2016–17 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

Oldham Athletic

2016–17 season

Chairman

Simon Corney

Manager

Steve Robinson

Stadium

Boundary Park

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2017–18 →

The 2016–17 season is Oldham Athletic's 122nd season in their history and 20th consecutive season in League One.^[1] Along with competing in League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and Football League Trophy.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Transfers

Transfers in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
9 July 2016	RB	Josh Law	Motherwell	Free transfer	^[2]
11 July 2016	LB	Jamie Reckord	Free agent	Free transfer	^[3]
11 July 2016	CM	Luke Woodland	Bradford Park Avenue	Free transfer	^[4]
12 July 2016	GK	Chris Kettings	Crystal Palace	Free transfer	^[5]
13 July 2016	RW	Ryan Flynn	Sheffield United	Free transfer	^[6]
13 July 2016	DM	Marc Klok	Cherno More Varna	Free transfer	^[7]
19 July 2016	AM	Ollie Banks	Chesterfield	Free transfer	^[8]
19 July 2016	CB	Peter Clarke	Bury	Free transfer	^[9]
28 July 2016	CM	Paul Green	Rotherham United	Free transfer	^[10]
29 July 2016	CF	Darius Osei	Stalybridge Celtic	Undisclosed	^[11]
3 August 2016	DM	Ousmane Fane	Kidderminster Harriers	£50,000	^[12]^[13]
8 August 2016	RB	Ryan McLaughlin	Liverpool	Free transfer	^[14]
12 August 2016	LB	Charles Dunne	Blackpool	Free transfer	^[15]
12 August 2016	RW	Calaum Jahraldo-Martin	Hull City	Free transfer	^[15]
31 August 2016	RB	Cameron Dummigan	Burnley	Undisclosed	^[16]

Transfers out

Date from	Position	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2016	CF	Jordan Bove	Free agent	Released	^[17]
1 July 2016	GK	Joel Coleman	Huddersfield Town	Undisclosed	^[18]
1 July 2016	GK	David Cornell	Northampton Town ^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Released	^[17]
1 July 2016	LW	Jonathan Forte	Notts County	Free transfer	^[20]
1 July 2016	RM	Mike Jones	Carlisle United ^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Released	^[17]
1 July 2016	LB	Joseph Mills	Perth Glory ^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Released	^[17]
1 July 2016	CF	Dominic Poleon	AFC Wimbledon	Free transfer	^[23]
1 July 2016	LB	Jack Truelove	Free agent	Released	^[17]
1 July 2016	CF	Rhys Turner	Morecambe ^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Released	^[17]
1 July 2016	CB	Theo Vassell	Walsall ^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Released	^[17]
2 July 2016	CM	Liam Kelly	Leyton Orient	Undisclosed	^[26]
5 July 2016	CB	James Wilson	Sheffield United	Free transfer	^[27]
7 July 2016	CF	Rhys Murphy	Forest Green Rovers	Nominal fee	^[28]
13 July 2016	DM	Timothée Dieng	Bradford City	Free transfer	^[29]
31 August 2016	RB	Connor Brown	Free Agent	Released	^[30]

↑ Following Cornell's release, he signed for Northampton Town.^[19]
↑ Following Jones' release, he signed for Carlisle United.^[21]
↑ Following Mills' release, he signed for Perth Glory.^[22]
↑ Following Turner's release, he signed for Morecambe.^[24]
↑ Following Vassell's release, he signed for Walsall.^[25]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
9 July 2016	CF	Lee Erwin	Leeds United	30 June 2017	^[31]
9 July 2016	GK	Connor Ripley	Middlesbrough	30 June 2017	^[32]
13 July 2016	CF	Billy Mckay	Wigan Athletic	30 June 2017	^[33]
18 July 2016	CB	Cameron Burgess	Fulham	5 January 2017	^[34]
30 August 2016	CF	Freddie Ladapo	Crystal Palace	2 January 2017	^[35]

Competitions

Pre-season friendlies

16 July 2016 (2016-07-16) Friendly	Oldham Athletic	0–2	Huddersfield Town	Oldham
15:00 BST		Report	Bunn 72' Payne 90'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2,163 (814 visiting supporters)

19 July 2016 (2016-07-19) Friendly	Oldham Athletic	1–3	Preston North End	Oldham
19:00 BST	Trialist 71'	Report	Doyle 20' Garner 70', 74' (pen.)	Stadium: Boundary Park

23 July 2016 (2016-07-23) Friendly	AFC Fylde	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Fylde
15:00 BST	Crainey 50'			Stadium: Kellamergh Park Attendance: 512

26 July 2016 (2016-07-26) Friendly	Oldham Athletic	0–1	Wigan Athletic	Oldham
19:30 BST		Report	Jacobs 77'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 954 (130 visiting supporters)

