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2004–05 Rochdale A.F.C. season - Wikipedia

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Rochdale
2004–05 season
Chairman	David Kilpatrick
Manager	Steve Parkin
League Two	9th
FA Cup	Third round
League Cup	First round
Football League Trophy	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Grant Holt (17 goals) All: Grant Holt (24 goals)
← 2003–04 2005–06 →

The 2004–05 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the club's 84th season in the Football League, and the 31st consecutive season in the fourth tier (now renamed as League Two). Rochdale finished the season in 9th place.

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Two		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
20	FW	KEN	Taiwo Atieno	17	2	7+7	2	1+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
7	MF	NZL	Leo Bertos	47	4	34+9	4	2+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
8	MF	ENG	Neil Brisco	12	0	6+5	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
27	DF	ENG	Gary Brown	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
6	DF	ENG	Daryl Burgess	25	0	19+2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
14	MF	IRL	Brian Cash	7	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
18	DF	ENG	Jamie Clark	48	1	33+9	1	3+0	0	1+0	0	1+1	0
4	MF	ENG	Ernie Cooksey	40	5	28+7	5	3+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
1	GK	WAL	Neil Edwards	17	0	16+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
2	DF	WAL	Wayne Evans	46	0	41+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
3	DF	ENG	Tony Gallimore	39	0	32+2	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
13	GK	SCO	Matt Gilks	36	0	31+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
12	DF	ENG	Alan Goodall	38	2	28+7	2	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
5	DF	WAL	Gareth Griffiths	44	4	37+3	1	2+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	3
16	DF	ENG	Greg Heald	33	2	30+0	2	2+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
9	FW	ENG	Grant Holt	46	24	41+0	17	3+0	5	1+0	1	1+0	1
11	MF	ENG	Gary Jones	45	8	40+0	8	3+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
21	MF	ENG	Ben Kitchen	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	FW	ENG	Rickie Lambert	15	6	15+0	6	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
17	MF	NIR	Pat McCourt	8	0	3+3	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0
23	FW	ENG	Leighton McGivern	30	1	2+23	1	0+2	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
15	DF	ENG	Ashley Probets	12	0	4+5	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+2	0
14	FW	ENG	Marc Richards	5	2	4+1	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
22	FW	ENG	Marcus Richardson	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
10	FW	ENG	Paul Tait	42	3	27+9	2	3+0	0	1+0	1	2+0	0
19	FW	ENG	Kevin Townson	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
29	DF	ENG	Scott Warner	32	0	25+3	0	0+2	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
14	MF	ENG	Paul Weller	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
26	DF	ENG	Matt Williams	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

League Two

7 August 2004 (2004-08-07) 1	Scunthorpe United	3–1	Rochdale	Scunthorpe
	Crosby 44' Taylor 68' Hayes 75' Butler 81' Sparrow 90'	Report	Brisco 30' Bertos 45' Goodall 56' Tait 90'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,409 Referee: Mike Russell

10 August 2004 (2004-08-10) 2	Rochdale	0–2	Swansea City	Rochdale
	Goodall 20'	Report	Nugent 21' Robinson 61' Tate 71'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,514 Referee: Andy Penn

14 August 2004 (2004-08-14) 3	Rochdale	2–0	Southend United	Rochdale
	Jones 3', 60' (pen.) Holt 32' Bertos 54' Goodall 60'	Report	Maher 30' Bentley 55' Dudfield 83'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,218 Referee: Russell Booth

21 August 2004 (2004-08-21) 4	Wycombe Wanderers	0–3	Rochdale	High Wycombe
		Report	Cash 45' Holt 60' 70' Jones 89' (pen.) McGivern 90' 90'	Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,440 Referee: Keith Stroud

28 August 2004 (2004-08-28) 5	Rochdale	0–3	Bury	Rochdale
	Heald 26' McGivern 65'	Report	Nugent 26' 77' Mattis 27' Swailes 52'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,913 Referee: Graham Salisbury

