2017–18 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

Oldham Athletic 2017–18 football season

Oldham Athletic

2017–18 season

Chairman

Simon Corney

Manager

John Sheridan
(until 25 September)
Richie Wellens
(from 18 October)

Stadium

21st (relegated)

First round

First round

Group stage

Top goalscorer

League: Eoin Doyle (12)
All: Eoin Doyle (12)

Home colours

Away colours

← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 season was Oldham Athletic's 123rd season in their history and 21st consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee
1 July 2017	CF	Craig Davies	Scunthorpe United	Free
1 July 2017	AM	Dan Gardner	Chesterfield	Free
13 July 2017	RB	Rob Hunt	Brighton & Hove Albion	Undisclosed
17 July 2017	CF	Courtney Duffus	Everton	Undisclosed
9 August 2017	RW	Gyamfi Kyeremeh	Eintracht Braunschweig II	Free
31 August 2017	GK	Johny Placide	Guingamp	Free
6 September 2017	LW	Gevaro Nepomuceno	Marítimo	Undisclosed
6 September 2017	AM	Abdelhakim Omrani	Sedan	Undisclosed
12 September 2017	CM	Mohamed Maouche	Tours	Free
29 December 2017	FW	Patrick McEleney	Dundalk	Undisclosed

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee
1 July 2017	RM	Lee Croft	Southport	Released
1 July 2017	LB	Charles Dunne	Motherwell	Released
1 July 2017	MF	Lee Knight	Free agent	Released
1 July 2017	RB	Josh Law	York City	Released
1 July 2017	CF	Michael Ngoo	KF Tirana	Released
1 July 2017	LB	Jamie Reckord	Free agent	Released

Lee Croft joined Southport following his release.
Charles Dunne joined Motherwell following his release.
Josh Law joined York City following his release.
Michael Ngoo joined KF Tirana following his release.

Loans in

Start date	Position	Name	From	End date
4 August 2017	GK	Ben Wilson	Cardiff City	January 2018
29 August 2017	CM	Jack Byrne	Wigan Athletic	January 2018
31 August 2017	CB	Kean Bryan	Manchester City	1 January 2018
31 August 2017	CF	Eoin Doyle	Preston North End	1 January 2018
31 August 2017	GK	Jack Ruddy	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1 January 2018
6 September 2017	LW	Queensy Menig	Nantes	30 June 2018

Loans out

Start date	Position	Name	To	End date
22 September 2017	DF	Kallum Mantack	FC United of Manchester	20 October 2017
13 October 2017	CB	George Edmundson	AFC Fylde	1 January 2018
13 October 2017	CB	Jamie Stott	AFC Fylde	10 November 2017
30 October 2017	CM	Mason Fawns	Ashton United	27 November 2017
3 November 2017	DF	Kallum Mantack	Stockport County	3 December 2017
10 November 2017	CB	Jamie Stott	Curzon Ashton	1 January 2018

On 10 November, Edmundson extended his loan stay with AFC Fylde.

Competitions

Friendlies

As of 28 June 2017, Oldham Athletic have announced seven pre-season friendlies against Curzon Ashton, Stalybridge Celtic, Accrington Stanley, Salisbury, Swindon Town, Girona and Manchester United U/23.

Stalybridge Celtic v Oldham Athletic

8 July 2017	Stalybridge Celtic	1–4	Oldham Athletic	Stalybridge
15:00 BST	Thomas 65'	Report	Trialist 34' Obadeyi 36' Fané 51' Osei 68'	Stadium: Bower Fold

Salisbury v Oldham Athletic

12 July 2017	Salisbury	0–3	Oldham Athletic	Old Sarum
19:45 BST		Report	Flynn 2' Obadeyi 80', 86'	Stadium: The Raymond McEnhill Stadium

Swindon Town v Oldham Athletic

14 July 2017	Swindon Town	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Swindon
12:00 BST	?'	Report	Amadi-Holloway ?'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 0

Curzon Ashton v Oldham Athletic

18 July 2017	Curzon Ashton	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Ashton-under-Lyne
19:45 BST	Shaw 63'	Report	Amadi-Holloway 46'	Stadium: Tameside Stadium Attendance: 1,128

Accrington Stanley v Oldham Athletic

22 July 2017	Accrington Stanley	2–2	Oldham Athletic	Accrington
15:00 BST	Kee 16' McLeod 77'	Report	Davies 55' (pen.) Duffus 85'	Stadium: Crown Ground

Oldham Athletic v Girona

27 July 2017	Oldham Athletic	1–2	Girona	Oldham
19:00 BST	Duffus 90' (pen.)	Report	Amagat 1' Benítez 15'	Stadium: Boundary Park Referee: Ben Toner (England)

Oldham Athletic v Manchester United XI

1 August 2017	Oldham Athletic	0–1	Manchester United XI	Oldham
19:30 BST		Report	Gribbin 75'	Stadium: Boundary Park

League One

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
19	Walsall	46	13	13	20	53	66	−13	52
20	Rochdale	46	11	18	17	49	57	−8	51
21	Oldham Athletic (R)	46	11	17	18	58	75	−17	50	Relegation to EFL League Two
22	Northampton Town (R)	46	12	11	23	43	77	−34	47
23	Milton Keynes Dons (R)	46	11	12	23	43	69	−26	45

Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
(R) Relegated

Result summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
28	7	8	13	40	50	−10	29	5	3	6	23	22	+1	2	5	7	17	28	−11

Last updated: 13 January 2018.
Source:

Result by matchday

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A
Result	L	L	L	L	L	D	W	L	L	W	W	W	D	D	W	L	W	D	D	L	W	D	L	L	D	L	L	D	L	L	W	D	W	W	D	L	L	W	D	D	D	D	D	L	D	D
Position	22	23	24	23	23	24	21	24	24	23	18	17	19	20	17	18	15	16	17	18	16	15	20	20	20	20	20	20	22	22	21	21	19	18	19	19	21	19	19	20	20	20	20	21	20	21

Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2018. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.

Oldham Athletic v Oxford United

5 August 2017 1	Oldham Athletic	0–2	Oxford United	Oldham
15:00 BST	McLaughlin 71'	Report	Thomas 39' Rothwell 68' Ruffels 71' Williamson 79'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,874 Referee: David Webb

Walsall v Oldham Athletic

12 August 2017 2	Walsall	2–1	Oldham Athletic	Bescot
15:00 BST	Edwards 53' Chambers 73' Oztumer 90' Bakayoko 90+6'	Report	McLaughlin 32' Banks 67' Wilson 73' Gerrard 84'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4,419 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Oldham Athletic v Wigan Athletic

19 August 2017 3	Oldham Athletic	0–2	Wigan Athletic	Oldham
15:00 BST	Dummigan 40' Banks 60'	Report	Toney 8' Jacobs 16' 39' Burn 34' Morsy 45+2'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,446 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Blackpool v Oldham Athletic

26 August 2017 4	Blackpool	2–1	Oldham Athletic	Blackpool
15:00 BST	Longstaff 6' Vassell 15' Daniel 90+1'	Report	Banks 25' Osei 70'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 4,642 Referee: Peter Bankes

Oldham Athletic v Charlton Athletic

2 September 2017 5	Oldham Athletic	3–4	Charlton Athletic	Oldham
15:00 BST	Clarke 29' Fané 30' 54' Davies 34' (pen.) 59' Gardner 39' Doyle 51' 75' Gerrard 54' Byrne 82'	Report	Holmes 18' 90+6' Fosu 21' Clarke 62' Dodoo 72' 90+4' Forster-Caskey 90+2'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,592 Referee: Ross Joyce

