Bolton Wanderers FC

Bolton Wanderers F.C. is an English football club, that since 2012, playing in the Football League Championship, the English Second Division. The club was founded in1874. In 1888 it was one of the founders of the English Football League .

Home to the club since 1997 is the Reebok Stadium in Horwich. The Trotters previously played at Burnden Park in Bolton.

The 2004/05 season ended with a handsome sixth place in the Premier League. Never before was the club as high finished. In 2012 the club ended on an eighteenth place and relegated from the Premier League.



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[hide] *1 History  ==History[ Edit] == ===Early history (1877-1929)[ Edit] === The club was founded in 1874 by Reverend Thomas Ogden, the headmaster of Christ Church, as Christ Church FC. It was initially arranged from the Church of the same name in Egerton, but after a dispute with the Reverend, the cooperation stopped. The club changed its name to Bolton Wanderers in 1877. The club had a lot of trouble to find a permanent playground and has in the first four years of its existence played at three different locations.
 * 1.1 early history (1877-1929)
 * 1.2 full (1929-1958)
 * 1.3 Many lows, few highlights (1958-1995)
 * 1.4 Colin Todd period (1995-1999)
 * 1.5 Sam Allardyce period (1999-2007)
 * 1.6 Gary Megson period (2007-2009)
 * 1.7 Owen Coyle period (2010-present)
 * 2 Palmares
 * 3 Bolton in Europe
 * 4 selection 2011/2012
 * 5 notable former players
 * 5.1 Dutch
 * 5.2 Spaniards
 * 5.3 Other
 * 6 external link

In the 1887-88 FA Cup played Bolton Wanderers on 15 October 1887 in the first round against Everton FC. Welsh international Bob Roberts scored the only goal of the match, but the result was declared invalid because Bolton had a player drafted, being not entitled Robert Struthers. The match had to be played again and there followed two draws. The fourth game was eventually won 2-1 by Everton. But Everton was disqualified because they now had drawn up two professional players and amateurs were registered. Bolton won the contest and was 9-1 in the second round lost to Preston North End.

Bolton was one of the twelve founding members of the Football League in 1888 and has since most of her time spent in the top class.

