2007–08 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 2007–08 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the club's 87th season in the Football League, and the 34th consecutive season in the bottom division of the League. Rochdale finished the season in 5th place in League Two, but missed out on promotion to League One after losing in the play-off final against Stockport County.

Rochdale
200708 season
ChairmanChris Dunphy
ManagerKeith Hill
League Two5th
FA CupFirst round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Adam Le Fondre
(16 goals)

All:
Adam Le Fondre
(17 goals)

League Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
3 Hereford United (P) 46 26 10 10 72 41 +31 88 Promotion to 2008–09 League One
4 Stockport County (O, P) 46 24 10 12 72 54 +18 82 Qualification for League Two playoffs
5 Rochdale 46 23 11 12 77 54 +23 80
6 Darlington 46 22 12 12 67 40 +27 78
7 Wycombe Wanderers 46 22 12 12 56 42 +14 78
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winner; (P) Promoted

Statistics


No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupLeague TrophyPlay-offs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  ENG James Spencer 22020 + 000 + 002 + 000 + 000 + 00
2 DF  ENG Simon Ramsden 41235 + 020 + 002 + 001 + 003 + 00
3 DF  ENG Tom Kennedy 50243 + 021 + 002 + 001 + 003 + 00
4 DF  ENG Nathan Stanton 30027 + 001 + 000 + 000 + 002 + 00
5 MF  ENG John Doolan 28019 + 600 + 001 + 000 + 100 + 10
6 DF  ENG Lee Crooks 1005 + 401 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
7 FW  ENG Ben Muirhead 36018 + 1300 + 002 + 000 + 000 + 30
8 MF  ENG Gary Jones 50743 + 071 + 002 + 001 + 003 + 00
9 FW  ENG Chris Dagnall 1997 + 770 + 002 + 000 + 003 + 02
10 FW  ENG Adam Le Fondre 531730 + 16161 + 010 + 201 + 001 + 20
11 MF  ENG Adam Rundle 49637 + 550 + 102 + 001 + 003 + 01
12 DF  ENG Nathan D'Laryea 1002 + 401 + 001 + 000 + 002 + 00
13 GK  ENG Lloyd Rigby 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
14 DF  ENG Gary Brown 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
15 MF  ENG Joe Thompson 1315 + 710 + 000 + 000 + 100 + 00
16 MF  ENG David Perkins 45640 + 041 + 001 + 011 + 002 + 01
17 DF  ENG Chris Basham 1305 + 800 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
17 FW  ENG Glenn Murray 271021 + 291 + 002 + 011 + 000 + 00
18 FW  ENG Kallum Higginbotham 38322 + 1131 + 000 + 000 + 103 + 00
18 MF  ENG Callum Warburton 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
19 DF  ENG Kelvin Lomax 10010 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
19 FW  NIR Lee McEvilly 733 + 430 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
19 FW  ENG Lee Thorpe 815 + 310 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
19 MF  ENG Jerome Watt 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
20 DF  ENG Raphale Evans 101 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
21 GK  ENG Sam Russell 17015 + 001 + 000 + 001 + 000 + 00
22 MF  ENG David Flitcroft 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
23 DF  NIR Rory McArdle 49342 + 121 + 002 + 000 + 003 + 01
24 FW  ENG Rene Howe 23919 + 190 + 000 + 000 + 002 + 10
25 DF  ENG Guy Branston 604 + 000 + 001 + 001 + 000 + 00
25 FW  ENG Ben Wharton 100 + 100 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
26 DF  ENG Rob Atkinson 200 + 200 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
26 MF  ENG Lewis Montrose 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
27 MF  ENG Rory Prendergast 1832 + 1210 + 100 + 211 + 010 + 00
28 MF  NIR Martin Donnelly 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
30 MF  ENG Will Buckley 801 + 600 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 10
30 FW  ENG Scott Taylor 402 + 200 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
31 DF  ENG Marcus Holness 21013 + 600 + 000 + 001 + 000 + 10
32 GK  ENG Tommy Lee 14011 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 003 + 00
33 MF  ENG George Bowyer 100 + 100 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
34 MF  ENG Reece Kelly 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
39 GK  ENG David Button 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
FW  ENG Kyle Buckley 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
MF  ENG Jamie Mullan 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00

