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1997–98 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1997–98 season saw Rochdale compete in their 24th consecutive season in the fourth tier of the English football league, named at the time as the Football League Third Division.

Rochdale
1997–98 season
ManagerGraham Barrow
League Division Three18th
FA Cup1st Round
League Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Robbie Painter
All: Robbie Painter

Statistics edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 3 F.A. Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Lance Key 21 0 19+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Andy Fensome 47 0 42+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
DF   ENG Andy Barlow 40 0 35+3 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Keith Hill 40 2 36+1 2 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Andy Farrell 45 5 40+0 5 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
MF   ENG Andy Gouck 43 5 36+2 5 1+0 0 2+0 0 1+1 0
DF   ENG Mark Bailey 37 0 24+9 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
FW   ENG Robbie Painter 50 17 45+0 16 1+0 0 2+0 1 2+0 0
FW   ENG Mark Leonard 37 2 33+0 2 1+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
MF   ENG Alex Russell 34 5 26+5 4 1+0 0 1+0 1 0+1 0
MF   ENG Mark Stuart 50 7 30+15 6 1+0 0 2+0 0 1+1 1
FW   ENG Mark Carter 13 2 7+4 2 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG David Bayliss 32 2 23+6 2 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
DF   ENG Andy Scott 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Craig Smith 4 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
MF   SCO Ian Bryson 18 1 12+3 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
FW   ENG Graham Lancashire 28 9 20+7 9 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
GK   WAL Neil Edwards 29 0 27+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
FW   ENG Glen Robson 7 0 0+7 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   IRL John Pender 17 0 14+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
DF   ENG Adam Reed 12 1 10+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 1
MF   ENG Graeme Atkinson 6 0 5+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Gary Jones 17 2 17+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Paul Carden 7 0 3+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK   ENG Stephen Bywater 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0

Final League Table edit

Main article: 1997–98 Football League Third Division

Pos Team
 Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts
16 Cambridge United 46 11 8 4 39 27 3 10 10 24 30 +6 60
17 Hartlepool United 46 10 12 1 40 22 2 11 10 21 31 +8 59
18 Rochdale 46 15 3 5 43 15 2 4 17 13 40 +1 58
19 Darlington 46 13 6 4 43 28 1 6 16 13 44 −16 54
20 Swansea City 46 8 8 7 24 16 5 3 15 25 46 −13 50
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: In the Football League goals scored (GF) takes precedence over goal difference (GD).

