Oldham Athletic
1997–98 season
ChairmanIan Stott
ManagerNeil Warnock
StadiumBoundary Park
Second Division13th
FA CupThird round
League CupFirst round
Auto Windscreens ShieldFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Barlow (12)
All: Barlow (13)
Highest home attendance9,781 vs. Burnley
Lowest home attendance4,244 vs. Plymouth Argyle
Average home league attendance5,586

During the 1997–98 English football season, Oldham Athletic A.F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary

In the 1997–98 season, Warnock was unable to achieve promotion with Oldham during the Division Two campaign and left after one disappointing year in charge, despite Oldham being in the play-off places until early March.

Final league table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Wigan Athletic 46 17 11 18 64 66 2 62
12 Blackpool 46 17 11 18 59 67 8 62
13 Oldham Athletic 46 15 16 15 62 54 +8 61
14 Wycombe Wanderers 46 14 18 14 51 53 2 60
15 Preston North End 46 15 14 17 56 56 0 59
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Results

Oldham Athletic's score comes first[2]

Legend

Win Draw Loss

Football League Second Division

DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers
9 August 1997York CityH3–16,474Garnett, Barlow, Reid
16 August 1997WrexhamA1–34,429McCarthy
23 August 1997BournemouthH2–14,986McCarthy (2)
30 August 1997Luton TownA1–15,404Barlow
2 September 1997BurnleyA0–011,189
9 September 1997Preston North EndH1–08,732Wright
13 September 1997Northampton TownH2–25,588Graham, S McNiven
20 September 1997BlackpoolA2–27,174Barlow (2)
27 September 1997Bristol RoversH4–45,990Barlow (2), McCarthy, Garnett
4 October 1997FulhamA1–38,805Hodgson
11 October 1997MillwallA1–27,906Hodgson
18 October 1997ChesterfieldH2–05,777Ritchie, Barlow
21 October 1997Grimsby TownH2–04,520Wright, Duxbury
25 October 1997Southend UnitedA1–13,595Barlow
1 November 1997Bristol CityA0–110,221
4 November 1997Wigan AthleticH3–15,446McCarthy (2), Graham
7 November 1997GillinghamH3–15,338Reid (2, 1 pen), Barlow
18 November 1997WatfordA1–28,397Duxbury
22 November 1997BrentfordH1–15,012McCarthy
29 November 1997Plymouth ArgyleA2–05,452Mauge (own goal), Rickers
2 December 1997Carlisle UnitedH3–14,449Rickers, Barlow, Duxbury
13 December 1997Wycombe WanderersA1–25,327Barlow
19 December 1997WalsallH0–04,677
26 December 1997Preston North EndA1–113,441Hodgson
10 January 1998York CityA0–04,454
17 January 1998Luton TownH2–16,057Graham (2)
24 January 1998BournemouthA0–04,079
27 January 1998WrexhamH3–04,680Rickers, Duxbury, Ritchie
31 January 1998Northampton TownA0–06,559
7 February 1998BlackpoolH0–16,576
14 February 1998FulhamH1–06,063Duxbury
21 February 1998Bristol RoversA1–35,789Starbuck (pen)
24 February 1998ChesterfieldA1–24,077Garnett
28 February 1998MillwallH1–14,805Barlow
3 March 1998GillinghamA1–25,254Holt
14 March 1998Wigan AthleticA0–14,277
21 March 1998WatfordH2–25,744Littlejohn, Allott
28 March 1998BrentfordA1–24,547Reid (pen)
31 March 1998Bristol CityH1–24,543Rush
4 April 1998Plymouth ArgyleH2–04,244Littlejohn (2)
11 April 1998Carlisle UnitedA1–34,594Hodgson
13 April 1998Wycombe WanderersH0–14,305
18 April 1998WalsallA0–03,562
25 April 1998Southend UnitedH2–04,485Jepson, D McNiven
28 April 1998BurnleyH3–39,781Jepson, Rickers, Allott
2 May 1998Grimsby TownA2–08,054Jepson (2)

FA Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R115 November 1997Mansfield TownH1–15,253McCarthy
R1R25 November 1997Mansfield TownA1–04,097Serrant
R26 December 1997BlackpoolH2–16,590Graham, Barlow
R33 January 1998Cardiff CityA0–16,635

League Cup

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
R1 1st Leg12 August 1997Grimsby TownH1–05,656Ritchie
R1 2nd Leg26 August 1997Grimsby TownA0–5 (lost 1–5 on agg)5,078

Football League Trophy

RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorers
NR19 December 1997Carlisle UnitedA0–1 (a.e.t.)1,518

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK England ENG Mike Pollitt (on loan from Notts County)
GK England ENG Ian Ironside
GK Northern Ireland NIR David Miskelly
GK Republic of Ireland IRL Gary Kelly[notes 1]
GK Zimbabwe ZIM Bruce Grobbelaar[notes 2]
DF England ENG Richard Graham
DF England ENG Shaun Garnett
DF England ENG Steve Redmond
DF England ENG Phil Salt
DF England ENG Carl Serrant
DF England ENG Lee Sinnott
DF England ENG Neil Thompson (on loan from Barnsley)
DF England ENG Andy Holt
DF Scotland SCO Scott McNiven[notes 3]
DF Scotland SCO Mark Innes
DF Republic of Ireland IRL Danny Boxall[notes 4] (on loan from Crystal Palace)
DF Australia AUS Doug Hodgson
MF England ENG Paul Reid
MF England ENG Lee Duxbury
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF England ENG Paul Rickers
MF England ENG Mark Allott
MF England ENG Andrew Hughes
MF England ENG Mark Hotte
MF England ENG Lee Richardson
MF Iceland ISL Þorvaldur Örlygsson
FW England ENG Stuart Barlow
FW England ENG Matthew Rush
FW England ENG Andy Ritchie
FW England ENG Ronnie Jepson
FW England ENG Phil Starbuck
FW England ENG Adrian Littlejohn
FW England ENG David McNiven
FW England ENG Lee Clitheroe
FW England ENG Ian Ormondroyd
FW Wales WAL Matthew Tipton
FW Wales WAL Sean McCarthy
FW Scotland SCO Tommy Wright
FW Australia AUS Alex Kyratzoglou

