Oldham Athletic 1989–90 football season
During the 1989–90 English football season, Oldham Athletic A.F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division .
Season summary [ ]
Oldham finished in 8th place in the league, missing out on the playoffs by three points. However the club enjoyed excellent form in the cups, reaching the FA Cup Semi-Finals for only the 2nd time in their history, and the Final of the League Cup – and the club's first ever appearance at Wembley.
Results [ ]
Home team's score comes first
Legend [ ]
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Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
19 August 1989
Blackburn
A
1–0
22 August 1989
Watford
H
1–1
26 August 1989
Swindon
H
2–2
2 September 1989
Newcastle
A
2–1
9 September 1989
Plymouth
H
3–2
16 September 1989
Stoke
A
1–2
23 September 1989
West Brom
H
2–1
26 September 1989
Sheff U
A
2–1
30 September 1989
Leicester
H
1–0
7 October 1989
Barnsley
H
2–0
14 October 1989
Bournemouth
A
2–0
17 October 1989
Hull
A
0–0
21 October 1989
Middlesbrough
H
2–0
28 October 1989
Wolves
A
1–1
31 October 1989
Bradford
H
2–2
4 November 1989
Sunderland
H
2–1
11 November 1989
Oxford
A
0–1
18 November 1989
Brighton
H
1–1
25 November 1989
Ipswich
A
1–1
1 December 1989
Blackburn
H
2–0
9 December 1989
Watford
A
3–0
16 December 1989
West Ham
A
0–2
26 December 1989
Port Vale
H
2–1
30 December 1989
Portsmouth
H
3–3
1 January 1990
Leeds
A
1–1
13 January 1990
Swindon
A
3–2
20 January 1990
Newcastle
H
1–1
3 February 1990
West Brom
A
2–2
10 February 1990
Stoke
H
2–0
24 February 1990
Ipswich
H
4–1
3 March 1990
Brighton
A
1–1
17 March 1990
Barnsley
A
1–0
20 March 1990
Bournemouth
H
4–0
24 March 1990
Hull
H
3–2
28 March 1990
Sheff U
H
0–2
31 March 1990
Middlesbrough
A
1–0
3 April 1990
Leicester
A
3–0
13 April 1990
Leeds
H
3–1
16 April 1990
Port Vale
A
2–0
18 April 1990
Plymouth
A
2–0
21 April 1990
West Ham
H
3–0
24 April 1990
Portsmouth
A
2–1
1 May 1990
Oxford
H
4–1
3 May 1990
Wolves
H
1–1
5 May 1990
Sunderland
A
2–3
7 May 1990
Bradford
A
1–1
FA Cup [ ]
Main article: 1989-90 FA Cup
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
R3
6 January 1990
Birmingham
A
1–1
R3R
10 January 1990
Birmingham
H
1–0
R4
27 January 1990
Brighton
H
2–1
R5
17 February 1990
Everton
H
2–2
R5R
21 February 1990
Everton
A
1–1
R5R2
10 March 1990
Everton
H
2–1
R6
14 March 1990
Aston Villa
H
3–0
SF
8 April 1990
Man Utd
N
3–3
SFR
11 April 1990
Man Utd
N
1–2
League Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
R2 1st leg
19 September 1989
Leeds
H
2–1
R2 2nd leg
3 October 1989
Leeds
A
1–2 (won 4–2 on aggregate)
R3
25 October 1989
Scarborough
H
7–0
R4
22 November 1989
Arsenal
H
3–1
R5
24 January 1990
Southampton
A
2–2
R5R
31 January 1990
Southampton
H
2–0
Semi Final 1st leg
14 February 1990
West Ham
H
6–0
Semi Final 2nd leg
7 March 1990
West Ham
A
3–0 (won 6–3 on aggregate)
Final
29 April 1990
Nottm Forest
Wembley
0–1
Full Members' Cup [ ]
Round
Date
Opponent
Venue
Result
R2
28 November 1989
Newcastle
A
2–0
References [ ]
National teams
League competitions
Levels 1–4 Level 5 Levels 6–7 Levels 8–9
Isthmian League (Two North , Two South )
Combined Counties League (level 8 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 8 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Kent League (level 8 only )
Midland Football Combination (level 8 only )
North West Counties League (One , Two )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
South Midlands League (Premier , One )
(, )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (level 8 only )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups