The 2012–13 season was Oldham Athletic's 16th consecutive season in the third division of the English football league system. It was Paul Dickov's third season as manager of the club. Oldham began inconsistently in the league before a poor run of form before Christmas 2012 led to Dickov's coaching team being placed on gardening leave. Victories over Nottingham Forest and Liverpool in the FA Cup followed but after a run of one point from nine games, Dickov resigned as manager on 3 February 2013.
Tony Philliskirk took over as caretaker manager and Matt Smith's last minute equaliser earned Philliskirk's men an FA Cup fifth round replay against Everton which Everton ultimately won 3–1. It was the furthest that the Latics had progressed in the FA Cup since reaching the semi-final in 1994.
Lee Johnson was appointed as Oldham's new manager on 18 March 2013, becoming the youngest manager in the Football League at only 31 years of age. Johnson led Oldham to safety with two games to spare with four wins, three draws and three defeats from the last ten games. Oldham finished the season in 19th position and with many of his first team squad out of contract, Johnson faced a summer of rebuilding in preparation for the 2013-14 season.
Squad & Coaching Staff
First Team Squad Includes all players who were awarded a squad number during the season. Last updated on 7 July 2013 *Total appearances and goals as at the end of the 2012-13 season SquadNo. Name Nat. Position Date of birth Signed from Signed in TotalApps* TotalGoals* Notes Goalkeepers 1 Alex Cisak GK 19-05-1989 Accrington Stanley 2011 59 0 On loan to Portsmouth in November. 13 Dean Bouzanis GK 02-10-90 Unattached 2011 51 0 25 Liam Jacob GK 18-08-1994 Unattached 2012 1 0 Defenders 2 Connor Brown RB 02-10-1991 Unattached 2012 29 0 3 Jonathan Grounds LB 02-02-1988 Unattached 2012 52 1 5 Jean-Yves Mvoto CB 06-09-1988 Sunderland 2011 123 8 6 James Tarkowski CB 19-11-1992 Youth Team 2011 (turned pro) 53 3 16 Cliff Byrne CB 26-04-1982 Unattached 2012 40 1 23 Reece Wabara FB/CB 28-12-1991 Manchester City 2012 (loan) 29 2 On loan from September to January. 27 Glenn Belezika CB 24-12-1994 Youth Team 2012 (turned pro) 4 0 30 Joe Cooper FB 25-09-1994 Youth Team Youth Team 1 0 33 Jack Truelove FB Youth Team Youth Team 1 0 Midfielders 4 James Wesolowski CM 25-08-1987 Peterborough United 2011 70 4 7 Lee Croft RW 21-06-1985 Derby County 2012 (loan) 69 2 On loan until January, signed on contract from January. 8 Dean Furman CM 22-06-1988 Rangers 2009 148 9 On loan to Doncaster from March. 11 Cristian Montaño LW 11-12-1991 West Ham United 2012 33 2 15 Jordan Obita LW 08-12-1993 Reading 2013 (loan) 10 1 On loan from January. 17 Paul Murray CM 31-08-1976 Unattached 2013 Signed in January. 21 Kirk Millar RW 07-07-1992 Youth Team 2010 (turned pro) 30 1 On loan to Chorley in October. 22 Youssouf M'Changama CM 29-08-1990 Unattached 2012 30 2 Released in March. 22 Bobby Reid CM 02-02-1993 Bristol City 2013 (loan) 7 0 On loan from March. 23 Korey Smith CM 31-01-1991 Norwich City 2013 10 0 On loan from March. 24 Connor Hughes RW 06-05-1993 Youth Team 2011 (turned pro) 10 0 26 Carl Winchester CM 12-04-1993 Youth Team 2011 (turned pro) 31 1 28 Chris Sutherland RW 04-08-1995 Youth Team 2012 (turned pro) 11 0 29 David Mellor CM 10-07-1993 Youth Team 2011 (turned pro) 31 1 31 Danny Gosset CM 21-02-95 Youth Team Youth Team 2 0 Forwards 9 Jordan Slew FW 07-09-1992 Blackburn Rovers 2012 (loan) 4 1 On loan until September. 9 Matt Derbyshire FW 14-04-1986 Nottingham Forest 2012 (loan) 20 6 On loan from September to December. 9 Chris Iwelumo FW 01-08-1978 Watford 2013 (loan) 9 1 On loan from January. 10 Robbie Simpson FW 15-03-1985 Huddersfield Town 2012 80 13 14 Matt Smith FW 07-06-1989 Solihull Moors 2011 75 14 18 Lee Barnard FW 18-07-1984 Southampton 2013 (loan) 16 3 On loan from January. 19 Dan Taylor FW 17-03-1993 Unattached 2012 10 1 20 Jose Baxter FW 07-02-1992 Unattached 2012 45 15 Signed in September.
