Oldham Athletic 2017–18 football season
Oldham Athletic 2017–18 season Chairman Simon Corney Manager John Sheridan (until 25 September)[1] Richie Wellens (from 18 October)[2] Stadium Boundary Park League One 21st (relegated) FA Cup First round EFL Cup First Round EFL Trophy Group Stage Top goalscorer League: Eoin Doyle (12) All: Eoin Doyle (12)
The 2017–18 season is Oldham Athletic 's 123rd season in their history and 21st consecutive season in League One .[3] Along with competing in League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup , EFL Cup and EFL Trophy .
The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Transfers out [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
To
Fee
Ref.
1 July 2017
RM
Lee Croft
Southport
Released
[14] [a]
1 July 2017
LB
Charles Dunne
Motherwell
Released
[14] [b]
1 July 2017
MF
Lee Knight
Free agent
Released
[14]
1 July 2017
RB
Josh Law
York City
Released
[14] [c]
1 July 2017
CF
Michael Ngoo
KF Tirana
Released
[14] [d]
1 July 2017
LB
Jamie Reckord
Free agent
Released
[14]
^ Lee Croft joined Southport following his release.[15]
^ Charles Dunne joined Motherwell following his release.[16]
^ Josh Law joined York City following his release.[17]
^ Michael Ngoo joined KF Tirana following his release.[18]
Loans in [ ]
Start date
Position
Nationality
Name
From
End date
Ref.
4 August 2017
GK
Ben Wilson
Cardiff City
January 2018
[19]
29 August 2017
CM
Jack Byrne
Wigan Athletic
January 2018
[20]
31 August 2017
CB
Kean Bryan
Manchester City
1 January 2018
[21]
31 August 2017
CF
Eoin Doyle
Preston North End
1 January 2018
[22]
31 August 2017
GK
Jack Ruddy
Wolverhampton Wanderers
1 January 2018
[23]
6 September 2017
LW
Queensy Menig
Nantes
30 June 2018
[24]
Loans out [ ]
Start date
Position
Nationality
Name
To
End date
Ref.
22 September 2017
DF
Kallum Mantack
FC United of Manchester
20 October 2017
[25]
13 October 2017
CB
George Edmundson
AFC Fylde
1 January 2018
[26] [a]
13 October 2017
CB
Jamie Stott
AFC Fylde
10 November 2017
[26]
30 October 2017
CM
Mason Fawns
Ashton United
27 November 2017
[28]
3 November 2017
DF
Kallum Mantack
Stockport County
3 December 2017
[29]
10 November 2017
CB
Jamie Stott
Curzon Ashton
1 January 2018
[30]
^ On 10 November, Edmundson extended his loan stay with AFC Fylde .[27]
Competitions [ ]
Friendlies [ ]
As of 28 June 2017, Oldham Athletic have announced seven pre-season friendlies against Curzon Ashton ,[31] Stalybridge Celtic ,[32] Accrington Stanley ,[33] Salisbury ,[34] Swindon Town ,[35] Girona [36] and Manchester United U/23 .[37]
Stalybridge Celtic v Oldham Athletic
8 July 2017 Stalybridge Celtic 1–4 Oldham Athletic show Stalybridge 15:00 BST
65'
Report
Trialist 34' Obadeyi 36' Fané 51' Osei 68'
Stadium: Bower Fold
Salisbury v Oldham Athletic
Swindon Town v Oldham Athletic
14 July 2017 Swindon Town 1–1 Oldham Athletic show Swindon 12:00 BST
?'
Report
Amadi-Holloway ?'
