1996–97 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
1996–97 season
ManagerGraham Barrow
League Division Three14th
FA Cup3rd Round
League Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Steve Whitehall
Alex Russell
All: Steve Whitehall

The 1996–97 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 90th in existence and their 23rd consecutive in the fourth tier of the English football league, named at the time as the Football League Third Division.

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 3 F.A. Cup League Cup League Trophy Lancashire Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK  ENG Ian Gray 52 0 46+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF  ENG Andy Fensome 47 0 38+2 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
DF  ENG Kevin Formby 19 1 12+4 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF  ENG Alan Johnson 51 5 46+0 4 2+0 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF  ENG Keith Hill 50 3 43+0 3 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
MF  ENG Andy Farrell 46 2 37+3 2 2+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
MF  ENG Alex Russell 43 9 35+4 9 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
MF  ENG John Deary 43 7 37+1 5 2+0 1 2+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0
FW  ENG Mark Leonard 44 4 39+0 4 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
FW  ENG Steve Whitehall 41 11 27+8 9 2+0 0 1+0 1 1+0 0 2+0 1
MF  ENG Mark Stuart 36 7 28+3 7 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
FW  ENG Mike Cecere 8 1 2+2 1 1+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF  ENG Dean Martin 3 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
MF  ENG David Thompson 32 1 9+19 1 0+1 0 0+2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
DF  ENG David Bayliss 28 0 22+2 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
FW  ENG Dave Lancaster 8 0 1+5 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
MF  ENG Andy Gouck 31 3 22+6 3 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
MF  ENG Mickey Brown 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW  ENG Robbie Painter 30 7 21+6 7 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF  ENG Mark Bailey 17 0 13+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF  ENG Andy Thackeray 22 2 17+0 0 0+1 1 0+1 0 0+1 0 1+1 1
DF  ENG Wayne Dowell 9 0 6+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
FW  ENG Glen Robson 3 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW  ENG Jamie Taylor 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK  ENG Kevin Gray 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0

Final League Table

Main article: 1996–97 Football League Third Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Scarborough 46 16 15 15 66 69 −3 63
13 Scunthorpe United 46 18 9 19 59 62 −3 63
14 Rochdale 46 14 16 16 58 58 0 58
15 Barnet 46 14 16 16 46 51 −5 58
16 Leyton Orient 46 15 12 19 50 58 −8 57
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Competitions

