| 2001–02 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | David Kilpatrick |
| Manager | Steve Parkin David Hamilton John Hollins |
| League Division Three | 5th |
| FA Cup | 2nd Round |
| League Cup | 2nd Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Kevin Townson All: Kevin Townson |
The 2001–02 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the club's 81st season in the Football League, and the 28th consecutive season in the fourth tier (League Division Three).
Statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Division 3 | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | LD3 Play-offs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Neil Edwards | 11 | 0 | 7 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Wayne Evans | 51 | 0 | 43 + 0 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | DF | Sean McAuley | 30 | 0 | 23 + 0 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | DF | Simon Coleman | 13 | 1 | 8 + 3 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Gareth Griffiths | 48 | 4 | 41 + 0 | 4 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | DF | Richard Green | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | David Flitcroft | 43 | 0 | 21 + 14 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | DF | Paul Ware | 9 | 0 | 4 + 4 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | DF | Michael Oliver | 53 | 8 | 45 + 0 | 7 | 3 + 0 | 1 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | DF | Matt Doughty | 44 | 2 | 32 + 4 | 1 | 3 + 0 | 1 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | MF | Graeme Atkinson | 12 | 0 | 8 + 3 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | DF | Lee Todd | 11 | 0 | 8 + 2 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | GK | Matt Gilks | 22 | 0 | 19 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | Tony Ford | 20 | 3 | 17 + 0 | 2 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 1 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | MF | Paul Simpson | 9 | 6 | 7 + 0 | 5 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | MF | Kieron Durkan | 36 | 1 | 16 + 14 | 1 | 3 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | DF | Dave Bayliss | 12 | 0 | 9 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | MF | Alan McLoughlin | 20 | 1 | 15 + 3 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | DF | Graham Hicks | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | MF | Gary Jones | 25 | 6 | 20 + 0 | 5 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | FW | Lee McEvilly | 20 | 5 | 13 + 5 | 4 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | FW | Kevin Townson | 48 | 17 | 17 + 24 | 14 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 2 | 2 + 0 | 1 | 1 + 1 | 0 | |
| 20 | DF | Lee Duffy | 8 | 0 | 1 + 5 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | FW | Clive Platt | 50 | 8 | 41 + 2 | 7 | 3 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 1 | 1 + 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | MF | Darren Dunning | 5 | 0 | 4 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | DF | Stephen Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | DF | Richard Jobson | 42 | 3 | 34 + 1 | 3 | 3 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | |
| 25 | GK | John Baker | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | FW | Steve Jones | 9 | 1 | 6 + 3 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | FW | Paul Wheatcroft | 6 | 3 | 6 + 0 | 3 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | FW | Paul Connor | 22 | 1 | 11 + 6 | 1 | 2 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | |
| 28 | FW | Rory Patterson | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | |
| 29 | GK | Marcus Hahnemann | 7 | 0 | 5 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | |
| 30 | MF | Pat McCourt | 28 | 4 | 10 + 13 | 4 | 0 + 2 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 2 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | |
| 31 | DF | Simon Grand | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | FW | Shane Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | FW | Karl Rose | 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | |
| 34 | GK | Vince O'Keefe | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | |
| 35 | GK | Steve Banks | 15 | 0 | 15 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | |
| ? | FW | David Walsh | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | |
Competitions
Football League Third Division
| 11 August 2001 1 | Oxford United | 1–2 | Rochdale | Oxford |
| Bolland Brooks Guyett Scott Stockley |
Report | Doughty Platt Coleman |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7842 Referee: David Crick |
| 18 August 2001 2 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Macclesfield Town | Rochdale |
| Ford |
Report | Glover |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3346 Referee: Mick Fletcher |
| 25 August 2001 3 | Plymouth Argyle | 1–2 | Rochdale | Plymouth |
| Coleman McGlinchey Larrieu |
Report | G. Jones Ford Connor |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 4198 Referee: Rob Harris |
| 27 August 2001 4 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Exeter City | Rochdale |
| G. Jones Townson |
Report | Watson Cronin |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3003 Referee: John Brandwood |
