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1 Statistics  




2 Final League Table  




3 Competitions  


3.1  Football League Fourth Division  




3.2  F.A. Cup  




3.3  League Cup (Littlewoods Challenge Cup)  




3.4  Associate Members' Cup (Leyland DAF Cup)  




3.5  Lancashire Cup  






4 References  













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Rochdale
1989–90 season
ManagerTerry Dolan
League Division Four12th
FA Cup5th Round
League Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Steve O'Shaughnessy
All: Steve O'Shaughnessy
← 1988–89
1990–91 →

The 1989–90 season saw Rochdale compete in their 16th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.

Statistics

[edit]
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
GK England ENG Keith Welch 59 0 46+0 0 5+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0
DF England ENG Wayne Goodison 58 6 45+0 4 5+0 1 2+0 1 3+0 0 3+0 0
DF England ENG Vinny Chapman 7 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
DF England ENG David Cole 55 5 41+2 5 5+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
MF England ENG Peter Ward 52 6 39+1 5 5+0 1 2+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
MF England ENG Colin Small 9 1 5+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
MF England ENG Micky Holmes 50 4 33+5 2 4+0 0 2+0 1 3+0 1 3+0 0
FW England ENG Robbie Whellans 14 1 5+6 1 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Burns 55 3 42+2 1 4+0 0 2+0 1 2+0 0 3+0 1
FW England ENG Kevin Stonehouse 22 4 13+1 2 1+0 1 2+0 0 1+1 0 3+0 1
MF England ENG Jon Hill 33 0 22+3 0 1+2 0 2+0 0 1+1 0 0+1 0
MF England ENG Neil Edmonds 6 0 2+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
FW England ENG Jason Hasford 2 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
FW England ENG Jason Dawson 34 3 25+2 2 4+0 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+1 0
MF England ENG Alan Ainscow 26 1 19+1 0 0+1 0 2+0 0 0+1 0 1+1 1
DF England ENG Dean Walling 23 3 9+10 3 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF England ENG Tony Brown 53 0 43+0 0 5+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
MF Wales WAL Steve O'Shaughnessy 39 10 27+3 8 5+0 2 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+1 0
FW England ENG Steve Elliott 24 6 19+3 6 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Steve Johnson 30 6 20+4 4 3+1 2 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jimmy Graham 18 0 11+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Andy Milner 18 4 14+2 4 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Lee Duxbury 11 0 9+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Gary Henshaw 9 1 8+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Steve Milligan 5 1 5+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Phil Lockett 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Australia AUS Zacari Hughes 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Chris Lucketti 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0

Final League Table

[edit]
Main article: 1989–90 Football League Fourth Division

Pos Team
  • t
  • e
    		•  Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts
    10 Lincoln City 46 11 6 6 30 27 7 8 8 18 21 0 68
    11 Scunthorpe United 46 9 9 5 42 25 8 6 9 27 29 +15 66
    12 Rochdale 46 11 4 8 28 23 9 2 12 24 32 −3 66
    13 York City 46 10 5 8 29 24 6 11 6 26 29 +2 64
    14 Gillingham 46 9 8 6 28 21 8 3 12 18 27 −2 62
    Source: [citation needed]


    Competitions

    [edit]

