2012–13 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 2012–13 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the 92nd edition of competitive football for Rochdale A.F.C., a professional English football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Rochdale return to Football League Two for 2012–13 following a two-season stint in League One which ended with a last-place finish in 2011–12.[3] Rochdale began their 2012–13 Football League Two season with a 0–0 draw against Northampton. They entered into three cup competitions in the first round due to the league table they are in. John Coleman's and Jimmy Bell's contracts were terminated by Rochdale on 21 January 2013 following a poor run in form.[4]

Rochdale A.F.C.
2012–13 season
ChairmanChris Dunphy
ManagerJohn Coleman (until 21 January 2013)
Keith Hill (from 22 January 2013)
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Rochdale, Greater Manchester
Football League Two12th
FA CupFirst round proper
Football League CupFirst round
Football League TrophySecond round
Northern section
Top goalscorerLeague: Bobby Grant (15)
All: Bobby Grant (16)[1]
Highest home attendance3,461 vs Bradford City
(2 October 2012)
Football League Two[2]
Lowest home attendance1,256 vs Fleetwood Town
(4 September 2012)
Football League Trophy[2]
Average home league attendance2,269

Squad

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   ENG Josh Lillis
2 DF   IRL Joseph Rafferty
3 DF   ENG Rhys Bennett
4 DF   ENG Peter Cavanagh (captain)
5 DF   AUS Shane Cansdell-Sherriff
6 MF   IRL Brian Barry-Murphy
7 MF   ENG Jason Kennedy
8 MF   ENG Andrew Tutte
9 FW   ENG George Donnelly
10 FW   ENG Reece Gray
11 FW   ENG Ashley Grimes
12 DF   ENG Phil Edwards
13 GK   ENG Steve Collis
14 DF   ENG Kevin McIntyre
16 DF   ENG Sam Minihan
17 MF   ENG Luke Watson (On Loan to Droylden FC)
No. Pos. Nation Player
21 GK   ENG Matty Edwards
22 FW   ENG Bobby Grant
23 MF   ENG Andy Haworth
25 DF   ENG Michael Rose
26 MF   ENG Joel Logan
27 FW   ENG Terry Gornell
30 MF   ENG Jamie Allen
32 MF   NIR Callum Camps
33 DF   ENG D'Arcy O'Connor
34 MF   ENG Scott Tanser
39 FW   ENG Joe Bunney
40 FW   ENG Ian Henderson
42 GK   ENG Josh Gregory
- MF   FRA Bastien Héry
- MF   Jersey Peter Vincenti
- MF   ENG Scott Hogan

Statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total League Two FA Cup League Cup League Trophy
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ENG Josh Lillis 49 0 46 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF   IRL Joe Rafferty 23 0 20 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
3 DF   ENG Rhys Bennett 37 2 31 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
4 MF   ENG Peter Cavanagh 35 1 30 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
5 DF   AUS Shane Cansdell-Sherriff 17 0 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF   ENG Ryan Edwards 29 0 25 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
6 MF   IRL Brian Barry-Murphy 9 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
7 MF   ENG Jason Kennedy 49 7 44 2 4 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0
8 MF   ENG Andrew Tutte 42 8 37 0 7 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0
9 FW   ENG George Donnelly 48 8 26 17 8 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
10 MF   ENG Reece Gray 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW   ENG Ashley Grimes 41 11 27 11 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1
12 DF   ENG Phil Edwards 12 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK   ENG Steve Collis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 MF   ENG Ray Putterill 22 2 1 17 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1
14 DF   ENG Kevin McIntyre 43 1 37 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
15 FW   NGA Dele Adebola 29 6 22 4 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF   ENG Sam Minihan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   ENG Luke Watson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 FW   NGA Godwin Abadaki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 DF   ENG Matthew Pearson 13 0 8 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0
20 FW   ENG Craig Curran 6 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
21 GK   SCO Matty Edwards 37 0 32 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
22 MF   ENG Robert Grant 38 16 35 1 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
23 MF   ENG Ian Craney 9 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0
23 MF   ENG Andy Haworth 7 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF   IRL Neill Byrne 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 DF   ENG Michael Rose 14 2 10 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF   ENG Joel Logan 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW   ENG Terry Gornell 19 5 16 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF   ENG Ritchie Jones 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF   ENG Joe Thompson 7 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF   ENG Jamie Allen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK   ENG Ben Smith 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
32 MF   NIR Callum Camps 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF   ENG Darcy O'Connor 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF   ENG Scott Tanser 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 DF   ENG Wayne Thomas 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 DF   ENG Joe Bunney 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 FW   ENG Ian Henderson 12 3 12 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

