1989–90 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale 1989–90 football season

Rochdale
1989–90 season
Manager	Terry Dolan
League Division Four	12th
FA Cup	5th Round
League Cup	1st Round
Top goalscorer	League: Steve O'Shaughnessy All: Steve O'Shaughnessy
← 1988–89 1990–91 →

The 1989–90 season saw Rochdale compete in their 16th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 4		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	Keith Welch	59	0	46+0	0	5+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0	3+0	0
	DF	ENG	Wayne Goodison	58	6	45+0	4	5+0	1	2+0	1	3+0	0	3+0	0
	DF	ENG	Vinny Chapman	7	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
	DF	ENG	David Cole	55	5	41+2	5	5+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
	MF	ENG	Peter Ward	52	6	39+1	5	5+0	1	2+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
	MF	ENG	Colin Small	9	1	5+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	MF	ENG	Micky Holmes	50	4	33+5	2	4+0	0	2+0	1	3+0	1	3+0	0
	FW	ENG	Robbie Whellans	14	1	5+6	1	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	DF	SCO	Willie Burns	55	3	42+2	1	4+0	0	2+0	1	2+0	0	3+0	1
	FW	ENG	Kevin Stonehouse	22	4	13+1	2	1+0	1	2+0	0	1+1	0	3+0	1
	MF	ENG	Jon Hill	33	0	22+3	0	1+2	0	2+0	0	1+1	0	0+1	0
	MF	ENG	Neil Edmonds	6	0	2+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	FW	ENG	Jason Hasford	2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	FW	ENG	Jason Dawson	34	3	25+2	2	4+0	1	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+1	0
	MF	ENG	Alan Ainscow	26	1	19+1	0	0+1	0	2+0	0	0+1	0	1+1	1
	DF	ENG	Dean Walling	23	3	9+10	3	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Tony Brown	53	0	43+0	0	5+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	WAL	Steve O'Shaughnessy	39	10	27+3	8	5+0	2	0+0	0	3+0	0	0+1	0
	FW	ENG	Steve Elliott	24	6	19+3	6	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Steve Johnson	30	6	20+4	4	3+1	2	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	SCO	Jimmy Graham	18	0	11+0	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Andy Milner	18	4	14+2	4	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Lee Duxbury	11	0	9+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Gary Henshaw	9	1	8+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Steve Milligan	5	1	5+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Phil Lockett	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	AUS	Zacari Hughes	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Chris Lucketti	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0

Final League Table

Main article: 1989–90 Football League Fourth Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GD	Pts
10	Lincoln City	46	11	6	6	30	27	7	8	8	18	21	0	68
11	Scunthorpe United	46	9	9	5	42	25	8	6	9	27	29	+15	66
12	Rochdale	46	11	4	8	28	23	9	2	12	24	32	−3	66
13	York City	46	10	5	8	29	24	6	11	6	26	29	+2	64
14	Gillingham	46	9	8	6	28	21	8	3	12	18	27	−2	62

Source:

Competitions

Football League Fourth Division

Main article: 1989–90 Football League Rochdale v Burnley

19 August 1989 (1989 -08-19) 1	Rochdale	2–1	Burnley	Rochdale
	Walling 14' Harris 75' (o.g.)	Report	White 28' (pen.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5420 Referee: AB Wilkie

Scunthorpe United v Rochdale

26 August 1989 (1989 -08-26) 2	Scunthorpe United	0–1	Rochdale	Scunthorpe
		Report	Cole 33'	Stadium: Old Show Ground Attendance: 2808 Referee: P Jones

Rochdale v Wrexham

2 September 1989 (1989 -09-02) 3	Rochdale	0–3	Wrexham	Rochdale
		Report	Beaumont 13' Flynn 40', 74'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2331 Referee: KJ Breen

York City v Rochdale

9 September 1989 (1989 -09-09) 4	York City	1–0	Rochdale	York
	Spooner 31' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 2250 Referee: RK Pawley

Rochdale v Colchester United

16 September 1989 (1989 -09-16) 5	Rochdale	2–2	Colchester United	Rochdale
	Whellans 25' Walling 66'	Report	Collins 23' Blake 68'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1466 Referee: A Dawson

Torquay United v Rochdale

23 September 1989 (1989 -09-23) 6	Torquay United	1–0	Rochdale	Torquay
	Loram	Report		Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 1809 Referee: ME Pierce

Rochdale v Hartlepool United

26 September 1989 (1989 -09-26) 7	Rochdale	0–0	Hartlepool United	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1511 Referee: J Rushton

Chesterfield v Rochdale

30 September 1989 (1989 -09-30) 8	Chesterfield	2–1	Rochdale	Chesterfield
	Waller 8' Gunn 76' (pen.)	Report	Stonehouse 21' (pen.)	Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground Attendance: 3047 Referee: MC Bailey

