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

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

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

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

31 July 2012	Marine	0 - 1	Rochdale	Arriva Stadium
BST

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 27 April 2013. Source: BBC Sport
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Fixtures

18 August 2012 1	Rochdale	0–0	Northampton Town	Rochdale
BST		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,558 Referee: Tony Harrington

21 August 2012 2	Chesterfield	1–1	Rochdale	Chesterfield
BST	Lester 90+4'	Report	Tutte 49'	Stadium: Proact Stadium Attendance: 4,595 Referee: Richard Clark

25 August 2012 3	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

1 September 2012 4	Rochdale	2–0	Barnet	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Grimes 17' Adebola 34'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,021 Referee: David Webb

8 September 2012 5	Rochdale	0–1	Burton Albion	Rochdale
15:00 BST		Report	Paterson 52'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,199

15 September 2012 6	AFC Wimbledon	1–2	Rochdale	Kingston upon Thames
15:00 BST	Moore 80'	Report	Adebola 10' Grant 39'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 3,529

18 September 2012 7	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

22 September 2012 8	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

29 September 2012 9	Gillingham	1–2	Rochdale	Gillingham
15:00 BST	Kedwell 74' (pen)	Report	Tutte 15' Grant 59'	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 5,874

2 October 2012 10	Rochdale	0–0	Bradford City	Rochdale
15:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,461 Referee: David Phillips

6 October 2012 11	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

13 October 2012 12	Rochdale	1-2	Morecambe	Rochdale
15:00 BST	Donnelly 73'	Report	Redshaw 10', 66'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,493 Referee: Nigel Miller

20 October 2012 13	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

23 October 2012 14	Rochdale	2-0	Oxford United	Rochdale
19:45	Donnelly 78' Grant 87'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,619 Referee: Trevor Kettle

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

6 November 2012 16	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

10 November 2012 17	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

17 November 2012 18	Rochdale	2-1	Bristol Rovers	Rochdale
15:00	Tutte 27' Grant 59'	Report	Clarkson 14', pen'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,204

24 November 2012 19	Southend United	3-1	Rochdale	Southend
15:00	Assombalonga 57' Tomlin 59' Laird 77'	Report	Gornell 50'	Stadium: Roots Hall Stadium Attendance: 5,216

1 December 2012 20	Rochdale	2-3	York City	Rochdale
15:00	Bennett 61' Grant 83', pen'	Report	Potts 7', 35' Walker 19'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,411 Referee: Oliver Langford

8 December 2012 21	Rochdale	2-3	Exeter City	Rochdale
15:00	Gornell 65', 90'	Report	Baldwin 24' O'Flynn 27', 38'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,796 Referee: Jeremy Simpson

15 December 2012 22	Aldershot Town	4-2	Rochdale	Aldershot
	López 8' Vincenti 39' Rose 45' (pen) Reid 90'		Grimes 12', 60'	Stadium: EBB Stadium Attendance: 1,910 Referee: Fred Graham

21 December 2012 23	Rochdale	4-1	Cheltenham Town	Rochdale
	Grant 8' Grimes 45', 67' Adebola 8'		Edwards 48'(o.g.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,605 Referee: Michael Naylor

26 December 2012 24	Burton Albion	3-2	Rochdale	Burton upon Trent
	Kee 15', 57' Zola 25'		Cavanagh 41' Grant 54'	Stadium: Pirelli Stadium Attendance: 2,994 Referee: Robert Madley

29 December 2012 25	Bradford City	2-4	Rochdale	Bradford
	Connell 19' (pen), 36' (pen)		Gornell 6', 40' Tutte 27' Grimes 33'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 2,994 Referee: Robert Madley

1 January 2013 26	Rochdale	1-2	Rotherham United	Rochdale
	Grimes		Odejayi 78' Cameron 90'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,408 Referee: Stuart Attwell

5 January 2013 27	Rochdale	0-1	AFC Wimbledon	Rochdale
			McCallum 56'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,071 Referee: Kevin Wright

12 January 2013 28	Dagenham & Redbridge	2-1	Rochdale	Dagenham
	Ogogo 75' Elito 90'		Tutte 72'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 2,289 Referee: Steve Rushton

25 January 2013 29	Cheltenham Town	0-0	Rochdale	Cheltenham
				Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,348 Referee: Robert Lewis

2 February 2013 30	Rochdale	1-1	Chesterfield	Rochdale
	Grant 66'		O'Shea 55'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,746 Referee: Andy Haines

9 February 2013 31	Northampton Town	3-1	Rochdale	Northampton
	Platt 32' Langmead 69' Akinfenwa 76' (pen)		Kennedy 65'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,110 Referee: James Linington

16 February 2013 32	Rochdale	1-0	Torquay United	Rochdale
	Bennett 18'			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,351 Referee: Andy Davies

