Ever wondered how much it costs to run the Old Boltonians AFC? Well it’s over £30k and increasing by the year.

We are a non profit-making club so any surplus each year gets “ploughed” back into the club to improve the facilities. The pitches are owned by Old Boltonains Association (Bolton School) so without them, the costs would be substantially higher.

Then there are our volunteers who give up so much of their own time to make the club what it is today. Dave Lee for his attentive nurturing of the pitches for 50 years, Rog Milne for his 30 year commitment to fund raising through the Patrons, 300 club, let alone the generous donations from him and Dave Lee last season.

Steve Eccleshare as the Club and first team manager, Richard Morris as Chairman, Nick Holt as Club Secretary and many more. We also are indebted to the club sponsors and the hundred patrons who simply make monthly donations to the club they love.

Without these guys there would be no club, it’s as simple as that. To reduce this reliance on the generosity of the supporters to the cause, we have introduced the compulsory membership scheme at £25 per month for full membership (£20 for Vets XI).

Our club treasurer Roger Milne has put together this document showing our budget for 2023/24 based on last seasons expenditure. So you can see where the money goes.

To see the latest budget for this season, just click the link below