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Deutsch2008–09 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season
| 2008–09 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Phil Gartside | ||
| Manager | Gary Megson | ||
| Stadium | Reebok Stadium | ||
| Premier League | 13th | ||
| FA Cup | 3rd round | ||
| League Cup | 2nd round | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Kevin Davies (12) All: Kevin Davies (12) | ||
| Highest home attendance | 26,021 v Manchester United (17 January 2009) | ||
| Lowest home attendance | 19,884 v Portsmouth (20 December 2008) | ||
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The 2008–09 season was Bolton Wanderers 10th season in the Premier League, and their eighth consecutive season in the top division of English football and covers the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009. As they failed to win the 2008–09 Premier League title it was the 70th time that they have competed at the top level without winning the title, the most of any club.
The team kit for the 2008–09 season was produced by Reebok who were also the shirt sponsor. Unlike previous seasons, the new kit did not debut in the final home game of the 07–08 season. The new home kit is predominantly white with a blue upper third going over the shoulders. The new away kit is predominantly yellow with the same style over the shoulders, this time green. Due to no other club playing in a kit similar to the away design, no third choice kit was needed.
Pre-season
[edit]Bolton signed Fabrice Muamba from relegated Birmingham City for £5m and broke the club transfer fee record to sign Johan Elmander from Toulouse FC for £8.2m in a deal which saw Daniel Braaten move the other way as a makeweight. Riga Mustapha and Danny Shittu were also signed for undisclosed figures. Both Iván Campo and Stelios Giannakopoulos did not have their contracts renewed, leading Campo to write a public letter to Bolton fans on a website, expressing his regret at not being able to say goodbye to them.[1] He would later join Ipswich Town whilst Stelios joined Hull City. Andranik Teymourian also left on a free, joining Fulham, Abdoulaye Méïté joined recently promoted West Bromwich Albion for £2m and El Hadji Diouf made good his promise that he would leave the club[2] by joining Sunderland for £2.6m.
Bolton kicked off their pre-season programme by drawing 0–0 at local rivals Rochdale. Their next pre-season friendly, away to Tranmere Rovers was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch. A convincing 5–0 defeat of Doncaster Rovers by a mostly first team squad was followed the next day by a mostly reserve squad beating local team Chorley 2–0. Pre-season was completed by a mini-tour of Greece, drawing 1–1 against previous UEFA Cup opponents Aris Thessaloniki before losing to AEK Athens 1–0.
| 25 July 2008 | Rochdale | 0–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Spotland Stadium |
| Report | Attendance: 2,576 Referee: K. Hill |
| 26 July 2008 | Macclesfield Town | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Moss Rose |
Hessey  70' | Report | Attendance: 1,023 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 29 July 2008 | Tranmere Rovers | A – A | Bolton Wanderers | Prenton Park |
| Report |
| 1 August 2008 | Doncaster Rovers | 0–5 | Bolton Wanderers | Keepmoat Stadium |
| Report | K.Davies 5' Elmander 11', 72'Muamba 33'J.O'Brien 35' |
| 2 August 2008 | Chorley | 0–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Victory Park |
| Report | Džemaili 56' Riga 85' | Attendance: 949 |
| 4 August 2008 | Aris F.C. | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium |
| Javito 90+2' | Report | McCann 81' |
| 8 August 2008 | AEK Athens | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Olympic Stadium |
| Hetemaj 19' | Report |
Premier League
[edit]Bolton got off to a winning start in the league opener at the Reebok Stadium against newly promoted Stoke City on 16 August, Gretar Steinsson and Kevin Davies scoring before Johan Elmander scored a debut goal in a 3–1 victory.
A week later Bolton travelled to Newcastle United but left with a 1–0 defeat. This was followed four days later by a home 2–1 Carling Cup defeat to League One side Northampton Town, a result not helped by the sending off of Gary Cahill. Bolton's first goalless draw of the season followed when West Bromwich Albion visited The Reebok.
After an international break, Bolton returned to action by facing Fulham at Craven Cottage but performed poorly in another 2–1 defeat, Kevin Davies scoring late on. Davies scored again a week later when Arsenal visited the Reebok Stadium but it was not enough in a 3–1 defeat. A third consecutive defeat came at Premier League champions Manchester United, a converted penalty, given in controversial circumstances, one of the goals in a 2–0 defeat.[3]
Bolton's second victory of the season came in the live game at West Ham on 4 October, Gary Cahill and a thirty five-yard free kick from Matthew Taylor adding to Kevin Davies' fourth goal of the season. A week later the local derby against Blackburn brought Bolton their second goalless draw.
