2025–26 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

Oldham Athletic
2025–26 season
ChairmanFrank Rothwell
ManagerMicky Mellon
StadiumBoundary Park
EFL CupPreliminary round

The 2025–26 season is the 131st season in the history of Oldham Athletic Football Club and their first season back in EFL League Two since the 2021–22 season following their promotion via the 2024–25 National League play-offs. In addition to the domestic league, the club would also participate in the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, and the 2025–26 EFL Trophy.

Transfers and contracts

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2025[a] CB Donervon Daniels Walsall Free [1]
1 July 2025[b] CF Kane Drummond Chesterfield [2]
1 July 2025[c] LM Luke Hannant Gateshead [3]
1 July 2025 LM Josh Hawkes Tranmere Rovers [4]
1 July 2025[d] LB Jake Leake Hull City [5]
1 July 2025[e] RM Kieron Morris Tranmere Rovers [6]
1 July 2025[f] CM Tom Pett Cheltenham Town [7]
7 July 2025 LW Jack Stevens Solihull Moors Undisclosed [8]
CDM Ryan Woods Exeter City Free [9]
7 August 2025 CF Joe Quigley Forest Green Rovers Undisclosed [10]
LB Jamie Robson [11]
7 November 2025 CB Dynel Simeu Teuta Free [12]
21 November 2025 CM Frankie McMahon-Brown Burnley [13]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 27 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Walsall contract had expired
  2. ^ The transfer was announced on 18 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Chesterfield contract had expired
  3. ^ The transfer was announced on 27 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Gateshead contract had expired
  4. ^ The transfer was announced on 30 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Hull contract had expired
  5. ^ The transfer was announced on 27 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Tranmere contract had expired
  6. ^ The transfer was announced on 17 June, and would become official on July 1 once his Cheltenham contract had expired

Out

Date Pos. Player To Fee Ref.
17 July 2025 CM Matt Worthington Torquay United Undisclosed [14]

Loaned in

Date Pos. Player From Until Ref.
8 July 2025 CM Kai Payne Wigan Athletic 31 May 2026 [15]
11 August 2025 CB Charlie Olson Blackburn Rovers [16]
1 September 2025 CF Michael Mellon Burnley [17]
2 September 2025 CM Harley O'Grady-Macken Blackburn Rovers [18]

Loaned out

Date Pos. Player To Until Ref.
4 September 2025 LM Josh Kay Macclesfield 31 May 2026 [19]
4 October 2025 SS Billy Waters Altrincham 3 January 2026 [20]

Released / Out of Contract

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025 CM Dan Gardner Radcliffe 1 July 2025 [21]
LB Mark Kitching York City [22]
CB Charlie Raglan Barrow [23]
LM Joe Pritchard Rochdale 10 July 2025 [24]
CF Kurt Willoughby Kidderminster Harriers [25][26]
LW Otis Khan Kelantan Red Warrior 12 July 2025 [25][27]
CM Josh Lundstram Eastleigh 14 July 2025 [28]
CF Alex Reid Hartlepool United 17 July 2025 [25][29]
James Norwood Fleetwood Town 18 July 2025 [30]
LW Jesurun Uchegbulam Eastbourne Borough 22 July 2025 [31][32]
CB Shaun Hobson [25]
RM Kofi Moore [25]
CF Joe Nuttall [25]

New Contract

Date Pos. Player Contract until Ref.
20 June 2025 GK Tom Donaghy 30 June 2027 [33]
Mathew Hudson 30 June 2028 [34]
30 June 2025 CF Joe Garner 31 December 2025 [35]
CM Oli Hammond 30 June 2027 [35]
CB Will Sutton [35]
4 July 2025 CF Mike Fondop [36]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 13 June, Oldham Athletic announced three pre-season friendlies, against Dundee United, Bradford City and Curzon Ashton.[37]

  Win   Draw   Loss

19 July 2025 Friendly Dundee United 0–0 Oldham Athletic Dundee, Scotland
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Tannadice Park
Attendance: 3,428 (444 away)
26 July 2025 Friendly Oldham Athletic 0–1 Bradford City Oldham
13:00 BST Report
  • Humphrys 65'
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 2,530 (724 away)
29 July 2025 Friendly Curzon Ashton Cancelled Oldham Athletic Ashton-under-Lyne
19:45 BST Stadium: Tameside Stadium
Note: Fixture was postponed as a precautionary measure due to a number of injuries and player illnesses.[38]

