2021–22 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season
The 2021–22 season is Oldham Athletic's 127th year in their history and fourth consecutive season in League Two. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.
| 2021–22 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Abdallah Lemsagam | |||
| Head Coach | Vacant Keith Curle (until 24 November 2021)[1] | |||
| Stadium | Boundary Park | |||
| League Two | 22nd | |||
| FA Cup | First round | |||
| EFL Cup | Third round | |||
| EFL Trophy | Second round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Davis Keillor-Dunn (4) All: Davis Keillor-Dunn (5) | |||
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Pre-season friendlies
Oldham Athletic announced pre-season friendlies against Ashton United,[2] Stalybridge Celtic,[2] Wigan Athletic,[2] Burnley,[3] Crewe Alexandra[2] and Huddersfield Town[4] as part of their preparations for the new campaign.
| 10 July 2021 Friendly | Ashton United | 1–2 | Oldham Athletic | Ashton-under-Lyne |
| 15:00 BST | Redshaw  43' |
Report | Trialist 3' Dearnley 82' |
Stadium: Hurst Cross |
| 13 July 2021 Friendly | Stalybridge Celtic | 0–2 | Oldham Athletic | Stalybridge |
| 19:00 BST | Report | Trialist 29' Trialist 63' |
Stadium: Bower Fold |
| 17 July 2021 Friendly | Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | Wigan Athletic | Oldham |
| 15:00 BST | Hope 31' |
Report | Edwards 8' Lang 14' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
| 24 July 2021 Friendly | Oldham Athletic | 0–2 | Burnley | Oldham |
| 13:00 BST | Report | Rodriguez 55' Richardson 58' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2,071 |
| 27 July 2021 Friendly | Oldham Athletic | 2–1 | Crewe Alexandra | Oldham |
| 19:00 BST | Hart 12', 28' |
Report | Kirk 22' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 799 |
| 30 July 2021 Friendly | Rochdale | 5–1 | Oldham Athletic | Spotland |
| 14:00 BST | Morley 49' McNulty 55'Hart 64' (o.g.)Beesley 66'Done 76' |
Report | Trialist 79' |
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
| 31 July 2021 Friendly | Huddersfield Town | Cancelled | Oldham Athletic | Huddersfield |
| 16:30 BST | Stadium: John Smith's Stadium | |||
| Note: Cancelled due to Huddersfield Town's EFL Cup involvement.[5] | ||||
Competitions
League Two
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Barrow | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 24 | −2 | 22 | |
| 20 | Colchester United | 20 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 25 | −9 | 22 | |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 29 | −14 | 19 | |
| 22 | Stevenage | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 33 | −17 | 19 | |
| 23 | Oldham Athletic | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 16 | Relegation to National League |
| 24 | Scunthorpe United | 21 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 36 | −20 | 16 |
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2021. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[6]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[6]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 36 | −15 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | −8 |
Last updated: 11 December 2021.
Source:
Results by matchday
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2021. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
Oldham's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[7]
| 7 August 2021 1 | Oldham Athletic | 0–1 | Newport County | Oldham |
| 15:00 BST | Report | 88' Ellison |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,094 Referee: Tom Nield |
| 14 August 2021 2 | Bradford City | 2–1 | Oldham Athletic | Bradford |
| 15:00 BST | Angol 32',  88', 90+8' (pen.)Watt 64'Cooke 65' |
Report | Piergianni 35' Hart 66'Bahamboula 90+2', 90+3' |
Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium Attendance: 17,624 Referee: Steve Martin |
| 17 August 2021 3 | Bristol Rovers | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic | Horfield |
| 19:45 BST | Saunders 22', 35' Pitman 90+1' |
Report | Whelan 4' Diarra 47'Cissé 73' |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,005 Referee: Sam Purkiss |
| 21 August 2021 4 | Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | Colchester United | Oldham |
| 15:00 BST | Hope 63' Sheehan 68'Bahamboula 73'Diarra 90+5' |
Report | Sears 9' (pen.) Chilvers 12' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,496 Referee: Samuel Barrott |
| 28 August 2021 5 | Sutton United | 1–2 | Oldham Athletic | Sutton |
| 15:00 BST | Ajiboye 51', 62' Eastmond 80' |
Report | Diarra 39' Piergianni 73', 88'Luamba 90+5', 90+6' |
Stadium: VBS Community Stadium Attendance: 3,262 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 4 September 2021 6 | Oldham Athletic | 0–3 | Barrow | Oldham |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Banks 15' Grayson 34', 57'Zanzala 53' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,232 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 11 September 2021 7 | Leyton Orient | 4–0 | Oldham Athletic | London |
