2023–24 Bolton Wanderers F.c. Season

Bolton Wanderers
2023–24 season
Owner	Football Ventures (Whites) Ltd (92%); British Business Bank (8%)
Chairman	Sharon Brittan
Manager	Ian Evatt
Stadium	Toughsheet Community Stadium
League One	3rd
FA Cup	Third Round
EFL Cup	Second Round
EFL Trophy	Quarter Final
Top goalscorer	League: Dion Charles (14); All: Dion Charles (18)
Highest home attendance	25,738 (vs. Portsmouth, 13 April)
Lowest home attendance	2,150 (vs. Port Vale, 5 December)
Average home league attendance	21,022
Biggest win	8–1, vs. Manchester United U21, 26 September; 7–0 vs. Exeter City, 25 November
Biggest defeat	0–4, vs. Wigan Athletic, 19 August
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2022–23 2024-25 →

It will cover the period from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024. In addition to the league, they will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the EFL Trophy.

Bolton's kits for the 2023–24 design were voted on by Bolton fans from a choice of three kits for both. The choices for the home kit were between a remade version of the 1983–84 kit, a remade version of the 1993–94 kit, and a third alternate design. The choices for the away kit were from Teal Diamonds, Navy x Hot Pink, and Graphic Black. The 1983–84 and Graphic Black options won the votes.

