# 2016–17 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

The 2016–17 season was Oldham Athletic's 122nd season in their history and 20th consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club also participated in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 9 July 2016 | RB | Josh Law | Motherwell | Free transfer |
| 11 July 2016 | LB | Jamie Reckord | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 11 July 2016 | CM | Luke Woodland | Bradford Park Avenue | Free transfer |
| 12 July 2016 | GK | Chris Kettings | Crystal Palace | Free transfer |
| 13 July 2016 | RW | Ryan Flynn | Sheffield United | Free transfer |
| 13 July 2016 | DM | Marc Klok | Cherno More Varna | Free transfer |
| 19 July 2016 | AM | Ollie Banks | Chesterfield | Free transfer |
| 19 July 2016 | CB | Peter Clarke | Bury | Free transfer |
| 28 July 2016 | CM | Paul Green | Rotherham United | Free transfer |
| 29 July 2016 | CF | Darius Osei | Stalybridge Celtic | Undisclosed |
| 3 August 2016 | DM | Ousmane Fane | Kidderminster Harriers | £50,000 |
| 8 August 2016 | RB | Ryan McLaughlin | Liverpool | Free transfer |
| 12 August 2016 | LB | Charles Dunne | Blackpool | Free transfer |
| 12 August 2016 | RW | Calaum Jahraldo-Martin | Hull City | Free transfer |
| 31 August 2016 | RB | Cameron Dummigan | Burnley | Undisclosed |
| 20 January 2017 | CF | Aaron Amadi-Holloway | Fleetwood Town | Undisclosed |
| 20 January 2017 | CB | Anthony Gerrard | Free agent | Free transfer |
| 20 January 2017 | CF | Michael Ngoo | Bromley | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2017 | LW | Tope Obadeyi | Dundee United | Free transfer |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Jordan Bove | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | Joel Coleman | Huddersfield Town | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2016 | GK | David Cornell | Northampton Town | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | LW | Jonathan Forte | Notts County | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | RM | Mike Jones | Carlisle United | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | LB | Joseph Mills | Perth Glory | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Dominic Poleon | AFC Wimbledon | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2016 | LB | Jack Truelove | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CF | Rhys Turner | Morecambe | Released |
| 1 July 2016 | CB | Theo Vassell | Walsall | Released |
| 2 July 2016 | CM | Liam Kelly | Leyton Orient | Undisclosed |
| 5 July 2016 | CB | James Wilson | Sheffield United | Free transfer |
| 7 July 2016 | CF | Rhys Murphy | Forest Green Rovers | Nominal fee |
| 13 July 2016 | DM | Timothée Dieng | Bradford City | Free transfer |
| 31 August 2016 | RB | Connor Brown | Free Agent | Released |
| 12 January 2017 | RM | Carl Winchester | Cheltenham Town | Free transfer |
| 31 January 2017 | DM | Marc Klok | Dundee | Free transfer |
* ↑ Following Cornell's release, he signed for Northampton Town.
* ↑ Following Jones' release, he signed for Carlisle United.
* ↑ Following Mills' release, he signed for Perth Glory.
* ↑ Following Turner's release, he signed for Morecambe.
* ↑ Following Vassell's release, he signed for Walsall.

### Loans in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Date until |
| 9 July 2016 | CF | Lee Erwin | Leeds United | End of Season |
| 9 July 2016 | GK | Connor Ripley | Middlesbrough | End of Season |
| 13 July 2016 | CF | Billy Mckay | Wigan Athletic | 31 January 2017 |
| 18 July 2016 | CB | Cameron Burgess | Fulham | 5 January 2017 |
| 30 August 2016 | CF | Freddie Ladapo | Crystal Palace | 2 January 2017 |
| 26 January 2017 | RB | Rob Hunt | Brighton & Hove Albion | End of Season |
| 31 January 2017 | CM | Aiden O'Neill | Burnley | End of Season |
| 31 January 2017 | LM | Chris Taylor | Bolton Wanderers | End of Season |
* ↑ On 31 January 2017, Billy Mckay's loan was terminated.

### Loans out

| Date from | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Date until | Ref. |
| 27 September 2016 | CB | | Jamie Scott | Curzon Ashton | End of Season | |
* ↑ On 3 November 2016, Jamie Scott's loan at Curzon Ashton was extended until 30 January 2017.
* ↑ On 27 January 2017, Jamie Scott's loan at Curzon Ashton was extended until the end of season.

## Competitions
### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 57 |
| 16 | Northampton Town | 46 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 60 | 73 | −13 | 53 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 53 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 46 | 63 | −17 | 51 |
| 19 | Bury | 46 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 61 | 73 | −12 | 50 |

#### Matches
### EFL Trophy

| Pos | Div | Teamvte | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L2 | Carlisle United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 9 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 5 | Advance to Round 2 |
| 3 | L1 | Fleetwood Town | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | ACA | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Premier League | Premier League | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | EFL Trophy | EFL Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ENG | Connor Ripley | 54 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | SCO | Chris Kettings | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG | Josh Law | 28 | 3 | 19+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Jamie Reckord | 16 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Brian Wilson | 32 | 2 | 25+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | IRL | Anthony Gerrard | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | George Edmundson | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | NIR | Cameron Dummigan | 14 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Kallum Mantack | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Jamie Stott | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Rob Hunt | 10 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Peter Clarke | 53 | 6 | 46 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | NIR | Ryan McLaughlin | 43 | 2 | 31+5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | IRL | Charles Dunne | 19 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | AUS | Aiden O'Neill | 15 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | SCO | Ryan Flynn | 44 | 3 | 31+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Ollie Banks | 34 | 3 | 24+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+2 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Lee Croft | 23 | 1 | 5+11 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+4 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Chris Taylor | 16 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | PHI | Luke Woodland | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | FRA | Ousmane Fané | 46 | 0 | 31+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | IRL | Paul Green | 47 | 1 | 36+5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Tope Obadeyi | 15 | 2 | 10+5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 10 | FW | WAL | Aaron Amadi-Holloway | 15 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Michael Ngoo | 13 | 0 | 3+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Darius Osei | 23 | 2 | 4+15 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 |
| 19 | FW | SCO | Lee Erwin | 40 | 10 | 25+9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 |
| 30 | FW | ATG | Calaum Jahraldo-Martin | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | FW | NIR | Brendy Glackin | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | AUS | Cameron Burgess | 31 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | MF | NED | Marc Klok | 12 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | NIR | Billy McKay | 33 | 4 | 20+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4+1 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | NIR | Carl Winchester | 13 | 3 | 4+5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Freddie Ladapo | 22 | 3 | 12+5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | WAL | Jake Cassidy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 30 June 2017 Source: Competitions