2000–01 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 2000–01 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the club's 80th season in the Football League, and the 27th consecutive season in the fourth tier (League Division Three).

Rochdale
2000–01 season
ChairmanDavid Kilpatrick
ManagerSteve Parkin
League Division Three8th
FA Cup1st Round
League Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Paul Connor
All: Paul Connor
Clive Platt

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
FW   ENG Lee Buggie 2 0 0 + 2 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
FW   ENG Paul Connor 14 10 14 + 0 10 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
GK   SCO Matt Gilks 3 0 2 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
FW   ENG Phil Hadland 35 2 12 + 20 2 1 + 0 0 0 + 1 0 1 + 0 0
DF   ENG Dean Howell 3 0 2 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
FW   SCO Kevin Kyle 6 0 3 + 3 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
FW   ENG Christian Lee 5 1 2 + 3 1 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
DF   ENG Michael Oliver 42 0 25 + 13 0 1 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 1 + 0 0
DF   ENG Lee Todd 43 3 40 + 0 3 1 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
FW   IRL Andy Turner 4 0 2 + 2 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
FW   ENG David Walsh 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 1 0 0 + 0 0
DF   ENG Jason Lanns 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
1 GK   WAL Neil Edwards 48 0 44 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 1 + 0 0
2 DF   WAL Wayne Evans 49 2 45 + 0 2 1 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 1 + 0 0
3 DF   ENG Sean McAuley 2 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 0 0
4 DF   ENG Simon Coleman 5 0 5 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
5 DF   ENG Mark Monington 36 7 31 + 3 7 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 0 0
6 DF   ENG Keith Hill 28 0 22 + 3 0 1 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
7 MF   ENG David Flitcroft 44 0 40 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 1 0 0 + 1 0
8 DF   ENG Paul Ware 34 2 17 + 13 2 1 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 1 + 0 0
10 FW   ENG Graham Lancashire 18 3 6 + 10 3 0 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 1 0
11 MF   ENG Graeme Atkinson 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
13 GK   ENG Phil Priestley 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
14 DF   ENG Tony Ford 41 2 36 + 2 2 1 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
16 DF   ENG Dave Bayliss 44 3 41 + 0 3 0 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 1 + 0 0
17 DF   ENG Graham Hicks 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
18 MF   ENG Gary Jones 48 9 44 + 0 8 1 + 0 0 1 + 1 0 1 + 0 1
19 FW   ENG Kevin Townson 3 0 1 + 2 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
21 FW   ENG Clive Platt 47 10 39 + 4 8 1 + 0 1 2 + 0 1 1 + 0 0
23 FW   NIR Gary Hamilton 3 0 0 + 3 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
24 FW   ENG Tony Ellis 31 7 25 + 3 6 0 + 1 0 1 + 0 1 1 + 0 0
25 GK   ENG John Baker 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
29 MF   WAL Simon Davies 16 1 7 + 5 1 0 + 1 0 1 + 1 0 0 + 1 0

Competitions

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Football League Third Division

