2009–10 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season
The 2009–10 season was Oldham Athletic's 11th season in the third tier of the English football league system, and their 114th overall. The first-team squad was led by manager Dave Penney in his first season with the club, following the departure of former manager John Sheridan in the previous season.
2009–10 season | ||||
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Chairman | Simon Blitz | |||
Manager | Dave Penney (until 6 May) Paul Dickov (from 9 June) | |||
Football League One | 16th | |||
FA Cup | First round | |||
League Cup | First round | |||
Football League Trophy | First round | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Paweł Abbott (13) All: Paweł Abbott (13) | |||
Highest home attendance | 8,569 (1 November vs Huddersfield Town) | |||
Lowest home attendance | 1,619 (1 September 2009 vs Accrington Stanley) | |||
Average home league attendance | 4,630 | |||
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Results
Legend
Win | Draw | Loss |
Pre-season and friendlies
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
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13 July 2009 | Hyde United | A | 2–0 | Whitaker 13', Alessandra 42' |
16 July 2009 | F.C. Halifax Town | A | 1–2 | O'Grady |
18 July 2009 | Bury | A | 0–0 | |
21 July 2009 | Macclesfield Town | A | 2–1 | Parker 5', O'Grady 90' |
25 July 2009 | Sunderland | H | 1–2 | Abbott 55' |
28 July 2009 | Stalybridge Celtic | A | 3–3 | Stephens (2) |
30 July 2009 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–2 | Taylor 6', Parker |
1 August 2009 | Blackpool | H | 2–4 | Abbott, Furman 15' |
League One
The 2009–10 Football League One fixtures were released on 17 June 2009, with Oldham Athletic opening their league campaign versus local rivals Stockport County on 8 August 2009.[1] In Dave Penney's first competitive game in charge of the club, Oldham were held a scoreless draw against Stockport County. Despite having numerous shots, Owain Fôn Williams kept the Latics out of goal to keep the two teams level at 0–0 for the full 90 minutes.[2]
Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance | League position |
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8 August 2009 | Stockport County | H | 0–0 | 6,918 | 14th | |
15 August 2009 | Leyton Orient | A | 2–1 | Abbott 12', 59' (pen.) | 4,061 | 7th |
18 August 2009 | Millwall | A | 0–2 | 7,369 | 12th | |
23 August 2009 | Swindon Town | H | 2–2 | Marrow 37', Lee 90+4' | 4,229 | 11th |
29 August 2009 | Brentford | A | 1–1 | Blackman 52' | 5,125 | 11th |
4 September 2009 | Hartlepool United | H | 0–3 | 4,014 | 16th |
League Cup
On 16 June 2009, the draws for the first round of the 2009–10 Football League Cup was drawn. Oldham Athletic was drawn against fellow League One club Carlisle United.[3] Throughout the game, both teams remained scoreless until an 89th-minute winner was scored by Scott Dobie. The goal allowed Carlisle to advance with a 1–0 victory, as Oldham were eliminated in the first round of the Cup.[4]
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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11 August 2009 | First Round | Carlisle United | A | 0–1 | 2,509 |
Johnstone's Paint Trophy
On 15 August 2009, the First Round draw for the 2009–10 Football League Trophy was made on Soccer AM, where Oldham was drawn against League Two club Accrington Stanley.[5] The Latics held a 1–0 lead at halftime after Danny Whitaker grabbed a goal in the 10th minute, though Accrington Stanley came back on level terms in the 60th minute due to an own goal by Oldham defender Sean Gregan. Phil Edwards scored the winning goal seven minutes later following a free kick, giving Accrington a 2–1 victory and knocking Oldham out of the competition in the First Round.[6]
Date | Round | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Attendance |
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1 September 2009 | First Round | Accrington Stanley | H | 1–2 | Whitaker 10' | 1,619 |
Squad statistics
- Accurate as of end of season
No. | Pos. | Name | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | Total | Discipline | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ![]() | ![]() | |||
1 | GK | Dean Brill | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2 | DF | Hasney Aljofree | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | DF | Lee Hills | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2 | DF | Krisztian Timar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | DF | Joe Jacobson | 14+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | MF | Jon Worthington | 12+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13+5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
5 | MF | Andy Holdsworth | 11+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
6 | DF | Reuben Hazell | 41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
7 | MF | Danny Whitaker | 30+10 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32+11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
8 | FW | Deane Smalley | 23+6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24+6 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
9 | FW | Paweł Abbott | 38+1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39+2 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
11 | FW | Chris O'Grady | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
11 | FW | Lewis Guy | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
11 | FW | Jason Price | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
12 | DF | Kelvin Lomax | 11+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
14 | MF | Dean Furman | 32+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35+6 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
15 | FW | Lewis Alessandra | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | MF | Sean Gregan | 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
17 | MF | Keigan Parker | 17+10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18+11 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
18 | MF | Chris Taylor | 27+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29+5 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
19 | MF | Kieran Lee | 16+8 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17+9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
20 | MF | Dale Stephens | 24+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24+2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
21 | DF | Paul Black | 12+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
22 | FW | Ryan Brooke | 2+13 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
25 | MF | Chris Rowney | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
26 | MF | Alex Marrow | 26+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
27 | DF | Peter Gilbert | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
27 | FW | Kirk Millar | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
28 | MF | Joe Colbeck | 18+9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19+9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