In 1894 took out Bolton for the first time the final of the FA Cup, but it was 4-1 lost to Notts County at Goodison Park. Ten years later was again the final met. On 23 april 1904 Bolton lost the final 1-0 to local rivalsManchester City. On 28 april 1923 the club won the FA Cup, after West Ham United was defeated 2-0 at Wembley. It was the first time the final was held at Wembley. This contest, also known as The White Horse called Finael, was attended by 127,000 supporters. Boltons striker, David Jack, scored the first goal ever at Wembley Stadium. Also in 1926 and 1929 Bolton won the FA Cup, after they had respectively beat Manchester City and Portsmouth . ===Highlight (1929-1958)<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">From 1935 to 1964 Bolton stayed in the top division and the best results were achieved in the 1950s. This period is regarded by supporters as a golden age. During World War II, most players were active in the war front, which was very rare at top athletes and football players. Most elite athletes put their training activities further, far away from the enemy fire. Bolton went at least fifteen professional football players, led by their captain Harry Gamage, in service in 1939. They were conscripted into the 53rd Bolton Artillery Regiment. By the end of the war were 32 of the 35 Professional Bolton players have been active in the British army. The only one that has not survived Galvez, who was moved up to the rank of Lieutenant and was was killed by shrapnel at the Italian front, just before Christmas 1943. The 53rd Bolton Artillery Regiment took part in the battle of Dunkirk and was active in Iraq, Egypt and Italy. Remarkably, some of these soldiers there is managed to further to play football during the war in the so-called British XI teams. In 1953 Bolton played one of the most remarkable FA Cup finals in history. The so-called Stanley Matthews final of 1953 in which Bolton lost to Blackpool 4-3, after it had been 1-3. Blackpool won thanks to the skills of Matthews and the goals of Stan Mortensen.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Bolton Wanderers won her last major success In 1958 with the win in the FA Cup final. It won 2-0 by Manchester United, after two goals by Nat Lofthouse. The final was played at Wembley Stadium, in front of 100,000 spectators. The last time they were very close to winning a trophy, was in 1995 and in 2004, where they lost the final of the League Cup twice. ===Many lows, few highlights (1958-1995)<span class="mw-editsection" len="376" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Bolton relegated in 1964 from the highest class and could only took office again in 1978. However, the club was relegated after two seasons back and there was initiated a new period of decline.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">After the relegation in 1980 the club could attract attacker Brian Kidd from Everton for £ 150,000. With Kidd, who had won the European Cup with Manchester United, Bolton was hoping to be promoted as soon as possible. In his third game for Bolton scored a hat-trick in the 4-0-Kidd win against Newcastle United. But Bolton managed that season to enforce the promotion. Trainer Stan Anderson was fired at the end of the season and replaced by George Mulhall. Also in the season 1981-82 was promotion far away and Bolton lost some key players, including Peter Reid and Neil Whatmore. There were rumors that the Brazilian legend Pelé would be appointed to the task by George Mulhall to take over, but the job went to John McGovern, who was player-coach.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The appointment of McGovern, however, was not the turning point at which everyone in Burnden Park had hoped and relegated Bolton to the third Division in 1983 after 4-1 on the final day was lost to Charlton Athletic.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">McGovern remained trainer in the following season and it appeared that Bolton with a team of young players the promotion would be enforced. The 8-1-victory against Walsall FC that season was the biggest League victory in fifty years. Yet Bolton succeeded to promote. McGovern was replaced by Charlie Wright, which remained until december 1985.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">At the end of the season 1986-87 was Bolton on a relegation place and relegated it to the Fourth Division. The Board retained confidence in manager Phil Neal (appointed in december 1985) and after just one season, the team promoted to the third Division. The decisive goal was scored by Robbie Savage in a thrilling 1-0 victory against Wrexham FC. Wrexham had missed a penaly in the opening stage and both teams showed a lot of untapped opportunities. During the reign of manager Neal Nat Lofthouse was appointed President for life. In 1989 Bolton won the Football League Trophy led by Neal, who remained manager until the summer of 1992. He then made place for Bruce Rioch, who a few years earlier had accomplished two consecutive promotions with Middlesbrough FC. In the season 1990-91 lost to Bolton in the final of the play-offs againstTranmere Rovers and the last season (1991-92) under Neal ended a disappointing 13th place.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In the early years under Rioch, Bolton some successes in Cup competitions. In 1993 it defeated Liverpool in the FA Cup with 0-2 in the replay in the third round. The goals were scored by John McGinlay and Andy Walker. In the ensuing round defeated Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-2. Bolton was eliminated in the next round by Derby County (3-1). Bolton was promoted to the second division In 1993. In 1994 it defeated in a replay in the fourth round of the FA Cup, the FA Cup title holder Arsenal 3-1. Bolton pushed through to the quarterfinals and lost 0-1 of Oldham Athletic. That season had it in earlier rounds also Everton (3-2) and Aston Villa (1-0) defeated. ===Colin Todd period (1995-1999)<span class="mw-editsection" len="356" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Under Rioch could Bolton in 1995 promotion to the Premier League, thanks to a win over Reading in the final of the play-offs. Rioch led Bolton also to the final of the League Cup in 1995, in which Liverpool lost 2-1. After these successes left Rioch the club and went on to work at Arsenal. He was replaced by Roy McFarland and Colin ToddRiochs Assistant. Bolton during the 1995-96 season was almost the entire League at the bottom of the standings and McFarland was fired on new year's Day 1996. He was replaced by Colin Todd. Todd was unable to save Bolton and the club was sure of relegation after the 1-0 loss against Southampton on the penultimate round. Bolton kept the confidence in Todd. This confidence was rewarded when she could promote the season by champion in the second division. The club earned 98 points and 100 goals scored that season. This season was also the last in the last game in this stadium, Burnden Park was a 4-1-victory against Charlton Athletic. Starting from the season 1997-98 Bolton plays its home games at the Reebok Stadium.