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Round 1

  1. Bolton Wanderers were founded in 1874 under which original name?
  2. Before moving to the Reebok Stadium in 1997, Bolton played their home games at which ground for more than a century?
  3. In 1923, the first FA Cup final played at Wembley, Bolton won 2-0. Who were their opponents?
  4. In 1928 Bolton sold forward David Jack for more than £10,000, the first five-figure transfer fee. Which club bought him?
  5. Nat Lofthouse scored both goals as Bolton won the 1958 FA Cup final 2-0. Who did they beat?
  6. Bolton lost the 1953 FA Cup final 4-3 in the game remembered as the 'Matthews Final'. Which club beat them?
  7. Bolton were one of the 12 founder members of the Football League in 1888. Which of these clubs was also a founder member?
  8. Bolton won the 1926 FA Cup final 1-0 against a club that was also relegated from the First Division that season. Which club?
  9. Bolton reached the Premier League in 1995 by winning the First Division play-off final 4-3 after extra time, having been 2-0 down. Who did they beat?
  10. After taking Bolton up to the Premier League in 1995, manager Bruce Rioch left to take charge of which club?
Answers — round 1
  1. Christ Church FC — The club began as Christ Church FC in 1874, linked to a local church, and took the name Bolton Wanderers in 1877.
  2. Burnden Park — Burnden Park was Bolton's home from 1895 until 1997.
  3. West Ham United — This was the 'White Horse Final', when a huge crowd spilled onto the pitch before Bolton beat West Ham United 2-0.
  4. Arsenal — Herbert Chapman took David Jack to Highbury in 1928 for a world-record fee of more than £10,000.
  5. Manchester United — Bolton beat Manchester United, who were rebuilding after the Munich air disaster. One of Lofthouse's goals came after he barged goalkeeper Harry Gregg into the net.
  6. Blackpool — Stanley Matthews inspired Blackpool's comeback, and Stan Mortensen scored a hat-trick.
  7. Accrington — Accrington (not the later Accrington Stanley) was a founder member. Newton Heath joined in 1892, and the other two in 1893.
  8. Manchester City — David Jack's goal beat Manchester City, who went down that same season.
  9. Reading — Bolton came from 2-0 down at Wembley to beat Reading 4-3 after extra time.
  10. Arsenal — Rioch left in the summer of 1995, the year before Arsène Wenger arrived there.

Round 2

  1. Bolton reached the 1995 League Cup final while still a second-tier club and lost 2-1. Who beat them?
  2. Bolton won the First Division title in 1996-97, their last season before moving to a new stadium, scoring 100 league goals. How many points did they finish with?
  3. Bolton went down from the Premier League in 1997-98 on goal difference. Which club, level with them on points, stayed up instead?
  4. John McGinlay, Bolton's cult-hero striker of the 1990s, played international football for which country?
  5. Midfielder Jason McAteer left newly promoted Bolton early in the 1995-96 season. Which club signed him?
  6. Bolton won the 1989 Sherpa Van Trophy final 4-1 at Wembley. Who were their opponents?
  7. Which former full-back was Bolton's manager when they won the 1989 Sherpa Van Trophy?
  8. Who managed Bolton when they won the Second Division title in 1977-78?
  9. Bolton won promotion to the Premier League in 2001 by beating which club 3-0 in the First Division play-off final?
  10. Bolton reached the 2004 League Cup final but lost 2-1. Which club beat them?
Answers — round 2
  1. Liverpool — Steve McManaman scored both goals for the winners. Alan Thompson got Bolton's goal.
  2. 98 — Under Colin Todd, Bolton finished on 98 points with 100 league goals.
  3. Everton — Both clubs finished on 40 points. Bolton lost away on the final day, while Everton drew with Coventry and survived on goal difference.
  4. Scotland — McGinlay won 13 caps for Scotland while he was a Bolton player.
  5. Liverpool — McAteer moved for around £4.5 million in September 1995.
  6. Torquay United — Bolton beat Torquay United 4-1 in the final of the lower-league cup in May 1989.
  7. Phil Neal — Phil Neal managed Bolton from 1985 to 1992.
  8. Ian Greaves — Ian Greaves led Bolton back to the top flight as Second Division champions in 1978. Jimmy Armfield had left Bolton for Leeds in 1974.
  9. Preston North End — Sam Allardyce's Bolton beat Preston North End 3-0 at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff in May 2001.
  10. Middlesbrough — Middlesbrough won 2-1 in Cardiff in February 2004. It was the first major trophy in their history.

