Langbahn Team – Weltmeisterschaft

1988–89 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
1988–89 season
ManagerDanny Bergara
Dave Sutton (C)
Terry Dolan
League Division Four18th
FA Cup1st Round
League Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: David Frain
All: David Frain

The 1988–89 season saw Rochdale compete in their 15th 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 Rose Bowl
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Keith Welch 56 0 46+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
DF England ENG Simon Copeland 38 0 27+1 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
DF England ENG Andy Armitage 45 0 33+3 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
DF England ENG Geoff Lomax 34 0 26+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
DF England ENG Dave Sutton 38 3 28+0 2 2+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 1
DF England ENG Jason Smart 49 0 41+1 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
MF England ENG Shaun Reid 28 5 17+1 2 2+0 1 2+0 1 2+0 0 3+0 1 1+0 0
MF England ENG Mark Smith 36 8 26+1 7 2+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+1 0 1+0 1
DF England ENG Dean Walling 39 5 26+8 3 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 2 1+0 0
MF England ENG David Frain 52 13 42+0 12 2+0 1 2+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
MF Wales WAL Steve O'Shaughnessy 49 8 38+3 6 2+0 0 2+0 2 2+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
DF England ENG David Mycock 13 0 10+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Wales WAL Carl Harris 13 1 9+1 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
MF England ENG Stuart Mellish 17 1 12+3 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
MF England ENG Chris Beaumont 39 9 31+3 7 2+0 1 0+1 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Neil Edmonds 43 9 34+5 8 2+0 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Paul Wood 7 0 2+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Ashley Fothergill 10 0 8+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Dave Windridge 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Carl Alford 4 0 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Billy Roberts 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Malcolm Brown 11 0 11+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Steve Taylor 17 4 16+1 4 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Joe McIntyre 4 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Paul Jones 14 2 14+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Chris Lucketti 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Australia AUS Zacari Hughes 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Lee Warren 4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
FW England ENG Steve Wilkinson 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+1 0

Final League Table

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts
16 Burnley 46 12 6 5 35 20 2 7 14 17 41 −9 55
17 Peterborough United 46 10 3 10 29 32 4 9 10 23 42 −22 54
18 Rochdale 46 10 10 3 32 26 3 4 16 24 56 −26 53
19 Hartlepool United 46 10 6 7 33 33 4 4 15 17 45 −28 52
20 Stockport County 46 8 10 5 31 20 2 11 10 23 32 +2 51
Source: [citation needed]

