History of Oldham Athletic A.F.C.

History of an English football club The history of Oldham Athletic A.F.C. football team began in 1895. 1895–1923: Early success Oldham Athletic in 1905 with manager David Ashworth (far left) The club was formed in 1895 as Pine Villa F.C. before being renamed to Oldham Athletic in 1899. Attaining professional status in the same year, the Latics played in the local Manchester leagues before gaining entry into the Football League Second Division in 1907. Two seasons later, the club gained its first ever promotion, finishing ahead of Hull City by virtue of a superior goal average. In their first ever top flight campaign the Latics finished in seventh position. Oldham reached the FA Cup semi-final in 1913, followed by a top four league placing in the 1913–14 season. The outbreak of the First World War coincided with the Latics' best ever league season, as the team finished second in the Football League in the 1914–15 season, missing out on the title by one point. Following the war, however, the team consistently finished near the bottom of the table, culminating in a last-place finish and relegation in 1923. 1923–1940: Interwar struggles Back in the second division for the first