Oldham Athletic A.F.C. seasons

This is a list of Oldham Athletic A.F.C. seasons in English football, from 1904—when the club began playing professionally—to the most recent completed season. The list details accomplishments in all competitions the club has entered. The club has never participated in any major competitions outside of the United Kingdom.

History

The club was created in 1899 after Pine Villa Football Club folded earlier the same year. [cite web| url=http://www.oldhamathletic.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/| title=Club history| publisher=Oldham Athletic AFC| date=2007-04-25| accessdate=2008-08-24] In the early years, Oldham played mostly at the junior level of competition. In 1899, Oldham Athletic played their first game in the Manchester Alliance League versus Berry’s Blacking Works Second XI.cite web| url=http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Oldham_Athletic/Oldham_Athletic.htm| title=Oldham Athletic - Historical Football Kits| accessdate=2008-08-24] The following season, the club would move to the Manchester Football League after finishing as runners-up. The club began to play professionally in 1904 as they moved into the Lancashire Combination B Division and were immediately promoted to the A Division by finishing as runners-up.

After two seasons in the Lancashire Combination, the club gained acceptance into the Football League in June 1907 when Burslem Port Vale resigned from the league. Unlike many clubs, Oldham Athletic gained early success in the league as they finished in third place in the Football League Second Division. By 1910, the club was playing in the top flight of English football after the club had finishing in the runners-up spot in the 1909–10 season. It would not be until the 1952–53 season when the club would once again win a trophy, as they finished at the top of the Football League Third Division North table. By the late 1950s, the club was in the Football League Fourth Division and twice had to apply for re-election into the Football League.

By the mid-1960s, the club's fortunes had turned as they gained promotion back into the Football League Third Division. In 1973–74, Jimmy Frizzell led Oldham back to the Second Division as the club won their first league title since 1953. Unlike previous visits into the division, the club was not relegated quickly. In the late 1970s, the club were runners-up in the Anglo-Scottish Cup following a loss to Burnley 4–1 on aggregate. Under Joe Royle in 1989–90 season, Oldham had their best finish in a major English cup by finishing as runners-up in the 1990 Football League Cup Final. The following season, Oldham won the Second Division and were promoted to the Football League First Division for the first time in 64 years and, in 1992–93, the club was a founding member of the FA Premier League.

After the exit of manager Joe Royle, the club was relegated back into the First Divisionref label|1stDiv|A| following the 1993–94 season. In the 1996–97 season, the club was relegated for the second time in four seasons and were back in the Second Division.ref label|1stDiv|A| As of the end of the 2007–08 season, Oldham have been in the third tier of English football for 9 seasons—losing in the 2006–07 play-offs.

easons

Key

*P = Played
*W = Games won
*D = Games drawn
*L = Games lost
*F = Goals for
*A = Goals against
*Pts = Points
*Pos = Final position
*Lan C-1 = Lancashire Combination A Division
*Lan C-2 = Lancashire Combination B Division
*Div 1 = Football League First Division
*Div 2 = Football League Second Division
*Div 3 = Football League Third Division
*Div 3N = Football League Third Division North
*Div 4 = Football League Fourth Division
*Prem = Premier League
*Champ = Football League Championship
*Lge 1 = Football League One
*Grp = Group stage
*R1 = Round 1
*R2 = Round 2
*R3 = Round 3
*R4 = Round 4
*R5 = Round 5
*QF = Quarter-finals
*SF = Semi-finals
*FN = Final (North)
*RU = Runners-up
*W = WinnersDivision shown in bold when it changes due to promotion or relegation.

Footnotes

:A. : The Second Division was renamed to the First Division following the advent of the FA Premier League. The Third Division was also renamed to Second Division.:B. : The League Cup was founded in the 1960–61 season.:C. : Figures include goals include all competitions. Goals in bold show new club record.:D. : Oldham Athletic left the Lancashire Combination after gaining acceptance into the Football League.:E. : The 1939–40 season was abandoned in early September and all results annulled, after only three matches had been played.:F. : All FA Cup ties in 1945–46 were played on a two legged basis.:G. : The 1981–82 season saw the introduction of three points for a win.:H. : Founding member of FA Premier League.:I. : The Second Division was renamed to League One following advent of the Championship.:J. : The Football League Trophy is split into Northern and Southern sections. The winners of the two sections meet in the final.

References

External links

* [http://www.soccerbase.com/teams2.sd?teamid=1924 Oldham Athletic] at Soccerbase
* [http://www.fchd.info/OLDHAMA.HTM Football Club History Database]
* [http://www.footballsite.co.uk/Statistics/ClubbyClub/ClubHistories/OldhamAthletic.htm Football Site]
* [http://www.historicalkits.co.uk/Oldham_Athletic/Oldham_Athletic.htm Oldham Athletic] at Historical Football Kits