2003–04 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 2003–04 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the club's 83rd season in the Football League, and the 30th consecutive season in the fourth tier (League Division Three). Rochdale finished the season in 21st place.

Rochdale
2003–04 season
ChairmanDavid Kilpatrick
ManagerAlan Buckley/Steve Parkin
League Division Three21st
FA CupSecond Round
League CupFirst Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Kevin Townson
All: Kevin Townson

Statistics
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague Division 3FA CupLeague CupLeague Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Neil Edwards 37034+002+000+001+00
2 DF Wayne Evans 49045+002+001+001+00
3 DF Michael Simpkins 30025+201+001+001+00
4 MF Sean McClare 41033+501+001+001+00
5 DF Gareth Griffiths 35129+411+000+001+00
6 DF Daryl Burgess 38033+202+001+000+00
7 MF Leo Bertos 431040+091+011+001+00
8 MF Chris Beech 1609+501+001+000+00
9 FW Andy Bishop 1118+211+000+000+00
9 FW Grant Holt 14314+030+000+000+00
9 MF Chris Shuker 15114+010+001+000+00
10 DF Matt Doughty 35025+601+101+001+00
11 MF Ged Brannan 13111+011+000+001+00
11 MF Gary Jones 27426+041+000+000+00
11 MF Martin Pemberton 101+000+000+000+00
12 FW Mickael Antoine-Curier 1015+310+100+000+10
12 MF Kevin Donovan 704+300+000+000+00
12 DF Danny Livesey 13011+200+000+000+00
13 GK Matt Gilks 14012+000+101+000+00
14 DF Kevin Gibbins 000+000+000+000+00
14 MF Kangana Ndiwa 100+100+000+000+00
15 MF Robert Betts 624+120+000+100+00
15 DF Shaun Smith 13013+000+000+000+00
15 MF Jeff Smith 101+000+000+000+00
16 DF Greg Heald 10110+010+000+000+00
16 MF Craig Strachan 100+100+000+000+00
17 MF Paddy McCourt 2826+1822+000+100+10
18 FW Lee McEvilly 32615+1561+100+000+00
19 FW Kevin Townson 371217+16101+110+111+00
20 DF Lee Duffy 000+000+000+000+00
20 MF Willo Flood 606+000+000+000+00
23 DF Stephen Hill 101+000+000+000+00
26 DF Simon Grand 21011+602+001+001+00
27 FW Paul Connor 26621+361+001+000+00
28 FW Rory Patterson 903+400+100+001+00
29 DF Scott Warner 14110+410+000+000+00
38 MF Neil Redfearn 909+000+000+000+00

