Bolton Wanderers F.C. in European football
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El Hadji Diouf (2)
Stelios Giannakopoulos (2)
Gavin McCann (2)
Kevin Nolan (2)
| Club | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|---|
| Seasons played | 2 |
| Most appearances | Stelios Giannakopoulos (14) |
| Top scorer | Jared Borgetti (2) El Hadji Diouf (2) Stelios Giannakopoulos (2) Gavin McCann (2) Kevin Nolan (2) |
| First entry | 2005–06 UEFA Cup |
| Latest entry | 2007–08 UEFA Cup |
Bolton Wanderers is an English professional football club based in Horwich, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. The club has competed twice in UEFA competitions in its history, with its first entry coming in the 2005–06 UEFA Cup. Additionally, the club has also participated in the minor Anglo-Scottish Cup and Anglo-Italian Cup on a number of occasions.
2005–06 UEFA Cup
Bolton's sixth-place finish in the 2004–05 FA Premier League led to the club gaining European qualification for the first time in its history.[1] Going into the 2005–06 UEFA Cup, the club successfully negotiated the group stage, but were eliminated in the Round of 32 by former European champions Marseille.[2]
| Season | Competition | Round | Opposition | Home | Attendance | Away | Attendance | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | UEFA Cup | First round |  Lokomitv Plovdiv |
2–1 | 19,723 | 2–1 | 8,340 | 4–2 |
| Group H |  Beşiktaş |
N/a | N/a | 1–1 | 17,027 | 3rd | ||
 Zenit St. Petersburg |
1–0 | 15,095 | N/a | N/a | ||||
 Vitória de Guimarães |
N/a | N/a | 1–1 | 10,230 | ||||
 Sevilla |
1–1 | 15,623 | N/a | N/a | ||||
| Round of 32 |  Marseille |
0–0 | 19,288 | 1–2 | 38,351 | 1–2 |
2007–08 UEFA Cup
Bolton returned to European competition thanks to a seventh-placed finish in the 2006–07 FA Premier League season, once again gaining a place in the UEFA Cup. Again, the club was able to reach the latter stages of the competition, along the way beating former European champions Red Star Belgrade and gaining a creditable draw against German giants Bayern Munich.[3][4] The club subsequently reached the Round of 16 by beating Spanish side Atlético Madrid, before ultimately falling to Sporting CP.[5]
| Season | Competition | Round | Opposition | Home | Attendance | Away | Attendance | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–08 | UEFA Cup | First round |  Rabotnicki |
1–1 | 8,500 | 1–0 | 18,932 | 2–1 |
| Group F | Braga |
1–1 | 10,848 | N/a | N/a | 3rd | ||
 Bayern Munich |
N/a | N/a | 2–2 | 66,000 | ||||
 Aris |
1–1 | 10,229 | N/a | N/a | ||||
 Red Star Belgrade |
N/a | N/a | 1–0 | 30,689 | ||||
| Round of 32 | Atlético Madrid |
1–0 | 26,163 | 0–0 | 27,590 | 1–0 | ||
| Round of 16 | Sporting CP |
1–1 | 25,664 | 0–1 | 22,031 | 1–2 |
Overall record in UEFA competitions
Record by competition
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Cup | 18 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 14 | +4 | Round of 16 (2007–08) |
Record by nation
| Nation | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Opponents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv |
| France | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | Marseille |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | Bayern Munich |
| Greece | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Aris |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | Rabotnicki |
| Portugal | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | Vitória de Guimarães, Braga, Sporting CP |
| Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | Zenit St. Petersburg |
| Serbia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | Red Star Belgrade |
| Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | Sevilla, Atlético Madrid |
| Turkey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Beşiktaş |
Record by match
| Season | Competition | Round | Opposition | Home | Away | Aggregate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | UEFA Cup | First round | Lokomitv Plovdiv |
2–1 | 2–1 | 4–2 |
| Group H | Beşiktaş |
N/a | 1–1 | 3rd | ||
| Zenit St. Petersburg |
1–0 | N/a | ||||
| Vitória de Guimarães |
N/a | 1–1 | ||||
| Sevilla |
1–1 | N/a | ||||
| Round of 32 | Marseille |
0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | ||
| 2007–08 | UEFA Cup | First round | Rabotnicki |
1–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Group F | Braga |
1–1 | N/a | 3rd | ||
| Bayern Munich |
N/a | 2–2 | ||||
| Aris |
1–1 | N/a | ||||
| Red Star Belgrade |
N/a | 1–0 | ||||
| Round of 32 | Atlético Madrid |
1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | ||
| Round of 16 | Sporting CP |
1–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 |
