2025–26 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

Bolton Wanderers
2025–26 season
OwnerFootball Ventures Ltd (92%),
British Business Bank (8%)
ChairmanSharon Brittan
ManagerSteven Schumacher
StadiumToughsheet Community Stadium
League One6th
FA CupSecond Round
EFL CupFirst Round
EFL TrophyRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Mason Burstow (7)
All: Mason Burstow
Amario Cozier-Duberry (7)
Highest home attendance26,473 (vs. Bradford City, 22 November)
Lowest home attendance2,063 (vs. Rotherham United, 2 September)
Average home league attendance21,199
Biggest win4–0 (vs. Port Vale, 8 November)
6–2 (vs. Oldham Athletic, 11 November)
Biggest defeat4–0 (vs. Swindon Town, 6 December)

The 2025–26 season is the 137th season in the history of Bolton Wanderers Football Club and their fifth consecutive season in League One. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy. Like previous seasons, Bolton's home kit was decided by a fan vote. The choices were between Abstract, Map, Graphic, and Herringbone[1] with Abstract winning.[2] The away kit is a modernised version of the away kit from the 2005–06 season, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Bolton's first ever season in the UEFA Cup.[3]

Squad

First team

As of 19 December 2025[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Teddy Sharman-Lowe (on loan from Chelsea)
2 DF  ENG Josh Dacres-Cogley
3 DF  LCA Chris Forino-Joseph (vice-captain)
4 MF  ENG Xavier Simons
5 DF  ENG Richard Taylor
6 DF  SCO George Johnston (vice-captain)
8 MF  WAL Josh Sheehan
9 FW  NGA Victor Adeboyejo
10 FW  ENG Sam Dalby
11 FW  BRB Thierry Gale
14 DF  ENG Jordi Osei-Tutu
15 DF  ENG Will Forrester
16 MF  ENG Aaron Morley
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  ENG Joel Randall
18 DF  NIR Eoin Toal (captain)
19 FW  ENG Amario Cozier-Duberry (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
20 FW  NED Ibrahim Cissoko (on loan from Toulouse)
21 MF  SCO Ethan Erhahon
22 MF  ENG Kyle Dempsey
24 FW  FIN Marcus Forss (on loan from Middlesbrough)
25 DF  ENG Max Conway
27 GK  USA Tyler Miller
29 DF  IRL Cyrus Christie
45 FW  ENG John McAtee
48 FW  ENG Mason Burstow (on loan from Hull City)

Bolton B squad

As of 22 December 2025[5]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
34 DF  ENG Sean Hogan
41 DF  ENG Oliver Smith
DF  ENG Jamie Grayson
DF  ENG Emile Oliver
MF  ENG Harry Leigh
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  ENG Conor Lewis
MF  ENG Harrison Rice
MF  ENG Andrew Tutte (Player-coach)
FW  ENG David Abimbola

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 FW  GNB Carlos Mendes Gomes (on loan at Exeter City until 31 May 2026)
13 GK  ENG Nathan Broome (on loan at Rochdale until January 2026)
23 MF  HUN Szabolcs Schön (on loan at Győri ETO until 31 May 2026)
28 MF  EGY Sonny Sharples-Ahmed (on loan at Torquay United until January 2026)
32 DF  NIR Sam Inwood (on loan at Aldershot Town until 31 May 2026)
33 FW  ENG Charlie Warren (on loan at Aldershot Town until January 2026)
36 FW  ENG Daeshon Lawrence (on loan at FC United of Manchester until January 2026)
No. Pos. Nation Player
40 MF  ENG Harley Irwin (on loan at Stafford Rangers until January 2026)
GK  SCO Jack Dallimore (on loan at Atherton Collieries until January 2026)
GK  ENG Luke Hutchinson (on loan at Altrincham until 31 May 2026)
DF  ENG Ajay Weston (on loan at FC United of Manchester until January 2026)
MF  ENG Dubem Eze (on loan at Scunthorpe United until 31 May 2026)
FW  IRL Mark Isong (on loan at Atherton Collieries until January 2026)

