1998–99 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
1998–99 season
ManagerGraham Barrow
David Hamilton
Third Division18th
FA CupSecond round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague: Michael Holt
Andy Morris
All: Michael Holt
Andy Morris

The 1998–99 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 92nd in existence and their 25th 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  WAL Neil Edwards 55 0 45+0 0 3+1 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
DF  ENG Paul Sparrow 34 2 21+4 2 4+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0 2+0 0
DF  ENG Dean Stokes 16 0 10+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
DF  ENG Keith Hill 40 1 33+0 1 4+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF  ENG David Bayliss 33 1 22+3 1 0+2 0 2+0 0 2+1 0 1+0 0
DF  ENG Alan Johnson 21 0 13+3 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
MF  ENG Andy Farrell 48 0 36+2 0 2+1 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0
FW  ENG Graham Lancashire 17 6 7+4 3 1+0 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 2+0 3
FW  ENG Mark Leonard 11 0 2+6 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
MF  ENG Jason Peake 49 7 36+2 5 4+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 2
MF  ENG Mark Stuart 25 0 9+10 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
FW  ENG David Gray 4 0 0+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
DF  ENG Mark Bailey 22 1 12+7 1 0+0 0 1+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF  ENG Gary Jones 28 1 11+9 0 1+2 0 1+0 0 1+1 1 2+0 0
MF  ESP Isidro Díaz 18 2 12+2 2 1+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW  ENG Robbie Painter 50 6 35+5 6 4+0 0 1+0 0 1+2 0 1+1 0
MF  SCO Ian Bryson 44 2 31+8 0 4+0 2 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF  ENG Mark Monington 45 5 37+0 3 4+0 1 0+0 0 3+0 1 1+0 0
DF  ENG Mark Williams 18 1 11+3 1 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF  ENG Andy Barlow 32 1 25+4 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
FW  ENG Miguel de Souza 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW  ENG Michael Holt 24 8 17+7 7 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 1 0+0 0
MF  ENG Paul Carden 33 0 24+1 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+2 0
FW  ENG Andy Morris 28 8 25+0 7 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 1 0+0 0
GK  ENG Phil Priestley 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF  ENG Jason Lydiate 17 1 14+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
MF  ENG Gareth Stoker 14 1 11+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
DF  ENG Graham Hicks 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK  ENG Lance Key 2 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0

Final League Table

Main article: 1998–99 Football League Third Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
17 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 16 7 23 49 66 −17 55
18 Southend United 46 14 12 20 52 58 −6 54
19 Rochdale 46 13 15 18 42 55 −13 54
20 Torquay United 46 12 17 17 47 58 −11 53
21 Hull City 46 14 11 21 44 62 −18 53
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

