2006–07 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 2006–07 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the club's 86th season in the Football League, and the 33rd consecutive season in the bottom division of the League. Rochdale finished the season in 9th place in League Two.

Rochdale

2006–07 season
Chairman	Chris Dunphy
Manager	Steve Parkin/Keith Hill
League Two	9th
FA Cup	First round
League Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Chris Dagnall (17 goals) All: Chris Dagnall (18 goals)

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	Matt Gilks	51	0	46 + 0	0	2 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	2 + 0	0
2	DF	ENG	Simon Ramsden	36	3	32 + 2	3	0 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	1 + 0	0
3	DF	ENG	Mark Jackson	14	0	8 + 4	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 1	0
4	MF	ENG	Tom Bates	2	0	0 + 2	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
4	MF	ENG	Ernie Cooksey	24	0	10 + 9	0	2 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	1 + 1	0
5	MF	ENG	John Doolan	44	5	40 + 0	3	1 + 0	1	1 + 0	1	2 + 0	0
6	DF	ENG	Jon Boardman	7	0	3 + 1	0	0 + 1	0	1 + 0	0	1 + 0	0
6	FW	ENG	Ben Muirhead	12	3	12 + 0	3	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
7	MF	ENG	Darrell Clarke	12	1	5 + 7	1	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
7	MF	NGA	Kelvin Etuhu	4	2	3 + 1	2	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
7	MF	ENG	Stephen Turnbull	4	0	2 + 2	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
8	MF	ENG	Gary Jones	31	3	26 + 1	3	2 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	2 + 0	0
9	FW	ENG	Chris Dagnall	42	18	32 + 5	17	2 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	2 + 0	1
10	FW	ENG	Iyseden Christie	6	0	4 + 1	0	0 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
10	FW	ENG	Adam Le Fondre	7	4	7 + 0	4	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
11	MF	ENG	Adam Rundle	32	5	20 + 9	4	2 + 0	0	1 + 0	1	0 + 0	0
12	DF	ENG	Alan Goodall	50	3	46 + 0	3	1 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	2 + 0	0
13	GK	ENG	Lloyd Rigby	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
14	DF	ENG	Gary Brown	25	0	14 + 7	0	2 + 0	0	0 + 1	0	1 + 0	0
15	MF	ENG	Joe Thompson	13	0	5 + 8	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
16	FW	ENG	Keith Barker	16	1	11 + 1	0	0 + 2	0	0 + 0	0	2 + 0	1
16	MF	ENG	David Perkins	18	0	14 + 4	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
17	FW	ENG	Rickie Lambert	3	0	3 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
17	FW	ENG	Glenn Murray	33	16	29 + 2	16	2 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
18	DF	ENG	Nathan Stanton	39	0	35 + 0	0	2 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	1 + 0	0
19	DF	ENG	Lee Crooks	34	0	26 + 5	0	0 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	2 + 0	0
20	FW	ENG	Clive Moyo-Modise	22	1	1 + 18	1	0 + 0	0	0 + 1	0	2 + 0	0
21	DF	ENG	Charlie Comyn-Platt	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
21	DF	ENG	James Sharp	14	1	12 + 0	1	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	1 + 0	0
22	MF	ENG	David Flitcroft	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
22	DF	RSA	Warren Goodhind	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
23	DF	NIR	Rory McArdle	26	0	25 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
23	GK	ENG	Lewis Edge	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
24	MF	ENG	Callum Warburton	5	0	4 + 0	0	0 + 1	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
25	DF	ENG	Theo Coleman	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
26	MF	ENG	Glenn Poole	6	0	1 + 5	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
26	FW	ENG	Reuben Reid	2	0	0 + 2	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
26	FW	FRA	Morike Sako	20	3	14 + 3	3	1 + 1	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 1	0
27	FW	FRA	William Mocquet	7	1	6 + 1	1	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
27	MF	ENG	Rory Prendergast	5	1	4 + 1	1	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
28	FW	ENG	Kyle Buckley	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
30	FW	ENG	Louis Dodds	12	2	6 + 6	2	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
31	FW	ENG	Danny Reet	6	0	0 + 6	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
	DF	ENG	Stephen Vaughan	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0

Competitions

Pre-season Friendlies

Rochdale v Manchester City

22 July 2006 (2006-07-22)	Rochdale	2–3	Manchester City	Rochdale
BST	Lambert 4' Brown 12'	Report	Samaras 43' Barton 60' Dickov 64'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium

League Two

Rochdale v Walsall

5 August  2006 (2006 -08-05) 1	Rochdale	0 – 1	Walsall	Rochdale
15:00 BST		Report	Picken  39' Butler 48'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,218 Referee: Dave Foster

Torquay United v Rochdale

8 August  2006 (2006 -08-08) 2	Torquay United	1 – 0	Rochdale	Torquay
19:45 BST	Mansell 87'	Report		Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 3,039 Referee: Phil Crossley

Swindon Town v Rochdale

12 August  2006 (2006 -08-12) 3	Swindon Town	1 – 0	Rochdale	Swindon
15:00 BST	Goodall 44' (o.g.) Pook  50'	Report	Christie  1' Stanton  35' Cooksey  49' Gilks  73'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 6,771 Referee: Ray Lee

Rochdale v Notts County

19 August  2006 (2006 -08-19) 4	Rochdale	0 – 1	Notts County	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Doolan  50'	Report	White 51' Ross  52' Gleeson  81'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,321 Referee: Keith Hill

Accrington Stanley v Rochdale

26 August  2006 (2006 -08-26) 5	Accrington Stanley	1 – 1	Rochdale	Accrington
15:00 BST	Roberts 76' (pen.) Welch  81'	Report	Dagnall 20' Doolan  70' Stanton  84'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 3,045 Referee: Andy Penn

Rochdale v Hereford United

2 September  2006 (2006 -09-02) 6	Rochdale	1 – 1	Hereford United	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Sharp  51' Crooks  68' Doolan  73' Sako  90' Jones 90' (pen.)	Report	Purdie 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,146 Referee: Colin Webster

Bristol Rovers v Rochdale

9 September  2006 (2006 -09-09) 7	Bristol Rovers	0 – 0	Rochdale	Bristol
15:00 BST	Walker  70'	Report	Sako  45' Sharp  73'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 4,689 Referee: Kevin Wright

Rochdale v Grimsby Town

12 September  2006 (2006 -09-12) 8	Rochdale	1 – 0	Grimsby Town	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Sako 57'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 1,997 Referee: Russell Booth

Rochdale v Wycombe Wanderers

16 September  2006 (2006 -09-16) 9	Rochdale	0 – 2	Wycombe Wanderers	Rochdale
15:00 BST		Report	Batista  13' Mooney 16' Martin  74' Dixon 90'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,313 Referee: Peter Walton

Boston United v Rochdale

23 September  2006 (2006 -09-23) 10	Boston United	0 – 3	Rochdale	Boston
15:00 BST	Talbot  8'	Report	Dagnall 7', 33' Doolan 90'	Stadium: York Street Attendance: 1,709 Referee: Danny McDermid

Wrexham v Rochdale

27 September  2006 (2006 -09-27) 11	Wrexham	1 – 2	Rochdale	Wrexham
19:45 BST	Llewellyn 12' Jones  36'	Report	Dagnall 48', 77' Doolan  57' Gilks  90'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 3,577 Referee: Steve Bratt

Rochdale v Shrewsbury Town

30 September  2006 (2006 -09-30) 12	Rochdale	1 – 1	Shrewsbury Town	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Sharp 7' Stanton  70'	Report	Cooke 62' Humphrey  87'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,942 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Darlington v Rochdale

