Bolton 2025/26
Bolton finished 5th of 24 in the 2025/26 League One with 75 points (won 19, drawn 18, lost 9; scored 70, conceded 52) and were promoted. Highest position 3rd, after match 15; lowest 22nd, after match 1. Longest runs: 4 wins in a row and 13 unbeaten.
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
| # | Opponent | Score | Pts | Pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stockport (away) | 0–2 L | 0 | 22nd |
| 2 | Plymouth (home) | 2–0 W | 3 | 13th |
| 3 | Barnsley (away) | 1–1 D | 4 | 13th |
| 4 | Reading (home) | 1–1 D | 5 | 15th |
| 5 | Lincoln (home) | 1–1 D | 6 | 15th |
| 6 | Blackpool (away) | 1–1 D | 7 | 14th |
| 7 | AFC Wimbledon (home) | 3–0 W | 10 | 10th |
| 8 | Leyton Orient (away) | 1–1 D | 11 | 12th |
| 9 | Wigan (home) | 4–1 W | 14 | 10th |
| 10 | Northampton (away) | 0–2 L | 14 | 11th |
| 11 | Peterborough (home) | 2–1 W | 17 | 8th |
| 12 | Burton (away) | 0–3 L | 17 | 8th |
| 13 | Huddersfield (away) | 2–1 W | 20 | 7th |
| 14 | Cardiff (home) | 1–0 W | 23 | 7th |
| 15 | Port Vale (home) | 4–0 W | 26 | 3rd |
| 16 | Bradford (home) | 0–0 D | 27 | 5th |
| 17 | Luton (away) | 1–1 D | 28 | 6th |
| 18 | Mansfield (away) | 1–0 W | 31 | 5th |
| 19 | Exeter (home) | 2–1 W | 34 | 4th |
| 20 | Wycombe (away) | 1–2 L | 34 | 6th |
| 21 | Rotherham (home) | 2–1 W | 37 | 4th |
| 22 | Mansfield (home) | 0–1 L | 37 | 6th |
| 23 | Doncaster (away) | 1–1 D | 38 | 6th |
| 24 | Northampton (home) | 0–0 D | 39 | 5th |
| 25 | Peterborough (away) | 1–3 L | 39 | 6th |
| 26 | Wigan (away) | 1–0 W | 42 | 5th |
| 27 | Stevenage (away) | 0–0 D | 43 | 5th |
| 28 | Leyton Orient (home) | 2–1 W | 46 | 3rd |
| 29 | Burton (home) | 2–1 W | 49 | 3rd |
| 30 | AFC Wimbledon (away) | 1–0 W | 52 | 3rd |
| 31 | Barnsley (home) | 3–2 W | 55 | 3rd |
| 32 | Lincoln (away) | 1–1 D | 56 | 3rd |
| 33 | Reading (away) | 1–1 D | 57 | 3rd |
| 34 | Blackpool (home) | 2–2 D | 58 | 3rd |
| 35 | Exeter (away) | 5–1 W | 61 | 3rd |
| 36 | Wycombe (home) | 3–2 W | 64 | 3rd |
| 37 | Rotherham (away) | 2–2 D | 65 | 3rd |
| 38 | Doncaster (home) | 0–0 D | 66 | 3rd |
| 39 | Port Vale (away) | 0–1 L | 66 | 3rd |
| 40 | Plymouth (away) | 2–1 W | 69 | 3rd |
| 41 | Stockport (home) | 2–2 D | 70 | 4th |
| 42 | Cardiff (away) | 0–2 L | 70 | 4th |
| 43 | Stevenage (home) | 5–1 W | 73 | 3rd |
| 44 | Huddersfield (home) | 3–3 D | 74 | 3rd |
| 45 | Bradford (away) | 1–1 D | 75 | 3rd |
| 46 | Luton (home) | 2–3 L | 75 | 5th |
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.