2020–21 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

The 2020–21 season was Oldham Athletic's 126th season in their history and third consecutive season in the English football's fourth tier.^[3] Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. In March 2021 near the end of the season Harry Kewell was sacked along with assistant Alan Maybury.^[1] The following day Keith Curle was appointed manager.^[2]

Oldham Athletic

2020–21 season
Chairman	Abdallah Lemsagam
Head coach	Harry Kewell[1] (until 7 March) Keith Curle[2] (from 8 March)
Stadium	Boundary Park
League Two	18th
FA Cup	Third round
EFL Cup	Second round
EFL Trophy	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Conor McAleny (17) All: Conor McAleny (21)
Highest home attendance	n/a
Lowest home attendance	n/a
Average home league attendance	n/a
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
2 August 2020	LB		Cameron Borthwick-Jackson	Manchester United	Free transfer	[4]
2 August 2020	CB		Sido Jombati	Wycombe Wanderers	Free transfer	[5]
2 August 2020	CB		Carl Piergianni	Salford City	Undisclosed	[6]
11 August 2020	LW		Davis Keillor-Dunn	Wrexham	Free transfer	[7]
18 August 2020	CF		Conor McAleny	Fleetwood Town	Free transfer	[8]
28 August 2020	DM		Callum Whelan	Watford	Free transfer	[9]
1 September 2020	LB		Jordan Barnett	Pontefract Collieries	Free transfer	[10]
1 September 2020	CB		Kyle Jameson	AFC Fylde	Free transfer	[11]
6 September 2020	AM		George Blackwood	Adelaide United	Free transfer	[12]
9 September 2020	LB		Andrea Badan	Hellas Verona	Free transfer	[13]
2 October 2020	AM		Dylan Bahamboula	Tsarko Selo Sofia	Free transfer	[14]
16 October 2020	GK		Laurence Bilboe	Rotherham United	Free transfer	[15]
16 October 2020	DM		Brice Ntambwe	Free agent	Free transfer	[15]
10 November 2020	RB		Raphaël Diarra	Free agent	Free transfer	[16]
22 January 2020	AM		Nicky Adams	Northampton Town	Undisclosed	[17]
22 January 2020	CF		Marcus Barnes	Southampton	Free transfer	[18]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
7 August 2020	GK		Ian Lawlor	Doncaster Rovers	End of season	[19]
10 August 2020	CM		Bobby Grant	Wrexham	End of season	[20]
2 September 2020	AM		Ben Garrity	Blackpool	End of season	[21]
25 September 2020	CM		Alfie McCalmont	Leeds United	End of season	[22]
16 October 2020	CB		Harry Clarke	Arsenal	20 January 2021	[23]
13 January 2021	RW		Marcel Hilßner	Coventry City	End of season	[24]
1 February 2021	RM		Serhat Tasdemir	Peterborough United	End of season	[25]
13 March 2021	GK		Laurie Walker	Milton Keynes Dons	20 March 2021	[26]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
5 October 2020	GK		Gary Woods	Aberdeen	End of season	[27][28]
12 December 2020	FW		Vani Da Silva	Curzon Ashton	10 January 2021	[29]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2020	CF		Kielen Adams	Clitheroe	Released	[30]
1 July 2020	GK		Ellis Allen	APEA Akrotiri	Free transfer	[31]
1 July 2020	CF		Désiré Segbé Azankpo	Villefranche	Released	[30][32]
1 July 2020	CM		Reece Gaskell	Free agent	Released	[33]
1 July 2020	CB		Alex Iacovitti	Ross County	Free transfer	[34]
1 July 2020	CB		Taylor Jones	Free agent	Released	[33]
1 July 2020	CF		Marvin Kokos	Free agent	Released	[30]
1 July 2020	DM		Chris McCann	Shamrock Rovers	Released	[30][35]
1 July 2020	CF		Lewis McKinney	Free agent	Released	[33]
1 July 2020	RB		Zak Mills	Port Vale	Released	[30][36]
1 July 2020	LW		Gevaro Nepomuceno	FC Halifax Town	Released	[30][37]
1 July 2020	CB		Jamie Stott	Stockport County	Released	[38]
1 July 2020	RB		Javid Swaby-Neavin	Radcliffe	Released	[30][39]
1 July 2020	DM		Mohamad Sylla	Stade Lavallois	Free transfer	[34]
1 July 2020	CF		Scott Wilson	Notts County	Released	[30][40]
7 July 2020	DF		Jack Grundy	Mossley	Free transfer	[41]
15 July 2020	FW		Zac Emmerson	Brighton & Hove Albion	Undisclosed	[42]
27 July 2020	DM		Christopher Missilou	Northampton Town	Free transfer	[43]
8 January 2021	CM		Mohamed Maouche	Ross County	Free transfer	[44]
20 January 2021	CF		Danny Rowe	Bradford City	Undisclosed	[45]
29 January 2021	RB		Tom Hamer	Burton Albion	Undisclosed	[46]
1 February 2021	LB		Jordan Barnett	Notts County	Free transfer	[47]
12 March 2021	CB		David Wheater	Free agent	Mutual consent	[48]

