Notable graduates of the squad include former captain Kevin Nolan, Republic of Ireland international Joey O'Brien and eventual first team regulars such as Nicky Hunt, Ricardo Vaz-Te, Josh Vela, Zach Clough and Rob Holding.

Of the current squad, graduate Aaron Morley has featured most often at senior level since re-joining Bolton in 2022, whilst Luke Hutchinson, Sam Inwood, Conor Lewis and Sonny Sharples-Ahmed have also made appearances for the first team squad.

[4] Bolton Reserves entered The Central League for the 2021–2022 season having previously been part of that competition between 1911 and 1999.

At this age, the boys start by simply attending after-school training sessions, but as they reach their middle-teens, their academic needs will be taken over by the academy if they are deemed athletically talented enough.

The first player to graduate from the academy to the first team was the former club captain, Kevin Nolan who had previously been on the youth books of Liverpool.

[8] In June 2015, it was announced that the club had sought to downgrade from a Category One status in order to save money.

Other players associated with the academy who have made at least one senior appearance for league clubs in Britain or abroad.