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Discussion in 'Bolton Wanderers' started by Resurgam, Sep 17, 2011.

  1. Resurgam

    Resurgam Top Analyst
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    Good morning Bolton fans.
    I was wondering why your nickname is the trotters.
    Could anyone elighten me please?


    Thanks in anticipation.


    Good luck for after today.
     
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  2. Bolton4Europe

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    'Bolton Wanderers are also known as “The Trotters", due to a pitch that the club used towards the end of the nineteenth century. The pitch backed onto a piggery and clearances tended to end up in the pig pens. Players therefore had to ‘trot’ through the pens to retrieve their ball.'

    Apparently.
     
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  3. Resurgam

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    Many thanks for the info. Certainly one of the more interesting reasons behind a club's nickname.
     
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    Because all their women are pigs <laugh>
     
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