1998–99 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

Oldham Athletic
1998–99 season
Chairman	Ian Stott; David Brierley
Manager	Andy Ritchie
Stadium	Boundary Park
Second Division	20th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	First round
Auto Windscreens Shield	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Mark Allott; All: Mark Allott
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

During the 1998–99 English football season, Oldham Athletic A.F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 2		F.A. Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	MF	ENG	Mark Allott	47	8	32+9	7	1+2	0	2+0	1	0+1	0
	FW	ENG	Paul Beavers	7	2	7+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Lee Clitheroe	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Lee Duxbury	48	7	41+0	6	4+0	1	2+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Shaun Garnett	42	2	36+1	2	4+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Richard Graham	15	3	11+0	3	2+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Andy Gray	4	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	AUS	Doug Hodgson	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Andy Holt	50	5	39+4	5	3+1	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Mark Hotte	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Mark Innes	13	1	8+5	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	IRL	Gary Kelly	52	0	45+0	0	4+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
	FW	ENG	Adrian Littlejohn	18	3	11+5	2	0+0	0	2+0	1	0+0	0
	DF	WAL	Paul Mardon	12	3	12+0	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	John McGinlay	10	3	4+3	1	1+1	2	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Ian McLean	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	David McNiven	6	0	1+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Scott McNiven	44	2	33+4	1	4+0	1	2+0	0	1+0	0
	GK	NIR	David Miskelly	2	0	1+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ISL	Toddi Örlygsson	24	0	19+3	0	0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Paul Reid	47	2	40+0	1	4+0	0	2+0	1	1+0	0
	MF	ENG	Paul Rickers	52	4	44+1	4	4+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
	FW	ENG	Andy Ritchie	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Phil Salt	12	1	3+6	0	1+0	1	0+1	0	1+0	0
	MF	IRL	John Sheridan	34	2	30+0	2	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Lee Sinnott	21	0	14+4	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Nick Spooner	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Ryan Sugden	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Iain Swan	2	0	1+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Stuart Thom	26	1	19+6	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	FW	WAL	Matthew Tipton	33	2	15+13	2	2+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	MF	ENG	Danny Walsh	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Steve Whitehall	43	4	28+8	4	4+0	0	1+1	0	1+0	0

Final league table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
18	Colchester United	46	12	16	18	52	70	−18	52
19	Wycombe Wanderers	46	13	12	21	52	58	−6	51
20	Oldham Athletic	46	14	9	23	48	66	−18	51
21	York City (R)	46	13	11	22	56	80	−24	50	Relegation to the Third Division
22	Northampton Town (R)	46	10	18	18	43	57	−14	48	Relegation to the Third Division

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference
(R) Relegated

Competitions

Division 2

8 August 1998 (1998 -08-08) 1	Oldham Athletic	1–3	Notts County	Oldham
	Holt 90' Kelly Reid	Report	Richardson 8' Farrell 21', 26' Redmile	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5709 Referee: D Pugh

15 August 1998 (1998 -08-15) 2	Blackpool	3–0	Oldham Athletic	Blackpool
	Bent 40' Malkin 61' Bushell 73' Hills	Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5258 Referee: G Laws

22 August 1998 (1998 -08-22) 3	Oldham Athletic	2–0	Chesterfield	Oldham
	Williams 1' (o.g.) Graham 82' Allott	Report	Howard	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4548 Referee: Mike Dean

29 August 1998 (1998 -08-29) 4	Stoke City	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Stoke-on-Trent
	Keen 22' Lightbourne 90'	Report		Stadium: Victoria Ground Referee: G Cain

31 August 1998 (1998 -08-31) 5	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Fulham	Oldham
	Allott 61'	Report	Moody 50'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4744 Referee: S J Baines

5 September 1998 (1998 -09-05) 6	Lincoln City	1–3	Oldham Athletic	Lincoln
	Smith 69' Austin Perry Finnigan	Report	Graham 28' Littlejohn 34' Allott 71'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3224 Referee: R Pearson

8 September 1998 (1998 -09-08) 7	Oldham Athletic	1–2	Macclesfield Town	Oldham
	Littlejohn 11' Örlygsson 64' Garnett Rickers Reid	Report	Barclay 55' Wood 66' (pen.) McDonald	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5401 Referee: G B Frankland

12 September 1998 (1998 -09-12) 8	Northampton Town	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Northampton
	Freestone 56'	Report	Duxbury 45' Holt	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5210 Referee: P Rejer

19 September 1998 (1998 -09-19) 9	Oldham Athletic	0–1	Preston North End	Oldham
		Report	Appleton 8' Macken	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 8205 Referee: D Laws

26 September 1998 (1998 -09-26) 10	Bournemouth	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Bournemouth
	Robinson 6' Stein 49' Hughes	Report	Duxbury	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 5877 Referee: G Stretton

