2024–25 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 130th in Oldham Athletic's history,[1] and the club's third season since dropping out of the Football League. The club will compete in the National League,[2] the FA Cup and the FA Trophy.[3]

Oldham Athletic
2024–25 season
ChairmanFrank Rothwell
Head CoachMicky Mellon
StadiumBoundary Park
National League9th
FA Cup-
FA Trophy-
Top goalscorerLeague:
Charsley (2)
Monthe (2)

All:
Charsley (2)
Monthe (2)
Highest home attendance5,682
Lowest home attendance5,552
Average home league attendance5,605

Season summary

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Pre-season

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Within four days of the 2023–24 season concluding, Oldham announced that nineteen of the players contracted for the previous season remained in contract but that fourteen players were out of contract and three players who had ended the 2023–24 season on loan would return to their parent clubs.[4]

The first pre-season changes took place off the pitch, with Academy Manager and First Team Coach Paul Murray leaving the club by mutual consent,[5] Peter Norbury deciding to step down as a Director[6] and Goalkeeping Coach Steve Collis leaving to join Notts County.[7]

On the pitch, Micky Mellon had ended the previous season by claiming that his squad needed "major surgery".[8] He began to reshape his squad by announcing the signing of defender Reagan Ogle[9] and allowing Mark Shelton,[10] Nathan Sheron[11] and Joe Nuttall[12] to leave the club, the latter on a season long loan to Altrincham.

Players

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First Team Squad

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No Pos Nat Name Age Debut App Start Sub       Notes
1 GK   Mathew Hudson 26 18 Mar 2023 57 57 0 0 1 0
2 DF   Reagan Ogle 25 10 Aug 2024 6 5 1 1 1 0
3 DF   Mark Kitching 29 6 Nov 2022 84 79 5 2 15 0
4 DF   Liam Hogan 35 6 Aug 2022 82 79 3 2 20 1
5 DF   Shaun Hobson 26 5 Aug 2023 44 41 3 0 4 0
6 DF   Manny Monthe 29 10 Aug 2024 6 6 0 2 1 0
7 MF   Harry Charsley 28 10 Aug 2024 6 6 0 2 0 0
8 MF   Josh Lundstram 25 30 Sep 2023 35 29 6 0 5 0
9 FW   Mike Fondop 30 5 Feb 2022 81 43 38 26 9 4
10 MF   Tom Conlon 28 13 Jan 2024 23 20 3 0 6 0 Captain
11 MF   Josh Kay 27 17 Aug 2024 3 2 1 0 1 0
13 GK   Magnus Norman 27 6 Aug 2022 48 48 0 0 2 0
14 FW   Joe Garner 36 3 Feb 2024 14 11 3 4 4 0
16 DF   Charlie Raglan 31 5 Aug 2023 40 39 1 0 5 0 Vice Captain
17 FW   Jesurun Uchegbulam 23 10 Aug 2024 6 6 0 1 1 0
18 MF   Callum Dolan 23 26 Aug 2024 2 0 2 0 0 0 Loan from Fleetwood Town
19 MF   Dan Gardner 34 19 Aug 2017 129 112 17 8 31 1
20 DF   Jake Caprice 31 10 Aug 2024 5 1 4 0 0 0
21 DF   Will Sutton 21 10 Nov 2020 58 57 1 3 8 1
23 MF   Kofi Moore 19 23 Dec 2023 1 0 1 0 0 0
25 FW   Alex Reid 29 3 Dec 2022 36 19 17 9 3 0
27 MF   Oli Hammond 21 23 Jan 2024 15 10 5 0 0 0
30 FW   James Norwood 34 5 Aug 2023 46 39 7 19 11 0
33 MF   Otis Khan 28 - 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 GK   Scott Moloney 24 - 0 0 0 0 0 0

Out on loan

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No Pos Nat Name Age Debut App Start Sub       Notes
TBC FW   Joe Nuttall 27 26 Dec 2022 37 35 2 8 8 0
TBC FW   Kurt Willoughby 27 12 Aug 2023 17 5 12 1 0 0

Pre-season fixtures

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On 16 May 2024 Oldham Athletic announced a schedule for seven pre-season friendlies to be played before the start of the National League season.[13]