Fleetwood Town v Oldham Athletic

9 September 2017 6	Fleetwood Town	2–2	Oldham Athletic	Fleetwood
15:00 BST	Eastham 24' Coyle 77' Hunter 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Edmundson 10' Davies 18' Byrne 50' Bryan 55' Ruddy 90+3'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 3,606 Referee: Robert Jones

Bristol Rovers v Oldham Athletic

12 September 2017 7	Bristol Rovers	2–3	Oldham Athletic	Horfield
19:45 BST	Gaffney 83' Sweeney 85' Telford 90+7'	Report	Byrne 49' Gardner 60' Davies 71' Doyle 88' Fané 90+7'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,908 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Oldham Athletic v Shrewsbury Town

16 September 2017 8	Oldham Athletic	1–2	Shrewsbury Town	Oldham
15:00 BST	Davies 33' Doyle 38' 90+3' Gardner 74' Gerrard 90+5'	Report	Payne 19' Nolan 65' 90' Morris 73' Rodman 80'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,150 Referee: Ben Toner

Rotherham United v Oldham Athletic

23 September 2017 9	Rotherham United	5–1	Oldham Athletic	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Ihiekwe 8' Taylor 31' Moore 73', 78' Forde 87' Yates 89'	Report	Davies 21' Gardner 32' Edmundson 45' Nepomuceno 68'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 8,250 Referee: John Brooks

Oldham Athletic v Peterborough United

26 September 2017 10	Oldham Athletic	3–2	Peterborough United	Oldham
19:45 BST	Doyle 51', 85' Wilson 57' Gardner 80' 90+7' Clarke 83' Placide 90'	Report	Maddison 58' (pen.) Lopes 90' Marriott 90+2'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2,975 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Portsmouth v Oldham Athletic

30 September 2017 11	Portsmouth	1–2	Oldham Athletic	Milton
15:00 BST	Pitman 90' O'Keefe 90+5'	Report	Doyle 16', 47' Dummigan 33' Bryan 51' Byrne 66' Banks 83' Davies 90+4' Placide 90+6'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 17,848 Referee: Craig Hicks

Oldham Athletic v Bury

7 October 2017 P	Oldham Athletic	v	Bury	Oldham
15:00 BST				Stadium: Boundary Park
Note: On 28 September, the scheduled home match against Bury was postponed due to international call-ups.

Oldham Athletic v Blackburn Rovers

14 October 2017 12	Oldham Athletic	1–0	Blackburn Rovers	Oldham
15:00 BST	Dummigan 16' Menig 90'	Report	Smallwood 61' Bennett 73' Chapman 75' Dack 79'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 7,784 Referee: Darren Handley

Bradford City v Oldham Athletic

17 October 2017 13	Bradford City	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Bradford
19:45 BST	Taylor 3' Vincelot 73' Thompson 79' Wyke 84'	Report	Doyle 23' Omrani 82' Hunt 83' Bryan 85'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 19,840 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Milton Keynes Dons v Oldham Athletic

21 October 2017 14	Milton Keynes Dons	4–4	Oldham Athletic	Denbigh
15:00 BST	Gilbey 17' Upson 56', 89' 64' Walsh 65' Nesbitt 82' Aneke 88'	Report	Davies 7' Doyle 39', 45+1' Clarke 55' 63' Fané 67' Hunt 90'	Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 9,312 Referee: Anthony Coggins

Oldham Athletic v Bury

24 October 2017 15	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Bury	Oldham
19:45 BST	Doyle 24' Byrne 44' Amadi-Holloway 90+3'	Report	Aldred 47' Ince 69'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,183 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Oldham Athletic v Scunthorpe United

28 October 2017 16	Oldham Athletic	2–3	Scunthorpe United	Oldham
15:00 BST	Fané 31' Clarke 45+1' Davies 81'	Report	Hopper 5' Morris 10' Gilks 61' Holmes 83' McArdle 87'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,331 Referee: Scott Oldham

Southend United v Oldham Athletic

11 November 2017 P	Southend United	v	Oldham Athletic	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Roots Hall
Note: On 2 November, the scheduled away trip to Southend United was postponed due to international call-ups.

