1989–90 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

Oldham Athletic
1989–90 season
Chairman	Ian Stott
Manager	Joe Royle
Stadium	Boundary Park
Second Division	8th
FA Cup	Semi Final
League Cup	Final
Full Members' Cup	Second Round
Top goalscorer	Andy Ritchie (28)
	← 1988–89 1990–91 →

During the 1989–90 English football season, Oldham Athletic A.F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Season summary

Oldham finished in 8th place in the league, missing out on the playoffs by three points. However the club enjoyed excellent form in the cups, reaching the FA Cup Semi-Finals for only the 2nd time in their history, and the Final of the League Cup – and the club's first ever appearance at Wembley.

Results

Home team's score comes first

Legend

Win	Draw	Loss

Football League Second Division

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
19 August 1989	Blackburn	A	1–0
22 August 1989	Watford	H	1–1
26 August 1989	Swindon	H	2–2
2 September 1989	Newcastle	A	2–1
9 September 1989	Plymouth	H	3–2
16 September 1989	Stoke	A	1–2
23 September 1989	West Brom	H	2–1
26 September 1989	Sheff U	A	2–1
30 September 1989	Leicester	H	1–0
7 October 1989	Barnsley	H	2–0
14 October 1989	Bournemouth	A	2–0
17 October 1989	Hull	A	0–0
21 October 1989	Middlesbrough	H	2–0
28 October 1989	Wolves	A	1–1
31 October 1989	Bradford	H	2–2
4 November 1989	Sunderland	H	2–1
11 November 1989	Oxford	A	0–1
18 November 1989	Brighton	H	1–1
25 November 1989	Ipswich	A	1–1
1 December 1989	Blackburn	H	2–0
9 December 1989	Watford	A	3–0
16 December 1989	West Ham	A	0–2
26 December 1989	Port Vale	H	2–1
30 December 1989	Portsmouth	H	3–3
1 January 1990	Leeds	A	1–1
13 January 1990	Swindon	A	3–2
20 January 1990	Newcastle	H	1–1
3 February 1990	West Brom	A	2–2
10 February 1990	Stoke	H	2–0
24 February 1990	Ipswich	H	4–1
3 March 1990	Brighton	A	1–1
17 March 1990	Barnsley	A	1–0
20 March 1990	Bournemouth	H	4–0
24 March 1990	Hull	H	3–2
28 March 1990	Sheff U	H	0–2
31 March 1990	Middlesbrough	A	1–0
3 April 1990	Leicester	A	3–0
13 April 1990	Leeds	H	3–1
16 April 1990	Port Vale	A	2–0
18 April 1990	Plymouth	A	2–0
21 April 1990	West Ham	H	3–0
24 April 1990	Portsmouth	A	2–1
1 May 1990	Oxford	H	4–1
3 May 1990	Wolves	H	1–1
5 May 1990	Sunderland	A	2–3
7 May 1990	Bradford	A	1–1

FA Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
R3	6 January 1990	Birmingham	A	1–1
R3R	10 January 1990	Birmingham	H	1–0
R4	27 January 1990	Brighton	H	2–1
R5	17 February 1990	Everton	H	2–2
R5R	21 February 1990	Everton	A	1–1
R5R2	10 March 1990	Everton	H	2–1
R6	14 March 1990	Aston Villa	H	3–0
SF	8 April 1990	Man Utd	N	3–3
SFR	11 April 1990	Man Utd	N	1–2

League Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
R2 1st leg	19 September 1989	Leeds	H	2–1
R2 2nd leg	3 October 1989	Leeds	A	1–2 (won 4–2 on aggregate)
R3	25 October 1989	Scarborough	H	7–0
R4	22 November 1989	Arsenal	H	3–1
R5	24 January 1990	Southampton	A	2–2
R5R	31 January 1990	Southampton	H	2–0
Semi Final 1st leg	14 February 1990	West Ham	H	6–0
Semi Final 2nd leg	7 March 1990	West Ham	A	3–0 (won 6–3 on aggregate)
Final	29 April 1990	Nottm Forest	Wembley	0–1

Full Members' Cup


Round	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
R2	28 November 1989	Newcastle	A	2–0

Players

First-team squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ENG	Jon Hallworth
—	GK	ENG	Andy Rhodes
—	DF	ENG	Andy Barlow
—	DF	ENG	Earl Barrett
—	DF	SCO	Willie Donachie
—	DF	WAL	Andy Holden
—	DF	IRL	Denis Irwin
—	DF	ENG	Paul Warhurst
—	DF	ENG	Gary Williams
—	MF	ENG	Neil Adams


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ENG	Nick Henry
—	MF	ENG	Rick Holden
—	MF	IRL	Mike Milligan (captain)
—	MF	ENG	Neil Redfearn
—	FW	ENG	Frankie Bunn
—	FW	ENG	Ian Marshall
—	FW	ENG	Paul Moulden
—	FW	SCO	Scott McGarvey
—	FW	ENG	Roger Palmer
—	FW	ENG	Andy Ritchie

References

v t e Oldham Athletic Association Football Club
Players Managers Statistics Honours Seasons Current season
Related	Boundary Park Trust Oldham 1990 Football League Cup final

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