| Bolton Wanderers 1952-53 | 23-Aug | 25-Aug | 30-Aug | 01-Sep | 06-Sep | 10-Sep | 13-Sep | 20-Sep | 27-Sep | 04-Oct | 11-Oct | 18-Oct | 25-Oct | 01-Nov | 08-Nov | 15-Nov | 22-Nov | 06-Dec | 13-Dec | 20-Dec | 25-Dec | 01-Jan | 03-Jan | 17-Jan | 24-Jan | 07-Feb | 18-Feb | 21-Feb | 04-Mar | 07-Mar | 11-Mar | 14-Mar | 25-Mar | 28-Mar | 03-Apr | 04-Apr | 06-Apr | 11-Apr | 15-Apr | 18-Apr | 22-Apr | 25-Apr | First Division W/D/L: 15/9/18 | |||||||||
|   | Derby County | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Blackpool | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Chelsea | Charlton Athletic | Manchester United | Portsmouth | Middlesbrough | Aston Villa | Liverpool | Manchester City | Stoke City | Preston North End | Burnley | Tottenham Hotspur | Sheffield Wednesday | Newcastle United | West Bromwich Albion | Derby County | Arsenal | Charlton Athletic | Blackpool | Chelsea | Manchester United | Portsmouth | Middlesbrough | Aston Villa | Liverpool | Manchester City | Cardiff City | Stoke City | Preston North End | Burnley | Sunderland | Tottenham Hotspur | Sunderland | Sheffield Wednesday | Arsenal | Cardiff City | West Bromwich Albion | Newcastle United | N | Own goals | Goals | |||||||
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| 2-0 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-5 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 4-2 | 1-0 | 3-4 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 4-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 1-3 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 0-3 | 1-0 | 5-0 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3-2 | |||||||||||
| Stan Hanson | G | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 42 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| George Higgins | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 28 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| John Ball | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 26 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roy Hartle | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 17 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ralph Banks | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 11 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tommy Banks | D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Higgins | D | ✓ | ✓ | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malcolm Barrass | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 38 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Johnny Wheeler | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 34 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Harold Hassall | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 33 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||||||||
| Tommy Neill | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 23 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eric Bell | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Parry | M | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 15 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bob Matthewson | M | ✓ | ✓ | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Willie Moir | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 37 | 0 | 17 | |||||||||||
| Nat Lofthouse | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 36 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||||
| Doug Holden | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 33 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Bobby Langton | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 20 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryan Edwards | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 14 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Beards | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 10 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harry Webster | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 7 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vince Pilling | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Hughes | F | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ronnie Codd | F | ✓ | ✓ | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matt McIlwain | F | ✓ | ✓ | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ralph Gubbins | F | ✓ | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager: | Bill Ridding | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ‹1951-52 | 1953-54› | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||