Oldham Athletic v Rochdale

18 November 2017 17	Oldham Athletic	3–1	Rochdale	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Dummigan 2' Gardner 44' Fané 59' Placide 74' Doyle 83', 86'	Report	Done 16'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,129 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Oldham Athletic v AFC Wimbledon

21 November 2017 18	Oldham Athletic	0–0	AFC Wimbledon	Oldham
19:45 GMT	Bryan 14'	Report	Long 90+3'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,169 Referee: Robert Lewis

Gillingham v Oldham Athletic

25 November 2017 19	Gillingham	0–0	Oldham Athletic	Gillingham
15:00 GMT	Byrne 33'	Report	Gardner 40' Gerrard 68' Bryan 90'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4,364 Referee: Graham Horwood

Southend United v Oldham Athletic

2 December 2017 20	Southend United	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT	Demetriou 17' (pen.) 40' Wright 54' McLaughlin 56'	Report	Doyle 90+3'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,608 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Oldham Athletic v Northampton Town

9 December 2017 21	Oldham Athletic	5–1	Northampton Town	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Byrne 4', 45+2' Obadeyi 26' Nepomuceno 41' 60' Fané 84' Davies 90+3'	Report	Buchanan 36' Taylor 45+1' Foley 47'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,532 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Doncaster Rovers v Oldham Athletic

16 December 2017 22	Doncaster Rovers	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Doncaster
15:00 GMT	Butler 59'	Report	Gerrard 59' Doyle 88'	Stadium: Keepmoat Stadium Attendance: 7,831 Referee: Gavin Ward

Plymouth Argyle v Oldham Athletic

23 December 2017 23	Plymouth Argyle	4–1	Oldham Athletic	Plymouth
15:00 GMT	Diagouraga 3' 30' Carey 6' Edwards 59' Jervis 72'	Report	Wilson 40' Byrne 43' Gerrard 56' Hunt 84'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 10,017 Referee: Lee Collins

Oldham Athletic v Fleetwood Town

26 December 2017 24	Oldham Athletic	1–2	Fleetwood Town	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Bryan 82'	Report	Cole 50' 75' Hunter 67' Eastham 80' Bell 90+3'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,578 Referee: Mark Heywood

Oldham Athletic v Bristol Rovers

30 December 2017 25	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Bristol Rovers	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Davies 72' Bryan 90'	Report	Sinclair 38' Bodin 49'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,928 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Shrewsbury Town v Oldham Athletic

1 January 2018 26	Shrewsbury Town	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT	Whalley 16' Nolan 57'	Report	Gardner 73' Byrne 84'	Stadium: Montgomery Waters Meadow Attendance: 6,383 Referee: Tom Nield

Charlton Athletic v Oldham Athletic

6 January 2018 27	Charlton Athletic	1–0	Oldham Athletic	London
15:00 GMT	Mavididi 4' 27' Bauer 43' Konsa 87'	Report	Green 68' Nepomuceno 73' Placide 79'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 9,972 Referee: Lee Swabey

Oldham Athletic v Rotherham United

13 January 2018 28	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Rotherham United	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Davies 31' Pringle 90+5'	Report	Williams 7' Vaulks 63'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,775 Referee: Rob Lewis

Peterborough United v Oldham Athletic

20 January 2018 29	Peterborough United	3–0	Oldham Athletic	Peterborough
15:00 GMT	Morias 53' Cooper 84' Marriott 90' (pen)	Report	Edmundson 45' 68'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 5,072 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Oldham Athletic v Plymouth Argyle

