2007–08 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 2007–08 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the club's 87th season in the Football League, and the 34th consecutive season in the bottom division of the League. Rochdale finished the season in 5th place in League Two, but missed out on promotion to League One after losing in the play-off final against Stockport County.

Rochdale

2007–08 season
Chairman	Chris Dunphy
Manager	Keith Hill
League Two	5th
FA Cup	First round
League Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Adam Le Fondre (16 goals) All: Adam Le Fondre (17 goals)

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
3	Hereford United (P)	46	26	10	10	72	41	+31	88	Promotion to 2008–09 League One
4	Stockport County (O, P)	46	24	10	12	72	54	+18	82	Qualification for League Two playoffs
5	Rochdale	46	23	11	12	77	54	+23	80
6	Darlington	46	22	12	12	67	40	+27	78
7	Wycombe Wanderers	46	22	12	12	56	42	+14	78

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2008. Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		Play-offs
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ENG	James Spencer	22	0	20 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	2 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
2	DF	ENG	Simon Ramsden	41	2	35 + 0	2	0 + 0	0	2 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	3 + 0	0
3	DF	ENG	Tom Kennedy	50	2	43 + 0	2	1 + 0	0	2 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	3 + 0	0
4	DF	ENG	Nathan Stanton	30	0	27 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	2 + 0	0
5	MF	ENG	John Doolan	28	0	19 + 6	0	0 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 1	0	0 + 1	0
6	DF	ENG	Lee Crooks	10	0	5 + 4	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
7	FW	ENG	Ben Muirhead	36	0	18 + 13	0	0 + 0	0	2 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 3	0
8	MF	ENG	Gary Jones	50	7	43 + 0	7	1 + 0	0	2 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	3 + 0	0
9	FW	ENG	Chris Dagnall	19	9	7 + 7	7	0 + 0	0	2 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	3 + 0	2
10	FW	ENG	Adam Le Fondre	53	17	30 + 16	16	1 + 0	1	0 + 2	0	1 + 0	0	1 + 2	0
11	MF	ENG	Adam Rundle	49	6	37 + 5	5	0 + 1	0	2 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	3 + 0	1
12	DF	ENG	Nathan D'Laryea	10	0	2 + 4	0	1 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	2 + 0	0
13	GK	ENG	Lloyd Rigby	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
14	DF	ENG	Gary Brown	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
15	MF	ENG	Joe Thompson	13	1	5 + 7	1	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 1	0	0 + 0	0
16	MF	ENG	David Perkins	45	6	40 + 0	4	1 + 0	0	1 + 0	1	1 + 0	0	2 + 0	1
17	DF	ENG	Chris Basham	13	0	5 + 8	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
17	FW	ENG	Glenn Murray	27	10	21 + 2	9	1 + 0	0	2 + 0	1	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
18	FW	ENG	Kallum Higginbotham	38	3	22 + 11	3	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 1	0	3 + 0	0
18	MF	ENG	Callum Warburton	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
19	DF	ENG	Kelvin Lomax	10	0	10 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
19	FW	NIR	Lee McEvilly	7	3	3 + 4	3	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
19	FW	ENG	Lee Thorpe	8	1	5 + 3	1	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
19	MF	ENG	Jerome Watt	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
20	DF	ENG	Raphale Evans	1	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
21	GK	ENG	Sam Russell	17	0	15 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
22	MF	ENG	David Flitcroft	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
23	DF	NIR	Rory McArdle	49	3	42 + 1	2	1 + 0	0	2 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	3 + 0	1
24	FW	ENG	Rene Howe	23	9	19 + 1	9	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	2 + 1	0
25	DF	ENG	Guy Branston	6	0	4 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
25	FW	ENG	Ben Wharton	1	0	0 + 1	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
26	DF	ENG	Rob Atkinson	2	0	0 + 2	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
26	MF	ENG	Lewis Montrose	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
27	MF	ENG	Rory Prendergast	18	3	2 + 12	1	0 + 1	0	0 + 2	1	1 + 0	1	0 + 0	0
28	MF	NIR	Martin Donnelly	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
30	MF	ENG	Will Buckley	8	0	1 + 6	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 1	0
30	FW	ENG	Scott Taylor	4	0	2 + 2	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
31	DF	ENG	Marcus Holness	21	0	13 + 6	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 1	0
32	GK	ENG	Tommy Lee	14	0	11 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	3 + 0	0
33	MF	ENG	George Bowyer	1	0	0 + 1	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
34	MF	ENG	Reece Kelly	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
39	GK	ENG	David Button	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
	FW	ENG	Kyle Buckley	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
	MF	ENG	Jamie Mullan	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0

