2023–24 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

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

Pre-season

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 commencing 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

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

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

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

Squad at the end of the season

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

Left the club during the season

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

Pre-season fixtures

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  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

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

League table

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

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:

Results by matchday

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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

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  35'
Kensdale  59'
Coker 84'  90+9'
Mooney 87'
Cardwell 90+6'
Report Norwood  17'
Hobson  23'
Hogan  42'
Sheron  45+3'
Sutton  57'
Dickenson  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  8'
Norwood 32' 86'
Dickenson 36' 88'
Tollitt 43'  73'
Report O'Keefe  20'
Kitching 74' (o.g.)
Thomas  64'  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'  55'
Norwood  61'
Fondop  82'
Kitching  90'
Report Harker 31'
Senior  41' 66'
Keane
Hunter  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  32'
Shelton  45+1'
Hogan  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  7'
Coxe  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  1'  37'
Gardner  11'
Reid  45+2'
Dickenson  70'
Sheron  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  55'
Hunter 58'  90+5'
Wearne 87'
Report Shelton  16'  89'
Dickenson 28'
Hogan  54' 65'
Norwood  57'
Sheron  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  47'
Sheron  71'
Report Francomb  29'
Pybus  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'  38'
Woods 41'
Whitely 66'
Report Sutton 55'
Norwood 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'  61'
Kitching  63'
Green  70'
Reid 79'
Report Crookes  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  77'
Norwood 90'
Report Coyle  45'
Miccio  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  18' 62' Report Green 20'
Nuttall  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  49'
Report Reid 31'
Lundstram  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  39'
Kitching  83'
Report Adams  39'
De Havilland  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  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  47'
Green 49'
Hope 63'
Norwood 71'
McGahey  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  59'
Barrett  74'
Report Green  28'
Hogan  30'  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'  81'
Sheron  55' 79'
Report Amaluzor 15'
Conn-Clarke 35'
Osborne  75'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Referee: Aaron Jackson
11 November 2023 19 Oldham Athletic 1-1 Eastleigh Oldham
15:00 GMT Hogan  26'
Norwood  33'
Reid 69'
Hobson  90+4'
Shelton  90+5'
Report Maguire 26' (pen.)
Hodson  29'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 6,418
Referee: Aaron Farmer
18 November 2023 20 Woking 0-1 Oldham Athletic Woking
15:00 GMT Pavey  61'
Williams  77'
Report Norwood 61'
Freeman  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  24'
Pritchard 56' (pen.)
Hartigan  68'
Report Norwood 26' (pen.) 76'
Kitching  29'
Green  44'
Fondop 61'
Hope 90'
Hogan  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  45+1'
Wright  47'
Samuel  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  30'
Kelly 90+4' (pen.)
Report Raglan  24'
Sheron  45+1' 64' 82'
McGahey  54'
Stones 63'
Kitching  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'  81'
Hogan  44'
Sutton  59'
Report Wearne 48'
Booty  58'
Storey 59'
Dinanga  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  81'
Report Stones 9'  90+3'
Norwood 17' 63'
Sutton  53'
Lundstram  74'
Raglan  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  83'
Fondop 84'  85'
Report Brennan  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'  71'
Hogan  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  21'
Norwood 38' (pen.) 53' (pen.)  67'
Hogan  60'
Fondop  67'
Kitching  72'
Report Oluwo  52'
Hall-Johnson  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  18'
Anderson 46'
Browne  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  90+3' Report Kitching  41'
Lundstram  54'
Conlon  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  55'
Garner  60' 80'
Fondop 62'
Kitching  86'
Report Sagaf 30'
Ashmore  71'
Marsh  77'
Sass-Davies  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  38'
Barratt  84'
Beckwith 90+1'
Report Garner 15'
Hogan  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  90'
Report Conlon  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  44'
Sheron 49'
Gardner  90+3'
Report Penny 22'
McNally 58'
Bellis  77'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 11,881
Referee: Richard Eley
27 February 2024 35 Eastleigh 1-2 Oldham Athletic Eastleigh
19:45 GMT Atangana  25'  47'
Boldewijn 84'
Hodson  89'
Nwabuokei  90'
Report Garner 26' 70'
Green  35'
Sheron  90+5'
Stadium: Ten Acres
Referee: Sam Mulhall
2 March 2024 36 Oldham Athletic 1-1 Southend United Oldham
15:00 GMT Hobson  53'
Sheron 60'
Report Cardwell  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  64' Report Passley  79'
Kirk  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  51'
Menayese  53'
Frost 90+5'
Report McGahey  12'
Garner  52'
Hogan  70'
Hudson  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'  63'
Kitching  62'
Garner  84'
Tyrer  11'
Hobson 27'
Sheckleford  47'
Quigley 62' (pen.)  66'
Oldaker  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  90+1' Report Garner  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  31'
Gardner 45'  65'
Fondop  60'
Norwood  61'
Hope  90+5'
Report Haughton 9'
Long 18'
Mitchell 33'
Hosannah  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'  90'
Donawa  65'
Hancox  83'
Report Kitching  31' Stadium: Moss Lane
Attendance: 4,578
Referee: Paul Marsden
6 April 2024 43 Oldham Athletic 1-1 Rochdale Oldham
12:30 BST Gardner  6'
Hope 6'
Norwood  90+6'
Report Mather 27'
Gordon  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  70' Report Stadium: Marsh Lane
Attendance: 1,112
Referee: Sam Mulhall
18 April 2024 45 Halifax Town 2-2 Oldham Athletic Chesterfield
19:45 BST Jenkins  17'
Harker 45+1'
Golden  57'
George 72'
Hunter  82'
Report Gardner 18' 58' (pen.)
Garner  63'
Dallas  80'
McGahey  90+4'
Stadium: SMH Group Stadium
Attendance: 1,580
Referee: Stuart Morland
20 April 2024 46 Oldham Athletic 2-3 Wealdstone Oldham
15:00 BST Fondop 17', 56'  90+2'
Hobson  36'
Hogan  45+2'
Sutton  69'
Report De Silva  8'
Young 47'
Bowen 52'
Barrett 74'
Barker  88'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Referee: Elliot Bell

