2004–05 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season explained

Club:	Oldham Athletic
Season:	2004–05
Chairman:	Simon Blitz
Manager:	Brian Talbot/Ronnie Moore
Stadium:	Boundary Park
League:	Football League One
Cup1:	FA Cup
Cup1 Result:	Fourth round
Cup2:	League Cup
Cup2 Result:	Second round
Cup3:	Football League Trophy
Cup3 Result:	Area final
League Topscorer:	Chris Killen (10)
Season Topscorer:	Chris Killen (15)
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Prevseason:	2003–04
Nextseason:	2005–06

During the 2004–05 English football season, Oldham Athletic A.F.C. competed in the Football League One finishing 19th.^{[1] [2]} The club enjoyed success in the cups – reaching the 4th round of the FA Cup and the area final of the Football League Trophy.

Season summary

A poor season in the league saw the club finishing 19th, with relegation avoided after manager Brian Talbot was replaced by Ronnie Moore towards the end of the season. Talbot's side had enjoyed cup success, particularly the defeat of Man City in the FA Cup third round. The club also reached the area final of the Football League Trophy for the first time.

Results

Home team's score comes first

Legend

Win

Draw

Loss

Football League One

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
7 August 2004	Luton	A	2–1
10 August 2004	Wrexham	H	2–3
14 August 2004	Walsall	H	5–3
21 August 2004	Hull	A	2–0
28 August 2004	MK Dons	H	3–0
30 August 2004	Sheff Weds	A	1–1
11 September 2004	Hartlepool	H	3–2
14 September 2004	Tranmere	A	2–0
18 September 2004	Doncaster	A	1–1
25 September 2004	Colchester	H	1–1
2 October 2004	Brentford	A	2–0
10 October 2004	Blackpool	H	1–2
16 October 2004	Swindon	A	1–0
19 October 2004	Bristol C	H	0–0
23 October 2004	Bournemouth	H	1–2
30 October 2004	Stockport	A	1–2
6 November 2004	Torquay	A	2–0
20 November 2004	Barnsley	H	3–2
27 November 2004	Bradford	A	1–3
7 December 2004	Chesterfield	H	4–1
11 December 2004	Huddersfield	H	2–1
18 December 2004	Port Vale	A	3–1
26 December 2004	Hartlepool	A	2–1
28 December 2004	Peterborough	H	2–1
1 January 2005	Tranmere	H	2–2
3 January 2005	Colchester	A	0–0
15 January 2005	Doncaster	H	1–2
22 January 2005	Peterborough	A	1–2
5 February 2005	Swindon	H	1–2
8 February 2005	Blackpool	A	2–0
12 February 2005	Bournemouth	A	4–0
19 February 2005	Stockport	H	1–2
22 February 2005	Bristol C	A	5–1
26 February 2005	Huddersfield	A	2–1
5 March 2005	Port Vale	H	3–0
12 March 2005	Wrexham	A	1–0
15 March 2005	Brentford	H	0–2
19 March 2005	Luton	H	2–2
26 March 2005	Walsall	A	0–1
28 March 2005	Hull	H	1–0
2 April 2005	MK Dons	A	1–1
9 April 2005	Sheff Weds	H	1–1
16 April 2005	Barnsley	A	2–2
23 April 2005	Torquay	H	1–2
30 April 2005	Chesterfield	A	1–0
7 July 2005	Bradford	H	2–1

FA Cup

See main article: 2004-05 FA Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result

R1	14 November 2004	Thurrock	A	0–1
R2	4 December 2004	Leyton Orient	H	4–0
R3	8 January 2005	Man City	H	1–0
R4	30 January 2005	Bolton	H	0–1

League Cup

See main article: 2004-05 Football League Cup.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result

R1	24 August 2004	Stoke	H	2–1
R2	22 September 2004	Tottenham	H	0–6

Football League Trophy

See main article: 2004-05 Football League Trophy.

!Round!!Date!!Opponent!!Venue!!Result

R2	2 November 2004	Accrington	H	3–2
Area Quarter Final	30 November 2004	Hartlepool	H	3–1
Area Semi Final	25 January 2005	Tranmere	H	1–1 (won on penalties)
Area Final (1st leg)	15 February 2005	Wrexham	H	3–5
Area Final 2nd leg	8 March 2005	Wrexham	A	1–0 (lost 6–3 on aggregate)

Players

Left club during season

Notes and References

1. News: Oldham Athletic football club match record: 2005 . 11v11.com . 8 February 2019.
2. News: Oldham Athletic results 2004/05 . skysports.com . 2 May 2019.