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 | ![]() | End of season | [17] |
10 August 2020 | CM | ![]() | Bobby Grant | ![]() | End of season | [18] |
2 September 2020 | AM | ![]() | Ben Garrity | ![]() | End of season | [19] |
25 September 2020 | CM | ![]() | Alfie McCalmont | ![]() | End of season | [20] |
16 October 2020 | CB | ![]() | Harry Clarke | ![]() | 20 January 2021 | [21] |
13 January 2021 | RW | ![]() | Marcel Hilßner | ![]() | End of season | [22] |
1 February 2021 | RM | ![]() | Serhat Tasdemir | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | End of season | [24][25] |
12 December 2020 | FW | ![]() | Vani Da Silva | ![]() | 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 ![]() Dearnley ![]() |
Stadium: Nigel Doughty Academy Attendance: 0 |
25 August 2020 Friendly | Oldham Athletic | 0–1 | Rochdale | Oldham |
13:00 BST | Report | Newby ![]() |
Stadium: Chapel Road Attendance: 0 |
29 August 2020 Friendly | Oldham Athletic | 2–1 | Lincoln City | Oldham |
13:00 BST | McAleny ![]() Keillor-Dunn ![]() |
Report | Scully ![]() |
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 ![]() Happe ![]() Johnson ![]() |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Declan Bourne |
19 September 2020 2 | Stevenage | 3–0 | Oldham Athletic | Stevenage |
15:00 BST | Osborne ![]() Effiong ![]() Wildin ![]() Prosser ![]() List ![]() |
Report | Garrity ![]() |
Stadium: Lamex Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
26 September 2020 3 | Oldham Athletic | 2–3 | Crawley Town | Oldham |
15:00 BST | Rowe ![]() McAleny ![]() |
Report | Nadesan ![]() Francomb ![]() Ferguson ![]() Nichols ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
3 October 2020 4 | Colchester United | 3–3 | Oldham Athletic | Colchester |
15:00 BST | Bramall ![]() Senior ![]() Stevenson ![]() ![]() Harriott ![]() Welch-Hayes ![]() ![]() |
Report | McAleny ![]() Piergianni ![]() Barnett ![]() |
Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Paul Howard |
10 October 2020 5 | Oldham Athletic | 2–3 | Morecambe | Oldham |
15:00 BST | McAleny ![]() |
Report | Wildig ![]() Gibson ![]() Kenyon ![]() Stockton ![]() |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Josh Smith |
17 October 2020 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 1–2 | Oldham Athletic | Horwich |
15:00 BST | Delfouneso ![]() Brockbank ![]() |
Report | Garrity ![]() ![]() Hamer ![]() Rowe ![]() Piergianni ![]() Dearnley ![]() |
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 ![]() Dearnley ![]() |
Report | Hayden ![]() |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Matt Donohue |
24 October 2020 8 | Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | Port Vale | Oldham |
15:00 BST | Rowe ![]() Barnett ![]() Dearnley ![]() Piergianni ![]() |
Report | Smith ![]() Clark ![]() Joyce ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Report | Grant ![]() Piergianni ![]() Dearnley ![]() Clarke ![]() |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
31 October 2020 10 | Salford City | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | Salford |
15:00 GMT | Wilson ![]() Lowe ![]() Hunter ![]() Thomas-Asante ![]() |
Report | Borthwick-Jackson ![]() |
Stadium: Moor Lane Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
3 November 2020 11 | Oldham Athletic | 2–1 | Cheltenham Town | Oldham |
18:00 GMT | Blackwood ![]() Bahamboula ![]() Clarke ![]() |
Report | Thomas ![]() Reid ![]() Clements ![]() May ![]() |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Will Finnie |
14 November 2020 12 | Oldham Athletic | 0–2 | Scunthorpe United | Oldham |
15:00 GMT | Hamer ![]() |
Report | Bedeau ![]() Eisa ![]() van Veen ![]() |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Lee Swabey |
21 November 2020 13 | Exeter City | 1–2 | Oldham Athletic | Exeter |
15:00 GMT | Williams ![]() Taylor ![]() Randall ![]() |
Report | Blackwood ![]() Rowe ![]() Borthwick-Jackson ![]() Garrity ![]() |
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 ![]() Biggins ![]() Barry ![]() Platt ![]() Kay ![]() Piergianni ![]() |
Report | Garrity ![]() Rowe ![]() Diarra ![]() Borthwick-Jackson ![]() McAleny ![]() |
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 ![]() Ntambwe ![]() Barnett ![]() |
Report | Spearing ![]() Vaughan ![]() |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young |
5 December 2020 16 | Cambridge United | 1–2 | Oldham Athletic | Cambridge |
15:00 GMT | Mullin ![]() ![]() Dunk ![]() |