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
12 June 2025 CM Xavier Simons Hull City Undisclosed[a] [7]
13 June 2025 RW Charlie Warren Felixstowe & Walton United Undisclosed [8]
1 July 2025[b] CF Sam Dalby Wrexham Free [9]
1 July 2025[c] CB Richard Taylor St Mirren [10]
4 July 2025 LW Thierry Gale Rapid Wien Undisclosed[d] [12]
22 July 2025 GK Nathan Broome Swansea City Free [13]
25 July 2025 CM Ethan Erhahon Lincoln City Undisclosed[e] [15]
13 August 2025 GK Tyler Miller Notts County Free [16]
1 September 2025 RB Cyrus Christie Swansea City [17]
  1. ^ The transfer was reported to be around £300,000 by The Bolton News.[6]
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 9 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Wrexham contract expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 13 June, and would become official on July 1 once his St Mirren contract expired
  4. ^ The transfer was reported to be around £600,000 by The Bolton News.[11]
  5. ^ The transfer was reported to be around £750,000 by The Bolton News.[14]

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
19 June 2025 CF Aaron Collins Milton Keynes Dons Undisclosed[a] [19]
6 July 2025 GK Luke Southwood Bristol Rovers Undisclosed [20]
21 July 2025 CM George Thomason Wrexham Undisclosed[b] [21][22][23][24]
1 August 2025 AM Klaidi Lolos Peterborough United Undisclosed [25]
1 September 2025 CF Dan Nlundulu St Mirren Mutual Consent [26]
  1. ^ The transfer was reported to be around £800,000 by The Bolton News.[18]
  2. ^ The transfer was reported to be around £1.2 million by The Bolton News.[21]

Loaned in

Date Pos. Player From Date until Ref.
20 June 2025 GK Teddy Sharman-Lowe Chelsea 31 May 2026 [27]
5 July 2025 RW Amario Cozier-Duberry Brighton & Hove Albion 31 May 2026 [28]
28 July 2025 CF Mason Burstow Hull City 31 May 2026 [29]
13 August 2025 LW Ibrahim Cissoko Toulouse 31 May 2026 [30]
1 September 2025 CF Marcus Forss Middlesbrough 31 May 2026 [31]

Loaned out

Date Pos. Player To Date until Ref.
30 June 2025 AM Dubem Eze Scunthorpe United 31 May 2026 [32]
4 July 2025 LB Ajay Weston FC United of Manchester 3 January 2026 [33]
15 July 2025 GK Luke Hutchinson Altrincham 31 May 2026 [34]
1 September 2025 LM Szabolcs Schön Győri ETO [35]
LW Carlos Mendes Gomes Exeter City [36]
8 September 2025 GK Jack Dallimore Atherton Collieries 3 January 2026 [37]
CF Mark Isong Warrington Town 1 December 2026[a] [37][38]
18 October 2025 CB Oliver Smith FC Halifax Town 18 November 2025 [39]
30 October 2025 CB Sam Inwood Aldershot Town 31 May 2026 [40]
21 November 2025 CM Sonny Sharples-Ahmed Torquay United 3 January 2026 [41]
29 November 2025 GK Nathan Broome Rochdale [42]
2 December 2025 CF Daeshon Lawrence FC United of Manchester 30 December 2025 [43]
6 December 2025 GK Luke Lomax[b] Atherton Collieries 3 January 2026 [44]
CF Mark Isong [44]
19 December 2025 RW Charlie Warren Aldershot Town 17 January 2026 [45]
CM Harley Irwin Stafford Rangers [46]
  1. ^ On 1 December, Isong was recalled early from his loan.
  2. ^ U18s player

Released / Out of Contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025 GK Nathan Baxter Watford 1 July 2025[a] [47][48]
RB Gethin Jones Milton Keynes Dons 1 July 2025[b] [47][49]
CB Ricardo Santos Swansea City 1 July 2025[c] [47][50]
CF Ben Andreucci Cleethorpes Town 5 July 2025 [47][51]
RB Luke Matheson Macclesfield 26 July 2025 [47][52]
GK Joel Coleman Millwall 28 August 2025 [47][53]
GK Ellis Litherland Huddersfield Town 6 September 2025 [47]
LW Trevon Bryan [47]
AM Harrison Fleury [47]
CB Noah Halford [47]
CF Yestin Shakespear [47]
CB Joseph Toole [47]
RM James Westwood [47]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 2 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 12 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 6 June, and would become official on July 1 once his contract expired

