1994–95 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
1994–95 season
Manager	Dave Sutton; Mick Docherty
League Division Three	15th
FA Cup	1st Round
League Cup	1st Round
Top goalscorer	League: Steve Whitehall; All: Steve Whitehall
	← 1993–94 1995–96 →

The 1994–95 season saw Rochdale compete in their 21st consecutive season in the fourth tier of the English football league, named at the time as the Football League Third Division.

Statistics edit

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 3		F.A. Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		Lancashire Cup		Rose Bowl
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	Chris Clarke	33	0	24+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0	2+1	0	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Andy Thackeray	55	3	41+0	3	1+0	0	2+0	0	7+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Kevin Formby	41	0	27+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	7+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	ENG	Shaun Reid	41	6	27+1	3	1+0	0	2+0	0	6+0	2	3+0	1	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Alan Reeves	11	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Neil Matthews	25	0	10+3	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	6+0	0	2+1	0	1+0	0
	MF	ENG	David Thompson	50	6	38+2	6	0+0	0	2+0	0	7+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	ENG	Jason Peake	49	3	36+3	2	1+0	0	1+0	0	5+0	0	2+0	1	1+0	0
	MF	ENG	Jon Bowden	14	0	6+5	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Steve Whitehall	56	18	41+1	10	1+0	0	2+0	1	7+0	6	3+0	0	1+0	1
	MF	ENG	Mark Stuart	43	4	26+5	2	1+0	0	1+1	0	2+3	1	3+0	1	1+0	0
	MF	ENG	Darren Ryan	37	2	15+10	2	0+1	0	1+1	0	1+4	0	1+2	0	0+1	0
	FW	NIR	Paul Williams	21	8	12+2	5	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	2	1+0	1
	MF	WAL	Steve Doyle	16	0	7+4	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Paul Butler	50	3	39+0	3	1+0	0	1+0	0	7+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
	MF	ENG	Derek Hall	15	1	5+4	1	0+0	0	1+1	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	FW	ENG	Stuart Rimmer	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	ENG	Neil Dunford	3	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Alex Russell	13	1	2+5	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+2	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
	GK	ENG	Matt Dickins	5	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Jamie Taylor	12	1	1+8	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	1	0+1	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Richard Sharpe	23	3	9+7	2	0+1	0	0+0	0	6+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Darren Oliver	10	0	8+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	ENG	Ian Gray	15	0	12+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Peter Valentine	27	2	27+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Craig Whitington	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Dean Martin	15	0	12+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	John Deary	20	1	17+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Graham Shaw	4	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	David Bayliss	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	ENG	Martin Hodge	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Owen Pickard	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0

Final League Table edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GD	Pts
13	Torquay United	42	10	8	3	35	25	4	5	12	19	32	−3	55
14	Wigan Athletic	42	7	6	8	28	30	7	4	10	25	30	−7	52
15	Rochdale	42	8	6	7	25	23	4	8	9	19	44	−23	50
16	Hereford United	42	9	6	6	22	19	3	7	11	23	43	−17	49
17	Northampton Town	42	8	5	8	25	29	2	9	10	20	38	−22	44

Source: ^[1]

Competitions edit

Football League Third Division edit

13 August 1994 (1994 -08-13) 1	Bury	0–1	Rochdale	Bury
		Report	Thompson 51'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3230

20 August 1994 (1994 -08-20) 2	Rochdale	4–1	Chesterfield	Rochdale
	Reid 16' Thompson 50' Thackeray 55' Whitehall 69'	Report	Norris 54'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2122

27 August 1994 (1994 -08-27) 3	Gillingham	1–1	Rochdale	Gillingham
	Butler 83'	Report	Hall 32'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 3009 Referee: AP D'Urso

30 August 1994 (1994 -08-30) 4	Rochdale	1–0	Lincoln City	Rochdale
	Whitehall 45'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1974

3 September 1994 (1994 -09-03) 5	Rochdale	1–3	Hereford United	Rochdale
	Doyle 66' Williams 83'	Report	James 26' Preedy 46' White 89'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2258

10 September 1994 (1994 -09-10) 6	Northampton Town	1–2	Rochdale	Northampton
	Trott 38'	Report	Reid 62' Thompson 66'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2887

13 September 1994 (1994 -09-13) 7	Barnet	6–2	Rochdale	Chipping Barnet
	Freedman 12', 16', 39', 56' Cooper 33' Gale 89'	Report	Reid 36' (pen.) Williams 55'	Stadium: Underhill Stadium Attendance: 1688

