Wanderers Way

In our latest episode of Wanderers Way, John and Derek are joined by Jeff Chandler, two-time Wanderers winger between 1981-1989.  Jeff recounts his relationships with his former managers, his time getting into professional football, his spells at Blackpool, Leeds and Derby as well as both spells at Wanderers.  At the end of his second spell with Wanderers, Jeff scored in the Sherpa Van Trophy final at Wembley in a 4-1 victory over Torquay United.  TIMESTAMPS:  0:00 - Start 0:49 - Coming to Watch Wanderers today 4:10 - Starting out in football and joining Blackpool FC 10:28 - The move to Leeds United 18:11 - Regrets in his career 21:39 - Allan Clarke joining as Leeds United manager 28:01 - Joining Wanderers for the first spell 35:11 - Playing at Burnden Park 38:09 - Leaving Bolton and joining Derby County 43:55 - Playing against Bolton for Derby 48:50 - Re-joining Bolton 50:19 - Falling out with Phil Neal 58:24 - Scoring in the Sherpa Van Final 1989 at Wembley

In the first Wanderers Way episode of 2026, Derek and John are joined by former Wanderers player, Michael Johansen! Michael recounts his time at Wanderers, not forgetting the very first moment he met John McGinlay and gained his nickname 'The Smurf'! TIMESTAMPS:  0:00 - Start 0:57 - Introduction  4:17 - Growing up and wanting to be a professional footballer 7:31 - Michael’s career in Denmark 10:29 - Denmark winning the Euros in 1992 12:50 - Always transferring clubs with his brother 15:53 - Michael and Per joining Wanderers together 17:21 - His first day at Bolton, becoming ‘The Smurf’ 19:55 - The final year at Burnden Park 22:10 - Playing at both Wanderers stadiums 24:04 - Playing under Colin Todd 27:53 - The jump playing in the Premier League 31:52 - Being called up to play for Denmark 35:32 - Sam Allardyce joining Wanderers as manager 39:47 - Nights out whilst at Bolton 44:01 - Current day Wanderers

Welcome back to Wanderers Way, the official podcast of Bolton Wanderers Football Club, in association with iHeat. Today, Derek and John are joined by former Wanderers striker Jón Daði Böðvarsson, all of the way from Iceland! The trio talk all things Wanderers and discuss his career as a whole, before getting on to his plans for the future and his life outside of football.  TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Start 0:32 - Introduction 2:49 - Being back in Selfoss, Iceland 7:47 - Potentially doing the coaching badges 11:01 - Moving abroad to play in Norway 15:47 - Playing in the Euros and beating England 20:30 - The Thunderclap 21:37 - The connection with the BWFC fans 27:30 - Joining Wolves, Reading & Millwall 35:14 - Signing for Wanderers 40:37 - Missing the Papa Johns Trophy final 48:27 - Hoping to have had more game time 52:40 - Leaving Bolton 56:06 - Joining Burton Albion and working with Gary Bowyer

This week, Derek and John are joined by professional boxer and lifelong Wanderers fan, Alex Murphy! Alex outlines what the lifestyle is like to be a boxer, as well as all of his favourite Wanderers memories growing up.  His next professional fight is on Saturday 24th January 2026 and will be his first title fight - tickets are available to join Alex at the Co-Op Arena now by messaging Alex directly across all of his social media accounts.   TIMESTAMPS:  0:00 - Start 3:14 - Fighting for a Commonwealth Silver title belt 6:53 - How taking fights works 8:05 - Fighting with only 12 days preparation 12:29 - What a training camp is like 14:07 - Sparring 17:22 - Making weight 22:20 - Deciding to become a boxer 26:15 - The Wanderers fans who follow Alex 27:27 - Life as a Wanderers fan 31:49 - Being in the stand at Wanderers 36:36 - The upcoming fight in January

Join Derek and John as they catch-up with former Wanderers defender and current Daisy Hill Football Club manager, Nicky Hunt!   The trio outline how it is going in Nicky's first stint in charge as a manager, his Wanderers career and of course what it was like to make his Premier League debut against Cristiano Ronaldo at Old Trafford.    TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Start 0:39 - Managing Daisy Hill Football Club 6:45 - Managerial advice from Big Sam 11:23 - Being scouted for Manchester United and being released 16:03 - Wanderers players who helped Nicky early on 22:15 - Waiting for a chance in the Premier League 24:41 - The Premier League debut away at Manchester United 27:34 - Cristiano Ronaldo's Manchester United debut 30:35 - Playing under Big Sam and with the stars at Wanderers 36:37 - Losing the League Cup final to Middlesbrough 39:32 - Playing for England U21s 43:55 - Playing for Wanderers in Europe & Big Sam leaving 51:23 - Leaving Wanderers 53:26 - Moving into coaching after retiring 55:04 - Becoming a DJ 58:22 - How Wanderers are getting on today

