The 2018–19 season was Bolton Wanderers's second season back in the second tier of English football following their immediate return from EFL League One. The season covered the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Pre-season Friendlies against St Mirren, Atherton Collieries, FC Halifax Town, Morecambe, Girona, Guiseley and Peterborough United were confirmed. The game against St Mirren was cancelled a day before when the players went on strike due to unpaid wages. Bolton's game against Morecambe was changed from an away game to a behind closed doors match at Bolton's Lostock training ground due to Globe Arena not yet being ready to host football matches.
Competitions
EFL Championship
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches On 21 June 2018, the Championship fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced. Bolton began their league campaign at newly relegated West Bromwich Albion on 4 August and finished it away at Nottingham Forest on 5 May.
FA Cup
The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018. The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019.
EFL Cup
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam.
Squad No. Name Pos. Nationality Place of birth Age Apps Goals Signed from Date signed Fee End Goalkeepers1Ben AlnwickGKPrudhoe950Peterborough United31 August 2016Free202020Remi MatthewsGKGorleston200Norwich City18 January 2019Undisclosed202027Ben WilliamsGKManchester00Blackpool3 August 2018Free2019 Defenders2Mark LittleRBWorcester351Bristol City1 July 2017Free20193Andrew TaylorLBHartlepool880Wigan Athletic1 July 2017Free20195Mark BeeversCBBarnsley13212Millwall3 July 2016Free201914Jack HobbsCBPortsmouth271Nottingham Forest30 July 2018Free201916Paweł OlkowskiRBOzimek3921. FC Köln10 July 2018Free202017Callum ConnollyCB/DMLiverpool162Everton31 January 2019Loan201918Marc WilsonCB/DMAghagallon170Sunderland23 July 2018Free201929Jonathan GroundsLBThornaby-on-Tees150Birmingham City13 August 2018Loan201931David WheaterCBRedcar23616Middlesbrough20 January 2011Undisclosed2019 Midfielders 4Jason LoweDMWigan370Birmingham City1 July 2018Free2020 6Josh VelaCMSalford18913Academy20 March 2011Trainee2019 7Erhun OztumerAMGreenwich181Walsall1 July 2018Free202010Sammy AmeobiRWNewcastle9112Newcastle United14 July 2017Free202011Will BuckleyLWOldham596Sunderland1 July 2017Free201912Craig NooneRWKirkby662Cardiff City31 August 2017Undisclosed201915Luke MurphyCMMacclesfield130Leeds United2 August 2018Free202019Gary O'NeilCMBeckenham313Bristol City3 August 2018Free201921Joe WilliamsCMLiverpool300Everton23 August 2018Loan201922Lloyd DyerLWBirmingham70Burton Albion24 September 2018Free201930Yanic WildschutLWAmsterdam182Norwich City19 July 2018Loan201934Joe PritchardCMWatford50Tottenham Hotspur1 July 2018Free201948Luca ConnellCMLiverpool120Academy5 January 2019Trainee2019 Forwards 8Clayton DonaldsonCFBradford342Sheffield United1 July 2018Free201928Josh MagennisCFBangor457Charlton Athletic30 July 2018Undisclosed202035Connor HallCFSlough20Sheffield United3 July 2017Free2020 Out on Loan Ben AmosGKMacclesfield450Manchester United1 July 2015Free2019
Statistics
|colspan=14|Player(s) who left the club:
Goals record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total128CFJosh Magennis 430725CBMark Beevers 310410RWSammy Ameobi 400411LWWill Buckley 4004519CMGary O'Neil 300368CFClayton Donaldson 110216RBPaweł Olkowski 200217CBCallum Connolly 200230LWYanic Wildschut 2002107AMErhun Oztumer 00119CFChristian Doidge 100112RWCraig Noone 100114CBJack Hobbs 1001Total 285134
Disciplinary record
