2021–22 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

The 2021–22 season is Oldham Athletic's 127th year in their history and fourth consecutive season in League Two. Along with the league, the club will also compete in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup and the EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022. It was the most disastrous season in the club's history, which resulted in relegation and loss of English Football League status after 115 years.

Oldham Athletic

2021–22 season
Chairman	Abdallah Lemsagam
Head Coach	Keith Curle (until 24 November 2021)[1] John Sheridan (from 22 January)[2]
Stadium	Boundary Park
League Two	23rd (relegated)
FA Cup	First round
EFL Cup	Third round
EFL Trophy	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Davis Keillor-Dunn (15) All: Davis Keillor-Dunn (17)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2020–21 2022–23 →

Players

Squad at the end of the season

As of 7 May 2022^[3]

No	Pos	Nat	Name	Age	Debut	Apps	Starts	Subs	Goals				Notes
1	GK		Jayson Leutwiler	33	28 Aug 2021	29	29	0	0	1	0	0
2	DF		Jordan Clarke	30	7 Aug 2021	46	46	0	1	9	1	0
3	DF		Sam Hart	25	7 Aug 2021	35	33	2	1	10	0	0	Released at the end of the season[4]
4	MF		Ousseynou Cissé	31	7 Aug 2021	11	11	0	0	2	0	0	Released at the end of the season[5]
5	DF		Harrison McGahey	26	25 Sep 2021	30	30	0	1	5	0	0
6	DF		Carl Piergianni	30	11 Jan 2020	104	102	2	9	22	0	1	Released at the end of the season[5]
7	MF		Nicky Adams	35	23 Jan 2021	67	55	12	0	6	0	0	Released at the end of the season[6]
8	MF		Callum Whelan	23	5 Sep 2020	89	74	15	1	9	0	0	Released at the end of the season[5]
9	FW		Hallam Hope	28	14 Aug 2021	46	33	13	5	5	0	0
10	FW		Davis Keillor-Dunn	24	5 Sep 2020	105	90	15	28	4	0	0	Released at the end of the season[5]
11	FW		Mike Fondop	28	5 Feb 2022	2	1	1	2	0	0	0
14	MF		Dylan Fage	23	7 Aug 2019	79	55	24	1	5	0	1	Released at the end of the season[5]
15	DF		Kyle Jameson	23	17 Oct 2020	42	31	11	2	4	0	1	Released at the end of the season[5]
17	MF		Jack Stobbs	25	7 Aug 2021	33	20	13	2	6	0	0
19	FW		Vani Da Silva	19	5 Sep 2020	8	1	7	0	1	0	0
22	DF		Raphaël Diarra	26	10 Nov 2020	36	25	11	0	9	0	0	Released at the end of the season[5]
23	GK		Danny Rogers	28	7 Aug 2021	24	24	0	0	1	0	0	Released at the end of the season[5]
24	FW		Dylan Bahamboula	26	3 Oct 2020	81	64	17	11	6	0	1	Released at the end of the season[5]
26	MF		Alex Hunt	21	22 Jan 2022	13	7	6	0	1	0	0	Loan ended at end of season[5]
27	MF		Jamie Hopcutt	29	14 Aug 2021	19	7	12	1	1	0	0	Released at the end of the season[5]
28	MF		Christopher Missilou	29	4 Aug 2018	104	95	9	6	15	0	0	Released at the end of the season[5]
29	FW		Junior Luamba	19	29 Dec 2020	21	12	9	2	2	0	0
30	FW		Tope Obadeyi	32	4 Feb 2017	50	26	24	5	0	0	0	Released at the end of the season[5]
32	DF		Will Sutton	19	10 Nov 2020	11	10	1	2	3	0	0
33	DF		Benny Couto	18	31 Aug 2021	27	22	5	1	1	0	0
34	MF		Harry Vaughan	18	23 Feb 2021	36	11	25	2	1	0	0
38	DF		Trey Turner	18	4 Jan 2022	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
39	MF		Isaac Modi	18	30 Oct 2021	2	0	2	0	0	0	0
40	GK		Luke Southerington	17

