Oldham Athletic 2019–20 football season
The 2019–20 season was Oldham Athletic 's 125th season in their history and second consecutive season in the English football's fourth tier .[2] Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in the FA Cup , EFL Cup , and EFL Trophy .
The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.
Transfers [ ]
Transfers in [ ]
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Fee
Ref.
1 July 2019
CB
Alex Iacovitti
Nottingham Forest
Free transfer
[3]
1 July 2019
RB
Zak Mills
Morecambe
Free transfer
[4]
1 July 2019
GK
Gary Woods
Hamilton Academical
Free transfer
[5]
19 July 2019
CF
Scott Wilson
Macclesfield Town
Free transfer
[6]
22 July 2019
RW
Marvin Kokos
Gazélec Ajaccio
Undisclosed
[7]
23 July 2019
CF
Désiré Segbé Azankpo
FK Senica
Undisclosed
[8]
27 July 2019
RW
Chris Eagles
Free agent
Free transfer
[9]
30 July 2019
FW
Kielen Adams
Bradford City
Free transfer
[10]
30 July 2019
MF
Dylan Fage
AJ Auxerre
Free transfer
[11]
30 July 2019
MF
Florian Gonzales
AJ Auxerre
Free transfer
[12]
1 August 2019
AM
Callum Dolan
Altrincham
Free transfer
[13]
1 August 2019
CB
Tomáš Egert
Burton Albion
Free transfer
[14]
1 August 2019
CB
David Wheater
Bolton Wanderers
Free transfer
[15]
30 August 2019
LW
Dominic McHale
FC United of Manchester
Free transfer
[16]
18 October 2019
DM
Chris McCann
D.C. United
Free transfer
[17]
29 November 2019
CM
David Jones
Sheffield Wednesday
Free transfer
[18]
30 November 2019
CF
Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro
Masfout Club
Free transfer
[19]
14 January 2020
RW
Zak Dearnley
New Mills
Free transfer
[20]
16 January 2020
CF
Danny Rowe
AFC Fylde
Undisclosed
[21]
Loans in [ ]
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
From
Date until
Ref.
5 July 2019
GK
Gregor Zabret
Swansea City
30 June 2020
[22]
2 August 2019
LB
Ashley Smith-Brown
Plymouth Argyle
31 January 2020
[23] [24]
2 September 2019
RW
Filipe Morais
Crawley Town
30 June 2020
[25]
2 September 2019
LM
Jonny Smith
Bristol City
30 June 2020
[26]
2 January 2020
MF
Christian N'Guessan
Burnley
30 June 2020
[27]
6 January 2020
CB
Carl Piergianni
Salford City
30 June 2020
[28]
10 January 2020
CF
Emmanuel Dieseruvwe
Salford City
30 June 2020
[29]
24 January 2020
LB
Cameron Borthwick-Jackson
Manchester United
30 June 2020
[30]
Loans out [ ]
Date
Position
Nationality
Name
To
Date until
Ref.
16 August 2019
LM
Harry Robinson
Crusaders
7 January 2020
[31]
16 August 2019
MF
Kyle Wych
Glossop North End
September 2019
[31]
29 August 2019
RB
Javid Swaby-Neavin
Radcliffe
30 June 2020
[32] [33]
30 August 2019
AM
Callum Dolan
Ashton United
October 2019
[34]
19 September 2019
LW
Gevaro Nepomuceno
Chesterfield
1 January 2020
[35]
12 October 2019
MF
Florian Gonzales
Ashton United
1 January 2020
[36]
22 November 2019
MF
Reece Gaskell
Runcorn Linnets
December 2019
[37]
22 November 2019
MF
Lewis McKinney
Runcorn Linnets
December 2019
[37]
29 November 2019
DF
Andy Hackett
Winsford United
January 2020
[38]
29 November 2019
DF
Charley Leech
Winsford United
January 2020
[38]
29 November 2019
FW
Ryan Pickford
Winsford United
January 2020
[38]
17 January 2020
CF
Kielen Adams
Chorley
February 2020
[39]
28 February 2020
CF
Scott Wilson
Notts County
31 May 2020
[40]
1 March 2020
CF
Kielen Adams
Hyde United
April 2020
[41]
Transfers out [ ]
Pre-season [ ]
The Latics announced pre-season friendlies against Raja Casablanca [64] and Rochdale .[65]
Raja Casablanca v Oldham Athletic
14 July 2019 (2019-07-14 ) Friendly Raja Casablanca v Oldham Athletic show Agadir , Morocco TBC WEST
Stadium: Stade Adrar
Oldham Athletic v Rochdale
20 July 2019 (2019-07-20 ) Friendly Oldham Athletic 2–3 Rochdale show Oldham 15:00 BST
Maouche 27' Hamer 32'
Report
Done 7' Keohane 12' Henderson 83'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 1,778
Ashton United v Oldham Athletic
23 July 2019 (2019-07-23 ) Friendly Ashton United 2–2 Oldham Athletic show Ashton-under-Lyne 19:30 BST
11' Crowther 60'
Report
Trialist 76' , 86'
Stadium: Hurst Cross
Oldham Athletic v Stockport County
27 July 2019 (2019-07-27 ) Friendly Oldham Athletic 0–2 Stockport County show Oldham 15:00 BST
Report
Palmer 5' 44'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 1,227
Competitions [ ]
League Two [ ]
League table [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
PPG
Promotion, qualification or relegation
15
Grimsby Town
37
12
11
14
45
51
−6
47
1.27
16
Cambridge United
37
12
9
16
40
48
−8
45
1.22
17
Leyton Orient
36
10
12
14
47
55
−8
42
1.17
18
Carlisle United
37
10
12
15
39
56
−17
42
1.14
19
Oldham Athletic
37
9
14
14
44
57
−13
41
1.11
20
Scunthorpe United
37
10
10
17
44
56
−12
40
1.08
21
Mansfield Town
36
9
11
16
48
55
−7
38
1.06
22
Morecambe
37
7
11
19
35
60
−25
32
0.86
23
Stevenage
36
3
13
20
24
50
−26
22
0.61
Reprieved from relegation[a]
Source:
EFL Official Website Rules for classification: 1) Points per game; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences
[67] Notes:
^ As a result of Bury 's expulsion from League One , only one team is relegated to maintain League Two at 24 teams.[66]
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
37
9
14
14
44
57
−13
41
6
7
5
28
21
+7
3
7
9
16
36
−20
Last updated: 7 March 2020.