Football League Third Division

Main article: 1996–97 Football League
17 August 1996 (1996-08-17) 1 Swansea City 2–1 Rochdale Swansea
Thomas 13'
Penney 43'
Mølby  75'
Garnett 		Report Cecere 87'
Whitehall
Deary 		Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 4272
24 August 1996 (1996-08-24) 2 Rochdale 0–0 Colchester United Rochdale
Leonard Report Reinelt
Adcock 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1816
Referee: G Laws
27 August 1996 (1996-08-27) 3 Rochdale 1–2 Fulham Rochdale
Whitehall 80' Report Cusack 1'
Conroy 69'
Cockerill
Angus 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1689
Referee: JP Robinson
31 August 1996 (1996-08-31) 4 Mansfield Town 0–0 Rochdale Mansfield
Report Fensome Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 1861
7 September 1996 (1996-09-07) 5 Hull City 1–1 Rochdale Hull
Doncel 53'
Carroll 		Report Deary 43' Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 3451
10 September 1996 (1996-09-10) 6 Rochdale 0–1 Chester City Rochdale
Hill Report Shelton 74'
Davidson 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1774
Referee: AG Wiley
14 September 1996 (1996-09-14) 7 Rochdale 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Hill   14'
Leonard   44'
Deary 78' (pen.)
Gouck 81'
Brown 		Report Clark 69'
Murphy
Utley 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1811
21 September 1996 (1996-09-21) 8 Hereford United 3–0 Rochdale Hereford
Mahon 28'
Hargreaves 53'
Foster 84'
Stoker 		Report Fensome
Bayliss 		Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2135
28 September 1996 (1996-09-28) 9 Rochdale 1–0 Leyton Orient Rochdale
Whitehall 76' (pen.) Report Arnott   80'
Naylor
Ling 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1994
Referee: B Coddington
5 October 1996 (1996-10-05) 10 Darlington 1–1 Rochdale Darlington
Kelly 69' Report Stuart 67' Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 3071
Referee: SJ Baines
12 October 1996 (1996-10-12) 11 Rochdale 2–2 Carlisle United Rochdale
Painter 7'
Thompson 81'		 Report Smart 27'
Peacock 54'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3320
15 October 1996 (1996-10-15) 12 Rochdale 2–0 Lincoln City Rochdale
Whitehall 44'
Painter 45'		 Report Ainsworth Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1411
19 October 1996 (1996-10-19) 13 Cambridge United 2–2 Rochdale Cambridge
Hyde 43'
McGleish 88'
Craddock
Hyde 		Report Stuart 26'
Painter 72'		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3163
26 October 1996 (1996-10-26) 14 Scunthorpe United 2–2 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Baker 6'
Eyre 32' (pen.)
Samways
Paterson 		Report Stuart 45'
Whitehall 49'		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2628
29 October 1996 (1996-10-29) 15 Rochdale 3–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Rochdale
Whitehall 31', 56'
Painter 50'
Hill 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1913
Referee: UD Rennie
2 November 1996 (1996-11-02) 16 Rochdale 2–0 Exeter City Rochdale
Hill 13'
Johnson 37'		 Report Richardson
Hodges
Rowbotham 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2134
Referee: WC Burns
5 November 1996 (1996-11-05) 17 Cardiff City 2–1 Rochdale Cardiff
Bennett 45'
Eckhardt 67'		 Report Whitehall 52' Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 2834
9 November 1996 (1996-11-09) 18 Barnet 3–2 Rochdale Chipping Barnet
Devine 37'
Hardyman 67'
Wilson 78' (pen.)		 Report Pardew 42' (o.g.)
Deary 64'		 Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 2405
23 November 1996 (1996-11-23) 19 Northampton Town 2–2 Rochdale Northampton
Hunter 2'
White 69'		 Report Farrell 66', 68' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 3836
30 November 1996 (1996-11-30) 20 Rochdale 1–2 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
Painter 75' Report Baker 18'
Eyre 83'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1969
Referee: A Bates
3 December 1996 (1996-12-03) 21 Torquay United 0–1 Rochdale Torquay
Report Johnson 73' Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 1087
Referee: G Singh
14 December 1996 (1996-12-14) 22 Rochdale 1–3 Hartlepool United Rochdale
Whitehall 77' Report Beech 41'
Howard 42'
Allon 70'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1618
21 December 1996 (1996-12-21) 23 Wigan Athletic 0–1 Rochdale Wigan
Report Whitehall 4' (pen.) Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 3311
Referee: KM Lynch
14 January 1997 (1997-01-14) 24 Chester City 0–0 Rochdale Chester
Report Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 1679
18 January 1997 (1997-01-18) 25 Rochdale 1–0 Cardiff City Rochdale
Leonard 7' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1704
Referee: UD Rennie
25 January 1997 (1997-01-25) 26 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Rochdale Brighton and Hove
Maskell 30', 67'
Baird 72'		 Report Bayliss  57' Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 4468
1 February 1997 (1997-02-01) 27 Rochdale 1–1 Barnet Rochdale
Hill  39'
Russell 90'		 Report Devine  39'
Simpson 58'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1623
4 February 1997 (1997-02-04) 28 Rochdale 3–3 Scarborough Rochdale
Painter 40'
Hill 47'
Russell 62'		 Report Brooke 26'
Rockett 64'
Wells  70'
Bennett 80'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1166
8 February 1997 (1997-02-08) 29 Exeter City 0–0 Rochdale Exeter
Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2849
11 February 1997 (1997-02-11) 30 Leyton Orient 2–1 Rochdale London
Inglethorpe 39'
Castle 55'		 Report Painter 33' Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 2406
Referee: NS Barry
15 February 1997 (1997-02-15) 31 Rochdale 1–1 Northampton Town Rochdale
Deary 44' Report Rush 9' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1988
Referee: SJ Baines
18 February 1997 (1997-02-18) 32 Rochdale 0–0 Hereford United Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1074
22 February 1997 (1997-02-22) 33 Scarborough 2–2 Rochdale Scarborough
Bennett 35'
Currie 49' (pen.)
Sutherland 		Report Russell 22'
Sutherland 44' (o.g.)
Leonard
Deary
Thompson 		Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 2384
25 February 1997 (1997-02-25) 34 Rochdale 1–2 Hull City Rochdale
Russell 5' Report Joyce 12'
Darby 71'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1349
1 March 1997 (1997-03-01) 35 Rochdale 2–1 Torquay United Rochdale
Leonard 6'
Gouck 89' 		Report Nelson 11' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1469
8 March 1997 (1997-03-08) 36 Rochdale 3–1 Wigan Athletic Rochdale
Deary 15'
Johnson 39'
Russell 45'
Fensome
Gouck 		Report Jones 28' (pen.)
Sharp
Bishop
Lancashire 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3254
Referee: E Lomas
15 March 1997 (1997-03-15) 37 Hartlepool United 1–2 Rochdale Hartlepool
Beech 59' Report Russell 29'
Formby 50'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1448
21 March 1997 (1997-03-21) 38 Colchester United 1–0 Rochdale Colchester
Abrahams 59' Report Hill
Farrell
Deary 		Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3211
25 March 1997 (1997-03-25) 39 Doncaster Rovers 3–0 Rochdale Doncaster
Hill 23' (o.g.)
Cramb 28' (pen.)
Esdaille 82'		 Report Fensome
Leonard 		Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 2201
29 March 1997 (1997-03-29) 40 Rochdale 2–3 Swansea City Rochdale
Russell 24', 36' Report Mølby 31', 59' (pen.)
Brayson 53'
Willer-Jensen 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1884
Referee: M Fletcher
31 March 1997 (1997-03-31) 41 Fulham 1–1 Rochdale London
Conroy 12' Report Gouck 36'
Formby
Leonard 		Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 7866
5 April 1997 (1997-04-05) 42 Rochdale 0–1 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Fensome
Formby 		Report Cresswell 59' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1620
12 April 1997 (1997-04-12) 43 Rochdale 2–0 Darlington Rochdale
Leonard 11'
Johnson 18'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1638
26 April 1997 (1997-04-26) 44 Rochdale 3–0 Cambridge United Rochdale
Stuart 16', 39'
Russell 43'
Thackeray
Gray 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1810
29 April 1997 (1997-04-29) 45 Carlisle United 3–2 Rochdale Carlisle
Hayward 73'
Archdeacon 76'
Dobie 79'		 Report Leonard 25'
Stuart 90'
Deary
Thompson 		Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4882
3 May 1997 (1997-05-03) 46 Lincoln City 0–2 Rochdale Lincoln
Fleming Report Hill 77'
Stuart 82'
Leonard 		Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 6495

