1994–95 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1994–95 season saw Rochdale compete in their 21st consecutive season in the fourth tier of the English football league, named at the time as the Football League Third Division.

Rochdale

1994–95 season
Manager	Dave Sutton Mick Docherty
League Division Three	15th
FA Cup	1st Round
League Cup	1st Round
Top goalscorer	League: Steve Whitehall All: Steve Whitehall

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 3		F.A. Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		Lancashire Cup		Rose Bowl
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	Chris Clarke	33	0	24+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0	2+1	0	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Andy Thackeray	55	3	41+0	3	1+0	0	2+0	0	7+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Kevin Formby	41	0	27+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	7+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	ENG	Shaun Reid	41	6	27+1	3	1+0	0	2+0	0	6+0	2	3+0	1	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Alan Reeves	11	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Neil Matthews	25	0	10+3	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	6+0	0	2+1	0	1+0	0
	MF	ENG	David Thompson	50	6	38+2	6	0+0	0	2+0	0	7+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	ENG	Jason Peake	49	3	36+3	2	1+0	0	1+0	0	5+0	0	2+0	1	1+0	0
	MF	ENG	Jon Bowden	14	0	6+5	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Steve Whitehall	56	18	41+1	10	1+0	0	2+0	1	7+0	6	3+0	0	1+0	1
	MF	ENG	Mark Stuart	43	4	26+5	2	1+0	0	1+1	0	2+3	1	3+0	1	1+0	0
	MF	ENG	Darren Ryan	37	2	15+10	2	0+1	0	1+1	0	1+4	0	1+2	0	0+1	0
	FW	NIR	Paul Williams	21	8	12+2	5	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	2	1+0	1
	MF	WAL	Steve Doyle	16	0	7+4	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Paul Butler	50	3	39+0	3	1+0	0	1+0	0	7+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
	MF	ENG	Derek Hall	15	1	5+4	1	0+0	0	1+1	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	FW	ENG	Stuart Rimmer	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	ENG	Neil Dunford	3	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Alex Russell	13	1	2+5	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+2	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
	GK	ENG	Matt Dickins	5	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Jamie Taylor	12	1	1+8	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+2	1	0+1	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Richard Sharpe	23	3	9+7	2	0+1	0	0+0	0	6+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Darren Oliver	10	0	8+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	ENG	Ian Gray	15	0	12+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Peter Valentine	27	2	27+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Craig Whitington	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Dean Martin	15	0	12+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	John Deary	20	1	17+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Graham Shaw	4	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	David Bayliss	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	ENG	Martin Hodge	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Owen Pickard	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0

Final League Table

Main article: 1994–95 Football League Third Division

Pos	Team	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GD	Pts
13	Torquay United	42	10	8	3	35	25	4	5	12	19	32	−3	55
14	Wigan Athletic	42	7	6	8	28	30	7	4	10	25	30	−7	52
15	Rochdale	42	8	6	7	25	23	4	8	9	19	44	−23	50
16	Hereford United	42	9	6	6	22	19	3	7	11	23	43	−17	49
17	Northampton Town	42	8	5	8	25	29	2	9	10	20	38	−22	44

Source:

Competitions

Football League Third Division

Main article: 1994–95 Football League

Bury v Rochdale

13 August  1994 (1994 -08-13) 1	Bury	0–1	Rochdale	Bury
		Report	Thompson 51'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3230

Rochdale v Chesterfield

20 August  1994 (1994 -08-20) 2	Rochdale	4–1	Chesterfield	Rochdale
	Reid 16' Thompson 50' Thackeray 55' Whitehall 69'	Report	Norris 54'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2122

Gillingham v Rochdale

27 August  1994 (1994 -08-27) 3	Gillingham	1–1	Rochdale	Gillingham
	Butler 83'	Report	Hall 32'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 3009 Referee: AP D'Urso

Rochdale v Lincoln City

30 August  1994 (1994 -08-30) 4	Rochdale	1–0	Lincoln City	Rochdale
	Whitehall 45'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1974

Rochdale v Hereford United

3 September  1994 (1994 -09-03) 5	Rochdale	1–3	Hereford United	Rochdale
	Doyle  66' Williams 83'	Report	James 26' Preedy 46' White 89'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2258

Northampton Town v Rochdale

10 September  1994 (1994 -09-10) 6	Northampton Town	1–2	Rochdale	Northampton
	Trott 38'	Report	Reid 62' Thompson 66'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2887

Barnet v Rochdale

13 September  1994 (1994 -09-13) 7	Barnet	6–2	Rochdale	Chipping Barnet
	Freedman 12', 16', 39', 56' Cooper 33' Gale 89'	Report	Reid 36' (pen.) Williams 55'	Stadium: Underhill Stadium Attendance: 1688

Rochdale v Bury

17 September  1994 (1994 -09-17) 8	Rochdale	0–3	Bury	Rochdale
		Report	Carter 69' Paskin 75', 87'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3748

Scarborough v Rochdale

24 September  1994 (1994 -09-24) 9	Scarborough	2–4	Rochdale	Scarborough
	Charles 22' (pen.) White 52' Meyer  75'	Report	Williams 12', 61' Whitehall 55' Butler 65'	Stadium: Athletic Ground Attendance: 1201

Rochdale v Doncaster Rovers

1 October  1994 (1994 -10-01) 10	Rochdale	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Rochdale
	Williams 74' Peake 81'	Report	Brabin  25'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2445

Rochdale v Fulham

8 October  1994 (1994 -10-08) 11	Rochdale	1–2	Fulham	Rochdale
	Whitehall 21'	Report	Brazil 65' Hurlock 79'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2573

Wigan Athletic v Rochdale

15 October  1994 (1994 -10-15) 12	Wigan Athletic	4–0	Rochdale	Wigan
	Kilford 6', 32' Strong 20' Benjamin 37'	Report		Stadium: Springfield Park Attendance: 2007 Referee: PL Wright

Torquay United v Rochdale

22 October  1994 (1994 -10-22) 13	Torquay United	4–1	Rochdale	Torquay
	Goodridge 38', 86' Hodges 64' Hathaway 77'	Report	Thackeray 58'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2547

Rochdale v Mansfield Town

29 October  1994 (1994 -10-29) 14	Rochdale	3–3	Mansfield Town	Rochdale
	Butler 8' Whitehall 53', 76'	Report	Hadley 31' Noteman 44' (pen.) Wilkinson 51'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1968

Carlisle United v Rochdale

5 November  1994 (1994 -11-05) 15	Carlisle United	4–1	Rochdale	Carlisle
	Davey 45', 61' Reeves 58' Edmondson 88'	Report	Stuart 89'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6000

Rochdale v Colchester United

19 November  1994 (1994 -11-19) 16	Rochdale	0–0	Colchester United	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1903

Hartlepool United v Rochdale

26 November  1994 (1994 -11-26) 17	Hartlepool United	1–0	Rochdale	Hartlepool
	Sloan 22'	Report	Sharpe  82'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1387

Chesterfield v Rochdale

10 December  1994 (1994 -12-10) 18	Chesterfield	2–2	Rochdale	Chesterfield
	Hewitt 21', 28'	Report	Russell 15' Whitehall 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground Attendance: 2457

Rochdale v Gillingham

17 December  1994 (1994 -12-17) 19	Rochdale	2–1	Gillingham	Rochdale
	Stuart 25' Valentine 31'	Report	Foster 64'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1665

Preston North End v Rochdale

26 December  1994 (1994 -12-26) 20	Preston North End	3–0	Rochdale	Preston
	Smart 10' Kidd 28' Conroy 41'	Report		Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10491

Rochdale v Walsall

27 December  1994 (1994 -12-27) 21	Rochdale	0–2	Walsall	Rochdale
	Oliver  38'	Report	Wilson 38' (pen.) Lightbourne 74'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2438 Referee: JT Winter

Scunthorpe United v Rochdale

31 December  1994 (1994 -12-31) 22	Scunthorpe United	4–1	Rochdale	Scunthorpe
	Mudd 11' Bullimore 45' (pen.) Eyre 57' Thompstone 90'	Report	Butler 87'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 2653

Rochdale v Torquay United

7 January  1995 (1995 -01-07) 23	Rochdale	2–0	Torquay United	Rochdale
	Sharpe 46' Thompson 49'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1636

Exeter City v Rochdale

14 January  1995 (1995 -01-14) 24	Exeter City	0–0	Rochdale	Exeter
		Report		Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 2316

Rochdale v Carlisle United

21 January  1995 (1995 -01-21) 25	Rochdale	1–1	Carlisle United	Rochdale
	Peake 70'	Report	Walling 68'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3289

Rochdale v Hartlepool United

4 February  1995 (1995 -02-04) 26	Rochdale	1–0	Hartlepool United	Rochdale
	Deary 44'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1848

Colchester United v Rochdale

11 February  1995 (1995 -02-11) 27	Colchester United	0–0	Rochdale	Colchester
		Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 3080

Rochdale v Exeter City

18 February  1995 (1995 -02-18) 28	Rochdale	0–1	Exeter City	Rochdale
		Report	Cooper 26'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1945

Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale

25 February  1995 (1995 -02-25) 29	Doncaster Rovers	0–1	Rochdale	Doncaster
		Report	Sharpe 41'	Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 2246

Mansfield Town v Rochdale

7 March  1995 (1995 -03-07) 30	Mansfield Town	1–1	Rochdale	Mansfield
	Wilkinson 80'	Report	Whitehall 34'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2931

Rochdale v Northampton Town

11 March  1995 (1995 -03-11) 31	Rochdale	0–0	Northampton Town	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1894

Lincoln City v Rochdale

18 March  1995 (1995 -03-18) 32	Lincoln City	2–2	Rochdale	Lincoln
	West 10' Johnson 44'	Report	Thompson 52' Valentine 56'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2939

