1990–91 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
1990–91 season
Manager	Terry Dolan; Dave Sutton
League Division Four	12th
FA Cup	1st Round
League Cup	2nd Round
Top goalscorer	League: Peter Costello; All: Peter Costello
	← 1989–90 1991–92 →

English football club season

Rochdale 1990–91 football season

The 1990–91 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 84th in existence and their 17th consecutive in the Football League Fourth Division.

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 4		F.A. Cup		League Cup		A.M. Cup		Lancashire Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	Keith Welch	54	0	43+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
	DF	ENG	Wayne Goodison	40	1	33+1	0	0+0	0	1+1	1	1+1	0	2+0	0
	DF	SCO	Jimmy Graham	39	1	26+2	1	2+0	0	4+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
	DF	ENG	Tony Brown	31	0	24+2	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0
	DF	ENG	David Cole	50	2	32+9	2	2+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	0	1+1	0
	DF	SCO	Willie Burns	38	2	26+2	1	2+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	1	3+0	0
	FW	ENG	Andy Milner	44	8	30+5	5	0+1	0	3+0	2	2+0	1	3+0	0
	MF	ENG	Chris Lee	38	4	24+2	2	2+0	0	4+0	1	3+0	0	3+0	1
	FW	ENG	Steve Elliott	39	4	27+3	3	2+0	0	3+0	1	1+1	0	1+1	0
	MF	ENG	Micky Holmes	25	5	14+2	5	2+0	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
	FW	ENG	Jason Dawson	35	5	12+16	5	2+0	0	1+1	0	1+1	0	1+0	0
	MF	ENG	Jon Hill	13	1	3+8	1	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	DF	ENG	Paul Butler	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Vinny Chapman	21	1	19+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	WAL	Steve O'Shaughnessy	47	3	36+2	2	2+0	0	3+0	1	2+0	0	2+0	0
	FW	ENG	Mark Hilditch	20	2	12+2	2	0+1	0	2+0	0	0+1	0	2+0	0
	FW	ENG	Peter Costello	45	14	31+3	10	2+0	2	4+0	1	3+0	0	2+0	1
	MF	ENG	Peter Ward	53	5	44+0	5	2+0	0	3+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Chris Blundell	19	0	10+4	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	2+1	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Dave Norton	11	0	9+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	WAL	Steve Doyle	33	0	31+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Phil Lockett	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Ian McInerney	4	1	4+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	ENG	Kevin Rose	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Jason Anders	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	WAL	Steve Morgan	11	3	11+0	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Tony Colleton	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Andy Duggan	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Paul Herring	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	ENG	Gareth Gray	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0

Final League Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Northampton Town	46	18	13	15	57	58	−1	67
11	Doncaster Rovers	46	17	14	15	56	46	+10	65
12	Rochdale	46	15	17	14	50	53	−3	62
13	Cardiff City	46	15	15	16	43	54	−11	60
14	Lincoln City	46	14	17	15	50	61	−11	59

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Competitions

Football League Fourth Division

Rochdale v Aldershot

25 August 1990 (1990-08-25) 1	Rochdale	4–0	Aldershot	Rochdale
	Hilditch 52' Holmes 54' Ward 71', 73'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1619 Referee: A Bennett

Blackpool v Rochdale

1 September 1990 (1990-09-01) 2	Blackpool	0–0	Rochdale	Blackpool
		Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 3357 Referee: A Dawson

Rochdale v Stockport County

8 September 1990 (1990-09-08) 3	Rochdale	1–0	Stockport County	Rochdale
	Elliott 31'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2825 Referee: DJ Gallagher

Rochdale v Doncaster Rovers

15 September 1990 (1990-09-15) 4	Rochdale	0–3	Doncaster Rovers	Rochdale
		Report	Muir 2', 16' Gormley 60'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2607 Referee: G Aplin

Hartlepool United v Rochdale

18 September 1990 (1990-09-18) 5	Hartlepool United	2–2	Rochdale	Hartlepool
	Dalton 18' O'Shaughnessy 54' (o.g.)	Report	MacPhail 68' (o.g.) Costello 88'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 5725 Referee: JM Key

