Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.
Bolton have spent the highest number of seasons in the top flight without winning the title (the 2010–11 season was their 72nd, non-consecutive, year in the top flight). The highest position they have achieved in the top flight is third in the Football League First Division on three occasions (1891–92, 1920–21 and 1924–25).
Bolton Wanderers Football Club
Founder members of the Football League, Bolton were a successful cup side in the 1920s, winning the FA Cup three times. The club won the cup a fourth time in 1958 thanks to two Nat Lofthouse goals.
A leaner spell followed, reaching a nadir in 1987 when the club spent a season in the Fourth Division. The club regained top-flight status in 1995 after a 15-year absence; their current spell in the top division started in 2001. In 2005–06 they participated in European competition for the first time, reaching the last 32 of the UEFA Cup. Bolton qualified for the 2007–08 tournament by finishing 7th in the 2006–07 Premier League season and this time they managed to reach the last 16 of the competition. Bolton Wanderers moved to the Reebok Stadium in 1997. Their former home was Burnden Park, where they played for 102 years.
| Full name | Bolton Wanderers Football Club | |
| Nickname(s) | The Trotters, The Wanderers, The Whites, The White Men | |
| Founded | 1874 (as Christ Church FC) | |
| Ground | Reebok Stadium | |
| (Capacity: 28,101) | ||
| Owner | Eddie Davies | |
| Chairman | Phil Gartsides | |
| Manager | Owen Coyle | |
| League | Premier League | |
| 2010–11 | Premier League, 14th |
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Programme
Legacy Experiences are a great new and cost effective way of taking in a game at The Reebok Stadium. Your group can take part in one of our unforgettable matchday packages, which include a special group rate on match tickets.
A typical football tour package includes:
Optional Extras
What Is Not Included
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Accommodation
Our Bolton Hotel is situated close to the M61 motorway, yet far enough away to ensure a peaceful nights' sleep. This Bolton Hotel offers fantastic countryside views over the Rivington Pike and has easy access to Bolton, Manchester, Preston, Wigan and Chorley. Bolton Town Centre is only 2 miles from the hotel.
A short drive will take you to the Reebok Stadium, The Trafford Centre, Old Trafford, Camelot Theme Park and the National Football Museum.
This Bolton hotel has 96 en-suite bedrooms with contemporary furniture and modern facilities including TV, Telephone, Trouser Press, Hairdryer and Tea & Coffee making facilities.
The Hotel has a bright and airy restaurant serving a delicious 3 course menu. The hotel bar has a welcoming feel to it and offers fine wines and beverages for you to enjoy and relax with in the evening.
Offering a perfect choice of Bolton Conference Facilities, there are six Conference, Meeting and Banqueting rooms to choose from. They all have first class Conference, Meeting and Banqueting facilities and hold up to 120 people. Great value corporate rates are available for business travel.
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Options
Bolton Wanderers FC - Premiership Match Tickets
| Saturday | 11th | February | 2012 | – | Wigan Athletic |
| Saturday | 10th | March | 2012 | – | Queens Park Rangers |
| Saturday | 24th | March | 2012 | – | Blackburn Rovers |
| Saturday | 7th | April | 2012 | – | Fulham |
| Saturday | 14th | April | 2012 | – | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Saturday | 21st | April | 2012 | – | Swansea City |
| Saturday | 5th | May | 2012 | – | West Bromwich Albion |
Bolton
Attractions
The Lake District is a National Park that boasts the highest mountain in England (Scarfell Pike) and the deepest Lake (Wastwater). There is so much to get involved in, so if it is just a stroll taking in the natural stunning scenery or if you want be more active, there are lots of guided Walks, Mountain Bike riding, Sailing or canoeing, the Lake District has it all. You could even arrange for a hot air balloon ride!
Fancy a day enjoying the company of King Arthur and his knights at Camelot Theme Park where you will see them live in a Jousting show. You are also in a really good central base to take trips over to Blackpool, Manchester, Chester and Liverpool.
There is also Animal World and Butterfly House where you can find Butterflies that fly freely in a tropical environment and animals that range from farmyard to tropical birds, a treat for all to see.
Smithhills Hall is, apparently Bolton's only original home that you can visit and wander around the 2000 acres of gardens.
Shopping Centres
Middlebrook Retail Leisure Park. This is without doubt one of the largest integrated and sustainable employment, leisure, sports and retail schemes in the country. It offers shopping, leisure and eating out.
Alternatively take a short journey to the Trafford Centre if you want to shop till you drop and if that does not satisfy those shopping urges then Chester is nearby with 1000 shops from high street to designer boutiques to choose from!
Markets
Why not check out the famous Bolton Market and Market Hall offering a wide range of quality shops and stores. The Market Hall offers several butchers and fruiterers as well as clothing and several gift shops. The Market Place offers mall shopping in style with a generous number of departments stores and high street shops. There are also 3 other Markets in the neighbouring towns of Farnworth, Horwich and Westhoughton.
Cultural
The Town Hall, Bolton Museum, Art Gallery and Aquarium also houses the town's library which sells various items including books of local interest.
Bolton museum itself exhibits fine art dating back to the Egyptian archaeology. There is also a 3000 year old mummy! The Aquarium is on the basement floor with a wide range of tropical fish.
The Octagon Theatre was opened in 1967 and is celebrating it's 40th anniversary. Right in the heart of the Centre The Albert Halls offer a packed programme of events in the 670-seat theatre, of it is dance, comedy or something for the children the Albert Hall has it all.
Barrow Bridge is an interesting Industrial Village with the a cotton spinning mill that dates back to the 17th Century.
Showing major films to comedy's a visit to the Bolton Little Theatre with a 165-seat theatre and facilities to cater for you.
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