2004–05 Rochdale A.F.C. season
| 2004–05 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | David Kilpatrick |
| Manager | Steve Parkin |
| League Two | 9th |
| FA Cup | Third round |
| League Cup | First round |
| Football League Trophy | Second round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Grant Holt (17 goals) All: Grant Holt (24 goals) |
The 2004–05 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 98th in existence and their 31st consecutive in the fourth tier of the English football league, now renamed as League Two. Rochdale finished the season in 9th place.
Statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 20 | FW | KEN | Taiwo Atieno | 17 | 2 | 7+7 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | NZL | Leo Bertos | 47 | 4 | 34+9 | 4 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Neil Brisco | 12 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Gary Brown | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Daryl Burgess | 25 | 0 | 19+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | IRL | Brian Cash | 7 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG | Jamie Clark | 48 | 1 | 33+9 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Ernie Cooksey | 40 | 5 | 28+7 | 5 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 1 | GK | WAL | Neil Edwards | 17 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | WAL | Wayne Evans | 46 | 0 | 41+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Tony Gallimore | 39 | 0 | 32+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | SCO | Matt Gilks | 36 | 0 | 31+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Alan Goodall | 38 | 2 | 28+7 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | WAL | Gareth Griffiths | 44 | 4 | 37+3 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 3 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Greg Heald | 33 | 2 | 30+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Grant Holt | 46 | 24 | 41+0 | 17 | 3+0 | 5 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Gary Jones | 45 | 8 | 40+0 | 8 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ENG | Ben Kitchen | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Rickie Lambert | 15 | 6 | 15+0 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | NIR | Pat McCourt | 8 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ENG | Leighton McGivern | 30 | 1 | 2+23 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Ashley Probets | 12 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ENG | Marc Richards | 5 | 2 | 4+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Marcus Richardson | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Paul Tait | 42 | 3 | 27+9 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Kevin Townson | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Scott Warner | 32 | 0 | 25+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Paul Weller | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Matt Williams | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
League Two
| 7 August 2004 1 | Scunthorpe United | 3–1 | Rochdale | Scunthorpe |
| Crosby 44' Taylor 68' Hayes 75' Butler 81' Sparrow 90' |
Report | Brisco 30' Bertos 45' Goodall 56' Tait 90' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,409 Referee: Mike Russell |
| 10 August 2004 2 | Rochdale | 0–2 | Swansea City | Rochdale |
| Goodall 20' | Report | Nugent 21' Robinson 61' Tate 71' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,514 Referee: Andy Penn |
| 14 August 2004 3 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Southend United | Rochdale |
| Jones 3', 60' (pen.) Holt 32' Bertos 54' Goodall 60' |
Report | Maher 30' Bentley 55' Dudfield 83' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,218 Referee: Russell Booth |
| 21 August 2004 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0–3 | Rochdale | High Wycombe |
| Report | Cash 45' Holt 60' 70' Jones 89' (pen.) McGivern 90' 90' |
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,440 Referee: Keith Stroud |
| 28 August 2004 5 | Rochdale | 0–3 | Bury | Rochdale |
| Heald 26' McGivern 65' |
Report | Nugent 26' 77' Mattis 27' Swailes 52' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,913 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 30 August 2004 6 | Leyton Orient | 2–1 | Rochdale | London |
| Steele 26' Newey 77' |
Report | Holt 70' Bertos 84' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 3,243 Referee: Trevor Parkes |
| 4 September 2004 7 | Grimsby Town | 0–1 | Rochdale | Cleethorpes |
| Whittle 36' Reddy 62' Crowe 76' |
Report | Griffiths 38' Gallimore 61' Holt 80' |
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,795 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 11 September 2004 8 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Darlington | Rochdale |
| Holt 30' Brisco 64' Tait 74' McGivern 90' |
Report | Liddle 13' Hignett 87' Wainwright 89' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,616 Referee: Paul Melin |
| 18 September 2004 9 | Mansfield Town | 1–0 | Rochdale | Mansfield |