Rochdale v Scarborough

22 September 1990 (1990-09-22) 6	Rochdale	1–1	Scarborough	Rochdale
	Holmes 31'	Report	Carter 44'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1715 Referee: MJ Brandwood

Rochdale v Walsall

29 September 1990 (1990-09-29) 7	Rochdale	3–2	Walsall	Rochdale
	Elliott 10' Costello 77' Holmes 87' (pen.)	Report	Cecere 48' Rimmer 51' Skipper 79'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1930 Referee: JA Kirkby

Cardiff City v Rochdale

2 October 1990 (1990-10-02) 8	Cardiff City	0–1	Rochdale	Cardiff
		Report	Milner 50'	Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3391 Referee: RL Hamer

Gillingham v Rochdale

6 October 1990 (1990-10-06) 9	Gillingham	2–2	Rochdale	Gillingham
	Lovell 52', 58'	Report	Milner 48' Holmes 76' (pen.)	Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 3340 Referee: DR Elleray

Rochdale v Chesterfield

13 October 1990 (1990-10-13) 10	Rochdale	3–0	Chesterfield	Rochdale
	Costello 14', 51' Ward 47'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2492 Referee: JL Watson

Rochdale v Torquay United

20 October 1990 (1990-10-20) 11	Rochdale	0–0	Torquay United	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3385 Referee: MD Reed

Lincoln City v Rochdale

24 October 1990 (1990-10-24) 12	Lincoln City	1–2	Rochdale	Lincoln
	Nicholson 23' Casey 65'	Report	Holmes 45' (pen.) Dawson 85'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1974

Burnley v Rochdale

27 October 1990 (1990-10-27) 13	Burnley	1–0	Rochdale	Burnley
	White 45'	Report		Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 7969 Referee: SJ Lodge

Rochdale v Darlington

3 November 1990 (1990-11-03) 14	Rochdale	1–1	Darlington	Rochdale
	O'Shaughnessy 28'	Report	O'Shaughnessy 44' (o.g.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2881 Referee: R Shepherd

Scunthorpe United v Rochdale

10 November 1990 (1990-11-10) 15	Scunthorpe United	2–1	Rochdale	Scunthorpe
	Flounders 40' Cotton 75'	Report	Elliott 12'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 3070 Referee: KA Lupton

Rochdale v Carlisle United

24 November 1990 (1990-11-24) 16	Rochdale	0–1	Carlisle United	Rochdale
		Report	Gates 49'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1733 Referee: RF Nixon

Northampton Town v Rochdale

1 December 1990 (1990-12-01) 17	Northampton Town	3–2	Rochdale	Northampton
	Chard 38', 81' Beavon 75'	Report	Milner 15' Lee 37'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 3809 Referee: GS Willard

Rochdale v Wrexham

15 December 1990 (1990-12-15) 18	Rochdale	2–0	Wrexham	Rochdale
	Costello 59' Graham 83'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1510 Referee: IG Cruikshanks

Halifax Town v Rochdale

21 December 1990 (1990-12-21) 19	Halifax Town	2–0	Rochdale	Halifax
	Butler 15' Martin 67'	Report		Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 1831 Referee: GR Ashby

Rochdale v Maidstone United

29 December 1990 (1990-12-29) 20	Rochdale	3–2	Maidstone United	Rochdale
	Burns 24' (pen.) Milner 55' Lee 75'	Report	Gall 25' Charlery 71'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1778 Referee: PS Danson

Peterborough United v Rochdale

2 January 1991 (1991-01-02) 21	Peterborough United	1–1	Rochdale	Peterborough
	Sterling 43'	Report	Cole 85'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 3687 Referee: RM Wiseman

Rochdale v Blackpool

12 January 1991 (1991-01-12) 22	Rochdale	2–1	Blackpool	Rochdale
	Costello 49' Dawson 50'	Report	Bamber 4'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2661 Referee: DT Phillips

