1991–92 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1991–92 season saw Rochdale compete in their 18th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.

Rochdale
1991–92 season
ManagerDave Sutton
League Division Four8th
FA Cup2nd Round
League Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Andy Flounders
All: Andy Flounders

Statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 4 F.A. Cup League Cup A.M. Cup Lancashire Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
DF   ENG John Ryan 42 5 29+3 2 2+0 0 4+0 2 1+0 0 3+0 1
DF   ENG Tony Brown 30 0 18+0 0 3+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
DF   ENG Alan Reeves 43 4 33+1 3 1+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 1
DF   ENG Alex Jones 23 0 12+1 0 2+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
MF   ENG Mark Payne 41 3 32+2 2 2+0 0 1+1 0 1+0 0 2+0 1
MF   WAL Steve Doyle 37 0 27+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
FW   ENG Andy Flounders 54 19 42+0 17 3+0 1 4+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 1
FW   ENG Andy Milner 45 15 28+5 10 2+1 1 3+1 3 2+0 1 3+0 0
MF   SCO John Halpin 42 2 22+9 1 3+0 1 3+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
FW   ENG Steve Whitehall 45 12 20+14 8 1+2 0 2+2 2 1+0 1 1+2 1
MF   WAL Steve Morgan 14 0 1+11 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+2 0
DF   SCO Jimmy Graham 39 0 29+2 0 2+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF   ENG Paul Butler 30 0 22+3 0 0+2 0 1+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Mark Hilditch 3 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
GK   ENG Kevin Dearden 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK   ENG Gareth Gray 12 0 6+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Malcolm Brown 25 1 18+0 1 3+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
GK   ENG David Williams 7 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Jon Bowden 36 7 25+6 6 3+0 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Leigh Palin 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Steve Kinsey 8 1 3+3 1 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK   ENG Kevin Rose 30 0 28+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Andy Kilner 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Barry Cowdrill 15 1 15+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Carl Parker 6 1 5+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG John Stiles 4 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Mark Leonard 9 1 9+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK   NIR Phil Hughes 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0

Final League Table

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Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
6 Crewe Alexandra 42 12 6 3 33 20 8 4 9 33 31 +15 70 Participated in play-offs
7 Barnet[a] 42 16 1 4 48 23 5 5 11 33 38 +20 69
8 Rochdale 42 12 6 3 34 22 6 7 8 23 31 +4 67
9 Cardiff City 42 13 3 5 42 26 4 12 5 24 27 +13 66 Welsh Cup winners, qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1992–93 First round
10 Lincoln City 42 9 5 7 21 24 8 6 7 29 20 +6 62
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ New club in the league

Competitions

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Football League Fourth Division

