Found an old team sheet from a Pontins League Division 1 from December 1998 away at Burnley . A Very strong Wanderers 11 + 6 subs . Can you guess the line up . 

Dont expect anyone to know the Burnley team , I'd only ever heard of one of them . 

14 minutes ago, Krimzon said:

Arnaur Gunlaugsson , was a twin did we have his brother on trial at one point ? Bjarnar ? (sp)

 

If so would that be the second set of twins to play for us ?

Bjarki. Can't find any record of him being on trial with us.

Whilst searching, I stumbled across this article about Denilson nearly signing for us in 2009, which I never knew about.

https://www.fourfourtwo.com/person/i-was-given-a-locker-and-a-parking-spot-after-a-trial-at-bolton-but-the-next-day-they-told-me-the-manager-had-opted-for-another-player-instead-i-still-dont-fully-know-why-it-fell-through-denilson-on-almost-signing-for-bolton

And it's literally been covered by Bolton News in the last 20 minutes.

https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/25627566.ex-brazil-star-denilson-bolton-wanderers-move-failed/

26 minutes ago, Cheese said:

Bjarki. Can't find any record of him being on trial with us.

Whilst searching, I stumbled across this article about Denilson nearly signing for us in 2009, which I never knew about.

https://www.fourfourtwo.com/person/i-was-given-a-locker-and-a-parking-spot-after-a-trial-at-bolton-but-the-next-day-they-told-me-the-manager-had-opted-for-another-player-instead-i-still-dont-fully-know-why-it-fell-through-denilson-on-almost-signing-for-bolton

And it's literally been covered by Bolton News in the last 20 minutes.

https://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/25627566.ex-brazil-star-denilson-bolton-wanderers-move-failed/

Fair enough . i had it in my quickly fading memory that we brought him over for a trial , certainly cant back it up . 

The amount of players we nearly had back then was insane . Rivaldo , Bergkamp , Sukur  , Saviola , Amaruso et al 

9 minutes ago, Krimzon said:

Fair enough . i had it in my quickly fading memory that we brought him over for a trial , certainly cant back it up . 

The amount of players we nearly had back then was insane . Rivaldo , Bergkamp , Sukur  , Saviola , Amaruso et al 

Guardiola, Prso

28 minutes ago, Krimzon said:

Fair enough . i had it in my quickly fading memory that we brought him over for a trial , certainly cant back it up . 

The amount of players we nearly had back then was insane . Rivaldo , Bergkamp , Sukur  , Saviola , Amaruso et al 

and "nearly" Pele as manager 😁 in the 80s

(he had heard of us, apparently)

3 hours ago, Cheese said:

Whilst searching, I stumbled across this article about Denilson nearly signing for us in 2009, which I never knew about.

https://www.fourfourtwo.com/person/i-was-given-a-locker-and-a-parking-spot-after-a-trial-at-bolton-but-the-next-day-they-told-me-the-manager-had-opted-for-another-player-instead-i-still-dont-fully-know-why-it-fell-through-denilson-on-almost-signing-for-bolton

Based on that 4-4-2 article, we dodged a bullet. He barely played a game after that move collapsed.

4 minutes ago, Rival Son said:

Based on that 4-4-2 article, we dodged a bullet. He barely played a game after that move collapsed.

given he was once the most expensive player in the world, he doesn't have much to show for it in terms of honours

he played 1 minute in the final of the WC when Brazil won it

14 minutes ago, Rival Son said:

Based on that 4-4-2 article, we dodged a bullet. He barely played a game after that move collapsed.

Wasn’t all that to begin with. He was a major flop when he held the record transfer.

Looked incredible at Copa America in 97 (and I think another international tournament), but never really did much else, certainly not at club level. 

Thank God we got Makakula and Puygrenier instead! 

7 hours ago, Krimzon said:

The coward of the Battle of Burnden ! Are we allowed to speak his name ? 

I forgive him ( just )for being involved in one of my favourite victories.