Welcome to a brand new episode of Wanderers Way, the official podcast of Bolton Wanderers Football Club.  In this episode, Derek and John are joined by Wanderers' Sporting Director Feral Harkin to discuss all things Wanderers and how he is getting on in his at Wanderers so far.  The trio cover Fergal's playing career, the journey into his current role and how it all works behind the scenes at Wanderers.   TIMESTAMPS:  0:36 - Introduction 2:38 - Growing up in Ireland 4:43 - Being scouted by Leicester City 8:24 - Leaving Leicester 13:10 - Retiring from playing professional football in 2007 16:16 - Joining Manchester City 18:07 - Joining Standard Leige  24:31 - Arriving at Bolton Wanderers as Sporting Director 26:38 - How it is going this season so far 28:05 - Amario Cozier-Duberry 33:19 - Max Conway signing a new contract 35:46 - Working with Steven Schumacher  37:39 - The recruitment process at BWFC  

Welcome to a brand new season of Wanderers Way, the official podcast of Bolton Wanderers Football Club.  In this episode, Derek and John are joined by Stuart Holden to discuss all things Wanderers and how he is getting on in his broadcast career.  TIMESTAMPS:  5:14 - The beginning of the football career 10:40 - Owen Coyle 17:20 - Playing with Fabrice Muamba 20:00 - The injury at Old Trafford 29:37 - Recovering from so many knee injuries and retiring 40:18 - The goal vs Blackburn Rovers 44:04 - Working in Broadcasting    

Welcome back to Wanderers Way, the official podcast of Bolton Wanderers Football Club, in association with iHeat.  On this week's episode, Derek and John are joined by Wanderers legend Ricardo Gardner.  Playing over 340 times in a 14 year period for Wanderers, Ricardo tells us what it was like being a part of one of the football club's most impressive eras.  Timestamps: 7:15 - Early life and living in Jamaica 14:35 - Playing for the Jamaican national team 30:25 - Joining Wanderers  34:10 - Settling in at BWFC 45:15 - Getting used to English football 46:25 - The end of the Colin Todd era and Sam Allardyce 49:25 - The legendary players of the Allardyce era 51:32 - 2001 Championship Play-Off Final vs Preston 53:56 - Building in the Premier League 59:44 - European football and scoring at Bayern Munich 01:08:22 - BWFC 2005/06 Player of the Year 01:11:00 - Current day BWFC                

Welcome back to Wanderers Way, the official podcast of Bolton Wanderers Football Club, hosted by Wanderers TV host Derek Clark and Bolton legend, Super John McGinlay.  In this episode, the Wanderers TV co-hosts are joined by 2017/18 season hero, Aaron Wilbraham. Aaron talks about his extensive playing career, that goal and his thoughts on the current situation at Wanderers.  Join us on Friday next week, when episode 4 is released!

Welcome to the brand new official podcast of Bolton Wanderers Football Club, Wanderers Way. This is the first part of our 2 part chat with Wanderers Head Coach, Steven Schumacher, with the second part to be available next week. Wanderers TV host Derek Clark is joined by his co-host and Wanderers legend, Super John McGinlay, to discuss Steven's playing career, managerial career and his life outside of football.  

In the latest episode of Wanderers Way, we take a look back at an episode recorded back in November, when John and Derek were joined by current Wanderers defender Cyrus Christie to discuss Wanderers, his career and the journey from childhood to being a professional footballer with over 500 appearances.  TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Start 0:15 - Introduction 2:22 - Cyrus' impact at Wanderers to date 9:45  - The career and growing up 12:25 - The family ties to Boxing 16:17 - Starting off at his hometown club, Coventry City 26:55 - Joining Derby County and playing for Steve McClaren 35:50 - Playing behind Amario Cozier-Duberry 40:45 - A short stint at Middlesbrough 43:42 - Being a player on Deadline Day 57:34 - The Play-Offs with Fulham 60:30 - Playing in the Premier League 66:40 - Playing under Russell Martin at Swansea  

Welcome to a brand new feature on Wanderers Way - The Monthly Review! Each month, Derek and John will catch up and review the recent fixtures, upcoming games, general news within the club as well as features from special guests. This month, the duo review the start of the season, the fixture at Leyton Orient as well as the new contracts for Sam Inwood and Sonny Sharples-Ahmed. 