Current squad

As of 19 April 2024

No.	Name	Position	Place of birth	Date of birth (Age)	Signed from	Date signed	Fee	Contract end
Goalkeepers
1	Nathan Baxter	GK	Westminster	(1998-11-08) 8 November 1998 (age 25)	Chelsea	1 July 2023	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
13	Joel Coleman	GK	Bolton	(1995-09-26) 26 September 1995 (age 28)	Ipswich Town	1 July 2023	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
Defenders
2	Gethin Jones	CB	Perth	(1995-10-13) 13 October 1995 (age 28)	Carlisle United	4 August 2020	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
3	Jack Iredale	CB	Greenock	(1996-05-02) 2 May 1996 (age 27)	Cambridge United	1 July 2022	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
5	Ricardo Santos	CB	Almada	(1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 28)	Barnet	3 August 2020	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
6	George Johnston	CB	Manchester	(1998-09-01) 1 September 1998 (age 25)	Feyenoord	1 July 2021	Free Transfer	30 June 2026
12	Josh Dacres-Cogley	RWB	Coventry	(1996-03-12) 12 March 1996 (age 28)	Tranmere Rovers	1 July 2023	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
15	Will Forrester	CB	Alsager	(2001-06-29) 29 June 2001 (age 22)	Port Vale	4 July 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2026
17	Nathanael Ogbeta	LWB	Salford	(2001-04-28) 28 April 2001 (age 23)	Swansea City	26 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
18	Eoin Toal	CB	Armagh	(1999-02-15) 15 February 1999 (age 25)	Derry City	20 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2027
20	Calvin Ramsay	RWB	Aberdeen	(2003-07-31) 31 July 2003 (age 20)	Liverpool	29 January 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
21	Caleb Taylor	CB	Burnley	(2003-01-14) 14 January 2003 (age 21)	West Bromwich Albion	1 February 2024	Loan	31 May 2024
26	Zac Ashworth	LWB	King's Lynn	(2002-09-06) 6 September 2002 (age 21)	West Bromwich Albion	20 July 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
27	Randell Williams	LWB	London	(1996-12-30) 30 December 1996 (age 27)	Hull City	5 January 2023	Undisclosed	30 June 2025
Midfielders
4	George Thomason	CM	Barrow-in-Furness	(2001-01-12) 12 January 2001 (age 23)	Longridge Town	6 January 2020	Free Transfer	30 June 2027
7	Carlos Mendes Gomes	AM	Pikine	(1998-11-14) 14 November 1998 (age 25)	Luton Town	24 July 2023	£300,000	30 June 2026
8	Josh Sheehan	CM	Pembrey	(1995-03-30) 30 March 1995 (age 29)	Newport County	1 July 2021	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
16	Aaron Morley	CM	Bury	(2000-02-27) 27 February 2000 (age 24)	Rochdale	11 January 2022	£100,000	30 June 2027
19	Paris Maghoma	CM	Enfield	(2001-05-08) 8 May 2001 (age 22)	Brentford	31 July 2023	Loan	31 May 2024
22	Kyle Dempsey	CM	Whitehaven	(1995-09-17) 17 September 1995 (age 28)	Gillingham	31 January 2022	£150,000	30 June 2026
Forwards
9	Jón Daði Böðvarsson	CF	Selfoss	(1992-05-25) 25 May 1992 (age 31)	Millwall	20 January 2022	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
10	Dion Charles	CF	Preston	(1995-10-07) 7 October 1995 (age 28)	Accrington Stanley	1 January 2022	£320,000	30 June 2026
11	Dan Nlundulu	CF	Paris	(1999-02-05) 5 February 1999 (age 25)	Southampton	24 June 2023	£250,000	30 June 2026
14	Victor Adeboyejo	CF	Ibadan	(1998-01-12) 12 January 1998 (age 26)	Burton Albion	27 January 2023	£500,000	30 June 2026
28	Aaron Collins	CF	Newport	(1997-05-27) 27 May 1997 (age 26)	Bristol Rovers	1 February 2024	£750,000	30 June 2027
35	Cameron Jerome	CF	Huddersfield	(1986-08-14) 14 August 1986 (age 37)	Luton Town	27 January 2023	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
39	Conor Carty	CF	Dunlavin	(2002-05-25) 25 May 2002 (age 21)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1 July 2022	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
B Team
40	Luke Hutchinson	GK		(2002-09-01) 1 September 2002 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2021	—	30 June 2024
45	Sam Inwood	LWB			Academy	1 July 2023	—	30 June 2026
48	Sonny Sharples	CM			Academy	1 July 2023	—	30 June 2024
49	Ben Andreucci	CF	Bedford	(2004-10-05) 5 October 2004 (age 19)	Leeds United	1 July 2023	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
50	Noah Halford	CB			Academy	1 July 2023	—	30 June 2024
	Jack Flint	GK			Crewe Alexandra	22 August 2023	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
	Wes Frimpong	RWB			Academy	1 July 2023	—	30 June 2024
	Charlie Hayes-Green	CB		(2004-12-30) 30 December 2004 (age 19)	Liverpool	1 July 2023	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
	Lamine Toure	CB		(2003-12-24) 24 December 2003 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2022	—	30 June 2024
	Matthew Tweedley	CM	Rochdale	(2004-04-16) 16 April 2004 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2022	—	30 June 2024
Out on loan
25	Declan John	LWB	Merthyr Tydfil	(1995-06-30) 30 June 1995 (age 28)	Swansea City	1 July 2021	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
38	Nelson Khumbeni	CM	Lilongwe	(2002-10-14) 14 October 2002 (age 21)	Norwich City	1 July 2022	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
41	Luke Matheson	RWB	Manchester	(2002-10-03) 3 October 2002 (age 21)	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1 August 2023	Free Transfer	30 June 2025
	Ellis Litherland	GK			Academy	1 July 2022	—	30 June 2025
	Max Conway	LWB		(2003-09-05) 5 September 2003 (age 20)	Academy	1 July 2022	—	30 June 2025
	Eric Yoro	CB	Dublin	(2004-02-19) 19 February 2004 (age 20)	UCD	15 July 2022	Undisclosed	30 June 2024
	Gio Loureiro	AM		(2005-08-31) 31 August 2005 (age 18)	Academy	28 March 2024	—	30 June 2024
	Trevon Bryan	CF		(2005-03-08) 8 March 2005 (age 19)	Burnley	1 July 2023	Free Transfer	30 June 2024
	Finlay Lockett	CF	Marple	(2003-04-10) 10 April 2003 (age 21)	Academy	1 July 2021	—	30 June 2024
	Gerald Sithole	CF	Ashford	(2002-12-28) 28 December 2002 (age 21)	Gillingham	1 July 2022	Free Transfer	30 June 2024