| Larkin 85' Murray 86' |
Report | Griffiths 42' Goodall 67' Tait 90' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4,266 Referee: Jarnail Singh |
| 25 September 2004 10 | Rochdale | 0–3 | Notts County | Rochdale |
| Cooksey 17' | Report | Wilson 25' Hurst 40', 65', 90' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,370 Referee: Mark Cowburn |
| 2 October 2004 11 | Rushden & Diamonds | 0–0 | Rochdale | Irthlingborough |
| Allen 71' | Report | Holt 73' | Stadium: Nene Park Attendance: 2,619 Referee: Phil Joslin |
| 8 October 2004 12 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Yeovil Town | Rochdale |
| Bertos 58' Holt 68' 90' Burgess 71' Jones 82' Tait 90' |
Report | Jevons 48' | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,402 Referee: Nigel Miller |
| 16 October 2004 13 | Rochdale | 1–2 | Cheltenham Town | Rochdale |
| Weller 66' Jones 88' (pen.) 90' |
Report | McCann 46' Vincent 61' Melligan 63' Wilson 84' 90' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,778 Referee: Clive Oliver |
| 19 October 2004 14 | Lincoln City | 1–1 | Rochdale | Lincoln |
| Bloomer 50' | Report | Jones 27' Clarke 86' |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,274 Referee: Kevin Friend |
| 23 October 2004 15 | Northampton Town | 5–1 | Rochdale | Northampton |
| Burgess 9' (o.g.) Smith 21' (pen.), 28' Edwards 63' (o.g.) Low 90' Chambers 90' |
Report | Jones 19' Gallimore 27' Griffiths 77' Bertos 87' |
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,342 Referee: Joe Ross |
| 30 October 2004 16 | Rochdale | 3–0 | Macclesfield Town | Rochdale |
| Holt 42' 70' Cooksey 55' Jones 67' |
Report | Widdrington 66' | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,704 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 6 November 2004 17 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Cambridge United | Rochdale |
| Burgess 8' 34' Holt 31', 83' |
Report | Easter 3' Konte 17' 47' Duncan 75' Chillingworth 81' Walker 86' 89' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,353 Referee: Ray Olivier |
| 20 November 2004 18 | Oxford United | 0–1 | Rochdale | Oxford |
| Report | Cooksey 62' Goodall 66' Tardif 90' (o.g.) |
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 4,204 Referee: Lee Probert |
| 27 November 2004 19 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Boston United | Rochdale |
| Griffiths 47' Cooksey 51' 84' Bertos 62' Holt 70' |
Report | Ellender 33' Greaves 86' Noble 86' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,474 Referee: Phil Prosser |
| 7 December 2004 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 0–2 | Rochdale | Shrewsbury |
| Report | Tait 53' Griffiths 61' Holt 66' Cooksey 74' |
Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 3,677 Referee: Steve Tanner |
| 11 December 2004 21 | Kidderminster Harriers | 2–1 | Rochdale | Kidderminster |
| Keates 5' Beswetherick 57' Foster 69' (pen.) Hatswell 77' Beardsley 87' |
Report | Holt 36' McGivern 86' Griffiths 90' |
Stadium: Aggborough Stadium Attendance: 2,337 Referee: Paul Danson |
| 18 December 2004 22 | Rochdale | 0–0 | Bristol Rovers | Rochdale |
| Tait 39' Holt 46' Jones 86' |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,623 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 26 December 2004 23 | Darlington | 0–3 | Rochdale | Darlington |
| Fleming 37' Webster 77' |
Report | Atieno 18' Holt 62', 78' |
Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 7,028 Referee: Michael Jones |
| 28 December 2004 24 | Rochdale | 2–2 | Chester City | Rochdale |
| 15:00 GMT | Atieno 30' 64' Goodall 37' Bertos 58' |
Report | Ellison 6' Branch 45' 83' Belle 69' Harris 90' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,724 Referee: Tony Leake |
| 3 January 2005 25 | Notts County | 0–0 | Rochdale | Nottingham |
| 15:00 GMT | Ullathorne 46' Whitlow 71' |
Report | Bertos 26' Cooksey 45' Griffiths 35' 75' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,258 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 15 January 2005 26 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Mansfield Town | Rochdale |
| Tait 4' Heald 40' Holt 43' |
Report | Barker 38' Dimech 43' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,576 Referee: Colin Webster |
| 22 January 2005 27 | Chester City | 0–0 | Rochdale | Chester |
| Carden 70' Drummond 75' Branch 80' Belle 83' |
Report | Jones 62' | Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 2,985 Referee: Kevin Wright |
| 25 January 2005 28 | Yeovil Town | 2–2 | Rochdale | Yeovil |
| Tarachulski 44' 54' Johnson 85' (pen.) |
Report | Goodall 8' Heald 63' Tait 68' Bertos 77' |
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 5,180 Referee: Paul Armstrong |
| 29 January 2005 29 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Rushden & Diamonds | Rochdale |
| Cooksey 56' Goodall 62' Warner 62' Holt 82' |
Report | Sharp 13' Connelly 79' Hawkins 84' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,664 Referee: Graham Laws |
| 5 February 2005 30 | Cheltenham Town | 2–0 | Rochdale | Cheltenham |
