Oldham Athletic 2018–19 football season
Oldham Athletic 2018–19 season Chairman Head Coach Frankie Bunn (until 27 December)[1] Paul Scholes (between 11 February–14 March)[2] [3] Pete Wild (from 22 March)[4] Stadium Boundary Park League Two 14th FA Cup Fourth round (vs. Doncaster Rovers ) EFL Cup First round (vs. Derby County ) EFL Trophy Second round (vs. Rochdale )
The 2018–19 season is Oldham Athletic 's 124th season in their history and first season back in the fourth tier since the 1970–71 season following relegation the previous season .[5] Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup , EFL Cup and EFL Trophy .
The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Date from
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Fee
Ref.
1 July 2018
AM
Jose Baxter
Everton
Free transfer
[6]
3 July 2018
MF
Johan Branger
FC Dieppe
Free transfer
[7]
13 July 2018
DM
Christopher Missilou
Le Puy Foot 43
Free transfer
[8]
16 July 2018
CM
Giles Coke
Chesterfield
Free transfer
[9]
19 July 2018
LB
Andy Taylor
Blackpool
Free transfer
[10]
30 July 2018
CF
Chris O'Grady
Chesterfield
Free transfer
[11]
2 August 2018
CF
Ishmael Miller
Free agent
Free transfer
[12]
5 January 2019
DM
Mohamed Sylla
L'Entente
Free transfer
[13]
18 January 2019
CB
Sonhy Sefil
Lyon-Duchère
Free transfer
[14]
18 January 2019
CF
Urko Vera
CFR Cluj
Free transfer
[15]
Transfers out [ ]
Loans in [ ]
Start date
Position
Nationality
Name
From
End date
Ref.
6 July 2018
CB
Sam Graham
Sheffield United
11 January 2019
[38] [39]
26 July 2018
GK
Daniel Iversen
Leicester City
31 May 2019
[40]
30 July 2018
CF
Sam Surridge
Bournemouth
7 January 2019
[41] [42]
14 August 2018
CF
Callum Lang
Wigan Athletic
31 May 2019
[43] [44]
31 August 2018
DM
Jordan Lyden
Aston Villa
7 January 2019
[45] [46]
14 November 2018
GK
Alex Palmer
West Bromwich Albion
22 November 2018
[47]
28 January 2019
CB
Alex Iacovitti
Nottingham Forest
31 May 2019
[48]
31 January 2019
CF
Oladapo Afolayan
West Ham United
31 May 2019
[49]
31 January 2019
RW
Zak Dearnley
Man Utd
31 May 2019
[50]
Loans out [ ]
Competitions [ ]
Pre-season friendlies [ ]
The Latics confirmed pre-season friendlies with Ashton United , Curzon Ashton , FC United of Manchester , Nottingham Forest and Preston North End .[57]
Ashton United v Oldham Athletic
10 July 2018 (2018-07-10 ) Friendly Ashton United 1–3 Oldham Athletic show Ashton-under-Lyne 19:45 BST
Trialist 89' (pen. )
Report
Clarke 6' Trialist 55' Baxter 76'
Stadium: Hurst Cross
Curzon Ashton v Oldham Athletic
14 July 2018 (2018-07-14 ) Friendly Curzon Ashton 0–2 Oldham Athletic show Ashton-under-Lyne 15:00 BST
Report
Gardner 56' Branger 85'
Stadium: Tameside Stadium Attendance: 651
FC United of Manchester v Oldham Athletic
17 July 2018 (2018-07-17 ) Friendly FC United of Manchester 0–2 Oldham Athletic show Moston 19:45 BST
Report
Trialist 27' Branger 60'
Stadium: Broadhurst Park Attendance: 1,093
Oldham Athletic v Nottingham Forest
21 July 2018 (2018-07-21 ) Friendly Oldham Athletic 2–2 Nottingham Forest show Oldham 15:00 BST
Trialist 48' Edmundson 58'
Report
Cash 2' Grabban 87'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Oldham Athletic v Preston North End
28 July 2018 (2018-07-28 ) Friendly Oldham Athletic 0–3 Preston North End show Oldham 15:00 BST
Report
Moult 50' Horgan 68' Gallagher 89' (pen. )
Stadium: Boundary Park
League Two [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
12
Crewe Alexandra
46
19
8
19
60
59
+1
65
13
Swindon Town
46
16
16
14
59
56
+3
64
14
Oldham Athletic
46
16
14
16
67
60
+7
62
15
Northampton Town
46
14
19
13
64
63
+1
61
16
Cheltenham Town
46
15
12
19
57
68
−11
57
Source:
EFL Official Website Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results
[58]
Results summary [ ]
Overall
Home
Away
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
46
16
14
16
67
60
+7
62
10
6
7
42
33
+9
6
8
9
25
27
−2
Last updated: 4 May 2019.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday [ ]