Left the club during the season

No	Pos	Nat	Name	Age	Debut	Apps	Starts	Subs	Goals				Notes
11	FW		Zak Dearnley	23	9 Feb 2019	55	29	26	15	0	0	0	Left by mutual consent on 27/01/22
18	MF		Jamie Bowden	20	7 Aug 2021	25	20	5	1	6	0	0	Loan ended on 10/01/22
20	DF		Andrea Badan	24	15 Sep 2020	20	13	7	0	4	0	0	Left by mutual consent on 31/08/21
25	FW		Jacob Blyth	29	7 Aug 2021	4	2	2	0	1	0	0	Left by mutual consent on 28/08/21
26	MF		Faysal Bettache	21	21 Aug 2021	13	8	5	0	0	0	0	Loan ended on 10/12/21
37	GK		Laurie Walker	32	13 Mar 2021	16	16	0	0	1	0	0	Loan ended on 28/08/21
44	DF		Alan Sheehan	35	1 Sep 2009	15	14	1	1	2	0	0	Left on 24/11/21[7]

Pre-season friendlies

Oldham Athletic announced pre-season friendlies against Ashton United,^[8] Stalybridge Celtic,^[8] Wigan Athletic,^[8] Burnley,^[9] Crewe Alexandra^[8] and Huddersfield Town^[10] as part of their preparations for the new campaign.

Ashton United v Oldham Athletic

10 July 2021 Friendly	Ashton United	1–2	Oldham Athletic	Ashton-under-Lyne
15:00 BST	Redshaw 43'	Report	Trialist 3' Dearnley 82'	Stadium: Hurst Cross

Stalybridge Celtic v Oldham Athletic

13 July 2021 Friendly	Stalybridge Celtic	0–2	Oldham Athletic	Stalybridge
19:00 BST		Report	Trialist 29' Trialist 63'	Stadium: Bower Fold

Oldham Athletic v Wigan Athletic

17 July 2021 Friendly	Oldham Athletic	1–2	Wigan Athletic	Oldham
15:00 BST	Hope 31'	Report	Edwards 8' Lang 14'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

Oldham Athletic v Burnley

24 July 2021 Friendly	Oldham Athletic	0–2	Burnley	Oldham
13:00 BST		Report	Rodriguez 55' Richardson 58'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2,071

Oldham Athletic v Crewe Alexandra

27 July 2021 Friendly	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Oldham
19:00 BST	Hart 12', 28'	Report	Kirk 22'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 799

Rochdale v Oldham Athletic

30 July 2021 Friendly	Rochdale	5–1	Oldham Athletic	Spotland
14:00 BST	Morley 49' McNulty 55' Hart 64' (o.g.) Beesley 66' Done 76'	Report	Trialist 79'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors)

Huddersfield Town v Oldham Athletic

31 July 2021 Friendly	Huddersfield Town	Cancelled	Oldham Athletic	Huddersfield
16:30 BST				Stadium: John Smith's Stadium
Note: Cancelled due to Huddersfield Town's EFL Cup involvement.[11]

Competitions

League Two

Main article: 2021–22 EFL League Two

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
19	Harrogate Town	46	14	11	21	64	75	−11	53
20	Carlisle United	46	14	11	21	39	62	−23	53
21	Stevenage	46	11	14	21	45	68	−23	47
22	Barrow	46	10	14	22	44	57	−13	44
23	Oldham Athletic (R)	46	9	11	26	46	75	−29	38	Relegation to National League
24	Scunthorpe United (R)	46	4	14	28	29	90	−61	26

Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences^[12]
(R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
46	9	11	26	46	75	−29	38	5	4	14	29	42	−13	4	7	12	17	33	−16

Last updated: 7 May 2022.
Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Results by matchday

Matchday	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	A	H	H	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	L	L	W	L	L	D	W	L	D	W	L	D	L	L	W	L	L	L	D	L	D	D	L	D	W	W	D	W	D	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	W	W	L	L	L	L	L	D
Position	21	22	24	24	23	23	24	24	24	23	23	21	22	21	22	23	22	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23

Updated to match(es) played on 7 May 2022. Source: Statto.com
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Oldham's fixtures were announced on 24 June 2021.^[13]

Oldham Athletic v Newport County

7 August 2021 1	Oldham Athletic	0–1	Newport County	Oldham
15:00 BST		Report	88' Ellison	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,094 Referee: Tom Nield

Bradford City v Oldham Athletic

14 August 2021 2	Bradford City	2–1	Oldham Athletic	Bradford
15:00 BST	Angol 32',  88', 90+8' (pen.) Watt  64' Cooke  65'	Report	Piergianni  35' Hart  66' Bahamboula 90+2',  90+3'	Stadium: Utilita Energy Stadium Attendance: 17,624 Referee: Steve Martin

Bristol Rovers v Oldham Athletic

17 August 2021 3	Bristol Rovers	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Horfield
19:45 BST	Saunders  22', 35' Pitman  90+1'	Report	Whelan  4' Diarra  47' Cissé  73'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,005 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Oldham Athletic v Colchester United