    Football League Fourth Division

    [edit]
    Main article: 1989–90 Football League
    19 August  1989 (1989 -08-19) 1 Rochdale 2–1 Burnley Rochdale
    Walling 14'
    Harris 75' (o.g.)    		 Report White 28' (pen.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 5420
    Referee: AB Wilkie
    26 August  1989 (1989 -08-26) 2 Scunthorpe United 0–1 Rochdale Scunthorpe
    Report Cole 33' Stadium: Old Show Ground
    Attendance: 2808
    Referee: P Jones
    2 September  1989 (1989 -09-02) 3 Rochdale 0–3 Wrexham Rochdale
    Report Beaumont 13'
    Flynn 40', 74'    		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 2331
    Referee: KJ Breen
    9 September  1989 (1989 -09-09) 4 York City 1–0 Rochdale York
    Spooner 31' (pen.) Report Stadium: Bootham Crescent
    Attendance: 2250
    Referee: RK Pawley
    16 September  1989 (1989 -09-16) 5 Rochdale 2–2 Colchester United Rochdale
    Whellans 25'
    Walling 66'    		 Report Collins 23'
    Blake 68'    		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 1466
    Referee: A Dawson
    23 September  1989 (1989 -09-23) 6 Torquay United 1–0 Rochdale Torquay
    Loram Report Stadium: Plainmoor
    Attendance: 1809
    Referee: ME Pierce
    26 September  1989 (1989 -09-26) 7 Rochdale 0–0 Hartlepool United Rochdale
    Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 1511
    Referee: J Rushton
    30 September  1989 (1989 -09-30) 8 Chesterfield 2–1 Rochdale Chesterfield
    Waller 8'
    Gunn 76' (pen.)    		 Report Stonehouse 21' (pen.) Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 3047
    Referee: MC Bailey
    7 October  1989 (1989 -10-07) 9 Grimsby Town 1–2 Rochdale Cleethorpes
    Tillson 53' Report Elliott 18'
    Jobling 80' (o.g.)    		 Stadium: Blundell Park
    Attendance: 3996
    Referee: MD Reed
    14 October  1989 (1989 -10-14) 10 Rochdale 1–2 Peterborough United Rochdale
    Elliott 87' Report Luke 65'
    Culpin 88'    		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 1767
    Referee: HW King
    17 October  1989 (1989 -10-17) 11 Rochdale 1–0 Exeter City Rochdale
    Holmes 67' Report Whitehead Red card 75' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 1337
    Referee: JM Key
    21 October  1989 (1989 -10-21) 12 Halifax Town 1–0 Rochdale Halifax
    Juryeff 73' Report Stadium: The Shay
    Attendance: 1864
    Referee: G Singh
    28 October  1989 (1989 -10-28) 13 Rochdale 1–0 Scarborough Rochdale
    Johnson Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 1402
    Referee: F Roberts
    31 October  1989 (1989 -10-31) 14 Gillingham 1–0 Rochdale Gillingham
    Lovell 76' (pen.) Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
    Attendance: 3127
    Referee: AN Buksh
    4 November  1989 (1989 -11-04) 15 Hereford United 1–3 Rochdale Hereford
    M.A. Jones 8' Report Johnson 9'
    Elliott 41', 64'    		 Stadium: Edgar Street
    Attendance: 2235
    Referee: JA Moules
    11 November  1989 (1989 -11-11) 16 Rochdale 1–3 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
    Goodison 60' (pen.) Report Jones 13', 40', 68' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 1716
    Referee: PW Vanes
    25 November  1989 (1989 -11-25) 17 Rochdale 1–2 Carlisle United Rochdale
    O'Shaughnessy 51' Report Saddington 35'
    Miller 78'    		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 1920
    Referee: DT Phillips
    2 December  1989 (1989 -12-02) 18 Cambridge United 0–3 Rochdale Cambridge
    Report O'Shaughnessy 31'
    Elliott 71'
    Dawson 75'    		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
    Attendance: 2289
    Referee: KA Cooper
    16 December  1989 (1989 -12-16) 19 Rochdale 1–0 Lincoln City Rochdale
    Stonehouse 47' (pen.) Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 1216
    Referee: AW Smith
    26 December  1989 (1989 -12-26) 20 Stockport County 2–1 Rochdale Stockport
    Angell 20'
    Brown 23'    		 Report Goodison 60' (pen.) Stadium: Edgeley Park
    Attendance: 4216
    Referee: A Dawson
    30 December  1989 (1989 -12-30) 21 Aldershot 1–1 Rochdale Aldershot
    Puckett 39' Report Ward 84' Stadium: Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 2055
    Referee: MJD Bodenham
    1 January  1990 (1990 -01-01) 22 Rochdale 0–1 Southend United Rochdale
    Report Ling 40' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 1521
    Referee: IG Cruikshanks
    13 January  1990 (1990 -01-13) 23 Rochdale 3–0 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
    Burns 50'
