2011–12 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

The 2011–12 season was Oldham Athletic's 15th consecutive season in the third tier of the English football league system. The team was managed by Paul Dickov and captained by Dean Furman following the departure of the previous captain, Reuben Hazell after the 2010–11 season.

Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
2011–12 season
ChairmanSimon Corney
ManagerPaul Dickov
League One16th
FA CupThird Round
League CupFirst Round
Football League TrophyNorthern Section Final
Top goalscorerLeague: Shefki Kuqi (11)
All: Shefki Kuqi (16)
Highest home attendance8,032 (6 August vs Sheffield United)
Lowest home attendance1,786 (9 August vs Carlisle United)
Average home league attendance5,012

As well as Hazell's departure, a number of other players, including goalkeeper Dean Brill, former youth team players Lewis Alessandra and Deane Smalley and highly rated midfielder Dale Stephens left the Latics before the start of the season. In their place, Dickov signed goalkeeper Alex Cisak from Accrington Stanley and Zander Diamond from Aberdeen. Jean-Yves Mvoto, who had been on loan at Oldham during the 2010–11 season was also signed on a permanent contract. Dickov made his highest profile signing of the summer on transfer deadline day, 31 August 2011, when he signed Finnish forward Shefki Kuqi following his release by Newcastle United. Kuqi became an immediate success, scoring 11 goals in his first 15 games for Oldham.

The Latics struggled with inconsistency in the league for the first half of the season, ending 2011 in 14th place in League One. However, propelled by Kuqi's goals and the form of loan signings Luca Scapuzzi and Robbie Simpson, Oldham progressed to the Northern Section Final of the Football League Trophy and the third round of the FA Cup, eventually losing over two legs to Chesterfield in the Football League Trophy and going down 5–1 to Premier League Liverpool in the FA Cup after a creditable display at Anfield.

The end of Oldham's cup runs coincided with a loss of form in the league and the end of Kuqi's goalscoring run. After starting 2012 eight points from the play-offs in 14th place, the Latics slipped into a relegation battle, winning only 5 of their next 20 matches before their League One status was guaranteed by a 1–1 draw at home with Preston North End. The season ended with a 2–1 victory at home to Carlisle, following which Oldham prepared for a summer of change, with a total of 18 first-team players out of contract for the 2012–13 season.

League table

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
14Bury461511206079−1956
15Preston North End461315185468−1454
16Oldham Athletic461412205066−1654
17Yeovil Town461412205980−2154
18Scunthorpe United461022145559−452
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2012. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Squad statistics

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First-team squad

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Includes all players who were awarded squad numbers during the season.[1]

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
1GK  POLAlex Cisak
2DF  FRAJean-Yves Mvoto
3DF  ENGPaul Black
4MF  AUSJames Wesolowski (from August 2011)
5DF  SCOZander Diamond (to May 2012)
6DF  ENGNathan Clarke (from August 2011 to January 2012)
6DF  ENGReece Brown (from March 2012)
7MF  PORFilipe Morais
8MF  RSADean Furman (Captain)
9FW  ENGReuben Reid
10FW  ENGRobbie Simpson (from September to December 2011 and from January 2012)
11MF  ENGTom Adeyemi (from August 2011 to April 2012)
12DF  FRABradley Diallo (from August 2011)
13GK  AUSDean Bouzanis (from November 2011)
14FW  ENGMatt Smith
15FW  ENGRyan Brooke
16DF  ENGJames Tarkowski
17MF  ATGJosh Parker
18MF  ENGChris Taylor
19DF  ENGKieran Lee
No.Pos. NationPlayer
20MF  NIRMatthew Lund (to October 2011)
20FW  ITALuca Scapuzzi (from November 2011 to January 2012)
20MF  COMYoussouf M'Changama (from March 2012)
21MF  NIRKirk Millar
22MF  CODDjeny Bembo-Leta
23MF  NIRPhillip McGrath
24MF  ENGConnor Hughes
25DF  ENGMatthew D Carr
26DF  NIRCarl Winchester
27MF  NIRRyan Burns
28GK  ENGPaul Gerrard (Player/Coach)
29MF  ENGDavid Mellor
30MF  ITAAndreas Mancini (from November 2011 to January 2012)
30MF  ENGKeanu Marsh-Brown (from January 2012)
32FW  FINShefki Kuqi (from August 2011)
33GK  ENGLuke Simpson
36FW  FRAOumare Tounkara (from March 2012)
39FW  ENGHarry Bunn (from March 2012)
41DF  ENGGlenn Belezika
42DF  ENGAlex Parks

