson

Founded in 1874 as Christ Church, Bolton were one of the founders of English Football League. Iin the 20s they managed to win FA Cup 3 times and in 1958 they won it again for the 4th time. But, in time, the club passed trough bad periods and they were once in the Fourth Division in 1987. The club gained promotion in top flight again, after 15 years playing in the lower leagues, in 1995.

In 2005-2006 the team reached for the first team European Competitions and managed to qualify in the last 32 of UEFA cup. Last year, Bolton had a great season and they managed to finish 7th, qualifying again for UEFA.

The club’s old home was called Burnden Park, and they moved to it’s current locatin, Reebok Stadium, in 1997. In 2004, Bolton reached into the League Cup Finals but they lost to Middlesbrough. An year later, in 2005, they’ve got their biggest finish, finishing 5th in the Premier League, in front of other great teams from England. Gary Mergson is the new manager for Bolton from October 2007 after replacing Sammy Lee. Sammy Lee had to quit after winning only one match in eleven games but now the team is going better.

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