# 1998–99 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

During the 1998–99 English football season, Oldham Athletic A.F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

## Statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division 2 | Division 2 | F.A. Cup | F.A. Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | MF | ENG | Mark Allott | 47 | 8 | 32+9 | 7 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Paul Beavers | 7 | 2 | 7+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Lee Clitheroe | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Lee Duxbury | 48 | 7 | 41+0 | 6 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Shaun Garnett | 42 | 2 | 36+1 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Richard Graham | 15 | 3 | 11+0 | 3 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Andy Gray | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | AUS | Doug Hodgson | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Andy Holt | 50 | 5 | 39+4 | 5 | 3+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Mark Hotte | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Mark Innes | 13 | 1 | 8+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | GK | IRL | Gary Kelly | 52 | 0 | 45+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Adrian Littlejohn | 18 | 3 | 11+5 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | WAL | Paul Mardon | 12 | 3 | 12+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | John McGinlay | 10 | 3 | 4+3 | 1 | 1+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ian McLean | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | David McNiven | 6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Scott McNiven | 44 | 2 | 33+4 | 1 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | GK | NIR | David Miskelly | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ISL | Toddi Örlygsson | 24 | 0 | 19+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Paul Reid | 47 | 2 | 40+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Paul Rickers | 52 | 4 | 44+1 | 4 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Andy Ritchie | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Phil Salt | 12 | 1 | 3+6 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | IRL | John Sheridan | 34 | 2 | 30+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Lee Sinnott | 21 | 0 | 14+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Nick Spooner | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Ryan Sugden | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Iain Swan | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Stuart Thom | 26 | 1 | 19+6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | WAL | Matthew Tipton | 33 | 2 | 15+13 | 2 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Danny Walsh | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Steve Whitehall | 43 | 4 | 28+8 | 4 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |

## Final league table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 18 | Colchester United | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 52 | 70 | −18 | 52 | |
| 19 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 52 | 58 | −6 | 51 | |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 48 | 66 | −18 | 51 | |
| 21 | York City (R) | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 56 | 80 | −24 | 50 | Relegation to the Third Division |
| 22 | Northampton Town (R) | 46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 43 | 57 | −14 | 48 | Relegation to the Third Division |