League One

Main article: 2016–17 Football League One

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
20	Bury	20	6	2	12	28	38	−10	20
21	Coventry City	20	4	7	9	17	25	−8	19	Relegation to Football League Two
22	Chesterfield	20	5	3	12	24	34	−10	18
23	Oldham Athletic	19	3	8	8	11	21	−10	17
24	Shrewsbury Town	20	3	6	11	19	34	−15	15

Updated to match(es) played on 29 November 2016. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Matches

6 August 2016 1	Millwall	3–0	Oldham Athletic	South Bermondsey
15:00 BST	Gregory 13' O'Brien 45+3' Webster 46'	Report		Stadium: The Den Attendance: 9,787 (312 visiting supporters) Referee: Roger East

13 August 2016 2	Oldham Athletic	0–0	Walsall	Oldham
15:00 BST	Law 87'	Report	Osbourne 89'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,914

16 August 2016 3	Oldham Athletic	0–0	Northampton Town	Oldham
19:45 BST	Clarke 84'	Report	O'Toole 65' Taylor 67' Zakuani 69' Richards 84' Diamond 86' Phillips 90+4'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,327

20 August 2016 4	Bury	0–1	Oldham Athletic	Bury
15:00 BST	Jones 57'	Report	Barnett 10' (o.g.) Klok 64' Fané 90'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,479 (1,554 visiting supporters)

27 August 2016 5	Bradford City	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Bradford
15:00 BST	Clarke 57' (pen.)	Report	Clarke 5' Law 35' Klok 53' Flynn 56' Mckay 68' Ripley 74'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 17,793 (685 visiting supporters)

3 September 2016 6	Oldham Athletic	2–3	Shrewsbury Town	Oldham
15:00 BST	Law 24' Fané 37', 70' Clarke 60' Erwin 82'	Report	Ogogo 36' Brown 43' Toney 50' (pen.) Riley 62'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,697

10 September 2016 7	Oldham Athletic	0–0	Chesterfield	Oldham
15:00 BST	Erwin 21' Clarke 28' Flynn 48'	Report	Wilkinson 19' Anderson 39' Dimaio 64'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,457

17 September 2016 (2016-09-17) 8	Coventry City	0–0	Oldham Athletic	Coventry
15:00	Gadzhev 45' Bigirimana 62'	Report	Green 41' Dunne 64'	Stadium: Ricoh Arena Attendance: 8,813 (453 visiting supporters)

24 September 2016 9	Oldham Athletic	0–2	Swindon Town	Oldham
15:00 BST	Banks 32' Fané 82' Burgess 86'	Report	Thompson 6' Obika 18' Ormonde-Ottewill 55'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,403

27 September 2016 10	Charlton Athletic	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Charlton, London
19:45 BST	Magennis 22'	Report	Clarke 83'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 8,745 Referee: Nick Kinseley

1 October 2016 11	Oldham Athletic	0–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Oldham
15:00 BST	Clarke 54' Flynn 68'	Report	Baldock 34' Reeves 36' Agard 55' Potter 63'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,273 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

8 October 2016 12	Gillingham	1–2	Oldham Athletic	Gillingham
15:00 BST	McDonald 10' Wagstaff 19' Dack 38' Herd 62' Nouble 68' Nelson 90'	Report	Ladapo 65' 65' Flynn 89'	Stadium: MEMS Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 6,435 Referee: Kevin Johnson

15 October 2016 13	Bolton Wanderers	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Bolton
15:00 BST	Clough 10', 77'	Report	Burgess 82'	Stadium: Macron Stadium Attendance: 14,891 Referee: Carl Boyeson

18 October 2016 14	Oldham Athletic	2–0	Scunthorpe United	Oldham
19:45 BST	Ladapo 42' Erwin 45+1' Dummigan 87'	Report	Bishop 45+2' Morris 90+5'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2,911 Referee: Darren England

22 October 2016 15	Oldham Athletic	0–2	Bristol Rovers	Oldham
15:00 BST	Flynn 57'	Report	Colkett 25' Gaffney 80' Clarke-Salter 87'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,394 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

29 October 2016 16	Rochdale	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Lund 40'	Report	Burgess 15' Dummigan 65' McLaughlin 90+4'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 5,204 Referee: Tony Harrington

12 November 2016 17	Oldham Athletic	0–0	AFC Wimbledon	Oldham
15:00 GMT		Report	Reeves 83'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,856 Referee: Darren Deadman

19 November 2016 18	Scunthorpe United	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	van Veen 38' Wiseman 80'	Report	Green 58', 65' Banks 67' Ripley 79' Fané 90+3'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,323 Referee: Graham Salisbury

22 November 2016 19	Port Vale	2–2	Oldham Athletic	Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 GMT	Paulo Tavares 38' Streete 51' Knops 54' Cicilia 78'	Report	Banks 48' Fané 63' Winchester 90+4' 90+5'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3,152 Referee: Darren England

FA Cup

Main article: 2016–17 FA Cup

5 November 2016 First round	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Doncaster Rovers	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Flynn 45+1' Mckay 53' Dummigan 84'	Report	Mandeville 90+4' (pen.)	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2,984 Referee: David Webb

