# 1989–90 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

During the 1989–90 English football season, Oldham Athletic A.F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

## Season summary

Oldham finished in 8th place in the league, missing out on the playoffs by three points. However the club enjoyed excellent form in the cups, reaching the FA Cup Semi-Finals for only the 2nd time in their history, and the Final of the League Cup – and the club's first ever appearance at Wembley.

## Competitions
### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Full Members' Cup
## Players
### First-team squad

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 |
| — | GK | ENG | Jon Hallworth |
| — | GK | ENG | Andy Rhodes |
| — | DF | ENG | Andy Barlow |
| — | DF | ENG | Earl Barrett |
| — | DF | SCO | Willie Donachie |
| — | DF | WAL | Andy Holden |
| — | DF | IRL | Denis Irwin |
| — | DF | ENG | Paul Warhurst |
| — | DF | ENG | Gary Williams |
| — | MF | ENG | Neil Adams |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ENG | Nick Henry |
| — | MF | ENG | Rick Holden |
| — | MF | IRL | Mike Milligan (captain) |
| — | MF | ENG | Neil Redfearn |
| — | FW | ENG | Frankie Bunn |
| — | FW | ENG | Ian Marshall |
| — | FW | ENG | Paul Moulden |
| — | FW | SCO | Scott McGarvey |
| — | FW | ENG | Roger Palmer |
| — | FW | ENG | Andy Ritchie |

## Squad statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division 2 | Division 2 | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | FM Cup | FM Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | MF | ENG | Neil Adams | 40 | 5 | 18+9 | 4 | 5+1 | 0 | 6+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Andy Barlow | 62 | 1 | 43+1 | 1 | 9+0 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Earl Barrett | 65 | 4 | 46+0 | 2 | 9+0 | 1 | 9+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Chris Blundell | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Frankie Bunn | 35 | 13 | 28+1 | 5 | 1+0 | 1 | 5+0 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Willie Donachie | 9 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Jon Hallworth | 29 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Nick Henry | 59 | 1 | 40+1 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 9+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Wayne Heseltine | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | WAL | Andy Holden | 8 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Rick Holden | 64 | 13 | 45+0 | 9 | 9+0 | 2 | 9+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | IRL | Denis Irwin | 60 | 1 | 42+0 | 1 | 9+0 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | NIR | Norman Kelly | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Ian Marshall | 40 | 6 | 22+3 | 3 | 9+0 | 3 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Scott McGarvey | 9 | 2 | 2+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | IRL | Mike Milligan | 60 | 8 | 41+0 | 7 | 9+0 | 0 | 9+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Paul Moulden | 8 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Roger Palmer | 58 | 20 | 33+9 | 16 | 6+3 | 3 | 5+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Neil Redfearn | 23 | 3 | 15+2 | 2 | 5+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Andy Rhodes | 36 | 0 | 31+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Andy Ritchie | 51 | 29 | 37+1 | 16 | 4+0 | 3 | 8+0 | 10 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Paul Warhurst | 42 | 1 | 28+2 | 1 | 2+4 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Gary Williams | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |