1998–99 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
1998–99 season
Manager	Graham Barrow; David Hamilton
League Division Three	18th
FA Cup	2nd Round
League Cup	1st Round
Top goalscorer	League: Michael Holt; Andy Morris; All: Michael Holt; Andy Morris
	← 1997–98 1999-2000 →

The 1998–99 season saw Rochdale compete in their 25th consecutive season in the fourth tier of the English football league, named at the time as the Football League Third Division.

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 3		F.A. Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		Lancashire Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	WAL	Neil Edwards	55	0	45+0	0	3+1	0	2+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Paul Sparrow	34	2	21+4	2	4+0	0	1+0	0	1+1	0	2+0	0
	DF	ENG	Dean Stokes	16	0	10+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	DF	ENG	Keith Hill	40	1	33+0	1	4+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	David Bayliss	33	1	22+3	1	0+2	0	2+0	0	2+1	0	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Alan Johnson	21	0	13+3	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	MF	ENG	Andy Farrell	48	0	36+2	0	2+1	0	2+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	0
	FW	ENG	Graham Lancashire	17	6	7+4	3	1+0	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	2+0	3
	FW	ENG	Mark Leonard	11	0	2+6	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
	MF	ENG	Jason Peake	49	7	36+2	5	4+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	2
	MF	ENG	Mark Stuart	25	0	9+10	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	FW	ENG	David Gray	4	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	DF	ENG	Mark Bailey	22	1	12+7	1	0+0	0	1+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Gary Jones	28	1	11+9	0	1+2	0	1+0	0	1+1	1	2+0	0
	MF	ESP	Isidro Díaz	18	2	12+2	2	1+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Robbie Painter	50	6	35+5	6	4+0	0	1+0	0	1+2	0	1+1	0
	MF	SCO	Ian Bryson	44	2	31+8	0	4+0	2	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Mark Monington	45	5	37+0	3	4+0	1	0+0	0	3+0	1	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Mark Williams	18	1	11+3	1	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Andy Barlow	32	1	25+4	1	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Miguel de Souza	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Michael Holt	24	8	17+7	7	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	1	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Paul Carden	33	0	24+1	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	0+2	0
	FW	ENG	Andy Morris	28	8	25+0	7	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	1	0+0	0
	GK	ENG	Phil Priestley	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Jason Lydiate	17	1	14+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Gareth Stoker	14	1	11+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Graham Hicks	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	ENG	Lance Key	2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0

Final League Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
17	Brighton & Hove Albion	46	16	7	23	49	66	−17	55
18	Southend United	46	14	12	20	52	58	−6	54
19	Rochdale	46	13	15	18	42	55	−13	54
20	Torquay United	46	12	17	17	47	58	−11	53
21	Hull City	46	14	11	21	44	62	−18	53

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goals scored; 3) Goal difference

Competitions

Football League Third Division

8 August 1998 (1998 -08-08) 1	Plymouth Argyle	2–1	Rochdale	Plymouth
	Mauge 52' Jean 78'	Report	Lancashire 19' (pen.) Bayliss Peake	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 5547 Referee: LE Cable

15 August 1998 (1998 -08-15) 2	Rochdale	0–2	Torquay United	Rochdale
	Jones	Report	Partridge 14', 52' Hill	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1713 Referee: T Jones

22 August 1998 (1998 -08-22) 3	Carlisle United	0–1	Rochdale	Carlisle
	Anthony	Report	Díaz 82'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3627 Referee: MS Pike

29 August 1998 (1998 -08-29) 4	Rochdale	0–0	Darlington	Rochdale
		Report	Liddle De Vos Naylor	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1953 Referee: P Dowd

31 August 1998 (1998 -08-31) 5	Brentford	2–1	Rochdale	Brentford
	Powell 2' Rapley 71' Rowlands	Report	Díaz 17' Bailey Bayliss Farrell Bryson	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 4873 Referee: RJ Olivier

5 September 1998 (1998 -09-05) 6	Rochdale	1–0	Shrewsbury Town	Rochdale
	Bailey 22'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1660 Referee: D Pugh

8 September 1998 (1998 -09-08) 7	Hull City	2–1	Rochdale	Hull
	Peacock 23' Brown 63' D'Auria	Report	Hill 50' Edwards Farrell	Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 3433 Referee: ML Dean

12 September 1998 (1998 -09-12) 8	Rochdale	2–2	Scunthorpe United	Rochdale
	Painter 51' (pen.) Monington 67' Edwards	Report	Forrester 8' Stamp 89'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1929 Referee: T Heilbron

19 September 1998 (1998 -09-19) 9	Cardiff City	2–1	Rochdale	Cardiff
	Brazier 54' Bonner 58' Thomas	Report	Painter 25' Sparrow	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 4643 Referee: MR Warren

26 September 1998 (1998 -09-26) 10	Rochdale	2–1	Leyton Orient	Rochdale
	Lancashire 6' Painter 21' Monington 69' Barlow	Report	Smith 45' Warren	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1742 Referee: P Walton

3 October 1998 (1998 -10-03) 11	Southend United	1–1	Rochdale	Southend-on-Sea
	Maher 73'	Report	Lancashire 36' Monington	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 3686 Referee: M Fletcher