[5] [6]

Friendlies

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11 July 2012 Radcliffe Borough 2–1 Rochdale Stainton Park
BST Attendance: 400
25 July 2012 Rochdale 1–0 Blackburn Rovers Spotland Stadium
BST Thompson   Report
4 August 2012 Southport 3–1 Rochdale Merseyrail Community Stadium
BST Report
7 August 2012 Rochdale 3–1 Burnley Rochdale
19:30 BST Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
13 August 2012 Ashton United 0–1 Rochdale Ashton-under-Lyne
BST Report Stadium: Hurst Cross

Last updated: 12 June 2013[7][8]

Football League Two

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Exeter City 46 18 10 18 63 62 1 64
11 Southend United 46 16 13 17 61 55 6 61
12 Rochdale 46 16 13 17 68 70 −2 61
13 Fleetwood Town 46 15 15 16 55 57 −2 60
14 Bristol Rovers 46 16 12 18 60 69 −9 60
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2013. Source: BBC Sport[needs update]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored

Fixtures

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18 August 2012 1 Rochdale 0–0 Northampton Town Rochdale
15:00 BST P. Edwards   67' Report
Report
Hackett   90' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,558
Referee: Tony Harrington
21 August 2012 2 Chesterfield 1–1 Rochdale Chesterfield
19:45 BST Randall   35'
Talbot   38'
Lester   90 4'
Report
Report
McIntyre   39'
Tutte   35'   49'
Stadium: Proact Stadium
Attendance: 4,595
Referee: Richard Clark
25 August 2012 3 Torquay United 4–2 Rochdale Torquay
15:00 BST Bodin   12'
Downes   34'   74'
Howe   60', 68'   73'
Report Tutte   8'
R. Edwards   45 1'
Pearson   73'
Putterill   85'
McIntyre   90 4'
Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2,731
Referee: Gavin Ward
1 September 2012 4 Rochdale 2–0 Barnet Rochdale
15:00 BST R. Edwards   8'
Grimes   17'
Adebola   34'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,021
Referee: David Webb
8 September 2012 5 Rochdale 0–1 Burton Albion Rochdale
15:00 BST Cavanagh   69' Report Paterson   52' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,199
Referee: Andy Haines
15 September 2012 6 AFC Wimbledon 1–2 Rochdale Kingston upon Thames
15:00 BST Midson   24'
Haynes-Brown   76'
Moore   80'   89'
Report Adebola   10'
Grimes   35'
Grant   39'
Tutte   64'
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 3,529
Referee: Brendan Malone
18 September 2012 7 Rotherham United 2–3 Rochdale Rotherham
19:45 BST Revell   59'
Nardiello   65'
Hunt   71'
Report P. Edwards   29'
Adebola   45'
Grant   75' (pen.)
McIntyre   79'
Stadium: New York Stadium
Attendance: 6,683
Referee: Steve Martin
22 September 2012 8 Rochdale 2–2 Dagenham & Redbridge Rochdale
15:00 BST Adebola   33'
Grant   36'
McIntyre   60'
Donnelly   82'
Report Spillane   60' (pen.)   90 5'
Williams   68'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,120
Referee: Dean Mohareb
29 September 2012 9 Gillingham 1–2 Rochdale Gillingham
15:00 BST Martin   27'
Burton   33'
Jackman   33'
Kedwell   74' (pen.)
Report Tutte   15'
Bennett   22'
Grant   59'   90'
Lillis   65'
Donnelly   86'
Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5,874
Referee: David Phillips
2 October 2012 10 Rochdale 0–0 Bradford City Rochdale
15:00 BST Grant   34'
Rafferty   59'
Report
Report
Hines   40' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,461
Referee: James Adcock
6 October 2012 11 Accrington Stanley 2–3 Rochdale Accrington
15:00 BST Mingoia   37'
Boco   47'
Report
Report
Donnelly   73'
Grimes   32' (pen.)
Kennedy   83'
Stadium: Crown Ground
Attendance: 2,678
Referee: Chris Foy
13 October 2012 12 Rochdale 1–2 Morecambe Rochdale
15:00 BST Donnelly   73'
Tutte   90 3'
Report
Report
Redshaw   10', 66'
Fleming   20'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,493
Referee: Nigel Miller
20 October 2012 13 Plymouth Argyle 3–1 Rochdale Plymouth
15:00 BST Guy Madjo   4' (pen.), 90 3' (pen.)
Gurrieri   7'
Griffiths   29'
