1993–94 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale 1993–94 football season

Rochdale
1993–94 season
Manager	Dave Sutton
League Division Three	9th
FA Cup	2nd Round
League Cup	2nd Round
Top goalscorer	League: Dave Lancaster Steve Whitehall All: Dave Lancaster Steve Whitehall Mark Stuart
← 1992–93 1994–95 →

The 1993–94 season saw Rochdale compete in their 20th 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		A.M. Cup		Lancashire Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	Martin Hodge	52	0	42+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
	DF	ENG	Neil Matthews	7	0	5+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	SCO	Jimmy Graham	38	0	28+1	0	1+0	0	3+1	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
	MF	ENG	Shaun Reid	48	3	39+0	3	1+0	0	4+0	0	0+1	0	3+0	0
	DF	ENG	Alan Reeves	51	3	41+0	3	2+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
	DF	ENG	Paul Butler	48	2	38+0	2	2+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
	DF	ENG	John Ryan	18	0	10+2	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	WAL	Steve Doyle	42	1	32+2	1	1+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	FW	ENG	Dave Lancaster	49	16	37+3	14	2+0	0	4+0	1	1+0	0	2+0	1
	FW	ENG	Steve Whitehall	47	15	37+2	14	2+0	1	3+0	0	0+0	0	2+1	0
	MF	ENG	Mark Stuart	52	16	41+1	13	2+0	1	4+0	1	1+0	0	3+0	1
	DF	ENG	Andy Thackeray	46	5	35+2	4	1+0	0	4+0	0	0+1	0	2+1	1
	DF	ENG	Alex Jones	10	1	3+1	0	1+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	1
	MF	ENG	Jon Bowden	34	4	11+18	3	2+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	1
	FW	ENG	Andy Flounders	17	3	9+2	0	0+0	0	2+1	1	0+0	0	2+1	2
	MF	ENG	Trevor Snowden	3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
	FW	ENG	Jamie Taylor	12	1	1+9	1	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	FW	ENG	Andy Milner	29	2	14+11	2	0+0	0	1+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Steve Mulrain	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Darren Oliver	21	0	14+5	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Andy Howard	5	1	0+5	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	NIR	Paul Williams	11	2	9+2	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Alan Finley	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Gary Shelton	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Jason Peake	10	0	10+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Kevin Formby	5	0	2+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Final League Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
7	Carlisle United	42	10	4	7	35	23	8	6	7	22	19	+15	64	Participated in play-offs
8	Chesterfield	42	8	8	5	32	22	8	6	7	23	26	+7	62
9	Rochdale	42	10	5	6	38	22	6	7	8	25	29	+12	60
10	Walsall	42	7	5	9	28	26	10	4	7	20	27	−5	60
11	Scunthorpe United	42	9	7	5	40	26	6	7	8	24	30	+8	59

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Competitions

Football League Third Division

Darlington v Rochdale

14 August 1993 (1993 -08-14) 1	Darlington	1–1	Rochdale	Darlington
	Himsworth 84'	Report	Thackeray 71'	Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 2327

Rochdale v Gillingham

21 August 1993 (1993 -08-21) 2	Rochdale	3–0	Gillingham	Rochdale
	Butler 36' Whitehall 42' Stuart 79'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2092 Referee: JA Kirkby

Carlisle United v Rochdale

28 August 1993 (1993 -08-28) 3	Carlisle United	0–1	Rochdale	Carlisle
		Report	Reeves 6'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5438

Rochdale v Wigan Athletic

31 August 1993 (1993 -08-31) 4	Rochdale	1–2	Wigan Athletic	Rochdale
	Whitehall 42'	Report	McKearney 70' Langley 73'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2628 Referee: EJ Parker

Rochdale v Chester City

4 September 1993 (1993 -09-04) 5	Rochdale	2–0	Chester City	Rochdale
	Whitehall 9' Doyle 41'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3063