Competitions edit

Football League Third Division edit

Main article: 1997–98 Football League
9 August  1997 (1997 -08-09) 1 Notts County 2–1 Rochdale Nottingham
Robson   45'
Redmile   89'
Hendon  
Finnan  		 Report Painter   Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 4173
Referee: MD Messias
16 August  1997 (1997 -08-16) 2 Rochdale 2–0 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Russell   11'
Painter   22'
Hill  		 Report Whitehall   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2133
Referee: A Bates
23 August  1997 (1997 -08-23) 3 Leyton Orient 2–0 Rochdale London
Smith   1' (pen.), 85' (pen.)
Naylor  
Joseph  
Clark  
Griffiths  		 Report Hill   1'
Farrell  
Gouck  
Carter  
Leonard     88'		 Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 3463
Referee: R Styles
30 August  1997 (1997 -08-30) 4 Rochdale 1–2 Peterborough United Rochdale
Painter   19'
Bailey  		 Report Carruthers   13'
Farrell   56'
Cleaver  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2104
Referee: ML Dean
2 September  1997 (1997 -09-02) 5 Rochdale 2–0 Macclesfield Town Rochdale
Carter   47'
Hill   73'  
Farrell  
Leonard  		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2197
Referee: D Laws
9 September  1997 (1997 -09-09) 6 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Rochdale Shrewsbury
Evans   78' (pen.)
Scott  		 Report Farrell   Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 2410
Referee: CJ Foy
13 September  1997 (1997 -09-13) 7 Cardiff City 2–1 Rochdale Cardiff
White   40'
Eckhardt   87'		 Report Carter   10' (pen.)
Hill  		 Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4306
Referee: MJ Jones
20 September  1997 (1997 -09-20) 8 Rochdale 2–1 Hull City Rochdale
Hill   13'
Stuart   78'		 Report Lowthorpe   38' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2085
Referee: MS Pike
27 September  1997 (1997 -09-27) 9 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Rochdale Gillingham
Morris   62'
Tuck   73'
Mayo  
Baird  		 Report Bayliss   33' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 1544
Referee: SW Mathieson
4 October  1997 (1997 -10-04) 10 Rochdale 2–0 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
Russell   4'
Painter   58' (pen.)
Bailey  
Leonard  		 Report Walsh   58'
Housham  
Laws  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2087
Referee: AR Hall
11 October  1997 (1997 -10-11) 11 Rochdale 5–0 Darlington Rochdale
Painter   4' (pen.), 71'
Lancashire   10', 89'
Russell   86'
Bailey  
Hill  		 Report Crosby  
Brydon  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2134
Referee: T Jones
18 October  1997 (1997 -10-18) 12 Cambridge United 1–1 Rochdale Cambridge
Finney   16'
Butler  		 Report Gouck   64'  
Farrell  		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 2703
Referee: D Orr
21 October  1997 (1997 -10-21) 13 Barnet 3–1 Rochdale Chipping Barnet
Harle   39'
Heald   48'
Samuels   84'		 Report Leonard   60' Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 1310
Referee: B Coddington
25 October  1997 (1997 -10-25) 14 Rochdale 0–1 Rotherham United Rochdale
Farrell   Report Garner   5'
Knill  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2267
Referee: G Laws
1 November  1997 (1997 -11-01) 15 Chester City 4–0 Rochdale Chester
McDonald   10'
Bennett   69'
Rimmer   72', 79'
Priest  		 Report Barlow   Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 2431
Referee: M Fletcher
4 November  1997 (1997 -11-04) 16 Rochdale 0–0 Lincoln City Rochdale
Fensome   Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1537
Referee: FG Stretton
8 November  1997 (1997 -11-08) 17 Rochdale 2–1 Colchester United Rochdale
Stuart   44'
Painter   63' (pen.)
Farrell  		 Report Duguid   60'
Greene  
Adcock  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1702
Referee: T Heilbron
18 November  1997 (1997 -11-18) 18 Hartlepool United 2–0 Rochdale Hartlepool
Beech   36'
Halliday   67'		 Report Edwards  
Hill  
Bryson  		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1666
Referee: KM Lynch
22 November  1997 (1997 -11-22) 19 Doncaster Rovers 0–3 Rochdale Doncaster
Hilton   Report Stuart   42', 56'
Lancashire   69'
Bayliss  
Painter  
Pender  		 Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 1503
Referee: PS Danson
29 November  1997 (1997 -11-29) 20 Rochdale 0–1 Torquay United Rochdale
Hill  
Stuart  		 Report Jack   51'
Bedeau  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1729
Referee: JA Kirkby
6 December  1997 (1997 -12-06) 21 Scarborough 1–0 Rochdale Scarborough
Campbell   44'
Atkin  		 Report Bayliss   Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1705
Referee: D Laws
13 December  1997 (1997 -12-13) 22 Rochdale 3–0 Swansea City Rochdale
Painter   26', 37'
Leonard   67'		 Report Walker  
Ampadu     81'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1482
Referee: MD Messias
20 December  1997 (1997 -12-20) 23 Exeter City 3–0 Rochdale Exeter
Tisdale   30'
Devlin   38'
Rowbotham   44' (pen.)  		 Report Bailey  
Reed  
Pender  		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3378
Referee: DR Crick
26 December  1997 (1997 -12-26) 24 Rochdale 3–1 Shrewsbury Town Rochdale
Lancashire   40'
Painter   71'
Bryson   90'
Fensome  
Farrell  		 Report Wilding   45'
Tretton  
Preece  
Steele  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2247
28 December  1997 (1997 -12-28) 25 Macclesfield Town 1–0 Rochdale Macclesfield
Howarth   52' (pen.)
Brown  
Power  		 Report Gouck   Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 2666
Referee: ML Dean
3 January  1998 (1998 -01-03) 26 Mansfield Town 3–0 Rochdale Mansfield
Williams   70', 78'
Whitehall   86'
Tallon  
Christie  		 Report Farrell   Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2303
Referee: MS Pike
10 January  1998 (1998 -01-10) 27 Rochdale 1–2 Notts County Rochdale
Farrell   81'  
Bailey  
Gouck  
Lancashire  		 Report Jones   68'
Robinson   78'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2387
Referee: AR Hall
17 January  1998 (1998 -01-17) 28 Peterborough United 3–1 Rochdale Peterborough
Cleaver   24'
Quinn   45', 74'
Payne  		 Report Farrell   30'
Stuart  		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 5676
Referee: MR Halsey
24 January  1998 (1998 -01-24) 29 Rochdale 0–2 Leyton Orient Rochdale
Report Inglethorpe   65'
Griffiths   69'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1774
Referee: AR Leake
31 January  1998 (1998 -01-31) 30 Rochdale 0–0 Cardiff City Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1445
Referee: WC Burns
7 February  1998 (1998 -02-07) 31 Hull City 0–2 Rochdale Hull
Report Russell   4'
Stuart   64'
Bailey  
Barlow  
Pender  		 Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 4031
Referee: G Laws
14 February  1998 (1998 -02-14) 32 Scunthorpe United 2–0 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Regis   16'
Eyre   75'		 Report Bailey  
Farrell  		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2284
Referee: T Jones
21 February  1998 (1998 -02-21) 33 Rochdale 2–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Rochdale
Jones   37'
Gouck   54'
Leonard  		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1865
Referee: PR Richards
24 February  1998 (1998 -02-24) 34 Rochdale 2–0 Cambridge United Rochdale
Gouck   28', 77'
Bayliss  		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1192
Referee: FG Stretton
28 February  1998 (1998 -02-28) 35 Darlington 1–0 Rochdale Darlington
Robinson   54'
Hope  		 Report Farrell  
Gouck  
Leonard  		 Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 2181
Referee: MD Messias
3 March  1998 (1998 -03-03) 36 Colchester United 0–0 Rochdale Colchester
Report Bayliss   Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2112
Referee: SJ Baines
7 March  1998 (1998 -03-07) 37 Rochdale 1–1 Chester City Rochdale
Lancashire   68'
Jones  		 Report Murphy   85' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1955
Referee: RD Furnandiz
14 March  1998 (1998 -03-14) 38 Lincoln City 2–0 Rochdale Lincoln
Thorpe   14'
Alcide   82'
Holmes  		 Report Bailey  
Hill  		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 2992
Referee: AR Hall
21 March  1998 (1998 -03-21) 39 Rochdale 2–1 Hartlepool United Rochdale
Painter   75' (pen.)
Farrell   88'
Barlow  		 Report Clark   83'
Bradley  
Barron  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1395
Referee: CJ Foy
28 March  1998 (1998 -03-28) 40 Rochdale 4–1 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Painter   18'
Stuart   42'
Farrell   58'
Lancashire   59'		 Report Tedaldi   80'
Messer  
Esdaille  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1858
Referee: SW Mathieson
4 April  1998 (1998 -04-04) 41 Torquay United 0–0 Rochdale Torquay
Report Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2796
Referee: G Singh
11 April  1998 (1998 -04-11) 42 Rochdale 4–0 Scarborough Rochdale
Painter   17', 58'
Lancashire   76'
Farrell   90'
Bayliss  
Stuart  
Gouck  		 Report Snodin  
Kay  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1795
Referee: AG Wiley
13 April  1998 (1998 -04-13) 43 Swansea City 3–0 Rochdale Swansea
Appleby   61', 65'
Walker   74'		 Report Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 2854
Referee: P Rejer
18 April  1998 (1998 -04-18) 44 Rochdale 3–0 Exeter City Rochdale
Bayliss   50'
Lancashire   60', 62'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1850
Referee: GB Frankland
25 April  1998 (1998 -04-25) 45 Rotherham United 2–2 Rochdale Rotherham
White   69'
Glover   90'
Martindale  		 Report Jones   32'
Painter   44' (pen.)
Barlow  
Bailey  		 Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 3463
Referee: R Pearson
2 May  1998 (1998 -05-02) 46 Rochdale 2–1 Barnet Rochdale
Gouck   22'
Painter   45'
Carden  
Jones  
Barlow  		 Report McGleish   90' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2102
Referee: PS Danson

