2002–03 Oldham Athletic A.F.C. season

During the 2002–03 English football season, Oldham Athletic A.F.C. competed in the Football League Second Division.

Oldham Athletic

2002–03 season
Chairman	David Brierley
Manager	Iain Dowie
Stadium	Boundary Park
Second Division	5th
FA Cup	Second round
League Cup	Fourth round
Auto Windscreens Shield	First round
Top goalscorer	League: David Eyres (13) All: David Eyres (16)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 2		F.A. Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		D2 Play-Offs
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	ENG	Dean Holden	7	2	2+4	2	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
3	MF	ENG	Darren Sheridan	41	1	29+4	1	3+0	0	1+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
6	MF	ENG	Lee Duxbury	38	4	16+18	4	0+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
7	MF	ENG	Paul Murray	34	1	29+1	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
8	MF	IRL	John Sheridan	6	0	3+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	IRL	Ben Burgess	7	0	6+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW	ENG	John Eyre	39	2	27+4	2	3+0	0	2+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
11	MF	ENG	Matty Appleby	12	0	11+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
12	FW	ENG	Wayne Andrews	46	12	28+9	11	2+1	0	1+2	0	1+0	1	2+0	0
13	GK	NIR	David Miskelly	15	0	9+2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
14	DF	ENG	Michael Clegg	10	0	7+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
15	DF	FRA	Julien Baudet	28	2	21+3	2	1+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
16	GK	AUS	Les Pogliacomi	43	0	37+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
17	FW	ENG	Scott Vernon	10	3	2+6	1	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	2	0+0	0
18	MF	ENG	Danny Boshell	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
19	FW	CAN	Carlo Corazzin	48	5	21+18	4	1+2	0	2+2	1	0+0	0	0+2	0
20	DF	ENG	David Beharall	39	0	30+2	0	3+0	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
21	DF	ENG	Fitz Hall	49	5	39+0	4	3+0	1	4+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
22	DF	ENG	Danny Hall	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
23	DF	SCO	Will Haining	31	3	25+1	2	0+1	1	0+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
24	FW	NZL	Chris Killen	34	4	11+16	3	1+2	0	2+1	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
28	MF	ENG	David Eyres	49	16	40+0	13	3+0	1	4+0	1	0+0	0	2+0	1
29	DF	ENG	Clint Hill	26	1	18+0	1	2+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
30	FW	ANG	Luís Lourenço	10	1	1+6	1	0+0	0	1+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
31	MF	ENG	Tony Carss	29	2	16+10	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+2	0
32	FW	NED	Clyde Wijnhard	40	5	24+10	2	2+0	1	3+0	2	0+0	0	1+0	0
33	DF	ENG	Chris Armstrong	41	1	33+0	1	3+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
34	MF	ENG	Josh Low	27	4	19+2	3	2+0	1	2+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0

Final league table

Main article: 2002–03 Football League Second Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
3	Bristol City	46	24	11	11	79	48	+31	83	Qualification for the Second Division play-offs
4	Queens Park Rangers	46	24	11	11	69	45	+24	83
5	Oldham Athletic	46	22	16	8	68	38	+30	82
6	Cardiff City (O, P)	46	23	12	11	68	43	+25	81
7	Tranmere Rovers	46	23	11	12	66	57	+9	80

Source:
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Competitions

League Division 2

Main article: 2002–03 in English football

Oldham Athletic v Cardiff City

10 August  2002 (2002 -08-10) 1	Oldham Athletic	1–2	Cardiff City	Oldham
	Baudet   27 ' Hall   37 ' Corazzin   65 ' Duxbury 90 '	Report	Campbell 21 ' Earnshaw   82 ' 84 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 8,033 Referee: Eddie Wolstenholme

Peterborough United v Oldham Athletic

13 August  2002 (2002 -08-13) 2	Peterborough United	0–1	Oldham Athletic	Peterborough
	Green   69 '	Report	Killen 62 ' Corazzin   76 '	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 5,204 Referee: Ray Olivier

Brentford v Oldham Athletic

17 August  2002 (2002 -08-17) 3	Brentford	0–0	Oldham Athletic	Brentford
		Report	Appleby   34 ' Hall   35 '   60 ' Low   90 '	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 5,356 Referee: Mick Fletcher

Oldham Athletic v Tranmere Rovers

24 August  2002 (2002 -08-24) 4	Oldham Athletic	2–0	Tranmere Rovers	Oldham
	Low   39 ' Hill   59 ' 69 ' Hall   73 ' Wijnhard 77 '	Report	Navarro   22 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,933 Referee: Graham Laws