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
EFL League Two August 2025 May 2026 Matchday 1 20 5 9 6 18 16 +2 025.00
FA Cup November 2025 First round 2 1 0 1 4 4 +0 050.00
EFL Cup 5 August 2025 Preliminary round Preliminary round 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 000.00
EFL Trophy September 2025 Group stage Group stage 3 0 0 3 5 14 −9 000.00
Total 26 6 9 11 28 37 −9 023.08

Last updated: pre-season
Source: Soccerway

EFL League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
14 Grimsby Town 20 7 6 7 33 28 +5 27
15 Tranmere Rovers 20 6 8 6 34 31 +3 26
16 Oldham Athletic 20 5 9 6 18 16 +2 24
17 Accrington Stanley 21 6 6 9 23 25 −2 24
18 Cheltenham Town 21 7 3 11 18 34 −16 24
Updated to match(es) played on 19 December 2025. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) 12-point sending off offences[39]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
20 5 9 6 18 16  +2 24 2 5 3 9 8  +1 3 4 3 9 8  +1

Last updated: 13 December 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920
GroundAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultDDLDDLWWWDLDLDWDWLLD
Position1616171718191714111315151717141515161716
Points122344710131414151516192023232324
Source: EFL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

On 26 June the EFL League Two fixtures were revealed.[40]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 August 2025 1 MK Dons 0–0 Oldham Athletic Denbigh, Milton Keynes
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 9,384 (1,891)
Referee: Matthew Russell
9 August 2025 2 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Colchester United Oldham, Lancs.
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 7,799 (371 away)
Referee: Craig Hicks
16 August 2025 3 Oldham Athletic 1–2 Swindon Town Oldham, Lancs.
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 6,955 (507 away)
Referee: Greg Rollason
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[41]
19 August 2025 4 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Oldham Athletic Horfield, Bristol
19:45 BST
Report
Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,706 (446 away)
Referee: James Oldham
23 August 2025 5 Fleetwood 1–1 Oldham Fleetwood, Lancs.
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 3,682 (1,154 away)
Referee: Benjamin Speedie
30 August 2025 6 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Gillingham Oldham, Lancs.
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 6,233 (549 away)
Referee: Scott Jackson
6 September 2025 7 Cambridge United 0–1 Oldham Athletic Cambridge
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 6,570 (740 away)
Referee: Ben Atkinson
13 September 2025 8 Oldham Athletic 1–0 Bromley Oldham, Lancs.
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 6,714 (122 away)
Referee: Richard Eley
20 September 2025 9 Cheltenham Town 0–3 Oldham Athletic Cheltenham, Glos.
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,842 (704 from Oldham)
Referee: Paul Tierney
27 September 2025 10 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Barnet Oldham
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 7,333 (175 away)
Referee: Sebastian Stockbridge
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved live Sky Sports broadcasting.[41]
4 October 2025 11 Notts County 3–1 Oldham Athletic Nottingham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 11,418 (2,066 away)
Referee: Oliver Mackey
11 October 2025 12 Oldham Athletic 0–0 Barrow Oldham
17:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 7,170 (570 away)
Referee: Rob Massey-Ellis
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[42]
18 October 2025 13 Salford City 1–0 Oldham Athletic Salford, Lancs.
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Moor Lane
Attendance: 4,006 (1,360 away)
Referee: Jacob Miles
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[42]
25 October 2025 14 Oldham Athletic 2–2 Shrewsbury Town Oldham
15:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 7,361 (817 away)
Referee: Abigail Byrne
8 November 2025 15 Harrogate Town 0–1 Oldham Athletic Harrogate
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Wetherby Road
Attendance: 4,023
Referee: David Rock
15 November 2025 16 Oldham Athletic 0–0 Crewe Alexandra Oldham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 8,937 (1,354 away)
Referee: Aaron Farmer
22 November 2025 17 Oldham Athletic 3–0 Newport County Oldham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 7,056 (222 away)
Referee: Andrew Miller
29 November 2025 18 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Oldham Athletic Accrington, Lancs.
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 3,031 (1,288 away)
Referee: Simon Mather
Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for live Sky Sports broadcasting.[42]
10 December 2025 19 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Walsall Oldham
19:45 GMT
Report
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 6,529 (538 away)
Referee: Stephen Parkinson
Note: Fixture was initially scheduled for 10 December, but was rescheduled due to Walsall's FA Cup involvements on the preceding Sunday.[43]
13 December 2025 20 Crawley Town 2–2 Oldham Athletic Crawley
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,152 (414 away)
Referee: Charles Breakspear

