| 2019–20 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Abdallah Lemsagam | ||
| Head Coach | Laurent Banide (until 19 September)[1] Dino Maamria (from 19 September)[1] | ||
| Stadium | Boundary Park | ||
| League Two | 19th | ||
| FA Cup | Second round | ||
| EFL Cup | First round | ||
| EFL Trophy | Group stage | ||
The2019–20 season wasOldham Athletic's 125th season in their history and second consecutive season in theEnglish football's fourth tier.[2] Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in theFA Cup,EFL Cup, andEFL Trophy.
The season covered the period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020.
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 2019 | GK | Gregor Zabret | 30 June 2020 | [22] | ||
| 2 August 2019 | LB | Ashley Smith-Brown | 31 January 2020 | [23][24] | ||
| 2 September 2019 | RW | Filipe Morais | 30 June 2020 | [25] | ||
| 2 September 2019 | LM | Jonny Smith | 30 June 2020 | [26] | ||
| 2 January 2020 | MF | Christian N'Guessan | 30 June 2020 | [27] | ||
| 6 January 2020 | CB | Carl Piergianni | 30 June 2020 | [28] | ||
| 10 January 2020 | CF | Emmanuel Dieseruvwe | 30 June 2020 | [29] | ||
| 24 January 2020 | LB | Cameron Borthwick-Jackson | 30 June 2020 | [30] |
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 August 2019 | LM | Harry Robinson | 7 January 2020 | [31] | ||
| 16 August 2019 | MF | Kyle Wych | September 2019 | [31] | ||
| 29 August 2019 | RB | Javid Swaby-Neavin | 30 June 2020 | [32][33] | ||
| 30 August 2019 | AM | Callum Dolan | October 2019 | [34] | ||
| 19 September 2019 | LW | Gevaro Nepomuceno | 1 January 2020 | [35] | ||
| 12 October 2019 | MF | Florian Gonzales | 1 January 2020 | [36] | ||
| 22 November 2019 | MF | Reece Gaskell | December 2019 | [37] | ||
| 22 November 2019 | MF | Lewis McKinney | December 2019 | [37] | ||
| 29 November 2019 | DF | Andy Hackett | January 2020 | [38] | ||
| 29 November 2019 | DF | Charley Leech | January 2020 | [38] | ||
| 29 November 2019 | FW | Ryan Pickford | January 2020 | [38] | ||
| 17 January 2020 | CF | Kielen Adams | February 2020 | [39] | ||
| 28 February 2020 | CF | Scott Wilson | 31 May 2020 | [40] | ||
| 1 March 2020 | CF | Kielen Adams | April 2020 | [41] |
The Latics announced pre-season friendlies againstRaja Casablanca[64] andRochdale.[65]
| 14 July 2019 (2019-07-14)Friendly | Raja Casablanca | v | Oldham Athletic | Agadir,Morocco |
| TBCWEST | Stadium:Stade Adrar |
| 20 July 2019 (2019-07-20)Friendly | Oldham Athletic | 2–3 | Rochdale | Oldham |
| 15:00BST | Maouche Hamer | Report | Done Keohane Henderson | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 1,778 |
| 23 July 2019 (2019-07-23)Friendly | Ashton United | 2–2 | Oldham Athletic | Ashton-under-Lyne |
| 19:30BST | Dolan Crowther | Report | Trialist | Stadium:Hurst Cross |
| 27 July 2019 (2019-07-27)Friendly | Oldham Athletic | 0–2 | Stockport County | Oldham |
| 15:00BST | Report | Palmer Walker | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 1,227 |
| 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] |
| 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
| 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 |
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| 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 |
On Thursday, 20 June 2019, theEFL League Two fixtures were revealed.[68]
| 3 August 2019 (2019-08-03)1 | Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic | Nailsworth |
| 15:00BST | Mills Allen | Report | Maouche Wheater | Stadium:The New Lawn Attendance: 2,541 Referee: Neil Hair |
| 10 August 2019 (2019-08-10)2 | Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Oldham |
| 15:00BST | Missilou Haymer Wilson | Report | Porter Dale | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 3,884 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 17 August 2019 (2019-08-17)3 | Bradford City | 3–0 | Oldham Athletic | Bradford |
| 15:00BST | Vaughan Donaldson Scannell Akpan | Report | Smith-Brown | Stadium:Valley Parade Attendance: 14,447 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 20 August 2019 (2019-08-20)4 | Oldham Athletic | 0–0 | Exeter City | Oldham |
