2020–21 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season
The 2020–21 season is Oldham Athletic's 126th season in their history and third consecutive season in the English football's fourth tier.[1] Along with competing in League Two, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
2020–21 season | ||||
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Chairman | Abdallah Lemsagam | |||
Head coach | Harry Kewell | |||
Stadium | Boundary Park | |||
League Two | 24th | |||
FA Cup | Third round | |||
EFL Cup | Second round | |||
EFL Trophy | Group stage | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Conor McAleny (4) All: Conor McAleny (7) | |||
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Transfers
Transfers in
Loans in
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
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7 August 2020 | GK | Ian Lawlor | Doncaster Rovers | End of season | [17] | |
10 August 2020 | CM | Bobby Grant | Wrexham | End of season | [18] | |
2 September 2020 | AM | Ben Garrity | Blackpool | End of season | [19] | |
25 September 2020 | CM | Alfie McCalmont | Leeds United | End of season | [20] | |
16 October 2020 | CB | Harry Clarke | Arsenal | 20 January 2021 | [21] | |
13 January 2021 | RW | Marcel Hilßner | Coventry City | End of season | [22] | |
1 February 2021 | RM | Serhat Tasdemir | Peterborough United | End of season | [23] |
Loans out
Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
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5 October 2020 | GK | Gary Woods | Aberdeen | End of season | [24][25] | |
12 December 2020 | FW | Vani Da Silva | Curzon Ashton | 10 January 2021 | [26] |
Transfers out
Pre-season
15 August 2020 Friendly | Oldham Athletic | 3–3 | Accrington Stanley | Oldham |
12:00 BST | Keillor-Dunn Grant Dearnley |
Report | Piergianni og Pritchard Cassidy |
Stadium: Chapel Road Attendance: 0 |
19 August 2020 Friendly | Curzon Ashton | 2–3 | Oldham Athletic | Ashton-under-Lyne |
16:00 BST | Trialist Tharme |
Report | McAleny Keillor-Dunn Trialist |
Stadium: Tameside Stadium Attendance: 0 |
23 August 2020 Friendly | Nottingham Forest | 0–2 | Oldham Athletic | Nottingham |
13:00 BST | Report | Keillor-Dunn 5' Dearnley 30' |
Stadium: Nigel Doughty Academy Attendance: 0 |
25 August 2020 Friendly | Oldham Athletic | 0–1 | Rochdale | Oldham |
13:00 BST | Report | Newby 30' | Stadium: Chapel Road Attendance: 0 |
29 August 2020 Friendly | Oldham Athletic | 2–1 | Lincoln City | Oldham |
13:00 BST | McAleny 38' Keillor-Dunn 82' |
Report | Scully 48' | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 |
Competitions
EFL League Two
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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9 | Salford City | 25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 21 | +11 | 38 |
10 | Leyton Orient | 27 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 38 |
11 | Crawley Town | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 34 | +2 | 35 |
12 | Walsall | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 33 | −1 | 35 |
13 | Oldham Athletic | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 34 |
14 | Harrogate Town | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 33 | −2 | 33 |
15 | Mansfield Town | 24 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 32 |
16 | Port Vale | 28 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 32 |
17 | Scunthorpe United | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 34 | −6 | 32[lower-alpha 1] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 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[45]
Notes:
- Ranked on matches won: Scunthorpe United 10, Colchester United 7.
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 26 | −5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
Last updated: 30 January 2021.