Hourihane   87'
MacDonald   89'
Report
Report
Adebola   76'
P. Edwards   84'
Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 2,493
Referee: Gary Sutton
23 October 2012 14 Rochdale 2–0 Oxford United Rochdale
19:45 BST Cavanagh   38'
Donnelly   78'
Grant   87'
Report
Report
Raynes   43'
Potter   55'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,619
Referee: Trevor Kettle
27 October 2012 15 Rochdale 0–0 Fleetwood Town Rochdale
15:00 BST Bennett   74' Report
Report
Barkhuizen   24'
Marrow   55'   62'
Obeng   81'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,372
Referee: Mark Brown
6 November 2012 16 Port Vale 2–2 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
19:45 GMT Pope   27', 62'   89'
Morsy   67'
Report
Report
McIntyre   31'
Grant   73'   80'
Tutte   87'
P. Edwards   90 4'
Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4,139
Referee: Andy Woolmer
10 November 2012 17 Wycombe Wanderers 1–2 Rochdale High Wycombe
15:00 GMT J. Grant   25'
Lewis   40'
Scowen   45'
Report
Report
Grimes   5'
Grant   56'   90 2'
Rafferty   63'
R. Edwards   85'
Stadium: Adams Park
Attendance: 3,020
Referee: Keith Stroud
17 November 2012 18 Rochdale 2–1 Bristol Rovers Rochdale
15:00 GMT Tutte   27'
Grant   59'
Report
Report
Clarkson   14' (pen.)
Anyinsah   45'
Kenneth   28'   71'
Clucas   85'
Richards   90 4'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,204
Referee: Scott Duncan
24 November 2012 19 Southend United 3–1 Rochdale Southend
15:00 GMT Assombalonga   57'
Tomlin   59'
Laird   61'   77'
Report
Report
Adebola   42'
Gornell   50'
Bennett   68'
Stadium: Roots Hall Stadium
Attendance: 5,216
Referee: Carl Berry
1 December 2012 20 Rochdale 2–3 York City Rochdale
15:00 GMT McIntyre   43'
Bennett   61'
Grant   83' (pen.)
Donnelly   90 3'
Report
Report
Potts   7', 35'
Walker   19'
Smith   80'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,411
Referee: Oliver Langford
8 December 2012 21 Rochdale 2–3 Exeter City Rochdale
15:00 GMT R. Edwards   19'
Grant   22'
Rafferty   23'
Kennedy   87'
Gornell   65', 90'   90 4'
Report
Report
Baldwin   24'
O'Flynn   27', 38'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,796
Referee: Jeremy Simpson
15 December 2012 22 Aldershot Town 4–2 Rochdale Aldershot
15:00 GMT López   8'
Vincenti   35'   39'
Rose   45' (pen.)
Reid   90'
Bergqvist   90 1'
Brown   90 5'
Herd   90 5'
Report Grimes   12', 60'
Putterill   90 6'
Stadium: EBB Stadium
Attendance: 1,910
Referee: Fred Graham
21 December 2012 23 Rochdale 4–1 Cheltenham Town Rochdale
19:45 GMT Grant   38'
Grimes   45 2', 67'
Adebola   69'
Bennett   80'
Report Carter   42'
P. Edwards   48' (o.g.)
Jones   72'
Duffy   82'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,605
Referee: Michael Naylor
26 December 2012 24 Burton Albion 3–2 Rochdale Burton upon Trent
15:00 GMT Kee   15', 57'   81'
Zola   25'
Report Cavanagh   41'
Tutte   45'
Grant   54'   58'
Grimes   62'
Stadium: Pirelli Stadium
Attendance: 2,994
Referee: Robert Madley
29 December 2012 25 Bradford City 2–4 Rochdale Bradford
15:00 GMT Doyle   12'
Connell   19' (pen.), 36' (pen.)
Reid   85'
Report Gornell   6', 40'
Tutte   27'
Grimes   33'
Rafferty   81'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 2,994
Referee: Robert Madley
1 January 2013 26 Rochdale 1–2 Rotherham United Rochdale
15:00 GMT Rafferty   61'
Grimes   29'
Grant   88'
Report Frecklington   66'
Odejayi   78'
Bradley   86'
Cameron   90'
Agard   90 1'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,408
Referee: Stuart Attwell
5 January 2013 27 Rochdale 0–1 AFC Wimbledon Rochdale
15:00 GMT Rafferty   58' Report McCallum   56'
Midson   70'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,071
Referee: Kevin Wright
12 January 2013 28 Dagenham & Redbridge 2–1 Rochdale Dagenham
15:00 GMT Williams   41'
Ogogo   75'
Hoyte   89'
Elito   90'
Report Tutte   72'
Grant   89'
Cavanagh   90'
