2003–04 Rochdale A.F.C. season
| 2003–04 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | David Kilpatrick |
| Manager | Alan Buckley/Steve Parkin |
| League Division Three | 21st |
| FA Cup | Second Round |
| League Cup | First Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Kevin Townson All: Kevin Townson |
The 2003–04 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the club's 83rd season in the Football League, and the 30th consecutive season in the fourth tier (League Division Three). Rochdale finished the season in 21st place.
Statistics
[edit]| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Division 3 | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  WAL
|
Neil Edwards | 37 | 0 | 34+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | WAL
|
Wayne Evans | 49 | 0 | 45+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  ENG
|
Michael Simpkins | 30 | 0 | 25+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF |  IRL
|
Sean McClare | 41 | 0 | 33+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | WAL
|
Gareth Griffiths | 35 | 1 | 29+4 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG
|
Daryl Burgess | 38 | 0 | 33+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF |  NZL
|
Leo Bertos | 43 | 10 | 40+0 | 9 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG
|
Chris Beech | 16 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG
|
Andy Bishop | 11 | 1 | 8+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG
|
Grant Holt | 14 | 3 | 14+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | ENG
|
Chris Shuker | 15 | 1 | 14+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | DF | ENG
|
Matt Doughty | 35 | 0 | 25+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG
|
Ged Brannan | 13 | 1 | 11+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG
|
Gary Jones | 27 | 4 | 26+0 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG
|
Martin Pemberton | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW |  GLP
|
Mickael Antoine-Curier | 10 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG
|
Kevin Donovan | 7 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG
|
Danny Livesey | 13 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK |  SCO
|
Matt Gilks | 14 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF |  SWE
|
Kangana Ndiwa | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG
|
Robert Betts | 6 | 2 | 4+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG
|
Shaun Smith | 13 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG
|
Jeff Smith | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG
|
Greg Heald | 10 | 1 | 10+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | SCO
|
Craig Strachan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF |  NIR
|
Paddy McCourt | 28 | 2 | 6+18 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | NIR
|
Lee McEvilly | 32 | 6 | 15+15 | 6 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG
|
Kevin Townson | 37 | 12 | 17+16 | 10 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | IRL
|
Willo Flood | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG
|
Stephen Hill | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG
|
Simon Grand | 21 | 0 | 11+6 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG
|
Paul Connor | 26 | 6 | 21+3 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | NIR
|
Rory Patterson | 9 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG
|
Scott Warner | 14 | 1 | 10+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | ENG
|
Neil Redfearn | 9 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
League Division Three
[edit]| 9 August 2003 1 | Rochdale | 1–3 | Yeovil Town | Rochdale |
Grand 17'McClare 31'Shuker 37'Connor  45' 45'Burgess 54' |
Report | Gall 26', 67' Johnson 55'Rodrigues 57'Gosling 62' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,611 Referee: Mark Warren |
| 16 August 2003 2 | Bristol Rovers | 0–0 | Rochdale | Bristol |
Barrett 14'  45'Anderson 16' |
Report | Shuker 71' Grand 83' |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 7,575 Referee: Paul Taylor |
| 23 August 2003 3 | Rochdale | 2–2 | Cambridge United | Rochdale |
| Grand 37' Burgess 45'McEvilly 67' (pen.)Shuker  67'Connor 79' |
Report | Revell 32' Kitson 38' 88'Walker 72'Tann 90'Angus 90' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,204 Referee: Kevin Friend |
| 25 August 2003 4 | Torquay United | 1–3 | Rochdale | Torquay |
| Hockley 53' 74' Van Heusden 59'Graham 75'Fowler 79'Gritton 87' |
Report | Simpkins 43' 45' McEvilly 59' (pen.) 90'Betts 63', 78' 64'Gilks 90' |
Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 3,003 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 30 August 2003 5 | Rochdale | 4–2 | Darlington | Rochdale |
| McEvilly 37' (pen.), 41' Connor 59'Bertos 65' |
Report | McGurk 30' Keltie 32'Pearson 43'Robson 60' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,518 Referee: Paul Robinson |
| 6 September 2003 6 | York City | 1–2 | Rochdale | York |
| Wise 70' Wilford 73' |
Report | Townson 15' Bertos 19'Simpkins 64'Connor 70'Griffiths 86'Betts 90' |
Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 3,982 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 13 September 2003 7 | Carlisle United | 3–2 | Rochdale | Carlisle |
| Simpson 10' Foran 17'McGill 22'Byrne 90' |
Report | McClare 48' Connor 76'Townson 79' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4,532 Referee: Mike Ryan |
| 16 September 2003 8 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Huddersfield Town | Rochdale |
| Connor 1' Townson 8'Brannan 75'Simpkins 86'Burgess 90' |
Report | Worthington 23' 86' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,626 Referee: Howard Webb |
| 20 September 2003 9 | Rochdale | 0–2 | Hull City | Rochdale |
| Burgess 41' |
Report | Green 63' Burgess 67'Elliott 72' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,215 Referee: Alan Kaye |
| 27 September 2003 10 | Lincoln City | 1–1 | Rochdale | Lincoln |
| Mayo 15' Richardson 44'Futcher 90' |
Report | Burgess 23' Antoine-Curier 40'McEvilly 53'Bertos 87' |
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 4,141 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 30 September 2003 11 | Macclesfield Town | 2–1 | Rochdale | Macclesfield |
| Welch 66' Burgess 67' (o.g.)Whitaker 74' |
Report | Evans 40' Shuker 51'Brannan 71'Simpkins 73' |
Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,152 Referee: Lee Probert |
| 4 October 2003 12 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Scunthorpe United | Rochdale |
| Bertos 82' Brannan 89' (pen.) |
Report | Kell 38' Beagrie 39'Russell 88'Sparrow 90' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,838 Referee: Kevin Wright |
| 11 October 2003 13 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Rochdale |
| Townson 69' 72' |
Report | Smith 51' Hargreaves 51'Burgess 87' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,710 Referee: Colin Webster |
| 18 October 2003 14 | Cheltenham Town | 0–2 | Rochdale | Cheltenham |
| Finnigan 49' McCann 90' |
Report | Townson 31' Bertos 85' |
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,105 Referee: Frazer Stretton |
| 21 October 2003 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–1 | Rochdale | Doncaster |
| Tierney 2' Brown 75'Albrighton 81' |
Report | Townson 4' Burgess 53'Bertos 68'Simpkins 79'Evans 90' |
Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 5,890 Referee: Mike Thorpe |
| 25 October 2003 16 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Swansea City | Rochdale |
| Simpkins 45' Burgess 51' |
Report | Wilson 16' Nardiello 54' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,646 Referee: Mike Pike |
| 1 November 2003 17 | Leyton Orient | 2–1 | Rochdale | London |
| Lockwood 23' (pen.) Newey 32'Hunt 34'Alexander 88' |
Report | McEvilly 42' 59' (pen.) Burgess 47'Shuker 76'McCourt 87' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 3,623 Referee: Iain Williamson |
| 15 November 2003 18 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Kidderminster Harriers | Rochdale |
| Bertos 54' Griffiths 56' |
Report | Gadsby 35' Hatswell 54' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,498 Referee: Phil Prosser |
| 22 November 2003 19 | Southend United | 4–0 | Rochdale | Southend |
| Bramble 34', 36' 58' Corbett 67' (pen.)Constantine 90' |
Report | Grand 59' Bertos 78'McClare 85' |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 3,169 Referee: Steve Tomlin |
| 29 November 2003 20 | Rochdale | 1–2 | Oxford United | Rochdale |
| Jones 54' Simpkins 77' |
Report | Basham 30' Alsop 51' 62'Whitehead 75' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,282 Referee: Mark Cooper |
| 13 December 2003 21 | Bury | 1–2 | Rochdale | Bury |
| Dunfield 49' |
Report | Bishop 18' Evans 67'Simpkins 78'Townson 83' |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3,646 Referee: Graham Laws |
| 20 December 2003 22 | Rochdale | 1–0 | Boston United | Rochdale |
| Griffiths 42' Townson 87' |
Report | Rusk 9' Boyd 36'Beevers 74'Weatherstone 82' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,049 Referee: Nigel Miller |
| 26 December 2003 23 | Mansfield Town | 1–0 | Rochdale | Mansfield |
| Larkin 56' |
Report | Jones 42' Simpkins 90' |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 6,963 Referee: Paul Robinson |
| 28 December 2003 24 | Rochdale | 1–2 | York City | Rochdale |
| Simpkins 40' Evans 43'Townson 49' (pen.)Grand 61'Beech 65' |
Report | Edmondson 22' Nogan 28', 76'Smith 35'Shaw 90' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,764 Referee: Mike Ryan |
| 3 January 2004 25 | Rochdale | 1–0 | Torquay United | Rochdale |
| McClare 29' Townson 36' (pen.) |
Report | Hockley 49' Hill 53'Woods 82'Canoville 87' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,559 Referee: Martin Atkinson |
| 10 January 2004 26 | Yeovil Town | 1–0 | Rochdale | Yeovil |
| Williams 13' |
Report | Burgess 49' McCourt 83' |
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 5,806 Referee: Lee Probert |
| 17 January 2004 27 | Rochdale | 2–2 | Bristol Rovers | Rochdale |
| McCourt 20' Townson 37' |
Report | Doughty 74' (o.g.) Agogo 83' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,497 Referee: Paul Danson |