Appearances, goals & disciplinary record

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As of 6 May 2012
NoNatPosNameTotalLeagueFA CupLeague CupJP Trophy
Apps Apps Apps Apps Apps
1 GKAlex Cisak47 (0)01138 (0)0114 (0)0001 (0)0004 (0)000
2 DFJean-Yves Mvoto43 (1)13235 (1)1223 (0)0001 (0)0004 (0)010
3 DFPaul Black18 (1)02013 (0)0202 (1)0001 (0)0002 (0)000
4 MFJames Wesolowski31 (0)46021 (0)3304 (0)1101 (0)0005 (0)020
6 DFReece Brown15 (0)03015 (0)0300 (0)0000 (0)0000 (0)000
7 MFFilipe Morais26 (19)55023 (13)5400 (4)0101 (0)0002 (2)000
8 MFDean Furman27 (2)26021 (2)1404 (0)1101 (0)0101 (0)000
9 FWReuben Reid19 (3)62017 (3)5200 (0)0001 (0)1001 (0)000
10 FWRobbie Simpson33 (3)96026 (3)6503 (0)2000 (0)0004 (0)110
12 DFBradley Diallo13 (3)03112 (3)0310 (0)0000 (0)0001 (0)000
13 GKDean Bouzanis8 (1)0008 (1)0000 (0)0000 (0)0000 (0)000
14 FWMatt Smith4 (31)3103 (25)3100 (2)0001 (0)0000 (4)000
16 DFJames Tarkowski14 (4)10113 (3)1010 (0)0000 (0)0001 (1)000
17 FWJosh Parker9 (9)0107 (6)0100 (2)0000 (1)0002 (0)000
18 MFChris Taylor46 (0)36038 (0)2403 (0)1101 (0)0104 (0)000
19 DFKieran Lee53 (0)25043 (0)2404 (0)0001 (0)0005 (0)010
20 MFYoussouf M'Changama8 (2)0008 (2)0000 (0)0000 (0)0000 (0)000
21 MFKirk Millar2 (3)0002 (2)0000 (0)0000 (0)0000 (1)000
24 MFConnor Hughes0 (4)0000 (4)0000 (0)0000 (0)0000 (0)000
26 DFCarl Winchester9 (4)0009 (3)0000 (0)0000 (1)0000 (0)000
28 GKPaul Gerrard1 (1)0000 (1)0000 (0)0000 (0)0001 (0)000
29 DFDavid Mellor20 (4)12019 (2)1001 (0)0100 (1)0000 (1)010
30 MFKeanu Marsh-Brown5 (7)1115 (6)1110 (0)0000 (0)0000 (1)000
32 FWShefki Kuqi48 (1)168039 (1)11704 (0)1100 (0)0005 (0)400
36 FWOumare Tounkara3 (5)1103 (5)1100 (0)0000 (0)0000 (0)000
39 FWHarry Bunn8 (3)0008 (3)0000 (0)0000 (0)0000 (0)000
41 DFGlenn Belezika0 (1)0000 (1)0000 (0)0000 (0)0000 (0)000
Players appeared for Oldham this season on loan who have returned to their parent club:
6 DFNathan Clarke19 (1)15016 (0)1401 (1)0000 (0)0002 (0)010
11 MFTom Adeyemi41 (4)34033 (3)2303 (1)0100 (0)0005 (0)100
20 MFMatthew Lund2 (1)0102 (1)0100 (0)0000 (0)0000 (0)000
20 FWLuca Scapuzzi15 (2)2108 (2)1104 (0)0000 (0)0003 (0)100
30 MFAndreas Mancini0 (2)0000 (1)0000 (0)0000 (0)0000 (1)000
Players released or transferred out during the season:
5 DFZander Diamond29 (2)22021 (2)2204 (0)0001 (0)0003 (0)000
TOTALS6475650596670120770

