# 2003–04 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

During the 2003–04 English football season, Oldham Athletic A.F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

## Results

Home team's score comes first

### Legend

| Win | Draw | Loss |

### Football League Second Division

| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| 9 August 2003 | Brighton | H | 1–3 |
| 16 August 2003 | Sheff Weds | A | 2–2 |
| 23 August 2003 | Blackpool | H | 2–3 |
| 25 August 2003 | Brentford | A | 2–1 |
| 30 August 2003 | Rushden & Diamonds | H | 3–2 |
| 6 September 2003 | Hartlepool | A | 0–0 |
| 13 September 2003 | Bristol C | H | 1–1 |
| 16 September 2003 | Barnsley | A | 1–1 |
| 20 September 2003 | Wycombe | A | 2–5 |
| 27 September 2003 | Luton | H | 3–0 |
| 30 September 2003 | Stockport | H | 2–0 |
| 4 October 2003 | Peterborough | A | 2–2 |
| 11 October 2003 | Port Vale | H | 2–1 |
| 18 October 2003 | Tranmere | A | 2–1 |
| 21 October 2003 | Wrexham | A | 4–0 |
| 25 October 2003 | Bournemouth | H | 1–1 |
| 1 November 2003 | Plymouth | A | 2–2 |
| 15 November 2003 | Swindon | H | 0–1 |
| 22 November 2003 | Chesterfield | A | 1–1 |
| 29 November 2003 | Notts Co | H | 0–1 |
| 13 December 2003 | Colchester | A | 2–1 |
| 20 December 2003 | QPR | H | 2–1 |
| 26 December 2003 | Grimsby | A | 3–3 |
| 28 December 2003 | Hartlepool | H | 0–2 |
| 3 January 2004 | Brentford | H | 1–1 |
| 10 January 2004 | Brighton | A | 0–0 |
| 17 January 2004 | Sheff Weds | H | 1–0 |
| 24 January 2004 | Blackpool | H | 1–1 |
| 31 January 2004 | Rushden & Diamonds | A | 4–1 |
| 8 February 2004 | Grimsby | H | 6–0 |
| 14 February 2004 | Port Vale | A | 1–0 |
| 21 February 2004 | Tranmere | H | 1–1 |
| 28 February 2004 | Bournemouth | A | 1–0 |
| 6 March 2004 | QPR | A | 1–1 |
| 13 March 2004 | Colchester | H | 0–0 |
| 16 March 2004 | Barnsley | H | 1–1 |
| 20 March 2004 | Bristol C | A | 0–2 |
| 27 March 2004 | Wycombe | H | 2–3 |
| 3 April 2004 | Luton | A | 1–1 |
| 10 April 2004 | Peterborough | H | 1–1 |
| 12 April 2004 | Stockport | A | 1–1 |
| 17 April 2004 | Plymouth | H | 4–1 |
| 20 April 2004 | Wrexham | H | 1–1 |
| 24 April 2004 | Swindon | A | 1–2 |
| 1 May 2004 | Chesterfield | H | 2–0 |
| 8 May 2004 | Notts Co | A | 1–1 |

### FA Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| R1 | 8 November 2003 | Carlisle | H | 3–0 |
| R2 | 6 December 2003 | Blackpool | H | 2–5 |

### League Cup

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| R1 | 12 August 2003 | Scunthorpe | A | 2–1 |

### Football League Trophy

| Round | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
| R1 | 14 October 2003 | Hartlepool | H | 3–3 (won on penalties) |
| R2 | 3 November 2003 | Bury | A | 2–1 |

## Players
### First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AUS | Les Pogliacomi |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Dean Holden |
| 3 | MF | ENG | Darren Sheridan |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Ernie Cooksey |
| 6 | DF | WAL | Gareth Owen (on loan from Stoke City) |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Paul Murray |
| 8 | MF | IRL | John Sheridan |
| 9 | FW | COD | Calvin Zola (on loan from Newcastle United) |
| 10 | FW | ENG | John Eyre |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Matty Appleby |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Wes Wilkinson |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Chris Grange |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Michael Clegg |
| 15 | GK | ENG | Keiren Westwood (on loan from Manchester City) |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Kelvin Lomax |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Scott Vernon |
| 18 | MF | ENG | Danny Boshell |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Craig Fleming |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | DF | ENG | David Beharall |
| 22 | DF | ENG | Danny Hall |
| 23 | DF | SCO | Will Haining |
| 24 | FW | NZL | Chris Killen |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Mark Bonner |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Adam Griffin |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Marc Tierney |
| 28 | MF | ENG | David Eyres |
| 29 | FW | ENG | Chris Hall |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Matthew Wolfenden |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Steve Corry |
| 32 | FW | ENG | Dean Crowe |
| 33 | FW | JAM | Jermaine Johnson (on loan from Bolton Wanderers) |
| 34 | FW | ENG | Matty Barlow |
| 35 | MF | ENG | Danny Forde |
| 37 | DF | ENG | Rob Walker |
| 38 | MF | ENG | Carlos Roca |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 5 | DF | COD | Kangana Ndiwa (on loan from Bolton Wanderers) |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Mark Hudson (on loan from Fulham) |
| 12 | FW | FRA | Mickaël Antoine-Curier (to Kidderminster Harriers) |
| 15 | MF | AUS | David Carney (to Halifax Town) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | GK | ENG | Adam Collin (on loan from Newcastle United) |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Matt O'Halloran (to Chesterfield) |
| 16 | MF | ENG | Steven Schumacher (on loan from Everton) |