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 Ground A H A H A H A H A H A H A H H A H A H A H A H H A A A H A H H A A H A H A Result L L L D W L D D D W L D L L W D D W D L W W L L L D D D D W W L L D D W L Position 20 22 24 23 22 22 22 20 21 19 19 21 21 21 20 19 20 20 21 22 19 17 18 20 20 20 18 18 20 17 14 17 19 18 19 17 18
Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2020. Source:
Statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches [ ]
On Thursday, 20 June 2019, the EFL League Two fixtures were revealed.[68]
Forest Green Rovers v Oldham Athletic
3 August 2019 (2019-08-03 ) 1 Forest Green Rovers 1–0 Oldham Athletic show Nailsworth 15:00 BST
Mills 42' Allen 72'
Report
Maouche 35' Wheater 54'
Stadium: The New Lawn Attendance: 2,541 Referee: Neil Hair
Oldham Athletic v Crewe Alexandra
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10 ) 2 Oldham Athletic 1–2 Crewe Alexandra show Oldham 15:00 BST
Missilou 2' Haymer 37' Wilson 63'
Report
Porter 22' , 41' (pen. ) Dale 90+2'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,884 Referee: Carl Boyeson
Bradford City v Oldham Athletic
17 August 2019 (2019-08-17 ) 3 Bradford City 3–0 Oldham Athletic show Bradford 15:00 BST
Vaughan 4' Donaldson 32' Scannell 72' Akpan 90+1'
Report
Smith-Brown 42'
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 14,447 Referee: Geoff Eltringham
Oldham Athletic v Exeter City
20 August 2019 (2019-08-20 ) 4 Oldham Athletic 0–0 Exeter City show Oldham 19:45 BST
Smith-Brown 3' Iacovitti 62'
Report
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2,805 Referee: Graham Salisbury
Cambridge United v Oldham Athletic
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24 ) 5 Cambridge United 1–2 Oldham Athletic show Cambridge 15:00 BST
Richards 35'
Report
Vera 28' Wheater 67' Fage 73' Sylla 78' Maouche 88' Hamer 90+1'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,004 Referee: Scott Oldham
Plymouth Argyle v Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic v Grimsby Town
Scunthorpe United v Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic v Morecambe
21 September 2019 (2019-09-21 ) 10 Oldham Athletic 3–1 Morecambe show Oldham 15:00 BST
Maouche 33' Segbé Azankpo 51' Smith 89'
Report
Miller 78'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,305 Referee: Leigh Doughty
Carlisle United v Oldham Athletic
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28 ) 11 Carlisle United 1–0 Oldham Athletic show Carlisle 15:00 BST
Olomola 3'
Report
Missilou 41'
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,321 Referee: Marc Edwards
Oldham Athletic v Cheltenham Town
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05 ) 12 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Cheltenham Town show Oldham 15:00 BST
Morais 9' Maouche 24' Hamer 59' Sylla 82'
Report
Hussey 41' Broom 66' 71' Addai 86' Greaves 89'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,496 Referee: Alan Young
Mansfield Town v Oldham Athletic
12 October 2019 (2019-10-12 ) 13 Mansfield Town 6–1 Oldham Athletic show Mansfield 15:00 BST
Maynard 31' , 34' , 45+4' Wheater 56' (o.g. ) Pearce 65' Afolayan 66' Knowles 83' (pen. ) Sweeney 90+2'
Report
Morais 33' 38' Egert 37' Hamer 43'
Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 4,368 Referee: Lee Swabey
Oldham Athletic v Macclesfield Town
19 October 2019 (2019-10-19 ) 14 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Macclesfield Town show Oldham 15:00 BST
Maouche 40' Azankpo 45+4' Sylla 58' McCann 67'
Report
Harris 53' McCourt 86'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,428 Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Port Vale v Oldham Athletic
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26 ) 16 Port Vale 0–0 Oldham Athletic show Burslem 15:00 BST
Taylor 20' Joyce 75'
Report
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,301 Referee: Rob Lewis
Oldham Athletic v Northampton Town
Oldham Athletic v Leyton Orient
7 December 2019 (2019-12-07 ) 19 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Leyton Orient show Oldham 15:00 GMT
Smith 2' McCann 44' Wheater 85' Maouche 90+1'
Report
Maguire-Drew 25' Widdowson 46' Happe 75' Marsh 87'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,121 Referee: Alan Young