Source: BBC
Results by matchday
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Win Draw Loss Postponed
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.[46]
12 September 2020 1 | Oldham Athletic | 0–1 | Leyton Orient | Oldham |
15:00 BST | Report | Brophy 25' Happe 52' Johnson 89' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne |
19 September 2020 2 | Stevenage | 3–0 | Oldham Athletic | Stevenage |
15:00 BST | Osborne 61' Effiong 64' Wildin 65' Prosser 82' List 90+4' |
Report | Garrity 69' | Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
26 September 2020 3 | Oldham Athletic | 2–3 | Crawley Town | Oldham |
15:00 BST | Rowe 30' McAleny 80' |
Report | Nadesan 31' Francomb 39' Ferguson 55' Nichols 69' 72' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
3 October 2020 4 | Colchester United | 3–3 | Oldham Athletic | Colchester |
15:00 BST | Bramall 9' Senior 18' Stevenson 27' 78' Harriott 37' (pen.) Welch-Hayes 65' 83' |
Report | McAleny 52' (pen.), 89' Piergianni 54' Barnett 81' |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard |
10 October 2020 5 | Oldham Athletic | 2–3 | Morecambe | Oldham |
15:00 BST | McAleny 52', 90' | Report | Wildig 42' Gibson 57' Kenyon 59' Stockton 66' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Josh Smith |
17 October 2020 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–2 | Oldham Athletic | Horwich |
15:00 BST | Delfouneso 32' Brockbank 48' |
Report | Garrity 28' 63' Hamer 74' Rowe 84' Piergianni 88' Dearnley 90+5' |
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madley |
20 October 2020 7 | Oldham Athletic | 1–1 | Carlisle United | Oldham |
19:00 BST | Barnett 61' Dearnley 80' |
Report | Hayden 54' | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Matt Donohue |
24 October 2020 8 | Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | Port Vale | Oldham |
15:00 BST | Rowe 37' Barnett 44' Dearnley 50' Piergianni 75' |
Report | Smith 12' Clark 39' Joyce 61' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy |
27 October 2020 9 | Southend United | 1–2 | Oldham Athletic | Southend-on-Sea |
19:00 GMT | Clifford 76' | Report | Grant 49' Piergianni 74' Dearnley 89' Clarke 90+4' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
31 October 2020 10 | Salford City | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | Salford |
15:00 GMT | Wilson 24' Lowe 30' Hunter 73' Thomas-Asante 80' |
Report | Borthwick-Jackson 31' | Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
3 November 2020 11 | Oldham Athletic | 2–1 | Cheltenham Town | Oldham |
18:00 GMT | Blackwood 34' Bahamboula 82' Clarke 85' |
Report | Thomas 26' Reid 30' Clements 55' May 77' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie |
14 November 2020 12 | Oldham Athletic | 0–2 | Scunthorpe United | Oldham |
15:00 GMT | Hamer 34' | Report | Bedeau 60' Eisa 62' van Veen 78' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey |
21 November 2020 13 | Exeter City | 1–2 | Oldham Athletic | Exeter |
15:00 GMT | Williams 12' Taylor 24' Randall 40' |
Report | Blackwood 21' Rowe 32' Borthwick-Jackson 47' Garrity 59' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Steve Martin |
24 November 2020 14 | Barrow | 3–4 | Oldham Athletic | Barrow-in-Furness |
19:00 GMT | Quigley 16' Biggins 54' Barry 57' Platt 79' Kay 87' Piergianni 90+9' (o.g.) |
Report | Garrity 39' Rowe 45+2', 82' (pen.) Diarra 58' Borthwick-Jackson 72' McAleny 90+5' |
Stadium: Furness Building Society Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne |
1 December 2020 15 | Oldham Athletic | 0–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Oldham |
19:00 GMT | Piergianni 25' Ntambwe 61' Barnett 84' |
Report | Spearing 16' Vaughan 27' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young |
5 December 2020 16 | Cambridge United | 1–2 | Oldham Athletic | Cambridge |
15:00 GMT | Mullin 43' 90+1' Dunk 45+1' |
Report | Grant 41' McCalmont 53' 60' McAleny 57' 63' Borthwick-Jackson 77' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 1,970 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
12 December 2020 17 | Oldham Athletic | 3–1 | Bradford City | Oldham |
15:00 GMT | Bahamboula 10' Piergianni 26' Grant 38' Ntambwe 50' Keillor-Dunn 74' McAleny 89' |
Report | Hosannah 37' O'Connor 57' 85' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
15 December 2020 18 | Oldham Athletic | 2–3 | Walsall | Oldham |
19:00 GMT | Piergianni 24' 68' Fage 55' Garrity 90+3' |
Report | Gordon 23' (pen.) Piergianni 52' (o.g.) Adebayo 73' Clarke 90+4' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell |
19 December 2020 19 | Newport County | 2–4 | Oldham Athletic | Newport |
15:00 GMT | Twine 8' Bennett 41' Amond 71' Haynes 80' |
Report | Keillor-Dunn 14' Clarke 48' McAleny 58' Ntambwe 81' McCalmont 85' Dearnley 90+3' |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madley |
