# 2009–10 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

The 2009–10 season was Oldham Athletic's 11th season in the third tier of the English football league system, and their 114th overall. The first-team squad was led by manager Dave Penney in his first season with the club, following the departure of former manager John Sheridan in the previous season.

## Results
### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Pre-season and friendlies

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorers |
| 13 July 2009 | Hyde United | A | 2–0 | Whitaker 13', Alessandra 42' |
| 16 July 2009 | F.C. Halifax Town | A | 1–2 | O'Grady |
| 18 July 2009 | Bury | A | 0–0 | |
| 21 July 2009 | Macclesfield Town | A | 2–1 | Parker 5', O'Grady 90' |
| 25 July 2009 | Sunderland | H | 1–2 | Abbott 55' |
| 28 July 2009 | Stalybridge Celtic | A | 3–3 | Stephens (2) |
| 30 July 2009 | Middlesbrough | H | 2–2 | Taylor 6', Parker |
| 1 August 2009 | Blackpool | H | 2–4 | Abbott, Furman 15' |

### League One

The 2009–10 Football League One fixtures were released on 17 June 2009, with Oldham Athletic opening their league campaign versus local rivals Stockport County on 8 August 2009. In Dave Penney's first competitive game in charge of the club, Oldham were held a scoreless draw against Stockport County. Despite having numerous shots, Owain Fôn Williams kept the Latics out of goal to keep the two teams level at 0–0 for the full 90 minutes.

### League Cup

On 16 June 2009, the draws for the first round of the 2009–10 Football League Cup was drawn. Oldham Athletic was drawn against fellow League One club Carlisle United. Throughout the game, both teams remained scoreless until an 89th-minute winner was scored by Scott Dobie. The goal allowed Carlisle to advance with a 1–0 victory, as Oldham were eliminated in the first round of the Cup.

### Johnstone's Paint Trophy

On 15 August 2009, the First Round draw for the 2009–10 Football League Trophy was made on Soccer AM, where Oldham was drawn against League Two club Accrington Stanley. The Latics held a 1–0 lead at halftime after Danny Whitaker grabbed a goal in the 10th minute, though Accrington Stanley came back on level terms in the 60th minute due to an own goal by Oldham defender Sean Gregan. Phil Edwards scored the winning goal seven minutes later following a free kick, giving Accrington a 2–1 victory and knocking Oldham out of the competition in the First Round.

## Squad statistics

    Accurate as of end of season
| No. | Pos. | Name | League One | League One | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | FL Trophy | FL Trophy | Total | Total | Discipline | Discipline |
| No. | Pos. | Name | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | Dean Brill | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Hasney Aljofree | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | Lee Hills | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | DF | Krisztian Timar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | Joe Jacobson | 14+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Jon Worthington | 12+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13+5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | Andy Holdsworth | 11+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Reuben Hazell | 41 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Danny Whitaker | 30+10 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32+11 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | Deane Smalley | 23+6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24+6 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Paweł Abbott | 38+1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39+2 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Chris O'Grady | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Lewis Guy | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | Jason Price | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | Kelvin Lomax | 11+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | Dean Furman | 32+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35+6 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | Lewis Alessandra | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | Sean Gregan | 46 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | Keigan Parker | 17+10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18+11 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Chris Taylor | 27+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29+5 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | Kieran Lee | 16+8 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17+9 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | Dale Stephens | 24+2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24+2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | Paul Black | 12+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Ryan Brooke | 2+13 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | Chris Rowney | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Alex Marrow | 26+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | Peter Gilbert | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | Kirk Millar | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | Joe Colbeck | 18+9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19+9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Darren Byfield | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | Djeny Bembo-Leta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | Nick Blackman | 6+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | Daniel Nardiello | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Jim Goodwin | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | Paul Heffernan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | Alan Sheehan | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | GK | Darryl Flahavan | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | FW | Tom Eaves | 0+15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+15 | 0 | 2 | 0 |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2009 | GK | Dean Brill | Unattached | Free |
| 22 July 2009 | DF | Andy Holdsworth | Huddersfield Town | Undisclosed |
| 23 July 2009 | FW | Keigan Parker | Huddersfield Town | Undisclosed |
| 24 July 2009 | DF | Rene Steer | Arsenal | Undisclosed |
| 25 July 2009 | MF | Philip Ojapah | A.F.C. Liverpool | Undisclosed |
| 28 July 2009 | DF | Michael McKerr | Unattached | Free |
| 6 August 2009 | FW | Darren Byfield | Unattached | Free |
| 6 August 2009 | DF | Peter Gilbert | Unattached | Free |
| 6 August 2009 | GK | Przemysław Kazimierczak | Unattached | Free |
| 1 September 2009 | MF | Joe Colbeck | Bradford City | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | To | Fee |
| 23 July 2009 | FW | Matthew Wolfenden | Wrexham | Free |
| 7 August 2009 | DF | Neal Eardley | Blackpool | Undisclosed |
| 25 August 2009 | FW | Darren Byfield | Walsall | Walsall |
| 1 September 2009 | GK | Przemysław Kazimierczak | Released | Released |
| 1 September 2009 | DF | Peter Gilbert | Northampton Town | Northampton Town |

### Loan in

| Date From | Date To | Pos | Name | Loaned from |
| 6 August 2009 | January 2009 | DF | Alex Marrow | Blackburn Rovers |
| 20 August 2009 | January 2009 | FW | Nick Blackman | Blackburn Rovers |
| 1 September 2009 | 1 October 2009 | DF | Alan Sheehan | Leeds United |

### Loan out

| Date From | Date To | Pos | Name | Loaned to |
| 10 July 2009 | 30 June 2010 | GK | Greg Fleming | Dunfermline Athletic |
| 14 August 2009 | 14 September 2009 | MF | Dale Stephens | Rochdale |
| 20 August 2009 | 20 September 2009 | FW | Lewis Alessandra | Chester City |
| 21 August 2009 | January 2010 | FW | Chris O'Grady | Rochdale |
| 28 August 2009 | 28 September 2009 | MF | Philip Ojapah | Stalybridge Celtic |

## Players
### First-team squad

    Squad at end of season
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 |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Dean Brill |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Hasney Aljofree |
| 3 | DF | WAL | Joe Jacobson |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Jon Worthington |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Andy Holdsworth |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Reuben Hazell |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Danny Whitaker |
| 8 | FW | ENG | Deane Smalley |
| 9 | FW | POL | Pawel Abbott |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Rob Purdie |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Lewis Guy (on loan from Doncaster Rovers) |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Kelvin Lomax |
| 13 | GK | SCO | Greg Fleming |
| 14 | MF | RSA | Dean Furman |
| 15 | FW | ENG | Lewis Alessandra |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Sean Gregan |
| 17 | FW | SCO | Keigan Parker |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Chris Taylor |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | MF | ENG | Kieran Lee |
| 20 | MF | ENG | Dale Stephens |
| 21 | DF | ENG | Paul Black |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Ryan Brooke |
| 23 | GK | ENG | Josh Ollerenshaw |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Liam Dawson |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Chris Rowney |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Alex Marrow (on loan from Blackburn Rovers) |
| 27 | FW | NIR | Kirk Millar |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Joe Colbeck |
| 29 | FW | COD | Djeny Bembo-Leta |
| 30 | FW | WAL | Daniel Nardiello (on loan from Bury) |
| 31 | MF | NIR | Philip McGrath |
| 33 | MF | IRL | Jim Goodwin (on loan from Huddersfield Town) |
| 36 | DF | NIR | Michael McKerr |
| 37 | GK | ENG | Darryl Flahavan (on loan from Crystal Palace) |
| 38 | FW | ENG | Tom Eaves |

### Left club during season

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 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Lee Hills (on loan from Crystal Palace) |
| 2 | DF | HUN | Krisztián Timár (on loan from Plymouth Argyle) |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Chris O'Grady (to Rochdale) |
| 11 | FW | WAL | Jason Price (on loan from Millwall) |
| 13 | GK | SCO | Greg Fleming (on loan to Dunfermline Athletic) |
| 27 | DF | WAL | Peter Gilbert (to Northampton Town) |
| 28 | GK | POL | Przemysław Kazimierczak (released) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 29 | FW | JAM | Darren Byfield (released) |
| 30 | FW | ENG | Nick Blackman (on loan from Blackburn Rovers) |
| 31 | DF | HUN | Dávid Kálnoki-Kis (on loan from MTK) |
| 33 | DF | IRL | Alan Sheehan (on loan from Leeds United) |
| 33 | FW | IRL | Paul Heffernan (on loan from Doncaster Rovers) |
| 34 | FW | HUN | Patrick Tischler (on loan from MTK) |
| 35 | FW | HUN | Norbert Csiki (on loan from MTK) |