30 August 2004 (2004-08-30) 6	Leyton Orient	2–1	Rochdale	London
	Steele 26' Newey 77'	Report	Holt 70' Bertos 84'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 3,243 Referee: Trevor Parkes

4 September 2004 (2004-09-04) 7	Grimsby Town	0–1	Rochdale	Cleethorpes
	Whittle 36' Reddy 62' Crowe 76'	Report	Griffiths 38' Gallimore 61' Holt 80'	Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,795 Referee: Andy Woolmer

11 September 2004 (2004-09-11) 8	Rochdale	1–1	Darlington	Rochdale
	Holt 30' Brisco 64' Tait 74' McGivern 90'	Report	Liddle 13' Hignett 87' Wainwright 89'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,616 Referee: Paul Melin

18 September 2004 (2004-09-18) 9	Mansfield Town	1–0	Rochdale	Mansfield
	Larkin 85' Murray 86'	Report	Griffiths 42' Goodall 67' Tait 90'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4,266 Referee: Jarnail Singh

25 September 2004 (2004-09-25) 10	Rochdale	0–3	Notts County	Rochdale
	Cooksey 17'	Report	Wilson 25' Hurst 40', 65', 90'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,370 Referee: Mark Cowburn

2 October 2004 (2004-10-02) 11	Rushden & Diamonds	0–0	Rochdale	Irthlingborough
	Allen 71'	Report	Holt 73'	Stadium: Nene Park Attendance: 2,619 Referee: Phil Joslin

8 October 2004 (2004-10-08) 12	Rochdale	2–1	Yeovil Town	Rochdale
	Bertos 58' Holt 68' 90' Burgess 71' Jones 82' Tait 90'	Report	Jevons 48'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,402 Referee: Nigel Miller

16 October 2004 (2004-10-16) 13	Rochdale	1–2	Cheltenham Town	Rochdale
	Weller 66' Jones 88' (pen.) 90'	Report	McCann 46' Vincent 61' Melligan 63' Wilson 84' 90'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,778 Referee: Clive Oliver

19 October 2004 (2004-10-19) 14	Lincoln City	1–1	Rochdale	Lincoln
	Bloomer 50'	Report	Jones 27' Clarke 86'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,274 Referee: Kevin Friend

23 October 2004 (2004-10-23) 15	Northampton Town	5–1	Rochdale	Northampton
	Burgess 9' (o.g.) Smith 21' (pen.), 28' Edwards 63' (o.g.) Low 90' Chambers 90'	Report	Jones 19' Gallimore 27' Griffiths 77' Bertos 87'	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,342 Referee: Joe Ross

30 October 2004 (2004-10-30) 16	Rochdale	3–0	Macclesfield Town	Rochdale
	Holt 42' 70' Cooksey 55' Jones 67'	Report	Widdrington 66'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,704 Referee: Darren Drysdale

6 November 2004 (2004-11-06) 17	Rochdale	2–1	Cambridge United	Rochdale
	Burgess 8' 34' Holt 31', 83'	Report	Easter 3' Konte 17' 47' Duncan 75' Chillingworth 81' Walker 86' 89'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,353 Referee: Ray Olivier

20 November 2004 (2004-11-20) 18	Oxford United	0–1	Rochdale	Oxford
		Report	Cooksey 62' Goodall 66' Tardif 90' (o.g.)	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 4,204 Referee: Lee Probert

27 November 2004 (2004-11-27) 19	Rochdale	2–0	Boston United	Rochdale
	Griffiths 47' Cooksey 51' 84' Bertos 62' Holt 70'	Report	Ellender 33' Greaves 86' Noble 86'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,474 Referee: Phil Prosser

7 December 2004 (2004-12-07) 20	Shrewsbury Town	0–2	Rochdale	Shrewsbury
		Report	Tait 53' Griffiths 61' Holt 66' Cooksey 74'	Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 3,677 Referee: Steve Tanner

