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2023–24 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

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Oldham Athletic
2023–24 season
ChairmanFrank Rothwell
Head CoachDavid Unsworth
(until 17 September)[1]
Steve Thompson
(interim, from 17 September to 12 October)[1] [2]
Micky Mellon
(from 13 October)[3]
StadiumBoundary Park
National League10th
FA CupFirst Round
FA TrophyFourth Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
James Norwood (17)

All:
James Norwood (18)
Highest home attendance11,881
Lowest home attendance5,538
Average home league attendance6,962

The 2023–24 season was the 129th in Oldham Athletic's history,[4] and the club's second season since dropping out of the Football League. The club competed in the National League,[5] the FA Cup[6] and the FA Trophy.

Season summary

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Pre-season

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Immediately following the conclusion of the 2022–23 season, Oldham announced that 18 of the players contracted for the previous season remained in contract but that nine players would be released and four players who had ended the 2022–23 season on loan would return to their parent clubs. The club also confirmed that negotiations were ongoing to extend the contracts of Devarn Green, Mathew Hudson, Junior Luamba and Josef Yarney.[7]

A new hybrid pitch was laid at Boundary Park, with work commmencing on 8 May 2023[8] and extending over the summer period, meaning that all but the final pre-season friendly would be played away from Boundary Park.[9]

On 8 June 2023, Paul Murray returned to the club as Academy Manager, resuming a job he had left in 2021.[10]

End of the Unsworth era

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The season began with two weeks of contrasting fortunes: a 4–0 defeat away at Southend United[11] being followed by a comprehensive 5–1 win at home to Aldershot Town.[12]

Following this was a run of seven games without a win in which Oldham scored only four goals. The club's board initially stood behind manager David Unsworth, with chairman Frank Rothwell addressing a group of travelling supporters before a 2–2 draw at Gateshead to demonstrate his support for Unsworth.[13] However, discontent amongst the club's supporters continued to grow following a 0–0 draw at home to Dorking Wanderers[14] and Unsworth was dismissed following a 3–0 defeat away at Bromley.[15]

Interim management

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Steve Thompson, the club's Head of Recruitment, was appointed as manager on an interim basis following Unsworth's departure, with the club's board confirming that a number of applications for the role of first team manager had been received and that a recruitment process would be followed before an appointment was made.[16]

In the meantime, Thompson appointed Neil Redfearn as his assistant manager,[17] Redfearn returning to Boundary Park where, 32 years earlier, he had scored the most famous goal in the club's history, securing the Second Division title with a last minute penalty kick.[18]

Thompson and Redfearn left the club on 12 October 2023[19] two days before an FA Cup tie with Altrincham with academy manager Paul Murray taking charge of that match. Then, they won the match 1–0 with Harrison McGahey scoring.

Micky Mellon

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Micky Mellon was announced on 13 October 2023 as the club's new first team manager.[20] Mellon sat in the stands for the following day's FA Cup match against Altrincham[21] and took charge of his first match against the team's bitter rivals Rochdale the following week, a match which Oldham would go on to win 4–3.

Mellon led Oldham on a strong run, taking them from 12th in the table into play-off positions for most of January and February. However, a run of one win in fourteen games at the end of the season resulted in a disappointing 10th place finish and to Mellon lamenting that his squad needed "major surgery" for it to challenge for promotion in the following season.[22]

Players

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Squad at the end of the season