Rank No. Nat. Po. Name Championship FA Cup League Cup Total 112RWCraig Noone 81010000091024 CMJason Lowe 11000000001100328CFJosh Magennis 700100000800431CBDavid Wheater 40100000040156 CMJosh Vela 60000000060021CMJoe Williams 600000000600710RWSammy Ameobi 11010000021016RBPaweł Olkowski 50000000050018CBMarc Wilson 20100000020119CMGary O'Neil 500000000500115 CBMark Beevers 4000000004008 CFClayton Donaldson 3001000004001311LWWill Buckley 30000000030017CBCallum Connolly 300000000300153 LBAndrew Taylor 20000000020015CMLuke Murphy 10010000020029LBJonathan Grounds 20000000020018—CFAdam Le Fondre 100000000100Total 74225000007922
Transfers Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2018 CF Clayton Donaldson Sheffield United Free transfer 1 July 2018 CF Stephen Duke-McKenna Everton Free transfer 1 July 2018 RB Chiori Johnson Arsenal Free transfer 1 July 2018 DM Jason Lowe Birmingham City Free transfer 1 July 2018 AM Erhun Oztumer Walsall Free transfer 1 July 2018 CM Joe Pritchard Tottenham Hotspur Free transfer 10 July 2018 RB Paweł Olkowski 1. FC Köln Free transfer 24 July 2018 CB Marc Wilson Sunderland Free transfer 30 July 2018 CB Jack Hobbs Nottingham Forest Free transfer 30 July 2018 CF Josh Magennis Charlton Athletic £200,000 2 August 2018 CM Luke Murphy Leeds United Free transfer 3 August 2018 GK Ben Williams Blackpool Free transfer 3 August 2018 CM Gary O'Neil Bristol City Free transfer 13 August 2018 DM Marcus Wood Manchester City Free transfer 13 August 2018 CB Yoan Zouma Angers SCO Undisclosed 24 September 2018 LM Lloyd Dyer Burton Albion Free transfer 9 October 2018 CM Stephen Ireland Stoke City Free transfer 18 January 2019 GK Remi Matthews Norwich City Undisclosed
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2018 CB Dorian Dervite Charleroi Released 1 July 2018 DM Karl Henry Bradford City Released 1 July 2018 GK Mark Howard Blackpool Released 1 July 2018 CM Jem Karacan Millwall Released 1 July 2018 MF Jeff King St Mirren Released 1 July 2018 CB Jan Kirchhoff 1. FC Magdeburg Released 1 July 2018 RW Filipe Morais Crawley Town Released 1 July 2018 CF Chinedu Obasi Elfsborg Released 1 July 2018 CM Derik Osede CD Numancia Released 1 July 2018 CM Darren Pratley Charlton Athletic Released 1 July 2018 LM Chris Taylor Blackpool Released 1 July 2018 MF Ryan White Free agent Released 1 July 2018 CF Aaron Wilbraham Rochdale Released 14 August 2018 CF Adam Le Fondre Sydney Released 18 September 2018 RB Stephen Darby Retired 20 December 2018 AM Stephen Ireland Free agent Mutual consent
Loans in Start date Position Nationality Name From End date Ref.19 July 2018LWYanic WildschutNorwich City30 June 201912 August 2018GKRemi MatthewsNorwich City1 January 201913 August 2018 LB Jonathan Grounds Birmingham City 31 May 2019 23 August 2018 CM Joe Williams Everton 31 May 2019 31 August 2018 CF Christian Doidge Forest Green Rovers 1 January 2019 31 January 2019 DM Callum Connolly Everton 31 May 2019
Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref. 13 July 2018 GK Ben Amos Millwall 31 May 2019 17 August 2018 GK Jake Turner Stalybridge Celtic January 2019 31 August 2018 CF Connor Hall Accrington Stanley January 2019 7 September 2018 GK James Aspinall Stalybridge Celtic October 2018 23 October 2018 DM Marcus Wood Southport 2 January 2019 26 October 2018 CM Dennis Politic Salford City January 2019 2 November 2018 CB Liam Edwards Southport January 2019 30 November 2018 RB Harry Brockbank Salford City January 2019 12 January 2019 LB Joe Muscatt Salford City 31 May 2019 1 March 2019 GK Jake Turner Darlington 31 May 2019
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