The first reported murmurings of discontent amongst the fans against the manager followed a 2–0 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur in Harry Redknapp's first game in charge of the home team on 26 October.[4] and the team were jeered off after a last minute goal consigned them to another defeat on 29 October, 1–0 at home to Everton.[5]
The pressure was eased somewhat with a 2–0 derby victory over Manchester City on 2 November, a Richard Dunne own-goal adding to Ricardo Gardner's first league goal in six years. The match marked Jussi Jääskeläinen's 400th game for the club. A second successive win followed the week after, 1–0 away at Hull City and although a 2–0 followed at home to Liverpool, two more victories away at Middlesbrough and Sunderland brought the manager his first manager of the month award in the Premier League.[6]
Winning the award seemed to have a detrimental effect on the team as two successive defeats followed to high flying Chelsea and Aston Villa. The club's only victory of the month, 2–1 at home to Portsmouth was followed by two more defeats, a Boxing Day loss away to Liverpool and two days later at home to local rivals Wigan Athletic.
The New Year commenced with an early FA Cup defeat away to Sunderland. A week later Bolton held out for 84 minutes before losing 1–0 away at Arsenal. Another conceded late goal at home to Manchester United, this time in the 90th minute, made it four losses in a row but the run halted in the next game, a 2–2 draw away at Blackburn Rovers, now managed by former Bolton manager Sam Allardyce, although Bolton had been two goals up with half an hour left. A similar fate almost befell the team in the next home game against Tottenham Hotspur, Darren Bent scoring twice in two minutes to cancel out early goals from Sébastien Puygrenier and Kevin Davies. However, a late Davies goal gave Bolton their first win in more than a month.
The January transfer window saw three new players arrive and one player leave. Kevin Nolan, the team captain for three years, was sold to Newcastle United for £4,000,000. Kevin Davies replaced him as captain. Mark Davies arrived from Wolves for £1,200,000 and two loan signings, Puygrenier and Ariza Makukula arrived from Zenit St. Petersburg and Benfica respectively.
Due to international fixtures and the club's early departure from the FA Cup, only two games were played in February, a 3–0 away defeat to Everton and a 2–1 victory over West Ham, Bolton completing a double over the London side. Kevin Davies' goal in this game gave him his best ever goal haul for the season in league games in the top flight. He would go on to score twice more and finished the season as the club's leading marksman.
March saw four points collected, through a 1–0 victory over Newcastle United and a 1–1 draw at West Bromwich. These results bookended two successive defeats, a 2–0 away defeat to Stoke City and a 3–1 reverse to Fulham.
In April, a 4–1 win over Middlesbrough at the Reebok Stadium at the very beginning of the month would prove to be Bolton's last victory of the season. The week after, a visit to Chelsea saw Bolton recover from four goals down to almost snatch a draw, an injury time shot by Gary Cahill being cleared off the Chelsea line. A 1–0 result at Portsmouth was then followed by four successive draws stretching into May, Aston Villa, Sunderland and Hull City taking points at the Reebok whilst a local derby at Wigan Athletic. The season finished with a 1–0 derby defeat at Manchester City
Matches
[edit]Results by matchday
[edit]| 16 August 2008 | Bolton Wanderers | 3–1 | Stoke City | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 BST | Steinsson 34' K.Davies 41'Elmander 45' | Report | Fuller 90+3' | Attendance: 22,717 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 23 August 2008 | Newcastle United | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | St James' Park |
| 15:00 BST | Owen 71' | Report | Attendance: 47,711 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 30 August 2008 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–0 | West Bromwich Albion | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Attendance: 20,387 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 13 September 2008 | Fulham | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Craven Cottage |
| 15:00 BST | Gera 15' Zamora 41' | Report | K.Davies 82' | Attendance: 23,656 Referee: Steve Tanner |
| 20 September 2008 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–3 | Arsenal | Reebok Stadium |
| 17:30 BST | K.Davies 14' | Report | Eboué 26' Bendtner 27'Denílson 87' | Attendance: 22,694 Referee: Steve Bennett |
| 27 September 2008 | Manchester United | 2–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Old Trafford |
| 15:00 BST | Ronaldo 60' (pen.) Rooney 77' | Report | Attendance: 75,484 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 5 October 2008 | West Ham United | 1–3 | Bolton Wanderers | Boleyn Ground |
