Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers did not always wear the white kit they do today, in 1884 they wore white with red spots, in 1874 they wore red and white quarters and in 1885 they switched again to red, white and blue stripes (seen in the 2002 anniversary shirt design). In wasn’t until the 1888 that Bolton first wore the now familiar white shirts and blue shorts. After a brief flirtation with white shorts Wanderers have now return to the classic white shirt with blue shorts kit.
Bolton 1923 Cup Final. The FA Cup Final of 1923, commonly known as The White Horse Final was the first football match to be played at the new Wembley Stadium. The game featured West Ham United and Bolton Wanderers, and such was the eagerness of fans and casual observers to attend the final at the new national stadium that vast numbers of people crammed into the stadium, far exceeding its official 127,000 capacity. The crowds overflowed onto the pitch as there was no room on the terraces. The number of fans in attendance is generally estimated at 240,000 with a further 60,000 locked outside. It fell to mounted policemen, among them P.C. George Scorey on his giant horse Billie, to try to clear the crowds from the pitch.Eventually the police were able to manoeuvre the crowds to just beyond the touchline, and the game went ahead approximately 45 minutes late with fans standing around the perimeter of the pitch. Bolton eventually won the match 2-0 with goals from David Jack and Jack Smith.
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Bolton 1958 FA Cup shirt. Bolton defeated Manchester United and Nat Lofthouse drove the ball and keeper over the line to score the most contested goal in FA Cup history.
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Bolton 1978 shirt. Pictured is Sam Allardyce who made 184 apperances for Bolton scoring 21 goals.
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The war against Germany is about to be declared. In front of a 23,000-strong crowd at Burnden Park, Bolton Wanderers captain, Harry Goslin, gives a rousing speech before leading the entire team to the local Territorial Army drill hall where they all sign up. For the next six years, as gunners in the 53rd Field Regiment of the Bolton Artillery, they face some of the heaviest fighting of World War II, in France, North Africa and Italy, and also establish themselves as a formidable regimental football team. Of the full squad only one is killed in action - the remainder return home to their families and to their football careers. Ray Westwood, Ernie Forest, and Stan Hanson were among the star names.
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