| D3 | 28/04/1973 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 | Brentford | Nicholson P, Byrom | | 21,646 | Win |
| D3 | 23/04/1973 | Port Vale | 2-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Nicholson P, Byrom | | 14,168 | Draw |
| D3 | 21/04/1973 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-0 | York City | Nicholson P, Lee S 2 | | 19,999 | Win |
| D3 | 16/04/1973 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-0 | Halifax Town | Lee S 3 | | 20,062 | Win |
| D3 | 13/04/1973 | Shrewsbury Town | 0-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Byrom, Jones G | | 6,574 | Win |
| D3 | 07/04/1973 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-1 | Watford | Lee S (pen) | | 17,462 | Draw |
| D3 | 04/04/1973 | Swansea City | 2-3 | Bolton Wanderers | Byrom, Whatmore 2 | | 3,096 | Win |
| D3 | 31/03/1973 | Rotherham United | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 6,506 | Loss |
| D3 | 28/03/1973 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-1 | Blackburn Rovers | | | 33,010 | Loss |
| D3 | 24/03/1973 | Southend United | 1-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Jones P | | 8,046 | Draw |
| D3 | 21/03/1973 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 | Shrewsbury Town | Lee S, Redfern | | 18,193 | Win |
| D3 | 17/03/1973 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Rochdale | Byrom, Jones G | | 17,870 | Win |
| D3 | 10/03/1973 | Scunthorpe United | 1-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Jones G | | 4,424 | Draw |
| D3 | 05/03/1973 | York City | 0-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Lee S | | 9,038 | Win |
| D3 | 03/03/1973 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-1 | Walsall | Jones P, Byrom, Jones G | | 14,924 | Win |
| FAC5 | 24/02/1973 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-1 | Luton Town | | | 39,556 | Loss |
| D3 | 20/02/1973 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-0 | Charlton Athletic | Nicholson P, Jones P, Phillips R | | 18,146 | Win |
| D3 | 17/02/1973 | Bournemouth | 2-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 18,384 | Loss |
| FAC4R2 | 12/02/1973 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Cardiff City | Lee S (played at Hawthorns, West Brom) | | 6,609 | Win |
| D3 | 10/02/1973 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 | Grimsby Town | Jones G, Waldron | | 16,588 | Win |
| FAC4R | 07/02/1973 | Cardiff City | 1-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Jones G (aet) | | 14,849 | Draw |
| FAC4 | 03/02/1973 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-2 | Cardiff City | Jones G, Ritson | | 24,729 | Draw |
| D3 | 30/01/1973 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Wrexham | Jones P | | 16,732 | Win |
| D3 | 27/01/1973 | Plymouth Argyle | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 8,592 | Loss |
| FAC3R | 17/01/1973 | Bolton Wanderers | 4-0 | Charlton Athletic | Nicholson P, Greaves 2, Jones G | | 21,195 | Win |
| FAC3 | 13/01/1973 | Charlton Athletic | 1-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Lee S | | 10,688 | Draw |
| D3 | 06/01/1973 | Oldham Athletic | 2-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 19,745 | Loss |
| D3 | 30/12/1972 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-2 | Notts County | Byrom, Lee S | | 17,515 | Draw |
| D3 | 26/12/1972 | Tranmere Rovers | 1-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Jones G | | 14,356 | Draw |
| D3 | 23/12/1972 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 | Port Vale | Byrom, Jones G | | 12,354 | Win |
| D3 | 16/12/1972 | Charlton Athletic | 2-3 | Bolton Wanderers | Jones P, Byrom, Jones G | | 6,489 | Win |
| FAC2 | 09/12/1972 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-0 | Shrewsbury Town | Phillips R, Lee S, Ritson | | 8,403 | Win |
| D3 | 02/12/1972 | Watford | 2-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Byrom | | 7,349 | Loss |
| D3 | 25/11/1972 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Rotherham United | Byrom, Jones G | | 7,980 | Win |
| FAC1R | 22/11/1972 | Chester | 0-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Jones G | | 7,611 | Win |
| FAC1 | 18/11/1972 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-1 | Chester | Byrom | | 9,620 | Draw |
| D3 | 11/11/1972 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 | Bristol Rovers | Byrom, Lee S | | 8,419 | Win |
| D3 | 04/11/1972 | Chesterfield | 0-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Lee S | | 6,576 | Win |
| D3 | 30/10/1972 | Wrexham | 1-3 | Bolton Wanderers | Jones G, Phillips R, Lee S | | 5,547 | Win |
| D3 | 28/10/1972 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-1 | Southend United | Phillips R | | 7,342 | Draw |
| D3 | 21/10/1972 | Rochdale | 2-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Byrom, Nicholson P | | 7,165 | Draw |
| D3 | 14/10/1972 | Bolton Wanderers | 0-0 | Scunthorpe United | | | 7,175 | Draw |
| D3 | 11/10/1972 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-0 | Swansea City | Byrom 2, Jones G | | 6,112 | Win |
| D3 | 07/10/1972 | Walsall | 3-2 | Bolton Wanderers | Jones P, Greaves | | 7,631 | Loss |
| D3 | 30/09/1972 | Halifax Town | 1-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Jones P | | 4,664 | Draw |
| D3 | 27/09/1972 | Bolton Wanderers | 1-0 | Chesterfield | Waldron | | 6,532 | Win |
| D3 | 23/09/1972 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 | Tranmere Rovers | Jones G (pen), Wright R | | 6,139 | Win |
| D3 | 19/09/1972 | Bristol Rovers | 1-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Jones G (pen) | | 9,572 | Draw |
| D3 | 16/09/1972 | Grimsby Town | 2-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 8,678 | Loss |
| D3 | 09/09/1972 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-0 | Plymouth Argyle | Byrom, Jones G (pen) | | 5,515 | Win |
| LC2 | 06/09/1972 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 15,903 | Loss |
| D3 | 02/09/1972 | Blackburn Rovers | 0-3 | Bolton Wanderers | Byrom, Wright R, Phillips R | | 9,546 | Win |
| D3 | 28/08/1972 | Brentford | 2-1 | Bolton Wanderers | Byrom | | 11,800 | Loss |
| D3 | 26/08/1972 | Bolton Wanderers | 2-1 | Oldham Athletic | Wright R, Phillips R | | 7,019 | Win |
| D3 | 19/08/1972 | Notts County | 1-0 | Bolton Wanderers | | | 11,129 | Loss |
| LC1 | 16/08/1972 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-0 | Oldham Athletic | Byrom, Jones G 2 | | 7,947 | Win |
| D3 | 12/08/1972 | Bolton Wanderers | 3-0 | Bournemouth | Byrom 2, Machin (og) | | 7,133 | Win |