1997–98 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

March 2015 March 2015 Oldham Athletic 1997–98 Neil Warnock Ian Stott Boundary Park Second Division 13th FA Cup Third round League Cup First round Auto Windscreens Shield First round Barlow (12) Barlow (13) 9,781 vs. Burnley 4,244 vs. Plymouth Argyle 5,586 _red_hoops _redhoops _red_hoops _bluesides _hoops_blue 0000ff 0000ff 0000ff ffffff ff0000 _dkredshoulders _dkredshoulders ffffff ffffff _dkredshoulders ffffff _blue stripes 800020 _2_stripes_white 800020 1996–97 1998–99 During the 1997–98 English football season, Oldham Athletic A.F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division. Season summary In the 1997–98 season, Warnock was unable to achieve promotion with Oldham during the Division Two campaign and left after one disappointing year in charge, despite Oldham being in the play-off places until early March. Final league table 1997–98 Football League Second Division OLD y Results Oldham Athletic's score comes firsthttp://www.statto.com/football/teams/oldham-athletic/1997-1998/results Oldham Athletic 1997-1998 Results - statto.com 28 August 2014 5 September 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140905071518/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/oldham-athletic/1997-1998/results live Legend WinDrawLoss Football League Second Division DateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceScorers 9 August 1997 York CityH3–16,474Garnett, Barlow, Reid 16 August 1997 WrexhamA1–34,429McCarthy 23 August 1997 BournemouthH2–14,986McCarthy (2) 30 August 1997 Luton TownA1–15,404Barlow 2 September 1997 BurnleyA0–011,189 9 September 1997 Preston North EndH1–08,732Wright 13 September 1997 Northampton TownH2–25,588Graham, S McNiven 20 September 1997 BlackpoolA2–27,174Barlow (2) 27 September 1997 Bristol RoversH4–45,990Barlow (2), McCarthy, Garnett 4 October 1997 FulhamA1–38,805Hodgson 11 October 1997 MillwallA1–27,906Hodgson 18 October 1997 ChesterfieldH2–05,777Ritchie, Barlow 21 October 1997 Grimsby TownH2–04,520Wright, Duxbury 25 October 1997 Southend UnitedA1–13,595Barlow 1 November 1997 Bristol CityA0–110,221 4 November 1997 Wigan AthleticH3–15,446McCarthy (2), Graham 7 November 1997 GillinghamH3–15,338Reid (2, 1 pen), Barlow 18 November 1997 WatfordA1–28,397Duxbury 22 November 1997 BrentfordH1–15,012McCarthy 29 November 1997 Plymouth ArgyleA2–05,452Mauge (own goal), Rickers 2 December 1997 Carlisle UnitedH3–14,449Rickers, Barlow, Duxbury 13 December 1997 Wycombe WanderersA1–25,327Barlow 19 December 1997 WalsallH0–04,677 26 December 1997 Preston North EndA1–113,441Hodgson 10 January 1998 York CityA0–04,454 17 January 1998 Luton TownH2–16,057Graham (2) 24 January 1998 BournemouthA0–04,079 27 January 1998 WrexhamH3–04,680Rickers, Duxbury, Ritchie 31 January 1998 Northampton TownA0–06,559 7 February 1998 BlackpoolH0–16,576 14 February 1998 FulhamH1–06,063Duxbury 21 February 1998 Bristol RoversA1–35,789Starbuck (pen) 24 February 1998 ChesterfieldA1–24,077Garnett 28 February 1998 MillwallH1–14,805Barlow 3 March 1998 GillinghamA1–25,254Holt 14 March 1998 Wigan AthleticA0–14,277 21 March 1998 WatfordH2–25,744Littlejohn, Allott 28 March 1998 BrentfordA1–24,547Reid (pen) 31 March 1998 Bristol CityH1–24,543Rush 4 April 1998 