2007–08 Rochdale A.F.C. season

English football club season March 2015 March 2015 Rochdale 2007–08 Keith Hill Chris Dunphy League Two 5th FA Cup First round League Cup First round Adam Le Fondre(16 goals) Adam Le Fondre(17 goals) 2006–07 2008–09 The 2007–08 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 101st in existence and their 34th consecutive in the fourth tier of the English football league (League Two). Rochdale finished the season in 5th place in League Two, but missed out on promotion to League One after losing in the play-off final against Stockport County. League table ROC Statistics League Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy Play-offs 1 ENG GK James Spencer 20 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 2 ENG DF Simon Ramsden 35 + 0 2 0 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 3 + 0 0 3 ENG DF Tom Kennedy 43 + 0 2 1 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 3 + 0 0 4 ENG DF Nathan Stanton 27 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 5 ENG MF John Doolan 19 + 6 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 1 0 0 + 1 0 6 ENG DF Lee Crooks 5 + 4 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 7 ENG FW Ben Muirhead 18 + 13 0 0 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 3 0 8 ENG MF Gary Jones 43 + 0 7 1 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 3 + 0 0 9 ENG FW Chris Dagnall 7 + 7 7 0 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 3 + 0 2 10 ENG FW Adam Le Fondre 30 + 16 16 1 + 0 1 0 + 2 0 1 + 0 0 1 + 2 0 11 ENG MF Adam Rundle 37 + 5 5 0 + 1 0 2 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 3 + 0 1 12 ENG DF Nathan D'Laryea 2 + 4 0 1 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 15 ENG MF Joe Thompson 5 + 7 1 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 16 ENG MF David Perkins 40 + 0 4 1 + 0 0 1 + 0 1 1 + 0 0 2 + 0 1 17 ENG DF Chris Basham 5 + 8 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 17 ENG FW Glenn Murray 21 + 2 9 1 + 0 0 2 + 0 1 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 18 ENG FW Kallum Higginbotham 22 + 11 3 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 1 0 3 + 0 0 19 ENG DF Kelvin Lomax 10 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 19 NIR FW Lee McEvilly 3 + 4 3 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 19 ENG FW Lee Thorpe 5 + 3 1 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 20 ENG DF Raphale Evans 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 21 ENG GK Sam Russell 15 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 23 NIR DF Rory McArdle 42 + 1 2 1 + 0 0 2 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 3 + 0 1 24 ENG FW Rene Howe 19 + 1 9 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 2 + 1 0 25 ENG DF Guy Branston 4 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 25 ENG FW Ben Wharton 0 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 26 ENG DF Rob Atkinson 0 + 2 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 27 ENG MF Rory Prendergast 2 + 12 1 0 + 1 0 0 + 2 1 1 + 0 1 0 + 0 0 30 ENG MF Will Buckley 1 + 6 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 1 0 30 ENG FW Scott Taylor 2 + 2 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 31 ENG DF Marcus Holness 13 + 6 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 