Oldham Athletic

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Oldham's must-win relegation clash with Salford abandoned after ... (The Athletic)

Oldham Athletic's must-win clash against Salford City has been abandoned after hundreds of fans occupied the pitch at Boundary Park to protest against the.

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Oldham's match with Salford City suspended as fans protest on the ... (Sky Sports)

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.

Oldham match abandoned after on-pitch protest with club on brink of ... (Manchester Evening News)

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.

Oldham Athletic are RELEGATED from the Football League for the ... (Daily Mail)

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.

Ex-Ireland international forced to step in as protests mar Oldham ... (Pundit Arena)

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 relegated after protest interrupts match (BBC Sport)

Oldham are relegated from the English Football League for the first time, after defeat by Salford in a match held up by a supporters' protest.

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'Get out of our club': The day Oldham Athletic fell from the cliff edge (The Athletic)

Relegated from the EFL after a match that had to finish behind closed doors, Oldham fans blame their owner for their swift descent.

“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,” it read. Two dozen police officers arrived in support of overrun stewards before an announcement went out just after 5pm, 20 minutes or so after play was halted, to inform fans the game had been abandoned. There is deep scepticism among fans on Lemsagam’s ambitions to sell a club he bought for £1 in January 2018. There were gilt-edged chances, too, for Oldham to take the lead. “We are of one mind that there is no future for our club under this regime and they must go,” said a statement released by fans group Push the Boundary on Saturday morning. He released a five-year plan when he first arrived, saying he wanted to get to the Championship. Now we’re facing relegation to National League. I’ve never felt so disconnected to my club.” The English Football League (EFL) later said the decision had been made to “maintain the integrity of the competition”. Oldham, after all, are a club where fans have been mobilising against Lemsagam for much of the season. Not even an unofficial truce, called in support of Sheridan, could last the season. Oldham were given that desperate opportunity with shadows lengthening across the pitch that had taken over an hour to clear but could not take it. The private intention, however, had always been to finish what had been started. A handshake and consolations were exchanged between Oldham manager John Sheridan and his Salford City counterpart Gary Bowyer, while a handful of players lay crestfallen on the Boundary Park pitch.