2000–01 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
2000–01 season
ChairmanDavid Kilpatrick
ManagerSteve Parkin
League Division Three8th
FA Cup1st Round
League Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Paul Connor
All: Paul Connor
Clive Platt

The 2000–01 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 94th in existence and their 27th 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 League Division 3 FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
23 FW  ENG Lee Buggie 2 0 0 + 2 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
27 FW  ENG Paul Connor 14 10 14 + 0 10 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
30 GK  SCO Matt Gilks 3 0 2 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
20 FW  ENG Phil Hadland 35 2 12 + 20 2 1 + 0 0 0 + 1 0 1 + 0 0
26 DF  ENG Dean Howell 3 0 2 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
25 FW  SCO Kevin Kyle 6 0 3 + 3 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
25 FW  ENG Christian Lee 5 1 2 + 3 1 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
9 DF  ENG Michael Oliver 42 0 25 + 13 0 1 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 1 + 0 0
12 DF  ENG Lee Todd 43 3 40 + 0 3 1 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
28 FW  IRL Andy Turner 4 0 2 + 2 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
99 FW  ENG David Walsh 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 1 0 0 + 0 0
1 GK  WAL Neil Edwards 48 0 44 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 1 + 0 0
2 DF  WAL Wayne Evans 49 2 45 + 0 2 1 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 1 + 0 0
3 DF  ENG Sean McAuley 2 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 0 0
4 DF  ENG Simon Coleman 5 0 5 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
5 DF  ENG Mark Monington 36 7 31 + 3 7 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 0 0
6 DF  ENG Keith Hill 28 0 22 + 3 0 1 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
7 MF  ENG David Flitcroft 44 0 40 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 1 0 0 + 1 0
8 DF  ENG Paul Ware 34 2 17 + 13 2 1 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 1 + 0 0
10 FW  ENG Graham Lancashire 18 3 6 + 10 3 0 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 1 0
14 DF  ENG Tony Ford 41 2 36 + 2 2 1 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
16 DF  ENG Dave Bayliss 44 3 41 + 0 3 0 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 1 + 0 0
18 MF  ENG Gary Jones 48 9 44 + 0 8 1 + 0 0 1 + 1 0 1 + 0 1
19 FW  ENG Kevin Townson 3 0 1 + 2 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
21 FW  ENG Clive Platt 47 10 39 + 4 8 1 + 0 1 2 + 0 1 1 + 0 0
23 FW  NIR Gary Hamilton 3 0 0 + 3 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
24 FW  ENG Tony Ellis 31 7 25 + 3 6 0 + 1 0 1 + 0 1 1 + 0 0
15 MF  WAL Simon Davies 16 1 7 + 5 1 0 + 1 0 1 + 1 0 0 + 1 0