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Competitions

Pre-season Friendlies

21 July 2007 (2007-07-21) Southport 0–0 Rochdale Southport
BST Report Stadium: Haig Avenue
24 July 2007 (2007-07-24) Rochdale 2–1 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
BST Report Stadium: Spotland

League Two

11 August 2007 (2007-08-11) 1 Peterborough United 3–0 Rochdale Peterborough
15:00 BST Morgan  8'
Low 10'
McLean 10'
Crow 90'
Report
Report
Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 5,575
Referee: Ray Lee
18 August 2007 (2007-08-18) 2 Rochdale 1–2 Chester City Rochdale
15:00 BST Ramsden  6' 21' Report
Report
Roberts  10'
Linwood  11'
Grant  39' 58'
Ellison 90'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 3,243
Referee: Steve Bratt
25 August 2007 (2007-08-25) 3 Hereford United 1–1 Rochdale Hereford
15:00 BST Robinson 27'
McClenahan  29'
Diagouraga  39'
Brown  81'
Report
Report
Dagnall 22' (pen.)
Perkins  68'  86'
Murray  81'
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2,732
Referee: Graham Horwood
1 September 2007 (2007-09-01) 4 Rochdale 3–2 Milton Keynes Dons Rochdale
15:00 BST Doolan  8'
Dagnall 20', 90'
Branston  25'
Kennedy  45'
Le Fondre 90'
Report
Report
Gallen 16', 28'
Swailes  59'
Lewington  73'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,743
Referee: Anthony Bates
15 September 2007 (2007-09-15) 5 Barnet 0–0 Rochdale London
15:00 BST Report
Report
Branston  80' Stadium: Underhill
Attendance: 2,040
Referee: Fred Graham
22 September 2007 (2007-09-22) 6 Rochdale 1–1 Macclesfield Town Rochdale
15:00 BST McNulty (o.g.) 17'
Branston  30'
Lomax  55'
Doolan  69'
Report
Report
McIntyre 22' (pen.)  60'
Edghill  37'
Dimech  61'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 3,066
Referee: Andy Haines
29 September 2007 (2007-09-29) 7 Shrewsbury Town 3–4 Rochdale Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Hibbert 38'
Drummond 62'
Hunt 88'
Langmead
Nicholson
Report
Report
Rundle 46'
Murray 80'
Jones 85'
Le Fondre 90'
Muirhead
Higginbotham
Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 6,262
Referee: Steven Cook
2 October 2007 (2007-10-02) 8 Darlington 1–1 Rochdale Darlington
19:30 BST Wright 59'
Foster
Report
Report
Prendergast 88'
Le Fondre
Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 3,031
Referee: Carl Boyeson
6 October 2007 (2007-10-06) 9 Rochdale 1–2 Bury Rochdale
15:00 BST McArdle 61'
Doolan
Report
Report
Mangan 2'
Adams 12'
Futcher
Bishop
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 4,692
Referee: Mike Pike
12 October 2007 (2007-10-12) 10 Grimsby Town 1–2 Rochdale Cleethorpes
19:45 BST Logan 18' Report
Report
Le Fondre 12'
McArdle  34'
Jones  49'
Murray 59'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5,829
Referee: Dean Whitestone
20 October 2007 (2007-10-20) 11 Rochdale 1–1 Brentford Rochdale
15:00 BST Murray 63' Report
Report
Charles  45'
Poole 88'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,424
Referee: Michael Oliver
27 October 2007 (2007-10-27) 12 Morecambe 1–1 Rochdale Morecambe
15:00 BST Artell 17'  55'
Stanley  65'
Twiss  67'
Howard  90'
Report
Report
McArdle 55'  87' Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 3,651
Referee: Kevin Friend
3 November 2007 (2007-11-03) 13 Rochdale 1–0 Dagenham & Redbridge Rochdale
15:00 GMT Foster 59' (o.g.)
Holness  38'
Report
Report
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,278
Referee: Dave Foster
6 November 2007 (2007-11-06) 14 Rochdale 1–2 Stockport County Rochdale
19:45 GMT Kennedy  37'
Le Fondre 69' (pen.)
McArdle  75'
Report
Report
Dickinson 28', 53'
Tierney  35'
Taylor  37'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,915
Referee: Mike Jones
24 November 2007 (2007-11-24) 15 Rochdale 1–0 Mansfield Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT McEvilly 67' Report
Report
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,431
