2008–09 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
2008–09 season
ChairmanChris Dunphy
ManagerKeith Hill
League Two6th
FA CupSecond round
League CupFirst round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Adam Le Fondre
(17)
All:
Adam Le Fondre
(20)
Highest home attendance5,786 vs Oldham Athletic, League Cup (12 August 2008)
Lowest home attendance1,608 vs Carlisle United, Football League Trophy (7 October 2008)

The 2008–09 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the club's 88th season in the Football League, and the 35th consecutive season in the bottom division of the League. Rochdale finished the season in 6th place in League Two, but missed out on promotion to League One after losing in the play-off semi-final against Gillingham. Adam Le Fondre finished as the club's top goal scorer with twenty goals in all competitions.

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
4 Bury 46 21 15 10 63 43 +20 78 Qualification for League Two play-offs
5 Gillingham (O, P) 46 21 12 13 58 55 +3 75
6 Rochdale 46 19 13 14 70 59 +11 70
7 Shrewsbury Town 46 17 18 11 61 44 +17 69
8 Dagenham & Redbridge 46 19 11 16 77 53 +24 68
Source: The Football League
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Players

Squad information

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK England ENG Sam Russell
2 DF England ENG Simon Ramsden
3 DF England ENG Tom Kennedy
4 DF England ENG Nathan Stanton
5 MF England ENG Clark Keltie
6 MF Northern Ireland NIR Ciarán Toner
7 FW Northern Ireland NIR Lee McEvilly
8 MF England ENG Gary Jones
9 FW England ENG Chris Dagnall
10 FW England ENG Adam Le Fondre
11 MF England ENG Adam Rundle
12 DF England ENG Nathan D'Laryea
14 DF England ENG Scott Wiseman
15 MF England ENG Joe Thompson
17 FW England ENG Jon Shaw
18 FW England ENG Kallum Higginbotham
19 FW England ENG Lee Thorpe
20 DF England ENG Raphale Evans

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Play-offs
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK England ENG Sam Russell 29 0 23 + 0 0 3 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
2 DF England ENG Simon Ramsden 32 0 25 + 3 0 1 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 2 + 0 0
3 DF England ENG Tom Kennedy 53 4 45 + 0 4 3 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 2 + 0 0
4 DF England ENG Nathan Stanton 46 0 39 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 2 + 0 0
5 MF England ENG Clark Keltie 36 1 26 + 5 1 2 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 1 + 1 0 0 + 0 0
6 MF Northern Ireland NIR Ciarán Toner 44 1 32 + 5 1 2 + 0 0 0 + 1 0 2 + 0 0 2 + 0 0
7 FW Northern Ireland NIR Lee McEvilly 16 5 4 + 12 5 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
8 MF England ENG Gary Jones 34 0 28 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 2 + 0 0
9 FW England ENG Chris Dagnall 45 10 25 + 14 7 1 + 0 1 1 + 0 0 1 + 1 1 1 + 1 1
10 FW England ENG Adam Le Fondre 51 21 28 + 16 18 2 + 0 3 0 + 1 0 1 + 1 0 1 + 1 0
11 MF England ENG Adam Rundle 51 7 32 + 12 7 1 + 1 0 1 + 0 0 1 + 1 0 2 + 0 0
12 DF England ENG Nathan D'Laryea 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
14 DF Gibraltar GIB Scott Wiseman 36 0 30 + 2 0 2 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 1 0 0 + 0 0
15 MF England ENG Joe Thompson 35 5 21 + 9 5 0 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 1 + 1 0
16 MF Wales WAL Nicky Adams 14 1 12 + 2 1 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
16 FW Scotland SCO Jordan Rhodes 5 2 5 + 0 2 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
17 MF England ENG Jon Shaw 11 1 5 + 1 1 1 + 2 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 1 0
18 FW England ENG Kallum Higginbotham 9 1 3 + 4 1 1 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
19 FW England ENG Lee Thorpe 36 6 18 + 10 5 2 + 1 0 0 + 1 0 1 + 1 1 2 + 0 0
20 DF England ENG Raphale Evans 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
21 GK England ENG James Spencer 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
22 MF England ENG David Flitcroft 1 0 0 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
23 DF Northern Ireland NIR Rory McArdle 49 2 41 + 0 2 3 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 2 + 0 0
24 DF England ENG Chris Brown 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
24 FW England ENG Gary Madine 3 0 1 + 2 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
25 MF England ENG Callum Byrne 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
26 DF England ENG Craig Dawson 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
26 MF England ENG Kyle Lambert 1 0 0 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
27 MF Wales WAL Mark Jones 13 0 7 + 2 0 1 + 2 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
29 DF England ENG Tom Newey 2 0 1 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
30 MF England ENG Will Buckley 43 10 28 + 9 10 3 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 1 + 1 0
31 DF England ENG Marcus Holness 10 0 4 + 3 0 1 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
34 GK England ENG Frank Fielding 25 0 23 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 2 + 0 0
DF England ENG George Bowman 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0
MF England ENG Theo Coleman 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0