Matchday 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 A H H A H A A H H H A A A H A H A H H A A H H A A A H H H A H A A H H A H A H A A H Result L D W D W W L W D D D L L W L L D W D D W W L L W W D L L W W D L L D D L W W W D D W L L L Position 16 19 12 13 8 6 10 6 6 6 8 12 15 12 15 17 15 12 13 13 12 10 11 12 11 10 11 12 14 14 11 12 11 13 13 13 14 15 12 11 13 13 12 13 13 14
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2019. Source:
Statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches [ ]
Oldham Athletic v Milton Keynes Dons
4 August 2018 (2018-08-04 ) 1 Oldham Athletic 1–2 Milton Keynes Dons show Oldham 15:00 BST
Gardner 41' Missilou 71'
Report
Agard 9' (pen. ) Harley 22' Walsh 69'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,764 Referee: Neil Hair
Forest Green Rovers v Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic v Macclesfield Town
18 August 2018 (2018-08-18 ) 3 Oldham Athletic 3–1 Macclesfield Town show Oldham 15:00 BST
Surridge 16' Nepomuceno 40' Branger 53' Miller 90+3'
Report
Rose 60'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,330 Referee: Andy Haines
Yeovil Town v Oldham Athletic
21 August 2018 (2018-08-21 ) 4 Yeovil Town 0-0 Oldham Athletic show Yeovil 19:45 BST
Report
Miller 11'
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 2,904 Referee: John Busby
Morecambe v Oldham Athletic
25 August 2018 (2018-08-25 ) 5 Morecambe 0–2 Oldham Athletic show Morecambe 15:00 BST
Report
O'Grady 27' Nepomuceno 29'
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 3,050 Referee: Martin Coy
Oldham Athletic v Crawley Town
1 September 2018 (2018-09-01 ) 6 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Crawley Town show Oldham 15:00 BST
Nepomuceno 8' Surridge 89'
Report
Bulman 22'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,160 Referee: Michael Salisbury
Grimsby Town v Oldham Athletic
15 September 2018 (2018-09-15 ) 8 Grimsby Town 0–3 Oldham Athletic show Cleethorpes 15:00 BST
Report
Surridge 63' , 65' Baxter 90+2'
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,746 Referee: Nick Kinseley
Oldham Athletic v Colchester United
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22 ) 9 Oldham Athletic 3–3 Colchester United show Oldham 15:00 BST
Surridge 59' , 85' Clarke 88'
Report
Norris 15' , 68' Pell 50'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,017 Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Swindon Town v Oldham Athletic
29 September 2018 (2018-09-29 ) 10 Swindon Town 0–0 Oldham Athletic show Swindon 15:00 BST
Taylor 90+5'
Report
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,181 Referee: Craig Hicks
Mansfield Town v Oldham Athletic
2 October 2018 (2018-10-02 ) 11 Mansfield Town 0–0 Oldham Athletic show Mansfield 19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3,892 Referee: Thomas Bramall
Oldham Athletic v Carlisle United
6 October 2018 (2018-10-06 ) 12 Oldham Athletic 1–3 Carlisle United show Oldham 15:00 BST
Graham 7' Miller 69'
Report
Hope 21' Jones 48' Nadesan 56' Sowerby 57'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,730 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Oldham Athletic v Port Vale
20 October 2018 (2018-10-20 ) 13 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Port Vale show Oldham 15:00 BST
Report
Pope 37' (pen. )
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,323 Referee: Peter Wright
Oldham Athletic v Cheltenham Town
23 October 2018 (2018-10-23 ) 14 Oldham Athletic 2–0 Cheltenham Town show Oldham 19:45 BST
Benteke 75' Lang 90+3'
Report
Jones 45'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2,865 Referee: Ben Toner
Northampton Town v Oldham Athletic
27 October 2018 (2018-10-27 ) 15 Northampton Town 2–1 Oldham Athletic show Northampton 15:00 BST
O'Toole 36' , 81' Foley 42' Van Veen 34' , 45' (pen. ) Powell 90'
Report
Hunt 35' , 72' Edmundson 43'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,767 Referee: Charles Breakspear
Notts County v Oldham Athletic
6 November 2018 (2018-11-06 ) 17 Notts County 0–0 Oldham Athletic show Nottingham 19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,478 Referee: Ollie Yates
Oldham Athletic v Cambridge United
