1989–90 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
1989–90 season
ManagerTerry Dolan
League Division Four12th
FA Cup5th Round
League Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Steve O'Shaughnessy
All: Steve O'Shaughnessy

The 1989–90 season saw Rochdale compete in their 16th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 4 F.A. Cup League Cup A.M. Cup Lancashire Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Keith Welch 59 0 46+0 0 5+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0
DF England ENG Wayne Goodison 58 6 45+0 4 5+0 1 2+0 1 3+0 0 3+0 0
DF England ENG Vinny Chapman 7 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
DF England ENG David Cole 55 5 41+2 5 5+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
MF England ENG Peter Ward 52 6 39+1 5 5+0 1 2+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
MF England ENG Colin Small 9 1 5+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
MF England ENG Micky Holmes 50 4 33+5 2 4+0 0 2+0 1 3+0 1 3+0 0
FW England ENG Robbie Whellans 14 1 5+6 1 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Burns 55 3 42+2 1 4+0 0 2+0 1 2+0 0 3+0 1
FW England ENG Kevin Stonehouse 22 4 13+1 2 1+0 1 2+0 0 1+1 0 3+0 1
MF England ENG Jon Hill 33 0 22+3 0 1+2 0 2+0 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
MF England ENG Neil Edmonds 6 0 2+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
FW England ENG Jason Hasford 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
FW England ENG Jason Dawson 34 3 25+2 2 4+0 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+1 0
MF England ENG Alan Ainscow 26 1 19+1 0 0+1 0 2+0 0 0+1 0 1+1 1
DF England ENG Dean Walling 23 3 9+10 3 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF England ENG Tony Brown 53 0 43+0 0 5+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
MF Wales WAL Steve O'Shaughnessy 39 10 27+3 8 5+0 2 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+1 0
FW England ENG Steve Elliott 24 6 19+3 6 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Steve Johnson 30 6 20+4 4 3+1 2 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jimmy Graham 18 0 11+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Andy Milner 18 4 14+2 4 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Lee Duxbury 11 0 9+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Gary Henshaw 9 1 8+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Steve Milligan 5 1 5+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Phil Lockett 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Australia AUS Zacari Hughes 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Chris Lucketti 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0

Final League Table

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts
10 Lincoln City 46 11 6 6 30 27 7 8 8 18 21 0 68
11 Scunthorpe United 46 9 9 5 42 25 8 6 9 27 29 +15 66
12 Rochdale 46 11 4 8 28 23 9 2 12 24 32 −3 66
13 York City 46 10 5 8 29 24 6 11 6 26 29 +2 64
14 Gillingham 46 9 8 6 28 21 8 3 12 18 27 −2 62
Source: [citation needed]