29 | FW | Darren Byfield | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
29 | FW | Djeny Bembo-Leta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
30 | FW | Nick Blackman | 6+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
30 | FW | Daniel Nardiello | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | DF | Jim Goodwin | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
33 | FW | Paul Heffernan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
33 | DF | Alan Sheehan | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
37 | GK | Darryl Flahavan | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
38 | FW | Tom Eaves | 0+15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+15 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Transfers
In
Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
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1 July 2009 | GK | Dean Brill | Unattached | Free[7] |
22 July 2009 | DF | Andy Holdsworth | Huddersfield Town | Undisclosed[8] |
23 July 2009 | FW | Keigan Parker | Huddersfield Town | Undisclosed[9] |
24 July 2009 | DF | Rene Steer | Arsenal | Undisclosed[10] |
25 July 2009 | MF | Philip Ojapah | A.F.C. Liverpool | Undisclosed[11] |
28 July 2009 | DF | Michael McKerr | Unattached | Free[12] |
6 August 2009 | FW | Darren Byfield | Unattached | Free[13] |
6 August 2009 | DF | Peter Gilbert | Unattached | Free[13] |
6 August 2009 | GK | Przemysław Kazimierczak | Unattached | Free[14] |
1 September 2009 | MF | Joe Colbeck | Bradford City | Undisclosed[15] |
Out
Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
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23 July 2009 | FW | Matthew Wolfenden | Wrexham | Free[16] |
7 August 2009 | DF | Neal Eardley | Blackpool | Undisclosed[17] |
25 August 2009 | FW | Darren Byfield | Walsall[18] | |
1 September 2009 | GK | Przemysław Kazimierczak | Released[19] | |
1 September 2009 | DF | Peter Gilbert | Northampton Town[20] |
Loan in
Date From | Date To | Pos | Name | Loaned from |
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6 August 2009 | January 2009 | DF | Alex Marrow | Blackburn Rovers[21][22] |
20 August 2009 | January 2009 | FW | Nick Blackman | Blackburn Rovers[22][23] |
1 September 2009 | 1 October 2009 | DF | Alan Sheehan | Leeds United[24] |
Loan out
Date From | Date To | Pos | Name | Loaned to |
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10 July 2009 | 30 June 2010 | GK | Greg Fleming | Dunfermline Athletic[25] |
14 August 2009 | 14 September 2009 | MF | Dale Stephens | Rochdale[26] |
20 August 2009 | 20 September 2009 | FW | Lewis Alessandra | Chester City[27] |
21 August 2009 | January 2010 | FW | Chris O'Grady | Rochdale[28] |
28 August 2009 | 28 September 2009 | MF | Philip Ojapah | Stalybridge Celtic[29] |
Players
First-team squad
- Squad at end of season[30]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Left club during season
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
- "Penney starts with Hatters". Sky Sports. 17 June 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
- "Oldham 0–0 Stockport". BBC Sport. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
- "Clubs discover Carling Cup fate". BBC Sport. 16 June 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
- "Carlisle 1–0 Oldham". BBC Sport. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2009.
- "Johnstone's Paint Trophy first round draw". BBC Sport. 15 August 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- "Oldham 1–2 Accrington Stanley". BBC Sport. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- "Latics secure Brill signing". Sky Sports. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 9 July 2009.
- "Latics land Holdsworth". Sky Sports. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
- "Parker pens Latics deal". Sky Sports. 23 July 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
- "Steer makes Latics switch". Sky Sports. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
- "Latics land Ojapah". Sky Sports. 25 July 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
- "Latics pull off McKerr coup". Sky Sports. 28 July 2009. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
- "Latics seal double deal". Sky Sports. 6 August 2006. Retrieved 6 August 2006.
- "Three more arrive at Oldham". 4thegame.com. 6 August 2006. Archived from the original on 13 August 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2006.
- "Latics capture Colbeck". Sky Sports. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- Currie, Mark (25 July 2009). "Matty Wolfenden happy to be at Wrexham FC". Daily Post. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
- "Blackpool clinch double signing". BBC Sport. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 7 August 2009.
- "Byfield shown exit door by Oldham". BBC Sport. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
- "Latics release Kazimierczak". Sky Sports. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- "Penney allows Gilbert exit". Sky Sports. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- "Oldham sign Marrow from Blackburn". BBC Sport. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009.
- "Marrow and Blackman extend stay". Oldham Athletic. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- "Latics land Rovers striker". Sky Sports. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- "Somma earns Leeds deal". Sky Sports. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
- "Fleming leaves Latics". Sky Sports. 10 July 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- "Dale moves to Dale". Rochdale Online. 14 August 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2009.
- "Blues sign Lewis Alessandra but miss out on Erik Paartalu". Chester Chronicle. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- "Dale land Latics striker". Sky Sports. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
- "Celtic signs Ojapah from Latics". Oldham Athletic. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
- http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/eng/2009-2010/flone/oldham.htm
Notes
- Abbott was born in York, England, but also qualified to represent Poland internationally through his mother and represented them at U-21 level.
- Nardiello was born in Coventry, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally through his father, the United States through his mother, and Italy and Puerto Rico through his grandparents, and made his international debut for Wales in May 2007.
- Gilbert was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
- Byfield was born in Sutton Coldfield, England, but also qualified to represent Jamaica internationally and made his international debut for Jamaica in 2003.
- Blackman was born in Salford, England, but also qualifies to represent Barbados internationally through his father, the Netherlands and Poland through his maternal grandparents, and Israel through other family members, and would make his international debut for Barbados in September 2019.
External links
- Fixture Schedule 2009/10 at OldhamAthletic.co.uk