Aldershot v Rochdale

19 January 1991 (1991-01-19) 23	Aldershot	2–2	Rochdale	Aldershot
	Henry 22' Randall 45' Cooper 85' Stewart 88'	Report	Dawson 27', 73'	Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 1856 Referee: WK Burge

Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale

25 January 1991 (1991-01-25) 24	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Rochdale	Doncaster
	Noteman 28'	Report		Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 3433 Referee: PE Alcock

Hereford United v Rochdale

30 January 1991 (1991-01-30) 25	Hereford United	2–0	Rochdale	Hereford
	Narbett 61' (pen.) Wheeler 80'	Report	Welch 60'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1925 Referee: DR Elleray

Scarborough v Rochdale

6 February 1991 (1991-02-06) 26	Scarborough	0–0	Rochdale	Scarborough
		Report		Stadium: Athletic Ground Attendance: 955 Referee: SD Bell

Carlisle United v Rochdale

16 February 1991 (1991-02-16) 27	Carlisle United	1–1	Rochdale	Carlisle
	Miller 55'	Report	McInerney 90'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 2505 Referee: A Seville

Rochdale v Scunthorpe United

23 February 1991 (1991-02-23) 28	Rochdale	2–1	Scunthorpe United	Rochdale
	Costello 70', 79'	Report	Daws 38'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1832 Referee: PW Vanes

Rochdale v Northampton Town

2 March 1991 (1991-03-02) 29	Rochdale	1–1	Northampton Town	Rochdale
	Costello 90'	Report	Beavon 46' (pen.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1890 Referee: JW Lloyd

Wrexham v Rochdale

9 March 1991 (1991-03-09) 30	Wrexham	2–1	Rochdale	Wrexham
	Jones 36', 62'	Report	Dawson 1'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 1323 Referee: JA Kirkby

Rochdale v Cardiff City

12 March 1991 (1991-03-12) 31	Rochdale	0–0	Cardiff City	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1569 Referee: MG Peck

Walsall v Rochdale

16 March 1991 (1991-03-16) 32	Walsall	0–1	Rochdale	Walsall
		Report	Costello 65'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 2890 Referee: RL Bigger

Chesterfield v Rochdale

19 March 1991 (1991-03-19) 33	Chesterfield	1–1	Rochdale	Chesterfield
	Williams 90'	Report	O'Shaughnessy 80'	Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground Attendance: 3048 Referee: RK Pawley

Rochdale v Gillingham

23 March 1991 (1991-03-23) 34	Rochdale	1–3	Gillingham	Rochdale
	Ward 42'	Report	Beadle 52', 83' Crown 54'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1654 Referee: P Jones

Stockport County v Rochdale

26 March 1991 (1991-03-26) 35	Stockport County	3–0	Rochdale	Stockport
	Kilner 22' Frain 42' Williams 62'	Report		Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 3697 Referee: CC Trussell

York City v Rochdale

30 March 1991 (1991-03-30) 36	York City	0–2	Rochdale	York
		Report	Morgan 7', 71'	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 2120 Referee: WC Burns

Rochdale v Halifax Town

1 April 1991 (1991-04-01) 37	Rochdale	1–1	Halifax Town	Rochdale
	Hilditch 64'	Report	Juryeff 8'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2040 Referee: PS Danson

Maidstone United v Rochdale

6 April 1991 (1991-04-06) 38	Maidstone United	0–1	Rochdale	Dartford
		Report	Milner 82'	Stadium: Watling Street Attendance: 1340 Referee: RS Lewis

Rochdale v Peterborough United

13 April 1991 (1991-04-13) 39	Rochdale	0–3	Peterborough United	Rochdale
		Report	Burns 15' (o.g.) Halsall 71', 90'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2382 Referee: SD Bell

Rochdale v York City

16 April 1991 (1991-04-16) 40	Rochdale	2–1	York City	Rochdale
	Cole 7' Hill 72'	Report	Naylor 47'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1331 Referee: KA Cooper

Torquay United v Rochdale

20 April 1991 (1991-04-20) 41	Torquay United	3–1	Rochdale	Torquay
	Evans 44', 90' Myers 45'	Report	Morgan 43'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 3049 Referee: K Cooper