17 September 1994 (1994 -09-17) 8	Rochdale	0–3	Bury	Rochdale
		Report	Carter 69' Paskin 75', 87'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3748

24 September 1994 (1994 -09-24) 9	Scarborough	2–4	Rochdale	Scarborough
	Charles 22' (pen.) White 52' Meyer 75'	Report	Williams 12', 61' Whitehall 55' Butler 65'	Stadium: Athletic Ground Attendance: 1201

1 October 1994 (1994 -10-01) 10	Rochdale	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Rochdale
	Williams 74' Peake 81'	Report	Brabin 25'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2445

8 October 1994 (1994 -10-08) 11	Rochdale	1–2	Fulham	Rochdale
	Whitehall 21'	Report	Brazil 65' Hurlock 79'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2573

15 October 1994 (1994 -10-15) 12	Wigan Athletic	4–0	Rochdale	Wigan
	Kilford 6', 32' Strong 20' Benjamin 37'	Report		Stadium: Springfield Park Attendance: 2007 Referee: PL Wright

22 October 1994 (1994 -10-22) 13	Torquay United	4–1	Rochdale	Torquay
	Goodridge 38', 86' Hodges 64' Hathaway 77'	Report	Thackeray 58'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2547

29 October 1994 (1994 -10-29) 14	Rochdale	3–3	Mansfield Town	Rochdale
	Butler 8' Whitehall 53', 76'	Report	Hadley 31' Noteman 44' (pen.) Wilkinson 51'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1968

5 November 1994 (1994 -11-05) 15	Carlisle United	4–1	Rochdale	Carlisle
	Davey 45', 61' Reeves 58' Edmondson 88'	Report	Stuart 89'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6000

19 November 1994 (1994 -11-19) 16	Rochdale	0–0	Colchester United	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1903

26 November 1994 (1994 -11-26) 17	Hartlepool United	1–0	Rochdale	Hartlepool
	Sloan 22'	Report	Sharpe 82'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1387

10 December 1994 (1994 -12-10) 18	Chesterfield	2–2	Rochdale	Chesterfield
	Hewitt 21', 28'	Report	Russell 15' Whitehall 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground Attendance: 2457

17 December 1994 (1994 -12-17) 19	Rochdale	2–1	Gillingham	Rochdale
	Stuart 25' Valentine 31'	Report	Foster 64'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1665

26 December 1994 (1994 -12-26) 20	Preston North End	3–0	Rochdale	Preston
	Smart 10' Kidd 28' Conroy 41'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10491

27 December 1994 (1994 -12-27) 21	Rochdale	0–2	Walsall	Rochdale
	Oliver 38'	Report	Wilson 38' (pen.) Lightbourne 74'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2438 Referee: JT Winter

31 December 1994 (1994 -12-31) 22	Scunthorpe United	4–1	Rochdale	Scunthorpe
	Mudd 11' Bullimore 45' (pen.) Eyre 57' Thompstone 90'	Report	Butler 87'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 2653

7 January 1995 (1995 -01-07) 23	Rochdale	2–0	Torquay United	Rochdale
	Sharpe 46' Thompson 49'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1636

14 January 1995 (1995 -01-14) 24	Exeter City	0–0	Rochdale	Exeter
		Report		Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 2316

21 January 1995 (1995 -01-21) 25	Rochdale	1–1	Carlisle United	Rochdale
	Peake 70'	Report	Walling 68'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3289

4 February 1995 (1995 -02-04) 26	Rochdale	1–0	Hartlepool United	Rochdale
	Deary 44'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1848

11 February 1995 (1995 -02-11) 27	Colchester United	0–0	Rochdale	Colchester
		Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3080

18 February 1995 (1995 -02-18) 28	Rochdale	0–1	Exeter City	Rochdale
		Report	Cooper 26'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1945

25 February 1995 (1995 -02-25) 29	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Rochdale	Doncaster
		Report	Sharpe 41'	Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 2246

7 March 1995 (1995 -03-07) 30	Mansfield Town	1–1	Rochdale	Mansfield
	Wilkinson 80'	Report	Whitehall 34'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2931

11 March 1995 (1995 -03-11) 31	Rochdale	0–0	Northampton Town	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1894

18 March 1995 (1995 -03-18) 32	Lincoln City	2–2	Rochdale	Lincoln
	West 10' Johnson 44'	Report	Thompson 52' Valentine 56'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2939

21 March 1995 (1995 -03-21) 33	Rochdale	2–0	Darlington	Rochdale
	Thompson 64' Whitehall 89'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1471

25 March 1995 (1995 -03-25) 34	Hereford United	0–0	Rochdale	Hereford
		Report		Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1998

