2012–13 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 2012–13 season is the 92nd season of competitive football for Rochdale A.F.C., a professional English football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Rochdale return to Football League Two for 2012–13 following a two-season stint in League One which ended with a last-place finish in 2011–12.[3] Rochdale began their 2012–13 Football League Two season with a 0–0 draw with Northampton. They entered into three cup competitions in the first round due to the league table they are in. John Coleman's and Jimmy Bell's contracts were terminated by Rochdale on 21 January 2013 following a poor run in form.[4]

Rochdale A.F.C.
2012–13 season
ChairmanChris Dunphy
ManagerJohn Coleman (until 21 January 2013)
Keith Hill (from 22 January 2013)
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Rochdale, Greater Manchester
Football League Two12th
FA CupFirst round proper
Football League CupFirst round
Football League TrophySecond round
Northern section
Top goalscorerLeague: Bobby Grant (15)
All: Bobby Grant (16)[1]
Highest home attendance3,461 vs Bradford City
(2 October 2012)
Football League Two[2]
Lowest home attendance1,256 vs Fleetwood Town
(4 September 2012)
Football League Trophy[2]
Average home league attendance2,269

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ENG Josh Lillis
2 DF  IRL Joseph Rafferty
3 DF  ENG Rhys Bennett
4 DF  ENG Peter Cavanagh (captain)
5 DF  AUS Shane Cansdell-Sherriff
6 MF  IRL Brian Barry-Murphy
7 MF  ENG Jason Kennedy
8 MF  ENG Andrew Tutte
9 FW  ENG George Donnelly
10 FW  ENG Reece Gray
11 FW  ENG Ashley Grimes
12 DF  ENG Phil Edwards
13 GK  ENG Steve Collis
14 DF  ENG Kevin McIntyre
16 DF  ENG Sam Minihan
17 MF  ENG Luke Watson (On Loan to Droylden FC)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK  ENG Matty Edwards
22 FW  ENG Bobby Grant
23 MF  ENG Andy Haworth
25 DF  ENG Michael Rose
26 MF  ENG Joel Logan
27 FW  ENG Terry Gornell
30 MF  ENG Jamie Allen
32 MF  NIR Callum Camps
33 DF  ENG D'Arcy O'Connor
34 MF  ENG Scott Tanser
39 FW  ENG Joe Bunney
40 FW  ENG Ian Henderson
42 GK  ENG Josh Gregory
- MF  FRA Bastien Héry
- MF  Jersey Peter Vincenti
- MF  ENG Scott Hogan

