2012–13 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 2012–13 season is the 92nd season of competitive football for Rochdale A.F.C., a professional English football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Rochdale return to Football League Two for 2012-13 following a two-season stint in League One which ended with a last-place finish in 2011-12.[3] Rochdale began their 2012–13 Football League Two season with a 0-0 draw with Northampton. They entered into three cup competitions in the first round due to the league table they are in. John Coleman's and Jimmy Bell's contracts were terminated by Rochdale on 21 January 2013 following a poor run in form.[4]

Rochdale A.F.C.
2012–13 season
ChairmanChris Dunphy
ManagerJohn Coleman (until 21 January 2013)
Keith Hill (from 22 January 2013)
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Rochdale, Greater Manchester
Football League Two12th
FA CupFirst round proper
Football League CupFirst round
Football League TrophySecond round
Northern section
Top goalscorerLeague: Bobby Grant (15)
All: Bobby Grant (16)[1]
Highest home attendance3,461 vs Bradford City
(2 October 2012)
Football League Two[2]
Lowest home attendance1,256 vs Fleetwood Town
(4 September 2012)
Football League Trophy[2]
Average home league attendance2,269

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 GK Josh Lillis
2 DF Joseph Rafferty
3 DF Rhys Bennett
4 DF Peter Cavanagh (captain)
5 DF Shane Cansdell-Sherriff
6 MF Brian Barry-Murphy
7 MF Jason Kennedy
8 MF Andrew Tutte
9 FW George Donnelly
10 FW Reece Gray
11 FW Ashley Grimes
12 DF Phil Edwards
13 GK Steve Collis
14 DF Kevin McIntyre
16 DF Sam Minihan
17 MF Luke Watson (On Loan to Droylden FC)
No. Position Player
21 GK Matty Edwards
22 FW Bobby Grant
23 MF Andy Haworth
25 DF Michael Rose
26 MF Joel Logan
27 FW Terry Gornell
30 MF Jamie Allen
32 MF Callum Camps
33 DF D'Arcy O'Connor
34 MF Scott Tanser
39 FW Joe Bunney
40 FW Ian Henderson
42 GK Josh Gregory
- MF Bastien Héry
- MF Peter Vincenti
- MF Scott Hogan

Statistics
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague TwoFA CupLeague CupLeague Trophy
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Josh Lillis 49046 + 002 + 001 + 000 + 00
2 DF Joe Rafferty 23020 + 100 + 000 + 001 + 10
3 DF Rhys Bennett 37231 + 222 + 000 + 002 + 00
4 MF Peter Cavanagh 35130 + 112 + 001 + 001 + 00
5 DF Shane Cansdell-Sherriff 17016 + 100 + 000 + 000 + 00
5 DF Ryan Edwards 29025 + 101 + 001 + 001 + 00
6 MF Brian Barry-Murphy 906 + 200 + 000 + 001 + 00
7 MF Jason Kennedy 49744 + 242 + 011 + 020 + 00
8 MF Andrew Tutte 42837 + 072 + 001 + 011 + 10
9 FW George Donnelly 48826 + 1782 + 001 + 002 + 00
10 MF Reece Gray 201 + 100 + 000 + 000 + 00
11 FW Ashley Grimes 411127 + 11101 + 001 + 001 + 01
12 DF Phil Edwards 12011 + 000 + 001 + 000 + 00
13 GK Steve Collis 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
13 MF Ray Putterill 2221 + 1710 + 100 + 102 + 01
14 DF Kevin McIntyre 43137 + 112 + 001 + 002 + 00
15 FW Dele Adebola 29622 + 462 + 001 + 000 + 00
16 DF Sam Minihan 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
17 MF Luke Watson 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
18 FW Godwin Abadaki 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
19 DF Matthew Pearson 1308 + 101 + 001 + 001 + 10
20 FW Craig Curran 600 + 400 + 000 + 101 + 00
21 GK Matty Edwards 37032 + 102 + 000 + 002 + 00
22 MF Robert Grant 381635 + 1151 + 000 + 001 + 01
23 MF Ian Craney 900 + 600 + 100 + 101 + 00
23 MF Andy Haworth 703 + 400 + 000 + 000 + 00
24 DF Neill Byrne 100 + 000 + 100 + 000 + 00
25 DF Michael Rose 14210 + 420 + 000 + 000 + 00
26 MF Joel Logan 500 + 500 + 000 + 000 + 00
27 FW Terry Gornell 19516 + 350 + 000 + 000 + 00
28 MF Ritchie Jones 302 + 100 + 000 + 000 + 00
29 MF Joe Thompson 705 + 200 + 000 + 000 + 00
30 MF Jamie Allen 000 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
31 GK Ben Smith 200 + 000 + 000 + 002 + 00
32 MF Callum Camps 200 + 200 + 000 + 000 + 00
33 DF Darcy O'Connor 101 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
34 DF Scott Tanser 100 + 100 + 000 + 000 + 00
37 DF Wayne Thomas 202 + 000 + 000 + 000 + 00
39 DF Joe Bunney 110 + 110 + 000 + 000 + 00
40 FW Ian Henderson 12312 + 030 + 000 + 000 + 00

