1989–90 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

During the 1989–90 English football season, Oldham Athletic A.F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Oldham Athletic

1989–90 season
Chairman	Ian Stott
Manager	Joe Royle
Stadium	Boundary Park
Second Division	8th
FA Cup	Semi Final
League Cup	Final
Full Members' Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	Andy Ritchie (28)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 1988–89 1990–91 →

Season summary

Oldham finished in 8th place in the league, missing out on the playoffs by three points. However the club enjoyed excellent form in the cups, reaching the FA Cup Semi-Finals for only the 2nd time in their history, and the Final of the League Cup – and the club's first ever appearance at Wembley.

Competitions

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

League Division 2

Main article: 1989–90 in English football

Blackburn Rovers v Oldham Athletic

19 August 1989 (1989-08-19) 1	Blackburn Rovers	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Blackburn
	Garner 4'	Report		Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 9,939 Referee: JB Worrall

Oldham Athletic v Watford

22 August 1989 (1989-08-22) 2	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Watford	Oldham
	Holden 35'	Report	Holdsworth 51'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,242 Referee: A Seville

Oldham Athletic v Swindon Town

26 August 1989 (1989-08-26) 3	Oldham Athletic	2–2	Swindon Town	Oldham
	Palmer 66', 82'	Report	McLoughlin 3' Shearer 49'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,231 Referee: RF Nixon

Newcastle United v Oldham Athletic

2 September 1989 (1989-09-02) 4	Newcastle United	2–1	Oldham Athletic	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Quinn 43', 70' (pen.)	Report	Holden 61'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 21,092 Referee: KS Hackett

Oldham Athletic v Plymouth Argyle

9 September 1989 (1989-09-09) 5	Oldham Athletic	3–2	Plymouth Argyle	Oldham
	Palmer 28' Holden 54' Ritchie 68'	Report	McCarthy 50' Thomas 71'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,940 Referee: AB Wilkie

Stoke City v Oldham Athletic

16 September 1989 (1989-09-16) 6	Stoke City	1–2	Oldham Athletic	Stoke-on-Trent
	Bamber 65'	Report	Palmer 16' Ritchie 37'	Stadium: Victoria Ground Attendance: 10,725 Referee: AW Ward

Oldham Athletic v West Bromwich Albion

23 September 1989 (1989-09-23) 7	Oldham Athletic	2–1	West Bromwich Albion	Oldham
	Ritchie 58' (pen.), 76' Warhurst  82'	Report	West 67'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,907 Referee: KA Redfern

Sheffield United v Oldham Athletic

26 September 1989 (1989-09-26) 8	Sheffield United	2–1	Oldham Athletic	Sheffield
	Deane 77' Agana 80'	Report	Bunn 88'	Stadium: Bramall Lane Attendance: 14,298 Referee: TJ Holbrook

Oldham Athletic v Leicester City

30 September 1989 (1989-09-30) 9	Oldham Athletic	1–0	Leicester City	Oldham
	Ritchie 54'	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,407 Referee: G Courtney

Oldham Athletic v Barnsley

7 October 1989 (1989-10-07) 10	Oldham Athletic	2–0	Barnsley	Oldham
	Bunn 4' Milligan 7'	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,769 Referee: VG Callow

Bournemouth v Oldham Athletic

14 October 1989 (1989-10-14) 11	Bournemouth	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Bournemouth
	Moulden 2' Peacock 65'	Report		Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 6,796 Referee: JC Deakin

Hull City v Oldham Athletic

17 October 1989 (1989-10-17) 12	Hull City	0–0	Oldham Athletic	Hull
		Report		Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 5,109 Referee: PW Vanes

Oldham Athletic v Middlesbrough

21 October 1989 (1989-10-21) 13	Oldham Athletic	2–0	Middlesbrough	Oldham
	Ritchie 23', 85'	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,835 Referee: J Rushton

Wolverhampton Wanderers v Oldham Athletic

28 October 1989 (1989-10-28) 14	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Wolverhampton
	Thompson 52' (pen.)	Report	Milligan 70'	Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 15,278 Referee: RS Lewis

Oldham Athletic v Bradford City

31 October 1989 (1989-10-31) 15	Oldham Athletic	2–2	Bradford City	Oldham
	Barlow 56' Ritchie 72' (pen.)	Report	Quinn 9', 58'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 7,762 Referee: MD Reed

Oldham Athletic v Sunderland

4 November 1989 (1989-11-04) 16	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Sunderland	Oldham
	Ritchie 9' Warhurst 52'	Report	Owers 88'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 8,830 Referee: JW Lloyd

Oxford United v Oldham Athletic

11 November 1989 (1989-11-11) 17	Oxford United	0–1	Oldham Athletic	Oxford
		Report	Ritchie 25'	Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 4,491 Referee: DR Elleray

