# 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.

## 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 | WAL | Mark Crossley |
| 2 | DF | WAL | Neal Eardley |
| 3 | MF | ENG | David Livermore (on loan from Hull City) |
| 4 | MF | COD | Jean-Paul Kalala |
| 5 | DF | IRL | John Thompson |
| 6 | DF | NED | Stefan Stam |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Mark Allott |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Lee Hughes |
| 10 | FW | WAL | Craig Davies |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Jason Jarrett (on loan from Preston North End) |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Kelvin Lomax |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Richard O'Donnell (on loan from Sheffield Wednesday) |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Reuben Hazell |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | SCO | Gary McDonald |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Sean Gregan (captain) |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Matthew Wolfenden |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Chris Taylor |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Mike Pearson |
| 22 | MF | SCO | Andy Liddell |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Deane Smalley |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Lewis Alessandra |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Ashley Kelly |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Josh Bell |
| 32 | DF | ENG | Paul Black |
| 42 | MF | ENG | Aaron Chalmers |

### Statistics leaders

| Appearances | Neal Eardley | 48 |
| Scorer | Craig Davies | 14 |
| Assists | Chris Taylor | 6 |
| Shots | Craig Davies | 128 |
| Red Cards | Neal Trotman Neal Eardley Reuben Hazell | 1 |
| Yellow Cards | Neal Trotman | 10 |
| Fouls | Craig Davies | 95 |

## 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 | Robbie Winters | SK Brann | ? |
| 22 April 2008 | GK | Greg Fleming | 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 | 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 | Released |
| April 2008 | FW | Mike Pearson | Released | Released |

### Loan in

| Date | Pos. | Name | From |
| 30 July 2007 | MF | 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

| Pos | Teamvte | 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 |
| 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 | |
* ↑ Four teams play for one spot and promotion to the Football League Championship.

## Results
### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### League One

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
| 11 August 2007 | Swansea City | H | 2–1 | Ricketts 3' (pen.), Davies 90' |
| 18 August 2007 | Carlisle | A | 0–1 | — |
| 25 August 2007 | Bristol Rovers | H | 0–1 | — |
| 1 September 2007 | Hartlepool | A | 1–4 | Davies 14' |
| 15 September 2007 | Southend United | H | 0–1 | — |
| 22 September 2007 | Walsall | A | 3–0 | Ricketts 33', Liddell 65' (pen.), Davies 90' |
| 29 September 2007 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 3–2 | Allott 36', Wolfenden 83', Kilkenny 90' |
| 2 October 2007 | Leeds United | H | 0–1 | — |
| 6 October 2007 | Cheltenham Town | A | 1–1 | Liddell 46' |
| 20 October 2007 | Huddersfield Town | A | 1–1 | Davies 27' |
| 27 October 2007 | Northampton Town | H | 0–1 | — |
| 30 October 2007 | Nottingham Forest | A | 0–0 | — |
| 3 November 2007 | Leyon Orient | A | 0–1 | — |
| 6 November 2007 | Tranmere Rovers | A | 1–0 | Davies 90' |
| 17 November 2007 | Port Vale | H | 1–1 | Davies 23' |
| 24 November 2007 | Bournemouth | A | 3–0 | Hughes (2) 56', 90' (pen.), Taylor 70' |
| 4 December 2007 | Luton Town | H | 1–1 | Davies 32' |
| 8 December 2007 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 1–1 | Allott 44' |
| 15 December 2007 | Millwall | A | 3–2 | Hughes (3) 32', 74' (pen.), 80' |
| 22 December 2007 | Southend United | A | 1–0 | Hughes 4' |
| 26 December 2007 | Nottingham Forest | H | 0–0 | — |
| 29 December 2007 | Walsall | H | 0–2 | — |
| 1 January 2008 | Leeds United | A | 3–1 | Hazell 28', Trotman 36', Davies 41' |
| 12 January 2008 | Brighton & Hove Albion | H | 1–1 | Hughes 40' |
| 19 January 2008 | Yeovil Town | A | 0–0 | — |
| 22 January 2008 | Gillingham | A | 0–0 | — |
| 29 January 2008 | Carlisle | H | 2–0 | McDonald (2) 21', 44' |
| 2 February 2008 | Swansea City | A | 1–2 | Davies 76' (pen.) |
| 9 February 2008 | Gillingham | H | 2–1 | Taylor 42', Davies 67' |
| 12 February 2008 | Bristol Rovers | A | 0–1 | — |
| 16 February 2008 | Yeovil Town | H | 3–0 | McDonald 15', Peltier 77' (og), Davies 87' |
| 23 February 2008 | Brighton & Hove Albion | A | 0–1 | — |
| 26 February 2008 | Swindon Town | H | 2–2 | Livermore 50', Allott 55' |
| 1 March 2008 | Port Vale | A | 3–0 | Robertson 23', Eardly 78', Wolfenden 90' |
| 4 March 2008 | Hartlepool | H | 0–1 | — |
| 8 March 2008 | Tranmere Rovers | H | 3–1 | Eardley 41' (pen.), Taylor 45', Alessandra 76' |
| 11 March 2008 | Bournemouth | H | 2–0 | Eardley (2) 24' (pen.), 80' (pen.) |
| 15 March 2008 | Luton Town | A | 0–3 | — |
| 22 March 2008 | Millwall | H | 1–1 | Constantine 79' |
| 24 March 2008 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 1–1 | Jarrett 52' |
| 29 March 2008 | Huddersfield Town | H | 4–1 | Jarrett (2) 8', 45', Constantine 40', Taylor 61' |
| 5 April 2008 | Swindon Town | A | 0–3 | — |
| 12 April 2008 | Leyton Orient | A | 2–0 | Taylor 22', Allott 42' |
| 19 April 2008 | Northampton Town | A | 0–2 | — |
| 26 April 2008 | Cheltenham Town | H | 2–1 | Smalley 16', Alessandra 87' |
| 3 May 2008 | Crewe Alexandra | A | 4–1 | Smalley 5', Eardley (2) 32', 59', McDonald 69' |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
| First round | 10 November 2007 | Doncaster Rovers | H | 2–2 | Trotman 32', Davies 42' |
| First round replay | 27 November 2007 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 2–1 | Kilkenny 45', McDonald 49' |
| Second round | 1 December 2007 | Crewe Alexandra | H | 1–0 | Hughes 41' |
| Third round | 5 January 2008 | Everton | A | 1–0 | McDonald 45' |
| Fourth round | 26 January 2008 | Huddersfield Town | H | 0–1 | — |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Ref. |
| First round | 14 August 2007 | Mansfield Town | H | 4–1 | Kilkenny 20', Kalala 27', Smalley 82', Davies 86' | |
| Second round | 28 August 2007 | Burnley | A | 0–3 | — | |

### Football League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers | Ref. |
| First round | 4 September 2007 | Accrington Stanley | A | 3–2 | Liddell 55', Davies 56', Wolfenden 73' | |
| Second round | 23 October 2007 | Doncaster Rovers | A | 0–3 | — | |