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No Pos Nat Name Age Debut App Start Sub Yellow card Red card Notes
1 GK England Magnus Norman 27 6 Aug 2022 48 48 0 0 2 0
2 DF England Sai Sachdev 19 23 Jan 2024 6 6 0 0 1 0 Loan from Sheffield Utd
3 DF England Mark Kitching 28 6 Nov 2022 80 79 1 2 14 0
4 DF England Liam Hogan 35 6 Aug 2022 82 79 3 2 20 1 Captain
5 DF England Shaun Hobson 25 5 Aug 2023 38 35 3 0 4 0
6 MF England Mark Shelton 27 24 Jan 2023 35 30 5 2 6 1
7 FW England Kurt Willoughby 26 12 Aug 2023 17 5 12 1 0 0 Loan at Ayr Utd
8 MF England Josh Lundstram 25 30 Sep 2023 29 25 4 0 4 0
9 FW Cameroon Mike Fondop 30 5 Feb 2022 75 39 36 25 9 4
10 FW England Joe Nuttall 27 26 Dec 2022 37 35 2 8 8 0 Loan at Cheltenham Town
11 MF England Dan Ward 26 5 Aug 2023 8 6 2 0 0 0
13 GK England Mathew Hudson 25 18 Mar 2023 51 51 0 0 1 0
14 DF England Nathan Sheron 26 6 Aug 2022 97 91 6 9 18 0
15 FW England Devarn Green 27 18 Feb 2023 43 34 9 6 6 0
16 DF England Charlie Raglan 30 5 Aug 2023 34 33 1 0 3 0
17 DF England Harrison McGahey 28 25 Sep 2021 65 61 4 2 10 0
18 MF England Ben Tollitt 29 6 Aug 2022 46 34 12 9 6 0 Loan at Chester
19 MF England Dan Gardner 34 19 Aug 2017 123 107 16 8 29 1
20 FW Barbados Hallam Hope 30 14 Aug 2021 84 60 24 12 6 0
21 DF England Will Sutton 21 10 Nov 2020 58 57 1 3 8 1
22 MF England Brennan Dickenson 31 5 Aug 2023 18 14 4 5 4 0 Loan at Hartlepool Utd
24 FW England Joe Garner 36 3 Feb 2024 14 11 3 4 4 0
25 FW England Alex Reid 28 3 Dec 2022 34 19 15 9 3 0
26 MF Wales Oli Hammond 21 23 Jan 2024 11 8 3 0 0 0
27 DF Portugal Benny Couto 20 31 Aug 2021 40 25 15 1 2 0 Loan at Ashton Utd
28 FW England Ethan Walker 21 13 Jan 2024 4 2 2 0 0 0 Loan from Blackburn
29 FW Scotland Andrew Dallas 24 27 Jan 2024 14 7 7 0 1 0 Loan from Barnsley
30 FW England James Norwood 33 5 Aug 2023 44 37 7 18 11 0
31 MF England Kofi Moore 19 23 Dec 2023 1 0 1 0 0 0
32 MF England Tom Conlon 28 13 Jan 2024 18 15 3 0 3 0
99 GK England Dan Langley 23 n/a 0 0 0 0 0 0 Loan at Blyth Spartans
- DF England Jordan Windass 24 20 Aug 2022 1 0 1 0 0 0 Loan at Darlington

Left the club during the season

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No Pos Nat Name Age Debut Apps Starts Subs Yellow card Red card Notes
- MF England John Rooney 33 1 Oct 2022 36 28 8 2 6 0 Released 31 August[23]
23 DF Wales Kieron Freeman 32 12 Aug 2023 10 10 0 0 1 0
24 FW England Josh Stones 20 16 Dec 2023 4 4 0 3 1 0

Pre-season fixtures

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On 17 May 2023 Oldham Athletic announced six pre-season friendlies to be played before the start of the National League season.[9] Pitch renovation work at Boundary Park meant that the first five fixtures would all be played away from home, with only the sixth and final game able to be played at Boundary Park.

8 July 2023 Hyde United 0-0 Oldham Athletic Hyde
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Ewen Fields
Attendance: 1,359
15 July 2023 Southport 1-1 Oldham Athletic Southport
15:00 BST Anson 84' Report Nuttall Red card 63'
Green 70'
Stadium: Haig Avenue
18 July 2023 Chorley 1-6 Oldham Athletic Chorley
19:45 BST Hazelhurst 16' Report Fondop 24'
Reid 38'
Reid 68'
Green 73'
Willoughby 74'
Fondop 89'
Stadium: Victory Park
22 July 2023 Curzon Ashton 1-2 Oldham Athletic Ashton-under-Lyne
15:00 BST Mols 60' Report Fondop 9'
Fondop 36'
Stadium: Tameside Stadium
29 July 2023 Oldham Athletic 0-3 Mansfield Town Oldham
15:00 BST Report Akins 34', 53'
Oates 58'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 2,425

Competitions

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Oldham Athletic will play in the National League in the 2023–24 season. It will join the FA Cup at the Fourth Qualifying Round and the FA Trophy at the Third Round.

National League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Aldershot Town 46 20 9 17 74 83 −9 69
9 Southend United 46 21 12 13 70 45 +25 65[a]
10 Oldham Athletic 46 15 18 13 63 60 +3 63
11 Rochdale 46 16 14 16 69 64 +5 62
12 Hartlepool United 46 17 9 20 70 82 −12 60
Source: National League official site
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of matches won; 5) Head-to-head results
Notes:
  1. ^ Southend United were deducted ten points for failing to pay debt to HMRC.[24]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
46 15 18 13 63 60  +3 63 6 9 8 33 30  +3 9 9 5 30 30  0

Last updated: 20 April 2024.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday

