OLDHAM ATHLETIC - FIXTURES 1997-1998
and results/reports

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Friendlies

July

17 Scarborough (A) 0-0
21 Shamrock Rovers (IoM Tour) 0-5 (Rickers, Barlow, Duxbury, Reid, Hughes)
23 Preston N.E. (IoM Tour.) 1-1 Preston win 3-2 on pens. (McCarthy)
25 Wigan Athletic (IoM Tour.) 1-0
28 AFC Newport (A) 1-4 (Allott, McNiven, Painter (og), Ormandroyd)
30 Torquay United (A) 0-2 (McCarthy, Barlow)

August

1 Exeter City (A) 1-3 (McCarthy, Barlow 2)

League & Cup

9 York (H) 3-1 (Garnett, Barlow, Reid) League Position 4th.
12 Grimsby Town {LC1} (H) 1-0 (Ritchie)
16 Wrexham (A) 3-1 (McCarthy) League Position 10th.
23 Bournemouth (H) 2-1 (McCarthy 2) League Position 4th.
26 Grimsby Town {LC2} (A) 5-0
30 Luton (A) 1-1 (Barlow) League Position 7th.

September

2 Burnley (A) 0-0 League Position 8th.
9 Preston (H) 1-0 (Wright) League Position 5th
13 Northampton (H) 2-2 (Graham, S. McNiven) League Position 4th.
20 Blackpool (A) 2-2 (Barlow 2) League Position 4th.
27 Bristol Rovers (H) 4-4 (Barlow 2, McCarthy, Garnett) League position

October

4 Fulham (A) 3-1 (Hodgson) League Position 8th.
11 Millwall (A) 2-1 (Hodgson) League Position 13th.
18 Chesterfield (H) 2-0 (Ritchie, Barlow) League Position 7th.
21 Grimsby Town (H) 2-0 (Wright, Duxbury) League Position 5th.
25 Southend (A) 1-1 (Barlow) League Position 5th.

November

1 Bristol City (A) 1-0 League Position 8th.
4 Wigan (H) 3-1 (McCarthy 2, Graham) League Position 7th.
7 Gillingham (H) 3-1 (Reid 2, Barlow) League Position
15 Mansfield Town [FA Cup 1st. Round] (H) 1-1 (McCarthy)
18 Watford (A) 2-1 (Duxbury) League Position 7th.
22 Brentford (H) 1-1 (McCarthy) League Position 7th.
25 Mansfield Town [FA Cup 1st. Round - replay] (A) 0-1 (Serrant)
29 Plymouth (A) 0-2 (Mauge [og], Rickers) League Position 5th.

December

2 Carlisle (H) 3-1 (Rickers, Barlow, Duxbury) League Position
6 Blackpool [FA Cup 2nd. Round] (H) 2-1 (Graham, Barlow)
10 Carlisle [MM Shield 1st Round] (A) 1-0
13 Wycombe (A) 2-1 (Barlow) League Position
19 Walsall (H) 0-0 League Position
26 Preston (A) 1-1 (Hodgson) League Position

January

3 Cardiff City [FA Cup 3rd. Round] (A) (1-0)
10 York (A) 0-0 League Position 7th.
17 Luton (H) 2-1 (Graham 2) League position 7th.
24 Bournemouth (A) 0-0 League Position 6th.
27 Wrexham (H) 3-0 (Rickers, Duxbury, Ritchie) League position
31 Northampton (A) 0-0 League Position

February

7 Blackpool (H) 0-1 League Position 5th.
14 Fulham (H) 1-0 (Duxbury) League position 4th.
21 Bristol Rovers (A) 3-1 (Starbuck) League Position 7th.
24 Chesterfield (A) 2-1 (Garnett) League Position 9th.
28 Millwall (H) 1-1 (Garnett) League Position 9th.

March

3 Gillingham (A) 2-1 (Holt) League Position 10th.
14 Wigan (A) 1-0 League Position 12th.
21 Watford (H) 2-2 (Littlejohn, Allott) League Position 11th.
28 Brentford (A) 2-1 (Reid) League Position 14th.
31 Bristol City (H) 1-2 (Rush) League Position 14th.

April

4 Plymouth (H) 2-0 (Littlejohn 2) League position 12th.
11 Carlisle (A) 3-1 (Hodgson) League Position 12th.
13 Wycombe (H) (A) 0-1 League Position 16th.
18 Walsall (A) 0-0 League Position 16th.
25 Southend (H) 2-0 (Jepson, McNiven) League position 14th.
28 Burnley (H) 3-3 (Jepson, Rickers, Allott) League Position 13th.

May

2 Grimsby (A) 0-2 (Jepson 2) Final league position 13th.