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Bolton Wanderers to start 2019-20 season with points deduction

Bolton Wanderers have been deducted 12 points for the start of the 2019-20 season and will begin the campaign on negative points.

Bolton were relegated from the Championship this season after a woeful campaign, which included their clash with Brentford being cancelled - and the Bees were awarded a 1-0 victory.

A statement released on Bolton’s official website confirmed the club had entered administration, with Paul Appleton and Asher Miller of London-based insolvency firm David Rubin and Partners as joint administrators.

It was also confirmed that Fildraw – and not Ken Anderson – has placed the club into administration.

As such, Bolton will kickstart their League One campaign next season on -12 points.

"This has obviously been a long-running situation and it is vitally important that we quickly establish the position of both the football club and the holding company,” Appleton said in a statement.

"It has got to the stage where the Trust could not sit back and allow the club to go into liquidation. Decisive action had to be taken and the Trust believes the decision is in the best interests of Bolton Wanderers."

"Everybody at the club as well as the supporters need a sense of clarity and that is what I will be seeking to provide as quickly as possible."

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