Despite completing their first-half dominance with a Manny Monthe header, the Latics found themselves behind at the interval thanks to two terrific chips from Shots striker Josh Barrett.
The Shots striker then added a third soon after half-time compounded the misery for Oldham and inflicted only a second home defeat of the season on Mellon's men.
"It's a hugely disappointing result for us," the Latics boss told The NLP.
"In the first half, I thought we were cruising, I really did. But then I come in at the break and I couldn't believe we were losing. But the goals we gave away are rubbish.
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