| 1 September 2001 5 | Carlisle United | 1–2 | Rochdale | Carlisle |
| Hopper Whitehead Allan |
Report | Oliver Platt Evans Bayliss |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3373 Referee: Alan Kaye |
| 8 September 2001 6 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Kidderminster Harriers | Rochdale |
| Griffiths |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2885 Referee: George Cain |
| 15 September 2001 7 | Rochdale | 2–2 | Scunthorpe United | Rochdale |
| Griffiths McAuley Oliver G. Jones Todd |
Report | Brough Kell Beagrie |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3468 Referee: Phil Richards |
| 18 September 2001 8 | Hull City | 3–1 | Rochdale | Hull |
| Alexander Dudfield Edwards Whitmore |
Report | Townson |
Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 10213 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 22 September 2001 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 1–0 | Rochdale | Shrewsbury |
| Aiston Rodgers |
Report | Oliver Griffiths |
Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 4612 Referee: Paul Armstrong |
| 25 September 2001 10 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Halifax Town | Rochdale |
| Griffiths Platt |
Report | Middleton |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3410 Referee: Frazer Stretton |
| 29 September 2001 11 | Rochdale | 3–1 | Mansfield Town | Rochdale |
| Oliver Atkinson Platt G. Jones Wheatcroft |
Report | Greenacre |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3963 Referee: Tony Bates |
| 9 October 2001 12 | Swansea City | 0–1 | Rochdale | Swansea |
| Report | Ford |
Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 3533 Referee: Richard Beeby |
| 13 October 2001 13 | Rochdale | 0–0 | Rushden & Diamonds | Rochdale |
| G. Jones |
Report | Peters |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4345 Referee: Colin Webster |
| 20 October 2001 14 | Luton Town | 0–1 | Rochdale | Luton |
| Crowe Nicholls |
Report | Griffiths Wheatcroft |
Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 7696 Referee: Steve Tomlin |
| 23 October 2001 15 | Rochdale | 2–2 | Cheltenham Town | Rochdale |
| Wheatcroft Oliver Townson |
Report | Victory Banks Alsop Grayson |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3279 Referee: Mike Jones |
| 27 October 2001 16 | Leyton Orient | 4–2 | Rochdale | London |
| Ibehre Minton Watts Joseph Harris |
Report | Townson Jobson |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4631 Referee: Trevor Parkes |
| 3 November 2001 17 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Torquay United | Rochdale |
| Townson |
Report | Williams Woods |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3078 Referee: Roy Pearson |
| 10 November 2001 18 | Bristol Rovers | 0–2 | Rochdale | Bristol |
| Wilson Astafjevs |
Report | G. Jones Platt |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5675 Referee: Barry Knight |
| 20 November 2001 19 | Darlington | 1–0 | Rochdale | Darlington |
| Clark |
Report | Townson Evans |
Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 3362 Referee: Uriah Rennie |
| 24 November 2001 20 | Rochdale | 2–2 | Lincoln City | Rochdale |
| Jobson Durkan |
Report | Hamilton Gain Bailey Battersby Holmes |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3139 Referee: Mark Warren |
| 30 November 2001 21 | Hartlepool United | 1–1 | Rochdale | Hartlepool |
| Bass |
Report | Oliver |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4162 Referee: Steve Baines |
| 15 December 2001 22 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Southend United | Rochdale |
| Jobson Platt Flitcroft |
Report | Broad Rawle Flahavan Bramble |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2849 Referee: Mark Cowburn |
| 26 December 2001 23 | Kidderminster Harriers | 4–1 | Rochdale | Kidderminster |
| 13:00 GMT | Henriksen Blake Stamps Bennett |
Report | Oliver McCourt Connor Jobson |
Stadium: Aggborough Stadium Attendance: 3856 Referee: Mark Cooper |
| 29 December 2001 24 | Exeter City | 1–1 | Rochdale | Exeter |
| Flack Power Watson Roberts |
Report | Townson Platt McAuley |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 2994 Referee: Paul Taylor |
| 12 January 2002 25 | Macclesfield Town | 0–1 | Rochdale | Macclesfield |
| Report | Townson |
Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 3002 Referee: George Cain |
| 19 January 2002 26 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Oxford United | Rochdale |
| McCourt Griffiths |
Report | Quinn Gray Moody |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3355 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 22 January 2002 27 | York City | 0–0 | Rochdale | York |
| Basham |
Report | Evans Flitcroft Platt Connor |
Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 2317 Referee: Paul Danson |
| 26 January 2002 28 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Swansea City | Rochdale |
| Oliver Sharp |
Report | O'Leary |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2819 Referee: John Brandwood |
| 29 January 2002 29 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Carlisle United | Rochdale |
| Griffiths Banks |
Report | Halliday Foran |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3008 Referee: Steve Baines |
| 2 February 2002 30 | Mansfield Town | 3–1 | Rochdale | Mansfield |
| Greenacre Pemberton |