Blackpool v Oldham Athletic

26 August  2002 (2002 -08-26) 5	Blackpool	0–0	Oldham Athletic	Blackpool
		Report	Clegg   25 ' Appleby  31 '   90 ' Eyres   43 '	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8,201 Referee: Tony Leake

Oldham Athletic v Wycombe Wanderers

31 August  2002 (2002 -08-31) 6	Oldham Athletic	0–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Oldham
	Appleby   72 '	Report	Bulman 5 ' Harris 85 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,963 Referee: Alan Kaye

Notts County v Oldham Athletic

7 September  2002 (2002 -09-07) 7	Notts County	1–3	Oldham Athletic	Nottingham
	Heffernan 28 ' Allsopp   60 '	Report	Eyres 34 ' Sheridan 36 ' Hall   49 ' Killen 65 '	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,435 Referee: Tony Bates

Oldham Athletic v Mansfield Town

14 September  2002 (2002 -09-14) 8	Oldham Athletic	6–1	Mansfield Town	Oldham
	Wijnhard 10', 26' (pen.), 36', 70 ' Corazzin 80 ' Andrews 84' (pen.)	Report	Corden 19 ' MacKenzie   80 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,490 Referee: Richard Beeby

Oldham Athletic v Bristol City

17 September  2002 (2002 -09-17) 9	Oldham Athletic	1–0	Bristol City	Oldham
	Wijnhard 70 ' Duxbury   79 '	Report	Doherty  52 '   59 ' Coles   72 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,583 Referee: Colin Webster

Colchester United v Oldham Athletic

21 September  2002 (2002 -09-21) 10	Colchester United	0–1	Oldham Athletic	Colchester
	Warren   56 '	Report	Hill   53 ' Wijnhard   57 ' Andrews 64 '	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3,021 Referee: Grant Hegley

Oldham Athletic v Huddersfield Town

28 September  2002 (2002 -09-28) 11	Oldham Athletic	4–0	Huddersfield Town	Oldham
	Wijnhard 1', 57 ' Eyres 18 '   59 ' Lourenço 80 '	Report	Brown   20 ' Jenkins   62 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 7,643 Referee: David Pugh

Swindon Town v Oldham Athletic

5 October  2002 (2002 -10-05) 12	Swindon Town	0–1	Oldham Athletic	Swindon
	Gurney   88 '	Report	Duxbury 6 ' Beharall   13 ' Eyre   17 ' Baudet   43 ' Eyres   76 '	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 4,326 Referee: Peter Walton

Port Vale v Oldham Athletic

12 October  2002 (2002 -10-12) 13	Port Vale	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Stoke-on-Trent
	Collins   55 ' McPhee 66 '	Report	Holden   5 ' 49 ' Sheridan   22 ' Corazzin   57 '	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 5,563 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Oldham Athletic v Luton Town

19 October  2002 (2002 -10-19) 14	Oldham Athletic	1–2	Luton Town	Oldham
	Holden 4 ' Eyre   17 ' Carss   74 '	Report	Fotiadis   8 ' 33 ' Thorpe 58 ' Brković   66 ' Perrett   80 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,916 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Queens Park Rangers v Oldham Athletic

26 October  2002 (2002 -10-26) 15	Queens Park Rangers	1–2	Oldham Athletic	London
	Rose 2 '   43 '	Report	Sheridan   14 ' Low 29 '   45 ' Duxbury 38 ' Hall   39 ' Eyre   89 ' Killen   90 '	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 15,491 Referee: Clive Wilkes

Oldham Athletic v Northampton Town

29 October  2002 (2002 -10-29) 16	Oldham Athletic	4–0	Northampton Town	Oldham
	Andrews 28 ' Corazzin 61 ' Eyres 71' (pen.) Eyre 84 '	Report	Hope   32 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,512 Referee: Roy Pearson

Oldham Athletic v Stockport County

2 November  2002 (2002 -11-02) 17	Oldham Athletic	2–0	Stockport County	Oldham
	Hall 40 ' Vernon 90 '	Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 8,251 Referee: Mike Pike

Plymouth Argyle v Oldham Athletic

9 November  2002 (2002 -11-09) 18	Plymouth Argyle	2–2	Oldham Athletic	Plymouth
	Stonebridge 4 ' Friio 7 '   13 ' Evans   45 ' McGlinchey   73 '	Report	Eyres 74' (pen.) Andrews 76 ' Killen   88 '	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,216 Referee: Phil Crossley

