| 2009–10 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Chris Dunphy | |||
| Stadium | Spotland Stadium Rochdale, Greater Manchester | |||
| League Two | 3rd (promoted) | |||
| FA Cup | First round | |||
| League Cup | First round | |||
| League Trophy | First round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Chris O'Grady (22 goals) All: Chris O'Grady (22 goals) | |||
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The 2009–10 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the club's 89th season in the Football League, and the 36th consecutive season in the bottom division of the League. Rochdale finished the season in 3rd place in League Two and won automatic promotion to League One, ending a period of 36 years in the fourth tier.
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notts County (C, P) | 46 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 96 | 31 | +65 | 93 | Promotion to Football League One | 
| 2 | Bournemouth (P) | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 83 | |
| 3 | Rochdale (P) | 46 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 82 | 48 | +34 | 82 | |
| 4 | Morecambe | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 73 | 64 | +9 | 73 | Qualification to League Two play-offs | 
| 5 | Rotherham United | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 73 | 
Statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  SCO | Kenny Arthur | 18 | 0 | 15 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 
| 2 | DF |  GIB | Scott Wiseman | 37 | 1 | 33 + 3 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 
| 3 | DF |  ENG | Tom Kennedy | 48 | 3 | 44 + 0 | 3 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 
| 4 | DF |  ENG | Nathan Stanton | 39 | 0 | 37 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 
| 5 | MF |  ENG | Clark Keltie | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 
| 6 | MF | .svg.png.webp) NIR | Ciarán Toner | 13 | 0 | 7 + 6 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 
| 7 | MF |  ENG | Jason Kennedy | 46 | 0 | 40 + 2 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 
| 8 | MF |  ENG | Gary Jones | 37 | 4 | 32 + 2 | 4 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 
| 9 | FW |  ENG | Chris Dagnall | 49 | 20 | 45 + 0 | 20 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 
| 10 | MF |  ENG | Andy Haworth | 7 | 0 | 3 + 4 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 
| 10 | FW |  ENG | Adam Le Fondre | 1 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 
| 10 | FW |  ENG | Scott Spencer | 5 | 0 | 0 + 4 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 
| 11 | DF |  ENG | Michael Lea | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 
| 11 | MF |  ENG | Adam Rundle | 16 | 1 | 6 + 6 | 1 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 
| 12 | FW |  ENG | Danny Glover | 2 | 0 | 0 + 2 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 
| 12 | MF |  ENG | Dale Stephens | 6 | 1 | 3 + 3 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 
| 13 | GK |  ENG | Danny Taberner | 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 
| 14 | MF |  ENG | Tope Obadeyi | 11 | 1 | 5 + 6 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 
| 14 | MF |  ENG | Simon Whaley | 9 | 2 | 8 + 1 | 2 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 
| 15 | MF |  ENG | Joe Thompson | 40 | 8 | 27 + 9 | 6 | 2 + 0 | 2 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 
| 16 | FW |  CMR | Marcus Magna | 3 | 0 | 0 + 2 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 
| 17 | MF |  ENG | Jon Shaw | 2 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 
| 18 | FW |  ENG | Kallum Higginbotham | 32 | 3 | 6 + 23 | 3 | 0 + 2 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 
| 19 | FW |  ENG | Chris O'Grady | 45 | 22 | 43 + 0 | 22 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 
| 21 | GK |  SCO | Matty Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 
| 22 | MF |  ENG | David Flitcroft | 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 
| 23 | DF | .svg.png.webp) NIR | Rory McArdle | 22 | 0 | 17 + 3 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 
