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
Chairman	Gordon Hargreaves
Manager	Phil Neal
Stadium	Burnden Park
Third Division	4th
FA Cup	4th Round
Rumbelows Cup	2nd Round
Leyland DAF Cup	Northern Section Semi Final
Top goalscorer	League: Tony Philliskirk (19) All: Tony Philliskirk (28)
Highest home attendance	19,198 v Bury 22 May 1991
Lowest home attendance	3,101 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	WAL	David Felgate
—	GK	ENG	Kevin Rose
—	DF	ENG	Phil Brown
—	DF	ENG	Barry Cowdrill
—	DF	ENG	Paul Comstive
—	DF	ENG	Mark Seagraves
—	DF	ENG	Alan Stubbs
—	DF	ENG	Stuart Storer
—	DF	ENG	Steve Thompson
—	DF	ENG	David Burke
—	DF	ENG	Scott Green
—	DF	ENG	Gary Henshaw
—	DF	ENG	Mark Came
—	DF	ENG	Dean Crombie

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ENG	Mark Winstanley
—	DF	ENG	Nicky Spooner
—	MF	ENG	Julian Darby
—	MF	ENG	Sammy Lee
—	MF	ENG	Neil Fisher
—	MF	ENG	Robbie Savage
—	FW	JAM	Tony Cunningham
—	FW	ENG	Tony Philliskirk
—	FW	ENG	Mark Patterson
—	FW	ENG	David Reeves
—	FW	ENG	Ian Stevens
—	FW	ENG	Mike Jeffrey
—		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
6	Brentford	46	21	13	12	59	47	+12	76	Participated in play-offs

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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	Tony Philliskirk	Striker	19	2	5	0	26
2	Julian Darby	Midfielder	09	1	3	0	13
3	David Reeves	Striker	10	1	0	1	12
4=	Stuart Storer	Midfielder	05	1	0	0	06
4=	Scott Green	Midfielder	06	0	0	0	06
4=	Steve Thompson	Midfielder	05	1	0	0	06