Competitions

Football League Third Division

12 August 2000 (2000-08-12) 1 Rochdale 1 – 1 Darlington Rochdale
Davies 53' (pen.) 66'
Flitcroft 84'
Report Nogan 9'
Reed 36'
Kaak 42'
Himsworth 47'
Heckingbottom 51'
Elliott 75'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3255
Referee: M. Cooper
19 August 2000 (2000-08-19) 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 2 – 1 Rochdale Brighton
Zamora 17', 45'
Crosby 19'
Hart 26'
Oatway 61'
Report Ford 14'
Ellis 19'
Hill 37'
Ware 59'
Todd 61'
Lancashire 85'
Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6076
Referee: P. Prosser
26 August 2000 (2000-08-26) 3 Rochdale 3 – 2 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
Bayliss 6'
Ellis 35'
Platt 54'
Ware 63' 85'
Report Sheldon 43'
Hodges 47' (pen.) 60'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2561
Referee: M. Warren
28 August 2000 (2000-08-28) 4 Halifax Town 1 – 2 Rochdale Halifax
Bradshaw 18' Report Platt 4'
Jones 61'
Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 2783
Referee: C. Webster
2 September 2000 (2000-09-02) 5 Rochdale 1 – 1 Cardiff City Rochdale
Hadland 81' Report Brayson 10' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2844
Referee: Mike Dean
9 September 2000 (2000-09-09) 6 Carlisle United 1 – 2 Rochdale Carlisle
Stevens 37' Report Platt 16' 71'
Todd 90'
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3906
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
12 September 2000 (2000-09-12) 7 York City 0 – 2 Rochdale York
Sertori 75' Report Platt 8'
Monington 41'
Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2215
Referee: Roy Pearson
16 September 2000 (2000-09-16) 8 Rochdale 2 – 1 Torquay United Rochdale
Monington 3'
Ellis 24'
Report Russell 44'
Herrera 53'
Bedeau 72'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2871
Referee: Anthony Bates
23 September 2000 (2000-09-23) 9 Shrewsbury Town 0 – 4 Rochdale Shrewsbury
Peer 23' Report Ellis 18'
Platt 55'
Monington 63'
Bayliss 69'
Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 3427
Referee: Trevor Parkes
30 September 2000 (2000-09-30) 10 Rochdale 0 – 1 Southend United Rochdale
Ellis 20'
Flitcroft 44'
Davies 86'
Report Carruthers 31'
Booty 42'
Roget 44'
Houghton 54'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3264
Referee: Phil Dowd
6 October 2000 (2000-10-06) 11 Kidderminster Harriers 0 – 0 Rochdale Kidderminster
Report Platt 58'
Bayliss 77'
Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
Attendance: 3904
Referee: M. North
14 October 2000 (2000-10-14) 12 Rochdale 2 – 1 Hartlepool United Rochdale
Ford 17'
Jones 79' (pen.)
Report Lormor 44' 59' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2813
Referee: G. Stretton
17 October 2000 (2000-10-17) 13 Rochdale 2 – 2 Chesterfield Rochdale
Jones 20' (pen.)
Ellis 50'
Bayliss 67'
Monington 70'
Flitcroft 79'
Report Tutill 10'
Monington 36' (o.g.)
Reeves 40'
Blatherwick 50'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5008
Referee: G. B. Frankland
21 October 2000 (2000-10-21) 14 Cheltenham Town 0 – 2 Rochdale Cheltenham
Freeman  35' Report Monington 34'
Jones 50'
Flitcroft 57'
Monington 63' 78'
Platt 81'
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 4033
Referee: P. Rejer
24 October 2000 (2000-10-24) 15 Rochdale 2 – 2 Macclesfield Town Rochdale
Lee 76'  85'
Ware 83'
Report Sedgemore 4'
Glover 6'
Barker 33'
Askey 89'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3608
Referee: Mark Cowburn
28 October 2000 (2000-10-28) 16 Exeter City 0 – 1 Rochdale Exeter
Curran 17'
Campbell 36'  89'
Report Evans 50'
Platt 89'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2606
Referee: Paul Alcock
4 November 2000 (2000-11-04) 17 Rochdale 0 – 0 Barnet Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3657
Referee: David Laws
11 November 2000 (2000-11-11) 18 Mansfield Town 1 – 0 Rochdale Mansfield
Hassell 35'
Greenacre 86'
Report Monington 29' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2453
Referee: Lee Cable
2 December 2000 (2000-12-02) 19 Rochdale 1 – 0 Blackpool Rochdale
Oliver 39'
Evans 75'
Jones 79' 79'
Report Collins 69'
Reid 85'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4186
Referee: Phil Prosser
16 December 2000 (2000-12-16) 20 Lincoln City 1 – 1 Rochdale Lincoln
Dudgeon 17'
Walker 73'
Report Oliver 50'
Ellis 56'
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 2320
Referee: Bill Burns
23 December 2000 (2000-12-23) 21 Leyton Orient 1 – 1 Rochdale London
Walschaerts 76' Report Jones 21' (pen.) Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 4398
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
26 December 2000 (2000-12-26) 22 Rochdale 1 – 0 Hull City Rochdale
Jones 19' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4327
Referee: Howard Webb
6 January 2001 (2001-01-06) 23 Darlington 1 – 2 Rochdale Darlington
Hodgson 55' Report Ellis 21'
Platt 54'
Evans 76'
Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 3481
Referee: Brian Curson
13 January 2001 (2001-01-13) 24 Rochdale 0 – 1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Flitcroft 26'
Bayliss 68'
Report Kerrigan 31' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4123
Referee: Graham Laws
28 January 2001 (2001-01-28) 25 Rochdale 3 – 1 Leyton Orient Rochdale
Ellis 17'
Todd 38'
Jones 41'
Hadland 48'
Report Smith 90' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3676
Referee: Graham Frankland
2 February 2001 (2001-02-02) 26 Cardiff City 0 – 0 Rochdale Cardiff
Fortune-West 68' Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11912
Referee: Bill Jordan
13 February 2001 (2001-02-13) 27 Scunthorpe United 0 – 0 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Thom 3'
Dawson 35'
Report Evans 22'
Flitcroft 32'
Todd 73'
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2821
Referee: Ray Oliver
17 February 2001 (2001-02-17) 28 Torquay United 1 – 0 Rochdale Torquay
Hill 23'
Herrera 90'
Rees 90'
Report Bayliss 83' Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2195
Referee: Frazer Stretton
20 February 2001 (2001-02-20) 29 Rochdale 0 – 1 York City Rochdale
Bayliss 81'
Kyle 84'
Ellis 89'
Report Emmerson 75'
Nogan 81'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2807
Referee: Colin Webster
24 February 2001 (2001-02-24) 30 Rochdale 1 – 7 Shrewsbury Town Rochdale
Lancashire 11'
Bayliss 65'
Hill 82'
Edwards 90'
Report Rodgers 2', 71', 77' 46'  78'
Tretton 14'
Jemson 36'
Redmile 46'
Lowe 56'
Jagielka 90' (pen.)
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2647
Referee: Brian Curson
3 March 2001 (2001-03-03) 31 Southend United 3 – 0 Rochdale Southend
Hutchings 14'
Whelan 30'
Lee 44' (pen.), 57'
Report Hill 58'
Edwards 80'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 3681
Referee: Paul Alcock
6 March 2001 (2001-03-06) 32 Hartlepool United 1 – 1 Rochdale Hartlepool
Henderson 33'
Sharp 43'
Aspin 45'
Tinkler 78'
Lormor 88'
Report Bayliss 33'
Jones 35'
Lancashire 35' 43'
Hill 38'
Todd 89'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3492
Referee: Trevor Jones
10 March 2001 (2001-03-10) 33 Rochdale 0 – 0 Kidderminster Harriers Rochdale
Hill 33' Report Broughton 35'
Clarkson 71'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2552
Referee: Scott Mathieson
17 March 2001 (2001-03-17) 34 Chesterfield 1 – 1 Rochdale Chesterfield
Williams 61'
Howard 89'
Report Oliver 28'
Connor 30' 45'
Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 4338
Referee: Jeff Winter
23 March 2001 (2001-03-23) 35 Rochdale 1 – 1 Cheltenham Town Rochdale
Coleman 40'
Connor 73'
Report Grayson 12'
Duff 20'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2713
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
27 March 2001 (2001-03-27) 36 Hull City 3 – 2 Rochdale Hull
Brabin 26'
Edwards 35'
Rowe 69' (pen.)
Report Flitcroft 11'
Monington 56'
Bayliss 74'
Connor 77'
Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 7365
Referee: Alan Kaye
3 April 2001 (2001-04-03) 37 Rochdale 1 – 1 Brighton & Hove Albion Rochdale
Bayliss 34'
Evans 38'
Connor 60'
Todd 90'
Report Mayo 75'
Carpenter 87'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2444
Referee: Peter Walton
10 April 2001 (2001-04-10) 38 Rochdale 6 – 0 Carlisle United Rochdale
Jones 8'
Todd 22'
Connor 30', 34', 64'
Evans 61'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2892
Referee: Michael Jones
14 April 2001 (2001-04-14) 39 Macclesfield Town 0 – 0 Rochdale Macclesfield
Keen 84' Report Todd 12'
Oliver 36'
Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 2255
Referee: Mike Ryan
16 April 2001 (2001-04-16) 40 Rochdale 3 – 0 Exeter City Rochdale
Connor 6', 55'
Bayliss 22'
Ford 40'
Report Roscoe 8' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2773
Referee: Paul Robinson
21 April 2001 (2001-04-21) 41 Barnet 3 – 0 Rochdale London
Heald 16', 57'
Arber 32'
Report Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 2381
Referee: Trevor Parkes
23 April 2001 (2001-04-23) 42 Rochdale 3 – 1 Lincoln City Rochdale
Platt 9'
Hill 43'
Connor 60'
Monington 71'
Report Thorpe 55' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2592
Referee: John Brandwood
26 April 2001 (2001-04-26) 43 Blackpool 3 – 1 Rochdale Blackpool
Clarkson 43'
Reid 47'
Ormerod 62'
Murphy 64'
Report Flitcroft 15'
Platt 44'
Lancashire 75'
Edwards 84'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 5470
Referee: Phil Richards
28 April 2001 (2001-04-28) 44 Rochdale 1 – 0 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Platt 32' Report Disley 69'
Lawrence 70'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3114
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
1 May 2001 (2001-05-01) 45 Rochdale 2 – 1 Plymouth Argyle Rochdale
Monington 24'
Hill 29'
Elliott 54' (o.g.)
Connor 58'
Flitcroft 62'  78'
Report Evans 34' 80' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4027
Referee: Phil Joslin
5 May 2001 (2001-05-05) 46 Plymouth Argyle 0 – 0 Rochdale Plymouth
Wills 50' Report Bayliss 33'
Flitcroft 38'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 5125
Referee: Phil Dowd