[5] [6]

Friendlies
11 July 2012 Radcliffe Borough2 - 1RochdaleStainton Park
BST Attendance: 400
25 July 2012 Rochdale1 - 0Blackburn RoversSpotland Stadium
BST Thompson Report
28 July 2012 Rochdale0 - 1Hull CityRochdale
BST Koren  23' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
31 July 2012 Marine0 - 1RochdaleArriva Stadium
BST
4 August 2012 Southport3 - 1RochdaleMerseyrail Community Stadium
BST Report
7 August 2012 Rochdale3 - 1BurnleyRochdale
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
13 August 2012 Ashton United0 - 1RochdaleAshton-under-Lyne
BST Report Stadium: Hurst Cross

Last updated: 12 June 2013[7][8]

Football League Two

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Exeter City 46 18 10 18 63 62 +1 64
11 Southend United 46 16 13 17 61 55 +6 61
12 Rochdale 46 16 13 17 68 70 −2 61
13 Fleetwood Town 46 15 15 16 55 57 −2 60
14 Bristol Rovers 46 16 12 18 60 69 −9 60
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Fixtures
18 August 2012 1Rochdale0–0Northampton TownRochdale
15:00 BST P. Edwards  67' Report
Report		 Hackett  90' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,558
Referee: Tony Harrington
21 August 2012 2Chesterfield1–1RochdaleChesterfield
19:45 BST Randall  35'
Talbot  38'
Lester  90+4'		 Report
Report		 McIntyre  39'
Tutte  35'  49'		 Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 4,595
Referee: Richard Clark
25 August 2012 3Torquay United4–2RochdaleTorquay
15:00 BST Bodin  12'
Downes  34'  74'
Howe  60', 68'  73'		 Report Tutte  8'
R. Edwards  45+1'
Pearson  73'
Putterill  85'
McIntyre  90+4'		 Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,731
Referee: Gavin Ward
1 September 2012 4Rochdale2–0BarnetRochdale
15:00 BST R. Edwards  8'
Grimes  17'
Adebola  34'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,021
Referee: David Webb
8 September 2012 5Rochdale0–1Burton AlbionRochdale
15:00 BST Cavanagh  69' Report Paterson  52' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,199
Referee: Andy Haines
15 September 2012 6AFC Wimbledon1–2RochdaleKingston upon Thames
15:00 BST Midson  24'
Haynes-Brown  76'
Moore  80'  89'		 Report Adebola  10'
Grimes  35'
Grant  39'
Tutte  64'		 Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 3,529
Referee: Brendan Malone
18 September 2012 7Rotherham United2–3RochdaleRotherham
19:45 BST Revell  59'
Nardiello  65'
Hunt  71'		 Report P. Edwards  29'
Adebola  45'
Grant  75' (pen)
McIntyre  79'		 Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 6,683
Referee: Steve Martin
22 September 2012 8Rochdale2–2Dagenham & RedbridgeRochdale
15:00 BST Adebola  33'
Grant  36'
McIntyre  60'
Donnelly  82'		 Report Spillane  60' (pen)  90+5'
Williams  68'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,120
Referee: Dean Mohareb
29 September 2012 9Gillingham1–2RochdaleGillingham
15:00 BST Martin  27'
Burton  33'
Jackman  33'
Kedwell  74' (pen)		 Report Tutte  15'
Bennett  22'
Grant  59'  90'
Lillis  65'
Donnelly  86'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,874
Referee: David Phillips
2 October 2012 10Rochdale0–0Bradford CityRochdale
15:00 BST Grant  34'
Rafferty  59'		 Report
Report		 Hines  40' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,461
Referee: James Adcock
6 October 2012 11Accrington Stanley2–3RochdaleAccrington
15:00 BST Mingoia  37'
Boco  47'		 Report
Report		 Donnelly  73'
Grimes  32' (pen.)
Kennedy  83'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,678
Referee: Chris Foy
13 October 2012 12Rochdale1-2MorecambeRochdale
15:00 BST Donnelly  73'
Tutte  90+3'		 Report
Report		 Redshaw  10', 66'
Fleming  20'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,493
Referee: Nigel Miller
20 October 2012 13Plymouth Argyle3-1RochdalePlymouth
15:00 BST Guy Madjo  4' (pen), 90+3' (pen)
Gurrieri  7'
Griffiths  29'
Hourihane  87'