Top scorers

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PlacePositionNationNameLeague OneFA CupLeague CupJP TrophyTotal
1FW Shefki Kuqi1110416
2FW Robbie Simpson62019
3FW Reuben Reid50106
4MF Filipe Morais50005
5MF James Wesolowski31004
6MF Tom Adeyemi20013
=FW Matt Smith30003
=MF Chris Taylor21003
7DF Zander Diamond20002
=MF Dean Furman11002
=DF Kieran Lee20002
=MF Luca Scapuzzi10012
8DF Nathan Clarke10001
=MF Keanu Marsh-Brown10001
=MF David Mellor10001
=DF Jean-Yves Mvoto10001
=DF James Tarkowski10001
=FW Oumare Tounkara10001
TOTALS5061764

Transfers

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Players transferred in
DatePos.NamePrevious ClubFeeRef.
30 June 2011DF Jean-Yves Mvoto SunderlandFree[2]
6 July 2011GK Alex Cisak Accrington StanleyFree[3]
14 July 2011DF Zander Diamond AberdeenFree[4]
5 August 2011MF Josh Parker Queens Park RangersFree[5]
8 August 2011MF James Wesolowski Peterborough UnitedFree[6]
19 August 2011DF Bradley Diallo Olympique MarseilleFree[7]
31 August 2011FW Shefki KuqiUnattachedFree[8]
26 November 2011GK Dean BouzanisUnattachedFree[9]
30 January 2012FW Robbie Simpson Huddersfield TownFree[10]
30 January 2012FW Keanu Marsh-BrownUnattachedFree[11]
5 March 2012MF Youssouf M'ChangamaUnattachedFree[12]
Players transferred out
DatePos.NameToFeeRef.
21 June 2011DF Cedric Evina Charlton AthleticFree[13]
23 June 2011FW Lewis Alessandra MorecambeFree[14]
29 June 2011MF Dale Stephens Charlton AthleticUndisclosed[15]
1 May 2012DF Zander DiamondReleasedFree[16]
Players loaned in
Date fromPos.NameFromDate toRef.
28 July 2011MF Matthew Lund Stoke CityOctober 2011[17]
19 August 2011DF Nathan Clarke Huddersfield TownJanuary 2012[18]
31 August 2011MF Tom Adeyemi Norwich City9 April 2012[19]
9 September 2011FW Robbie Simpson Huddersfield Town9 December 2011[20]
3 November 2011FW Luca Scapuzzi Manchester City29 January 2012[21]
3 November 2011FW Andreas Mancini Manchester City3 January 2012[22]
2 January 2012FW Robbie Simpson Huddersfield Town2 February 2012[23]
2 March 2012DF Reece Brown Manchester United6 May 2012[24]
16 March 2012FW Harry Bunn Manchester City6 May 2012[25]
23 March 2012FW Oumare Tounkara Sunderland6 May 2012[26]
Players loaned out
Date fromPos.NameToDate toRef.
10 September 2011FW Ryan Brooke Barrow9 October 2011[27]
31 January 2012FW Ryan Brooke AFC Telford United29 April 2012[28]
6 March 2012DF Matthew D Carr Woodley Sports22 April 2012[29]
8 March 2012MF Josh Parker Dagenham & Redbridge6 May 2012[30]
14 March 2012FW Matt Smith Macclesfield Town6 May 2012[31]

Results & fixtures

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Pre-season friendlies

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23 July 2011 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Blackpool Boundary Park
15:00Smith 4'
Mellor 71'
Clarke 80'
26 July 2011 Oldham Athletic 0–0 Burnley Boundary Park
19:45Attendance: 2,153

