2009–10 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 2009–10 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the club's 89th season in the Football League, and the 36th consecutive season in the bottom division of the League. Rochdale finished the season in 3rd place in League Two and won automatic promotion to League One, ending a period of 36 years in the fourth tier.

Rochdale A.F.C.

2009–10 season
Chairman	Chris Dunphy
Stadium	Spotland Stadium Rochdale, Greater Manchester
League Two	3rd (promoted)
FA Cup	First round
League Cup	First round
League Trophy	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Chris O'Grady (22 goals) All: Chris O'Grady (22 goals)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Notts County (C, P)	46	27	12	7	96	31	+65	93	Promotion to Football League One
2	Bournemouth (P)	46	25	8	13	61	44	+17	83
3	Rochdale (P)	46	25	7	14	82	48	+34	82
4	Morecambe	46	20	13	13	73	64	+9	73	Qualification to League Two play-offs
5	Rotherham United	46	21	10	15	55	52	+3	73

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: football-league.co.uk
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted

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	Kenny Arthur	18	0	15 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	1 + 0	0
2	DF	GIB	Scott Wiseman	37	1	33 + 3	1	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 1	0
3	DF	ENG	Tom Kennedy	48	3	44 + 0	3	2 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	1 + 0	0
4	DF	ENG	Nathan Stanton	39	0	37 + 1	0	0 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
5	MF	ENG	Clark Keltie	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
6	MF	NIR	Ciarán Toner	13	0	7 + 6	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
7	MF	ENG	Jason Kennedy	46	0	40 + 2	0	2 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	1 + 0	0
8	MF	ENG	Gary Jones	37	4	32 + 2	4	2 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
9	FW	ENG	Chris Dagnall	49	20	45 + 0	20	2 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	1 + 0	0
10	MF	ENG	Andy Haworth	7	0	3 + 4	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
10	FW	ENG	Adam Le Fondre	1	0	0 + 1	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
10	FW	ENG	Scott Spencer	5	0	0 + 4	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 1	0
11	DF	ENG	Michael Lea	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
11	MF	ENG	Adam Rundle	16	1	6 + 6	1	2 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	1 + 0	0
12	FW	ENG	Danny Glover	2	0	0 + 2	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
12	MF	ENG	Dale Stephens	6	1	3 + 3	1	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
13	GK	ENG	Danny Taberner	1	0	0 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
14	MF	ENG	Tope Obadeyi	11	1	5 + 6	1	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
14	MF	ENG	Simon Whaley	9	2	8 + 1	2	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
15	MF	ENG	Joe Thompson	40	8	27 + 9	6	2 + 0	2	1 + 0	0	1 + 0	0
16	FW	CMR	Marcus Magna	3	0	0 + 2	0	0 + 1	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
17	MF	ENG	Jon Shaw	2	0	0 + 1	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 1	0	0 + 0	0
18	FW	ENG	Kallum Higginbotham	32	3	6 + 23	3	0 + 2	0	0 + 1	0	0 + 0	0
19	FW	ENG	Chris O'Grady	45	22	43 + 0	22	2 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
21	GK	SCO	Matty Edwards	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
22	MF	ENG	David Flitcroft	1	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	1 + 0	0
23	DF	NIR	Rory McArdle	22	0	17 + 3	0	2 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
24	DF	ENG	Chris Brown	1	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 1	0
25	MF	ENG	Callum Byrne	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
26	DF	ENG	Craig Dawson	46	11	40 + 2	9	2 + 0	1	1 + 0	0	1 + 0	1
27	DF	ENG	Josh Brizell	1	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 1	0	0 + 0	0
28	DF	ENG	Matthew Flynn	11	0	7 + 3	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	1 + 0	0
29	GK	ENG	Josh Lillis	1	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
30	MF	ENG	Will Buckley	18	3	12 + 3	3	0 + 1	0	1 + 0	0	1 + 0	0
31	DF	ENG	Marcus Holness	15	0	7 + 4	0	2 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	1 + 0	0
32	MF	ENG	Will Atkinson	15	3	15 + 0	3	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
33	GK	ENG	Frank Fielding	18	0	18 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
33	MF	ENG	Jason Taylor	23	1	23 + 0	1	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
34	GK	ENG	Jordan Andrews	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
34	FW	ENG	Scott Hogan	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
36	MF	ENG	Reece Gray	2	0	0 + 2	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
38	GK	ENG	Tom Heaton	12	0	12 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
	FW	ENG	Denis Sheriff	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
	DF	ENG	George Bowyer	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0