11 October 1998 (1998 -10-11) 12	Rochdale	1–0	Halifax Town	Rochdale
	Williams 45' Díaz	Report	Murphy	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3628 Referee: P Rejer

17 October 1998 (1998 -10-17) 13	Peterborough United	2–0	Rochdale	Peterborough
	Farrell 11' Grazioli 38'	Report	Monington Williams Lancashire Painter	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 4536 Referee: KD Hill

20 October 1998 (1998 -10-20) 14	Rotherham United	2–2	Rochdale	Rotherham
	Fortune-West 25' Glover 65' Hurst	Report	Sparrow 36' Monington 77' Williams	Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 3105 Referee: SJ Baines

31 October 1998 (1998 -10-31) 15	Barnet	0–1	Rochdale	Chipping Barnet
		Report	Painter 65'	Stadium: Underhill Stadium Attendance: 1413 Referee: KA Leach

7 November 1998 (1998 -11-07) 16	Rochdale	1–0	Mansfield Town	Rochdale
	Peake 47' Jones	Report	Kerr	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2142 Referee: PS Danson

10 November 1998 (1998 -11-10) 17	Rochdale	1–1	Exeter City	Rochdale
	Sparrow 36' Hill	Report	Gittens 85' Flack Wilkinson	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1639 Referee: KM Lynch

17 November 1998 (1998 -11-17) 18	Rochdale	0–1	Scarborough	Rochdale
		Report	Russell Kay	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1536 Referee: CJ Foy

21 November 1998 (1998 -11-21) 19	Chester City	1–1	Rochdale	Chester
	Wright 24'	Report	Holt 73'	Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 2495 Referee: WM Jordan

12 December 1998 (1998 -12-12) 20	Swansea City	1–1	Rochdale	Swansea
	Alsop 52' Howard	Report	Peake 34' Williams 80' Hill Carden Farrell Holt Bryson	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 4010 Referee: LE Cable

19 December 1998 (1998 -12-19) 21	Rochdale	2–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Rochdale
	Painter 69' Monington 88'	Report	Mayo 65' Browne 88' Culverhouse Thomas	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2153 Referee: B Coddington

26 December 1998 (1998 -12-26) 22	Rochdale	1–1	Carlisle United	Rochdale
	Peake 21' Barlow	Report	Monington 83' (o.g.) Stevens	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2900 Referee: AR Hall

28 December 1998 (1998 -12-28) 23	Hartlepool United	0–1	Rochdale	Hartlepool
		Report	Holt 79' Bryson	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2218 Referee: RD Furnandiz

2 January 1999 (1999 -01-02) 24	Darlington	3–0	Rochdale	Darlington
	Roberts 45' Dorner 68' Naylor 89' Preece	Report		Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 2807 Referee: RD Furnandiz

9 January 1999 (1999 -01-09) 25	Rochdale	1–1	Plymouth Argyle	Rochdale
	Holt 62' Carden	Report	Branston 14' Heathcote Marshall	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1922 Referee: JA Kirkby

16 January 1999 (1999 -01-16) 26	Torquay United	2–1	Rochdale	Torquay
	Bedeau 16' Partridge 70'	Report	Morris 90' Johnson Stuart	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2205 Referee: P Rejer

23 January 1999 (1999 -01-23) 27	Rochdale	2–0	Brentford	Rochdale
	Holt 48' Painter 51' Carden Williams	Report	Quinn	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2113 Referee: A Bates

30 January 1999 (1999 -01-30) 28	Rochdale	0–1	Hartlepool United	Rochdale
	Painter	Report	Clark 18'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1943 Referee: MS Pike

6 February 1999 (1999 -02-06) 29	Shrewsbury Town	3–2	Rochdale	Shrewsbury
	Steele 36', 43' Brown 72'	Report	Peake 10' Morris 75' Monington Painter	Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 2561 Referee: MG Cowburn

12 February 1999 (1999 -02-12) 30	Rochdale	3–0	Hull City	Rochdale
	Holt 43', 49' Morris 90'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5374 Referee: WC Burns

20 February 1999 (1999 -02-20) 31	Scunthorpe United	0–1	Rochdale	Scunthorpe
	Wilcox	Report	Bayliss 84' Stoker Holt Lydiate	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3749 Referee: AN Butler

27 February 1999 (1999 -02-27) 32	Rochdale	1–1	Cardiff City	Rochdale
	Peake 44'	Report	Legg 76'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2431 Referee: G Cain

6 March 1999 (1999 -03-06) 33	Leyton Orient	3–0	Rochdale	London
	Ampadu 44' Griffiths 62', 70' Richards	Report	Stoker	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4927 Referee: KD Hill

13 March 1999 (1999 -03-13) 34	Mansfield Town	3–1	Rochdale	Mansfield
	L'Helgoualch 2' Ryder 56' Clarke 68'	Report	Lydiate 50'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2555 Referee: MR Halsey

20 March 1999 (1999 -03-20) 35	Rochdale	0–0	Barnet	Rochdale
	Stoker Lydiate	Report	Heald Sawyers Wilson	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1502 Referee: B Coddington