FA Cup

18 November 2000 (2000-11-18) 1 Cambridge United 2 – 1 Rochdale Cambridge
Axeldahl 6'
Hansen 80' 83'
Report Oliver 1'
Platt 31'
Ware 67'
Hadland 67'
Ford 86'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3142
Referee: Mark Cooper

Football League Cup (Worthington Cup)

22 August 2000 (2000-08-22) 1 Rochdale 1 – 1 Blackburn Rovers Rochdale
Hill 42'
Bayliss 87'
Ellis 90'
Report Blake 59'
Flitcroft 68'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4873
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
6 September 2000 (2000-09-06) 1 Blackburn Rovers 6 – 1 Rochdale Blackburn
Duff 27', 90'
Dunn 45' (pen.), 55' (pen.), 65' (pen.)
Diawara 57'
Report Platt 35' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12977
Referee: Bill Burns

Football League Trophy (LDV Vans Trophy)

5 December 2000 (2000-12-05) 1 Doncaster Rovers 3 – 2 Rochdale Doncaster
Turner 39' 45'
Penney 59' (pen.)
Campbell 92'
Report Jones 21' (pen.)
Ware 31'
Bayliss 75'
Campbell 90' (o.g.)
Flitcroft 90'
Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 1453
Referee: Mike Ryan

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References

  1. ^ "All Rochdale players: 2001".
  2. ^ "Rochdale FC Club Details | First Team Squad | Soccer Base".
  3. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097