Career
Bolton played at stand-off in Wigan"s 9–13 victory over Workington Town in the 1958 Challenge Cup final during the 1957-1958 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 10 May 1958. Dave Bolton played scrum-half/halfback in Wigan"s 8-13 defeat by Oldham in the 1957 Lancashire Cup final during the 1957-1958 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 19 October 1957. Bolton also played in Australia for the Sydney club Balmain from 1965 until 1970, featuring in the 1969 season"s Grand Final-winning team
This made him only the second Englishman to play in a grand final-winning team in Australia.
Bolton is often remembered as a prolific kicker of drop goals, at a time when they were worth 2 points. He was a great drop goal kicking asset to the club, he kicked 21 drop goals for the Tigers during his era, some of them long range, and many of the drop goals were the difference between Balmain winning and losing.
He retired from playing after being unable to keep his first grade spot in 1970. Bolton coached Parramatta in 1973 and "74.
He was also assistant coach to Tim Sheens at Penrith in the mid-1980s
On 17 March 2005, Dave Bolton was inducted into the Balmain Tigers" Hall of Fame.
