The 2020–21 season was Oldham Athletic's 126th season in their history and third consecutive season in the English football's fourth tier. Along with competing in League Two, the club also participated in this season's editions of the FA Cup, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. In March 2021 near the end of the season Harry Kewell was sacked along with assistant Alan Maybury. The following day Keith Curle was appointed manager.
Transfers
Transfers in Date Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 2 August 2020 LB Cameron Borthwick-Jackson Manchester United Free transfer 2 August 2020 CB Sido Jombati Wycombe Wanderers Free transfer 2 August 2020 CB Carl Piergianni Salford City Undisclosed 11 August 2020 LW Davis Keillor-Dunn Wrexham Free transfer 18 August 2020 CF Conor McAleny Fleetwood Town Free transfer 28 August 2020 DM Callum Whelan Watford Free transfer 1 September 2020 LB Jordan Barnett Pontefract Collieries Free transfer 1 September 2020 CB Kyle Jameson AFC Fylde Free transfer 6 September 2020 AM George Blackwood Adelaide United Free transfer 9 September 2020 LB Andrea Badan Hellas Verona Free transfer 2 October 2020 AM Dylan Bahamboula Tsarko Selo Sofia Free transfer 16 October 2020 GK Laurence Bilboe Rotherham United Free transfer 16 October 2020 DM Brice Ntambwe Free agent Free transfer 10 November 2020 RB Raphaël Diarra Free agent Free transfer 22 January 2020 AM Nicky Adams Northampton Town Undisclosed 22 January 2020 CF Marcus Barnes Southampton Free transfer
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 7 August 2020 GK Ian Lawlor Doncaster Rovers End of season 10 August 2020 CM Bobby Grant Wrexham End of season 2 September 2020 AM Ben Garrity Blackpool End of season 25 September 2020 CM Alfie McCalmont Leeds United End of season 16 October 2020 CB Harry Clarke Arsenal 20 January 2021 13 January 2021 RW Marcel Hilßner Coventry City End of season 1 February 2021 RM Serhat Tasdemir Peterborough United End of season 13 March 2021 GK Laurie Walker Milton Keynes Dons 20 March 2021
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 5 October 2020 GK Gary Woods Aberdeen End of season 12 December 2020 FW Vani Da Silva Curzon Ashton 10 January 2021
Transfers out Date Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2020 CF Kielen Adams Clitheroe Released 1 July 2020 GK Ellis Allen APEA Akrotiri Free transfer 1 July 2020 CF Désiré Segbé Azankpo Villefranche Released 1 July 2020 CM Reece Gaskell Free agent Released 1 July 2020 CB Alex Iacovitti Ross County Free transfer 1 July 2020 CB Taylor Jones Free agent Released 1 July 2020 CF Marvin Kokos Free agent Released 1 July 2020 DM Chris McCann Shamrock Rovers Released 1 July 2020 CF Lewis McKinney Free agent Released 1 July 2020 RB Zak Mills Port Vale Released 1 July 2020 LW Gevaro Nepomuceno FC Halifax Town Released 1 July 2020 CB Jamie Stott Stockport County Released 1 July 2020 RB Javid Swaby-Neavin Radcliffe Released 1 July 2020 DM Mohamad Sylla Stade Lavallois Free transfer 1 July 2020 CF Scott Wilson Notts County Released 7 July 2020 DF Jack Grundy Mossley Free transfer 15 July 2020 FW Zac Emmerson Brighton & Hove Albion Undisclosed 27 July 2020 DM Christopher Missilou Northampton Town Free transfer 8 January 2021 CM Mohamed Maouche Ross County Free transfer 20 January 2021 CF Danny Rowe Bradford City Undisclosed 29 January 2021 RB Tom Hamer Burton Albion Undisclosed 1 February 2021 LB Jordan Barnett Notts County Free transfer 12 March 2021 CB David Wheater Free agent Mutual consent
Pre-season
Competitions EFL League Two
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches
The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 21 August.
FA Cup
The draw for the first round was made on Monday 26, October. The second round draw was revealed on Monday, 9 November by Danny Cowley. The third round draw was made on 30 November, with Premier League and EFL Championship clubs all entering the competition.
EFL Cup
The first round draw was made on 18 August, live on Sky Sports, by Paul Merson. The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on September 6, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.
EFL Trophy
The regional group stage draw was confirmed on 18 August. The second round draw was made by Matt Murray on 20 November, at St Andrew's.
Squad statistics
Appearances Players with no appearances are not included on the list. No.Pos.Nat.PlayerLeague TwoFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyTotalAppsStartsSubsAppsStartsSubsAppsStartsSubsAppsStartsSubsAppsStartsSubs10MF413472202114314940918FW40373211220202464065DF383622202203304543224FW38271122000033043321114DF3422122202203214128131GK303003302204403939025MF35314330000110393548MF31238101220440382996MF292183302204043826122DF32302330000000353323DF312562202200003529611FW231851102113302923616MF241953300001102823515DF25205110000101272164DF191631012204402622417MF1771031210133024111323MF23203000000000232039FW14952201014402115621MF201550000000002015520DF181170001101102013722DF161061100002201913619FW15691012111011971234DF12111110220330181717FW1367000000211157837GK131300000000001313017MF74300000000074326FW71600000000071634MF60600000000060633GK33000000000033029FW21100000000021132DF10100000011021127FW00000010110120228MF00000000011011030GK101000000000101Total46 3 2 4 55
Goals No.Pos.Nat.PlayerLeague TwoFA CupEFL CupEFL TrophyTotal18FW171122110MF100011125MF8002109FW4202824FW6100719FW6001711FW311275DF500056MF211047FW3000315DF200023DF200022DF1000114DF1000121MF10001Own Goal10001Total72631091
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