2001–02 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 2001–02 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the club's 81st season in the Football League, and the 28th consecutive season in the fourth tier (League Division Three).

Rochdale
200102 season
ChairmanDavid Kilpatrick
ManagerSteve Parkin
David Hamilton
John Hollins
League Division Three5th
FA Cup2nd Round
League Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kevin Townson
All: Kevin Townson

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague Division 3FA CupLeague CupLeague TrophyLD3 Play-offs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  WAL Neil Edwards 1107 + 001 + 001 + 000 + 002 + 00
2 DF  WAL Wayne Evans 51043 + 003 + 002 + 001 + 002 + 00
3 DF  ENG Sean McAuley 30023 + 003 + 001 + 102 + 000 + 00
4 DF  ENG Simon Coleman 1318 + 310 + 001 + 000 + 000 + 10
5 DF  WAL Gareth Griffiths 48441 + 042 + 002 + 001 + 002 + 00
6 DF  ENG Richard Green 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
7 MF  ENG David Flitcroft 43021 + 1401 + 101 + 102 + 002 + 00
8 DF  ENG Paul Ware 904 + 400 + 000 + 100 + 000 + 00
9 DF  ENG Michael Oliver 53845 + 073 + 012 + 001 + 002 + 00
10 DF  ENG Matt Doughty 44232 + 413 + 010 + 102 + 002 + 00
11 MF  ENG Graeme Atkinson 1208 + 300 + 100 + 000 + 000 + 00
12 DF  ENG Lee Todd 1108 + 200 + 001 + 000 + 000 + 00
13 GK  SCO Matt Gilks 22019 + 002 + 001 + 000 + 000 + 00
14 DF  ENG Tony Ford 20317 + 020 + 002 + 011 + 000 + 00
14 MF  ENG Paul Simpson 967 + 050 + 000 + 000 + 002 + 01
15 MF  IRL Kieron Durkan 36116 + 1413 + 002 + 001 + 000 + 00
16 DF  ENG Dave Bayliss 1209 + 001 + 001 + 001 + 000 + 00
16 MF  IRL Alan McLoughlin 20115 + 310 + 000 + 000 + 002 + 00
17 DF  ENG Graham Hicks 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
18 MF  ENG Gary Jones 25620 + 052 + 002 + 001 + 010 + 00
18 FW  NIR Lee McEvilly 20513 + 540 + 000 + 000 + 002 + 01
19 FW  ENG Kevin Townson 481717 + 24141 + 100 + 122 + 011 + 10
20 DF  ENG Lee Duffy 801 + 500 + 000 + 001 + 100 + 00
21 FW  ENG Clive Platt 50841 + 273 + 002 + 001 + 011 + 00
22 MF  ENG Darren Dunning 504 + 100 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
23 DF  ENG Stephen Hill 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
24 DF  ENG Richard Jobson 42334 + 133 + 000 + 002 + 002 + 00
25 GK  ENG John Baker 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
26 FW  NIR Steve Jones 916 + 310 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
26 FW  ENG Paul Wheatcroft 636 + 030 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
27 FW  ENG Paul Connor 22111 + 612 + 101 + 000 + 000 + 10
28 FW  NIR Rory Patterson 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
29 GK  USA Marcus Hahnemann 705 + 000 + 000 + 002 + 000 + 00
30 MF  NIR Pat McCourt 28410 + 1340 + 200 + 000 + 200 + 10
31 DF  ENG Simon Grand 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
32 FW  IRL Shane Murphy 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
33 FW  ENG Karl Rose 100 + 000 + 000 + 001 + 000 + 00
34 GK  ENG Vince O'Keefe 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
35 GK  ENG Steve Banks 15015 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
? FW  ENG David Walsh 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00

Competitions

Football League Third Division

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 '
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

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)

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)

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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