2001–02 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
2001–02 season
ChairmanDavid Kilpatrick
ManagerSteve Parkin
David Hamilton
John Hollins
League Division Three5th
FA CupSecond round
League CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kevin Townson
All: Kevin Townson

The 2001–02 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 95th in existence and their 28th 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 LD3 Play-offs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  WAL Neil Edwards 11 0 7 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 2 + 0 0
2 DF  WAL Wayne Evans 51 0 43 + 0 0 3 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 2 + 0 0
3 DF  ENG Sean McAuley 30 0 23 + 0 0 3 + 0 0 1 + 1 0 2 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
4 DF  ENG Simon Coleman 13 1 8 + 3 1 0 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 1 0
5 DF  WAL Gareth Griffiths 48 4 41 + 0 4 2 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 2 + 0 0
7 MF  ENG David Flitcroft 43 0 21 + 14 0 1 + 1 0 1 + 1 0 2 + 0 0 2 + 0 0
8 DF  ENG Paul Ware 9 0 4 + 4 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
9 DF  ENG Michael Oliver 53 8 45 + 0 7 3 + 0 1 2 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 2 + 0 0
10 DF  ENG Matt Doughty 44 2 32 + 4 1 3 + 0 1 0 + 1 0 2 + 0 0 2 + 0 0
11 MF  ENG Graeme Atkinson 12 0 8 + 3 0 0 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
12 DF  ENG Lee Todd 11 0 8 + 2 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
13 GK  SCO Matt Gilks 22 0 19 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
14 DF  ENG Tony Ford 20 3 17 + 0 2 0 + 0 0 2 + 0 1 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
14 MF  ENG Paul Simpson 9 6 7 + 0 5 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 2 + 0 1
15 MF  IRL Kieron Durkan 36 1 16 + 14 1 3 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
16 DF  ENG Dave Bayliss 12 0 9 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
16 MF  IRL Alan McLoughlin 20 1 15 + 3 1 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 2 + 0 0
18 MF  ENG Gary Jones 25 6 20 + 0 5 2 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 1 + 0 1 0 + 0 0
18 FW  NIR Lee McEvilly 20 5 13 + 5 4 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 2 + 0 1
19 FW  ENG Kevin Townson 48 17 17 + 24 14 1 + 1 0 0 + 1 2 2 + 0 1 1 + 1 0
20 DF  ENG Lee Duffy 8 0 1 + 5 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 1 0 0 + 0 0
21 FW  ENG Clive Platt 50 8 41 + 2 7 3 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 1 + 0 1 1 + 0 0
22 MF  ENG Darren Dunning 5 0 4 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
23 DF  ENG Stephen Hill 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
24 DF  ENG Richard Jobson 42 3 34 + 1 3 3 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 2 + 0 0
26 FW  NIR Steve Jones 9 1 6 + 3 1 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
26 FW  ENG Paul Wheatcroft 6 3 6 + 0 3 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
27 FW  ENG Paul Connor 22 1 11 + 6 1 2 + 1 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 1 0
29 GK  USA Marcus Hahnemann 7 0 5 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
30 MF  NIR Pat McCourt 28 4 10 + 13 4 0 + 2 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 2 0 0 + 1 0
33 FW  ENG Karl Rose 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
35 GK  ENG Steve Banks 15 0 15 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0

