John McAtee

Attacking Midfielder (C) - Bolton Wanderers
8 Nov 2026
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Marked for John McAtee

4 Edition

The Bolton Wanderers Herald

24 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Steady

Transfer targets24 Aug 2026

Preston tell Bolton Wanderers: Daniel Iversen is not for sale

The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.

Market24 Aug 2026

Bloemfontein Celtic come back empty-handed

The bid was some way short and Bolton Wanderers did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.

Squad24 Aug 2026

Goal number 100 for Ryan Hardie

100 goals in these colours now, every one of them somebody’s memory. There is a supporter in the stand who can tell you where he was for most of them.

Match18 Aug 2026

Bolton Wanderers get the job done against Stockport County

A 1‑0 win over Stockport County, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.

Player ratings24 Aug 2026

Both jobs done by Akin Famewo — 6.90

A midfielder is measured on whether the team functions when he is on the pitch, which is nearly impossible to see and completely obvious in retrospect. 11 actions, 6.90, and a manager who will not be substituting him again in a hurry.

Player ratings24 Aug 2026

One of those days for Gaizka Larrazabal

There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.01, and no argument anywhere in the ground.

Match22 Aug 2026

Two points walk out of the ground

Level with 92 minutes on the clock, after an afternoon Bolton Wanderers had all but put away. Rotherham United will call it a point earned; the home dressing room will call it two given away, and both of them are right.

The dugout24 Aug 2026

Samuel Iling-Junior is still being punished for one mistake

Nobody will confirm it and the team sheets confirm it every week. One error has bought him a spell as second choice that is already longer than the error deserved.

Match22 Aug 2026

Honours even between Bolton Wanderers and Rotherham United

2‑2, and both dressing rooms will call it two points lost. A draw that asked plenty of questions and answered none of them.

In brief

Back issues
3 Edition

The Bolton Wanderers Herald

17 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Transfer targets17 Aug 2026

Door shut on Karim Konaté

Bolton Wanderers asked and Red Bull Salzburg said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.

Player ratings17 Aug 2026

Samuel Iling-Junior was unplayable

Successful dribbles: 21. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.

Boardroom17 Aug 2026

1 academy graduates step up at Bolton Wanderers

Senior shirt numbers handed to boys the coaches have known since they were twelve. Most will not make it and all of them have already done the hard part.

Market17 Aug 2026

John McAtee attracts admirers

The name of John McAtee has come up in conversations Bolton Wanderers were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.

Market17 Aug 2026

One of our own: Joseph Howard joins the Bolton Wanderers first team

Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Joseph Howard is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.

The dugout17 Aug 2026

No hiding place for Xavier Simons

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Xavier Simons, and the manager let it.

Match15 Aug 2026

Bolton Wanderers share the spoils with Wycombe Wanderers

A 2‑2 draw with Wycombe Wanderers leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.

Transfer targets17 Aug 2026

A loan move for Fran Vieites is in the works

Bolton Wanderers have made the call to Leicester City. No fee, a share of the wages, and a spare shirt in the position where the squad has been thinnest all season.

The dugout17 Aug 2026

The manager’s verdict

“I am frustrated, honestly. We did enough to win and we did not win.” Nathan Taylor was not hiding it after 2‑2, and nobody in the Bolton Wanderers dressing room was either.

In brief