Bolton Wanderers F.C.

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Bolton Wanderers Football Club ( BOHL-tən, abbreviated as BWFC) is a professional association football club based in the Horwich area of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England. The club competes in the EFL Championship, the second tier of the English Football League, in the 2026–27 season following promotion from EFL League One via the play-offs in May 2026. The club started as Christ Church FC in 1874 and became Bolton Wanderers three years later in 1877. It was among the 12 founding members of the Football League in 1888. The club won the Second Division title in the 1908–09 season and claimed the FA Cup on four occasions, winning in 1923, 1926, 1929 and 1958. Their 1923 triumph came in the first FA Cup final held at Wembley Stadium, a match later known as the "White Horse Final". Bolton were relegated from the top division in 1964 and again in 1971, but returned after winning the Third Division title in 1972–73 and the Second Division title in 1977–78. However, a series of subsequent...

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