6 October  2006 (2006 -10-06) 13	Darlington	0 – 5	Rochdale	Darlington
19:30 BST	James  14' Duke  72' Rowson  73'	Report	Sako 7', 35' Goodall 20' Doolan  28' Dagnall 45' Moyo-Modise 82'	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 3,752 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Rochdale v Chester City

14 October  2006 (2006 -10-14) 14	Rochdale	0 – 0	Chester City	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Stanton  14' Goodall  87'	Report	Blundell  13' Hand  85' Walters  90'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,149 Referee: Phil Joslin

Lincoln City v Rochdale

21 October  2006 (2006 -10-21) 15	Lincoln City	7 – 1	Rochdale	Lincoln
15:00 BST	Forrester 11', 44', 49' Stallard 16', 65' Hughes 56', 77'	Report	Goodall 23'  51' Dagnall  36'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 5,194 Referee: Fred Graham

Rochdale v Stockport County

28 October  2006 (2006 -10-28) 16	Rochdale	1 – 3	Stockport County	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Stanton  40' Jones 53' (pen.) Goodall  57' Sako  75'	Report	Williams 19' Robinson 45' (pen.) Taylor  62' Bramble 80'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,709 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Rochdale v Bury

4 November  2006 (2006 -11-04) 17	Rochdale	1 – 3	Bury	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Dagnall 11' Jones  58' Boardman  90'	Report	Fitzgerald 15' Bishop 29' (pen.), 90' (pen.) Baker  87'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 4,499 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Barnet v Rochdale

18 November  2006 (2006 -11-18) 18	Barnet	3 – 2	Rochdale	London
15:00 GMT	Kandol 39', 49', 90'  90'	Report	Clarke 22' Murray  34' 59' Sharp  44' Stanton  51'	Stadium: Underhill Attendance: 1,972 Referee: Gary Sutton

Rochdale v Mansfield Town

25 November  2006 (2006 -11-25) 19	Rochdale	2 – 0	Mansfield Town	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Dagnall 24' Doolan 41'	Report	Hjelde  84'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,378 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Macclesfield Town v Rochdale

5 December  2006 (2006 -12-05) 20	Macclesfield Town	1 – 0	Rochdale	Macclesfield
19:45 GMT	McNeil 52'	Report		Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 1,472 Referee: Uriah Rennie

Rochdale v Peterborough United

9 December  2006 (2006 -12-09) 21	Rochdale	0 – 1	Peterborough United	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Warburton  20' Stanton  50'	Report	Futcher  4' McLean  50' 73' Arber  59'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 1,982 Referee: Rob Shoebridge

Hartlepool United v Rochdale

15 December  2006 (2006 -12-15) 22	Hartlepool United	1 – 0	Rochdale	Hartlepool
19:45 GMT	Duffy 17'	Report	Sako  73' Goodall  80'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,659 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Milton Keynes Dons v Rochdale

23 December  2006 (2006 -12-23) 23	Milton Keynes Dons	2 – 1	Rochdale	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	McLeod 80' Stanton 88' (o.g.)	Report	Warburton  43' Harper 58' (o.g.)	Stadium: National Hockey Stadium Attendance: 5,459 Referee: Dermot Gallagher

Rochdale v Wrexham

26 December  2006 (2006 -12-26) 24	Rochdale	2 – 2	Wrexham	Rochdale
12:00 GMT	Murray 63' Doolan 78'	Report	McEvilly 48' Llewellyn 55' Roche  68'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,837 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Rochdale v Boston United

30 December  2006 (2006 -12-30) 25	Rochdale	4 – 0	Boston United	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Jones 44' Dagnall 62' Mocquet 65' Murray 70'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,159 Referee: Russell Booth

Grimsby Town v Rochdale

1 January  2007 (2007 -01-01) 26	Grimsby Town	0 – 4	Rochdale	Cleethorpes
15:00 GMT		Report	Ramsden 13', 72'  18' McArdle  22' Murray 45' Rundle 66'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,302 Referee: Jarnail Singh

