2013–14 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

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Oldham Athletic
2013–14 season
Chairman Simon Corney
Manager Lee Johnson
League One 15th
FA Cup Third Round
League Cup First Round
Johnstone's Paint Trophy Semi Final (N)
Top goalscorer League:
Clarke-Harris (6)
All:
Philliskirk (12)
Highest home attendance 7,698
Notts County (Lg 1)
(03/05/14)
Lowest home attendance 2,646
Notts County (JPT)
(12/11/13)

The 2013–14 season is Oldham Athletic's 17th consecutive season in the third division of the English football league system and Lee Johnson's first full season as manager of the club.

The Latics faced a summer of rebuilding on and off the pitch as 18 players were out of contract from the 2012–13 season [1] and work finally recommenced on the demolition of the old Broadway Stand in preparation for its replacement by the new North Stand.[2] Dean Bouzanis, Robbie Simpson, Connor Hughes, Liam Jacob, Alex Cisak, Lee Croft and Dan Taylor were all released at the end of the 2012–13 season with new contracts handed to Glenn Belezika, Cliff Byrne, Connor Brown, David Mellor, James Tarkowski and Kirk Millar as well as youngsters Joe Cooper, Chris Sutherland, Luke Simpson and Danny Gosset.[3] Matt Smith opted to join Leeds United after his impressive run of goals during the 2012-13 FA Cup[4] while Dean Furman joined former manager Paul Dickov at Doncaster Rovers and Jean-Yves M'voto joined Barnsley.

In their place, Johnson signed wingers Sidney Schmeltz[5] and James Dayton[6] as well as strengthening the centre of midfield with Anton Rodgers[7] and the permanent acquisition of Korey Smith[8] who had ended the previous season on loan at Boundary Park from Norwich City. A trio of forwards were also recruited: Charlie MacDonald,[9] Jonson Clarke-Harris[10] and, following a protracted contract dispute with Swindon Town, Adam Rooney.[11] Johnson signed goalkeeper Mark Oxley on a season long loan from Hull City[12] but his only defensive acquisition before the season began was the young Latvian centre back, Edijs Joksts.[13] As a result, the season began with young midfielder David Mellor employed at centre back alongside James Tarkowski.[14]

The season began positively for Oldham with a 4-3 victory away at Stevenage.[15] This was followed by defeat at home to Derby in the first round of the Capital One Cup[16] and a run of games in which Oldham were praised for their attractive style of play[17] but ultimately achieved only 8 points from their first 10 league games.[18] In the meantime, the summer transfer window had closed with the departure of Baxter to Sheffield United for an undisclosed fee,[19] the return of Danny Philliskirk[20] and the arrival of defensive duo Matteo Lanzoni[21] and Genseric Kusunga.[22]