Plymouth ArgyleH2–04,244Littlejohn (2) 11 April 1998 Carlisle UnitedA1–34,594Hodgson 13 April 1998 Wycombe WanderersH0–14,305 18 April 1998 WalsallA0–03,562 25 April 1998 Southend UnitedH2–04,485Jepson, D McNiven 28 April 1998 BurnleyH3–39,781Jepson, Rickers, Allott 2 May 1998 Grimsby TownA2–08,054Jepson (2) FA Cup 1997–98 FA Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR115 November 1997 Mansfield TownH1–15,253McCarthyR1R25 November 1997 Mansfield TownA1–04,097SerrantR26 December 1997 BlackpoolH2–16,590Graham, BarlowR33 January 1998 Cardiff CityA0–16,635 League Cup 1997–98 Football League Cup +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersR1 1st Leg 12 August 1997 Grimsby TownH1–05,656RitchieR1 2nd Leg 26 August 1997 Grimsby TownA0–5 (lost 1–5 on agg)5,078 Football League Trophy 1997–98 Football League Trophy +RoundDateOpponentVenueResultAttendanceGoalscorersNR19 December 1997 Carlisle UnitedA0–1 (a.e.t.)1,518 Players First-team squad Squad at end of seasonhttp://www.11v11.com/teams/oldham-athletic/tab/players/season/1998 All Oldham Athletic players: 1998 ENG GK Mike Pollitt on loan from Notts County ENG GK Ian Ironside NIR GK David Miskelly IRL GK Gary KellyKelly was born in Preston, England, but also qualified through his father, Alan Kelly Sr., to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally, and represented them at U-19, U-21, U-23, and B level. ZIM Bruce GrobbelaarGrobbelaar was born in Durban, South Africa, but was raised in Rhodesia (later named Zimbabwe) from the age of two months and made his international debut for Rhodesia in 1977 and for Zimbabwe in 1980. GK ENG DF Richard Graham ENG DF Shaun Garnett ENG DF Steve Redmond ENG DF Phil Salt ENG DF Carl Serrant ENG DF Lee Sinnott ENG DF Neil Thompson on loan from Barnsley ENG DF Andy Holt SCO DF Scott McNivenMcNiven was born in Leeds, England, but also qualified through his father, David McNiven, to represent Scotland internationally, and represented them at U-21 level. SCO DF Mark Innes IRL DF Danny BoxallBoxall was born in Croydon, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level. on loan from Crystal Palace AUS DF Doug Hodgson ENG MF Paul Reid ENG MF Lee Duxbury ENG MF Paul Rickers ENG MF Mark Allott ENG MF Andrew Hughes ENG MF Mark Hotte ENG MF Lee Richardson ISL MF Þorvaldur Örlygsson ENG FW Stuart Barlow ENG FW Matthew Rush ENG FW Andy Ritchie ENG FW Ronnie Jepson ENG FW Phil Starbuck ENG FW Adrian Littlejohn ENG FW David McNiven ENG FW Lee Clitheroe ENG FW Ian Ormondroyd WAL FW Matthew Tipton WAL FW Sean McCarthy SCO FW Tommy Wright AUS FW Alex Kyratzoglou Squad statistics match played 2 May 1998 Appearances Players with no appearances are not included on the list. Pos.Nat.PlayerSecond DivisionFA CupCoca Cola CupAuto Windscreens ShieldTotalAppsStartsSubsAppsStartsSubsAppsStartsSubsAppsStartsSubsAppsStartsSubsMFENGPaul Reid Paul Reid (footballer, born 1968)4444044022000050500MFENGPaul Rickers Paul Rickers4135644011000046406MFENGLee Duxbury Lee Duxbury3837144022011045441DFENGRichard Graham Richard Graham (footballer, born 1974)3434033011011039390DFENGShaun Garnett Shaun Garnett3432222022011039372DFENGSteve Redmond Steve Redmond3432233022000039372DFSCOScott McNiven Scott McNiven3225743121111039309FWENGStuart Barlow