Competitions

Football League Third Division

Main article: 2001–02 Football League
11 August 2001 (2001-08-11) 1 Oxford United 1–2 Rochdale Oxford
Bolland 36'
Brooks 52'
Guyett 56'
Scott 60'
Stockley 90'		 Report Doughty 30'
Platt 39'
Coleman 66'		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7842
Referee: David Crick
18 August 2001 (2001-08-18) 2 Rochdale 1–1 Macclesfield Town Rochdale
Ford 26' Report Glover 18' (pen.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3346
Referee: Mick Fletcher
25 August 2001 (2001-08-25) 3 Plymouth Argyle 1–2 Rochdale Plymouth
Coleman 16' (o.g.)
McGlinchey 29'
Larrieu 78'		 Report G. Jones 17'
Ford 40'
Connor 77'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 4198
Referee: Rob Harris
27 August 2001 (2001-08-27) 4 Rochdale 2–0 Exeter City Rochdale
G. Jones 29' (pen.)
Townson 30'		 Report Watson 55'
Cronin 77'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3003
Referee: John Brandwood
1 September 2001 (2001-09-01) 5 Carlisle United 1–2 Rochdale Carlisle
Hopper 47'
Whitehead 67'
Allan 80'		 Report Oliver 11'
Platt 12' 28'
Evans 45'
Bayliss 77'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3373
Referee: Alan Kaye
8 September 2001 (2001-09-08) 6 Rochdale 2–0 Kidderminster Harriers Rochdale
Griffiths 2', 76' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2885
Referee: George Cain
15 September 2001 (2001-09-15) 7 Rochdale 2–2 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
Griffiths 35'
McAuley 55'
Oliver 59'
G. Jones 81' (pen.)
Todd 82'		 Report Brough 13'
Kell 43'
Beagrie 83' (pen.)		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3468
Referee: Phil Richards
18 September 2001 (2001-09-18) 8 Hull City 3–1 Rochdale Hull
Alexander 28', 51'
Dudfield 63'
Edwards 84'
Whitmore 90'		 Report Townson 30' 90' Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 10213
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
22 September 2001 (2001-09-22) 9 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Rochdale Shrewsbury
Aiston 76'
Rodgers 90'		 Report Oliver 69'
Griffiths 75'		 Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 4612
Referee: Paul Armstrong
25 September 2001 (2001-09-25) 10 Rochdale 2–0 Halifax Town Rochdale
Griffiths 18'
Platt 62', 77'		 Report Middleton 63' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3410
Referee: Frazer Stretton
29 September 2001 (2001-09-29) 11 Rochdale 3–1 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Oliver 15'
Atkinson 22'
Platt 32'
G. Jones 64'
Wheatcroft 81'		 Report Greenacre 90' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3963
Referee: Tony Bates
9 October 2001 (2001-10-09) 12 Swansea City 0–1 Rochdale Swansea
Report Ford 31' Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 3533
Referee: Richard Beeby
13 October 2001 (2001-10-13) 13 Rochdale 0–0 Rushden & Diamonds Rochdale
G. Jones 43' Report Peters 85' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4345
Referee: Colin Webster
20 October 2001 (2001-10-20) 14 Luton Town 0–1 Rochdale Luton
Crowe 42'
Nicholls 90'		 Report Griffiths 20'
Wheatcroft 39'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 7696
Referee: Steve Tomlin
23 October 2001 (2001-10-23) 15 Rochdale 2–2 Cheltenham Town Rochdale
Wheatcroft 52' 17'  60'
Oliver 65'
Townson 72'		 Report Victory 6', 84'
Banks 25'
Alsop 65'
Grayson 85'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3279
Referee: Mike Jones
27 October 2001 (2001-10-27) 16 Leyton Orient 4–2 Rochdale London
Ibehre 34' 67'
Minton 37' 39'
Watts 51'
Joseph 59'
Harris 74'		 Report Townson 77', 90'
Jobson 90'		 Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 4631
Referee: Trevor Parkes
3 November 2001 (2001-11-03) 17 Rochdale 2–0 Torquay United Rochdale
Townson 49', 90' Report Williams 77'
Woods 90'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3078
Referee: Roy Pearson
10 November 2001 (2001-11-10) 18 Bristol Rovers 0–2 Rochdale Bristol
Wilson 5'
Astafjevs 33'  57'		 Report G. Jones 30' 70'
Platt 50'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5675
Referee: Barry Knight
20 November 2001 (2001-11-20) 19 Darlington 1–0 Rochdale Darlington
Clark 78' (pen.) Report Townson 55'
Evans 62'		 Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 3362
Referee: Uriah Rennie
24 November 2001 (2001-11-24) 20 Rochdale 2–2 Lincoln City Rochdale
Jobson 43'
Durkan 70'		 Report Hamilton 20'
Gain 60'
Bailey 70'
Battersby 89'
Holmes 90'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3139
Referee: Mark Warren
30 November 2001 (2001-11-30) 21 Hartlepool United 1–1 Rochdale Hartlepool
Bass 74' Report Oliver 59' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4162
Referee: Steve Baines
15 December 2001 (2001-12-15) 22 Rochdale 0–1 Southend United Rochdale
Jobson 35'
Platt 80'
Flitcroft 84'		 Report Broad 7'
Rawle 20'
Flahavan 80'
Bramble 87'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2849
Referee: Mark Cowburn
26 December 2001 (2001-12-26) 23 Kidderminster Harriers 4–1 Rochdale Kidderminster
13:00 GMT Henriksen 4', 44'
Blake 21' 51'
Stamps 67'
Bennett 84'		 Report Oliver 38' 64'
McCourt 65'
Connor 66'
Jobson 68'		 Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
Attendance: 3856
Referee: Mark Cooper
29 December 2001 (2001-12-29) 24 Exeter City 1–1 Rochdale Exeter
Flack 13'
Power 45'
Watson 62'
Roberts 76'		 Report Townson 2'
Platt 50'
McAuley 71'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2994
Referee: Paul Taylor
12 January 2002 (2002-01-12) 25 Macclesfield Town 0–1 Rochdale Macclesfield
Report Townson 51' Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 3002
Referee: George Cain
19 January 2002 (2002-01-19) 26 Rochdale 1–1 Oxford United Rochdale
McCourt 7'
Griffiths 16'		 Report Quinn 41'
Gray 57'
Moody 83'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3355
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
22 January 2002 (2002-01-22) 27 York City 0–0 Rochdale York
Basham 76' Report Evans 39'
Flitcroft 52'
Platt 59'
Connor 80'		 Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2317
Referee: Paul Danson
26 January 2002 (2002-01-26) 28 Rochdale 2–0 Swansea City Rochdale
Oliver 40'
Sharp 45' (o.g.)		 Report O'Leary 53' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2819
Referee: John Brandwood
29 January 2002 (2002-01-29) 29 Rochdale 1–1 Carlisle United Rochdale
Griffiths 62'
Banks 62'		 Report Halliday 18'
Foran 75'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3008
Referee: Steve Baines
2 February 2002 (2002-02-02) 30 Mansfield Town 3–1 Rochdale Mansfield
Greenacre 37', 86' 40'
Pemberton 38'		 Report Oliver 89' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 4876
Referee: Howard Webb
5 February 2002 (2002-02-05) 31 Rochdale 5–4 York City Rochdale
Townson 16' (pen.), 45'
McEvilly 49'
Jobson 54', 77'		 Report Brass 13'
Edmondson 15'
Duffield 21' 60'
Brass 44'
Bullock 51' 56'
Proctor 83'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2823
Referee: Graham Frankland
9 February 2002 (2002-02-09) 32 Rochdale 1–0 Luton Town Rochdale
McCourt 12'
Flitcroft 32'
Griffiths 44'
McEvilly 67'
Oliver 67'
Doughty 72'
Townson 89'		 Report Bayliss 5' 0'
Nicholls 10'
Howard 23'
Perrett 88'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4306
Referee: Matt Messias
16 February 2002 (2002-02-16) 33 Rushden & Diamonds 1–1 Rochdale Irthlingborough
Hanlon 48'
Tillson 50'
Peters 53'
Lowe 69'
Hall 88'		 Report McEvilly 9'
Evans 29'
Townson 90'		 Stadium: Nene Park
Attendance: 4672
Referee: Joe Ross
23 February 2002 (2002-02-23) 34 Scunthorpe United 2–1 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Graves 27', 38'
Stanton 78'		 Report S. Jones 10'
Townson 49'
Todd 67'
Flitcroft 90'		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4521
Referee: Peter Walton
2 March 2002 (2002-03-02) 35 Rochdale 1–0 Shrewsbury Town Rochdale
Griffiths 80' Report Murray 4'
Wilding 79'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3353
Referee: Roy Pearson
5 March 2002 (2002-03-05) 36 Halifax Town 1–2 Rochdale Halifax
Stoneman 12'  39'
Redfearn 32'
Mitchell 90'		 Report McEvilly 63' 81'
McCourt 90'		 Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 2825
Referee: Mark Cowburn
9 March 2002 (2002-03-09) 37 Southend United 0–0 Rochdale Southend
Report McEvilly 45'
Platt 75'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 3429
Referee: David Crick
16 March 2002 (2002-03-16) 38 Rochdale 0–0 Hartlepool United Rochdale
Report Watson 21'
Clarke 50'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3219
Referee: Mark Cooper
23 March 2002 (2002-03-23) 39 Cheltenham Town 1–1 Rochdale Cheltenham
Williams 3' Report Evans 52'
Platt 53'
Doughty 76'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 4643
Referee: Rob Harris
26 March 2002 (2002-03-26) 40 Rochdale 1–3 Plymouth Argyle Rochdale
Simpson 54' Report Wotton 55'
Hodges 64' 83'
Keith 66'
Coughlan 81'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4457
Referee: Mike Pike
30 March 2002 (2002-03-30) 41 Rochdale 3–0 Leyton Orient Rochdale
McEvilly 6'
Simpson 30'
Oliver 44'
Townson 82'		 Report Martin 15'
Smith 24'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3021
Referee: Graham Laws
1 April 2002 (2002-04-01) 42 Torquay United 3–0 Rochdale Torquay
Bedeau 40'
Martin 45'
Canoville 46'
Graham 65'		 Report Durkan 31'
Flitcroft 35'
Griffiths 42'		 Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 3136
Referee: Ray Olivier
6 April 2002 (2002-04-06) 43 Rochdale 3–1 Darlington Rochdale
Griffiths 1'
Platt 7'
McEvilly 27'
Simpson 35'		 Report Conlon 4'
Reed 27'
Porter 70'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3055
Referee: Alan Butler
9 April 2002 (2002-04-09) 44 Rochdale 3–2 Hull City Rochdale
McEvilly 10'
Oliver 32'
McCourt 57'
Townson 64'		 Report Holt 12'
Dudfield 26', 45'
Greaves 79'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3433
Referee: Trevor Parkes
13 April 2002 (2002-04-13) 45 Lincoln City 1–1 Rochdale Lincoln
Thorpe 30'
Cameron 54'		 Report Simpson 81' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 5849
Referee: Grant Hegley
20 April 2002 (2002-04-20) 46 Rochdale 2–1 Bristol Rovers Rochdale
Simpson 63'
McEvilly 65'
McLoughlin 86' (pen.)		 Report Thomas 29' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5292
Referee: Mark Cowburn