Squad & Coaching Staff

First Team Squad

Includes all players who were awarded a squad number during the season. Last updated on 15 December 2013
*Total appearances and goals as at the end of the 2013–14 season
Squad
No.
Name Nat. Position Date of birth Signed from Signed in Total
Apps*
Total
Goals*
Notes
Goalkeepers
1 Mark Oxley England GK 28-09-1990 Hull City 2013 (loan) 24 0 Season long loan from Hull City.
25 Luke Simpson England GK 23-09-1994 Youth Team 2013 (turned pro) 0 0 Loaned to Nantwich Town on 17 August 2013.
Contract expired at end of season.
29 Paul Rachubka United States GK 21-05-1981 Unattached 2013 19 0 Signed on 7 September 2013.
33 Joel Coleman England GK Youth Team 2013 (turned pro) 0 0
Defenders
2 Connor Brown England RB 02-10-1991 Unattached 2012 35 0
3 Jonathon Grounds England LB 02-02-1988 Unattached 2012 78 1 Contract expired at end of season.
5 Genseric Kusunga Angola CB 12-03-1988 Unattached 2013 14 1 Signed on 2 September 2013.
6 James Tarkowski England CB 19-11-1992 Youth Team 2011 (turned pro) 78 6
6 Adel Gafaiti Algeria CB 16-07-1994 Norwich City 2014 Loaned from Norwich City on 14 March 2014.
16 Cliff Byrne Republic of Ireland CB 26-04-1982 Unattached 2012 43 1 Loaned to Scunthorpe on 12 September 2013.
16 James Wilson Wales CB 26-02-1989 Bristol City 2014 Signed from Bristol City on 31 January 2014.
18 Matteo Lanzoni Italy CB 18-07-1988 Unattached 2013 12 1 Signed on 29 August 2013.
18 Adam Lockwood England CB 26-10-1981 Unattached 2014 Signed on 3 January 2014.
22 Glenn Belezika England CB 24-12-1994 Youth Team 2012 (turned pro) 5 0 Loaned to Salisbury City on 23 August 2013.
23 Joseph Mills England LB 30-10-1989 Burnley 2014 1 0 Loaned from Burnley on 16 August 2013.
24 Edijs Joksts Latvia CB 21-07-1992 FK Tukums 2000 2013 0 0
26 Ellis Plummer England FB 02-09-1994 Manchester City 2013 3 0 Loaned from Manchester City on 28 November 2013.
30 Joe Cooper England FB 25-09-1994 Youth Team 2013 (turned pro) 1 0 Loaned to Celtic Nation on 27 August 2013.
Resigned on 16 September 2013.
32 Jack Truelove England FB Youth Team 2013 (turned pro) 1 0
34 Tomos Clarke Wales CB 01-08-1996 Youth Team Youth Team
Midfielders
4 James Wesolowski Australia CM 25-08-1987 Peterborough United 2011 92 5 Contract expired at end of season.
7 Sidney Schmeltz Netherlands RW 08-06-1989 Unattached 2013 22 1
7 Terry Dunfield Canada CM 20-02-1982 Unattached 2014 Signed on 20 February 2014.
Contract expired at end of season.
8 Korey Smith England CM 31-01-1991 Norwich City 2013 37 1
11 Cristian Montaño Colombia LW 11-12-1991 West Ham United 2012 48 4 Sacked on 16 December 2013 due to spot-fixing allegations[23]
12 David Mellor England CM 10-07-1993 Youth Team 2011 (turned pro) 46 1
15 Carl Winchester Northern Ireland CM 12-04-1993 Youth Team 2011 (turned pro) 36 2
17 Anton Rodgers Republic of Ireland CM 26-01-1993 Unattached 2013 11 0 Signed on 12 July 2013.
Contract expired at end of season.
19 James Dayton England LW 12-12-1988 Kilmarnock 2013 23 3
20 Mike Petrasso Canada RW 09-07-1995 QPR 2013 6 1 Loaned from QPR on 22 November 2013.
20 John Paul Kissock England MF 29-09-1989 Macclesfield Town 2014 Loaned from Macclesfield Town on 30 January 2014.
23 Wade Joyce England MF 01-05-1994 Barnsley 2013 0 0 Loaned from Barnsley on 28 November 2013.
24 Joel Byrom England MF 14-09-1986 Preston North End 2014 Loaned from Preston North End on 14 March 2014.
26 Albert Rusnak Slovakia MF 07-07-1994 Manchester City 2013 3 0 Loaned from Manchester City on 30 August 2013. Returned to Manchester City on 17 September 2013.
28 Chris Sutherland England RW 04-08-1995 Youth Team 2012 (turned pro) 11 0 Loaned to Barrow on 26 August 2013.
28 David Worrall England LW 12-06-1990 Rotherham United 2014 Loaned from Rotherham United on 3 January 2014.
30 Gary Harkins Scotland MF 02-01-1985 St Mirren 2014 Loaned from St Mirren on 3 January 2014.
31 Danny Gosset Wales CM 21-02-1995 Youth Team 2013 (turned pro) 2 0 Loaned to Stockport County on 29 August 2013.
Forwards
09 Adam Rooney Republic of Ireland FW 21-04-1988 Birmingham City 2013 25 6 Signed on 1 August 2013. Joined Aberdeen on 23 January.[24]
09 Jon Stead England FW 07-04-1983 Huddersfield Town 2014 Loaned from Huddersfield Town on 31 January 2014.
10 Charlie MacDonald England FW 13-02-1981 Unattached 2013 10 4 Signed on 5 July 2013.
Contract expired at end of season.
14 Jonson Clarke-Harris England FW 20-07-1994 Peterborough United 2013 23 3
20 Jose Baxter England FW 07-02-1992 Unattached 2012 50 17 Sold to Sheffield United on 29 August 2013.
21 Kirk Millar Northern Ireland FW 07-07-1992 Youth Team 2010 (turned pro) 38 1 Contract expired at end of season.
23 Rhys Turner England FW 22-07-1995 Stockport County 2014 Signed on 31 January 2014.
27 Danny Philliskirk England FW 10-04-1991 Unattached 2013 21 9 Signed on 16 August 2013.
35 Jordan Bove England FW 12-11-1995 Youth Team Youth Team 1 0
36 John Pritchard England FW 29-09-1995 Youth Team Youth Team 1 0

