2003–04 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

Oldham Athletic
2003–04 season
Chairman	David Brierley
Manager	Brian Talbot
Stadium	Boundary Park
Second Division	15th
FA Cup	Second round
League Cup	First round
Football League Trophy	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Scott Vernon (13); All: Scott Vernon (15)
Highest home attendance	13,007 vs. Grimsby Town
Lowest home attendance	2,812 vs. Accrington Stanley
Home colours	Away colours

During the 2003–04 English football season, Oldham Athletic A.F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Results

Home team's score comes first

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League Second Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
9 August 2003	Brighton	H	1–3
16 August 2003	Sheff Weds	A	2–2
23 August 2003	Blackpool	H	2–3
25 August 2003	Brentford	A	2–1
30 August 2003	Rushden & Diamonds	H	3–2
6 September 2003	Hartlepool	A	0–0
13 September 2003	Bristol C	H	1–1
16 September 2003	Barnsley	A	1–1
20 September 2003	Wycombe	A	2–5
27 September 2003	Luton	H	3–0
30 September 2003	Stockport	H	2–0
4 October 2003	Peterborough	A	2–2
11 October 2003	Port Vale	H	2–1
18 October 2003	Tranmere	A	2–1
21 October 2003	Wrexham	A	4–0
25 October 2003	Bournemouth	H	1–1
1 November 2003	Plymouth	A	2–2
15 November 2003	Swindon	H	0–1
22 November 2003	Chesterfield	A	1–1
29 November 2003	Notts Co	H	0–1
13 December 2003	Colchester	A	2–1
20 December 2003	QPR	H	2–1
26 December 2003	Grimsby	A	3–3
28 December 2003	Hartlepool	H	0–2
3 January 2004	Brentford	H	1–1
10 January 2004	Brighton	A	0–0
17 January 2004	Sheff Weds	H	1–0
24 January 2004	Blackpool	H	1–1
31 January 2004	Rushden & Diamonds	A	4–1
8 February 2004	Grimsby	H	6–0
14 February 2004	Port Vale	A	1–0
21 February 2004	Tranmere	H	1–1
28 February 2004	Bournemouth	A	1–0
6 March 2004	QPR	A	1–1
13 March 2004	Colchester	H	0–0
16 March 2004	Barnsley	H	1–1
20 March 2004	Bristol C	A	0–2
27 March 2004	Wycombe	H	2–3
3 April 2004	Luton	A	1–1
10 April 2004	Peterborough	H	1–1
12 April 2004	Stockport	A	1–1
17 April 2004	Plymouth	H	4–1
20 April 2004	Wrexham	H	1–1
24 April 2004	Swindon	A	1–2
1 May 2004	Chesterfield	H	2–0
8 May 2004	Notts Co	A	1–1

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
R1	8 November 2003	Carlisle	H	3–0
R2	6 December 2003	Blackpool	H	2–5

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
R1	12 August 2003	Scunthorpe	A	2–1

Football League Trophy


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
R1	14 October 2003	Hartlepool	H	3–3 (won on penalties)
R2	3 November 2003	Bury	A	2–1

Players

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	AUS	Les Pogliacomi
2	DF	ENG	Dean Holden
3	MF	ENG	Darren Sheridan
4	MF	ENG	Ernie Cooksey
6	DF	WAL	Gareth Owen^{[notes 1]} (on loan from Stoke City)
7	MF	ENG	Paul Murray
8	MF	IRL	John Sheridan^{[notes 2]}
9	FW	COD	Calvin Zola (on loan from Newcastle United)
10	FW	ENG	John Eyre
11	MF	ENG	Matty Appleby
12	MF	ENG	Wes Wilkinson
13	GK	ENG	Chris Grange
14	DF	ENG	Michael Clegg
15	GK	ENG	Keiren Westwood^{[notes 3]} (on loan from Manchester City)
16	DF	ENG	Kelvin Lomax
17	FW	ENG	Scott Vernon
18	MF	ENG	Danny Boshell
19	FW	ENG	Craig Fleming


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	DF	ENG	David Beharall
22	DF	ENG	Danny Hall
23	DF	SCO	Will Haining
24	FW	NZL	Chris Killen
25	MF	ENG	Mark Bonner
26	DF	ENG	Adam Griffin
27	DF	ENG	Marc Tierney
28	MF	ENG	David Eyres
29	FW	ENG	Chris Hall
30	MF	ENG	Matthew Wolfenden
31	GK	ENG	Steve Corry
32	FW	ENG	Dean Crowe
33	FW	JAM	Jermaine Johnson (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)
34	FW	ENG	Matty Barlow
35	MF	ENG	Danny Forde
37	DF	ENG	Rob Walker
38	MF	ENG	Carlos Roca

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
5	DF	COD	Kangana Ndiwa^{[notes 4]} (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)
6	DF	ENG	Mark Hudson (on loan from Fulham)
12	FW	FRA	Mickaël Antoine-Curier^{[notes 5]} (to Kidderminster Harriers)
15	MF	AUS	David Carney (to Halifax Town)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	GK	ENG	Adam Collin (on loan from Newcastle United)
16	MF	ENG	Matt O'Halloran (to Chesterfield)
16	MF	ENG	Steven Schumacher (on loan from Everton)

References

Notes

^ Owen was born in Cheadle, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and played for them at U-19 level.
^ Sheridan was born in Stretford, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1988.
^ Westwood was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would make his debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2009.
^ Ndiwa was born in Maquela do Zombo, Angola, but was raised in Sweden from the age of seven and represented them at U-17, U-18 and U-19 level before making his international debut for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2004.
^ Antoine-Curier was born in Orsay, France, but also qualified to represent Guadeloupe internationally and would make his debut for Guadeloupe in 2008.

[1] Owen was born in Cheadle, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and played for them at U-19 level.

[2] Sheridan was born in Stretford, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1988.

[3] Westwood was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would make his debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2009.

[4] Ndiwa was born in Maquela do Zombo, Angola, but was raised in Sweden from the age of seven and represented them at U-17, U-18 and U-19 level before making his international debut for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2004.

[5] Antoine-Curier was born in Orsay, France, but also qualified to represent Guadeloupe internationally and would make his debut for Guadeloupe in 2008.

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