Bolton produced one of England’s greatest forwards in Nat Lofthouse, a record goalscorer for the club, an England player and later a coach and Manager at Burnden Park. The period between 1960-1980s was one of very mixed fortunes for Wanderers and it was 1995 before they entered the Premiership.
Relegated after one season, 1996/97 was a good year for the club and saw them winning the First Division championship with the trophy being presented at the final game ever to be played at Burnden Park.
Returning to the Premier League in 1997/8 and playing at the new Reebok Stadium the club was again relegated after just one season and spent three seasons in the First Division. Sam Allardyce was appointed manager in 1999 and the team returned to the Premiership in 2000/1.
In recent years Bolton have enjoyed some sporadic success but have suffered badly from inconsistent form. They have played in the EUFA cup twice, reaching the last sixteen and becoming the first British team to beat Red Star Belgrade, in Belgrade. Owen Coyle took over as manager at the club in January 2010 and in the same year Bolton completed their tenth successive season in the Premier League.
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