23 February 2013 33	Barnet	0-0	Rochdale	Barnet
				Stadium: Underhill Stadium Attendance: 1,870 Referee: Brendan Malone

26 February 2013 34	Rochdale	0-3	Accrington Stanley	Rochdale
			Molyneux 76', 80' Boco 86'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,780 Referee: Andy Madley

2 March 2013 35	Morecambe	3-0	Rochdale	Morecambe
	McCready 9' Ellison 60' Fleming 63'			Stadium: Globe Arena Attendance: 2,028 Referee: Carl Boyeson

9 March 2013 36	Rochdale	4-1	Wycombe Wanderers	Rochdale
	Henderson 19' Harriman 48'(o.g.) Donnelly 78', 85'		Lewis 16'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,979 Referee: David Phillips

12 March 2013 37	York City	0-0	Rochdale	York
				Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 2,929 Referee: Darren Drysdale

16 March 2013 38	Bristol Rovers	2-1	Rochdale	Bristol
	Harrison 62', 84'		Rose 75'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 6,691 Referee: Darren Sheldrake

19 March 2013 39	Rochdale	1-1	Gillingham	Rochdale
	Donnelly 12'		Kedwell 56'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,551 Referee: Mark Haywood

29 March 2013 40	Rochdale	1-1	Aldershot Town	Rochdale
	Donnelly 52'		Mekki 73'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,280 Referee: Nigel Miller

1 April 2013 41	Exeter City	1-2	Rochdale	Exeter
	Cureton 45'		Henderson 87' Grant 90'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3,979 Referee: Phil Gibbs

6 April 2013 42	Fleetwood Town	0-3	Rochdale	Fleetwood
			Henderson 9' Donnelly 61' Kennedy 89'	Stadium: Highbury Stadium Attendance: 2,954 Referee: Anthony Bates

10 April 2013 43	Rochdale	4-2	Southend United	Rochdale
	Rose 34' Grant 51', 74' Grimes 77'		Phillips (46) Corr (90)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,758 Referee: Craig Pawson

13 April 2013 44	Rochdale	2-2	Port Vale	Rochdale
	Chilvers 31'(o.g.) Kennedy 90'		Chilvers 89' Pope 34'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5,042 Referee: Richard Clark

20 April 2013 45	Oxford United	3-0	Rochdale	Oxford
	Whing 53' Constable 76' Potter 90'			Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 6,014 Referee: Steve Rushton

27 April 2013 46	Rochdale	1-0	Plymouth Argyle	Rochdale
	Bunney 78'			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4,272 Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Last updated: 11 June 2016

FA Cup

Main article: 2012–13 FA Cup

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

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

Football League Cup

Main article: 2012–13 Football League Cup

11 August 2012 First round	Rochdale	3–4 (a.e.t.)	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

Main article: 2012–13 Football League Trophy

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

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

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

Rochdale Association Football Club

Rochdale A.F.C. Original 1896 club Spotland Stadium Players M66 derby

Seasons: 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Matches: 1962 League Cup Final 2008 play-off final

2012–13 in English football

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FA competitions

Premier and Football Leagues

Men	Premier League Football League (Championship, League One, League Two) League Cup (Final) Football League Trophy (Final) Play-offs (Championship Final, League One Final, League Two Final)

Women	Super League ('12, '13) FA Women's Premier League

Youth	Professional U21 Development League

Football Conference

Football Conference (Premier, North, South)
Play-offs (National Final)

Level 7–8

Level 9–10

European competitions

Men	Champions League (Final) Europa League (Final)

Women	Champions League (Final)

Related to national teams

2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (Group H)

Club seasons

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Championship	Barnsley Birmingham City Blackburn Rovers Blackpool Bolton Wanderers Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol City Burnley Cardiff City Charlton Athletic Crystal Palace Derby County Huddersfield Town Hull City Ipswich Town Leeds United Leicester City Middlesbrough Millwall Nottingham Forest Peterborough United Sheffield Wednesday Watford Wolverhampton Wanderers

League One	Bournemouth Brentford Bury Carlisle United Colchester United Coventry City Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers Hartlepool United Leyton Orient Milton Keynes Dons Notts County Oldham Athletic Portsmouth Preston North End Scunthorpe United Sheffield United Shrewsbury Town Stevenage Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall Yeovil Town

League Two	Accrington Stanley AFC Wimbledon Aldershot Town Barnet Bradford City Bristol Rovers Burton Albion Cheltenham Town Chesterfield Dagenham & Redbridge Exeter City Fleetwood Town Gillingham Morecambe Northampton Town Oxford United Plymouth Argyle Port Vale Rochdale Rotherham United Southend United Torquay United Wycombe Wanderers York City

Conference Premier	Barrow Gateshead Grimsby Town Hereford United Lincoln City Luton Town Mansfield Town Stockport County Wrexham

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