This is a list of league seasons played by Bolton Wanderers Football Club in English and European football, from 1888 to the current season. The club was founded in 1874 by the Reverend John Farrall Wright.
The club has won the FA Cup four times and the Charity Shield once. They have competed in the UEFA Cup on two occasions.
The club's highest league position is third in the First Division, achieved three times, 1891–92, 1920–21 and 1924–25. Their lowest league position is third in the fourth tier (Fourth Division and League Two), twice in 1987–88 and 2020–21, the only seasons they competed in the lowest professional tier.
Division shown in bold to indicate a change in division.
Top scorers shown in bold are players who were also top scorers in their division that season.
^The Four Divisions in The Football League changed names. The First Division was called the Premier League. Second Division was called Football League Division 1. Third Division was called Football League Division 2. Fourth Division was called Football League Division 3
^The 2019–20 season was postponed in March and abandoned in July with all results up to that point standing and final placings based on a Points-Per-Game formula