Competitions

Football League Third Division

Main article: 1998–99 Football League
8 August 1998 (1998-08-08) 1 Plymouth Argyle 2–1 Rochdale Plymouth
Mauge 52'
Jean 78'		 Report Lancashire 19' (pen.)
Bayliss
Peake 		Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 5547
Referee: LE Cable
15 August 1998 (1998-08-15) 2 Rochdale 0–2 Torquay United Rochdale
Jones Report Partridge 14', 52'
Hill 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1713
Referee: T Jones
22 August 1998 (1998-08-22) 3 Carlisle United 0–1 Rochdale Carlisle
Anthony Report Díaz 82' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3627
Referee: MS Pike
29 August 1998 (1998-08-29) 4 Rochdale 0–0 Darlington Rochdale
Report Liddle
De Vos
Naylor 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1953
Referee: P Dowd
31 August 1998 (1998-08-31) 5 Brentford 2–1 Rochdale Brentford
Powell 2'
Rapley 71'
Rowlands 		Report Díaz 17'
Bailey
Bayliss
Farrell
Bryson 		Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 4873
Referee: RJ Olivier
5 September 1998 (1998-09-05) 6 Rochdale 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Rochdale
Bailey 22' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1660
Referee: D Pugh
8 September 1998 (1998-09-08) 7 Hull City 2–1 Rochdale Hull
Peacock 23'
Brown 63'
D'Auria 		Report Hill 50'
Edwards
Farrell 		Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 3433
Referee: ML Dean
12 September 1998 (1998-09-12) 8 Rochdale 2–2 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
Painter 51' (pen.)
Monington 67'
Edwards 		Report Forrester 8'
Stamp 89'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1929
Referee: T Heilbron
19 September 1998 (1998-09-19) 9 Cardiff City 2–1 Rochdale Cardiff
Brazier 54'
Bonner 58'
Thomas 		Report Painter 25'
Sparrow 		Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4643
Referee: MR Warren
26 September 1998 (1998-09-26) 10 Rochdale 2–1 Leyton Orient Rochdale
Lancashire 6'
Painter 21'
Monington  69'
Barlow 		Report Smith 45'
Warren 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1742
Referee: P Walton
3 October 1998 (1998-10-03) 11 Southend United 1–1 Rochdale Southend-on-Sea
Maher 73' Report Lancashire 36'
Monington 		Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 3686
Referee: M Fletcher
11 October 1998 (1998-10-11) 12 Rochdale 1–0 Halifax Town Rochdale
Williams 45'
Díaz 		Report Murphy Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3628
Referee: P Rejer
17 October 1998 (1998-10-17) 13 Peterborough United 2–0 Rochdale Peterborough
Farrell 11'
Grazioli 38'		 Report Monington
Williams
Lancashire
Painter 		Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 4536
Referee: KD Hill
20 October 1998 (1998-10-20) 14 Rotherham United 2–2 Rochdale Rotherham
Fortune-West 25'
Glover 65'
Hurst 		Report Sparrow 36'
Monington 77'
Williams 		Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 3105
Referee: SJ Baines
31 October 1998 (1998-10-31) 15 Barnet 0–1 Rochdale Chipping Barnet
Report Painter 65' Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 1413
Referee: KA Leach
7 November 1998 (1998-11-07) 16 Rochdale 1–0 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Peake 47'
Jones 		Report Kerr Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2142
Referee: PS Danson
10 November 1998 (1998-11-10) 17 Rochdale 1–1 Exeter City Rochdale
Sparrow 36'
Hill 		Report Gittens 85'
Flack
Wilkinson 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1639
Referee: KM Lynch
17 November 1998 (1998-11-17) 18 Rochdale 0–1 Scarborough Rochdale
Report Russell
Kay 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1536
Referee: CJ Foy
21 November 1998 (1998-11-21) 19 Chester City 1–1 Rochdale Chester
Wright 24' Report Holt 73' Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 2495
Referee: WM Jordan
12 December 1998 (1998-12-12) 20 Swansea City 1–1 Rochdale Swansea
Alsop 52'
Howard 		Report Peake 34'
Williams   80'
Hill
Carden
Farrell
Holt
Bryson 		Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 4010
Referee: LE Cable
19 December 1998 (1998-12-19) 21 Rochdale 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Rochdale
Painter 69'
Monington 88'		 Report Mayo 65'
Browne  88'
Culverhouse
Thomas 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2153
Referee: B Coddington
26 December 1998 (1998-12-26) 22 Rochdale 1–1 Carlisle United Rochdale
Peake 21'
Barlow 		Report Monington 83' (o.g.)
Stevens 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2900
Referee: AR Hall
28 December 1998 (1998-12-28) 23 Hartlepool United 0–1 Rochdale Hartlepool
Report Holt 79'
Bryson 		Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2218
Referee: RD Furnandiz
2 January 1999 (1999-01-02) 24 Darlington 3–0 Rochdale Darlington
Roberts 45'
Dorner 68'
Naylor 89'
Preece 		Report Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 2807
Referee: RD Furnandiz
9 January 1999 (1999-01-09) 25 Rochdale 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Rochdale
Holt 62'
Carden 		Report Branston 14'
Heathcote
Marshall 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1922
Referee: JA Kirkby
16 January 1999 (1999-01-16) 26 Torquay United 2–1 Rochdale Torquay
Bedeau 16'
Partridge 70'		 Report Morris 90'
Johnson
Stuart 		Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2205
Referee: P Rejer
23 January 1999 (1999-01-23) 27 Rochdale 2–0 Brentford Rochdale
Holt 48'
Painter 51'
Carden
Williams 		Report Quinn Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2113
Referee: A Bates
30 January 1999 (1999-01-30) 28 Rochdale 0–1 Hartlepool United Rochdale
Painter Report Clark 18' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1943
Referee: MS Pike
6 February 1999 (1999-02-06) 29 Shrewsbury Town 3–2 Rochdale Shrewsbury
Steele 36', 43'
Brown 72'		 Report Peake 10'
Morris 75'
Monington
Painter 		Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 2561
Referee: MG Cowburn
12 February 1999 (1999-02-12) 30 Rochdale 3–0 Hull City Rochdale
Holt 43', 49'
Morris 90'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5374
Referee: WC Burns
20 February 1999 (1999-02-20) 31 Scunthorpe United 0–1 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Wilcox Report Bayliss 84'
Stoker
Holt
Lydiate 		Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3749
Referee: AN Butler
27 February 1999 (1999-02-27) 32 Rochdale 1–1 Cardiff City Rochdale
Peake 44' Report Legg 76' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2431
Referee: G Cain
6 March 1999 (1999-03-06) 33 Leyton Orient 3–0 Rochdale London
Ampadu 44'
Griffiths 62', 70'
Richards 		Report Stoker Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 4927
Referee: KD Hill
13 March 1999 (1999-03-13) 34 Mansfield Town 3–1 Rochdale Mansfield
L'Helgoualch 2'
Ryder 56'
Clarke 68'		 Report Lydiate 50' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2555
Referee: MR Halsey
20 March 1999 (1999-03-20) 35 Rochdale 0–0 Barnet Rochdale
Stoker
Lydiate 		Report Heald
Sawyers
Wilson 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1502
Referee: B Coddington
26 March 1999 (1999-03-26) 36 Scarborough 1–0 Rochdale Scarborough
Brodie 11' Report Holt Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 2206
Referee: G Laws
30 March 1999 (1999-03-30) 37 Rochdale 1–0 Southend United Rochdale
Morris 31'
Monington
Carden
Lydiate 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1344
Referee: D Laws
3 April 1999 (1999-04-03) 38 Rochdale 0–3 Peterborough United Rochdale
Bailey
Stoker 		Report Davies 36'
Grazioli 46', 74'
Edwards 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1696
Referee: T Jones
5 April 1999 (1999-04-05) 39 Halifax Town 0–0 Rochdale Halifax
Stansfield
Paterson 		Report Stoker
Painter
Lydiate 		Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 2759
Referee: P Dowd
10 April 1999 (1999-04-10) 40 Rochdale 0–0 Rotherham United Rochdale
Bayliss
Barlow 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2516
Referee: MD Messias
13 April 1999 (1999-04-13) 41 Cambridge United 1–1 Rochdale Cambridge
Walker 86' Report Stoker 29'
Bayliss
Farrell 		Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 4690
Referee: AP D'Urso
17 April 1999 (1999-04-17) 42 Rochdale 3–1 Chester City Rochdale
Morris 60', 78', 88'
Hill 		Report Beckett 25' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1712
Referee: FG Stretton
24 April 1999 (1999-04-24) 43 Exeter City 2–1 Rochdale Exeter
Curran 45'
Fry 75'
Flack 		Report Holt 65'
Carden 		Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2543
Referee: RJ Olivier
27 April 1999 (1999-04-27) 44 Rochdale 0–2 Cambridge United Rochdale
Farrell Report Taylor 83' (pen.), 88'
Campbell 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1408
Referee: GB Frankland
1 May 1999 (1999-05-01) 45 Rochdale 0–3 Swansea City Rochdale
Bryson
Monington   51'		 Report Price 13', 66'
Alsop 49'
Jones 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1654
Referee: JP Robinson
8 May 1999 (1999-05-08) 46 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Rochdale Brighton and Hove
Barker 32'
Minton 		Report Barlow 89'
Jones 		Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 4646
Referee: A Bates

