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Wanderers fans have been warned to keep their protests on the terraces – after two Whites supporters went on to the pitch at the Macron Stadium on Saturday.
Police are also reminding supporters to not to use foul language when they are shouting their dissatisfaction at the team’s current form.
PC Rob Smith said: “If you are protesting then please do so from the stands and do not run the pitch.
“It is an offence and could lead to a ban.
“People must also watch their language when protesting vocally as a lot of families go to the football and should not have to listen to it.”
Trotters fan Nicholas Parton, aged 37, from Westhoughton, contacted The Bolton News after the match, to explain his reasons for going onto the pitch.
He said: “The way the club’s going and the football we’re playing at the moment I felt there was no other option.
“Try taking banners and they are taken down before kick-off. It’s frustrating.
“I don’t want any kids doing what I did.
“I’ve got two young kids myself and if I upset any other fans then I’m sorry because that’s the last thing I want.”
Bolton slumped to their sixth defeat of the season on Saturday, losing 2-0 to Derby County.
They have one just one game in nine, drawing the other two, and lie 22nd in the Championship.
Whites face relegation rivals Fulham in London tomorrow night.
Police arrested one Wanderers fan for encroaching on to the pitch and one Derby fan, aged 18, on suspicion of letting off a smoke grenade inside the stadium. Both have been summonsed to appear in court.
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Police are also reminding supporters to not to use foul language when they are shouting their dissatisfaction at the team’s current form.
PC Rob Smith said: “If you are protesting then please do so from the stands and do not run the pitch.
“It is an offence and could lead to a ban.
“People must also watch their language when protesting vocally as a lot of families go to the football and should not have to listen to it.”
Trotters fan Nicholas Parton, aged 37, from Westhoughton, contacted The Bolton News after the match, to explain his reasons for going onto the pitch.
He said: “The way the club’s going and the football we’re playing at the moment I felt there was no other option.
“Try taking banners and they are taken down before kick-off. It’s frustrating.
“I don’t want any kids doing what I did.
“I’ve got two young kids myself and if I upset any other fans then I’m sorry because that’s the last thing I want.”
Bolton slumped to their sixth defeat of the season on Saturday, losing 2-0 to Derby County.
They have one just one game in nine, drawing the other two, and lie 22nd in the Championship.
Whites face relegation rivals Fulham in London tomorrow night.
Police arrested one Wanderers fan for encroaching on to the pitch and one Derby fan, aged 18, on suspicion of letting off a smoke grenade inside the stadium. Both have been summonsed to appear in court.
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