Welcome back to Wanderers Way, the official podcast of Bolton Wanderers Football Club, in association with iHeat.  In this episode, Per Frandsen joins Derek and Super John to talk about his 7 year affiliation with the club, his move into coaching and his career in general. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:27 - Current life 4:33 - Joining Lille 6:47 - Arriving at Bolton 11:15 - Playing at Burnden Park 16:34 - The move to the Reebok 21:04 - 1998 World Cup with Denmark 22:32 - Leaving Bolton for Blackburn Rovers 24:13 - Playing under Big Sam 28:54 - The BWFC Golden Years 33:48 - His time at Wigan Athletic 35:46 - Going into management 

Welcome to the latest episode of Wanderers Way, the official podcast of Bolton Wanderers, in association with iHeat.  In this episode, Derek and John catch up with former Wanderers striker Adam Le Fondre, talking about his career, his spells at Wanderers and THAT game against Nottingham Forest.  Timestamps:  1:54 - Introduction 8:22 - Scoring on his debut 16:14 - Losing in the Play-Off final 21:36 - Joining Reading 30:37 - Playing in the Premier League 40:05 - Joining Bolton for the first time 47:36 - Attempting to re-join Wanderers after the loan 52:50 - Re-joining Wanderers 56:06 - Being at Wanderers 57:16 - Staying up against Nottingham Forest 1:04:45 - Setting up the Wilbraham goal 1:06:22 - Moving to Australia  1:13:56 - Playing in India

Welcome back to Wanderers Way where today Derek and John are joined by Wanderers' legend Guðni Bergsson! The trio talk about Guðni's career, his time at Wanderers and what he is getting up to out of football.  Timestamps:  2:31 - Introduction 5:05 - Move to Tottenham Hotspur 10:15 - Arriving at Bolton 16:18 - The BWFC dressing room 20:08 - Reading Play-Off final 27:04 - Playing in Colin Todd's team 30:26 - Goal against Barnsley on Boxing Day 34:44 - Playing under Big Sam 37:34 - Icelandic recruitment of players 42:07 - Guðni returning to Bolton 45:17 - Preston North End Play-Off final  

Welcome back to Wanderers Way, where this week's guest is none other than Julian Darby, a man who has done everything from being a ball boy to being in the dugout! John and Derek talk to Julian about what it is like playing for your boyhood club, Julian's career and THAT week earlier this season in which Julian took temporary charge.  Timestamps:  2:25 - Introduction 9:05 - Julian as a ball boy 12:45 - Professional debut 14:46 - Playing for your home town team 16:51 - Huddersfield away reaction 18:38 - Phil Neal 20:30 - Playing in the Premier League 24:35 - Sherpa Van Trophy Final 28:51 - Achieving promotion 36:14 - Burnden Park 39:18 - Leaving BWFC 44:08 - Wes Morgan vs Billy Davies 58:58 - Retiring and becoming a coach 1:09:58 - Taking interim charge of BWFC

On this week's episode, Derek and John catch-up with infamous Wanderers broadcaster Jack Dearden! Having spent over the last 30 years commentating on Bolton Wanderers, most notably for BBC Radio Manchester, Jack recalls some of his favourite times, how he got into the industry and how he thinks Bolton will get on in the run-in of the 2024/25 season.  Timestamps:  2:08 - Introduction 8:13 - Wembley 13:31 - How he became a commentator 15:50 - Working in Egypt 20:30 - Becoming a Wanderers commentator 24:49 - The Sam Allardyce era 32:16 - The legendary players 42:49 - The League Two season 51:51 - Papa Johns Trophy final 56:49 - Wanderers Managers  

Welcome back to Wanderers Way, the official podcast of Bolton Wanderers Football Club in association with iHeat.  In this week's episode, Derek Clark and Super John McGinlay are joined by former Wanderers striker Cameron Jerome.  The trio talk all things football, Bolton Wanderers and Cameron's extensive playing career.  Make sure to keep an eye out for episode 6, where Derek and John will be joined by a Wanderers legend that made almost 400 appearances for the club. 

Welcome back to Wanderers Way, the official podcast of Bolton Wanderers Football Club.  In this episode, Derek Clark and Super John McGinlay are joined by Wanderers legend, David Lee. David gives us an insight into his career, THAT game at Anfield, his time as a coach and much more.  Keep your eyes peeled for our next episode, with weekly episodes releasing every Friday. 

Welcome to the brand new official podcast of Bolton Wanderers Football Club, Wanderers Way. This is the second part of our two-part chat with Wanderers' Head Coach, Steven Schumacher. Wanderers TV host Derek Clark is joined by his co-host and Wanderers legend, Super John McGinlay, to discuss Steven's time at Stoke City and his move to the Football Club as Head Coach.