1988–89 Rochdale A.F.C. season

English football club season April 2022 Rochdale 1988–89 Danny BergaraDave Sutton (C)Terry Dolan League Division Four 18th FA Cup 1st Round League Cup 1st Round David Frain David Frain 1987–88 1989–90 The 1988–89 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 82nd in existence and their 15th consecutive in the Football League Fourth Division. Statistics Division 4 F.A. Cup League Cup A.M. Cup Lancashire Cup Rose Bowl ENG GK Keith Welch 46+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 ENG DF Simon Copeland 27+1 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 ENG DF Andy Armitage 33+3 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 ENG DF Geoff Lomax 26+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 ENG DF Dave Sutton 28+0 2 2+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 1 ENG DF Jason Smart 41+1 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 ENG MF Shaun Reid 17+1 2 2+0 1 2+0 1 2+0 0 3+0 1 1+0 0 ENG MF Mark Smith 26+1 7 2+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+1 0 1+0 1 ENG DF Dean Walling 26+8 3 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 2 1+0 0 ENG MF David Frain 42+0 12 2+0 1 2+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 WAL MF Steve O'Shaughnessy 38+3 6 2+0 0 2+0 2 2+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 ENG DF David Mycock 10+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 WAL MF Carl Harris 9+1 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 ENG MF Stuart Mellish 12+3 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 ENG MF Chris Beaumont 31+3 7 2+0 1 0+1 1 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 ENG MF Neil Edmonds 34+5 8 2+0 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 ENG MF Paul Wood 2+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 ENG MF Ashley Fothergill 8+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 ENG MF Dave Windridge 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 ENG FW Carl Alford 0+4 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 ENG FW Billy Roberts 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 ENG DF Malcolm Brown 11+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 ENG FW Steve Taylor 16+1 4 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 ENG DF Joe McIntyre 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 ENG DF Paul Jones 14+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 ENG DF Chris Lucketti 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 AUS DF Zacari Hughes 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 ENG DF Lee Warren 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 ENG FW Steve Wilkinson 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+1 0 |} Final League Table 1988–89 Football League Fourth Division Fourth Division ROC Competitions Football League Fourth Division 1988–89 Football League 1988 8 27 y 1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/burnley-v-rochdale-27-august-1988-50300/ Burnley 2–1 Rochdale Comstive 15Farrell 46James 0 57 Frain 50 Turf Moor Burnley 7511 L EJ Parker 1988 9 3 y 2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-rotherham-united-03-september-1988-50320/ Rochdale 0–2 Rotherham United Williamson 11Johnson 41 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2107 L MG Peck 1988 9 10 y 3 https://www.11v11.com/matches/scarborough-v-rochdale-10-september-1988-50333/ Scarborough 3–3 Rochdale Cook 57 pen.Brook 63Morris 77 Harris 18Sutton 75O'Shaughnessy 80 Athletic Ground Scarborough 2456 D AB Wilkie 1988 9 17 y 4 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-exeter-city-17-september-1988-50346/ Rochdale 2–1 Exeter City Smith 24Frain 51 Hiley 25 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1375 W JA Kirkby 1988 9 20 y 5 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-doncaster-rovers-20-september-1988-50353/ Rochdale 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Edmonds 53Frain 69 pen. Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1645 W RF Nixon 1988 9 24 y 6 https://www.11v11.com/matches/grimsby-town-v-rochdale-24-september-1988-50367/ Grimsby Town 1–3 Rochdale North 25 Smith 44 68Mellish 87 Blundell Park Cleethorpes 2939 W B Hill 1988 10 1 y 7 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-crewe-alexandra-01-october-1988-50377/ Rochdale 2–1 Crewe Alexandra Edmonds 54Smith 59 Cronin 36 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2227 W A Dawson 1988 10 4 y 8 https://www.11v11.com/matches/hartlepool-united-v-rochdale-04-october-1988-50390/ Hartlepool United 0–1 Rochdale Toman 70 o.g. Victoria Park Hartlepool 2363 W T Mills 1988 10 8 y 9 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-stockport-county-08-october-1988-50404/ Rochdale 1–1 Stockport County Reid 13 Wylde 44 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3021 D VG Callow 1988 10 14 y 10 https://www.11v11.com/matches/halifax-town-v-rochdale-14-october-1988-50408/ Halifax Town 4–1 Rochdale McPhillips 1 pen. 70Barr 16Matthews 47 Smith 55 The Shay Halifax 2553 L WA Flood 1988 10 22 y 11 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-scunthorpe-united-22-october-1988-50428/ Rochdale 1–0 Scunthorpe United Edmonds Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2250 W R Bridges 1988 10 26 y 12 https://www.11v11.com/matches/hereford-united-v-rochdale-26-october-1988-50443/ Hereford United 4–4 Rochdale Stant 22 37 67Tester 72 Frain 28 76Beaumont 32Sutton 39 Edgar Street Hereford 2071 D K Cooper 1988 10 29 y 13 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-darlington-29-october-1988-50452/ Rochdale 2–2 Darlington Edmonds 42 48 Worthington 39MacDonald 90 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2462 D KJ Breen 1988 11 4 y 14 https://www.11v11.com/matches/tranmere-rovers-v-rochdale-04-november-1988-50459/ Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Rochdale Bishop 22Morrissey 74 Prenton Park Birkenhead 3740 L PL Wright 1988 11 8 y 15 https://www.11v11.com/matches/torquay-united-v-rochdale-08-november-1988-50475/ Torquay United 1–0 Rochdale Thompson 28 Plainmoor Torquay 1931 L MJD Bodenham 1988 11 12 y 16 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-wrexham-12-november-1988-50489/ Rochdale 3–3 Wrexham Reid 56Beaumont 58Frain 89 Jones 38 48Preece 90 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2280 D RA Hart 1988 11 26 y 17 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-york-city-26-november-1988-50501/ Rochdale 2–0 York City Smith 48Beaumont 87 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1886 W JL Watson 1988 12 3 y 18 https://www.11v11.com/matches/peterborough-united-v-rochdale-03-december-1988-50512/ Peterborough United 1–0 Rochdale Oakes 63 London Road Stadium Peterborough 3272 L TE West 1988 12 16 y 19 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-colchester-united-16-december-1988-50517/ Rochdale 1–1 Colchester United O'Shaughnessy 29 Walsh 53 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1261 D JM Key 1988 12 26 y 20 https://www.11v11.com/matches/carlisle-united-v-rochdale-26-december-1988-50530/ Carlisle United 1–0 Rochdale Stephens 78 Brunton Park Carlisle 10013 L GM Tyson 1988 12 30 y 21 https://www.11v11.com/matches/cambridge-united-v-rochdale-30-december-1988-50541/ Cambridge United 2–0 Rochdale Ryan 55Kimble 56 pen. Abbey Stadium Cambridge 2319 L PL Foakes 1989 1 2 y 22 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-leyton-orient-02-january-1989-50558/ Rochdale 0–3 Leyton Orient Harvey 35 88Juryeff 49 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2036 L J Penrose 1989 1 7 y 23 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-lincoln-city-07-january-1989-50565/ Rochdale 2–2 Lincoln City M. Smith 17Walling 62 P. Smith 30Cumming 74 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1515 D JA Kirkby 1989 1 14 y 24 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rotherham-united-v-rochdale-14-january-1989-50576/ Rotherham United 3–1 Rochdale Crosby 13Williamson 24 66 pen. Frain 37 Millmoor Rotherham 4530 L PL Wright 1989 1 21 y 25 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-burnley-21-january-1989-50588/ Rochdale 2–1 Burnley Frain 53 pen.Beaumont 58 Farrell 40 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 5812 W KA Redfern 1989 1 28 y 26 https://www.11v11.com/matches/exeter-city-v-rochdale-28-january-1989-50596/ Exeter City 5–1 Rochdale Smith 25 79Rowbotham 39Neville 70Tupling 88 Beaumont 21 St James Park Exeter 2428 L RG Groves 1989 2 4 y 27 https://www.11v11.com/matches/doncaster-rovers-v-rochdale-04-february-1989-50604/ Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Rochdale Brockie 85 pen. Frain 0 84Beaumont 87Edmonds 0 87 Belle Vue Doncaster 1868 D K Morton 1989 2 11 y 28 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-grimsby-town-11-february-1989-50619/ Rochdale 0–2 Grimsby Town Alexander 36 43 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1621 L JW Lloyd 1989 2 17 y 29 https://www.11v11.com/matches/stockport-county-v-rochdale-17-february-1989-50629/ Stockport County 3–0 Rochdale Angell 41 44Wylde 84 Edgeley Park Stockport 2848 L R Bridges 1989 2 28 y 30 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-hereford-united-28-february-1989-50651/ Rochdale 2–2 Hereford United O'Shaughnessy 27Taylor 50 McLoughlin 15 42 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1060 D SJ Lodge 1989 3 4 y 31 https://www.11v11.com/matches/scunthorpe-united-v-rochdale-04-march-1989-50666/ Scunthorpe United 4–0 Rochdale Daws 24 86Brown 39Hodkinson 61 Old Show Ground Scunthorpe 4098 L G Aplin 1989 3 11 y 32 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-tranmere-rovers-11-march-1989-50680/ Rochdale 3–1 Tranmere Rovers Beaumont 46O'Shaughnessy 59 61 Malkin 37 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2168 W MD Reed 1989 3 14 y 33 