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupLeague Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK  ENG Josh Lillis 49046 + 002 + 001 + 000 + 00
2 DF  IRL Joe Rafferty 23020 + 100 + 000 + 001 + 10
3 DF  ENG Rhys Bennett 37231 + 222 + 000 + 002 + 00
4 MF  ENG Peter Cavanagh 35130 + 112 + 001 + 001 + 00
5 DF  AUS Shane Cansdell-Sherriff 17016 + 100 + 000 + 000 + 00
5 DF  ENG Ryan Edwards 29025 + 101 + 001 + 001 + 00
6 MF  IRL Brian Barry-Murphy 906 + 200 + 000 + 001 + 00
7 MF  ENG Jason Kennedy 49744 + 242 + 011 + 020 + 00
8 MF  ENG Andrew Tutte 42837 + 072 + 001 + 011 + 10
9 FW  ENG George Donnelly 48826 + 1782 + 001 + 002 + 00
10 MF  ENG Reece Gray 201 + 100 + 000 + 000 + 00
11 FW  ENG Ashley Grimes 411127 + 11101 + 001 + 001 + 01
12 DF  ENG Phil Edwards 12011 + 000 + 001 + 000 + 00
13 GK  ENG Steve Collis 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
13 MF  ENG Ray Putterill 2221 + 1710 + 100 + 102 + 01
14 DF  ENG Kevin McIntyre 43137 + 112 + 001 + 002 + 00
15 FW  NGA Dele Adebola 29622 + 462 + 001 + 000 + 00
16 DF  ENG Sam Minihan 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
17 MF  ENG Luke Watson 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
18 FW  NGA Godwin Abadaki 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
19 DF  ENG Matthew Pearson 1308 + 101 + 001 + 001 + 10
20 FW  ENG Craig Curran 600 + 400 + 000 + 101 + 00
21 GK  SCO Matty Edwards 37032 + 102 + 000 + 002 + 00
22 MF  ENG Robert Grant 381635 + 1151 + 000 + 001 + 01
23 MF  ENG Ian Craney 900 + 600 + 100 + 101 + 00
23 MF  ENG Andy Haworth 703 + 400 + 000 + 000 + 00
24 DF  IRL Neill Byrne 100 + 000 + 100 + 000 + 00
25 DF  ENG Michael Rose 14210 + 420 + 000 + 000 + 00
26 MF  ENG Joel Logan 500 + 500 + 000 + 000 + 00
27 FW  ENG Terry Gornell 19516 + 350 + 000 + 000 + 00
28 MF  ENG Ritchie Jones 302 + 100 + 000 + 000 + 00
29 MF  ENG Joe Thompson 705 + 200 + 000 + 000 + 00
30 MF  ENG Jamie Allen 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
31 GK  ENG Ben Smith 200 + 000 + 000 + 002 + 00
32 MF  NIR Callum Camps 200 + 200 + 000 + 000 + 00
33 DF  ENG Darcy O'Connor 101 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
34 DF  ENG Scott Tanser 100 + 100 + 000 + 000 + 00
37 DF  ENG Wayne Thomas 202 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
39 DF  ENG Joe Bunney 110 + 110 + 000 + 000 + 00
40 FW  ENG Ian Henderson 12312 + 030 + 000 + 000 + 00

[5] [6]

Friendlies

11 July 2012 Radcliffe Borough 2–1 Rochdale Stainton Park
BST Attendance: 400
25 July 2012 Rochdale 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Spotland Stadium
BST Thompson Report
4 August 2012 Southport 3–1 Rochdale Merseyrail Community Stadium
BST Report
7 August 2012 Rochdale 3–1 Burnley Rochdale
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
13 August 2012 Ashton United 0–1 Rochdale Ashton-under-Lyne
BST Report Stadium: Hurst Cross

Last updated: 12 June 2013[7][8]

Football League Two

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Exeter City 46 18 10 18 63 62 +1 64
11 Southend United 46 16 13 17 61 55 +6 61
12 Rochdale 46 16 13 17 68 70 2 61
13 Fleetwood Town 46 15 15 16 55 57 2 60
14 Bristol Rovers 46 16 12 18 60 69 9 60
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Fixtures

