Lancaster Whites- BWFC

On to the championship! 👊

If you're going to win a playoff final at Wembley there's no better way than 4-1 against Stockport County, securing our place in the championship next season. A 7-year long exile is finally over.🎉

Two coaches ran from Lancaster for the playoff final last week. 🚍

And that's a wrap for the 25/26 season we hope you all had a great time and we can't wait to see you all back on the bus again in the championship! ⬆️

Once in never out! ✊

COYWM!! ⚽🐘

Enjoy the selection of pictures captured by members of Lancaster Whites on Sunday. 📸

They've done it! 💥

Bolton is going back to the Championship. 🆙

COYWM!! ⚽🐘

1-1 HT ⚔️

COYWM!! ⚽🐘

Not long now till we arrive in London. 🏟️

COYWM!! ⚽🐘

Wishing everyone a safe and happy journey to Wembley today. 🏟️

COYWM!! ⚽🐘

It's Wembley for Bolton!! 🏟️

Bolton will be heading to Wembley to face Stockport County in the League One Play-Off Final after a solitary goal in the second half gave them a 2-0 aggregate victory over Bradford City. ⚽

50 Lancaster Whites travelled on the coach this evening. 🚍

Time now to prepare ourselves for Wembley. Let's get it done boys!! 👊

COYWM!! ⚽🐘

Pictures provided by William A. 📸

It's time. COYWM!! ⚽🐘

Advantage Bolton. 💪

Bolton will be taking the lead into their Play-Off Semi-Final 2nd Leg after Amario Cozier-Duberry scored the only goal against Bradford City at the Toughsheet Community Stadium on Saturday. ⚽

41 Lancaster Whites travelled on the coach. 🚍

Tonight is the 2nd leg away at Bradford. 🐔

Back the boys and what will be will be. 👊

COYWM!! ⚽🐘

Pictures provided by William A and Wayne M. 📸

Saturday's match report by Alan Houghton. 📝

On EFL D-day, we all marched down to the Toughsheet to see the Wanderers take on the Hatters from Luton Town. The Doombar deliberations were about our preferred route to the final and beyond, as we had already secured our Play-off spot. Today would sort out who we would have to face and when. Luton were fighting for a Play-off spot themselves under former Wanderers favourite, Jack Wilshere.

The team news was eagerly awaited, in front of another bumper crowd and when it came, Stephen Schumacher had brought back Jordi Osei-Tutu after suspension and rested George Johnston in favour of Max Conway. It was certainly a very attacking team.

What followed probably epitomised our season in one match. Scintillating attacking football, lousy defending, dubious refereeing and a scoreline that could have been anything by the end. Their opening goal was a debatable penalty, which appeared to be touched twice and should have been disallowed. The fightback wasn't long in coming as Jordi Osei-Tutu brought us level and in-form Ibrahim Cissoko put us in front, right on half-time.
Bradford and Stockport were also winning and Stevenage were drawing at half-time, so it wasn't looking good for Luton and we were facing a trip to Stevenage next Saturday afternoon.

But in an end-to-end second half, Luton drew level around about the hour mark, then snatched the winner in added time, and still had time to miss a second penalty. A crazy ending to a match that we should have closed down. In the end, the win was not good enough for Luton as all the other Play-off contenders did their business and won.

So, we are left facing Bradford City at home next Saturday evening, before the return leg at Valley Parade the following Thursday evening. It really doesn't matter who we play or when. We all start level in the Play-offs. We need three good performances now from the Wanderers, with chances taken and tighter defence. We can go into the Play-offs with confidence as several of our players have been coming into form, as they get up to speed. Attack will be our best form of defence. There is no holding back in Play-off matches. We are all in this together. The fans will be up for it. The manager will be up for it. The team must be up for it. Belief is everything now. Come on you Whites.

COYWM!! ⚽🐘