2012–13 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale A.F.C.

2012–13 season
Chairman	Chris Dunphy
Manager	John Coleman (until 21 January 2013) Keith Hill (from 22 January 2013)
Stadium	Spotland Stadium Rochdale, Greater Manchester
Football League Two	12th
FA Cup	First round proper
Football League Cup	First round
Football League Trophy	Second round Northern section
Top goalscorer	League: Bobby Grant (15) All: Bobby Grant (16)[1]
Highest home attendance	3,461 vs Bradford City (2 October 2012) Football League Two[2]
Lowest home attendance	1,256 vs Fleetwood Town (4 September 2012) Football League Trophy[2]
Average home league attendance	2,269
Home colours Away colours
← 2011–12 2013–14 →

The 2012–13 season is the 92nd season of competitive football for Rochdale A.F.C., a professional English football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Rochdale return to Football League Two for 2012-13 following a two-season stint in League One which ended with a last-place finish in 2011-12.^[3] Rochdale began their 2012–13 Football League Two season with a 0-0 draw with Northampton. They entered into three cup competitions in the first round due to the league table they are in. John Coleman's and Jimmy Bell's contracts were terminated by Rochdale on 21 January 2013 following a poor run in form.^[4]

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Josh Lillis 2 DF Joseph Rafferty 3 DF Rhys Bennett 4 DF Peter Cavanagh (captain) 5 DF Shane Cansdell-Sherriff 6 MF Brian Barry-Murphy 7 MF Jason Kennedy 8 MF Andrew Tutte 9 FW George Donnelly 10 FW Reece Gray 11 FW Ashley Grimes 12 DF Phil Edwards 13 GK Steve Collis 14 DF Kevin McIntyre 16 DF Sam Minihan 17 MF Luke Watson 18 FW Godwin Abadaki

No. Position Player 21 GK Matty Edwards 22 FW Bobby Grant 23 MF Andy Haworth 25 DF Michael Rose 26 MF Joel Logan 27 FW Terry Gornell 30 MF Jamie Allen 32 MF Callum Camps 33 DF D'Arcy O'Connor 34 MF Scott Tanser 39 FW Joe Bunney 40 FW Ian Henderson 42 GK Josh Gregory - MF Bastien Héry - MF Peter Vincenti - MF Scott Hogan

Friendlies

Radcliffe Borough v Rochdale

11 July 2012	Radcliffe Borough	2 - 1	Rochdale	Stainton Park
BST				Attendance: 400

Rochdale v Blackburn Rovers

25 July 2012	Rochdale	1 - 0	Blackburn Rovers	Spotland Stadium
BST

Rochdale v Hull City

28 July 2012	Rochdale	0 - 1	Hull City	Spotland Stadium
BST

Marine v Rochdale

31 July 2012	Marine	0 - 1	Rochdale	Arriva Stadium
BST

Southport v Rochdale

4 August 2012	Southport	3 - 1	Rochdale	Merseyrail Community Stadium
BST

Last updated: 12 June 2013^[5][6]

Football League Two

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Exeter City	46	18	10	18	63	62	+1	64
11	Southend United	46	16	13	17	61	55	+6	61
12	Rochdale	46	16	13	17	68	70	−2	61
13	Fleetwood Town	46	15	15	16	55	57	−2	60
14	Bristol Rovers	46	16	12	18	60	69	−9	60

Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2013. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Fixtures

Rochdale v Northampton Town

18 August 2012	Rochdale	0–0	Northampton Town	Rochdale
BST		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,558 Referee: Tony Harrington

Chesterfield v Rochdale

21 August 2012	Chesterfield	1–1	Rochdale	Chesterfield
BST	Lester  90+4'	Report	Tutte  49'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 4,595 Referee: Richard Clark

Torquay United v Rochdale

25 August 2012	Torquay United	4–2	Rochdale	Torquay
15:00 BST	Bodin  12' Downes  34' Howe  60', 68'	Report	8' Tutte  85' Putterill	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2,731 Referee: Gavin Ward

Rochdale v Barnet

1 September 2012	Rochdale	2–0	Barnet	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Grimes  17' Adebola  34'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,021 Referee: David Webb

Rochdale v Burton Albion

8 September 2012	Rochdale	0–1	Burton Albion	Rochdale
15:00 BST		Report	Paterson  52'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,199

AFC Wimbledon v Rochdale

15 September 2012	AFC Wimbledon	1–2	Rochdale	Kingston upon Thames
15:00 BST	Moore  80'	Report	Adebola  10' Grant  39'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 3,529

Rotherham United v Rochdale

18 September 2012	Rotherham United	2–3	Rochdale	Rotherham
19:45 BST	Revell  59' Nardiello  65'		Adebola  45' Grant  75' (pen) McIntyre  79'	Stadium: New York Stadium Attendance: 6,683

Rochdale v Dagenham & Redbridge

22 September 2012	Rochdale	2–2	Dagenham & Redbridge	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Adebola  33' Grant  36'	Report	Spillane  60' (pen) Williams  68'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,120