26 December 2020 20 | Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | Harrogate Town | Oldham |
15:00 GMT | McAleny 19' (pen.) Grant 43' Garrity 75' |
Report | Thomson 30', 71' | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie |
29 December 2020 21 | Grimsby Town | 0–0 | Oldham Athletic | Cleethorpes |
19:00 GMT | Pollock 39' Hewitt 86' Preston 88' |
Report | Piergianni 33' Garrity 68' Ntambwe 86' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield |
12 January 2021 22 | Oldham Athletic | 2–3 | Mansfield Town | Oldham |
19:45 GMT | McCalmont 6' McAleny 61', 84' Rowe 65' |
Report | Cook 34' Charsley 36' Sweeney 38' Bowery 45+4' Reid 49' Lapslie 87' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham |
16 January 2021 23 | Walsall | 1–1 | Oldham Athletic | Bescot |
15:00 GMT | Jules 45' Scarr 71' |
Report | Hamer 44' Clarke 61' Borthwick-Jackson 70' Keillor-Dunn 75' |
Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
23 January 2021 24 | Oldham Athletic | 3–2 | Newport County | Oldham |
15:00 GMT | Hilßner 6' Keillor-Dunn 8' Grant 29' Demetriou 74' (o.g.) Adams 87' Clarke 90+4' |
Report | Scrimshaw 3' Labadie 14' Gambin 40' Bennett 76' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
26 January 2021 25 | Cheltenham Town | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | Cheltenham |
19:00 GMT | Williams 54' May 62', 83' |
Report | Stadium: Whaddon Road Ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Brook |
30 January 2021 26 | Oldham Athletic | 2–1 | Salford City | Oldham |
15:00 GMT | Bahamboula 75' Clarke 76' Keillor-Dunn 90+2' |
Report | Henderson 9' Coutts 72' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall |
FA Cup
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.[47] The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley.[48] The third round draw was made on 30th November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.[49]
Win Draw Loss
8 November 2020 First round | Hampton & Richmond Borough | 2–3 | Oldham Athletic | Hampton |
12:45 GMT | Deadfield 30' (pen.), 75' Miller-Rodney 40' 90+3' Gray 90+2' |
Report | Garrity 6' Clarke 32' Grant 40' Rowe 49' |
Stadium: The Beveree Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
28 November 2020 Second round | Bradford City | 1–2 | Oldham Athletic | Bradford |
15:00 GMT | Donaldson 11' (pen.) Wood 90' |
Report | McAleny 18' Rowe 47' Piergianni 74' |
Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy |
9 January 2021 Third round | Oldham Athletic | 1–4 | Bournemouth | King's Park |
15:00 GMT | Bahamboula 45+1' Clarke 81' |
Report | Brooks 43' Riquelme 49' King 74', 86' |
Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
EFL Cup
Win Draw Loss
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.[50] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.[51]
5 September 2020 First round | Oldham Athletic | 3–0 | Carlisle United | Oldham |
15:00 BST | Garrity 29' Grant 37' McAleny 89' Da Silva 90+2' |
Report | Anderton 53' McDonald 67' Hayden 90+1' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
15 September 2020 Second round | Morecambe | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic | Morecambe |
19:45 BST | Wildig 22' Kenyon 30' |
Report | Badan 38' Hamer 60' Garrity 62' Whelan 73' Grant 90' |
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner |
EFL Trophy
Win Draw Loss
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.[52] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew’s.[53]
Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | L2 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
2 | ACA | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 5 | |
3 | L2 | Bradford City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |
4 | L1 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 |
22 September 2020 Group stage | Oldham Athletic | 4–0 | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | Oldham |
19:45 BST | Rowe 42' Hough 57' Badan 58' Barnett 64' Grant 85' McAleny 88', 90+1' |
Report | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 |
6 October 2020 Group stage | Oldham Athletic | 2–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Oldham |
19:45 BST | Rowe 66' Grant 82' Dearnley 86' Barnett 90+2' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Referee: Tom Nield |
10 November 2020 Group stage | Bradford City | 1–3 | Oldham Athletic | Bradford |
19:30 GMT | Cousin-Dawson 46' Sutton 51' Sutton 60' (o.g.) |
Report | Keillor-Dunn 7' Hamer 80' McCalmont 84', 90+3' |
Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham |
8 December 2020 Second round | Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | Sunderland | Oldham |
18:00 GMT | Grant 13' 83' Diarra 64' |
Report | Maguire 30' Scowen 64' Wright 83' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
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