Rochdale v Hartlepool United

23 April 1991 (1991-04-23) 42	Rochdale	0–0	Hartlepool United	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1686 Referee: TE West

Rochdale v Lincoln City

27 April 1991 (1991-04-27) 43	Rochdale	0–0	Lincoln City	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1481 Referee: JL Watson

Rochdale v Hereford United

30 April 1991 (1991-04-30) 44	Rochdale	2–1	Hereford United	Rochdale
	Chapman 62' Ward 86'	Report	Brain 13'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1166 Referee: G Singh

Rochdale v Burnley

4 May 1991 (1991-05-04) 45	Rochdale	0–0	Burnley	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7344 Referee: JM Key

Darlington v Rochdale

11 May 1991 (1991-05-11) 46	Darlington	2–0	Rochdale	Darlington
	Cork 9' Gray 46' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 9160 Referee: KP Barratt

F.A. Cup

Rochdale v Scunthorpe United

17 November 1990 (1990-11-17) 1	Rochdale	1–1	Scunthorpe United	Rochdale
	Costello 72'	Report	Hicks 87'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Referee: PS Danson

Scunthorpe United v Rochdale

20 November 1990 (1990-11-20) 1	Scunthorpe United	2–1	Rochdale	Scunthorpe
	Flounders 54' Lillis 94'	Report	Costello 36'	Stadium: Glanford Park

League Cup (Rumbelows League Cup)

Rochdale v Scarborough

28 August 1990 (1990-08-28) 1	Rochdale	4–0	Scarborough	Rochdale
	Lee 22' O'Shaughnessy 28' Milner 72' Costello 82'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Referee: KJ Breen

Scarborough v Rochdale

5 September 1990 (1990-09-05) 1	Scarborough	3–3 (3–7 agg.)	Rochdale	Scarborough
	Matthews 32' Oghani 46' (pen.), 73' (pen.)	Report	Elliott 24' Goodison 53' (pen.) Milner 83'	Stadium: Athletic Ground Referee: J Rushton

Rochdale v Southampton

25 September 1990 (1990-09-25) 2	Rochdale	0–5	Southampton	Rochdale
		Report	Shearer 45', 67' Horne 82' Wallace 83' Ruddock 87'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Referee: AB Wilkie

Southampton v Rochdale

9 October 1990 (1990-10-09) 2	Southampton	3–0 (8–0 agg.)	Rochdale	Southampton
	Banger 30', 32', 55'	Report		Stadium: The Dell Referee: RS Lewis

Associate Members' Cup (Leyland DAF Cup)

Preston North End v Rochdale

27 November 1990 (1990-11-27) PR	Preston North End	3–1	Rochdale	Preston
	Joyce 22', 88' Harper 55'	Report	Milner 62'	Stadium: Deepdale Referee: CC Trussell

Rochdale v Carlisle United

18 December 1990 (1990-12-18) PR	Rochdale	1–0	Carlisle United	Rochdale
	Burns 36' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Referee: RA Hart

Wigan Athletic v Rochdale

22 January 1991 (1991-01-22) 1	Wigan Athletic	2–0	Rochdale	Wigan
	Johnson 71' Griffiths 74'	Report		Stadium: Springfield Park Referee: IA Hendrick

Lancashire Cup

Preston North End v Rochdale

11 August 1990 (1990-08-11)	Preston North End	1–1	Rochdale	Preston
			Lee	Stadium: Deepdale

Bury v Rochdale

14 August 1990 (1990-08-14)	Bury	1–1	Rochdale	Bury
			Costello	Stadium: Gigg Lane

Rochdale v Blackburn Rovers

18 August 1990 (1990-08-18)	Rochdale	0–2	Blackburn Rovers	Rochdale
				Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1483

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References

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

[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]}

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1990–91 season
Manager	Terry Dolan Dave Sutton
League Division Four	12th
FA Cup	1st Round
League Cup	2nd Round
Top goalscorer	League: Peter Costello All: Peter Costello
← 1989–90 1991–92 →

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