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Matchday12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546
GroundAHHAAHAHAHHAAHHAAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAAH
ResultLWLDDLDDLWWWDDDWLDDWWLWLWWWWLDWWDLWDDLDDLLDDDL
Position24101715152018172219131012111210111010101010101110865686677665689999101010
Updated to match(es) played on 20 April 2024. Source: bbc.co.uk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Oldham's fixtures were announced on 5 July 2023.[25]

5 August 2023 1 Southend United 4-0 Oldham Athletic Southend-on-Sea
15:00 BST Powell 9'
Miley Yellow card 35'
Kensdale Yellow card 59'
Coker 84' Yellow card 90+9'
Mooney 87'
Cardwell 90+6'
Report Norwood Yellow card 17'
Hobson Yellow card 23'
Hogan Yellow card 42'
Sheron Yellow card 45+3'
Sutton Red card 57'
Dickenson Yellow card 69'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 5,881
Referee: Richie Watkins
12 August 2023 2 Oldham Athletic 5-1 Aldershot Town Oldham
15:00 BST Raglan Yellow card 8'
Norwood 32' 86'
Dickenson 36' 88'
Tollitt 43' Yellow card 73'
Report O'Keefe Yellow card 20'
Kitching 74' (o.g.)
Thomas Yellow card 64' Yellow-red card 84'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 7,593
Referee: Jamie O'Connor
15 August 2023 3 Oldham Athletic 1-2 Halifax Town Oldham
19:45 BST Shelton 40' Yellow card 55'
Norwood Yellow card 61'
Fondop Yellow card 82'
Kitching Yellow card 90'
Report Harker 31'
Senior Yellow card 41' 66'
Keane Yellow card
Hunter Yellow card 82'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 7,964
Referee: Steven Copeland
19 August 2023 4 Chesterfield 1-1 Oldham Athletic Chesterfield
15:00 BST Palmer 61' Report Nuttall Yellow card 32'
Shelton Yellow card 45+1'
Hogan Yellow card 60'
Norwood 90+6'
Stadium: SMH Group Stadium
Attendance: 8,164
Referee: Matthew Russell
19 August 2023 5 Boreham Wood 0-0 Oldham Athletic Borehamwood
15:00 BST Stephens Yellow card 7'
Coxe Yellow card 87'
Report Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 1,208
Referee: Aaron Farmer
28 August 2023 6 Oldham Athletic 0-2 Solihull Moors Oldham
15:00 BST Fondop Yellow card 1' Yellow-red card 37'
Gardner Yellow card 11'
Reid Yellow card 45+2'
Dickenson Yellow card 70'
Sheron Yellow card 76'
Report Beck 57'
Kelly 90+4'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 6,815
Referee: Paul Cooper
2 September 2023 7 Gateshead 2-2 Oldham Athletic Gateshead
17:30 BST Dinanga Yellow card 55'
Hunter 58' Yellow card 90+5'
Wearne 87'
Report Shelton Yellow card 16' Yellow-red card 89'
Dickenson 28'
Hogan Yellow card 54' 65'
Norwood Yellow card 57'
Sheron Yellow card 78'
Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium
Attendance: 1,112
Referee: Gareth Rhodes
9 September 2023 8 Oldham Athletic 0-0 Dorking Wanderers Oldham
15:00 BST Green Yellow card 47'
Sheron Yellow card 71'
Report Francomb Yellow card 29'
Pybus Yellow card 40'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 6,291
Referee: Richard Aspinall
16 September 2023 9 Bromley 3-0 Oldham Athletic Bromley
15:00 BST Passley 27' Yellow card 38'
Woods 41'
Whitely 66'
Report SuttonYellow card 55'
NorwoodYellow card 76'
Stadium: Hayes Lane
Attendance: 2,571
Referee: Gary Parsons
19 September 2023 10 Oldham Athletic 2-0 York City Oldham
19:45 BST Nuttall 8' Yellow card 61'
Kitching Yellow card 63'
Green Yellow card 70'
Reid 79'
Report Crookes Yellow card 70' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 6,611
Referee: David Mcnamara
23 September 2023 11 Oldham Athletic 4-0 Oxford City Oldham
15:00 BST Green 14'
Dickenson 40' 90+5'
Nuttall Yellow card 77'
Norwood 90'
Report Coyle Yellow card 45'
Miccio Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 6,400
Referee: Paul Marsden
26 September 2023 12 Kidderminster Harriers 1-2 Oldham Athletic Kidderminster
19:45 BST Hobson Yellow card 18' 62' Report Green 20'
Nuttall Yellow card 53'
Reid 78'
Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
Attendance: 2,451
Referee: David Richardson
30 September 2023 13 Wealdstone 1-1 Oldham Athletic Ruislip
15:00 BST Bowen 35'
Barker Yellow card 49'
Report Reid 31'
Lundstram Yellow card 72'
Stadium: Grosvenor Vale
Attendance: 1,640
Referee: Callum Walchester
3 October 2023 14 Oldham Athletic 1-1 Maidenhead United Oldham
19:45 BST Reid 28'
Dickenson Yellow card 39'
Kitching Yellow card 83'
Report Adams Yellow card 39'
De Havilland Yellow card 87'
Keetch 87'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5,386
Referee: John Mulligan
7 October 2023 15 Oldham Athletic 1-1 Dagenham & Redbridge Oldham
15:00 BST Norwood 4' Report Effiong Yellow card 23'
Rees 74'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 6,465
Referee: Andrew Humphries
21 October 2023 16 Rochdale 3-4 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
