# 2020–21 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

The 2020–21 season was Oldham Athletic's 126th season in their history and third consecutive season in the English football's fourth tier. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. In March 2021 near the end of the season Harry Kewell was sacked along with assistant Alan Maybury. The following day Keith Curle was appointed manager.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 2 August 2020 | LB | Cameron Borthwick-Jackson | Manchester United | Free transfer |
| 2 August 2020 | CB | Sido Jombati | Wycombe Wanderers | Free transfer |
| 2 August 2020 | CB | Carl Piergianni | Salford City | Undisclosed |
| 11 August 2020 | LW | Davis Keillor-Dunn | Wrexham | Free transfer |
| 18 August 2020 | CF | Conor McAleny | Fleetwood Town | Free transfer |
| 28 August 2020 | DM | Callum Whelan | Watford | Free transfer |
| 1 September 2020 | LB | Jordan Barnett | Pontefract Collieries | Free transfer |
| 1 September 2020 | CB | Kyle Jameson | AFC Fylde | Free transfer |
| 6 September 2020 | AM | George Blackwood | Adelaide United | Free transfer |
| 9 September 2020 | LB | Andrea Badan | Hellas Verona | Free transfer |
| 2 October 2020 | AM | Dylan Bahamboula | Tsarko Selo Sofia | Free transfer |
| 16 October 2020 | GK | Laurence Bilboe | Rotherham United | Free transfer |
| 16 October 2020 | DM | Brice Ntambwe | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 10 November 2020 | RB | Raphaël Diarra | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 22 January 2020 | AM | Nicky Adams | Northampton Town | Undisclosed |
| 22 January 2020 | CF | Marcus Barnes | Southampton | Free transfer |

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 7 August 2020 | GK | Ian Lawlor | Doncaster Rovers | End of season |
| 10 August 2020 | CM | Bobby Grant | Wrexham | End of season |
| 2 September 2020 | AM | Ben Garrity | Blackpool | End of season |
| 25 September 2020 | CM | Alfie McCalmont | Leeds United | End of season |
| 16 October 2020 | CB | Harry Clarke | Arsenal | 20 January 2021 |
| 13 January 2021 | RW | Marcel Hilßner | Coventry City | End of season |
| 1 February 2021 | RM | Serhat Tasdemir | Peterborough United | End of season |
| 13 March 2021 | GK | Laurie Walker | Milton Keynes Dons | 20 March 2021 |

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
| 5 October 2020 | GK | | Gary Woods | Aberdeen | End of season | |
| 12 December 2020 | FW | | Vani Da Silva | Curzon Ashton | 10 January 2021 | |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | Kielen Adams | Clitheroe | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | GK | Ellis Allen | APEA Akrotiri | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | Désiré Segbé Azankpo | Villefranche | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | CM | Reece Gaskell | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | Alex Iacovitti | Ross County | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | Taylor Jones | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | Marvin Kokos | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | DM | Chris McCann | Shamrock Rovers | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | Lewis McKinney | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | RB | Zak Mills | Port Vale | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | LW | Gevaro Nepomuceno | FC Halifax Town | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | CB | Jamie Stott | Stockport County | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | RB | Javid Swaby-Neavin | Radcliffe | Released |
| 1 July 2020 | DM | Mohamad Sylla | Stade Lavallois | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2020 | CF | Scott Wilson | Notts County | Released |
| 7 July 2020 | DF | Jack Grundy | Mossley | Free transfer |
| 15 July 2020 | FW | Zac Emmerson | Brighton & Hove Albion | Undisclosed |
| 27 July 2020 | DM | Christopher Missilou | Northampton Town | Free transfer |
| 8 January 2021 | CM | Mohamed Maouche | Ross County | Free transfer |
| 20 January 2021 | CF | Danny Rowe | Bradford City | Undisclosed |
| 29 January 2021 | RB | Tom Hamer | Burton Albion | Undisclosed |
| 1 February 2021 | LB | Jordan Barnett | Notts County | Free transfer |
| 12 March 2021 | CB | David Wheater | Free agent | Mutual consent |

