1999–2000 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1999–2000 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the club's 79th season in the Football League, and the 26th consecutive season in the fourth tier (League Division Three).

Rochdale
1999–2000 season
ChairmanDavid Kilpatrick
ManagerSteve Parkin
League Division Three10th
FA Cup2nd Round
League Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Tony Ellis
All: Tony Ellis

Statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total League Division 3 FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
MF   ENG Graeme Atkinson 50 7 32 + 8 6 3 + 0 1 2 + 0 0 4 + 1 0
DF   ENG Dave Bayliss 36 3 26 + 3 3 2 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 3 + 0 0
MF   ENG Chris Bettney 30 0 12 + 12 0 0 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 3 + 2 0
MF   ENG Paul Carden 17 0 3 + 10 0 0 + 1 0 0 + 2 0 0 + 1 0
FW   ENG Julian Dowe 9 1 1 + 6 0 1 + 1 1 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
DF   ENG Lee Duffy 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
GK   WAL Neil Edwards 49 0 40 + 0 0 3 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 4 + 0 0
FW   ENG Tony Ellis 37 11 30 + 1 11 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 4 + 1 0
DF   WAL Wayne Evans 56 2 46 + 0 1 3 + 0 0 2 + 0 1 5 + 0 0
MF   ENG David Flitcroft 53 2 40 + 3 2 1 + 2 0 2 + 0 0 5 + 0 0
DF   ENG Tony Ford 43 2 28 + 6 2 3 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 3 + 1 0
GK   ENG Paul Gibson 5 0 5 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
GK   SCO Matt Gilks 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
DF   ENG Richard Green 6 0 6 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
DF   ENG Graham Hicks 1 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
DF   ENG Keith Hill 44 1 37 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 4 + 0 1
FW   ENG Michael Holt 19 1 8 + 5 0 1 + 1 0 1 + 1 0 0 + 2 1
DF   ENG Alan Johnson 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
MF   ENG Gary Jones 47 6 31 + 8 6 2 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 4 + 1 0
FW   ENG Graham Lancashire 34 10 21 + 8 8 0 + 0 0 2 + 0 1 2 + 1 1
DF   ENG Steve Lenagh 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
DF   ENG Sean McAuley 13 0 10 + 3 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
MF   IRL Sean McClare 9 0 5 + 4 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
DF   ENG Mark Monington 31 4 22 + 2 2 3 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 4 + 0 2
FW   ENG Andy Morris 9 0 1 + 6 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 1 0 0 + 0 0
MF   ENG Jason Peake 51 7 38 + 5 6 3 + 0 1 2 + 0 0 3 + 0 0
MF   ENG Warren Peyton 1 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
FW   ENG Clive Platt 48 10 31 + 10 9 3 + 0 1 0 + 0 0 4 + 0 0
GK   ENG Phil Priestley 3 0 1 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 0 0
DF   WAL Damon Searle 14 0 13 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
DF   ENG Dean Stokes 26 0 18 + 1 0 3 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 2 + 0 0
DF   ENG Danny Taylor 1 0 0 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
MF   ENG Scott Wilson 1 0 0 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0

Competitions

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Football League Third Division