15:00 BST Mitchell 53'
Keohane 60' 81'
Report Sheron 16'
Lundstram Yellow card 47'
Green 49'
Hope 63'
Norwood 71'
McGahey Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 6,722
Referee: James Westgate
24 October 2023 17 AFC Fylde 3-0 Oldham Athletic Medlar-with-Wesham
19:45 BST Ustabasi 9' 90+2'
Kay 13'
Whitehead Yellow card 59'
Barrett Yellow card 74'
Report Green Yellow card 28'
Hogan Yellow card 30' Yellow-red card 38'
Stadium: Mill Farm
Attendance: 2,580
Referee: Michael Barlow
28 October 2023 18 Oldham Athletic 2-2 Altrincham Oldham
15:00 BST Norwood 30' Yellow card 81'
Sheron Yellow card 55' 79'
Report Amaluzor 15'
Conn-Clarke 35'
Osborne Yellow card 75'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Referee: Aaron Jackson
11 November 2023 19 Oldham Athletic 1-1 Eastleigh Oldham
15:00 GMT Hogan Yellow card 26'
Norwood Yellow card 33'
Reid 69'
Hobson Yellow card 90+4'
Shelton Yellow card 90+5'
Report Maguire 26' (pen.)
Hodson Yellow card 29'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 6,418
Referee: Aaron Farmer
18 November 2023 20 Woking 0-1 Oldham Athletic Woking
15:00 GMT Pavey Yellow card 61'
Williams Yellow card 77'
Report Norwood 61'
Freeman Yellow card 79'
Stadium: Kingfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,057
Referee: Paul Cooper
21 November 2023 21 Barnet 1-4 Oldham Athletic Canons Park
19:45 GMT Walker Yellow card 24'
Pritchard 56' (pen.)
Hartigan Yellow card 68'
Report Norwood 26' (pen.) 76'
Kitching Yellow card 29'
Green Yellow card 44'
Fondop 61'
Hope 90'
Hogan Yellow card 90+7'
Stadium: The Hive Stadium
Attendance: 1,799
Referee: Paul Johnson
25 November 2023 22 Oldham Athletic 1-4 Ebbsfleet United Oldham
15:00 GMT Norwood 70' (pen.) Report Cundle 9'
O'Neill Yellow card 45+1'
Wright Yellow card 47'
Samuel Yellow card 56' 90+3'
Poleon 80'
Odokonyero 85'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 6,425
Referee: Farai Hallam
2 December 2023 P Oldham Athletic P-P Boreham Wood Oldham
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Boundary Park
Note: The match was postponed on 2 December 2023 because of a frozen pitch.
16 December 2023 23 Solihull Moors 2-3 Oldham Athletic Solihull
15:00 GMT Beck 26'
Osborne Yellow card 30'
Kelly 90+4' (pen.)
Report Raglan Yellow card 24'
Sheron Yellow card 45+1' 64' 82'
McGahey Yellow card 54'
Stones 63'
Kitching Yellow card 68'
Stadium: Damson Park
Attendance: 1,829
Referee: David Richardson
23 December 2023 24 Oldham Athletic 1-2 Gateshead Oldham
15:00 GMT Norwood 30' Yellow card 81'
Hogan Yellow card 44'
Sutton Yellow card 59'
Report Wearne 48'
Booty Yellow card 58'
Storey 59'
Dinanga Yellow card 79'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 6,761
Referee: Richard Aspinall
26 December 2023 25 Hartlepool United 1-3 Oldham Athletic Hartlepool
15:00 GMT Grey 4'
Onariase Yellow card 81'
Report Stones 9' Yellow card 90+3'
Norwood 17' 63'
Sutton Yellow card 53'
Lundstram Yellow card 74'
Raglan Yellow card 90+2'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,077
Referee: Michael Barlow
30 December 2023 26 Oldham Athletic 2-0 Hartlepool United Oldham
15:00 GMT Stones 2'
Norman Yellow card 83'
Fondop 84' Yellow card 85'
Report Brennan Yellow card 27' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 7,411
Referee: Greg Rollason
6 January 2024 27 Dorking Wanderers 0-1 Oldham Athletic Dorking
15:00 GMT Report Fondop 41' Yellow card 71'
Hogan Yellow card 56'
Stadium: Meadowbank
Referee: Ryan Atkin
16 January 2024 P Oldham Athletic P-P Boreham Wood Oldham
19:45 GMT Report Stadium: Boundary Park
Note: The match was postponed on 15 January 2024 because of a frozen pitch.
20 January 2024 P Eastleigh P-P Oldham Athletic Eastleigh
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: Ten Acres
Note: The match was postponed on 20 January 2024 because of a frozen pitch.
23 January 2024 28 Oldham Athletic 2-0 Barnet Oldham
19:45 GMT Sachdev Yellow card 21'
Norwood 38' (pen.) 53' (pen.) Yellow card 67'
Hogan Yellow card 60'
Fondop Yellow card 67'
Kitching Yellow card 72'
Report Oluwo Yellow card 52'
Hall-Johnson Yellow card 86'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5,880
Referee: Andrew Miller
27 January 2024 29 Oldham Athletic 0-1 Woking Oldham
15:00 GMT Report Dyche Yellow card 18'
Anderson 46'
Browne Yellow card 60'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 6,644
Referee: David Mcnamara
3 February 2024 30 Ebbsfleet United 0-0 Oldham Athletic Northfleet
17:30 GMT Skura Yellow card 90+3' Report Kitching Yellow card 41'
Lundstram Yellow card 54'
Conlon Yellow card 66'
Stadium: Stonbridge Road
Attendance: 1,859
Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
10 February 2024 P Oldham Athletic P-P Bromley Oldham
15:00 GMT Stadium: Boundary Park