| 24 January 2004 28 | Cambridge United | 0–0 | Rochdale | Cambridge |
| Murray 65' |
Report | Townson 32' |
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,221 Referee: Richard Beeby |
| 31 January 2004 29 | Darlington | 1–0 | Rochdale | Darlington |
| Hughes 80' McGurk 90' |
Report | Holt 12' Simpkins 45' |
Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 5,689 Referee: Alan Butler |
| 7 February 2004 30 | Rochdale | 3–0 | Mansfield Town | Rochdale |
| Jones 12' (pen.) Connor 27'McClare 33'Bertos 54'Burgess 58' |
Report | Pilkington 11' Lawrence 72' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,157 Referee: Tony Bates |
| 14 February 2004 31 | Northampton Town | 3–1 | Rochdale | Northampton |
| Hargreaves 56' 69' Reid 80'Vieira 86' |
Report | Simpkins 25' Townson 32'Jones 61'Livesey 68' |
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,540 Referee: Ray Olivier |
| 21 February 2004 32 | Rochdale | 0–0 | Cheltenham Town | Rochdale |
| Griffiths 35' |
Report | Duff 86' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,449 Referee: Trevor Parkes |
| 6 March 2004 33 | Boston United | 2–0 | Rochdale | Boston |
| Bennett 18' Ellender 20'Jones 76'Chapman 90' |
Report | Doughty 50' Smith 51'McClare 64'Livesey 75'Holt 90' |
Stadium: York Street Attendance: 2,466 Referee: Colin Webster |
| 9 March 2004 34 | Swansea City | 1–1 | Rochdale | Swansea |
| Iriekpen 36' Maylett 78'Pritchard 88' |
Report | Bertos 26' 76' |
Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 5,819 Referee: David Crick |
| 13 March 2004 35 | Rochdale | 0–0 | Bury | Rochdale |
| Griffiths 22' |
Report | Woodthorpe 18' Challinor 26'Nugent 29'Duxbury 45' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,225 Referee: Alan Kaye |
| 16 March 2004 36 | Huddersfield Town | 1–1 | Rochdale | Huddersfield |
| Lloyd 49' Sodje 73'Holdsworth 80'Carss 82' |
Report | Bertos 39' Holt 45' |
Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 10,884 Referee: Mark Clattenburg |
| 20 March 2004 37 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Carlisle United | Rochdale |
| Redfearn 3' Jones 34' (pen.)Holt 64'Bertos 77' |
Report | Boyd 18' Glennon 32'Gray 60' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,755 Referee: Brian Curson |
| 27 March 2004 38 | Hull City | 1–0 | Rochdale | Hull |
| Delaney 79' |
Report | Doughty 56' Heald 83' |
Stadium: KC Stadium Attendance: 16,050 Referee: Andre Marriner |
| 30 March 2004 39 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Rochdale |
| Smith 25' Holt 31'Jones 65'Heald 70'McEvilly 73' |
Report | Ryan 72' Albrighton 90' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,601 Referee: Keith Hill |
| 3 April 2004 40 | Rochdale | 0–3 | Lincoln City | Rochdale |
| Jones 85' |
Report | Taylor-Fletcher 58', 67' Green 62'Yeo 66'Ellison 71' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,224 Referee: Scott Mathieson |
| 10 April 2004 41 | Scunthorpe United | 2–2 | Rochdale | Scunthorpe |
| MacLean 5' 53' Butler 22'Sparrow 32'Torpey 36'Featherstone 40'Stanton 43'Barwick 85' |
Report | Bertos 3' 90' Holt 22'Warner 24'Flood 63'Redfearn 64'Burgess 68' |
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3,564 Referee: Trevor Kettle |
| 12 April 2004 42 | Rochdale | 1–2 | Macclesfield Town | Rochdale |
| Heald 32' 80' |
Report | Widdrington 52' Tipton 62', 82' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,942 Referee: Mark Cowburn |
| 17 April 2004 43 | Rochdale | 3–0 | Leyton Orient | Rochdale |
| Holt 23', 58' McCourt 90' |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,417 Referee: George Cain |
| 24 April 2004 44 | Kidderminster Harriers | 0–1 | Rochdale | Kidderminster |
| Report | Bertos 38' Smith 82' |
Stadium: Aggborough Stadium Attendance: 3,580 Referee: Mike Pike |
| 1 May 2004 45 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Southend United | Rochdale |
| Jones 58' |
Report | Constantine 48' Bramble 62' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,591 Referee: Phil Prosser |
| 8 May 2004 46 | Oxford United | 2–0 | Rochdale | Oxford |
| Basham 33' Whitehead 39' |
Report | Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 5,134 Referee: Barry Knight |
FA Cup
[edit]| 8 November 2003 1 | Bury | 1–2 | Rochdale | Bury |
| Connell 45' Singh 55'Porter 71 'O'Neill 90' |
Report | Bertos 27' 74' Townson 50' 51'Brannan 58' |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 5,464 Referee: Mick Fletcher |
| 6 December 2003 2 | Rochdale | 0–2 | Luton Town | Rochdale |
| Jones 27' Simpkins 65' |
Report | Robinson 20' 31' Holmes 47'Mansell 77' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,807 Referee: Andy Hall |
League Cup
[edit]| 9 August 2003 1 | Stoke City | 2–1 | Rochdale | Stoke |
| Iwelumo 13' Goodfellow 90' |
Report | McClare 41' Shuker 67'Townson 76' |
Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 4,687 Referee: Scott Mathieson |
League Trophy
[edit]| 14 October 2003 1 | Carlisle United | 2–0 | Rochdale | Carlisle |
| Rundle 39' Wake 89'Andrews 90' |
Report | Simpkins 59' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 1,828 Referee: Tony Leake |