Oldham Athletic - Definition and Overview

Oldham Athletic Association Football Club are an English football team currently playing in Football League One.

After some months in Administration (near-bankruptcy) on 3 February 2004 a group of new backers bought the club, forming a new company Oldham Athletic (2004) Association Football Club Ltd, which will hopefully be on a sounder financial footing than the old company.

The current manager is Brian Talbot formerly of Rushden and Diamonds. In 2003, the previous manager, Iain Dowie left to join Crystal Palace following a successful period in which he guided Oldham into the Division Two play-offs.

At a glance

Oldham Athletic
Full name	Oldham Athletic Association Football Club	Home colours	Away colours
Nickname	The Latics
Founded	1895, as Pine Villa FC
Ground	Boundary Park, Oldham
Chairman	Barry Chaytow
Manager	Brian Talbot
League	Football League One
2003-04	Division 2, 15th

Key Players

• Les Pogliacomi (Goalkeeper)
• Dean Holden (Defender)
• Will Haining (Defender)
• David Eyres (Midfielder)
• John Eyre (Midfielder)
• Rodney Jack (Midfielder/Forward)
• Jermaine Johnson (Forward)

Records

• Largest Attendance: 47671 people watched Oldham play Sheffield Wednesday on January 25, 1930, in the FA Cup Fourth Round.

• Biggest league win: 11-0 against Southport on December 26, 1962, in Division 4.

• Biggest league loss: 4-13 against Tranmere Rovers, also on December 26, 1935, in Division 3 (North).

• Biggest win: 10-1 against Lytham on November 28, 1925 FA Cup First Round.

• Most capped player: Gunnar Halle, who played 51 times for Norway.

• Most league appearances: Ian Wood played 525 league games for Oldham between 1966 and 1980.

• Most league goals: Roger Palmer scored 141 league goals for Oldham between 1980 and 1992.

• Most goals in a season: Tom Davies scored 33 goals in the 1936/37 season in Division 3 (North).

• Largest transfer fee received: Aston Villa paid £1,700,000 for England international defender Earl Barrett in February 1992.

• Largest transfer fee paid: Oldham paid £750,000 to Aston Villa for striker Ian Olney in June 1992.

Honours

• League titles:

Football League Second Division: 1990/91

Football League Third Division: 1973/74

Football League Third Division North: 1952/53

• FA Cup:

Semi-finalists: 1912/13, 1989/90, 1993/94

• League Cup:

Finalists: 1989/90

External Link

• Oldham Athletic Official Website (http://www.oldhamathletic.co.uk)