Rochdale v Darlington

21 March  1995 (1995 -03-21) 33	Rochdale	2–0	Darlington	Rochdale
	Thompson 64' Whitehall 89'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1471

Hereford United v Rochdale

25 March  1995 (1995 -03-25) 34	Hereford United	0–0	Rochdale	Hereford
		Report		Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1998

Rochdale v Barnet

1 April  1995 (1995 -04-01) 35	Rochdale	2–2	Barnet	Rochdale
	McDonald 26' (o.g.) Thackeray 88'	Report	Freedman 44', 52'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1834

Rochdale v Scunthorpe United

8 April  1995 (1995 -04-08) 36	Rochdale	1–2	Scunthorpe United	Rochdale
	Ryan 13'	Report	Turnbull 60' Kiwomya 72'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1720

Walsall v Rochdale

15 April  1995 (1995 -04-15) 37	Walsall	0–0	Rochdale	Walsall
		Report		Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3766 Referee: UD Rennie

Rochdale v Preston North End

17 April  1995 (1995 -04-17) 38	Rochdale	0–1	Preston North End	Rochdale
		Report	Davey 39'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4012 Referee: G Cain

Darlington v Rochdale

22 April  1995 (1995 -04-22) 39	Darlington	4–0	Rochdale	Darlington
	Worboys 20' (pen.) Gaughan 32', 48' Himsworth 73'	Report	Thackeray  20'	Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 1886

Rochdale v Scarborough

25 April  1995 (1995 -04-25) 40	Rochdale	1–1	Scarborough	Rochdale
	Ryan 82'	Report	Davis 10'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1170

Rochdale v Wigan Athletic

29 April  1995 (1995 -04-29) 41	Rochdale	1–0	Wigan Athletic	Rochdale
	Whitehall 28' (pen.) Deary  30'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1949 Referee: PR Richards

Fulham v Rochdale

6 May  1995 (1995 -05-06) 42	Fulham	5–0	Rochdale	London
	Cusack 6', 11', 73' Thomas 16' Brazil 59'	Report		Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 4342

F.A. Cup

Main article: 1994–95 FA Cup

Walsall v Rochdale

12 November  1994 (1994 -11-12) 1	Walsall	3–0	Rochdale	Walsall
	Lightbourne 34' Butler 42', 78'	Report		Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3619 Referee: GR Ashby

Football League Cup (Coca Cola Cup)

Main article: 1994–95 Football League Cup

Rochdale v Mansfield Town

16 August  1994 (1994 -08-16) 1	Rochdale	1–2	Mansfield Town	Rochdale
	Whitehall 14'	Report	Wilkinson 56', 87'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1746 Referee: RD Furnandiz

Mansfield Town v Rochdale

23 August  1994 (1994 -08-23) 1	Mansfield Town	1–0 (3–1 agg.)	Rochdale	Mansfield
	Wilkinson 32'	Report		Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2234 Referee: T Heilbron

Football League Trophy (Auto Windscreens Shield)

Main article: 1994–95 Football League Trophy

Blackpool v Rochdale

27 September  1994 (1994 -09-27) 1	Blackpool	1–2	Rochdale	Blackpool
	Mitchell 19' Thompson  87'	Report	Stuart 63' Burke 66' (o.g.)	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 1817

Rochdale v Wigan Athletic

18 October  1994 (1994 -10-18) 1	Rochdale	1–0	Wigan Athletic	Rochdale
	Taylor 89'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1004 Referee: WC Burns

Rochdale v Darlington

29 November  1994 (1994 -11-29) 2	Rochdale	2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Darlington	Rochdale
	Whitehall 10', 58'	Report	Worboys 13' Appleby 22' (pen.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1069

Rochdale v Stockport County

11 January  1995 (1995 -01-11) QF	Rochdale	2–1	Stockport County	Rochdale
	Whitehall 13', 64'	Report	Wallace 43'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2154

Bury v Rochdale

7 February  1995 (1995 -02-07) SF	Bury	1–2	Rochdale	Bury
	Paskin 16'	Report	Sharpe 13' Reid 40'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3341

Carlisle United v Rochdale

28 February  1995 (1995 -02-28) F	Carlisle United	4–1	Rochdale	Carlisle
	Currie 14' Thomas 26', 44' Conway 80'	Report	Whitehall 46' (pen.)	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 8647

Rochdale v Carlisle United

14 March  1995 (1995 -03-14) F	Rochdale	2–1 (3–5 agg.)	Carlisle United	Rochdale
	Whitehall 13' Reid 22'	Report	Mountfield 39'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4082

Lancashire Cup

Rochdale v Manchester United

23 July  1994 (1994 -07-23)	Rochdale	3–2	Manchester United	Rochdale
	Stuart (pen.) Williams Reid			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4290

Rochdale v Bury

26 July  1994 (1994 -07-26)	Rochdale	2–0	Bury	Rochdale
	Peake Williams			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1370

Rochdale v Burnley

30 July  1994 (1994 -07-30)	Rochdale	0–2	Burnley	Rochdale
				Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2024

Rose Bowl

Rochdale v Oldham Athletic