18 August 2012 1 Rochdale 0–0 Northampton Town Rochdale
15:00 BST P. Edwards  67' Report
Report
Hackett  90' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,558
Referee: Tony Harrington
21 August 2012 2 Chesterfield 1–1 Rochdale Chesterfield
19:45 BST Randall  35'
Talbot  38'
Lester 90+4'
Report
Report
McIntyre  39'
Tutte  35' 49'
Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 4,595
Referee: Richard Clark
25 August 2012 3 Torquay United 4–2 Rochdale Torquay
15:00 BST Bodin 12'
Downes 34'  74'
Howe 60', 68'  73'
Report Tutte 8'
R. Edwards  45+1'
Pearson  73'
Putterill 85'
McIntyre  90+4'
Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,731
Referee: Gavin Ward
1 September 2012 4 Rochdale 2–0 Barnet Rochdale
15:00 BST R. Edwards  8'
Grimes 17'
Adebola 34'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,021
Referee: David Webb
8 September 2012 5 Rochdale 0–1 Burton Albion Rochdale
15:00 BST Cavanagh  69' Report Paterson 52' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,199
Referee: Andy Haines
15 September 2012 6 AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Rochdale Kingston upon Thames
15:00 BST Midson  24'
Haynes-Brown  76'
Moore 80'  89'
Report Adebola 10'
Grimes  35'
Grant 39'
Tutte  64'
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 3,529
Referee: Brendan Malone
18 September 2012 7 Rotherham United 2–3 Rochdale Rotherham
19:45 BST Revell 59'
Nardiello 65'
Hunt  71'
Report P. Edwards  29'
Adebola 45'
Grant 75' (pen)
McIntyre 79'
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 6,683
Referee: Steve Martin
22 September 2012 8 Rochdale 2–2 Dagenham & Redbridge Rochdale
15:00 BST Adebola 33'
Grant 36'
McIntyre  60'
Donnelly  82'
Report Spillane 60' (pen)  90+5'
Williams 68'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,120
Referee: Dean Mohareb
29 September 2012 9 Gillingham 1–2 Rochdale Gillingham
15:00 BST Martin  27'
Burton  33'
Jackman  33'
Kedwell 74' (pen)
Report Tutte 15'
Bennett  22'
Grant 59'  90'
Lillis  65'
Donnelly  86'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,874
Referee: David Phillips
2 October 2012 10 Rochdale 0–0 Bradford City Rochdale
15:00 BST Grant  34'
Rafferty  59'
Report
Report
Hines  40' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,461
Referee: James Adcock
6 October 2012 11 Accrington Stanley 2–3 Rochdale Accrington
15:00 BST Mingoia 37'
Boco 47'
Report
Report
Donnelly 73'
Grimes 32' (pen.)
Kennedy 83'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,678
Referee: Chris Foy
13 October 2012 12 Rochdale 1–2 Morecambe Rochdale
15:00 BST Donnelly 73'
Tutte  90+3'
Report
Report
Redshaw 10', 66'
Fleming  20'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,493
Referee: Nigel Miller
20 October 2012 13 Plymouth Argyle 3–1 Rochdale Plymouth
15:00 BST Guy Madjo 4' (pen), 90+3' (pen)
Gurrieri 7'
Griffiths  29'
Hourihane  87'
MacDonald  89'
Report
Report
Adebola 76'
P. Edwards  84'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 2,493
Referee: Gary Sutton
23 October 2012 14 Rochdale 2–0 Oxford United Rochdale
19:45 BST Cavanagh  38'
Donnelly 78'
Grant 87'
Report
Report
Raynes  43'
Potter  55'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,619
Referee: Trevor Kettle
27 October 2012 15 Rochdale 0–0 Fleetwood Town Rochdale
15:00 BST Bennett  74' Report
Report
Barkhuizen  24'
Marrow  55'  62'
Obeng  81'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,372
Referee: Mark Brown
6 November 2012 16 Port Vale 2–2 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 GMT Pope 27', 62'  89'
Morsy  67'
Report
Report
McIntyre  31'
Grant 73'  80'
Tutte 87'
P. Edwards  90+4'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,139
Referee: Andy Woolmer
10 November 2012 17 Wycombe Wanderers 1–2 Rochdale High Wycombe
15:00 GMT J. Grant 25'
Lewis  40'
Scowen  45'
Report
Report
Grimes 5'
Grant  56' 90+2'
Rafferty  63'
R. Edwards  85'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,020
Referee: Keith Stroud
17 November 2012 18 Rochdale 2–1 Bristol Rovers Rochdale
15:00 GMT Tutte 27'
Grant 59'
Report
Report
Clarkson 14' (pen)
Anyinsah  45'
Kenneth  28'  71'
Clucas  85'
Richards  90+4'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,204
Referee: Scott Duncan
24 November 2012 19 Southend United 3–1 Rochdale Southend
15:00 GMT Assombalonga 57'
Tomlin 59'
Laird  61' 77'
Report
Report
Adebola  42'
Gornell 50'
Bennett  68'
Stadium: Roots Hall Stadium
Attendance: 5,216
Referee: Carl Berry
1 December 2012 20 Rochdale 2–3 York City Rochdale
15:00 GMT McIntyre  43'
Bennett 61'
Grant 83' (pen)
Donnelly  90+3'
Report
Report
Potts 7', 35'
Walker 19'
Smith  80'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,411
Referee: Oliver Langford
8 December 2012 21 Rochdale 2–3 Exeter City Rochdale
15:00 GMT R. Edwards  19'
Grant  22'
Rafferty  23'
Kennedy  87'
Gornell 65', 90'  90+4'
Report
Report
Baldwin 24'
O'Flynn 27', 38'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,796
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
15 December 2012 22 Aldershot Town 4–2 Rochdale Aldershot
15:00 GMT López 8'
Vincenti  35' 39'
Rose 45' (pen)
Reid 90'
Bergqvist  90+1'
Brown  90+5'
Herd  90+5'
Report Grimes 12', 60'
Putterill  90+6'
Stadium: EBB Stadium
Attendance: 1,910
Referee: Fred Graham
21 December 2012 23 Rochdale 4–1 Cheltenham Town Rochdale