21 August 2021 4	Oldham Athletic	1–2	Colchester United	Oldham
15:00 BST	Hope  63' Sheehan  68' Bahamboula 73' Diarra  90+5'	Report	Sears 9' (pen.) Chilvers 12'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,496 Referee: Samuel Barrott

Sutton United v Oldham Athletic

28 August 2021 5	Sutton United	1–2	Oldham Athletic	Sutton
15:00 BST	Ajiboye  51', 62' Eastmond  80'	Report	Diarra  39' Piergianni  73', 88' Luamba  90+5', 90+6'	Stadium: VBS Community Stadium Attendance: 3,262 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Oldham Athletic v Barrow

4 September 2021 6	Oldham Athletic	0–3	Barrow	Oldham
15:00 BST		Report	Banks 15' Grayson  34', 57' Zanzala 53'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,232 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Leyton Orient v Oldham Athletic

11 September 2021 7	Leyton Orient	4–0	Oldham Athletic	London
15:00 BST	James 13', 27' Drinan 16' Archibald 75' Smith 90+1'	Report	Bowden 25' Jameson 90+5'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 5,315 Referee: Ben Toner

Oldham Athletic v Hartlepool United

18 September 2021 8	Oldham Athletic	0–0	Hartlepool United	Oldham
15:00 BST	Jameson  80' Piergianni  87'	Report	Ferguson  42' Liddle  73' Sterry  90+3'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,934 Referee: Charles Breakspear

Rochdale v Oldham Athletic

25 September 2021 9	Rochdale	0–1	Oldham Athletic	Spotland
15:00 BST	O'Connell  35'	Report	Keillor-Dunn 59' Whelan  89'	Stadium: Crown Oil Arena Attendance: 5,234 Referee: Will Finnie

Oldham Athletic v Harrogate Town

2 October 2021 10	Oldham Athletic	1–2	Harrogate Town	Oldham
15:00 BST	Vaughan 76'	Report	Diamond 29' Kerry  60' Armstrong 66'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,729 Referee: David Rock

Mansfield Town v Oldham Athletic

9 October 2021 11	Mansfield Town	0–0	Oldham Athletic	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Clarke  38' Lapslie  76' Burke  90+2'	Report	Stobbs  37' Clarke  86'	Stadium: One Call Stadium Attendance: 4,556 Referee: Craig Hicks

Oldham Athletic v Stevenage

16 October 2021 12	Oldham Athletic	3–0	Stevenage	Oldham
15:00 BST	Keillor-Dunn 6', 17' Bowden  38' Bahamboula 58' Piergianni  90+1'	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,492 Referee: Bobby Madley

Oldham Athletic v Walsall

19 October 2021 13	Oldham Athletic	1–3	Walsall	Oldham
19:45 GMT	Bowden  27' Hope 67' Whelan  76'	Report	Labadie  9' Earing 33' Miller 43' Osadebe 85'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,762 Referee: Ross Joyce

Carlisle United v Oldham Athletic

24 October 2021 (2021-10-24) 14	Carlisle United	0–0	Oldham Athletic	Carlisle
15:00 BST		Report	Couto  31'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,274 Referee: Ben Speedie

Oldham Athletic v Swindon Town

30 October 2021 (2021-10-30) 15	Oldham Athletic	1–3	Swindon Town	Oldham
15:00 BST	Bowden  26' Piergianni 90'	Report	McKirdy 32',  71' Iandolo  36' Simpson 79', 90+4'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,085 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Exeter City v Oldham Athletic

13 November 2021 16	Exeter City	2–1	Oldham Athletic	Exeter
15:00 GMT	Jay 17' Brown 50' Key  64' Sweeney  73' Atangana  90+3'	Report	Bowden  24', 84'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,103 Referee: Ollie Yates

Oldham Athletic v Port Vale

20 November 2021 17	Oldham Athletic	3–2	Port Vale	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Keillor-Dunn 31' Piergianni  42' Hart  65', 81' Whelan  76' Martin 90+3' (o.g.)	Report	Worrall 20' Gibbons 52' Garrity  67'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,080 Referee: Carl Brook

Northampton Town v Oldham Athletic

23 November 2021 18	Northampton Town	2–1	Oldham Athletic	Sixfields
19:45 GMT	Guthrie 14' Etete 38' McWilliams  90+5'	Report	Piergianni  45+2', 54' McGahey  90+5'	Stadium: PTS Academy Stadium Attendance: 4,059 Referee: Brett Huxtable