Competitions

Football League Fourth Division

19 August  1989 (1989 -08-19) 1 Rochdale 2–1 Burnley Rochdale
Walling 14'
Harris 75' (o.g.)
Report White 28' (pen.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5420
Referee: AB Wilkie
26 August  1989 (1989 -08-26) 2 Scunthorpe United 0–1 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Report Cole 33' Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 2808
Referee: P Jones
2 September  1989 (1989 -09-02) 3 Rochdale 0–3 Wrexham Rochdale
Report Beaumont 13'
Flynn 40', 74'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2331
Referee: KJ Breen
9 September  1989 (1989 -09-09) 4 York City 1–0 Rochdale York
Spooner 31' (pen.) Report Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2250
Referee: RK Pawley
16 September  1989 (1989 -09-16) 5 Rochdale 2–2 Colchester United Rochdale
Whellans 25'
Walling 66'
Report Collins 23'
Blake 68'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1466
Referee: A Dawson
23 September  1989 (1989 -09-23) 6 Torquay United 1–0 Rochdale Torquay
Loram Report Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 1809
Referee: ME Pierce
26 September  1989 (1989 -09-26) 7 Rochdale 0–0 Hartlepool United Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1511
Referee: J Rushton
30 September  1989 (1989 -09-30) 8 Chesterfield 2–1 Rochdale Chesterfield
Waller 8'
Gunn 76' (pen.)
Report Stonehouse 21' (pen.) Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 3047
Referee: MC Bailey
7 October  1989 (1989 -10-07) 9 Grimsby Town 1–2 Rochdale Cleethorpes
Tillson 53' Report Elliott 18'
Jobling 80' (o.g.)
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3996
Referee: MD Reed
14 October  1989 (1989 -10-14) 10 Rochdale 1–2 Peterborough United Rochdale
Elliott 87' Report Luke 65'
Culpin 88'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1767
Referee: HW King
17 October  1989 (1989 -10-17) 11 Rochdale 1–0 Exeter City Rochdale
Holmes 67' Report Whitehead Red card 75' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1337
Referee: JM Key
21 October  1989 (1989 -10-21) 12 Halifax Town 1–0 Rochdale Halifax
Juryeff 73' Report Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 1864
Referee: G Singh
28 October  1989 (1989 -10-28) 13 Rochdale 1–0 Scarborough Rochdale
Johnson Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1402
Referee: F Roberts
31 October  1989 (1989 -10-31) 14 Gillingham 1–0 Rochdale Gillingham
Lovell 76' (pen.) Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 3127
Referee: AN Buksh
4 November  1989 (1989 -11-04) 15 Hereford United 1–3 Rochdale Hereford
M.A. Jones 8' Report Johnson 9'
Elliott 41', 64'
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2235
Referee: JA Moules
11 November  1989 (1989 -11-11) 16 Rochdale 1–3 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Goodison 60' (pen.) Report Jones 13', 40', 68' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1716
Referee: PW Vanes
25 November  1989 (1989 -11-25) 17 Rochdale 1–2 Carlisle United Rochdale
O'Shaughnessy 51' Report Saddington 35'
Miller 78'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1920
Referee: DT Phillips
2 December  1989 (1989 -12-02) 18 Cambridge United 0–3 Rochdale Cambridge
Report O'Shaughnessy 31'
Elliott 71'
Dawson 75'
Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 2289
Referee: KA Cooper
16 December  1989 (1989 -12-16) 19 Rochdale 1–0 Lincoln City Rochdale
Stonehouse 47' (pen.) Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1216
Referee: AW Smith
26 December  1989 (1989 -12-26) 20 Stockport County 2–1 Rochdale Stockport
Angell 20'
Brown 23'
Report Goodison 60' (pen.) Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 4216
Referee: A Dawson
30 December  1989 (1989 -12-30) 21 Aldershot 1–1 Rochdale Aldershot
Puckett 39' Report Ward 84' Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2055
Referee: MJD Bodenham
1 January  1990 (1990 -01-01) 22 Rochdale 0–1 Southend United Rochdale
Report Ling 40' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1521
Referee: IG Cruikshanks
13 January  1990 (1990 -01-13) 23 Rochdale 3–0 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
Burns 50'
O'Shaughnessy 59', 77'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1781
Referee: JW Lloyd
20 January  1990 (1990 -01-20) 24 Burnley 0–1 Rochdale Burnley
Report Ward 40'
O'Shaughnessy Red card 55'
Burns Red card 70'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 8174
Referee: T Lunt
3 February  1990 (1990 -02-03) 25 Rochdale 0–0 Torquay United Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1909
Referee: JL Watson
6 February  1990 (1990 -02-06) 26 Rochdale 0–1 York City Rochdale
Report Helliwell 39' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1821
Referee: J Rushton
10 February  1990 (1990 -02-10) 27 Colchester United 1–2 Rochdale Colchester
Morgan 26' Report Cole 39'
Johnson 45'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2744
Referee: GR Pooley
13 February  1990 (1990 -02-13) 28 Wrexham 1–1 Rochdale Wrexham
Chapman 47' (o.g.) Report Cole 62' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 1552
Referee: GR Ashby
24 February  1990 (1990 -02-24) 29 Carlisle United 0–1 Rochdale Carlisle
Report Walling 76' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4904
Referee: SJ Lodge
3 March  1990 (1990 -03-03) 30 Rochdale 3–2 Maidstone United Rochdale
Cole 13'
Holmes 22'
Johnson 90'
Report Charlery 56'
Sorrell 57'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2085
Referee: A Bennett
6 March  1990 (1990 -03-06) 31 Rochdale 1–0 Chesterfield Rochdale
Ward 2' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2810
Referee: KJ Breen
10 March  1990 (1990 -03-10) 32 Hartlepool United 2–1 Rochdale Hartlepool
Brown 61' (o.g.)
Tupling 66'
Report O'Shaughnessy 2' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2771
Referee: PW Vanes
17 March  1990 (1990 -03-17) 33 Rochdale 0–1 Grimsby Town Rochdale
Report Gilbert 84' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3059
Referee: KA Lupton
21 March  1990 (1990 -03-21) 34 Peterborough United 0–1 Rochdale Peterborough
Report Ward 23' Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 3445
Referee: IJ Borrett
24 March  1990 (1990 -03-24) 35 Exeter City 5–0 Rochdale Exeter
McNichol 23', 88' (pen.), 89'
Neville 38', 61'
Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4701
Referee: RL Hamer
27 March  1990 (1990 -03-27) 36 Rochdale 2–0 Cambridge United Rochdale
Milner 23'
O'Shaughnessy 85'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1669
Referee: RF Nixon
31 March  1990 (1990 -03-31) 37 Rochdale 0–2 Halifax Town Rochdale
Report McPhillips 73'
Watson 83'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2499
Referee: WC Burns
4 April  1990 (1990 -04-04) 38 Maidstone United 2–0 Rochdale Dartford
Rumble 48'
Lillis 79'
Report Stadium: Watling Street
Attendance: 1507
Referee: JE Martin
7 April  1990 (1990 -04-07) 39 Scarborough 2–1 Rochdale Scarborough
MacDonald 74'
Matthews 81'
Report Cole 8' Red card 85' Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1799
Referee: G Aplin
10 April  1990 (1990 -04-10) 40 Rochdale 1–0 Gillingham Rochdale
Ward 50' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1334
Referee: GM Tyson
14 April  1990 (1990 -04-14) 41 Southend United 3–2 Rochdale Southend-on-Sea
Brown 40' (o.g.)
Ansah 49'
Matin 58'
Report Small 65'
Goodison 77' (pen.)
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 2584
Referee: MC Bailey
16 April  1990 (1990 -04-16) 42 Rochdale 1–1 Stockport County Rochdale
Goodison 52' (pen.) Report Frain 89' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3194
Referee: A Dawson
21 April  1990 (1990 -04-21) 43 Lincoln City 1–2 Rochdale Lincoln
Lormor 87' Report Milligan 12'
Elliott 28'
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 2470
Referee: RK Pawley
24 April  1990 (1990 -04-24) 44 Rochdale 2–0 Aldershot Rochdale
Henshaw 60'
Dawson 88'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1419
Referee: AB Wilkie
28 April  1990 (1990 -04-28) 45 Doncaster Rovers 4–0 Rochdale Doncaster
Muir 28', 90'
Jones 34', 53'
Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 2191
Referee: RL Bigger
5 May  1990 (1990 -05-05) 46 Rochdale 5–2 Hereford United Rochdale
O'Shaughnessy 13' (pen.), 75'
Milner 44', 58', 71'
Report Bowyer 84'
Burton 87'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1429
Referee: P Jones