Oldham Athletic v Cheltenham Town

23 November  2002 (2002 -11-23) 19	Oldham Athletic	0–0	Cheltenham Town	Oldham
	Sheridan   24 ' Eyres   73 '	Report	Finnigan   45 ' Victory   57 ' Devaney   89 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,575 Referee: Mike Ryan

Barnsley v Oldham Athletic

30 November  2002 (2002 -11-30) 20	Barnsley	2–2	Oldham Athletic	Barnsley
	Sheron 28 ' Gibbs   34 ' Betsy   45 ' Dyer 89 ' Morgan   89 '	Report	Baudet 27 '   34 ' Sheridan   47 ' Eyre   51 ' Killen 81 '	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 11,222 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Oldham Athletic v Wigan Athletic

14 December  2002 (2002 -12-14) 21	Oldham Athletic	0–2	Wigan Athletic	Oldham
	Armstrong   24 ' Sheridan  27'  65 ' Eyres   63 '	Report	Ellington 36 ' Kennedy   59 ' De Vos 60 ' Jarrett   63 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 8,269 Referee: Andy Hall

Chesterfield v Oldham Athletic

21 December  2002 (2002 -12-21) 22	Chesterfield	0–1	Oldham Athletic	Chesterfield
	Blatherwick   8 ' Payne   19 ' Booty   42 '	Report	Murray   12 ' Andrews   19 ' Hall 22 '   45 '	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 4,052 Referee: Joe Ross

Oldham Athletic v Blackpool

26 December  2002 (2002 -12-26) 23	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Blackpool	Oldham
13:00	Baudet   30 ' Andrews   37 ' Haining 45 ' Duxbury   90 '	Report	Murphy 17 ' Coid   37 ' Hendry   45 ' Richardson   66 ' Hills   73 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 9,415 Referee: Mike Jones

Crewe Alexandra v Oldham Athletic

29 December  2002 (2002 -12-29) 24	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Oldham Athletic	Crewe
	Hulse 56 '   71 ' Foster  61 '  68 ' Wright   79 '	Report	Baudet   23 ' Corazzin 26 ' Eyres   36 ' 61' (pen.) Eyre   60 '	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 9,006 Referee: David Elleray

Tranmere Rovers v Oldham Athletic

1 January  2003 (2003 -01-01) 25	Tranmere Rovers	1–2	Oldham Athletic	Birkenhead
	Jones   32 ' Roberts   37 ' Haworth 59 ' Jackson   74 '	Report	Eyres 37' (pen.) Armstrong   54 ' Hall   69 ' Baudet 76 ' Sheridan   90 '	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 9,795 Referee: Chris Foy

Oldham Athletic v Peterborough United

4 January  2003 (2003 -01-04) 26	Oldham Athletic	0–0	Peterborough United	Oldham
		Report	Burton   89 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,922 Referee: Mark Cowburn

Oldham Athletic v Brentford

14 January  2003 (2003 -01-14) 27	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Brentford	Oldham
	Hall 22 '   65 ' Duxbury   31 ' 46 ' Baudet   51 ' Killen   53 ' Burgess   66 ' Pogliacomi   90 '	Report	O'Connor 28 ' Frampton   56 ' McCammon   59 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,039 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Wycombe Wanderers v Oldham Athletic

18 January  2003 (2003 -01-18) 28	Wycombe Wanderers	2–2	Oldham Athletic	Wycombe
	Ryan   50 ' Harris 71 ' Brown 83' (pen.)	Report	Andrews 26 ' Baudet   47 ' Armstrong   82 ' Carss 84 '	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 6,226 Referee: Clive Penton

Oldham Athletic v Crewe Alexandra

25 January  2003 (2003 -01-25) 29	Oldham Athletic	1–3	Crewe Alexandra	Oldham
	Hall   28 ' Armstrong 64 ' Andrews   68 '	Report	Hulse 60', 86 ' Ashton 88 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 7,597 Referee: Alan Butler

Cardiff City v Oldham Athletic

31 January  2003 (2003 -01-31) 30	Cardiff City	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Cardiff
	Bowen 35 ' Gordon   90 ' Weston   90 '	Report	Eyres 87 '	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 12,579 Referee: Peter Walton

Oldham Athletic v Plymouth Argyle

8 February  2003 (2003 -02-08) 31	Oldham Athletic	0–1	Plymouth Argyle	Oldham
	Andrews   90 ' Haining   90 '	Report	Evans 39 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,657 Referee: Howard Webb

