2009–10 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The2009–10 Rochdale A.F.C. seasonwas the club's 89th season in theFootball League,and the 36th consecutive season in the bottom division of the League. Rochdale finished the season in 3rd place inLeague Twoand won automatic promotion toLeague One,ending a period of 36 years in the fourth tier.

Rochdale A.F.C.

2009–10 season
Chairman	Chris Dunphy
Stadium	Spotland Stadium Rochdale,Greater Manchester
League Two	3rd (promoted)
FA Cup	First round
League Cup	First round
League Trophy	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Chris O'Grady (22 goals) All: Chris O'Grady (22 goals)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Notts County(C, P)	46	27	12	7	96	31	+65	93	Promotion toFootball League One
2	Bournemouth(P)	46	25	8	13	61	44	+17	83
3	Rochdale(P)	46	25	7	14	82	48	+34	82
4	Morecambe	46	20	13	13	73	64	+9	73	Qualification toLeague Two play-offs
5	Rotherham United	46	21	10	15	55	52	+3	73

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:football-league.co.uk
(C)Champions;(P)Promoted

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	SCO	Kenny Arthur	18	0	15 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	1 + 0	0
2	DF	GIB	Scott Wiseman	37	1	33 + 3	1	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 1	0
3	DF	ENG	Tom Kennedy	48	3	44 + 0	3	2 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	1 + 0	0
4	DF	ENG	Nathan Stanton	39	0	37 + 1	0	0 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
5	MF	ENG	Clark Keltie	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
6	MF	NIR	Ciarán Toner	13	0	7 + 6	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
7	MF	ENG	Jason Kennedy	46	0	40 + 2	0	2 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	1 + 0	0
8	MF	ENG	Gary Jones	37	4	32 + 2	4	2 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
9	FW	ENG	Chris Dagnall	49	20	45 + 0	20	2 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	1 + 0	0
10	MF	ENG	Andy Haworth	7	0	3 + 4	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
10	FW	ENG	Adam Le Fondre	1	0	0 + 1	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
10	FW	ENG	Scott Spencer	5	0	0 + 4	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 1	0
11	DF	ENG	Michael Lea	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
11	MF	ENG	Adam Rundle	16	1	6 + 6	1	2 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	1 + 0	0
12	FW	ENG	Danny Glover	2	0	0 + 2	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
12	MF	ENG	Dale Stephens	6	1	3 + 3	1	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
13	GK	ENG	Danny Taberner	1	0	0 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
14	MF	ENG	Tope Obadeyi	11	1	5 + 6	1	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
14	MF	ENG	Simon Whaley	9	2	8 + 1	2	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
15	MF	ENG	Joe Thompson	40	8	27 + 9	6	2 + 0	2	1 + 0	0	1 + 0	0
16	FW	CMR	Marcus Magna	3	0	0 + 2	0	0 + 1	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
17	MF	ENG	Jon Shaw	2	0	0 + 1	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 1	0	0 + 0	0
18	FW	ENG	Kallum Higginbotham	32	3	6 + 23	3	0 + 2	0	0 + 1	0	0 + 0	0
19	FW	ENG	Chris O'Grady	45	22	43 + 0	22	2 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
21	GK	SCO	Matty Edwards	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
22	MF	ENG	David Flitcroft	1	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	1 + 0	0
23	DF	NIR	Rory McArdle	22	0	17 + 3	0	2 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
24	DF	ENG	Chris Brown	1	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 1	0
25	MF	ENG	Callum Byrne	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
26	DF	ENG	Craig Dawson	46	11	40 + 2	9	2 + 0	1	1 + 0	0	1 + 0	1
27	DF	ENG	Josh Brizell	1	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 1	0	0 + 0	0
28	DF	ENG	Matthew Flynn	11	0	7 + 3	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	1 + 0	0
29	GK	ENG	Josh Lillis	1	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
30	MF	ENG	Will Buckley	18	3	12 + 3	3	0 + 1	0	1 + 0	0	1 + 0	0
31	DF	ENG	Marcus Holness	15	0	7 + 4	0	2 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	1 + 0	0
32	MF	ENG	Will Atkinson	15	3	15 + 0	3	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
33	GK	ENG	Frank Fielding	18	0	18 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
33	MF	ENG	Jason Taylor	23	1	23 + 0	1	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
34	GK	ENG	Jordan Andrews	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
34	FW	ENG	Scott Hogan	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
36	MF	ENG	Reece Gray	2	0	0 + 2	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
38	GK	ENG	Tom Heaton	12	0	12 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
	FW	ENG	Denis Sheriff	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
	DF	ENG	George Bowyer	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0

