1990–91 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season

The 1990–1991 season was the 112th season in Bolton Wanderers F.C.'s existence, and their third successive season in the Football League Third Division. It covers the period from 1 July 1990 to 30 June 1991.

Bolton Wanderers
1990–91 season
ChairmanGordon Hargreaves
ManagerPhil Neal
StadiumBurnden Park
Third Division4th
FA Cup4th Round
Rumbelows Cup2nd Round
Leyland DAF CupNorthern Section Semi Final
Top goalscorerLeague: Tony Philliskirk (19)
All: Tony Philliskirk (28)
Highest home attendance19,198 v Bury
22 May 1991
Lowest home attendance3,101 v Huddersfield Town
4 September 1990

Playing Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Wales WAL David Felgate
— GK England ENG Kevin Rose
— DF England ENG Phil Brown
— DF England ENG Barry Cowdrill
— DF England ENG Paul Comstive
— DF England ENG Mark Seagraves
— DF England ENG Alan Stubbs
— DF England ENG Stuart Storer
— DF England ENG Steve Thompson
— DF England ENG David Burke
— DF England ENG Scott Green
— DF England ENG Gary Henshaw
— DF England ENG Mark Came
— DF England ENG Dean Crombie
No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF England ENG Mark Winstanley
— DF England ENG Nicky Spooner
— MF England ENG Julian Darby
— MF England ENG Sammy Lee
— MF England ENG Neil Fisher
— MF England ENG Robbie Savage
— FW Jamaica JAM Tony Cunningham
— FW England ENG Tony Philliskirk
— FW England ENG Mark Patterson
— FW England ENG David Reeves
— FW England ENG Ian Stevens
— FW England ENG Mike Jeffrey
— England ENG Paul Hughes

Results

Barclays League Division Three
Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
25 August 1990 Shrewsbury Town A 1–0 Storer 4,608
1 September 1990 Bradford City H 0–1 7,031
8 September 1990 Huddersfield Town A 0–4 5,419
15 September 1990 Crewe Alexandra H 3–2 Green, Philliskirk, Darby 4,933
18 September 1990 Preston North End H 1–2 Darby 5,844
22 September 1990 Brentford A 2–4 Green, Reeves 5,077
28 September 1990 Wigan Athletic A 1–2 Philliskirk 4,366
2 October 1990 Mansfield Town H 1–1 Reeves 3,631
5 October 1990 Stoke City H 0–1 8,521
13 October 1990 Bury A 2–2 Thompson, Philliskirk 5,634
20 October 1990 Leyton Orient A 1–0 Storer 4,121
23 October 1990 Rotherham United H 0–0 4,692
27 October 1990 Swansea City H 1–0 Philliskirk 4,158
3 November 1990 Chester City A 2–0 Reeves, Philliskirk 2,553
10 November 1990 Reading H 3–1 Thompson, Reeves 4,648
24 November 1990 Grimsby Town A 1–0 Green 6,240
1 December 1990 Tranmere Rovers H 2–1 Green, Philliskirk 6,941
15 December 1990 Fulham A 1–0 Philiskirk 3,466
22 December 1990 Cambridge United H 2–2 Storer, Thompson 5,800
26 December 1990 Southend United A 1–1 Green 7,539
29 December 1990 Birmingham City A 3–1 Reeves, Philliskirk, Darby 7,318
1 January 1991 Bournemouth H 4–1 Comstive (2), Philliskirk, Darby 7,639
12 January 1991 Bradford City A 1–1 Philliskirk 8,764
19 January 1991 Shrewsbury Town H 1–0 Thompson 6,164
2 February 1991 Preston North End A 2–1 Philliskirk (2) 9,844
5 February 1991 Brentford H 1–0 (Own goal) 6,731
9 February 1991 Huddersfield Town H 1–1 Philliskirk 7,947
13 February 1991 Exeter City H 0–1 5,532
16 February 1991 Grimsby Town H 0–0 10,318
23 February 1991 Reading A 1–0 Cowdrill 5,997
1 March 1991 Tranmere Rovers A 1–1 Patterson 10,076
9 March 1991 Fulham H 3–0 Patterson, Philiskirk (2) 7,316
12 March 1991 Mansfield Town A 0–4 3,611
16 March 1991 Wigan Athletic H 2–1 Reeves, Darby 7,812
19 March 1991 Bury H 1–3 Green 9,006
22 March 1991 Stoke City A 2–2 Storer, Darby 13,869
26 March 1991 Exeter City A 1–2 Reeves 4,009
30 March 1991 Southend United H 1–0 Darby 10,666
2 April 1991 Cambridge United A 1–2 Philliskirk 7,763
7 April 1991 Birmingham City H 3–1 Cunningham, Philliskirk, Darby 11,280
13 April 1991 Southend United A 0–1 7,156
16 April 1991 Crewe Alexandra A 3–1 Philliskirk (2), Reeves 4,419
20 April 1991 Leyton Orient H 1–0 Reeves 7,926
27 April 1991 Rotherham United A 2–2 Cunningham (2) 8,045
4 May 1991 Swansea City A 2–1 Storer, Darby 4,713
11 May 1991 Chester City H 1–0 Cunningham 12,826

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
2 Southend United 46 26 7 13 67 51 +16 85 Promoted
3 Grimsby Town 46 24 11 11 66 34 +32 83
4 Bolton Wanderers 46 24 11 11 64 50 +14 83 Participated in play-offs
5 Tranmere Rovers 46 23 9 14 64 46 +18 78 Promoted through play-offs[lower-alpha 1]
6 Brentford 46 21 13 12 59 47 +12 76 Participated in play-offs
Source:
Notes:
  1. Tranmere Rovers won the play-offs and were promoted.

Barclays League Division Three play-offs
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
19 May 1991 Semi-Final First Leg Bury A 1–1 Philliskirk 8,000
22 May 1991 Semi Final Second Leg Bury H 1–0
2–1 (agg)		 Philliskirk 19,198
1 June 1991 Final Tranmere Rovers Wembley Stadium 0–1 30,217

F.A. Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
17 November 1990 Round 1 Witton Albion A 2–1 Darby, Comstive 3,790
11 December 1990 Round 2 Chesterfield A 4–3 Storer, Thompson, Reeves, Philliskirk 4,836
5 January 1991 Round 3 Barrow H 1–0 Philliskirk 11,475
26 January 1991 Round 4 Manchester United A 0–1 43,293

Rumbelows Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
29 August 1990 Round 1 First Leg Huddersfield Town A 3–0 Philliskirk, Darby (2) 4,444
8 September 1990 Round 1 Second Leg Huddersfield Town H 2–1
5–1 (agg)		 Stubbs, Darby 3,101
26 September 1990 Round 2 First Leg Coventry City A 2–4 Philliskirk (2) 6,193
9 October 1990 Round 2 Second Leg Coventry City H 2–3
4–7 (agg)		 Philliskirk (2) 5,222

Leyland DAF Cup
Date Round Opponents H / A Result
F–A		 Scorers Attendance
6 November 1990 Group Stage Game One Tranmere Rovers H 1–0 Reeves 3,178
18 December 1990 Group Stage Game Two Blackpool A 0–3 2,579

Top scorers
P Player Position FL FAC LC LD Total
1 England Tony Philliskirk Striker 19 2 5 0 26
2 England Julian Darby Midfielder 09 1 3 0 13
3 England David Reeves Striker 10 1 0 1 12
4= England Stuart Storer Midfielder 05 1 0 0 06
4= England Scott Green Midfielder 06 0 0 0 06
4= England Steve Thompson Midfielder 05 1 0 0 06
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