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
200708 season
ChairmanChris Dunphy
ManagerKeith Hill
League Two5th
FA CupFirst Round
League CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Adam Le Fondre
All: Adam Le Fondre

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 winner; (P) Promoted.

Statistics


No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupLeague TrophyPlay-offs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK James Spencer 22020 + 000 + 002 + 000 + 000 + 00
2 DF Simon Ramsden 41235 + 020 + 002 + 001 + 003 + 00
3 DF Tom Kennedy 50243 + 021 + 002 + 001 + 003 + 00
4 DF Nathan Stanton 30027 + 001 + 000 + 000 + 002 + 00
5 MF John Doolan 28019 + 600 + 001 + 000 + 100 + 10
6 DF Lee Crooks 1005 + 401 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
7 FW Ben Muirhead 36018 + 1300 + 002 + 000 + 000 + 30
8 MF Gary Jones 50743 + 071 + 002 + 001 + 003 + 00
9 FW Chris Dagnall 1997 + 770 + 002 + 000 + 003 + 02
10 FW Adam Le Fondre 531730 + 16161 + 010 + 201 + 001 + 20
11 MF Adam Rundle 49637 + 550 + 102 + 001 + 003 + 01
12 DF Nathan D'Laryea 1002 + 401 + 001 + 000 + 002 + 00
13 GK Lloyd Rigby 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
14 DF Gary Brown 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
15 MF Joe Thompson 1315 + 710 + 000 + 000 + 100 + 00
16 MF David Perkins 45640 + 041 + 001 + 011 + 002 + 01
17 DF Chris Basham 1305 + 800 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
17 FW Glenn Murray 271021 + 291 + 002 + 011 + 000 + 00
18 FW Kallum Higginbotham 38322 + 1131 + 000 + 000 + 103 + 00
18 MF Callum Warburton 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
19 DF Kelvin Lomax 10010 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
19 FW Lee McEvilly 733 + 430 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
19 FW Lee Thorpe 815 + 310 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
19 MF Jerome Watt 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
20 DF Raphale Evans 101 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
21 GK Sam Russell 17015 + 001 + 000 + 001 + 000 + 00
22 MF David Flitcroft 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
23 DF Rory McArdle 49342 + 121 + 002 + 000 + 003 + 01
24 FW Rene Howe 23919 + 190 + 000 + 000 + 002 + 10
25 DF Guy Branston 604 + 000 + 001 + 001 + 000 + 00
25 FW Ben Wharton 100 + 100 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
26 DF Rob Atkinson 200 + 200 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
26 MF Lewis Montrose 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
27 MF Rory Prendergast 1832 + 1210 + 100 + 211 + 010 + 00
28 MF Martin Donnelly 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
30 MF Will Buckley 801 + 600 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 10
30 FW Scott Taylor 402 + 200 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
31 DF Marcus Holness 21013 + 600 + 000 + 001 + 000 + 10
32 GK Tommy Lee 14011 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 003 + 00
33 MF George Bowyer 100 + 100 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
34 MF Reece Kelly 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
39 GK David Button 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
FW Kyle Buckley 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
MF Jamie Mullan 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00

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Competitions

Pre-season Friendlies

21 July 2007 (2007-07-21) Southport 0–0 Rochdale Southport
BST Report Stadium: Haig Avenue
24 July 2007 (2007-07-24) Rochdale 2–1 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
BST Report Stadium: Spotland

League Two

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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
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
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

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

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
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

League Trophy

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

References

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