Results

Pre-season Friendlies

Radcliffe Borough v Rochdale

15 July 2009 (2009-07-15)	Radcliffe Borough	0–1	Rochdale	Radcliffe
		Report		Stadium: Stainton Park

Rochdale v Everton

18 July 2009 (2009-07-18)	Rochdale	1–4	Everton	Rochdale
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium

Rochdale v Blackpool

25 July 2009 (2009-07-25)	Rochdale	1–1	Blackpool	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium

League Two

Port Vale v Rochdale

8 August 2009 (2009-08-08) 1	Port Vale	1 – 1	Rochdale	Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 BST	Richards 75' (pen.)	Report	Thompson 66'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,158 Referee: Jock Waugh

Rochdale v Aldershot Town

15 August 2009 (2009-08-15) 2	Rochdale	1 – 0	Aldershot Town	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Stanton  16' Kennedy 90' (pen.)	Report	Halls  70'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,465 Referee: Phil Gibbs

Rochdale v Cheltenham Town

18 August 2009 (2009-08-18) 3	Rochdale	0 – 1	Cheltenham Town	Rochdale
19:45 BST		Report	Diallo  89' Alsop 90'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,311 Referee: Andy Haines

Rotherham United v Rochdale

23 August 2009 (2009-08-23) 4	Rotherham United	2 – 1	Rochdale	Rotherham
15:00 BST	Le Fondre 43' Warne 61'	Report	Stanton  43' Dagnall 45'	Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 3,602 Referee: Gary Sutton

Rochdale v Bury

29 August 2009 (2009-08-29) 5	Rochdale	3 – 0	Bury	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Dagnall  29' 73' Thompson 59' Flynn  78' Kennedy 81' (pen.)  81'	Report	Scott  12' Robertson  47' Sodje  80'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,534 Referee: Keith Stroud

Morecambe v Rochdale

4 September 2009 (2009-09-04) 6	Morecambe	3 – 3	Rochdale	Morecambe
19:45 BST	Jevons 33', 42' Craney 38'	Report	Dagnall 48' Thompson 64' Stephens 76'	Stadium: Christie Park Attendance: 2,367 Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Rochdale v Torquay United

12 September 2009 (2009-09-12) 7	Rochdale	2 – 1	Torquay United	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Dagnall 25', 76'	Report	Robertson  37' Hargreaves 90'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,407 Referee: Peter Quinn

Northampton Town v Rochdale

19 September 2009 (2009-09-19) 8	Northampton Town	1 – 2	Rochdale	Northampton
15:00 BST	Gilligan 64'	Report	O'Grady 19' Buckley 68'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,048 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

Rochdale v Hereford United

26 September 2009 (2009-09-26) 9	Rochdale	4 – 1	Hereford United	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Dagnall 19' Whaley 45' Kennedy  69' Buckley 80' Dawson 83'	Report	Pugh 23' Jones  45' Green  71'  90' Gwynne  86'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,620 Referee: Craig Pawson

Darlington v Rochdale

29 September 2009 (2009-09-29) 10	Darlington	0 – 2	Rochdale	Darlington
19:45 BST		Report	Buckley 60' O'Grady 81'	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 1,748 Referee: Steve Rushton