13 July 2024 Oldham Athletic 1-0 Stockport County Oldham
15:00 BST Kitching   1' Report Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 2,187
Referee: Ben Wyatt
16 July 2024 Warrington Rylands 2-1 Oldham Athletic Warrington
19:45 BST Massanka   25'
Trialist   80'
Report Gardner   15' Stadium: Gorsey Lane
20 July 2024 Oldham Athletic 0-0 Lincoln City Oldham
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 1,138
Referee: Declan Brown
23 July 2024 Southport 2-0 Oldham Athletic Southport
19:30 BST Owolabi   42'
Minihan   69'
Report Reid   4' Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 928
Referee: Matt McQuillam
27 July 2024 Radcliffe 1-0 Oldham Athletic Radcliffe
15:00 BST Fondop   36' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Neuven Stadium
Attendance: 1,142
Referee: Declan Brown
30 July 2024 Warrington Town 3-3 Oldham Athletic Warrington
19:45 BST Miles   66'   68'   74' Report Clarke   40' (o.g.)
God's Number 9   44'   60'
Stadium: Cantilever Park
Attendance: 803
3 August 2024 Oldham Athletic 1-0 Shrewsbury Town Oldham
15:00 BST God's Number 9   23' Report Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 1,247
Referee: Will Davis

Competitions

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Oldham Athletic will play in the National League in the 2024–25 season as well as in two cup competitions, joining the FA Cup at the Fourth Qualifying Round and the FA Trophy at the Third Round.

National League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
7 Yeovil Town 7 4 0 3 12 11 +1 12 Qualification for the National League play-off quarter-finals
8 Aldershot Town 7 3 1 3 15 14 +1 10
9 Oldham Athletic 7 2 4 1 9 8 +1 10
10 Hartlepool United 7 2 4 1 5 4 +1 10
11 Altrincham 7 3 1 3 8 9 −1 10
Updated to match(es) played on 7 September 2024. 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

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
6 2 3 1 8 7  +1 9 1 2 0 5 2  +3 1 1 1 3 5  −2

Last updated: 31 August 2024.
Source: [citation needed]

Results by matchday

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Matchday123456
GroundHAHAHA
ResultWWDLDD
Position234889
Updated to match(es) played on 31 August 2024. Source: bbc.co.uk
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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Oldham's fixtures were announced on 10 July 2024.[14]

10 August 2024 1 Oldham Athletic 3-0 Braintree Town Oldham
15:00 BST Uchegbulam   11'
Charsley   29'
God's Number 9   59'
Report Blackwell   34'
Akinde   35'
Effiong   45'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5,552
Referee: Paul Cooper
17 August 2024 2 Wealdstone 0-1 Oldham Athletic Ruislip
15:00 BST Cesay   24'
Woodman   90+3'
Scott   90+4'
Report Conlon   14'
Raglan   64'
Charsley   85'
Stadium: Grosvenor Vale
Referee: Ben Wyatt
20 August 2024 3 Oldham Athletic 1-1 AFC Fylde Oldham
19:45 BST Monthé   60'
Raglan   64'
Kay   70'
Gardner   90+6'
Report Riley   36'
Davis   68'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5,682
Referee: William Davis
24 August 2024 4 Aldershot Town 4-1 Oldham Athletic Aldershot
15:00 BST Henry   38'   58'
Maghoma   67'
Frost   68'
Widdrington   90+4' (pen.)
Report Conlon   48'
Ogle   60'   86'
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Referee: Matthew Russell
26 August 2024 5 Oldham Athletic 1-1 Gateshead Oldham
15:00 BST Lundstram   45+2'
Monthe   55'
Report Newton   10'
Adom   54'
Storey   88'
Booty   90'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5,583
Referee: Gareth Rhodes
31 August 2024 6 Altrincham 1-1 Oldham Athletic Altrincham
15:00 BST Osborne   26'
Crawford   53'
Linney   56'   68'
Wilson   77'
Report Norwood   23'
Uchegbulam   39'
Gardner   56'
Monthé   71'
Conlon   80'
Kitching   90+1'
Stadium: Moss Lane
Referee: Ollie Yates

FA Cup

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Oldham will join the 2024-25 FA Cup at the Fourth Qualifying Round. Fixtures will take place on the weekend of 12 October 2024, with the draw being made following conclusion of the Third Qualifying Round on the weekend of 28 September 2024.[15]