Transfers

In

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred from	Fee
24 June 2023	CF	Dan Nlundulu	Southampton	Undisclosed
1 July 2023	CF	Ben Andreucci ‡	Leeds United	Free Transfer
1 July 2023	GK	Nathan Baxter	Chelsea	Free Transfer
1 July 2023	CF	Trevon Bryan ‡	Burnley	Free Transfer
1 July 2023	GK	Joel Coleman	Ipswich Town	Free Transfer
1 July 2023	RWB	Josh Dacres-Cogley	Tranmere Rovers	Free Transfer
1 July 2023	CB	Charlie Hayes-Green ‡	Liverpool	Free Transfer
4 July 2023	CB	Will Forrester	Port Vale	Undisclosed
24 July 2023	AM	Carlos Mendes Gomes	Luton Town	Undisclosed
1 August 2023	RWB	Luke Matheson ‡	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Free Transfer
22 August 2023	GK	Jack Flint ‡	Crewe Alexandra	Free Transfer
1 February 2024	CF	Aaron Collins	Bristol Rovers	Undisclosed

Date	Pos	Player	Transferred to	Fee
30 June 2023	GK	Mackenzie Chapman	Blackpool	Released
30 June 2023	GK	Joel Dixon	Hartlepool United	Released
30 June 2023	LW	Matty Grivosti	Warrington Town	Released
30 June 2023	RW	Lloyd Isgrove	Sholing	Released
30 June 2023	CF	Elias Kachunga	Cambridge United	Released
30 June 2023	CM	Kieran Lee		Released
30 June 2023	RWB	Lynford Sackey		Released
30 June 2023	RB	Adam Senior	FC Halifax Town	Released
30 June 2023	AM	Connor Stanley	Hereford	Released
12 July 2023	DM	MJ Williams	Milton Keynes Dons	Undisclosed
1 September 2023	RW	Kieran Sadlier	Wycombe Wanderers	Mutual Consent
2 February 2024	CM	Arran Pettifer	St Patrick's Athletic	Undisclosed

Date	Pos	Player	Loaned to	On loan until
4 February 2023	CF	Conor Carty	St Patrick's Athletic	30 November 2023
18 August 2023	CM	Arran Pettifer	Warrington Town	18 September 2023
24 August 2023	LWB	Max Conway	Rochdale	6 October 2023
25 August 2023	GK	Luke Hutchinson	Hyde United	31 August 2023
1 September 2023	LWB	Declan John	Salford City	End of season
21 September 2023	CF	Gerald Sithole	Altrincham	21 November 2023
7 October 2023	LWB	Max Conway	AFC Fylde	End of season
7 October 2023	CM	Nelson Khumbeni	AFC Fylde	5 January 2024
8 December 2023	CB	Lamine Toure	Bamber Bridge	24 March 2024
15 December 2023	CM	Sonny Sharples	Bamber Bridge	15 January 2024
16 December 2023	GK	Luke Hutchinson	Marine	19 February 2024
3 January 2024	CF	Conor Carty	Doncaster Rovers	2 February 2024
10 January 2024	CF	Trevon Bryan	FC United of Manchester	End of season
1 February 2024	CB	Eric Yoro	Cliftonville	End of season
1 February 2024	CM	Nelson Khumbeni	Morecambe	End of season
9 February 2024	CF	Ben Andreucci	Buxton	11 April 2024
22 February 2024	RWB	Luke Matheson	Bohemians	30 June 2024
28 March 2024	AM	Gio Loureiro	Nantwich Town	End of season
28 March 2024	CF	Finlay Lockett	Southport	End of season
28 March 2024	CF	Gerald Sithole	Chorley	End of season
19 April 2024	GK	Ellis Litherland	Bamber Bridge	End of season