27 January 2018 30	Oldham Athletic	1–2	Plymouth Argyle	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Gerrard 50' Songo'o 54' (o.g.) Nepomuceno 90'	Report	Sarcevic 17', 51' Lameiras 19' Ness 25' Songo'o 29' Taylor 52' Matthews 70'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,274 Referee: Martin Coy

Oldham Athletic v Bradford City

3 February 2018 31	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Bradford City	Oldham
	Dummigan 12' 12' Byrne 55' Holloway 86'	Report	Lund 56' Chicksen 80' Dieng 85' Gibson 88'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,526 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Blackburn Rovers v Oldham Athletic

10 February 2018 32	Blackburn Rovers	2–2	Oldham Athletic	Blackburn
15:00 GMT	Mulgrew 63' Armstrong 71'	Report	Nazon 26', 38' Pringle 32' Fané 45+4' Davies 62' Moimbé 82'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 13,665 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Oldham Athletic v Milton Keynes Dons

13 February 2018 33	Oldham Athletic	1–0	Milton Keynes Dons	Oldham
19:45 GMT	Gerrard 40'	Report	Upson 32' Nesbitt 90' Ebanks-Landell 90+2'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,381 Referee: Tom Nield

Oldham Athletic v Southend United

24 February 2018 P	Oldham Athletic	P–P	Southend United	Oldham
15:00 GMT		Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Referee: David Webb

Scunthorpe United v Oldham Athletic

3 March 2018 34	Scunthorpe United	0–2	Oldham Athletic	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	Williams 80'	Report	Gerrard 38' McEleney 78' Doyle 82'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,715 Referee: John Busby

Bury v Oldham Athletic

10 March 2018 35	Bury	2–2	Oldham Athletic	Bury
15:00 GMT	O'Shea 14' Danns 34' Thompson 86'	Report	Moimbé 10' Davies 42' Pringle 77' Byrne 82'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 5,904 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Oldham Athletic v Portsmouth

17 March 2018 36	Oldham Athletic	0–2	Portsmouth	Oldham
15:00 GMT		Report	Pitman 29', 42' 90+5' Clarke 47' Donohue 90+9'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,306 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Wigan Athletic v Oldham Athletic

30 March 2018 37	Wigan Athletic	3–0	Oldham Athletic	Wigan
13:00 BST	Grigg 40' Vaughan 49' Powell 66'	Report	Pringle 24' Gardner 30' Doyle 83'	Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 10,625 Referee: Robert Jones

Oldham Athletic v Blackpool

2 April 2018 38	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Blackpool	Oldham
	Byrne 60', 90' McEleney 54' Gardner 71' Edmundson 78' Doyle 85'	Report	Vassell 37' Spearing 81' Solomon-Otabor 90'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,309 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Oxford United v Oldham Athletic

7 April 2018 39	Oxford United	0–0	Oldham Athletic	Oxford
15:00 BST	Thomas 66'	Report	Fané 41' Moimbé 60'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7,096 (492 away) Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Oldham Athletic v Walsall

11 April 2018 40	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Walsall	Oldham
	Nazon 45' Holloway 79'	Report	Fitzwater 34' Devlin 78'	Stadium: Boundary Park

Oldham Athletic v Gillingham

14 April 2018 41	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Gillingham	Oldham
15:00 BST	Fané 26' Nazon 45' Byrne 70' Edmundson 79' Hunt 89' Moimbé 90'	Report	Eaves 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,850 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Rochdale v Oldham Athletic

17 April 2018 42	Rochdale	0–0	Oldham Athletic	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Thompson 55'	Report	Fané 38' Hunt 55' Edmundson 57' Hamer 76' Gardner 80'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6,261 Referee: Peter Bankes

AFC Wimbledon v Oldham Athletic

21 April 2018 (2018-04-21) 43	AFC Wimbledon	2–2	Oldham Athletic	Kingston upon Thames
15:00 BST	Meades 10' Pigott 68' Oshilaja 90'	Report	Doyle 45' Nazon 50', 74' Byrne 83'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Andy Davies