Note: The match was postponed because of Bromley's progress in the FA Trophy.
13 February 2024 31 Oldham Athletic 2-1 Boreham Wood Oldham
19:45 GMT Conlon Yellow card 55'
Garner Yellow card 60' 80'
Fondop 62'
Kitching Yellow card 86'
Report Sagaf 30'
Ashmore Yellow card 71'
Marsh Yellow card 77'
Sass-Davies Yellow card 90+1'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5,745
Referee: John Mulligan
17 February 2024 32 Maidenhead United 1-3 Oldham Athletic Maidenhead
15:00 GMT Asare Yellow card 38'
Barratt Yellow card 84'
Beckwith 90+1'
Report Garner 15'
Hogan Yellow card 36'
Fondop 58' 88'
Stadium: York Road
Attendance: 1,741
Referee: Ross Martin
20 February 2024 33 York City 1-1 Oldham Athletic York
19:45 GMT Davies 70'
Amos Yellow card 90'
Report Conlon Yellow card 45'
Fondop 60'
Stadium: York Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,282
Referee: James Westgate
24 February 2024 34 Oldham Athletic 1-2 Kidderminster Harriers Oldham
15:00 GMT Fondop Yellow card 44'
Sheron 49'
Gardner Yellow card 90+3'
Report Penny 22'
McNally 58'
Bellis Yellow card 77'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 11,881
Referee: Richard Eley
27 February 2024 35 Eastleigh 1-2 Oldham Athletic Eastleigh
19:45 GMT Atangana Yellow card 25' Yellow-red card 47'
Boldewijn 84'
Hodson Yellow card 89'
Nwabuokei Yellow card 90'
Report Garner 26' 70'
Green Yellow card 35'
Sheron Yellow card 90+5'
Stadium: Ten Acres
Referee: Sam Mulhall
2 March 2024 36 Oldham Athletic 1-1 Southend United Oldham
15:00 GMT Hobson Yellow card 53'
Sheron 60'
Report Cardwell Yellow card 62'
Husin 79'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 6,309
Referee: Andrew Humphries
5 March 2024 37 Oldham Athletic 0-0 Bromley Oldham
19:45 GMT Hogan Yellow card 64' Report Passley Yellow card 79'
Kirk Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5,538
Referee: David Mcnamara
9 March 2024 38 Aldershot Town 2-0 Oldham Athletic Aldershot
15:00 GMT Daly 37'
Stokes Yellow card 51'
Menayese Yellow card 53'
Frost 90+5'
Report McGahey Yellow card 12'
Garner Yellow card 52'
Hogan Yellow card 70'
Hudson Yellow card 73'
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 3,425
Referee: Aaron Bannister
12 March 2024 P Halifax Town P-P Oldham Athletic Halifax
19:45 GMT Stadium: The Shay
Note: The match was postponed on 11 March 2024 because of a waterlogged pitch.
16 March 2024 39 Oldham Athletic 2-2 Chesterfield Oldham
12:30 GMT Norwood 13' (pen.)
Gardner 23' Yellow card 63'
Kitching Yellow card 62'
Garner Yellow card 84'
Tyrer Yellow card 11'
Hobson 27'
Sheckleford Yellow card 47'
Quigley 62' (pen.) Yellow card 66'
Oldaker Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 7,783
Referee: Gareth Rhodes
23 March 2024 40 Dagenham & Redbridge 0-0 Oldham Athletic Dagenham
15:00 GMT Forson Yellow card 90+1' Report Garner Yellow card 88' Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,973
Referee: Oliver Mackey
29 March 2024 41 Oldham Athletic 1-3 AFC Fylde Oldham
15:00 GMT Kitching Yellow card 31'
Gardner 45' Yellow card 65'
Fondop Red card 60'
Norwood Yellow card 61'
Hope Yellow card 90+5'
Report Haughton 9'
Long 18'
Mitchell 33'
Hosannah Yellow card 34'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 6,903
Referee: Andrew Miller
1 April 2024 42 Altrincham 1-0 Oldham Athletic Altrincham
15:00 BST Conn-Clarke 40' Yellow card 90'
Donawa Yellow card 65'
Hancox Yellow card 83'
Report Kitching Yellow card 31' Stadium: Moss Lane
Attendance: 4,578
Referee: Paul Marsden
6 April 2024 43 Oldham Athletic 1-1 Rochdale Oldham
12:30 BST Gardner Yellow card 6'
Hope 6'
Norwood Yellow card 90+6'
Report Mather 27'
Gordon Yellow card 62'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 8,797
Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
10 April 2024 P Halifax Town P-P Oldham Athletic Halifax
19:45 BST Stadium: The Shay
Note: The match was postponed on 9 April 2024 after a failed pitch inspection.
13 April 2024 44 Oxford City 0-0 Oldham Athletic Oxford
15:00 BST Ashby Yellow card 70' Report Stadium: Marsh Lane
Attendance: 1,112
Referee: Sam Mulhall
18 April 2024 45 Halifax Town 2-2 Oldham Athletic Halifax
19:45 BST Jenkins Yellow card 17'
Harker 45+1'
Golden Yellow card 57'
George 72'
Hunter Yellow card 82'
Report Gardner 18' 58' (pen.)
Garner Yellow card 63'
Dallas Yellow card 80'
McGahey Yellow card 90+4'
Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 1,580
Referee: Stuart Morland
20 April 2024 46 Oldham Athletic 2-3 Wealdstone Oldham
15:00 BST Fondop 17', 56' Yellow card 90+2'
Hobson Yellow card 36'
Hogan Yellow card 45+2'
Sutton Yellow card 69'
Report De Silva Yellow card 8'
Young 47'
Bowen 52'
Barrett 74'
Barker Yellow card 88'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Referee: Elliot Bell

