OLDHAM ATHLETIC 2, SCUNTHORPE UNITED 3 Oldham Athletic paid the price for a woeful start as their seven game unbeaten run was ended by Scunthorpe United. And despite staging a valiant fightback, Richie Wellens tasted defeat for the first time in his eight games as interim and permanent manager. Tom Hopper and Josh Morris put […]
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Super-Sub Amadi-Holloway scores last-gasp winner for Oldham Athetic in derby against Bury
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 2, BURY 1 Substitute Aaron Amadi-Holloway scored an injury-time winner as Oldham Athletic posted a derby win against Bury to extend Richie Wellens’ run to seven games as interim and permanent manager. It looked as though Latics would have to settle for a point until Amadi-Holloway struck in the last of three minutes […]
Oldham Athletic lose way as they are held to 4-4 draw at Milton Keynes Dons
MILTON KEYNES DONS 4, OLDHAM ATHLETIC 4 What under normal circumstances would have been a great away point for Oldham Athletic at Milton Keynes Dons ended up feeling like a loss. Latics were 4-2 ahead with eight minutes left, but were unable to game manage the closing stages, allowing the hosts to snatch an unlikely […]
Richie Wellens stays unbeaten as Oldham Athletic interim manager following draw at Bradford City
BRADFORD CITY 1, OLDHAM ATHLETIC 1 If it ain’t broke, why fit it? That was the maxim for Oldham Athletic interim manager Richie Wellens. Wellens, fielding the same starting line up for the third successive match, extended his unbeaten run to five games as Latics drew at third-placed Bradford City. Though Wellens dropped his first […]
Outsider Richie Wellens wins over Oldham Athletic chief to become new manager
Richie Wellens has been appointed Oldham Athletic manager after a successful spell as interim boss. The 37-year-old transformed the fortunes of the club in his five matches in charge to earn a two-year contract. Wellens, who had a coaching role at the club, took over a team that had picked up only four points from […]