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7 August 1999 (1999-08-07) 1 Cheltenham Town 0–2 Rochdale Cheltenham
Howells   Report Atkinson   26'
Ford   42'
Hill  
Lancashire  
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 5189
Referee: P Taylor
14 August 1999 (1999-08-14) 2 Rochdale 2–0 Southend United Rochdale
Platt   12'  
Peake   32'
Flitcroft     46'
Report Morley  
Booty  
Clarke  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2253
Referee: Paul Robinson
21 August 1999 (1999-08-21) 3 York City 0–3 Rochdale York
Report Lancashire   33'
Platt   56'
Atkinson   61'
Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 3034
Referee: G Cain
28 August 1999 (1999-08-28) 4 Rochdale 0–2 Exeter City Rochdale
Hill  
Lancashire  
Report Gale   75'
Speakman   77'
Power  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3113
Referee: G Laws
30 August 1999 (1999-08-30) 5 Chester City 0–2 Rochdale Chester
Davidson  
Moss     79'
Fisher  
Shelton  
Report Atkinson   28'
Platt   71'
Hill  
Bayliss  
Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 2644
Referee: Chris Foy
3 September 1999 (1999-09-03) 6 Rochdale 0–1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Report Mitchell   29'
Tate  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4208
Referee: R D Furnandiz
11 September 1999 (1999-09-11) 7 Rochdale 0–0 Darlington Rochdale
Hill     44'
Peake  
Holt  
Report Oliver  
Gray  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3253
Referee: Richard Beeby
18 September 1999 (1999-09-18) 8 Rotherham United 0–1 Rochdale Rotherham
Varty   Report Monington   71'
Atkinson   90'
Evans  
Hill  
Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 3568
Referee: K M Lynch
25 September 1999 (1999-09-25) 9 Rochdale 0–0 Swansea City Rochdale
Report Howard   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2975
Referee: R Pearson
2 October 1999 (1999-10-02) 10 Northampton Town 0–1 Rochdale Northampton
Howey  
Hunt  
Report Platt   41'
Evans  
Flitcroft  
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4860
Referee: Steve Tomlin
9 October 1999 (1999-10-09) 11 Barnet 1–0 Rochdale Barnet
Charlery   22'
Hackett  
Gledhill  
Doolan  
Currie   88'
Report Platt  
Holt  
Carden  
Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 2765
Referee: P Walton
16 October 1999 (1999-10-16) 12 Rochdale 0–0 Plymouth Argyle Rochdale
Hill   Report Beswetherick   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3105
Referee: Phil Joslin
19 October 1999 (1999-10-19) 13 Rochdale 0–1 Macclesfield Town Rochdale
Hill  
Holt  
Report Askey   5'
Sedgemore  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2397
Referee: S J Baines
22 October 1999 (1999-10-22) 14 Swansea City 1–0 Rochdale Swansea
Cusack   86'
Jones  
Thomas  
Roberts  
Watkin  
Report Searle  
Green  
Jones  
Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 4843
Referee: Trevor Parkes
2 November 1999 (1999-11-02) 15 Rochdale 0–2 Hull City Rochdale
Report Harper   8'
Whitmore   90'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2365
Referee: R Olivier
6 November 1999 (1999-11-06) 16 Torquay United 1–0 Rochdale Torquay
Bedeau   69'
Russell  
Report Monington  
Searle  
Flitcroft  
Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2351
Referee: Phil Dowd
14 November 1999 (1999-11-14) 17 Rochdale 2–1 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Platt   62'
Ellis   64'
Report Greenacre   52'
Andrews  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2709
Referee: M J Brandwood
23 November 1999 (1999-11-23) 18 Leyton Orient 0–0 Rochdale London
Clark   Report Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 2990
Referee: G Stretton
27 November 1999 (1999-11-27) 19 Lincoln City 1–1 Rochdale Lincoln
Gain   48' Report Jones   66'
Searle  
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3424
Referee: C R Wilkes
4 December 1999 (1999-12-04) 20 Rochdale 0–0 Cheltenham Town Rochdale
Report Howells  
Banks  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2245
Referee: U D Rennie
10 December 1999 (1999-12-10) 21 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–4 Rochdale Brighton
Aspinall   39'
Cullip   45'
Hart   57'
Report Bayliss   1'
Atkinson   31'
Platt   82', 89'
Ellis  
Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 5049
Referee: P Rejer
26 December 1999 (1999-12-26) 22 Carlisle United 1–2 Rochdale Carlisle
Durnin   16'
Brightwell  
Report Ellis   58' 
Flitcroft   62'
Bayliss  
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3812
Referee: R D Furnandiz
28 December 1999 (1999-12-28) 23 Rochdale 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Rochdale
Lancashire   11'
Peake   59'
Report Murray   76'
Tretton  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2924
Referee: M Cowburn
3 January 2000 (2000-01-03) 24 Hartlepool United 3–2 Rochdale Hartlepool
