Oldham Athletic 2021–22 football 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. It was the most disastrous season in the club's history, which resulted in relegation and loss of English Football League status after 115 years.
Players
Squad at the end of the season
As of 7 May 2022 [3]
Left the club during the season
No
Pos
Nat
Name
Age
Debut
Apps
Starts
Subs
Goals
Notes
11
FW
Zak Dearnley
23
9 Feb 2019
55
29
26
15
0
0
0
Left by mutual consent on 27/01/22
18
MF
Jamie Bowden
20
7 Aug 2021
25
20
5
1
6
0
0
Loan ended on 10/01/22
20
DF
Andrea Badan
24
15 Sep 2020
20
13
7
0
4
0
0
Left by mutual consent on 31/08/21
25
FW
Jacob Blyth
29
7 Aug 2021
4
2
2
0
1
0
0
Left by mutual consent on 28/08/21
26
MF
Faysal Bettache
21
21 Aug 2021
13
8
5
0
0
0
0
Loan ended on 10/12/21
37
GK
Laurie Walker
32
13 Mar 2021
16
16
0
0
1
0
0
Loan ended on 28/08/21
44
DF
Alan Sheehan
35
1 Sep 2009
15
14
1
1
2
0
0
Left on 24/11/21[7]
Pre-season friendlies
Oldham Athletic announced pre-season friendlies against Ashton United ,[8] Stalybridge Celtic ,[8] Wigan Athletic ,[8] Burnley ,[9] Crewe Alexandra [8] and Huddersfield Town [10] as part of their preparations for the new campaign.
Competitions
League Two
League table
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
[12] (R) Relegated
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
46
9
11
26
46
75
−29
38
5
4
14
29
42
−13
4
7
12
17
33
−16
Results by matchday
Matchday 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Ground H A A H A H A H A H A H H A H A H A A H H H A A A H A H A H A A H A A H H H H A A H A H A H Result L L L L W L L D W L D W L D L L W L L L D L D D L D W W D W D D L L L L L L W W L L L L L D Position 21 22 24 24 23 23 24 24 24 23 23 21 22 21 22 23 22 22 23 23 23 24 24 24 24 23 23 23 23 22 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 22 22 22 23 23 23 23 23
Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2022. Source:
Statto.com A = Away;
H = Home;
W = Win;
D = Draw;
L = Loss
Matches
Oldham's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.[13]
FA Cup
Oldham were drawn away to Ipswich Town in the first round.[14]
EFL Cup
Oldham Athletic were drawn at home to Tranmere Rovers in the first round,[15] Accrington Stanley in the second round[16] [17] and away to Brentford in the third round.[18] [19]
EFL Trophy
The Latics were drawn into Northern Group B alongside Leeds United U21s , Salford City and Tranmere Rovers .[20] The group stage fixture dates were confirmed on 7 July.[21] In the knock-out stages, Oldham were drawn at home to Wigan Athletic in the third round.[22]
Transfers
Transfers in
Loans in
^ On 10 January, Bowden was recalled by Tottenham.[35]
^ On 10 December, Bettache's loan was terminated and he returned to QPR.[38]
Loans out
^ On 18 October, Sutton's loan at Witton Albion was extended by a further month, until November 2021.[41]
^ On 20 November, Will's loan at Witton Albion was extended again for an extra month, until December 2021.[42]
Transfers out
Squad statistics
As of match played 7 May 2022
Appearances
Players with no appearances are not included on the list.
Goals
Disciplinary record
References
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only)
Hellenic League (Premier , One )
Midland League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
North West Counties League (Premier , One North , One South )
Southern Combination League (Premier , One )
Southern Counties East League (Premier , One )
South West Peninsula League (Premier East , Premier West - level 10 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
United Counties League (Premier North , Premier South , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
Youth competitions