Report | Grant ![]() McCalmont ![]() ![]() McAleny ![]() ![]() Borthwick-Jackson ![]() |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 1,970 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
12 December 2020 17 | Oldham Athletic | 3–1 | Bradford City | Oldham |
15:00 GMT | Bahamboula ![]() Piergianni ![]() Grant ![]() Ntambwe ![]() Keillor-Dunn ![]() McAleny ![]() |
Report | Hosannah ![]() O'Connor ![]() ![]() |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
15 December 2020 18 | Oldham Athletic | 2–3 | Walsall | Oldham |
19:00 GMT | Piergianni ![]() ![]() Fage ![]() Garrity ![]() |
Report | Gordon ![]() Piergianni ![]() Adebayo ![]() Clarke ![]() |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: James Bell |
19 December 2020 19 | Newport County | 2–4 | Oldham Athletic | Newport |
15:00 GMT | Twine ![]() Bennett ![]() Amond ![]() Haynes ![]() |
Report | Keillor-Dunn ![]() Clarke ![]() McAleny ![]() Ntambwe ![]() McCalmont ![]() Dearnley ![]() |
Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 0 Referee: Bobby Madley |
26 December 2020 20 | Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | Harrogate Town | Oldham |
15:00 GMT | McAleny ![]() Grant ![]() Garrity ![]() |
Report | Thomson ![]() |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Speedie |
29 December 2020 21 | Grimsby Town | 0–0 | Oldham Athletic | Cleethorpes |
19:00 GMT | Pollock ![]() Hewitt ![]() Preston ![]() |
Report | Piergianni ![]() Garrity ![]() Ntambwe ![]() |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Tom Nield |
12 January 2021 22 | Oldham Athletic | 2–3 | Mansfield Town | Oldham |
19:45 GMT | McCalmont ![]() McAleny ![]() ![]() Rowe ![]() |
Report | Cook ![]() Charsley ![]() Sweeney ![]() Bowery ![]() Reid ![]() Lapslie ![]() |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham |
16 January 2021 23 | Walsall | 1–1 | Oldham Athletic | Bescot |
15:00 GMT | Jules ![]() Scarr ![]() |
Report | Hamer ![]() Clarke ![]() Borthwick-Jackson ![]() Keillor-Dunn ![]() |
Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Christopher Pollard |
23 January 2021 24 | Oldham Athletic | 3–2 | Newport County | Oldham |
15:00 GMT | Hilßner ![]() Keillor-Dunn ![]() Grant ![]() Demetriou ![]() Adams ![]() Clarke ![]() |
Report | Scrimshaw ![]() Labadie ![]() Gambin ![]() Bennett ![]() |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Chris Sarginson |
26 January 2021 25 | Cheltenham Town | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | Cheltenham |
19:00 GMT | Williams ![]() May ![]() ![]() |
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 ![]() Clarke ![]() Keillor-Dunn ![]() |
Report | Henderson ![]() Coutts ![]() |
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 ![]() Miller-Rodney ![]() ![]() Gray ![]() |
Report | Garrity ![]() Clarke ![]() Grant ![]() Rowe ![]() |
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 ![]() Wood ![]() |
Report | McAleny ![]() Rowe ![]() Piergianni ![]() |
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 ![]() Clarke ![]() |
Report | Brooks ![]() Riquelme ![]() King ![]() |
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 ![]() Grant ![]() McAleny ![]() Da Silva ![]() |
Report | Anderton ![]() McDonald ![]() Hayden ![]() |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
15 September 2020 Second round | Morecambe | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic | Morecambe |
19:45 BST | Wildig ![]() Kenyon ![]() |
Report | Badan ![]() Hamer ![]() Garrity ![]() Whelan ![]() Grant ![]() |
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 ![]() Hough ![]() Badan ![]() Barnett ![]() Grant ![]() McAleny ![]() |
Report | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 |
6 October 2020 Group stage | Oldham Athletic | 2–0 | Doncaster Rovers | Oldham |
19:45 BST | Rowe ![]() Grant ![]() Dearnley ![]() Barnett ![]() |
Stadium: Boundary Park Referee: Tom Nield |
10 November 2020 Group stage | Bradford City | 1–3 | Oldham Athletic | Bradford |
19:30 GMT | Cousin-Dawson ![]() Sutton ![]() Sutton ![]() |
Report | Keillor-Dunn ![]() Hamer ![]() McCalmont ![]() |
Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Scott Oldham |
8 December 2020 Second round | Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | Sunderland | Oldham |
18:00 GMT | Grant ![]() ![]() Diarra ![]() |
Report | Maguire ![]() Scowen ![]() Wright ![]() |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
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