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     19th March 2000    
 
 
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OLDHAM  1  v  1  BRISTOL CITY 
Whitehall 46       Brown, A 76
         
15:00:00 Kickoff        
Ref: P. Dowd        
         
Oldham: Kelly, McNiven, S, Holt, Garnett, Hotte, Jones, Duxbury, Rickers, Sheridan, Whitehall, Dudley (Allott 85)
Subs not used: Miskelly, Innes, Graham, Sugden
Yellow Cards: Hotte (29)
 
Bristol City: Phillips, Carey, Hill (Burnell 56), Jordan, Murray, Hewlett (Amankwaah 86), Tinnion, Clist, Brown, A, Beadle, Thorpe
Subs not used: Malessa, Meechan, Tistimetanu
Yellow Cards: None
 
Attendance - 4,808

 
 

Whitehall claims it!


 Lee Duxbury's shot deflected off Whitehall 31 secs into the second half but it was not enough as Bristol City managed to snatch a 1-1 draw. In an entertaining first half Oldham dominated proceedings as City looked content to sit back, soak up the pressure and play on the break. However, it was City that had the first chance of the game as early as the third minute when Simon Clist brought the best out of Gary Kelly. Tony Thorpe was the next to have a shot at goal but his attempt flew wide of the mark before Oldham started to gain the ascendancy. John Sheridan tested Steve Phillips with a well struck free kick in the 16th minute before Craig Dudley headed wide of the mark after taking up a good position in the box. Andrew Jordon did the same at the other end but it was Oldham that finished the half the stronger. Rickers' cross found Whitehall in an excellent position but he blazed his effort over the top. Sheridan shot wide of the mark and Scott McNiven's teasing cross was met by Craig Dudley but he headed wide of the target. Oldham however, managed to finally nudge in front just seconds after the restart as Steve Whitehall put Ritchie's side in front. Whitehall will claim the goal although in essence it really belonged to Duxbury whose powerful effort glanced of the knee of Whitehall on its way past Phillips and into the back of the net. Chances followed for both sides before Aaron Brown finally levelled matters in the 76th minute. He pulled down a long ball held of a challenge before coolly slotting home. Tony Thorpe almost grabbed the winner a minute later but his effort was well saved by Kelly, whilst at the other end the Latics almost snatched a late winner as Allott went close with his head and then Sheridan again went close with a free kick. However, no further goals were added and so both teams remain in mid-table with the Latics having 43 points and City having 47 points.
 Sports.comBristol City missed the chance to leave Boundary Park with victory but had the consolation of ending their three-game losing run. Striker Tony Thorpe was the chief culprit in front of goal and could have inflicted another home defeat on out-of-form Oldham. The tone for the match was set within three minutes when Matt Hewlett picked out Simon Clist with a pass through the middle and goalkeeper Gary Kelly had to come quickly off his line to block. The ball rebounded to Thorpe whose chip over Kelly drifted wide from 20 yards. After 16 minutes, Oldham tested visiting keeper Steve Phillips for the first time with John Sheridan's 25-yard free-kick. The effort lifted Oldham from their slumbers and, after Sheridan delivered a cross, Craig Dudley headed a decent opportunity wide. Andrew Jordan also headed wide for City and, as the game picked up much-needed urgency, Steve Whitehall should have done better for the hosts when he mis-cued from close range. Sheridan tried his luck from distance, but it was wing-back Scott McNiven who created the best chance of the half when his 37th-minute centre was headed wastefully wide by Dudley. In first-half injury time, Hewlett's effort was saved at full stretch by Kelly before Thorpe lifted the rebound over the top.

The game needed a goal, and it got one after 20 seconds of the second half. The source was a long throw from Andrew Holt which Lee Duxbury helped across the six-yard box. It landed at the feet of Whitehall who stuck out a boot to deflect in his tenth goal of the season in a challenge with Jordan. Only a brave block from Shaun Garnett protected Oldham's lead as the visitors stormed back. Scott Murray squandered a chance after dancing clear of two tackles but the influential Sheridan again forced Phillips into action at the other end before Thorpe's fierce shot was clawed away by Kelly. City however, grabbed their deserved equaliser on 76 minutes when Aaron Brown ran onto a searching long pass from Jordan. The ball eluded Mark Hotte's attempted clearance and the midfielder side-footed neatly beyond Kelly from 12 yards. Kelly made a terrific reaction save from Thorpe as the Latics' defence lost its composure in front of him. Peter Beadle almost exploited their uncertainty, only to be denied by Kelly, while Thorpe - yet again - failed badly when presented with a clear sight of goal.
 