Results

Pre-season Friendlies

Radcliffe BoroughvRochdale

15 July 2009(2009-07-15)	Radcliffe Borough	0–1	Rochdale	Radcliffe
		Report		Stadium:Stainton Park

RochdalevEverton

18 July 2009(2009-07-18)	Rochdale	1–4	Everton	Rochdale
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium:Spotland Stadium

RochdalevBlackpool

25 July 2009(2009-07-25)	Rochdale	1–1	Blackpool	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium:Spotland Stadium

League Two

Port ValevRochdale

8 August 2009(2009-08-08)1	Port Vale	1 – 1	Rochdale	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00BST	Richards75' (pen.)	Report	Thompson66'	Stadium:Vale Park Attendance: 6,158 Referee: Jock Waugh

RochdalevAldershot Town

15 August 2009(2009-08-15)2	Rochdale	1 – 0	Aldershot Town	Rochdale
15:00BST	Stanton16' Kennedy90' (pen.)	Report	Halls70'	Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,465 Referee: Phil Gibbs

RochdalevCheltenham Town

18 August 2009(2009-08-18)3	Rochdale	0 – 1	Cheltenham Town	Rochdale
19:45BST		Report	Diallo89' Alsop90'	Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,311 Referee: Andy Haines

Rotherham UnitedvRochdale

23 August 2009(2009-08-23)4	Rotherham United	2 – 1	Rochdale	Rotherham
15:00BST	Le Fondre43' Warne61'	Report	Stanton43' Dagnall45'	Stadium:Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 3,602 Referee: Gary Sutton

RochdalevBury

29 August 2009(2009-08-29)5	Rochdale	3 – 0	Bury	Rochdale
15:00BST	Dagnall29'73' Thompson59' Flynn78' Kennedy81' (pen.)81'	Report	Scott12' Robertson47' Sodje80'	Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,534 Referee: Keith Stroud

MorecambevRochdale

4 September 2009(2009-09-04)6	Morecambe	3 – 3	Rochdale	Morecambe
19:45BST	Jevons33',42' Craney38'	Report	Dagnall48' Thompson64' Stephens76'	Stadium:Christie Park Attendance: 2,367 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

RochdalevTorquay United

12 September 2009(2009-09-12)7	Rochdale	2 – 1	Torquay United	Rochdale
15:00BST	Dagnall25',76'	Report	Robertson37' Hargreaves90'	Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,407 Referee: Peter Quinn

Northampton TownvRochdale

19 September 2009(2009-09-19)8	Northampton Town	1 – 2	Rochdale	Northampton
15:00BST	Gilligan64'	Report	O'Grady19' Buckley68'	Stadium:Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,048 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

RochdalevHereford United

26 September 2009(2009-09-26)9	Rochdale	4 – 1	Hereford United	Rochdale
15:00BST	Dagnall19' Whaley45' Kennedy69' Buckley80' Dawson83'	Report	Pugh23' Jones45' Green71'90' Gwynne86'	Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,620 Referee:Craig Pawson

DarlingtonvRochdale

29 September 2009(2009-09-29)10	Darlington	0 – 2	Rochdale	Darlington
19:45BST		Report	Buckley60' O'Grady81'	Stadium:The Darlington Arena Attendance: 1,748 Referee: Steve Rushton

Burton AlbionvRochdale

4 October 2009(2009-10-04)11	Burton Albion	1 – 0	Rochdale	Burton
15:00BST	Walker3' Simpson55'	Report	Kennedy63'	Stadium:Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,119 Referee: Fred Graham

RochdalevBarnet

10 October 2009(2009-10-10)12	Rochdale	2 – 1	Barnet	Rochdale
15:00BST	Dagnall11' Kennedy45' (pen) Jones75'	Report	Hyde84' Cole87' Hughes90'	Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,648 Referee: Colin Webster

Grimsby TownvRochdale

17 October 2009(2009-10-17)13	Grimsby Town	0 – 2	Rochdale	Grimsby
15:00BST	Wood58' Bore87'	Report	Rundle24' O'Grady85'	Stadium:Blundell Park Attendance: 3,754 Referee: Jonathan Moss

RochdalevAccrington Stanley

24 October 2009(2009-10-24)14	Rochdale	1 – 2	Accrington Stanley	Rochdale
15:00BST	Dagnall90'	Report	Edwards39' Kempson43' Grant45' Symes54'70'	Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,206 Referee: Russell Booth

BournemouthvRochdale

31 October 2009(2009-10-31)15	Bournemouth	0 – 4	Rochdale	Bournemouth
15:00GMT	Garry65' Cummings83'	Report	Kennedy36' Dagnall45' O'Grady63',72' Whaley66'69' Stanton82'	Stadium:Goldsands Stadium Attendance: 6,378 Referee: Phil Crossley

RochdalevChesterfield

14 November 2009(2009-11-14)16	Rochdale	2 – 3	Chesterfield	Rochdale
15:00GMT	O'Grady49' Dawson52' Wiseman90'	Report	Lester25',28' Perkins63' Picken79'	Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,011 Referee: P Gibbs

Dagenham & RedbridgevRochdale

21 November 2009(2009-11-21)17	Dagenham & Redbridge	1 – 2	Rochdale	Dagenham
15:00GMT	Gain3' Thomas90'	Report	Higginbotham70' Dawson72' Kennedy87'	Stadium:Victoria Road Attendance: 2,235 Referee: Keith Stroud

RochdalevNotts County

24 November 2009(2009-11-24)18	Rochdale	2 – 1	Notts County	Rochdale
19:45GMT	Dagnall41' (pen) O'Grady45'	Report	Jackson10' Lee14' Davies35' Hunt45'	Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,779 Referee: Nigel Miller

Bradford CityvRochdale

1 December 2009(2009-12-01)19	Bradford City	0 – 3	Rochdale	Bradford
19:45GMT		Report	Dagnall12',28' Kennedy54' O'Grady58'	Stadium:Valley Parade Attendance: 11,472 Referee: Dave Foster

RochdalevMacclesfield Town

5 December 2009(2009-12-05)20	Rochdale	3 – 0	Macclesfield Town	Rochdale
15:00GMT	Stanton9' Kennedy26' Atkinson30' Wiseman33' Taylor90'	Report	Tremarco52' Brisley69'	Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,003 Referee: S D Cook

Lincoln CityvRochdale

12 December 2009(2009-12-12)21	Lincoln City	1 – 3	Rochdale	Lincoln
15:00GMT	Lichaj20' Herd23'73' Hughton69'	Report	O'Grady36' Dawson45' Thompson59'	Stadium:Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,293 Referee: Andy Woolmer

RochdalevShrewsbury Town

19 December 2009(2009-12-19)22	Rochdale	4 – 0	Shrewsbury Town	Rochdale
15:00GMT	Dawson8',53' O'Grady38',67'	Report		Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,596 Referee: Rob Shoebridge

Crewe AlexandravRochdale

26 December 2009(2009-12-26)23	Crewe Alexandra	2 – 2	Rochdale	Crewe
15:00GMT	Westwood71' Tootle77'	Report	Dawson53' Higginbotham74' Kennedy90'	Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 5,563 Referee: Oliver Langford

RochdalevMorecambe

28 December 2009(2009-12-28)24	Rochdale	4 – 1	Morecambe	Rochdale
15:00GMT	O'Grady12' Dagnall22' Atkinson72',86'	Report	Hunter53' Wilson63' Curtis84'	Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,309 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Aldershot TownvRochdale

