Bolton's Promotion Core Already Speaks Championship
Sam Dalby and Thierry Gale delivered Bolton's first Championship win in seven years. Their vertical threat should remain the base while seven new arrivals settle.
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Bolton Wanderers
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Bolton Wanderers Football Club is a professional association football club based in the Horwich area of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. The club will compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English Football League, in the 2026–27 season following promotion from EFL League One via the…
- Home
- Horwich, Bolton, England
- Stadium
- Toughsheet Community Stadium
- Founded
- 1874
League table
English League Championship
| Team | P | W | D | L | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Millwall | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
2 West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
3 Charlton Athletic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
5 Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
6 Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
7 Watford | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
9 Swansea City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
10 Portsmouth | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
11 Middlesbrough | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
12 Southampton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
13 Cardiff City | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
14 Birmingham City | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
15 Wrexham | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
16 Sheffield United | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
17 Derby County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
18 West Ham United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
19 Burnley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
20 Bristol City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
21 Preston North End | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
22 Stoke City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
23 Lincoln City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
24 Norwich City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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Toughsheet Community Stadium
Bolton, England · EnglandToughsheet Community Stadium
- Capacity
- 28723
- Opened
- 1997
- Architect
- Populous
- Cost
- £25m
- Timezone
- UTC +00:00 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
- Location
- Bolton, England
The Toughsheet Community Stadium is the home ground of Bolton Wanderers F.C. in Horwich, Greater Manchester, England. Opening in 1997, it was originally named the Reebok Stadium, after club sponsors Reebok. In 2014, Bolton Wanderers signed a naming rights deal with Italian sportswear company Macron. It was renamed the University of Bolton Stadium in 2018. From 1 July 2023 it became known as the Toughsheet...
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