Colchester United v Rochdale

11 September 1993 (1993 -09-11) 6	Colchester United	2–5	Rochdale	Colchester
	McDonough 7' Brown 36'	Report	Lancaster 11', 71' Butler 15' Reeves 65' Whitehall 82'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2776

Rochdale v Hereford United

18 September 1993 (1993 -09-18) 7	Rochdale	2–0	Hereford United	Rochdale
	Lancaster 8', 24'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2645

Rochdale v Chesterfield

25 September 1993 (1993 -09-25) 8	Rochdale	5–1	Chesterfield	Rochdale
	Reid 17' Whitehall 27', 37' Lancaster 42' Stuart 45'	Report	Norris 15'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2841

Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale

2 October 1993 (1993 -10-02) 9	Doncaster Rovers	2–1	Rochdale	Doncaster
	Roche 10' Jones 56'	Report	Lancaster 44'	Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 3101

Torquay United v Rochdale

9 October 1993 (1993 -10-09) 10	Torquay United	1–1	Rochdale	Torquay
	Kelly 70'	Report	Stuart 23'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 3874

Rochdale v Walsall

16 October 1993 (1993 -10-16) 11	Rochdale	0–0	Walsall	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2923 Referee: JW Lloyd

Preston North End v Rochdale

23 October 1993 (1993 -10-23) 12	Preston North End	2–1	Rochdale	Preston
	Ellis 56' (pen.), 62'	Report	Stuart 84'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 8491 Referee: KM Lynch

Rochdale v Lincoln City

30 October 1993 (1993 -10-30) 13	Rochdale	0–1	Lincoln City	Rochdale
		Report	Loughlan 63'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2551

Rochdale v Mansfield Town

2 November 1993 (1993 -11-02) 14	Rochdale	1–1	Mansfield Town	Rochdale
	Howard 36'	Report	Reed 29' Whitehall 69'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2042

Crewe Alexandra v Rochdale

6 November 1993 (1993 -11-06) 15	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Rochdale	Crewe
	Jones 34' Butler 72' (o.g.)	Report	Williams	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4049

Rochdale v Bury

20 November 1993 (1993 -11-20) 16	Rochdale	2–1	Bury	Rochdale
	Bowden 7' Williams 10'	Report	Mulligan 68'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3758

Scunthorpe United v Rochdale

27 November 1993 (1993 -11-27) 17	Scunthorpe United	2–1	Rochdale	Scunthorpe
	Toman 49' Thompstone 51'	Report	Stuart 66' (pen.)	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3106

Gillingham v Rochdale

11 December 1993 (1993 -12-11) 18	Gillingham	1–2	Rochdale	Gillingham
	Baker 23' Forster 87'	Report	Lancaster 37', 47'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 2493

Rochdale v Darlington

18 December 1993 (1993 -12-18) 19	Rochdale	0–0	Darlington	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2205

Rochdale v Northampton Town

1 January 1994 (1994 -01-01) 20	Rochdale	6–2	Northampton Town	Rochdale
	Lancaster 9', 40', 74' Whitehall 44' Stuart 82' Taylor 83'	Report	Gilzean 66' Harmon 78'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2453

Wigan Athletic v Rochdale

4 January 1994 (1994 -01-04) 21	Wigan Athletic	0–0	Rochdale	Wigan
		Report		Stadium: Springfield Park Attendance: 1912

Walsall v Rochdale

15 January 1994 (1994 -01-15) 22	Walsall	1–0	Rochdale	Walsall
	Lillis 2'	Report	Doyle 89'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 4437

Rochdale v Torquay United

22 January 1994 (1994 -01-22) 23	Rochdale	4–1	Torquay United	Rochdale
	Thackeray 45' Lancaster 68', 76' Whitehall 85'	Report	Burton 28' 65'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2319

Lincoln City v Rochdale

29 January 1994 (1994 -01-29) 24	Lincoln City	1–1	Rochdale	Lincoln
	Schofield 30'	Report	Milner 22'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2703