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 2,289
Referee: Steve Rushton
25 January 2013 29 Cheltenham Town 0–0 Rochdale Cheltenham
19:45 GMT Deering   65' Report Rafferty   45 1'
Cavanagh   94'
Stadium: Whaddon Road
Attendance: 2,348
Referee: Robert Lewis
2 February 2013 30 Rochdale 1–1 Chesterfield Rochdale
15:00 GMT Grant   66'   86'
Grimes   69'
Report O'Shea   55'
Cooper   61'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,746
Referee: Andy Haines
9 February 2013 31 Northampton Town 3–1 Rochdale Northampton
15:00 GMT Platt   32'
Langmead   69'
Akinfenwa   76' (pen.)
Report Kennedy   65'
McIntyre   74'
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 5,110
Referee: James Linington
16 February 2013 32 Rochdale 1–0 Torquay United Rochdale
15:00 GMT Bennett   18'
Donnelly   46'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,351
Referee: Andy Davies
23 February 2013 33 Barnet 0–0 Rochdale Barnet
15:00 GMT Vilhete   85'
N'Gala   89'
Report Barry-Murphy   57'
Rose   69'
Jones   77'
Stadium: Underhill Stadium
Attendance: 1,870
Referee: Brendan Malone
26 February 2013 34 Rochdale 0–3 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
19:45 GMT Jones   35' Report Murphy   73'
Molyneux   76', 80'
Boco   86'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,780
Referee: Andy Madley
2 March 2013 35 Morecambe 3–0 Rochdale Morecambe
15:00 GMT Fleming   3'   63'
McCready   9'
Ellison   60'
Report Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 2,028
Referee: Carl Boyeson
9 March 2013 36 Rochdale 4–1 Wycombe Wanderers Rochdale
15:00 GMT Henderson   19'
Harriman   48' (o.g.)
Donnelly   78', 85'
Report Lewis   16'
Morgan   44'
Scowen   45'
Morias   76'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,979
Referee: David Phillips
12 March 2013 37 York City 0–0 Rochdale York
19:45 GMT Blair   68' Report Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2,929
Referee: Darren Drysdale
16 March 2013 38 Bristol Rovers 2–1 Rochdale Bristol
15:00 GMT O'Toole   30'
Harrison   34'   62', 84'
Report Rose   75' Stadium: Memorial Stadium
Attendance: 6,691
Referee: Darren Sheldrake
19 March 2013 39 Rochdale 1–1 Gillingham Rochdale
19:45 GMT Donnelly   12'
Kennedy   31'
Report Kedwell   56'
Allen   65'
Barrett   78'
Frampton   88'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,551
Referee: Mark Haywood
29 March 2013 40 Rochdale 1–1 Aldershot Town Rochdale
15:00 GMT Donnelly   52'
Cavanagh   60'
Henderson   90 2'
Report Goulding   60'
Mekki   73'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,280
Referee: Nigel Miller
1 April 2013 41 Exeter City 1–2 Rochdale Exeter
15:00 BST Cureton   45' Report Henderson   87'
Grant   90'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3,979
Referee: Phil Gibbs
6 April 2013 42 Fleetwood Town 0–3 Rochdale Fleetwood
15:00 BST Report Henderson   9'
Donnelly   61'
Kennedy   89'
Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 2,954
Referee: Anthony Bates
10 April 2013 43 Rochdale 4–2 Southend United Rochdale
19:45 BST Donnelly   31'
Rose   34'   59'
Grant   51', 74'
Grimes   77'
Report Cresswell   18'
Phillips   46'
Corr   90'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,758
Referee: Craig Pawson
13 April 2013 44 Rochdale 2–2 Port Vale Rochdale
15:00 BST Cavanagh   32'
Chilvers   31' (o.g.)
Kennedy   90'
Report Chilvers   89'
Pope   34'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5,042
Referee: Richard Clark
20 April 2013 45 Oxford United 3–0 Rochdale Oxford
15:00 BST Whing   53'
Constable   76'
Potter   90'
Report Logan   85' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 6,014
Referee: Steve Rushton
27 April 2013 46 Rochdale 1–0 Plymouth Argyle Rochdale
15:00 BST Thomas   7'
Gray   18'
Donnelly   63'
Bunney   78'
Report Blanchard   14' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4,272
Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Last updated: 11 June 2016

