The 2014–15 season is Oldham Athletic's 18th consecutive season in the third division of the English football league system and Lee Johnson's second full season as manager of the club.
A strong ten match unbeaten run at the end of the 2013–14 season gave Oldham a platform on which to build for the new season as building work literally continued on the new North Stand.
Six of the first team squad who finished the 2013–14 season left the club after their contracts' expired: Jonathan Grounds, James Wesolowski, Terry Dunfield, Anton Rodgers, Charlie MacDonald and Kirk Millar. The club captain Korey Smith was sold to Bristol City. In Smith's place, Johnson signed midfielders Liam Kelly from Bristol City and Mike Jones from Crawley Town. Joseph Mills, who had spent three months on loan during the 2013–14 season, was signed on a two-year contract. In addition, Johnson brought in defenders Brian Wilson and George Elokobi, midfielder Timothée Dieng and forwards Willy Gros, Amari Morgan-Smith and Jonathan Forte before the first game of the new season.
Squad and coaching staff
Squad at the end of the season
No Pos Nat Name Age Debut App Start Sub Notes 1 GK 34 56 56 0 0 0 0 2 DF 23 84 70 14 1 21 0 3 DF 25 50 48 2 0 4 0 4 MF 23 26 18 8 0 4 0 5 DF 29 27 23 4 3 1 0 6 MF 25 43 41 2 1 6 0 7 MF 26 63 38 25 5 4 0 8 MF 27 49 49 0 7 3 0 10 FW 24 96 85 11 18 6 0 11 FW 28 37 34 3 15 2 0 12 MF 21 62 48 14 1 6 1 13 GK 19 11 10 1 0 0 0 14 FW 20 55 36 19 9 6 1 15 MF 22 91 68 23 6 4 0 16 DF 26 62 61 1 2 9 0 18 DF 33 31 29 2 2 2 2 20 DF 32 39 38 1 0 2 1 21 DF 27 46 40 6 3 7 2 22 FW 23 2 1 1 0 0 0 23 FW 19 17 10 7 3 0 0 27 FW 26 15 4 11 2 2 0 28 DF 19 1 0 1 0 0 0 29 FW 19 7 0 7 1 0 1 38 GK 25 1 1 0 0 0 0
Management and coaching staff PositionNameNotesManager Lee JohnsonAssistant manager Tommy WrightFirst team coach Paul MurraySenior therapist Anthony NaylorHead of sports medicine Jon GuyFitness coach/goalkeeping coach Anthony WhiteFootball analyst Jack EdwardKit man Stephen Cross
Academy staff PositionNameNotesHead of youth development Tony PhilliskirkHead of coaching Simon CooperYouth development phase coach Pete WildFoundation phase coach Phil McGrathSenior therapist Anthony Gray
Transfers Players transferred inDatePos.NamePrevious clubFeeRef.27 June 2014MF Liam Kelly Bristol CityUndisclosed1 July 2014DF Joseph Mills BurnleyFree1 July 2014MF Mike Jones Crawley TownFree1 July 2014DF Brian Wilson Colchester UnitedFree14 July 2014MF Timothée Dieng Stade BrestFree21 July 2014FW William Gros KilmarnockFree21 July 2014FW Amari Morgan-Smith Kidderminster HarriersFree1 August 2014FW Jonathan Forte SouthamptonFree8 August 2014DF George Elokobi Wolverhampton WanderersFree15 August 2014MF David Noble Rotherham UnitedFree1 September 2014FW Dominic Poleon Leeds UnitedUndisclosed2 February 2015FW Rhys Murphy Dagenham & RedbridgeUndisclosedPlayers loaned inDate fromPos.NameFromDate toRef.1 September 2014MF Michael Tidser Rotherham UnitedJanuary 201512 September 2014FW Conor Wilkinson Bolton Wanderers10 October 20149 October 2014FW Jabo Ibehre Colchester United10 January 201510 November 2014MF Daniel Johnson Aston Villa5 January 201527 November 2014FW Tom Youngs Bolton Wanderers5 January 201527 November 2014GK Paddy Kenny Bolton Wanderers5 January 201522 January 2015MF Jacob Mellis Blackpool30 June 201530 January 2015GK Jake Kean Blackburn Rovers30 June 20152 February 2015FW Conor Wilkinson Bolton Wanderers30 June 201513 March 2015DF Mat Sadler Rotherham United11 April 201513 March 2015MF Luke Woodland Bolton Wanderers11 April 201519 March 2015DF Anthony Gerrard Huddersfield Town30 June 2015Players loaned outDate fromPos.NameToDate toRef.12 September 2014MF David Noble Exeter City10 October 201417 September 2014MF David Mellor Alfreton Town15 October 20143 November 2014DF Connor Brown Carlisle United3 January 201527 November 2014GK Neil Etheridge Charlton Athletic30 December 201429 January 2015MF James Dayton St Mirren30 June 2015Players transferred outDatePos.NameSubsequent clubFeeRef27 June 2014MF Korey Smith Bristol CityUndisclosed17 July 2014MF Anton Rodgers Swindon TownFree21 August 2014FW William Gros ReleasedFree1 September 2014FW Jonson Clarke-Harris Rotherham UnitedUndisclosed5 January 2015GK Neil Etheridge Charlton AthleticFree2 February 2015GK Paul Rachubka Crewe AlexandraFree
Results and fixtures
League One
FA Cup
The draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.
League Cup
The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Oldham were drawn at home versus Middlesbrough.
Football League Trophy
League table
Squad statistics
Appearances Players with no appearances are not included on the list. No.Pos.Nat.PlayerLeague OneFA CupLeague CupEFL TrophyTotalAppStartSubAppStartSubAppStartSubAppStartSubAppStartSub8MF454501100003304949010FW433762201103304943615MF413652201013214740716DF41401110110330464516MF373702201103124341220DF33330220110321393819FW35211421100022039241511FW343222200001013734153DF30282220110330363425DF24204110110110272341GK22220110110220262602DF24222000101101262244MF22157000110321261887MF175121011013302281421DF181262200001102115614FW171070000001101811723FW1495000000101159627FW133101010001101541118DF121110000000001211119FW1183110000000129325GK111100000000001111013GK111010000000001110139FW1138000000000113822DF87100000000087114MF65111000000076117MF51411000022073414MF72500000000072524DF66000000000066019MF66000000000066012FW55000011000066029FW50500000010160625GK33011000000044012MF21100011000032122FW10100011000021119MF20200000000020232FW20200000000020231MF10100000000010138GK000000000110110Total46 2 1 3 52
Goals No.Pos.Nat.PlayerLeague OneFA CupLeague CupEFL TrophyTotal11FW15000158MF6100710FW400269FW4002615MF400045DF3000323FW3000314MF3000314FW3000319FW2000227FW2000212FW100016MF100017MF1000121DF1000116DF1000129FW00011Total5410560
Disciplinary record No.Pos.Nat.PlayerLeague OneFA CupLeague CupEFL TrophyTotal 3DF310000003120DF210000002118DF010000000119FW01000000012DF700000007016DF50101000706MF50100000604MF30000010409FW30000010408MF300000003010FW201000003021DF200000002015MF200000002014FW200000002027FW200000002011FW10100000205DF100000001039FW100000001022DF100000001019MF100000001025GK1000000010Total474401020544
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