19:45 GMT Grant 38'
Grimes 45+2', 67'
Adebola 69'
Bennett  80'
Report Carter  42'
P. Edwards 48' (o.g.)
Jones  72'
Duffy  82'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,605
Referee: Michael Naylor
26 December 2012 24 Burton Albion 3–2 Rochdale Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Kee 15', 57'  81'
Zola 25'
Report Cavanagh 41'
Tutte  45'
Grant 54'  58'
Grimes  62'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,994
Referee: Robert Madley
29 December 2012 25 Bradford City 2–4 Rochdale Bradford
15:00 GMT Doyle  12'
Connell 19' (pen), 36' (pen)
Reid  85'
Report Gornell 6', 40'
Tutte 27'
Grimes 33'
Rafferty  81'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 2,994
Referee: Robert Madley
1 January 2013 26 Rochdale 1–2 Rotherham United Rochdale
15:00 GMT Rafferty  61'
Grimes 29'
Grant  88'
Report Frecklington  66'
Odejayi 78'
Bradley  86'
Cameron 90'
Agard  90+1'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,408
Referee: Stuart Attwell
5 January 2013 27 Rochdale 0–1 AFC Wimbledon Rochdale
15:00 GMT Rafferty  58' Report McCallum 56'
Midson  70'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,071
Referee: Kevin Wright
12 January 2013 28 Dagenham & Redbridge 2–1 Rochdale Dagenham
15:00 GMT Williams  41'
Ogogo 75'
Hoyte  89'
Elito 90'
Report Tutte 72'
Grant  89'
Cavanagh  90'
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 2,289
Referee: Steve Rushton
25 January 2013 29 Cheltenham Town 0–0 Rochdale Cheltenham
19:45 GMT Deering  65' Report Rafferty  45+1'
Cavanagh  94'
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 2,348
Referee: Robert Lewis
2 February 2013 30 Rochdale 1–1 Chesterfield Rochdale
15:00 GMT Grant 66'  86'
Grimes  69'
Report O'Shea 55'
Cooper  61'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,746
Referee: Andy Haines
9 February 2013 31 Northampton Town 3–1 Rochdale Northampton
15:00 GMT Platt 32'
Langmead 69'
Akinfenwa 76' (pen.)
Report Kennedy 65'
McIntyre  74'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,110
Referee: James Linington
16 February 2013 32 Rochdale 1–0 Torquay United Rochdale
15:00 GMT Bennett 18'
Donnelly  46'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,351
Referee: Andy Davies
23 February 2013 33 Barnet 0–0 Rochdale Barnet
15:00 GMT Vilhete  85'
N'Gala  89'
Report Barry-Murphy  57'
Rose  69'
Jones  77'
Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,870
Referee: Brendan Malone
26 February 2013 34 Rochdale 0–3 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
19:45 GMT Jones  35' Report Murphy  73'
Molyneux 76', 80'
Boco 86'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,780
Referee: Andy Madley
2 March 2013 35 Morecambe 3–0 Rochdale Morecambe
15:00 GMT Fleming  3' 63'
McCready 9'
Ellison 60'
Report Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 2,028
Referee: Carl Boyeson
9 March 2013 36 Rochdale 4–1 Wycombe Wanderers Rochdale
15:00 GMT Henderson 19'
Harriman 48' (o.g.)
Donnelly 78', 85'
Report Lewis 16'
Morgan  44'
Scowen  45'
Morias  76'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,979
Referee: David Phillips
12 March 2013 37 York City 0–0 Rochdale York
19:45 GMT Blair  68' Report Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2,929
Referee: Darren Drysdale
16 March 2013 38 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Rochdale Bristol
15:00 GMT O'Toole  30'
Harrison  34' 62', 84'
Report Rose 75' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,691
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
19 March 2013 39 Rochdale 1–1 Gillingham Rochdale
19:45 GMT Donnelly 12'
Kennedy  31'
Report Kedwell 56'
Allen  65'
Barrett  78'
Frampton  88'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,551
Referee: Mark Haywood
29 March 2013 40 Rochdale 1–1 Aldershot Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT Donnelly 52'
Cavanagh  60'
Henderson  90+2'
Report Goulding  60'
Mekki 73'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,280
Referee: Nigel Miller
1 April 2013 41 Exeter City 1–2 Rochdale Exeter
15:00 BST Cureton 45' Report Henderson 87'
Grant 90'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,979
Referee: Phil Gibbs
6 April 2013 42 Fleetwood Town 0–3 Rochdale Fleetwood
15:00 BST Report Henderson 9'
Donnelly 61'
Kennedy 89'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,954
Referee: Anthony Bates
10 April 2013 43 Rochdale 4–2 Southend United Rochdale
19:45 BST Donnelly  31'
Rose 34'  59'
Grant 51', 74'
Grimes 77'
Report Cresswell  18'
Phillips 46'
Corr 90'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,758
Referee: Craig Pawson
13 April 2013 44 Rochdale 2–2 Port Vale Rochdale
15:00 BST Cavanagh  32'
Chilvers 31' (o.g.)
Kennedy 90'
Report Chilvers 89'
Pope 34'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5,042
Referee: Richard Clark
20 April 2013 45 Oxford United 3–0 Rochdale Oxford
15:00 BST Whing 53'
Constable 76'
Potter 90'
Report Logan  85' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,014
Referee: Steve Rushton
27 April 2013 46 Rochdale 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Rochdale
15:00 BST Thomas  7'
Gray  18'
Donnelly  63'
Bunney 78'
Report Blanchard  14' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,272
Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Last updated: 11 June 2016

