2010–11 Rochdale A.F.C. season
| 2010–11 season | ||||
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| Chairman | Chris Dunphy | |||
| Manager | Keith Hill | |||
| Stadium | Spotland Stadium Rochdale, Greater Manchester | |||
| League One | 9th | |||
| FA Cup | Second round | |||
| League Cup | First round | |||
| League Trophy | Second round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Gary Jones (17 goals) All: Gary Jones (19 goals) | |||
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The 2010–11 season is Rochdale's 104th year in existence and their first season in League One following promotion from League Two the previous season. Along with competing in League One, the club participated in the FA Cup, Football League Cup and Football League Trophy. The season covers the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011.
This was the club's first season in the third tier since 1974. An 9th place finish was their highest league finish since 1970.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Leyton Orient | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 71 | 62 | +9 | 70 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 46 | 20 | 10 | 16 | 66 | 73 | −7 | 70 |
| 9 | Rochdale | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 63 | 55 | +8 | 68 |
| 10 | Colchester United | 46 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 57 | 63 | −6 | 62 |
| 11 | Brentford | 46 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 55 | 62 | −7 | 61 |
Updated to match(es) played on 2 May 2011. Source: BBC
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
Statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League One | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  ENG
|
Josh Lillis | 27 | 0 | 23 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF |  GIB
|
Scott Wiseman | 41 | 0 | 37 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG
|
Joe Widdowson | 38 | 0 | 30 + 4 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG
|
Marcus Holness | 50 | 1 | 46 + 0 | 1 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF |  IRL
|
Brian Barry-Murphy | 36 | 0 | 31 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG
|
Jason Kennedy | 48 | 4 | 44 + 1 | 4 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG
|
Gary Jones | 49 | 19 | 45 + 1 | 17 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 2 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG
|
Anthony Elding | 21 | 5 | 9 + 8 | 3 | 1 + 0 | 1 | 1 + 1 | 1 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG
|
Jack Redshaw | 3 | 0 | 0 + 2 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW |  WAL
|
Matt Done | 36 | 6 | 16 + 17 | 5 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 2 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | ENG
|
Alan Goodall | 6 | 0 | 3 + 2 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | WAL
|
Owain Fôn Williams | 22 | 0 | 22 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG
|
Danny Taberner | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW |  FRA
|
Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro | 36 | 4 | 8 + 24 | 4 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG
|
Joe Thompson | 34 | 2 | 19 + 13 | 2 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG
|
Will Atkinson | 21 | 2 | 15 + 6 | 2 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG
|
Andrew Tutte | 9 | 0 | 5 + 2 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG
|
Bobby Grant | 6 | 2 | 5 + 1 | 2 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG
|
Deane Smalley | 3 | 0 | 0 + 3 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ENG
|
Robbie Williams | 9 | 0 | 9 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ENG
|
Josh Thompson | 14 | 1 | 11 + 1 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG
|
Chris O'Grady | 49 | 9 | 45 + 1 | 9 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG
|
Liam Dickinson | 14 | 0 | 7 + 7 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK |  SCO
|
Matty Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG
|
David Flitcroft | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG
|
