Draw
Tranmere Rovers 2-2 Bolton Wanderers
D1
04/05/1997
Scorers: McGinlay, Pollock
Attendance: 14,309
Win
Bolton Wanderers 4-1 Charlton Athletic
D1
25/04/1997
Scorers: Thompson A, Taggart, McGinlay 2 (1 pen)
Attendance: 22,030
Draw
Oldham Athletic 0-0 Bolton Wanderers
D1
19/04/1997
Scorers:
Attendance: 10,702
Win
Bolton Wanderers 4-0 Oxford United
D1
12/04/1997
Scorers: Thompson A 2, Sellars, Blake
Attendance: 15,994
Win
Manchester City 1-2 Bolton Wanderers
D1
09/04/1997
Scorers: Paatelainen, Sellars
Attendance: 28,026
Win
Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Queens Park Rangers
D1
05/04/1997
Scorers: Fairclough, McGinlay
Attendance: 19,198
Win
Norwich City 0-1 Bolton Wanderers
D1
22/03/1997
Scorers: Sellars
Attendance: 17,585
Win
Bolton Wanderers 4-2 Port Vale
D1
18/03/1997
Scorers: Frandsen, Glover (og), Fairclough, Blake
Attendance: 14,150
Win
Ipswich Town 0-1 Bolton Wanderers
D1
15/03/1997
Scorers: McGinlay
Attendance: 16,187
Win
Bolton Wanderers 7-0 Swindon Town
D1
08/03/1997
Scorers: Thompson A, Frandsen, Pollock, Bergsson 2, McGinlay, Blake
Attendance: 13,981
Draw
Crystal Palace 1-1 Bolton Wanderers
D1
04/03/1997
Scorers: Fairclough
Attendance: 16,035
Win
Bolton Wanderers 1-0 West Bromwich Albion
D1
02/03/1997
Scorers: Blake
Attendance: 13,258
Win
Huddersfield Town 1-2 Bolton Wanderers
D1
22/02/1997
Scorers: Fairclough, Taggart
Attendance: 16,061
Draw
Bolton Wanderers 2-2 Sheffield United
D1
15/02/1997
Scorers: Paatelainen, Fairclough
Attendance: 17,922
Loss
Reading 3-2 Bolton Wanderers
D1
08/02/1997
Scorers: Thompson A, McGinlay
Attendance: 10,739
Loss
Bolton Wanderers 2-3 Chesterfield
FAC4
04/02/1997
Scorers: Taylor S, Green
Attendance: 10,852
Win
Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Birmingham City
D1
01/02/1997
Scorers: Pollock, McGinlay (pen)
Attendance: 16,737
Win
Stoke City 1-2 Bolton Wanderers
D1
29/01/1997
Scorers: Pollock, McGinlay
Attendance: 15,645
Win
Bolton Wanderers 6-2 Luton Town
FAC3R
25/01/1997
Scorers: McGinlay, Blake 2, Thompson A, Pollock, Green
Attendance: 9,713
Draw
Luton Town 1-1 Bolton Wanderers
FAC3
21/01/1997
Scorers: Pollock
Attendance: 7,414
Win
Bolton Wanderers 3-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
D1
18/01/1997
Scorers: McGinlay, Curle (og), Blake
Attendance: 18,980
Win
Portsmouth 0-3 Bolton Wanderers
D1
11/01/1997
Scorers: Blake 2, Johansen
Attendance: 10,467
Loss
Bolton Wanderers 0-2 Wimbledon
LCQF
08/01/1997
Scorers:
Attendance: 16,968
Win
Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Bradford City
D1
01/01/1997
Scorers: Lee D, Sellars
Attendance: 16,192
Win
Bolton Wanderers 3-1 Southend United
D1
28/12/1996
Scorers: Sellars 2, McGinlay (pen)
Attendance: 16,357
Win
Grimsby Town 1-2 Bolton Wanderers
D1
26/12/1996
Scorers: Taggart, Blake
Attendance: 8,185
Draw
Swindon Town 2-2 Bolton Wanderers
D1
22/12/1996
Scorers: Green, McGinlay
Attendance: 8,948
Loss
Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Ipswich Town