Miller   5' (pen.)
Jones   48'
Clark   56'
Report Westwood   17' (o.g.)
Ellis   65'
Atkinson  
Flitcroft  
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4498
Referee: Mike Jones
8 January 2000 (2000-01-08) 25 Rochdale 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Rochdale
Lancashire   17' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2596
Referee: D Pugh
15 January 2000 (2000-01-15) 26 Southend United 3–3 Rochdale Southend
Houghton   55'
Carruthers   62' (pen.)
Roget   85'  
Beard  
Maher  
Report Jones   32'
Lancashire   37', 39'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 3190
Referee: B Knight
22 January 2000 (2000-01-22) 27 Rochdale 2–1 York City Rochdale
Lancashire   59'  
Ellis   66'
Hill  
Report Jones   32'
Conlon  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2580
Referee: Keith Hill
29 January 2000 (2000-01-29) 28 Exeter City 2–0 Rochdale Exeter
Brown   27'
Rowbotham   41'
Report Bayliss  
Lancashire  
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2525
Referee: A R Hall
5 February 2000 (2000-02-05) 29 Rochdale 2–1 Chester City Rochdale
Lancashire   9'
Bayliss   89'
Report Beckett   82'
Robinson  
Hemmings  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3093
Referee: Paul Robinson
12 February 2000 (2000-02-12) 30 Halifax Town 0–2 Rochdale Halifax
Report Lancashire   30'
Peake   72'
Jones  
Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 3504
Referee: D Pugh
19 February 2000 (2000-02-19) 31 Rochdale 1–1 Lincoln City Rochdale
Bayliss   32'
Ellis  
Report Gordon   79'
Smith  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3166
Referee: Phil Dowd
26 February 2000 (2000-02-26) 32 Rochdale 0–1 Rotherham United Rochdale
Hill  
Morris  
Report White   58' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4131
Referee: D Laws
4 March 2000 (2000-03-04) 33 Darlington 4–1 Rochdale Darlington
Duffield   2', 72'
Wainwright   20'
Gabbiadini   45'
Report Ellis   24' Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 5333
Referee: P S Danson
11 March 2000 (2000-03-11) 34 Hull City 2–2 Rochdale Hull
Wood   25', 81'
Goodison   59'
Greaves  
Report Jones   59' (pen.), 90'
Bayliss  
Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 4219
Referee: Richard Beeby
18 March 2000 (2000-03-18) 35 Rochdale 1–4 Leyton Orient Rochdale
Ellis   68'
Hill  
Report Christie   5', 59'
Smith   28'
Lockwood   74'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2472
Referee: G B Frankland
25 March 2000 (2000-03-25) 36 Rochdale 3–2 Carlisle United Rochdale
Monington   8', 45'
Ellis   60'
Report Soley   14' (pen.), 71' (pen.)
Hopper  
Halliday  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2417
Referee: Scott Mathieson
28 March 2000 (2000-03-28) 37 Mansfield Town 0–0 Rochdale Mansfield
Linighan   Report Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2257
Referee: M Warren
1 April 2000 (2000-04-01) 38 Peterborough United 3–3 Rochdale Peterborough
Clarke   17'
Rea   68'
Lee   82'
Castle  
Report Ford   47'
Ellis   58'
Peake   72'
Bayliss  
Lancashire  
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 5587
Referee: K M Lynch
5 April 2000 (2000-04-05) 39 Rochdale 1–1 Torquay United Rochdale
Jones   55'   Report Hill   65'
Healy  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1529
Referee: Mike Pike
8 April 2000 (2000-04-08) 40 Rochdale 2–0 Hartlepool United Rochdale
Peake   14'
Platt   55'
Hill  
Jones  
Report Strodder   54' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2332
Referee: R Olivier
15 April 2000 (2000-04-15) 41 Shrewsbury Town 2–4 Rochdale Shrewsbury
Brown   32', 79'
Davidson  
Peer  
Report Platt   7'
Peake   15'
Atkinson   48' (pen.)
Ellis   81'
Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 4158
Referee: Chris Foy
18 April 2000 (2000-04-18) 42 Rochdale 1–2 Peterborough United Rochdale
Jones   13' (pen.)
Flitcroft  
Report Castle   8', 40' (pen.)
Cullen  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2816
Referee: T Jones
22 April 2000 (2000-04-22) 43 Plymouth Argyle 1–1 Rochdale Plymouth
McGregor   64'   85' Report Jones   85'
Ellis   90'
Hill  
McClare  
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 6205
Referee: M Fletcher
24 April 2000 (2000-04-24) 44 Rochdale 0–3 Northampton Town Rochdale
Evans  
Bayliss  
Platt  
Report Howard   2'
Hunt   40'
Corazzin   83'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2891
Referee: Michael Ryan
29 April 2000 (2000-04-29) 45 Macclesfield Town 1–2 Rochdale Macclesfield
Tomlinson   23'
Martin   67'
Rioch  
Report Flitcroft   27'
Evans   39'
Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 2202
Referee: Alan Kaye
6 May 2000 (2000-05-06) 46 Rochdale 1–1 Barnet Rochdale
Ellis   83' Report Arber   67' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2347
Referee: G Cain