Wycombe Wanderers v Rochdale

6 January  2007 (2007 -01-06) 27	Wycombe Wanderers	1 – 1	Rochdale	Wycombe
15:00 GMT	Martin  25' Easter 51'  89'	Report	Crooks  30' Doolan  63' Etuhu 80'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,067 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Rochdale v Bristol Rovers

13 January  2007 (2007 -01-13) 28	Rochdale	0 – 1	Bristol Rovers	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	McArdle  63' Crooks  73'	Report	Igoe  45'  84' Lambert 54' Nicholson  82' Campbell  90'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,547 Referee: Keith Hill

Rochdale v Milton Keynes Dons

27 January  2007 (2007 -01-27) 29	Rochdale	5 – 0	Milton Keynes Dons	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Le Fondre 5', 62' Ramsden 10' Prendergast 16' Jones  55' Stanton  69' Etuhu 84'  85'	Report	Edds  58'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,493 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Walsall v Rochdale

3 February  2007 (2007 -02-03) 30	Walsall	1 – 1	Rochdale	Walsall
15:00 GMT	Fox  82' Dann 90'	Report	Ince 5' (o.g.) Etuhu  8'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 5,046 Referee: Richard Beeby

Notts County v Rochdale

17 February  2007 (2007 -02-17) 31	Notts County	1 – 2	Rochdale	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Dudfield  38' Lee  42' 53' Silk  63'	Report	Le Fondre  74' Murray 80' Muirhead 83'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,493 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

Rochdale v Torquay United

20 February  2007 (2007 -02-20) 32	Rochdale	2 – 0	Torquay United	Rochdale
19:45 GMT	Murray 19' Le Fondre 90' (pen.)	Report	Robinson  40' Easter  77' Hill  86' Mansell  90' Miller  90'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,456 Referee: Michael Jones

Hereford United v Rochdale

24 February  2007 (2007 -02-24) 33	Hereford United	0 – 0	Rochdale	Hereford
15:00 GMT		Report	Stanton  81'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3,090 Referee: Pat Miller

Rochdale v Accrington Stanley

3 March  2007 (2007 -03-03) 34	Rochdale	4 – 2	Accrington Stanley	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Rundle 14' Perkins  22' Murray 25', 32' Le Fondre 82'	Report	Rogers  10' Welch  27' Whalley  33' Edwards  62' Mullin 70' Cavanagh  79' Mangan 90'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,433 Referee: Rob Shoebridge

Rochdale v Darlington

10 March  2007 (2007 -03-10) 35	Rochdale	0 – 0	Darlington	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Muirhead  74'	Report	Wheater  11' Wainwright  65'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,256 Referee: Grant Hegley

Chester City v Rochdale

16 March  2007 (2007 -03-16) 36	Chester City	0 – 1	Rochdale	Chester
19:45 GMT	Yeo  40' Artell  90' Hand  90'	Report	Dodds 5' Doolan  90'	Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 2,197 Referee: Anthony Taylor

Stockport County v Rochdale

24 March  2007 (2007 -03-24) 37	Stockport County	2 – 7	Rochdale	Stockport
15:00 GMT	Nolan  13' Elding 32' Dickinson 35' Taylor  51'	Report	Murray 4', 53' Goodall 11' Rundle 15' (pen.) Muirhead 17', 46' Crooks  56' Dagnall 89'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 6,679 Referee: Danny McDermid

Shrewsbury Town v Rochdale

27 March  2007 (2007 -03-27) 38	Shrewsbury Town	3 – 0	Rochdale	Shrewsbury
BST	Fortune-West 48' Edwards 65' Drummond 78'	Report	Reet  60' Perkins  71'	Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 4,363 Referee: Russell Booth

Rochdale v Lincoln City

31 March  2007 (2007 -03-31) 39	Rochdale	2 – 0	Lincoln City	Rochdale
BST	Ramsden  16' Dagnall 89' Rundle 90' Goodall  90'	Report	Green  37'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,911 Referee: Phil Joslin