League One

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13 August 2011 2 Yeovil Town 3–1 Oldham Athletic Huish Park
15:00Upson 49'
A. Williams 74'
Wotton 82' (pen.)
Reid 90+2' (pen.)Attendance: 3,237
20 August 2011 4 Oldham Athletic 2–0 Rochdale Boundary Park
15:00Reid 32' (pen.)
Clarke 45+3'
Attendance: 5,266
3 September 2011 6 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Huddersfield Town Boundary Park
15:00Kuqi 6'Kay 16'Attendance: 6,213
10 September 2011 7 Oldham Athletic 1–1 Stevenage Boundary Park
15:00Kuqi 19'Roberts 4'Attendance: 3,402
13 September 2011 8 Walsall 0–1 Oldham Athletic Bank's Stadium
19:45Taylor 29'Attendance: 3,250
17 September 2011 9 Leyton Orient 1–3 Oldham Athletic Brisbane Road
15:00Porter 18'Kuqi 49'
Reid 65'
Smith 89'
Attendance: 3,699
24 September 2011 10 Oldham Athletic 0–2 Brentford Boundary Park
15:00Douglas 38'
Weston 73'
Attendance: 3,777
1 October 2011 11 Exeter City 2–0 Oldham Athletic St James Park
15:00Nardiello 18'
Bauza 49'
Attendance: 3,753
10 October 2011 12 Oldham Athletic 2–1 MK Dons Boundary Park
19:45Kuqi 43'
Adeyemi 56'
Morrison 85'Attendance: 2,408
15 October 2011 13 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Oldham Athletic Prenton Park
15:00Baxter 18'Attendance: 5,117
25 October 2011 15 Preston 3–3 Oldham Athletic Deepdale
19:45Tsoumou 28'
Proctor 32'
Devine 64'
Kuqi 41'
Wesolowski 44', 86'
Attendance: 11,370
29 October 2011 16 Carlisle United 3–3 Oldham Athletic Brunton Park
15:00Miller 45+2'
Zoko 48', 90+4'
Kuqi 22' (pen.), 38'
Adeyemi 33'
Attendance: 4,803
5 November 2011 17 Oldham Athletic 0–2 Bury Boundary Park
15:00Bishop 22', 30'Attendance: 5,149
19 November 2011 18 Oldham Athletic 5–2 Chesterfield Boundary Park
15:00Lee 3'
Simpson 12', 17', 33'
Kuqi 58'
Westcarr 30'
Clarke 87'
Attendance: 3,699
26 November 2011 19 Bournemouth 0–0 Oldham Athletic Dean Court
15:00Attendance: 5,478
10 December 2011 20 Oldham Athletic 0–2 Sheffield Wednesday Boundary Park
15:00Prutton 62'
Lowe 84' (pen.)
Attendance: 7,060
17 December 2011 21 Charlton Athletic 1–1 Oldham Athletic The Valley
15:00Russell 60'Morais 84'Attendance: 19,564
26 December 2011 22 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Hartlepool United Boundary Park
15:00Poole 7'Attendance: 4,459
31 December 2011 23 Oldham Athletic 3–2 Notts County Boundary Park
15:00Scapuzzi 27'
Morais 70'
Diamond 86'
Hughes 10'
Bishop 39'
Attendance: 3,623
2 January 2012 24 Chesterfield 1–1 Oldham Athletic B2net Stadium
15:00Bowery 34'Smith 45+3'Attendance: 6,723
7 January 2012 Postponed
(Clash with F.A. Cup)
Oldham Athletic P – P Colchester United Boundary Park
15:00
14 January 2012 25 Huddersfield Town 1–0 Oldham Athletic Galpharm Stadium
15:00Lee 86'Attendance: 15,229
21 January 2012 26 Oldham Athletic 0–0 Exeter City Boundary Park
15:00Attendance: 3,587
28 January 2012 Postponed
(Frozen Pitch)
Stevenage P – P Oldham Athletic Broadhall Way
15:00
4 February 2012 Postponed
(Frozen Pitch)
Oldham Athletic P – P Leyton Orient Boundary Park
15:00
11 February 2012 Postponed
(Frozen Pitch)
Brentford P – P Oldham Athletic Griffin Park
15:00
14 February 2012 27 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Walsall Boundary Park
19:45Morais 2'
Simpson
Cuvelier 74'Attendance: 2,583
18 February 2012 28 MK Dons 5–0 Oldham Athletic Stadium MK
15:00Bowditch 9' (pen.)
Powell 47', 66'
Doumbe 69'
Gleeson 78'
Attendance: 7,817
25 February 2012 29 Oldham Athletic 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Boundary Park
15:00Kuqi 48' (pen.)Attendance: 3,866
3 March 2012 31 Sheffield United 2–3 Oldham Athletic Brammall Lane
15:00Lowton 22'
Evans 38'
Cresswell 65' (o.g.)
Lee 69'
Kuqi 90' (pen.)
Attendance: 17,267
10 March 2012 33 Oldham Athletic 1–2 Yeovil Town Boundary Park
15:00Diamond 55'Williams 10'
Williams 65'
Attendance: 4,689
13 March 2012 34 Stevenage 1–0 Oldham Athletic Broadhall Way
19:45Wilson 90'Attendance: 2,453
17 March 2012 35 Rochdale 3–2 Oldham Athletic Spotland
15:00Symes 3', 47', 70'Kuqi 21'
Reid 74'
Attendance: 4,671
24 March 2012 37 Oldham Athletic 1–0 Bournemouth Boundary Park
15:00Taylor 52'Attendance: 4,459
27 March 2012 38 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Leyton Orient Boundary Park
19:45Mooney 70'Attendance: 4,145
31 March 2012 39 Notts County 1–0 Oldham Athletic Meadow Lane
15:00Sheehan 89'Attendance: 6,326
3 April 2012 40 Brentford 2–0 Oldham Athletic Griffin Park
19:45Bean 2'
McGinn 67'
Attendance: 4,573
9 April 2012 42 Sheffield Wednesday 3–0 Oldham Athletic Hillsborough
12:45Madine 43'
Llera 67'
Lowe 80'
Attendance: 22,232
14 April 2012 43 Wycombe Wanderers 2–2 Oldham Athletic Adams Park
15:00Beavon 34'
Grant 78'
Morais 14'
Simpson 90' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,109
28 April 2012 45 Bury 0–0 Oldham Athletic Gigg Lane
15:00Attendance: 5,111
5 May 2012 46 Oldham Athletic 2–1 Carlisle United Boundary Park
15:00Tarkowski 49'
Diallo  64'
Tounkara 72'
Noble  56'
Taiwo 68'
Attendance: 5,152