[1] [2]

Transfers

In

Player From Fee Date Notes
Northern Ireland Ciarán Toner Grimsby Town Free 30-06-2008 [3]
England Clark Keltie Darlington Free 02-07-2008 [4]
England Scott Wiseman Darlington Free 02-07-2008 [4]
England Jon Shaw Halifax Town Undisclosed 05-07-2008 [5]
England Lee McEvilly Cambridge United Undisclosed 05-01-2009 [6]
England Craig Dawson Radcliffe Borough Undisclosed 23-02-2009 [7]

Loans in

No.
 P
 Name
 Country
 Age
 Loan club
 Started
 Ended
 Start source
 End source
34 GK Frank Fielding England 21 Blackburn Rovers 6 January 2009 29 September 2009 Sky Sports
Blackburn Rovers F.C
Sources: For loan start source see "Start source". For loan end source see "End source".
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; No. = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); In/Out = In: The player came in on loan, Out: The player went out on loan; Loan club = the club that the player moved on loan to or the club that the player came from on loan; Started = the date when the player's loan started; Ended = the date when the player's loan ended.


Competitions

Friendlies

19 July 2008 (2008-07-19) Rossendale United 0–6 Rochdale Newchurch
Report
Report		 Le Fondre
Shaw
Buckley 		Stadium: Dark Lane
22 July 2008 (2008-07-22) Rochdale 0–0 Stockport County Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
25 July 2008 (2008-07-25) Rochdale 0–0 Bolton Wanderers Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
26 July 2008 (2008-07-26) Northwich Victoria 2–0 Rochdale Northwich
14:00 BST Report Stadium: Victoria Stadium
2 August 2008 (2008-08-02) Southport 1–2 Rochdale Southport
Report Stadium: Haig Avenue

