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 […]
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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 […]
Queensy does it as Oldham Athletic beat Blackburn Rovers to make it four wins in a row
OLDHAM ATHLETIC 1, BLACKBURN ROVERS 0 Super-sub Queensy Menig’s last-minute winner for Oldham Athletic made it four wins out of four for interim manager Richie Wellens. And the victory at home to Blackburn Rovers, one of the favourites for promotion, further enhanced Wellens’ prospects of landing the job on a permanent basis. Indeed, Wellens […]
Richie Wellens masterminds third straight win for Oldham Athletic at Crewe Alexandra in the Checkatrade Trophy
CREWE ALEX 0, OLDHAM ATHLETIC 1 Richie Wellens can do no wrong as Oldham Athletic’s caretaker manager after his side made it three wins out of three since he took temporary charge with victory at Crewe Alexandra in the Checkatrade Trophy. Jack Byrne’s 25-yard strike late in the opening half to give Latics four points […]