FA Trophy

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Oldham will join the 2024-25 FA Trophy at the Third Round. Fixtures will take place on the weekend of 7 December 2024, with the draw being made following conclusion of the Second Round on the weekend of 16 November 2024[16]

Squad statistics

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As of match played 31 August 2024

Appearances

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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
1 GK   Mathew Hudson 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0
5 DF   Shaun Hobson 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0
6 DF   Manny Monthé 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0
7 MF   Harry Charsley 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0
16 DF   Charlie Raglan 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0
17 FW   Jesurun Uchegbulam 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 0
19 MF   Dan Gardner 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 1
2 DF   Reagan Ogle 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 1
9 FW   Mike Fondop 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 2
8 MF   Josh Lundstram 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 2
10 MF   Tom Conlon 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
20 DF   Jake Caprice 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 4
27 MF   Oli Hammond 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 2
3 DF   Mark Kitching 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4
11 MF   Josh Kay 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1
30 FW   James Norwood 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
25 FW   Alex Reid 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
18 MF   Callum Dolan 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
Total 6 0 0 6

Goals

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No. Pos. Nat. Player League FA Cup FA Trophy Total
7 MF   Harry Charsley 2 0 0 2
6 DF   Manny Monthé 2 0 0 2
9 FW   Mike Fondop 1 0 0 1
2 DF   Reagan Ogle 1 0 0 1
17 FW   Jesurun Uchegbulam 1 0 0 1
30 FW   James Norwood 1 0 0 1
Total 8 0 0 8

Disciplinary record

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No. Pos. Nat. Player National League FA Cup FA Trophy Total
                               
10 MF   Tom Conlon 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
16 DF   Charlie Raglan 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
19 MF   Dan Gardner 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
11 MF   Josh Kay 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2 DF   Reagan Ogle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
8 MF   Josh Lundstram 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6 DF   Manny Monthé 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
17 FW   Jesurun Uchegbulam 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
3 DF   Mark Kitching 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref.
Pre-season DF   Reagan Ogle   Scunthorpe United - [9]
Pre-season MF   Jesurun Uchegbulam   Rochdale - [17]
Pre-season MF   Josh Kay   AFC Fylde - [18]
Pre-season DF   Manny Monthe   Northampton Town - [19]
Pre-season MF   Harry Charsley   Newport County - [20]
Pre-season DF   Jake Caprice - - [21]
Pre-season GK   Scott Moloney - - [22]
30 August 2024 MF   Otis Khan   Grimsby Town Free Transfer [23]

Transfers out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref.
Pre-Season MF   Mark Shelton Barnet Released [10]
Pre-Season MF   Nathan Sheron Hartlepool United Undisclosed fee [11]
Pre-Season MF   Dan Ward South Shields Released [24]

Loans out

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Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref.
Pre-Season FW   Joe Nuttall   Altrincham End of Season [12]
Pre-Season FW   Kurt Willoughby   Chester End of Season [25]

References

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  1. ^ "Club History". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Clubs". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Clubs Can Apply To Enter The FA Cup, FA Vase, FA Trophy and FA Youth Cup for 2024-25". The FA. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 Retained Player List". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Paul Murray". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Thank You, Peter!". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Steve Collis". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Manager Micky Mellon highlights problems at Oldham Athletic". Oldham Times. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Right Back Ogle Joins Latics". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Shelton Leaves Latics". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  11. ^ a b "Sheron Joins Hartlepool". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  12. ^ a b "Nuttall Departs On Loan". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Pre-Season Schedule 2024". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  14. ^ "2024/25 Fixtures Released". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  15. ^ "The Emirates FA Cup Round Dates For The 2024-25 Season". The Football Association. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  16. ^ "The Izuzu FA Trophy Round Dates For The 2024-25 Campaign". The Football Association. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
  17. ^ "Jes Makes Latics Switch". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Latics Complete Kay Capture". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  19. ^ "Defender Monthe Arrives at Boundary Park". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Charsley Strengthens Midfield". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  21. ^ "Latics Capture Caprice". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  22. ^ "Latics Add Goalkeeper Moloney". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  23. ^ "Latics Add Midfielder Khan". www.oldhamathletic.co.uk. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  24. ^ "Ward Heads To South Shields". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  25. ^ "Willoughby Moves To Chester". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 27 July 2024.