| 24 | DF |  ENG | Chris Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 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 | 46 | 11 | 40 + 2 | 9 | 2 + 0 | 1 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 1 | 
| 27 | DF |  ENG | Josh Brizell | 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 
| 28 | DF |  ENG | Matthew Flynn | 11 | 0 | 7 + 3 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 
| 29 | GK |  ENG | Josh Lillis | 1 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 
| 30 | MF |  ENG | Will Buckley | 18 | 3 | 12 + 3 | 3 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 
| 31 | DF |  ENG | Marcus Holness | 15 | 0 | 7 + 4 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 
| 32 | MF |  ENG | Will Atkinson | 15 | 3 | 15 + 0 | 3 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 
| 33 | GK |  ENG | Frank Fielding | 18 | 0 | 18 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 
| 33 | MF |  ENG | Jason Taylor | 23 | 1 | 23 + 0 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 
| 34 | GK |  ENG | Jordan Andrews | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 
| 34 | FW |  ENG | Scott Hogan | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 
| 36 | MF |  ENG | Reece Gray | 2 | 0 | 0 + 2 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 
| 38 | GK |  ENG | Tom Heaton | 12 | 0 | 12 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 
| FW |  ENG | Denis Sheriff | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | |
| DF |  ENG | George Bowyer | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | |
Results
Pre-season Friendlies
| 15 July 2009 | Radcliffe Borough | 0–1 | Rochdale | Radcliffe | 
| Report | Stadium: Stainton Park | 
| 18 July 2009 | Rochdale | 1–4 | Everton | Rochdale | 
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium | 
| 25 July 2009 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Blackpool | Rochdale | 
| Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium | 
League Two
| 8 August 2009 1 | Port Vale | 1 – 1 | Rochdale | Stoke-on-Trent | 
| 15:00 BST | Richards  75' (pen.) | Report | Thompson  66' | Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6,158 Referee: Jock Waugh | 
| 15 August 2009 2 | Rochdale | 1 – 0 | Aldershot Town | Rochdale | 
| 15:00 BST | Stanton  16' Kennedy  90' (pen.) | Report | Halls  70' | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,465 Referee: Phil Gibbs | 
| 18 August 2009 3 | Rochdale | 0 – 1 | Cheltenham Town | Rochdale | 
| 19:45 BST | Report | Diallo  89' Alsop  90' | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,311 Referee: Andy Haines | 
| 23 August 2009 4 | Rotherham United | 2 – 1 | Rochdale | Rotherham | 
| 15:00 BST | Le Fondre  43' Warne  61' | Report | Stanton  43' Dagnall  45' | Stadium: Don Valley Stadium Attendance: 3,602 Referee: Gary Sutton | 
| 29 August 2009 5 | Rochdale | 3 – 0 | Bury | Rochdale | 
| 15:00 BST | Dagnall  29'  73' Thompson  59' Flynn  78' Kennedy  81' (pen.)  81' | Report | Scott  12' Robertson  47' Sodje  80' | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,534 Referee: Keith Stroud | 
| 4 September 2009 6 | Morecambe | 3 – 3 | Rochdale | Morecambe | 
| 19:45 BST | Jevons  33', 42' Craney  38' | Report | Dagnall  48' Thompson  64' Stephens  76' | Stadium: Christie Park Attendance: 2,367 Referee: Neil Swarbrick | 
| 12 September 2009 7 | Rochdale | 2 – 1 | Torquay United | Rochdale | 
| 15:00 BST | Dagnall  25', 76' | Report | Robertson  37' Hargreaves  90' | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,407 Referee: Peter Quinn | 
| 19 September 2009 8 | Northampton Town | 1 – 2 | Rochdale | Northampton | 
| 15:00 BST | Gilligan  64' | Report | O'Grady  19' Buckley  68' | Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4,048 Referee: Darren Sheldrake | 
| 26 September 2009 9 | Rochdale | 4 – 1 | Hereford United | Rochdale | 
| 15:00 BST | Dagnall  19' Whaley  45' Kennedy  69' Buckley  80' Dawson  83' | Report | Pugh  23' Jones  45' Green  71'  90' Gwynne  86' | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,620 Referee: Craig Pawson | 
| 29 September 2009 10 | Darlington | 0 – 2 | Rochdale | Darlington | 
| 19:45 BST | Report | Buckley  60' O'Grady  81' | Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 1,748 Referee: Steve Rushton | 