League Two

9 August 2008 (2008-08-09) 1 Grimsby Town 0–0 Rochdale Cleethorpes
15:00 BST Butler Yellow card 66'
Hope Yellow card 80'		 Report Stanton Yellow card 67'
Keltie Yellow card 76'		 Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 4,213
Referee: Craig Pawson
16 August 2008 (2008-08-16) 2 Rochdale 3–1 Barnet Rochdale
15:00 BST Rundle Yellow card 18' 39'
Dagnall 45'
Shaw 77'		 Report Birchall 3' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,442
Referee: Oliver Langford
23 August 2008 (2008-08-23) 3 Bradford City 2–0 Rochdale Bradford
15:00 BST Boulding 20'
Thorne 35'		 Report Ramsden Yellow card 15'
Keltie Yellow card 50'
Wiseman Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 13,154
Referee: Andy Penn
30 August 2008 (2008-08-30) 4 Rochdale 1–1 Bury Rochdale
15:00 BST Le Fondre 68'
Keltie Yellow card 90'		 Report Russell 8' (o.g.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5,492
Referee: Anthony Bates
6 September 2008 (2008-09-06) 5 Rochdale 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers Rochdale
15:00 BST Stanton Yellow card 14' Report Zebroski 31' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,880
Referee: Jonathan Moss
12 September 2008 (2008-09-12) 6 Rotherham United 2–2 Rochdale Sheffield
15:00 BST Reid Yellow card 75' 90'
McArdle 77' (o.g.)		 Report Rhodes 43'
Keltie Yellow card 48'
Buckley 51'
Thorpe Red card 69'		 Stadium: Don Valley Stadium
Attendance: 3,569
Referee: Darren Drysdale
20 September 2008 (2008-09-20) 7 Rochdale 2–1 Chesterfield Rochdale
15:00 BST Buckley 67'
McArdle Yellow card 79'
Kennedy 90'		 Report Downes Yellow card 41'
Ward 85' Yellow card 90' Yellow-red card 90'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,884
Referee: Andy Haines
28 September 2008 (2008-09-28) 8 Accrington Stanley 1–3 Rochdale Accrington
15:00 BST Miles 2'
Murdock Yellow card 13'
Cavanagh Yellow card 38'		 Report Le Fondre Yellow card 19' 37'
Buckley 57'
Thompson 90'		 Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,417
Referee: Lee Probert
4 October 2008 (2008-10-04) 9 Rochdale 0–2 Dagenham & Redbridge Rochdale
15:00 BST Keltie Yellow card 66' Report Benson 31'
Gain Yellow card 55'
Ritchie 68'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,566
Referee: David Webb
10 October 2008 (2008-10-10) 10 Lincoln City 1–1 Rochdale Lincoln
19:45 BST John-Lewis Yellow card 36'
Hone 86'		 Report McArdle Yellow card 2'
Rundle 26'
Thorpe Yellow card 35'		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 4,510
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
18 October 2008 (2008-10-18) 11 Morecambe 1–1 Rochdale Morecambe
15:00 BST Taylor 48'
Howe Yellow card 54'		 Report Dagnall 19' Stadium: Christie Park
Attendance: 2,572
Referee: Carl Boyeson
21 October 2008 (2008-10-21) 12 Rochdale 6–1 Chester City Rochdale
19:45 BST Dagnall 14', 32', 58'
Thorpe 62'
Le Fondre 68', 69'		 Report Rule Red card 32'
McArdle 53' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,162
Referee: Mark Haywood
25 October 2008 (2008-10-25) 13 Rochdale 3–1 Aldershot Town Rochdale
15:00 BST Rundle 27'
Thompson 81'
Buckley 90+4'		 Report Charles Yellow card 5'
Morgan 66'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,750
Referee: C. Oliver
28 October 2008 (2008-10-28) 14 Notts County 1–2 Rochdale Nottingham
19:45 BST Forrester 47' (pen.)
Smith Yellow card 90'		 Report Thorpe 63', 73' Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 3,610
Referee: Phil Gibbs
1 November 2008 (2008-11-01) 15 Brentford 1–2 Rochdale Brentford
15:00 GMT Poole Yellow card 44'
Bowditch 50'		 Report McArdle 31'
Buckley 40'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 4,291
Referee: G Hegley
15 November 2008 (2008-11-15) 16 Rochdale 1–1 Macclesfield Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT Stanton Yellow card 7'
Rundle 66'		 Report Brown 81' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,013
Referee: Graham Salisbury