Oldham Athletic v Brighton & Hove Albion

18 November 1989 (1989-11-18) 18	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Oldham
	Milligan 39'	Report	Codner 60'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,769 Referee: JL Watson

Ipswich Town v Oldham Athletic

25 November 1989 (1989-11-25) 19	Ipswich Town	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Ipswich
	Kiwomya 73'	Report	Yallop 68' (o.g.)	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 12,407 Referee: PS Danson

Oldham Athletic v Blackburn Rovers

1 December 1989 (1989-12-01) 20	Oldham Athletic	2–0	Blackburn Rovers	Oldham
	Holden 60' Ritchie 69'	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 10,635 Referee: N Midgley

Watford v Oldham Athletic

9 December 1989 (1989-12-09) 21	Watford	3–0	Oldham Athletic	Watford
	Wilkinson 4' Hodges 30' Penrice 45'	Report		Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 9,399 Referee: RG Milford

West Ham United v Oldham Athletic

16 December 1989 (1989-12-16) 22	West Ham United	0–2	Oldham Athletic	London
		Report	Milligan 4' Foster 17' (o.g.)	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 14,960 Referee: RL Hamer

Oldham Athletic v Port Vale

26 December 1989 (1989-12-26) 23	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Port Vale	Oldham
	Adams 29' Barrett 59'	Report	Parkin 61'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 11,274 Referee: T Mills

Oldham Athletic v Portsmouth

30 December 1989 (1989-12-30) 24	Oldham Athletic	3–3	Portsmouth	Oldham
	Milligan 26', 86' Palmer 33'	Report	Whittingham 4', 30', 34'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 8,815 Referee: GM Tyson

Leeds United v Oldham Athletic

1 January 1990 (1990-01-01) 25	Leeds United	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Leeds
	Hendrie 85'	Report	Palmer 36'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 30,160 Referee: P Don

Swindon Town v Oldham Athletic

13 January 1990 (1990-01-13) 26	Swindon Town	3–2	Oldham Athletic	Swindon
	McLoughlin 35' White 47', 83'	Report	McGarvey 63' Adams 89'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,785 Referee: K Morton

Oldham Athletic v Newcastle United

20 January 1990 (1990-01-20) 27	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Newcastle United	Oldham
	Ritchie 66'	Report	McGhee 74'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 11,285 Referee: B Hill

West Bromwich Albion v Oldham Athletic

3 February 1990 (1990-02-03) 28	West Bromwich Albion	2–2	Oldham Athletic	West Bromwich
	Robson 2' West 68'	Report	Ritchie 24' (pen.) Palmer 70'	Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 12,237 Referee: RL Bigger

Oldham Athletic v Stoke City

10 February 1990 (1990-02-10) 29	Oldham Athletic	2–0	Stoke City	Oldham
	Ritchie 54' Palmer 64'	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 10,137 Referee: MG Peck

Oldham Athletic v Ipswich Town

24 February 1990 (1990-02-24) 30	Oldham Athletic	4–1	Ipswich Town	Oldham
	Marshall 38', 40' Palmer 49' Irwin 73'	Report	Wark 52'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 10,193 Referee: G Courtney

Brighton & Hove Albion v Oldham Athletic

3 March 1990 (1990-03-03) 31	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Hove
	Gotsmanov 54'	Report	Adams 72'	Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 8,229 Referee: DS Vickers

Barnsley v Oldham Athletic

17 March 1990 (1990-03-17) 32	Barnsley	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Barnsley
	Milligan 24' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 10,598 Referee: IG Cruikshanks

Oldham Athletic v Bournemouth

20 March 1990 (1990-03-20) 33	Oldham Athletic	4–0	Bournemouth	Oldham
	Redfearn 14' Milligan 46' Palmer 56', 85'	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 10,109 Referee: RA Hart

Oldham Athletic v Hull City

24 March 1990 (1990-03-24) 34	Oldham Athletic	3–2	Hull City	Oldham
	Palmer 28', 33' Marshall 47'	Report	Hunter 52' Jobson 75'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 11,472 Referee: DA Hedges

Oldham Athletic v Sheffield United

28 March 1990 (1990-03-28) 35	Oldham Athletic	0–2	Sheffield United	Oldham
	Marshall	Report	Deane 29', 79'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 14,580 Referee: RF Nixon

Middlesbrough v Oldham Athletic

31 March 1990 (1990-03-31) 36	Middlesbrough	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Middlesbrough
	Slaven 26'	Report		Stadium: Ayresome Park Attendance: 17,238 Referee: J Ashworth

Leicester City v Oldham Athletic

3 April 1990 (1990-04-03) 37	Leicester City	3–0	Oldham Athletic	Leicester
	North 12' Kelly 52', 68'	Report		Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 10,368 Referee: J Rushton