Swindon Town v Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic v Crawley Town
21 December 2019 (2019-12-21 ) 21 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Crawley Town show Oldham 15:00 GMT
Wheater 49' Maouche 58'
Report
Young 17'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2,737 Referee: Martin Coy
Morecambe v Oldham Athletic
26 December 2019 (2019-12-26 ) 22 Morecambe 1–2 Oldham Athletic show Morecambe 15:00 GMT
Mendes Gomes 47'
Report
Segbé Azankpo 30' Sylla 75' McCann 90+6'
Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,797 Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Oldham Athletic v Salford City
Oldham Athletic v Scunthorpe United
1 January 2020 (2020-01-01 ) 24 Oldham Athletic 0–2 Scunthorpe United show Oldham 15:00 GMT
Report
Eisa 35' Lund 83'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2,972 Referee: Graham Salisbury
Cheltenham Town v Oldham Athletic
Macclesfield Town v Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic v Carlisle United
Salford City v Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic v Mansfield Town
Oldham Athletic v Bradford City
Crewe Alexandra v Oldham Athletic
Exeter City v Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic v Forest Green Rovers
15 February 2020 (2020-02-15 ) 34 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Forest Green Rovers show Oldham 15:00 GMT
Nepomuceno 56' Missilou 70'
Report
Williams 88'
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2,720 Referee: Marc Edwards
Leyton Orient v Oldham Athletic
Crawley Town v Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic v Swindon Town
14 March 2020 (2020-03-14 ) Oldham Athletic v Swindon Town show Oldham 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Boundary Park Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[71]
Walsall v Oldham Athletic
17 March 2020 (2020-03-17 ) Walsall v Oldham Athletic show Bescot 19:45 GMT
Stadium: Banks's Stadium Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[71]
Oldham Athletic v Port Vale
21 March 2020 (2020-03-21 ) Oldham Athletic v Port Vale show Oldham 15:00 GMT
Stadium: Boundary Park Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[71]
Northampton Town v Oldham Athletic
28 March 2020 (2020-03-28 ) Northampton Town v Oldham Athletic show Northampton 15:00 GMT
Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[71]
Oldham Athletic v Stevenage
4 April 2020 (2020-04-04 ) Oldham Athletic v Stevenage show Oldham 15:00 BST
Stadium: Boundary Park Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[72]
Oldham Athletic v Cambridge United
10 April 2020 (2020-04-10 ) Oldham Athletic v Cambridge United show Oldham 15:00 BST
Stadium: Boundary Park Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[72]
Oldham Athletic v Plymouth Argyle
18 April 2020 (2020-04-18 ) Oldham Athletic v Plymouth Argyle show Oldham 15:00 BST
Stadium: Boundary Park Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[72]
Grimsby Town v Oldham Athletic
25 April 2020 (2020-04-25 ) Grimsby Town v Oldham Athletic show Cleethorpes 15:00 BST
Stadium: Blundell Park Note: On 3 April, the English Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[72]
FA Cup [ ]
The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.[73] The second round draw was made live on 11 November from Chichester City's stadium, Oaklands Park.[74]
Gateshead v Oldham Athletic
10 November 2019 (2019-11-10 ) First round Gateshead 1–2 Oldham Athletic show Gateshead 12:45 GMT
Agnew 53'
Report
Morais 28' McCann 58' Egert 70' Smith 77' Iacovitti 79'
Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 2,199 Referee: Josh Smith
Oldham Athletic v Burton Albion
EFL Cup [ ]
The first round draw was made on 20 June.[75]
Blackburn Rovers v Oldham Athletic
EFL Trophy [ ]
On 9 July 2019, the pre-determined group stage draw was announced with Invited clubs to be drawn on 12 July 2019.[76]
Pos
Div
Team
Pld
W
PW
PL
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
L1
Accrington Stanley
3
3
0
0
0
10
3
+7
9
Advance to Round 2
2
L1
Fleetwood Town
3
1
1
0
1
7
5
+2
5
3
L2
Oldham Athletic
3
1
0
0
2
5
10
−5
3
4
ACA
Liverpool U21
3
0
0
1
2
5
9
−4
1
Fleetwood Town v Oldham Athletic
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