F.A. Cup

17 November  1989 (1989 -11-17) 1 Marine 0–1 Rochdale Liverpool
Report Stonehouse 70' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 3525
Referee: MD Reed
9 December  1989 (1989 -12-09) 2 Rochdale 3–0 Lincoln City Rochdale
Ward 21'
Johnson 33'
O'Shaughnessy 55'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2369
Referee: SD Bell
6 January  1990 (1990 -01-06) 3 Rochdale 1–0 Whitley Bay Rochdale
Johnson 62' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5781
Referee: TE West
27 January  1990 (1990 -01-27) 4 Rochdale 3–0 Northampton Town Rochdale
O'Shaughnessy 51'
Dawson 61'
Goodison 83' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9048
Referee: PL Wright
17 February  1990 (1990 -02-17) 5 Crystal Palace 1–0 Rochdale London
Barber 62' Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 17044
Referee: RA Hart

League Cup (Littlewoods Challenge Cup)

22 August  1989 (1989 -08-22) 1 Rochdale 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Rochdale
Holmes 42'
Goodison 64'
Report Thompson 9' (pen.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3464
Referee: EJ Parker
29 August  1989 (1989 -08-29) 1 Bolton Wanderers 5–1
(6–3 agg.)
Rochdale Bolton
Philliskirk 2'
Reeves 44'
Savage 49'
Cowdrill 67'
Darby 80'
Report Ward Red card 58'
Burns 82'
Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 4637
Referee: D Scott

Associate Members' Cup (Leyland DAF Cup)

28 November  1989 (1989 -11-28) PR Chester City 0–0 Rochdale Chester
Report Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 1222
Referee: TE West
12 December  1989 (1989 -12-12) PR Rochdale 0–1 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Report Muir 59' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1078
20 December  1989 (1989 -12-20) Replay Rochdale 1–2 Chester City Rochdale
Holmes 7' Report Lightfoot 36', 38' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 787
Referee: T Simpson

Lancashire Cup

5 August  1989 (1989 -08-05) Rochdale 0–0 Blackpool Rochdale
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1085
8 August  1989 (1989 -08-08) Rochdale 1–3 Bury Rochdale
Burns

Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1382
12 August  1989 (1989 -08-12) Preston North End 1–2 Rochdale Preston
Stonehouse
Ainscow
Stadium: Deepdale

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References

  1. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  2. ^ "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022. [not specific enough to verify]