Grimsby Town v Rochdale

7 October 1989 (1989 -10-07) 9	Grimsby Town	1–2	Rochdale	Cleethorpes
	Tillson 53'	Report	Elliott 18' Jobling 80' (o.g.)	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3996 Referee: MD Reed

Rochdale v Peterborough United

14 October 1989 (1989 -10-14) 10	Rochdale	1–2	Peterborough United	Rochdale
	Elliott 87'	Report	Luke 65' Culpin 88'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1767 Referee: HW King

Rochdale v Exeter City

17 October 1989 (1989 -10-17) 11	Rochdale	1–0	Exeter City	Rochdale
	Holmes 67'	Report	Whitehead 75'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1337 Referee: JM Key

Halifax Town v Rochdale

21 October 1989 (1989 -10-21) 12	Halifax Town	1–0	Rochdale	Halifax
	Juryeff 73'	Report		Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 1864 Referee: G Singh

Rochdale v Scarborough

28 October 1989 (1989 -10-28) 13	Rochdale	1–0	Scarborough	Rochdale
	Johnson	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1402 Referee: F Roberts

Gillingham v Rochdale

31 October 1989 (1989 -10-31) 14	Gillingham	1–0	Rochdale	Gillingham
	Lovell 76' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 3127 Referee: AN Buksh

Hereford United v Rochdale

4 November 1989 (1989 -11-04) 15	Hereford United	1–3	Rochdale	Hereford
	M.A. Jones 8'	Report	Johnson 9' Elliott 41', 64'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2235 Referee: JA Moules

Rochdale v Doncaster Rovers

11 November 1989 (1989 -11-11) 16	Rochdale	1–3	Doncaster Rovers	Rochdale
	Goodison 60' (pen.)	Report	Jones 13', 40', 68'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1716 Referee: PW Vanes

Rochdale v Carlisle United

25 November 1989 (1989 -11-25) 17	Rochdale	1–2	Carlisle United	Rochdale
	O'Shaughnessy 51'	Report	Saddington 35' Miller 78'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1920 Referee: DT Phillips

Cambridge United v Rochdale

2 December 1989 (1989 -12-02) 18	Cambridge United	0–3	Rochdale	Cambridge
		Report	O'Shaughnessy 31' Elliott 71' Dawson 75'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 2289 Referee: KA Cooper

Rochdale v Lincoln City

16 December 1989 (1989 -12-16) 19	Rochdale	1–0	Lincoln City	Rochdale
	Stonehouse 47' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1216 Referee: AW Smith

Stockport County v Rochdale

26 December 1989 (1989 -12-26) 20	Stockport County	2–1	Rochdale	Stockport
	Angell 20' Brown 23'	Report	Goodison 60' (pen.)	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 4216 Referee: A Dawson

Aldershot v Rochdale

30 December 1989 (1989 -12-30) 21	Aldershot	1–1	Rochdale	Aldershot
	Puckett 39'	Report	Ward 84'	Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 2055 Referee: MJD Bodenham

Rochdale v Southend United

1 January 1990 (1990 -01-01) 22	Rochdale	0–1	Southend United	Rochdale
		Report	Ling 40'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1521 Referee: IG Cruikshanks

Rochdale v Scunthorpe United

13 January 1990 (1990 -01-13) 23	Rochdale	3–0	Scunthorpe United	Rochdale
	Burns 50' O'Shaughnessy 59', 77'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1781 Referee: JW Lloyd

Burnley v Rochdale

20 January 1990 (1990 -01-20) 24	Burnley	0–1	Rochdale	Burnley
		Report	Ward 40' O'Shaughnessy 55' Burns 70'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 8174 Referee: T Lunt

Rochdale v Torquay United

3 February 1990 (1990 -02-03) 25	Rochdale	0–0	Torquay United	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1909 Referee: JL Watson

Rochdale v York City

6 February 1990 (1990 -02-06) 26	Rochdale	0–1	York City	Rochdale
		Report	Helliwell 39'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1821 Referee: J Rushton

Colchester United v Rochdale

10 February 1990 (1990 -02-10) 27	Colchester United	1–2	Rochdale	Colchester
	Morgan 26'	Report	Cole 39' Johnson 45'	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2744 Referee: GR Pooley

Wrexham v Rochdale

13 February 1990 (1990 -02-13) 28	Wrexham	1–1	Rochdale	Wrexham
	Chapman 47' (o.g.)	Report	Cole 62'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 1552 Referee: GR Ashby

Carlisle United v Rochdale

24 February 1990 (1990 -02-24) 29	Carlisle United	0–1	Rochdale	Carlisle
		Report	Walling 76'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 4904 Referee: SJ Lodge