Rochdale v Preston North End

5 February 1994 (1994 -02-05) 25	Rochdale	2–1	Preston North End	Rochdale
	Stuart 38' Whitehall 46'	Report	Conroy 8'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4317

Shrewsbury Town v Rochdale

12 February 1994 (1994 -02-12) 26	Shrewsbury Town	1–1	Rochdale	Shrewsbury
	Reeves 8' (o.g.)	Report	Whitehall 54'	Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 4882

Rochdale v Carlisle United

19 February 1994 (1994 -02-19) 27	Rochdale	0–1	Carlisle United	Rochdale
		Report	Davey 26'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2926

Chester City v Rochdale

26 February 1994 (1994 -02-26) 28	Chester City	3–1	Rochdale	Chester
	Pugh 55' (pen.), 75' Rimmer 80'	Report	Milner 5'	Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 3475

Rochdale v Scarborough

1 March 1994 (1994 -03-01) 29	Rochdale	2–1	Scarborough	Rochdale
	Reid 44' Stuart 87'	Report	Young 85'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1827

Rochdale v Colchester United

5 March 1994 (1994 -03-05) 30	Rochdale	1–1	Colchester United	Rochdale
	Stuart 72'	Report	Watts 17'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2202

Hereford United v Rochdale

12 March 1994 (1994 -03-12) 31	Hereford United	5–1	Rochdale	Hereford
	Pike 34', 88' Clark 39' Steele 50' Anderson 53'	Report	Whitehall 90'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1964

Chesterfield v Rochdale

19 March 1994 (1994 -03-19) 32	Chesterfield	1–1	Rochdale	Chesterfield
	Moss 79'	Report	Whitehall 53'	Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground Attendance: 3282

Rochdale v Doncaster Rovers

26 March 1994 (1994 -03-26) 33	Rochdale	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Rochdale
		Report	Yates 84'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2165

Scarborough v Rochdale

2 April 1994 (1994 -04-02) 34	Scarborough	2–1	Rochdale	Scarborough
	White 62' Charles 76'	Report	Thackeray 49'	Stadium: Athletic Ground Attendance: 1448

Rochdale v Wycombe Wanderers

4 April 1994 (1994 -04-04) 35	Rochdale	2–2	Wycombe Wanderers	Rochdale
	Whitehall 3' Bowden 75'	Report	Carroll 70' Garner 89'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2575

Northampton Town v Rochdale

9 April 1994 (1994 -04-09) 36	Northampton Town	1–2	Rochdale	Northampton
	Aldridge 64'	Report	Stuart 43' Bowden 74'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3330

Rochdale v Shrewsbury Town

12 April 1994 (1994 -04-12) 37	Rochdale	1–2	Shrewsbury Town	Rochdale
	Reid 68'	Report	Spink 66' Walton 89'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2402

Mansfield Town v Rochdale

16 April 1994 (1994 -04-16) 38	Mansfield Town	0–1	Rochdale	Mansfield
		Report	Thackeray 59'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2362

Wycombe Wanderers v Rochdale

19 April 1994 (1994 -04-19) 39	Wycombe Wanderers	1–1	Rochdale	Wycombe
	Garner 16'	Report	Stuart 72'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 5266

Rochdale v Crewe Alexandra

23 April 1994 (1994 -04-23) 40	Rochdale	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Rochdale
	Stuart 18' Whitehall 65'	Report	Naylor 51'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3096

Bury v Rochdale

30 April 1994 (1994 -04-30) 41	Bury	0–1	Rochdale	Bury
	Rigby 84'	Report	Stuart 61'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3272

Rochdale v Scunthorpe United

7 May 1994 (1994 -05-07) 42	Rochdale	2–3	Scunthorpe United	Rochdale
	Reeves 13' Lancaster 39'	Report	Thornber 15' Juryeff 17', 68'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3118