League Division Three
9 August  2003 (2003 -08-09) 1Rochdale1–3Yeovil TownRochdale
Grand   17 '
McClare   31 '
Shuker   37 '
Connor  45 '   45 '
Burgess   54 '		 Report Gall  26', 67 '
Johnson  55 '
Rodrigues   57 '
Gosling   62 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,611
Referee: Mark Warren
16 August  2003 (2003 -08-16) 2Bristol Rovers0–0RochdaleBristol
Barrett  14'  45 '
Anderson   16 '		 Report Shuker   71 '
Grand   83 '		 Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 7,575
Referee: Paul Taylor
23 August  2003 (2003 -08-23) 3Rochdale2–2Cambridge UnitedRochdale
Grand   37 '
Burgess   45 '
McEvilly  67' (pen.)
Shuker  67 '
Connor  79 '		 Report Revell  32 '
Kitson  38 '   88 '
Walker   72 '
Tann   90 '
Angus   90 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,204
Referee: Kevin Friend
25 August  2003 (2003 -08-25) 4Torquay United1–3RochdaleTorquay
Hockley  53'  74 '
Van Heusden   59 '
Graham  75 '
Fowler   79 '
Gritton   87 '		 Report Simpkins  43'  45 '
McEvilly  59' (pen.)   90 '
Betts  63', 78 '   64 '
Gilks   90 '		 Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 3,003
Referee: Trevor Kettle
30 August  2003 (2003 -08-30) 5Rochdale4–2DarlingtonRochdale
McEvilly  37' (pen.), 41 '
Connor  59 '
Bertos  65 '		 Report McGurk  30 '
Keltie   32 '
Pearson  43 '
Robson   60 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,518
Referee: Paul Robinson
6 September  2003 (2003 -09-06) 6York City1–2RochdaleYork
Wise  70 '
Wilford  73 '		 Report Townson  15 '
Bertos  19 '
Simpkins   64 '
Connor   70 '
Griffiths   86 '
Betts   90 '		 Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 3,982
Referee: Martin Atkinson
13 September  2003 (2003 -09-13) 7Carlisle United3–2RochdaleCarlisle
Simpson  10 '
Foran  17 '
McGill  22 '
Byrne   90 '		 Report McClare   48 '
Connor  76 '
Townson  79 '		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4,532
Referee: Mike Ryan
16 September  2003 (2003 -09-16) 8Rochdale1–1Huddersfield TownRochdale
Connor  1 '
Townson   8 '
Brannan   75 '
Simpkins   86 '
Burgess   90 '		 Report Worthington  23 '   86 ' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,626
Referee: Howard Webb
20 September  2003 (2003 -09-20) 9Rochdale0–2Hull CityRochdale
Burgess   41 ' Report Green  63 '
Burgess  67 '
Elliott   72 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,215
Referee: Alan Kaye
27 September  2003 (2003 -09-27) 10Lincoln City1–1RochdaleLincoln
Mayo   15 '
Richardson  44 '
Futcher   90 '		 Report Burgess   23 '
Antoine-Curier  40 '
McEvilly   53 '
Bertos   87 '		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 4,141
Referee: Eddie Ilderton
30 September  2003 (2003 -09-30) 11Macclesfield Town2–1RochdaleMacclesfield
Welch   66 '
Burgess  67' (o.g.)
Whitaker  74 '		 Report Evans   40 '
Shuker  51 '
Brannan   71 '
Simpkins   73 '		 Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 2,152
Referee: Lee Probert
4 October  2003 (2003 -10-04) 12Rochdale2–0Scunthorpe UnitedRochdale
Bertos  82 '
Brannan  89' (pen.)		 Report Kell   38 '
Beagrie   39 '
Russell   88 '
Sparrow   90 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,838
Referee: Kevin Wright
11 October  2003 (2003 -10-11) 13Rochdale1–1Northampton TownRochdale
Townson   69 '  72 ' Report Smith  51 '
Hargreaves   51 '
Burgess   87 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,710
Referee: Colin Webster
18 October  2003 (2003 -10-18) 14Cheltenham Town0–2RochdaleCheltenham
Finnigan   49 '
McCann   90 '		 Report Townson  31 '
Bertos  85 '		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 3,105
Referee: Frazer Stretton
21 October  2003 (2003 -10-21) 15Doncaster Rovers2–1RochdaleDoncaster
Tierney  2 '
Brown  75 '
Albrighton   81 '		 Report Townson  4 '
Burgess   53 '
Bertos   68 '
Simpkins   79 '
Evans   90 '		 Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 5,890
Referee: Mike Thorpe
25 October  2003 (2003 -10-25) 16Rochdale0–1Swansea CityRochdale
Simpkins   45 '
Burgess   51 '		 Report Wilson  16 '
Nardiello   54 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,646