Competitions

Pre-season Friendlies

Southport v Rochdale

21 July 2007 (2007-07-21)	Southport	0–0	Rochdale	Southport
BST		Report		Stadium: Haig Avenue

Rochdale v Oldham Athletic

24 July 2007 (2007-07-24)	Rochdale	2–1	Oldham Athletic	Rochdale
BST		Report		Stadium: Spotland

Northwich Victoria v Rochdale

4 August 2007 (2007-08-04)	Northwich Victoria	1–2	Rochdale	Northwich
BST		Report		Stadium: Wincham Park

League Two

Peterborough United v Rochdale

11 August 2007 (2007-08-11) 1	Peterborough United	3–0	Rochdale	Peterborough
15:00 BST	Morgan  8' Low 10' McLean 10' Crow 90'	Report Report		Stadium: London Road Attendance: 5,575 Referee: Ray Lee

Rochdale v Chester City

18 August 2007 (2007-08-18) 2	Rochdale	1–2	Chester City	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Ramsden  6' 21'	Report Report	Roberts  10' Linwood  11' Grant  39' 58' Ellison 90'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,243 Referee: Steve Bratt

Hereford United v Rochdale

25 August 2007 (2007-08-25) 3	Hereford United	1–1	Rochdale	Hereford
15:00 BST	Robinson 27' McClenahan  29' Diagouraga  39' Brown  81'	Report Report	Dagnall 22' (pen.) Perkins  68'  86' Murray  81'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2,732 Referee: Graham Horwood

Rochdale v Milton Keynes Dons

1 September 2007 (2007-09-01) 4	Rochdale	3–2	Milton Keynes Dons	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Doolan  8' Dagnall 20', 90' Branston  25' Kennedy  45' Le Fondre 90'	Report Report	Gallen 16', 28' Swailes  59' Lewington  73'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,743 Referee: Anthony Bates

Barnet v Rochdale

15 September 2007 (2007-09-15) 5	Barnet	0–0	Rochdale	London
15:00 BST		Report Report	Branston  80'	Stadium: Underhill Attendance: 2,040 Referee: Fred Graham

Rochdale v Macclesfield Town

22 September 2007 (2007-09-22) 6	Rochdale	1–1	Macclesfield Town	Rochdale
15:00 BST	McNulty (o.g.) 17' Branston  30' Lomax  55' Doolan  69'	Report Report	McIntyre 22' (pen.)  60' Edghill  37' Dimech  61'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,066 Referee: Andy Haines

Shrewsbury Town v Rochdale

29 September 2007 (2007-09-29) 7	Shrewsbury Town	3–4	Rochdale	Shrewsbury
15:00 BST	Hibbert 38' Drummond 62' Hunt 88' Langmead Nicholson	Report Report	Rundle 46' Murray 80' Jones 85' Le Fondre 90' Muirhead Higginbotham	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 6,262 Referee: Steven Cook

Darlington v Rochdale

2 October 2007 (2007-10-02) 8	Darlington	1–1	Rochdale	Darlington
19:30 BST	Wright 59' Foster	Report Report	Prendergast 88' Le Fondre	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 3,031 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Rochdale v Bury

6 October 2007 (2007-10-06) 9	Rochdale	1–2	Bury	Rochdale
15:00 BST	McArdle 61' Doolan	Report Report	Mangan 2' Adams 12' Futcher Bishop	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 4,692 Referee: Mike Pike

Grimsby Town v Rochdale

12 October 2007 (2007-10-12) 10	Grimsby Town	1–2	Rochdale	Cleethorpes
19:45 BST	Logan 18'	Report Report	Le Fondre 12' McArdle  34' Jones  49' Murray 59'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 5,829 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Rochdale v Brentford

20 October 2007 (2007-10-20) 11	Rochdale	1–1	Brentford	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Murray 63'	Report Report	Charles  45' Poole 88'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,424 Referee: Michael Oliver

