1997–98 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

During the 1997–98 English football season, Oldham Athletic A.F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Oldham Athletic
1997–98 season
ChairmanIan Stott
ManagerNeil Warnock
StadiumBoundary Park
Second Division13th
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Auto Windscreens ShieldFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Barlow (12)
All: Barlow (13)
Highest home attendance9,781 vs. Burnley
Lowest home attendance4,244 vs. Plymouth Argyle
Average home league attendance5,586

Season summary

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In the 1997–98 season, Warnock was unable to achieve promotion with Oldham during the Division Two campaign and left after one disappointing year in charge, despite Oldham being in the play-off places until early March.

Final league table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Wigan Athletic 46 17 11 18 64 66 −2 62
12 Blackpool 46 17 11 18 59 67 −8 62
13 Oldham Athletic 46 15 16 15 62 54 +8 61
14 Wycombe Wanderers 46 14 18 14 51 53 −2 60
15 Preston North End 46 15 14 17 56 56 0 59
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results

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Oldham Athletic's score comes first[2]

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Scorers
9 August 1997 York City H 3–1 6,474 Garnett, Barlow, Reid
16 August 1997 Wrexham A 1–3 4,429 McCarthy
23 August 1997 Bournemouth H 2–1 4,986 McCarthy (2)
30 August 1997 Luton Town A 1–1 5,404 Barlow
2 September 1997 Burnley A 0–0 11,189
9 September 1997 Preston North End H 1–0 8,732 Wright
13 September 1997 Northampton Town H 2–2 5,588 Graham, S McNiven
20 September 1997 Blackpool A 2–2 7,174 Barlow (2)
27 September 1997 Bristol Rovers H 4–4 5,990 Barlow (2), McCarthy, Garnett
4 October 1997 Fulham A 1–3 8,805 Hodgson
11 October 1997 Millwall A 1–2 7,906 Hodgson
18 October 1997 Chesterfield H 2–0 5,777 Ritchie, Barlow
21 October 1997 Grimsby Town H 2–0 4,520 Wright, Duxbury
25 October 1997 Southend United A 1–1 3,595 Barlow
1 November 1997 Bristol City A 0–1 10,221
4 November 1997 Wigan Athletic H 3–1 5,446 McCarthy (2), Graham
7 November 1997 Gillingham H 3–1 5,338 Reid (2, 1 pen), Barlow
18 November 1997 Watford A 1–2 8,397 Duxbury
22 November 1997 Brentford H 1–1 5,012 McCarthy
29 November 1997 Plymouth Argyle A 2–0 5,452 Mauge (own goal), Rickers
2 December 1997 Carlisle United H 3–1 4,449 Rickers, Barlow, Duxbury
13 December 1997 Wycombe Wanderers A 1–2 5,327 Barlow
19 December 1997 Walsall H 0–0 4,677
26 December 1997 Preston North End A 1–1 13,441 Hodgson
10 January 1998 York City A 0–0 4,454
17 January 1998 Luton Town H 2–1 6,057 Graham (2)
24 January 1998 Bournemouth A 0–0 4,079
27 January 1998 Wrexham H 3–0 4,680 Rickers, Duxbury, Ritchie
31 January 1998 Northampton Town A 0–0 6,559
7 February 1998 Blackpool H 0–1 6,576
14 February 1998 Fulham H 1–0 6,063 Duxbury
21 February 1998 Bristol Rovers A 1–3 5,789 Starbuck (pen)
24 February 1998 Chesterfield A 1–2 4,077 Garnett
28 February 1998 Millwall H 1–1 4,805 Barlow
3 March 1998 Gillingham A 1–2 5,254 Holt
14 March 1998 Wigan Athletic A 0–1 4,277
21 March 1998 Watford H 2–2 5,744 Littlejohn, Allott
28 March 1998 Brentford A 1–2 4,547 Reid (pen)
31 March 1998 Bristol City H 1–2 4,543 Rush
4 April 1998 Plymouth Argyle H 2–0 4,244 Littlejohn (2)
11 April 1998 Carlisle United A 1–3 4,594 Hodgson
13 April 1998 Wycombe Wanderers H 0–1 4,305
18 April 1998 Walsall A 0–0 3,562
25 April 1998 Southend United H 2–0 4,485 Jepson, D McNiven
28 April 1998 Burnley H 3–3 9,781 Jepson, Rickers, Allott
2 May 1998 Grimsby Town A 2–0 8,054 Jepson (2)