| 19:45BST | Smith-Brown Iacovitti | Report | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 2,805 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 24 August 2019 (2019-08-24)5 | Cambridge United | 1–2 | Oldham Athletic | Cambridge |
| 15:00BST | Richards | Report | Vera Wheater Fage Sylla Maouche Hamer | Stadium:Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4,004 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| 31 August 2019 (2019-08-31)6 | Oldham Athletic | 0–1 | Colchester United | Oldham |
| 15:00BST | Wilson Azankpo | Report | Clampin Nouble Prosser | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 3,091 Referee: Joshua Smith |
| 7 September 2019 (2019-09-07)7 | Plymouth Argyle | 2–2 | Oldham Athletic | Plymouth |
| 15:00BST | Riley Wootton Grant Mayor Moore | Report | Branger Maouche Sylla Iacovitti Wheater Morais Mills | Stadium:Home Park Attendance: 9,061 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 14 September 2019 (2019-09-14)8 | Oldham Athletic | 2–2 | Grimsby Town | Oldham |
| 15:00BST | Missilou Morais Sylla | Report | Ogbu Hendrie Hewitt Cook Vernam Öhman | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 3,789 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 17 September 2019 (2019-09-17)9 | Scunthorpe United | 2–2 | Oldham Athletic | Scunthorpe |
| 19:45BST | Lund Songo'o van Veen Proctor Brown | Report | Branger Missilou Fage Morais Mills | Stadium:Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 3,020 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 21 September 2019 (2019-09-21)10 | Oldham Athletic | 3–1 | Morecambe | Oldham |
| 15:00BST | Maouche Segbé Azankpo Smith | Report | Miller | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 3,305 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| 28 September 2019 (2019-09-28)11 | Carlisle United | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic | Carlisle |
| 15:00BST | Olomola | Report | Missilou | Stadium:Brunton Park Attendance: 4,321 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 5 October 2019 (2019-10-05)12 | Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | Cheltenham Town | Oldham |
| 15:00BST | Morais Maouche Hamer Sylla | Report | Hussey Broom Addai Greaves | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 3,496 Referee: Alan Young |
| 12 October 2019 (2019-10-12)13 | Mansfield Town | 6–1 | Oldham Athletic | Mansfield |
| 15:00BST | Maynard Wheater Pearce Afolayan Knowles Sweeney | Report | Morais Egert Hamer | Stadium:One Call Stadium Attendance: 4,368 Referee: Lee Swabey |
| 19 October 2019 (2019-10-19)14 | Oldham Athletic | 0–1 | Macclesfield Town | Oldham |
| 15:00BST | Maouche Azankpo Sylla McCann | Report | Harris McCourt | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 4,428 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 22 October 2019 (2019-10-22)15 | Oldham Athletic | 2–0 | Walsall | Oldham |
| 19:45BST | Wilson Azankpo Iacovitti | Report | Sadler | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 2,438 Referee: Oliver Yates |
| 26 October 2019 (2019-10-26)16 | Port Vale | 0–0 | Oldham Athletic | Burslem |
| 15:00BST | Taylor Joyce | Report | Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 4,301 Referee: Rob Lewis |
| 2 November 2019 (2019-11-02)17 | Oldham Athletic | 2–2 | Northampton Town | Oldham |
| 15:00GMT | Wilson Smith | Report | Warburton Anderson Wharton Williams | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 3,274 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 16 November 2019 (2019-11-16) | Stevenage | v | Oldham Athletic | Stevenage |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Stadium:The Lamex Stadium | ||
| Note: On 11 November, the match was postponed due to international call ups.[69] | ||||
| 23 November 2019 (2019-11-23)18 | Newport County | 0–1 | Oldham Athletic | Newport |
| 15:00GMT | Abrahams Labadie Inniss Bennett | Report | Mills Morais | Stadium:Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,748 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 7 December 2019 (2019-12-07)19 | Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | Leyton Orient | Oldham |