Salford City v Oldham Athletic

27 November 2021 19	Salford City	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Salford
15:00 GMT	Eastham  2' Lund 45+1' Thomas-Asante 77',  90+2' Turnbull  80'	Report	Hart  45' Hope  79' Stobbs  87'	Stadium: Peninsula Stadium Attendance: 3,242 Referee: Paul Howard

Oldham Athletic v Tranmere Rovers

7 December 2021 20	Oldham Athletic	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Oldham
19:45 GMT		Report	Jolley 90'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,303 Referee: Andy Haines

Oldham Athletic v Forest Green Rovers

11 December 2021 21	Oldham Athletic	5–5	Forest Green Rovers	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Keillor-Dunn 11', 59' Bowden  47' Hope 55' Stobbs 65',  90+6' Clarke  71' Wilson 78' (o.g.)	Report	Aitchison 13' Matt 27', 44' Stevens 48', 63'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 3,621 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Oldham Athletic v Scunthorpe United

27 December 2021 22	Oldham Athletic	1–3	Scunthorpe United	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Couto 12'	Report	Hackney  8' Loft 51', 77' Pugh  57' Hippolyte 74'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,693 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Barrow v Oldham Athletic

29 December 2021 23	Barrow	0–0	Oldham Athletic	Barrow-in-Furness
19:45 GMT	Brown  54'	Report	McGahey  66' Leutwiler  90+6'	Stadium: The Dune Hotel Stadium Attendance: 3,495 Referee: Ben Speedie

Hartlepool United v Oldham Athletic

1 January 2022 24	Hartlepool United	0–0	Oldham Athletic	Hartlepool
15:00 GMT		Report	McGahey  6' Clarke  38' Hart  45+3' Diarra  73'	Stadium: Suit Direct Stadium Referee: Darren Handley

Harrogate Town v Oldham Athletic

22 January 2022 25	Harrogate Town	3–0	Oldham Athletic	Harrogate
15:00 GMT	Muldoon 17', 73', 89' Diarra  63'	Report	Stobbs  81'	Stadium: EnviroVent Stadium Attendance: 2,689 Referee: Tom Reeves

Oldham Athletic v Rochdale

29 January 2022 26	Oldham Athletic	0–0	Rochdale	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Hunt  8' Hart  51' Piergianni  57'	Report	O'Keeffe  51' O'Connell  88'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 8,199 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Scunthorpe United v Oldham Athletic

5 February 2022 27	Scunthorpe United	0–1	Oldham Athletic	Scunthorpe
15:00 GMT	Lewis  45+4' Beestin  49' Grant  73' Pugh  79'	Report	Hart  32' Luamba 83',  90' Adams  90'	Stadium: Sands Venue Stadium Attendance: 5,014 Referee: Neil Hair

Oldham Athletic v Bristol Rovers

8 February 2022 28	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Oldham
19:45 GMT	Keillor-Dunn 1', 31' Clarke  88'	Report	Nicholson 43' Anderton  52' Coutts  64'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,147 Referee: Scott Oldham

Newport County v Oldham Athletic

12 February 2022 29	Newport County	3–3	Oldham Athletic	Newport
15:00 GMT	Bennett  11' Haynes 14' Telford 40' Demetriou 89'	Report	Hart  7' Keillor-Dunn 28' Bahamboula  29'  69' Fondop 49', 82' Missilou  66'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3,901 Referee: Robert Lewis

Oldham Athletic v Bradford City

19 February 2022 30	Oldham Athletic	2–0	Bradford City	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Hope 19',  72' Keillor-Dunn 24'	Report	Watt  47' O'Connor  71'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 7,716 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

Colchester United v Oldham Athletic

26 February 2022 31	Colchester United	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Colchester
15:00 GMT	Clarke 52' (o.g.) Sears  90+1'	Report	Keillor-Dunn 19' Stobbs  24'	Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium Attendance: 2,983 Referee: Andy Haines

Crawley Town v Oldham Athletic

1 March 2022 32	Crawley Town	2–2	Oldham Athletic	Crawley
19:45 GMT	Nadesan 58', 61' Nichols  76' Davies  86'	Report	Hope 56' Missilou 70'	Stadium: The People's Pension Stadium Referee: Alan Young

Oldham Athletic v Carlisle United

5 March 2022 33	Oldham Athletic	1–2	Carlisle United	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Missilou  27' Bahamboula  27' Keillor-Dunn 28' Hope  36', 45+4' Adams  36'	Report	Simeu  26' Mellish  27' Patrick 48' Feeney 90+4',  90+5'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 7,327 Referee: Sam Allison

