The 2015–16 season is Oldham Athletic's 121st season in their history and 19th consecutive season in League One. Along with competing in League One, the club will also participate in the FA Cup, League Cup and JP Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.
The club appointed Sunderland coach Darren Kelly as their new manager following the conclusion of the 2014–15 season. However, Kelly's reign was brief and he was sacked after a 5–1 home defeat to Peterborough United with Oldham having won only one of their first seven league games. Kelly was replaced by David Dunn who he had signed as a player just over a month earlier. However, Dunn himself won only two of his 17 league games and was sacked after a poor run of form during which his team picked up two points from a possible 21. Following Dunn's departure, Oldham turned to former player, coach and manager John Sheridan who was re-appointed as manager less than seven years after being sacked from the role.
Squad statistics
Last updated 30 January 2016 Numbers in parentheses denote appearances as substitute. Players with squad numbers struck through and marked left the club during the playing season. Players with names in italics and marked * were on loan from another club for the whole of their season with Oldham. Players listed with no appearances have been in the matchday squad but only as unused substitutes.
+No.PositionNationalityNameAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsLeagueFA CupLeague CupFL TrophyTotalDiscipline1Goalkeeper000000002Defender00000513Defender10001104Midfielder00000305Defender00000006Midfielder20002707Midfielder10001208Midfielder20002409Forward410050010 Forward511072011Forward100010112 Midfielder000002012 Midfielder *000000012Midfielder*000001013Goalkeeper000001014Forward000000015Midfielder100013016 Defender *100012116Defender000000017 Midfielder000001018Forward000000019Forward300030020Defender000001021 Defender000000021 Defender *000001022 Midfielder100012023 Forward *000000023Defender000000024 Defender000002025Forward000000026Defender000000027Defender000000028Midfielder000000029Midfielder000000030 Forward000001031Goalkeeper000000032 Midfielder *000001033Midfielder000000034 Forward *500051035Defender *000002035 Midfielder *000000036Defender *0000000
Transfers
Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Name From Fee Ref. 1 July 2015 CF Jake Cassidy Wolverhampton Wanderers Free transfer 1 July 2015 RM Lee Croft St Johnstone Free transfer 1 July 2015 AM George Green Everton Free transfer 10 July 2015 GK David Cornell Swansea City Free transfer 30 July 2015 AM David Dunn Blackburn Rovers Free transfer 6 August 2015 CB Gavin Gunning Birmingham City Free transfer 25 August 2015 RW Mark Yeates Bradford City Free transfer 18 September 2015 RB Richard Eckersley Free agent Free transfer 16 October 2015 CF Ricardo Fuller Free agent Free transfer 30 October 2015 DEF Theo Vassell Free agent Free transfer 26 January 2016 DEF Anthony Gerrard Free agent Free transfer
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 1 July 2015 LM James Dayton Free agent Released 1 July 2015 LB George Elokobi Colchester United Free transfer 1 July 2015 CB Adam Lockwood Guiseley Free transfer 1 July 2015 CM David Mellor Barrow Free transfer 1 July 2015 CF Amari Morgan-Smith Cheltenham Town Free transfer 28 August 2015 CB Gavin Gunning Free agent Released 5 October 2015 FW Devante Jacobs Free agent Released 4 November 2015 CM George Green Ossett Albion Released 7 January 2016 FW Danny Philliskirk Blackpool Undisclosed 7 January 2016 MF Mark Yeates Blackpool Free agent 19 January 2016 FW Ricardo Fuller Free agent Released
Loans in Date from Position Nationality Name From Date until Ref. 3 August 2015 CB Jonny Burn Middlesbrough 1 January 2016 28 August 2015 CF Simonas Stankevičius Leicester City 20 October 2015 1 September 2015 CB Eoghan O'Connell Celtic 1 January 2016 18 September 2015 CM Jay Fulton Swansea City 19 December 2015 23 September 2015 CF Michael Higdon Sheffield United 19 December 2015 2 October 2015 FB Daniel Lafferty Burnley 2 November 2015 2 October 2015 FB Cameron Dummigan Burnley End of season 6 November 2015 CM Giorgio Rasulo MK Dons 2 January 2016 26 November 2015 CM Richie Wellens Doncaster Rovers 2 January 2016 7 January 2016 FB Daniel Lafferty Burnley 5 March 2016 22 January 2016 CM Matt Palmer Burton Albion 11 April 2016 12 February 2016CFAaron Amadi-HollowayWycombe WanderersEnd of season15 February 2016CFCurtis MainDoncaster RoversEnd of season11 March 2016CFTimmy ThieleBurton AlbionEnd of season18 March 2016LBTareiq Holmes-DennisCharlton AthleticEnd of season
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Name To Date until Ref. 10 August 2015 CF Jordan Bove Ashton United 16 September 2015 16 September 2015 LB Jack Truelove Brackley Town 17 October 2015 17 September 2015 CF Rhys Murphy Crawley Town 19 December 2015 17 September 2015 CF Rhys Turner York City 12 December 2015 5 October 2015 CM Jack Tuohy Ramsbottom United 5 November 2015 5 October 2015 CF Jordan Bove Ramsbottom United 2 January 2016 30 October 2015 DEF George Edmundson Ramsbottom United 30 November 2015 4 December 2015 LB Jack Truelove Curzon Ashton 4 January 2016 7 January 2016 CF Rhys Turner Macclesfield Town 1 March 2016 11 January 2016 LB Jack Truelove Hednesford Town 16 March 2016 26 February 2016 DEF Theo Vassell Chorley 26 March 2016 11 March 2016 CF Rhys Murphy AFC Wimbledon End of season 11 March 2016 CF Jordan Bove Droylsden End of season 11 March 2016 CF Danny Byrnes Droylsden End of season
Competitions Pre-season friendlies On 15 May 2015, Oldham Athletic announced they would host Blackburn Rovers in a pre-season friendly on 25 July 2015. Another friendly against Bolton Wanderers was confirmed on 19 May 2015. A day later, Oldham Athletic announced an XI squad would travel to Trafford for pre-season preparations. On 21 May 2015, Oldham Athletic announced they will travel to Carlisle United in a pre-season fixture. On 23 May 2015, Oldham Athletic announced they will travel to FC Halifax Town. On 27 May 2015, Further friendlies were revealed when the club announced their pre-schedule in full.
League One
League table
Matches On 17 June 2015, the fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced.
FA Cup
League Cup On 16 June 2015, the first round draw was made, Oldham Athletic were drawn at home against Middlesbrough.
Football League Trophy On 8 August 2015, live on Soccer AM the draw for the first round of the Football League Trophy was drawn by Toni Duggan and Alex Scott. The Latics will travel to Shrewsbury Town.
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