Management & Coaching Staff

Position Name Notes
Manager Lee Johnson
Assistant Manager Tommy Wright Signed on 20 February 2014.
First Team Coach Paul Murray
Goalkeeping Coach Bobby Mimms Signed on a short term contract on 1 July 2013. Left on 17 Feb 2014[25]
Fitness Coach Lee Steele Signed on a short term contract on 1 July 2013.
Head of Sports Medicine Jon Guy
Head of Youth Development Tony Philliskirk

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Walsall 46 14 16 16 49 49 0 58
14 Crawley Town 46 14 15 17 48 54 −6 57
15 Oldham Athletic 46 14 14 18 50 59 −9 56
16 Colchester United 46 13 14 19 53 61 −8 53
17 Gillingham 46 15 8 23 60 79 −19 53
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2014. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Transfers

Players transferred in
Date Pos. Name Previous Club Fee Ref.
12 May 2013 FW England Jonson Clarke-Harris England Peterborough United Undisclosed [10]
20 May 2013 MF England James Dayton Scotland Kilmarnock Free [6]
12 June 2013 MF Netherlands Sidney Schmeltz Unattached Free [5]
20 June 2013 MF England Korey Smith England Norwich Free [8]
5 July 2013 FW England Charlie MacDonald Unattached Free [9]
12 July 2013 MF Republic of Ireland Anton Rodgers Unattached Free [7]
17 July 2013 DF Latvia Edijs Joksts Latvia FK Tukums 2000 Free [13]
1 August 2013 FW Republic of Ireland Adam Rooney England Birmingham City Free [11]
16 August 2013 FW England Danny Philliskirk Unattached Free [20]
29 August 2013 DF Italy Matteo Lanzoni Unattached Free [21]
2 September 2013 DF Angola Genseric Kusunga Unattached Free [22]
7 September 2013 GK United States Paul Rachubka Unattached Free [26]
3 January 2014 DF England Adam Lockwood Unattached Free [27]
31 January 2014 DF England James Wilson Bristol City Free [28]
31 January 2014 FW England Rhys Turner Stockport County Undisclosed [28]
20 February 2014 MF Canada Terry Dunfield Unattached Free [29]
Players loaned in
Date from Pos. Name From Date to Ref.
4 July 2013 GK England Mark Oxley England Hull City End of season [12]
16 August 2013 DF England Joseph Mills England Burnley Three months
(Initially for one month)[20]
[30]
30 August 2013 MF Slovakia Albert Rusnak England Manchester City 5 January 2014
(Returned on 17 September 2013)
[31]
22 November 2013 MF Canada Mike Petrasso England QPR One month [32]
28 November 2013 DF England Ellis Plummer England Manchester City One month [33]
28 November 2013 MF England Wade Joyce England Barnsley One month [34]
3 January 2014 MF England David Worrall England Rotherham United End of season [27]
3 January 2014 MF Scotland Gary Harkins Scotland St Mirren End of season [27]
30 January 2014 MF England John Paul Kissock England Macclesfield Town End of season [35]
31 January 2014 FW England Jon Stead England Huddersfield Town One month [28]
14 March 2014 DF Algeria Adel Gafaiti England Norwich City Until 21 April 2014 [36]
14 March 2014 MF England Joel Byrom England Preston North End End of season [36]
Players transferred out
Date Pos. Name Subsequent club Fee Ref
29 August 2013 FW England Jose Baxter England Sheffield United Undisclosed [19]
31 December 2013 DF Italy Matteo Lanzoni Unattached Contract expired [37]
2 January 2014 MF England Chris Sutherland Unattached Released [38]
23 January 2014 FW Republic of Ireland Adam Rooney Unattached Released [39]
30 January 2014 DF Latvia Edijs Joksts Unattached Released [40]
31 January 2014 DF England James Tarkowski Brentford Undisclosed [41]
14 February 2014 MF Netherlands Sidney Schmeltz Unattached Released [42]
Players loaned out
Date from Pos. Name To Date to Ref.
17 August 2013 GK England Luke Simpson England Nantwich Town One month [43]
23 August 2013 DF England Glenn Belezika England Salisbury City One month [44]
26 August 2013 MF England Chris Sutherland England Barrow One month [45]
27 August 2013 DF England Joe Cooper England Celtic Nation One month [46]
29 August 2013 MF Wales Danny Gosset England Stockport County Two months
(Initially for one month)[47]
[48]
12 September 2013 DF Republic of Ireland Cliff Byrne England Scunthorpe United Until 13 December 2013 [49]
18 October 2013 DF England Glenn Belezika England Hyde United One month [50]
31 January 2014 GK England Luke Simpson England Leicester City End of season [51]