Oldham Athletic v Southend United

24 April 2018 (2018-04-24) 44	Oldham Athletic	0-3	Southend United	Oldham
19:45 BST	Doyle 81' Byrne 85'	Report	Robinson 5' Cox 52', 56' Demetriou 71'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,362 Referee: David Webb

Oldham Athletic v Doncaster Rovers

28 April 2018 (2018-04-28) 45	Oldham Athletic	0-0	Doncaster Rovers	Oldham
15:00 BST	Benyu 86'	Report	Whiteman 71'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,297 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Northampton Town v Oldham Athletic

5 May 2018 (2018-05-05) 46	Northampton Town	2-2	Oldham Athletic	Northampton
19:45 BST	Grimes 42' (pen.) Taylor 45+4' McWilliams 29'	Report	Edmundson 29' Gardner 29' Hamer 55'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 6,511 Referee: Keith Stroud

FA Cup

On 16 October 2017, Oldham Athletic were drawn away to Carlisle United in the first round.

Carlisle United v Oldham Athletic

4 November 2017 First round	Carlisle United	3–2	Oldham Athletic	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Bennett 22', 60' Hope 36'	Report	Clarke 64' Amadi-Holloway 72' Davies 90+4'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3,965 Referee: Andy Haines

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Oldham Athletic were drawn at home to Burton Albion in the first round.

Oldham Athletic v Burton Albion

9 August 2017 First round	Oldham Athletic	2–3	Burton Albion	Oldham
19:45 BST	Green 55' Davies 67' (pen.)	Report	Varney 47' Lund 69' Akins 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2,176 Referee: Scott Duncan

EFL Trophy

On 12 July 2017, the group stage draw was completed with Oldham facing Crewe Alexandra, Newcastle United U23s and Port Vale in Northern Group D.

Pos	Lge	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Port Vale (Q)	3	2	1	0	0	5	2	+3	8	Round 2
2	L1	Oldham Athletic (Q)	3	2	0	1	0	5	1	+4	7	Round 2
3	ACA	Newcastle United U21s (E)	3	1	0	0	2	3	6	−3	3
4	L2	Crewe Alexandra (E)	3	0	0	0	3	3	7	−4	0

Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2017. Source: EFL.com
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated Oldham Athletic v Port Vale

29 August 2017 Group Game 1	Oldham Athletic	0–0 (2–4 p)	Port Vale	Oldham
19:30 BST		Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 1,429
	Penalties
	Gerrard Fawns Gardner		Tonge Gunning Pope Denton

Crewe Alexandra v Oldham Athletic

3 October 2017 Group Game 2	Crewe Alexandra	0–1	Oldham Athletic	Crewe
19:30 BST	Porter 34' Stubbs 69'	Report	Byrne 38' 42'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 976 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Oldham Athletic v Newcastle United U21s

7 November 2017 Group Game 3	Oldham Athletic	4–1	Newcastle United U21s	Oldham
19:30 GMT	Byrne 13', 63' 45' Gerrard 38' Doyle 61', 69'	Report	Aarons 78'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 1,107 Referee: Carl Boyseon

Bradford City v Oldham Athletic

5 December 2017 Second round	Bradford City	0–1	Oldham Athletic	Bradford
19:30 GMT		Report	Obadeyi 3' Green 42'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 1,036 Referee: David Webb

Oldham Athletic v Leicester City U21

17 January 2018 Third round	Oldham Athletic	4–2	Leicester City U21	Oldham
19:30 GMT	Davies 50' 56' Gerrard 76' Obadeyi 86'	Report	Knight 43' Musa 68'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,192 Referee: Darren Handley

Shrewsbury Town v Oldham Athletic

23 January 2018 Fourth round	Shrewsbury Town	2–1	Oldham Athletic	Shrewsbury
19:00 GMT	Payne 1' Rodman 88'	Report	Amadi-Holloway 67' Gardner 82'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 1,984 Referee: Darren Handley

