2023–24 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

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.

Oldham Athletic

2023–24 season
Chairman	Frank Rothwell
Head Coach	David Unsworth (until 17 September)[1] Steve Thompson (interim, from 17 September to 12 October)[1] [2] Micky Mellon (from 13 October)[3]
Stadium	Boundary Park
National League	10th
FA Cup	First Round
FA Trophy	Fourth Round
Top goalscorer	League: James Norwood (17) All: James Norwood (18)
Highest home attendance	11,881
Lowest home attendance	5,538
Average home league attendance	6,962
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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 commmencing 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.

Hyde United v Oldham Athletic

8 July 2023	Hyde United	0-0	Oldham Athletic	Hyde
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Ewen Fields Attendance: 1,359

Southport v Oldham Athletic

15 July 2023	Southport	1-1	Oldham Athletic	Southport
15:00 BST	Anson 84'	Report	Nuttall  63' Green 70'	Stadium: Haig Avenue

Chorley v Oldham Athletic

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

Curzon Ashton v Oldham Athletic

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

Barrow v Oldham Athletic

25 July 2023	Barrow	1-1	Oldham Athletic	Barrow
19:45 BST	Foley 18'	Report	Nuttall 32'	Stadium: Holker Street

Oldham Athletic v Mansfield Town

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

Main article: 2023–24 National League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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: ^{[citation needed]}

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	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	W	L	D	D	L	D	D	L	W	W	W	D	D	D	W	L	D	D	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	W	D	L	W	D	D	L	D	D	L	L	D	D	D	L
Position	24	10	17	15	15	20	18	17	22	19	13	10	12	11	12	10	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	8	6	5	6	8	6	6	7	7	6	6	5	6	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	10

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]

Southend United v Oldham Athletic

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

Oldham Athletic v Aldershot Town

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

Oldham Athletic v Halifax Town

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

Chesterfield v Oldham Athletic

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

Boreham Wood v Oldham Athletic

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

Oldham Athletic v Solihull Moors

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

Gateshead v Oldham Athletic

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

Oldham Athletic v Dorking Wanderers

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

Bromley v Oldham Athletic

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

Oldham Athletic v York City

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

Oldham Athletic v Oxford City

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

Kidderminster Harriers v Oldham Athletic

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

Wealdstone v Oldham Athletic

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

Oldham Athletic v Maidenhead United

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

Oldham Athletic v Dagenham & Redbridge

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

Rochdale v Oldham Athletic

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

AFC Fylde v Oldham Athletic

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

Oldham Athletic v Altrincham

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

Oldham Athletic v Eastleigh

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

Woking v Oldham Athletic

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

Barnet v Oldham Athletic

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

Oldham Athletic v Ebbsfleet United

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

Oldham Athletic v Boreham Wood

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.

Solihull Moors v Oldham Athletic

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

Oldham Athletic v Gateshead

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

Hartlepool United v Oldham Athletic

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

Oldham Athletic v Hartlepool United

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

Dorking Wanderers v Oldham Athletic

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

Oldham Athletic v Boreham Wood

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.

Eastleigh v Oldham Athletic

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.

Oldham Athletic v Barnet

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

Oldham Athletic v Woking

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

Ebbsfleet United v Oldham Athletic

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

Oldham Athletic v Bromley

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.

Oldham Athletic v Boreham Wood

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

Maidenhead United v Oldham Athletic

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

York City v Oldham Athletic

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

Oldham Athletic v Kidderminster Harriers

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

Eastleigh v Oldham Athletic

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

Oldham Athletic v Southend United

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

Oldham Athletic v Bromley

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

Aldershot Town v Oldham Athletic

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

Halifax Town v Oldham Athletic

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.

Oldham Athletic v Chesterfield

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

Dagenham & Redbridge v Oldham Athletic

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

Oldham Athletic v AFC Fylde

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

Altrincham v Oldham Athletic

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

Oldham Athletic v Rochdale

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

Halifax Town v Oldham Athletic

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.

Oxford City v Oldham Athletic

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

Halifax Town v Oldham Athletic

18 April 2024 45	Halifax Town	2-2	Oldham Athletic	Halifax
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: The Shay Attendance: 1,580 Referee: Stuart Morland

Oldham Athletic v Wealdstone

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

Main article: 2023–24 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]

Altrincham v Oldham Athletic

14 October 2023 Q4	Altrincham	0-1	Oldham Athletic	Altrincham
15:00 BST		Report	Sheron  59' McGahey 78'	Stadium: Moss Lane Attendance: 3,874

Newport County v Oldham Athletic

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

Main article: 2023–24 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]

Oldham Athletic v Mickleover

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

Oldham Athletic v Hendon

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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