Pre-season

Oldham Athletic v Accrington Stanley

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

Curzon Ashton v Oldham Athletic

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

Nottingham Forest v Oldham Athletic

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

Oldham Athletic v Rochdale

25 August 2020 Friendly	Oldham Athletic	0–1	Rochdale	Oldham
13:00 BST		Report	Newby 30'	Stadium: Chapel Road Attendance: 0

Oldham Athletic v Lincoln City

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

Main article: 2020–21 EFL League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
14	Stevenage	46	14	18	14	41	41	0	60
15	Bradford City	46	16	11	19	48	53	−5	59
16	Mansfield Town	46	13	19	14	57	55	+2	58
17	Harrogate Town	46	16	9	21	52	61	−9	57
18	Oldham Athletic	46	15	9	22	72	81	−9	54
19	Walsall	46	11	20	15	45	53	−8	53
20	Colchester United	46	11	18	17	44	61	−17	51
21	Barrow	46	13	11	22	53	59	−6	50
22	Scunthorpe United	46	13	9	24	41	64	−23	48

Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2021. Source: EFL Official Website
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^[49]

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	9	22	72	81	−9	54	6	2	15	31	42	−11	9	7	7	41	39	+2

Last updated: 8 May 2021.
Source: BBC

Results by matchday

Matchday	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	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	L	D	L	W	D	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	L	W	L	D	L	D	W	L	W	L	D	L	W	L	D	D	L	D	D	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	L	L	L
Position	21	22	21	22	22	19	19	22	20	20	19	20	17	17	17	16	15	16	14	14	14	16	16	14	15	13	17	17	17	15	17	16	17	17	17	17	17	17	18	17	16	17	15	16	18	18

Updated to match(es) played on 8 May 2021. Source: 11v11 for league tables and fixtures
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.^[50]