Rochdale v Swindon Town

3 April  2007 (2007 -04-03) 40	Rochdale	0 – 0	Swindon Town	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Stanton  32'	Report	Smith  21' Vincent  54' Corr  88'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,544 Referee: Rob Lewis

Bury v Rochdale

7 April  2007 (2007 -04-07) 41	Bury	0 – 1	Rochdale	Bury
15:00 BST	Scott  44' Kempson  85'  85' Challinor  90'	Report	Perkins  50' Murray 74' Jackson  81' Reet  86'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 5,075 Referee: Colin Webster

Rochdale v Barnet

9 April  2007 (2007 -04-09) 42	Rochdale	0 – 2	Barnet	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Perkins  20' Goodall  73'	Report	Cogan 24' Sinclair 33' Devera  74' Birchall  84'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,525 Referee: Mark Haywood

Mansfield Town v Rochdale

14 April  2007 (2007 -04-14) 43	Mansfield Town	1 – 2	Rochdale	Mansfield
15:00 BST	Hjelde 45'	Report	Murray 9' Dodds 90'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2,023 Referee: Paul Melin

Rochdale v Macclesfield Town

21 April  2007 (2007 -04-21) 44	Rochdale	5 – 0	Macclesfield Town	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Dagnall 20', 41', 45' Murray 47', 59'	Report	Morley  18' Holgate  26' Scott  80'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,989 Referee: Nigel Miller

Rochdale v Hartlepool United

28 April  2007 (2007 -04-28) 45	Rochdale	2 – 0	Hartlepool United	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Murray 2'  79' Goodall  60' Dagnall 76' (pen.) Doolan  79'	Report	Liddle  23' Barker  75' Monkhouse  78' Porter  87'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 5,846 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Peterborough United v Rochdale

5 May  2007 (2007 -05-05) 46	Peterborough United	3 – 3	Rochdale	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Boyd 22', 26' Blanchett 54'	Report	Murray 11' Dagnall 63', 69'	Stadium: London Road Attendance: 6,011 Referee: Pat Miller

F.A. Cup

Rochdale v Hartlepool United

11 November  2006 (2006 -11-11) 1	Rochdale	1 – 1	Hartlepool United	Rochdale
GMT	Jackson  17' Doolan 62'	Report	Liddle  13' Brown 41'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,098 Referee: Clive Oliver

Hartlepool United v Rochdale

20 November  2006 (2006 -11-20) 1	Hartlepool United	0 – 0 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Rochdale	Hartlepool
GMT	Williams  60' Clark  79'	Report	Cooksey  17' Goodall  26' Dagnall  54'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2,788 Referee: Michael Jones
	Penalties
	Humphreys Boland Daly Clark		Jones Barker Goodall Warburton

League Cup

Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale

22 August  2006 (2006 -08-22) 1	Doncaster Rovers	3 – 2	Rochdale	Doncaster
BST	McCammon 55', 67' Coppinger 56' Guy  60'	Report	Dagnall  25' Rundle 45' Doolan 79'	Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 3,690 Referee: Mike Russell

League Trophy

Wrexham v Rochdale

17 October  2006 (2006 -10-17) 1	Wrexham	1 – 1 (3–5 p)	Rochdale	Wrexham
BST	Crowell 80'	Report	Sharp  21' Dagnall 40'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 1,209 Referee: Mark Haywood
	Penalties
	Valentine Llewellyn Done Williams		Jones Doolan Goodall Barker Dagnall

Rochdale v Crewe Alexandra

31 October  2006 (2006 -10-31) 2	Rochdale	1 – 1 (0–2 p)	Crewe Alexandra	Rochdale
GMT	Barker 60' Goodall  70' Dagnall  73'	Report	Varney 39'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 1,148 Referee: Steve Bratt
	Penalties
	Jones Barker Goodall Jackson		Lowe Varney Dugdale Maynard