List of Bolton Wanderers F.C. seasons



This is a list of league seasons played by Bolton Wanderers Football Club in English and European football, from 1888 to the current season. The club was founded in 1874 by the Reverend John Farrall Wright.

The club has won the FA Cup four times and the Charity Shield once. They have competed in the UEFA Cup on two occasions.

The club's highest league position is third in the First Division, achieved three times, 1891–92, 1920–21 and 1924–25. Their lowest league position is third in the fourth tier (Fourth Division and League Two), twice in 1987–88 and 2020–21, the only seasons they competed in the lowest professional tier.

Key
Key to league record:
 * P = Played
 * W = Games won
 * D = Games drawn
 * L = Games lost
 * F = Goals for
 * A = Goals against
 * Pts = Points
 * Pos = Final position

Key to divisions:
 * Prem = Premier League
 * FL = The Football League
 * Div 1 = Football League First Division
 * Div 2 = Football League Second Division
 * Div 3 = Football League Third Division
 * Div 4 = Football League Fourth Division
 * n/a = Not applicable

Key to rounds:
 * DNE = Did not enter
 * PR = Preliminary round
 * R1 = Round 1
 * R2 = Round 2
 * R3 = Round 3
 * R4 = Round 4
 * R5 = Round 5


 * Grp = Group stage
 * QF = Quarter-finals
 * NQF = Northern Quarter-finals
 * SF = Semi-finals
 * NF = Northern final
 * RU = Runners-up
 * W = Winners

Division shown in bold to indicate a change in division. Top scorers shown in bold are players who were also top scorers in their division that season.

Seasons

 * Seasons spent at Level 1 of the football league system: 73
 * Seasons spent at Level 2 of the football league system: 34
 * Seasons spent at Level 3 of the football league system: 16
 * Seasons spent at Level 4 of the football league system: 2