11 December 2004 (2004-12-11) 21	Kidderminster Harriers	2–1	Rochdale	Kidderminster
	Keates 5' Beswetherick 57' Foster 69' (pen.) Hatswell 77' Beardsley 87'	Report	Holt 36' McGivern 86' Griffiths 90'	Stadium: Aggborough Stadium Attendance: 2,337 Referee: Paul Danson

18 December 2004 (2004-12-18) 22	Rochdale	0–0	Bristol Rovers	Rochdale
	Tait 39' Holt 46' Jones 86'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,623 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

26 December 2004 (2004-12-26) 23	Darlington	0–3	Rochdale	Darlington
	Fleming 37' Webster 77'	Report	Atieno 18' Holt 62', 78'	Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 7,028 Referee: Michael Jones

28 December 2004 (2004-12-28) 24	Rochdale	2–2	Chester City	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Atieno 30' 64' Goodall 37' Bertos 58'	Report	Ellison 6' Branch 45' 83' Belle 69' Harris 90'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,724 Referee: Tony Leake

3 January 2005 (2005-01-03) 25	Notts County	0–0	Rochdale	Nottingham
15:00 GMT	Ullathorne 46' Whitlow 71'	Report	Bertos 26' Cooksey 45' Griffiths 35' 75'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,258 Referee: Carl Boyeson

15 January 2005 (2005-01-15) 26	Rochdale	1–1	Mansfield Town	Rochdale
	Tait 4' Heald 40' Holt 43'	Report	Barker 38' Dimech 43'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,576 Referee: Colin Webster

22 January 2005 (2005-01-22) 27	Chester City	0–0	Rochdale	Chester
	Carden 70' Drummond 75' Branch 80' Belle 83'	Report	Jones 62'	Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 2,985 Referee: Kevin Wright

25 January 2005 (2005-01-25) 28	Yeovil Town	2–2	Rochdale	Yeovil
	Tarachulski 44' 54' Johnson 85' (pen.)	Report	Goodall 8' Heald 63' Tait 68' Bertos 77'	Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 5,180 Referee: Paul Armstrong

29 January 2005 (2005-01-29) 29	Rochdale	2–0	Rushden & Diamonds	Rochdale
	Cooksey 56' Goodall 62' Warner 62' Holt 82'	Report	Sharp 13' Connelly 79' Hawkins 84'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,664 Referee: Graham Laws

5 February 2005 (2005-02-05) 30	Cheltenham Town	2–0	Rochdale	Cheltenham
	Devaney 20', 89' Caines 85' Odejayi 90'	Report	Holt 70' Goodall 78' Evans 89'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,951 Referee: Jarnail Singh

12 February 2005 (2005-02-12) 31	Rochdale	3–1	Lincoln City	Rochdale
	Holt 7' 48' Cooksey 23' Heald 59' Goodall 74'	Report	Yeo 24' (pen.) McAuley 43'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,847 Referee: Russell Booth

19 February 2005 (2005-02-19) 32	Macclesfield Town	3–0	Rochdale	Macclesfield
	Tipton 8', 12', 90' 52' Morley 43'	Report	Griffiths 6'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 3,031 Referee: Mike Pike

26 February 2005 (2005-02-26) 33	Rochdale	1–1	Kidderminster Harriers	Rochdale
	Lambert 40' 72' Warner 59'	Report	Beardsley 18' Mullins 53'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,385 Referee: Ray Olivier

1 March 2005 (2005-03-01) 34	Rochdale	2–0	Grimsby Town	Rochdale
	Lambert 27' Goodall 33' Holt 64' Evans 65' Jones 90' 90'	Report	Crowe 43' Ramsden 44' Pinault 50' Soames 83'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,312 Referee: Phil Prosser

5 March 2005 (2005-03-05) 35	Bristol Rovers	0–0	Rochdale	Bristol
	Elliott 19' Ryan 49'	Report		Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,464 Referee: Andy Penn

8 March 2005 (2005-03-08) 36	Rochdale	1–0	Northampton Town	Rochdale
	Lambert 56' Warner 63' Bertos 70' Tait 78'	Report	Hearn 21' Rowson 58'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,107 Referee: Tony Bates

