Every Oldham Athletic season on record, from 1906–07 to 2026–27 — league record, finishing position and leading scorer. Click a season for every match it contained.
| Season | Division | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pos | Leading scorer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1906–07 | Lancashire Combination | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1907–08 | Second Division | 41 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 79 | 49 | 3 | Frank Newton (29) |
| 1908–09 | Second Division | 40 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 56 | 46 | 6 | Frank Newton (14) |
| 1909–10 | Second Division | 39 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 80 | 41 | 2 | Jimmy Fay (26) |
| 1910–11 | First Division | 41 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 43 | 7 | Alf Toward (13) |
| 1911–12 | First Division | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 49 | 57 | 18 | Evan Jones (17) |
| 1912–13 | First Division | 44 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 60 | 58 | 9 | Joe Walters (13) |
| 1913–14 | First Division | 40 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 56 | 47 | 4 | Arthur Gee (12) |
| 1914–15 | First Division | 43 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 79 | 61 | 2 | Gilbert Kemp (19) |
| 1919–20 | First Division | 43 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 49 | 54 | 17 | Arthur Gee (13) |
| 1920–21 | First Division | 43 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 50 | 90 | 19 | Reuben Butler (16) |
| 1921–22 | First Division | 44 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 42 | 54 | 19 | Reuben Butler (13) |
| 1922–23 | First Division | 43 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 35 | 66 | 22 | Jack Marshall (6) |
| 1923–24 | Second Division | 44 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 47 | 55 | 7 | John Blair (15) |
| 1924–25 | Second Division | 43 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 35 | 52 | 18 | Chris Jones (6) |
| 1925–26 | Second Division | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | 91 | 69 | 7 | Arthur Ormston (23) |
| 1926–27 | Second Division | 43 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 76 | 88 | 10 | Albert Pynegar (19) |
| 1927–28 | Second Division | 44 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 79 | 55 | 7 | Albert Pynegar (19) |
| 1928–29 | Second Division | 43 | 16 | 5 | 22 | 54 | 77 | 18 | Stewart Littlewood (12) |
| 1929–30 | Second Division | 44 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 94 | 55 | 3 | Stewart Littlewood (30) |
| 1930–31 | Second Division | 43 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 62 | 75 | 12 | Jimmy Dyson (15) |
| 1931–32 | Second Division | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 63 | 91 | 18 | Bill Johnstone (12) |
| 1932–33 | Second Division | 43 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 67 | 86 | 16 | Jimmy Pears (12) |
| 1933–34 | Second Division | 45 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 76 | 68 | 9 | Tommy Reid (17) |
| 1934–35 | Second Division | 43 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 57 | 98 | 21 | Billy Walsh (12) |
| 1935–36 | Third Division North | 45 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 94 | 79 | 7 | Tom Davis |
| 1936–37 | Third Division North | 45 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 81 | 64 | 4 | Jack Diamond (18) |
| 1937–38 | Third Division North | 43 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 68 | 48 | 4 | Tom Davis (33) |
| 1938–39 | Third Division North | 44 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 78 | 62 | 5 | Ron Ferrier (21) |
| 1939–40 | Third Division North | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 18 | |
| 1945–46 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | |||
| 1946–47 | Third Division North | 44 | 13 | 8 | 23 | 57 | 82 | 19 | Fred Howe (20) |
| 1947–48 | Third Division North | 44 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 69 | 65 | 11 | Blackshaw/Haddington (17) |
