Our first Community Day of the season is here as Wanderers take on Exeter City at the Toughsheet Community Stadium on Saturday afternoon, kick-off 3pm.
With over 20,000 tickets sold for the game, Ian Evatt's side will be looking to record victory and build on Tuesday night's win at Shrewsbury Town in the Carabao Cup.
Are you joining us this weekend? Here is everything you need to know...
Tickets
20,000 tickets have already been sold for the clash with Exeter City!
Tickets are available until kick-off on Saturday afternoon - we urge supporters to purchase in advance to ease the process of entering the stadium on matchday.
Buy tickets here!
Bring A Pound To The Ground | Bolton Wanderers in the Community
Bolton Wanderers in the Community are calling on BWFC fans for their support this Saturday 31st August as they raise funds to support young people across Bolton.
This Saturday’s match marks the first of three 'Pound to the Ground' fixtures, asking fans to support our Club's charity by bringing £1 to the game to help raise vital funds to support Mentoring programmes at BWitC.
By coming together as a club and fans we can make a tangible difference in the lives of vulnerable and high-risk young people across our community.
Your £1 donation goes towards keeping our mentoring programmes running so we can provide emotional, health, and wellbeing support to young people aged 0-18.
Should you wish to make a donation on the day you can do so by either dropping £1 in our donation buckets scanning our QR codes located around the stadium or texting GROUND to 70085 to donate £1. Texts will cost the donation amount plus one standard network rate message.
Minute's Applause - Sven-Göran Eriksson
Ahead of kick-off on Saturday afternoon, Wanderers will pay tribute to former England manager Sven-Göran Eriksson who sadly passed away this week at the age of 76.
We kindly ask all supporters to join us in celebrating the life of Sven-Göran Eriksson before play gets underway.
Leasing Options Fan Zone
Our new and improved Leasing Options Fan Zone is the perfect way to kickstart your matchday at the Toughsheet.
With new food vendors - along with returning favourites - coupled with a range of beverages on offer to supporters, there is something for everyone inside the Fan Zone.
Opening its doors at 12pm, the Fan Zone will operate a Happy Hour between 12:00pm-1:00pm, for supporters to take advantage of fantastic prices.
The ebuyer Gaming Zone will also be open 12pm with our Club Partner teaming up with our Fan Zone to provide gaming options to Wanderers supporters all season.
The early Premier League fixture of Arsenal v Brighton will be shown across our many TV screens in the Fan Zone too, with kick-off at 12:30pm.
With a huge effort to improve the offering in our Fan Zone ahead of this season, why not join us and soak in the atmosphere with us ahead of kick-off?
Club Shop
Our Club Shop will be open from 9:00am on Saturday morning for Wanderers fans to get kitted out ahead of the clash with Exeter City.
With all kits now on sale, and the shop full of matchday essentials following refurbishment this month - head down before kick-off to get all your BWFC goodies.
The shop will also be open until 30 minutes after the full-time whistle to accomodate all supporters' needs.
CLICK HERE TO SHOP ONLINE!
Bolton Stadium Hotel
Soak up the pre and post-match action at our Bolton Stadium Hotel!
A delicious range of food & drink will be on offer to all season ticket holders & home fans, with street food available from 12:00pm-2.30pm.
The hotel will also be showing Arsenal v Brighton at 12.30pm, as well as West Ham v Manchester City post-game.
After the full-time whistle, enjoy live music from Tommy Govan from 5pm, alongside the return of 'Happy Hour' between 6:00pm-7:00pm, with 20% off your drinks at the bar.
For entry to the Hotel, please show your season/match ticket on the door.
The Wanderer
Matchday programme ‘The Wanderer’ is back and better than ever!
The 52-page perfect-bound publication contains a number of exciting new features and continuing on from the Wrexham programme, special-edition cards to collect.
Each League One copy of the programme will contain four pull-out cards featuring first-team stars, Wanderers’ legends and club images.
Later this season we will produce an album to house the full collection as a unique snap-shot of the of the 2024/25 campaign.
For Saturday's Community Day, you can also read the manager’s view, an in-depth feature with our Hungarian wing-back Szabolcs Schön, a focus on Exeter plus so much more!
With the cover price frozen at £3.50, ‘The Wanderer’ offers great value with the programme available to buy in all the usual places on Saturday, at the club shop or online HERE.
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Wanderers TV
For supporters based in the UK and Ireland, Wanderers TV will 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:
- Exeter City live audio match pass - £2.50
- Exeter City live video match pass (INTERNATIONAL ONLY) - £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:
Wellbeing Hub
Our Wellbeing Hub, located next to our Club Shop and Ticket Office at the Toughsheet Community Stadium, will also be open ahead of the game against Exeter City.
The Bolton Wanderers Disabled Supporters' Association (BWDSA) will be holding a meeting in their in the early afternoon, before the Hub will open up to supporters for a quiet space that involves refreshments, fun activities and a safe space for those that need it prior to kick-off.
Parking
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.
One Wanderers Family
It is of the utmost importance that everyone inside our stadium feels comfortable and safe.
The ‘One Wanderers Family’ campaign allows supporters to share information and report any incidents of disorder in and around the stadium via a dedicated TEXT number as we encourage fans to See It. Report It. Stop It.
If you would like to make report, please TEXT or WhatsApp 07542 850 902.
Thank you for your magnificent support and we will see you on Saturday!