1 + 0 0 0 + 1 0 32 ENG GK Tommy Lee 11 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 3 + 0 0 33 ENG MF George Bowyer 0 + 1 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 + 0 0 |} https://www.11v11.com/teams/rochdale/tab/players/season/2008/ All Rochdale players: 2008 https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=2175&comp_id=3 Rochdale FC Club Details | First Team Squad | Soccer Base Competitions Pre-season Friendlies 2007 7 21 y BST https://www.skysports.com/football/southport-vs-rochdale/85291 Southport 0–0 Rochdale Haig Avenue Southport D 2007 7 24 y BST https://www.skysports.com/football/rochdale-vs-oldham/85375 Rochdale 2–1 Oldham Athletic Spotland Rochdale W 2007 8 4 y BST https://www.skysports.com/football/nwich-vic-vs-rochdale/85689 Northwich Victoria 1–2 Rochdale Wincham Park Northwich W League Two 2007 8 11 y 1 15:00 BST ReportReport Peterborough United 3–0 Rochdale Morgan 8Low 10McLean 10Crow 90 London Road Peterborough 5,575 L Ray Lee 2007 8 18 y 2 15:00 BST ReportReport Rochdale 1–2 Chester City Ramsden 6 21 Roberts 10Linwood 11Grant 39 58 Ellison 90 Spotland Rochdale 3,243 L Steve Bratt 2007 8 25 y 3 15:00 BST ReportReport Hereford United 1–1 Rochdale Robinson 27McClenahan 29Diagouraga 39Brown 81 Dagnall 22 pen.Perkins 2 68 86Murray 81 Edgar Street Hereford 2,732 D Graham Horwood 2007 9 1 y 4 15:00 BST ReportReport Rochdale 3–2 Milton Keynes Dons Doolan 8Dagnall 20 90Branston 25Kennedy 45Le Fondre 90 Gallen 16 28Swailes 59Lewington 73 Spotland Rochdale 2,743 W Anthony Bates 2007 9 15 y 5 15:00 BST ReportReport Barnet 0–0 Rochdale Branston 80 Underhill London 2,040 D Fred Graham 2007 9 22 y 6 15:00 BST ReportReport Rochdale 1–1 Macclesfield Town McNulty 17Branston 30Lomax 55Doolan 69 McIntyre 22 pen. 60Edghill 37Dimech 61 Spotland Rochdale 3,066 D Andy Haines 2007 9 29 y 7 15:00 BST ReportReport Shrewsbury Town 3–4 Rochdale Hibbert 38Drummond 62 Hunt 88Langmead Nicholson Rundle 46Murray 80 Jones 85Le Fondre 90Muirhead Higginbotham New Meadow Shrewsbury 6,262 W Steven Cook 2007 10 2 y 8 19:30 BST ReportReport Darlington 1–1 Rochdale Wright 59Foster Prendergast 88 Le Fondre The Darlington Arena Darlington 3,031 D Carl Boyeson 2007 10 6 y 9 15:00 BST ReportReport Rochdale 1–2 Bury McArdle 61Doolan Mangan 2Adams 12Futcher Bishop Spotland Rochdale 4,692 L Mike Pike 2007 10 12 y 10 19:45 BST ReportReport Grimsby Town 1–2 Rochdale Logan 18 Le Fondre 12McArdle 34Jones 49Murray 59 Blundell Park Cleethorpes 5,829 W Dean Whitestone 2007 10 20 y 11 15:00 BST ReportReport Rochdale 1–1 Brentford Murray 63 Charles 45Poole 88 Spotland Rochdale 2,424 D Michael Oliver 2007 10 27 y 12 15:00 BST ReportReport Morecambe 1–1 Rochdale Artell 17 55Stanley 65Twiss 0 67Howard 90 McArdle 55 87 Christie Park Morecambe 3,651 D Kevin Friend 2007 11 3 y 13 15:00 GMT ReportReport Rochdale 1–0 Dagenham & Redbridge Foster 59 o.g.Holness 38 Spotland Rochdale 2,278 W Dave Foster 2007 11 6 y 14 19:45 GMT ReportReport Rochdale 1–2 Stockport County Kennedy 37Le Fondre 69 pen.McArdle 75 Dickinson 28 53Tierney 35Taylor 37 Spotland Rochdale 2,915 L Mike Jones 2007 11 24 y 15 15:00 GMT ReportReport Rochdale 1–0 Mansfield Town McEvilly 67 Spotland Rochdale 2,431 W Colin Webster 2007 12 1 y 16 15:00 GMT ReportReport Rochdale 0–0 Wrexham Higginbotham 21Murray 