The 2017–18 season is

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The history of Oldham Athletic be ...

's 123rd season in their history and 21st consecutive season in

League One The English Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Sky Bet League One for sponsorship purposes, and known as the Football League One from 2004 until 2016) is the second-highest division of the English Football Leag ...

. Along with competing in League One, the club will also participate in the

FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, more commonly known as the FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in men's domestic English football. First played during the 1871–72 season, it is the oldest national football competi ...

, EFL Cup and EFL Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Transfers

Transfers in

Transfers out

Loans in

Loans out

Competitions

Friendlies

As of 28 June 2017, Oldham Athletic have announced seven pre-season friendlies against Curzon Ashton, Stalybridge Celtic,

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and Manchester United U/23.

League One

League table

Result summary

Result by matchday

Matches

On 21 June 2017, the league fixtures were announced.

FA Cup

On 16 October 2017, Oldham Athletic were drawn away to Carlisle United in the first round.

EFL Cup

On 16 June 2017, Oldham Athletic were drawn at home to

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in the first round.

EFL Trophy

On 12 July 2017, the group stage draw was completed with Oldham facing

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, Newcastle United U23s and Port Vale in Northern Group D.

References

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