New Contract

Date Pos. Player End date Ref.
7 May 2025 LB Max Conway 30 June 2026 [47]
GK Jack Dallimore [47]
CB Sean Hogan [47]
CM Sonny Sharples-Ahmed [47]
17 June 2025 GK Luke Hutchinson 30 June 2027 [54]
1 July 2025 CF David Abimbola Undisclosed[a] [55]
RB Jamie Grayson [55]
CM Harley Irwin [55]
CF Daeshon Lawrence [55]
CM Harry Leigh [55]
AM Conor Lewis [55]
CB Emile Oliver [55]
LM Harrison Rice [55]
CB Oliver Smith [55]
9 September 2025 CB Sam Inwood 30 June 2028[b] [56]
CM Sonny Sharples-Ahmed 30 June 2027[b] [56]
20 October 2025 LB Max Conway 30 June 2029 [57]
  1. ^ First professional contract
  2. ^ a b Option for a further year

Pre-season and friendlies

On 20 May, Bolton Wanderers announced their first two pre-season friendlies, against Barrow and Shrewsbury Town.[58] On 4 June, another fixture was announced against Hibernian.[59] On 6 June, the club confirmed their final pre-season fixture of the schedule would be played at home to Preston North End.[60] On 17 June, the club confirmed that a fixture against Orlando Pirates would take place during the club's training camp in Spain.[61] On 30 June, fixtures were announced for the B-Team, against Atherton Collieries and Longridge Town.[62]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 July 2025 Friendly Bolton Wanderers 1−1 Tranmere Rovers Lostock
15:00 BST McAtee 13' Report Davison 85' Stadium: Eddie Davies Academy (Behind-closed-doors)
11 July 2025 Friendly Bolton Wanderers 2−0 Orlando Pirates Marbella
11:00 CET Warren 38'
Johnston 61'
Report Stadium: Marbella Football Centre
12 July 2025 Friendly Bolton Wanderers B 1−3 FC Halifax Town Lostock
15:00 BST Ritchie 87' Report Pugh 55'
Cooke 80'
Bray 89'
Stadium: Eddie Davies Academy (Behind-closed-doors)
15 July 2025 Friendly Barrow 0−1 Bolton Wanderers Barrow-in-Furness
19:00 BST Report Conway 53' Stadium: SO Legal Stadium
19 July 2025 Friendly Hibernian 0−2 Bolton Wanderers Edinburgh
14:00 BST Report Cozier-Duberry 56'
Sharples-Ahmed 86'
Stadium: Easter Road
19 July 2025 Friendly Atherton Collieries 1−0 Bolton Wanderers B Atherton
15:00 BST Dwyer 19' Report Stadium: Dreams2Reality Stadium
22 July 2025 Friendly Shrewsbury Town 2−5 Bolton Wanderers Shrewsbury
19:00 BST Stewart 53'
Gray 90'
Report Gale 21'
Lawrence 29'
Dacres-Cogley 45'
Biggins 58' (o.g.)
Conway 77'
Stadium: The Crowd Meadow
22 July 2025 Friendly Longridge Town 2−4 Bolton Wanderers B Longridge
19:00 BST Hewitt 2'
Van Wyk 7'
Report Trialist 42'
Isong 46'
C. Lewis 49'
L. Lewis 88'
Stadium: The Recycling Lives Ground
26 July 2025 Friendly Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Preston North End Bolton
15:00 BST Cozer-Duberry 73'
Randall 76'
Report Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: 8,115 (1,931 Preston)
Referee: Simon Mather

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
League One 3 August 2025 2 May 2026 Matchday 1 20 9 7 4 28 19 +9 045.00
FA Cup 1 November 2025 6 December 2025 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 2 5 −3 050.00
EFL Cup 13 August 2025 13 August 2025 First round First round 1 0 1 0 3 3 +0 000.00
EFL Trophy 2 September 2025 Group stage 4 4 0 0 13 2 +11 100.00
Total 27 14 8 5 46 29 +17 051.85