FA Cup

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Oldham will join the 2023-24 FA Cup at the Fourth Qualifying Round. Fixtures will take place on the weekend of 14 October 2023, with the draw being made following conclusion of the Third Qualifying Round on the weekend of 30 September 2023.[26]

14 October 2023 Q4 Altrincham 0-1 Oldham Athletic Altrincham
15:00 BST Report Sheron Yellow card 59'
McGahey 78'
Stadium: Moss Lane
Attendance: 3,874
4 November 2023 1 Newport County 2-0 Oldham Athletic Newport
15:00 GMT Morris Yellow card 19'
McLoughlin 20' 80'
Wood Yellow card 70'
Bogle Yellow card 90+7'
Report Sheron Yellow card 10'
Kitching Yellow card 22'
Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,541
Referee: David Middleton

FA Trophy

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Oldham will join the 2023-24 FA Trophy at the Third Round. Fixtures will take place on the weekend of 9 December 2023, with the draw being made following conclusion of the Second Round on the weekend of 18 November 2023[27]

9 December 2023 3 Oldham Athletic 3-3
(4-2 p)
Mickleover Oldham
15:00 GMT Fondop 12'
Willoughby 50'
Hope 68'
Report Greaves 43'
Beavon 66' 84'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 1,662
Referee: Elliot Bell
Penalties
Willoughby soccer ball with check mark
Hogan soccer ball with check mark
McGahey soccer ball with check mark
Kitching soccer ball with check mark
Greaves soccer ball with check mark
Mann soccer ball with check mark
Dales soccer ball with red X
Atkinson soccer ball with red X
13 January 2024 4 Oldham Athletic 1-2 Hendon Oldham
15:00 GMT Norwood 90+3' (pen.) Report White Yellow card 26' 67'
Leonard Yellow card 50'
Muir 90+6'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 2,819

Squad statistics

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As of match played 20 April 2024

Appearances

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Players with no appearances are not included on the list.