FA Cup

Oldham were drawn at home to Northampton Town in the first round[44][45] and away to Milton Keynes Dons in the second round.[46]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

1 November 2025 First round Oldham Athletic 3–1 Northampton Town Oldham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 3,693 (515 away)
Referee: Peter Wright
6 December 2025 Secon round Milton Keynes Dons 3–1 Oldham Athletic Denbigh
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 3,065
Referee: Zac Kennard-Kettle

EFL Cup

As a newly-promoted League Two side, Oldham will enter the EFL Cup in the preliminary round, due to the number of Premier League teams being involved in European competitions. They would face Accrington Stanley.[47][48]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

5 August 2025 Preliminary round Accrngton Stanley 3–1 Oldham Athletic Accrington
19:45 BST
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,042
Referee: Scott Oldham

EFL Trophy

Oldham were drawn against Bolto Wanderers, Rotherham United and Manchester City U21 in the group stage.[49]

Pos Div Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 L1 Bolton Wanderers (A) 3 3 0 0 0 10 2 +8 9 Advance to Round 2
2 L1 Rotherham United (A) 3 2 0 0 1 7 5 +2 6
3 ACA Manchester City U21 (E) 3 1 0 0 2 7 8 −1 3
4 L2 Oldham Athletic (E) 3 0 0 0 3 5 14 −9 0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2025. Source: EFL
(A) Advance to next round; (E) Eliminated

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

26 August 2025 North Group E Oldham Athletic 1–5 Man City U21 Oldham, Lancs.
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 1,753
Referee: Steve Copeland
7 October 2025 North Group E Rotherham United 3–2 Oldham Athletic Rotherham, Yorkshire
19:00 BST Spence 52'
Leake 87' (o.g.)
McWilliams  77'
James 90+1'
Hugill  90+2'
Report Hannant 1'  61'
Ogle 36'
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 1,310
Referee: Aaron Bannister
11 November 2025 North Group E Oldham Athletic 2–6 Bolton Wanderers Oldham, Lancs.
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 2,392 (1,475 away)
Referee: Greg Rollason

Statistics

Appearances and goals

As of match played 13 December 2025

Players with no appearances are not included on the list

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup EFL Cup EFL Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  ENG Mathew Hudson 23 0 20+0 0 2+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
2 DF  AUS Reagan Ogle 11 3 8+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 1 2+0 1
3 DF  ENG Jake Leake 4 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
4 MF  ENG Tom Pett 17 1 13+1 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF  MSR Donervon Daniels 20 0 18+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
6 DF  CMR Manny Monthé 24 1 20+0 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
7 MF  IRL Harry Charsley 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
8 MF  ENG Ryan Woods 24 0 19+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
9 FW  ENG Mike Fondop 24 1 10+9 1 0+2 0 1+0 0 0+2 0
10 MF  ENG Tom Conlon 13 0 11+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
11 FW  WAL Jack Stevens 7 1 1+3 1 1+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0
14 FW  ENG Joe Garner 8 1 4+3 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 FW  ENG Kane Drummond 22 1 6+11 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 0+2 1
16 DF  ENG Will Sutton 16 1 9+1 1 0+2 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
17 FW  IRL Joe Quigley 17 3 10+3 3 0+2 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
18 MF  ENG Kieron Morris 10 1 2+5 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 1
19 MF  ENG Luke Hannant 25 4 15+5 1 1+1 1 1+0 0 2+0 2
20 DF  ENG Jake Caprice 17 0 7+7 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
21 MF  ENG Josh Hawkes 13 3 6+4 3 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
22 DF  ENG Charlie Olson 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0
23 FW  ENG Kian Harratt 8 0 1+4 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
24 DF  SCO Jamie Robson 20 0 18+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 MF  ENG Kai Payne 14 0 6+5 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
27 MF  WAL Oli Hammond 10 0 2+4 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0
28 FW  SCO Michael Mellon 16 7 12+2 4 2+0 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 DF  ENG Josh Kay 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
30 FW  ENG Billy Waters 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
31 GK  ENG Tom Donaghy 4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
33 FW  ENG Oliver Howard 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
40 DF  ENG Dynel Simeu 5 0 1+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0

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