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12 August  2000 (2000 -08-12) 1 Rochdale 1 – 1 Darlington Rochdale
Davies   53' (pen.)    66 '
Flitcroft    84 '
Report Nogan   9 '
Reed    36 '
Kaak    42 '
Himsworth    47 '
Heckingbottom    51 '
Elliott    75 '
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3255
Referee: M. Cooper
19 August  2000 (2000 -08-19) 2 Brighton & Hove Albion 2 – 1 Rochdale Brighton
Zamora   17', 45 '
Crosby   19 '
Hart    26 '
Oatway    61 '
Report Ford   14 '
Ellis    19 '
Hill    37 '
Ware    59 '
Todd    61 '
Lancashire    85 '
Stadium: Withdean Stadium
Attendance: 6076
Referee: P. Prosser
26 August  2000 (2000 -08-26) 3 Rochdale 3 – 2 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
Bayliss    6 '
Ellis   35 '
Platt   54 '
Ware   63 '   85 '
Report Sheldon   43 '
Hodges   47' (pen.)    60 '
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2561
Referee: M. Warren
28 August  2000 (2000 -08-28) 4 Halifax Town 1 – 2 Rochdale Halifax
Bradshaw   18 ' Report Platt   4 '
Jones   61 '
Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 2783
Referee: C. Webster
2 September  2000 (2000 -09-02) 5 Rochdale 1 – 1 Cardiff City Rochdale
Hadland   81 ' Report Brayson   10 ' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2844
Referee: Mike Dean
9 September  2000 (2000 -09-09) 6 Carlisle United 1 – 2 Rochdale Carlisle
Stevens   37 ' Report Platt   16 '    71 '
Todd   90 '
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3906
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
12 September  2000 (2000 -09-12) 7 York City 0 – 2 Rochdale York
Sertori    75 ' Report Platt   8 '
Monington   41 '
Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2215
Referee: Roy Pearson
16 September  2000 (2000 -09-16) 8 Rochdale 2 – 1 Torquay United Rochdale
Monington   3 '  
Ellis   24 '
Report Russell    44 '
Herrera   53 '
Bedeau    72 '
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2871
Referee: Anthony Bates
23 September  2000 (2000 -09-23) 9 Shrewsbury Town 0 – 4 Rochdale Shrewsbury
Peer    23 ' Report Ellis   18 '
Platt   55 '
Monington   63 '
Bayliss   69 '
Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 3427
Referee: Trevor Parkes
30 September  2000 (2000 -09-30) 10 Rochdale 0 – 1 Southend United Rochdale
Ellis    20 '
Flitcroft    44 '
Davies    86 '
Report Carruthers   31 '
Booty    42 '
Roget    44 '
Houghton    54 '
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3264
Referee: Phil Dowd
6 October  2000 (2000 -10-06) 11 Kidderminster Harriers 0 – 0 Rochdale Kidderminster
Report Platt    58 '
Bayliss    77 '
Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
Attendance: 3904
Referee: M. North
14 October  2000 (2000 -10-14) 12 Rochdale 2 – 1 Hartlepool United Rochdale
Ford   17 '
Jones   79' (pen.)
Report Lormor    44 '   59 ' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2813
Referee: G. Stretton
17 October  2000 (2000 -10-17) 13 Rochdale 2 – 2 Chesterfield Rochdale
Jones   20' (pen.)
Ellis    50 '
Bayliss    67 '
Monington   70 '
Flitcroft    79 '
Report Tutill    10 '
Monington   36' (o.g.)
Reeves   40 '
Blatherwick    50 '
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5008
Referee: G. B. Frankland
21 October  2000 (2000 -10-21) 14 Cheltenham Town 0 – 2 Rochdale Cheltenham
Freeman    35 ' Report Monington   34 '
Jones    50 '
Flitcroft    57 '
Monington   63 '    78 '
Platt    81 '
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 4033
Referee: P. Rejer
24 October  2000 (2000 -10-24) 15 Rochdale 2 – 2 Macclesfield Town Rochdale
Lee   76 '    85 '
Ware   83 '
Report Sedgemore    4 '
Glover   6 '
Barker   33 '
Askey    89 '
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3608
Referee: Mark Cowburn
28 October  2000 (2000 -10-28) 16 Exeter City 0 – 1 Rochdale Exeter
Curran    17 '
Campbell   36'   89 '
Report Evans    50 '
Platt   89 '
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2606
Referee: Paul Alcock
4 November  2000 (2000 -11-04) 17 Rochdale 0 – 0 Barnet Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3657
Referee: David Laws
11 November  2000 (2000 -11-11) 18 Mansfield Town 1 – 0 Rochdale Mansfield
Hassell    35 '
Greenacre   86 '
Report Monington    29 ' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2453
Referee: Lee Cable
2 December  2000 (2000 -12-02) 19 Rochdale 1 – 0 Blackpool Rochdale
Oliver    39 '
Evans    75 '
Jones   79 '    79 '
Report Collins    69 '
Reid    85 '
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4186
Referee: Phil Prosser
16 December  2000 (2000 -12-16) 20 Lincoln City 1 – 1 Rochdale Lincoln
Dudgeon   17 '
Walker    73 '
Report Oliver    50 '
Ellis   56 '
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 2320
Referee: Bill Burns
23 December  2000 (2000 -12-23) 21 Leyton Orient 1 – 1 Rochdale London
Walschaerts   76 ' Report Jones   21' (pen.) Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 4398
Referee: Dermot Gallagher
26 December  2000 (2000 -12-26) 22 Rochdale 1 – 0 Hull City Rochdale
Jones   19 ' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4327
Referee: Howard Webb
6 January  2001 (2001 -01-06) 23 Darlington 1 – 2 Rochdale Darlington
Hodgson   55 ' Report Ellis   21 '
Platt    54 '
Evans   76 '
Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 3481
Referee: Brian Curson
13 January  2001 (2001 -01-13) 24 Rochdale 0 – 1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Flitcroft    26 '
