[2] The club has remained in the Football League since it was established competing in its various divisions.
As of the end of 2022–23, the club's first team has spent 74 seasons in the first tier of English football, 33 in the second, 15 in the third and two in the fourth.
Bolton Wanderers' record against each club faced league competition is listed below.
West Bromwich Albion drew 44 of their 106 league encounters with Bolton, more than any other club.
The team have lost more league matches to Everton than to any other club, having been beaten by them 70 times in 138 encounters.