is an English association football club based in Horwich, Greater Manchester.
The club was formed in Bolton in 1874 as Christ Church F.C., and played their first competitive match in October 1881, when they entered the First Round of the 1881–82 FA Cup.
[2] The club won its first significant trophy in 1923 by beating West Ham United in the first FA Cup Final to be played at Wembley Stadium.
Five players have fallen one short of 100 appearances for Bolton Wanderers, John Slater and Evan Jones, whose appearances were reduced due to the first World War, Harry McShane and Jack Bradley, who both played for the club between 1947 and 1951, and Dorian Dervite who played between 2014 and 2018.
Northern Irish defender Eoin Toal is the player still at the club closest to 100 appearances, having played 99 matches for Bolton Wanderers.