2003–04 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

During the 2003–04 English football season, Oldham Athletic A.F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Oldham Athletic

2003–04 season
Chairman	David Brierley
Manager	Brian Talbot
Stadium	Boundary Park
Second Division	15th
FA Cup	Second round
League Cup	First round
Football League Trophy	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Scott Vernon (13) All: Scott Vernon (15)
Highest home attendance	13,007 vs. Grimsby Town
Lowest home attendance	2,812 vs. Accrington Stanley

Results

Home team's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League Second Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
9 August 2003	Brighton	H	1–3
16 August 2003	Sheff Weds	A	2–2
23 August 2003	Blackpool	H	2–3
25 August 2003	Brentford	A	2–1
30 August 2003	Rushden & Diamonds	H	3–2
6 September 2003	Hartlepool	A	0–0
13 September 2003	Bristol C	H	1–1
16 September 2003	Barnsley	A	1–1
20 September 2003	Wycombe	A	2–5
27 September 2003	Luton	H	3–0
30 September 2003	Stockport	H	2–0
4 October 2003	Peterborough	A	2–2
11 October 2003	Port Vale	H	2–1
18 October 2003	Tranmere	A	2–1
21 October 2003	Wrexham	A	4–0
25 October 2003	Bournemouth	H	1–1
1 November 2003	Plymouth	A	2–2
15 November 2003	Swindon	H	0–1
22 November 2003	Chesterfield	A	1–1
29 November 2003	Notts Co	H	0–1
13 December 2003	Colchester	A	2–1
20 December 2003	QPR	H	2–1
26 December 2003	Grimsby	A	3–3
28 December 2003	Hartlepool	H	0–2
3 January 2004	Brentford	H	1–1
10 January 2004	Brighton	A	0–0
17 January 2004	Sheff Weds	H	1–0
24 January 2004	Blackpool	H	1–1
31 January 2004	Rushden & Diamonds	A	4–1
8 February 2004	Grimsby	H	6–0
14 February 2004	Port Vale	A	1–0
21 February 2004	Tranmere	H	1–1
28 February 2004	Bournemouth	A	1–0
6 March 2004	QPR	A	1–1
13 March 2004	Colchester	H	0–0
16 March 2004	Barnsley	H	1–1
20 March 2004	Bristol C	A	0–2
27 March 2004	Wycombe	H	2–3
3 April 2004	Luton	A	1–1
10 April 2004	Peterborough	H	1–1
12 April 2004	Stockport	A	1–1
17 April 2004	Plymouth	H	4–1
20 April 2004	Wrexham	H	1–1
24 April 2004	Swindon	A	1–2
1 May 2004	Chesterfield	H	2–0
8 May 2004	Notts Co	A	1–1

FA Cup

Main article: 2003–04 FA Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
R1	8 November 2003	Carlisle	H	3–0
R2	6 December 2003	Blackpool	H	2–5

League Cup

Main article: 2003–04 Football League Cup

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
R1	12 August 2003	Scunthorpe	A	2–1

Football League Trophy

Main article: 2003–04 Football League Trophy

Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
R1	14 October 2003	Hartlepool	H	3–3 (won on penalties)
R2	3 November 2003	Bury	A	2–1

Players

First-team squad

Squad at end of season[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  AUS Les Pogliacomi 2 DF  ENG Dean Holden 3 MF  ENG Darren Sheridan 4 MF  ENG Ernie Cooksey 6 DF  WAL Gareth Owen[notes 1] (on loan from Stoke City) 7 MF  ENG Paul Murray 8 MF  IRL John Sheridan[notes 2] 9 FW  COD Calvin Zola (on loan from Newcastle United) 10 FW  ENG John Eyre 11 MF  ENG Matty Appleby 12 MF  ENG Wes Wilkinson 13 GK  ENG Chris Grange 14 DF  ENG Michael Clegg 15 GK  ENG Keiren Westwood[notes 3] (on loan from Manchester City) 16 DF  ENG Kelvin Lomax 17 FW  ENG Scott Vernon 18 MF  ENG Danny Boshell 19 FW  ENG Craig Fleming

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 DF  ENG David Beharall 22 DF  ENG Danny Hall 23 DF  SCO Will Haining 24 FW  NZL Chris Killen 25 MF  ENG Mark Bonner 26 DF  ENG Adam Griffin 27 DF  ENG Marc Tierney 28 MF  ENG David Eyres 29 FW  ENG Chris Hall 30 MF  ENG Matthew Wolfenden 31 GK  ENG Steve Corry 32 FW  ENG Dean Crowe 33 FW  JAM Jermaine Johnson (on loan from Bolton Wanderers) 34 FW  ENG Matty Barlow 35 MF  ENG Danny Forde 37 DF  ENG Rob Walker 38 MF  ENG Carlos Roca

Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 5 DF  COD Kangana Ndiwa[notes 4] (on loan from Bolton Wanderers) 6 DF  ENG Mark Hudson (on loan from Fulham) 12 FW  FRA Mickaël Antoine-Curier[notes 5] (to Kidderminster Harriers) 15 MF  AUS David Carney (to Halifax Town)

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 GK  ENG Adam Collin (on loan from Newcastle United) 16 MF  ENG Matt O'Halloran (to Chesterfield) 16 MF  ENG Steven Schumacher (on loan from Everton)

References

1. "FootballSquads – Oldham Athletic – 1999/00". www.footballsquads.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2017.

Notes

1. Owen was born in Cheadle, England, but also qualified to represent Wales internationally and played for them at U-19 level.
2. Sheridan was born in Stretford, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and represented them at U-21 level before making his international debut for the Republic of Ireland in 1988.
3. Westwood was born in Manchester, England, but also qualified to represent the Republic of Ireland internationally and would make his debut for the Republic of Ireland in May 2009.
4. Ndiwa was born in Maquela do Zombo, Angola, but was raised in Sweden from the age of seven and represented them at U-17, U-18 and U-19 level before making his international debut for the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2004.
5. Antoine-Curier was born in Orsay, France, but also qualified to represent Guadeloupe internationally and would make his debut for Guadeloupe in 2008.