2003–04 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

During the 2003–04 English football season, Oldham Athletic A.F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Oldham Athletic
2003–04 season
ChairmanDavid Brierley
ManagerBrian Talbot
StadiumBoundary Park
Second Division15th
FA CupSecond round
League CupFirst round
Football League TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Scott Vernon (13)
All: Scott Vernon (15)
Highest home attendance13,007 vs. Grimsby Town
Lowest home attendance2,812 vs. Accrington Stanley


Results

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Home team's score comes first

Legend

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Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

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Date Opponent Venue Result
9 August 2003 Brighton H 1–3
16 August 2003 Sheff Weds A 2–2
23 August 2003 Blackpool H 2–3
25 August 2003 Brentford A 2–1
30 August 2003 Rushden & Diamonds H 3–2
6 September 2003 Hartlepool A 0–0
13 September 2003 Bristol C H 1–1
16 September 2003 Barnsley A 1–1
20 September 2003 Wycombe A 2–5
27 September 2003 Luton H 3–0
30 September 2003 Stockport H 2–0
4 October 2003 Peterborough A 2–2
11 October 2003 Port Vale H 2–1
18 October 2003 Tranmere A 2–1
21 October 2003 Wrexham A 4–0
25 October 2003 Bournemouth H 1–1
1 November 2003 Plymouth A 2–2
15 November 2003 Swindon H 0–1
22 November 2003 Chesterfield A 1–1
29 November 2003 Notts Co H 0–1
13 December 2003 Colchester A 2–1
20 December 2003 QPR H 2–1
26 December 2003 Grimsby A 3–3
28 December 2003 Hartlepool H 0–2
3 January 2004 Brentford H 1–1
10 January 2004 Brighton A 0–0
17 January 2004 Sheff Weds H 1–0
24 January 2004 Blackpool H 1–1
31 January 2004 Rushden & Diamonds A 4–1
8 February 2004 Grimsby H 6–0
14 February 2004 Port Vale A 1–0
21 February 2004 Tranmere H 1–1
28 February 2004 Bournemouth A 1–0
6 March 2004 QPR A 1–1
13 March 2004 Colchester H 0–0
16 March 2004 Barnsley H 1–1
20 March 2004 Bristol C A 0–2
27 March 2004 Wycombe H 2–3
3 April 2004 Luton A 1–1
10 April 2004 Peterborough H 1–1
12 April 2004 Stockport A 1–1
17 April 2004 Plymouth H 4–1
20 April 2004 Wrexham H 1–1
24 April 2004 Swindon A 1–2
1 May 2004 Chesterfield H 2–0
8 May 2004 Notts Co A 1–1

FA Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result
R1 8 November 2003 Carlisle H 3–0
R2 6 December 2003 Blackpool H 2–5

League Cup

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result
R1 12 August 2003 Scunthorpe A 2–1

Football League Trophy

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Round Date Opponent Venue Result
R1 14 October 2003 Hartlepool H 3–3 (won on penalties)
R2 3 November 2003 Bury A 2–1

Players

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First-team squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   AUS Les Pogliacomi
2 DF   ENG Dean Holden
3 MF   ENG Darren Sheridan
4 MF   ENG Ernie Cooksey
6 DF   WAL Gareth Owen[notes 1] (on loan from Stoke City)
7 MF   ENG Paul Murray
8 MF   IRL John Sheridan[notes 2]
9 FW   COD Calvin Zola (on loan from Newcastle United)
10 FW   ENG John Eyre
11 MF   ENG Matty Appleby
12 MF   ENG Wes Wilkinson
13 GK   ENG Chris Grange
14 DF   ENG Michael Clegg
15 GK   ENG Keiren Westwood[notes 3] (on loan from Manchester City)
16 DF   ENG Kelvin Lomax
17 FW   ENG Scott Vernon
18 MF   ENG Danny Boshell
19 FW   ENG Craig Fleming
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 DF   ENG David Beharall
22 DF   ENG Danny Hall
23 DF   SCO Will Haining
24 FW   NZL Chris Killen
25 MF   ENG Mark Bonner
26 DF   ENG Adam Griffin
27 DF   ENG Marc Tierney
28 MF   ENG David Eyres
29 FW   ENG Chris Hall
30 MF   ENG Matthew Wolfenden
31 GK   ENG Steve Corry
32 FW   ENG Dean Crowe
33 FW   JAM Jermaine Johnson (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)
34 FW   ENG Matty Barlow
35 MF   ENG Danny Forde
37 DF   ENG Rob Walker
38 MF   ENG Carlos Roca

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
5 DF   COD Kangana Ndiwa[notes 4] (on loan from Bolton Wanderers)
6 DF   ENG Mark Hudson (on loan from Fulham)
12 FW   FRA Mickaël Antoine-Curier[notes 5] (to Kidderminster Harriers)
15 MF   AUS David Carney (to Halifax Town)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 GK   ENG Adam Collin (on loan from Newcastle United)
16 MF   ENG Matt O'Halloran (to Chesterfield)
16 MF   ENG Steven Schumacher (on loan from Everton)

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ Owen was born in Cheadle, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and played for them at U-19 level.
  2. ^ Sheridan was born in Stretford, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1988.
  3. ^ Westwood was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would make his debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2009.
  4. ^ Ndiwa was born in Maquela do Zombo, Angola, but was raised in Sweden from the age of seven and represented them at U-17, U-18 and U-19 level before making his international debut for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2004.
  5. ^ Antoine-Curier was born in Orsay, France, but also qualified to represent Guadeloupe internationally and would make his debut for Guadeloupe in 2008.