Rochdale v Maidstone United

3 March 1990 (1990 -03-03) 30	Rochdale	3–2	Maidstone United	Rochdale
	Cole 13' Holmes 22' Johnson 90'	Report	Charlery 56' Sorrell 57'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2085 Referee: A Bennett

Rochdale v Chesterfield

6 March 1990 (1990 -03-06) 31	Rochdale	1–0	Chesterfield	Rochdale
	Ward 2'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2810 Referee: KJ Breen

Hartlepool United v Rochdale

10 March 1990 (1990 -03-10) 32	Hartlepool United	2–1	Rochdale	Hartlepool
	Brown 61' (o.g.) Tupling 66'	Report	O'Shaughnessy 2'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2771 Referee: PW Vanes

Rochdale v Grimsby Town

17 March 1990 (1990 -03-17) 33	Rochdale	0–1	Grimsby Town	Rochdale
		Report	Gilbert 84'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3059 Referee: KA Lupton

Peterborough United v Rochdale

21 March 1990 (1990 -03-21) 34	Peterborough United	0–1	Rochdale	Peterborough
		Report	Ward 23'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 3445 Referee: IJ Borrett

Exeter City v Rochdale

24 March 1990 (1990 -03-24) 35	Exeter City	5–0	Rochdale	Exeter
	McNichol 23', 88' (pen.), 89' Neville 38', 61'	Report		Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4701 Referee: RL Hamer

Rochdale v Cambridge United

27 March 1990 (1990 -03-27) 36	Rochdale	2–0	Cambridge United	Rochdale
	Milner 23' O'Shaughnessy 85'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1669 Referee: RF Nixon

Rochdale v Halifax Town

31 March 1990 (1990 -03-31) 37	Rochdale	0–2	Halifax Town	Rochdale
		Report	McPhillips 73' Watson 83'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2499 Referee: WC Burns

Maidstone United v Rochdale

4 April 1990 (1990 -04-04) 38	Maidstone United	2–0	Rochdale	Dartford
	Rumble 48' Lillis 79'	Report		Stadium: Watling Street Attendance: 1507 Referee: JE Martin

Scarborough v Rochdale

7 April 1990 (1990 -04-07) 39	Scarborough	2–1	Rochdale	Scarborough
	MacDonald 74' Matthews 81'	Report	Cole 8' 85'	Stadium: Athletic Ground Attendance: 1799 Referee: G Aplin

Rochdale v Gillingham

10 April 1990 (1990 -04-10) 40	Rochdale	1–0	Gillingham	Rochdale
	Ward 50'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1334 Referee: GM Tyson

Southend United v Rochdale

14 April 1990 (1990 -04-14) 41	Southend United	3–2	Rochdale	Southend-on-Sea
	Brown 40' (o.g.) Ansah 49' Matin 58'	Report	Small 65' Goodison 77' (pen.)	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 2584 Referee: MC Bailey

Rochdale v Stockport County

16 April 1990 (1990 -04-16) 42	Rochdale	1–1	Stockport County	Rochdale
	Goodison 52' (pen.)	Report	Frain 89'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3194 Referee: A Dawson

Lincoln City v Rochdale

21 April 1990 (1990 -04-21) 43	Lincoln City	1–2	Rochdale	Lincoln
	Lormor 87'	Report	Milligan 12' Elliott 28'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2470 Referee: RK Pawley

Rochdale v Aldershot

24 April 1990 (1990 -04-24) 44	Rochdale	2–0	Aldershot	Rochdale
	Henshaw 60' Dawson 88'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1419 Referee: AB Wilkie

Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale

28 April 1990 (1990 -04-28) 45	Doncaster Rovers	4–0	Rochdale	Doncaster
	Muir 28', 90' Jones 34', 53'	Report		Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 2191 Referee: RL Bigger

Rochdale v Hereford United

5 May 1990 (1990 -05-05) 46	Rochdale	5–2	Hereford United	Rochdale
	O'Shaughnessy 13' (pen.), 75' Milner 44', 58', 71'	Report	Bowyer 84' Burton 87'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1429 Referee: P Jones

F.A. Cup

Main article: 1989–90 FA Cup Marine v Rochdale

17 November 1989 (1989 -11-17) 1	Marine	0–1	Rochdale	Liverpool
		Report	Stonehouse 70'	Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 3525 Referee: MD Reed

Rochdale v Lincoln City

9 December 1989 (1989 -12-09) 2	Rochdale	3–0	Lincoln City	Rochdale
	Ward 21' Johnson 33' O'Shaughnessy 55'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2369 Referee: SD Bell

