WHETHER it’s the Reebok Stadium or Burnden Park, Huddersfield Town have found it tough going in Bolton.

The last manager to enjoy victory there was Ian Greaves, a future Bolton boss, way back in October 1968.

Jimmy Lawson, Colin Dobson and Steve Smith counted in a 3-2 win in what was then Division II, now the Championship, in front of 12,431.

There have been 11 visits since, three of them to the Reebok, where Bolton moved in September, 1997.

Town lost 3-0 there in 1998-99, 1-0 in 1999-2000 and drew 2-2 in 2000-01, when Martin Smith and Kevin Gallen got their goals and 14,866 watched.

Bolton were promoted to the Premier League that season, when ex-Town player Sam Allardyce was in charge, while Town were relegated under Lou Macari (Steve Bruce had started the campaign).

That 1968-69 success was Town’s sole triumph in their last 22 visits to Bolton, who have won 43 of the 94 competitive clashes, 85 of them in league football, between the pair (Town have 31 victories).

Established in 1877, Bolton were founder members of the Football League in 1888 (but have never won the title), and moved to Burnden Park seven years later.

They played Premier League football for 11 seasons until being relegated last May.

Similar in design to Town’s home, which was opened three years earlier in 1994, the Reebok, which is actually situated in Horwich (off Junction 6 of the M61), holds 28,723.

It has the same Desso GrassMaster surface as the John Smith’s Stadium.

Town supporters can pay at the turnstiles tonight.