No. Pos. Nat. Player National League FA Cup FA Trophy Total
Apps Starts Subs Apps Starts Subs Apps Starts Subs Apps Starts Subs
13 GK England Mathew Hudson 44 44 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 47 47 0
3 DF England Mark Kitching 43 43 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 47 46 1
14 MF England Nathan Sheron 44 38 6 2 2 0 1 1 0 47 41 6
4 DF England Liam Hogan 42 40 2 2 1 1 2 2 0 46 43 3
30 FW England James Norwood 40 34 6 2 2 0 2 1 1 44 37 7
5 DF England Shaun Hobson 35 33 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 38 35 3
16 DF England Charlie Raglan 32 31 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 34 33 1
9 FW Cameroon Mike Fondop 31 15 16 1 0 1 1 1 0 33 16 17
17 DF England Harrison McGahey 25 23 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 29 27 2
8 MF England Josh Lundstram 26 22 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 29 25 4
15 MF England Devarn Green 26 20 6 1 1 0 1 1 0 28 22 6
19 MF England Dan Gardner 25 18 7 1 0 1 2 2 0 28 20 8
21 DF England Will Sutton 25 25 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 27 27 0
20 FW Barbados Hallam Hope 17 9 8 1 1 0 2 2 0 20 12 7
32 MF England Tom Conlon 17 15 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 18 15 3
22 MF England Brennan Dickenson 15 12 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 18 14 4
7 FW England Kurt Willoughby 15 4 11 0 0 0 2 1 1 17 5 12
6 MF England Mark Shelton 15 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 5
24 FW England Joe Garner 14 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 11 3
29 FW Scotland Andrew Dallas 14 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 7 7
25 FW England Alex Reid 12 5 7 2 0 2 0 0 0 14 5 9
10 FW England Joe Nuttall 12 10 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 11 2
26 MF Wales Oli Hammond 11 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 3
23 DF Wales Kieron Freeman 9 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 10 0
11 MF England Dan Ward 7 5 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 6 2
2 DF England Sai Sachdev 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0
18 MF England Ben Tollitt 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 2 4
24 FW England Josh Stones 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0
28 FW England Ethan Walker 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 2 2
1 GK England Magnus Norman 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 3 0
31 MF England Kofi Moore 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Total 46 2 2 50

Goals

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No. Pos. Nat. Player League FA Cup FA Trophy Total
30 FW England James Norwood 17 0 1 18
9 FW Cameroon Mike Fondop 9 0 1 10
14 MF England Nathan Sheron 6 0 0 6
22 MF England Brennan Dickenson 5 0 0 5
25 FW England Alex Reid 5 0 0 5
24 FW England Joe Garner 4 0 0 4
19 MF England Dan Gardner 4 0 0 4
20 FW Barbados Hallam Hope 3 0 1 4
15 MF England Devarn Green 3 0 0 3
24 FW England Josh Stones 3 0 0 3
4 DF England Liam Hogan 1 0 0 1
6 MF England Mark Shelton 1 0 0 1
10 FW England Joe Nuttall 1 0 0 1
18 MF England Ben Tollitt 1 0 0 1
17 DF England Harrison McGahey 0 1 0 1
7 FW England Kurt Willoughby 0 0 1 1
Total 63 1 4 68

Disciplinary record

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No. Pos. Nat. Player National League FA Cup FA Trophy Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
9 FW Cameroon Mike Fondop 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 1
21 DF England Will Sutton 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1
4 DF England Liam Hogan 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 0
6 MF England Mark Shelton 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
3 DF England Mark Kitching 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
30 FW England James Norwood 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
14 MF England Nathan Sheron 7 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
15 MF England Devarn Green 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
19 MF England Dan Gardner 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
24 FW England Joe Garner 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
10 FW England Joe Nuttall 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
22 MF England Brennan Dickenson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
8 MF England Josh Lundstram 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
5 DF England Shaun Hobson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
17 DF England Harrison McGahey 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
16 DF England Charlie Raglan 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
32 DF England Tom Conlon 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
18 MF England Ben Tollitt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
25 FW England Alex Reid 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
23 DF Wales Kieron Freeman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
24 FW England Josh Stones 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1 GK England Magnus Norman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
19 MF England Dan Gardner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2 DF England Sai Sachdev 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
13 GK England Mathew Hudson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
29 FW Scotland Andrew Dallas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 104 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 107 3 2

