Nicknamed 'The Latics',Oldham Atheltic originally were called Pine Villa FC and were set up in 1895.They played in local leagues around Greater Manchester to begin with.When Oldham County were formed in 1899,Pine Villa FC became Oldham Athletic FC and they moved location to the Oldham Athletic Ground(now Boundary Park).
After gaining acceptance to the Football League in 1907,they gained promotion in 1910 to the First Division.Oldham then got to the quarter finals of the FA Cup in 1914 and any further success was halted by the First World War.
Oldham were relegated to the Second Division in 1923 and it would be another seven decades before they were back in the big time.Their next successes came in the 1970s,winning two promotions back to the Second Division after relegations.In 1982,Joe Royle became manager and reached the playoffs in 1987.Their next success was a Football League Cup final against Nottingham Forest in 1990.
The club returned to the newly-named Premier League in 1992.After two seasons,Oldham were relegated and Royle resigned as boss to move to Everton.During his era,Oldham had reached the FA Cup semi final twice.
In 2001,Chris Moore became owner and chairman of Oldham and wanted Oldham back in the Premier League.However,despite the efforts of Mick Wadsworth and then Iain Dowie,this wasn't fulfilled.Moore left the club,and debt followed.Simon Blitz became chairman in 2004.
Since then,Oldham struggled in the fight to stay up.Former Rovers boss Dave Penney was named manager in 2009 but was sacked in 2010 to make way for Paul Dickov,who was player-manager.Shortly after Oldham knocked Liverpool out of the FA Cup,he resigned and was replaced by Lee Johnson.
THE GAFFER LEE JOHNSON
Johnson is the youngest manager in the Football League at the age of 33.As a player,he was a prolific midfielder who developed a good reputation over the years.
He started out as a youngster at Arsenal and then Watford,who were then managed by his father Gary.He left Watford in 2000 and had a spell at Brighton.
After leaving Brighton,he reunited with his father at Yeovil Town,winning the FA Vase in 2002 and then the Conference title in 2003.This was Yeovil's first ever promotion to the Football League.He then won promotion to League One in 2005,before leaving the club in 2006 to have a short spell at Hearts in Scotland.
He left Hearts in June 2006 to rejoin his father who was now at Bristol City.He was a popular character on the pitch and was part of the team who reached the Championship playoffs in 2008,only to lose to Hull.
He spent time at Derby County and then Chesterfield in 2010 and departed Ashton Gate in 2012 to join Kilmarnock where he won the Scottish Cup,assisting the winner in the final.
After leaving the club in 2013,he soon was named Oldham Atheltic manager after beating 120 candidates to the job.At just 31,he was the youngest manager in England's leagues.He played against his father Gary in April 2013 and won 1-0,keeping Oldham in League One.
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HE PLAYED FOR BOTH JOHN SHERIDAN
Former Sheffield Wednesday striker John Sheridan joined Doncaster in 1998 in the latter stages of his career.He left after six months to join Oldham and spent six years in Lancashire,eventually retiring in 2003 aged 39.
He then managed Oldham from 2007 to 2009.
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