22 November 2008 (2008-11-22) 17 Rochdale 2–0 Luton Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT Thorpe 2'
Le Fondre 59' (pen.)
Wiseman Yellow card 81'
Stanton Yellow card 82'		 Report O'Connor Yellow card 38'
Martin Yellow card 65'
Logan Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,901
Referee: Steve Bratt
25 November 2008 (2008-11-25) 18 Gillingham 1–1 Rochdale Gillingham
19:45 GMT Jackson 17' Report Le Fondre 61'
Thompson Yellow card 87'
Keltie Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 4,029
Referee: S.D. Cook
13 December 2008 (2008-12-13) 19 Rochdale 1–1 Bournemouth Rochdale
15:00 GMT Ramsden Yellow card 35'
Stanton Yellow card 45'
Le Fondre 67'		 Report Hollands Yellow card 54'
Bradbury 45' (pen.)		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,285
Referee: G Laws
20 December 2008 (2008-12-20) 20 Exeter City 4–1 Rochdale Exeter
15:00 GMT Moxey Yellow card 28'
Basham 16', 31' (pen.)
McAllister 84', 88'		 Report McArdle Yellow card 28'
Wiseman Red card 31'
Keltie 90' (pen.)		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4,326
Referee: David Phillips
26 December 2008 (2008-12-26) 21 Rochdale 2–1 Shrewsbury Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT Keltie Yellow card 21'
Ramsden Yellow card 30'
McEvilly 67', 83'		 Report Holt 59' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,159
Referee: Dave Foster
28 December 2008 (2008-12-28) 22 Port Vale 2–1 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
15:00 GMT Glover 74' Red card 80'
Thompson 90'		 Report Le Fondre 82' (pen.) Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5,720
Referee: Dean Whitestone
3 January 2009 (2009-01-03) 23 Rochdale 3–1 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
15:00 GMT Le Fondre 22' (pen.)
McArdle Yellow card 24'
McEvilly Yellow card 39'
Buckley 56'
Higginbotham 87'		 Report Cavanagh 24'
Procter Yellow card 44'
Charnock Yellow card 59'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,126
Referee: C Webster
17 January 2009 (2009-01-17) 24 Rochdale 2–2 Lincoln City Rochdale
15:00 GMT Le Fondre 26'
McEvilly 84'		 Report Kennedy 48' (o.g.)
N'Guessan 62'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,897
Referee: Michael Oliver
24 January 2009 (2009-01-24) 25 Dagenham & Redbridge 3–2 Rochdale Dagenham
15:00 GMT Arber 8'
Benson Yellow card 45'
Ritchie 74'
Southam 79' Yellow card 80'
Saunders Red card 88'		 Report Kennedy 16'
Adams 21'		 Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,808
Referee: Simon Hooper
27 January 2009 (2009-01-27) 26 Rochdale 3–0 Notts County Rochdale
19:45 GMT Buckley 45'
Dagnall 72'
Le Fondre 90'		 Report Wedderburn Yellow card 37'
Nowland Yellow card 63'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,289
Referee: Andy Woolmer
31 January 2009 (2009-01-31) 27 Aldershot Town 2–4 Rochdale Aldershot
15:00 GMT Newman Yellow card 10'
Morgan 75'
Charles Yellow card 76'
Davies 81' (pen.)		 Report Thompson 17', 23', 34'
Toner 45'
Stanton Red card 80'		 Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 3,018
Referee: Clive Penton
3 February 2009 (2009-02-03) 28 Chester City 0–2 Rochdale Chester
19:45 GMT Report Thompson 55'
McEvilly 65'		 Stadium: Deva Stadium
Attendance: 1,357
Referee: Anthony Taylor
14 February 2009 (2009-02-14) 29 Macclesfield Town 0–1 Rochdale Macclesfield
15:00 GMT Thomas Yellow card 37'
Brain Yellow card 45'
Sinclair Yellow card 79'		 Report Dagnall Yellow card 31'
Kennedy 45' (pen.)
Stanton Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Moss Rose
Attendance: 2,396
Referee: Christopher Sarginson
17 February 2009 (2009-02-17) 30 Rochdale 1–1 Morecambe Rochdale
19:45 GMT Buckley 50' Report Twiss 90+1'
Bentley Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,347
Referee: Neil Swarbrick
21 February 2009 (2009-02-21) 31 Rochdale 1–2 Brentford Rochdale
15:00 GMT Kennedy 37' (pen.)
McArdle Yellow card 83'		 Report Rhodes 9'
MacDonald 15'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,412
