# 2017–18 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

The 2017–18 season was Oldham Athletic's 123rd season in their history and 21st 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 2017 to 30 June 2018.

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date from | Position | Name | From | Fee |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | Craig Davies | Scunthorpe United | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | AM | Dan Gardner | Chesterfield | Free |
| 13 July 2017 | RB | Rob Hunt | Brighton & Hove Albion | Undisclosed |
| 17 July 2017 | CF | Courtney Duffus | Everton | Undisclosed |
| 9 August 2017 | RW | Gyamfi Kyeremeh | Eintracht Braunschweig II | Free |
| 31 August 2017 | GK | Johny Placide | Guingamp | Free |
| 6 September 2017 | LW | Gevaro Nepomuceno | Marítimo | Undisclosed |
| 6 September 2017 | AM | Abdelhakim Omrani | Sedan | Undisclosed |
| 12 September 2017 | CM | Mohamed Maouche | Tours | Free |
| 29 December 2017 | FW | Patrick McEleney | Dundalk | Undisclosed |

### Transfers out

| Date from | Position | Name | To | Fee |
| 1 July 2017 | RM | Lee Croft | Southport | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | LB | Charles Dunne | Motherwell | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | MF | Lee Knight | Free agent | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | RB | Josh Law | York City | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | CF | Michael Ngoo | KF Tirana | Released |
| 1 July 2017 | LB | Jamie Reckord | Free agent | Released |
* ↑ Lee Croft joined Southport following his release.
* ↑ Charles Dunne joined Motherwell following his release.
* ↑ Josh Law joined York City following his release.
* ↑ Michael Ngoo joined KF Tirana following his release.

### Loans in

| Start date | Position | Name | From | End date |
| 4 August 2017 | GK | Ben Wilson | Cardiff City | January 2018 |
| 29 August 2017 | CM | Jack Byrne | Wigan Athletic | January 2018 |
| 31 August 2017 | CB | Kean Bryan | Manchester City | 1 January 2018 |
| 31 August 2017 | CF | Eoin Doyle | Preston North End | 1 January 2018 |
| 31 August 2017 | GK | Jack Ruddy | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1 January 2018 |
| 6 September 2017 | LW | Queensy Menig | Nantes | 30 June 2018 |

### Loans out

| Start date | Position | Name | To | End date |
| 22 September 2017 | DF | Kallum Mantack | FC United of Manchester | 20 October 2017 |
| 13 October 2017 | CB | George Edmundson | AFC Fylde | 1 January 2018 |
| 13 October 2017 | CB | Jamie Stott | AFC Fylde | 10 November 2017 |
| 30 October 2017 | CM | Mason Fawns | Ashton United | 27 November 2017 |
| 3 November 2017 | DF | Kallum Mantack | Stockport County | 3 December 2017 |
| 10 November 2017 | CB | Jamie Stott | Curzon Ashton | 1 January 2018 |
* ↑ On 10 November, Edmundson extended his loan stay with AFC Fylde.

## Competitions
### Friendlies

As of 28 June 2017, Oldham Athletic have announced seven pre-season friendlies against Curzon Ashton, Stalybridge Celtic, Accrington Stanley, Salisbury, Swindon Town, Girona and Manchester United U/23.

### League One
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 19 | Walsall | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 53 | 66 | −13 | 52 | |
| 20 | Rochdale | 46 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 51 | |
| 21 | Oldham Athletic (R) | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 58 | 75 | −17 | 50 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 22 | Northampton Town (R) | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 43 | 77 | −34 | 47 | Relegation to EFL League Two |
| 23 | Milton Keynes Dons (R) | 46 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 43 | 69 | −26 | 45 | Relegation to EFL League Two |

#### Result summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 13 January 2018. Source:

#### Result by matchday

| Round | 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 | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | L | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | W | W | W | D | D | W | L | W | D | D | L | W | D | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | W | D | W | W | D | L | L | W | D | D | D | D | D | L | D | D |
| Position | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 |

#### Matches

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.

### FA Cup

On 16 October 2017, Oldham Athletic were drawn away to Carlisle United in the first round.

### EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Oldham Athletic were drawn at home to Burton Albion in the first round.

### EFL Trophy

On 12 July 2017, the group stage draw was completed with Oldham facing Crewe Alexandra, Newcastle United U23s and Port Vale in Northern Group D.
| Pos | Lge | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | L2 | Port Vale (Q) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 8 | Round 2 |
| 2 | L1 | Oldham Athletic (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Round 2 |
| 3 | ACA | Newcastle United U21s (E) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | L2 | Crewe Alexandra (E) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0 | |