Oldham Athletic v Leyton Orient

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

Stevenage v Oldham Athletic

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

Oldham Athletic v Crawley Town

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

Colchester United v Oldham Athletic

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

Oldham Athletic v Morecambe

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

Bolton Wanderers v Oldham Athletic

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

Oldham Athletic v Carlisle United

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

Oldham Athletic v Port Vale

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

Southend United v Oldham Athletic

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

Salford City v Oldham Athletic

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

Oldham Athletic v Cheltenham Town

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

Oldham Athletic v Scunthorpe United

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

Exeter City v Oldham Athletic

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

Barrow v Oldham Athletic

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

Oldham Athletic v Tranmere Rovers

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

Cambridge United v Oldham Athletic

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

Oldham Athletic v Bradford City

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

Oldham Athletic v Walsall

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

Newport County v Oldham Athletic

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

Oldham Athletic v Harrogate Town

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

Grimsby Town v Oldham Athletic

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

Oldham Athletic v Mansfield Town

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

Walsall v Oldham Athletic

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

Oldham Athletic v Newport County

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

Cheltenham Town v Oldham Athletic

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

Oldham Athletic v Salford City

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

Forest Green Rovers v Oldham Athletic

16 February 2021 27	Forest Green Rovers	4–3	Oldham Athletic	Nailsworth
19:00 GMT	Cargill 12', 35' Sweeney  57' Matt 60' Bailey  64' Davison 67'	Report	Lawlor  34' Badan  38' Grant 40' Hilßner  45+1' McAleny 54', 63'	Stadium: The Innocent [Insert Name Here] Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Robert Lewis

Tranmere Rovers v Oldham Athletic

20 February 2021 28	Tranmere Rovers	2–2	Oldham Athletic	Birkenhead
15:00 GMT	Clarke  8' Vaughan 39' Macdonald 42' Woolery  44', 51' Lewis  90+4'	Report	Keillor-Dunn 2',  31' Jombati  8'  47' Bahamboula 78' Blackwood  87'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Oldham Athletic v Barrow

23 February 2021 29	Oldham Athletic	0–1	Barrow	Oldham
19:00 GMT	Vaughan  90+4'	Report	Dixon  84' Quigley 89'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Carlisle United v Oldham Athletic

27 February 2021 30	Carlisle United	1–3	Oldham Athletic	Carlisle
15:00 GMT	Kayode 35' Tanner  70' Anderton  85'	Report	Diarra  33' Hilßner 71' (pen.) Bahamboula 78' Piergianni 86'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Oldham Athletic v Bolton Wanderers

2 March 2021 31	Oldham Athletic	0–2	Bolton Wanderers	Oldham
19:00 GMT	Jameson  29' Piergianni  65'	Report	Clarke 19' (o.g.) Doyle 39' Lee  56'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: James Oldham

Oldham Athletic v Southend United

6 March 2021 32	Oldham Athletic	0–0	Southend United	Oldham
15:00 GMT		Report	Demetriou  88'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ollie Yates

Port Vale v Oldham Athletic

9 March 2021 33	Port Vale	0–0	Oldham Athletic	Burslem
19:45 GMT	Guthrie  20' Swan  78' Legge  80'	Report	Badan  12' Bahamboula  15'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Kevin Johnson

Oldham Athletic v Cambridge United

13 March 2021 34	Oldham Athletic	2–4	Cambridge United	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Keillor-Dunn 3', 11', 69'	Report	Mullin 25' (pen.) Taylor  27' Iredale 36', 45+2',  57' O'Neil  45+3' Hannant 73' Drysdale  76'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Scunthorpe United v Oldham Athletic

16 March 2021 35	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Scunthorpe
19:00 GMT	Spence  70' Loft  87' Hallam 90+3'	Report	McCalmont 48' Jameson  53' Keillor-Dunn  72'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Allison

Bradford City v Oldham Athletic

20 March 2021 36	Bradford City	0–0	Oldham Athletic	Bradford
15:00 GMT	Sutton  24' O'Connor  35'	Report		Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Haines

Oldham Athletic v Exeter City

23 March 2021 37	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Exeter City	Oldham
19:00 GMT	Jameson 35' McCalmont 55' Walker  80'	Report	Sparkes 67' Collins  77'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Leyton Orient v Oldham Athletic

27 March 2021 38	Leyton Orient	2–1	Oldham Athletic	Leyton
15:00 GMT	Wilkinson 8' Kemp 43' Abrahams  90+1'	Report	McCalmont 61',  90+2' McAleny  74' Diarra  90+4'	Stadium: Breyer Group Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Oldham Athletic v Stevenage