Management & Coaching Staff PositionNameNotesManager Paul Dickov Until February.Manager (caretaker) Tony Philliskirk February to March.Manager Lee Johnson From March.Assistant manager Gerry Taggart Until December.First Team coach Lee Duxbury Until December.Goalkeeping coach Paul Gerrard Fitness coach Paul Butler Until December.Head of Sports Medicine Jon GuyAcademy Manager Tony PhilliskirkCentre of Excellence Manager Mick PriestYouth Team Therapist Anthony GrayChief Youth Scout Ron Millward
League table
Squad statistics
Appearances Number Position Name TotApps TotStart TotSub LgApps LgStart LgSub FACApps FACStart FACSub Lg CupApps Lg CupStart Lg CupSub JPTApps JPTStart JPTSub01 GK Alex Cisak 12 12 0 10 10 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 002DF Connor Brown 29 23 6 25 20 5 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 003 DF Jonathan Grounds 52 52 0 44 44 0 6 6 0 1 1 0 1 1 004 MF James Wesolowski 39 37 2 33 32 1 5 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 005 DF Jean-Yves Mvoto 49 49 0 42 42 0 5 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 006 DF James Tarkowski 26 22 4 21 17 4 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 007 MF Lee Croft 53 52 1 45 44 1 6 6 0 1 1 0 1 1 008 MF Dean Furman 34 28 6 28 24 4 5 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 009 FW Jordan Slew 4 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 009 FW Matt Derbyshire 20 20 0 18 18 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 009 FW Chris Iwelumo 9 6 3 7 4 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 010 MF Robbie Simpson 44 28 16 37 23 14 5 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 011 MF Cristian Montaño 33 28 5 30 25 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 013 GK Dean Bouzanis 42 42 0 36 36 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 014 FW Matt Smith 40 17 23 34 14 20 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 015 MF Jordan Obita 10 6 4 8 4 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 016 DF Cliff Byrne 40 37 3 35 32 3 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 018 FW Lee Barnard 16 16 0 14 14 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 019 FW Dan Taylor 10 1 9 8 1 7 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 020 FW Jose Baxter 45 40 5 39 34 5 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 021 MF Kirk Millar 14 2 12 12 2 10 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 122 MF Youssouf M'Changama 20 14 6 16 10 6 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 022 MF Bobby Reid 7 3 4 7 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 023 DF Reece Wabara 29 29 0 25 25 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 023 MF Korey Smith 10 9 1 10 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 024 MF Connor Hughes 6 0 6 4 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 125 GK Liam Jacob 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 026 MF Carl Winchester 11 7 4 9 6 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 027 DF Glenn Belezika 3 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 028 MF Chris Sutherland 11 1 10 10 1 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 029 MF David Mellor 7 4 3 5 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 130 DF Joe Cooper 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 031 MF Danny Gosset 2 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 033 DF Jack Truelove 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Top scorers PlacePositionNationNameLeague OneFA CupLeague CupJP TrophyTotal 1 FW Jose Baxter 13 2 0 0 15 2 FW Matt Smith 6 4 0 1 11 3 FW Matt Derbyshire 4 2 0 0 6 4 DF Jean-Yves Mvoto 4 0 1 0 5 5 FW Robbie Simpson 2 2 0 0 4 6 FW Lee Barnard 3 0 0 0 3 7 MF Youssouf M'Changama 2 0 0 0 2 MF Dean Furman 2 0 0 0 2 DF James Tarkowski 2 0 0 0 2 n/a n/a Own Goals 2 0 0 0 2 MF Cristian Montaño 1 1 0 0 2 DF Reece Wabara 0 2 0 0 2 8 DF Cliff Byrne 1 0 0 0 1 DF Jonathan Grounds 1 0 0 0 1 FW Chris Iwelumo 1 0 0 0 1 MF Kirk Millar 1 0 0 0 1 FW Daniel Taylor 1 0 0 0 1 FW Jordan Obita 0 1 0 0 1 FW Jordan Slew 0 0 1 0 1TOTALS46142163
Transfers Players transferred inDatePos.NamePrevious clubFeeRef.8 June 2012DF Connor BrownUnattachedFree18 June 2012FW Dan TaylorUnattachedFree27 June 2012GK Liam JacobUnattachedFree2 July 2012DF Jonathan GroundsUnattachedFree27 July 2012DF Cliff ByrneUnattachedFree17 August 2012MF Cristian MontañoWest Ham UnitedUndisclosed14 September 2012FW Jose BaxterUnattachedFree29 January 2013MF Paul MurrayUnattachedFree12 June 2013MF Sidney SchmeltzUnattachedFreePlayers transferred outDatePos.NameToFeeRef.7 May 2012FW Ryan BrookeReleasedFree7 May 2012MF Djeny Bembo-LetaReleasedFree7 May 2012DF Matthew D CarrReleasedFree7 May 2012MF Keanu Marsh-BrownReleasedFree7 May 2012MF Phillip McGrathReleasedFree7 May 2012MF Josh ParkerReleasedFree7 May 2012FW Reuben ReidReleasedFree28 May 2012DF Kieran LeeSheffield WednesdayFree15 June 2012MF Chris TaylorMillwallFree2 July 2012FW Shefki KuqiReleasedFree2 July 2012MF Filipe MoraisReleasedFree15 March 2013MF Youssouf M'ChangamaReleasedFree1 May 2013GK Dean BouzanisReleasedFree1 May 2013GK Liam JacobReleasedFree1 May 2013MF Connor HughesReleasedFree1 May 2013FW Robbie SimpsonReleasedFree1 May 2013GK Dan TaylorReleasedFree24 May 2013MF Lee CroftReleasedFreePlayers loaned inDate fromPos.NameFromDate toRef.4 July 2012MF Lee CroftDerby CountyEnd of season8 August 2012FW Jordan SlewBlackburn RoversSix months (Recalled 14 September 2012 due to injury) 14 September 2012FW Matt DerbyshireNottingham Forest15 December 2012 (Initially for 6 weeks)15 September 2012DF Reece WabaraManchester City28 January 2013 (Initially for 1 month)31 January 2013MF Jordan ObitaReading1 April 2013 (Initially for 1 month)31 January 2013FW Lee BarnardSouthamptonEnd of season31 January 2013FW Chris IwelumoWatfordEnd of season15 March 2013MF Korey SmithNorwich City15 April 2013Players loaned outDate fromPos.NameToDate toRef.14 March 2013MF Dean FurmanDoncaster RoversEnd of season
Results and fixtures
Pre-season friendlies
League One
FA Cup
League Cup
Football League Trophy
References