17 November 2018 (2018-11-17 ) 18 Oldham Athletic 3–1 Cambridge United show Oldham 15:00 GMT
Edmundson 61' Lyden 76' Lang 80'
Report
Maris 7'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,818 Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Tranmere Rovers v Oldham Athletic
24 November 2018 (2018-11-24 ) 19 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Oldham Athletic show Birkenhead 15:00 GMT
Jennings 72'
Report
Branger 40'
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7,150 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge
Oldham Athletic v Lincoln City
27 November 2018 (2018-11-27 ) 20 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Lincoln City show Oldham 19:45 GMT
Miller 45+3' Maouche 49'
Report
O'Connor 54'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,597 Referee: Ben Toner
Crewe Alexandra v Oldham Athletic
8 December 2018 (2018-12-08 ) 21 Crewe Alexandra 0–2 Oldham Athletic show Crewe 15:00 GMT
Report
Clarke 17' O'Grady 40'
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4,168 Referee: Brett Huxtable
Oldham Athletic v Bury
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15 ) 22 Oldham Athletic 4–2 Bury show Oldham 15:00 GMT
O'Grady 8' , 31' , 62' 64' Surridge 10' Iversen 57' Clarke 19' Hunt 69'
Report
Maynard 40' Lavery 46' , 56' McFadzean 80'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,018 Referee: Darren England
Oldham Athletic v Exeter City
22 December 2018 (2018-12-22 ) 23 Oldham Athletic 2–3 Exeter City show Oldham 15:00 GMT
Surridge 12' Lang 47' Hunt 90+2'
Report
Taylor 11' Stockley 38' , 64' , 70'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,079 Referee: Martin Coy
Carlisle United v Oldham Athletic
26 December 2018 (2018-12-26 ) 24 Carlisle United 6–0 Oldham Athletic show Carlisle 15:00 GMT
Hope 18' Yates 30' , 71' Nadesan 60' Grainger 64' Etuhu 67' Liddle 90+3'
Report
Edmundson 63'
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5,465 Referee: Andy Haines
Port Vale v Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic v Notts County
1 January 2019 (2019-01-01 ) 26 Oldham Athletic 2–0 Notts County show Oldham 15:00 GMT
Missilou 33' Hamer 40' Clarke 47'
Report
Oxlade-Chamberlain 78' 83'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,336 Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Oldham Athletic v Forest Green Rovers
12 January 2019 (2019-01-12 ) 27 Oldham Athletic 0–0 Forest Green Rovers show Oldham 15:00 GMT
Edmundson 32' Lang 34' Branger 65'
Report
Mills 73'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,194 Referee: Dean Whitestone
Macclesfield Town v Oldham Athletic
Milton Keynes Dons v Oldham Athletic
29 January 2019 (2019-01-29 ) 29 Milton Keynes Dons 2–1 Oldham Athletic show Milton Keynes 19:45 GMT
Aneke 14' (pen. ) Agard 65' (pen. )
Report
Nepomuceno 41' Hamer 67'
Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 5,950 Referee: Antony Coggins
Oldham Athletic v Morecambe
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02 ) P Oldham Athletic P–P Morecambe show Oldham 15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Boundary Park Note: Fixture postponed due to pitch unplayable.[59]
Crawley Town v Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic v Yeovil Town
12 February 2019 (2019-02-12 ) 31 Oldham Athletic 4–1 Yeovil Town show Oldham 19:45 GMT
Baxter 45+5' Lang 51' Maouche 88' Missilou 89'
Report
Gray 15' Pattison 32' Mugabi 54' Dobre 60' Worthington 87'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,868 Referee: Thomas Bramall
Oldham Athletic v Crewe Alexandra
16 February 2019 (2019-02-16 ) 32 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Crewe Alexandra show Oldham 15:00 GMT
Lang 23' Branger 72'
Report
Ray 22' 90+3' Pickering 43' Kirk 73'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,288 Referee: Graham Salisbury
Oldham Athletic v Morecambe
19 February 2019 (2019-02-19 ) 33 Oldham Athletic 1–2 Morecambe show Oldham 19:45 GMT
Clarke 68' Baxter 76'
Report
Cranston 4' 74' Collins 90' 90+1'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,218 Referee: Andy Haines
Bury v Oldham Athletic