2 April 2021 39	Oldham Athletic	0–1	Stevenage	Oldham
15:00 BST	McCalmont  45' Piergianni  63'	Report	Cuthbert 24' Coker  52' Norris 75'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Ben Toner

Crawley Town v Oldham Athletic

5 April 2021 40	Crawley Town	1–4	Oldham Athletic	Crawley
15:00 BST	Craig  64' Tsaroulla  65' Tilley 90'	Report	McAleny 40', 47' Borthwick-Jackson 41' Bahamboula 90+5'	Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: James Adcock

Oldham Athletic v Colchester United

9 April 2021 41	Oldham Athletic	5–2	Colchester United	Oldham
19:00 BST	McAleny 37' (pen.) McCalmont 42' Piergianni 56',  66' Bahamboula  68' Clarke  79' Adams  82' Keillor-Dunn 90+1', 90+5'	Report	Eastman  41' Nouble 64' Eastman 81' Stevenson  90+7'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Martin Coy

Morecambe v Oldham Athletic

17 April 2021 42	Morecambe	4–3	Oldham Athletic	Morecambe
12:30 BST	Mendes Gomes 5', 53' Wildig 42' Stockton 45+1'	Report	McAleny 39' Borthwick-Jackson 78' Jameson 88'	Stadium: Mazuma Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Michael Salisbury

Harrogate Town v Oldham Athletic

20 April 2021 43	Harrogate Town	0–3	Oldham Athletic	Harrogate
19:00 BST		Report	McCalmont 7' Bahamboula 46' Blackwood 75'	Stadium: The EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Oldham Athletic v Grimsby Town

24 April 2021 44	Oldham Athletic	1–2	Grimsby Town	Oldham
15:00 BST	McAleny 30' Whelan  39'	Report	Coke  6' Green 36' Menayese  73' Matete 80' Khouri  89'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Alan Young

Mansfield Town v Oldham Athletic

1 May 2021 45	Mansfield Town	4–1	Oldham Athletic	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Sinclair 12' Lapslie 38', 80' Reid 88'	Report	Dearnley 51' Clarke  77'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Antony Coggins

Oldham Athletic v Forest Green Rovers

8 May 2021 46	Oldham Athletic	0–3	Forest Green Rovers	Oldham
15:00 BST	Clarke  36' Sutton  84'	Report	Collins 63' (pen.), 80' Bailey 65'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

FA Cup

Main article: 2020–21 FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October.^[51] The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley.^[52] The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.^[53]

  Win   Draw   Loss

Hampton & Richmond Borough v Oldham Athletic

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

Bradford City v Oldham Athletic

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

Oldham Athletic v Bournemouth

9 January 2021 Third round	Oldham Athletic	1–4	Bournemouth	King's Park
15:00 GMT	Bahamboula 45+1' (pen.) Clarke  81'	Report	Brooks 43' Riquelme 49' King 74', 86'	Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Andy Woolmer

EFL Cup

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson.^[54] The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.^[55]

Oldham Athletic v Carlisle United

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

Morecambe v Oldham Athletic

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

Main article: 2020–21 EFL Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August.^[56] The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew's.^[57]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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

Source: EFL.com

Oldham Athletic v Wolverhampton Wanderers U21

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

Oldham Athletic v Doncaster Rovers

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

Bradford City v Oldham Athletic

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

Oldham Athletic v Sunderland

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

Squad statistics

As of match played 8 May 2021

Appearances

Players with no appearances are not included on the list.

