2001–02 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 2001–02 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the club's 81st season in the Football League, and the 29th consecutive season in the fourth tier (League Division Three).

Rochdale
2001–02 season
ChairmanDavid Kilpatrick
ManagerSteve Parkin
David Hamilton
John Hollins
League Division Three5th
FA Cup2nd Round
League Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kevin Townson
All: Kevin Townson

Statistics
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague Division 3FA CupLeague CupLeague TrophyLD3 Play-offs
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Neil Edwards 1107 + 001 + 001 + 000 + 002 + 00
2 DF Wayne Evans 51043 + 003 + 002 + 001 + 002 + 00
3 DF Sean McAuley 30023 + 003 + 001 + 102 + 000 + 00
4 DF Simon Coleman 1318 + 310 + 001 + 000 + 000 + 10
5 DF Gareth Griffiths 48441 + 042 + 002 + 001 + 002 + 00
6 DF Richard Green 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
7 MF David Flitcroft 43021 + 1401 + 101 + 102 + 002 + 00
8 DF Paul Ware 904 + 400 + 000 + 100 + 000 + 00
9 DF Michael Oliver 53845 + 073 + 012 + 001 + 002 + 00
10 DF Matt Doughty 44232 + 413 + 010 + 102 + 002 + 00
11 MF Graeme Atkinson 1208 + 300 + 100 + 000 + 000 + 00
12 DF Lee Todd 1108 + 200 + 001 + 000 + 000 + 00
13 GK Matt Gilks 22019 + 002 + 001 + 000 + 000 + 00
14 DF Tony Ford 20317 + 020 + 002 + 011 + 000 + 00
14 MF Paul Simpson 967 + 050 + 000 + 000 + 002 + 01
15 MF Kieron Durkan 36116 + 1413 + 002 + 001 + 000 + 00
16 DF Dave Bayliss 1209 + 001 + 001 + 001 + 000 + 00
16 MF Alan McLoughlin 20115 + 310 + 000 + 000 + 002 + 00
17 DF Graham Hicks 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
18 MF Gary Jones 25620 + 052 + 002 + 001 + 010 + 00
18 FW Lee McEvilly 20513 + 540 + 000 + 000 + 002 + 01
19 FW Kevin Townson 481717 + 24141 + 100 + 122 + 011 + 10
20 DF Lee Duffy 801 + 500 + 000 + 001 + 100 + 00
21 FW Clive Platt 50841 + 273 + 002 + 001 + 011 + 00
22 MF Darren Dunning 504 + 100 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
23 DF Stephen Hill 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
24 DF Richard Jobson 42334 + 133 + 000 + 002 + 002 + 00
25 GK John Baker 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
26 FW Steve Jones 916 + 310 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
26 FW Paul Wheatcroft 636 + 030 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
27 FW Paul Connor 22111 + 612 + 101 + 000 + 000 + 10
28 FW Rory Patterson 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
29 GK Marcus Hahnemann 705 + 000 + 000 + 002 + 000 + 00
30 MF Pat McCourt 28410 + 1340 + 200 + 000 + 200 + 10
31 DF Simon Grand 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
32 FW Shane Murphy 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
33 FW Karl Rose 100 + 000 + 000 + 001 + 000 + 00
34 GK Vince O'Keefe 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
35 GK Steve Banks 15015 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
? FW David Walsh 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00