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17 August  1991 (1991 -08-17) 1 Rochdale 1–1 York City Rochdale
Tutill   90' (o.g.) Report Naylor   43' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2247
Referee: JW Lloyd
31 August  1991 (1991 -08-31) 2 Rochdale 1–0 Lincoln City Rochdale
Flounders   16' (pen.)
Doyle   75'
Report Brown   15' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2086
Referee: B Coddington
3 September  1991 (1991 -09-03) 3 Walsall 1–3 Rochdale Walsall
McDonald   62' Report Flounders   14', 53' (pen.)
Milner   29'
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Attendance: 3111
Referee: RM Wiseman
7 September  1991 (1991 -09-07) 4 Cardiff City 1–2 Rochdale Cardiff
Pike   64' Report Ryan   41'
Reeves   90'
Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 4029
Referee: PA Durkin
14 September  1991 (1991 -09-14) 5 Rochdale 1–0 Northampton Town Rochdale
Milner   67' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2631
Referee: JA Kirkby
17 September  1991 (1991 -09-17) 6 Rochdale 1–1 Rotherham United Rochdale
Whitehall   40' Report Hutchings   50' (pen.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4033
Referee: PL Wright
21 September  1991 (1991 -09-21) 7 Burnley 0–1 Rochdale Burnley
Report Milner   70' Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 8633
Referee: IA Hendrick
28 September  1991 (1991 -09-28) 8 Rochdale 1–1 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Bowden   32' Report Whitehurst   38'
Milner   72', o.g.'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2653
Referee: TE West
12 October  1991 (1991 -10-12) 9 Rochdale 0–2 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Report Holland   60'
Stant   88'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3871
Referee: MG Peck
19 October  1991 (1991 -10-19) 10 Maidstone United 1–1 Rochdale Dartford
Sandeman   48' Report M. Brown   50' Stadium: Watling Street
Attendance: 1016
Referee: G Poll
26 October  1991 (1991 -10-26) 11 Rochdale 1–0 Halifax Town Rochdale
Flounders   26' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2323
Referee: KA Cooper
2 November  1991 (1991 -11-02) 12 Rochdale 3–3 Chesterfield Rochdale
Flounders   6'
Halpin   45'
Kinsey   62'
Report Turnbull   12' (pen.), 75'
McGugan   60 '
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1852
Referee: RF Nixon
5 November  1991 (1991 -11-05) 13 Scunthorpe United 6–2 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Hamilton   4'
A. Brown   10' (o.g.)
Lister   42'
Helliwell   59'
Alexander   85'
Hill   89'
Report Bowden   50', 79' Stadium: Glanford Park
Attendance: 2331
Referee: JM Key
9 November  1991 (1991 -11-09) 14 Hereford United 1–1 Rochdale Hereford
Brain   45' Report Judge   58' (o.g.) Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2942
Referee: J Rushton
23 November  1991 (1991 -11-23) 15 Rochdale 1–0 Barnet Rochdale
Bowden   45' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3033
Referee: R Poulain
30 November  1991 (1991 -11-30) 16 Scarborough 3–2 Rochdale Scarborough
Himsworth   9'
Fletcher   52', 59'
Report Flounders   48'
Milner   69'
Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 1643
Referee: R Shepherd
14 December  1991 (1991 -12-14) 17 Rochdale 4–2 Blackpool Rochdale
Flounders   12'
Milner   20'
Whitehall   80', 88'
Report Garner   13'
Rodwell   48'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2892
Referee: JL Watson
26 December  1991 (1991 -12-26) 18 York City 0–1 Rochdale York
Report Flounders   89' Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2788
Referee: A Dawson
28 December  1991 (1991 -12-28) 19 Lincoln City 0–3 Rochdale Lincoln
Report Whitehall   26'
Milner   38'
Flounders   44'
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 2916
Referee: P Taylor
1 January  1992 (1992 -01-01) 20 Rochdale 1–1 Walsall Rochdale
Flounders   86' (pen.) Report McDonald   22' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3001
Referee: KA Lupton
11 January  1992 (1992 -01-11) 21 Carlisle United 0–0 Rochdale Carlisle
Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 2494
Referee: JW Lloyd
18 January  1992 (1992 -01-18) 22 Rochdale 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Flounders   8' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2965
Referee: SJ Lodge
8 February  1992 (1992 -02-08) 23 Halifax Town 1–1 Rochdale Halifax
Cooper   41' Report Flounders   50' Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 2213
Referee: WA Flood
11 February  1992 (1992 -02-11) 24 Rochdale 2–2 Scarborough Rochdale
Flounders   66' (pen.)
Reeves   90'
Report A. Brown   16' (o.g.)
Mooney   25'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2069
Referee: PS Danson
15 February  1992 (1992 -02-15) 25 Blackpool 3–0 Rochdale Blackpool
Gouck   28'
Groves   34'
Eyres   41'
Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 4632
Referee: MJ Brandwood
22 February  1992 (1992 -02-22) 26 Rochdale 3–1 Carlisle United Rochdale
Milner   12'
Bowden   44'
Whitehall   54'
Report Watson   39' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1691
Referee: WC Burns
29 February  1992 (1992 -02-29) 27 Wrexham 2–1 Rochdale Wrexham
Jones   59'
Thackeray   84'
Report Whitehall   61' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3458
Referee: KP Barratt
3 March  1992 (1992 -03-03) 28 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Rochdale Crewe
Clarkson   83' Report Flounders   52' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3870
Referee: JA Kirkby
7 March  1992 (1992 -03-07) 29 Rochdale 2–1 Gillingham Rochdale
Flounders   52'
Milner   74'
Report Crown   6' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1941
Referee: IG Cruikshanks
10 March  1992 (1992 -03-10) 30 Rochdale 2–0 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
Milner   37'
Lister   60' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2036
Referee: D Shadwell
14 March  1992 (1992 -03-14) 31 Chesterfield 0–1 Rochdale Chesterfield
Report Whitehall   14' Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 3231
Referee: MD Reed
17 March  1992 (1992 -03-17) 32 Gillingham 0–0 Rochdale Gillingham
Smith   64' Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 2322
Referee: PL Foakes
21 March  1992 (1992 -03-21) 33 Rochdale 3–1 Hereford United Rochdale
Payne   19'
Whitehall   76'
Flounders   83' (pen.)
Report Jones   48' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2122
Referee: PW Vanes
28 March  1992 (1992 -03-28) 34 Barnet 3–0 Rochdale Chipping Barnet
Bull   10', 78' (pen.)
Carter   21'
Report Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 3099
Referee: A Gunn
31 March  1992 (1992 -03-31) 35 Northampton Town 2–2 Rochdale Northampton
Angus   37'
McClean   41', 61'
Report Cowdrill   45'
Bowden   46'
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2010
Referee: AN Buksh
4 April  1992 (1992 -04-04) 36 Rochdale 2–0 Cardiff City Rochdale
Reeves   24'
Milner   84'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2651
Referee: A Bennett
7 April  1992 (1992 -04-07) 37 Rochdale 1–2 Maidstone United Rochdale
Flounders   18' Report Sandeman   53'
Lillis   72'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2248
Referee: SD Bell
11 April  1992 (1992 -04-11) 38 Rotherham United 2–0 Rochdale Rotherham
Goodwin   7'
Goater   33'
Report Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 5112
Referee: KJ Breen
20 April  1992 (1992 -04-20) 39 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Rochdale Doncaster
Worboys   14'
Jeffrey   49'
Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 2255
Referee: AB Wilkie
22 April  1992 (1992 -04-22) 40 Rochdale 2–1 Wrexham Rochdale
Parker   9'
Leonard   76'
Report Watkin   55' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1944
Referee: DT Phillips
2 May  1992 (1992 -05-02) 41 Mansfield Town 2–1 Rochdale Mansfield
Stringfellow   48'
Stant   73'
Report Payne   88' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 5671
Referee: R Shepherd
5 May  1992 (1992 -05-05) 42 Rochdale 1–3 Burnley Rochdale
Ryan   13' Report Measham   31'
Conroy   41'
Painter   67'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8175
Referee: VG Callow