Stockport County v Oldham Athletic

15 February  2003 (2003 -02-15) 32	Stockport County	1–2	Oldham Athletic	Stockport
	Daly 46 '   78 '	Report	Murray 9 ' Carss   82 ' Eyres 89 '	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 8,168 Referee: Phil Prosser

Oldham Athletic v Notts County

22 February  2003 (2003 -02-22) 33	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Notts County	Oldham
	Andrews 44 '	Report	Richardson   43 ' Heffernan 85 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,657 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Mansfield Town v Oldham Athletic

1 March  2003 (2003 -03-01) 34	Mansfield Town	0–1	Oldham Athletic	Mansfield
	Day   16 ' Lawrence   21 ' Christie   37 ' Curtis   44 ' Eaton   64 ' Curle   90 '	Report	Eyres   34 ' Hall   41 ' Haining   44 ' Hall 88' (pen.) Murray   90 '	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 5,712 Referee: Paul Taylor

Bristol City v Oldham Athletic

4 March  2003 (2003 -03-04) 35	Bristol City	2–0	Oldham Athletic	Bristol
	Murray 54 ' Roberts 90 '	Report		Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium Attendance: 11,194 Referee: Trevor Parkes

Oldham Athletic v Colchester United

8 March  2003 (2003 -03-08) 36	Oldham Athletic	2–0	Colchester United	Oldham
	Eyre 13 '   73 ' Eyres 19 '	Report	White   45 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,223 Referee: Paul Danson

Oldham Athletic v Queens Park Rangers

15 March  2003 (2003 -03-15) 37	Oldham Athletic	0–0	Queens Park Rangers	Oldham
	Wijnhard   50 ' Sheridan   82 '	Report	Furlong   16 ' Langley   38 ' Cook   64 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 7,242 Referee: Andy Hall

Luton Town v Oldham Athletic

18 March  2003 (2003 -03-18) 38	Luton Town	0–0	Oldham Athletic	Luton
	Thorpe   44 ' Hillier   90 ' Howard   90 '	Report		Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 6,142 Referee: Rob Styles

Northampton Town v Oldham Athletic

22 March  2003 (2003 -03-22) 39	Northampton Town	0–2	Oldham Athletic	Northampton
		Report	Low   55 ' Andrews 67', 89 ' Murray   86 '	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,646 Referee: Steve Tomlin

Oldham Athletic v Port Vale

29 March  2003 (2003 -03-29) 40	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Port Vale	Oldham
	Eyres 28 '	Report	Durnin   31 ' Cummins 36 ' McPhee   90 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 7,209 Referee: Paul Rejer

Oldham Athletic v Barnsley

5 April  2003 (2003 -04-05) 41	Oldham Athletic	2–1	Barnsley	Oldham
	Andrews 4 '   61 ' Low 56 '	Report	Mulligan 21 ' Austin   41 ' Lumsdon   61 ' Neil   63 ' Morgan   78 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,191 Referee: Alan Butler

Cheltenham Town v Oldham Athletic

12 April  2003 (2003 -04-12) 42	Cheltenham Town	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Cheltenham
	Yates 2 '   15 '	Report	Eyres 31 '	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 4,439 Referee: Steve Baines

Oldham Athletic v Chesterfield

19 April  2003 (2003 -04-19) 43	Oldham Athletic	4–0	Chesterfield	Oldham
	Andrews 20 ' Wijnhard 26', 75 ' Eyres 79 '	Report	Hurst   12 ' Folan   71 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,885 Referee: Paul Robinson

Wigan Athletic v Oldham Athletic

21 April  2003 (2003 -04-21) 44	Wigan Athletic	3–1	Oldham Athletic	Wigan
	Roberts 9', 80 ' Bullard 71 ' Teale   86 '	Report	Andrews 1 '   55 ' Baudet   60 '	Stadium: JJB Stadium Attendance: 12,783 Referee: Paul Danson

Oldham Athletic v Swindon Town

26 April  2003 (2003 -04-26) 45	Oldham Athletic	4–0	Swindon Town	Oldham
	Low 27 ' Eyres 31 ' Haining 79 ' Corazzin 83 '	Report	Robinson   19 ' Gurney   71 ' Reeves   77 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6,873 Referee: Alan Kaye

