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BBC News
08-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Wigan midfielder Payne returns to Oldham on loan
Wigan Athletic midfielder Kai Payne has signed a season-long loan deal with Oldham 20, had a brief loan spell at Oldham last season in the National League, playing five now he returns to Boundary Park as they prepare for their first campaign back in the English Football League after a three-year has played seven games for Wigan, but he is yet to make a league start for them."Kai is a young player with bags of potential - he gives us a different dynamic in midfield that we all saw when he was here last time," Oldham boss Micky Mellon told the club website., external
BBC News
04-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Oldham forward Fondop signs new contract
Oldham Athletic forward Mike Fondop has signed a new two-year contract at Boundary 31-year-old scored 18 league goals last season to help the Latics return to the English Football League after three years in the National moved to Boundary Park initially on a short-term deal from Hartlepool in January 2022 and has committed himself to the club until at least the end of the 2026-27 season."Oldham feels like home to me and the support I've received from the fans and everyone at the club has been incredible," Fondop told the Oldham website., external"I was always going to be staying, I have shared so many achievements and accomplishments here, I just love this club."Oldham open their League Two campaign at MK Dons on 2 August.
BBC News
01-07-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Oldham Athletic sign ex-Tranmere winger Hawkes
Oldham Athletic have signed winger Josh Hawkes on a two-year deal after he left Tranmere 26-year-old came through Hartlepool's academy and went on to make 61 league appearances for the club before joining Sunderland where he made just two there he eventually joined Tranmere Rovers in 2022 and scored 26 goals in 134 appearances before leaving at the end of last season."Boundary Park has a great atmosphere and a real ambition to climb the leagues which was a huge factor in me signing," he told the club website, external."I want to bring energy, creativity and goals from out wide, and help the team push up the table and match the ambitions the coaching staff have."
BBC News
18-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Oldham bring in Chesterfield forward Drummond
Oldham Athletic have signed forward Kane Drummond on a one-year contract as they prepare for their return to the English Football 24, leaves Chesterfield after a season in which he made 19 appearances for the returns to Boundary Park, having played nine games for the Latics in a loan spell last autumn."I loved my time here so when the opportunity came around to join again, it was an easy decision for me," Drummond told the club's website, external. Oldham beat Southend United earlier this month in the National League play-off final to return to League Two after three years.
The Sun
01-06-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Former Premier League side back in EFL after scoring twice in two minutes in dramatic National League play-off final
OLDHAM are back from the brink - fired to the Football League by a wonder goal and a huge blunder. An extraordinary extra time escape act sent Micky Mellon's men back to League Two in front of chief executive Darren Royle - son of legendary ex-manager Joe. 8 8 Four years after coffins were carried outside Boundary Park to mark the death of the club and three years since owner Frank Rothwell stepped in as the saviour, they are alive and kicking again. All thanks to two goals in two staggering extra-time minutes. The Latics were behind five minutes after kick-off, then behind again 39 seconds into extra time. But a Premier League quality finish from James Norwood and Kian Harratt's bizarre winner helped down Southend. Oldham finished five points clear of Southend in the table and had sailed through the play-offs without conceding a single goal. Their opponents, however, had scraped into the play-off places and needed extra time and then penalties to reach this final. But it was Mellon's side who made a frantic start under the arch. Having been so water-tight in the two games to reach Wembley, it was a surprise to see Oldham so ragged inside five minutes. Southend's Charley Kendall raced onto a clipped ball over the top, unsettling Monthe to the extent he swung a leg and lifted the ball over his own goalkeeper. Oldham responded well to the nightmare start and should have been level just over 10 minutes later, when Vimal Yoganathan headed inexplicably wide from two yards at the far post. Former Premier League club closing in on return to EFL despite finishing 23 POINTS behind play-off opponents 8 8 Striker Mike Fondop erupted at his teammate for taking the chance away from him and wasting it, but was just as guilty later in the half. Fondop, who should have been awarded a penalty earlier in the half, raced through one-on-one and decided to dink over the keeper but placed the ball just wide. Oldham had scored seven goals in two play-off games before the final, but were so wasteful across a frustrating first half. That was swiftly corrected after the break. 8 8 Monthe, making amends for his own-goal, was hauled to the ground by Ben Goodliffe inside the six-yard box within a minute of the restart. Referee Elliot Bell immediately pointed to the spot and veteran Garner slotted home from the spot to make it three goals in three play-off games. Having endured nine minutes of stoppage time at the end of the second half, Southend struck just 39 seconds into extra time. Keeper Mathew Hudson flapped at a deflected cross from Gus Scott-Morriss, palming it straight to substitute Parillon to nod home. 8 8 That looked to have started a Southend party, though they wasted chances to extend their lead before the Latics struck. Substitute Norwood collected a hopeful punt before showing off some staggering footwork, lifting the ball over advancing keeper Hayes and finishing into an empty net. The winner was even more surprising as Harratt cut in on the right and swung in a low cross which evaded everyone in red and rolled in. A galling way for Southend's own redemption story to hit the buffers, but the most ridiculous route back to League Two for Oldham.
