 Colbeck left Bradford in September 2009, on the final day of the summer transfer window to join Penney at League One side Oldham Athletic.The transfer fee was undisclosed, with Bradford entitled to a sum because of Colbeck's age – the "Yorkshire Post" newspaper reported the fee to be around £60,000.Penney described Colbeck as being in "the Stanley Matthews mould" and hoped his new signing would give his team some width.