Founded: 1895
Nickname: The Latics
Honours: Division 2 (1990/91), Division 3 (1973/74), Division 3 North (1952/53).

It’s said that in 1895 John Garland, the landlord of the Featherstall and Junction Hotel, decided to form a football club. As Pine Villa FC, the club played in the Oldham Junior league. In 1899 the professional team in the area, Oldham County, went into liquidation and one of the administrators persuaded Pine Villa to takeover residence at Sheepfoot Lane, become professional, and change their name to Oldham Athletic.

North East of Greater Manchester, Oldham was one of the centres for the cotton and textile industry in the Victorian era. At its peak, the town produced more cotton than Germany and France combined. Almost 30% of Oldham’s population was employed in the industry which took a massive hit between 1861-65 amidst the aptly named, Lancashire Cotton Famine.

In 1907 Oldham Athletic were promoted to Division 2 and joined Division 1 just three years later. The Latics floated between Division’s 2 and 3 for the next 35 years before being relegated to Division 4. Oldham won their first league title, the Division 3 North in 1953.

Jimmy Frizzle took over first team duties in the 1969/70 season with the Latics hovering nervously over Division 4 again. By 1974 Oldham were flying and won the Division 3 Title to return to the second tier for the first time in 21 years. The Club locked themselves in Div 2 for the rest of Frizzles reign before the appointment of Joe Royle in 1982.

In 1987, Oldham missed out on promotion back into the first tier after losing to Leeds United in the first ever play-off final. In 1990, the club reached the League Cup final where they lost to Nottingham Forest. The season later, Oldham triumphed in the league and got promoted back into the top division, as champions, for the first time in nearly 70 years. Oldham can pride themselves knowing they were one of the founding members of the new Premier League.

Winger Charles Vernam earned a point for Bradford from a scrappy and often ill-tempered draw against in-form Northampton at Valley Parade.

It was Bradford’s fifth home league draw of the season, while Northampton have now lost only one of their last six matches.

Both sides struggled to create clear-cut chances in a competitive but largely uneventful first half.

Bradford’s only shot on target came in the third minute when visiting keeper Liam Roberts dived full length to push away Callum Cooke’s shot from the edge of the box.

Northampton’s most dangerous moment came when striker Kion Etete, on loan from Spurs, was about to shoot in a threatening position only to be denied by a lunging challenge from Paudie O’Connor, who toe poked the ball away to safety.

Mitch Pinnock put the visitors in front in the 60th minute after Bradford’s free-kick near the edge of the box was cleared and he raced more than half the length of the field before slotting it past keeper Richard O’Donnell.

Bradford equalised seven minutes when substitute Caolan Lavery won the ball in a challenge in the Northampton box and laid it into the path of Vernam to score from 10 yards out

A dramatic last-gasp own goal by Port Vale defender Aaron Martin handed struggling Oldham a potentially precious victory against their high-flying opponents.

The Latics, who had been behind twice, lifted themselves clear of the drop zone after Martin diverted Sam Hart’s shot past his own goalkeeper Lucas Covolan in stoppage time.

Vale went close early on when Devante Rodney drove a low shot wide and they did not have to wait much longer to go ahead as David Worrall struck a 20th-minute opener.

The former Oldham wide man met James Gibbons’ cross at the far post and side-footed high into the net.

Oldham came close to a swift response when Zak Dearnley’s low strike was brilliantly saved by Covolan.

But the hosts would not be denied and it was 1-1 in the 31st minute when Davis Keillor-Dunn nodded home after skipper Carl Piergianni headed back across goal.

Vale reclaimed their lead seven minutes after the restart when David Amoo crossed for Gibbons to fire clinically home from 15 yards and visiting skipper Tom Conlon later volleyed against the post.

Oldham rallied again though and Hart made it 2-2 in the 81st minute when he fired home from close range, before Martin’s dramatic intervention settled matters three minutes into added time.

Two goals in the last five minutes earned Oldham Athletic a draw at home to Northampton.

Jonny Smith struck in the 89th minute to snatch a point for the struggling Latics, who had found themselves 2-0 down.

Northampton took the lead in the sixth minute through Matty Warburton.

Chris Lines’ effort hit the post from close range and midfielder Warburton, a summer signing from Stockport County, latched on to the rebound to place it past Oldham goalkeeper Zeus De La Paz.

Smith then went close for the hosts, but his thunderbolt hit the side netting, while Filipe Morais curled his effort around the post after Northampton goalkeeper David Cornell had parried an earlier shot.

Northampton thought they had sealed a fourth successive win in the 80th minute when substitute Andy Williams drove the ball home after meeting Lines’ pass.

But Oldham substitute Scott Wilson pulled one back five minutes later, before Smith’s cross somehow found its way into the back of the net past a despairing Cornell.

Highlights of the two clubs last meeting together.

Played	Won	Draw	Lost	F	A
44	17	14	14	75	66

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Brett Huxtable will be the man in the middle for Oldham Athletics trip to Sixfeilds Stadium on Tuesday Night.

The Devon-based official will travel to Sixfields Stadium for his 7th game of the season so far he’s shown 20 yellow cards and 0 red cards.

His first game of the campaign was a 2-1 win for MK Dons in the Pappa Johns Trophy away at Burton where Mr Huxtable shown 2 yellow cards. Meanwhile, his latest game was at 2-1 win for Stockport away at Working in the National League.

His last Cobblers game was a 1-1 draw between the Cobblers and Windon on Saturday 18th September

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1	Northampton Town welcome their old boss back to Sixfields on Tuesday evening as Keith Curle’s Oldham come to visit. Here are the odds and tips to keep an eye out for from this League Two clash.
2	Northampton came away from Valley Parade with a 1-1 draw on Saturday, a creditable and well-earned point from an even contest against Bradford City, with Mitch Pinnock’s 60th-minute opener their only attempt on target (of 10 shots). They’ll take the point in the end, but will have been disappointed to let their lead slip seven minutes later, while it was something of a missed opportunity – victory would have meant Jon Brady’s men moved up to third in the table.
3	Having won four League Two games in a row in the latter half of October (all with clean sheets), Northampton are yet to taste victory in November, going five games without a win in all competitions, exiting the FA Cup after a 3-1 replay defeat at Cambridge United last week. Still, they’ve only lost one of their last six in the league, taken 13 points from the last 18 on offer.
4	men came from behind twice to win it in the 93rd minute, albeit with a touch of fortune after opposition defender Aaron Martin scored an own goal. They too exited the FA Cup last week (a 2-1 home defeat to Ipswich) and had endured a run of seven games without a win in all competitions. But Saturday’s victory was enough to move them out of the relegation zone, up to 22nd – and will be viewed as something to build on here. Recent meetings between these two clubs have brought mixed results; two wins apiece and two draws from the last six. But this is also the first clash since November 2019; a 2-2 draw, with Curle sat in the opposite dugout.