FA Cup

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

FA Trophy

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
Hogan
McGahey
Kitching
Greaves
Mann
Dales
Atkinson
13 January 2024 4 Oldham Athletic 1-2 Hendon Oldham
15:00 GMT Norwood 90+3' (pen.) Report White  26' 67'
Leonard  50'
Muir 90+6'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 2,819

Squad statistics

As of match played 20 April 2024

Appearances

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 Mathew Hudson 44 44 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 47 47 0
3 DF Mark Kitching 43 43 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 47 46 1
14 MF Nathan Sheron 44 38 6 2 2 0 1 1 0 47 41 6
4 DF Liam Hogan 42 40 2 2 1 1 2 2 0 46 43 3
30 FW James Norwood 40 34 6 2 2 0 2 1 1 44 37 7
5 DF Shaun Hobson 35 33 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 38 35 3
16 DF Charlie Raglan 32 31 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 34 33 1
9 FW Mike Fondop 31 15 16 1 0 1 1 1 0 33 16 17
17 DF Harrison McGahey 25 23 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 29 27 2
8 MF Josh Lundstram 26 22 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 29 25 4
15 MF Devarn Green 26 20 6 1 1 0 1 1 0 28 22 6
19 MF Dan Gardner 25 18 7 1 0 1 2 2 0 28 20 8
21 DF Will Sutton 25 25 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 27 27 0
20 FW Hallam Hope 17 9 8 1 1 0 2 2 0 20 12 7
32 MF Tom Conlon 17 15 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 18 15 3
22 MF Brennan Dickenson 15 12 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 18 14 4
7 FW Kurt Willoughby 15 4 11 0 0 0 2 1 1 17 5 12
6 MF Mark Shelton 15 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 10 5
24 FW Joe Garner 14 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 11 3
29 FW Andrew Dallas 14 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 7 7
25 FW Alex Reid 12 5 7 2 0 2 0 0 0 14 5 9
10 FW Joe Nuttall 12 10 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 13 11 2
26 MF Oli Hammond 11 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 3
23 DF Kieron Freeman 9 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 10 0
11 MF Dan Ward 7 5 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 8 6 2
2 DF Sai Sachdev 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0
18 MF Ben Tollitt 5 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 2 4
24 FW Josh Stones 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0
28 FW Ethan Walker 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 2 2
1 GK Magnus Norman 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 3 0
31 MF Kofi Moore 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Total 46 2 2 50

Goals

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

Disciplinary record

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

Transfers in

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

Transfers out

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

Loans in

Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref.
15 December 2023 FW Josh Stones Wigan Athletic F.C. 2 January 2024[a] [44]
2 January 2024 FW Ethan Walker Blackburn Rovers F.C. End of season [45]
15 January 2024 DF Sai Sachdev Sheffield United F.C. End of season [46]
22 January 2024 FW Andrew Dallas 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

Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
7 July 2023 DF Jordan Windass Darlington End of season [48]
11 July 2023 MF Kofi Moore Workington 7 January 2024 [49]
15 July 2023 FW Jake Forshaw Colne September 2023[a] [51]
19 July 2023 DF Frazer Cookson Northwich Victoria January 2024[b] [53]
15 August 2023 DF Benny Couto TNS September 2023[c] [54]
24 August 2023 DF Llyton Chapman Northwich Victoria October 2023[d] [56]
2 September 2023 MF Ollie Havens New Mills November 2023 [57]
5 September 2023 FW Jake Forshaw Farsley Celtic November 2023[e] [50]
23 September 2023 DF Benny Couto Ashton United End of season[f] [60]
6 October 2023 DF Llyton Chapman Chadderton TBC [55]
7 November 2023 MF Ben Tollitt Kidderminster Harriers January 2024 [61]
17 November 2023 FW Jake Forshaw Guiseley 21 December 2023[g] [63]
17 November 2023 MF Kofi Moore Guiseley 15 December 2023[h] [63]
12 December 2023 GK Dan Langley Blyth Spartans End of season[i] [66]
1 January 2024 MF Kofi Moore Guiseley End of season [67]
11 January 2024 DF Oliver Kilner Bury End of season [68]
1 February 2024 FW Joe Nuttall Cheltenham Town End of season [69]
1 February 2024 FW Kurt Willoughby Ayr United End of season [70]
2 February 2024 MF Brennan Dickenson Hartlepool United End of season [71]
9 February 2024 MF Ben Tollitt 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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