3 October 1998 (1998 -10-03) 11	Oldham Athletic	1–0	Colchester United	Oldham
	Rickers 20' Sinnott Graham Duxbury Littlejohn	Report	Gregory	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4231 Referee: B Coddington

9 October 1998 (1998 -10-09) 12	Oldham Athletic	2–3	Wigan Athletic	Oldham
	Graham 48' Allott 90' Holt	Report	Bradshaw 14' Barlow 55' Warne 73'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5499 Referee: P R Richards

17 October 1998 (1998 -10-17) 13	Luton Town	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Luton
	Gray 82' Scarlett 90' White	Report	McNiven 71' Reid Littlejohn	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 5447 Referee: R Olivier

20 October 1998 (1998 -10-20) 14	Burnley	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Burnley
	Cooke 64' Little	Report	Thom Örlygsson Littlejohn	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 9539 Referee: G B Frankland

24 October 1998 (1998 -10-24) 15	Oldham Athletic	0–0	Wycombe Wanderers	Oldham
		Report	Cousins	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4337 Referee: M D Messias

31 October 1998 (1998 -10-31) 16	Millwall	1–1	Oldham Athletic	London
	Shaw 58' Ryan	Report	McGinlay 13' Garnett Spooner 49'	Stadium: The Den

7 November 1998 (1998 -11-07) 17	Oldham Athletic	0–3	Manchester City	Oldham
	Garnett Sheridan	Report	Horlock 17', 31' Morrison 69' Edghill	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 12976 Referee: Scott Mathieson

10 November 1998 (1998 -11-10) 18	Gillingham	2–1	Oldham Athletic	Gillingham
	Asaba 76' Patterson 77' Elliott Ashby Hessenthaler	Report	Whitehall 69'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5188 Referee: D R Crick

21 November 1998 (1998 -11-21) 19	Oldham Athletic	3–2	Wrexham	Oldham
	Whitehall 26' McNiven 81' Tipton 88' Holt Garnett	Report	Roberts 32' Carey 71'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4446 Referee: Chris Foy

28 November 1998 (1998 -11-28) 20	Bristol Rovers	2–2	Oldham Athletic	Bristol
	Cureton 71' Roberts 89'	Report	Rickers 6' Sheridan 81' Holt	Stadium: Eastville Stadium Attendance: 5614 Referee: M J Brandwood

12 December 1998 (1998 -12-12) 21	Oldham Athletic	0–2	Walsall	Oldham
		Report	Otta 4' Rammell 34'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4195 Referee: Phil Dowd

19 December 1998 (1998 -12-19) 22	Reading	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Reading
	McIntyre 29' Kromheer Crawford	Report	Allott 56' Thom Rickers Sheridan Reid	Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 9390 Referee: Keith Hill

26 December 1998 (1998 -12-26) 23	Chesterfield	1–3	Oldham Athletic	Chesterfield
	Wilkinson 1' Ebdon	Report	Allott 22', 65' Holt 56' Örlygsson	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 5448 Referee: R D Furnandiz

28 December 1998 (1998 -12-28) 24	Oldham Athletic	0–2	York City	Oldham
		Report	Cresswell 34' Jones 60'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5343 Referee: M Warren

9 January 1999 (1999 -01-09) 25	Notts County	0–1	Oldham Athletic	Nottingham
	Richardson	Report	Mardon 6' McNiven Reid	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 4669 Referee: B Coddington

16 January 1999 (1999 -01-16) 26	Oldham Athletic	3–0	Blackpool	Oldham
	Holt 48' Allott 55' Duxbury 57' Mardon	Report	Thompson Bryan Patterson	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5353 Referee: J A Kirkby

26 January 1999 (1999 -01-26) 27	Fulham	1–0	Oldham Athletic	London
	Morgan 22' Horsfield	Report	Whitehall	Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 8160 Referee: Andy D'Urso

30 January 1999 (1999 -01-30) 28	York City	0–1	Oldham Athletic	York
	Pouton	Report	Holt 38'	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 3760 Referee: E K Wolstenholme

6 February 1999 (1999 -02-06) 29	Oldham Athletic	2–0	Lincoln City	Oldham
	Thom 71' Mardon 81' Reid	Report	Barnett Holmes Gordon	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5220 Referee: Anthony Bates

13 February 1999 (1999 -02-13) 30	Macclesfield Town	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Macclesfield
	Sodje 84' Sedgemore	Report		Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 4038 Referee: S J Baines

20 February 1999 (1999 -02-20) 31	Oldham Athletic	0–1	Northampton Town	Oldham
	Allott Rickers	Report	Corazzin 10' (pen.) Peer	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4752 Referee: G Laws

27 February 1999 (1999 -02-27) 32	Preston North End	2–1	Oldham Athletic	Preston
	Nogan 24' Jackson 65'	Report	Mardon 45' Garnett Sheridan	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 12965 Referee: W C Burns

6 March 1999 (1999 -03-06) 33	Oldham Athletic	2–3	Bournemouth	Oldham
	Whitehall 47' Duxbury 75'	Report	Cox 2' Stein 44' Warren 63' Howe	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4453 Referee: MIke Pike

