2007–08 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

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

Oldham Athletic
2007–08 season
ChairmanEngland Simon Blitz
ManagerRepublic of Ireland John Sheridan
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

Club

Players
As of 15 March 2008:

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. 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
AppearancesNeal Eardley48
ScorerCraig Davies14
AssistsChris Taylor6
ShotsCraig Davies128
Red CardsNeal Trotman
Neal Eardley
Reuben Hazell		1
Yellow CardsNeal Trotman10
FoulsCraig Davies95

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[lower-alpha 1]
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
DateOpponentVenueResultScorers
11 August 2007Swansea CityH2–1Ricketts 3' (pen.), Davies 90'
18 August 2007CarlisleA0–1—
25 August 2007Bristol RoversH0–1—
1 September 2007HartlepoolA1–4Davies 14'
15 September 2007Southend UnitedH0–1—
22 September 2007WalsallA3–0Ricketts 33', Liddell 65' (pen.), Davies 90'
29 September 2007Crewe AlexandraH3–2Allott 36', Wolfenden 83', Kilkenny 90'
2 October 2007Leeds UnitedH0–1—
6 October 2007Cheltenham TownA1–1Liddell 46'
20 October 2007Huddersfield TownA1–1Davies 27'
27 October 2007Northampton TownH0–1—
30 October 2007Nottingham ForestA0–0—
3 November 2007Leyon OrientA0–1—
6 November 2007Tranmere RoversA1–0Davies 90'
17 November 2007Port ValeH1–1Davies 23'
24 November 2007BournemouthA3–0Hughes (2) 56', 90' (pen.), Taylor 70'
4 December 2007Luton TownH1–1Davies 32'
8 December 2007Doncaster RoversH1–1Allott 44'
15 December 2007MillwallA3–2Hughes (3) 32', 74' (pen.), 80'
22 December 2007Southend UnitedA1–0Hughes 4'
26 December 2007Nottingham ForestH0–0—
29 December 2007WalsallH0–2—
1 January 2008Leeds UnitedA3–1Hazell 28', Trotman 36', Davies 41'
12 January 2008Brighton & Hove AlbionH1–1Hughes 40'
19 January 2008Yeovil TownA0–0—
22 January 2008GillinghamA0–0—
29 January 2008CarlisleH2–0McDonald (2) 21', 44'
2 February 2008Swansea CityA1–2Davies 76' (pen.)
9 February 2008GillinghamH2–1Taylor 42', Davies 67'
12 February 2008Bristol RoversA0–1—
16 February 2008Yeovil TownH3–0McDonald 15', Peltier 77' (og), Davies 87'
23 February 2008Brighton & Hove AlbionA0–1—
26 February 2008Swindon TownH2–2Livermore 50', Allott 55'
1 March 2008Port ValeA3–0Robertson 23', Eardly 78', Wolfenden 90'
4 March 2008HartlepoolH0–1—
8 March 2008Tranmere RoversH3–1Eardley 41' (pen.), Taylor 45', Alessandra 76'
11 March 2008BournemouthH2–0Eardley (2) 24' (pen.), 80' (pen.)
15 March 2008Luton TownA0–3—
22 March 2008MillwallH1–1Constantine 79'
24 March 2008Doncaster RoversA1–1Jarrett 52'
29 March 2008Huddersfield TownH4–1Jarrett (2) 8', 45', Constantine 40', Taylor 61'
5 April 2008Swindon TownA0–3—
12 April 2008Leyton OrientA2–0Taylor 22', Allott 42'
19 April 2008Northampton TownA0–2—
26 April 2008Cheltenham TownH2–1Smalley 16', Alessandra 87'
3 May 2008Crewe AlexandraA4–1Smalley 5', Eardley (2) 32', 59', McDonald 69'

FA Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorersRef.
First round10 November 2007Doncaster RoversH2–2Trotman 32', Davies 42'[1]
First round replay27 November 2007Doncaster RoversA2–1Kilkenny 45', McDonald 49'[2]
Second round1 December 2007Crewe AlexandraH1–0Hughes 41'[3]
Third round5 January 2008EvertonA1–0McDonald 45'[4]
Fourth round26 January 2008Huddersfield TownH0–1—[5]

League Cup
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorersRef.
First round14 August 2007Mansfield TownH4–1Kilkenny 20', Kalala 27', Smalley 82', Davies 86'[6]
Second round28 August 2007BurnleyA0–3—[7]

Football League Trophy
RoundDateOpponentVenueResultScorersRef.
First round4 September 2007Accrington StanleyA3–2Liddell 55', Davies 56', Wolfenden 73'[8]
Second round23 October 2007Doncaster RoversA0–3—[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.
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