Referee: Colin Webster
1 December 2007 (2007-12-01) 16 Rochdale 0–0 Wrexham Rochdale
15:00 GMT Higginbotham  21'
Murray  66'
Report
Report
Taylor  40'
Baynes  56'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,808
Referee: Mark Haywood
5 December 2007 (2007-12-05) 17 Accrington Stanley 1–2 Rochdale Accrington
19:45 GMT Richardson  21'
Craney 23'
Roberts  54'
Report
Report
Perkins  20'
Higginbotham 56'
Kennedy  58'
Murray 75'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 1,621
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
8 December 2007 (2007-12-08) 18 Rotherham United 2–4 Rochdale Rotherham
15:00 GMT Sharps 14'
Holmes 16'
Brogan  53'
Harrison  90'
Report
Report
Jones 4'
Le Fondre 7'
Ramsden  19'
Murray 48'
Kennedy  85'
McEvilly 90'
Rundle  90'
Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 3,808
Referee: Iain Williamson
26 December 2007 (2007-12-26) 19 Wrexham 0–2 Rochdale Wrexham
15:00 GMT Spann  4' Report
Report
Murray 7'  40'
McEvilly 60'
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 4,302
Referee: Karl Evans
29 December 2007 (2007-12-29) 20 Macclesfield Town 2–2 Rochdale Macclesfield
15:00 GMT Reid 20'
Evans 30'
Report
Report
Higginbotham  18'
Rundle 63'
Murray 90'
Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 2,742
Referee: Steven Cook
1 January 2008 (2008-01-01) 21 Rochdale 3–1 Darlington Rochdale
15:00 GMT Thompson 22'
Rundle  36'
Murray 37'
Le Fondre 45' (pen.)
McArdle  90'
Report
Report
White  31'  74'
Austin  36'
Keltie 54' (pen.)
Ravenhill  55'
Wright  81'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 3,116
Referee: Robert Lewis
5 January 2008 (2008-01-05) 22 Rochdale 0–2 Lincoln City Rochdale
15:00 GMT Thompson  37'
Murray  71'
Report
Report
Brown  72'
Forrester 82'
Frecklington 83'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,721
Referee: Rob Shoebridge
12 January 2008 (2008-01-12) 23 Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Rochdale Wycombe
15:00 GMT McCracken  90'
Knight  90'
Report
Report
Higginbotham  33'
McArdle  81'
Kennedy 90' (pen.)
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 4,493
Referee: Gavin Ward
16 January 2008 (2008-01-16) 24 Chesterfield 3–4 Rochdale Chesterfield
15:00 GMT Downes 49'
Lester 59'  67'
Rooney 90'
Report
Report
Perkins 18', 39', 86'
Stanton  67'
Murray 88'
Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 3,595
Referee: Andy Haines
26 January 2008 (2008-01-26) 25 Milton Keynes Dons 0–1 Rochdale Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT Johnson  75' Report
Report
Stanton  13'  13'
Jones 32'
Russell  63'
Perkins  72'
Stadium: Stadium MK
Attendance: 7,882
Referee: Mike Thorpe
29 January 2008 (2008-01-29) 26 Chester City 0–4 Rochdale Chester
19:45 GMT Wilson  29'  86'
Ellison  32'
Butler  64'
Lindfield  90'
Report
Report
Le Fondre 29'
Butler 44' (o.g.)
Kennedy 60'
Rundle 88'
Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 2,131
Referee: Richard Beeby
2 February 2008 (2008-02-02) 27 Rochdale 0–2 Peterborough United Rochdale
15:00 GMT Jones  69' Report
Report
Boyd 57'
McLean 76'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 3,076
Referee: Darren Drysdale
9 February 2008 (2008-02-09) 28 Lincoln City 2–1 Rochdale Lincoln
15:00 GMT Forrester 45'
Hone 81'  90'
Dodds  ?'
Report
Report
Howe 56'
Higginbotham  78'
Stanton  82'
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3,955
Referee: Andy Woolmer
12 February 2008 (2008-02-12) 29 Rochdale 2–4 Hereford United Rochdale
19:45 GMT Ramsden 7'
Howe 90'
Report
Report
MacDonald 14', 21', 31'
Hooper 73'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,884
Referee: Scott Mathieson
16 February 2008 (2008-02-16) 30 Bradford City 1–2 Rochdale Bradford
15:00 GMT Thorne 45' Report
Report
Clarke 12' (o.g.)
Thorpe  72'
Le Fondre 90'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 14,017
Referee: Carl Boyeson