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"Michael Ngoo firmos per sulmin bardheblu" (in Albanian). KF Tirana Official Site. 2 September 2017. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
"SIGNING: Goalkeeper Joins On Loan Until January". Oldham Athletic Official Site. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
"SIGNING: Byrne Joins On Loan". Oldham Athletic Official Site. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
"SIGNING: Latics Loan Manchester City Youngster". Oldham Athletic Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
"SIGNING: Doyle Joins On Loan". Oldham Athletic Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
"SIGNING: Goalkeeper Joins On Loan". Oldham Athletic Official Site. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
"SIGNING: Latics Sign Dutch Star On Loan". Oldham Athletic Official Site. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
"Mantack Departs On Loan". Oldham Athletic Official Site. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
^ "Defensive Duo Depart On Loan". Oldham Athletic Official Site. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
"Edmundson Extends AFC Fylde Loan". Oldham Athletic Official Site. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
"Fawns Heads Out On Loan". Oldham Athletic Official Site. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
"Loan Move For Mantack". Oldham Athletic Official Site. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
"Defender Returns To Curzon Ashton On Loan". Oldham Athletic Official Site. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
"First Pre-Season Friendly Announced". Oldham Athletic Official Site. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
"Further Pre-Season Friendly Announced". Oldham Athletic Official Site. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2017.
"Third Pre-Season Friendly Added". Oldham Athletic Official Site. 26 May 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
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Oldham Athletic A.F.C. seasons

2017–18 in English football

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National teams

Senior (2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying round, finals)
U21 (UEFA Euro 2019 qualifying round)
U19 (UEFA Euro 2018 qualifying round, finals)
U17 (UEFA Euro 2018 finals)

League
competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	English Football League (Championship, League One, League Two, play-offs)
Levels 5–6	National League (National, North, South)
Levels 7–8	Isthmian League (Premier, North, South) Northern Premier League (Premier, North, South) Southern League (Premier, East, West)
Levels 9–10	Combined Counties League (Premier, One) East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only) Eastern Counties League (Premier, One) Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One East, One West) Midland League (Premier, One) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) North West Counties League (Premier, One) Southern Combination League (Premier, One) Southern Counties East League (Premier, One) South West Peninsula League Premier Division (level 10 only) Spartan South Midlands League (Premier, One) United Counties League (Premier, One) Wessex League (Premier, One) Western League (Premier, One) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only)

Cup
competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase (Final)
EFL cups	EFL Cup (Final) EFL Trophy (Final)

Youth
competitions

Under-23	Professional U23 Development League Premier League Cup
Under-18	Professional U18 Development League FA Youth Cup

Club seasons
Premier League	AFC Bournemouth Arsenal Brighton & Hove Albion Burnley Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Huddersfield Town Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Newcastle United Southampton Stoke City Swansea City Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Bromwich Albion West Ham United
Championship	Aston Villa Barnsley Birmingham City Bolton Wanderers Brentford Bristol City Burton Albion Cardiff City Derby County Fulham Hull City Ipswich Town Leeds United Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City Nottingham Forest Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Reading Sheffield United Sheffield Wednesday Sunderland Wolverhampton Wanderers
League One	AFC Wimbledon Blackburn Rovers Blackpool Bradford City Bristol Rovers Bury Charlton Athletic Doncaster Rovers Fleetwood Town Gillingham Milton Keynes Dons Northampton Town Oldham Athletic Oxford United Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Rochdale Rotherham United Scunthorpe United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Walsall Wigan Athletic
League Two	Accrington Stanley Barnet Cambridge United Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Chesterfield Colchester United Coventry City Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Exeter City Forest Green Rovers Grimsby Town Lincoln City Luton Town Mansfield Town Morecambe Newport County Notts County Port Vale Stevenage Swindon Town Wycombe Wanderers Yeovil Town

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