Gillingham v Rochdale

29 September 2012	Gillingham	1–2	Rochdale	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Kedwell  74' (pen)	Report	Tutte  15' Grant  59'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,874

Rochdale v Bradford City

2 October 2012	Rochdale	0–0	Bradford City	Rochdale
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,461 Referee: David Phillips

Accrington Stanley v Rochdale

6 October 2012	Accrington Stanley	2–3	Rochdale	Accrington
15:00 BST	Mingoia  37' Boco  47'	Report	Donnelly  73' Grimes  32' (pen.) Kennedy  83'	Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 2,678 Referee: Chris Foy

Rochdale v Morecambe

13 October 2012	Rochdale	1-2	Morecambe	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Donnelly  73'	Report	Redshaw  10', 66'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,493 Referee: Nigel Miller

Plymouth Argyle v Rochdale

20 October 2012	Plymouth Argyle	3-1	Rochdale	Plymouth
15:00 BST	Guy Madjo  4', pen', 90+3', pen' Gurrieri  7'	Report	Adebola  76'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 2,493 Referee: Gary Cutton

Rochdale v Oxford United

23 October 2012	Rochdale	2-0	Oxford United	Rochdale
19:45	Donnelly  78' Grant  87'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,619 Referee: Trevor Kettle

Rochdale v Fleetwood Town

27 October 2012	Rochdale	0-0	Fleetwood Town	Rochdale
15:00		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,372 Referee: Mark Brown

Port Vale v Rochdale

6 November 2012	Port Vale	2-2	Rochdale	Stoke-on-Trent
19:45	Pope  27', 62'	Report	Grant  73' Tutte  87'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 4,139 Referee: Andy Woolmer

Wycombe Wanderers v Rochdale

10 November 2012	Wycombe Wanderers	1-2	Rochdale	High Wycombe
15:00	Grant  25'	Report	Grimes  5' Grant  90+2'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 3,020 Referee: Keith Stroud

Rochdale v Bristol Rovers

17 November 2012	Rochdale	2-1	Bristol Rovers	Spotland Stadium
15:00	Tutte  27' Grant  59'	Report	Clarkson  14', pen'	Stadium: Rochdale Attendance: 2,204

Southend United v Rochdale

24 November 2012	Southend United	3-1	Rochdale	Roots Hall Stadium
15:00	Assombalonga  57' Tomlin  59' Laird  77'	Report	Gornell  50'	Stadium: Southend Attendance: 5,216

Rochdale v York City

1 December 2012	Rochdale	2-3	York City	Spotland Stadium
15:00	Bennett  61' Grant  83', pen'	Report	Potts  7', 35' Walker  19'	Stadium: Rochdale Attendance: 2,411 Referee: Oliver Langford

Rochdale v Exeter City

8 December 2012	Rochdale	2-3	Exeter City	Spotland Stadium
15:00	Gornell  65', 90'	Report	Baldwin  24' O'Flynn  27', 38'	Stadium: Rochdale Attendance: 1,796 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

Last updated: 13 June 2013^[5]

FA Cup

Morecambe v Rochdale

3 November 2012 First Round	Morecambe	1–1	Rochdale	Globe Arena, Morecambe
15:00	Fleming  12'	Report	Kennedy  72'	Attendance: 1,839 Referee: Stephen Martin

Rochdale v Morecambe

13 November 2012 Replay	Rochdale	0–1	Morecambe	Spotland, Rochdale
19:45		Report	McDonald  44'	Attendance: 1,675 Referee: Mark Heywood

Football League Cup

Rochdale v Barnsley

11 August 2012 First round	Rochdale	3–4 (aet)	Barnsley	Spotland, Rochdale
15:00 BST	Tutte  6' Kennedy  90+4' (pen.), 105+2'	Report	Stones  45' Davies  79' Dagnall  95', 105'	Attendance: 2,709 Referee: Gary Sutton

Football League Trophy

Rochdale v Fleetwood Town

4 September 2012 First round Northern section	Rochdale	2–2 (4–2 p)	Fleetwood Town	Rochdale
BST	Grant  26' (pen.) Putterill  58'	Report	64', 72' McGuire	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,256 Referee: Darren Bond
		Penalties
	Putterill Tutte Edwards McIntyre Grant		Milligan Mangan McGuire Nicholson

Rochdale v Bury

9 October 2012 Second round Northern section	Rochdale	1–1 (4–5 p)	Bury	Rochdale
BST	Grimes  18' Edwards  51' Cavanagh  53' Curran  80'	Report	27' Hughes  52'  75' Schumacher	Stadium: Spotland Stadium
		Penalties

References

1. "Rochdale Top Scorer". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
2. "Rochdale Attendances". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
3. "2011/12 League Table". Npower Football League. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
4. "Rochdale Club Statement". rochdaleafc.co.uk. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
5. "Fixtures List". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
6. "Rochdale Results". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2013.