F.A. Cup

Main article: 1998–99 FA Cup
14 November 1998 (1998-11-14) 1 Scarborough 1–1 Rochdale Scarborough
Williams 47' Report Bryson 75'
Sparrow
Farrell 		Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1860
Referee: ML Dean
24 November 1998 (1998-11-24) 1 Rochdale 2–0 Scarborough Rochdale
Monington 8'
Sparrow  44'
Bryson 89'
Williams
Díaz 		Report Hoyland
Atkinson
Worrall
Morris 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1850
Referee: ML Dean
5 December 1998 (1998-12-05) 2 Rochdale 0–0 Rotherham United Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3346
Referee: P Walton
15 December 1998 (1998-12-15) 2 Rotherham United 4–0 Rochdale Rotherham
Garner 39'
Berry 47'
Glover 59'
Scott 65'
Warner
Ingledow 		Report Monington  22'
Sparrow
Hill 		Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 3424
Referee: P Walton

Football League Cup (Worthington Cup)

Main article: 1998–99 Football League Cup
11 August 1998 (1998-08-11) 1 Wigan Athletic 1–0 Rochdale Wigan
Hill 55' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 2252
Referee: MT Leek
18 August 1998 (1998-08-18) 1 Rochdale 0–1
(0–2 agg.)		 Wigan Athletic Rochdale
Bailey
Painter 		Report Lee Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1697
Referee: EK Wolstenholme

Football League Trophy (Auto Windscreens Shield)

Main article: 1998–99 Football League Trophy
2 February 1999 (1999-02-02) 2 Stoke City 2–1 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
Crowe 88'
Woods
Sigurðsson 		Report Morris 1'
Holt 5'
Hill
Peake 		Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 7361
Referee: CJ Foy
23 February 1999 (1999-02-23) NQF Rochdale 2–1 Halifax Town Halifax
Jones 57' (pen.)
Monington 94'
Bayliss
Peake
Stoker 		Report Bradshaw 77' (pen.)
Sertori
Lloyd-Williams 		Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 2327
Referee: ML Dean
8 March 1999 (1999-03-08) NSF Rochdale 0–2 Wigan Athletic Rochdale
Stoker
Holt 		Report Barlow 30'
O'Neill 70'
Sharp
Bradshaw
Liddell 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2484
Referee: MJ Jones

Lancashire Cup

21 July 1998 (1998-07-21) SF Rochdale 4–0 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Lancashire
Peake 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 902
28 July 1998 (1998-07-28) F Wigan Athletic 3–1 Rochdale Wigan


 Lancashire Stadium: Springfield Park

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References

  1. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  2. ^ "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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