FA Cup

3 November 2012 First Round Morecambe 1–1 Rochdale Morecambe
15:00 Fleming 12'
Drummond  43'
Ellison  45+3'
Report
Report
R. Edwards  40'
Kennedy 72'
Grant  88'
Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,839
Referee: Stephen Martin
13 November 2012 Replay Rochdale 0–1 Morecambe Rochdale
19:45 Grimes  47'
McIntyre  78'
Pearson  90+2'
Report
Report
McDonald 44'
Alessandra  53'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 1,675
Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Football League Cup

11 August 2012 First round Rochdale 3–4 (a.e.t.) Barnsley Rochdale
15:00 BST Tutte 6'
P. Edwards  42'
Kennedy 90+4' (pen.), 105+2' (pen.)
Putterill  99'
Report
Report
Dagnall  46' 105'
Stones 45'
Davies 79'
Alnwick  90+2'
Wiseman 95'
McNulty  105+2'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,709
Referee: Gary Sutton

Football League Trophy

4 September 2012 First round
Northern section
Rochdale 2–2
(4–2 p)
Fleetwood Town Rochdale
19:30 BST Grant 26' (pen.)
Putterill 58'
Report McGuire 64', 72' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,256
Referee: Darren Bond
Penalties
9 October 2012 Second round
Northern section
Rochdale 1–1
(4–5 p)
Bury Rochdale
19:30 BST Grimes 18'
P. Edwards  51'
Cavanagh  53'
Curran  80'
Report
Report
Hughes  27'
Schumacher 52'  75'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2826
Referee: Robert Madley
Penalties

References

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