Squad statistics

As of match played 2 May 1998

Appearances

Players with no appearances are not included on the list.

Pos. Nat. Player Second Division FA Cup Coca Cola Cup Auto Windscreens Shield Total
Apps Starts Subs Apps Starts Subs Apps Starts Subs Apps Starts Subs Apps Starts Subs
MF England Paul Reid 4444044022000050500
MF England Paul Rickers 4135644011000046406
MF England Lee Duxbury 3837144022011045441
DF England Richard Graham 3434033011011039390
DF England Shaun Garnett 3432222022011039372
DF England Steve Redmond 3432233022000039372
DF Scotland Scott McNiven 3225743121111039309
FW England Stuart Barlow 3231143122000038362
DF England Carl Serrant 3030033022000035350
GK Republic of Ireland Gary Kelly 2626044011011032320
DF Australia Doug Hodgson 2722533020200032257
FW Wales Sean McCarthy 2516933011011030219
FW England Mark Allott 221012422101110281315
FW England Matthew Rush 1611530300010120119
DF Republic of Ireland Danny Boxall 1818000000011019190
FW England Andy Ritchie 1510521111000018126
GK England Mike Pollitt 1616000000000016160
DF England Andy Holt 14771100000001587
DF England Lee Sinnott 1311200011000014122
FW Scotland Tommy Wright 1210211000000013112
MF England Andrew Hughes 101910111011013310
MF Iceland Toddy Örlygsson 11830001100001293
FW England Ronnie Jepson 990000000000990
FW England Phil Starbuck 972000000000972
DF England Neil Thompson 880000000000880
FW Scotland David McNiven 826000000000826
FW England Adrian Littlejohn 550000000000550
DF Scotland Mark Innes 422000000110532
GK Zimbabwe Bruce Grobbelaar 440000000000440
FW England Matthew Tipton 312000000101413
FW England Lee Clitheroe 312000000000312
MF England Phil Salt 110000000110220
DF England Mark Hotte 101000000000101
FW England Ian Ormondroyd 101000000000101
Total 4642153

Goals

Pos. Nat. Player League FA Cup Lge Cup EFL Trophy Total
FW England Stuart Barlow 1210013
FW Wales Sean McCarthy 71008
MF England Lee Duxbury 50005
DF England Richard Graham 41005
DF Australia Doug Hodgson 40004
FW England Ronnie Jepson 40004
MF England Paul Reid 40004
DF England Shaun Garnett 30003
FW England Adrian Littlejohn 30003
MF England Paul Rickers 30003
FW England Andy Ritchie 20103
FW England Mark Allott 20002
FW Scotland Tommy Wright 20002
DF England Andy Holt 10001
FW Scotland David McNiven 10001
DF Scotland Scott McNiven 10001
FW England Matthew Rush 10001
FW England Phil Starbuck 10001
DF England Carl Serrant 01001
Total 6041065

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Name From Fee
1 August 1997 DF England Lee Sinnott England Huddersfield Town £50,000
11 November 1997 GK England Jonathan Scargill England Hyde United Non-contract
15 January 1998 FW England Ronnie Jepson England Bury £400,000
20 March 1998 FW England Adrian Littlejohn England Plymouth Argyle Signed

Out

Date Pos. Name To Fee
15 July 1997 GK England Jon Hallworth Wales Cardiff City Free transfer
1 August 1997 DF England Craig Fleming England Norwich City £600,000
5 September 1997 FW England Ian Ormondroyd England Scunthorpe United £25,000
23 October 1997 MF England Lee Richardson England Huddersfield Town £65,000
20 March 1998 FW England Phil Starbuck England Plymouth Argyle Signed
23 March 1998 MF England Andrew Hughes England Notts County Transfer
26 March 1998 FW England Stuart Barlow England Wigan Athletic £45,000
Transfers in: Decrease £450,000
Transfers out: Increase £735,000
Total spending: Increase £285,000

References

  1. "England 1997–98". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. "Oldham Athletic 1997-1998 Results - statto.com". Archived from the original on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  3. "All Oldham Athletic players: 1998".

Notes

  1. Kelly was born in Preston, England, but also qualified through his father, Alan Kelly Sr., to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally, and represented them at U-19, U-21, U-23, and B level.
  2. Grobbelaar was born in Durban, South Africa, but was raised in Rhodesia (later named Zimbabwe) from the age of two months and made his international debut for Rhodesia in 1977 and for Zimbabwe in 1980.
  3. McNiven was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified through his father, David McNiven, to represent Scotland internationally, and represented them at U-21 level.
  4. Boxall was born in Croydon, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level.
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