NEW ARRIVALS

Bolton Wanderers Collection

The National Football Museum has just received exciting objects from the Bolton Wanderers FC collection, which have gone on display in the permanent galleries of the museum over the past few weeks.

The Trotters can look back onto a long history. The club was founded as Christ Church FC in 1874 and changed its name to Bolton Wanderers FC three years later. The club was one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and has remained in the league ever since. Among the loan of objects to the National Football Museum are early trophies such as the Bolton Charity trophy, in use from 1882 to 1905, and the Turton FC trophy from 1874. Turton FC is one of the oldest football clubs in the country and pioneers of the modern game in Lancashire. They played a significant part in the formation of Christ Church FC and are still in existence today, playing in the West Lancashire League Premier Division.
                                                     
In the 1920s Bolton had a very successful run winning the FA Cup every third year, starting in 1923 when they beat West Ham United 2-0 in the first ever FA Cup Final at Wembley. In 1926, Manchester City lost to the Trotters 1-0 and in 1929 Bolton beat Portsmouth 2-0.

The trophies, memorabilia such as tickets and dinner menus from Bolton’s FA Cup wins and a model of Burnden Park, Bolton’s ground for 102 years before they moved to the Reebok Stadium, are now on display at the National Football Museum.