Oldham Athletic

Latics trailing 2-1 when the game stopped, with the club 10 minutes away from relegation from the EFL; Barrow and Stevenage both won, meaning an Oldham loss ...

Barrow and Stevenage both won, meaning an Oldham loss would confirm their relegation to the National League and end their 115-year stay in the EFL. Latics trailing 2-1 when the game stopped, with the club 10 minutes away from relegation from the EFL; Barrow and Stevenage both won, meaning an Oldham loss would confirm their relegation to the National League and end their 115-year stay in the EFL The Latics were trailing 2-1 when the game stopped, with the club 10 minutes away from relegation from the EFL.

The League Two game against Salford City was abandoned in the 79th minute due to a furious protest on the field at Boundary Park.

Oldham gained promotion to Division One for the first time in 68 years in time for the final season under the old English league system in 1991-92, and remained in the top flight for the start of the Premier League the following year. Further demotion to Division Two followed in 1996-97, and in 2017-18 Oldham went down to fourth-tier League Two, a level they had last played back at the start of the 1970s. One of the founder members of the Premier League in 1992-93, Oldham will become the first team to have played in the division to fall into the non-league game should their relegation be confirmed.

Oldham Athletic's League Two match against Salford City was abandoned after supporters invaded the Boundary Park pitch to protest against their owners with ...

The Athletic reports that manager John Sheridan was on the pitch speaking to the unhappy supporters while police managed the protest. Abdallah Lemsagam, who faces calls to sell the club, was not at the match. The game was stopped on 78 minutes with Oldham 2-1 down as the protest started.

The Latics have suffered relegation into the National League for the first time in their history on a day of drama with hundreds of fans invading the ...

They were part of the first-ever Premier League season, in 1992-93, finishing 19th in the 22-team division before being relegated the season after. Referee Robert Madley led both sets of players off the pitch and it was unclear whether the game would be played to a finish. Hundreds of Oldham fans stormed the pitch at Boundary Park with 11 minutes of the game remaining forcing it to be considerably delayed after it was suspended by the match officials.

The League Two game against Salford City was abandoned in the 79th minute due to a furious protest on the field at Boundary Park.

In the Premier League, however, they had battled relegation, and went down to Division One in the same campaign as their FA Cup heroics to begin a long story of decline. Oldham gained promotion to Division One for the first time in 68 years in time for the final season under the old English league system in 1991-92, and remained in the top flight for the start of the Premier League the following year. One of the founder members of the Premier League in 1992-93, Oldham become the first team to have played in the division to fall into the non-league game should their relegation be confirmed.

The referee was forced to abandon the game after furious Oldham supporters stormed the Boundary Park pitch to protest against the ownership.

However, after a lengthy delay the match restarted in an empty stadium. with the match abandoned for nearly TWO HOURS before players finished the last 10 minutes Oldham fans' relationship with Lemsagam since his arrival in the north-west in 2018 has been a fraught one, with the club being relegated out of League One in his first season at the ownership helm. The relegation means Oldham have become the first founding member of the Premier League to drop out of the Football League altogether, a fact that confirms the sorry state of affairs the club has been allowed to get into. The referee was forced to postpone the game after furious Oldham supporters stormed the Boundary Park pitch to protest against the ownership, a pause which lasted for nearly two hours. Oldham Athletic have been relegated from the Football League for the first time in the club's history following a troubled 2-1 defeat at home to Salford City.

THE English Football League have issued a statement following the completion of Oldham Athletic's home game with Salford City, which ended in Latics…

“The decision was taken in order to maintain the integrity of the competition given the importance of the fixture at both ends of the League Two table.” However, with the outcome of the game having significance at both the top and bottom of League Two, time running out in the season to replay the fixture, and the scoreline finely poised at 2-1, a decision was taken to complete the match behind closed doors. “The remaining 14 minutes played resulted in a final scoreline of Oldham Athletic 1 Salford City 2 and as a result Oldham Athletic have been relegated from League Two.

Oldham Athletic's relegation from League Two was confirmed on a day of drama and controversy. The Latics' game against Salford City was held up in the ...

"The decision was taken in order to maintain the integrity of the competition given the importance of the fixture at both ends of the League Two table.” "“The remaining 14 minutes played resulted in a final scoreline of Oldham Athletic 1 Salford City 2 and as a result Oldham Athletic have been relegated from League Two. “Despite the earlier announcement of the abandonment of the fixture, after discussions with both clubs, match officials, and stadium security it was agreed the match could be concluded today. As the pitch was cleared, the game was initially thought to have been abandoned - only to be completed out of the gaze of fans. The game was then halted when, with 14 minutes to go, scores of Oldham fans invaded the Boundary Park pitch to protest against unpopular owner Abdallah Lemsagam. The Latics' game against Salford City was held up in the second half by a pitch invasion of angry home fans.

Former Ireland international John Sheridan was forced to step in, as protests marred Oldham Athletic's relegation from League Two.

“The decision was taken in order to maintain the integrity of the competition given the importance of the fixture at both ends of the League Two table.” “The remaining 14 minutes played resulted in a final scoreline of Oldham Athletic 1 Salford City 2 and as a result Oldham Athletic have been relegated from League Two. The game also finished with a score of 2-1 to Salford, with Oldham’s relegation to the non-league confirmed.

Oldham have been relegated from League Two after a badly interrupted 2-1 home defeat by Salford ended their 115-year stay in the Football League.

However, in 2018 the club dropped to League Two and four years on their decline means they will play in the National League from next season. Three years later, in 1997, the late-season appointment of Neil Warnock failed to yield the results they needed to stave off another relegation. The match was then initially abandoned before the final 12 minutes were played out behind closed doors, eventually resulting in the Latics’ fourth straight defeat.