D1
14/12/1996
Scorers: Bergsson
Attendance: 13,314
Draw
West Bromwich Albion 2-2 Bolton Wanderers
D1
08/12/1996
Scorers: Frandsen, Fairclough
Attendance: 13,082
Draw
Bolton Wanderers 2-2 Barnsley
D1
30/11/1996
Scorers: Blake, Thompson A
Attendance: 16,852
Win
Bolton Wanderers 6-1 Tottenham Hotspur
LC4
27/11/1996
Scorers: McGinlay 3 (1 pen), Taggart, Blake, Taylor S
Attendance: 18,621
Draw
Sheffield United 1-1 Bolton Wanderers
D1
22/11/1996
Scorers: Blake
Attendance: 17,069
Draw
Oxford United 0-0 Bolton Wanderers
D1
19/11/1996
Scorers:
Attendance: 7,517
Draw
Bolton Wanderers 2-2 Crystal Palace
D1
16/11/1996
Scorers: Sheridan, McGinlay (pen)
Attendance: 16,892
Loss
Birmingham City 3-1 Bolton Wanderers
D1
13/11/1996
Scorers: Sheridan
Attendance: 17,033
Win
Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Huddersfield Town
D1
02/11/1996
Scorers: Thompson A, McGinlay
Attendance: 15,865
Win
Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Reading
D1
29/10/1996
Scorers: Sellars, McGinlay
Attendance: 12,677
Draw
Barnsley 2-2 Bolton Wanderers
D1
25/10/1996
Scorers: McGinlay (pen), Thompson A
Attendance: 9,413
Win
Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Chelsea
LC3
22/10/1996
Scorers: McGinlay, Blake
Attendance: 16,867
Draw
Charlton Athletic 3-3 Bolton Wanderers
D1
19/10/1996
Scorers: McGinlay 2 (1 pen), Blake
Attendance: 11,091
Win
Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Tranmere Rovers
D1
15/10/1996
Scorers: Sellars
Attendance: 14,136
Win
Bolton Wanderers 3-1 Oldham Athletic
D1
12/10/1996
Scorers: Johansen, McGinlay 2
Attendance: 14,813
Win
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Bolton Wanderers
D1
02/10/1996
Scorers: McGinlay 2
Attendance: 26,540
Draw
Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Stoke City
D1
28/09/1996
Scorers: Blake
Attendance: 16,195
Win
Bolton Wanderers 3-1 Bristol City
LC2L2
24/09/1996
Scorers: McGinlay, Blake, Thompson A (aet)
Attendance: 6,367
Win
Bradford City 2-4 Bolton Wanderers
D1
21/09/1996
Scorers: Thompson A, Blake 2, Frandsen
Attendance: 12,034
Draw
Bristol City 0-0 Bolton Wanderers
LC2L1
18/09/1996
Scorers:
Attendance: 6,351
Win
Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Portsmouth
D1
14/09/1996
Scorers: Blake, Fairclough
Attendance: 14,248
Win
Bolton Wanderers 6-1 Grimsby Town
D1
10/09/1996
Scorers: Johansen 2, Blake, Fairclough, Lee D, Taylor S
Attendance: 12,448
Loss
Southend United 5-2 Bolton Wanderers
D1
07/09/1996
Scorers: Blake, McGinlay
Attendance: 4,475
Win
Queens Park Rangers 1-2 Bolton Wanderers
D1
01/09/1996
Scorers: McGinlay, Thompson A
Attendance: 11,225
Win
Bolton Wanderers 3-1 Norwich City
D1
24/08/1996
Scorers: Blake 2, Johansen
Attendance: 13,507
Win
Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Manchester City
D1
20/08/1996
Scorers: Frandsen
Attendance: 18,257
Draw
Port Vale 1-1 Bolton Wanderers
D1
17/08/1996
Scorers: Thompson A
Attendance: 10,057