Burton Albion v Rochdale

4 October 2009 (2009-10-04) 11	Burton Albion	1 – 0	Rochdale	Burton
15:00 BST	Walker 3' Simpson  55'	Report	Kennedy  63'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,119 Referee: Fred Graham

Rochdale v Barnet

10 October 2009 (2009-10-10) 12	Rochdale	2 – 1	Barnet	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Dagnall 11' Kennedy 45' (pen) Jones  75'	Report	Hyde 84' Cole  87' Hughes  90'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,648 Referee: Colin Webster

Grimsby Town v Rochdale

17 October 2009 (2009-10-17) 13	Grimsby Town	0 – 2	Rochdale	Grimsby
15:00 BST	Wood  58' Bore  87'	Report	Rundle 24' O'Grady 85'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,754 Referee: Jonathan Moss

Rochdale v Accrington Stanley

24 October 2009 (2009-10-24) 14	Rochdale	1 – 2	Accrington Stanley	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Dagnall 90'	Report	Edwards  39' Kempson  43' Grant 45' Symes  54' 70'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,206 Referee: Russell Booth

Bournemouth v Rochdale

31 October 2009 (2009-10-31) 15	Bournemouth	0 – 4	Rochdale	Bournemouth
15:00 GMT	Garry  65' Cummings  83'	Report	Kennedy  36' Dagnall 45' O'Grady 63', 72' Whaley  66' 69' Stanton  82'	Stadium: Goldsands Stadium Attendance: 6,378 Referee: Phil Crossley

Rochdale v Chesterfield

14 November 2009 (2009-11-14) 16	Rochdale	2 – 3	Chesterfield	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	O'Grady 49' Dawson 52' Wiseman  90'	Report	Lester 25', 28' Perkins 63' Picken  79'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,011 Referee: P Gibbs

Dagenham & Redbridge v Rochdale

21 November 2009 (2009-11-21) 17	Dagenham & Redbridge	1 – 2	Rochdale	Dagenham
15:00 GMT	Gain 3' Thomas  90'	Report	Higginbotham 70' Dawson 72' Kennedy  87'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 2,235 Referee: Keith Stroud

Rochdale v Notts County

24 November 2009 (2009-11-24) 18	Rochdale	2 – 1	Notts County	Rochdale
19:45 GMT	Dagnall 41' (pen) O'Grady 45'	Report	Jackson  10' Lee  14' Davies 35' Hunt  45'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,779 Referee: Nigel Miller

Bradford City v Rochdale

1 December 2009 (2009-12-01) 19	Bradford City	0 – 3	Rochdale	Bradford
19:45 GMT		Report	Dagnall 12', 28' Kennedy  54' O'Grady 58'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 11,472 Referee: Dave Foster

Rochdale v Macclesfield Town

5 December 2009 (2009-12-05) 20	Rochdale	3 – 0	Macclesfield Town	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Stanton  9' Kennedy  26' Atkinson 30' Wiseman 33' Taylor 90'	Report	Tremarco  52' Brisley  69'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,003 Referee: S D Cook

Lincoln City v Rochdale

12 December 2009 (2009-12-12) 21	Lincoln City	1 – 3	Rochdale	Lincoln
15:00 GMT	Lichaj  20' Herd 23'  73' Hughton  69'	Report	O'Grady 36' Dawson 45' Thompson 59'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,293 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Rochdale v Shrewsbury Town

19 December 2009 (2009-12-19) 22	Rochdale	4 – 0	Shrewsbury Town	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Dawson 8', 53' O'Grady 38', 67'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,596 Referee: Rob Shoebridge

Crewe Alexandra v Rochdale

26 December 2009 (2009-12-26) 23	Crewe Alexandra	2 – 2	Rochdale	Crewe
15:00 GMT	Westwood 71' Tootle 77'	Report	Dawson 53' Higginbotham 74' Kennedy  90'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 5,563 Referee: Oliver Langford