F.A. Cup edit

Main article: 1997–98 FA Cup
15 November  1997 (1997 -11-15) 1 Rochdale 0–2 Wrexham Rochdale
Hill  
Stuart  
Gouck  
Leonard  		 Report Roberts   56'
Connolly   65'
Humes  
Owen  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3956
Referee: AR Hall

Football League Cup (Coca Cola Cup) edit

Main article: 1997–98 Football League Cup
12 August  1997 (1997 -08-12) 1 Rochdale 1–3 Stoke City Rochdale
Painter   32' Report Kavanagh   26'
Thorne   67'
Forsyth   70'
Tweed  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2509
Referee: D Pugh
27 August  1997 (1997 -08-27) 1 Stoke City 1–1
(4–2 agg.)		 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
Kavanagh   85' Report Russell   90' Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 12768
Referee: SW Mathieson

Football League Trophy (Auto Windscreens Shield) edit

Main article: 1997–98 Football League Trophy
9 December  1997 (1997 -12-09) 1 Doncaster Rovers 0–1 Rochdale Doncaster
Helliwell  
Gore  
Cunningham     43'		 Report Reed   39' Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 580
Referee: JP Robinson
6 January  1998 (1998 -01-06) 2 Carlisle United 6–1 Rochdale Carlisle
Anthony   23'
Pounewatchy   38'
Stevens   42', 51'
Wright   73', 78'		 Report Stuart   55' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 2350
Referee: R Pearson

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References edit

  1. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  2. ^ "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022. [not specific enough to verify]
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