2002–03 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 2002–03 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the club's 82nd season in the Football League, and the 29th consecutive season in the fourth tier (League Division Three).

Rochdale
2002–03 season
ChairmanDavid Kilpatrick
ManagerPaul Simpson
League Division Three19th
FA CupFifth Round
League CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Lee McEvilly
All: Lee McEvilly/Paul Connor


Statistics
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague Division 3FA CupLeague CupLeague Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
MF Chris Beech 19216 + 211 + 010 + 000 + 00
FW Clive Platt 49940 + 266 + 031 + 000 + 00
DF Darren Hockenhull 716 + 110 + 000 + 000 + 00
MF David Flitcroft 48240 + 125 + 101 + 000 + 00
DF Gareth Griffiths 47741 + 163 + 011 + 001 + 00
MF Gavin Melaugh 24217 + 215 + 010 + 000 + 00
MF Ian Bishop 905 + 300 + 000 + 001 + 00
MF Jesús Fernández Mengual 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
GK John Baker 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
FW Kevin Townson 2815 + 1910 + 200 + 101 + 00
DF Lee Andrews 808 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
DF Lee Duffy 27019 + 303 + 001 + 001 + 00
MF Lee Hodges 803 + 400 + 000 + 001 + 00
FW Lee McEvilly 431527 + 10144 + 110 + 001 + 00
DF Matt Doughty 47039 + 204 + 001 + 001 + 00
GK Matt Gilks 22019 + 101 + 000 + 001 + 00
DF Michael Oliver 24217 + 322 + 001 + 001 + 00
MF Michael Taylor 202 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
GK Neil Bennett 101 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
GK Neil Edwards 32026 + 005 + 001 + 000 + 00
MF Paddy McCourt 30312 + 1420 + 210 + 100 + 10
FW Paul Connor 461530 + 9125 + 031 + 000 + 10
MF Paul Simpson 411130 + 5103 + 111 + 001 + 00
DF Richard Jobson 20015 + 103 + 001 + 000 + 00
FW Rory Patterson 902 + 600 + 000 + 000 + 10
29 DF Scott Warner 906 + 102 + 000 + 000 + 00
DF Shane Cansdell-Sherriff 403 + 001 + 000 + 000 + 00
FW Shane Murphy 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
DF Simon Grand 28222 + 125 + 000 + 000 + 00
DF Stephen Hill 1219 + 112 + 000 + 000 + 00
DF Steve Macauley 706 + 000 + 000 + 001 + 00
DF Wayne Evans 47040 + 006 + 001 + 000 + 00
MF Kieron Durkan 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00