| 1948–49 | Third Division North | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 85 | 73 | 6 | Eric Gemmell (23) |
| 1949–50 | Third Division North | 47 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 68 | 71 | 11 | Ray Haddington (24) |
| 1950–51 | Third Division North | 50 | 18 | 9 | 23 | 80 | 81 | 15 | Eric Gemmell (22) |
| 1951–52 | Third Division North | 48 | 25 | 9 | 14 | 94 | 66 | 4 | Eric Gemmell (29) |
| 1952–53 | Third Division North | 49 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 83 | 49 | 1 | Eric Gemmell (23) |
| 1953–54 | Second Division | 44 | 8 | 10 | 26 | 43 | 93 | 22 | Frank Scrine (9) |
| 1954–55 | Third Division North | 48 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 75 | 69 | 10 | Don Travis (30) |
| 1955–56 | Third Division North | 47 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 77 | 89 | 20 | Don Travis (15) |
| 1956–57 | Third Division North | 48 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 70 | 78 | 19 | Don Travis (14) |
| 1957–58 | Third Division North | 48 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 75 | 89 | 15 | Gerry Duffy (17) |
| 1958–59 | Fourth Division | 49 | 18 | 4 | 27 | 64 | 89 | 21 | Peter Phoenix (14) |
| 1959–60 | Fourth Division | 49 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 46 | 86 | 23 | Peter Stringfellow (11) |
| 1960–61 | Fourth Division | 51 | 21 | 8 | 22 | 88 | 102 | 12 | Bert Lister (21) |
| 1961–62 | Fourth Division | 53 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 98 | 84 | 11 | Jimmy Frizzell (25) |
| 1962–63 | Fourth Division | 49 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 101 | 74 | 2 | Bert Lister (33) |
| 1963–64 | Third Division | 50 | 22 | 8 | 20 | 84 | 83 | 9 | Bert Lister (17) |
| 1964–65 | Third Division | 50 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 69 | 92 | 20 | Jimmy Frizzell (11) |
| 1965–66 | Third Division | 52 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 66 | 90 | 20 | Ian Towers (10) |
| 1966–67 | Third Division | 51 | 21 | 11 | 19 | 91 | 72 | 10 | Ian Towers (27) |
| 1967–68 | Third Division | 50 | 18 | 9 | 23 | 63 | 71 | 16 | Bob Ledger (11) |
| 1968–69 | Third Division | 49 | 13 | 10 | 26 | 53 | 89 | 24 | Keith Bebbington (13) |
| 1969–70 | Fourth Division | 50 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 65 | 73 | 19 | David Shaw (12) |
| 1970–71 | Fourth Division | 49 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 93 | 70 | 3 | Jim Fryatt (26) |
| 1971–72 | Third Division | 49 | 18 | 11 | 20 | 61 | 68 | 11 | David Shaw (19) |
| 1972–73 | Third Division | 49 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 74 | 60 | 4 | David Shaw (18) |
| 1973–74 | Third Division | 54 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 96 | 60 | 1 | Colin Garwood (17) |
| 1974–75 | Second Division | 44 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 40 | 53 | 18 | Ian Robins (10) |
| 1975–76 | Second Division | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 63 | 73 | 17 | David Shaw (13) |
| 1976–77 | Second Division | 47 | 16 | 11 | 20 | 61 | 72 | 13 | Vic Halom (22) |
| 1977–78 | Second Division | 48 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 60 | 66 | 8 | ASC |
| 1978–79 | Second Division | 47 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 58 | 67 | 14 | ASC |
| 1979–80 | Second Division | 45 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 52 | 58 | 11 | Simon Stainrod (11) |
| 1980–81 | Second Division | 46 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 42 | 52 | 15 | Rodger Wylde (12) |
| 1981–82 | Second Division | 49 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 58 | 61 | 11 | Rodger Wylde (17) |
| 1982–83 | Second Division | 45 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 65 | 51 | 7 | Rodger Wylde (19) |
| 1983–84 | Second Division | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 52 | 81 | 19 | Roger Palmer (14) |
| 1984–85 | Second Division | 46 | 16 | 9 | 21 | 57 | 79 | 14 | Micky Quinn (25) |
| 1985–86 | Second Division | 45 | 17 | 9 | 19 | 65 | 71 | 8 | Ron Futcher (17) |