    O'Shaughnessy 59', 77'    		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 1781
    Referee: JW Lloyd
    20 January  1990 (1990 -01-20) 24 Burnley 0–1 Rochdale Burnley
    Report Ward 40'
    O'Shaughnessy Red card 55'
    Burns Red card 70'    		 Stadium: Turf Moor
    Attendance: 8174
    Referee: T Lunt
    3 February  1990 (1990 -02-03) 25 Rochdale 0–0 Torquay United Rochdale
    Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 1909
    Referee: JL Watson
    6 February  1990 (1990 -02-06) 26 Rochdale 0–1 York City Rochdale
    Report Helliwell 39' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 1821
    Referee: J Rushton
    10 February  1990 (1990 -02-10) 27 Colchester United 1–2 Rochdale Colchester
    Morgan 26' Report Cole 39'
    Johnson 45'    		 Stadium: Layer Road
    Attendance: 2744
    Referee: GR Pooley
    13 February  1990 (1990 -02-13) 28 Wrexham 1–1 Rochdale Wrexham
    Chapman 47' (o.g.) Report Cole 62' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
    Attendance: 1552
    Referee: GR Ashby
    24 February  1990 (1990 -02-24) 29 Carlisle United 0–1 Rochdale Carlisle
    Report Walling 76' Stadium: Brunton Park
    Attendance: 4904
    Referee: SJ Lodge
    3 March  1990 (1990 -03-03) 30 Rochdale 3–2 Maidstone United Rochdale
    Cole 13'
    Holmes 22'
    Johnson 90'    		 Report Charlery 56'
    Sorrell 57'    		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 2085
    Referee: A Bennett
    6 March  1990 (1990 -03-06) 31 Rochdale 1–0 Chesterfield Rochdale
    Ward 2' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 2810
    Referee: KJ Breen
    10 March  1990 (1990 -03-10) 32 Hartlepool United 2–1 Rochdale Hartlepool
    Brown 61' (o.g.)
    Tupling 66'    		 Report O'Shaughnessy 2' Stadium: Victoria Park
    Attendance: 2771
    Referee: PW Vanes
    17 March  1990 (1990 -03-17) 33 Rochdale 0–1 Grimsby Town Rochdale
    Report Gilbert 84' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 3059
    Referee: KA Lupton
    21 March  1990 (1990 -03-21) 34 Peterborough United 0–1 Rochdale Peterborough
    Report Ward 23' Stadium: London Road Stadium
    Attendance: 3445
    Referee: IJ Borrett
    24 March  1990 (1990 -03-24) 35 Exeter City 5–0 Rochdale Exeter
    McNichol 23', 88' (pen.), 89'
    Neville 38', 61'    		 Report Stadium: St James Park
    Attendance: 4701
    Referee: RL Hamer
    27 March  1990 (1990 -03-27) 36 Rochdale 2–0 Cambridge United Rochdale
    Milner 23'
    O'Shaughnessy 85'    		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 1669
    Referee: RF Nixon
    31 March  1990 (1990 -03-31) 37 Rochdale 0–2 Halifax Town Rochdale
    Report McPhillips 73'
    Watson 83'    		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 2499
    Referee: WC Burns
    4 April  1990 (1990 -04-04) 38 Maidstone United 2–0 Rochdale Dartford
    Rumble 48'
    Lillis 79'    		 Report Stadium: Watling Street
    Attendance: 1507
    Referee: JE Martin
    7 April  1990 (1990 -04-07) 39 Scarborough 2–1 Rochdale Scarborough
    MacDonald 74'
    Matthews 81'    		 Report Cole 8' Red card 85' Stadium: Athletic Ground
    Attendance: 1799
    Referee: G Aplin
    10 April  1990 (1990 -04-10) 40 Rochdale 1–0 Gillingham Rochdale
    Ward 50' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 1334
    Referee: GM Tyson
    14 April  1990 (1990 -04-14) 41 Southend United 3–2 Rochdale Southend-on-Sea
    Brown 40' (o.g.)
    Ansah 49'
    Matin 58'    		 Report Small 65'
    Goodison 77' (pen.)    		 Stadium: Roots Hall
    Attendance: 2584
    Referee: MC Bailey
    16 April  1990 (1990 -04-16) 42 Rochdale 1–1 Stockport County Rochdale
    Goodison 52' (pen.) Report Frain 89' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 3194
    Referee: A Dawson
    21 April  1990 (1990 -04-21) 43 Lincoln City 1–2 Rochdale Lincoln
    Lormor 87' Report Milligan 12'
    Elliott 28'    		 Stadium: Sincil Bank
    Attendance: 2470
    Referee: RK Pawley
    24 April  1990 (1990 -04-24) 44 Rochdale 2–0 Aldershot Rochdale
    Henshaw 60'
    Dawson 88'    		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 1419
    Referee: AB Wilkie
    28 April  1990 (1990 -04-28) 45 Doncaster Rovers 4–0 Rochdale Doncaster
    Muir 28', 90'
    Jones 34', 53'    		 Report Stadium: Belle Vue
    Attendance: 2191
    Referee: RL Bigger
    5 May  1990 (1990 -05-05) 46 Rochdale 5–2 Hereford United Rochdale
    O'Shaughnessy 13' (pen.), 75'
    Milner 44', 58', 71'    		 Report Bowyer 84'
    Burton 87'    		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 1429
    Referee: P Jones