F.A. Cup

Chesterfield v Rochdale

13 November 1993 (1993 -11-13) 1	Chesterfield	0–1	Rochdale	Chesterfield
		Report	Stuart 72' (pen.)	Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground Attendance: 3457

Burnley v Rochdale

4 December 1993 (1993 -12-04) 2	Burnley	4–1	Rochdale	Burnley
	Jones 25' (o.g.) Eyres 42', 72', 88' (pen.) Monington 53'	Report	Thackeray 52' Jones 53' Whitehall 78' (pen.)	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 11388

Football League Cup (Coca-Cola Cup)

Rochdale v York City

17 August 1993 (1993 -08-17) 1	Rochdale	2–0	York City	Rochdale
	Stuart 52' Flounders 55' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1952 Referee: PL Wright

York City v Rochdale

24 August 1993 (1993 -08-24) 1	York City	0–0 (0–2 agg.)	Rochdale	York
		Report	Doyle 79'	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 2835 Referee: TE West

Rochdale v Leicester City

21 September 1993 (1993 -09-21) 2	Rochdale	1–6	Leicester City	Rochdale
	Carey 5' (o.g.)	Report	Whitlow 37' Walsh 48' Thompson 61' Oldfield 64' Speedie 85' Ormondroyd 90'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4499 Referee: R Shepherd

Leicester City v Rochdale

6 October 1993 (1993 -10-06) 2	Leicester City	2–1 (8–2 agg.)	Rochdale	Leicester
	Ormondroyd 44' Joachim 76'	Report	Lancaster 6'	Stadium: Filbert Street Attendance: 7612 Referee: CR Wilkes

Football League Trophy (Autoglass Trophy)

Stockport County v Rochdale

30 November 1993 (1993 -11-30) 2	Stockport County	4–0	Rochdale	Stockport
	Beaumont 34', 59' Frain 76' Preece 90'	Report		Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 2484

Lancashire Cup

Rochdale v Bolton Wanderers

23 July 1993 (1993 -07-23)	Rochdale	3–4	Bolton Wanderers	Rochdale
	Thackeray Flounders Seagraves (o.g.)			Stadium: Spotland Stadium

Blackpool v Rochdale

26 July 1993 (1993 -07-26)	Blackpool	2–1	Rochdale	Blackpool
			Bowden	Stadium: Bloomfield Road

Rochdale v Burnley

31 July 1993 (1993 -07-31)	Rochdale	4–1	Burnley	Rochdale
	Stuart Lancaster Flounders Jones			Stadium: Spotland Stadium

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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]}

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League competitions

Level 1	Premier League
Levels 2–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, play-offs)
Level 5	Football Conference
Levels 6–7	Isthmian League (Premier, One) Northern Premier League (Premier, One) Southern League (Premier, Midland, Southern)
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Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final)
Football League cups	League Cup (Final) Football League Trophy (Final)

European competitions

Club seasons
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First Division	Barnsley Birmingham City Bolton Wanderers Bristol City Charlton Athletic Crystal Palace Derby County Grimsby Town Leicester City Luton Town Middlesbrough Millwall Nottingham Forest Notts County Oxford United Peterborough United Portsmouth Southend United Stoke City Sunderland Tranmere Rovers Watford West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers
Second Division	Barnet Blackpool Bournemouth Bradford City Brentford Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol Rovers Burnley Cambridge United Cardiff City Exeter City Fulham Hartlepool United Huddersfield Town Hull City Leyton Orient Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Reading Rotherham United Stockport County Swansea City Wrexham York City
Third Division	Bury Carlisle United Chester City Chesterfield Colchester United Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Rovers Gillingham Hereford United Lincoln City Mansfield Town Northampton Town Preston North End Rochdale Scarborough Scunthorpe United Shrewsbury Town Torquay United Walsall Wigan Athletic Wycombe Wanderers