Morecambe v Rochdale

27 October 2007 (2007-10-27) 12	Morecambe	1–1	Rochdale	Morecambe
15:00 BST	Artell 17'  55' Stanley  65' Twiss  67' Howard  90'	Report Report	McArdle 55'  87'	Stadium: Christie Park Attendance: 3,651 Referee: Kevin Friend

Rochdale v Dagenham & Redbridge

3 November 2007 (2007-11-03) 13	Rochdale	1–0	Dagenham & Redbridge	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Foster 59' (o.g.) Holness  38'	Report Report		Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,278 Referee: Dave Foster

Rochdale v Stockport County

6 November 2007 (2007-11-06) 14	Rochdale	1–2	Stockport County	Rochdale
19:45 GMT	Kennedy  37' Le Fondre 69' (pen.) McArdle  75'	Report Report	Dickinson 28', 53' Tierney  35' Taylor  37'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,915 Referee: Mike Jones

Rochdale v Mansfield Town

24 November 2007 (2007-11-24) 15	Rochdale	1–0	Mansfield Town	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	McEvilly 67'	Report Report		Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,431 Referee: Colin Webster

Rochdale v Wrexham

1 December 2007 (2007-12-01) 16	Rochdale	0–0	Wrexham	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Higginbotham  21' Murray  66'	Report Report	Taylor  40' Baynes  56'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,808 Referee: Mark Haywood

Accrington Stanley v Rochdale

5 December 2007 (2007-12-05) 17	Accrington Stanley	1–2	Rochdale	Accrington
19:45 GMT	Richardson  21' Craney 23' Roberts  54'	Report Report	Perkins  20' Higginbotham 56' Kennedy  58' Murray 75'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 1,621 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Rotherham United v Rochdale

8 December 2007 (2007-12-08) 18	Rotherham United	2–4	Rochdale	Rotherham
15:00 GMT	Sharps 14' Holmes 16' Brogan  53' Harrison  90'	Report Report	Jones 4' Le Fondre 7' Ramsden  19' Murray 48' Kennedy  85' McEvilly 90' Rundle  90'	Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 3,808 Referee: Iain Williamson

Wrexham v Rochdale

26 December 2007 (2007-12-26) 19	Wrexham	0–2	Rochdale	Wrexham
15:00 GMT	Spann  4'	Report Report	Murray 7'  40' McEvilly 60'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 4,302 Referee: Karl Evans

Macclesfield Town v Rochdale

29 December 2007 (2007-12-29) 20	Macclesfield Town	2–2	Rochdale	Macclesfield
15:00 GMT	Reid 20' Evans 30'	Report Report	Higginbotham  18' Rundle 63' Murray 90'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,742 Referee: Steven Cook

Rochdale v Darlington

1 January 2008 (2008-01-01) 21	Rochdale	3–1	Darlington	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Thompson 22' Rundle  36' Murray 37' Le Fondre 45' (pen.) McArdle  90'	Report Report	White  31'  74' Austin  36' Keltie 54' (pen.) Ravenhill  55' Wright  81'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,116 Referee: Robert Lewis

Rochdale v Lincoln City

5 January 2008 (2008-01-05) 22	Rochdale	0–2	Lincoln City	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Thompson  37' Murray  71'	Report Report	Brown  72' Forrester 82' Frecklington 83'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,721 Referee: Rob Shoebridge

Wycombe Wanderers v Rochdale

12 January 2008 (2008-01-12) 23	Wycombe Wanderers	0–1	Rochdale	Wycombe
15:00 GMT	McCracken  90' Knight  90'	Report Report	Higginbotham  33' McArdle  81' Kennedy 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,493 Referee: Gavin Ward

Chesterfield v Rochdale

16 January 2008 (2008-01-16) 24	Chesterfield	3–4	Rochdale	Chesterfield
15:00 GMT	Downes 49' Lester 59'  67' Rooney 90'	Report Report	Perkins 18', 39', 86' Stanton  67' Murray 88'	Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground Attendance: 3,595 Referee: Andy Haines

Milton Keynes Dons v Rochdale

26 January 2008 (2008-01-26) 25	Milton Keynes Dons	0–1	Rochdale	Milton Keynes
15:00 GMT	Johnson  75'	Report Report	Stanton  13'  13' Jones 32' Russell  63' Perkins  72'	Stadium: Stadium MK Attendance: 7,882 Referee: Mike Thorpe