| Devaney 20', 89' Caines 85' Odejayi 90' |
Report | Holt 70' Goodall 78' Evans 89' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,951 Referee: Jarnail Singh |
| 12 February 2005 31 | Rochdale | 3–1 | Lincoln City | Rochdale |
| Holt 7' 48' Cooksey 23' Heald 59' Goodall 74' |
Report | Yeo 24' (pen.) McAuley 43' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,847 Referee: Russell Booth |
| 19 February 2005 32 | Macclesfield Town | 3–0 | Rochdale | Macclesfield |
| Tipton 8', 12', 90' 52' Morley 43' |
Report | Griffiths 6' | Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 3,031 Referee: Mike Pike |
| 26 February 2005 33 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Kidderminster Harriers | Rochdale |
| Lambert 40' 72' Warner 59' |
Report | Beardsley 18' Mullins 53' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,385 Referee: Ray Olivier |
| 1 March 2005 34 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Grimsby Town | Rochdale |
| Lambert 27' Goodall 33' Holt 64' Evans 65' Jones 90' 90' |
Report | Crowe 43' Ramsden 44' Pinault 50' Soames 83' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,312 Referee: Phil Prosser |
| 5 March 2005 35 | Bristol Rovers | 0–0 | Rochdale | Bristol |
| Elliott 19' Ryan 49' |
Report | Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,464 Referee: Andy Penn |
| 8 March 2005 36 | Rochdale | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Rochdale |
| Lambert 56' Warner 63' Bertos 70' Tait 78' |
Report | Hearn 21' Rowson 58' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,107 Referee: Tony Bates |
| 12 March 2005 37 | Swansea City | 2–2 | Rochdale | Swansea |
| Trundle 37' Gurney 46' Holt 52' (o.g.) |
Report | Holt 31' 55' Griffiths 35' Tait 38' Lambert 90' |
Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 6,804 Referee: Trevor Parkes |
| 19 March 2005 38 | Rochdale | 0–0 | Scunthorpe United | Rochdale |
| McGivern 80' | Report | Beagrie 58' | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,605 Referee: Graham Laws |
| 25 March 2005 39 | Southend United | 3–0 | Rochdale | Southend-on-Sea |
| 15:00 GMT | Eastwood 44' Bentley 55' Gray 60' |
Report | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,656 Referee: Grant Hegley |
| 28 March 2005 40 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | Rochdale |
| 15:00 GMT | Jones 16' (pen.) Holt 62' |
Report | Tyson 47' | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,707 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 9 April 2005 42 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Leyton Orient | Rochdale |
| Richards 47', 59' | Report | Simpson 76' Wallis 88' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,255 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 16 April 2005 43 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Rochdale |
| Cooksey 30' Lambert 40' Richards 86' |
Report | Sheron 6' Tolley 31' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,142 Referee: Alan Kaye |
| 23 April 2005 44 | Cambridge United | 0–0 | Rochdale | Cambridge |
| Report | McGivern 88' Gallimore 90' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,738 Referee: Joe Ross |
| 30 April 2005 45 | Rochdale | 5–1 | Oxford United | Rochdale |
| Heald 3' Cooksey 11' Holt 14', 69' Lambert 25' Bertos 83' |
Report | Hackett 27' Cominelli 74' Robinson 81' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,579 Referee: Mark Warren |
| 7 May 2005 46 | Boston United | 1–1 | Rochdale | Boston |
| Pitt 71' | Report | Holt 14' Gallimore 37' Cooksey 50' |
Stadium: York Street Attendance: 2,528 Referee: Andy Hall |
FA Cup
| 13 November 2004 1 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Oxford United | Rochdale |
| Holt 36', 90' | Report | Bradbury 20' Mackay 90' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,333 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 4 December 2004 2 | Stevenage Borough | 0–2 | Rochdale | Stevenage |
| Brough 32' Bulman 36' Rogers 59' Laker 69' Woodman 88' |
Report | Holt 70', 90' 51' | Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Jarnail Singh |
| 8 January 2005 3 | Charlton Athletic | 4–1 | Rochdale | London |
| Hughes 19', 56' Fortune 44' Murphy 64' |
Report | Holt 51' Burgess 63' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 13,955 Referee: Richard Beeby |
League Cup
| 23 August 2004 1 | Rochdale | 2–4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Rochdale |
| Holt 4' 66' Tait 26' |
Report | Ince 42' Clarke 53' Miller 60' Andrews 78' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,292 Referee: Paul Robinson |
League Trophy
| 28 September 2004 1 | Rochdale | 4–1 | Scarborough | Rochdale |
| Griffiths 3', 77', 90' (pen.) Holt 75' |
Report | Gilroy 45' 86' Senior 49' Hotte 76' Walker 90' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 837 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 2 November 2004 2 | Chester City | 1–0 | Rochdale | Chester |
| Bolland 44' Rapley 45' Hessey 54' |
Report | Griffiths 45' Cooksey 76' |
Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 1,419 Referee: Paul Danson |