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Bolton relegated at the end of the 1997-98 season from the Premier League, on the basis of the balance sheets. The season then took it the final of the play-offs, but lost 2-0 to Watford. Todd resigned and was replaced by Sam Allardyce. ===Sam Allardyce period (1999-2007)<span class="mw-editsection" len="359" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In the season 1999-2000 earned Bolton under Allardyce the semi-finals of the FA Cup, the Football League Cup and the play-offs, but lost respectively by Aston Villa, Tranmere Rovers and Ipswich Town. After the season 2000-01 promoted Bolton to the Premier League, after it had won the final of the play-offs of Preston North End.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Bolton had to fight for the next two seasons the preservation, but it survived in the Premier League. The season 2001-02 began beautiful for Bolton. Leicester City beat was 0-5 on the opening round. The following two days were also won. A tight victory against Liverpool. Bolton was so in the lead of the standings. Despite a memorable 1-2-victory against Manchester United the club's terrible performance went backwards in the middle of the season. With a hat-trick by Fredi Bobic against Ipswich Town became the preservation ensured. Bolton lost the last three games, but safe 16th place was assured. The arrival of experienced international players Bobic and Youri Djorkaeff proved vital, as the rise of Kevin Nolan and Michael Ricketts.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In the 2002-03 season Bolton made a bad start and despite a new away win against Manchester United, the club throughout the season at the bottom of the standings, to the spectacular 2-4-victory against Leeds.Despite the lack of consistency could assure the preservation after a Bolton 2-1-victory against Middlesbrough on the final day. The most important player of the season, Jay-Jay Okocha, was crucial this season and would be a legend at the Reebok Stadium.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Bolton reached the League Cup final in 2004, but lost to Middlesbrough. Bolton ended in the season 2003-04 in eighth place, their highest ranking to date in the Premier League. The 2004-05 season was ended in sixth place and this resulted in the qualification for the UEFA Cup, for the first time in the club's history. Bolton won a place In the UEFA Cup at the last 32 teams and was eliminated by Olympique Marseille (2-1 round trip). By the end of the 2006-07 season, in april 2007, Allardyce resigned. In his last four seasons with Bolton is Allardyce succeeded in finishing in the top ten. Something only the big four clubs, being Chelsea, Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United, equaled. ===Gary Megson period (2007-2009)<span class="mw-editsection" len="357" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Allardyce was replaced by his assistant Sammy Lee, that the qualification for the UEFA Cup 2007-08 could safeguard. After in eleven games, only one of them was won Lee decided to leave Bolton in October 2007. He was replaced by Gary Megson, which the team is fully heropbouwde. With the £ 15 million that Bolton of Nicolas Anelka for Chelsea received were Grétar Steinsson, Tamir Cohen, Matthew Taylor and Gary Cahillattracted.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Megson managed with Bolton to achieve safe 16th place in the standings. In the UEFA Cup took the club to the last sixteen teams. It played In the UEFA Cup, drew with Bayern Munich and it became the first British team which could beat Red Star Belgrade in Belgrade. Atlético Madrid beat, was also before Bolton was eliminated by Sporting Lisbon.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Under Megson was on 27 June 2008 the transfer from Johan Elmander of Toulouse realized. The player was for £ 8, attracted 2 million and the Norwegian striker Daniel Braaten was also involved in the deal, by in the opposite direction to make the switch. The 2008–09 season started slowly for Bolton. Although the opening game was won 3-1 by Stoke City, not the five subsequent matches were won. November was without a doubt the best month with four wins from five games and with the sole loss the match against Liverpool. Crowd favourite Kevin Nolan In January left the club and signed with Newcastle United for a transfer fee of £ 4 million.Mark Davies and Sébastien Puygrenier were the only incoming transfers. Meanwhile, tensions arose between Megson and supporters after he had called these ' pathetic '. This was a major factor in his eventual dismissal. Followed the rest of the season had mixed results, but Bolton finished in thirteenth place with 41 points.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In the summer were Sean Davis, Lee Chung-Yong, Paul Robinson , Zat Knight(borrowed from West Bromwich Albion) and Ivan Klasnić (borrowed from FC Nantes) attracted. In the 2009-10 season was only four in the first eight won ten games.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">On december 30, 2009, Bolton that Megson was fired by the club by the disappointing results. His last game, the night before his resignation, was a 2-2 draw against Hull City, after a 2-0 lead. On January 8, 2010, as the successor to Owen Coyle referred to. ===Owen Coyle period (2010-present)<span class="mw-editsection" len="357" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Cap first game as coach was a 2-0 defeat against Arsenal, but the next game against his former employer, Burnley, was won. During the transfer window in January strengthened Coyle the team with Stuart Holden andJack Wilshere with rented players (from Arsenal) and Vladimír Weiss (Manchester City). Coyle led Bolton to the fourteenth place with 39 points.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In the summer of 2010, the team was strengthened with Martin Petrov (Manchester City), Robbie Blake (Burnley), Marcos Alonso (Real Madrid), Ivan Klasnić (Nantes), Tom Eaves (Oldham) and Rodrigo Moreno (SL Benfica).