Oldham Athletic v Leeds United

13 April 1990 (1990-04-13) 38	Oldham Athletic	3–1	Leeds United	Oldham
	Holden 23' (pen.), 64' Bunn 72'	Report	Davison 76'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 16,293 Referee: B Hill

Port Vale v Oldham Athletic

16 April 1990 (1990-04-16) 39	Port Vale	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Stoke-on-Trent
	Beckford 40', 49'	Report		Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 11,451 Referee: RG Milford

Plymouth Argyle v Oldham Athletic

18 April 1990 (1990-04-18) 40	Plymouth Argyle	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Plymouth
	McCarthy 18', 45'	Report		Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,146 Referee: RM Wiseman

Oldham Athletic v West Ham United

21 April 1990 (1990-04-21) 41	Oldham Athletic	3–0	West Ham United	Oldham
	Ritchie 52' (pen.) Bunn 55', 85'	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 12,170 Referee: KP Barratt

Portsmouth v Oldham Athletic

24 April 1990 (1990-04-24) 42	Portsmouth	2–1	Oldham Athletic	Portsmouth
	Wigley 37' Chamberlain 41'	Report	Barrett 33'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 9,601 Referee: A Gunn

Oldham Athletic v Oxford United

1 May 1990 (1990-05-01) 43	Oldham Athletic	4–1	Oxford United	Oldham
	Holden 37', 50', 90' Palmer 83'	Report	Ford 87'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 12,616 Referee: A Gunn

Oldham Athletic v Wolverhampton Wanderers

3 May 1990 (1990-05-03) 44	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Oldham
	Palmer 39'	Report	Steele 87'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 17,451 Referee: JW Lloyd

Sunderland v Oldham Athletic

5 May 1990 (1990-05-05) 45	Sunderland	2–3	Oldham Athletic	Sunderland
	Owers 37' Armstrong 86'	Report	Adams 25' Ritchie 65' Palmer 77'	Stadium: Roker Park Attendance: 22,221 Referee: DT Phillips

Bradford City v Oldham Athletic

7 May 1990 (1990-05-07) 46	Bradford City	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Bradford
	Adcock 71'	Report	Redfearn 63'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 6,798 Referee: KA Lupton

F.A. Cup

Main article: 1989–90 FA Cup

Birmingham City v Oldham Athletic

6 January 1990 (1990-01-06) 3	Birmingham City	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Birmingham
	Gleghorn 53'	Report	Bunn 65'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 13,131 Referee: KA Cooper

Oldham Athletic v Birmingham City

10 January 1990 (1990-01-10) 3	Oldham Athletic	1–0	Birmingham City	Oldham
	Holden 75'	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 9,982 Referee: KA Cooper

Oldham Athletic v Brighton & Hove Albion

27 January 1990 (1990-01-27) 4	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Oldham
	McGarvey 66' Ritchie 68'	Report	Barham 51'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 11,034 Referee: MJD Bodenham

Oldham Athletic v Everton

17 February 1990 (1990-02-17) 5	Oldham Athletic	2–2	Everton	Oldham
	Ritchie 60' (pen.) Palmer 66'	Report	Sharp 22' Cottee 25'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 19,320 Referee: AW Ward

Everton v Oldham Athletic

21 February 1990 (1990-02-21) 5	Everton	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Oldham Athletic	Liverpool
	Whiteside  48' Sheedy 114' (pen.)	Report	Marshall 102'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 36,663 Referee: AW Ward

Oldham Athletic v Everton

10 March 1990 (1990-03-10) 5	Oldham Athletic	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Everton	Oldham
	Palmer 33' Marshall 92' (pen.)	Report	Cottee 12'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 19,346 Referee: RG Milford

Oldham Athletic v Aston Villa

14 March 1990 (1990-03-14) 6	Oldham Athletic	3–0	Aston Villa	Oldham
	Holden 38' Price 50' (o.g.) Redfearn 69'	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 19,490 Referee: KS Hackett

Manchester United v Oldham Athletic

8 April 1990 (1990-04-08) SF	Manchester United	3–3 (a.e.t.)	Oldham Athletic	Manchester
	Robson 28' Webb 72' Wallace 92'	Report	Barrett 5' Marshall 76' Palmer 107'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 44,026 Referee: JB Worrall

Manchester United v Oldham Athletic

11 April 1990 (1990-04-11) SF	Manchester United	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Oldham Athletic	Manchester
	McClair 50' Robins 115'	Report	Ritchie 81'	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 35,005 Referee: JB Worrall

Football League Cup

Main article: 1989-90 Football League Cup

Oldham Athletic v Leeds United

19 September 1989 (1989-09-19) 2	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Leeds United	Oldham
	Ritchie 33' Holden 40'	Report	Strachan 27'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 8,415 Referee: RA Hart