FA Cup

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30 October 1999 (1999-10-30) 1 Burton Albion 0–0 Rochdale Burton
Report Flitcroft  Stadium: Eton Park
Attendance: 3103
Referee: Mark Halsey
9 November 1999 (1999-11-09) 1 – Replay Rochdale 3–0 Burton Albion Rochdale
Platt   5'
Peake   48'
Dowe   82'
Report Goodwin   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2633
Referee: Mark Halsey
20 November 1999 (1999-11-20) 2 Wrexham 2–1 Rochdale Wrexham
Roberts   15'
Faulconbridge   88'
Connolly  
Report Atkinson   33'
Bayliss  
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3408
Referee: Trevor Parkes 

League Cup (Worthington Cup)

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10 August 1999 (1999-08-10) 1 – 1st Leg Rochdale 1–2 Chesterfield Rochdale
Lancashire   18'
Bayliss  
Flitcroft  
Report Reeves   47'
Hill   49' (o.g.)
Breckin  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1910
Referee: J A Kirkby
24 August 1999 (1999-08-24) 1 – 2nd Leg Chesterfield 2–1 Rochdale Chesterfield
Bayliss   4' (o.g.)
Ebdon   78'
Breckin  
Reeves  
Report Evans   39'
Atkinson  
Lancashire  
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2067
Referee: N S Barry

League Trophy (Auto Windscreens Shield)

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11 January 2000 (2000-01-11) 2 Rochdale 3–2 Macclesfield Town Rochdale
Monington   57', 82'
Lancashire   106'
Report Davies   10'
Barker   14'
Rioch  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1112
Referee: Anthony Bates 
25 January 2000 (2000-01-25) QF Rochdale 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Hull City Rochdale
Bayliss  
Atkinson  
Flitcroft  
Report Whitney  
Whittle  
Harper  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1745
Referee: J A Kirkby
7 March 2000 (2000-03-07) SF Carlisle United 0–1 Rochdale Carlisle
Dobie   Report Hill   56'
Platt  
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 1792
Referee: Mike Jones
14 March 2000 (2000-03-14) F – 1st Leg Rochdale 1–3 Stoke City Rochdale
Holt   86' Report Hansson   4'
Thorne   21', 27'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4241
Referee: A N Butler
22 March 2000 (2000-03-22) F – 2nd Leg Stoke City 1–0 Rochdale Stoke
Thorne   86'
Mohan  
O'Connor  
Report Monington   Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 16896
Referee: P R Richards

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References

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  1. ^ "All Rochdale players: 2000".
  2. ^ "Rochdale FC Club Details | First Team Squad | Soccer Base".
  3. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097