# 2014–15 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

The 2014–15 season is Oldham Athletic's 18th consecutive season in the third division of the English football league system and Lee Johnson's second full season as manager of the club.
A strong ten match unbeaten run at the end of the 2013–14 season gave Oldham a platform on which to build for the new season as building work literally continued on the new North Stand.
Six of the first team squad who finished the 2013–14 season left the club after their contracts' expired: Jonathan Grounds, James Wesolowski, Terry Dunfield, Anton Rodgers, Charlie MacDonald and Kirk Millar. The club captain Korey Smith was sold to Bristol City. In Smith's place, Johnson signed midfielders Liam Kelly from Bristol City and Mike Jones from Crawley Town. Joseph Mills, who had spent three months on loan during the 2013–14 season, was signed on a two-year contract. In addition, Johnson brought in defenders Brian Wilson and George Elokobi, midfielder Timothée Dieng and forwards Willy Gros, Amari Morgan-Smith and Jonathan Forte before the first game of the new season.

## Squad and coaching staff
### Squad at the end of the season

| No | Pos | Name | Age | Debut | App | Start | Sub | | | |
| 1 | GK | Paul Rachubka | 34 | 24 Nov 2011 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Connor Brown | 23 | 25 Aug 2012 | 84 | 70 | 14 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Joseph Mills | 25 | 17 Aug 2013 | 50 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Timothée Dieng | 23 | 12 Aug 2014 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | George Elokobi | 29 | 9 Aug 2014 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | Liam Kelly | 25 | 9 Aug 2014 | 43 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | James Dayton | 26 | 3 Aug 2013 | 63 | 38 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Mike Jones | 27 | 9 Aug 2014 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | Danny Philliskirk | 24 | 3 Sep 2013 | 96 | 85 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Jonathan Forte | 28 | 9 Aug 2014 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | David Mellor | 21 | 9 Aug 2011 | 62 | 48 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 13 | GK | Joel Coleman | 19 | 17 Mar 2015 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | Jonson Clarke-Harris | 20 | 3 Aug 2013 | 55 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | Carl Winchester | 22 | 6 Nov 2010 | 91 | 68 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | James Wilson | 26 | 1 Feb 2014 | 62 | 61 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | Adam Lockwood | 33 | 28 Jan 2014 | 31 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | DF | Brian Wilson | 32 | 9 Aug 2014 | 39 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | DF | Genseric Kusunga | 27 | 14 Sep 2013 | 46 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| 22 | FW | Willy Gros | 23 | 9 Aug 2014 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Rhys Turner | 19 | 8 Mar 2014 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Amari Morgan-Smith | 26 | 19 Aug 2014 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | Jack Truelove | 19 | 27 Apr 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Jordan Bove | 19 | 12 Nov 2013 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | GK | Neil Etheridge | 25 | 25 Nov 2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Management and coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Manager | Lee Johnson |
| Assistant manager | Tommy Wright |
| First team coach | Paul Murray |
| Senior therapist | Anthony Naylor |
| Head of sports medicine | Jon Guy |
| Fitness coach/goalkeeping coach | Anthony White |
| Football analyst | Jack Edward |
| Kit man | Stephen Cross |

### Academy staff

| Position | Name |
| Head of youth development | Tony Philliskirk |
| Head of coaching | Simon Cooper |
| Youth development phase coach | Pete Wild |
| Foundation phase coach | Phil McGrath |
| Senior therapist | Anthony Gray |

## Transfers

Players transferred in :
| Date | Pos. | Name | Previous club | Fee | Ref. |
| 27 June 2014 | MF | Liam Kelly | Bristol City | Undisclosed | |
| 1 July 2014 | DF | Joseph Mills | Burnley | Free | |
| 1 July 2014 | MF | Mike Jones | Crawley Town | Free | |
| 1 July 2014 | DF | Brian Wilson | Colchester United | Free | |
| 14 July 2014 | MF | Timothée Dieng | Stade Brest | Free | |
| 21 July 2014 | FW | William Gros | Kilmarnock | Free | |
| 21 July 2014 | FW | Amari Morgan-Smith | Kidderminster Harriers | Free | |
| 1 August 2014 | FW | Jonathan Forte | Southampton | Free | |
| 8 August 2014 | DF | George Elokobi | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Free | |
| 15 August 2014 | MF | David Noble | Rotherham United | Free | |
| 1 September 2014 | FW | Dominic Poleon | Leeds United | Undisclosed | |
| 2 February 2015 | FW | Rhys Murphy | Dagenham & Redbridge | Undisclosed | |
| Players loaned in ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | From | Date to | Ref. |
| 1 September 2014 | MF | Michael Tidser | Rotherham United | January 2015 | |
| 12 September 2014 | FW | Conor Wilkinson | Bolton Wanderers | 10 October 2014 | |
| 9 October 2014 | FW | Jabo Ibehre | Colchester United | 10 January 2015 | |
| 10 November 2014 | MF | Daniel Johnson | Aston Villa | 5 January 2015 | |
| 27 November 2014 | FW | Tom Youngs | Bolton Wanderers | 5 January 2015 | |
| 27 November 2014 | GK | Paddy Kenny | Bolton Wanderers | 5 January 2015 | |
| 22 January 2015 | MF | Jacob Mellis | Blackpool | 30 June 2015 | |
| 30 January 2015 | GK | Jake Kean | Blackburn Rovers | 30 June 2015 | |
| 2 February 2015 | FW | Conor Wilkinson | Bolton Wanderers | 30 June 2015 | |
| 13 March 2015 | DF | Mat Sadler | Rotherham United | 11 April 2015 | |
| 13 March 2015 | MF | Luke Woodland | Bolton Wanderers | 11 April 2015 | |
| 19 March 2015 | DF | Anthony Gerrard | Huddersfield Town | 30 June 2015 | |
| Players loaned out ||||||
| Date from | Pos. | Name | To | Date to | Ref. |
| 12 September 2014 | MF | David Noble | Exeter City | 10 October 2014 | |
| 17 September 2014 | MF | David Mellor | Alfreton Town | 15 October 2014 | |
| 3 November 2014 | DF | Connor Brown | Carlisle United | 3 January 2015 | |
| 27 November 2014 | GK | Neil Etheridge | Charlton Athletic | 30 December 2014 | |
| 29 January 2015 | MF | James Dayton | St Mirren | 30 June 2015 | |
| Players transferred out ||||||
| Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Fee | Ref |
| 27 June 2014 | MF | Korey Smith | Bristol City | Undisclosed | |
| 17 July 2014 | MF | Anton Rodgers | Swindon Town | Free | |
| 21 August 2014 | FW | William Gros | Released | Free | |
| 1 September 2014 | FW | Jonson Clarke-Harris | Rotherham United | Undisclosed | |
| 5 January 2015 | GK | Neil Etheridge | Charlton Athletic | Free | |
| 2 February 2015 | GK | Paul Rachubka | Crewe Alexandra | Free | |

## Results and fixtures
### FA Cup

The draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.

### League Cup

The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Oldham were drawn at home versus Middlesbrough.

### Football League Trophy
## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 58 | 62 | −4 | 61 |
| 14 | Walsall | 46 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 50 | 54 | −4 | 59 |
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 57 |
| 16 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 62 | 75 | −13 | 56 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 49 | 60 | −11 | 55 |

## Squad statistics

    As of match played 3 May 2015

### Appearances

Players with no appearances are not included on the list.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | League One | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | App | Start | Sub | App | Start | Sub | App | Start | Sub | App | Start | Sub | App | Start | Sub |
| 8 | MF | | Mike Jones | 45 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | | Danny Philliskirk | 43 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 49 | 43 | 6 |
| 15 | MF | | Carl Winchester | 41 | 36 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 47 | 40 | 7 |
| 16 | DF | | James Wilson | 41 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 45 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | Liam Kelly | 37 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 41 | 2 |
| 20 | DF | | Brian Wilson | 33 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 38 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | | Dominic Poleon | 35 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 24 | 15 |
| 11 | FW | | Jonathan Forte | 34 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 34 | 15 |
| 3 | DF | | Joseph Mills | 30 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 34 | 2 |
| 5 | DF | | George Elokobi | 24 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 4 |
| 1 | GK | | Paul Rachubka | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Connor Brown | 24 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 22 | 4 |
| 4 | MF | | Timothée Dieng | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 18 | 8 |
| 7 | MF | | James Dayton | 17 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 14 |
| 21 | DF | | Genséric Kusunga | 18 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 |
| 14 | FW | | Conor Wilkinson | 17 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 |
| 23 | FW | | Rhys Turner | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| 27 | FW | | Amari Morgan-Smith | 13 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 11 |
| 18 | DF | | Adam Lockwood | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | | Jabo Ibehre | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| 25 | GK | | Jake Kean | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | | Joel Coleman | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1 |
| 39 | FW | | Rhys Murphy | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| 22 | DF | | Mat Sadler | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | | Daniel Johnson | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | | Michael Tidser | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | MF | | Jacob Mellis | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| 24 | DF | | Anthony Gerrard | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Luke Woodland | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | | Jonson Clarke-Harris | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | | Jordan Bove | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 25 | GK | | Paddy Kenny | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | | David Mellor | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 22 | FW | | William Gros | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | | David Noble | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | FW | | Devante Jacobs | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | MF | | Jack Tuohy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | GK | | Neil Etheridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 46 | | | 2 | | | 1 | | | 3 | | | 52 | | |

### Goals

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | EFL Trophy | Total |
| 11 | FW | | Jonathan Forte | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 8 | MF | | Mike Jones | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | FW | | Danny Philliskirk | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | FW | | Dominic Poleon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | MF | | Carl Winchester | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | DF | | George Elokobi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 23 | FW | | Rhys Turner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | MF | | Daniel Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | FW | | Conor Wilkinson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | FW | | Jabo Ibehre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | FW | | Amari Morgan-Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | FW | | Jonson Clarke-Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | | Liam Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | MF | | James Dayton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | DF | | Genséric Kusunga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | | James Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | FW | | Jordan Bove | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 54 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 60 |

### Disciplinary record

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy | Total | Total |
| 3 | DF | | Joseph Mills | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | | Brian Wilson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 18 | DF | | Adam Lockwood | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | | Jabo Ibehre | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | | Connor Brown | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | | James Wilson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | | Liam Kelly | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | | Timothée Dieng | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | | Dominic Poleon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Mike Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | | Danny Philliskirk | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | | Genséric Kusunga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | Carl Winchester | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | | Conor Wilkinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | | Amari Morgan-Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | Jonathan Forte | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | George Elokobi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | FW | | Rhys Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | | Mat Sadler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | | Luke Woodland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | | Paddy Kenny | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 47 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 4 |