MacDonald  89'		 Report
Report		 Adebola  76'
P. Edwards  84'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 2,493
Referee: Gary Sutton
23 October 2012 14Rochdale2-0Oxford UnitedRochdale
19:45 BST Cavanagh  38'
Donnelly  78'
Grant  87'		 Report
Report		 Raynes  43'
Potter  55'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,619
Referee: Trevor Kettle
27 October 2012 15Rochdale0-0Fleetwood TownRochdale
15:00 BST Bennett  74' Report
Report		 Barkhuizen  24'
Marrow  55'  62'
Obeng  81'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,372
Referee: Mark Brown
6 November 2012 16Port Vale2-2RochdaleStoke-on-Trent
19:45 GMT Pope  27', 62'  89'
Morsy  67'		 Report
Report		 McIntyre  31'
Grant  73'  80'
Tutte  87'
P. Edwards  90+4'		 Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,139
Referee: Andy Woolmer
10 November 2012 17Wycombe Wanderers1-2RochdaleHigh Wycombe
15:00 GMT J. Grant  25'
Lewis  40'
Scowen  45'		 Report
Report		 Grimes  5'
Grant  56'  90+2'
Rafferty  63'
R. Edwards  85'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,020
Referee: Keith Stroud
17 November 2012 18Rochdale2-1Bristol RoversRochdale
15:00 GMT Tutte  27'
Grant  59'		 Report
Report		 Clarkson  14' (pen)
Anyinsah  45'
Kenneth  28'  71'
Clucas  85'
Richards  90+4'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,204
Referee: Scott Duncan
24 November 2012 19Southend United3-1RochdaleSouthend
15:00 GMT Assombalonga  57'
Tomlin  59'
Laird  61'  77'		 Report
Report		 Adebola  42'
Gornell  50'
Bennett  68'		 Stadium: Roots Hall Stadium
Attendance: 5,216
Referee: Carl Berry
1 December 2012 20Rochdale2-3York CityRochdale
15:00 GMT McIntyre  43'
Bennett  61'
Grant  83' (pen)
Donnelly  90+3'		 Report
Report		 Potts  7', 35'
Walker  19'
Smith  80'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,411
Referee: Oliver Langford
8 December 2012 21Rochdale2-3Exeter CityRochdale
15:00 GMT R. Edwards  19'
Grant  22'
Rafferty  23'
Kennedy  87'
Gornell  65', 90'  90+4'		 Report
Report		 Baldwin  24'
O'Flynn  27', 38'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,796
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
15 December 2012 22Aldershot Town4-2RochdaleAldershot
15:00 GMT López  8'
Vincenti  35'  39'
Rose  45' (pen)
Reid  90'
Bergqvist  90+1'
Brown  90+5'
Herd  90+5'		 Report Grimes  12', 60'
Putterill  90+6'		 Stadium: EBB Stadium
Attendance: 1,910
Referee: Fred Graham
21 December 2012 23Rochdale4-1Cheltenham TownRochdale
19:45 GMT Grant  38'
Grimes  45+2', 67'
Adebola  69'
Bennett  80'		 Report Carter  42'
P. Edwards  48' (o.g.)
Jones  72'
Duffy  82'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,605
Referee: Michael Naylor
26 December 2012 24Burton Albion3-2RochdaleBurton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Kee  15', 57'  81'
Zola  25'		 Report Cavanagh  41'
Tutte  45'
Grant  54'  58'
Grimes  62'		 Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,994
Referee: Robert Madley
29 December 2012 25Bradford City2-4RochdaleBradford
15:00 GMT Doyle  12'
Connell  19' (pen), 36' (pen)
Reid  85'		 Report Gornell  6', 40'
Tutte  27'
Grimes  33'
Rafferty  81'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 2,994
Referee: Robert Madley
1 January 2013 26Rochdale1-2Rotherham UnitedRochdale
15:00 GMT Rafferty  61'
Grimes  29'
Grant  88'		 Report Frecklington  66'
Odejayi  78'
Bradley  86'
Cameron  90'
Agard  90+1'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,408
Referee: Stuart Attwell
5 January 2013 27Rochdale0-1AFC WimbledonRochdale
15:00 GMT Rafferty  58' Report McCallum  56'
Midson  70'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,071
Referee: Kevin Wright
12 January 2013 28Dagenham & Redbridge2-1RochdaleDagenham
15:00 GMT Williams  41'
Ogogo  75'
Hoyte  89'
Elito  90'		 Report Tutte  72'
Grant  89'