Play-Offs

27 April 2002 (2002-04-27) 1st Leg Rushden & Diamonds 2–2 Rochdale Irthlingborough
Wardley 34'
Butterworth 73'
Lowe 75'
Angell 90'		 Report McEvilly 8'
Simpson 33' 57'
Oliver 38'
Griffiths 76'		 Stadium: Nene Park
Attendance: 6,015
Referee: Graham Barber
30 April 2002 (2002-04-30) 2nd Leg Rochdale 1–2 Rushden & Diamonds Rochdale
Peters 65' (o.g.) Report Lowe 67'
Hall 76'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8,485
Referee: Roger Furnandiz

FA Cup

Main article: 2001–02 FA Cup
17 November 2001 (2001-11-17) 1 Tamworth 1–1 Rochdale Tamworth
Wilson 21' 43' Report Doughty 5' Stadium: The Lamb Ground
Attendance: 3,119
Referee: Alan Kaye
27 November 2001 (2001-11-27) 1 (replay) Rochdale 1–0 Tamworth Rochdale
Jones 70'
Durkan 85'
Oliver 90'		 Report Gould 43' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,709
Referee: Alan Kaye
8 December 2001 (2001-12-08) 2 Blackpool 2–0 Rochdale Blackpool
Murphy 22'
Simpson 89'		 Report Jobson 86' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 5,191
Referee: Ray Olivier

Football League Cup (Worthington Cup)

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Cup
21 August 2001 (2001-08-21) 1 Huddersfield Town 0–1 Rochdale Huddersfield
Report Ford 20' Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 3,995
Referee: Mike Ryan
11 September 2001 (2001-09-11) 2 Rochdale 2–2
(5–6 p)		 Fulham Rochdale
Bayliss 40'
Townson 74', 102'		 Report Boa Morte 17'
Finnan 53'
Brevett 120'		 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

Football League Trophy (LDV Vans Trophy)

Main article: 2001–02 Football League Trophy
16 October 2001 (2001-10-16) 1 Rochdale 2–0 Southport Rochdale
Platt 37'
Jones 88' (pen.)		 Report Elam 59' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,411
Referee: Graham Salisbury
30 October 2001 (2001-10-30) 1 Rochdale 1–2 Port Vale Rochdale
Townson 49'
Flitcroft 55'		 Report Carragher 23'
Burton-Godwin 53' (pen.)
Armstrong 66'
Killen 68'  72'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,639
Referee: Mike Ryan

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References

  1. ^ "All Rochdale players: 2002".
  2. ^ "Rochdale FC Club Details | First Team Squad | Soccer Base".
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