19 January 2010(2010-01-19)25	Aldershot Town	1 – 1	Rochdale	Aldershot
19:45GMT	Soares87'	Report	Dagnall74'	Stadium:Recreation Ground Attendance: 2,453 Referee: Graham Scott

Cheltenham TownvRochdale

23 January 2010(2010-01-23)26	Cheltenham Town	1 – 4	Rochdale	Cheltenham
15:00GMT	Townsend44'90'	Report	O'Grady18',49',90' Dawson56'	Stadium:Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,460 Referee: Graham Horwood

RochdalevPort Vale

26 January 2010(2010-01-26)27	Rochdale	0 – 0	Port Vale	Rochdale
19:45GMT		Report	Owen87'	Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,081 Referee:Craig Pawson

BuryvRochdale

1 February 2010(2010-02-01)28	Bury	1 – 0	Rochdale	Bury
19:45GMT	Sodje63' Lowe78'	Report	Kennedy48' Wiseman69'	Stadium:Gigg Lane Attendance: 6,528 Referee: Andy Penn

RochdalevCrewe Alexandra

6 February 2010(2010-02-06)29	Rochdale	2 – 0	Crewe Alexandra	Rochdale
15:00GMT	O'Grady8' Tootle46'(o.g.)	Report		Stadium:Spotland Attendance: 3,164 Referee: Steve Rushton

RochdalevDagenham & Redbridge

20 February 2010(2010-02-20)30	Rochdale	3 – 1	Dagenham & Redbridge	Rochdale
15:00GMT	Obadeyi9' Jones83' O'Grady90'	Report	Scott10' Gain45' Green60' Ogogo90'	Stadium:Spotland Attendance: 3,153 Referee: Kevin Wright

RochdalevBradford City

23 February 2010(2010-02-23)31	Rochdale	1 – 3	Bradford City	Rochdale
19:45GMT	Obadeyi38' Dagnall45' Stanton79'	Report	Clarke10' Bullock20' Threlfall80' Evans87'	Stadium:Spotland Attendance: 3,055 Referee: Christopher Sarginson

Macclesfield TownvRochdale

27 February 2010(2010-02-27)32	Macclesfield Town	0 – 1	Rochdale	Macclesfield
15:00GMT	Draper34'	Report	O'Grady60' Atkinson66'	Stadium:Moss Rose Attendance: 2,462 Referee: Mark Haywood

RochdalevRotherham United

2 March 2010(2010-03-02)33	Rochdale	4 – 0	Rotherham United	Rochdale
19:45GMT	Dagnall9' Dawson32'71' Kennedy52' Green64'(o.g.) O'Grady74' Atkinson80'	Report		Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,502 Referee: Steve Tanner

RochdalevLincoln City

6 March 2010(2010-03-06)34	Rochdale	1 – 1	Lincoln City	Rochdale
15:00GMT	Dagnall70'76'	Report	Herd27' Broughton75' Somma76' Lennon89' Burch90'	Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,453 Referee: Dave Foster

Shrewsbury TownvRochdale

13 March 2010(2010-03-13)35	Shrewsbury Town	0 – 1	Rochdale	Shrewsbury
15:00GMT	Cansdell-Sherriff75'	Report	Thompson62' O'Grady68'	Stadium:New Meadow Attendance: 6,081 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Accrington StanleyvRochdale

20 March 2010(2010-03-20)36	Accrington Stanley	2 – 4	Rochdale	Accrington
15:00GMT	Joyce39' Symes61'74' Miles65'	Report	Dagnall22' Jones67',72' Taylor75' O'Grady83' Higginbotham90'	Stadium:Crown Ground Attendance: 3,025 Referee: Graham Salisbury

RochdalevGrimsby Town

27 March 2010(2010-03-27)37	Rochdale	4 – 1	Grimsby Town	Rochdale
15:00GMT	Thompson17' Dagnall20',41',90' O'Grady59'	Report	Chambers43' Atkinson79'	Stadium:Spotland Attendance: 4,724 Referee: Fred Graham

