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].
| 2024–25 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | Frank Rothwell |
| Head Coach | Micky Mellon |
| Stadium | Boundary Park |
| National League | - |
| FA Cup | - |
| FA Trophy | - |
Season summary =
editPre-season
editWithin 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
editFirst Team Squad
edit| No | Pos | Nat | Name | Age | Debut | App | Start | Sub | 
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Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBC | GK | 
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Magnus Norman | 27 | 6 Aug 2022 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| TBC | DF |
|
Mark Kitching | 28 | 6 Nov 2022 | 80 | 79 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 0 | |
| TBC | DF |
|
Liam Hogan | 35 | 6 Aug 2022 | 82 | 79 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 1 | |
| TBC | DF |
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Shaun Hobson | 26 | 5 Aug 2023 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| TBC | FW |
|
Kurt Willoughby | 26 | 12 Aug 2023 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| TBC | MF |
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Josh Lundstram | 25 | 30 Sep 2023 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| TBC | MF |
|
Dan Ward | 26 | 5 Aug 2023 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TBC | GK |
|
Mathew Hudson | 25 | 18 Mar 2023 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| TBC | DF |
|
Charlie Raglan | 31 | 5 Aug 2023 | 34 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| TBC | DF |
|
Will Sutton | 21 | 10 Nov 2020 | 58 | 57 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | |
| TBC | FW |
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Joe Garner | 36 | 3 Feb 2024 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| TBC | FW |
|
Alex Reid | 28 | 3 Dec 2022 | 34 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 0 | |
| TBC | MF | 
|
Oli Hammond | 21 | 23 Jan 2024 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TBC | FW |
|
James Norwood | 33 | 5 Aug 2023 | 44 | 37 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 0 | |
| TBC | MF |
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Kofi Moore | 19 | 23 Dec 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TBC | MF |
|
Tom Conlon | 28 | 13 Jan 2024 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Pre-season fixtures
editOn 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 | v | Stockport County | Oldham |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Boundary Park |
| 16 July 2024 | Warrington Rylands | v | Oldham Athletic | Warrington |
| 19:45 BST | Stadium: Gorsey Lane |
| 20 July 2024 | Oldham Athletic | v | Lincoln City | Oldham |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Boundary Park |
| 23 July 2024 | Southport | v | Oldham Athletic | Southport |
| 19:30 BST | Stadium: Haig Avenue |
| 27 July 2024 | Radcliffe | v | Oldham Athletic | Radcliffe |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Neuven Stadium |
| 30 July 2024 | TBC | v | Oldham Athletic | TBC |
| TBC BST | Stadium: TBC |
| 3 August 2024 | Oldham Athletic | v | Shrewsbury Town | Oldham |
| 15:00 BST | Stadium: Boundary Park |
Competitions
editOldham 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
editNational League fixtures will be released on 10 July 2024.
FA Cup
editOldham 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.[14]
FA Trophy
editOldham 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[15]
Transfers
editTransfers in
edit| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-season | DF |  |
Reagan Ogle | Scunthorpe United |
- | [9] |
Transfers out
edit| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Season | MF | |
Mark Shelton | - | Released | [10] |
| Pre-Season | MF | |
Nathan Sheron | Hartlepool United | Undisclosed fee | [11] |
Loans out
edit| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Season | FW | |
Joe Nuttall | Altrincham |
End of Season | [12] |
References
edit- ^ "Club History". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Clubs". Oldham Athletic A.F.C. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "2024 Retained Player List". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Paul Murray". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Thank You, Peter!". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Steve Collis". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Manager Micky Mellon highlights problems at Oldham Athletic". Oldham Times. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Right Back Ogle Joins Latics". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Shelton Leaves Latics". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Sheron Joins Hartlepool". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Nuttall Departs On Loan". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Pre-Season Schedule 2024". Oldham Athletic AFC. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "The Emirates FA Cup Round Dates For The 2024-25 Season". The Football Association. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "The Izuzu FA Trophy Round Dates For The 2024-25 Campaign". The Football Association. Retrieved 21 June 2024.