2007–08 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

Oldham Athletic
2007–08 season
ChairmanSimon Blitz
ManagerJohn Sheridan
StadiumBoundary Park
Football League One8th
League CupSecond round
FA CupFourth round
Football League TrophySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Davies (10)
All: Davies (14)
Highest home attendance12,749 vs. Huddersfield Town
Lowest home attendance3,155 vs. Mansfield Town
Average home league attendance5,326

This article details Oldham Athletic A.F.C.'s season in League One during the 2007–08 season.

Club

Players

As of 15 March 2008:

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Wales WAL Mark Crossley
2 DF Wales WAL Neal Eardley
3 MF England ENG David Livermore (on loan from Hull City)
4 MF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Jean-Paul Kalala
5 DF Republic of Ireland IRL John Thompson
6 DF Netherlands NED Stefan Stam
8 MF England ENG Mark Allott
9 FW England ENG Lee Hughes
10 FW Wales WAL Craig Davies
11 MF England ENG Jason Jarrett (on loan from Preston North End)
12 DF England ENG Kelvin Lomax
13 GK England ENG Richard O'Donnell (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday)
14 DF England ENG Reuben Hazell
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Scotland SCO Gary McDonald
16 DF England ENG Sean Gregan (captain)
17 FW England ENG Matthew Wolfenden
18 MF England ENG Chris Taylor
19 MF England ENG Mike Pearson
22 MF Scotland SCO Andy Liddell
24 FW England ENG Deane Smalley
25 FW England ENG Lewis Alessandra
26 MF England ENG Ashley Kelly
31 GK England ENG Josh Bell
32 DF England ENG Paul Black
42 MF England ENG Aaron Chalmers

Statistics leaders

Club Statistics | Oldham Athletic
Appearances Neal Eardley 48
Scorer Craig Davies 14
Assists Chris Taylor 6
Shots Craig Davies 128
Red Cards Neal Trotman
Neal Eardley
Reuben Hazell		 1
Yellow Cards Neal Trotman 10
Fouls Craig Davies 95

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
10 July 2007 FW Michael Ricketts Preston North End Free
14 September 2007 DF Reuben Hazell Chesterfield Free
27 March 2008 FW Scotland Robbie Winters Norway SK Brann ?
22 April 2008 GK Greg Fleming Scotland Gretna Free
22 April 2008 MF Kieran Lee Manchester United Free
28 April 2008 FW Chris O'Grady Rotherham ?
5 June 2008 MF Dale Stephens Bury ?
20 June 2008 MF Danny Whitaker Port Vale ?

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
1 July 2007 FW Danny Philliskirk Chelsea Free
16 July 2007 GK Terry Smith Southport ?
1 August 2007 MF Paul Warne Yeovil Free
1 October 2007 FW Neil Wood
Released
4 January 2008 DF Marcus Holness Rochdale Free
30 January 2008 DF Neal Trotman Preston North End £500,000
April 2008 MF Ashley Kelly
Released
April 2008 FW Mike Pearson
Released

Loan in

Date Pos. Name From
30 July 2007 MF Australia Neil Kilkenny Birmingham City
10 August 2007 DF Stuart Giddings Coventry City
21 August 2007 DF Ryan Bertrand Chelsea
18 October 2007 GK Marlon Beresford Luton Town
29 January 2008 MF Jason Jarrett Preston North End
31 January 2008 MF David Livermore Hull City
26 February 2008 FW Jordan Robertson Sheffield United
4 March 2008 FW Leon Constantine Leeds United
27 March 2008 GK Richard O'Donnell Sheffield Wednesday

Loan out

Date Pos. Name To
13 September 2007 DF Kelvin Lomax Rochdale
1 October 2007 DF Marcus Holness Rochdale
9 October 2007 FW Mike Pearson Farsley
2 November 2007 FW Michael Ricketts Walsall
27 December 2007 MF Ashley Kelly Barrow

League position

Main article: 2007–08 Football League One
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
6 Southend United 46 22 10 14 70 55 +15 76 Qualification for League One play-offs[a]
7 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 19 12 15 58 50 +8 69
8 Oldham Athletic 46 18 13 15 58 45 +13 67
9 Northampton Town 46 17 15 14 60 55 +5 66
10 Huddersfield Town 46 20 6 20 50 62 −12 66
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Football League Championship.