| 4 October 2009 11 | Burton Albion | 1 – 0 | Rochdale | Burton | 
| 15:00 BST | Walker  3' Simpson  55' | Report | Kennedy  63' | Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 3,119 Referee: Fred Graham | 
| 10 October 2009 12 | Rochdale | 2 – 1 | Barnet | Rochdale | 
| 15:00 BST | Dagnall  11' Kennedy  45' (pen) Jones  75' | Report | Hyde  84' Cole  87' Hughes  90' | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,648 Referee: Colin Webster | 
| 17 October 2009 13 | Grimsby Town | 0 – 2 | Rochdale | Grimsby | 
| 15:00 BST | Wood  58' Bore  87' | Report | Rundle  24' O'Grady  85' | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3,754 Referee: Jonathan Moss | 
| 24 October 2009 14 | Rochdale | 1 – 2 | Accrington Stanley | Rochdale | 
| 15:00 BST | Dagnall  90' | Report | Edwards  39' Kempson  43' Grant  45' Symes  54'  70' | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,206 Referee: Russell Booth | 
| 31 October 2009 15 | Bournemouth | 0 – 4 | Rochdale | Bournemouth | 
| 15:00 GMT | Garry  65' Cummings  83' | Report | Kennedy  36' Dagnall  45' O'Grady  63', 72' Whaley  66'  69' Stanton  82' | Stadium: Goldsands Stadium Attendance: 6,378 Referee: Phil Crossley | 
| 14 November 2009 16 | Rochdale | 2 – 3 | Chesterfield | Rochdale | 
| 15:00 GMT | O'Grady  49' Dawson  52' Wiseman  90' | Report | Lester  25', 28' Perkins  63' Picken  79' | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,011 Referee: P Gibbs | 
| 21 November 2009 17 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 1 – 2 | Rochdale | Dagenham | 
| 15:00 GMT | Gain  3' Thomas  90' | Report | Higginbotham  70' Dawson  72' Kennedy  87' | Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 2,235 Referee: Keith Stroud | 
| 24 November 2009 18 | Rochdale | 2 – 1 | Notts County | Rochdale | 
| 19:45 GMT | Dagnall  41' (pen) O'Grady  45' | Report | Jackson  10' Lee  14' Davies  35' Hunt  45' | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,779 Referee: Nigel Miller | 
| 1 December 2009 19 | Bradford City | 0 – 3 | Rochdale | Bradford | 
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Dagnall  12', 28' Kennedy  54' O'Grady  58' | Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 11,472 Referee: Dave Foster | 
| 5 December 2009 20 | Rochdale | 3 – 0 | Macclesfield Town | Rochdale | 
| 15:00 GMT | Stanton  9' Kennedy  26' Atkinson  30' Wiseman  33' Taylor  90' | Report | Tremarco  52' Brisley  69' | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,003 Referee: S D Cook | 
| 12 December 2009 21 | Lincoln City | 1 – 3 | Rochdale | Lincoln | 
| 15:00 GMT | Lichaj  20' Herd  23'  73' Hughton  69' | Report | O'Grady  36' Dawson  45' Thompson  59' | Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,293 Referee: Andy Woolmer | 
| 19 December 2009 22 | Rochdale | 4 – 0 | Shrewsbury Town | Rochdale | 
| 15:00 GMT | Dawson  8', 53' O'Grady  38', 67' | Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,596 Referee: Rob Shoebridge | 
| 26 December 2009 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 – 2 | Rochdale | Crewe | 
| 15:00 GMT | Westwood  71' Tootle  77' | Report | Dawson  53' Higginbotham  74' Kennedy  90' | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 5,563 Referee: Oliver Langford | 
| 28 December 2009 24 | Rochdale | 4 – 1 | Morecambe | Rochdale | 
| 15:00 GMT | O'Grady  12' Dagnall  22' Atkinson  72', 86' | Report | Hunter  53' Wilson  63' Curtis  84' | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,309 Referee: Graham Salisbury | 
| 19 January 2010 25 | Aldershot Town | 1 – 1 | Rochdale | Aldershot | 
| 19:45 GMT | Soares  87' | Report | Dagnall  74' | Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 2,453 Referee: Graham Scott | 
| 23 January 2010 26 | Cheltenham Town | 1 – 4 | Rochdale | Cheltenham | 
| 15:00 GMT | Townsend  44'  90' | Report | O'Grady  18', 49', 90' Dawson  56' | Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 3,460 Referee: Graham Horwood | 
| 26 January 2010 27 | Rochdale | 0 – 0 | Port Vale | Rochdale | 
| 19:45 GMT | Report | Owen  87' | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,081 Referee: Craig Pawson | 
| 1 February 2010 28 | Bury | 1 – 0 | Rochdale | Bury | 