League Division Three
10 August  2002 (2002 -08-10) 1Rochdale1–0Leyton OrientRochdale
Macauley   23 '
Connor  90 '		 Report Smith   20 ' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,252
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
13 August  2002 (2002 -08-13) 2Lincoln City2–0RochdaleLincoln
Yeo  58 '   58 '
Cropper  81 '
Mayo   81 '
Smith   85 '		 Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 2,894
Referee: Joe Ross
17 August  2002 (2002 -08-17) 3Bristol Rovers1–2RochdaleBristol
Tait   13 '
Bryant  45 '		 Report Platt  36 '   50 '
Simpson  78 '		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,478
Referee: Mark Warren
24 August  2002 (2002 -08-24) 4Rochdale1–1DarlingtonRochdale
McEvilly  7 '
Griffiths   58 '
Evans   85 '		 Report Nicholls  13 '
Conlon   33 '
Wainwright   44 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,834
Referee: Scott Mathieson
26 August  2002 (2002 -08-26) 5Wrexham2–5RochdaleWrexham
Thomas  13 '
Morrell  38 '   75 '
Lawrence   41 '
Holmes   45 '		 Report McEvilly  17 '
Simpson  22', 42', 59 '
Griffiths  24 '
Oliver   50 '		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 4,340
Referee: Paul Rejer
31 August  2002 (2002 -08-31) 6Rochdale1–2Southend UnitedRochdale
Macauley   0 '
Duffy   32 '
McEvilly   60 '
Griffiths  84 '		 Report Rawle  36 '
Jones   44 '
Beard   58 '
Smith   60 '
Bramble  83 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,852
Referee: Carl Boyeson
6 September  2002 (2002 -09-06) 7Carlisle United0–2RochdaleCarlisle
Summerbell   61 '
Kelly   83 '		 Report Platt  11 '
Simpson  21 '		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,501
Referee: Roy Pearson
14 September  2002 (2002 -09-14) 8Rochdale1–1Shrewsbury TownRochdale
Simpson  79' (pen.) Report Jemson   5 '
Van Blerk  39 '
Tolley   64 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,914
Referee: Tony Bates
17 September  2002 (2002 -09-17) 9Rochdale4–3Cambridge UnitedRochdale
Bridges  6' (o.g.)
Simpson  60 '
Flitcroft   71 '
Townson  90 '
Oliver  90 '
McEvilly   90 '		 Report Duncan  11'  14 '
Bridges  23 '
Tudor  42 '
Wanless  52' (pen.)   79 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,392
Referee: Graham Laws
21 September  2002 (2002 -09-21) 10Kidderminster Harriers0–0RochdaleKidderminster
Broughton   26 ' Report Griffiths   47 ' Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
Attendance: 2,685
Referee: Keith Hill
28 September  2002 (2002 -09-28) 11Rochdale3–1Macclesfield TownRochdale
Griffiths   13 '
Connor  21', 65 '
Platt  81 '		 Report Welsh  34 ' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,090
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
5 October  2002 (2002 -10-05) 12Swansea City1–1RochdaleSwansea
Thomas  32 '
Freestone   45 '
Mumford   45 '
Howard   66 '		 Report Platt  43 '
Oliver   45 '
Flitcroft   69 '
Connor  71 '		 Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 3,732
Referee: Rob Styles
12 October  2002 (2002 -10-12) 13Hull City3–0RochdaleHull
Jevons  28 '
Branch  45', 84 '   60 '
Whittle   90 '		 Report Flitcroft   13 '
Jobson   42 '
Griffiths   61 '		 Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 9,057
Referee: Phil Crossley
19 October  2002 (2002 -10-19) 14Rochdale1–2Scunthorpe UnitedRochdale
Oliver   7 '
Flitcroft   20 '
Jobson   29 '
Evans   43 '
McCourt   51 '
Simpson  86 '		 Report Graves   5 '
Carruthers  50', 72 '
Sparrow  56 '
McCombe   62 '
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,442
Referee: Mark Cowburn
26 October  2002 (2002 -10-26) 15Boston United3–1RochdaleBoston
Weatherstone  20 '
Battersby  64 '
Douglas  90 '		 Report Duffy   28 '
Flitcroft  81 '   82 '		 Stadium: York Street
Attendance: 2,653
Referee: Brian Curson
29 October  2002 (2002 -10-29) 16Rochdale3–3Exeter CityRochdale
Beech  41 '
Simpson  59 '
Griffiths  86 '
Platt   89 '
Flitcroft   90 '		 Report Flack  1', 75 '   65 '
Thomas  79 '
Coppinger   90 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,944
Referee: Colin Webster
2 November  2002 (2002 -11-02) 17Rochdale0–1Rushden & DiamondsRochdale
Report Lowe   10 '
Mills   45 '
Darby  64 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,628
Referee: Phil Prosser
9 November  2002 (2002 -11-09) 18Oxford United2–0RochdaleOxford
Hunt  17 '
Whitehead   19 '
Basham  70 '		 Report Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 4,547
Referee: Grant Hegley
23 November  2002 (2002 -11-23) 19Rochdale0–1York CityRochdale
Doughty   23 '
Griffiths   87 '		 Report Potter   35 '
Duffield  71 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,056
Referee: Mark Cowburn
30 November  2002 (2002 -11-30) 20Torquay United2–2RochdaleTorquay
Gritton  52 '
Benefield   73 '
Hazell  90 '		 Report Connor  74 '
Griffiths  78 '  64'  88 '		 Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,754
Referee: Peter Walton
14 December  2002 (2002 -12-14) 21Rochdale4–0Hartlepool UnitedRochdale
Platt  24 '
McEvilly  43', 62 '
Connor  56 '
Townson   85 '		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,059
Referee: Mike Pike
21 December  2002 (2002 -12-21) 22Bury1–1RochdaleBury
Newby  62 '
Billy   74 '		 Report Melaugh   7 '
Flitcroft   20 '
Doughty   35 '
McEvilly  66 '   74 '		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 5,827
Referee: Roy Pearson
26 December  2002 (2002 -12-26) 23Rochdale2–2WrexhamRochdale
Connor  2', 18 '
Duffy   67 '