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 0
Curzon Ashton v Oldham Athletic
18 July 2017 Curzon Ashton 1–1 Oldham Athletic show Ashton-under-Lyne 19:45 BST
63'
Report
Amadi-Holloway 46'
Stadium: Tameside Stadium Attendance: 1,128
Oldham Athletic v Girona
27 July 2017 Oldham Athletic 1–2 Girona show Oldham 19:00 BST
Duffus 90' (pen. )
Report
Amagat 1' Benítez 15'
Stadium: Boundary Park Referee: Ben Toner (England)
Oldham Athletic v Manchester United XI
1 August 2017 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Manchester United XI show Oldham 19:30 BST
Report
Gribbin 75'
Stadium: Boundary Park
League One [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Promotion, qualification or relegation
19
Walsall
46
13
13
20
53
66
−13
52
20
Rochdale
46
11
18
17
49
57
−8
51
21
Oldham Athletic (R)
46
11
17
18
58
75
−17
50
Relegation to EFL League Two
22
Northampton Town (R)
46
12
11
23
43
77
−34
47
23
Milton Keynes Dons (R)
46
11
12
23
43
69
−26
45
Source:
BBC Sport Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated
Result summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
28
7
8
13
40
50
−10
29
5
3
6
23
22
+1
2
5
7
17
28
−11
Last updated: 13 January 2018.
Source:[citation needed ]
Result by matchday [ ]
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground H A H A H A A H A H A H A A H H H H A A H A A H H A A H A H H A H A A H A H A H H A A H H A Result L L L L L D W L L W W W D D W L W D D L W D L L D L L D L L W D W W D L L W D D D D D L D D Position 22 23 24 23 23 24 21 24 24 23 18 17 19 20 17 18 15 16 17 18 16 15 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 20 21
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2018. Source:[citation needed ] A = Away ; H = Home ; W = Win ; D = Draw ; L = Loss
Matches [ ]
On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.[38] [39]
Oldham Athletic v Oxford United
Oldham Athletic v Wigan Athletic
19 August 2017 3 Oldham Athletic 0–2 Wigan Athletic show Oldham 15:00 BST
Dummigan 40' Banks 60'
Report
Toney 8' Jacobs 16' 39' Burn 34' Morsy 45+2'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,446 Referee:
Blackpool v Oldham Athletic
26 August 2017 4 Blackpool 2–1 Oldham Athletic show Blackpool 15:00 BST
Longstaff 6' Vassell 15' Daniel 90+1'
Report
Banks 25' Osei 70'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,642 Referee:
Oldham Athletic v Charlton Athletic
Fleetwood Town v Oldham Athletic
Bristol Rovers v Oldham Athletic
12 September 2017 7 Bristol Rovers 2–3 Oldham Athletic show Horfield 19:45 BST
Gaffney 83' Sweeney 85' Telford 90+7'
Report
Byrne 49' Gardner 60' Davies 71' Doyle 88' Fané 90+7'
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,908 Referee:
Oldham Athletic v Shrewsbury Town
16 September 2017 8 Oldham Athletic 1–2 Shrewsbury Town show Oldham 15:00 BST
Davies 33' Doyle 38' 90+3' Gardner 74' Gerrard 90+5'
Report
Payne 19' Nolan 65' 90' Morris 73' Rodman 80'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,150 Referee:
Rotherham United v Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic v Peterborough United
26 September 2017 10 Oldham Athletic 3–2 Peterborough United show Oldham 19:45 BST
Doyle 51' , 85' Wilson 57' Gardner 80' 90+7' Clarke 83' Placide 90'
Report
Maddison 58' (pen. ) Lopes 90' Marriott 90+2'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2,975 Referee:
Portsmouth v Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic v Bury
7 October 2017 P Oldham Athletic v Bury show Oldham 15:00 BST
Stadium: Boundary Park Note: On 28 September, the scheduled home match against Bury was postponed due to international call-ups.[40]