League Division 3
11 August  2001 (2001 -08-11) 1Oxford United1–2RochdaleOxford
Bolland   36 '
Brooks  52 '
Guyett   56 '
Scott   60 '
Stockley   90 '		 Report Doughty  30 '
Platt   39 '
Coleman  66 '		 Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 7842
Referee: David Crick
18 August  2001 (2001 -08-18) 2Rochdale1–1Macclesfield TownRochdale
Ford  26 ' Report Glover  18' (pen.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3346
Referee: Mick Fletcher
25 August  2001 (2001 -08-25) 3Plymouth Argyle1–2RochdalePlymouth
Coleman  16' (o.g.)
McGlinchey   29 '
Larrieu   78 '		 Report Jones  17 '
Ford   40 '
Connor  77 '		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 4198
Referee: Rob Harris
27 August  2001 (2001 -08-27) 4Rochdale2–0Exeter CityRochdale
Jones  29' (pen.)
Townson  30 '		 Report Watson   55 '
Cronin   77 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3003
Referee: John Brandwood
1 September  2001 (2001 -09-01) 5Carlisle United1–2RochdaleCarlisle
Hopper   47 '
Whitehead   67 '
Allan  80 '		 Report Oliver  11 '
Platt  12 '   28 '
Evans   45 '
Bayliss   77 '		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 3373
Referee: Alan Kaye
8 September  2001 (2001 -09-08) 6Rochdale2–0Kidderminster HarriersRochdale
Griffiths  2', 76 ' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2885
Referee: George Cain
15 September  2001 (2001 -09-15) 7Rochdale2–2Scunthorpe UnitedRochdale
Griffiths   35 '
McAuley   55 '
Oliver  59 '
Jones  81' (pen.)
Todd  82 '		 Report Brough  13 '
Kell   43 '
Beagrie  83' (pen.)		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3468
Referee: Phil Richards
18 September  2001 (2001 -09-18) 8Hull City3–1RochdaleHull
Alexander  28', 51 '
Dudfield  63 '
Edwards   84 '
Whitmore  90 '		 Report Townson  30 '   90 ' Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 10213
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
22 September  2001 (2001 -09-22) 9Shrewsbury Town1–0RochdaleShrewsbury
Aiston   76 '
Rodgers  90 '		 Report Oliver   69 '
Griffiths   75 '		 Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 4612
Referee: Paul Armstrong
25 September  2001 (2001 -09-25) 10Rochdale2–0Halifax TownRochdale
Griffiths   18 '
Platt  62', 77 '		 Report Middleton   63 ' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3410
Referee: Frazer Stretton
29 September  2001 (2001 -09-29) 11Rochdale3–1Mansfield TownRochdale
Oliver   15 '
Atkinson   22 '
Platt  32 '
Jones  64 '
Wheatcroft  81 '		 Report Greenacre  90 ' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3963
Referee: Tony Bates
9 October  2001 (2001 -10-09) 12Swansea City0–1RochdaleSwansea
Report Ford  31 ' Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 3533
Referee: Richard Beeby
13 October  2001 (2001 -10-13) 13Rochdale0–0Rushden & DiamondsRochdale
Jones   43 ' Report Peters   85 ' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4345
Referee: Colin Webster
20 October  2001 (2001 -10-20) 14Luton Town0–1RochdaleLuton
Crowe   42 '
Nicholls   90 '		 Report Griffiths   20 '
Wheatcroft  39 '		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 7696
Referee: Steve Tomlin
23 October  2001 (2001 -10-23) 15Rochdale2–2Cheltenham TownRochdale
Wheatcroft  52 '  17'  60 '
Oliver   65 '
Townson  72 '		 Report Victory  6', 84 '
Banks   25 '
Alsop   65 '
Grayson   85 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3279
Referee: Mike Jones
27 October  2001 (2001 -10-27) 16Leyton Orient4–2RochdaleLondon
Ibehre  34 '   67 '
Minton   37 '  39 '
Watts  51 '
Joseph  59 '
Harris   74 '		 Report Townson  77', 90 '
Jobson   90 '		 Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 4631
Referee: Trevor Parkes
3 November  2001 (2001 -11-03) 17Rochdale2–0Torquay UnitedRochdale
Townson  49', 90 ' Report Williams   77 '
Woods   90 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3078
Referee: Roy Pearson
10 November  2001 (2001 -11-10) 18Bristol Rovers0–2RochdaleBristol
Wilson   5 '
Astafjevs  33'  57 '		 Report Jones   30 '  70 '
Platt  50 '		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 5675
Referee: Barry Knight
20 November  2001 (2001 -11-20) 19Darlington1–0RochdaleDarlington
Clark  78' (pen.) Report Townson  55 '
Evans   62 '		 Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 3362
Referee: Uriah Rennie
24 November  2001 (2001 -11-24) 20Rochdale2–2Lincoln CityRochdale
Jobson  43 '
Durkan  70 '		 Report Hamilton   20 '
Gain   60 '
Bailey   70 '
Battersby  89 '
Holmes  90 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3139
Referee: Mark Warren
30 November  2001 (2001 -11-30) 21Hartlepool United1–1RochdaleHartlepool
Bass  74 ' Report Oliver  59 ' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 4162
Referee: Steve Baines
15 December  2001 (2001 -12-15) 22Rochdale0–1Southend UnitedRochdale
Jobson   35 '
Platt   80 '
Flitcroft   84 '		 Report Broad  7 '
Rawle   20 '
Flahavan  80 '
Bramble   87 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2849
Referee: Mark Cowburn
26 December  2001 (2001 -12-26) 23Kidderminster Harriers4–1RochdaleKidderminster
13:00 GMT Henriksen  4', 44 '
Blake   21 '  51 '
Stamps   67 '
Bennett  84 '		 Report Oliver  38 '  64 '
McCourt   65 '
Connor   66 '
Jobson   68 '		 Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
Attendance: 3856