Round 3

  1. In the round of 32 of the 2007-08 UEFA Cup, Bolton knocked out which Spanish club 1-0 on aggregate?
  2. Bolton's 2007-08 UEFA Cup run ended in the last 16. Which club knocked them out?
  3. Jay-Jay Okocha joined Bolton on a free transfer in 2002. Which club did he join from?
  4. France World Cup winner Youri Djorkaeff joined Bolton in February 2002 from which German club?
  5. Former Real Madrid captain Fernando Hierro joined Bolton in 2004 after a season with which Qatari club?
  6. Nicolas Anelka joined Bolton in 2006 for a then-club-record fee. Which club sold him?
  7. In January 2008 Bolton sold Nicolas Anelka for a reported £15 million. Which club bought him?
  8. Bolton paid a club-record fee in 2008 to sign Swedish striker Johan Elmander. Which club did he join from?
  9. Sam Allardyce left Bolton in April 2007. Which club appointed him manager the following month?
  10. Owen Coyle became Bolton manager in January 2010. Which club did he leave to take the job?
Answers — round 3
  1. Atlético Madrid — El-Hadji Diouf scored the only goal at the Reebok, and Bolton then held Atlético Madrid to 0-0 in Madrid.
  2. Sporting CP — Sporting drew 1-1 at the Reebok and won the second leg 1-0 in Lisbon.
  3. Paris Saint-Germain — Okocha came from Paris Saint-Germain, having earlier played in Germany and Turkey.
  4. Kaiserslautern — Djorkaeff moved from Kaiserslautern to Bolton halfway through the 2001-02 season and helped them stay in the Premier League.
  5. Al-Rayyan — Hierro played the 2003-04 season for Al-Rayyan, then spent one season at Bolton before he retired.
  6. Fenerbahçe — Bolton signed Anelka from Fenerbahçe in August 2006 for about £8 million.
  7. Chelsea — Anelka moved to Chelsea, where he won the Premier League Golden Boot in 2008-09.
  8. Toulouse — Elmander cost a reported £8.2 million from Toulouse in June 2008.
  9. Newcastle United — Allardyce took over at Newcastle in May 2007 but was sacked in January 2008. He managed Blackburn, West Ham and Sunderland later.
  10. Burnley — Coyle left Burnley, Bolton's local rivals, halfway through the 2009-10 season. That made his move especially controversial.

Round 4

  1. Dougie Freedman replaced Owen Coyle as Bolton manager in October 2012. Which club did Freedman leave to take the job?
  2. Phil Parkinson led Bolton to promotion from League One in 2016-17, his first season. Which club had he managed just before?
  3. Ian Evatt became Bolton manager in 2020 and won promotion from League Two in his first season. Which club had he just left?
  4. Bolton reached the 2011 FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley but lost 5-0. Who beat them?
  5. Bolton striker Kevin Davies won his only England cap at the age of 33 in October 2010. Who were England playing?
  6. Bolton won the EFL Trophy at Wembley in April 2023 by beating which club 4-0 in the final?
Answers — round 4
  1. Crystal Palace — Freedman left Crystal Palace, where he had been both a player and manager, to take over at Bolton.
  2. Bradford City — Parkinson came from Bradford City, whom he had taken to the 2013 League Cup final.
  3. Barrow — Evatt had just won the National League with Barrow, which took them back into the Football League.
  4. Stoke City — Stoke City beat Bolton 5-0 in April 2011 and went on to lose the final 1-0.
  5. Montenegro — Davies came on in a 0-0 Euro 2012 qualifier against Montenegro at Wembley in October 2010.
  6. Plymouth Argyle — Ian Evatt's side beat Plymouth Argyle 4-0. Plymouth were promoted as League One champions later that season.

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