Oldham Athletic v Blackburn Rovers
14 October 2017 12 Oldham Athletic 1–0 Blackburn Rovers show Oldham 15:00 BST
Dummigan 16' Menig 90'
Report
Smallwood 61' Bennett 73' Chapman 75' Dack 79'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 7,784 Referee:
Bradford City v Oldham Athletic
17 October 2017 13 Bradford City 1–1 Oldham Athletic show Bradford 19:45 BST
Taylor 3' Vincelot 73' Thompson 79' Wyke 84'
Report
Doyle 23' Omrani 82' Hunt 83' Bryan 85'
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 19,840 Referee:
Milton Keynes Dons v Oldham Athletic
21 October 2017 14 Milton Keynes Dons 4–4 Oldham Athletic show Denbigh 15:00 BST
Gilbey 17' Upson 56' , 89' 64' Walsh 65' Nesbitt 82' Aneke 88'
Report
Davies 7' Doyle 39' , 45+1' Clarke 55' 63' Fané 67' Hunt 90'
Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 9,312 Referee:
Oldham Athletic v Bury
24 October 2017 15 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Bury show Oldham 19:45 BST
Doyle 24' Byrne 44' Amadi-Holloway 90+3'
Report
Aldred 47' Ince 69'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,183 Referee: Darren Drysdale
Oldham Athletic v Scunthorpe United
28 October 2017 16 Oldham Athletic 2–3 Scunthorpe United show Oldham 15:00 BST
Fané 31' Clarke 45+1' Davies 81'
Report
Hopper 5' Morris 10' Gilks 61' Holmes 83' McArdle 87'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,331 Referee:
Southend United v Oldham Athletic
11 November 2017 P Southend United v Oldham Athletic show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Roots Hall Note: On 2 November, the scheduled away trip to Southend United was postponed due to international call-ups.[41]
Oldham Athletic v Rochdale
18 November 2017 17 Oldham Athletic 3–1 Rochdale show Oldham 15:00 GMT
Dummigan 2' Gardner 44' Fané 59' Placide 74' Doyle 83' , 86'
Report
Done 16'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,129 Referee:
Oldham Athletic v AFC Wimbledon
21 November 2017 18 Oldham Athletic 0–0 AFC Wimbledon show Oldham 19:45 GMT
Bryan 14'
Report
Long 90+3'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,169 Referee:
Gillingham v Oldham Athletic
25 November 2017 19 Gillingham 0–0 Oldham Athletic show Gillingham 15:00 GMT
Byrne 33'
Report
Gardner 40' Gerrard 68' Bryan 90'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,364 Referee:
Southend United v Oldham Athletic
2 December 2017 20 Southend United 2–0 Oldham Athletic show Southend-on-Sea 15:00 GMT
Demetriou 17' (pen. ) 40' Wright 54' McLaughlin 56'
Report
Doyle 90+3'
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,608 Referee:
Oldham Athletic v Northampton Town
9 December 2017 21 Oldham Athletic 5–1 Northampton Town show Oldham 15:00 GMT
Byrne 4' , 45+2' Obadeyi 26' Nepomuceno 41' 60' Fané 84' Davies 90+3'
Report
Buchanan 36' Taylor 45+1' Foley 47'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,532 Referee:
Plymouth Argyle v Oldham Athletic
23 December 2017 23 Plymouth Argyle 4–1 Oldham Athletic show Plymouth 15:00 GMT
Diagouraga 3' 30' Carey 6' Edwards 59' Jervis 72'
Report
Wilson 40' Byrne 43' Gerrard 56' Hunt 84'
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 10,017 Referee: Lee Collins
Oldham Athletic v Fleetwood Town
26 December 2017 24 Oldham Athletic 1–2 Fleetwood Town show Oldham 15:00 GMT
Bryan 82'
Report
Cole 50' 75' Hunter 67' Eastham 80' Bell 90+3'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,578 Referee: Mark Heywood
Oldham Athletic v Bristol Rovers
30 December 2017 25 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Bristol Rovers show Oldham 15:00 GMT
Davies 72' Bryan 90'
Report
