Bolton Wanderers is an English professional football club based in Horwich, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. The club has competed twice in UEFA competitions in its history, with its first entry coming in the 2005–06 UEFA Cup. Additionally, the club has also participated in the minor Anglo-Scottish Cup and Anglo-Italian Cup on a number of occasions.
History 2005–06 UEFA Cup Bolton's sixth-place finish in the 2004–05 FA Premier League led to the club gaining European qualification for the first time in its history. Going into the 2005–06 UEFA Cup, the club successfully negotiated the group stage, but were eliminated in the Round of 32 by former European champions Marseille. Season Competition Round Opposition Home Attendance Away Attendance Aggregate2005–06UEFA CupFirst round Lokomitv Plovdiv2–119,7232–18,3404–2Group H Beşiktaş1–117,0273rd Zenit St. Petersburg1–015,095 Vitória de Guimarães1–110,230 Sevilla1–115,623Round of 32 Marseille0–019,2881–238,3511–2
2007–08 UEFA Cup Bolton returned to European competition thanks to a seventh-placed finish in the 2006–07 FA Premier League season, once again gaining a place in the UEFA Cup. Again, the club was able to reach the latter stages of the competition, along the way beating former European champions Red Star Belgrade and gaining a creditable draw against German giants Bayern Munich. The club subsequently reached the Round of 16 by beating Spanish side Atlético Madrid, before ultimately falling to Sporting CP.
Season Competition Round Opposition Home Attendance Away Attendance Aggregate2007–08UEFA CupFirst round Rabotnicki1–18,5001–018,9322–1Group F Braga1–110,8483rd Bayern Munich2–266,000 Aris1–110,229 Red Star Belgrade1–030,689Round of 32 Atlético Madrid1–026,1630–027,5901–0Round of 16 Sporting CP1–125,6640–122,0311–2
Overall record in UEFA competitions
Record by competition Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Best performanceUEFA Cup 1861021814+4Round of 16 (2007–08)
Record by nation Nation Pld W D L GF GA GD Opponents220042+2Lokomotiv Plovdiv201112-1Marseille1010220Bayern Munich1010110Aris211021+1Rabotnicki403134-1Vitória de Guimarães, Braga, Sporting CP110010+1Zenit St. Petersburg110010+1Red Star Belgrade312021+1Sevilla, Atlético Madrid1010110Beşiktaş
Record by match Season Competition Round Opposition Home Away Aggregate2005–06UEFA CupFirst round Lokomitv Plovdiv2–12–14–2Group H Beşiktaş1–13rd Zenit St. Petersburg1–0 Vitória de Guimarães1–1 Sevilla1–1Round of 32 Marseille0–01–21–22007–08UEFA CupFirst round Rabotnicki1–11–02–1Group F Braga1–13rd Bayern Munich2–2 Aris1–1 Red Star Belgrade1–0Round of 32 Atlético Madrid1–00–01–0Round of 16 Sporting CP1–10–11–2
All-time goalscorers in UEFA competitions The following is a list of Bolton's goalscorers in official UEFA competitions:
RankPlayerUEFA CupTotal=1 Jared Borgetti22 El Hadji Diouf22 Stelios Giannakopoulos22 Gavin McCann22 Kevin Nolan22=6 Nicolas Anelka11 Kevin Davies11 Ricardo Gardner11 Abdoulaye Méïté11 Ricardo Vaz Tê11
Non-UEFA competitions Competition Season Round Opposition Home Away AggregateAnglo-Scottish Cup1976–77Group A Blackpool0–01st Blackburn Rovers2–0 Burnley0–1Quarter-final Partick Thistle0–00–10–11977–78Group A Burnley1–02nd Blackburn Rovers0–2 Blackpool1–01978–79Group B Sunderland0–22nd Sheffield United1–0 Oldham Athletic0–0Anglo-Italian Cup1993–94Preliminary Group 1 Tranmere Rovers2–11st Sunderland2–0Group A Ancona5–05th Brescia3–3 Pisa1–1 Ascoli1–1
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