| D3 | 11/05/1985 | Cambridge United | 2-3 | Bolton Wanderers | Walker R, Oghani, Caldwell | | 1,694 | Win |
| AMCNSF | 08/05/1985 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-2 | Mansfield Town | Caldwell | | 6,706 | Loss |
| D3 | 06/05/1985 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-2 | Bradford City | | | 7,712 | Loss |
| D3 | 04/05/1985 | Millwall | 5-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Oghani 2 | | 7,202 | Loss |
| D3 | 27/04/1985 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-1 | Brentford | Thompson S | | 4,230 | Draw |
| D3 | 20/04/1985 | Gillingham | 2-3 | Bolton Wanderers | Caldwell, Chandler, Oghani | | 5,132 | Win |
| AMC3 | 16/04/1985 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Darlington | Oghani 2 | | 3,769 | Win |
| D3 | 13/04/1985 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-1 | Newport County | Caldwell 2, Chandler | | 4,011 | Win |
| D3 | 09/04/1985 | Orient | 4-3 | Bolton Wanderers | Chandler 2, Rudge | | 2,197 | Loss |
| D3 | 06/04/1985 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Wigan Athletic | Chandler (pen) | | 6,067 | Win |
| D3 | 02/04/1985 | Hull City | 2-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Oghani, Joyce W G | | 7,863 | Draw |
| D3 | 29/03/1985 | York City | 0-3 | Bolton Wanderers | Jones (og), Phillips J, Foster W | | 4,363 | Win |
| D3 | 23/03/1985 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-2 | Reading | Caldwell | | 3,627 | Loss |
| D3 | 19/03/1985 | Walsall | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 4,941 | Loss |
| D3 | 16/03/1985 | Bournemouth | 4-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 2,715 | Loss |
| AMC2 | 12/03/1985 | Rochdale | 0-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Caldwell | | 2,650 | Win |
| D3 | 09/03/1985 | Preston North End | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 5,478 | Loss |
| D3 | 05/03/1985 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-4 | Bristol City | Joyce W G | | 3,774 | Loss |
| D3 | 02/03/1985 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-3 | Burnley | Joyce W G | | 6,468 | Loss |
| D3 | 23/02/1985 | Lincoln City | 2-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 2,448 | Loss |
| D3 | 16/02/1985 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-0 | Swansea City | | | 5,448 | Draw |
| D3 | 09/02/1985 | Plymouth Argyle | 2-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 4,978 | Loss |
| AMC1L2 | 05/02/1985 | Crewe Alexandra | 0-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 3,303 | Draw |
| D3 | 02/02/1985 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-1 | Doncaster Rovers | Came, Caldwell, Chandler (pen) | | 5,810 | Win |
| D3 | 29/01/1985 | Bristol Rovers | 1-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Caldwell, Chandler (pen) | | 3,982 | Win |
| D3 | 26/01/1985 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 | Rotherham United | Caldwell 2 | | 5,059 | Win |
| AMC1L1 | 22/01/1985 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-2 | Crewe Alexandra | Joyce W G 2, Caldwell | | 2,345 | Win |
| D3 | 12/01/1985 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-0 | Derby County | Caldwell, Chandler 2 (1 pen) | | 6,491 | Win |
| D3 | 01/01/1985 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-0 | Orient | | | 4,710 | Draw |
| D3 | 29/12/1984 | Bradford City | 2-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Caldwell | | 6,255 | Loss |
| D3 | 26/12/1984 | Wigan Athletic | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 8,871 | Loss |
| D3 | 22/12/1984 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-0 | Cambridge United | | | 4,310 | Draw |
| D3 | 15/12/1984 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 | Millwall | Caldwell 2 | | 4,544 | Win |
| D3 | 01/12/1984 | Brentford | 2-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Joyce W G | | 3,668 | Loss |
| D3 | 24/11/1984 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-2 | Gillingham | Chandler | | 4,381 | Loss |
| FAC1 | 17/11/1984 | Hull City | 2-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Foster W | | 6,424 | Loss |
| D3 | 10/11/1984 | Newport County | 3-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Foster W, Thompson S | | 2,073 | Loss |
| D3 | 06/11/1984 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | York City | Rudge, Oghani (pen) | | 4,672 | Win |
| D3 | 03/11/1984 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Lincoln City | Thompson S | | 4,019 | Win |
| LC3 | 30/10/1984 | Notts County | 6-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Foster W | | 4,547 | Loss |
| D3 | 27/10/1984 | Burnley | 3-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Oghani 2 | | 6,460 | Loss |
| D3 | 23/10/1984 | Bristol City | 3-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Foster W, Oghani | | 7,715 | Loss |
| D3 | 20/10/1984 | Bolton Wanderers | 4-0 | Preston North End | Chandler, Oghani 3 | | 5,691 | Win |
| D3 | 13/10/1984 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Bournemouth | Foster W, Chandler (pen) | | 4,651 | Win |
| LC2L2 | 09/10/1984 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Shrewsbury Town | Thompson S, Chandler | | 5,445 | Win |
| D3 | 06/10/1984 | Reading | 3-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Chandler | | 3,253 | Loss |
| D3 | 02/10/1984 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-1 | Walsall | Oghani, Thompson S, Caldwell | | 4,445 | Win |
| D3 | 29/09/1984 | Doncaster Rovers | 2-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 4,850 | Loss |
| LC2L1 | 25/09/1984 | Shrewsbury Town | 2-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Chandler, Oghani | | 3,720 | Draw |
| D3 | 22/09/1984 | Bolton Wanderers | 7-2 | Plymouth Argyle | Caldwell 3, Oghani, Joyce W G, Chandler 2 (1 pen) | | 3,876 | Win |
| D3 | 18/09/1984 | Swansea City | 2-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Oghani | | 3,636 | Loss |
| D3 | 15/09/1984 | Rotherham United | 3-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Oghani | | 3,926 | Loss |
| D3 | 08/09/1984 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-0 | Hull City | | | 5,403 | Draw |
| LC1L2 | 04/09/1984 | Oldham Athletic | 4-4 | Bolton Wanderers | Oghani 2, Bell G, Chandler (aet) | | 4,111 | Draw |
| D3 | 01/09/1984 | Derby County | 3-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Caldwell, Chandler (pen) | | 11,478 | Loss |
| LC1L1 | 28/08/1984 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Oldham Athletic | Caldwell, Chandler (pen) | | 3,286 | Win |
| D3 | 25/08/1984 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-1 | Bristol Rovers | | | 4,469 | Loss |