During the 1999–2000 English football season, Oldham Athletic A.F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary In the 1999–2000 season, it began in disastrous fashion with the Latics losing their first five matches and failing to score in the first four. Ritchie's side however recovered well, proving difficult to beat, and losing only four of their nineteen remaining away matches, comfortably finishing in mid-table with 61 points from their 46 league matches.

Final league table

Results Oldham Athletic's score comes first

Legend WinDrawLoss

Football League Second Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 7 August 1999 Preston North EndH0–19,432 14 August 1999 BrentfordA0–25,074 21 August 1999 BurnleyH0–18,543 28 August 1999 Oxford UnitedA0–15,098 4 September 1999 GillinghamA1–25,884S McNiven 11 September 1999 BuryH2–06,541Allott, Duxbury 18 September 1999 Bristol RoversA2–36,574Sheridan, Allott 25 September 1999 ReadingA1–17,274Allott 2 October 1999 Notts CountyH1–25,143Thom 9 October 1999 Luton TownH2–14,532D McNiven, Allott 16 October 1999 Cardiff CityA1–15,650Graham 19 October 1999 BlackpoolA2–13,845Duxbury, Allott 23 October 1999 ReadingH1–24,963Dudley 2 November 1999 Wycombe WanderersH2–23,807Rickers, Whitehall 6 November 1999 ChesterfieldA1–02,737Adams 9 November 1999 MillwallH2–14,209Dudley, Whitehall 14 November 1999 Colchester UnitedH1–25,147Dudley 23 November 1999 Bristol CityA1–18,214Allott 27 November 1999 WrexhamH0–04,963 4 December 1999 Preston North EndA0–210,970 18 December 1999 Cambridge UnitedA3–23,162Allott, Adams, Duxbury 26 December 1999 Scunthorpe UnitedH1–15,998Whitehall 28 December 1999 Stoke CityA0–013,709 3 January 2000 BournemouthH1–05,160Allott 7 January 2000 Wigan AthleticA1–06,487Duxbury 15 January 2000 BrentfordH3–04,967Holt, Allott (2, 1 pen) 22 January 2000 BurnleyA0–312,391 29 January 2000 Oxford UnitedH2–04,780Whitehall (2) 5 February 2000 MillwallA0–18,303 12 February 2000 GillinghamH1–35,144Garnett 19 February 2000 WrexhamA3–03,603Graham, Whitehall, Dudley 26 February 2000 Bristol RoversH1–45,839Dudley 4 March 2000 BuryA2–25,306Whitehall, Rickers 11 March 2000 Wycombe WanderersA0–04,471 18 March 2000 Bristol CityH1–14,808Whitehall 21 March 2000 Colchester UnitedA1–03,282Holt 25 March 2000 Scunthorpe UnitedA2–13,807Garnett, Rickers 1 April 2000 Cambridge UnitedH1–04,988Holt 4 April 2000 Stoke CityH0–14,474 8 April 2000 BournemouthA0–33,808 11 April 2000 Wigan AthleticH2–15,697Tipton, Jones 18 April 2000 ChesterfieldH1–24,012Whitehall 22 April 2000 Cardiff CityH1–24,549Thom 24 April 2000 Notts CountyA1–03,728Tipton 29 April 2000 BlackpoolH1–16,290Sugden 6 May 2000 Luton TownA1–15,963Tipton (pen)

FA Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR130 October 1999 Chelmsford CityH4–04,392Dudley, Sheridan, Duxbury, WhitehallR220 November 1999 Swansea CityH1–04,332WhitehallR311 December 1999 Preston North EndA1–29,940Adams

League Cup

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 1st Leg10 August 1999 Stockport CountyA0–23,017R1 2nd Leg24 August 1999 Stockport CountyH1–1 (lost 1–3 on agg)2,885Allott

Football League Trophy

+RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR2N18 January 2000 Stoke CityH0–14,682

Players First-team squad Squad at end of season

Left club during season

References

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