10 hours ago, wakey said:

and "nearly" Pele as manager 😁 in the 80s

(he had heard of us, apparently)

5 hours ago, Alf Hartigan said:

I know he trained in Bolton for the 66 world cup.

The "had heard" was a reference to a BEN headline / article when we were supposedly after him as manager 😁

7 hours ago, Alf Hartigan said:

The kids in that photo wouldn`t look out of place today.

50 minutes ago, Nowack said:

The kids in that photo wouldn`t look out of place today.

It always surprises me when I see this pic.

In my mind everything was black and white in the 60s and kids were dressed like chimney sweepers.

22 hours ago, Zico said:

this was the program I found whilst doing my own research

 

I played in net against that City team in a trial match at Platt Lane. Still have the extra arseholes they tore me

6 hours ago, wakey said:

I know he trained in Bolton for the 66 world cup.

The "had heard" was a reference to a BEN headline / article when we were supposedly after him as manager 😁

Des McBain - "I'm off to New York to begin negotiations with him."

Member of the press - "He's in Spain at the moment commentating on the world cup!"

Does anyone want any more of these guess the player type things ? 

Maybe less obscure ? 

Edited November 22, 2025Nov 22 by Krimzon

7 minutes ago, Krimzon said:

Does anyone want any more of these guess the player type things ? 

Maybe less obscure ? 

Emmanuelle Morini

On 18/11/2025 at 09:53, gonzo said:

It always surprises me when I see this pic.

In my mind everything was black and white in the 60s and kids were dressed like chimney sweepers.

Wasn’t this pic somewhere in Cheshire? 

1 hour ago, Zico said:

Emmanuelle Morini

Thats getting an answer in VERY early lmao . Ill dig another one out . 

23 hours ago, Krimzon said:

Does anyone want any more of these guess the player type things ? 

Maybe less obscure ? 

I enjoy them

My first ever trip to Wembley resulted in a 3-0 defeat where we hit the woodwork thrice ! (Always wanted to work that word into a sentence) 

According to the official programme what were the two sets of players on that day ? 

1-11 with 2 subs each . Bonus point for the attendence to the nearest 1000 No googles allowed !

Edited November 24, 2025Nov 24 by Krimzon
No googles !

2 minutes ago, Krimzon said:

My first ever trip to Wembley resulted in a 3-0 defeat where we hit the woodwork thrice ! (Always wanted to work that word into a sentence) 

According to the official programme what were the two sets of players on that day ? 

1-11 with 2 subs each . Bonus point for the attendence to the nearest 1000 No googles allowed !

Freight Rover v Bristol City?

54,500 on IIRC
 

Simon Farnworth
Jimmy Phillips
Dave Sutton
Mark Came
Steve Thompson
Phil Neal
George Oghani
Tony Caldwell

all played, i think Big Sam was a sub.

3 minutes ago, Traf said:

Freight Rover v Bristol City?

54,500 on IIRC
 

Simon Farnworth
Jimmy Phillips
Dave Sutton
Mark Came
Steve Thompson
Phil Neal
George Oghani
Tony Caldwell

all played, i think Big Sam was a sub.

 

Aye I should have said 24th May 1986 . 

 

You got 9 out of 9 and within 1k of the attendence . Have I gone from University Challenge to Tipping Point ? Thought it may have been trickier with it being nearly 40 years old . 

 

The Bristol team will be a lot harder if you dare ?!?!?!? 

Edited November 24, 2025Nov 24 by Krimzon

Fairly sure that Asa Hartford played that day. Struggling to remember anyone else

No idea of any Brizzle players but sure that Terry Cooper was their manager

Did the local salad bar get smashed?

 

1 hour ago, Traf said:

Freight Rover v Bristol City?

54,500 on IIRC
 

Simon Farnworth
Jimmy Phillips
Dave Sutton
Mark Came
Steve Thompson
Phil Neal
George Oghani
Tony Caldwell

all played, i think Big Sam was a sub.

 

Derek Scott?

Warren Joyce?