26 March 1999 (1999 -03-26) 36	Scarborough	1–0	Rochdale	Scarborough
	Brodie 11'	Report	Holt	Stadium: Athletic Ground Attendance: 2206 Referee: G Laws

30 March 1999 (1999 -03-30) 37	Rochdale	1–0	Southend United	Rochdale
	Morris 31' Monington Carden Lydiate	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1344 Referee: D Laws

3 April 1999 (1999 -04-03) 38	Rochdale	0–3	Peterborough United	Rochdale
	Bailey Stoker	Report	Davies 36' Grazioli 46', 74' Edwards	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1696 Referee: T Jones

5 April 1999 (1999 -04-05) 39	Halifax Town	0–0	Rochdale	Halifax
	Stansfield Paterson	Report	Stoker Painter Lydiate	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 2759 Referee: P Dowd

10 April 1999 (1999 -04-10) 40	Rochdale	0–0	Rotherham United	Rochdale
	Bayliss Barlow	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2516 Referee: MD Messias

13 April 1999 (1999 -04-13) 41	Cambridge United	1–1	Rochdale	Cambridge
	Walker 86'	Report	Stoker 29' Bayliss Farrell	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 4690 Referee: AP D'Urso

17 April 1999 (1999 -04-17) 42	Rochdale	3–1	Chester City	Rochdale
	Morris 60', 78', 88' Hill	Report	Beckett 25'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1712 Referee: FG Stretton

24 April 1999 (1999 -04-24) 43	Exeter City	2–1	Rochdale	Exeter
	Curran 45' Fry 75' Flack	Report	Holt 65' Carden	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 2543 Referee: RJ Olivier

27 April 1999 (1999 -04-27) 44	Rochdale	0–2	Cambridge United	Rochdale
	Farrell	Report	Taylor 83' (pen.), 88' Campbell	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1408 Referee: GB Frankland

1 May 1999 (1999 -05-01) 45	Rochdale	0–3	Swansea City	Rochdale
	Bryson Monington 51'	Report	Price 13', 66' Alsop 49' Jones	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1654 Referee: JP Robinson

8 May 1999 (1999 -05-08) 46	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Rochdale	Brighton and Hove
	Barker 32' Minton	Report	Barlow 89' Jones	Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 4646 Referee: A Bates

F.A. Cup

14 November 1998 (1998 -11-14) 1	Scarborough	1–1	Rochdale	Scarborough
	Williams 47'	Report	Bryson 75' Sparrow Farrell	Stadium: Athletic Ground Attendance: 1860 Referee: ML Dean

24 November 1998 (1998 -11-24) 1	Rochdale	2–0	Scarborough	Rochdale
	Monington 8' Sparrow 44' Bryson 89' Williams Díaz	Report	Hoyland Atkinson Worrall Morris	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1850 Referee: ML Dean

5 December 1998 (1998 -12-05) 2	Rochdale	0–0	Rotherham United	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3346 Referee: P Walton

15 December 1998 (1998 -12-15) 2	Rotherham United	4–0	Rochdale	Rotherham
	Garner 39' Berry 47' Glover 59' Scott 65' Warner Ingledow	Report	Monington 22' Sparrow Hill	Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 3424 Referee: P Walton

Football League Cup (Worthington Cup)

11 August 1998 (1998 -08-11) 1	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Rochdale	Wigan
	Hill 55' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Springfield Park Attendance: 2252 Referee: MT Leek

18 August 1998 (1998 -08-18) 1	Rochdale	0–1 (0–2 agg.)	Wigan Athletic	Rochdale
	Bailey Painter	Report	Lee	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1697 Referee: EK Wolstenholme

Football League Trophy (Auto Windscreens Shield)

2 February 1999 (1999 -02-02) 2	Stoke City	2–1	Rochdale	Stoke-on-Trent
	Crowe 88' Woods Sigurðsson	Report	Morris 1' Holt 5' Hill Peake	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 7361 Referee: CJ Foy

23 February 1999 (1999 -02-23) NQF	Rochdale	2–1	Halifax Town	Halifax
	Jones 57' (pen.) Monington 94' Bayliss Peake Stoker	Report	Bradshaw 77' (pen.) Sertori Lloyd-Williams	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 2327 Referee: ML Dean

8 March 1999 (1999 -03-08) NSF	Rochdale	0–2	Wigan Athletic	Rochdale
	Stoker Holt	Report	Barlow 30' O'Neill 70' Sharp Bradshaw Liddell	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2484 Referee: MJ Jones

Lancashire Cup

21 July 1998 (1998 -07-21) SF	Rochdale	4–0	Oldham Athletic	Rochdale
	Lancashire Peake			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 902

28 July 1998 (1998 -07-28) F	Wigan Athletic	3–1	Rochdale	Wigan
			Lancashire	Stadium: Springfield Park

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References

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

[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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1998–99 season
Manager	Graham Barrow David Hamilton
League Division Three	18th
FA Cup	2nd Round
League Cup	1st Round
Top goalscorer	League: Michael Holt Andy Morris All: Michael Holt Andy Morris
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