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Rioch hunger to succeed drove on the Wanderers

2:00pm Wednesday 8th July 2009

IN the fourth of our summer series of Wanderers’ most memorable seasons, Marc Iles speaks to former winger David Lee about the highs and lows of the 1994-95 campaign WHEN The Bolton News broached the subject of ‘memorable seasons’ with wing legend David Lee, his enthusiastic response could have filled a week’s worth of newspapers.

Stability drives Whites to Sherpa Van Trophy glory

2:40pm Wednesday 1st July 2009

In the third in our summer series of Wanderers’ most memorable seasons, Marc Iles speaks to former goalkeeper David Felgate about the highs and lows of the 1988-89 season.

Armfield gamble pays off as Bolton bounce back in style

2:50pm Friday 26th June 2009

IN the second in our summer series of Wanderers’ most memorable seasons, Gordon Sharrock speaks to former manager Jimmy Armfield about the 1973 promotion-winning season

Goal heroes give Burnden Park a fitting farewell

11:10am Wednesday 17th June 2009

IN the first in our summer series of Wanderers’ most memorable seasons, Gordon Sharrock speaks to Nathan Blake about the last season at Burnden Park when the Whites won promotion in 1996/97

Worthy earns hero status with double

Gordon Sharrock continues this week's series of past memorable matches between Wanderers and Manchester United ahead of Saturday's Reebok clash. Today he spotlights Wanderers' victory at Old Trafford in 1979

8:09pm Monday 19th November 2007

THERE have been better players and greater goalscorers but, to a certain generation of Wanderers fans, Frank Worthington is the all-time folk hero.

Sporting Busby hails Whites' cup heroes

With just five days to go before  Wanderers  take on  Manchester United  in the Premiership, Gordon Sharrock this week looks back on five of the most memorable clashes between the Whites and the Red Devils. Today he kicks off the series with the triumphan

10:11pm Sunday 18th November 2007

IT is remembered for one of the most controversial goals ever scored at Wembley . . . the FA Cup Final when the losers had the sympathy of almost an entire nation.

Manchester City 1, Wanderers 2

11:53am Friday 30th December 2005

"FOR 90 minutes, it all came together that was what the side was all about in those days," said Scott Sellars, who picked Wanderers' 2-1 victory at Maine Road to clinch the Championship title as his favourite moment in a white shirt.

Wanderers 3, Stoke City 2

11:51am Friday 30th December 2005

THE long-awaited advent of Sunday soccer may have sent Lord's Day Observance Society campaigners reaching for their marker pens and placards, but it was welcomed with open arms by the fans in Bolton.

Wanderers 3, Manchester City 0

11:49am Friday 30th December 2005

THE headline in the Bolton Evening News of October 6, 1971, read: "42,000 see Bolton take City apart".

Hull City 1, Wanderers 2

11:46am Friday 30th December 2005

Battlers stage one Hull of a fightback IN these times of Premiership luxury a Friday night at Hull's old ramshackled Boothferry Park would hardly rate as a mouthwatering encounter.


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