Arsenal 4 – 1 Bolton Wanderers, 1997/98 – Football Research Archive

Arsenal 4 – 1 Bolton Wanderers

Source OpenFootballUpdated 22 Oct 2026, 15:21 BSTSource changed 27 May 2026Kickoff 13 Sept 1997 (time not recorded)

Arsenal

4 – 1Half time 3 – 1

Bolton Wanderers

Corrected from the source

OpenFootball lists the score as 4 – 1; corrected to 4 – 1 (half time 3 – 1) per Premier League, Official match catalogue: Arsenal v Bolton Wanderers, 1997-09-13 (read 22 Oct 2026).

Kickoff

13 Sept 1997 (time not recorded)

UK time

Ground

Highbury

Arsenal's home ground on that date, from its ground history. The source does not give the venue.

Attendance

38,138

According to Wikipedia

Referee

Matchday 6

Goals

13′GoalAlan ThompsonBolton Wanderers0 – 1
20′GoalIan WrightArsenal1 – 1
25′GoalIan WrightArsenal2 – 1
44′GoalRay ParlourArsenal3 – 1
81′GoalIan WrightArsenal4 – 1

According to Wikipedia: the scorers and minutes in the clubs' season articles, shown because each article's score equals this archive's and the scorers add up to it. Own goals are listed under the side they counted for.

Includes data from Wikipedia (“1997–98 Arsenal F.C. season”, revision 1379609517, read 16 Oct 2026; “1997–98 Bolton Wanderers F.C. season”, revision 1356925318, read 16 Oct 2026), CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia is edited by volunteers; the archive treats it as a secondary source and checks it against its own records where it can.

Coverage

What this archive holds for this match

Held: the result, goalscorers and minutes (according to Wikipedia), attendance (according to Wikipedia). Not held: full event data, aggregate match statistics (shots, corners, fouls), team sheets, bookings, match officials, venue. Absence here is not zero.

Sources

Result: OpenFootball
Scorers, attendance, referee: English Wikipedia, the clubs' season articles (secondary source, CC BY-SA 4.0), each checked against the stored result before use
Data last updated: 22 Oct 2026, 15:21 BST (the archive's last successful import)
Source file last changed: 27 May 2026
This record last changed: 22 Oct 2026, 15:08 BST
Last correction: None

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