Results

Legend

Win Draw Loss

League One

Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers
11 August 2007 Swansea City H 2–1 Ricketts 3' (pen.), Davies 90'
18 August 2007 Carlisle A 0–1 —
25 August 2007 Bristol Rovers H 0–1 —
1 September 2007 Hartlepool A 1–4 Davies 14'
15 September 2007 Southend United H 0–1 —
22 September 2007 Walsall A 3–0 Ricketts 33', Liddell 65' (pen.), Davies 90'
29 September 2007 Crewe Alexandra H 3–2 Allott 36', Wolfenden 83', Kilkenny 90'
2 October 2007 Leeds United H 0–1 —
6 October 2007 Cheltenham Town A 1–1 Liddell 46'
20 October 2007 Huddersfield Town A 1–1 Davies 27'
27 October 2007 Northampton Town H 0–1 —
30 October 2007 Nottingham Forest A 0–0 —
3 November 2007 Leyon Orient A 0–1 —
6 November 2007 Tranmere Rovers A 1–0 Davies 90'
17 November 2007 Port Vale H 1–1 Davies 23'
24 November 2007 Bournemouth A 3–0 Hughes (2) 56', 90' (pen.), Taylor 70'
4 December 2007 Luton Town H 1–1 Davies 32'
8 December 2007 Doncaster Rovers H 1–1 Allott 44'
15 December 2007 Millwall A 3–2 Hughes (3) 32', 74' (pen.), 80'
22 December 2007 Southend United A 1–0 Hughes 4'
26 December 2007 Nottingham Forest H 0–0 —
29 December 2007 Walsall H 0–2 —
1 January 2008 Leeds United A 3–1 Hazell 28', Trotman 36', Davies 41'
12 January 2008 Brighton & Hove Albion H 1–1 Hughes 40'
19 January 2008 Yeovil Town A 0–0 —
22 January 2008 Gillingham A 0–0 —
29 January 2008 Carlisle H 2–0 McDonald (2) 21', 44'
2 February 2008 Swansea City A 1–2 Davies 76' (pen.)
9 February 2008 Gillingham H 2–1 Taylor 42', Davies 67'
12 February 2008 Bristol Rovers A 0–1 —
16 February 2008 Yeovil Town H 3–0 McDonald 15', Peltier 77' (og), Davies 87'
23 February 2008 Brighton & Hove Albion A 0–1 —
26 February 2008 Swindon Town H 2–2 Livermore 50', Allott 55'
1 March 2008 Port Vale A 3–0 Robertson 23', Eardly 78', Wolfenden 90'
4 March 2008 Hartlepool H 0–1 —
8 March 2008 Tranmere Rovers H 3–1 Eardley 41' (pen.), Taylor 45', Alessandra 76'
11 March 2008 Bournemouth H 2–0 Eardley (2) 24' (pen.), 80' (pen.)
15 March 2008 Luton Town A 0–3 —
22 March 2008 Millwall H 1–1 Constantine 79'
24 March 2008 Doncaster Rovers A 1–1 Jarrett 52'
29 March 2008 Huddersfield Town H 4–1 Jarrett (2) 8', 45', Constantine 40', Taylor 61'
5 April 2008 Swindon Town A 0–3 —
12 April 2008 Leyton Orient A 2–0 Taylor 22', Allott 42'
19 April 2008 Northampton Town A 0–2 —
26 April 2008 Cheltenham Town H 2–1 Smalley 16', Alessandra 87'
3 May 2008 Crewe Alexandra A 4–1 Smalley 5', Eardley (2) 32', 59', McDonald 69'

FA Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Ref.
First round 10 November 2007 Doncaster Rovers H 2–2 Trotman 32', Davies 42' [1]
First round replay 27 November 2007 Doncaster Rovers A 2–1 Kilkenny 45', McDonald 49' [2]
Second round 1 December 2007 Crewe Alexandra H 1–0 Hughes 41' [3]
Third round 5 January 2008 Everton A 1–0 McDonald 45' [4]
Fourth round 26 January 2008 Huddersfield Town H 0–1 — [5]

League Cup

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Ref.
First round 14 August 2007 Mansfield Town H 4–1 Kilkenny 20', Kalala 27', Smalley 82', Davies 86' [6]
Second round 28 August 2007 Burnley A 0–3 — [7]

Football League Trophy

Round Date Opponent Venue Result Scorers Ref.
First round 4 September 2007 Accrington Stanley A 3–2 Liddell 55', Davies 56', Wolfenden 73' [8]
Second round 23 October 2007 Doncaster Rovers A 0–3 — [9]

References

  1. ^ "Oldham 2–2 Doncaster". BBC Sport. 10 November 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Doncaster 1–2 Oldham". BBC Sport. 27 November 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Oldham 1–0 Crewe". BBC Sport. 1 December 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Everton 0–1 Oldham". BBC Sport. 5 January 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Oldham 0–1 Huddersfield". BBC Sport. 26 January 2008. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Oldham 4–1 Mansfield". BBC Sport. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Burnley 3–0 Oldham". BBC Sport. 28 August 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Accrington 2–3 Oldham". BBC Sport. 4 September 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Doncaster 3–0 Oldham". BBC Sport. 23 October 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2020.