Oldham 2–0 Port Vale

EFL League Two 2026/27 Matchweek 1 · 15 Aug 2026

Oldham vs Port Vale in the EFL League Two 2026/27.

At Boundary Park, Oldham.

Referee: P. Howard.

Oldham beat Port Vale 2–0. C. Kavanagh opened the scoring for Oldham after 60 minutes, and that goal decided it.

Goalscorers

• Oldham: C. Kavanagh 60', C. Kavanagh 75'

Oldham starting lineup (4-4-1-1)

• 1 M. Hudson (G)
• 2 G. Scott-Morriss (D)
• 5 D. Daniels (D)
• 23 R. Delaney (D)
• 3 J. Robson (D)
• 17 F. Fawunmi (M)
• 8 O. Norburn (M)
• 7 K. Appiah-Forson (M)
• 15 K. Drummond (M)
• 10 C. Kavanagh (F)
• 9 M. Fondop-Talum (F)

Port Vale starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

• 1 J. Smith (G)
• 6 J. Lawrence-Gabriel (D)
• 25 C. Humphreys (D)
• 22 L. Montsma (D)
• 15 L. Gordon (D)
• 10 K. Dempsey (M)
• 7 G. Byers (M)
• 33 G. Hall (M)
• 38 R. Walters (M)
• 3 J. Headley (M)
• 14 O. Lynch (F)

Match events

• 13′ Oldham: Yellow Card, Ollie Norburn
• 39′ Port Vale: Yellow Card, George Hall
• 40′ Oldham: Yellow Card, Favour Fawunmi
• 57′ Port Vale: Yellow Card, George Byers
• 59′ Port Vale: Yellow Card, Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel
• 60′ Oldham: Normal Goal, C. Kavanagh, O. Norburn
• 68′ Port Vale: Substitution, O. Hernandez, J. Headley
• 68′ Port Vale: Substitution, M. Faal, G. Byers
• 73′ Port Vale: Substitution, C. Hall, L. Montsma
• 75′ Oldham: Normal Goal, C. Kavanagh, M. Fondop-Talum
• 82′ Oldham: Substitution, R. Woods, C. Kavanagh
• 87′ Port Vale: Yellow Card, Liam Gordon
• 88′ Oldham: Substitution, T. Pett, F. Fawunmi
• 88′ Oldham: Substitution, E. Nevitt, M. Fondop-Talum

Match statistics

The table as it stood on 15 Aug 2026

Worked out from the results played by then, ordered by points, then goal difference, then goals scored. Clubs with no game played by then are not listed.