66 Taylor 40Baynes 56 Spotland Rochdale 2,808 D Mark Haywood 2007 12 5 y 17 19:45 GMT ReportReport Accrington Stanley 1–2 Rochdale Richardson 21Craney 23Roberts 54 Perkins 0 20Higginbotham 56Kennedy 58Murray 75 Crown Ground Accrington 1,621 W Neil Swarbrick 2007 12 8 y 18 15:00 GMT ReportReport Rotherham United 2–4 Rochdale Sharps 14Holmes 16Brogan 53Harrison 90 Jones 4Le Fondre 7Ramsden 19Murray 48Kennedy 85McEvilly 90Rundle 90 Millmoor Rotherham 3,808 W Iain Williamson 2007 12 26 y 19 15:00 GMT ReportReport Wrexham 0–2 Rochdale Spann 4 Murray 7 40McEvilly 60 Racecourse Ground Wrexham 4,302 W Karl Evans 2007 12 29 y 20 15:00 GMT ReportReport Macclesfield Town 2–2 Rochdale Reid 20Evans 30 Higginbotham 18Rundle 63Murray 90 Moss Rose Macclesfield 2,742 D Steven Cook 2008 1 1 y 21 15:00 GMT ReportReport Rochdale 3–1 Darlington Thompson 22Rundle 36Murray 37Le Fondre 45 pen.McArdle 90 White 2 31 74Austin 36Keltie 54 pen.Ravenhill 55Wright 81 Spotland Rochdale 3,116 W Robert Lewis 2008 1 5 y 22 15:00 GMT ReportReport Rochdale 0–2 Lincoln City Thompson 37Murray 71 Brown 72Forrester 82Frecklington 83 Spotland Rochdale 2,721 L Rob Shoebridge 2008 1 12 y 23 15:00 GMT ReportReport Wycombe Wanderers 0–1 Rochdale McCracken 90Knight 90 Higginbotham 33McArdle 81Kennedy 90 pen. Adams Park Wycombe 4,493 W Gavin Ward 2008 1 16 y 24 15:00 GMT ReportReport Chesterfield 3–4 Rochdale Downes 49Lester 59 67Rooney 90 Perkins 18 39 86Stanton 67Murray 88 Saltergate Recreation Ground Chesterfield 3,595 W Andy Haines 2008 1 26 y 25 15:00 GMT ReportReport Milton Keynes Dons 0–1 Rochdale Johnson 75 Stanton 2 13 13Jones 32Russell 63Perkins 72 Stadium MK Milton Keynes 7,882 W Mike Thorpe 2008 1 29 y 26 19:45 GMT ReportReport Chester City 0–4 Rochdale Wilson 2 29 86Ellison 0 32Butler 64Lindfield 90 Le Fondre 29Butler 44 o.g.Kennedy 60Rundle 88 Deva Stadium Chester 2,131 W Richard Beeby 2008 2 2 y 27 15:00 GMT ReportReport Rochdale 0–2 Peterborough United Jones 69 Boyd 57McLean 76 Spotland Rochdale 3,076 L Darren Drysdale 2008 2 9 y 28 15:00 GMT ReportReport Lincoln City 2–1 Rochdale Forrester 45Hone 81 90Dodds ? Howe 56Higginbotham 78Stanton 82 Sincil Bank Lincoln 3,955 L Andy Woolmer 2008 2 12 y 29 19:45 GMT ReportReport Rochdale 2–4 Hereford United Ramsden 7Howe 90 MacDonald 14 21 31Hooper 73 Spotland Rochdale 2,884 L Scott Mathieson 2008 2 16 y 30 15:00 GMT ReportReport Bradford City 1–2 Rochdale Thorne 45 Clarke 12 o.g.Thorpe 72Le Fondre 90 Valley Parade Bradford 14,017 W Carl Boyeson 2008 2 23 y 31 15:00 GMT ReportReport Rochdale 0–1 Wycombe Wanderers Kennedy 42 Knight 13Doherty 53Sutton 88 Spotland Rochdale 2,616 L Graham Laws 2008 3 1 y 32 15:00 GMT ReportReport Rochdale 0–1 Chesterfield Stanton 89 Downes 44Hartley 66Ward 74Leven 89 Spotland Rochdale 3,108 L Clive Oliver 2008 3 8 y 33 15:00 GMT ReportReport Mansfield Town 0–4 Rochdale Louis 74 Jones 27 55Le Fondre 47Howe 67 Field Mill Mansfield 2,351 W Paul Armstrong 2008 3 11 y 34 19:45 GMT ReportReport Stockport County 2–0 Rochdale Dickinson 10 56 Edgeley Park Stockport 5,530 L Nigel Miller 2008 3 16 y 35 14:00 GMT ReportReport Rochdale 4–1 Accrington Stanley Le Fondre 45 pen. 65 83 48?Jones 48 48?Basham 52 Whalley 34Mullin 24 Spotland Rochdale 3,247 W Paul Taylor 2008 3 22 y 36 15:00 GMT ReportReport Notts County 1–0 Rochdale Edwards 24Johnson 28 