Stuart Barlow3231143122000038362DFENGCarl Serrant Carl Serrant3030033022000035350GKIREGary Kelly Gary Kelly (footballer, born 1966)2626044011011032320DFAUSDoug Hodgson Doug Hodgson2722533020200032257FWWALSean McCarthy Sean McCarthy (footballer, born 1967)2516933011011030219FWENGMark Allott Mark Allott221012422101110281315FWENGMatthew Rush Matthew Rush (footballer)1611530300010120119DFIREDanny Boxall Danny Boxall1818000000011019190FWENGAndy Ritchie Andy Ritchie (English footballer)1510521111000018126GKENGMike Pollitt Mike Pollitt1616000000000016160DFENGAndy Holt Andy Holt (footballer, born 1978)14771100000001587DFENGLee Sinnott Lee Sinnott1311200011000014122FWSCOTommy Wright Tommy Wright (footballer, born 1966)1210211000000013112MFENGAndrew Hughes Andrew Hughes (footballer, born 1978)101910111011013310MFISLToddy Örlygsson Þorvaldur Örlygsson11830001100001293FWENGRonnie Jepson Ronnie Jepson990000000000990FWENGPhil Starbuck Phil Starbuck972000000000972DFENGNeil Thompson Neil Thompson880000000000880FWSCODavid McNiven David McNiven (footballer, born 1978)826000000000826FWENGAdrian Littlejohn Adrian Littlejohn550000000000550DFSCOMark Innes Mark Innes422000000110532GKZIMBruce Grobbelaar Bruce Grobbelaar440000000000440FWENGMatthew Tipton Matthew Tipton312000000101413FWENGLee Clitheroe Lee Clitheroe312000000000312MFENGPhil Salt Phil Salt (footballer)110000000110220DFENGMark Hotte Mark Hotte101000000000101FWENGIan Ormondroyd Ian Ormondroyd101000000000101Total46 4 2 1 53 Goals Pos.Nat.PlayerLeagueFA CupLge CupEFL TrophyTotalFWENGStuart Barlow Stuart Barlow1210013FWWALSean McCarthy Sean McCarthy (footballer, born 1967)71008MFENGLee Duxbury Lee Duxbury50005DFENGRichard Graham Richard Graham (footballer, born 1974)41005DFAUSDoug Hodgson Doug Hodgson40004FWENGRonnie Jepson Ronnie Jepson40004MFENGPaul Reid Paul Reid (footballer, born 1968)40004MFENGPaul Rickers Paul Rickers40004DFENGShaun Garnett Shaun Garnett30003FWENGAdrian Littlejohn Adrian Littlejohn30003FWENGAndy Ritchie Andy Ritchie (English footballer)20103FWENGMark Allott Mark Allott20002FWSCOTommy Wright Tommy Wright (footballer, born 1966)20002DFENGAndy Holt Andy Holt (footballer, born 1978)10001FWSCODavid McNiven David McNiven (footballer, born 1978)10001DFSCOScott McNiven Scott McNiven10001FWENGMatthew Rush Matthew Rush (footballer)10001FWENGPhil Starbuck Phil Starbuck10001DFENGCarl Serrant Carl Serrant01001Total6141066 Transfers In Date Pos. Name From Fee1 August 1997DFENG Lee SinnottENG Huddersfield Town£50,00011 November 1997GKENG Jonathan ScargillENG Hyde UnitedNon-contract15 January 1998FWENG Ronnie JepsonENG Bury£400,00020 March 1998FWENG Adrian LittlejohnENG Plymouth ArgyleSigned Out Date Pos. Name To Fee15 July 1997GKENG Jon HallworthWAL Cardiff CityFree transfer1 August 1997DFENG Craig FlemingENG Norwich City£600,0005 September 1997FWENG Ian OrmondroydENG Scunthorpe United£25,00023 October 1997MFENG Lee RichardsonENG Huddersfield Town£65,00020 March 1998FWENG Phil StarbuckENG Plymouth ArgyleSigned23 March 1998MFENG Andrew HughesENG Notts CountyTransfer26 March 1998FWENG Stuart BarlowENG Wigan Athletic£45,000 Transfers in: £450,000 Transfers out: £735,000 Total spending: £285,000 References Notes notes Category:Oldham Athletic A.F.C. seasons Oldham Athletic