Competitions

Football League Fourth Division

27 August  1988 (1988 -08-27) 1 Burnley 2–1 Rochdale Burnley
Comstive 15'
Farrell 46'
James Red card 57'
Report Frain 50' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 7511
Referee: EJ Parker
3 September  1988 (1988 -09-03) 2 Rochdale 0–2 Rotherham United Rochdale
Report Williamson 11'
Johnson 41'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2107
Referee: MG Peck
10 September  1988 (1988 -09-10) 3 Scarborough 3–3 Rochdale Scarborough
Cook 57' (pen.)
Brook 63'
Morris 77'
Report Harris 18'
Sutton 75'
O'Shaughnessy 80'
Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 2456
Referee: AB Wilkie
17 September  1988 (1988 -09-17) 4 Rochdale 2–1 Exeter City Rochdale
Smith 24'
Frain 51'
Report Hiley 25' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1375
Referee: JA Kirkby
20 September  1988 (1988 -09-20) 5 Rochdale 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Edmonds 53'
Frain 69' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1645
Referee: RF Nixon
24 September  1988 (1988 -09-24) 6 Grimsby Town 1–3 Rochdale Cleethorpes
North 25' Report Smith 44', 68'
Mellish 87'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 2939
Referee: B Hill
1 October  1988 (1988 -10-01) 7 Rochdale 2–1 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Edmonds 54'
Smith 59'
Report Cronin 36' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2227
Referee: A Dawson
4 October  1988 (1988 -10-04) 8 Hartlepool United 0–1 Rochdale Hartlepool
Report Toman 70' (o.g.) Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2363
Referee: T Mills
8 October  1988 (1988 -10-08) 9 Rochdale 1–1 Stockport County Rochdale
Reid 13' Report Wylde 44' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3021
Referee: VG Callow
14 October  1988 (1988 -10-14) 10 Halifax Town 4–1 Rochdale Halifax
McPhillips 1' (pen.), 70'
Barr 16'
Matthews 47'
Report Smith 55' Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 2553
Referee: WA Flood
22 October  1988 (1988 -10-22) 11 Rochdale 1–0 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
Edmonds Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2250
Referee: R Bridges
26 October  1988 (1988 -10-26) 12 Hereford United 4–4 Rochdale Hereford
Stant 22', 37', 67'
Tester 72'
Report Frain 28', 76'
Beaumont 32'
Sutton 39'
Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2071
Referee: K Cooper
29 October  1988 (1988 -10-29) 13 Rochdale 2–2 Darlington Rochdale
Edmonds 42', 48' Report Worthington 39'
MacDonald 90'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2462
Referee: KJ Breen
4 November  1988 (1988 -11-04) 14 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Rochdale Birkenhead
Bishop 22'
Morrissey 74'
Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 3740
Referee: PL Wright
8 November  1988 (1988 -11-08) 15 Torquay United 1–0 Rochdale Torquay
Thompson 28' Report Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 1931
Referee: MJD Bodenham
12 November  1988 (1988 -11-12) 16 Rochdale 3–3 Wrexham Rochdale
Reid 56'
Beaumont 58'
Frain 89'
Report Jones 38', 48'
Preece 90'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2280
Referee: RA Hart
26 November  1988 (1988 -11-26) 17 Rochdale 2–0 York City Rochdale
Smith 48'
Beaumont 87'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1886
Referee: JL Watson
3 December  1988 (1988 -12-03) 18 Peterborough United 1–0 Rochdale Peterborough
Oakes 63' Report Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 3272
Referee: TE West
16 December  1988 (1988 -12-16) 19 Rochdale 1–1 Colchester United Rochdale
O'Shaughnessy 29' Report Walsh 53' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1261
Referee: JM Key
26 December  1988 (1988 -12-26) 20 Carlisle United 1–0 Rochdale Carlisle
Stephens 78' Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 10013
Referee: GM Tyson
30 December  1988 (1988 -12-30) 21 Cambridge United 2–0 Rochdale Cambridge
Ryan 55'
Kimble 56' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 2319
Referee: PL Foakes
2 January  1989 (1989 -01-02) 22 Rochdale 0–3 Leyton Orient Rochdale
Report Harvey 35', 88'
Juryeff 49'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2036
Referee: J Penrose
7 January  1989 (1989 -01-07) 23 Rochdale 2–2 Lincoln City Rochdale
M. Smith 17'
Walling 62'
Report P. Smith 30'
Cumming 74'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1515
Referee: JA Kirkby
14 January  1989 (1989 -01-14) 24 Rotherham United 3–1 Rochdale Rotherham
Crosby 13'
Williamson 24', 66' (pen.)
Report Frain 37' Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 4530
Referee: PL Wright
21 January  1989 (1989 -01-21) 25 Rochdale 2–1 Burnley Rochdale
Frain 53' (pen.)
Beaumont 58'
Report Farrell 40' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5812
Referee: KA Redfern
28 January  1989 (1989 -01-28) 26 Exeter City 5–1 Rochdale Exeter
Smith 25', 79'
Rowbotham 39'
Neville 70'
Tupling 88'
Report Beaumont 21' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2428
Referee: RG Groves
4 February  1989 (1989 -02-04) 27 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Rochdale Doncaster
Brockie 85' (pen.) Report Frain Red card 84'
Beaumont 87'
Edmonds Red card 87'
Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 1868
Referee: K Morton
11 February  1989 (1989 -02-11) 28 Rochdale 0–2 Grimsby Town Rochdale
Report Alexander 36', 43' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1621
Referee: JW Lloyd
17 February  1989 (1989 -02-17) 29 Stockport County 3–0 Rochdale Stockport
Angell 41', 44'
Wylde 84'
Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2848
Referee: R Bridges
28 February  1989 (1989 -02-28) 30 Rochdale 2–2 Hereford United Rochdale
O'Shaughnessy 27'
Taylor 50'
Report McLoughlin 15', 42' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1060
Referee: SJ Lodge
4 March  1989 (1989 -03-04) 31 Scunthorpe United 4–0 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Daws 24', 86'
Brown 39'
Hodkinson 61'
Report Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 4098
Referee: G Aplin
11 March  1989 (1989 -03-11) 32 Rochdale 3–1 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Beaumont 46'
O'Shaughnessy 59', 61'
Report Malkin 37' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2168
Referee: MD Reed
14 March  1989 (1989 -03-14) 33 Darlington 1–2 Rochdale Darlington
Gidman 11' Report Taylor 30'
Walling 65'
Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 1876
Referee: JM Key
18 March  1989 (1989 -03-18) 34 Rochdale 2–1 Scarborough Rochdale
Jones 1', 40' Report Dobson 53' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1636
Referee: RA Hart
25 March  1989 (1989 -03-25) 35 Leyton Orient 3–0 Rochdale London
Comfort 12'
Hales 56'
Castle 76'
Report Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 4591
Referee: PS Danson
27 March  1989 (1989 -03-27) 36 Rochdale 0–0 Carlisle United Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2145
Referee: T Mills
31 March  1989 (1989 -03-31) 37 Colchester United 3–0 Rochdale Colchester
Scott 50'
Bennett 67'
Wilkins 75'
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 3631
Referee: DJ Axcell
5 April  1989 (1989 -04-05) 38 Lincoln City 4–1 Rochdale Lincoln
Clarke 1'
Smith 26'
Schofield 29'
Evans 89'
Report Edmonds 86' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 2033
Referee: DT Phillips
8 April  1989 (1989 -04-08) 39 Rochdale 2–1 Cambridge United Rochdale
Frain 11'
Edmonds 42'
Report Ryan 19' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1314
Referee: J Penrose
14 April  1989 (1989 -04-14) 40 Crewe Alexandra 3–1 Rochdale Crewe
Doyle 30'
Fishenden 70' (pen.)
Sussex 78'
Report Frain 68' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4144
Referee: JC Deakin
22 April  1989 (1989 -04-22) 41 Rochdale 0–0 Hartlepool United Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1406
Referee: TJ Holbrook
25 April  1989 (1989 -04-25) 42 Rochdale 1–1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Frain 73' Report Barr 50' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1378
Referee: A Seville
29 April  1989 (1989 -04-29) 43 York City 3–3 Rochdale York
Canham 35'
Tutill 42'
Dunn 71'
Report Walling 37'
Edmonds 85'
O'Shaughnessy 86'
Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 1920
Referee: JB Worrall
1 May  1989 (1989 -05-01) 44 Rochdale 2–1 Torquay United Rochdale
Taylor 44'
Frain 84' (pen.)
Report Loram 81' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1239
Referee: KA Lupton
6 May  1989 (1989 -05-06) 45 Rochdale 0–0 Peterborough United Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1430
Referee: P Jones
13 May  1989 (1989 -05-13) 46 Wrexham 2–1 Rochdale Wrexham
Kearns 12'
Bowden 86'
Report Taylor 68' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3125
Referee: A Dawson