Referee: Mike Pike
1 November  2003 (2003 -11-01) 17Leyton Orient2–1RochdaleLondon
Lockwood  23' (pen.)
Newey   32 '
Hunt   34 '
Alexander  88 '		 Report McEvilly   42 '  59' (pen.)
Burgess   47 '
Shuker   76 '
McCourt   87 '		 Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 3,623
Referee: Iain Williamson
15 November  2003 (2003 -11-15) 18Rochdale0–1Kidderminster HarriersRochdale
Bertos   54 '
Griffiths   56 '		 Report Gadsby  35 '
Hatswell   54 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,498
Referee: Phil Prosser
22 November  2003 (2003 -11-22) 19Southend United4–0RochdaleSouthend
Bramble  34', 36 '   58 '
Corbett  67' (pen.)
Constantine  90 '		 Report Grand   59 '
Bertos   78 '
McClare   85 '		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 3,169
Referee: Steve Tomlin
29 November  2003 (2003 -11-29) 20Rochdale1–2Oxford UnitedRochdale
Jones  54 '
Simpkins   77 '		 Report Basham  30 '
Alsop  51 '   62 '
Whitehead   75 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,282
Referee: Mark Cooper
13 December  2003 (2003 -12-13) 21Bury1–2RochdaleBury
Dunfield  49 ' Report Bishop  18 '
Evans   67 '
Simpkins   78 '
Townson  83 '		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3,646
Referee: Graham Laws
20 December  2003 (2003 -12-20) 22Rochdale1–0Boston UnitedRochdale
Griffiths  42 '
Townson   87 '		 Report Rusk   9 '
Boyd   36 '
Beevers   74 '
Weatherstone   82 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,049
Referee: Nigel Miller
26 December  2003 (2003 -12-26) 23Mansfield Town1–0RochdaleMansfield
Larkin  56 ' Report Jones   42 '
Simpkins   90 '		 Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 6,963
Referee: Paul Robinson
28 December  2003 (2003 -12-28) 24Rochdale1–2York CityRochdale
Simpkins   40 '
Evans   43 '
Townson  49' (pen.)
Grand   61 '
Beech   65 '		 Report Edmondson   22 '
Nogan  28', 76 '
Smith   35 '
Shaw   90 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,764
Referee: Mike Ryan
3 January  2004 (2004 -01-03) 25Rochdale1–0Torquay UnitedRochdale
McClare   29 '
Townson  36' (pen.)		 Report Hockley   49 '
Hill   53 '
Woods   82 '
Canoville   87 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,559
Referee: Martin Atkinson
10 January  2004 (2004 -01-10) 26Yeovil Town1–0RochdaleYeovil
Williams  13 ' Report Burgess   49 '
McCourt   83 '		 Stadium: Huish Park
Attendance: 5,806
Referee: Lee Probert
17 January  2004 (2004 -01-17) 27Rochdale2–2Bristol RoversRochdale
McCourt  20 '
Townson  37 '		 Report Doughty  74' (o.g.)
Agogo  83 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,497
Referee: Paul Danson
24 January  2004 (2004 -01-24) 28Cambridge United0–0RochdaleCambridge
Murray   65 ' Report Townson   32 ' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3,221
Referee: Richard Beeby
31 January  2004 (2004 -01-31) 29Darlington1–0RochdaleDarlington
Hughes  80 '
McGurk   90 '		 Report Holt   12 '
Simpkins   45 '		 Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 5,689
Referee: Alan Butler
7 February  2004 (2004 -02-07) 30Rochdale3–0Mansfield TownRochdale
Jones  12' (pen.)
Connor  27 '
McClare   33 '
Bertos  54 '
Burgess   58 '		 Report Pilkington   11 '
Lawrence   72 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,157
Referee: Tony Bates
14 February  2004 (2004 -02-14) 31Northampton Town3–1RochdaleNorthampton
Hargreaves   56 '  69 '
Reid  80 '
Vieira  86 '		 Report Simpkins   25 '
Townson  32 '
Jones   61 '
Livesey   68 '		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,540
Referee: Ray Olivier
21 February  2004 (2004 -02-21) 32Rochdale0–0Cheltenham TownRochdale
Griffiths   35 ' Report Duff   86 ' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,449
Referee: Trevor Parkes
6 March  2004 (2004 -03-06) 33Boston United2–0RochdaleBoston
Bennett   18 '
Ellender  20 '
Jones  76 '
Chapman   90 '		 Report Doughty   50 '
Smith   51 '
McClare   64 '
Livesey   75 '
Holt   90 '		 Stadium: York Street
Attendance: 2,466
Referee: Colin Webster
9 March  2004 (2004 -03-09) 34Swansea City1–1RochdaleSwansea