3 December 2016 Second round	Lincoln City	v	Oldham Athletic	Lincoln
15:00 GMT				Stadium: Sincil Bank Stadium

EFL Cup

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Cup

9 August 2016 First round	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Wigan Athletic	Oldham
19:45 BST	Flynn 18' Klok 41' Law 83'	Report	Grigg 34' Buxton 45+2'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2,554

23 August 2016 Second round	Preston North End	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Preston
19:45 BST	Doyle 66' Hugill 81'	Report	Erwin 87'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5,075 (751 visiting supporters)

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2016–17 EFL Trophy

Pos	Lge	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Carlisle United	3	3	0	0	0	11	6	+5	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L1	Oldham Athletic	3	1	1	0	1	8	7	+1	5	Advance to Round 2
3	L1	Fleetwood Town	3	1	0	0	2	3	6	−3	3
4	ACA	Blackburn Rovers Academy	3	0	0	1	2	2	5	−3	1

Source: EFL.com

30 August 2016 Group stage 1	Oldham Athletic	4–5	Carlisle United	Oldham
19:45 BST	Mckay 16' Woodland 38' Osei 48', 49' Banks 60' 66'		Raynes 18', 89' Lambe 22' Burgess 28' (o.g.) Atkinson 71' Miller 71' 74' Gillesphey 82'	Stadium: Boundary Park

4 October 2016 Group stage 2	Fleetwood Town	0–2	Oldham Athletic	Fleetwood
19:45 BST		Report	Reckord 19' Green 21' Mckay 32' Erwin 38' 62'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 793 Referee: Darren Bond

8 November 2016 Group stage 3	Blackburn Rovers U23	2–2 (4–5 p)	Oldham Athletic	Blackburn
19:30 GMT	Stokes 22' Feeney 61'	Report	Ladapo 49' Wilson 67' Fané 79'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 471 Referee: Rob Jones
		Penalties
	Stokes Bennett Tomlinson Hardcastle Mahoney Feeney		Banks Law Mckay Ripley McLaughlin Croft

6 December 2016 Second round	Walsall	v	Oldham Athletic	Walsall
19:45 GMT				Stadium: The Banks's Stadium

References

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↑ "Goalkeeper Joins On One-Year Deal". Oldham Athletic Official Site. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
↑ "Flynn Signs For Oldham Athletic". Oldham Athletic Official Site. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
↑ "Klok Signs Short-Term Deal". Oldham Athletic Official Site. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
↑ "Midfielder Signs Two-Year Deal With Latics". Oldham Athletic Official Site. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
↑ "Defender Clarke Pens Contract With Latics". Oldham Athletic Official Site. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
↑ "Midfielder Green Pens Contract With Latics". Oldham Athletic Official Site. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
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National teams

Senior (2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying round)
U21 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round)
U19 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round)
U17 (UEFA Euro 2017 qualifying round)

League competitions

Level 1	Premier League

Levels 2–4	English Football League (Championship, League 1, League 2)

Levels 5–6	National League

Levels 7–8	Isthmian League Northern Premier League Southern League

Levels 9–10	Combined Counties League East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only) Eastern Counties League Essex Senior League (level 9 only) Hellenic League Midland League Northern Counties East League Northern League North West Counties League Southern Combination League Southern Counties East League South West Peninsula League (level 10 only) Spartan South Midlands League United Counties League Wessex League Western League West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) FA Community Shield FA Trophy (Final) FA Vase (Final)

EFL cups	EFL Cup (Final) EFL Trophy (Final)

Youth competitions

Under 23	Professional U23 Development League Premier League Cup

Under 18	Professional U18 Development League FA Youth Cup

Club seasons

Premier League	Arsenal Bournemouth Burnley Chelsea Crystal Palace Everton Hull City Leicester City Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Southampton Stoke City Sunderland Swansea City Tottenham Hotspur Watford West Bromwich Albion West Ham United

Championship	Aston Villa Barnsley Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Burton Albion Cardiff City Derby County Fulham Huddersfield Town Ipswich Town Leeds United Newcastle United Norwich City Nottingham Forest Preston North End Queens Park Rangers Reading Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday Wigan Athletic Wolverhampton Wanderers

League One	AFC Wimbledon Bolton Wanderers Bradford City Bristol Rovers Bury Charlton Athletic Chesterfield Coventry City Fleetwood Town Gillingham Millwall Milton Keynes Dons Northampton Town Oldham Athletic Oxford United Peterbrough United Port Vale Rochdale Scunthorpe United Sheffield United Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swindon Town Walsall

League Two	Accrington Stanley Barnet Blackpool Cambridge United Carlisle United Cheltenham Town Colchester United Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Grimsby Town Hartlepool United Leyton Orient Luton Town Mansfield Town Morecambe Newport County Notts County Plymouth Argyle Portsmouth Stevenage Wycombe Wanderers Yeovil Town

Summer 2016 transfers
Winter 2016–17 transfers
Summer 2017 transfers

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