8 July 2023 Friendly	Bamber Bridge	0–1	Bolton Wanderers	Bamber Bridge
15:00 BST		Report	Williams 80'	Stadium: Sir Tom Finney Stadium

11 July 2023 Friendly	Curzon Ashton	1–3	Bolton Wanderers	Ashton-under-Lyne
19:45 BST	Mols 50' (pen.)	Report	Dacres-Cogley 3' Jones 26' Jerome 64'	Stadium: Tameside Stadium Attendance: 702

12 July 2023 Friendly	Lancaster City	1–1	Bolton Wanderers B	Lancaster
19:00 BST	Trialist 51'	Report	Bryan 2'	Stadium: Giant Axe Attendance: 224

2023–24 Bolton Wanderers F.c. Season

Current squad

Transfers

In

Out

Loaned in

Loaned out

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall record

League One

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Play-offs

FA Cup

EFL Cup

EFL Trophy

Statistics

Goals record

Disciplinary record

References

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15 July 2023 Friendly	Chester	1–1	Bolton Wanderers	Chester
15:00 BST	Taylor 45'	Report	Thomason 35'	Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 1,419

18 July 2023 Friendly	Bolton Wanderers	5–2	Bradford City	Bolton
13:00 BST	Charles Adeboyejo Böðvarsson Nlundulu Jerome	Report	Cook Smith	Stadium: Eddie Davies Academy Attendance: Behind closed doors

18 July 2023 Friendly	Longridge Town	2–5	Bolton Wanderers B	Longridge
19:00 BST	Halford 50' (o.g.) Ing 82' (pen.)	Report	Pettifer 40' Bryan 44' Andreucci 56' Lockett 62' Loureiro 68'	Stadium: Recycling Lives Ground Attendance: 202

22 July 2023 Friendly	Atherton Collieries	2–5	Bolton Wanderers B	Atherton
12:00 BST	Hayes-Green 48' (o.g.) Evans 70'	Report	Matheson 10' Lockett 38' Andreucci 40' Graham 62' Frimpong 80'	Stadium: Alder House

22 July 2023 Friendly	Salford City	1–2	Bolton Wanderers	Salford
15:00 BST	Hendry 50'	Report	Thomason 73' Morley 86'	Stadium: Moor Lane

25 July 2023 Friendly	Bolton Wanderers	0–0	Everton	Bolton
19:45 BST		Report		Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 13,242 Referee: Matt Donohue

29 July 2023 Friendly	Bolton Wanderers B	3–0	Everton U21	Bolton
12:00 BST	Pettifer Lockett Andreucci	Report		Stadium: Eddie Davies Academy Attendance: Behind closed doors

29 July 2023 Friendly	Bolton Wanderers	4–3	West Bromwich Albion	Bolton
15:00 BST	Dempsey 45', 59' Forrester 64' Morley 90+5'	Report	Wallace 10' Thomas-Asante 53', 69'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 4,900 Referee: Simon Mather

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
League One	5 August 2023	27 April 2024	Matchday 1	3rd	46	25	12	9	86	51	+35	054.35
FA Cup	4 November 2023	16 January 2024	First round	Third round	4	2	1	1	10	3	+7	050.00
EFL Cup	8 August 2023	29 August 2023	First round	Second Round	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	050.00
EFL Trophy	5 September 2023	30 January 2024	Group stage	Quarter Final	6	5	1	0	18	2	+16	083.33
Play-offs	3 May 2024		Semi-Final		0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total					58	33	14	11	116	59	+57	056.90