Cavanagh  90'		 Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 2,289
Referee: Steve Rushton
25 January 2013 29Cheltenham Town0-0RochdaleCheltenham
19:45 GMT Deering  65' Report Rafferty  45+1'
Cavanagh  94'		 Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 2,348
Referee: Robert Lewis
2 February 2013 30Rochdale1-1ChesterfieldRochdale
15:00 GMT Grant  66'  86'
Grimes  69'		 Report O'Shea  55'
Cooper  61'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,746
Referee: Andy Haines
9 February 2013 31Northampton Town3-1RochdaleNorthampton
15:00 GMT Platt  32'
Langmead  69'
Akinfenwa  76' (pen.)		 Report Kennedy  65'
McIntyre  74'		 Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,110
Referee: James Linington
16 February 2013 32Rochdale1-0Torquay UnitedRochdale
15:00 GMT Bennett  18'
Donnelly  46'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,351
Referee: Andy Davies
23 February 2013 33Barnet0-0RochdaleBarnet
15:00 GMT Vilhete  85'
N'Gala  89'		 Report Barry-Murphy  57'
Rose  69'
Jones  77'		 Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,870
Referee: Brendan Malone
26 February 2013 34Rochdale0-3Accrington StanleyRochdale
19:45 GMT Jones  35' Report Murphy  73'
Molyneux  76', 80'
Boco  86'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,780
Referee: Andy Madley
2 March 2013 35Morecambe3-0RochdaleMorecambe
15:00 GMT Fleming  3'  63'
McCready  9'
Ellison  60'		 Report Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 2,028
Referee: Carl Boyeson
9 March 2013 36Rochdale4-1Wycombe WanderersRochdale
15:00 GMT Henderson  19'
Harriman  48' (o.g.)
Donnelly  78', 85'		 Report Lewis  16'
Morgan  44'
Scowen  45'
Morias  76'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,979
Referee: David Phillips
12 March 2013 37York City0-0RochdaleYork
19:45 GMT Blair  68' Report Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2,929
Referee: Darren Drysdale
16 March 2013 38Bristol Rovers2-1RochdaleBristol
15:00 GMT O'Toole  30'
Harrison  34'  62', 84'		 Report Rose  75' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,691
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
19 March 2013 39Rochdale1-1GillinghamRochdale
19:45 GMT Donnelly  12'
Kennedy  31'		 Report Kedwell  56'
Allen  65'
Barrett  78'
Frampton  88'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,551
Referee: Mark Haywood
29 March 2013 40Rochdale1-1Aldershot TownRochdale
15:00 GMT Donnelly  52'
Cavanagh  60'
Henderson  90+2'		 Report Goulding  60'
Mekki  73'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,280
Referee: Nigel Miller
1 April 2013 41Exeter City1-2RochdaleExeter
15:00 BST Cureton  45' Report Henderson  87'
Grant  90'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,979
Referee: Phil Gibbs
6 April 2013 42Fleetwood Town0-3RochdaleFleetwood
15:00 BST Report Henderson  9'
Donnelly  61'
Kennedy  89'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,954
Referee: Anthony Bates
10 April 2013 43Rochdale4-2Southend UnitedRochdale
19:45 BST Donnelly  31'
Rose  34'  59'
Grant  51', 74'
Grimes  77'		 Report Cresswell  18'
Phillips  46'
Corr  90'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,758
Referee: Craig Pawson
13 April 2013 44Rochdale2-2Port ValeRochdale
15:00 BST Cavanagh  32'
Chilvers  31' (o.g.)
Kennedy  90'		 Report Chilvers  89'
Pope  34'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5,042
Referee: Richard Clark
20 April 2013 45Oxford United3-0RochdaleOxford
15:00 BST Whing  53'
Constable  76'
Potter  90'		 Report Logan  85' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,014
Referee: Steve Rushton
27 April 2013 46Rochdale1-0Plymouth ArgyleRochdale
15:00 BST Thomas  7'
Gray  18'
Donnelly  63'
Bunney  78'		 Report Blanchard  14' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,272
Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Last updated: 11 June 2016