https://www.11v11.com/matches/darlington-v-rochdale-14-march-1989-50688/ Darlington 1–2 Rochdale Gidman 11 Taylor 30Walling 65 Feethams Darlington 1876 W JM Key 1989 3 18 y 34 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-scarborough-18-march-1989-50704/ Rochdale 2–1 Scarborough Jones 1 40 Dobson 53 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1636 W RA Hart 1989 3 25 y 35 https://www.11v11.com/matches/leyton-orient-v-rochdale-25-march-1989-50716/ Leyton Orient 3–0 Rochdale Comfort 12Hales 56Castle 76 Brisbane Road London 4591 L PS Danson 1989 3 27 y 36 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-carlisle-united-27-march-1989-50729/ Rochdale 0–0 Carlisle United Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2145 D T Mills 1989 3 31 y 37 https://www.11v11.com/matches/colchester-united-v-rochdale-31-march-1989-50735/ Colchester United 3–0 Rochdale Scott 50Bennett 67Wilkins 75 Layer Road Colchester 3631 L DJ Axcell 1989 4 5 y 38 https://www.11v11.com/matches/lincoln-city-v-rochdale-05-april-1989-50756/ Lincoln City 4–1 Rochdale Clarke 1Smith 26Schofield 29Evans 89 Edmonds 86 Sincil Bank Lincoln 2033 L DT Phillips 1989 4 8 y 39 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-cambridge-united-08-april-1989-50767/ Rochdale 2–1 Cambridge United Frain 11Edmonds 42 Ryan 19 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1314 W J Penrose 1989 4 14 y 40 https://www.11v11.com/matches/crewe-alexandra-v-rochdale-14-april-1989-50772/ Crewe Alexandra 3–1 Rochdale Doyle 30Fishenden 70 pen.Sussex 78 Frain 68 Gresty Road Crewe 4144 L JC Deakin 1989 4 22 y 41 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-hartlepool-united-22-april-1989-50790/ Rochdale 0–0 Hartlepool United Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1406 D TJ Holbrook 1989 4 25 y 42 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-halifax-town-25-april-1989-50797/ Rochdale 1–1 Halifax Town Frain 73 Barr 50 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1378 D A Seville 1989 4 29 y 43 https://www.11v11.com/matches/york-city-v-rochdale-29-april-1989-50810/ York City 3–3 Rochdale Canham 35Tutill 42Dunn 71 Walling 37Edmonds 85O'Shaughnessy 86 Bootham Crescent York 1920 D JB Worrall 1989 5 1 y 44 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-torquay-united-01-may-1989-50818/ Rochdale 2–1 Torquay United Taylor 44Frain 84 pen. Loram 81 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1239 W KA Lupton 1989 5 6 y 45 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-peterborough-united-06-may-1989-50832/ Rochdale 0–0 Peterborough United Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1430 D P Jones 1989 5 13 y 46 https://www.11v11.com/matches/wrexham-v-rochdale-13-may-1989-50850/ Wrexham 2–1 Rochdale Kearns 12Bowden 86 Taylor 68 Racecourse Ground Wrexham 3125 L A Dawson F.A. Cup 1988–89 FA Cup 1988 11 19 y 1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/huddersfield-town-v-rochdale-19-november-1988-215963/ Huddersfield Town 1–1 Rochdale May 15 Edmonds 42 Leeds Road Huddersfield 6178 D DT Phillips 1988 11 28 y 1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-huddersfield-town-28-november-1988-215992/ Rochdale 3–4 Huddersfield Town Beaumont 1Reid 58 pen.Frain 60 Withe 11O'Shaughnessy 44 o.g.Maskell 63Bent 75 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 5645 L League Cup (Littlewoods Challenge Cup) 1988–89 Football League Cup 1988 8 30 y 1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-burnley-30-august-1988-31814/ Rochdale 3–3 Burnley O'Shaughnessy 45Reid 68 pen.Beaumont 84 O'Connell 19Comstive 54 pen.Oghani 80 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3669 D T Fitzharris 1988 9 6 y 1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/burnley-v-rochdale-06-september-1988-31822/ Burnley 2–1 Rochdale O'Connell 16 53 O'Shaughnessy 67 Turf Moor Burnley 6673 L J Rushton 5–4 Associate Members' Cup (Sherpa Vans Trophy) 1988–89 Associate Members' Cup 1988 12 6 y PR https://www.11v11.com/matches/blackpool-v-rochdale-06-december-1988-291841/ Blackpool 2–0 Rochdale Madden 20 62 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 1228 L IA Hendrick 1988 12 13 y PR https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale--v-wigan-athletic-13-december-1988-291842/ Rochdale 0–2 Wigan Athletic Griffiths 58Entwistle 86 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1134 L PA Tyldesley Lancashire Cup 1988 8 6 y Rochdale 1–0 Wigan Athletic Walling Spotland Stadium Rochdale 886 W 1988 8 9 y Rochdale 1–0 Bury Walling Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1129 W 1988 8 13 y Bolton Wanderers 1–1 Rochdale Reid Burnden Park Bolton 2423 5–4 L Rose Bowl 1988 8 20 y Oldham Athletic 5–2 Rochdale Sutton Smith Boundary Park Oldham 2663 L Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. 1874427097 http://www.enfa.co.uk/ The English National Football Archive Enfa.co.uk 2022-04-27 April 2022 References Category:Rochdale A.F.C. seasons Rochdale