Referee: A.R. Hall
24 February 2009 (2009-02-24) 32 Darlington 1–2 Rochdale Darlington
19:45 GMT Hatch Yellow card 40'
Abbott 60'
Ravenhill Red card 63'
Carlton Yellow card 90'		 Report Le Fondre 28'
Thorpe Yellow card 40'
Stanton Yellow card 45'
Rundle 62'		 Stadium: The Darlington Arena
Attendance: 2,858
Referee: Kevin Friend
28 February 2009 (2009-02-28) 33 Rochdale 2–0 Grimsby Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT Rundle 5'
Le Fondre 12'
Stanton Yellow card 36'		 Report Clarke Yellow card 48'
Boshell Yellow card 89'
Henderson Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,076
Referee: Trevor Kettle
3 March 2009 (2009-03-03) 34 Barnet 2–1 Rochdale London
19:45 GMT O'Flynn 42'
Bolasie 90'		 Report McEvilly 45'
Kennedy Yellow card 49'
Dagnall Red card 86'		 Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,332
7 March 2009 (2009-03-07) 35 Bury 2–1 Rochdale Bury
12:00 GMT Bennett 19'
Jones 84'		 Report Keltie Yellow card 86'
Buckley 90'		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 7,589
Referee: A.G. Wiley
10 March 2009 (2009-03-10) 36 Rochdale 3–0 Bradford City Rochdale
19:45 GMT McArdle Yellow card 43' 49'
Le Fondre 56' (pen.), 72' (pen.)
Thorpe Yellow card 78'		 Report Colbeck Yellow card 49'
Arnison Yellow card 67'
Furman Yellow card 72'
Rehman Yellow card 81'
Law Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Scott Mathieson
14 March 2009 (2009-03-14) 37 Rochdale 1–2 Rotherham United Rochdale
15:00 GMT Keltie Yellow card 68'
Le Fondre 75'		 Report Reid 50' Yellow card 84'
Taylor 71'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,201
Referee: Mick Russell
21 March 2009 (2009-03-21) 38 Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Rochdale High Wycombe
15:00 GMT Spence Yellow card 29'
Antwi Yellow card 40'
Woodman Yellow card 45'		 Report Adams Yellow card 14'
Thorpe Yellow card 45'
Wiseman Yellow card 58'
Le Fondre 90'		 Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 6,055
Referee: Clive Penton
25 March 2009 (2009-03-25) 39 Chesterfield 3–0 Rochdale Chesterfield
19:30 GMT Lester 34', 61'
Niven Yellow card 71'
Robertson 86'		 Report Le Fondre Yellow card 28' Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 3,271
Referee: J Singh
28 March 2009 (2009-03-28) 40 Rochdale 2–2 Exeter City Rochdale
15:00 GMT Thorpe 27' Yellow card 71'
Le Fondre 83'
Stanton Yellow card 89'		 Report Stewart 55', 84' (pen.)
Archibald-Henville Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,364
Referee: Anthony Bates
4 April 2009 (2009-04-04) 41 Bournemouth 4–0 Rochdale Bournemouth
15:00 BST Pitman 12', 67', 90'
Feeney 28'		 Report Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 5,092
Referee: R Booth
11 April 2009 (2009-04-11) 42 Rochdale 1–0 Port Vale Rochdale
15:00 BST Buckley 36' Report Brammer Yellow card 56' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,100
Referee: Andy Haines
13 April 2009 (2009-04-13) 43 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Rochdale Shrewsbury
15:00 BST Holt 47'
Hibbert Yellow card 78'
Leslie Yellow card 84'		 Report Thompson Yellow card 42'
Thorpe Yellow card 67'
Dagnall 73' Yellow card 74'
Stanton Yellow card 82'		 Stadium: New Meadow
Attendance: 6,234
Referee: Roger East
18 April 2009 (2009-04-18) 44 Rochdale 0–2 Darlington Rochdale
12:45 BST Keltie Yellow card 36' Report Kennedy 4'
White Yellow card 57'
McArdle 66' (o.g.)
Ravenhill Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,789
Referee: Andy D'Urso
25 April 2009 (2009-04-25) 45 Luton Town 1–1 Rochdale Luton
15:00 BST Craddock 33' (pen.)
Livermore Yellow card 72'		 Report Thorpe Yellow card 5'
Dagnall Yellow card 42'
Rundle 56'		 Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 7,025
Referee: James Linington
2 May 2009 (2009-05-02) 46 Rochdale 0–1 Gillingham Rochdale
15:00 BST Flitcroft Yellow card 60' Report Weston 20'
Jarrett Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,480
Referee: Darren Deadman

