Support and Rivalries
Notable Oldham Athletic fans include comedy duo Cannon and Ball, professor Brian Cox, glamour model Michelle Marsh and Hollyoaks star Alex Carter.
Boundary Park is less than 9 miles (14 km) from the nearby stadiums of Bury, Manchester City, Manchester United, and Rochdale.
As their more regular traditional rivals such as Manchester City, Bolton Wanderers, Blackburn Rovers and Stockport County are no longer regular opponents, the Latics have maintained local rivalry, particularly in more recent times, with West Yorkshire clubs Huddersfield Town, Leeds United and Bradford City.
Dislike for Manchester United is also very common and often eclipses more traditional rivalries amongst Oldham supporters, partly fuelled by the FA Cup Semi Final meetings in 1990 and 1994, and partly due to the large number of Manchester United supporters living in the Oldham area.
Conversely, Oldham Athletic have a long-standing supporters friendship with Eintracht Frankfurt of Germany. Eintracht Frankfurt have a small following who often make the journey to Oldham Athletic games at Boundary Park.
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