CRAIG Davies sealed a fourth consecutive home win on the spin for Wanderers, lifting them three points clear of the relegation zone.

The Wales international pounced for his fifth goal of the season midway through the second half – but Neil Lennon’s side were also indebted to keeper Andy Lonergan for two stunning saves from Huddersfield strikers Nakhi Wells and Jacob Butterfield either side of the break.

It is the first time since April 2013 that Bolton have put such a home run together, although three points never looked completely secure in what was a very evenly-matched encounter.

Though the first half was instantly forgettable from a footballing point of view, Wanderers will feel they should have been ahead.

Huddersfield did have the first half chance after a poor punch from Andy Lonergan put his side under a little pressure and led to a corner.

Sean Scannell crossed from the left for big defender Mark Hudson, whose glancing header drifted just wide of the post.

But Wanderers should definitely have taken the lead moments later as Darren Pratley produced a superb cross to pick out Craig Davies unmarked eight yards out, but the striker’s side-footed shot bounced back off Alex Smithies’ crossbar and out to safety.

After that brief flurry of excitement things levelled out again. What little fluent football either side produced was being disrupted by the whistle of referee Carl Berry, who would soon have a major call to make.

Danns snapped up a loose ball in midfield and drove at the Terriers’ defence before releasing Davies to his left. The Wales international beat defender Hudson for footwork and looked to be past the former Cardiff man until he was sent sprawling – at first glance inside the penalty box.

Referee Berry disagreed and awarded a free kick on the edge of the area, much like Nigel Miller had done at Blackpool seven days earlier.

The drabness looked like continuing through to the break as Wanderers struggled to get their flair players on the ball.

But things suddenly sprung into life in stoppage time as first Chung-Yong Lee saw a shot blocked well by Diego Poyet after stealing in at the far post.

Huddersfield then had their best chance of the game, Naki Wells cutting in off the left to drive an angled shot that was pushed away smartly by Lonergan.

The same player even had time for a second effort after a mistake from Ream, this time striking his shot wide.

If Lonergan’s earlier save had been a blinder – he surpassed it soon after the break.

Scannell got in behind Ream and crossed low towards Butterfield, who had a tap in from six yards. But Lonergan somehow spread himself to claw the ball away from point blank range to preserve his clean sheet.

On 53 minutes the visitors breached the Whites’ defences again, former loanee Butterfield playing through Holt. And while this time Lonergan could only half-block his shot, he probably deserved some luck as the ball bounced back off the on-loan Wigan striker and wide of the post.

Wanderers needed to up their game, and as the hour mark ticked by they did just that.

Max Clayton went mighty close after his shot was errantly stabbed goalwards by Hudson, missing the post by inches.

Then on 66 minutes the breakthrough finally arrived. Chung-Yong played a great ball down the right for Feeney, who beat Murray Wallace for pace to cross low for Davies, who succeeded where he had failed in the first half to blast home from close range.

Davies came close to repaying the favour eight minutes later as he got free on the left to find Feeney at the far post, but the winger failed to sort out his feet quickly enough before keeper Smithies smothered the danger.

Had Wanderers shown a more ruthless edge towards the end, they might have made it more comfortable.

Danns wasted one great chance to play in sub Rob Hall at the bitter end.

But they were minor complaints on a day the club said farewell to the legendary Roy Hartle, who would no doubt have approved of the grit shown to see out the win.