Chester City v Rochdale

29 January 2008 (2008-01-29) 26	Chester City	0–4	Rochdale	Chester
19:45 GMT	Wilson  29'  86' Ellison  32' Butler  64' Lindfield  90'	Report Report	Le Fondre 29' Butler 44' (o.g.) Kennedy 60' Rundle 88'	Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 2,131 Referee: Richard Beeby

Rochdale v Peterborough United

2 February 2008 (2008-02-02) 27	Rochdale	0–2	Peterborough United	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Jones  69'	Report Report	Boyd 57' McLean 76'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,076 Referee: Darren Drysdale

Lincoln City v Rochdale

9 February 2008 (2008-02-09) 28	Lincoln City	2–1	Rochdale	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Forrester 45' Hone 81'  90' Dodds  ?'	Report Report	Howe 56' Higginbotham  78' Stanton  82'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,955 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Rochdale v Hereford United

12 February 2008 (2008-02-12) 29	Rochdale	2–4	Hereford United	Rochdale
19:45 GMT	Ramsden 7' Howe 90'	Report Report	MacDonald 14', 21', 31' Hooper 73'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,884 Referee: Scott Mathieson

Bradford City v Rochdale

16 February 2008 (2008-02-16) 30	Bradford City	1–2	Rochdale	Bradford
15:00 GMT	Thorne 45'	Report Report	Clarke 12' (o.g.) Thorpe  72' Le Fondre 90'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 14,017 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Rochdale v Wycombe Wanderers

23 February 2008 (2008-02-23) 31	Rochdale	0–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Kennedy  42'	Report Report	Knight 13' Doherty  53' Sutton  88'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,616 Referee: Graham Laws

Rochdale v Chesterfield

1 March 2008 (2008-03-01) 32	Rochdale	0–1	Chesterfield	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Stanton  89'	Report Report	Downes  44' Hartley  66' Ward  74' Leven 89'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,108 Referee: Clive Oliver

Mansfield Town v Rochdale

8 March 2008 (2008-03-08) 33	Mansfield Town	0–4	Rochdale	Mansfield
15:00 GMT	Louis  74'	Report Report	Jones 27', 55' Le Fondre 47' Howe 67'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2,351 Referee: Paul Armstrong

Stockport County v Rochdale

11 March 2008 (2008-03-11) 34	Stockport County	2–0	Rochdale	Stockport
19:45 GMT	Dickinson 10', 56'	Report Report		Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 5,530 Referee: Nigel Miller

Rochdale v Accrington Stanley

16 March 2008 (2008-03-16) 35	Rochdale	4–1	Accrington Stanley	Rochdale
14:00 GMT	Le Fondre 45' (pen.), 65', 83'  48'? Jones 48'  48'? Basham  52'	Report Report	Whalley 34' Mullin  24'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,247 Referee: Paul Taylor

Notts County v Rochdale

22 March 2008 (2008-03-22) 36	Notts County	1–0	Rochdale	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Edwards  24' Johnson 28'	Report Report	Kennedy  82'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,030 Referee: Ray Lee

Rochdale v Rotherham United

24 March 2008 (2008-03-24) 37	Rochdale	4–1	Rotherham United	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Jones 30' Dagnall 81', 86', 90' Thorpe  71'	Report Report	Joseph 7' Harrison  57' Holmes  77' Taylor  90'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,985 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Brentford v Rochdale

29 March 2008 (2008-03-29) 38	Brentford	0–2	Rochdale	Brentford
15:00 GMT		Report Report	Thorpe 76' Rundle 90'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 4,896 Referee: Stuart Attwell

Rochdale v Bradford City

1 April 2008 (2008-04-01) 39	Rochdale	2–1	Bradford City	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Perkins 1'  56' Le Fondre 87' Ramsden  32' Muirhead  45'	Report Report	Thorne 60' (pen.) Colbeck  77'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,811 Referee: Andy Haines

Rochdale v Grimsby Town

4 April 2008 (2008-04-04) 40	Rochdale	3–1	Grimsby Town	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Perkins  35' Howe 47', 55', 90' Le Fondre  90'	Report Report	Hunt  15' Jarman  33'  37' Taylor 85'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,974 Referee: Danny McDermid

Rochdale v Notts County

8 April 2008 (2008-04-08) 41	Rochdale	4–2	Notts County	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Howe 58' Rundle 70' Le Fondre 78' Johnson 85' (o.g.)	Report Report	Hunt  65' Lee 72' MacKenzie 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,536 Referee: Dean Whitestone