23 February 2019 (2019-02-23 ) 34 Bury 3–1 Oldham Athletic show Bury 15:00 GMT
Maynard 72' , 90' O'Shea 76'
Report
Lang 8' Hunt 26' Baxter 67' Clarke 73' Edmundson 85'
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 7,784 Referee: Darren Drysdale
Oldham Athletic v Stevenage
2 March 2019 (2019-03-02 ) 35 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Stevenage show Oldham 15:00 GMT
Baxter 47'
Report
Wilkinson 42' Guthrie 90+1'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,807 Referee: Christopher Sarginson
Cambridge United v Oldham Athletic
9 March 2019 (2019-03-09 ) 36 Cambridge United 1–1 Oldham Athletic show Cambridge 15:00 GMT
Lambe 27' Brown 46' Dunk 50'
Report
Dunk 12' (o.g. ) Maouche 72' Clarke 89'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,758 Referee: Kevin Johnson
Lincoln City v Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic v Tranmere Rovers
16 March 2019 (2019-03-16 ) P Oldham Athletic P–P Tranmere Rovers show Oldham 15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Boundary Park Note: Fixture was postponed due to heavy rainfall overnight.[60]
Oldham Athletic v Grimsby Town
30 March 2019 (2019-03-30 ) 38 Oldham Athletic 2–0 Grimsby Town show Oldham 15:00 GMT
O'Grady 42' Lang 77' 90+1'
Report
Hessenthaler 63' Davis 83'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,998 Referee: James Adcock
Oldham Athletic v Tranmere Rovers
2 April 2019 (2019-04-02 ) 39 Oldham Athletic 2–0 Tranmere Rovers show Oldham 19:45 BST
Lang 7' , 61' Edmundson 90+1'
Report
Ridehalgh 42' Perkins 90+2'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,143 Referee: Matt Donohue
Colchester United v Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic v Swindon Town
13 April 2019 (2019-04-13 ) 41 Oldham Athletic 2–2 Swindon Town show Oldham 15:00 BST
Edmundson 7' 45+2' Branger 70'
Report
Doughty 32' 45+2' Bennett 60'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,064 Referee: Martin Coy
Cheltenham Town v Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic v Mansfield Town
22 April 2019 (2019-04-22 ) 43 Oldham Athletic 3–2 Mansfield Town show Oldham 15:00 BST
Nepomuceno 29' , 67' Missilou 45' Maouche 56'
Report
Grant 38' Walker 60' Bishop 76'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,179 Referee: John Busby
Exeter City v Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic v Northampton Town
FA Cup [ ]
The first round draw was made live on BBC by Dennis Wise and Dion Dublin on 22 October.[61] The draw for the second round was made live on BBC and BT by Mark Schwarzer and Glenn Murray on 12 November.[62] The third round draw was made live on BBC by Ruud Gullit and Paul Ince from Stamford Bridge on 3 December 2018.[63] The fourth round draw was made live on BBC by Robbie Keane and Carl Ikeme from Wolverhampton on 7 January 2019.[64]
Doncaster Rovers v Oldham Athletic
EFL Cup [ ]
On 15 June 2018, the draw for the first round was made in Vietnam .[65]
Oldham Athletic v Derby County
14 August 2018 (2018-08-14 ) First round Oldham Athletic 0–2 Derby County show Oldham 19:45 BST
Report
Tomori 36' Mount 70'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,376 Referee: Darren Bond
EFL Trophy [ ]
On 13 July 2018, the initial group stage draw bar the U21 invited clubs was announced.[66] The draw for the second round was made live on Talksport by Leon Britton and Steve Claridge on 16 November.[67]
Pos
Lge
Team
Pld
W
PW
PL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
L1
Barnsley
3
2
1
0
0
5
3
+2
8
Round 2
2
L2
Oldham Athletic
3
2
0
0
1
8
5
+3
6
3
ACA
Everton U21
3
0
0
2
1
4
5
−1
2
4
L1
Bradford City
3
0
1
0
2
3
7
−4
2
Source: EFL.com
Oldham Athletic v Barnsley
4 September 2018 (2018-09-04 ) Group stages Oldham Athletic 1–2 Barnsley show Oldham 19:30 BST
Surridge 31'
Report
Adeboyejo 44' Moncur 82'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 1,786 Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge
Bradford City v Oldham Athletic
Rochdale v Oldham Athletic
Rochdale v Oldham Athletic
References [ ]
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