    F.A. Cup

    [edit]
    Main article: 1989–90 FA Cup
    17 November  1989 (1989 -11-17) 1 Marine 0–1 Rochdale Liverpool
    Report Stonehouse 70' Stadium: Anfield
    Attendance: 3525
    Referee: MD Reed
    9 December  1989 (1989 -12-09) 2 Rochdale 3–0 Lincoln City Rochdale
    Ward 21'
    Johnson 33'
    O'Shaughnessy 55'    		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 2369
    Referee: SD Bell
    6 January  1990 (1990 -01-06) 3 Rochdale 1–0 Whitley Bay Rochdale
    Johnson 62' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 5781
    Referee: TE West
    27 January  1990 (1990 -01-27) 4 Rochdale 3–0 Northampton Town Rochdale
    O'Shaughnessy 51'
    Dawson 61'
    Goodison 83' (pen.)    		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 9048
    Referee: PL Wright
    17 February  1990 (1990 -02-17) 5 Crystal Palace 1–0 Rochdale London
    Barber 62' Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
    Attendance: 17044
    Referee: RA Hart

    League Cup (Littlewoods Challenge Cup)

    [edit]
    Main article: 1989–90 Football League Cup
    22 August  1989 (1989 -08-22) 1 Rochdale 2–1 Bolton Wanderers Rochdale
    Holmes 42'
    Goodison 64'    		 Report Thompson 9' (pen.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 3464
    Referee: EJ Parker
    29 August  1989 (1989 -08-29) 1 Bolton Wanderers 5–1
    (6–3 agg.)    		 Rochdale Bolton
    Philliskirk 2'
    Reeves 44'
    Savage 49'
    Cowdrill 67'
    Darby 80'    		 Report Ward Red card 58'
    Burns 82'    		 Stadium: Burnden Park
    Attendance: 4637
    Referee: D Scott

    Associate Members' Cup (Leyland DAF Cup)

    [edit]
    Main article: 1989–90 Associate Members' Cup
    28 November  1989 (1989 -11-28) PR Chester City 0–0 Rochdale Chester
    Report Stadium: Sealand Road
    Attendance: 1222
    Referee: TE West
    12 December  1989 (1989 -12-12) PR Rochdale 0–1 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
    Report Muir 59' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 1078
    20 December  1989 (1989 -12-20) Replay Rochdale 1–2 Chester City Rochdale
    Holmes 7' Report Lightfoot 36', 38' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 787
    Referee: T Simpson

    Lancashire Cup

    [edit]
    5 August  1989 (1989 -08-05) Rochdale 0–0 Blackpool Rochdale
    Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 1085
    8 August  1989 (1989 -08-08) Rochdale 1–3 Bury Rochdale
    Burns

    		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 1382
    12 August  1989 (1989 -08-12) Preston North End 1–2 Rochdale Preston
    Stonehouse
    Ainscow     		Stadium: Deepdale

    [1] [2]

    References

    [edit]
    1. ^ 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]

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