Swindon Town v Oldham Athletic

12 March 2022 34	Swindon Town	1–0	Oldham Athletic	Swindon
15:00 GMT	Hunt  45' Aguiar  76' Conroy 90+6'	Report	Hart  24' Clarke  27'  90+1' Adams  33' Piergianni  42' Fage  74' Hope  83' Stobbs  90+5'	Stadium: The Energy Check County Ground Attendance: 11,390 Referee: David Rock

Walsall v Oldham Athletic

15 March 2022 35	Walsall	2–1	Oldham Athletic	Bescot
19:45 GMT	Osadebe 32' Labadie  61' Wilkinson 73',  89' Rushworth  90+3'	Report	Sutton 21',  82' Piergianni  75'	Stadium: Banks's Stadium Attendance: 4,339 Referee: Ollie Yates

Oldham Athletic v Exeter City

19 March 2022 36	Oldham Athletic	0–2	Exeter City	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Hart  45+1', 73' Clarke  63'	Report	Dieng  14' Taylor 52' Collins  69' Atangana  71'  90+2' Brown 90+6'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,111 Referee: Seb Stockbridge

Oldham Athletic v Sutton United

22 March 2022 37	Oldham Athletic	1–3	Sutton United	Oldham
19:45 GMT	Sutton 81'	Report	Korboa 20', 49' Beautyman 77' (pen.)	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,624 Referee: Marc Edwards

Oldham Athletic v Mansfield Town

26 March 2022 38	Oldham Athletic	1–2	Mansfield Town	Oldham
15:00 GMT	Keillor-Dunn 24' Whelan  73' Rogers  84'	Report	Oates 53' Perch  69' Lapslie 90+5'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,045 Referee: Ben Toner

Oldham Athletic v Leyton Orient

29 March 2022 39	Oldham Athletic	2–0	Leyton Orient	Oldham
19:45 GMT	Ray 33' (o.g.) Whelan 90+5'	Report	Kyprianou  52' Pratley  88'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,619 Referee: Chris Sarginson

Stevenage v Oldham Athletic

2 April 2022 40	Stevenage	0–1	Oldham Athletic	Stevenage
15:00 BST	James-Wildin  45+2' Coker  90+4'	Report	Hopcutt 16' Clarke  49' Adams  68'	Stadium: The Lamex Stadium Referee: Andy Davies

Port Vale v Oldham Athletic

9 April 2022 41	Port Vale	3–2	Oldham Athletic	Burslem
15:00 BST	Proctor 10', 34' Stone  36' Garrity  44' Walker 54' Harratt  78'	Report	Missilou 16' Keillor-Dunn 45+1'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 8,384 Referee: Will Finnie

Oldham Athletic v Northampton Town

15 April 2022 42	Oldham Athletic	0–2	Northampton Town	Oldham
15:00 BST	Piergianni  88' Jameson  90'	Report	Guthrie 44' Sowerby  64' Appéré 66' Rose  84' Hoskins  90' Koiki  90'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,789 Referee: Sam Purkiss

Forest Green Rovers v Oldham Athletic

18 April 2022 43	Forest Green Rovers	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Nailsworth
15:00 BST	Hendry 8' Matt 41' Adams  79'	Report	Hopcutt  28' Sutton  37' Whelan  73' Missilou 80'	Stadium: The Fully Charged New Lawn Attendance: 3,137 Referee: Steve Martin

Oldham Athletic v Salford City

23 April 2022 44	Oldham Athletic	1–2	Salford City	Oldham
15:00 BST	Keillor-Dunn 33' (pen.)	Report	Smith 8' Turnbull  32' Thomas-Asante 45+3',  78'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,752 Referee: Bobby Madley

Tranmere Rovers v Oldham Athletic

30 April 2022 45	Tranmere Rovers	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Birkenhead
15:00 BST	Hawkes 27' Warrington  57' Hemmings 62' O'Connor  68'	Report		Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Neil Hair

Oldham Athletic v Crawley Town

7 May 2022 46	Oldham Athletic	3–3	Crawley Town	Oldham
12:30 BST	Stobbs 26' Keillor-Dunn 28' Clarke 60'	Report	Francomb 39' Tilley 44' Ferry  55' Oteh 69'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,591 Referee: Anthony Backhouse

FA Cup

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

Oldham were drawn away to Ipswich Town in the first round.^[14]

