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1989–90 Rochdale A.F.C. season

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

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

Statistics

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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   ENG Keith Welch 59 0 46+0 0 5+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0
DF   ENG Wayne Goodison 58 6 45+0 4 5+0 1 2+0 1 3+0 0 3+0 0
DF   ENG Vinny Chapman 7 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
DF   ENG David Cole 55 5 41+2 5 5+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
MF   ENG Peter Ward 52 6 39+1 5 5+0 1 2+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
MF   ENG Colin Small 9 1 5+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
MF   ENG Micky Holmes 50 4 33+5 2 4+0 0 2+0 1 3+0 1 3+0 0
FW   ENG Robbie Whellans 14 1 5+6 1 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
DF   SCO Willie Burns 55 3 42+2 1 4+0 0 2+0 1 2+0 0 3+0 1
FW   ENG Kevin Stonehouse 22 4 13+1 2 1+0 1 2+0 0 1+1 0 3+0 1
MF   ENG Jon Hill 33 0 22+3 0 1+2 0 2+0 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
MF   ENG Neil Edmonds 6 0 2+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
FW   ENG Jason Hasford 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
FW   ENG Jason Dawson 34 3 25+2 2 4+0 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+1 0
MF   ENG Alan Ainscow 26 1 19+1 0 0+1 0 2+0 0 0+1 0 1+1 1
DF   ENG Dean Walling 23 3 9+10 3 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF   ENG Tony Brown 53 0 43+0 0 5+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
MF   WAL Steve O'Shaughnessy 39 10 27+3 8 5+0 2 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+1 0
FW   ENG Steve Elliott 24 6 19+3 6 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Steve Johnson 30 6 20+4 4 3+1 2 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Jimmy Graham 18 0 11+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Andy Milner 18 4 14+2 4 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Lee Duxbury 11 0 9+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Gary Henshaw 9 1 8+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Steve Milligan 5 1 5+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Phil Lockett 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   AUS Zacari Hughes 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Chris Lucketti 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0

Final League Table

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Main article: 1989–90 Football League Fourth Division

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

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Football League Fourth Division

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Main article: 1989–90 Football League
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   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   55'
Burns   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'   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

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Main article: 1989–90 FA 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)

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Main article: 1989–90 Football League 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   58'
Burns   82'		 Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 4637
Referee: D Scott

Associate Members' Cup (Leyland DAF Cup)

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Main article: 1989–90 Associate Members' 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

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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

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  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]
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