Bolton 2016/17

Bolton finished 2nd of 24 in the 2016/17 League One with 86 points (won 25, drawn 11, lost 10; scored 68, conceded 36) and were promoted. They were top of the table after 5 matches of 46; lowest 8th, after match 11. Longest runs: 5 wins in a row, 9 unbeaten and 7 without a win.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Bolton
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club League One season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 6 Aug 2016	Sheffield United (home)	1–0 W	Won	3	7th
2	Sat 13 Aug 2016	AFC Wimbledon (away)	2–1 W	Won	6	2nd
3	Wed 17 Aug 2016	Bristol Rovers (away)	2–1 W	Won	9	1st
4	Sat 20 Aug 2016	Fleetwood Town (home)	2–1 W	Won	12	1st
5	Sat 27 Aug 2016	Charlton (away)	1–1 D	Drew	13	1st
6	Sat 3 Sep 2016	Southend (home)	1–1 D	Drew	14	1st
7	Sat 10 Sep 2016	Milton Keynes Dons (home)	1–1 D	Drew	15	1st
8	Sat 17 Sep 2016	Walsall (away)	0–1 L	Lost	15	2nd
9	Sat 24 Sep 2016	Bradford (home)	0–0 D	Drew	16	3rd
10	Tue 27 Sep 2016	Rochdale (away)	0–1 L	Lost	16	7th
11	Sat 1 Oct 2016	Oxford (home)	0–2 L	Lost	16	8th
12	Sat 8 Oct 2016	Swindon (away)	1–0 W	Won	19	4th
13	Sat 15 Oct 2016	Oldham (home)	2–0 W	Won	22	3rd
14	Tue 18 Oct 2016	Millwall (away)	2–0 W	Won	25	3rd
15	Mon 24 Oct 2016	Bury (away)	2–0 W	Won	28	2nd
16	Sat 29 Oct 2016	Port Vale (home)	3–1 W	Won	31	2nd
17	Sun 13 Nov 2016	Peterborough (away)	0–1 L	Lost	31	4th
18	Sat 19 Nov 2016	Millwall (home)	2–0 W	Won	34	3rd
19	Tue 22 Nov 2016	Coventry (home)	1–0 W	Won	37	3rd
20	Sat 26 Nov 2016	Northampton (away)	1–0 W	Won	40	2nd
21	Mon 12 Dec 2016	Gillingham (home)	4–0 W	Won	43	2nd
22	Sat 17 Dec 2016	Chesterfield (away)	0–1 L	Lost	43	3rd
23	Mon 26 Dec 2016	Shrewsbury (home)	2–1 W	Won	46	3rd
24	Sat 31 Dec 2016	Scunthorpe (home)	2–1 W	Won	49	2nd
25	Mon 2 Jan 2017	Coventry (away)	2–2 D	Drew	50	2nd
26	Sat 14 Jan 2017	Swindon (home)	1–2 L	Lost	50	3rd
27	Sat 28 Jan 2017	Charlton (home)	1–2 L	Lost	50	3rd
28	Sat 4 Feb 2017	Milton Keynes Dons (away)	1–1 D	Drew	51	3rd
29	Sat 11 Feb 2017	Walsall (home)	4–1 W	Won	54	3rd
30	Tue 14 Feb 2017	Rochdale (home)	1–0 W	Won	57	3rd
31	Sat 18 Feb 2017	Bradford (away)	2–2 D	Drew	58	3rd
32	Sat 25 Feb 2017	Sheffield United (away)	0–2 L	Lost	58	4th
33	Tue 28 Feb 2017	Bristol Rovers (home)	1–1 D	Drew	59	4th
34	Sat 4 Mar 2017	AFC Wimbledon (home)	1–1 D	Drew	60	4th
35	Sat 11 Mar 2017	Fleetwood Town (away)	4–2 W	Won	63	3rd
36	Tue 14 Mar 2017	Gillingham (away)	4–0 W	Won	66	3rd
37	Sat 18 Mar 2017	Northampton (home)	2–1 W	Won	69	2nd
38	Tue 21 Mar 2017	Oxford (away)	4–2 W	Won	72	2nd
39	Sat 25 Mar 2017	Shrewsbury (away)	2–0 W	Won	75	2nd
40	Sat 1 Apr 2017	Chesterfield (home)	0–0 D	Drew	76	2nd
41	Tue 4 Apr 2017	Southend (away)	1–0 W	Won	79	2nd
42	Sat 8 Apr 2017	Scunthorpe (away)	0–1 L	Lost	79	2nd
43	Sat 15 Apr 2017	Oldham (away)	0–1 L	Lost	79	2nd
44	Tue 18 Apr 2017	Bury (home)	0–0 D	Drew	80	2nd
45	Sat 22 Apr 2017	Port Vale (away)	2–0 W	Won	83	2nd
46	Sun 30 Apr 2017	Peterborough (home)	3–0 W	Won	86	2nd

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.