Squad Statistics

Appearances

Last updated on 24 November 2013
Number Position Name Tot
Apps
Tot
Start
Tot
Sub
Lg
Apps
Lg
Start
Lg
Sub
FAC
Apps
FAC
Start
FAC
Sub
Lg Cup
Apps
Lg Cup
Start
Lg Cup
Sub
JPT
Apps
JPT
Start
JPT
Sub
01 GK Mark Oxley 24 24 0 19 19 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
02 DF Connor Brown 6 5 1 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
03 DF Jonathan Grounds 26 26 0 19 19 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 4 4 0
04 MF James Wesolowski 22 19 3 17 15 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 2 2 0
05 DF Genseric Kusunga 14 14 0 9 9 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 0
06 DF James Tarkowski 25 25 0 17 17 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 4 4 0
07 MF Sidney Schmeltz 22 8 14 16 5 11 2 1 1 1 0 1 3 2 1
08 MF Korey Smith 27 27 0 19 19 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 4 4 0
09 FW Adam Rooney 25 17 8 18 12 6 3 2 1 1 1 0 3 2 1
10 FW Charlie MacDonald 10 7 3 10 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF Cristian Montaño 15 9 6 10 6 4 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1
12 MF David Mellor 15 11 4 9 7 2 3 2 1 1 1 0 3 1 2
14 FW Jonson Clarke-Harris 23 12 11 16 7 9 3 2 1 1 1 0 3 2 1
15 MF Carl Winchester 5 3 2 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF Cliff Byrne 3 0 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Anton Rodgers 11 6 5 6 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 1
18 DF Matteo Lanzoni 12 11 1 8 8 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0
19 MF James Dayton 23 23 0 17 17 0 3 3 0 1 1 0 2 2 0
20 FW Jose Baxter 5 4 1 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
20 FW Mike Petrasso 6 4 2 4 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
21 FW Kirk Millar 8 2 6 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1
22 DF Glenn Belezika 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
23 DF Joseph Mills 14 14 0 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0
24 DF Edijs Joksts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 GK Luke Simpson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Albert Rusnak 3 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
26 DF Ellis Plummer 3 3 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW Danny Philliskirk 21 19 2 14 12 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 4 4 0
28 MF Chris Sutherland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 GK Paul Rachubka 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0
30 DF Joe Cooper 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 MF Danny Gosset 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF Jack Truelove 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK Joel Coleman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35 FW Jordan Bove 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

Goal Scorers

Last updated on 15 December 2013
Rank Pos No. Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup Johnstone's Paint Trophy
1 FW 27 England Danny Philliskirk 9 2 1 0 6
2 FW 9 Republic of Ireland Adam Rooney 6 4 1 0 1
3 FW 10 England Charlie MacDonald 4 4 0 0 0
4 FW 14 England Jonson Clarke-Harris 3 2 0 0 1
MF 19 England James Dayton 3 2 0 0 1
DF 6 England James Tarkowski 3 2 0 0 1
5 FW 20 England Jose Baxter 2 2 0 0 0
MF 11 Colombia Cristian Montaño 2 2 0 0 0
6 DF 5 Angola Genseric Kusunga 1 0 1 0 0
DF 18 Italy Matteo Lanzoni 1 1 0 0 0
MF 20 Canada Mike Petrasso 1 1 0 0 0
MF 7 Netherlands Sidney Schmeltz 1 0 0 0 1
MF 4 England Korey Smith 1 0 1 0 0
MF 4 Australia James Wesolowski 1 0 0 0 1
MF 15 Northern Ireland Carl Winchester 1 1 0 0 0
TOTALS 39 23 4 0 12

Disciplinary

Last updated on 15 December 2013
Rank Pos. No. Player Total League One FA Cup League Cup Johnstone's Paint Trophy
Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card Booked Red card
1 DF 6 England James Tarkowski 6 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 DF 3 England Jonathan Grounds 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
MF 11 Colombia Cristian Montaño 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
MF 4 Australia James Wesolowski 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
3 FW 14 England Jonson Clarke-Harris 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF 5 Angola Genseric Kusunga 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF 12 England David Mellor 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF 8 England Korey Smith 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
4 FW 20 England Jose Baxter 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DF 2 England Connor Brown 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF 19 England James Dayton 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF 18 Italy Matteo Lanzoni 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK 1 England Mark Oxley 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF 26 England Ellis Plummer 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF 17 Republic of Ireland Anton Rodgers 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 FW 35 England Jordan Bove 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
FW 10 England Charlie MacDonald 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DF 23 England Joseph Mills 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF 7 Netherlands Sidney Schmeltz 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 45 3 29 2 5 0 3 0 8 1

Results and fixtures

Pre-season friendlies

League One

FA Cup

League Cup

Football League Trophy

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