Last updated: 20 December 2025
Source: Soccerway

League One

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 Stevenage 19 10 5 4 24 15 +9 35 Qualification for League One play-offs
5 Stockport County 20 10 5 5 28 25 +3 35
6 Bolton Wanderers 20 9 7 4 28 19 +9 34
7 Huddersfield Town 21 9 4 8 35 31 +4 31
8 Luton Town 21 8 5 8 26 28 −2 29
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2025. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[63]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
20 9 7 4 28 19  +9 34 7 3 0 20 5  +15 2 4 4 8 14  −6

Last updated: 13 December 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415171819202122232425262716128293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAAHHHAAHAHHAHAAAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultLWDDDDWDWLWLWWWDDWWL
Position221313151414101210118977366546
Points0345671011141417172023262728313434
Source: Soccerway
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Notes:
  • 1 Matchday 16 (vs. Stevenage) was postponed due to international call-ups.

Matches

On 26 June, the League One fixtures were announced. It sees Bolton open their campaign on 3 August away at Stockport County, with the regular season concluding on 2 May at home to Luton Town.[64]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

3 August 2025 1 Stockport County 2–0 Bolton Wanderers Stockport
12:00 BST Mothersille 45+2'
Diamond  68'
Moxon  74'
Wootton 89'
Report Simons  77' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 10,172
Referee: Elliot Bell
Note: Fixture was selected for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[65]
9 August 2025 2 Bolton Wanderers 2–0 Plymouth Argyle Bolton
15:00 BST Johnston  14'
Toal 20'
Sheehan  45+2'
Burstow 60'
Report Sorinola  55'
Ibrahim  63'
Mumba  87'
Watts  90'
Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: 21,570
Referee: Ross Joyce
16 August 2025 3 Barnsley 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Barnsley
15:00 BST Yoganathan  34'  52'
McGoldrick 48'
Farrugia  90+7'
Cooper  90+8'
Report Burstow  34'
McAtee 86'
Morley  90+4'
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 13,167
Referee: Leigh Doughty
20 August 2025 4 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Reading Bolton
20:00 BST Burstow 52' Report O'Mahony  16'
Savage  43'
Doyle  65'
Kyerewaa  74'
Williams  78'
Garcia 84'
Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: 19,625 (358 away)
Referee: Tom Reeves
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 19 August, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[66]
23 August 2025 5 Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Lincoln City Bolton
15:00 BST Erhahon  22'
Conway  76'
Hamer 90+7' (o.g.)
Report Draper 1'
Towler  60'
McGrandles  82'
Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: 19,938
Referee: Jacob Miles
30 August 2025 6 Blackpool 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Blackpool
15:00 BST Sharman-Lowe 13' (o.g.)
Imray  38'
Report Sheehan  35'
Burstow 61',  86'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 11,579
6 September 2025 7 Bolton Wanderers 3–0 AFC Wimbledon Bolton
15:00 BST Burstow 29'
Cozier-Dubbery 53'
Randall 62'
Gale  69'
Forino-Joseph  71'
Report Reeves  4'
Browne  50'
Lewis  74'  90'
Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: 20,157
Referee: Darren Drysdale
13 September 2025 8 Leyton Orient 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Leyton
15:00 BST Mitchell  29'
Simpson  39', 69'
James  89'
Report Dacres-Cogley  28'
Johnston  87'
Cozier-Duberry 90+4'
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 8,731
Referee: David Rock
20 September 2025 9 Bolton Wanderers 4–1 Wigan Athletic Bolton
12:30 BST Gale 15'
Forss 20', 50'
Burstow 42'
Report Hungbo  45+6'
Mullin 54'
Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: 25,565
Referee: Ben Speedie
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[66]
27 September 2025 10 Northampton Town 2–0 Bolton Wanderers Northampton
15:00 BST Hoskins  45+1', 73'
McGeehan 70'
Wormleighton  78'
Report Forino-Joseph  86' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 7,366
Referee: Scott Oldham
4 October 2025 11 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Peterborough United Bolton
15:00 BST Burstow 5', 21'
Sharman-Lowe  88'
Forino-Joseph  90+5'
Report Kioso  26', 41'
Nevett  63'
Lisbie  88'
Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: 20,336
Referee: Seb Stockbridge
11 October 2025 12 Burton Albion 3–0 Bolton Wanderers Burton
15:00 BST Beesley 27' (pen.)
Godwin-Malife  45+2'
Tavares 48'
Report Cissoko  42'
Forss  90+9'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 4,725
Referee: Neil Hair
16 October 2025 13 Huddersfield Town 1–2 Bolton Wanderers Huddersfield
20:00 BST Castledine 7'
Taylor  36'
Report Sheehan  27'
Cozier-Duberry  29', 90+5'
Taylor  85'
Dalby 90+3'
Burstow  90+6'
Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 17,201
Referee: Oliver Yates