Expunged

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4 October  1991 (1991 -10-04) (9) Aldershot 1–1 Rochdale Aldershot
Bertschin   76' Halpin   10' Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2443

F.A. Cup

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16 November  1991 (1991 -11-16) 1 Gretna 0–0 Rochdale Gretna
Report Stadium: Raydale Park
Attendance: 2037
Referee: KA Redfern
27 November  1991 (1991 -11-27) 1 Rochdale 3–1 Gretna Rochdale
Bowden   15'
Milner   22'
Flounders   44'
Report Hynds   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4300
Referee: KA Redfern
7 December  1991 (1991 -12-07) 2 Rochdale 1–2 Huddersfield Town Rochdale
Halpin   30' Report Roberts   74'
Onuora   81'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5776
Referee: KA Lupton

League Cup (Rumbelows League Cup)

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20 August  1991 (1991 -08-20) 1 Rochdale 5–1 Carlisle United Rochdale
Milner   11', 89'
Ryan   27'
Whitehall   48', 57'
Report Barnsley   21' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1650
Referee: SD Bell
27 August  1991 (1991 -08-27) 1 Carlisle United 1–1
(2–6 agg.)
Rochdale Carlisle
Barnsley   79' Report Ryan   82' Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 1572
Referee: IG Cruikshanks
25 September  1991 (1991 -09-25) 2 Coventry City 4–0 Rochdale Coventry
Rosario   1', 22'
Gallacher   75'
McGrath   89'
Report Stadium: Highfield Road
Attendance: 5982
Referee: MJ Brandwood
8 October  1991 (1991 -10-08) 2 Rochdale 1–0
(1–4 agg.)
Coventry City Rochdale
Milner   88' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2288
Referee: CC Trussell

Associate Members' Cup (Autoglass Trophy)

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22 October  1991 (1991 -10-22) PR Rochdale 1–1 Preston North End Rochdale
Whitehall   61' Report Joyce   62' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1255
Referee: G Singh
10 December  1991 (1991 -12-10) PR Bolton Wanderers 4–1 Rochdale Bolton
Reeves   62', 69', 73'
Philliskirk   83'
Report Milner   65' Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 1507
Referee: PS Danson

Lancashire Cup

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5 August  1991 (1991 -08-05) Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Rochdale Bolton
Payne   Stadium: Burnden Park
7 August  1991 (1991 -08-07) Rochdale 2–3 Wigan Athletic Rochdale
Whitehall  
Reeves  
 
 
 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 953
10 August  1991 (1991 -08-10) Rochdale 2–1 Blackpool Rochdale
Ryan  
Flounders  
  Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 950

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References

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  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]