Referee: Mark Cooper
29 December  2001 (2001 -12-29) 24Exeter City1–1RochdaleExeter
Flack   13 '
Power   45 '
Watson  62 '
Roberts   76 '		 Report Townson  2 '
Platt   50 '
McAuley   71 '		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2994
Referee: Paul Taylor
12 January  2002 (2002 -01-12) 25Macclesfield Town0–1RochdaleMacclesfield
Report Townson  51 ' Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 3002
Referee: George Cain
19 January  2002 (2002 -01-19) 26Rochdale1–1Oxford UnitedRochdale
McCourt  7 '
Griffiths   16 '		 Report Quinn   41 '
Gray   57 '
Moody  83 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3355
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
22 January  2002 (2002 -01-22) 27York City0–0RochdaleYork
Basham   76 ' Report Evans   39 '
Flitcroft   52 '
Platt  59 '
Connor   80 '		 Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2317
Referee: Paul Danson
26 January  2002 (2002 -01-26) 28Rochdale2–0Swansea CityRochdale
Oliver  40 '
Sharp  45' (o.g.)		 Report O'Leary   53 ' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2819
Referee: John Brandwood
29 January  2002 (2002 -01-29) 29Rochdale1–1Carlisle UnitedRochdale
Griffiths  62 '
Banks   62 '		 Report Halliday  18 '
Foran   75 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3008
Referee: Steve Baines
2 February  2002 (2002 -02-02) 30Mansfield Town3–1RochdaleMansfield
Greenacre  37', 86 '   40 '
Pemberton  38 '		 Report Oliver  89 ' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 4876
Referee: Howard Webb
5 February  2002 (2002 -02-05) 31Rochdale5–4York CityRochdale
Townson  16' (pen.), 45 '
McEvilly  49 '
Jobson  54', 77 '		 Report Brass  13 '
Edmondson   15 '
Duffield  21 '   60 '
Brass   44 '
Bullock  51 '   56 '
Proctor  83 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2823
Referee: Graham Frankland
9 February  2002 (2002 -02-09) 32Rochdale1–0Luton TownRochdale
McCourt  12 '
Flitcroft   32 '
Griffiths   44 '
McEvilly   67 '
Oliver   67 '
Doughty   72 '
Townson   89 '		 Report Bayliss   5 '
Nicholls   10 '
Howard   23 '
Perrett   88 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4306
Referee: Matt Messias
16 February  2002 (2002 -02-16) 33Rushden & Diamonds1–1RochdaleIrthlingborough
Hanlon   48 '
Tillson   50 '
Peters   53 '
Lowe   69 '
Hall  88 '		 Report McEvilly   9 '
Evans   29 '
Townson  90 '		 Stadium: Nene Park
Attendance: 4672
Referee: Joe Ross
23 February  2002 (2002 -02-23) 34Scunthorpe United2–1RochdaleScunthorpe
Graves  27', 38 '
Stanton   78 '		 Report Jones  10 '
Townson   49 '
Todd   67 '
Flitcroft   90 '		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 4521
Referee: Peter Walton
2 March  2002 (2002 -03-02) 35Rochdale1–0Shrewsbury TownRochdale
Griffiths  80 ' Report Murray   4 '
Wilding   79 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3353
Referee: Roy Pearson
5 March  2002 (2002 -03-05) 36Halifax Town1–2RochdaleHalifax
Stoneman  12'  39 '
Redfearn  32 '
Mitchell   90 '		 Report McEvilly   63 '  81 '
McCourt  90 '		 Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 2825
Referee: Mark Cowburn
9 March  2002 (2002 -03-09) 37Southend United0–0RochdaleSouthend
Report McEvilly   45 '
Platt   75 '		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 3429
Referee: David Crick
16 March  2002 (2002 -03-16) 38Rochdale0–0Hartlepool UnitedRochdale
Report Watson   21 '
Clarke   50 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3219
Referee: Mark Cooper
23 March  2002 (2002 -03-23) 39Cheltenham Town1–1RochdaleCheltenham
Williams  3 ' Report Evans   52 '
Platt  53 '
Doughty   76 '		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 4643
Referee: Rob Harris
26 March  2002 (2002 -03-26) 40Rochdale1–3Plymouth ArgyleRochdale
Simpson  54 ' Report Wotton   55 '
Hodges   64 '  83 '
Keith  66 '
Coughlan  81 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4457
Referee: Mike Pike
30 March  2002 (2002 -03-30) 41Rochdale3–0Leyton OrientRochdale
McEvilly  6 '
Simpson  30 '
Oliver   44 '
Townson  82 '		 Report Martin   15 '
Smith   24 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3021
Referee: Graham Laws
1 April  2002 (2002 -04-01) 42Torquay United3–0RochdaleTorquay
Bedeau  40 '
Martin   45 '
Canoville  46 '
Graham  65 '		 Report Durkan   31 '
Flitcroft   35 '
Griffiths   42 '		 Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 3136
Referee: Ray Olivier
6 April  2002 (2002 -04-06) 43Rochdale3–1DarlingtonRochdale
Griffiths   1 '
Platt  7 '
McEvilly  27 '
Simpson  35 '		 Report Conlon  4 '
Reed   27 '
Porter   70 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3055
Referee: Alan Butler
9 April  2002 (2002 -04-09) 44Rochdale3–2Hull CityRochdale
McEvilly   10 '
Oliver  32 '
McCourt  57 '
Townson  64 '		 Report Holt   12 '
Dudfield  26', 45 '
Greaves   79 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3433
Referee: Trevor Parkes
13 April  2002 (2002 -04-13) 45Lincoln City1–1RochdaleLincoln
Thorpe  30 '
Cameron   54 '		 Report Simpson  81 ' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 5849
Referee: Grant Hegley
20 April  2002 (2002 -04-20) 46Rochdale2–1Bristol RoversRochdale
Simpson  63 '
McEvilly   65 '
McLoughlin  86' (pen.)		 Report Thomas  29 '
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5292
Referee: Mark Cowburn