| 15:00 BST | Bowden 25' Jameson 90+5' |
Report | James 13', 27' Drinan 16'Archibald 75'Smith 90+1' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 5,315 Referee: Ben Toner |
| 18 September 2021 8 | Oldham Athletic | 0–0 | Hartlepool United | Oldham |
| 15:00 BST | Jameson 80' Piergianni 87' |
Report | Ferguson 42' Liddle 73'Sterry 90+3' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,934 Referee: Charles Breakspear |
| 25 September 2021 9 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Oldham Athletic | Spotland |
| 15:00 BST | O'Connell 35' |
Report | Keillor-Dunn 59' Whelan 89' |
Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 5,234 Referee: Will Finnie |
| 2 October 2021 10 | Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | Harrogate Town | Oldham |
| 15:00 BST | Vaughan 76' |
Report | Diamond 29' Kerry 60'Armstrong 66' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,729 Referee: David Rock |
| 9 October 2021 11 | Mansfield Town | 0–0 | Oldham Athletic | Mansfield |
| 15:00 BST | Clarke 38' Lapslie 76'Burke 90+2' |
Report | Stobbs 37' Clarke 86' |
Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 4,556 Referee: Craig Hicks |
| 16 October 2021 12 | Oldham Athletic | 3–0 | Stevenage | Oldham |
| 15:00 BST | Keillor-Dunn 6', 17' Bowden 38' Bahamboula 58' Piergianni 90+1' |
Report | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,492 Referee: Bobby Madley |
| 19 October 2021 13 | Oldham Athletic | 1–3 | Walsall | Oldham |
| 19:45 GMT | Bowden 27' Hope 67'Whelan 76' |
Report | Labadie 9' Earing 33'Miller 43'Osadebe 85' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,762 Referee: Ross Joyce |
| 24 October 2021 14 | Carlisle United | 0–0 | Oldham Athletic | Carlisle |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Couto 31' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,274 Referee: Ben Speedie |
| 30 October 2021 15 | Oldham Athletic | 1–3 | Swindon Town | Oldham |
| 15:00 BST | Bowden 26' Piergianni 90' |
Report | McKirdy 32', 71' Iandolo 36'Simpson 79', 90+4' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,085 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 13 November 2021 16 | Exeter City | 2–1 | Oldham Athletic | Exeter |
| 15:00 GMT | Jay 17' Brown 50'Key 64'Sweeney 73'Atangana 90+3' |
Report | Bowden 24', 84' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,103 Referee: Ollie Yates |
| 20 November 2021 17 | Oldham Athletic | 3–2 | Port Vale | Oldham |
| 15:00 GMT | Keillor-Dunn 31' Piergianni 42'Hart 65', 81'Whelan 76'Martin 90+3' (o.g.) |
Report | Worrall 20' Gibbons 52'Garrity 67' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,080 Referee: Carl Brook |
| 23 November 2021 18 | Northampton Town | 2–1 | Oldham Athletic | Sixfields |
| 19:45 GMT | Guthrie 14' Etete 38'McWilliams 90+5' |
Report | Piergianni 45+2', 54' McGahey 90+5' |
Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium Attendance: 4,059 Referee: Brett Huxtable |
| 27 November 2021 19 | Salford City | 2–0 | Oldham Athletic | Salford |
| 15:00 GMT | Eastham 2' Lund 45+1'Thomas-Asante 77', 90+2'Turnbull 80' |
Report | Hart 45' Hope 79'Stobbs 87' |
Stadium: Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 3,242 Referee: Paul Howard |
| 7 December 2021 20 | Oldham Athletic | 0–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Oldham |
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Jolley 90' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,303 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 11 December 2021 21 | Oldham Athletic | 5–5 | Forest Green Rovers | Oldham |
| 15:00 GMT | Keillor-Dunn 11', 59' Bowden 47'Hope 55'Stobbs 65', 90+6'Clarke 71'Wilson 78' (o.g.) |
Report | Aitchison 13' Matt 27', 44'Stevens 48', 63' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,621 Referee: Andrew Kitchen |
FA Cup
Oldham were drawn away to Ipswich Town in the first round.[8]
| 6 November 2021 First round | Ipswich Town | 1–1 | Oldham Athletic | Ipswich |
| 15:00 GMT | Burns 8' Morsy 34'Donacien 54' |
Report | Keillor-Dunn 41' Bahamboula  55', 62'McGahey 60' |
Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 8,845 Referee: Neil Hair |
| 16 November 2021 First round replay | Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | Ipswich Town | Oldham |
| 19:45 GMT | Clarke 22' McGahey 29'Keillor-Dunn 59' |
Report | Woolfenden 27' Chaplin 36'El Mizouni 81' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2,801 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
EFL Cup
Oldham Athletic were drawn at home to Tranmere Rovers in the first round,[9] Accrington Stanley in the second round[10][11] and away to Brentford in the third round.[12][13]
| 10 August 2021 First round | Oldham Athletic | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Tranmere Rovers | Oldham |