Jobson   74 '		 Report Morrell  23', 75 ' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,727
Referee: Steve Baines
28 December  2002 (2002 -12-28) 24Bournemouth3–3RochdaleBournemouth
Browning  6 '
S. Fletcher  45 '
O'Connor  87' (pen.)
C. Fletcher   88 '		 Report Flitcroft  16 '
Melaugh   36 '
McEvilly  45' (pen.)
Grand   61 '
Platt  73 '
Warner   85 '		 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 6,240
Referee: Paul Rejer
18 January  2003 (2003 -01-18) 25Southend United1–0RochdaleSouthend
Beard   41 '
Bramble  89 '		 Report Grand   55 ' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 3,645
Referee: Iain Williamson
21 January  2003 (2003 -01-21) 26Rochdale0–1Lincoln CityRochdale
Flitcroft   44 ' Report Morgan   16 '
Yeo   41 '
Futcher  83 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,122
Referee: Carl Boyeson
8 February  2003 (2003 -02-08) 27Rochdale2–1Oxford UnitedRochdale
Grand   40 '
Oliver  44 '
Melaugh  89 '		 Report Savage  71 ' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,764
Referee: Mike Pike
11 February  2003 (2003 -02-11) 28Darlington1–0RochdaleDarlington
Conlon   76 '
Whitehead   90 '		 Report Platt  21 '
Simpson   69 '		 Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 2,479
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
22 February  2003 (2003 -02-22) 29Rochdale0–1Carlisle UnitedRochdale
Flitcroft   41 ' Report Green  62 ' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,247
Referee: Richard Beeby
25 February  2003 (2003 -02-25) 30Leyton Orient0–1RochdaleLondon
Toner   45 '
Tate   90 '		 Report McEvilly   31 '  45' (pen.)
Andrews   90 '		 Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 2,633
Referee: Frazer Stretton
1 March  2003 (2003 -03-01) 31Shrewsbury Town3–1RochdaleShrewsbury
Jagielka  5', 40 '
Lowe  67 '		 Report Evans   64 '
Melaugh   77 '
McEvilly  84 '		 Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 3,423
Referee: Brian Curson
4 March  2003 (2003 -03-04) 32Cambridge United2–2RochdaleCambridge
Kitson  4 '
Tudor  45 '
Iriekpen   80 '		 Report McEvilly  2 '   37 '
McCourt  51 '   70 '
Duffy   70 '		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 2,586
Referee: Howard Webb
11 March  2003 (2003 -03-11) 33Rochdale1–1BournemouthRochdale
Duffy   30 '
Griffiths  49 '		 Report Fletcher  31 ' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,958
Referee: Andy Penn
15 March  2003 (2003 -03-15) 34Rochdale1–0Boston UnitedRochdale
Flitcroft   33 '
McEvilly  75' (pen.)
Duffy   85 '		 Report Chapman   37 '
Ellender   68 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,538
Referee: Trevor Parkes
18 March  2003 (2003 -03-18) 35Scunthorpe United3–1RochdaleScunthorpe
Hayes  10', 66 '
Kilford  31 '
Beagrie   51 '
Carruthers   52 '
Graves   61 '		 Report McCourt  13 '
Flitcroft   21 '
McEvilly   45 '
Duffy   79 '
Grand   89 '		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,616
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
22 March  2003 (2003 -03-22) 36Exeter City1–1RochdaleExeter
Walker  15' (pen.)
Curran   87 '		 Report Connor  30' (pen.)
Beech   43 '		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,003
Referee: Keith Hill
24 March  2003 (2003 -03-24) 37Rushden & Diamonds3–3RochdaleIrthlingborough
Hall  49 '
Lowe  65', 73 '		 Report Simpson  27 '
Grand  63 '
McCourt  87 '		 Stadium: Nene Park
Attendance: 3,444
Referee: Lee Cable
5 April  2003 (2003 -04-05) 38Rochdale0–2Torquay UnitedRochdale
Melaugh   49 ' Report Griffiths  18' (o.g.)
Clist  52 '
Gritton   71 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,216
Referee: Phil Joslin
8 April  2003 (2003 -04-08) 39Rochdale1–1Bristol RoversRochdale
Connor  21 ' Report Astafjevs  44 ' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,658
Referee: Matt Messias
12 April  2003 (2003 -04-12) 40York City2–2RochdaleYork
Graydon  35' (pen.)   39 '
Edmondson  63 '		 Report Connor  3 '   36 '
McCourt   25 '
McEvilly  70' (pen.)		 Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 3,966
Referee: Paul Robinson
15 April  2003 (2003 -04-15) 41Rochdale0–1Kidderminster HarriersRochdale
Flitcroft   80 ' Report Hinton   80 '
Shilton  83 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,810
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
18 April  2003 (2003 -04-18) 42Rochdale1–2BuryRochdale
15:00 BST Flitcroft   22 '
Simpson   24 '
Stuart  34' (o.g.)		 Report Nelson  23 '
Cramb  71' (pen.)
Connell   90 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,513
Referee: Mike Dean
21 April  2003 (2003 -04-21) 43Hartlepool United2–2RochdaleHartlepool
Widdrington  42', 52 ' Report Grand  23 '
McEvilly  45 '		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,408
Referee: Steve Baines
26 April  2003 (2003 -04-26) 44Rochdale1–2Swansea CityRochdale
Griffiths  43 ' Report Nugent  18 '
Richards  68 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,777
Referee: Frazer Stretton
29 April  2003 (2003 -04-29) 45Rochdale2–1Hull CityRochdale
McEvilly  6 '
Griffiths   16 '
Hockenhull  18 '   27 '
Evans   81 '		 Report Melton   24 '
Burgess  65 '
Reeves   87 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,225
Referee: Phil Prosser
3 May  2003 (2003 -05-03) 46Macclesfield Town3–2RochdaleMacclesfield
Lightbourne   34 '
Hockenhull  48' (o.g.)
Askey  88 '
Tipton  90 '		 Report Hockenhull   27 '
McEvilly  36' (pen.)
Patterson   51 '
Hill  70 '		 Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 2,873
Referee: Keith Hill