Bayliss    68 '
Report Kerrigan   31 ' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4123
Referee: Graham Laws
28 January  2001 (2001 -01-28) 25 Rochdale 3 – 1 Leyton Orient Rochdale
Ellis   17 '
Todd    38 '
Jones   41 '
Hadland   48 '
Report Smith   90 ' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3676
Referee: Graham Frankland
2 February  2001 (2001 -02-02) 26 Cardiff City 0 – 0 Rochdale Cardiff
Fortune-West    68 ' Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 11912
Referee: Bill Jordan
13 February  2001 (2001 -02-13) 27 Scunthorpe United 0 – 0 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Thom    3 '
Dawson    35 '
Report Evans    22 '
Flitcroft    32 '
Todd    73 '
Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2821
Referee: Ray Oliver
17 February  2001 (2001 -02-17) 28 Torquay United 1 – 0 Rochdale Torquay
Hill   23 '
Herrera    90 '
Rees    90 '
Report Bayliss    83 ' Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2195
Referee: Frazer Stretton
20 February  2001 (2001 -02-20) 29 Rochdale 0 – 1 York City Rochdale
Bayliss    81 '
Kyle    84 '
Ellis    89 '
Report Emmerson   75 '
Nogan    81 '
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2807
Referee: Colin Webster
24 February  2001 (2001 -02-24) 30 Rochdale 1 – 7 Shrewsbury Town Rochdale
Lancashire   11 '
Bayliss    65 '
Hill    82 '
Edwards    90 '
Report Rodgers   2', 71', 77 '   46'   78 '
Tretton   14 '
Jemson    36 '
Redmile   46 '
Lowe   56 '
Jagielka   90' (pen.)
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2647
Referee: Brian Curson
3 March  2001 (2001 -03-03) 31 Southend United 3 – 0 Rochdale Southend
Hutchings    14 '
Whelan   30 '
Lee   44' (pen.), 57 '
Report Hill    58 '
Edwards   80 '
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 3681
Referee: Paul Alcock
6 March  2001 (2001 -03-06) 32 Hartlepool United 1 – 1 Rochdale Hartlepool
Henderson    33 '
Sharp    43 '
Aspin    45 '
Tinkler    78 '
Lormor   88 '
Report Bayliss    33 '
Jones    35 '
Lancashire    35 '   43 '
Hill    38 '
Todd    89 '
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3492
Referee: Trevor Jones
10 March  2001 (2001 -03-10) 33 Rochdale 0 – 0 Kidderminster Harriers Rochdale
Hill    33 ' Report Broughton    35 '
Clarkson    71 '
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2552
Referee: Scott Mathieson
17 March  2001 (2001 -03-17) 34 Chesterfield 1 – 1 Rochdale Chesterfield
Williams    61 '
Howard   89 '
Report Oliver    28 '
Connor    30 '   45 '
Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 4338
Referee: Jeff Winter
23 March  2001 (2001 -03-23) 35 Rochdale 1 – 1 Cheltenham Town Rochdale
Coleman    40 '
Connor   73 '
Report Grayson   12 '
Duff    20 '
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2713
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
27 March  2001 (2001 -03-27) 36 Hull City 3 – 2 Rochdale Hull
Brabin   26 '
Edwards   35 '
Rowe   69' (pen.)
Report Flitcroft    11 '
Monington    56 '
Bayliss   74 '
Connor   77 '
Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 7365
Referee: Alan Kaye
3 April  2001 (2001 -04-03) 37 Rochdale 1 – 1 Brighton & Hove Albion Rochdale
Bayliss    34 '
Evans    38 '
Connor    60 '
Todd   90 '
Report Mayo    75 '
Carpenter   87 '
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2444
Referee: Peter Walton
10 April  2001 (2001 -04-10) 38 Rochdale 6 – 0 Carlisle United Rochdale
Jones   8 '
Todd   22 '
Connor   30', 34', 64 '
Evans   61 '
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2892
Referee: Michael Jones
14 April  2001 (2001 -04-14) 39 Macclesfield Town 0 – 0 Rochdale Macclesfield
Keen    84 ' Report Todd    12 '
Oliver    36 '
Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 2255
Referee: Mike Ryan
16 April  2001 (2001 -04-16) 40 Rochdale 3 – 0 Exeter City Rochdale
Connor   6', 55 '
Bayliss   22 '
Ford    40 '
Report Roscoe    8 ' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2773
Referee: Paul Robinson
21 April  2001 (2001 -04-21) 41 Barnet 3 – 0 Rochdale London
Heald   16', 57 '
Arber   32 '
Report Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 2381
Referee: Trevor Parkes
23 April  2001 (2001 -04-23) 42 Rochdale 3 – 1 Lincoln City Rochdale
Platt   9 '
Hill    43 '
Connor   60 '
Monington   71 '
Report Thorpe   55 ' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2592
Referee: John Brandwood
26 April  2001 (2001 -04-26) 43 Blackpool 3 – 1 Rochdale Blackpool
Clarkson   43 '
Reid    47 '
Ormerod   62 '
Murphy   64 '
Report Flitcroft    15 '
Platt    44 '
Lancashire   75 '
Edwards   84 '
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 5470
Referee: Phil Richards
28 April  2001 (2001 -04-28) 44 Rochdale 1 – 0 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Platt   32 ' Report Disley    69 '
Lawrence    70 '
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3114
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
1 May  2001 (2001 -05-01) 45 Rochdale 2 – 1 Plymouth Argyle Rochdale
Monington    24 '
Hill    29 '
Elliott   54' (o.g.)
Connor   58 '
Flitcroft   62'   78 '
Report Evans   34 '    80 ' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4027
Referee: Phil Joslin
5 May  2001 (2001 -05-05) 46 Plymouth Argyle 0 – 0 Rochdale Plymouth
Wills    50 ' Report Bayliss    33 '
Flitcroft    38 '
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 5125
Referee: Phil Dowd