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	League Two			FA Cup			EFL Cup			EFL Trophy			Total
				Apps	Starts	Subs	Apps	Starts	Subs	Apps	Starts	Subs	Apps	Starts	Subs	Apps	Starts	Subs
10	MF		Davis Keillor-Dunn	41	34	7	2	2	0	2	1	1	4	3	1	49	40	9
18	FW		Conor McAleny	40	37	3	2	1	1	2	2	0	2	0	2	46	40	6
5	DF		Carl Piergianni	38	36	2	2	2	0	2	2	0	3	3	0	45	43	2
24	FW		Dylan Bahamboula	38	27	11	2	2	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	43	32	11
14	DF		Dylan Fage	34	22	12	2	2	0	2	2	0	3	2	1	41	28	13
1	GK		Ian Lawlor	30	30	0	3	3	0	2	2	0	4	4	0	39	39	0
25	MF		Alfie McCalmont	35	31	4	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	39	35	4
8	MF		Callum Whelan	31	23	8	1	0	1	2	2	0	4	4	0	38	29	9
6	MF		Ben Garrity	29	21	8	3	3	0	2	2	0	4	0	4	38	26	12
2	DF		Harry Clarke	32	30	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	35	33	2
3	DF		Cameron Borthwick-Jackson	31	25	6	2	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	35	29	6
11	FW		Bobby Grant	23	18	5	1	1	0	2	1	1	3	3	0	29	23	6
16	MF		Brice Ntambwe	24	19	5	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	28	23	5
15	DF		Kyle Jameson	25	20	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	27	21	6
4	DF		Sido Jombati	19	16	3	1	0	1	2	2	0	4	4	0	26	22	4
17	MF		Jordan Barnett	17	7	10	3	1	2	1	0	1	3	3	0	24	11	13
23	MF		Nicky Adams	23	20	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	20	3
9	FW		Danny Rowe	14	9	5	2	2	0	1	0	1	4	4	0	21	15	6
21	MF		Marcel Hilßner	20	15	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	15	5
20	DF		Andrea Badan	18	11	7	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	20	13	7
22	DF		Raphaël Diarra	16	10	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	19	13	6
19	FW		Zak Dearnley	15	6	9	1	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	1	19	7	12
34	DF		Tom Hamer	12	11	1	1	1	0	2	2	0	3	3	0	18	17	1
7	FW		George Blackwood	13	6	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	15	7	8
37	GK		Laurie Walker	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	13	0
17	MF		Serhat Tasdemir	7	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	4	3
26	FW		Marcus Barnes	7	1	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	6
34	MF		Harry Vaughan	6	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	6
33	GK		Laurence Bilboe	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0
29	FW		Junior Luamba	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
32	DF		Will Sutton	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	1
27	FW		Vani Da Silva	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	2
28	MF		Ben Hough	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0
30	GK		MacKenzie Chapman	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
Total				46			3			2			4			55

Goals

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	League Two	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
18	FW		Conor McAleny	17	1	1	2	21
10	MF		Davis Keillor-Dunn	10	0	0	1	11
25	MF		Alfie McCalmont	8	0	0	2	10
9	FW		Danny Rowe	4	2	0	2	8
24	FW		Dylan Bahamboula	6	1	0	0	7
19	FW		Zak Dearnley	6	0	0	1	7
11	FW		Bobby Grant	3	1	1	2	7
5	DF		Carl Piergianni	5	0	0	0	5
6	MF		Ben Garrity	2	1	1	0	4
7	FW		George Blackwood	3	0	0	0	3
15	DF		Kyle Jameson	2	0	0	0	2
3	DF		Cameron Borthwick-Jackson	2	0	0	0	2
2	DF		Harry Clarke	1	0	0	0	1
14	DF		Dylan Fage	1	0	0	0	1
21	MF		Marcel Hilßner	1	0	0	0	1
			Own Goal	1	0	0	0	1
Total				72	6	3	10	91