| 13:30 BST | Cole 69' | Report | K.Davies 30' Cahill 34'Taylor 86' | Attendance: 33,715 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 18 October 2008 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–0 | Blackburn Rovers | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Attendance: 24,778 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 26 October 2008 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2–0 | Bolton Wanderers | White Hart Lane |
| 15:00 GMT | Pavlyuchenko 17' Bent 76' (pen.) | Report | Attendance: 35,507 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 29 October 2008 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | Everton | Reebok Stadium |
| 20:00 GMT | Report | Fellaini 90' | Attendance: 21,692 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 2 November 2008 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–0 | Manchester City | Reebok Stadium |
| 16:00 GMT | Gardner 77' Dunne 88' (o.g.) | Report | Attendance: 21,095 Referee: Mike Riley |
| 8 November 2008 | Hull City | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | KC Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Taylor 50' | Attendance: 24,903 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 15 November 2008 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–2 | Liverpool | Reebok Stadium |
| 13:30 GMT | Report | Kuyt 28' Gerrard 73' | Attendance: 24,893 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 22 November 2008 | Middlesbrough | 1–3 | Bolton Wanderers | Riverside Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Pogatetz 77' | Report | K.Davies 8' Taylor 10'Elmander 78' | Attendance: 24,487 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 29 November 2008 | Sunderland | 1–4 | Bolton Wanderers | Stadium of Light |
| 15:00 GMT | Cissé 11' | Report | Taylor 18' Cahill 21'Elmander 39', 55' | Attendance: 35,547 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 6 December 2008 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–2 | Chelsea | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Anelka 9' Deco 21' | Attendance: 22,023 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 13 December 2008 | Aston Villa | 4–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Villa Park |
| 15:00 GMT | Agbonlahor 25', 67' K.Davies 40' (o.g.)Young 78' | Report | Elmander 17' K.Davies 86' | Attendance: 35,134 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 20 December 2008 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | Portsmouth | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Taylor 1' Gardner 3' | Report | Crouch 20' | Attendance: 19,884 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 26 December 2008 | Liverpool | 3–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Anfield |
| 15:00 GMT | Riera 26' Keane 53', 58' | Report | Attendance: 43,548 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 28 December 2008 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | Wigan Athletic | Reebok Stadium |
| 14:00 GMT | Report | Zaki 44' (pen.) | Attendance: 23,726 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 10 January 2009 | Arsenal | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Emirates Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Bendtner 84' | Report | Attendance: 60,068 Referee: Chris Foy |
| 17 January 2009 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–1 | Manchester United | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Berbatov 90' | Attendance: 26,021 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 28 January 2009 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–2 | Bolton Wanderers | Ewood Park |
| 20:00 GMT | Warnock 66' McCarthy 87' | Report | Taylor 15' K.Davies 35' | Attendance: 25,205 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 31 January 2009 | Bolton Wanderers | 3–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Puygrenier 31' K.Davies 64', 87' | Report | Bent 73', 75' | Attendance: 21,575 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 7 February 2009 | Everton | 3–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Goodison Park |
| 15:00 GMT | Arteta 40' (pen.) Jô 49', 90+4' | Report | Attendance: 33,791 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 21 February 2009 | Bolton Wanderers | 2–1 | West Ham United | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | Taylor 10' K.Davies 11' | Report | Parker 66' | Attendance: 21,245 Referee: Steve Tanner |
| 1 March 2009 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–0 | Newcastle United | Reebok Stadium |
| 13:00 GMT | Gardner 47' | Report | Attendance: 20,763 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 4 March 2009 | Stoke City | 2–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Britannia Stadium |
| 19:45 GMT | Beattie 14' Fuller 73' | Report | Attendance: 26,319 Referee: Mike Dean |
| 14 March 2009 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–3 | Fulham | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 GMT | K.Davies 45+1' | Report | Johnson 42' S.Davies 56'Kamara 88' | Attendance: 22,117 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 21 March 2009 | West Bromwich Albion | 1–1 | Bolton Wanderers | The Hawthorns |