Tom Kennedy | 6 | 0 | 6 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG
|
Chris Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG
|
Callum Byrne | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG
|
Craig Dawson | 48 | 11 | 44 + 1 | 10 | 1 + 0 | 1 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW |  NGA
|
Godwin Abadaki | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ENG
|
Josh Brizell | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ENG
|
Matthew Flynn | 1 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | WAL
|
Nicky Adams | 31 | 0 | 25 + 5 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG
|
Luke Daniels | 1 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG
|
Ryan Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | ENG
|
Chris Oldfield | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW |  ANG
|
Helio André | 2 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | IRL
|
Scott Hogan | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG
|
Reece Gray | 2 | 1 | 0 + 2 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| GK | ENG
|
Jordan Andrews | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | |
Results
Pre-season Friendlies
| 24 July 2010 | Bolton Wanderers | Rochdale | ||
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium |
League One
| 7 August 2010 1 | Hartlepool United | Rochdale | ||
| 15:00 BST | Widdowson  83' |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,706 Referee: Andy Penn |
| 14 August 2010 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–2 | Rochdale | Brighton |
| 15:00 BST | Murray  47'Greer  52'Bennett 67' |
Report | Jones 53' (pen), 90' |
Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 6,602 Referee: Danny McDermid |
| 21 August 2010 3 | Colchester United | Rochdale | ||
| 15:00 BST | Dawson 47' |
Report | Bond 38' Henderson 84' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,016 Referee: Nigel Miller |
| 28 August 2010 4 | Brentford | 1–3 | Rochdale | Brentford |
| 15:00 BST | Simpson 27' |
Report | Elding 11' Holness 51'O'Grady 60'Kennedy 62' 18'  62' |
Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 4,636 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 4 September 2010 5 | Southampton | 0–2 | Rochdale | Southampton |
| 15:00 BST | Report | O'Grady 45' Jones 68' |
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 18,169 Referee: Andy Woolmer |
| 11 September 2010 6 | Walsall | Rochdale | ||
| 15:00 BST | J.W. Thompson 27' Elding 44'Jones 65' (pen)Tutte 90' |
Report | Macken 4' Byfield 45'Davis 85' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,174 Referee: Colin Webster |
| 18 September 2010 7 | Milton Keynes Dons | 1–1 | Rochdale | Milton Keynes |
| 15:00 BST | Doumbé 28' Lewington 78'Chadwick 87' |
Report | Kennedy 20' Widdowson 41'J.W. Thompson 49'Goodall 90' |
Stadium: Stadium mk Attendance: 7,034 Referee: Keith Hill |
| 25 September 2010 8 | Plymouth Argyle | Rochdale | ||
| 15:00 BST | Dawson 64' 90' Barry-Murphy 90' |
Report | Wright-Phillips 18' Noone 71' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,294 Referee: Peter Quinn |
| 28 September 2010 9 | Huddersfield Town | Rochdale | ||
| 19:45 BST | Kennedy 7' Akpa Akpro 88'O'Grady 90' |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6,121 Referee: Grant Hegley |
| 2 October 2010 10 | Exeter City | 1–0 | Rochdale | Exeter |
| 15:00 BST | Cureton 49' |
Report | Goodall 37' J. Thompson 75' |
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 5,363 Referee: Stephen Tanner |
| 9 October 2010 11 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Yeovil Town | Rochdale |
| 15:00 BST | Dawson 22' Widdowson 70'Done 87' |
Report | Freeman 66' Smith 90' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,150 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 16 October 2010 12 | Bristol Rovers | 2–1 | Rochdale | Bristol |
| 15:00 BST | Hughes 45' (pen) Lines 82' |
Report | Anthony 86' (o.g.) Jones 87' |
Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,872 Referee: Craig Pawson |
| 23 October 2010 13 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Rochdale | ||
| 15:00 BST | O'Grady 22' Elding 35'Jones 58'Akpa Akpro 90' |
