Supporter Match Pack | Bristol City (H)

With a huge crowd expected, we urge supporters to arrive in good time to ease the process of entering the stadium on matchday. 

Supporters under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult (18+) whilst attending fixtures at the Toughsheet Community Stadium.*

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Bolton Wanderers Football Club is asking all supporters to be in their seats before 2:50pm on Saturday 31 October, ahead of the Sky Bet Championship fixture against Bristol City at the Toughsheet Community Stadium, so they can take part in the Act of Remembrance.

The Act of Remembrance takes place on the pitch before kick-off. The Vicar of Bolton, Rev Hannah Lane, will again read the Ode to Remembrance. After the Ode, Bugler WO2 Nick Burroughs, from the Lancashire Artillery Volunteers Band will play The Last Post to introduce the minute’s silence. The silence will end with Reveille, signalling the return to match preparations.

Wreaths will be laid pitchside by WO1 Michael Brockbank of the Royal Navy, LCpl Emma Perry of the British Army and Wing Commander Adrian Morris of the Royal Air Force will take the salute. They will lead a Guard of Honour made up of Standard Bearers Bob Nicholls, John Edwards, Martin Eckersley and Mick McMorrow, alongside veterans, serving members of the armed forces and club staff.

A Wanderer Who Served

The Guard of Honour will include Ed Salmon, who joined Bolton Wanderers as an apprentice in 1976. Ed went on to serve eight years in the Royal Navy. In 1982 he sailed to the South Atlantic aboard the frigate HMS Minerva during the Falklands conflict. As the ship’s physical training instructor, he steered the ship from the bridge.

You can read Ed’s story in full in our Black History Month feature, ‘A series of firsts’: https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/series-firsts-ed-salmon-story-part-two-beyond-burnden

Honouring Fallen Supporters

The club again welcomes the families of two deeply missed supporters. Kingsman Darren Deady, of the 2nd Battalion, Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, passed away in 2010. Corporal Jack Stanley, who served with the Queen's Royal Hussars, passed in 2012. Both men were avid Wanderers fans whose lives ended from injuries sustained during active service in Afghanistan.

Darren’s mother, Julie Hall, a co-founder of the Darren Deady Foundation which has recently gained charity status, supports veterans in Westhoughton, will join the Guard of Honour . Brenda Wilson, the mother of Cpl Jack Stanley, will also be present on the pitch.

Pre-Match Activities

At approximately 12:30pm, a separate wreath-laying ceremony will take place at the Nat Lofthouse Statue. It will involve representatives from the Bolton Wanderers Supporters’ Trust, Bolton Wanderers Remembrance Group, the Bolton Wanderers Youth Advisory Group and the Bolton Wanderers Disabled Supporters Association.

Horwich Air Cadets will also be collecting around the stadium before the game for the Poppy Appeal.

For full details on your day with us at the Toughsheet, we have complete guides for both home and visiting supporters: 

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Away - Please click here

Make a day of it this Saturday. The Dreams 2 Reality Fan Zone opens at 12pm, so get down early, meet your mates and soak up the build-up to Wanderers’ 3pm kick-off against Bristol City.

The early kick-off, live
Chelsea take on Manchester United at 12.30pm and we’re showing it live in the fan zone. Grab a drink, find your spot and enjoy the early game before the main event.

Happy hour starts at 12pm with pints reduced by £1.25!

Inside the Fan Zone, you find three bars, including a Craft Ale Bar with premium beers. You choose from five food outlets: Namploy, Spice Valley, Fratellis, Northern Ivy Grill, and hot drinks/cakes from Backup. The zone also includes a game area and an enclosed football section for children.

Extend your matchday experience after the final whistle. The Fan Zone remains open for an hour after the match.

Live football, live music, food and drink in the Boxoso Premier Suite before Saturday's 3pm kick-off.

The Boxoso Premier Suite Indoor Fan zone opens its doors at 12 noon on Saturday, giving supporters an indoor home for the build-up to Wanderers' 3pm kick-off against Bristol City.

Saturday in the Boxoso Premier Suite

• 12 noon: Doors open
• 12.30pm: Chelsea v Manchester United live on the big screens
• 1.30pm to 2.15pm: Live music from Jimmy Kay
• 3pm: Kick-off, Wanderers v Bristol City

Live music from Jimmy Kay

Local singer-songwriter and Wanderers supporter Jimmy Kay takes to the stage at 1.30pm. Expect original songs from his album Superman's Shadow, mixed in with classics from Oasis, The Verve and Shed Seven.

Food and drink

Both bars will be open, along with a dedicated Madri bar. Namploy will be serving food, with sweet treats on offer too.

Entry information

Entry is free for home match ticket holders. Capacity is limited, so it is first come, first served.

Please note: to reach your seat, you will need to leave the Boxoso Premier Suite and enter the stadium through your usual turnstile.