Report | Oliver |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4876 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 5 February 2002 31 | Rochdale | 5–4 | York City | Rochdale |
| Townson McEvilly Jobson |
Report | Brass Edmondson Duffield Brass Bullock Proctor |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2823 Referee: Graham Frankland |
| 9 February 2002 32 | Rochdale | 1–0 | Luton Town | Rochdale |
| McCourt Flitcroft Griffiths McEvilly Oliver Doughty Townson |
Report | Bayliss Nicholls Howard Perrett |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4306 Referee: Matt Messias |
| 16 February 2002 33 | Rushden & Diamonds | 1–1 | Rochdale | Irthlingborough |
| Hanlon Tillson Peters Lowe Hall |
Report | McEvilly Evans Townson |
Stadium: Nene Park Attendance: 4672 Referee: Joe Ross |
| 23 February 2002 34 | Scunthorpe United | 2–1 | Rochdale | Scunthorpe |
| Graves Stanton |
Report | S. Jones Townson Todd Flitcroft |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4521 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 2 March 2002 35 | Rochdale | 1–0 | Shrewsbury Town | Rochdale |
| Griffiths |
Report | Murray Wilding |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3353 Referee: Roy Pearson |
| 5 March 2002 36 | Halifax Town | 1–2 | Rochdale | Halifax |
| Stoneman Redfearn Mitchell |
Report | McEvilly McCourt |
Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 2825 Referee: Mark Cowburn |
| 9 March 2002 37 | Southend United | 0–0 | Rochdale | Southend |
| Report | McEvilly Platt |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 3429 Referee: David Crick |
| 16 March 2002 38 | Rochdale | 0–0 | Hartlepool United | Rochdale |
| Report | Watson Clarke |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3219 Referee: Mark Cooper |
| 23 March 2002 39 | Cheltenham Town | 1–1 | Rochdale | Cheltenham |
| Williams |
Report | Evans Platt Doughty |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 4643 Referee: Rob Harris |
| 26 March 2002 40 | Rochdale | 1–3 | Plymouth Argyle | Rochdale |
| Simpson |
Report | Wotton Hodges Keith Coughlan |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4457 Referee: Mike Pike |
| 30 March 2002 41 | Rochdale | 3–0 | Leyton Orient | Rochdale |
| McEvilly Simpson Oliver Townson |
Report | Martin Smith |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3021 Referee: Graham Laws |
| 1 April 2002 42 | Torquay United | 3–0 | Rochdale | Torquay |
| Bedeau Martin Canoville Graham |
Report | Durkan Flitcroft Griffiths |
Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 3136 Referee: Ray Olivier |
| 6 April 2002 43 | Rochdale | 3–1 | Darlington | Rochdale |
| Griffiths Platt McEvilly Simpson |
Report | Conlon Reed Porter |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3055 Referee: Alan Butler |
| 9 April 2002 44 | Rochdale | 3–2 | Hull City | Rochdale |
| McEvilly Oliver McCourt Townson |
Report | Holt Dudfield Greaves |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3433 Referee: Trevor Parkes |
| 13 April 2002 45 | Lincoln City | 1–1 | Rochdale | Lincoln |
| Thorpe Cameron |
Report | Simpson |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 5849 Referee: Grant Hegley |
| 20 April 2002 46 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Bristol Rovers | Rochdale |
| Simpson McEvilly McLoughlin |
Report | Thomas |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5292 Referee: Mark Cowburn |
Play-Offs
| 27 April 2002 1st Leg | Rushden & Diamonds | 2–2 | Rochdale | Irthlingborough |
| Wardley Butterworth Lowe Angell |
Report | McEvilly Simpson Oliver Griffiths |
Stadium: Nene Park Attendance: 6,015 Referee: Graham Barber |
| 30 April 2002 2nd Leg | Rochdale | 1–2 | Rushden & Diamonds | Rochdale |
| Peters |
Report | Lowe Hall |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8,485 Referee: Roger Furnandiz |
FA Cup
| 17 November 2001 1 | Tamworth | 1–1 | Rochdale | Tamworth |
| Wilson |
Report | Doughty |
Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 3,119 Referee: Alan Kaye |
| 27 November 2001 1 (replay) | Rochdale | 1–0 | Tamworth | Rochdale |
| Jones Durkan Oliver |
Report | Gould |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,709 Referee: Alan Kaye |
| 8 December 2001 2 | Blackpool | 2–0 | Rochdale | Blackpool |
| Murphy Simpson |
Report | Jobson |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,191 Referee: Ray Olivier |
Football League Cup (Worthington Cup)
| 21 August 2001 1 | Huddersfield Town | 0–1 | Rochdale | Huddersfield |
| Report | Ford |
Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 3,995 Referee: Mike Ryan |
| 11 September 2001 2 | Rochdale | 2–2 (5–6 p) | Fulham | Rochdale |
| Bayliss Townson |
Report | Boa Morte Finnan Brevett |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6,303 Referee: Roy Pearson | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Jones Townson McAuley Flitcroft Oliver Evans Griffiths Platt Bayliss |
Clark Legwinski Finnan Davis Hayles Melville Brevett Taylor Boa Morte |
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Football League Trophy (LDV Vans Trophy)
| 16 October 2001 1 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Southport | Rochdale |
| Platt Jones |
Report | Elam |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,411 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
References
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