9 March 1999 (1999 -03-09) 34	Colchester United	2–2	Oldham Athletic	Colchester
	Allen 40' D. Gregory 67' (pen.) Dunne Buckle Dozzell N. Gregory	Report	Whitehall 56' Duxbury 75' Holt 81' Örlygsson Thom	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3616 Referee: Keith Hill

13 March 1999 (1999 -03-13) 35	Manchester City	1–2	Oldham Athletic	Manchester
	Taylor 79' Edghill	Report	Reid 27' (pen.) Duxbury 56' Rickers	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 30321 Referee: M J Brandwood

20 March 1999 (1999 -03-20) 36	Oldham Athletic	0–1	Millwall	Oldham
	Duxbury	Report	Cahill 25' Stuart	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4565 Referee: Mike Jones

27 March 1999 (1999 -03-27) 37	Wycombe Wanderers	3–0	Oldham Athletic	Wycombe
	Carroll 16', 34' McCarthy 42'	Report	Sheridan Swan Duxbury	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4083 Referee: D R Crick

2 April 1999 (1999 -04-02) 38	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Luton Town	Oldham
	Garnett 62' Mardon Allott	Report	Gray 5' McGowan 89' Spring Thorpe	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4948 Referee: P S Danson

5 April 1999 (1999 -04-05) 39	Wigan Athletic	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Wigan
	Haworth 27' Bradshaw 90' (pen.) Porter O'Neill	Report	Mardon 85' Allott	Stadium: Springfield Park Attendance: 4754 Referee: A N Butler

10 April 1999 (1999 -04-10) 40	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Burnley	Oldham
	Tipton 37' Duxbury	Report	Payton 52'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 8542 Referee: R Pearson

13 April 1999 (1999 -04-13) 41	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Oldham
	Sheridan 58' Rickers 65' Reid	Report	Roberts 23' Pritchard Foster Penrice	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 8542 Referee: K M Lynch

17 April 1999 (1999 -04-17) 42	Wrexham	1–2	Oldham Athletic	Wrexham
	Spink 35' Ridler	Report	Garnett 40' Holt 84' Rickers	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 3267 Referee: A R Hall

24 April 1999 (1999 -04-24) 43	Oldham Athletic	1–4	Gillingham	Oldham
	Beavers 33' Garnett Whitehall	Report	Asaba 4' Smith 10' Galloway 27' Taylor 78'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5331 Referee: M D Messias

1 May 1999 (1999 -05-01) 44	Walsall	3–1	Oldham Athletic	Walsall
	Wrack 22' Marsh 34' Eyjólfsson 76' Henry	Report	Duxbury 56' Garnett Rickers Reid Tipton	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 9184 Referee: R Styles

4 May 1999 (1999 -05-04) 45	Oldham Athletic	1–0	Stoke City	Oldham
	Thom 21' Beavers 50'	Report	Collins O'Connor	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5015 Referee: Paul Robinson

8 May 1999 (1999 -05-08) 46	Oldham Athletic	2–0	Reading	Oldham
	Innes 5' Rickers 27'	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 7724 Referee: R D Furnandiz

F.A. Cup

14 November 1998 (1998 -11-14) 1	Oldham Athletic	2–0	Gillingham	Oldham
	Salt 33' McNiven 37'	Report	Carr	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3173 Referee: A G Wiley

5 December 1998 (1998 -12-05) 2	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Brentford	Oldham
	McGinlay 74' (pen.) Garnett	Report	Freeman 35' (pen.)	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4217 Referee: A B Wilkie

15 December 1998 (1998 -12-15) 2r	Brentford	2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Oldham Athletic	Brentford
	Owusu 10' Bates 47' Freeman 67'	Report	McGinlay 20' Duxbury 72' McNiven Garnett Sheridan	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 4375 Referee: A B Wilkie

2 January 1999 (1999 -01-02) 3	Oldham Athletic	0–2	Chelsea	Oldham
	McNiven Garnett Reid	Report	Vialli 68', 75' Babayaro Duberry	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 12770 Referee: P A Durkin

Football League Cup

11 August 1998 (1998 -08-11) 1	Oldham Athletic	3–2	Crewe Alexandra	Oldham
	Littlejohn 20' Reid 23' (pen.) Allott 31'	Report	Little 40', 78'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3766

18 August 1998 (1998 -08-18) 1	Crewe Alexandra	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Crewe
	Jack 31', 76' Johnson	Report	Allott	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3428 Referee: MIke Pike

Football League Trophy (Auto Windscreens Shield)

8 December 1998 (1998 -12-08) 1	Oldham Athletic	0–1	Darlington	Oldham
	Reid	Report	Gabbiadini 95'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2133 Referee: Mike Jones

References

https://www.11v11.com/teams/oldham-athletic/tab/matches/season/1999/
https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1924