FA Cup

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18 November  2000 (2000 -11-18) 1 Cambridge United 2 – 1 Rochdale Cambridge
Axeldahl   6 '
Hansen    80 '   83 '
Report Oliver    1 '
Platt   31 '
Ware    67 '
Hadland    67 '
Ford    86 '
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3142
Referee: Mark Cooper

Football League Cup (Worthington Cup)

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22 August  2000 (2000 -08-22) 1 Rochdale 1 – 1 Blackburn Rovers Rochdale
Hill    42 '
Bayliss    87 '
Ellis   90 '
Report Blake   59 '
Flitcroft    68 '
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4873
Referee: Roger Furnandiz
6 September  2000 (2000 -09-06) 1 Blackburn Rovers 6 – 1 Rochdale Blackburn
Duff   27', 90 '
Dunn   45' (pen.), 55' (pen.), 65' (pen.)
Diawara   57 '
Report Platt   35 ' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12977
Referee: Bill Burns

Football League Trophy (LDV Vans Trophy)

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5 December  2000 (2000 -12-05) 1 Doncaster Rovers 3 – 2 Rochdale Doncaster
Turner   39 '    45 '
Penney   59' (pen.)
Campbell   92 '
Report Jones   21' (pen.)
Ware    31 '
Bayliss    75 '
Campbell   90' (o.g.)
Flitcroft    90 '
Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 1453
Referee: Mike Ryan

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References

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