History of the Store

Tobutt Sports was established way back in 1923 and is still a family run business, now spanning four generations.

Len Tobutt was a professional cricketer from Middlesex, and in the early 1900's he got invited to Scotland to show the Scots how to hold a bat.

After settling in Bolton in 1920 he opened the shop in 1923. However, he carried on playing cricket well in to his seventies.

The business specialises in a host of sports including running, football, cricket, swimming, racket sports, rugby, rounders, darts and dominoes.

The present owner is now Dougie (Seen in the above 1990's picture on the right with Sir Nat Lofthouse of Bolton Wanderers FC). His preference in sport was football and squash and he ran his first marathon in 1981. In 2005 he accomplished his goal running his 100th marathon.

Expert advice is always at hand. The staff includes sports therapists and coaches.

The store offers a wide range of services including foot gait analysis to ensure you buy the right running shoe, racket re-stringing, bowls renovation and engraving, cues re-tipped, and also a printing and embroidery service at very competitive prices.