23 February 2008 (2008-02-23) 31 Rochdale 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers Rochdale
15:00 GMT Kennedy  42' Report
Report
Knight 13'
Doherty  53'
Sutton  88'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,616
Referee: Graham Laws
1 March 2008 (2008-03-01) 32 Rochdale 0–1 Chesterfield Rochdale
15:00 GMT Stanton  89' Report
Report
Downes  44'
Hartley  66'
Ward  74'
Leven 89'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 3,108
Referee: Clive Oliver
8 March 2008 (2008-03-08) 33 Mansfield Town 0–4 Rochdale Mansfield
15:00 GMT Louis  74' Report
Report
Jones 27', 55'
Le Fondre 47'
Howe 67'
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2,351
Referee: Paul Armstrong
11 March 2008 (2008-03-11) 34 Stockport County 2–0 Rochdale Stockport
19:45 GMT Dickinson 10', 56' Report
Report
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 5,530
Referee: Nigel Miller
16 March 2008 (2008-03-16) 35 Rochdale 4–1 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
14:00 GMT Le Fondre 45' (pen.), 65', 83'  48'?
Jones 48'  48'?
Basham  52'
Report
Report
Whalley 34'
Mullin  24'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 3,247
Referee: Paul Taylor
22 March 2008 (2008-03-22) 36 Notts County 1–0 Rochdale Nottingham
15:00 GMT Edwards  24'
Johnson 28'
Report
Report
Kennedy  82' Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 4,030
Referee: Ray Lee
24 March 2008 (2008-03-24) 37 Rochdale 4–1 Rotherham United Rochdale
15:00 GMT Jones 30'
Dagnall 81', 86', 90'
Thorpe  71'
Report
Report
Joseph 7'
Harrison  57'
Holmes  77'
Taylor  90'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,985
Referee: Andy Woolmer
29 March 2008 (2008-03-29) 38 Brentford 0–2 Rochdale Brentford
15:00 GMT Report
Report
Thorpe 76'
Rundle 90'
Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 4,896
Referee: Stuart Attwell
1 April 2008 (2008-04-01) 39 Rochdale 2–1 Bradford City Rochdale
19:45 BST Perkins 1'  56'
Le Fondre 87'
Ramsden  32'
Muirhead  45'
Report
Report
Thorne 60' (pen.)
Colbeck  77'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 3,811
Referee: Andy Haines
4 April 2008 (2008-04-04) 40 Rochdale 3–1 Grimsby Town Rochdale
15:00 BST Perkins  35'
Howe 47', 55', 90'
Le Fondre  90'
Report
Report
Hunt  15'
Jarman  33'  37'
Taylor 85'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,974
Referee: Danny McDermid
8 April 2008 (2008-04-08) 41 Rochdale 4–2 Notts County Rochdale
19:45 BST Howe 58'
Rundle 70'
Le Fondre 78'
Johnson 85' (o.g.)
Report
Report
Hunt  65'
Lee 72'
MacKenzie 90' (pen.)
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 3,536
Referee: Dean Whitestone
12 April 2008 (2008-04-12) 42 Dagenham & Redbridge 1–1 Rochdale Dagenham
15:00 BST Strevens 33'
Nurse  76'
Gain  90'
Report
Report
Higginbotham 28'  74'
Ramsden  37'
Basham  86'
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 2,032
Referee: Roger East
15 April 2008 (2008-04-15) 43 Rochdale 3–0 Barnet Rochdale
19:45 BST Le Fondre 34'
Howe 50'
Higginbotham 72'
Report
Report
Burton  55' Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,925
Referee: Andy Hall
19 April 2008 (2008-04-19) 44 Rochdale 1–0 Morecambe Rochdale
15:00 BST Holness  17'
Howe 66'
Report
Report
Yates  77'
McStay  89'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 3,706
Referee: Jonathan Moss
26 April 2008 (2008-04-26) 45 Bury 1–1 Rochdale Bury
15:00 BST Adams 56'
Futcher  74'  78'
Bishop  89'
Report
Report
Stanton  30'
Jones  37'
Rundle  65'
Le Fondre 90' (pen.)
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 6,271
Referee: Mike Jones
3 May 2008 (2008-05-03) 46 Rochdale 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Rochdale
15:00 BST Dagnall 54'
Thompson  70'
Le Fondre  78'
Muirhead  88'
Report
Report
Hall 34'
Meredith  47'
McIntyre  49'
Pugh  62'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Anthony Bates