| 15:00 GMT | Shittu 82' (o.g.) | Report | Taylor 67' | Attendance: 25,530 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 4 April 2009 | Bolton Wanderers | 4–1 | Middlesbrough | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 BST | K.Davies 8' Cahill 44'Taylor 78'Gardner 84' | Report | O'Neil 38' | Attendance: 20,819 Referee: Alan Wiley |
| 11 April 2009 | Chelsea | 4–3 | Bolton Wanderers | Stamford Bridge |
| 15:00 BST | Ballack 40' Drogba 48', 63'Lampard 60' (pen) | Report | A.O'Brien 70' Basham 74'Taylor 78' | Attendance: 41,096 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 18 April 2009 | Portsmouth | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | Fratton Park |
| 15:00 BST | Kanu 78' | Report | Attendance: 20,158 Referee: Phil Dowd |
| 25 April 2009 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Aston Villa | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 BST | Cohen 60' | Report | Young 43' | Attendance: 21,709 Referee: Lee Probert |
| 2 May 2009 | Wigan Athletic | 0–0 | Bolton Wanderers | JJB Stadium |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Attendance: 18,655 Referee: Mike Jones |
| 9 May 2009 | Bolton Wanderers | 0–0 | Sunderland | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Attendance: 24,005 Referee: Rob Styles |
| 16 May 2009 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–1 | Hull City | Reebok Stadium |
| 15:00 BST | Steinsson 78' | Report | Fagan 47' | Attendance: 25,085 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 24 May 2009 | Manchester City | 1–0 | Bolton Wanderers | City of Manchester Stadium |
| 16:00 BST | Felipe Caicedo 8' | Report | Attendance: 47,202 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
Table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Wigan Athletic | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 34 | 45 | −11 | 45 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 38 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 38 | 55 | −17 | 45 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 41 | 53 | −12 | 41 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 41 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 40 | 60 | −20 | 41 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
FA Cup
[edit]| 3 January 2009 | Sunderland | 2–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Stadium of Light |
| 15:00 GMT | Jones 57' Cissé 67' | Report | Smolarek 79' | Attendance: 20,685 Referee: Steve Bennett |
League Cup
[edit]| 26 August 2008 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–2 | Northampton Town | Reebok Stadium |
| 20:00 BST | Nolan 82' | Report | Akinfenwa 22' (pen.), 28' | Attendance: 7,136 Referee: Graham Laws |
Squad statistics
[edit]| No. | Pos. | Name | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | Discipline | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |  |  | |||
| 1 | GK |  Ádám Bogdán | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  Nicky Hunt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Jlloyd Samuel | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Kevin Nolan | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Gary Cahill | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | Fabrice Muamba | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Matthew Taylor | 34 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | U |  Joey O'Brien | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW |  Johan Elmander | 29 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | FW |  Ebi Smolarek | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF |  Ricardo Gardner | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | Ian Walker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Kevin Davies | 38 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | DF |  Grétar Steinsson | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Mark Davies | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF |  Riga Mustapha | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Heiðar Helguson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF |  Sébastien Puygrenier | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Gavin McCann | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 20 | FW |  Ricardo Vaz Tê | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Ariza Makukula | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | GK |  Jussi Jääskeläinen | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | MF |  Blerim Džemaili | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF |  Danny Shittu | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | MF |  Tamir Cohen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | GK |  Ali Al-Habsi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | James Sinclair | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Jarosław Fojut | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW |  Zoltán Harsányi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | U | Chris Basham | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | Andy O'Brien | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | Tope Obadeyi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | FW | Nathan Woolfe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| – | – | Own goals | – | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||