F.A. Cup

Main article: 1996–97 FA Cup
16 November 1996 (1996-11-16) 1 Macclesfield Town 0–2 Rochdale Macclesfield
Report Deary 10'
Johnson 32'		 Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 3134
7 December 1996 (1996-12-07) 2 Notts County 3–1 Rochdale Nottingham
Jones 41'
Arkins 68'
Agana 90'
Bayliss
Deary 		Report Thackeray 82' Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 3584

Football League Cup (Coca Cola Cup)

Main article: 1996–97 Football League Cup
20 August 1996 (1996-08-20) 1 Rochdale 2–1 Barnsley Rochdale
Deary 61'
Whitehall 74'		 Report Wilkinson 24' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2426
Referee: WC Burns
3 September 1996 (1996-09-03) 1 Barnsley 2–0
(3–2 agg.)		 Rochdale Barnsley
Redfearn 17'
Wilkinson 74'		 Report Johnson
Stuart 		Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 5638
Referee: FG Stretton

Football League Trophy (Auto Windscreens Shield)

Main article: 1996–97 Football League Trophy
10 December 1996 (1996-12-10) 1 Carlisle United 2–0 Rochdale Carlisle
Walling 66'
McAlindon 85'		 Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3622

Lancashire Cup

30 July 1996 (1996-07-30) Blackpool 1–1 Rochdale Blackpool
Thackeray Stadium: Bloomfield Road
3 August 1996 (1996-08-03) Morecambe 2–1 Rochdale Morecambe

 Whitehall Stadium: Christie Park

[2] [3]

References

  1. ^ "England 1996–97". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  2. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  3. ^ "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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