FA Cup

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3 November 2012 First Round Morecambe 1–1 Rochdale Morecambe
15:00 Fleming   12'
Drummond   43'
Ellison   45 3'
Report
Report
R. Edwards   40'
Kennedy   72'
Grant   88'
Stadium: Globe Arena
Attendance: 1,839
Referee: Stephen Martin
13 November 2012 Replay Rochdale 0–1 Morecambe Rochdale
19:45 Grimes   47'
McIntyre   78'
Pearson   90 2'
Report
Report
McDonald   44'
Alessandra   53'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 1,675
Referee: Geoff Eltringham

Football League Cup

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11 August 2012 First round Rochdale 3–4 (a.e.t.) Barnsley Rochdale
15:00 BST Tutte   6'
P. Edwards   42'
Kennedy   90 4' (pen.), 105 2' (pen.)
Putterill   99'
Report
Report
Dagnall   46'   105'
Stones   45'
Davies   79'
Alnwick   90 2'
Wiseman   95'
McNulty   105 2'
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,709
Referee: Gary Sutton

Football League Trophy

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4 September 2012 First round
Northern section
Rochdale 2–2
(4–2 p)
Fleetwood Town Rochdale
19:30 BST Grant   26' (pen.)
Putterill   58'
Report McGuire   64', 72' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,256
Referee: Darren Bond
Penalties
9 October 2012 Second round
Northern section
Rochdale 1–1
(4–5 p)
Bury Rochdale
19:30 BST Grimes   18'
P. Edwards   51'
Cavanagh   53'
Curran   80'
Report
Report
Hughes   27'
Schumacher   52'   75'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2826
Referee: Robert Madley
Penalties

References

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  1. ^ "Rochdale Top Scorer". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Rochdale Attendances". Football Web Pages. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  3. ^ "2011/12 League Table". Npower Football League. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Rochdale Club Statement". rochdaleafc.co.uk. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
  5. ^ "All Rochdale players: 2013". www.11v11.com.
  6. ^ "Rochdale FC Club Details | First Team Squad". Soccer Base.
  7. ^ "Fixtures List". Rochdale AFC. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  8. ^ "Rochdale Results". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 12 June 2013.