| 19:45 BST | Keillor-Dunn 55' Bahamboula 59'Davies 68' (o.g.) |
Report | Foley 40', 62' Nevitt 51' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2,684 Referee: Scott Oldham |
| Penalties | ||||
Hart  Keillor-Dunn Jameson Stobbs Adams |
Spearing Glatzel Morris Clarke Dieseruvwe |
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EFL Trophy
The Latics were drawn into Northern Group B alongside Leeds United U21s, Salford City and Tranmere Rovers.[14] The group stage fixture dates were confirmed on 7 July.[15] In the knock-out stages, Oldham were drawn at home to Wigan Athletic in the third round.[16]
| Pos | Div | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | L2 | Tranmere Rovers (A) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L2 | Oldham Athletic (A) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 | L2 | Salford City (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Leeds United U21 (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2021. Source: EFL.com
(A) Advances to a further round; (E) Eliminated
(A) Advances to a further round; (E) Eliminated
| 31 August 2021 Group game 1 | Oldham Athletic | 1–0 | Salford City | Oldham |
| 19:00 BST | Piergianni 43' |
Report | Denny 52' Sargent 60' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 1,915 Referee: James Oldham |
| 28 September 2021 Group game 2 | Oldham Athletic | 2–3 | Leeds United U21 | Oldham |
| 19:00 BST | Diarra 55' Dearnley 78'Keillor-Dunn 90+3' |
Report | Summerville 42' (pen.) McGahey 58' (o.g.)Jameson 80' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 732 Referee: Andrew Kitchen |
| 9 November 2021 Group game 3 | Tranmere Rovers | 3–2 | Oldham Athletic | Birkenhead |
| 19:00 GMT | Glatzel 45+2', 75' Maynard 55' |
Report | Dearnley 15', 43' Clarke 41' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Marc Edwards |
| 1 December 2021 Round 2 | Sunderland | 0–1 | Oldham Athletic | Sunderland |
| 19:00 GMT | Report | Piergianni 16' Adams 27'Vaughan 53'Clarke 78' |
Stadium: Stadium of Light Referee: Tom Reeves |
| 4 January 2022 Third round | Oldham Athletic | v | Wigan Athletic | Oldham |
| 19:45 GMT | Stadium: Boundary Park |
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2021 | CF |  | Hallam Hope |  Swindon Town | Free transfer | [17] |
| 1 July 2021 | LB | | Sam Hart | Southend United | Free transfer | [18] |
| 1 July 2021 | RB | | Jordan Clarke | Scunthorpe United | Free transfer | [19] |
| 1 July 2021 | GK | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | Jayson Leutwiler | Huddersfield Town | Free transfer | [20] |
| 1 July 2021 | CB | | Harrison McGahey | Scunthorpe United | Free transfer | [21] |
| 23 July 2021 | CB |  | Alan Sheehan | Northampton Town | Free transfer | [22] |
| 4 August 2021 | RW | | Jack Stobbs | Grantham Town | Free transfer | [23] |
| 7 August 2021 | CF | | Jacob Blyth | Gateshead | Free transfer | [24] |
| 7 August 2021 | DM |  | Ousseynou Cissé | Leyton Orient | Free transfer | [24] |
| 7 August 2021 | GK | | Danny Rogers |  Kilmarnock | Free transfer | [24] |
| 13 August 2021 | AM | | Jamie Hopcutt |  Hapoel Kfar Saba | Free transfer | [25] |
Loans in
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2021 | DM | | Jamie Bowden | Tottenham Hotspur | End of season | [26] |
| 17 August 2021 | GK | | Laurie Walker | Milton Keynes Dons | 24 August 2021 | [27] |
| 20 August 2021 | AM | | Faysal Bettache | Queens Park Rangers | 10 December 2021 | [28][lower-alpha 1] |
- On 10 December, Bettache's loan was terminated and he returned to QPR.[29]
Loans out
| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 August 2021 | DF | | Will Sutton | Witton Albion | December 2021 | [30][lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2] |
| 20 November 2021 | CF | | Vani Da Silva | FC United of Manchester | [32] |
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2021 | CF | | Marcus Barnes | Released | [33] | |
| 30 June 2021 | GK | | Laurence Bilboe | Released | [33] | |
| 30 June 2021 | CF | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | George Blackwood | Mutual consent | [34] | |
| 30 June 2021 | LB | | Cameron Borthwick-Jackson | Burton Albion | Released | [33][35] |
| 30 June 2021 | RB |  | Sido Jombati | Ebbsfleet United | Released | [33][36] |
| 30 June 2021 | DM | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | Brice Ntambwe | Released | [33] | |
| 30 June 2021 | GK | | Gary Woods | Aberdeen | Released | [33][37] |
| 1 July 2021 | CF | | Conor McAleny | Salford City | Free transfer | [38] |
| 9 July 2021 | CM | | Oliver Patrick | Accrington Stanley | Free transfer | [39] |
| 27 August 2021 | GK | | Mackenzie Chapman | Oxford United | Free transfer | [40] |
| 28 August 2021 | CF | | Jacob Blyth | Released | [41] | |
| 31 August 2021 | LB |  | Andrea Badan | Mutual consent | [42] |
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