Huddersfield Town v Oldham Athletic

3 May  2003 (2003 -05-03) 46	Huddersfield Town	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Huddersfield
	Schofield 26 '	Report	Carss 68 '	Stadium: McAlpine Stadium Attendance: 11,271 Referee: Mike Ryan

League Division 2 Play-Offs

Oldham Athletic v Queens Park Rangers

20 May  2003 (2003 -05-20) 1	Oldham Athletic	1–1	Queens Park Rangers	Oldham
	Sheridan   12 ' Eyres 28 ' Andrews   32 '	Report	Rose   24 ' Bircham   38 ' Langley 41 '  79 '   80 ' Shittu   51 ' Forbes   68 ' Pacquette   90 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 12,152 Referee: Steve Bennett

Queens Park Rangers v Oldham Athletic

14 May  2003 (2003 -05-14) 1	Queens Park Rangers	1–0	Oldham Athletic	London
	Gallen   63 ' Furlong 82 '	Report	Eyre   65 ' Andrews   90 '	Stadium: Loftus Road Attendance: 17,201 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

F.A. Cup

Main article: 2002–03 FA Cup

Oldham Athletic v Burton Albion

16 November  2002 (2002 -11-16) 1	Oldham Athletic	2–2	Burton Albion	Oldham
	Low 18 ' Hall   22 ' 90 ' Eyres   38 '	Report	Hoyle Webster 42' (pen.) Kirkwood   58 ' Dudley 59 '   60 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 5,802 Referee: Mike Jones

Burton Albion v Oldham Athletic

27 November  2002 (2002 -11-27) 2	Burton Albion	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Oldham Athletic	Burton upon Trent
	Kirkwood   29 ' Clough   80 ' Moore 84', 110 '   85 '	Report	Wijnhard 59 ' Armstrong   59 ' Andrews   72 ' Eyres 116 '	Stadium: Eton Park Attendance: 3,416 Referee: Mike Jones
	Penalties
	Webster Sinton Anderson Stride Clough Glasser Reddington		Wijnhard Eyres Killen Hall Sheridan Hill Corazzin

Oldham Athletic v Cheltenham Town

7 December  2002 (2002 -12-07) 3	Oldham Athletic	1–2	Cheltenham Town	Oldham
	Eyres   50 ' Haining 83 '	Report	Yates 17 ' Brough   19 ' Brayson 20 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,416 Referee: Graham Laws

Football League Cup

Main article: 2002-03 Football League Cup

Oldham Athletic v Notts County

10 September  2002 (2002 -09-10) 1	Oldham Athletic	3–2	Notts County	Oldham
	Killen 10 ' Carss 45 ' Wijnhard 81 '	Report	Stallard 16 ' Allsopp   55 ' Caskey   57 ' Heffernan 75 ' Liburd   80 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 4,205 Referee: Paul Rejer

Derby County v Oldham Athletic

2 October  2002 (2002 -10-02) 2	Derby County	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Oldham Athletic	Derby
	Higginbotham 17' (pen.) Christie   30 ' Riggott   76 ' Poom   94'   105 ' Morris   120 '	Report	Eyres 18 ' Wijnhard 95' (pen.) Holden   111 '	Stadium: Pride Park Stadium Attendance: 9,029 Referee: Brian Curson

West Ham United v Oldham Athletic

6 November  2002 (2002 -11-06) 3	West Ham United	0–1	Oldham Athletic	London
	Dailly   44 ' Defoe   59 ' Schemmel   67 ' Camara   90 ' Pearce   90 '	Report	Corazzin 42 ' Murray   60 ' Hill   89 ' Hall   90 '	Stadium: Upton Park Attendance: 21,919 Referee: Uriah Rennie

Crystal Palace v Oldham Athletic

3 December  2002 (2002 -12-03) 4	Crystal Palace	2–0	Oldham Athletic	London
	Black 11', 74 ' Granville   45 '	Report	Sheridan   76 ' Eyres   83 ' Andrews   87 '	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 7,431 Referee: Chris Foy

Football League Trophy (LDV Vans Trophy)

Main article: 2002–03 Football League Trophy

Oldham Athletic v Carlisle United

22 October  2002 (2002 -10-22) 1	Oldham Athletic	3–4 (a.e.t.)	Carlisle United	Oldham
	Andrews 19 ' Vernon 77', 79 '	Report	Osman 25', 59 ' Kelly   35 ' Farrell 63', 97 '	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2,821 Referee: Steve Baines

References

https://www.11v11.com/teams/oldham-athletic/tab/matches/season/2003/