League Division 3 Play-Offs
27 April  2002 (2002 -04-27) 1st LegRushden & Diamonds2–2RochdaleIrthlingborough
Wardley  34 '
Butterworth  73 '
Lowe   75 '
Angell   90 '		 Report McEvilly  8 '
Simpson   33 '  57 '
Oliver   38 '
Griffiths   76 '		 Stadium: Nene Park
Attendance: 6,015
Referee: Graham Barber
30 April  2002 (2002 -04-30) 2nd LegRochdale1–2Rushden & DiamondsRochdale
Peters  65' (o.g.) Report Lowe  67 '
Hall  76 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8,485
Referee: Roger Furnandiz

FA Cup
17 November  2001 (2001 -11-17) 1Tamworth1–1RochdaleTamworth
Wilson   21 '  43 ' Report Doughty  5 ' Stadium: The Lamb Ground
Attendance: 3,119
Referee: Alan Kaye
27 November  2001 (2001 -11-27) 1 (replay)Rochdale1–0TamworthRochdale
Jones   70'
Durkan   85 '
Oliver  90 '		 Report Gould   43 ' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,709
Referee: Alan Kaye
8 December  2001 (2001 -12-08) 2Blackpool2–0RochdaleBlackpool
Murphy  22 '
Simpson  89 '		 Report Jobson   86 ' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 5,191
Referee: Ray Olivier

League Cup
21 August  2001 (2001 -08-21) 1Huddersfield Town0–1RochdaleHuddersfield
Report Ford  20 ' Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 3,995
Referee: Mike Ryan
11 September  2001 (2001 -09-11) 2Rochdale2–2
(5–6 p)		FulhamRochdale
Bayliss   40 '
Townson  74', 102 '		 Report Boa Morte  17 '
Finnan   53 '
Brevett  120 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6,303
Referee: Roy Pearson
Penalties
Jones
Townson
McAuley
Flitcroft
Oliver
Evans
Griffiths
Platt
Bayliss 		Clark
Legwinski
Finnan
Davis
Hayles
Melville
Brevett
Taylor
Boa Morte

League Trophy
16 October  2001 (2001 -10-16) 1Rochdale2–0SouthportRochdale
Platt  37 '
Jones  88' (pen.)
Report Elam   59 ' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,411
Referee: Graham Salisbury
30 October  2001 (2001 -10-30) 1Rochdale1–2Port ValeRochdale
Townson  49 '
Flitcroft   55 '		 Report Carragher   23 '
Burton-Godwin  53' (pen.)
Armstrong  66 '
Killen  68'  72 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,639
Referee: Mike Ryan

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References
  1. https://www.11v11.com/teams/rochdale/tab/players/season/2002/
  2. https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2175&comp_id=3
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