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Pre-season MF England Josh Lundstram England Altrincham Undisclosed fee [28]
Pre-season FW England Kurt Willoughby England Chester Free transfer [29]
Pre-season MF England Dan Ward England Gateshead Free transfer [30]
Pre-season DF England Shaun Hobson England Southend United Free transfer [31]
Pre-season DF England Charlie Raglan England Cheltenham Town Free transfer [32]
Pre-season MF England Brennan Dickenson - Free transfer [33]
Pre-season FW England James Norwood England Barnsley Undisclosed fee [34]
11 August 2023 DF Wales Kieron Freeman - Free transfer [35]
3 November 2023 GK England Dan Langley - Free transfer [36]
9 January 2024 MF England Tom Conlon England Port Vale Undisclosed [37]
19 January 2024 MF Wales Oli Hammond England Nottingham Forest Undisclosed [38]
31 January 2024 FW England Joe Garner England Carlisle United Undisclosed [39]

Transfers out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
Pre-season GK Canada Jayson Leutwiler England Port Vale Free transfer [40]
Pre-season MF England Luke Burgess - Released [41]
31 August 2023 MF England John Rooney - Released [23]
2 January 2024 DF Wales Kieron Freeman - End of contract [42]

Loans in

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Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
15 December 2023 FW England Josh Stones England Wigan Athletic F.C. 2 January 2024[a] [44]
2 January 2024 FW England Ethan Walker England Blackburn Rovers F.C. End of season [45]
15 January 2024 DF England Sai Sachdev England Sheffield United F.C. End of season [46]
22 January 2024 FW Scotland Andrew Dallas England Barnsley F.C. End of season [47]
  1. ^ Stones was initially on loan until 12 January 2024 but was recalled early after suffering an injury.[43]

Loans out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
7 July 2023 DF England Jordan Windass England Darlington End of season [48]
11 July 2023 MF England Kofi Moore England Workington 7 January 2024 [49]
15 July 2023 FW England Jake Forshaw England Colne September 2023[a] [51]
19 July 2023 DF England Frazer Cookson England Northwich Victoria January 2024[b] [53]
15 August 2023 DF Portugal Benny Couto Wales TNS September 2023[c] [54]
24 August 2023 DF England Llyton Chapman England Northwich Victoria October 2023[d] [56]
2 September 2023 MF England Ollie Havens England New Mills November 2023 [57]
5 September 2023 FW England Jake Forshaw England Farsley Celtic November 2023[e] [50]
23 September 2023 DF Portugal Benny Couto England Ashton United End of season[f] [60]
6 October 2023 DF England Llyton Chapman England Chadderton TBC [55]
7 November 2023 MF England Ben Tollitt England Kidderminster Harriers January 2024 [61]
17 November 2023 FW England Jake Forshaw England Guiseley 21 December 2023[g] [63]
17 November 2023 MF England Kofi Moore England Guiseley 15 December 2023[h] [63]
12 December 2023 GK England Dan Langley England Blyth Spartans End of season[i] [66]
1 January 2024 MF England Kofi Moore England Guiseley End of season [67]
11 January 2024 DF England Oliver Kilner England Bury End of season [68]
1 February 2024 FW England Joe Nuttall England Cheltenham Town End of season [69]
1 February 2024 FW England Kurt Willoughby Scotland Ayr United End of season [70]
2 February 2024 MF England Brennan Dickenson England Hartlepool United End of season [71]
9 February 2024 MF England Ben Tollitt England Chester End of season [72]
  1. ^ Forshaw was initially announced as being on loan until January 2024 but it was confirmed on 5 September 2023 that he had moved to Farsley Celtic.[50]
  2. ^ Cookson was initially announced as being on loan until 2 October 2023 but returned to Oldham in January 2024.[52]
  3. ^ Couto was initially announced as being on loan until January 2024 but it was confirmed on 5 September 2023 that he had returned to Oldham.[50]
  4. ^ Chapman moved to Chadderton in October 2023.[55]
  5. ^ Forshaw moved to Guiseley in November 2023.[58]
  6. ^ Couto was initially on loan until 23 October 2023 but it was confirmed on 20 October 2023 that this had been extended until the end of the season.[59]
  7. ^ Forshaw was initially on loan until the end of the season but it was confirmed on 21 December 2023 that he had returned to Oldham.[62]
  8. ^ Moore was initially on loan until the end of the season but it was confirmed on 15 December 2023 that he had returned to Oldham.[64]
  9. ^ Langley was initially on loan until 12 January 2024 but it was confirmed on 9 January 2024 that the loan had been extended to the end of the season.[65]

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