Rochdale v Morecambe

28 December 2009 (2009-12-28) 24	Rochdale	4 – 1	Morecambe	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	O'Grady 12' Dagnall 22' Atkinson 72', 86'	Report	Hunter  53' Wilson  63' Curtis 84'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,309 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Aldershot Town v Rochdale

19 January 2010 (2010-01-19) 25	Aldershot Town	1 – 1	Rochdale	Aldershot
19:45 GMT	Soares 87'	Report	Dagnall 74'	Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 2,453 Referee: Graham Scott

Cheltenham Town v Rochdale

23 January 2010 (2010-01-23) 26	Cheltenham Town	1 – 4	Rochdale	Cheltenham
15:00 GMT	Townsend  44' 90'	Report	O'Grady 18', 49', 90' Dawson 56'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,460 Referee: Graham Horwood

Rochdale v Port Vale

26 January 2010 (2010-01-26) 27	Rochdale	0 – 0	Port Vale	Rochdale
19:45 GMT		Report	Owen  87'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,081 Referee: Craig Pawson

Bury v Rochdale

1 February 2010 (2010-02-01) 28	Bury	1 – 0	Rochdale	Bury
19:45 GMT	Sodje  63' Lowe 78'	Report	Kennedy  48' Wiseman  69'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 6,528 Referee: Andy Penn

Rochdale v Crewe Alexandra

6 February 2010 (2010-02-06) 29	Rochdale	2 – 0	Crewe Alexandra	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	O'Grady 8' Tootle 46' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,164 Referee: Steve Rushton

Rochdale v Dagenham & Redbridge

20 February 2010 (2010-02-20) 30	Rochdale	3 – 1	Dagenham & Redbridge	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Obadeyi 9' Jones 83' O'Grady 90'	Report	Scott 10' Gain  45' Green  60' Ogogo  90'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,153 Referee: Kevin Wright

Rochdale v Bradford City

23 February 2010 (2010-02-23) 31	Rochdale	1 – 3	Bradford City	Rochdale
19:45 GMT	Obadeyi  38' Dagnall 45' Stanton  79'	Report	Clarke 10' Bullock  20' Threlfall 80' Evans 87'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,055 Referee: Christopher Sarginson

Macclesfield Town v Rochdale

27 February 2010 (2010-02-27) 32	Macclesfield Town	0 – 1	Rochdale	Macclesfield
15:00 GMT	Draper  34'	Report	O'Grady 60' Atkinson  66'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,462 Referee: Mark Haywood

Rochdale v Rotherham United

2 March 2010 (2010-03-02) 33	Rochdale	4 – 0	Rotherham United	Rochdale
19:45 GMT	Dagnall 9' Dawson  32' 71' Kennedy  52' Green 64' (o.g.) O'Grady 74' Atkinson  80'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,502 Referee: Steve Tanner

Rochdale v Lincoln City

6 March 2010 (2010-03-06) 34	Rochdale	1 – 1	Lincoln City	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Dagnall 70'  76'	Report	Herd 27' Broughton  75' Somma  76' Lennon  89' Burch  90'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,453 Referee: Dave Foster

Shrewsbury Town v Rochdale

13 March 2010 (2010-03-13) 35	Shrewsbury Town	0 – 1	Rochdale	Shrewsbury
15:00 GMT	Cansdell-Sherriff  75'	Report	Thompson 62' O'Grady  68'	Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 6,081 Referee: Andy D'Urso

Accrington Stanley v Rochdale

20 March 2010 (2010-03-20) 36	Accrington Stanley	2 – 4	Rochdale	Accrington
15:00 GMT	Joyce  39' Symes 61'  74' Miles 65'	Report	Dagnall  22' Jones 67', 72' Taylor  75' O'Grady 83' Higginbotham 90'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 3,025 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Rochdale v Grimsby Town