| 1986–87 | Second Division | 49 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 74 | 56 | 3 | P-O |
| 1987–88 | Second Division | 50 | 20 | 12 | 18 | 88 | 79 | 10 | Palmer/Ritchie (20) |
| 1988–89 | Second Division | 51 | 12 | 22 | 17 | 81 | 79 | 16 | Andy Ritchie (16) |
| 1989–90 | Second Division | 65 | 29 | 19 | 17 | 110 | 79 | 8 | Andy Ritchie (28) |
| 1990–91 | Second Division | 51 | 27 | 13 | 11 | 91 | 61 | 1 | Ian Marshall (18) |
| 1991–92 | First Division | 49 | 17 | 10 | 22 | 79 | 79 | 17 | Graeme Sharp (16) |
| 1992–93 | Premier League | 48 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 67 | 80 | 19 | Ian Olney (13) |
| 1993–94 | Premier League | 53 | 15 | 15 | 23 | 54 | 79 | 21 | Graeme Sharp (11) |
| 1994–95 | First Division | 52 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 67 | 67 | 14 | Sean McCarthy (18) |
| 1995–96 | First Division | 51 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 57 | 56 | 18 | AIC |
| 1996–97 | First Division | 53 | 12 | 14 | 27 | 55 | 74 | 23 | Stuart Barlow (12) |
| 1997–98 | Second Division | 53 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 67 | 63 | 13 | Stuart Barlow (13) |
| 1998–99 | Second Division | 53 | 16 | 11 | 26 | 56 | 76 | 20 | Mark Allott (8) |
| 1999–00 | Second Division | 52 | 18 | 13 | 21 | 57 | 61 | 14 | Allott/Whitehall (11) |
| 2000–01 | Second Division | 54 | 18 | 14 | 22 | 65 | 80 | 15 | Lee Duxbury (10) |
| 2001–02 | Second Division | 55 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 88 | 77 | 9 | David Eyres (14) |
| 2002–03 | Second Division | 57 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 83 | 56 | 5 | P-O |
| 2003–04 | Second Division | 51 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 77 | 71 | 15 | Scott Vernon (15) |
| 2004–05 | League One | 57 | 21 | 11 | 25 | 79 | 90 | 19 | Chris Killen (15) |
| 2005–06 | League One | 52 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 65 | 66 | 10 | Luke Beckett (18) |
| 2006–07 | League One | 54 | 23 | 13 | 18 | 80 | 63 | 6 | P-O |
| 2007–08 | League One | 55 | 23 | 14 | 18 | 71 | 59 | 8 | Craig Davies (14) |
| 2008–09 | League One | 50 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 68 | 71 | 10 | Lee Hughes (18) |
| 2009–10 | League One | 48 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 39 | 60 | 16 | Paweł Abbott (13) |
| 2010–11 | League One | 48 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 56 | 65 | 17 | Chris Taylor (11) |
| 2011–12 | League One | 58 | 20 | 14 | 24 | 66 | 84 | 16 | Shefki Kuqi (16) |
| 2012–13 | League One | 55 | 19 | 10 | 26 | 66 | 76 | 19 | Jose Baxter (15) |
| 2013–14 | League One | 57 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 70 | 71 | 15 | Danny Philliskirk (12) |
| 2014–15 | League One | 52 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 60 | 75 | 15 | Jonathan Forte (12) |
| 2015–16 | League One | 51 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 47 | 64 | 17 | Danny Philliskirk (7) |
| 2016–17 | League One | 55 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 48 | 61 | 17 | Lee Erwin (10) |
| 2017–18 | League One | 54 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 73 | 86 | 21 | Eoin Doyle (14) |
| 2018–19 | League Two | 55 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 82 | 73 | 14 | Callum Lang (16) |
| 2019–20 | League Two | 43 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 53 | 72 | 19 | Jonny Smith (11) |
| 2020–21 | League Two | 55 | 21 | 9 | 25 | 91 | 92 | 18 | Conor McAleny (21) |
| 2021–22 | League Two | 56 | 11 | 14 | 31 | 56 | 99 | 23 | Davis Keillor-Dunn (17) |
| 2022–23 | National League | 51 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 67 | 73 | 12 | FAT |
| 2023–24 | National League | 50 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 68 | 67 | 10 | FAT |
| 2024–25 | National League | 57 | 26 | 17 | 14 | 88 | 67 | 5 | P-O |
| 2025–26 | League Two | 51 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 67 | 65 | 10 | Michael Mellon (10) |
| 2026–27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |