2003–04 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
2003–04 season
ChairmanDavid Kilpatrick
ManagerAlan Buckley/Steve Parkin
League Division Three21st
FA CupSecond Round
League CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kevin Townson
All: Kevin Townson

The 2003–04 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 97th in existence and their 30th 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
1 GK  WAL Neil Edwards 37 0 34+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
2 DF  WAL Wayne Evans 49 0 45+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
3 DF  ENG Michael Simpkins 30 0 25+2 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
4 MF  IRL Sean McClare 41 0 33+5 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF  WAL Gareth Griffiths 35 1 29+4 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
6 DF  ENG Daryl Burgess 38 0 33+2 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
7 MF  NZL Leo Bertos 43 10 40+0 9 1+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
8 MF  ENG Chris Beech 16 0 9+5 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW  ENG Andy Bishop 11 1 8+2 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 FW  ENG Grant Holt 14 3 14+0 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
9 MF  ENG Chris Shuker 15 1 14+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
10 DF  ENG Matt Doughty 35 0 25+6 0 1+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
11 MF  ENG Ged Brannan 13 1 11+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
11 MF  ENG Gary Jones 27 4 26+0 4 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
11 MF  ENG Martin Pemberton 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 FW  GLP Mickael Antoine-Curier 10 1 5+3 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
12 MF  ENG Kevin Donovan 7 0 4+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
12 DF  ENG Danny Livesey 13 0 11+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
13 GK  SCO Matt Gilks 14 0 12+0 0 0+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
14 MF  SWE Kangana Ndiwa 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 MF  ENG Robert Betts 6 2 4+1 2 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
15 DF  ENG Shaun Smith 13 0 13+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
15 MF  ENG Jeff Smith 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 DF  ENG Greg Heald 10 1 10+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 MF  SCO Craig Strachan 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
17 MF  NIR Paddy McCourt 28 2 6+18 2 2+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
18 FW  NIR Lee McEvilly 32 6 15+15 6 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
19 FW  ENG Kevin Townson 37 12 17+16 10 1+1 1 0+1 1 1+0 0
20 MF  IRL Willo Flood 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
23 DF  ENG Stephen Hill 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
26 DF  ENG Simon Grand 21 0 11+6 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
27 FW  ENG Paul Connor 26 6 21+3 6 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
28 FW  NIR Rory Patterson 9 0 3+4 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
29 DF  ENG Scott Warner 14 1 10+4 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
38 MF  ENG Neil Redfearn 9 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

League Division Three

9 August 2003 (2003-08-09) 1 Rochdale 1–3 Yeovil Town Rochdale
Grand 17'
McClare 31'
Shuker 37'
Connor 45'  45'
Burgess 54'		 Report Gall 26', 67'
Johnson 55'
Rodrigues 57'
Gosling 62'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,611
Referee: Mark Warren
16 August 2003 (2003-08-16) 2 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Rochdale Bristol
Barrett 14'  45'
Anderson 16'		 Report Shuker 71'
Grand 83'		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,575
Referee: Paul Taylor
23 August 2003 (2003-08-23) 3 Rochdale 2–2 Cambridge United Rochdale
Grand 37'
Burgess 45'
McEvilly 67' (pen.)
Shuker 67'
Connor 79'		 Report Revell 32'
Kitson 38'  88'
Walker 72'
Tann 90'
Angus 90'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,204
Referee: Kevin Friend
25 August 2003 (2003-08-25) 4 Torquay United 1–3 Rochdale Torquay
Hockley 53'  74'
Van Heusden 59'
Graham 75'
Fowler 79'
Gritton 87'		 Report Simpkins 43'  45'
McEvilly 59' (pen.) 90'
Betts 63', 78'  64'
Gilks 90'		 Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 3,003
Referee: Trevor Kettle
30 August 2003 (2003-08-30) 5 Rochdale 4–2 Darlington Rochdale
McEvilly 37' (pen.), 41'
Connor 59'
Bertos 65'		 Report McGurk 30'
Keltie 32'
Pearson 43'
Robson 60'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,518
Referee: Paul Robinson
6 September 2003 (2003-09-06) 6 York City 1–2 Rochdale York
Wise 70'
Wilford 73'		 Report Townson 15'
Bertos 19'
Simpkins 64'
Connor 70'
Griffiths 86'
Betts 90'		 Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 3,982
Referee: Martin Atkinson
13 September 2003 (2003-09-13) 7 Carlisle United 3–2 Rochdale Carlisle
Simpson 10'
Foran 17'
McGill 22'
Byrne 90'		 Report McClare 48'
Connor 76'
Townson 79'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,532
Referee: Mike Ryan
16 September 2003 (2003-09-16) 8 Rochdale 1–1 Huddersfield Town Rochdale
Connor 1'
Townson 8'
Brannan 75'
Simpkins 86'
Burgess 90'		 Report Worthington 23' 86' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,626
Referee: Howard Webb
20 September 2003 (2003-09-20) 9 Rochdale 0–2 Hull City Rochdale
Burgess 41' Report Green 63'
Burgess 67'
Elliott 72'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,215
Referee: Alan Kaye
27 September 2003 (2003-09-27) 10 Lincoln City 1–1 Rochdale Lincoln
Mayo 15'
Richardson 44'
Futcher 90'		 Report Burgess 23'
Antoine-Curier 40'
McEvilly 53'
Bertos 87'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 4,141
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
30 September 2003 (2003-09-30) 11 Macclesfield Town 2–1 Rochdale Macclesfield
Welch 66'
Burgess 67' (o.g.)
Whitaker 74'		 Report Evans 40'
Shuker 51'
Brannan 71'
Simpkins 73'		 Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 2,152
Referee: Lee Probert
4 October 2003 (2003-10-04) 12 Rochdale 2–0 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
Bertos 82'
Brannan 89' (pen.)		 Report Kell 38'
Beagrie 39'
Russell 88'
Sparrow 90'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,838
Referee: Kevin Wright
11 October 2003 (2003-10-11) 13 Rochdale 1–1 Northampton Town Rochdale
Townson 69' 72' Report Smith 51'
Hargreaves 51'
Burgess 87'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,710
Referee: Colin Webster
18 October 2003 (2003-10-18) 14 Cheltenham Town 0–2 Rochdale Cheltenham
Finnigan 49'
McCann 90'		 Report Townson 31'
Bertos 85'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,105
Referee: Frazer Stretton
21 October 2003 (2003-10-21) 15 Doncaster Rovers 2–1 Rochdale Doncaster
Tierney 2'
Brown 75'
Albrighton 81'		 Report Townson 4'
Burgess 53'
Bertos 68'
Simpkins 79'
Evans 90'		 Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 5,890
Referee: Mike Thorpe
25 October 2003 (2003-10-25) 16 Rochdale 0–1 Swansea City Rochdale
Simpkins 45'
Burgess 51'		 Report Wilson 16'
Nardiello 54'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,646
Referee: Mike Pike
1 November 2003 (2003-11-01) 17 Leyton Orient 2–1 Rochdale London
Lockwood 23' (pen.)
Newey 32'
Hunt 34'
Alexander 88'		 Report McEvilly 42' 59' (pen.)
Burgess 47'
Shuker 76'
McCourt 87'		 Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 3,623
Referee: Iain Williamson
15 November 2003 (2003-11-15) 18 Rochdale 0–1 Kidderminster Harriers Rochdale
Bertos 54'
Griffiths 56'		 Report Gadsby 35'
Hatswell 54'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,498
Referee: Phil Prosser
22 November 2003 (2003-11-22) 19 Southend United 4–0 Rochdale Southend
Bramble 34', 36'  58'
Corbett 67' (pen.)
Constantine 90'		 Report Grand 59'
Bertos 78'
McClare 85'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 3,169
Referee: Steve Tomlin
29 November 2003 (2003-11-29) 20 Rochdale 1–2 Oxford United Rochdale
Jones 54'
Simpkins 77'		 Report Basham 30'
Alsop 51' 62'
Whitehead 75'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,282
Referee: Mark Cooper
13 December 2003 (2003-12-13) 21 Bury 1–2 Rochdale Bury
Dunfield 49' Report Bishop 18'
Evans 67'
Simpkins 78'
Townson 83'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,646
Referee: Graham Laws
20 December 2003 (2003-12-20) 22 Rochdale 1–0 Boston United Rochdale
Griffiths 42'
Townson 87'		 Report Rusk 9'
Boyd 36'
Beevers 74'
Weatherstone 82'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,049
Referee: Nigel Miller
26 December 2003 (2003-12-26) 23 Mansfield Town 1–0 Rochdale Mansfield
Larkin 56' Report Jones 42'
Simpkins 90'		 Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 6,963
Referee: Paul Robinson
28 December 2003 (2003-12-28) 24 Rochdale 1–2 York City Rochdale
Simpkins 40'
Evans 43'
Townson 49' (pen.)
Grand 61'
Beech 65'		 Report Edmondson 22'
Nogan 28', 76'
Smith 35'
Shaw 90'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,764
Referee: Mike Ryan
3 January 2004 (2004-01-03) 25 Rochdale 1–0 Torquay United Rochdale
McClare 29'
Townson 36' (pen.)		 Report Hockley 49'
Hill 53'
Woods 82'
Canoville 87'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,559
Referee: Martin Atkinson
10 January 2004 (2004-01-10) 26 Yeovil Town 1–0 Rochdale Yeovil
Williams 13' Report Burgess 49'
McCourt 83'		 Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 5,806
Referee: Lee Probert
17 January 2004 (2004-01-17) 27 Rochdale 2–2 Bristol Rovers Rochdale
McCourt 20'
Townson 37'		 Report Doughty 74' (o.g.)
Agogo 83'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,497
Referee: Paul Danson
24 January 2004 (2004-01-24) 28 Cambridge United 0–0 Rochdale Cambridge
Murray 65' Report Townson 32' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,221
Referee: Richard Beeby
31 January 2004 (2004-01-31) 29 Darlington 1–0 Rochdale Darlington
Hughes 80'
McGurk 90'		 Report Holt 12'
Simpkins 45'		 Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 5,689
Referee: Alan Butler
7 February 2004 (2004-02-07) 30 Rochdale 3–0 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Jones 12' (pen.)
Connor 27'
McClare 33'
Bertos 54'
Burgess 58'		 Report Pilkington 11'
Lawrence 72'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,157
Referee: Tony Bates
14 February 2004 (2004-02-14) 31 Northampton Town 3–1 Rochdale Northampton
Hargreaves 56' 69'
Reid 80'
Vieira 86'		 Report Simpkins 25'
Townson 32'
Jones 61'
Livesey 68'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,540
Referee: Ray Olivier
21 February 2004 (2004-02-21) 32 Rochdale 0–0 Cheltenham Town Rochdale
Griffiths 35' Report Duff 86' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,449
Referee: Trevor Parkes
6 March 2004 (2004-03-06) 33 Boston United 2–0 Rochdale Boston
Bennett 18'
Ellender 20'
Jones 76'
Chapman 90'		 Report Doughty 50'
Smith 51'
McClare 64'
Livesey 75'
Holt 90'		 Stadium: York Street
Attendance: 2,466
Referee: Colin Webster
9 March 2004 (2004-03-09) 34 Swansea City 1–1 Rochdale Swansea