Report | Green 61' Scannell 64'Arber 68'Gain 83' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,650 Referee: Jock Waugh |
| 30 October 2010 14 | Leyton Orient | 2–1 | Rochdale | London |
| 15:00 BST | Chorley 48' (pen) Cox 66'Forbes 76' |
Report | O'Grady 45' Adams 77' |
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4,880 Referee: Kevin Wright |
| 13 November 2010 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2–0 | Rochdale | Sheffield |
| 15:00 GMT | Coke 62' 88' Morrison 82' |
Report | Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 16,520 Referee: Steve Rushton |
| 20 November 2010 16 | Swindon Town | Rochdale | ||
| 15:00 GMT | Jones 20' (pen), 85' (pen) J.W. Thompson 52'Grant 64' |
Report | Timlin 1' Austin 78'Rose 80' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,866 Referee: Mark Brown |
| 23 November 2010 17 | Carlisle | |||
| 19:45 GMT | Madine 20' Michalík 47' 61' |
Report | Dawson 34' Jones 62' (pen)Holness 78'Done 89' |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 7,412 Referee: Neil Swarbrick |
| 27 November 2010 18 | Oldham Athletic | Rochdale | ||
| 15:00 GMT | Done 37' |
Report | Evina 16' Kelly 80'Mvoto 83' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6,483 Referee: Anthony Bates |
| 10 December 2010 19 | Peterborough United | 2–1 | Rochdale | Peterborough |
| 19:45 GMT | McLean 19' Mackail-Smith 50' |
Report | Akpa Akpro 79' |
Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 4,233 Referee: Mark Haywood |
| 1 January 2011 20 | Tranmere Rovers | Rochdale | ||
| 15:00 GMT | Jones 26' (pen), 44' (pen) Barry-Murphy 56'Kennedy 80'Grant 67' 84' |
Report | Broomes 24' Thomas-Moore 36' 81' (pen)Labadie 42'Goodison 67' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,436 Referee: Carl Boyeson |
| 3 January 2011 21 | Oldham Athletic | 1–2 | Rochdale | Oldham |
| 15:00 GMT | Stephens 63' Trotman 79'Furman 87' |
Report | O'Grady 64', 76' Wiseman 85' |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 7,251 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
| 8 January 2011 22 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 0–1 | Rochdale | Dagenham |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | O'Grady 74' |
Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,948 Referee: G Hegley |
| 15 January 2011 23 | Leyton Orient | Rochdale | ||
| 15:00 GMT | Forbes 35' (o.g.) |
Report | Spring 37' Chorley 60' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,731 Referee: Andy Haines |
| 18 January 2011 24 | Bournemouth | Rochdale | ||
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,312 Referee: Rob Shoebridge |
| 22 January 2011 25 | Yeovil Town | 0–1 | Rochdale | Yeovil |
| 15:00 GMT | Welsh 83' |
Report | Jones 17' Fôn Williams 77'J.W. Thompson 89'Wiseman 90' |
Attendance: 3,711 Referee: Danny McDermid |
| 1 February 2011 26 | Tranmere Rovers | 1–1 | Rochdale | Birkenhead |
| 19:45 GMT | Elford-Alliyu 4' Kay 55'Labadie 59' |
Report | Akpa Akpro 82' Jones 90' |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 4,766 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 5 February 2011 27 | Swindon Town | 1–1 | Rochdale | Swindon |
| 15:00 GMT | Dossevi 82' Benyon 90' |
Report | Dawson 81' |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 7,386 Referee: Graham Horwood |
| 8 February 2011 28 | Bristol Rovers | Rochdale | ||
| 19:45 GMT | Dawson 72' Done 90'Akpa Akpro 90' |
Report | Bolger 51' 74' Hoskins 79'Kalala 81'Williams 90' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,372 Referee: Robert Madley |
| 12 February 2011 29 | Sheffield Wednesday | Rochdale | ||
| 15:00 GMT | Done 15' 90' Jones 27' (pen) |
Report | Madine 90' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6,154 Referee: Peter Walton |
| 26 February 2011 30 | Walsall | 0–0 | Rochdale | Walsall |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 3,830 Referee: Gary Sutton |
| 5 March 2011 31 | Milton Keynes Dons | Rochdale | ||
| 15:00 GMT | Dawson 81' Widdowson 84'Dickinson 89' |
Report | Vine 15' Powell 19'Leven 38'Gleeson 45'Baldock 89' (pen) |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,837 Referee: Jonathan Moss |