ChesterfieldvRochdale

3 April 2010(2010-04-03)38	Chesterfield	2 – 0	Rochdale	Chesterfield
15:00BST	Whing63' Conlon68' (pen.),83' (pen.) Rundle75'	Report	McArdle84'	Stadium:Saltergate Attendance: 4,471 Referee: Peter Quinn

RochdalevBournemouth

5 April 2010(2010-04-05)39	Rochdale	0 – 0	Bournemouth	Rochdale
15:00BST	Higginbotham9' Dagnall59'	Report	Bartley17'	Stadium:Spotland Attendance: 5,027 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Torquay UnitedvRochdale

10 April 2010(2010-04-10)40	Torquay United	5 – 0	Rochdale	Torquay
15:00BST	Rendell29' Benyon31',35' Wroe62' (pen.) Carayol77'	Report	Fielding60'	Stadium:Plainmoor Attendance: 3,093 Referee: Gary Sutton

RochdalevDarlington

13 April 2010(2010-04-13)41	Rochdale	0 – 1	Darlington	Rochdale
19:45BST		Report	Mulligan35' Miller82' Redmond90'	Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5,371 Referee: Oliver Langford

RochdalevNorthampton Town

17 April 2010(2010-04-17)42	Rochdale	1 – 0	Northampton Town	Rochdale
15:00BST	O'Grady23' Stanton69'	Report	Beckwith8' Gilbert45'	Stadium:Spotland Attendance: 5,025 Referee: Andy Haines

Notts CountyvRochdale

20 April 2010(2010-04-20)43	Notts County	1 – 0	Rochdale	Nottingham
19:45BST	Hughes30' Lee51'	Report		Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 10,536 Referee: Mark Halsey

Hereford UnitedvRochdale

24 April 2010(2010-04-24)44	Hereford United	2 – 1	Rochdale	Hereford
15:00BST	King52' Valentine61' Green78'	Report	Jones27'62' McArdle85'	Stadium:Edgar Street Attendance: 1,975 Referee: David Webb

RochdalevBurton Albion

1 May 2010(2010-05-01)45	Rochdale	1 – 2	Burton Albion	Rochdale
15:00BST	O'Grady79'	Report	Penn45' Taylor62' Harrad66' (pen.) Parkes79'	Stadium:Spotland Attendance: 3,749 Referee: Karl Evans

BarnetvRochdale

8 May 2010(2010-05-08)46	Barnet	1 – 0	Rochdale	London
15:00BST	Jarrett90'90'	Report	Holness22'	Stadium:Underhill Stadium Attendance: 4,638 Referee: Jonathan Moss

FA Cup

Luton TownvRochdale

7 November 2009(2009-11-07)First Round	Luton Town	3 – 3	Rochdale	Luton
15:00GMT	Murray7' Basham4',29' Newton21'78' White90'	Report	Dawson58' Thompson87',89'	Stadium:Kenilworth Road Attendance: 3,167 Referee: Danny McDermid

RochdalevLuton Town

11 November 2009(2009-11-11)First Round Replay	Rochdale	0 – 2	Luton Town	Rochdale
20:00GMT		Report	Nicholls16' White34' Gallen64',70' Gnakpa85'	Stadium:Spotland Attendance: 1,982 Referee: Anthony Bates

League Cup

Sheffield WednesdayvRochdale

11 August 2009(2009-08-11)First Round	Sheffield Wednesday	3–0	Rochdale	Sheffield
19:45BST	Esajas19' Johnson21',50'	Report	Kennedy90'	Stadium:Hillsborough Attendance: 6,696 Referee: Christopher Sarginson

EFL Trophy

RochdalevBradford City

1 September 2009(2009-09-01)First Round	Rochdale	1–2	Bradford City	Rochdale
19:15BST	Dawson59'	Report	Flynn74' Neilson79'	Stadium:Spotland Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Geoff Eltringham