FA Cup
Main article: 2012–13 FA Cup
3 November 2012 First RoundMorecambe1–1RochdaleMorecambe
15:00 Fleming  12'
Drummond  43'
Ellison  45+3'		 Report
Report		 R. Edwards  40'
Kennedy  72'
Grant  88'		 Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,839
Referee: Stephen Martin
13 November 2012 ReplayRochdale0–1MorecambeRochdale
19:45 Grimes  47'
McIntyre  78'
Pearson  90+2'		 Report
Report		 McDonald  44'
Alessandra  53'		 Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 1,675
Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Football League Cup
Main article: 2012–13 Football League Cup
11 August 2012 First roundRochdale3–4 (a.e.t.)BarnsleyRochdale
15:00 BST Tutte  6'
P. Edwards  42'
Kennedy  90+4' (pen.), 105+2' (pen.)
Putterill  99'		 Report
Report		 Dagnall  46'  105'
Stones  45'
Davies  79'
Alnwick  90+2'
Wiseman  95'
McNulty  105+2'		 Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,709
Referee: Gary Sutton

Football League Trophy
Main article: 2012–13 Football League Trophy
4 September 2012 First round
Northern section		Rochdale2–2
(4–2 p)		Fleetwood TownRochdale
19:30 BST Grant  26' (pen.)
Putterill  58'		 Report McGuire  64', 72' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,256
Referee: Darren Bond
Penalties
9 October 2012 Second round
Northern section		Rochdale1–1
(4–5 p)		BuryRochdale
19:30 BST Grimes  18'
P. Edwards  51'
Cavanagh  53'
Curran  80'		 Report
Report		 Hughes  27'
Schumacher  52'  75'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2826
Referee: Robert Madley
Penalties

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