Please remember to be in your seats by 2:50pm so you can take part in our Remembrance Day activities.

Express Madri bars on lower concourses with pre order for a half time option.

Madri Atlantic pale ale and Carrs pasty booths throughout the stadium with fast pour beer dispense

Bean to cup coffee available at coffee carts

Alcohol free beer and vegan pasties available 

The Hub, located next to our Club Shop and Ticket Office at the Toughsheet Community Stadium, will once again be open this season and on Saturday afternoon against Bristol City.

The Wellbeing Hub operates from 12pm. It is the perfect spot for families, offering games and refreshments in a relaxed environment before the match begins.

Our Club Shop will be open ahead of kick-off for Wanderers fans to get kitted out.

We have 25% off the Third Kit (Yellow) for this weekend only so grab yourself a deal. 

The Ticket Office is open from 9:00 AM until 8PM.

The Club Shop is open from 9:00am until 8PM and then for 30 minutes after the game.

Make a day of it at Bolton Stadium Hotel on Saturday afternoon!

For a premium pre-match brunch or drink, the Bolton Stadium Hotel bar is open to home fans.

Season Ticket Holders receive a 10% discount on all food and drink purchases at the hotel bar. Please ensure you have your match ticket or season card ready to show on entry.

Our matchday programme ‘The Wanderer’ is back for 2026/27!

The perfect-bound publication contains a number of exciting, exclusive features and content,

With the cover price available at £4, ‘The Wanderer’ offers great value with the programme available to buy in all the usual places.

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At just £1 per ticket, Wanderers fans have two chances per ticket to win a £650 cash prize of the minute and second the first goal is scored at every BWFC home league game.

Available to purchase outside the Club Shop, Dreams 2 Reality Fan Zone, Bolton Stadium Hotel and throughout the Lower Concourse at the Toughsheet.

Good luck!

For 2026/27 - for supporters based in the UK, Ireland and Nordic regions - Wanderers TV is no longer be able to provide live video streaming services to anyone based domestically – for any fixture. 

A specific audio match passes will be available for Saturday's game, as well as part of a monthly/annual pass to the club's TV channel. 

For Wanderers fans located internationally, the game will be available for live streaming. 

Prices are as follows:

• Live audio match pass - £2.50
• Live video match pass (INTERNATIONAL ONLY subject to streaming rights) - £10
• Wanderers TV monthly subscription (that includes live audio commentary of games during that month but no video streaming) - £5
• Wanderers TV annual subscription (that includes live audio commentary of all eligible games during the season but no video streaming) - £50

Click below for full details on subscriptions available to supporters based both domestically and internationally:

See Available Subscriptions Here

Supporters are reminded of the ANPR car parking system in place at the Toughsheet Community Stadium, so please remember to pay for your parking either at the machines in the car parks or online.

Supporters are encouraged to utilise www.parkgood2go.com for match day payments.

The portal allows users to register their number plate and payment details and once registered, the ANPR cameras will recognise the number plate as the vehicle enters into the stadium car park and payment will automatically be taken.

Please be aware of local residents and park responsibly, using official Club car parks.

This is a family club - grandparents, parents and children together - and it stays that way because of how the overwhelming majority of you carry yourselves.

All we ask is that you tell us the moment the very small minority try to spoil it. That is what One Wanderers Family is for. Text or WhatsApp 07542 850 902 with the block, row and seat number if you can, speak to your nearest steward, or report it here through the club website. Discrimination of any kind can also be reported directly to Kick It Out. Every report is treated in strict confidence and every report is acted on.

See It. Report It. Stop It. Love Football, Protect The Game.

A reminder on pyros

A flare burns hot enough to take skin off. It goes off in a stand where children, older supporters and people who cannot breathe easily are sitting shoulder to shoulder with it and they have nowhere to go.

They are also illegal inside a football ground. Anyone caught with one faces arrest, a club ban and a football banning order. Where an incident meets the threshold for criminal action, the club will pursue it alongside Greater Manchester Police, without exception.

The same applies on the trains, where a single device takes a service out of use and strands hundreds of Wanderers who did nothing wrong.

Your match day experience is important to Bolton Wanderers Football Club. Our aim is to deliver access and inclusion for all.

Disabilities are wide-ranging and not always visible; the emphasis on removing barriers to ensure accessibility to services and facilities has changed the focus to enable you, where possible, to come to a match independently here at the Toughsheet Community Stadium.

Should you have any further questions, please contact Daniel Scott, Disability Liaison Officer by calling 01204 328 888 or email dscott@bwfc.co.uk. 

For full details on accessibility at the Toughsheet Community Stadium on matchdays, please click here.

The official matchday bus service is in operation for this league fixture. Please note that standard timetables apply to ensure you reach the stadium safely for kick-off.

There will be a Mascot race at half time with Lofty, Bristol City Mascot and a couple of supporters from each team.