Iriekpen   36 '
Maylett  78 '
Pritchard   88 '		 Report Bertos  26 '   76 ' Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 5,819
Referee: David Crick
13 March  2004 (2004 -03-13) 35Rochdale0–0BuryRochdale
Griffiths   22 ' Report Woodthorpe   18 '
Challinor   26 '
Nugent   29 '
Duxbury   45 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,225
Referee: Alan Kaye
16 March  2004 (2004 -03-16) 36Huddersfield Town1–1RochdaleHuddersfield
Lloyd  49 '
Sodje   73 '
Holdsworth   80 '
Carss   82 '		 Report Bertos  39 '
Holt   45 '		 Stadium: Kirklees Stadium
Attendance: 10,884
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
20 March  2004 (2004 -03-20) 37Rochdale2–0Carlisle UnitedRochdale
Redfearn   3 '
Jones  34' (pen.)
Holt  64 '
Bertos   77 '		 Report Boyd   18 '
Glennon   32 '
Gray   60 '
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,755
Referee: Brian Curson
27 March  2004 (2004 -03-27) 38Hull City1–0RochdaleHull
Delaney  79 ' Report Doughty   56 '
Heald   83 '		 Stadium: KC Stadium
Attendance: 16,050
Referee: Andre Marriner
30 March  2004 (2004 -03-30) 39Rochdale1–1Doncaster RoversRochdale
Smith   25 '
Holt   31 '
Jones   65 '
Heald   70 '
McEvilly  73 '		 Report Ryan   72 '
Albrighton  90 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,601
Referee: Keith Hill
3 April  2004 (2004 -04-03) 40Rochdale0–3Lincoln CityRochdale
Jones   85 ' Report Taylor-Fletcher  58', 67 '
Green   62 '
Yeo  66 '
Ellison   71 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,224
Referee: Scott Mathieson
10 April  2004 (2004 -04-10) 41Scunthorpe United2–2RochdaleScunthorpe
MacLean  5 '   53 '
Butler  22 '
Sparrow   32 '
Torpey   36 '
Featherstone   40 '
Stanton   43 '
Barwick   85 '		 Report Bertos  3 '   90 '
Holt   22 '
Warner  24 '
Flood   63 '
Redfearn   64 '
Burgess   68 '		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 3,564
Referee: Trevor Kettle
12 April  2004 (2004 -04-12) 42Rochdale1–2Macclesfield TownRochdale
Heald  32 '   80 ' Report Widdrington   52 '
Tipton  62', 82 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,942
Referee: Mark Cowburn
17 April  2004 (2004 -04-17) 43Rochdale3–0Leyton OrientRochdale
Holt  23', 58 '
McCourt  90 '		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,417
Referee: George Cain
24 April  2004 (2004 -04-24) 44Kidderminster Harriers0–1RochdaleKidderminster
Report Bertos  38 '
Smith   82 '		 Stadium: Aggborough Stadium
Attendance: 3,580
Referee: Mike Pike
1 May  2004 (2004 -05-01) 45Rochdale1–1Southend UnitedRochdale
Jones  58 ' Report Constantine  48 '
Bramble   62 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,591
Referee: Phil Prosser
8 May  2004 (2004 -05-08) 46Oxford United2–0RochdaleOxford
Basham  33 '
Whitehead  39 '		 Report Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 5,134
Referee: Barry Knight

FA Cup
8 November  2003 (2003 -11-08) 1Bury1–2RochdaleBury
Connell   45 '
Singh   55 '
Porter  71 '
O'Neill   90 '		 Report Bertos  27 '   74 '
Townson  50 '   51 '
Brannan   58 '		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 5,464
Referee: Mick Fletcher
6 December  2003 (2003 -12-06) 2Rochdale0–2Luton TownRochdale
Jones   27 '
Simpkins   65 '		 Report Robinson  20 '   31 '
Holmes   47 '
Mansell  77 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,807
Referee: Andy Hall

League Cup
9 August  2003 (2003 -08-09) 1Stoke City2–1RochdaleStoke
Iwelumo  13 '
Goodfellow  90 '		 Report McClare   41 '
Shuker   67 '
Townson  76 '		 Stadium: Britannia Stadium
Attendance: 4,687
Referee: Scott Mathieson

League Trophy
14 October  2003 (2003 -10-14) 1Carlisle United2–0RochdaleCarlisle
Rundle  39 '
Wake  89 '
Andrews   90 '		 Report Simpkins   59 ' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 1,828
Referee: Tony Leake

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References
  1. https://www.11v11.com/teams/rochdale/tab/players/season/2004/
  2. https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2175&comp_id=3
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