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 15 November 1997 Mansfield Town H 1–1 5,253 McCarthy
R1R 25 November 1997 Mansfield Town A 1–0 4,097 Serrant
R2 6 December 1997 Blackpool H 2–1 6,590 Graham, Barlow
R3 3 January 1998 Cardiff City A 0–1 6,635

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
R1 1st Leg 12 August 1997 Grimsby Town H 1–0 5,656 Ritchie
R1 2nd Leg 26 August 1997 Grimsby Town A 0–5 (lost 1–5 on agg) 5,078

Football League Trophy

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result Attendance Goalscorers
NR1 9 December 1997 Carlisle United A 0–1 (a.e.t.) 1,518

Players

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First-team squad

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Squad at end of season[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK   ENG Mike Pollitt (on loan from Notts County)
GK   ENG Ian Ironside
GK   NIR David Miskelly
GK   IRL Gary Kelly[notes 1]
GK   ZIM Bruce Grobbelaar[notes 2]
DF   ENG Richard Graham
DF   ENG Shaun Garnett
DF   ENG Steve Redmond
DF   ENG Phil Salt
DF   ENG Carl Serrant
DF   ENG Lee Sinnott
DF   ENG Neil Thompson (on loan from Barnsley)
DF   ENG Andy Holt
DF   SCO Scott McNiven[notes 3]
DF   SCO Mark Innes
DF   IRL Danny Boxall[notes 4] (on loan from Crystal Palace)
DF   AUS Doug Hodgson
MF   ENG Paul Reid
MF   ENG Lee Duxbury
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ENG Paul Rickers
MF   ENG Mark Allott
MF   ENG Andrew Hughes
MF   ENG Mark Hotte
MF   ENG Lee Richardson
MF   ISL Þorvaldur Örlygsson
FW   ENG Stuart Barlow
FW   ENG Matthew Rush
FW   ENG Andy Ritchie
FW   ENG Ronnie Jepson
FW   ENG Phil Starbuck
FW   ENG Adrian Littlejohn
FW   ENG David McNiven
FW   ENG Lee Clitheroe
FW   ENG Ian Ormondroyd
FW   WAL Matthew Tipton
FW   WAL Sean McCarthy
FW   SCO Tommy Wright
FW   AUS Alex Kyratzoglou

Squad statistics

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As of match played 2 May 1998

Appearances

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Players with no appearances are not included on the list.