27 March 2010 (2010-03-27) 37	Rochdale	4 – 1	Grimsby Town	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Thompson 17' Dagnall 20', 41', 90' O'Grady  59'	Report	Chambers 43' Atkinson  79'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 4,724 Referee: Fred Graham

Chesterfield v Rochdale

3 April 2010 (2010-04-03) 38	Chesterfield	2 – 0	Rochdale	Chesterfield
15:00 BST	Whing  63' Conlon 68' (pen.), 83' (pen.) Rundle  75'	Report	McArdle  84'	Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 4,471 Referee: Peter Quinn

Rochdale v Bournemouth

5 April 2010 (2010-04-05) 39	Rochdale	0 – 0	Bournemouth	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Higginbotham  9' Dagnall  59'	Report	Bartley  17'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 5,027 Referee: Carl Boyeson

Torquay United v Rochdale

10 April 2010 (2010-04-10) 40	Torquay United	5 – 0	Rochdale	Torquay
15:00 BST	Rendell 29' Benyon 31', 35' Wroe 62' (pen.) Carayol 77'	Report	Fielding  60'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 3,093 Referee: Gary Sutton

Rochdale v Darlington

13 April 2010 (2010-04-13) 41	Rochdale	0 – 1	Darlington	Rochdale
19:45 BST		Report	Mulligan 35' Miller  82' Redmond  90'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5,371 Referee: Oliver Langford

Rochdale v Northampton Town

17 April 2010 (2010-04-17) 42	Rochdale	1 – 0	Northampton Town	Rochdale
15:00 BST	O'Grady 23' Stanton  69'	Report	Beckwith  8' Gilbert  45'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 5,025 Referee: Andy Haines

Notts County v Rochdale

20 April 2010 (2010-04-20) 43	Notts County	1 – 0	Rochdale	Nottingham
19:45 BST	Hughes 30' Lee  51'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 10,536 Referee: Mark Halsey

Hereford United v Rochdale

24 April 2010 (2010-04-24) 44	Hereford United	2 – 1	Rochdale	Hereford
15:00 BST	King 52' Valentine 61' Green  78'	Report	Jones  27' 62' McArdle  85'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,975 Referee: David Webb

Rochdale v Burton Albion

1 May 2010 (2010-05-01) 45	Rochdale	1 – 2	Burton Albion	Rochdale
15:00 BST	O'Grady 79'	Report	Penn  45' Taylor 62' Harrad 66' (pen.) Parkes  79'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,749 Referee: Karl Evans

Barnet v Rochdale

8 May 2010 (2010-05-08) 46	Barnet	1 – 0	Rochdale	London
15:00 BST	Jarrett 90'  90'	Report	Holness  22'	Stadium: Underhill Stadium Attendance: 4,638 Referee: Jonathan Moss

FA Cup

Luton Town v Rochdale

7 November 2009 (2009-11-07) First Round	Luton Town	3 – 3	Rochdale	Luton
15:00 GMT	Murray  7' Basham 4', 29' Newton 21'  78' White  90'	Report	Dawson 58' Thompson 87', 89'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 3,167 Referee: Danny McDermid

Rochdale v Luton Town

11 November 2009 (2009-11-11) First Round Replay	Rochdale	0 – 2	Luton Town	Rochdale
20:00 GMT		Report	Nicholls  16' White  34' Gallen 64', 70' Gnakpa  85'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 1,982 Referee: Anthony Bates

League Cup

Sheffield Wednesday v Rochdale

11 August 2009 (2009-08-11) First Round	Sheffield Wednesday	3–0	Rochdale	Sheffield
19:45 BST	Esajas 19' Johnson 21', 50'	Report	Kennedy  90'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 6,696 Referee: Christopher Sarginson

EFL Trophy

Rochdale v Bradford City

1 September 2009 (2009-09-01) First Round	Rochdale	1–2	Bradford City	Rochdale
19:15 BST	Dawson 59'	Report	Flynn 74' Neilson 79'	Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Geoff Eltringham