Ipswich Town v Oldham Athletic

6 November 2021 First round	Ipswich Town	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Ipswich
15:00 GMT	Burns 8' Morsy  34' Donacien  54'	Report	Keillor-Dunn 41' Bahamboula 55',  62' McGahey  60'	Stadium: Portman Road Attendance: 8,845 Referee: Neil Hair

Oldham Athletic v Ipswich Town

16 November 2021 First round replay	Oldham Athletic	1–2	Ipswich Town	Oldham
19:45 GMT	Clarke  22' McGahey 29' Keillor-Dunn  59'	Report	Woolfenden  27' Chaplin 36' El Mizouni 81'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2,801 Referee: Carl Boyeson

EFL Cup

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Oldham Athletic were drawn at home to Tranmere Rovers in the first round,^[15] Accrington Stanley in the second round^[16][17] and away to Brentford in the third round.^[18][19]

Oldham Athletic v Tranmere Rovers

10 August 2021 First round	Oldham Athletic	2–2 (4–3 p)	Tranmere Rovers	Oldham
19:45 BST	Keillor-Dunn  55' Bahamboula 59' Davies 68' (o.g.)	Report	Foley 40',  62' Nevitt 51'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2,684 Referee: Scott Oldham
	Penalties
	Hart Keillor-Dunn Jameson Stobbs Adams		Spearing Glatzel Morris Clarke Dieseruvwe

Oldham Athletic v Accrington Stanley

24 August 2021 Second round	Oldham Athletic	0–0 (5–4 p)	Accrington Stanley	Oldham
19:00 BST		Report	Nolan  88' Procter  90+5'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2,362 Referee: Seb Stockbridge
	Penalties
	Hart Keillor-Dunn Bahamboula Whelan Adams Luamba		Sykes Charles Morgan Savin Leigh Butcher

Brentford v Oldham Athletic

21 September 2021 Third round	Brentford	7–0	Oldham Athletic	Brentford
19:45 BST	Forss 3' (pen.), 16', 44', 60' Wissa 38', 87' Diarra 43' (o.g.)	Report	Clarke  79'	Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium Attendance: 12,819 Referee: Simon Hooper

EFL Trophy

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Trophy

The Latics were drawn into Northern Group B alongside Leeds United U21s, Salford City and Tranmere Rovers.^[20] The group stage fixture dates were confirmed on 7 July.^[21] In the knock-out stages, Oldham were drawn at home to Wigan Athletic in the third round.^[22]

Pos	Div	Team v t e	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	L2	Tranmere Rovers	3	3	0	0	0	9	3	+6	9	Advance to Round 2
2	L2	Oldham Athletic	3	1	0	0	2	5	6	−1	3
3	L2	Salford City	3	1	0	0	2	5	6	−1	3
4	ACA	Leeds United U21	3	1	0	0	2	7	11	−4	3

Source: EFL.com

Oldham Athletic v Salford City

31 August 2021 Group game 1	Oldham Athletic	1–0	Salford City	Oldham
19:00 BST	Piergianni 43'	Report	Denny  52' Sargent  60'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 1,915 Referee: James Oldham

Oldham Athletic v Leeds United U21

28 September 2021 Group game 2	Oldham Athletic	2–3	Leeds United U21	Oldham
19:00 BST	Diarra  55' Dearnley 78' Keillor-Dunn 90+3'	Report	Summerville 42' (pen.) McGahey 58' (o.g.) Jameson 80' (o.g.)	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 732 Referee: Andrew Kitchen

Tranmere Rovers v Oldham Athletic

9 November 2021 Group game 3	Tranmere Rovers	3–2	Oldham Athletic	Birkenhead
19:00 GMT	Glatzel 45+2', 75' Maynard 55'	Report	Dearnley 15', 43' Clarke  41'	Stadium: Prenton Park Referee: Marc Edwards

Sunderland v Oldham Athletic

1 December 2021 Round 2	Sunderland	0–1	Oldham Athletic	Sunderland
19:00 GMT		Report	Piergianni  16' Adams  27' Vaughan 53' Clarke  78'	Stadium: Stadium of Light Referee: Tom Reeves

Oldham Athletic v Wigan Athletic

4 January 2022 Third round	Oldham Athletic	0–6	Wigan Athletic	Oldham
19:00 GMT	Cissé  35'	Report	Naylor 28' Keane 34' Power 36' Massey 47' Edwards 64', 67'	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 1,831 Referee: Ross Joyce