Statistics accurate as of match played 24 May 2009
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2008 | MF | Fabrice Muamba | Birmingham City | £5,000,000[7] |
| 1 July 2008 | FW | Johan Elmander | Toulouse | near £10,000,000[8] |
| 28 July 2008 | MF | Riga Mustapha |  Levante | £360,000[9] |
| 6 August 2008 | DF | Danny Shittu | Watford | £2,160,000[10] |
| 26 January 2009 | MF | Mark Davies | Wolverhampton Wanderers | £540,000[11] |
Out
[edit]| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2008 | DF | Mark Ellis | Torquay United | Free |
| 1 July 2008 | FW |  Johann Smith |  Toronto FC | Free[12] |
| 1 July 2008 | MF |  Stelios Giannakopoulos | Hull City | Free[13] |
| 1 July 2008 | MF | Iván Campo | Ipswich Town | Free[14] |
| 1 July 2008 | MF |  Andranik Teymourian | Fulham | Free[15] |
| 1 July 2008 | MF |  Daniel Braaten | Toulouse | p/x[16] |
| 28 July 2008 | MF |  El Hadji Diouf | Sunderland | £2,500,000[17] |
| 10 August 2008 | DF |  Abdoulaye Méïté | West Bromwich Albion | £2,000,000[18] |
| 11 December 2008 | GK | Ian Walker | Released | Free[19] |
| 2 January 2009 | FW | Heiðar Helguson | Queens Park Rangers | Undisclosed[20] |
| 30 January 2009 | MF | Kevin Nolan | Newcastle United | £4,000,000[21] |
| 12 February 2009 | DF | Jarosław Fojut | Śląsk Wrocław | Undisclosed[22] |
Loan in
[edit]| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 2008 | 30 June 2009 | FW | Ebi Smolarek | Racing de Santander[23] |
| 9 January 2009 | 30 June 2009 | DF | Sébastien Puygrenier |  Zenit Saint Petersburg[24] |
| 16 January 2009 | 30 June 2009 | FW | Ariza Makukula | Benfica[25] |
Loan out
[edit]| Date from | Date to | Pos. | Name | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2008 | 30 June 2009 | MF | Blerim Džemaili |  Torino[26] |
| 3 November 2008 | 31 December 2008 | DF | Nicky Hunt | Birmingham City[27][28] |
| 13 November 2008 | 15 February 2009 | FW | Nathan Woolfe |  Wrexham[29] |
| 28 November 2008 | 1 January 2009 | FW | Heiðar Helguson | Queens Park Rangers[30] |
Kit Profile
[edit]Supplier: Reebok
Sponsor(s): Reebok
      Home Strip | Away Strip |
References
[edit]- ^ An Open Letter To The Fans Of Bolton Wanderers by Ivan Campo
- ^ "I am definitely leaving Bolton – Diouf". BBC Sport. 3 May 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2008.
- ^ "Ref Styles admits penalty mistake". BBC Sport. 29 September 2008. Archived from the original on 3 October 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
- ^ "The dream fixture that turned into a nightmare". The Bolton News. 26 October 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2008. [dead link]
- ^ Smith, Mason (30 October 2008). "'Criminal' Bolton allow Fellaini to steal the spoils". London: Guardian Online. Archived from the original on 2 November 2008. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
- ^ "Megson Lands First Monthly Award". www.bwfc.co.uk. 12 December 2008. Archived from the original on 14 December 2008. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
- ^ "Bolton splash out £5m on Muamba". BBC Sport. London. 16 June 2008.
- ^ "Elmander wanders to Bolton in reported £10m deal". 27 June 2008.
- ^ "Trotters strike Riga deal". Sky Sports. London. 28 July 2008.
- ^ "Trotters complete Shittu deal". Sky Sports. London. 6 August 2008.
- ^ "Davies joins Bolton from Wolves". BBC Sport. London. 26 January 2009.
- ^ "Toronto FC Signs Young Striker Smith". The Sports Network. 15 August 2008.
- ^ "Campo goes as Bolton release trio". BBC Sport. 17 May 2008.
- ^ "Campo goes as Bolton release trio". BBC Sport. 17 May 2008.
- ^ "Campo goes as Bolton release trio". BBC Sport. 17 May 2008.
- ^ "Bolton sign £10m-rated Elmander". BBC Sport. 27 June 2008.
- ^ "Diouf completes Sunderland switch". BBC Sport. 28 July 2008.
- ^ "West Brom take Meite from Bolton". BBC Sport. 10 August 2008.
- ^ "Keeper leaves Bolton". Sky Sports. 11 December 2008.
- ^ "Helguson seals permanent QPR deal". BBC Sport. 2 January 2009.
- ^ "Nolan completes Newcastle switch". BBC Sport. 30 January 2009.
- ^ "Fojut heading home". Sky Sports. 12 February 2009.
- ^ "Bolton seal Smolarek deal". SkySports. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
- ^ "Defender Puygrenier joins Bolton". BBC Sport. 9 January 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
- ^ "Makukula secures Bolton loan move". BBC Sport. 16 January 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
- ^ "Dzemaili leaves Bolton for Torino". BBC Sport. 1 September 2008.
- ^ "Birmingham sign Hunt in loan deal". BBC Sport. 3 November 2008.
- ^ "Bolton end Hunt's Birmingham loan". BBC Sport. 30 December 2008.
- ^ "Midfield duo tie up Wrexham loan". BBC Sport. 13 November 2008.
- ^ "Helguson seals QPR move". Sky Sports. 28 November 2008.
External links
[edit]- Official Site: 2008/2009 Fixtures & Results
- BBC Sport – Club Stats
- Soccerbase – Results | Squad Stats | Transfers