Iriekpen 36'
Maylett 78'
Pritchard 88'		 Report Bertos 26' 76' Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 5,819
Referee: David Crick
13 March 2004 (2004-03-13) 35 Rochdale 0–0 Bury Rochdale
Griffiths 22' Report Woodthorpe 18'
Challinor 26'
Nugent 29'
Duxbury 45'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,225
Referee: Alan Kaye
16 March 2004 (2004-03-16) 36 Huddersfield Town 1–1 Rochdale Huddersfield
Lloyd 49'
Sodje 73'
Holdsworth 80'
Carss 82'		 Report Bertos 39'
Holt 45'		 Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 10,884
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
20 March 2004 (2004-03-20) 37 Rochdale 2–0 Carlisle United Rochdale
Redfearn 3'
Jones 34' (pen.)
Holt 64'
Bertos 77'		 Report Boyd 18'
Glennon 32'
Gray 60'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,755
Referee: Brian Curson
27 March 2004 (2004-03-27) 38 Hull City 1–0 Rochdale Hull
Delaney 79' Report Doughty 56'
Heald 83'		 Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 16,050
Referee: Andre Marriner
30 March 2004 (2004-03-30) 39 Rochdale 1–1 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Smith 25'
Holt 31'
Jones 65'
Heald 70'
McEvilly 73'		 Report Ryan 72'
Albrighton 90'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,601
Referee: Keith Hill
3 April 2004 (2004-04-03) 40 Rochdale 0–3 Lincoln City Rochdale
Jones 85' Report Taylor-Fletcher 58', 67'
Green 62'
Yeo 66'
Ellison 71'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,224
Referee: Scott Mathieson
10 April 2004 (2004-04-10) 41 Scunthorpe United 2–2 Rochdale Scunthorpe
MacLean 5'  53'
Butler 22'
Sparrow 32'
Torpey 36'
Featherstone 40'
Stanton 43'
Barwick 85'		 Report Bertos 3' 90'
Holt 22'
Warner 24'
Flood 63'
Redfearn 64'
Burgess 68'		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,564
Referee: Trevor Kettle
12 April 2004 (2004-04-12) 42 Rochdale 1–2 Macclesfield Town Rochdale
Heald 32'  80' Report Widdrington 52'
Tipton 62', 82'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,942
Referee: Mark Cowburn
17 April 2004 (2004-04-17) 43 Rochdale 3–0 Leyton Orient Rochdale
Holt 23', 58'
McCourt 90'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,417
Referee: George Cain
24 April 2004 (2004-04-24) 44 Kidderminster Harriers 0–1 Rochdale Kidderminster
Report Bertos 38'
Smith 82'		 Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
Attendance: 3,580
Referee: Mike Pike
1 May 2004 (2004-05-01) 45 Rochdale 1–1 Southend United Rochdale
Jones 58' Report Constantine 48'
Bramble 62'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,591
Referee: Phil Prosser
8 May 2004 (2004-05-08) 46 Oxford United 2–0 Rochdale Oxford
Basham 33'
Whitehead 39'		 Report Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 5,134
Referee: Barry Knight

FA Cup

8 November 2003 (2003-11-08) 1 Bury 1–2 Rochdale Bury
Connell 45'
Singh 55'
Porter 71 '
O'Neill 90'		 Report Bertos 27' 74'
Townson 50'  51'
Brannan 58'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 5,464
Referee: Mick Fletcher
6 December 2003 (2003-12-06) 2 Rochdale 0–2 Luton Town Rochdale
Jones 27'
Simpkins 65'		 Report Robinson 20'  31'
Holmes 47'
Mansell 77'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,807
Referee: Andy Hall

League Cup

9 August 2003 (2003-08-09) 1 Stoke City 2–1 Rochdale Stoke
Iwelumo 13'
Goodfellow 90'		 Report McClare 41'
Shuker 67'
Townson 76'		 Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 4,687
Referee: Scott Mathieson

League Trophy

14 October 2003 (2003-10-14) 1 Carlisle United 2–0 Rochdale Carlisle
Rundle 39'
Wake 89'
Andrews 90'		 Report Simpkins 59' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 1,828
Referee: Tony Leake

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References

  1. ^ "All Rochdale players: 2004".
  2. ^ "Rochdale FC Club Details | First Team Squad | Soccer Base".
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