Bolton Wanderers Football Club (also known as The Trotters) are an English professional football club based in the Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester , North West England . They are currently in the Premier League.
Founder members of the Football League, Bolton were a successful cup side in the 1920s, winning the FA Cup three times. The club won the cup a fourth time in 1958, thanks to a Nat Lofthouse goal. A leaner spell followed, reaching a nadir in 1987 when the club spent a season in the Fourth Division. The club regained top-flight status in 1995 after a 31 year absence; their current spell in the top division started in 2000. In 2005 - 06 they participated in European competition for the first time, reaching the last 32 of the UEFA Cup. Bolton qualified for the 2007 - 08 tournament by finishing 7th in the 2006 - 07 Premier League.