League Two Play-offs

10 May 2008 (2008-05-10) 1st Leg Darlington 2–1 Rochdale Darlington
17:35 BST Kennedy 28'
Miller 90'
Report
Report
Dagnall 70'
Jones  90'
Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 8,057
Referee: Paul Armstrong
17 May 2008 (2008-05-17) 2nd Leg Rochdale 2–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Darlington Rochdale
12:00 BST Howe  29'
Dagnall 43'
Perkins 78'  109'
Report
Report
Keltie 28' (pen.)
Wainwright  33'
Ravenhill  49'
White  74'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 6,271
Referee: Richard Beeby
Penalties
Dagnall
Kennedy
Le Fondre
Jones
Muirhead
Guylain
Purdie
Wainwright
Ravenhill
Kennedy
26 May 2008 (2008-05-26) Final Stockport County 3–2 Rochdale London
15:00 BST Stanton 34' (o.g.)
Pilkington 49'
Dickinson 67'
McSweeney  88'
Logan  90'
Report
Report
McArdle 24'  83'
Rundle 77'
Stanton  69'
Stadium: Wembley
Attendance: 35,715
Referee: Stuart Attwell

FA Cup

10 November 2007 (2007-11-10) 1 Southend United 2–1 Rochdale Southend
15:00 GMT Bailey 1'
Harrold 24' (pen.)
Gower  80'
Report
Report
Le Fondre 12'
D'Laryea  33'
McArdle  37'
Stanton  85'
Jones  90'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 5,180
Referee: Graham Horwood

League Cup

14 August 2007 (2007-08-14) 1 Rochdale 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Stoke City Rochdale
19:45 BST Le Fondre  72'
Perkins 83'
D'Laryea  89'
Prendergast 101'
Report
Report
Shawcross 4'
Cresswell  68' 120'
Dickinson  78'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,369
Referee: Mark Haywood
Penalties
Kennedy
Le Fondre
Prendergast
Muirhead
Jones
Cresswell
Pulis
Lawrence
Dickinson
28 August 2007 (2007-08-28) 2 Rochdale 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Norwich City Rochdale
19:45 BST Murray 9'
Ramsden  49'
McArdle  105'
Muirhead  109'
Report
Report
Brellier  27'
Dublin 49'
Doherty  83'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,990
Referee: Colin Webster
Penalties
Kennedy
Le Fondre
Prendergast
Dagnall
Jones
Brown
Lappin
Martin
Huckerby

League Trophy

9 October 2007 (2007-10-09) Rochdale 1–3 Bury Rochdale
19:00 BST Prendergast 45' Report
Report
Hurst 57', 84'
Rouse 82'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,376
Referee: Eddie Ilderton

References

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