1 April 1995 (1995 -04-01) 35	Rochdale	2–2	Barnet	Rochdale
	McDonald 26' (o.g.) Thackeray 88'	Report	Freedman 44', 52'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1834

8 April 1995 (1995 -04-08) 36	Rochdale	1–2	Scunthorpe United	Rochdale
	Ryan 13'	Report	Turnbull 60' Kiwomya 72'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1720

15 April 1995 (1995 -04-15) 37	Walsall	0–0	Rochdale	Walsall
		Report		Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3766 Referee: UD Rennie

17 April 1995 (1995 -04-17) 38	Rochdale	0–1	Preston North End	Rochdale
		Report	Davey 39'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4012 Referee: G Cain

22 April 1995 (1995 -04-22) 39	Darlington	4–0	Rochdale	Darlington
	Worboys 20' (pen.) Gaughan 32', 48' Himsworth 73'	Report	Thackeray 20'	Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 1886

25 April 1995 (1995 -04-25) 40	Rochdale	1–1	Scarborough	Rochdale
	Ryan 82'	Report	Davis 10'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1170

29 April 1995 (1995 -04-29) 41	Rochdale	1–0	Wigan Athletic	Rochdale
	Whitehall 28' (pen.) Deary 30'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1949 Referee: PR Richards

6 May 1995 (1995 -05-06) 42	Fulham	5–0	Rochdale	London
	Cusack 6', 11', 73' Thomas 16' Brazil 59'	Report		Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 4342

F.A. Cup edit

12 November 1994 (1994 -11-12) 1	Walsall	3–0	Rochdale	Walsall
	Lightbourne 34' Butler 42', 78'	Report		Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3619 Referee: GR Ashby

Football League Cup (Coca Cola Cup) edit

16 August 1994 (1994 -08-16) 1	Rochdale	1–2	Mansfield Town	Rochdale
	Whitehall 14'	Report	Wilkinson 56', 87'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1746 Referee: RD Furnandiz

23 August 1994 (1994 -08-23) 1	Mansfield Town	1–0 (3–1 agg.)	Rochdale	Mansfield
	Wilkinson 32'	Report		Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2234 Referee: T Heilbron

Football League Trophy (Auto Windscreens Shield) edit

27 September 1994 (1994 -09-27) 1	Blackpool	1–2	Rochdale	Blackpool
	Mitchell 19' Thompson 87'	Report	Stuart 63' Burke 66' (o.g.)	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 1817

18 October 1994 (1994 -10-18) 1	Rochdale	1–0	Wigan Athletic	Rochdale
	Taylor 89'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1004 Referee: WC Burns

29 November 1994 (1994 -11-29) 2	Rochdale	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Darlington	Rochdale
	Whitehall 10', 58'	Report	Worboys 13' Appleby 22' (pen.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1069

11 January 1995 (1995 -01-11) QF	Rochdale	2–1	Stockport County	Rochdale
	Whitehall 13', 64'	Report	Wallace 43'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2154

7 February 1995 (1995 -02-07) SF	Bury	1–2	Rochdale	Bury
	Paskin 16'	Report	Sharpe 13' Reid 40'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3341

28 February 1995 (1995 -02-28) F	Carlisle United	4–1	Rochdale	Carlisle
	Currie 14' Thomas 26', 44' Conway 80'	Report	Whitehall 46' (pen.)	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 8647

14 March 1995 (1995 -03-14) F	Rochdale	2–1 (3–5 agg.)	Carlisle United	Rochdale
	Whitehall 13' Reid 22'	Report	Mountfield 39'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4082

Lancashire Cup edit

23 July 1994 (1994 -07-23)	Rochdale	3–2	Manchester United	Rochdale
	Stuart (pen.) Williams Reid			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4290

26 July 1994 (1994 -07-26)	Rochdale	2–0	Bury	Rochdale
	Peake Williams			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1370

30 July 1994 (1994 -07-30)	Rochdale	0–2	Burnley	Rochdale
				Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2024

Rose Bowl edit

1994 (1994)	Rochdale	2–1	Oldham Athletic	Rochdale
	Whitehall Williams			Stadium: Spotland Stadium

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References edit

^ "England 1994–95". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
^ "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022. ^{[not specific enough to verify]}

[1] "England 1994–95". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 February 2010.

[2] Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097

[3] "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022. ^{[not specific enough to verify]}

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1994–95 season
Manager	Dave Sutton Mick Docherty
League Division Three	15th
FA Cup	1st Round
League Cup	1st Round
Top goalscorer	League: Steve Whitehall All: Steve Whitehall
← 1993–94 1995–96 →