Pos. Nat. Player Second Division FA Cup Coca Cola Cup Auto Windscreens Shield Total
Apps Starts Subs Apps Starts Subs Apps Starts Subs Apps Starts Subs Apps Starts Subs
MF   Paul Reid 44 44 0 4 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 50 50 0
MF   Paul Rickers 41 35 6 4 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 46 40 6
MF   Lee Duxbury 38 37 1 4 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 45 44 1
DF   Richard Graham 34 34 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 39 39 0
DF   Shaun Garnett 34 32 2 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 39 37 2
DF   Steve Redmond 34 32 2 3 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 39 37 2
DF   Scott McNiven 32 25 7 4 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 39 30 9
FW   Stuart Barlow 32 31 1 4 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 38 36 2
DF   Carl Serrant 30 30 0 3 3 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 35 35 0
GK   Gary Kelly 26 26 0 4 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 32 32 0
DF   Doug Hodgson 27 22 5 3 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 32 25 7
FW   Sean McCarthy 25 16 9 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 30 21 9
FW   Mark Allott 22 10 12 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 28 13 15
FW   Matthew Rush 16 11 5 3 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 20 11 9
DF   Danny Boxall 18 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 19 0
FW   Andy Ritchie 15 10 5 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 18 12 6
GK   Mike Pollitt 16 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 16 0
DF   Andy Holt 14 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 8 7
DF   Lee Sinnott 13 11 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 12 2
FW   Tommy Wright 12 10 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 11 2
MF   Andrew Hughes 10 1 9 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 13 3 10
MF   Toddy Örlygsson 11 8 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 12 9 3
FW   Ronnie Jepson 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 0
FW   Phil Starbuck 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 2
DF   Neil Thompson 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 0
FW   David McNiven 8 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 6
FW   Adrian Littlejohn 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
DF   Mark Innes 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 3 2
GK   Bruce Grobbelaar 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0
FW   Matthew Tipton 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 1 3
FW   Lee Clitheroe 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2
MF   Phil Salt 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0
DF   Mark Hotte 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
FW   Ian Ormondroyd 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Total 46 4 2 1 53

Goals

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Pos. Nat. Player League FA Cup Lge Cup EFL Trophy Total
FW   Stuart Barlow 12 1 0 0 13
FW   Sean McCarthy 7 1 0 0 8
MF   Lee Duxbury 5 0 0 0 5
DF   Richard Graham 4 1 0 0 5
DF   Doug Hodgson 4 0 0 0 4
FW   Ronnie Jepson 4 0 0 0 4
MF   Paul Reid 4 0 0 0 4
DF   Shaun Garnett 3 0 0 0 3
FW   Adrian Littlejohn 3 0 0 0 3
MF   Paul Rickers 3 0 0 0 3
FW   Andy Ritchie 2 0 1 0 3
FW   Mark Allott 2 0 0 0 2
FW   Tommy Wright 2 0 0 0 2
DF   Andy Holt 1 0 0 0 1
FW   David McNiven 1 0 0 0 1
DF   Scott McNiven 1 0 0 0 1
FW   Matthew Rush 1 0 0 0 1
FW   Phil Starbuck 1 0 0 0 1
DF   Carl Serrant 0 1 0 0 1
Total 60 4 1 0 65

Transfers

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Date Pos. Name From Fee
1 August 1997 DF   Lee Sinnott   Huddersfield Town £50,000
11 November 1997 GK   Jonathan Scargill   Hyde United Non-contract
15 January 1998 FW   Ronnie Jepson   Bury £400,000
20 March 1998 FW   Adrian Littlejohn   Plymouth Argyle Signed
Date Pos. Name To Fee
15 July 1997 GK   Jon Hallworth   Cardiff City Free transfer
1 August 1997 DF   Craig Fleming   Norwich City £600,000
5 September 1997 FW   Ian Ormondroyd   Scunthorpe United £25,000
23 October 1997 MF   Lee Richardson   Huddersfield Town £65,000
20 March 1998 FW   Phil Starbuck   Plymouth Argyle Signed
23 March 1998 MF   Andrew Hughes   Notts County Transfer
26 March 1998 FW   Stuart Barlow   Wigan Athletic £45,000
Transfers in:   £450,000
Transfers out:   £735,000
Total spending:   £285,000

References

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  1. ^ "England 1997–98". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Oldham Athletic 1997-1998 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  3. ^ "All Oldham Athletic players: 1998".

Notes

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  1. ^ Kelly was born in Preston, England, but also qualified through his father, Alan Kelly Sr., to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally, and represented them at U-19, U-21, U-23, and B level.
  2. ^ Grobbelaar was born in Durban, South Africa, but was raised in Rhodesia (later named Zimbabwe) from the age of two months and made his international debut for Rhodesia in 1977 and for Zimbabwe in 1980.
  3. ^ McNiven was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified through his father, David McNiven, to represent Scotland internationally, and represented them at U-21 level.
  4. ^ Boxall was born in Croydon, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.