Sinclair 38' Bodin 49'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,928 Referee: Michael Salisbury
Shrewsbury Town v Oldham Athletic
1 January 2018 26 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Oldham Athletic show Shrewsbury 15:00 GMT
Whalley 16' Nolan 57'
Report
Gardner 73' Byrne 84'
Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 6,383 Referee: Tom Nield
Charlton Athletic v Oldham Athletic
6 January 2018 27 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Oldham Athletic show London15:00 GMT
Mavididi 4' 27' Bauer 43' Konsa 87'
Report
Green 68' Nepomuceno 73' Placide 79'
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 9,972 Referee: Lee Swabey
Oldham Athletic v Rotherham United
13 January 2018 28 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Rotherham United show Oldham 15:00 GMT
Davies 31' Pringle 90+5'
Report
Williams 7' Vaulks 63'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,775 Referee: Rob Lewis
Peterborough United v Oldham Athletic
20 January 2018 29 Peterborough United 3–0 Oldham Athletic show Peterborough 15:00 GMT
Morias 53' Cooper 84' Marriott 90' (pen )
Report
Edmundson 45' 68'
Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 5,072 Referee: Seb Stockbridge
Oldham Athletic v Plymouth Argyle
27 January 2018 30 Oldham Athletic 1–2 Plymouth Argyle show Oldham 15:00 GMT
Gerrard 50' Songo'o 54' (o.g. ) Nepomuceno 90'
Report
Sarcevic 17' , 51' Lameiras 19' Ness 25' Songo'o 29' Taylor 52' Matthews 70'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,274 Referee: Martin Coy
Oldham Athletic v Bradford City
3 February 2018 31 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Bradford City show Oldham
Dummigan 12' 12' Byrne 55' Holloway 86'
Report
Lund 56' Chicksen 80' Dieng 85' Gibson 88'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,526 Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Blackburn Rovers v Oldham Athletic
10 February 2018 32 Blackburn Rovers 2–2 Oldham Athletic show Blackburn 15:00 GMT
Mulgrew 63' Armstrong 71'
Report
Nazon 26' , 38' Pringle 32' Fané 45+4' Davies 62' Moimbé
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 13,665 Referee: Darren Drysdale
Oldham Athletic v Milton Keynes Dons
13 February 2018 33 Oldham Athletic 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons show Oldham 19:45 GMT
Gerrard 40'
Report
Upson 32' Nesbitt 90' Ebanks-Landell 90+2'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,381 Referee: Tom Nield
Oldham Athletic v Southend United
24 February 2018 P Oldham Athletic P–P Southend United show Oldham 15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Boundary Park Referee: David Webb
Scunthorpe United v Oldham Athletic
3 March 2018 34 Scunthorpe United 0–2 Oldham Athletic show Scunthorpe 15:00 GMT
Williams 80'
Report
Gerrard 38' McEleney 78' Doyle 82'
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,715 Referee: John Busby
Bury v Oldham Athletic
10 March 2018 35 Bury 2–2 Oldham Athletic show Bury 15:00 GMT
O'Shea 14' Danns 34' Thompson 86'
Report
Moimbé 10' Davies 42' Pringle 77' Byrne 82'
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 5,904 Referee: Andy Woolmer
Oldham Athletic v Portsmouth
17 March 2018 36 Oldham Athletic 0–2 Portsmouth show Oldham 15:00 GMT
Report
Pitman 29' , 42' 90+5' Clarke 47' Donohue 90+9'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,306 Referee: Seb Stockbridge
Wigan Athletic v Oldham Athletic
30 March 2018 37 Wigan Athletic 3–0 Oldham Athletic show Wigan 13:00 BST
Grigg 40' Vaughan 49' Powell 66'
Report
Pringle 24' Gardner 30' Doyle 83'
Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,625 Referee: Robert Jones
