Oldham Athletic 2014–15 football season
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.[ 1]
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 .[ 2] In Smith's place, Johnson signed midfielders Liam Kelly from Bristol City [ 2] and Mike Jones from Crawley Town .[ 3] Joseph Mills , who had spent three months on loan during the 2013–14 season, was signed on a two-year contract.[ 4] In addition, Johnson brought in defenders Brian Wilson [ 3] and George Elokobi ,[ 5] midfielder Timothée Dieng [ 6] and forwards Willy Gros , Amari Morgan-Smith [ 7] and Jonathan Forte [ 8] before the first game of the new season.
Squad and coaching staff
Squad at the end of the season
Management and coaching staff
Position
Name
Notes
Manager
Lee Johnson
Assistant manager
Tommy Wright
First team coach
Paul Murray
Senior therapist
Anthony Naylor
Head of sports medicine
Jon Guy
Fitness coach/goalkeeping coach
Anthony White
Football analyst
Jack Edward
Kit man
Stephen Cross
Academy staff
Position
Name
Notes
Head of youth development
Tony Philliskirk
Head of coaching
Simon Cooper
Youth development phase coach
Pete Wild
Foundation phase coach
Phil McGrath
Senior therapist
Anthony Gray
Transfers
Results and fixtures
League One
FA Cup
The draw for the first round of the FA Cup was made on 27 October 2014.[ 50]
League Cup
The draw for the first round was made on 17 June 2014 at 10am. Oldham were drawn at home versus Middlesbrough.[ 51]
League table
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2015. Source:
BBC Sport Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored
Squad statistics
As of match played 3 May 2015
Appearances
Players with no appearances are not included on the list.
Goals
Disciplinary record
References
National teams
League competitions
Level 1 Levels 2–4 Levels 5–6 Levels 7–8 Levels 9–10
Combined Counties League (Premier , One )
East Midlands Counties League (level 10 only )
Eastern Counties League (Premier , One )
Essex Senior League (level 9 only )
Hellenic League (Premier , One East , One West )
Kent Invicta League (level 10 only )
Midland League (Premier , One )
North West Counties League (Premier , One )
Northern Counties East League (Premier , One )
Northern League (One , Two )
South West Peninsula League Premier Division (level 10 only )
Southern Counties East League (level 9 only )
Spartan South Midlands League (Premier , One )
Sussex County League (One , Two )
United Counties League (Premier , One )
Wessex League (Premier , One )
West Midlands (Regional) League (level 10 only )
Western League (Premier , One )
Cup competitions
FA cups Football League cups
Youth competitions
Women's competitions