  
Final


Final Results
Oldham 1 Bristol City 1
Name, Minutes
Whitehall, 46 		 Name, Minutes
Brown, A, 76 

Yellow Cards
Name, Minutes
Hotte, 29
foul		   Name, Minutes
No Yellow Cards

Red Cards
Name, Minutes
No Red Cards		   Name, Minutes
No Red Cards

Match Stats
18 Goal Attempts 12
10 (On Target) 8
0 (Bar/Post) 0
15 Fouls 17
3 Offsides 4
6 Corners 3

Match Squads & Ratings
2 stars (out of 5)
Oldham Bristol City
G 1. Kelly - 9
D 2. McNiven, S - 7
D 3. Holt - 6
D 4. Garnett - 6
M 5. Hotte - 6
D 6. Jones - 7
D 7. Duxbury - 6
M 8. Rickers - 6
M 9. Sheridan - 7
F 10. Whitehall - 7
F 11. Dudley - 6		 G 1. Phillips - 7
D 2. Carey - 6
D 3. Hill - 6
D 4. Jordan - 7
F 5. Murray - 6
M 6. Hewlett - 8
D 7. Tinnion - 6
8. Clist - 6
F 9. Brown, A - 7
F 10. Beadle - 7
F 11. Thorpe - 6
Substitutes Substitutes
F 11. Allott (85)
12. Miskelly
13. Innes
14. Graham
15. Sugden		 D 3. Burnell (56) - 6
M 6. Amankwaah (86)
12. Malessa
13. Meechan
14. Tistimetanu
*Players ranked from 4 (lowest) to 10 (highest)
Referee: P. Dowd
Colour codes indicate player substitutions, red for red, green for green, etc. 
 

 Manchester Evening News OLDHAM, with just one win in their previous eight league games, took the lead just 20 seconds into the second half. But Bristol grabbed an equaliser against the run of play when BROWN was allowed to run clear and shoot home in the 76th minute. Latics went ahead when skipper Lee Duxbury booted an Andy Holt throw-in to a packed box and striker STEVE WHITEHALL netted his tenth goal of the season. As the Bristol defence failed to clear, Whitehall, virtually lying on the ground, stuck out his boot to deflect the ball in. Oldham were boosted by the return of defensive strong man Shaun Garnett after a one-match ban. His defensive partner Richard Graham passed a late fitness test on a groin strain but could only make the bench. Oldham had a scare within two minutes of kick-off when Bristol put together a neat attacking move. But alert keeper Kelly - kept busy throughout the game - came to the rescue when he was quick off his line to block a shot from Clift after he had broken clear into the box. Kelly was again in action in the 14th minute, this time tipping a cross-cum-shot from Brown for a corner at the far post. It was Bristol keeper Phillips' turn to save his side two minutes later. He made a superb one-handed tip-over to deny Sheridan's perfectly flighted 30-yard free kick. The Latics carved out another opening in the 19th minute but Dudley could only head wide from a good position. The visitors showed they could be a danger at set pieces in the 22nd minute.

A free kick was floated into the box and Andrew Jordan - son of former Scottish international Joe - was just wide with a header from eight yards out. Oldham began to step up the pace but couldn't find the final penetration until Whitehall's strike. It signalled more aggression from the home side and the Bristol defence was suddenly working overtime. But, as ever, Oldham still continued to miss the chances that would have buried the visitors. Bristol began to chase the game midway through the second half and push Oldham on the back foot. It almost paid off in the 51st minute when Thorpe had a shot blocked by Garnett. But it was Oldham who were out of luck in the 65th minute when keeper Phillips pulled off a fine save to deny another superb Sheridan free kick from the edge of the box. Bristol had another escape in the 71st minute when a powerful shot from McNiven was cleared off the line then Hotte had a shot saved as Andy Ritchie's side went in search of further good fortune.

ESPN Soccernet Oldham and Bristol City both squandered chances and in the end neither could argue about coming away from this game with a point apiece. Oldham, with only one win in their previous eight league games, struck first at Boundary Park. They went in front 20 seconds into the second half when Steve Whitehall deflected a shot into the net from Lee Duxbury for his 10th goal of the season. But the Robins ended a run of three defeats in a row when they equalised through Aaron Brown 14 minutes from the end. The two keepers were kept busy after the break as both sides went in search of the winner but in the end justice prevailed and the points were shared.

 Sporting LifeThe top two clubs in Division Two put some more daylight between them and the chasing pack by both winning at home.

Iain Anderson kept Preston in top spot after scoring the only goal at Deepdale against Luton.