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Portsmouth (C, P)	46	28	13	5	78	41	+37	97	Promoted to EFL Championship
2	Derby County (P)	46	28	8	10	78	37	+41	92	Promoted to EFL Championship
3	Bolton Wanderers	46	25	12	9	86	51	+35	87	Qualified for League One play-offs
4	Peterborough United	46	25	9	12	89	61	+28	84
5	Oxford United	46	22	11	13	79	56	+23	77
6	Barnsley	46	21	13	12	82	64	+18	76

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	8	9	10	11	12	14	15	16	7¹	17	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	29	28⁵	30	31	32	33	34	18³	35	27⁴	36	13²	37	38	39	41	42	43	44	40⁶	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	H	A
Result	W	W	W	L	D	W	L	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	L	W	W	W	W	L	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	L	L	W	D	D	W	L	D	W	W	D	D	W	D
Position	3	1	1	2	3	2	7	7	4	3	6	4	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	5	3	3	2	2	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Points	3	6	9	9	10	13	13	14	17	20	20	23	26	29	32	35	38	39	39	39	42	45	48	51	51	54	57	58	59	62	63	66	66	66	69	70	71	74	74	75	78	81	82	83	86	87

26 August 2023 5	Burton Albion	1–1	Bolton Wanderers	Burton upon Trent
15:00 BST	Harper 15' Helm 46' Oshilaja 56' Crocombe 57' Caprice 74' Moon 84' Carayol 87'	Report	Maghoma 20' Thomason 44' Charles 58'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,711 Referee: Carl Brook

16 September 2023 8	Reading	2–1	Bolton Wanderers	Reading
15:00 BST	Ballard 30' Savage 77', 90+2' Yiadom 79' Vickers 86'	Report	Santos 13' Toal 16' 90+4' Charles 20' Williams 38' Jerome 76' Thomason 76'	Stadium: Madjeski Stadium Referee: Lee Swabey

24 October 2023 15	Wycombe Wanderers	2–4	Bolton Wanderers	High Wycombe
19:45 BST	Scowen 43' Leahy 48' Wheeler 82' Keogh 88' Low 90+1'	Report	Maghoma 14', 41' Thomason 36' Toal 85' Morley 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,935 Referee: Leigh Doughty

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	25	12	9	86	51	+35	87	15	5	3	52	27	+25	10	7	6	34	24	+10

5 August 2023 1	Bolton Wanderers	3–0	Lincoln City	Bolton
15:00 BST	Iredale 4' Sheehan 14' Adeboyejo 59' O'Connor 74' (o.g.) Maghoma 87' Nlundulu 90+7'	Report	House 27' Eyoma 45+6' Mandroiu 49'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 20,143 Referee: Will Finnie

12 August 2023 2	Cheltenham Town	0–3	Bolton Wanderers	Cheltenham
15:00 BST	Davies 29' Smith 39'	Report	Charles 15', 33' Smith 30' (o.g.) Adeboyejo 57'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 4,898 Referee: David Rock

15 August 2023 3	Bolton Wanderers	3–1	Fleetwood Town	Bolton
19:45 BST	Adeboyejo 3', 14', 37' Thomason 28' Charles 45+1' 68' Evatt 72' Ashworth 86'	Report	Johnston 10' Broom 47' Omochere 54' Vela 79' Earl 90+4'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 18,485 Referee: Tom Nield

19 August 2023 4	Bolton Wanderers	0–4	Wigan Athletic	Bolton
12:30 BST	Iredale 53' Jones 72'	Report	Wyke 12', 75' Humphrys 24', 45+4', 45' Watts 56' Adeeko 80'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 24,116 Referee: Tom Reeves

2 September 2023 6	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	Derby County	Bolton
15:00 BST	Charles 43' (pen.) Santos 60' Dacres-Cogley 65' Thomason 70' Williams 84'	Report	Hourihane 34' (pen.) Smith 43' Wildsmith 48' Forsyth 70'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 21,754 Referee: Charles Breakspear

23 September 2023 9	Bolton Wanderers	1–1	Peterborough United	Bolton
15:00 BST	Iredale 4' Dacres-Cogley 39' Adeboyejo 43' Jones 45+2' Dempsey 47' Thomason 81'	Report	Kioso 39' Clarke-Harris 42' Collins 90+4'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 21,318 Referee: Ross Joyce

30 September 2023 10	Port Vale	0–1	Bolton Wanderers	Burslem
15:00 BST	Iacovitti 3' Balmer 45+1'	Report	Charles 43' Iredale 64' Morley 68' Sheehan 77'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 10,457 Referee: Declan Bourne

3 October 2023 11	Bolton Wanderers	3–2	Stevenage	Bolton
19:45 BST	Charles 13' (pen.) Thomason 29' Iredale 44', 49' Jerome 64' Sheehan 70'	Report	Reid 20', 64' (pen.), 68' Sweeney 69'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 17,997 Referee: Josh Smith

7 October 2023 12	Bolton Wanderers	1–3	Carlisle United	Bolton
15:00 BST	Mellish 28' (o.g.) Dempsey 35' Charles 82' Sheehan 90+8'	Report	Gibson 44' (pen.), 70', 90+5' Lavelle 7' McCalmont 38' Armer 90+6'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 23,187 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	25	12	9	86	51	+35	87	15	5	3	52	27	+25	10	7	6	34	24	+10

21 October 2023 14	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	Northampton Town	Bolton
15:00 BST	Charles 8' Williams 16'	Report	Hoskins 66' Hondermarck 86'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 19,160 Referee: Martin Coy

28 October 2023 16	Charlton Athletic	0–2	Bolton Wanderers	Charlton
15:00 BST	Jones 78'	Report	Williams 16' Charles 21' Baxter 77'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 14,343 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

7 November 2023 7	Shrewsbury Town	0–2	Bolton Wanderers	Shrewsbury
19:45 GMT		Report	Maghoma 65' Morley 90+8'	Stadium: The Croud Meadow Attendance: 5,901 Referee: Sam Allison
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for 9 September, but was postponed due to international call-ups.

11 November 2023 17	Bolton Wanderers	1–0	Blackpool	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Sheehan 21' Maghoma 36' Thomason 74' Baxter 78' Dacres-Cogley 78' Santos 80'	Report	Thompson 57'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 24,238 Referee: Ben Toner

25 November 2023 19	Bolton Wanderers	7–0	Exeter City	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Iredale 34' Adeboyejo 43' Maghoma 55' Charles 63', 74' Dempsey 87' Nlundulu 90+2'	Report	Jules 17'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 19,193 Referee: Benjamin Speedie

28 November 2023 20	Oxford United	0–0	Bolton Wanderers	Oxford
19:45 GMT	Mills 37' Bodin 45+3'	Report	Thomason 25' Baxter 45+3'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 8,899 Referee: Sam Purkiss

11 December 2023 21	Portsmouth	2–0	Bolton Wanderers	Portsmouth
20:00 GMT	Robertson 10' Sparkes 35' Shaughnessy 45' Rafferty 85' Yengi 88'	Report	Thomason 14' Sheehan 74' Mendes Gomes 90+2' Jones 90+5'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 19,052 Referee: Paul Howard

16 December 2023 22	Bolton Wanderers	1–2	Bristol Rovers	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Santos 33' Forrester 45+2' Baxter 45+5' Dempsey 81' Toal 84' Williams 88'	Report	Marquis 10' Finley 17' Thomas 29' Evans 41' Taylor 87'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 19,543 Referee: Carl Brook

23 December 2023 23	Bolton Wanderers	3–2	Leyton Orient	Bolton
15:00 GMT	Dacres-Cogley 3' Charles 7' Thomason 10'	Report	Sotiriou 45+4' James 54' Forde 55' Archibald 57', 60' Happe 84'	Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium Attendance: 21,482 Referee: Charles Breakspear