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 18 October, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[67]
25 October 2025 14 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Cardiff City Bolton
12:30 BST Osei-Tutu  89'
Sheehan  90+2'
Cozier-Duberry 90+4'
Report Ng  41' Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: 22,587
Referee: Ben Toner
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[67]
8 November 2025 15 Bolton Wanderers 4–0 Port Vale Bolton
15:00 GMT Cozier-Duberry 31', 68'
Simons 36'
Cissoko  54'
Dempsey 72'
Report Humphreys  80'
Paton  90+1'
Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: 21,658
Referee: Martin Coy
22 November 2025 17 Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Bradford City Bolton
15:00 GMT Sheehan  38'
Johnston  67'
Report Touray  17'
Pennington  29'
Power  90+4'
Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: 26,473
Referee: Darren Drysdale
29 November 2025 18 Luton Town 1–1 Bolton Wanderers Luton
15:00 GMT Lonwijk  57'
Kodua 83'
Report Dempsey 8'
Simons  53'  70'
Dacres-Cogley  61'
Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 11,204
Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
9 December 2025 19 Mansfield Town 0–1 Bolton Wanderers Mansfield
19:45 GMT Oates  13' Report Johnston  6'
Osei-Tutu 40'
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 7,628
Referee: Thomas Parsons
13 December 2025 20 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Exeter City Bolton
15:00 GMT Dalby 70'
Gale 82'
Report Aitchison 20'
Niskanen  73'
Swinkels  78'
Doyle-Hayes  80'
Sweeney  89'
Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: 20,622
Referee: Ben Speedie
20 December 2025 21 Wycombe Wanderers 2–1 Bolton Wanderers High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Grimmer 40'
Quitirna 43'
Woodrow  69'
Norris  90'
Report Gale 16' Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 6,197
Referee: Craig Hicks
26 December 2025 22 Bolton Wanderers v Rotherham United Bolton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
29 December 2025 23 Bolton Wanderers v Mansfield Town Bolton
19:45 GMT Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
1 January 2026 24 Doncaster Rovers v Bolton Wanderers Doncaster
15:00 GMT Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
4 January 2026 25 Bolton Wanderers v Northampton Town Bolton
12:00 GMT Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[67]
10 January 2026 26 Peterborough United v Bolton Wanderers Peterborough
15:00 GMT Stadium: London Road Stadium
17 January 2026 27 Wigan Athletic v Bolton Wanderers Wigan
12:30 GMT Stadium: Brick Community Stadium
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved following an agreement between the two sides.[66]
20 January 2026 16[68] Stevenage v Bolton Wanderers Stevenage
19:45 GMT Stadium: Broadhall Way
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 15 November, but was moved to 20 January due to international call-ups.[69]
24 January 2026 28 Bolton Wanderers v Leyton Orient Bolton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
27 January 2026 29 Bolton Wanderers v Burton Albion Bolton
19:45 GMT Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
31 January 2026 30 AFC Wimbledon v Bolton Wanderers Wimbledon
15:00 GMT Stadium: Plough Lane
7 February 2026 31 Bolton Wanderers v Barnsley Bolton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
14 February 2026 32 Lincoln City v Bolton Wanderers Lincoln
15:00 GMT Stadium: Sincil Bank
17 February 2026 33 Reading v Bolton Wanderers Reading
20:00 GMT Stadium: Madejski Stadium
21 February 2026 34 Bolton Wanderers v Blackpool Bolton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
28 February 2026 35 Exeter City v Bolton Wanderers Exeter
15:00 GMT Stadium: St James Park
7 March 2026 36 Bolton Wanderers v Wycombe Wanderers Bolton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
14 March 2026 37 Rotherham United v Bolton Wanderers Rotherham
15:00 GMT Stadium: New York Stadium
17 March 2026 38 Bolton Wanderers v Doncaster Rovers Bolton
19:45 GMT Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
21 March 2026 39 Port Vale v Bolton Wanderers Burslem
15:00 GMT Stadium: Vale Park
28 March 2026 40 Bolton Wanderers v Stevenage Bolton
15:00 GMT Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
3 April 2026 41 Plymouth Argyle v Bolton Wanderers Plymouth
15:00 BST Stadium: Home Park
6 April 2026 42 Bolton Wanderers v Stockport County Bolton
15:00 BST Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
11 April 2026 43 Cardiff City v Bolton Wanderers Cardiff
15:00 BST Stadium: Cardiff City Stadium
18 April 2026 44 Bolton Wanderers v Huddersfield Town Bolton
15:00 BST Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
25 April 2026 45 Bradford City v Bolton Wanderers Bradford
15:00 BST Stadium: Valley Parade
2 May 2026 46 Bolton Wanderers v Luton Town Bolton
15:00 BST Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium

FA Cup

Bolton were drawn at home to Huddersfield Town in the first round.[70][71] In the second round, Bolton were drawn away to Swindon Town.[72]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

1 November 2025 First round Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Huddersfield Town Bolton
15:00 GMT Cissoko 41'
Taylor 69'
Report Ledson  45+1'
Radulović 63'
Low  90+1'
Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: 6,077
Referee: Ross Joyce
6 December 2025 Second round Swindon Town 4–0 Bolton Wanderers Swindon
15:00 GMT Drinan 8' (pen.), 76', 86'
Clarke  49'
Snowdon 55'
Report Taylor  53' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9,364
Referee: Lee Swabey

EFL Cup

On 26 June, the draw for the first round was made, with Bolton being draw at home to Sheffield Wednesday.[73]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

13 August 2025 First round Bolton Wanderers 3–3
(2–4 p)
Sheffield Wednesday Bolton
19:45 BST Inwood  27'
Osei-Tutu 36'
Forino-Joseph  45'
Gale 77'
Cozier-Duberry 90+2'
Report Siqueira 8'
Ugbo 37'
Thornton  70'
Johnson 80'
Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: 8,208 (3,148 away)
Referee: Oliver Langford
Penalties

EFL Trophy

In the group stage, Bolton were drawn into Northern Group E alongside Rotherham United, Oldham Athletic and Manchester City U21s.[74][75] After advancing to the knockout stage, Bolton were drawn at home to Bradford City in the Round of 32.[76] In the Round of 16, they were drawn at home Port Vale.[77][78]

Group stage

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Bolton Wanderers (A) 3 3 0 0 0 10 2 +8 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Rotherham United (A) 3 2 0 0 1 7 5 +2 6
3 ACA Manchester City U21 (E) 3 1 0 0 2 7 8 −1 3
4 L2 Oldham Athletic (E) 3 0 0 0 3 5 14 −9 0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2025. Source: EFL
(A) Advance to next round; (E) Eliminated

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 September 2025 Group game 1 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Rotherham United Bolton
19:00 BST Gale 37',  45+2'
Taylor  86'
Report Kaleta  52'
Jules  90+3'
Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: Andrew Humphries
Referee: 2,063
23 September 2025 Group game 2 Bolton Wanderers 3–0 Manchester City U21s Bolton
19:00 BST Dalby  7', 9'
McAtee 14'
Morley 23'
Report Mbete  64' Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,763
Referee: Dale Baines
11 November 2025 Group game 3 Oldham Athletic 2–6 Bolton Wanderers Oldham
19:00 GMT Drummond 78'
Morris 88'
Woods  90+3'
Report Osei-Tutu 44'
Dacres-Cogley  45+3'
McAtee 48'
Forss 63', 65'
Dempsey  74'
Ritchie 80'
Dalby 83'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 2,392
Referee: Greg Rollason

Knockout stage

2 December 2025 Round of 32 Bolton Wanderers 3–0 Bradford City Bolton
19:00 GMT Cissoko 11', 20'
Forss 69'
Report Neufville  70'
Touray  71'
Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: David Rock
13 January 2026 Round of 16 Bolton Wanderers v Port Vale Bolton
19:00 GMT Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 20 December 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list

