2024–25 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season explained

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 is competing in the National League,^[2] the FA Cup and the FA Trophy.^[3] On 25 October 2024 the Premier League and National League announced a new competition, the National League Cup, with Oldham Athletic as one of the 32 teams competing in it.^[4]

Pre-season

Within 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.^[5]

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,^[6] Peter Norbury deciding to step down as a Director^[7] and Goalkeeping Coach Steve Collis leaving to join Notts County.^[8]

On the pitch, Micky Mellon had ended the previous season by claiming that his squad needed "major surgery".^[9] He began to reshape his squad by announcing the signing of defender Reagan Ogle^[10] and allowing Mark Shelton,^[11] Nathan Sheron^[12] and Joe Nuttall^[13] to leave the club, the latter on a season long loan to Altrincham.

Players

First Team Squad

No	Pos	Nat	Name	Age	Debut	App	Start	Sub				Notes
1	GK					73	73	0	0	5	0
2	DF					22	21	1	1	5	0
3	DF					100	94	6	5	18	0
4	MF					5	4	1	0	3	0
5	DF					48	45	3	0	4	0
6	DF					21	21	0	4	3	0
7	MF					9	8	1	3	0	1
8	MF					51	45	6	4	5	0
9	FW					96	54	42	35	13	4
10	MF					39	36	3	0	7	0	Captain
11	MF					12	3	9	1	1	1
13	GK					48	48	0	0	2	0
14	FW					21	14	7	4	5	0
16	DF					55	54	1	2	8	0	Vice Captain
17	FW					21	8	13	3	3	0
18	MF					7	3	4	0	1	0	On loan
19	MF					142	118	24	8	31	1
20	DF					21	13	8	0	4	0
21	DF					64	63	1	4	9	1
22	DF					2	1	1	0	1	0
23	MF					3	0	3	0	0	0
24	FW					8	7	1	5	2	0
26	MF					5	5	0	0	0	0	On loan
27	MF					20	14	6	0	0	0
30	FW					60	47	13	25	15	0
31	FW					10	6	4	0	0	0	On loan
33	MF					10	4	6	1	0	1
35	GK					2	2	0	0	1	0
42	FW			17		1	0	1	0	0	0
43	DF			17		1	0	1	0	0	0

Out on loan

No	Pos	Nat	Name	Age	Debut	App	Start	Sub				Notes
TBC	FW					37	35	2	8	8	0
TBC	FW					17	5	12	1	0	0
25	FW					37	19	18	10	3	0

Left the club during the season

No	Pos	Nat	Name	Age	Debut	Apps	Starts	Subs				Notes
4	DF					82	79	3	2	20	1	Released 27 Sep[14]
15	FW					2	1	1	0	0	0	On loan[15]
24	MF					1	1	0	0	0	0

Pre-season fixtures

On 16 May 2024 Oldham Athletic announced a schedule for seven pre-season friendlies to be played before the start of the National League season.^[16]

Competitions

Oldham Athletic will play in the National League in the 2024–25 season as well as in three cup competitions, joining the FA Cup at the Fourth Qualifying Round, the FA Trophy at the Third Round and the National League Cup at the First Round.

National League

See main article: 2024–25 National League.

Matches

Oldham's fixtures were announced on 10 July 2024.^[17]

FA Cup

See main article: 2024–25 FA Cup.

Oldham will enter the FA Cup in 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.^[18]

FA Trophy

See main article: 2024–25 FA Trophy.

Oldham will enter the FA Trophy in 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.^[19]

National League Cup

See main article: 2024–25 National League Cup.

The Premier League and National League announced the creation of the National League Cup on 25 September 2024, with the first-round games to be played from 1 October 2024. The competition comprised 16 Premier League Under 21 teams and 16 National League teams.

Squad statistics

Appearances

Players with no appearances are not included on the list.

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	National League			FA Cup			FA Trophy			National League Cup			Total
				App	Start	Sub	App	Start	Sub	App	Start	Sub	App	Start	Sub	App	Start	Sub
1	GK			19	19	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	22	0
2	DF			19	18	1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	21	1
8	MF			19	17	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	20	2
6	DF			19	19	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	21	0
10	MF			18	18	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	21	0
16	DF			17	17	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	21	21	0
9	FW			18	13	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	15	6
20	DF			17	10	7	3	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	21	13	8
17	FW			16	7	9	3	0	3	0	0	0	2	1	1	21	8	13
3	DF			17	12	5	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	15	5
19	MF			15	7	8	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	19	11	8
30	FW			13	8	5	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	10	6
11	MF			9	2	7	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	12	3	9
5	DF			9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	10	10	0
31	FW			7	4	3	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	6	4
33	FW			6	2	4	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	10	4	6
7	MF			8	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	9	8	1
27	MF			6	4	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	0	9	6	3
24	FW			5	2	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	7	3	4
21	DF			3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	6	6	0
18	MF			6	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	3
26	MF			4	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	0
4	MF			4	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	5	4	1
24	FW			3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	3	1
25	FW			2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	3
35	GK			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	2	0
15	FW			1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	1	1
22	DF			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	1	1
23	MF			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	0	2
24	MF			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0
42	FW			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	1	0	1
43	DF			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1
Total				19			3			0			2			24