References

1. "Harry Kewell sacked as Oldham manager after seven months in charge". BBC Sport. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
2. "Keith Curle: Oldham Athletic appoint ex-Northampton Town boss as head coach". BBC Sport. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
3. "History". Statto. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
4. "Borthwick-Jackson Rejoins". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
5. "Latics Bolster Defence With Jombati". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
6. "Piergianni Rejoins Latics Permanently". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
7. "Keillor-Dunn Agrees Deal With Latics". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 11 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
8. "McAleny Boosts Attacking Options". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
9. "Whelan Joins On Two-Year Deal". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
10. "Barnett Pens Deal With Latics". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
11. "Young Defender Jameson Joins". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
12. "Blackwood Becomes A Latic". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
13. "Badan Agrees Deal With Latics". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
14. "Oldham sign Congo striker Bahamboula". BBC. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
15. "Ntambwe & Bilboe Join On Deadline Day". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
16. "Diarra Joins Latics". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
17. "SIGNING: Experienced Adams Added Town". Oldham Athletic. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
18. "Barnes Joins The Attack". Oldham Athletic - Official Site. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
19. "Lawlor Joins Latics On Loan". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
20. "Wrexham AFC midfielder Bobby Grant joins Oldham Athletic on loan for the 2020-21 season". Evening Leader. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
21. "Garrity Loaned To Oldham". Blackpool F.C. 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
22. Bunting, Joshua (25 September 2020). "Alfie McCalmont signs loan deal with League Two side Oldham". Belfast Live. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
23. "Arsenal Prospect Signs On Loan". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
24. "Marcel Hilßner Joins On Loan". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
25. "Tasdemir Makes Loan Switch To Oldham". Peterborough United FC - Official Site. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
26. "Walker joins Oldham on emergency loan deal". Milton Keynes Dons - Official Site. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
27. "Keeper Gary Woods Joins The Dons". Aberdeen FC. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
28. "Woods' Aberdeen Loan Extended". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
29. "Da Silva Joins Curzon On Loan". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
30. "Adams joins the Blue family". Clitheroe FC. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
31. "Ellis Allen Welcome To Cyprus". Instagram. 12 June 2020. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
32. "FC Villefranche signe deaux attaquants". Actuafoot.com. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
33. "Academy Player Update". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
34. "Iacovitti & Sylla Depart". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
35. "Hoops Confirm Hoare and McCann for 2021". Shamrock Rovers. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
36. "Port Vale sign former Oldham, Grimsby and Morecambe defender Zak Mills". Stoke-On-Trent Live. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
37. "Town secure double signature". FC Halifax Town A.F.C. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
38. "Jamie Stott signs for County". Stockport County F.C. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
39. "Radcliffe are seen off by Witton Albion in home opener/". Bury Times. 29 September 2020.
40. "Squad update". Notts County F.C. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
41. "Grundy signs for Lilywhites". Mossley A.F.C. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
42. "Emmerson Joins Brighton & Hove Albion". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
43. "Boss Keith Curle delighted as 'good fit' Christopher Missilou signs for the Cobblers". Northampton Chronicle & Echo. 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
44. "Ross County sign former Oldham Athletic midfielder Mohamed Maouche". Ross-shire Journal. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
45. "Bradford City sign Oldham striker Rowe". The Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
46. "Tom Hamer Signs For Burton Albion For Small Undisclosed Fee". Burton Albion FC - Official Site. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
47. "Jordan joins promotion push". Notts County F.C. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
48. "Club Statement: David Wheater". Oldham Athletic - Official Site. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
49. "EFL Regulations Section 3 – The League; subsection 9 – Method of Determining League Positions". EFL. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
50. "Sky Bet League Two fixtures 2020/21". Sky Sports. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
51. "EFL League One And Two Clubs Join Emirates FA Cup After Monday's first round Draw". The FA. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
52. "FA Cup second-round draw in full". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
53. "Premier League and Championship clubs join Emirates FA Cup After third round Draw". The Football Association. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
54. "Carabao Cup Round One draw confirmed". English Football League. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
55. "Carabao Cup: Round Two and Three draw confirmed". English Football League. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
56. "EFL Trophy Regional Groups confirmed". English Football League. 18 August 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
57. "Papa John's Trophy Round Two draw". English Football League. Retrieved 27 November 2020.