No. Pos Nat Player Total League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  ENG Teddy Sharman-Lowe 20 0 20+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF  ENG Josh Dacres-Cogley 17 0 11+2 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
3 DF  LCA Chris Forino-Joseph 12 0 8+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
4 MF  ENG Xavier Simons 22 1 17+3 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
5 DF  ENG Richard Taylor 12 1 0+6 0 2+0 1 0+0 0 4+0 0
6 DF  SCO George Johnston 23 0 19+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 2+0 0
8 MF  WAL Josh Sheehan 20 0 10+6 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
10 FW  ENG Sam Dalby 23 4 2+15 2 2+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 2
11 FW  BRB Thierry Gale 17 5 8+6 3 1+0 0 0+1 1 1+0 1
14 DF  ENG Jordi Osei-Tutu 15 3 8+4 1 0+1 0 1+0 1 1+0 1
15 DF  ENG Will Forrester 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
16 MF  ENG Aaron Morley 22 1 7+8 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+1 1
17 MF  ENG Joel Randall 17 1 7+5 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+3 0
18 DF  NIR Eoin Toal 17 1 13+1 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
19 MF  ENG Amario Cozier-Duberry 23 7 19+1 6 2+0 0 0+1 1 0+0 0
20 FW  NED Ibrahim Cissoko 18 3 6+8 0 1+0 1 0+0 0 2+1 2
21 MF  SCO Ethan Erhahon 18 0 7+7 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
22 MF  ENG Kyle Dempsey 9 2 4+2 2 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
24 FW  FIN Marcus Forss 20 5 7+7 2 0+2 0 0+0 0 3+1 3
25 DF  ENG Max Conway 24 0 20+0 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
27 GK  USA Tyler Miller 6 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
29 DF  IRL Cyrus Christie 12 0 6+1 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
34 DF  ENG Sean Hogan 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
41 DF  ENG Oliver Smith 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
45 FW  ENG John McAtee 14 3 1+8 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 2
48 FW  ENG Mason Burstow 24 7 19+1 7 0+2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
54 MF  ENG Tobias Ritchie 1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 1
Players who featured but departed the club on loan during the season:
7 FW  GNB Carlos Mendes Gomes 2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
13 GK  ENG Nathan Broome 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
28 MF  EGY Sonny Sharples-Ahmed 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
32 DF  NIR Sam Inwood 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
33 FW  ENG Charlie Warren 5 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+2 0
36 FW  ENG Daeshon Lawrence 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
40 MF  ENG Harley Irwin 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0

Goals record

As of match played 20 December 2025
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
1= 19 RW Amario Cozier-Duberry 6 0 1 0 7
48 CF Mason Burstow 7 0 0 0 7
3= 11 LW Thierry Gale 3 0 1 1 5
24 CF Marcus Forss 2 0 0 3 5
5 10 CF Sam Dalby 2 0 0 2 4
6= 14 RB Jordi Osei-Tutu 1 0 1 1 3
20 LW Ibrahim Cissoko 0 1 0 2 3
45 CF John McAtee 1 0 0 2 3
9 22 CM Kyle Dempsey 2 0 0 0 2
10= 4 CM Xavier Simons 1 0 0 0 1
5 LB Richard Taylor 0 1 0 0 1
16 CM Aaron Morley 0 0 0 1 1
17 AM Joel Randall 1 0 0 0 1
18 CB Eoin Toal 1 0 0 0 1
54 AM Tobias Ritchie 0 0 0 1 1
Own Goals 1 0 0 0 1
Total 28 2 3 13 46

Disciplinary record

As of match played 20 December 2025
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name League One FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy Total
         
1 8 CM Josh Sheehan 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
2= 3 CB Chris Forino-Joseph 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
4 CM Xavier Simons 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
6 CB George Johnston 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
11 LW Thierry Gale 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
6= 2 RB Josh Dacres-Cogley 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
5 LB Richard Taylor 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0
32 CB Sam Inwood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
48 CF Mason Burstow 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
10 20 LW Ibrahim Cissoko 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
11= 1 GK Teddy Sharman-Lowe 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 CF Sam Dalby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
14 RB Jordi Osei-Tutu 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
16 CM Aaron Morley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
19 RW Amario Cozier-Duberry 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
21 CM Ethan Erhahon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
22 CM Kyle Dempsey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
24 CF Marcus Forss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
25 LB Max Conway 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 29 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 1 35 1 2

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