Kennedy 82 Meadow Lane Nottingham 4,030 L Ray Lee 2008 3 24 y 37 15:00 GMT ReportReport Rochdale 4–1 Rotherham United Jones 30Dagnall 81 86 90Thorpe 71 Joseph 7Harrison 57Holmes 77Taylor 90 Spotland Rochdale 2,985 W Andy Woolmer 2008 3 29 y 38 15:00 GMT ReportReport Brentford 0–2 Rochdale Thorpe 76Rundle 90 Griffin Park Brentford 4,896 W Stuart Attwell 2008 4 1 y 39 19:45 BST ReportReport Rochdale 2–1 Bradford City Perkins 1 56Le Fondre 87Ramsden 32Muirhead 45 Thorne 60 pen.Colbeck 77 Spotland Rochdale 3,811 W Andy Haines 2008 4 4 y 40 15:00 BST ReportReport Rochdale 3–1 Grimsby Town Perkins 35Howe 47 55 90Le Fondre 90 Hunt 15Jarman 2 33 37Taylor 85 Spotland Rochdale 2,974 W Danny McDermid 2008 4 8 y 41 19:45 BST ReportReport Rochdale 4–2 Notts County Howe 58Rundle 70Le Fondre 78Johnson 85 o.g. Hunt 65Lee 72MacKenzie 90 pen. Spotland Rochdale 3,536 W Dean Whitestone 2008 4 12 y 42 15:00 BST ReportReport Dagenham & Redbridge 1–1 Rochdale Strevens 33Nurse 76Gain 90 Higginbotham 28 74Ramsden 37Basham 86 Victoria Road Dagenham 2,032 D Roger East 2008 4 15 y 43 19:45 BST ReportReport Rochdale 3–0 Barnet Le Fondre 34Howe 50Higginbotham 72 Burton 55 Spotland Rochdale 2,925 W Andy Hall 2008 4 19 y 44 15:00 BST ReportReport Rochdale 1–0 Morecambe Holness 17Howe 66 Yates 77McStay 89 Spotland Rochdale 3,706 W Jonathan Moss 2008 4 26 y 45 15:00 BST ReportReport Bury 1–1 Rochdale Adams 56Futcher 2 74 78Bishop 89 Stanton 0 30Jones 37Rundle 65Le Fondre 90 pen. Gigg Lane Bury 6,271 D Mike Jones 2008 5 3 y 46 15:00 BST Report Report Rochdale 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Dagnall 54Thompson 70Le Fondre 78Muirhead 88 Hall 34Meredith 47McIntyre 49Pugh 62 Spotland Rochdale 4,000 D Anthony Bates League Two play-offs 2008 5 10 y 1st Leg 17:35 BST ReportReport Darlington 2–1 Rochdale Kennedy 28Miller 90 Dagnall 70Jones 90 The Darlington Arena Darlington 8,057 L Paul Armstrong 2008 5 17 y 2nd Leg 12:00 BST ReportReport Rochdale 2–1 yes Darlington Howe 29Dagnall 43Perkins 78 0 109 Keltie 28 pen.Wainwright 33Ravenhill 49White 74 Spotland Rochdale 6,271 W Richard Beeby Dagnall Kennedy Le Fondre Jones Muirhead 5–4 Guylain Purdie Wainwright Ravenhill Kennedy 2008 5 26 y Final 15:00 BST ReportReport Stockport County 3–2 Rochdale Stanton 34 o.g.Pilkington 49Dickinson 67McSweeney 88Logan 90 McArdle 24 83Rundle 77Stanton 69 Wembley London 35,715 L Stuart Attwell FA Cup 2007 11 10 y 1 15:00 GMT ReportReport Southend United 2–1 Rochdale Bailey 1Harrold 24 pen.Gower 80 Le Fondre 12D'Laryea 33McArdle 37Stanton 85Jones 90 Roots Hall Southend 5,180 L Graham Horwood League Cup 2007 8 14 y 1 19:45 BST Report Report Rochdale 2–2 yes Stoke City Le Fondre 72Perkins 83D'Laryea 89Prendergast 101 Shawcross 4Cresswell 68 120Dickinson 78 Spotland Rochdale 2,369 D Mark Haywood Kennedy Le Fondre Prendergast Muirhead Jones 4–2 Cresswell Pulis Lawrence Dickinson 2007 8 28 y 2 19:45 BST ReportReport Rochdale 1–1 yes Norwich City Murray 9Ramsden 49McArdle 105Muirhead 109 Brellier 27Dublin 49Doherty 83 Spotland Rochdale 2,990 D Colin Webster Kennedy Le Fondre Prendergast Dagnall Jones 3–4 Brown Lappin Martin Huckerby League Trophy 2007 10 9 y 19:00 BST ReportReport Rochdale 1–3 Bury Prendergast 45 Hurst 57 84Rouse 82 Spotland Rochdale 2,376 L Eddie Ilderton References Category:Rochdale A.F.C. seasons Rochdale