| 8 March 2011 32 | Huddersfield Town | 2–1 | Rochdale | Huddersfield |
| 19:45 GMT | Afobe 25' Roberts 33' |
Report | Jones 90' |
Stadium: John Smith's Stadium Attendance: 12,531 Referee: Nigel Miller |
| 12 March 2011 33 | Exeter City | Rochdale | ||
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Cureton 30' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,726 Referee: Dave Foster |
| 15 March 2011 34 | Notts County | Rochdale | ||
| 19:45 GMT | Dawson 46' |
Report | Sproule 81' Edwards 87' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,019 Referee: Graham Salisbury |
| 19 March 2011 35 | Plymouth Argyle | 0–1 | Rochdale | Plymouth |
| 15:00 GMT | Report | Jones 49' |
Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 8,361 Referee: Simon Hooper |
| 25 March 2011 36 | Hartlepool United | 0–2 | Rochdale | Hartlepool |
| 19:45 GMT | Horwood 54' |
Report | Jones 23' Dawson 56' 67' |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3,081 Referee: Mark Brown |
| 29 March 2011 37 | Charlton Athletic | Rochdale | ||
| 19:45 BST | Kennedy 35' Dawson 76' |
Report | Wagstaff 78' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,589 Referee: Eddie Ilderton |
| 2 April 2011 38 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Rochdale | ||
| 15:00 BST | Kennedy 7' Atkinson 22'Wiseman 36'Jones 71' (pen) |
Report | Painter 27' Wood 29' (pen)Dicker 51'Navarro 76' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,959 Referee: David Webb |
| 5 April 2011 39 | Notts County | 1–2 | Rochdale | Nottingham |
| 19:45 BST | Hughes 54' Ravenhill 60' |
Report | Dawson 7' Atkinson 15'Jones 45' |
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 4,689 Referee: Mick Russell |
| 9 April 2011 40 | Colchester United | 1–0 | Rochdale | Colchester |
| 15:00 BST | Henderson 87' |
Report | Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium Attendance: 4,052 Referee: Roger East |
| 12 April 2011 41 | Southampton | Rochdale | ||
| 19:45 BST | J. Thompson 28' O'Grady 41' |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,825 Referee: Mark Haywood |
| 16 April 2011 42 | Brentford | Rochdale | ||
| 15:00 BST | Jones 65' |
Report | Diagouraga 28' Simpson 79' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,963 Referee: Darren Drysdale |
| 23 April 2011 43 | Carlisle United | Rochdale | ||
| 15:00 BST | J. Thompson 30' 63' Done 49' |
Report | Holness 25' (o.g.) Noble 60'Robson 65' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,762 Referee: Steve Rushton |
| 25 April 2011 44 | Charlton Athletic | 3–1 | Rochdale | London |
| 15:00 BST | Wright-Phillips 25' Racon 31'Parrett 52'Eccleston 76' |
Report | Atkinson 35' Holness 51'Wiseman 71'Adams 79' |
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 13,253 Referee: Pat Miller |
| 30 April 2011 45 | Peterborough United | Rochdale | ||
| 15:00 BST | Akpa Akpro 1' Dawson 87' |
Report | Mendez-Laing 45' Tomlin 46'Mackail-Smith 81' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,147 Referee: Peter Quinn |
| 7 May 2011 46 | Bournemouth | 1–2 | Rochdale | Bournemouth |
| 15:00 BST | Pearce 27' |
Report | Done 35' Barry-Murphy 61'Gray 80' 90' |
Stadium: Goldsands Stadium Attendance: 9,005 Referee: Gavin Ward |
FA Cup
| 5 November 2010 1 | Rochdale | 2–3 | F.C. United of Manchester | Rochdale |
| 19:45 GMT | Elding 53' Dawson 78'Lillis 90'Holness 90' |
Report | Platt 42' Cottrell 49'Deegan 61'Norton 90' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7,048 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
League Cup
| 10 August 2010 1 | Barnsley | 0–1 | Rochdale | Barnsley |
| 19:45 BST | Doyle 63' |
Report | Elding 56' |
Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 4107 Referee: Geoff Eltringham |
| 26 August 2010 2 | Birmingham City | 3–2 | Rochdale | Birmingham |
| 19:45 BST | McFadden 28' (pen) Murphy 48'Derbyshire 53' |
Report | Jones 26', 76' |
Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 6431 Referee: Mick Russell |
EFL Trophy
| 31 August 2010 1 | Port Vale | 2–1 | Rochdale | Stoke-on-Trent |
| 19:45 BST | M.Richards 27' J.Richards 70' |
Report | Done 79' |
Stadium: Vale Park Referee: Michael Naylor |