League Two play-offs

7 May 2009 (2009-05-07) 1st Leg Rochdale 0–0 Gillingham Rochdale
19:45 BST Report Nutter Yellow card 38'
Lewis Yellow card 57'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Referee: Kevin Friend
10 May 2009 (2009-05-10) 2nd Leg Gillingham 2–1 Rochdale Gillingham
18:30 BST Jackson 13', 58' (pen.) Report Dagnall 36'
McArdle Yellow card 57'
Kennedy Yellow card 59'
Jones Yellow card 66'
Stanton Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 9,585
Referee: Michael Oliver

FA Cup

8 November 2008 (2008-11-08) 1 Barnet 1–1 Rochdale London
15:00 GMT Yakubu 67'
Gillet Yellow card 68'		 Report Dagnall 49'
Jones Yellow card 63'
Holness Yellow card 70'		 Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,782
Referee: J. Linnington
18 November 2008 (2008-11-18) 1 (Replay) Rochdale 3–2 (a.e.t.) Barnet Rochdale
19:45 GMT Le Fondre 56', 73', 105'
McArdle Yellow card 87'		 Report O'Flynn 10'
Adomah 19'
Deverdics Yellow card 61'
Bishop Yellow card 75'
Townsend Yellow card 117'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,339
Referee: C Webster
29 November 2008 (2008-11-29) 2 Forest Green Rovers 2–0 Rochdale Nailsworth
15:00 GMT Smith 27' Yellow card 45'
Low 56'		 Report Stadium: The New Lawn
Attendance: 1,715
Referee: Graham Scott

League Cup

12 August 2008 (2008-08-12) 1 Rochdale 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(1–4 p)		 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
19:45 BST Report
Report		 Hazell Yellow card 78'
Davies Red card 45'
Taylor Yellow card 119'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5,786
Referee: C Webster
Penalties
Kennedy soccer ball with check mark
Dagnall soccer ball with red X
Le Fondre soccer ball with red X		 Eardley soccer ball with check mark
Taylor soccer ball with check mark
Whitaker soccer ball with check mark
Hughes soccer ball with check mark

League Trophy

7 October 2008 (2008-10-07) 1 Rochdale 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p)		 Carlisle United Rochdale
19:45 BST Thorpe 10'
Dagnall 15'		 Report
Report		 Bridges 3'
Madine 70'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,608
Referee: Nigel Miller
Penalties
Keltie soccer ball with check mark
Le Fondre soccer ball with check mark
Jones soccer ball with check mark
Toner soccer ball with check mark		 Smith soccer ball with red X
Bridges soccer ball with check mark
Carlton soccer ball with check mark
Madine soccer ball with check mark
Hackney soccer ball with red X
4 November 2008 (2008-11-04) 2 Scunthorpe United 1–0 Rochdale Scunthorpe
19:30 GMT Lea Yellow card 40'
Mirfin Yellow card 86' 90'		 Report
Report		 Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2,474
Referee: Jonathan Moss

References

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  2. ^ "Rochdale FC Club Details | First Team Squad | Soccer Base".
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