FA Cup
16 November  2002 (2002 -11-16) 1Rochdale3–2Peterborough UnitedRochdale
Connor  3 '
Platt  12 '
Beech  61 '		 Report Burton   11 '
Daníelsson   25 '
Fenn  83 '
Clarke  88 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,566
Referee: Alan Kaye
7 December  2002 (2002 -12-07) 2Bristol Rovers1–1RochdaleBristol
Plummer   59 '
Allen  73 '		 Report Platt  6 ' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 4,369
Referee: Trevor Parkes
17 December  2002 (2002 -12-17) 2Rochdale3–2Bristol RoversRochdale
Platt  34 '   65 '
Flitcroft   47 '
Connor  48 '
McCourt   74 '  80 '		 Report Barrett  19 '   85 '
Astafjevs   46 '
Tait  51 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,206
Referee: Trevor Parkes
4 January  2003 (2003 -01-04) 3Preston North End1–2RochdalePreston
Lucketti   20 '
Anderson  48 '  58 '
Broomes   53 '		 Report Jobson   18 '
McEvilly  39 '
Simpson  54 '
Connor   64 '
Flitcroft   88 '
Grand   90 '		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 8,762
Referee: Roy Pearson
25 January  2003 (2003 -01-25) 4Rochdale2–0Coventry CityRochdale
Connor  33 '
Griffiths  47 '		 Report Pead   37 ' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9,156
Referee: Mick Fletcher
16 February  2003 (2003 -02-16) 5Wolverhampton Wanderers3–1RochdaleWolverhampton
19:00 GMT Ndah  32 '
Miller  79 '
Proudlock  90 '		 Report Grand   31 '
Melaugh   41 '  52 '		 Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 23,921
Referee: Uriah Rennie

League Cup
11 September  2002 (2002 -09-11) 1Sheffield Wednesday1–0RochdaleSheffield
Sibon  2 ' Report Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium
Attendance: 8,815
Referee: George Cain

League Trophy
22 October  2002 (2002 -10-22) 1Rochdale0–1BuryRochdale
Macauley   69 ' Report Johnrose   24 '
Woodthorpe  72 '
Hill   89 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,486
Referee: Mike Ryan

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References
  1. https://www.11v11.com/teams/rochdale/tab/players/season/2003/
  2. https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2175&comp_id=3
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