<p lang="en" len="164" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">On november 10, 2010 the club announced a loss of £ 35.4 million for the year ended 30 June 2010 with a pile of debt already amounts to £ 93 million.

<p lang="en" len="620" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">During the transfer window in January signed David Wheater (Middlesbrough) for a transfer fee of £ 2.3 million and Chelsea's Daniel Sturridge was loaned until the end of the season.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In the FA Cup 2010-11 beat Bolton on way to the semifinal, among other things, York City, Wigan Athletic, Fulham and Birmingham City. In the semifinal was 5-0 lost to Stoke City. For this defeat Bolton the following season took revenge by on 6th november 2011 Stoke 5-0 to beat in the League. In the season 2010-11 Bolton was mainly in the upper half of the standings, but by a series of five consecutive defeats at the end of the season, the club finished on a fourteenth place.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In the summer of 2011, a lot of players left the club including Johan Elmander, Tamir Cohen, Joey O'Brien, Jlloyd Samuel, Ali Al Habsi and Matthew Taylor. There were also attracted a lot of players, including Darren Pratley, Nigel Reo-Coker, Chris Eagles, Tyrone Mears and David N'Gog. Tuncay Şanlı (VfL Wolfsburg) and Dedryck Boyata (Manchester City) were leased. Bolton started the season 2011-12 with only one victory in its first six games. The improved performance at half the season and Bolton out of the relegation zone in January could disappear. In the transfer-period of January was sold to Chelsea for £ 7 million Gary Cahill. With this money was Defender Tim Ream (New York Red Bulls) and Marvin Sordell attacker (Watford) attracted. In addition, Ryo Miyaichi rented from Arsenal until the end of the season.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">On March 17, 2011 got Player Fabrice Muamba a cardiac arrest during the FA Cup match against Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane Stadium. Muamba was in critical condition.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">On 13 may 2012 was a fact after the relegation from the Premier League on the last round 2-2 was played against Stoke City. In the aftermath of the degradation made President Phil Gartside announced that the wage burden should be halved to relieve the financial worry of the club. Attacker Ivan Klasnić and defender Mark Connolly were the first ones left the club. ==Palmares<span class="mw-editsection" len="334" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * FA Cup (4 x)
 * 1923, 1926, 1929, 1958


 * Football League Trophy (1 x)
 * 1989

==Bolton in Europe<span class="mw-editsection" len="343" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p lang="en" len="57" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Total points for UEFA coefficients: 22.0 ==Selection 2011/2012<span class="mw-editsection" len="345" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==Notable former players<span class="mw-editsection" len="348" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===Dutch<span class="mw-editsection" len="339" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Spaniards<span class="mw-editsection" len="338" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Other<span class="mw-editsection" len="333" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ===
 * Group = group stage
 * 1R = first round
 * 3R = third round
 * PUC = points UEFA coefficients
 * Fabian de Freitas
 * Riga Mustapha
 * Richard Sneekes
 * Marcos Alonso
 * Mikel Alonso
 * Iván Campo
 * Fernando Hierro
 * César Martín
 * Bülent Akın
 * Sam Allardyce
 * Nicolas Anelka
 * Jared Borgetti
 * Vincent Candela
 * El Hadji Diouf
 * Youri Djorkaeff
 * Quinton Fortune
 * Roy Greaves
 * Eddie Hopkinson
 * Mário Jardel
 * Claus Jensen
 * Ivan Klasnić
 * Nat Lofthouse
 * John McGinlay
 * Hidetoshi Nakata
 * Phil Neal
 * Jay-Jay Okocha
 * Tuncay Şanlı
 * Gary Speed
 * Frank Worthington