| 15:00GMT | Smith McCann Wheater Maouche | Report | Maguire-Drew Widdowson Happe Marsh | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 3,121 Referee: Alan Young |
| 14 December 2019 (2019-12-14)20 | Swindon Town | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | Swindon |
| 15:00GMT | Woolery Baudry Doyle | Report | Iacovitti Mills | Stadium:County Ground Attendance: 6,825 Referee: David Rock |
| 21 December 2019 (2019-12-21)21 | Oldham Athletic | 2–1 | Crawley Town | Oldham |
| 15:00GMT | Wheater Maouche | Report | Young | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 2,737 Referee: Martin Coy |
| 26 December 2019 (2019-12-26)22 | Morecambe | 1–2 | Oldham Athletic | Morecambe |
| 15:00GMT | Mendes Gomes | Report | Segbé Azankpo Sylla McCann | Stadium:Globe Arena Attendance: 2,797 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 29 December 2019 (2019-12-29)23 | Oldham Athletic | 1–4 | Salford City | Oldham |
| 15:00GMT | Fage Morais Segbe Azankpo | Report | Jervis Thomas-Asante Threlkeld | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 5,278 Referee: Darren Handley |
| 1 January 2020 (2020-01-01)24 | Oldham Athletic | 0–2 | Scunthorpe United | Oldham |
| 15:00GMT | Report | Eisa Lund | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 2,972 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 4 January 2020 (2020-01-04)25 | Cheltenham Town | 3–0 | Oldham Athletic | Cheltenham |
| 15:00GMT | Sheaf May Broom | Report | Mills | Stadium:Jonny-Rocks Stadium Attendance: 3,029 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 11 January 2020 (2020-01-11)26 | Macclesfield Town | 1–1 | Oldham Athletic | Macclesfield |
| 15:00GMT | Kirby Ironside | Report | Missilou Smith Wheater | Stadium:Moss Rose Attendance: 2,205 Referee: Peter Wright |
| 14 January 2020 (2020-01-14)27 | Stevenage | 0–0 | Oldham Athletic | Stevenage |
| 19:45GMT | Stokes | Report | Mills Jones Wheater | Stadium:The Lamex Stadium Attendance: 2,156 Referee: Kevin Johnson |
| 18 January 2020 (2020-01-18)28 | Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | Carlisle United | Oldham |
| 15:00GMT | Segbé Azankpo Smith | Report | Webster Hayden | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 3,977 Referee: Rob Lewis |
| 25 January 2020 (2020-01-25)29 | Salford City | 1–1 | Oldham Athletic | Salford |
| 15:00GMT | Rooney Thomas-Asante Baldwin | Report | Mills Maouche Rowe Nepomuceno | Stadium:The Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 3,646 Referee: Josh Smith |
| 28 January 2020 (2020-01-28)30 | Oldham Athletic | 3–1 | Mansfield Town | Oldham |
| 19:45GMT | Smith Hamer Nepomuceno | Report | Riley Pearce Khan | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 2,961 Referee: Michael Salisbury |
| 1 February 2020 (2020-02-01)31 | Oldham Athletic | 3–0 | Bradford City | Oldham |
| 15:30GMT | Dearnley Smith Maouche Borthwick-Jackson Piergianni | Report | O'Connor McCartan Richards-Everton | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 5,198 Referee: Ben Toner |
| Note: Kick-off was delayed by 30 minutes due to an unsafe advertising hoarding.[70] | ||||
| 8 February 2020 (2020-02-08)32 | Crewe Alexandra | 2–1 | Oldham Athletic | Crewe |
| 15:00GMT | Jones Kirk | Report | Smith Nepomuceno | Stadium:Alexandra Stadium Attendance: 5,271 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 11 February 2020 (2020-02-11)33 | Exeter City | 5–1 | Oldham Athletic | Exeter |
| 19:45GMT | Richardson Martin Jay Collins Bowman Dickenson | Report | Wheater McCann | Stadium:St James Park Attendance: 3,527 Referee:Keith Stroud |
| 15 February 2020 (2020-02-15)34 | Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Oldham |
| 15:00GMT | Nepomuceno Missilou | Report | Williams | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 2,720 Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 22 February 2020 (2020-02-22)35 | Leyton Orient | 2–2 | Oldham Athletic | Leyton |
| 15:00GMT | Hamer Happe Johnson | Report | Mills Dearnley Hamer McCann | Stadium:Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 5,334 Referee: James Oldham |
| 29 February 2020 (2020-02-29)36 | Oldham Athletic | 5–0 | Newport County | Oldham |