Leeds United v Oldham Athletic

3 October 1989 (1989-10-03) 2	Leeds United	1–2 (2–4 agg.)	Oldham Athletic	Leeds
	Fairclough 57'	Report	Bunn 37' Ritchie 40'	Stadium: Elland Road Attendance: 18,092 Referee: HW King

Oldham Athletic v Scarborough

25 October 1989 (1989-10-25) 3	Oldham Athletic	7–0	Scarborough	Oldham
	Bunn 10', 18', 20', 35', 42', 89' Ritchie 53'	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 7,712 Referee: JE Martin

Oldham Athletic v Arsenal

22 November 1989 (1989-11-22) 4	Oldham Athletic	3–1	Arsenal	Oldham
	Ritchie 45', 74' Henry 64'	Report	Quinn 89'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 14,924 Referee: RB Gifford

Southampton v Oldham Athletic

24 January 1990 (1990-01-24) 5	Southampton	2–2	Oldham Athletic	Southampton
	Le Tissier 6', 84' (pen.)	Report	Ritchie 80', 90'	Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 21,026 Referee: RG Groves

Oldham Athletic v Southampton

31 January 1990 (1990-01-31) 5	Oldham Athletic	2–0	Southampton	Oldham
	Ritchie 9' Milligan 50'	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 18,862 Referee: G Courtney

Oldham Athletic v West Ham United

14 February 1990 (1990-02-14) SF	Oldham Athletic	6–0	West Ham United	Oldham
	Adams 11' Ritchie 19', 78' Barrett 33' Holden 46' Palmer 69'	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 19,263 Referee: LC Shapter

West Ham United v Oldham Athletic

7 March 1990 (1990-03-07) SF	West Ham United	3–0 (3–6 agg.)	Oldham Athletic	London
	Martin 13' Dicks 46' (pen.) Kelly 65'	Report		Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 15,431 Referee: TJ Holbrook

Nottingham Forest v Oldham Athletic

29 April 1990 (1990-04-29) F	Nottingham Forest	1–0	Oldham Athletic	London
	Jemson 48'	Report		Stadium: Wembley Stadium Attendance: 74,343 Referee: JE Martin

Full Members' Cup

Main article: 1989–90 Full Members' Cup

Newcastle United v Oldham Athletic

28 November 1989 (1989-11-28)	Newcastle United	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Newcastle upon Tyne
	Quinn 4', 88'	Report		Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 6,167 Referee: JA Kirkby

Players

First-team squad

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 — GK  ENG Jon Hallworth — GK  ENG Andy Rhodes — DF  ENG Andy Barlow — DF  ENG Earl Barrett — DF  SCO Willie Donachie — DF  WAL Andy Holden — DF  IRL Denis Irwin — DF  ENG Paul Warhurst — DF  ENG Gary Williams — MF  ENG Neil Adams

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ENG Nick Henry — MF  ENG Rick Holden — MF  IRL Mike Milligan (captain) — MF  ENG Neil Redfearn — FW  ENG Frankie Bunn — FW  ENG Ian Marshall — FW  ENG Paul Moulden — FW  SCO Scott McGarvey — FW  ENG Roger Palmer — FW  ENG Andy Ritchie

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 2		FA Cup		League Cup		FM Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	MF	ENG	Neil Adams	40	5	18+9	4	5+1	0	6+0	1	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Andy Barlow	62	1	43+1	1	9+0	0	9+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Earl Barrett	65	4	46+0	2	9+0	1	9+0	1	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Chris Blundell	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	FW	ENG	Frankie Bunn	35	13	28+1	5	1+0	1	5+0	7	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Willie Donachie	9	0	7+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
	GK	ENG	Jon Hallworth	29	0	15+0	0	9+0	0	5+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Nick Henry	59	1	40+1	0	9+0	0	9+0	1	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Wayne Heseltine	2	0	1+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	WAL	Andy Holden	8	0	6+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Rick Holden	64	13	45+0	9	9+0	2	9+0	2	1+0	0
	DF	IRL	Denis Irwin	60	1	42+0	1	9+0	0	8+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	NIR	Norman Kelly	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	FW	ENG	Ian Marshall	40	6	22+3	3	9+0	3	6+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Scott McGarvey	9	2	2+2	1	2+0	1	1+1	0	1+0	0
	MF	IRL	Mike Milligan	60	8	41+0	7	9+0	0	9+0	1	1+0	0
	FW	ENG	Paul Moulden	8	0	5+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Roger Palmer	58	20	33+9	16	6+3	3	5+1	1	0+1	0
	MF	ENG	Neil Redfearn	23	3	15+2	2	5+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	ENG	Andy Rhodes	36	0	31+0	0	0+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0
	FW	ENG	Andy Ritchie	51	29	37+1	16	4+0	3	8+0	10	1+0	0
	MF	ENG	Paul Warhurst	42	1	28+2	1	2+4	0	6+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Gary Williams	4	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0