FA Cup

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12 November 2011 Round 1 Oldham Athletic 3–1 Burton Albion Boundary Park
15:00Kuqi 4' (pen.)
Simpson 13'
Furman 35'
Zola 71'Attendance: 3,102
3 December 2011 Round 2 Southend United 1–1 Oldham Athletic Roots Hall
15:00Hall 67'Wesolowski 39'Attendance: 4,613
13 December 2011 Round 2
(Replay)
Oldham Athletic 1–0 Southend United Boundary Park
19:45Taylor 58'Attendance: 4,207
6 January 2012 Round 3 Liverpool 5–1 Oldham Athletic Anfield
20:00Bellamy 30'
Gerrard 45+1' (pen.)
Shelvey 68'
Carroll 89'
Downing 90+5'
Simpson 28'Attendance: 44,556

League Cup

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Football League Trophy

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Round 1 (N) bye
4 October 2011 Round 2 (N) Scunthorpe United 0–1 Oldham Athletic Glanford Park
19:45Kuqi 26'Attendance: 2,106
8 November 2011 Quarter Final (N) Oldham Athletic 3–1 Crewe Alexandra Boundary Park
19:00Kuqi 12', 59'
Scapuzzi 72'
Powell 54'Attendance: 2,163
6 December 2011 Semi Final (N) Oldham Athletic 2–0 Bradford City Boundary Park
19:45Adeyemi 61'
Kuqi 80'
Attendance: 5,697
17 January 2012 Final (N) (L1)
(Frozen Pitch)
Chesterfield P – P Oldham Athletic B2net Stadium
19:45
18 January 2012 Final (N) (L1) Chesterfield 2–1 Oldham Athletic B2net Stadium
19:45Boden 49'
Whitaker 67' (pen.)
Simpson 58'Attendance: 5,724
30 January 2012 Final (N) (L2) Oldham Athletic 0–1 Chesterfield Boundary Park
19:45Lestor 88'Attendance: 5,622

References

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