| 15:00GMT | Rowe Dearnley Hamer Smith | Report | Demetriou | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 2,912 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
| 7 March 2020 (2020-03-07)37 | Crawley Town | 3–0 | Oldham Athletic | Crawley |
| 15:00GMT | German Ferguson Nadesan Lubala Dacres-Cogley | Report | Stadium:The People's Pension Stadium Attendance: 2,037 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 14 March 2020 (2020-03-14) | Oldham Athletic | v | Swindon Town | Oldham |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:Boundary Park | |||
| Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[71] | ||||
| 17 March 2020 (2020-03-17) | Walsall | v | Oldham Athletic | Bescot |
| 19:45GMT | Stadium:Banks's Stadium | |||
| Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[71] | ||||
| 21 March 2020 (2020-03-21) | Oldham Athletic | v | Port Vale | Oldham |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:Boundary Park | |||
| Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[71] | ||||
| 28 March 2020 (2020-03-28) | Northampton Town | v | Oldham Athletic | Northampton |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:PTS Academy Stadium | |||
| Note: Season was suspended until 3 April 2020, due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[71] | ||||
| 4 April 2020 (2020-04-04) | Oldham Athletic | v | Stevenage | Oldham |
| 15:00BST | Stadium:Boundary Park | |||
| Note: On 3 April, theEnglish Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[72] | ||||
| 10 April 2020 (2020-04-10) | Oldham Athletic | v | Cambridge United | Oldham |
| 15:00BST | Stadium:Boundary Park | |||
| Note: On 3 April, theEnglish Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[72] | ||||
| 13 April 2020 (2020-04-13) | Colchester United | v | Oldham Athletic | Colchester |
| 13:00BST | Stadium:JobServe Community Stadium | |||
| Note: On 3 April, theEnglish Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[72] | ||||
| 18 April 2020 (2020-04-18) | Oldham Athletic | v | Plymouth Argyle | Oldham |
| 15:00BST | Stadium:Boundary Park | |||
| Note: On 3 April, theEnglish Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[72] | ||||
| 25 April 2020 (2020-04-25) | Grimsby Town | v | Oldham Athletic | Cleethorpes |
| 15:00BST | Stadium:Blundell Park | |||
| Note: On 3 April, theEnglish Football League decided to postpone all football until safe to do so due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[72] | ||||
The first round draw was made on 21 October 2019.[73] The second round draw was made live on 11 November fromChichester City's stadium, Oaklands Park.[74]
| 10 November 2019 (2019-11-10)First round | Gateshead | 1–2 | Oldham Athletic | Gateshead |
| 12:45GMT | Agnew | Report | Morais McCann Egert Smith Iacovitti | Stadium:Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 2,199 Referee: Josh Smith |
| 30 November 2019 (2019-11-30)Second round | Oldham Athletic | 0–1 | Burton Albion | Oldham |
| 15:00GMT | Iacovitti Maouche Akpa Akpro | Report | Sbarra Boyce O'Hara | Stadium:Boundary Park Referee: Andy Davies |
The first round draw was made on 20 June.[75]
| 13 August 2019 (2019-08-13)First round | Blackburn Rovers | 3–2 | Oldham Athletic | Blackburn |
| 19:45BST | Dack Cunningham Downing Rothwell | Report | Nepomuceno Maouche Smith-Brown | Stadium:Ewood Park Attendance: 5,215 Referee: Tom Nield |
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 toRound 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 |
| 7 August 2019 (2019-08-07)Group stage | Oldham Athletic | 3–2 | Liverpool U21 | Oldham |
| 19:00BST | Segbé Azankpo Iacovitti Fage Stott | Report | Williams Boyes Christie-Davies Elliott | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 1,522 Referee: Paul Marsden |
| 8 October 2019 (2019-10-08)Group stage | Oldham Athletic | 0–3 | Accrington Stanley | Oldham |
| 19:45BST | Adams Fage Egert | Report | Diallo Zanzala Barclay Clark | Stadium:Boundary Park Attendance: 1,107 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 13 November 2019 (2019-11-13)Group stage | Fleetwood Town | 5–2 | Oldham Athletic | Fleetwood |
| 19:45GMT | Clarke Morris Sowerby Burns Madden | Report | Smith Azankpo | Stadium:Highbury Stadium Attendance: 535 Referee: Andy Haines |