12 March 2005 (2005-03-12) 37	Swansea City	2–2	Rochdale	Swansea
	Trundle 37' Gurney 46' Holt 52' (o.g.)	Report	Holt 31' 55' Griffiths 35' Tait 38' Lambert 90'	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 6,804 Referee: Trevor Parkes

19 March 2005 (2005-03-19) 38	Rochdale	0–0	Scunthorpe United	Rochdale
	McGivern 80'	Report	Beagrie 58'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,605 Referee: Graham Laws

25 March 2005 (2005-03-25) 39	Southend United	3–0	Rochdale	Southend-on-Sea
15:00 GMT	Eastwood 44' Bentley 55' Gray 60'	Report		Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,656 Referee: Grant Hegley

28 March 2005 (2005-03-28) 40	Rochdale	1–1	Wycombe Wanderers	Rochdale
15:00 GMT	Jones 16' (pen.) Holt 62'	Report	Tyson 47'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,707 Referee: Andy Woolmer

2 April 2005 (2005-04-02) 41	Bury	0–0	Rochdale	Bury
		Report		Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4,606 Referee: Chris Foy

9 April 2005 (2005-04-09) 42	Rochdale	2–0	Leyton Orient	Rochdale
	Richards 47', 59'	Report	Simpson 76' Wallis 88'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,255 Referee: Carl Boyeson

16 April 2005 (2005-04-16) 43	Rochdale	1–1	Shrewsbury Town	Rochdale
	Cooksey 30' Lambert 40' Richards 86'	Report	Sheron 6' Tolley 31'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,142 Referee: Alan Kaye

23 April 2005 (2005-04-23) 44	Cambridge United	0–0	Rochdale	Cambridge
		Report	McGivern 88' Gallimore 90'	Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,738 Referee: Joe Ross

30 April 2005 (2005-04-30) 45	Rochdale	5–1	Oxford United	Rochdale
	Heald 3' Cooksey 11' Holt 14', 69' Lambert 25' Bertos 83'	Report	Hackett 27' Cominelli 74' Robinson 81'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,579 Referee: Mark Warren

7 May 2005 (2005-05-07) 46	Boston United	1–1	Rochdale	Boston
	Pitt 71'	Report	Holt 14' Gallimore 37' Cooksey 50'	Stadium: York Street Attendance: 2,528 Referee: Andy Hall

FA Cup

13 November 2004 (2004-11-13) 1	Rochdale	2–1	Oxford United	Rochdale
	Holt 36', 90'	Report	Bradbury 20' Mackay 90'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,333 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

4 December 2004 (2004-12-04) 2	Stevenage Borough	0–2	Rochdale	Stevenage
	Brough 32' Bulman 36' Rogers 59' Laker 69' Woodman 88'	Report	Holt 70', 90' 51'	Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Jarnail Singh

8 January 2005 (2005-01-08) 3	Charlton Athletic	4–1	Rochdale	London
	Hughes 19', 56' Fortune 44' Murphy 64'	Report	Holt 51' Burgess 63'	Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 13,955 Referee: Richard Beeby

League Cup

23 August 2004 (2004-08-23) 1	Rochdale	2–4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Rochdale
	Holt 4' 66' Tait 26'	Report	Ince 42' Clarke 53' Miller 60' Andrews 78'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,292 Referee: Paul Robinson

League Trophy

28 September 2004 (2004-09-28) 1	Rochdale	4–1	Scarborough	Rochdale
	Griffiths 3', 77', 90' (pen.) Holt 75'	Report	Gilroy 45' 86' Senior 49' Hotte 76' Walker 90'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 837 Referee: Eddie Ilderton

2 November 2004 (2004-11-02) 2	Chester City	1–0	Rochdale	Chester
	Bolland 44' Rapley 45' Hessey 54'	Report	Griffiths 45' Cooksey 76'	Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 1,419 Referee: Paul Danson

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