Breaking The Cottage Jinx

Last updated : 20 August 2004 By Mark Heys
Craven Cottage has not been an easy place for Bolton Wanderers to visit in recent times with the last trip there ending in a crushing 3-0 defeat towards the end of the 2001-2002 season.

Fulham have beaten the Wanderers in four out of six Premiership matches with the other two meetings ending in draws so it is imperative that the Trotters seek to put that record right in tommorow's meeting.

During both clubs pre Premier League days in the lower divisions results were mixed with the records from four meetings reading a win, two draws and a loss between both sides since 1999.

Going even further back Bolton seemed to have the monoply over their London opponents with Wanderers winning five out of the last ten meetings prior to 1999 with four draws and only a singular Fulham victory.

In the last 20 years things have been more or less even with seven wins in total for each side and a similar amount of goals scored both for and against.

BELOW IS THE 20 YEAR RECORD AGAINST FULHAM

15/05/2004 FA Barclaycard Premiership, Reebok Stadium

Bolton Wanderers 0
Fulham 2 (McBride 2)

06/12/2003 FA Barclaycard Premiership, Loftus Road

Fulham 2 (Sava, Davis)
Bolton Wanderers 1 (Davies)

11/01/2003 FA Barclaycard Premiership, Reebok Stadium

Bolton Wanderers 0
Fulham 0

17/08/2002 FA Barclaycard Premiership, Loftus Road

Fulham 4 (Saha, Legwinski 2, Marlet)
Bolton Wanderers 1 (Ricketts)

23/04/2002 FA Barclaycard Premiership, Craven Cottage

Fulham 3 (Goldbaek, Marlet, Hayles)
Bolton Wanderers 0

24/11/2001 FA Barclaycard Premiership, Reebok Stadium

Bolton Wanderers 0
Fulham 0

04/03/2001 Nationwide League Division 1, Craven Cottage

Fulham 1 (Hayles)
Bolton Wanderers 1 (Frandsen)

30/09/2000 Nationwide League Division 1, Reebok Stadium

Bolton Wanderers 0
Fulham 2 (Boa-Morte 2)

11/03/2000 Nationwide League Division 1, Reebok Stadium

Bolton Wanderers 3 (Holdsworth 2, Gudjohnsen)
Fulham 1 (Clark)

23/11/1999 Nationwide League Division 1, Craven Cottage

Fulham 1 (Peschisolido)
Bolton Wanderers 1 (Gudjohnsen)

27/03/1993 Barclays League Division 2, Burnden Park

Bolton Wanderers 1 (Walker)
Fulham 0

21/11/1992 Barclays League Division 2, Craven Cottage

Fulham 1 (Eckhardt)
Bolton Wanderers 4 (Walker 2, Stubbs, Lee)

01/02/1992 Barclays League Division 2, Craven Cottage

Fulham 1 (M Kelly)
Bolton Wanderers 1 (Walker)

19/10/1991 Barclays League Division 3, Burnden Park

Bolton Wanderers 0
Fulham 3 (Brazil 2, Cole)

09/03/1991 Barclays League Division 3, Burnden Park

Bolton Wanderers 3 (Philliskirk 2, Patterson)
Fulham 0

15/12/1990 Barclays League Division 3, Craven Cottage

Fulham 0
Bolton Wanderers 1 (Philliskirk)

13/01/1990 Barclays League Division 3, Craven Cottage

Fulham 2 (Milton, Skinner)
Bolton Wanderers 2 (Pike, Storer)

26/08/1989 Barclays League Division 3, Burnden Park

Bolton Wanderers 0
Fulham 0

15/04/1989 Barclays League Division 3, Craven Cottage

Fulham 1 (Skinner)
Bolton Wanderers 1 (Morgan)

20/09/1988 Barclays League Division 3, Burnden Park

Bolton Wanderers 3 (Savage, Thompson, Morgan)
Fulham 2 (Sayer, Peters)

07/02/1987 Today League Division 3, Burnden Park

Bolton Wanderers 3 (Joyce, Thompson, Caldwell)
Fulham 2 (Achampong, Hoddy)

16/09/1986 Today League Division 3, Craven Cottage)

Fulham 4 (Coney 2, Scott, Achampong)
Bolton Wanderers 2 (Elliott, Thompson)

BOLTON RECORD (SINCE 1986-1987)

PLAYED: 22
WON: 7
DRAWN: 8
LOST: 7
GOALS FOR: 30
GOALS AGAINST: 32