Dagenham & Redbridge v Rochdale

12 April 2008 (2008-04-12) 42	Dagenham & Redbridge	1–1	Rochdale	Dagenham
15:00 BST	Strevens 33' Nurse  76' Gain  90'	Report Report	Higginbotham 28'  74' Ramsden  37' Basham  86'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 2,032 Referee: Roger East

Rochdale v Barnet

15 April 2008 (2008-04-15) 43	Rochdale	3–0	Barnet	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Le Fondre 34' Howe 50' Higginbotham 72'	Report Report	Burton  55'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,925 Referee: Andy Hall

Rochdale v Morecambe

19 April 2008 (2008-04-19) 44	Rochdale	1–0	Morecambe	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Holness  17' Howe 66'	Report Report	Yates  77' McStay  89'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,706 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Bury v Rochdale

26 April 2008 (2008-04-26) 45	Bury	1–1	Rochdale	Bury
15:00 BST	Adams 56' Futcher  74'  78' Bishop  89'	Report Report	Stanton  30' Jones  37' Rundle  65' Le Fondre 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 6,271 Referee: Mike Jones

Rochdale v Shrewsbury Town

3 May 2008 (2008-05-03) 46	Rochdale	1–1	Shrewsbury Town	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Dagnall 54' Thompson  70' Le Fondre  78' Muirhead  88'	Report Report	Hall 34' Meredith  47' McIntyre  49' Pugh  62'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Anthony Bates

League Two play-offs

Darlington v Rochdale

10 May 2008 (2008-05-10) 1st Leg	Darlington	2–1	Rochdale	Darlington
17:35 BST	Kennedy 28' Miller 90'	Report Report	Dagnall 70' Jones  90'	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 8,057 Referee: Paul Armstrong

Rochdale v Darlington

17 May 2008 (2008-05-17) 2nd Leg	Rochdale	2–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Darlington	Rochdale
12:00 BST	Howe  29' Dagnall 43' Perkins 78'  109'	Report Report	Keltie 28' (pen.) Wainwright  33' Ravenhill  49' White  74'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 6,271 Referee: Richard Beeby
	Penalties
	Dagnall Kennedy Le Fondre Jones Muirhead		Guylain Purdie Wainwright Ravenhill Kennedy

Stockport County v Rochdale

26 May 2008 (2008-05-26) Final	Stockport County	3–2	Rochdale	London
15:00 BST	Stanton 34' (o.g.) Pilkington 49' Dickinson 67' McSweeney  88' Logan  90'	Report Report	McArdle 24'  83' Rundle 77' Stanton  69'	Stadium: Wembley Attendance: 35,715 Referee: Stuart Attwell

FA Cup

Southend United v Rochdale

10 November 2007 (2007-11-10) 1	Southend United	2–1	Rochdale	Southend
15:00 GMT	Bailey 1' Harrold 24' (pen.) Gower  80'	Report Report	Le Fondre 12' D'Laryea  33' McArdle  37' Stanton  85' Jones  90'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5,180 Referee: Graham Horwood

League Cup

Rochdale v Stoke City

14 August 2007 (2007-08-14) 1	Rochdale	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p)	Stoke City	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Le Fondre  72' Perkins 83' D'Laryea  89' Prendergast 101'	Report Report	Shawcross 4' Cresswell  68' 120' Dickinson  78'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,369 Referee: Mark Haywood
	Penalties
	Kennedy Le Fondre Prendergast Muirhead Jones		Cresswell Pulis Lawrence Dickinson

Rochdale v Norwich City

28 August 2007 (2007-08-28) 2	Rochdale	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Norwich City	Rochdale
19:45 BST	Murray 9' Ramsden  49' McArdle  105' Muirhead  109'	Report Report	Brellier  27' Dublin 49' Doherty  83'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,990 Referee: Colin Webster
	Penalties
	Kennedy Le Fondre Prendergast Dagnall Jones		Brown Lappin Martin Huckerby

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Rochdale v Bury

9 October 2007 (2007-10-09)	Rochdale	1–3	Bury	Rochdale
19:00 BST	Prendergast 45'	Report Report	Hurst 57', 84' Rouse 82'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 2,376 Referee: Eddie Ilderton