Bolton Wanderers 1997/98 squad
Bolton Wanderers were relegated in 18th with 40 points, level with Everton but behind on goal difference. They won 9, drew 13 and lost 16, scoring 41 and conceding 61. They had been promoted the season before. Nathan Blake was their top scorer with 12 league goals, 29% of the team's 41. 24 players made a league appearance, and Per Frandsen was the only one to play all 38 games.
- League finish
- 18th of 20, relegated
- Points
- 40
- Record
- Won 9, drew 13, lost 16
- Goals
- 41 scored, 61 conceded
From the 1997/98 Premier League final table.
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Nathan Blake (forward, £7.5m) scored 12 and set up 5: 2.27 goals plus assists per £1m, the most of any Bolton Wanderers player with at least half a season of league minutes.
The club's most expensive player in the game was Alan Thompson at £8.0m, with 9 goals and 6 assists in 33 appearances.
Bolton Wanderers 1997/98 squad
Every player who made a Premier League appearance for Bolton Wanderers in 1997/98, with their price in our game.
| Player | Price | Apps | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Branagan Goalkeeper | £4.5m | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| Gavin Ward Goalkeeper | £4.0m | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Guðni Bergsson Defender | £5.0m | 35 | 2 | 0 |
| Andy Todd Defender | £4.5m | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Fish Defender | £5.0m | 22 | 2 | 0 |
| Jimmy Phillips Defender | £5.0m | 22 | 1 | 3 |
| Neil Cox Defender | £4.5m | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| Gerry Taggart Defender | £4.5m | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Whitlow Defender | – | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Fairclough Defender | – | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie Elliott Defender | – | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Hasney Aljofree Defender | – | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Per Frandsen Midfielder | £6.0m | 38 | 2 | 4 |
| Alan Thompson Midfielder | £8.0m | 33 | 9 | 6 |
| Jamie Pollock Midfielder | £5.5m | 26 | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Sellars Midfielder | £6.0m | 22 | 2 | 4 |
| Peter Beardsley Midfielder | £5.5m | 17 | 2 | 0 |
| Michael Johansen Midfielder | – | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| Arnar Gunnlaugsson Midfielder | – | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| John Sheridan Midfielder | £5.5m | 12 | 0 | 3 |
| Nathan Blake Forward | £7.5m | 35 | 12 | 5 |
| Dean Holdsworth Forward | £5.0m | 25 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Taylor Forward | £5.0m | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| John McGinlay Forward | – | 7 | 0 | 0 |
League appearances, goals and assists only. A dash means the player is not in the game’s draftable pool, usually for playing too few minutes. Players who moved clubs mid-season are listed under the club they played most for.