Goals

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	League	FA Cup	FA Trophy	National League Cup	Total
9	FW			8	2	0	0	10
30	FW			6	1	0	0	7
8	MF			3	1	0	0	4
6	DF			3	1	0	0	4
3	DF			3	0	0	0	3
7	MF			2	0	0	1	3
17	FW			1	1	0	1	3
16	DF			2	0	0	0	2
24	FW			1	0	0	1	2
2	DF			1	0	0	0	1
33	MF			1	0	0	0	1
11	MF			1	0	0	0	1
21	DF			0	1	0	0	1
25	FW			0	0	0	1	1
Total				32	7	0	4	43

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	National League			FA Cup			FA Trophy			National League Cup			Total
11	MF			1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
33	MF			0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
7	MF			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
16	DF			5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
2	DF			4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
10	MF			4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
1	GK			3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
9	FW			3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
30	FW			3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
20	DF			2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
3	DF			2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
6	DF			3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
17	FW			3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
4	MF			2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
19	MF			2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
21	DF			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
8	MF			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
18	MF			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
35	GK			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
22	DF			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
24	FW			1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
14	FW			0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total				41	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	53	2	0

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
Pre-season	DF				-
Pre-season	MF				-	[20]
Pre-season	MF				-	[21]
Pre-season	DF				-	[22]
Pre-season	MF				-	[23]
Pre-season	DF			-	-	[24]
Pre-season	GK			-	-	[25]
30 August 2024	MF				Free Transfer	[26]
31 October 2024	MF			-	-	[27]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
Pre-Season	MF				Released
Pre-Season	MF				Undisclosed fee
Pre-Season	MF		Dan Ward		Released	[28]
27 September 2024	DF			-	Released

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
23 August 2024	MF				2 January 2025	[29]
27 September 2024	FW				24 October 2024	[30]
4 October 2024	FW				5 January 2025	[31]
14 October 2024	MF				11 November 2024	[32]
5 November 2024	FW				2 January 2025	[33]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
Pre-Season	FW				End of Season
Pre-Season	FW				End of Season	[34]
8 October 2024	FW				5 January 2025	[35]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Club History . Oldham Athletic A.F.C. . 21 June 2024.
2. Web site: Clubs . Oldham Athletic A.F.C. . 21 June 2024.
3. Web site: Clubs Can Apply To Enter The FA Cup, FA Vase, FA Trophy and FA Youth Cup for 2024-25 . The FA . 21 June 2024.
4. Web site: Premier League and National League announce National League Cup . Premier League . 1 October 2024.
5. Web site: 2024 Retained Player List . Oldham Athletic AFC . 21 June 2024.
6. Web site: Paul Murray . Oldham Athletic AFC . 21 June 2024.
7. Web site: Thank You, Peter! . Oldham Athletic AFC . 21 June 2024.
8. Web site: Steve Collis . Oldham Athletic AFC . 21 June 2024.
9. Web site: Manager Micky Mellon highlights problems at Oldham Athletic . Oldham Times . 21 June 2024.
10. Web site: Right Back Ogle Joins Latics . Oldham Athletic AFC . 21 June 2024.
11. Web site: Shelton Leaves Latics . Oldham Athletic AFC . 21 June 2024.
12. Web site: Sheron Joins Hartlepool . Oldham Athletic AFC . 21 June 2024.
13. Web site: Nuttall Departs On Loan . Oldham Athletic AFC . 21 June 2024.
14. Web site: Hogan Leaves Latics . Oldham Athletic AFC . 27 September 2024.
15. Web site: Stretton Returns to Stockport . Oldham Athletic AFC . 24 October 2024.
16. Web site: Pre-Season Schedule 2024 . Oldham Athletic AFC . 21 June 2024.
17. Web site: 2024/25 Fixtures Released . Oldham Athletic AFC . 11 July 2024.
18. Web site: The Emirates FA Cup Round Dates For The 2024-25 Season . The Football Association . 21 June 2024.
19. Web site: The Izuzu FA Trophy Round Dates For The 2024-25 Campaign . The Football Association . 21 June 2024.
20. Web site: Jes Makes Latics Switch . Oldham Athletic AFC . 3 July 2024.
21. Web site: Latics Complete Kay Capture . Oldham Athletic AFC . 11 July 2024.
22. Web site: Defender Monthe Arrives at Boundary Park . Oldham Athletic AFC . 11 July 2024.
23. Web site: Charsley Strengthens Midfield . Oldham Athletic AFC . 11 July 2024.
24. Web site: Latics Capture Caprice . Oldham Athletic AFC . 7 August 2024.
25. Web site: Latics Add Goalkeeper Moloney. Oldham Athletic AFC . 8 August 2024.
26. Web site: Latics Add Midfielder Khan . 2024-08-30 . www.oldhamathletic.co.uk.
27. Web site: Sam Signs For Latics . 2024-10-31 . www.oldhamathletic.co.uk.
28. Web site: Ward Heads To South Shields . Oldham Athletic AFC . 4 July 2024.
29. Web site: Midfielder Dolan Joins On Loan. Oldham Athletic AFC . 27 September 2024.
30. Web site: Stretton Strengthens Strike Force Attack. Oldham Athletic AFC . 27 September 2024.
31. Web site: Drummond Joins On Loan. Oldham Athletic AFC . 4 October 2024.
32. Web site: Payne Checks In On Loan. Oldham Athletic AFC . 14 October 2024.
33. Web site: Stones Signs Again. Oldham Athletic AFC . 5 November 2024.
34. Web site: Willoughby Moves To Chester . Oldham Athletic AFC . 27 July 2024.
35. Web site: Reid Departs On Loan. www.oldhamathletic.co.uk. 8 October 2024. 20 October 2024.