Bristol Rovers kept on their tails with a 3-1 win over bottom club Chesterfield - Mark Walters and Jamie Cureton scoring either side of Ryan Williams' goal for the Spireites. Vitalijs Astafjevs added the third.

Third-placed Millwall dropped two points against relegation-threatened Blackpool and now lie seven points behind Rovers, having played a game more.

It took a Neil Harris penalty seconds before half-time to cancel out Wayne Gill's opener for the visitors.

Former England striker Ian Wright capped a Burnley win - which keeps them in the play-off zone - with the Clarets' final goal in a 3-0 win over Reading, after captain Steve David and top scorer Andy Payton had netted.

Gillingham kept in touch with the chasing pack after coming from behind at home to Scunthorpe. Paul Harsley shot the Iron in front only for Junior Lewis, Andy Thomson and a Nicky Southall penalty to seal the win.

Andy Liddell helped fourth-placed Wigan to a 1-0 win over Greater Manchester rivals Bury at the JJB Stadium.

Play-off hopefuls Stoke were stunned by a Jermaine McSporran goal for Wycombe in the first half at the Britannia Stadium, and it needed a penalty from Arnar Gunnlaugsson, on loan from Leicester, to steal a point.

Notts County won 3-2 at struggling Oxford with Andy Hughes' double after Alex Dyer's opener proving too much as Paul Powell struck twice in reply.

At the other end of the table, Wrexham won a seven-goal thriller 4-3 at Cambridge to ease their relegation fears with goals from Danny Williams and Darren Ferguson and two from Kevin Russell.

Tom Youngs (2) and the highly-rated Trevor Benjamin scored for United, who remain precariously placed, one spot above the relegation zone.

Elsewhere, Bournemouth won 2-0 at Brentford while the other mid-table clash between Oldham and Bristol City finished 1-1.

Yahoo League Table  
Pos. Team Pts Pl. W D L F A Diff
1 Preston 75 36 22 9 5 64 32 +32
2 Bristol R 74 36 22 8 6 60 28 +32
3 Millwall 67 37 19 10 8 57 38 +19
4 Wigan 66 35 17 15 3 58 29 +29
5 Burnley 65 36 18 11 7 49 32 +17
6 Gillingham 62 34 18 8 8 59 38 +21
7 Notts Co 60 37 17 9 11 54 41 +13
8 Stoke 59 36 16 11 9 50 35 +15
9 Brentford 49 37 13 10 14 43 48 -5
10 Bournemouth 48 37 14 6 17 49 53 -4
11 Bristol C 47 37 10 17 10 42 44 -2
12 Wycombe 46 36 11 13 12 44 42 +2
13 Luton 46 37 13 7 17 47 53 -6
14 Colchester 44 37 12 8 17 48 67 -19
15 Oldham 43 35 11 10 14 39 43 -4
16 Wrexham 43 36 11 10 15 41 53 -12
17 Reading 42 36 10 12 14 45 56 -11
18 Bury 41 34 9 14 11 45 45 +0
19 Scunthorpe 35 36 8 11 17 34 57 -23
20 Cambridge 34 36 8 10 18 48 54 -6
21 Oxford 34 37 9 7 21 34 62 -28
22 Cardiff 33 36 6 15 15 37 51 -14
23 Blackpool 33 37 7 12 18 40 63 -23
24 Chesterfield 26 35 5 11 19 42 42 +0
Teamtalk Bradford City 
Redfearn's shock exit

City midfielder Neil Redfearn has made a shock £112,000 switch to Second Division promotion chasers Wigan Athletic.The 34-year-old has found himself surplus to requirements at Valley Parade over recent weeks and has not started a first-team game since the 2-0 away defeat to Sheffield Wednesday back on January 22.
The deal represents a loss for City with Redfearn joining the Bantams for £250,000 from Charlton Athletic only last summer. The deal indicates that Jewell may be ready to bring a new midfielder to the club to boost the relegation fight ahead of transfer deadline day next Thursday.

Partick Thistle Net

17/03 - Renwick about turn


Hibs full-back Michael Renwick did a u-turn today and decided not to join the Jags on loan.  Only two days ago he was looking forward to his move to Firhill, but he has now returned to Easter Road.  John Lambie moved quickly to bring in another defender in his place, signing Ian Swan on loan from Oldham.  The 20-year-old has limited experience and has only played once for the Oldham first-team this season (Info added to the Player Profiles section).  He could be added to the squad for tomorrow's match with Hamilton along with Derek McWilliams, but missing will be Derek Lyle (hand) and Brian Martin (wrist).  Hamilton will be without ex-Jag Nicky Henderson as he has been sold to Clyde, and they have doubts over Quitongo, Ferguson and Hillcoat.

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