## Competitions
### EFL League Two
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 14 | Stevenage | 46 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 60 |
| 15 | Bradford City | 46 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 48 | 53 | −5 | 59 |
| 16 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 58 |
| 17 | Harrogate Town | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 52 | 61 | −9 | 57 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 15 | 9 | 22 | 72 | 81 | −9 | 54 |
| 19 | Walsall | 46 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 53 |
| 20 | Colchester United | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 44 | 61 | −17 | 51 |
| 21 | Barrow | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 53 | 59 | −6 | 50 |
| 22 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 41 | 64 | −23 | 48 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 8 May 2021. Source: BBC

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | D | L | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | L | D | W | L | W | L | D | L | W | L | D | D | L | D | D | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | L | L |
| Position | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.

### FA Cup

The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October. The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley. The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.
Win  Draw  Loss

### EFL Cup

Win  Draw  Loss
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson. The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.

### EFL Trophy

Win  Draw  Loss
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August. The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew's.
| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L2 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | ACA | Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 5 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L2 | Bradford City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 | L1 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 2 | |

## Squad statistics

    As of match played 8 May 2021

### Appearances

Players with no appearances are not included on the list.
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | League Two | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Apps | Starts | Subs | Apps | Starts | Subs | Apps | Starts | Subs | Apps | Starts | Subs | Apps | Starts | Subs |
| 10 | MF | | Davis Keillor-Dunn | 41 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 49 | 40 | 9 |
| 18 | FW | | Conor McAleny | 40 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 46 | 40 | 6 |
| 5 | DF | | Carl Piergianni | 38 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 43 | 2 |
| 24 | FW | | Dylan Bahamboula | 38 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 32 | 11 |
| 14 | DF | | Dylan Fage | 34 | 22 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 28 | 13 |
| 1 | GK | | Ian Lawlor | 30 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | | Alfie McCalmont | 35 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 35 | 4 |
| 8 | MF | | Callum Whelan | 31 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 29 | 9 |
| 6 | MF | | Ben Garrity | 29 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 26 | 12 |
| 2 | DF | | Harry Clarke | 32 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 33 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | | Cameron Borthwick-Jackson | 31 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 29 | 6 |
| 11 | FW | | Bobby Grant | 23 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 23 | 6 |
| 16 | MF | | Brice Ntambwe | 24 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 23 | 5 |
| 15 | DF | | Kyle Jameson | 25 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 21 | 6 |
| 4 | DF | | Sido Jombati | 19 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 22 | 4 |
| 17 | MF | | Jordan Barnett | 17 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 13 |
| 23 | MF | | Nicky Adams | 23 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 20 | 3 |
| 9 | FW | | Danny Rowe | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 6 |
| 21 | MF | | Marcel Hilßner | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15 | 5 |
| 20 | DF | | Andrea Badan | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 |
| 22 | DF | | Raphaël Diarra | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 6 |
| 19 | FW | | Zak Dearnley | 15 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 12 |
| 34 | DF | | Tom Hamer | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 1 |
| 7 | FW | | George Blackwood | 13 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 |
| 37 | GK | | Laurie Walker | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | | Serhat Tasdemir | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| 26 | FW | | Marcus Barnes | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 34 | MF | | Harry Vaughan | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 33 | GK | | Laurence Bilboe | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | | Junior Luamba | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | DF | | Will Sutton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | FW | | Vani Da Silva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | MF | | Ben Hough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | | MacKenzie Chapman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 46 | | | 3 | | | 2 | | | 4 | | | 55 | | |

### Goals

| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | League Two | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Trophy | Total |
| 18 | FW | | Conor McAleny | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| 10 | MF | | Davis Keillor-Dunn | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 25 | MF | | Alfie McCalmont | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | FW | | Danny Rowe | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 24 | FW | | Dylan Bahamboula | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 19 | FW | | Zak Dearnley | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 11 | FW | | Bobby Grant | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | DF | | Carl Piergianni | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | MF | | Ben Garrity | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | FW | | George Blackwood | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | DF | | Kyle Jameson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | DF | | Cameron Borthwick-Jackson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | DF | | Harry Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | | Dylan Fage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | | Marcel Hilßner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| | | | Own Goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 72 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 91 |