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2021	RB		Jordan Clarke	Scunthorpe United	Free transfer	[23]
1 July 2021	LB		Sam Hart	Southend United	Free transfer	[24]
1 July 2021	CF		Hallam Hope	Swindon Town	Free transfer	[25]
1 July 2021	RB		Oliver Kilner	Manchester United	Free transfer	[26]
1 July 2021	GK		Jayson Leutwiler	Huddersfield Town	Free transfer	[27]
1 July 2021	CB		Harrison McGahey	Scunthorpe United	Free transfer	[28]
23 July 2021	CB		Alan Sheehan	Northampton Town	Free transfer	[29]
4 August 2021	RW		Jack Stobbs	Grantham Town	Free transfer	[30]
7 August 2021	CF		Jacob Blyth	Gateshead	Free transfer	[31]
7 August 2021	DM		Ousseynou Cissé	Leyton Orient	Free transfer	[31]
7 August 2021	GK		Danny Rogers	Kilmarnock	Free transfer	[31]
13 August 2021	AM		Jamie Hopcutt	Hapoel Kfar Saba	Free transfer	[32]
31 January 2022	CF		Mike Fondop	Hartlepool United	Free transfer	[33]
4 February 2022	LW		Tope Obadeyi	Unattached	Free transfer	[34]

Loans in

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Date until	Ref.
7 August 2021	DM		Jamie Bowden	Tottenham Hotspur	10 January 2022[a]	[36]
17 August 2021	GK		Laurie Walker	Milton Keynes Dons	24 August 2021	[37]
20 August 2021	AM		Faysal Bettache	Queens Park Rangers	10 December 2021[b]	[39]
17 January 2022	CM		Alex Hunt	Sheffield Wednesday	End of season	[40]

1. On 10 January, Bowden was recalled by Tottenham.^[35]
2. On 10 December, Bettache's loan was terminated and he returned to QPR.^[38]

Loans out

Date from	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Date until	Ref.
13 August 2021	DF		Will Sutton	Witton Albion	18 December 2021[a][b]	[43]
20 November 2021	CF		Vani Da Silva	FC United of Manchester		[42]
23 December 2021	CB		Will Sutton	Farsley Celtic	21 January 2022	[44]
28 December 2021	RB		Oliver Kilner	Curzon Ashton	28 January 2022	[45]

1. On 18 October, Sutton's loan at Witton Albion was extended by a further month, until November 2021.^[41]
2. On 20 November, Will's loan at Witton Albion was extended again for an extra month, until December 2021.^[42]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2021	CF		Marcus Barnes		Released	[citation needed]
30 June 2021	GK		Laurence Bilboe	Hemel Hempstead Town	Released	[citation needed][46]
30 June 2021	CF		George Blackwood	Adelaide United	Mutual consent	[47][48]
30 June 2021	LB		Cameron Borthwick-Jackson	Burton Albion	Released	[citation needed][49]
30 June 2021	RB		Sido Jombati	Ebbsfleet United	Released	[citation needed][50]
30 June 2021	DM		Brice Ntambwe		Released	[citation needed]
30 June 2021	GK		Gary Woods	Aberdeen	Released	[51][52]
1 July 2021	CF		Conor McAleny	Salford City	Free transfer	[53]
9 July 2021	CM		Oliver Patrick	Accrington Stanley	Free transfer	[54]
17 August 2021	CM		Ben Hough	Warrington Town	Free transfer	[55]
27 August 2021	GK		Mackenzie Chapman	Oxford United	Free transfer	[56]
28 August 2021	CF		Jacob Blyth	Chorley	Released	[57][58]
31 August 2021	LB		Andrea Badan		Mutual consent	[59]
27 January 2022	CF		Zak Dearnley	FC Halifax Town	Mutual consent	[60][61]

Squad statistics

As of match played 7 May 2022

Appearances

Players with no appearances are not included on the list.

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	League Two			FA Cup			EFL Cup			EFL Trophy			Total
				Apps	Starts	Subs	Apps	Starts	Subs	Apps	Starts	Subs	Apps	Starts	Subs	Apps	Starts	Subs
10	MF		Davis Keillor-Dunn	46	43	3	2	2	0	3	2	1	5	3	2	56	50	6
8	MF		Callum Whelan	43	39	4	2	2	0	2	2	0	4	2	2	51	45	6
6	DF		Carl Piergianni	40	40	0	2	2	0	3	3	0	3	3	0	48	48	0
2	DF		Jordan Clarke	40	40	0	2	2	0	2	2	0	2	2	0	46	46	0
9	FW		Hallam Hope	39	29	10	2	2	0	1	1	0	4	1	3	46	33	13
7	MF		Nicky Adams	36	31	5	2	0	2	2	0	2	4	4	0	44	35	9
24	FW		Dylan Bahamboula	30	25	5	2	2	0	3	3	0	3	2	1	38	32	6
3	DF		Sam Hart	31	30	1	1	0	1	2	2	0	1	1	0	35	33	2
17	MF		Jack Stobbs	30	17	13	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	33	20	13
5	DF		Harrison McGahey	25	25	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	30	30	0
34	MF		Harry Vaughan	23	7	16	1	0	1	3	1	2	3	3	0	30	11	19
1	GK		Jayson Leutwiler	22	22	0	2	2	0	1	1	0	4	4	0	29	29	0
33	DF		Benny Couto	19	15	4	2	2	0	1	0	1	5	5	0	27	22	5
18	MF		Jamie Bowden	17	14	3	2	2	0	2	2	0	4	2	2	25	20	5
23	GK		Danny Rogers	22	22	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	24	24	0
14	MF		Dylan Fage	14	10	4	2	2	0	3	3	0	4	2	2	23	17	6
28	MF		Christopher Missilou	20	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	18	2
29	FW		Junior Luamba	15	9	6	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	1	1	19	11	8
11	FW		Zak Dearnley	12	7	5	1	0	1	2	1	1	4	3	1	19	11	8
27	MF		Jamie Hopcutt	16	6	10	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	1	1	19	7	12
22	DF		Raphaël Diarra	12	9	3	0	0	0	2	2	0	3	1	2	17	12	5
15	DF		Kyle Jameson	11	6	5	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	2	0	15	10	5
26	MF		Faysal Bettache	10	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	13	8	5
26	MF		Alex Hunt	13	7	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	7	6
4	MF		Ousseynou Cissé	8	8	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	11	11	0
32	DF		Will Sutton	9	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	9	0
30	FW		Tope Obadeyi	8	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	4	4
44	DF		Alan Sheehan	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	5	1
19	FW		Vani Da Silva	3	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	1	6	1	5
25	FW		Jacob Blyth	3	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	4	2	2
37	GK		Laurie Walker	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	3	0
11	FW		Mike Fondop	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1
39	MF		Isaac Modi	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
38	MF		Trey Turner	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0
Total				46			2			3			5			56

Goals

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	League Two	FA Cup	EFL Cup	EFL Trophy	Total
10	MF		Davis Keillor-Dunn	15	1	0	1	17
9	FW		Hallam Hope	5	0	0	0	5
24	FW		Dylan Bahamboula	3	0	1	0	4
6	DF		Carl Piergianni	3	0	0	1	4
11	FW		Zak Dearnley	0	0	0	3	3
11	FW		Mike Fondop	2	0	0	0	2
29	FW		Junior Luamba	2	0	0	0	2
28	MF		Christopher Missilou	2	0	0	0	2
17	MF		Jack Stobbs	2	0	0	0	2
32	DF		Will Sutton	2	0	0	0	2
34	MF		Harry Vaughan	1	0	0	1	2
18	MF		Jamie Bowden	1	0	0	0	1
2	DF		Jordan Clarke	1	0	0	0	1
33	DF		Benny Couto	1	0	0	0	1
3	DF		Sam Hart	1	0	0	0	1
27	MF		Jamie Hopcutt	1	0	0	0	1
5	DF		Harrison McGahey	0	1	0	0	1
8	MF		Callum Whelan	1	0	0	0	1
Total				43	2	1	6	52

Disciplinary record

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	League Two			FA Cup			EFL Cup			EFL Trophy			Total
6	DF		Carl Piergianni	10	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	1
2	DF		Jordan Clarke	6	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	9	1	0
24	FW		Dylan Bahamboula	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1
3	DF		Sam Hart	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0
8	MF		Callum Whelan	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0
18	MF		Jamie Bowden	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
17	MF		Jack Stobbs	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
22	DF		Raphaël Diarra	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
9	FW		Hallam Hope	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
5	DF		Harrison McGahey	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
7	MF		Nicky Adams	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
15	DF		Kyle Jameson	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
4	MF		Ousseynou Cissé	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0
10	MF		Davis Keillor-Dunn	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
29	FW		Junior Luamba	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
28	MF		Christopher Missilou	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
32	DF		Will Sutton	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
25	FW		Jacob Blyth	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
33	DF		Benny Couto	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
14	MF		Dylan Fage	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
27	MF		Jamie Hopcutt	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
26	MF		Alex Hunt	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1	GK		Jayson Leutwiler	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
23	GK		Danny Rogers	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
44	DF		Alan Sheehan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total				82	1	2	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	91	1	2