Rochdale v Whitley Bay

6 January 1990 (1990 -01-06) 3	Rochdale	1–0	Whitley Bay	Rochdale
	Johnson 62'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5781 Referee: TE West

Rochdale v Northampton Town

27 January 1990 (1990 -01-27) 4	Rochdale	3–0	Northampton Town	Rochdale
	O'Shaughnessy 51' Dawson 61' Goodison 83' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 9048 Referee: PL Wright

Crystal Palace v Rochdale

17 February 1990 (1990 -02-17) 5	Crystal Palace	1–0	Rochdale	London
	Barber 62'	Report		Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 17044 Referee: RA Hart

League Cup (Littlewoods Challenge Cup)

Main article: 1989–90 Football League Cup Rochdale v Bolton Wanderers

22 August 1989 (1989 -08-22) 1	Rochdale	2–1	Bolton Wanderers	Rochdale
	Holmes 42' Goodison 64'	Report	Thompson 9' (pen.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3464 Referee: EJ Parker

Bolton Wanderers v Rochdale

29 August 1989 (1989 -08-29) 1	Bolton Wanderers	5–1 (6–3 agg.)	Rochdale	Bolton
	Philliskirk 2' Reeves 44' Savage 49' Cowdrill 67' Darby 80'	Report	Ward 58' Burns 82'	Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 4637 Referee: D Scott

Associate Members' Cup (Leyland DAF Cup)

Main article: 1989–90 Associate Members' Cup Chester City v Rochdale

28 November 1989 (1989 -11-28) PR	Chester City	0–0	Rochdale	Chester
		Report		Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 1222 Referee: TE West

Rochdale v Tranmere Rovers

12 December 1989 (1989 -12-12) PR	Rochdale	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Rochdale
		Report	Muir 59'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1078

Rochdale v Chester City

20 December 1989 (1989 -12-20) Replay	Rochdale	1–2	Chester City	Rochdale
	Holmes 7'	Report	Lightfoot 36', 38'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 787 Referee: T Simpson

Lancashire Cup

Rochdale v Blackpool

5 August 1989 (1989 -08-05)	Rochdale	0–0	Blackpool	Rochdale
				Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1085

Rochdale v Bury

8 August 1989 (1989 -08-08)	Rochdale	1–3	Bury	Rochdale
	Burns			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1382

Preston North End v Rochdale

12 August 1989 (1989 -08-12)	Preston North End	1–2	Rochdale	Preston
			Stonehouse Ainscow	Stadium: Deepdale

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.

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National teams

League
competitions

Levels 1–4	Football League (First Division, Second Division, Third Division, Fourth Division, play-offs)
Level 5	Football Conference
Levels 6–7	Isthmian League (Premier, One) Northern Premier League (Premier, One) Southern League (Premier, Midland, Southern)
Levels 8–9	Isthmian League (Two North, Two South) Combined Counties League (level 8 only) Eastern Counties League (Premier, One) Essex Senior League (level 8 only) Hellenic League (Premier, One) Kent League (level 8 only) Midland Football Combination (level 8 only) North West Counties League (One, Two) Northern Counties East League (Premier, One) Northern League (One, Two) South Midlands League (Premier, One) Spartan League (Premier, One) Sussex County League (One, Two) United Counties League (Premier, One) Wessex League (level 8 only) West Midlands (Regional) League (level 8 only) Western League (Premier, One)

Cup
competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final)
Football League cups	League Cup (Final) Full Members' Cup (Final) Associate Members' Cup (Final)

Club seasons
First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Charlton Athletic Chelsea Coventry City Crystal Palace Derby County Everton Liverpool Luton Town Manchester City Manchester United Millwall Norwich City Nottingham Forest Queens Park Rangers Sheffield Wednesday Southampton Tottenham Hotspur Wimbledon
Second Division	Barnsley Blackburn Rovers Bournemouth Bradford City Brighton & Hove Albion Hull City Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Middlesbrough Newcastle United Oldham Athletic Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Portsmouth Sheffield United Sunderland Swindon Town Stoke City Watford West Bromwich Albion West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Third Division	Birmingham City Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Brentford Bristol City Bristol Rovers Bury Cardiff City Chester City Crewe Alexandra Fulham Huddersfield Town Leyton Orient Mansfield Town Northampton Town Preston North End Notts County Reading Rotherham United Shrewsbury Town Swansea City Tranmere Rovers Walsall Wigan Athletic
Fourth Division	Aldershot Burnley Cambridge United Carlisle United Chesterfield Colchester United Doncaster Rovers Exeter City Gillingham Grimsby Town Halifax Town Hartlepool United Hereford United Lincoln City Maidstone United Peterborough United Rochdale Scarborough Scunthorpe United Southend United Southport Stockport County Torquay United Wrexham York City

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