| 19:45 GMT | Sodje  63' Lowe  78' | Report | Kennedy  48' Wiseman  69' | Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 6,528 Referee: Andy Penn | 
| 6 February 2010 29 | Rochdale | 2 – 0 | Crewe Alexandra | Rochdale | 
| 15:00 GMT | O'Grady  8' Tootle  46' (o.g.) | Report | Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,164 Referee: Steve Rushton | 
| 20 February 2010 30 | Rochdale | 3 – 1 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Rochdale | 
| 15:00 GMT | Obadeyi  9' Jones  83' O'Grady  90' | Report | Scott  10' Gain  45' Green  60' Ogogo  90' | Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,153 Referee: Kevin Wright | 
| 23 February 2010 31 | Rochdale | 1 – 3 | Bradford City | Rochdale | 
| 19:45 GMT | Obadeyi  38' Dagnall  45' Stanton  79' | Report | Clarke  10' Bullock  20' Threlfall  80' Evans  87' | Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 3,055 Referee: Christopher Sarginson | 
| 27 February 2010 32 | Macclesfield Town | 0 – 1 | Rochdale | Macclesfield | 
| 15:00 GMT | Draper  34' | Report | O'Grady  60' Atkinson  66' | Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2,462 Referee: Mark Haywood | 
| 2 March 2010 33 | Rochdale | 4 – 0 | Rotherham United | Rochdale | 
| 19:45 GMT | Dagnall  9' Dawson  32'  71' Kennedy  52' Green  64' (o.g.) O'Grady  74' Atkinson  80' | Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,502 Referee: Steve Tanner | 
| 6 March 2010 34 | Rochdale | 1 – 1 | Lincoln City | Rochdale | 
| 15:00 GMT | Dagnall  70'  76' | Report | Herd  27' Broughton  75' Somma  76' Lennon  89' Burch  90' | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,453 Referee: Dave Foster | 
| 13 March 2010 35 | Shrewsbury Town | 0 – 1 | Rochdale | Shrewsbury | 
| 15:00 GMT | Cansdell-Sherriff  75' | Report | Thompson  62' O'Grady  68' | Stadium: New Meadow Attendance: 6,081 Referee: Andy D'Urso | 
| 20 March 2010 36 | Accrington Stanley | 2 – 4 | Rochdale | Accrington | 
| 15:00 GMT | Joyce  39' Symes  61'  74' Miles  65' | Report | Dagnall  22' Jones  67', 72' Taylor  75' O'Grady  83' Higginbotham  90' | Stadium: Crown Ground Attendance: 3,025 Referee: Graham Salisbury | 
| 27 March 2010 37 | Rochdale | 4 – 1 | Grimsby Town | Rochdale | 
| 15:00 GMT | Thompson  17' Dagnall  20', 41', 90' O'Grady  59' | Report | Chambers  43' Atkinson  79' | Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 4,724 Referee: Fred Graham | 
| 3 April 2010 38 | Chesterfield | 2 – 0 | Rochdale | Chesterfield | 
| 15:00 BST | Whing  63' Conlon  68' (pen.), 83' (pen.) Rundle  75' | Report | McArdle  84' | Stadium: Saltergate Attendance: 4,471 Referee: Peter Quinn | 
| 5 April 2010 39 | Rochdale | 0 – 0 | Bournemouth | Rochdale | 
| 15:00 BST | Higginbotham  9' Dagnall  59' | Report | Bartley  17' | Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 5,027 Referee: Carl Boyeson | 
| 10 April 2010 40 | Torquay United | 5 – 0 | Rochdale | Torquay | 
| 15:00 BST | Rendell  29' Benyon  31', 35' Wroe  62' (pen.) Carayol  77' | Report | Fielding  60' | Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 3,093 Referee: Gary Sutton | 
| 13 April 2010 41 | Rochdale | 0 – 1 | Darlington | Rochdale | 
| 19:45 BST | Report | Mulligan  35' Miller  82' Redmond  90' | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5,371 Referee: Oliver Langford | 
| 17 April 2010 42 | Rochdale | 1 – 0 | Northampton Town | Rochdale | 
| 15:00 BST | O'Grady  23' Stanton  69' | Report | Beckwith  8' Gilbert  45' | Stadium: Spotland Attendance: 5,025 Referee: Andy Haines | 
| 20 April 2010 43 | Notts County | 1 – 0 | Rochdale | Nottingham | 
| 19:45 BST | Hughes  30' Lee  51' | Report | Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 10,536 Referee: Mark Halsey | 
| 24 April 2010 44 | Hereford United | 2 – 1 | Rochdale | Hereford | 
| 15:00 BST | King  52' Valentine  61' Green  78' | Report | Jones  27'  62' McArdle  85' | Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1,975 Referee: David Webb | 
FA Cup
League Cup
| 11 August 2009 First Round | Sheffield Wednesday | 3–0 | Rochdale | Sheffield | 
| 19:45 BST | Esajas  19' Johnson  21', 50' | Report | Kennedy  90' | Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 6,696 Referee: Christopher Sarginson | 
EFL Trophy
References
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