F.A. Cup

19 November  1988 (1988 -11-19) 1 Huddersfield Town 1–1 Rochdale Huddersfield
May 15' Report Edmonds 42' Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 6178
Referee: DT Phillips
28 November  1988 (1988 -11-28) 1 Rochdale 3–4 Huddersfield Town Rochdale
Beaumont 1'
Reid 58' (pen.)
Frain 60'
Report Withe 11'
O'Shaughnessy 44' (o.g.)
Maskell 63'
Bent 75'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5645

League Cup (Littlewoods Challenge Cup)

30 August  1988 (1988 -08-30) 1 Rochdale 3–3 Burnley Rochdale
O'Shaughnessy 45'
Reid 68' (pen.)
Beaumont 84'
Report O'Connell 19'
Comstive 54' (pen.)
Oghani 80'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3669
Referee: T Fitzharris
6 September  1988 (1988 -09-06) 1 Burnley 2–1
(5–4 agg.)
Rochdale Burnley
O'Connell 16', 53' Report O'Shaughnessy 67' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 6673
Referee: J Rushton

Associate Members' Cup (Sherpa Vans Trophy)

6 December  1988 (1988 -12-06) PR Blackpool 2–0 Rochdale Blackpool
Madden 20', 62' Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 1228
Referee: IA Hendrick
13 December  1988 (1988 -12-13) PR Rochdale 0–2 Wigan Athletic Rochdale
Report Griffiths 58'
Entwistle 86'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1134
Referee: PA Tyldesley

Lancashire Cup

6 August  1988 (1988 -08-06) Rochdale 1–0 Wigan Athletic Rochdale
Walling Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 886
9 August  1988 (1988 -08-09) Rochdale 1–0 Bury Rochdale
Walling Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1129
13 August  1988 (1988 -08-13) Bolton Wanderers 1–1
(5–4 p)
Rochdale Bolton
Reid Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 2423

Rose Bowl

20 August  1988 (1988 -08-20) Oldham Athletic 5–2 Rochdale Oldham




Sutton
Smith
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 2663

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References

  1. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  2. ^ "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022. [not specific enough to verify]