Oldham Athletic v Blackpool
Oxford United v Oldham Athletic
7 April 2018 39 Oxford United 0–0 Oldham Athletic show Oxford 15:00 BST
Thomas 66'
Report
Fané 41' Moimbé 60'
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,096 (492 away) Referee: Eddie Ilderton
Oldham Athletic v Gillingham
Rochdale v Oldham Athletic
AFC Wimbledon v Oldham Athletic
21 April 2018 (2018-04-21 ) 43 AFC Wimbledon 2–2 Oldham Athletic show Kingston upon Thames 15:00 BST
Meades 10' Pigott 68' Oshilaja 90'
Report
Doyle 45' Nazon 50' , 74' Byrne 83'
Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Andy Davies
Oldham Athletic v Southend United
24 April 2018 (2018-04-24 ) 44 Oldham Athletic 0-3 Southend United show Oldham 19:45 BST
Doyle 81' Byrne 85'
Report
Robinson 5' Cox 52' , 56' Demetriou 71'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,362 Referee: David Webb
Oldham Athletic v Doncaster Rovers
28 April 2018 (2018-04-28 ) 45 Oldham Athletic 0-0 Doncaster Rovers show Oldham 15:00 BST
Benyu 86'
Report
Whiteman 71'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,297 Referee: Chris Sarginson
Northampton Town v Oldham Athletic
FA Cup [ ]
On 16 October 2017, Oldham Athletic were drawn away to Carlisle United in the first round.[42]
Carlisle United v Oldham Athletic
4 November 2017 First round Carlisle United 3–2 Oldham Athletic show Carlisle 15:00 GMT
Bennett 22' , 60' Hope 36'
Report
Clarke 64' Amadi-Holloway 72' Davies 90+4'
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,965 Referee:
EFL Cup [ ]
On 16 June 2017, Oldham Athletic were drawn at home to Burton Albion in the first round.[43]
Oldham Athletic v Burton Albion
9 August 2017 First round Oldham Athletic 2–3 Burton Albion show Oldham 19:45 BST
Green 55' Davies 67' (pen. )
Report
Varney 47' Lund 69' Akins 86' (pen. )
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2,176 Referee: Scott Duncan
EFL Trophy [ ]
On 12 July 2017, the group stage draw was completed with Oldham facing Crewe Alexandra , Newcastle United U23s and Port Vale in Northern Group D.[44] [45]
Pos
Lge
Team
Pld
W
PW
PL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
L2
Port Vale (Q)
3
2
1
0
0
5
2
+3
8
Round 2
2
L1
Oldham Athletic (Q)
3
2
0
1
0
5
1
+4
7
3
ACA
Newcastle United U21s (E)
3
1
0
0
2
3
6
−3
3
4
L2
Crewe Alexandra (E)
3
0
0
0
3
3
7
−4
0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source:
EFL.com (E) Eliminated;
(Q) Qualified to the phase indicated
Oldham Athletic v Port Vale
Crewe Alexandra v Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic v Newcastle United U21s
7 November 2017 Group Game 3 Oldham Athletic 4–1 Newcastle United U21s show Oldham 19:30 GMT
Byrne 13' , 63' 45' Gerrard 38' Doyle 61' , 69'
Report
Aarons 78'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 1,107 Referee:
Bradford City v Oldham Athletic
5 December 2017 Second round Bradford City 0–1 Oldham Athletic show Bradford 19:30 GMT
Report
Obadeyi 3' Green 42'
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 1,036 Referee:
Oldham Athletic v Leicester City U21
17 January 2018 Third round Oldham Athletic 4–2 Leicester City U21 show Oldham 19:30 GMT
Davies 50' 56' Gerrard 76' Obadeyi 86'
Report
Knight 43' Musa 68'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,192 Referee: Darren Handley
Shrewsbury Town v Oldham Athletic
23 January 2018 Fourth round Shrewsbury Town 2–1 Oldham Athletic show Shrewsbury 19:00 GMT
Payne 1' Rodman 88'
Report
Amadi-Holloway 67' Gardner 82'
Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 1,984 Referee: Darren Handley
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