1999–2000 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
1999–2000 season
Chairman	David Kilpatrick
Manager	Steve Parkin
League Division Three	10th
FA Cup	2nd Round
League Cup	1st Round
Top goalscorer	League: Tony Ellis All: Tony Ellis
← 1998–99 2000–01 →

The 1999–2000 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the club's 79th season in the Football League, and the 26th consecutive season in the fourth tier (League Division Three).

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Division 3		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	MF	ENG	Graeme Atkinson	50	7	32 + 8	6	3 + 0	1	2 + 0	0	4 + 1	0
	DF	ENG	Dave Bayliss	36	3	26 + 3	3	2 + 0	0	2 + 0	0	3 + 0	0
	MF	ENG	Chris Bettney	30	0	12 + 12	0	0 + 1	0	0 + 0	0	3 + 2	0
	MF	ENG	Paul Carden	17	0	3 + 10	0	0 + 1	0	0 + 2	0	0 + 1	0
	FW	ENG	Julian Dowe	9	1	1 + 6	0	1 + 1	1	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
	DF	ENG	Lee Duffy	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
	GK	WAL	Neil Edwards	49	0	40 + 0	0	3 + 0	0	2 + 0	0	4 + 0	0
	FW	ENG	Tony Ellis	37	11	30 + 1	11	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	4 + 1	0
	DF	WAL	Wayne Evans	56	2	46 + 0	1	3 + 0	0	2 + 0	1	5 + 0	0
	MF	ENG	David Flitcroft	53	2	40 + 3	2	1 + 2	0	2 + 0	0	5 + 0	0
	DF	ENG	Tony Ford	43	2	28 + 6	2	3 + 0	0	2 + 0	0	3 + 1	0
	GK	ENG	Paul Gibson	5	0	5 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
	GK	SCO	Matt Gilks	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
	DF	ENG	Richard Green	6	0	6 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
	DF	ENG	Graham Hicks	1	0	0 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
	DF	ENG	Keith Hill	44	1	37 + 1	0	0 + 0	0	2 + 0	0	4 + 0	1
	FW	ENG	Michael Holt	19	1	8 + 5	0	1 + 1	0	1 + 1	0	0 + 2	1
	DF	ENG	Alan Johnson	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
	MF	ENG	Gary Jones	47	6	31 + 8	6	2 + 1	0	0 + 0	0	4 + 1	0
	FW	ENG	Graham Lancashire	34	10	21 + 8	8	0 + 0	0	2 + 0	1	2 + 1	1
	DF	ENG	Steve Lenagh	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
	DF	ENG	Sean McAuley	13	0	10 + 3	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
	MF	IRL	Sean McClare	9	0	5 + 4	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
	DF	ENG	Mark Monington	31	4	22 + 2	2	3 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	4 + 0	2
	FW	ENG	Andy Morris	9	0	1 + 6	0	0 + 0	0	1 + 1	0	0 + 0	0
	MF	ENG	Jason Peake	51	7	38 + 5	6	3 + 0	1	2 + 0	0	3 + 0	0
	MF	ENG	Warren Peyton	1	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
	FW	ENG	Clive Platt	48	10	31 + 10	9	3 + 0	1	0 + 0	0	4 + 0	0
	GK	ENG	Phil Priestley	3	0	1 + 1	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	1 + 0	0
	DF	WAL	Damon Searle	14	0	13 + 1	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
	DF	ENG	Dean Stokes	26	0	18 + 1	0	3 + 0	0	2 + 0	0	2 + 0	0
	DF	ENG	Danny Taylor	1	0	0 + 1	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
	MF	ENG	Scott Wilson	1	0	0 + 1	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0

Competitions

Football League Third Division

7 August 1999 (1999-08-07) 1	Cheltenham Town	0–2	Rochdale	Cheltenham
	Howells	Report	Atkinson 26' Ford 42' Hill Lancashire	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 5189 Referee: P Taylor

14 August 1999 (1999-08-14) 2	Rochdale	2–0	Southend United	Rochdale
	Platt 12' Peake 32' Flitcroft 46'	Report	Morley Booty Clarke	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2253 Referee: Paul Robinson

21 August 1999 (1999-08-21) 3	York City	0–3	Rochdale	York
		Report	Lancashire 33' Platt 56' Atkinson 61'	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 3034 Referee: G Cain

28 August 1999 (1999-08-28) 4	Rochdale	0–2	Exeter City	Rochdale
	Hill Lancashire	Report	Gale 75' Speakman 77' Power	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3113 Referee: G Laws

30 August 1999 (1999-08-30) 5	Chester City	0–2	Rochdale	Chester
	Davidson Moss 79' Fisher Shelton	Report	Atkinson 28' Platt 71' Hill Bayliss	Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 2644 Referee: Chris Foy

3 September 1999 (1999-09-03) 6	Rochdale	0–1	Halifax Town	Rochdale
		Report	Mitchell 29' Tate	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4208 Referee: R D Furnandiz

11 September 1999 (1999-09-11) 7	Rochdale	0–0	Darlington	Rochdale
	Hill 44' Peake Holt	Report	Oliver Gray	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3253 Referee: Richard Beeby

18 September 1999 (1999-09-18) 8	Rotherham United	0–1	Rochdale	Rotherham
	Varty	Report	Monington 71' Atkinson 90' Evans Hill	Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 3568 Referee: K M Lynch

25 September 1999 (1999-09-25) 9	Rochdale	0–0	Swansea City	Rochdale
		Report	Howard	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2975 Referee: R Pearson

2 October 1999 (1999-10-02) 10	Northampton Town	0–1	Rochdale	Northampton
	Howey Hunt	Report	Platt 41' Evans Flitcroft	Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 4860 Referee: Steve Tomlin

9 October 1999 (1999-10-09) 11	Barnet	1–0	Rochdale	Barnet
	Charlery 22' Hackett Gledhill Doolan Currie 88'	Report	Platt Holt Carden	Stadium: Underhill Stadium Attendance: 2765 Referee: P Walton

16 October 1999 (1999-10-16) 12	Rochdale	0–0	Plymouth Argyle	Rochdale
	Hill	Report	Beswetherick	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3105 Referee: Phil Joslin

19 October 1999 (1999-10-19) 13	Rochdale	0–1	Macclesfield Town	Rochdale
	Hill Holt	Report	Askey 5' Sedgemore	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2397 Referee: S J Baines

22 October 1999 (1999-10-22) 14	Swansea City	1–0	Rochdale	Swansea
	Cusack 86' Jones Thomas Roberts Watkin	Report	Searle Green Jones	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 4843 Referee: Trevor Parkes

2 November 1999 (1999-11-02) 15	Rochdale	0–2	Hull City	Rochdale
		Report	Harper 8' Whitmore 90'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2365 Referee: R Olivier

6 November 1999 (1999-11-06) 16	Torquay United	1–0	Rochdale	Torquay
	Bedeau 69' Russell	Report	Monington Searle Flitcroft	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2351 Referee: Phil Dowd

14 November 1999 (1999-11-14) 17	Rochdale	2–1	Mansfield Town	Rochdale
	Platt 62' Ellis 64'	Report	Greenacre 52' Andrews	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2709 Referee: M J Brandwood

23 November 1999 (1999-11-23) 18	Leyton Orient	0–0	Rochdale	London
	Clark	Report		Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 2990 Referee: G Stretton

27 November 1999 (1999-11-27) 19	Lincoln City	1–1	Rochdale	Lincoln
	Gain 48'	Report	Jones 66' Searle	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3424 Referee: C R Wilkes

4 December 1999 (1999-12-04) 20	Rochdale	0–0	Cheltenham Town	Rochdale
		Report	Howells Banks	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2245 Referee: U D Rennie

10 December 1999 (1999-12-10) 21	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–4	Rochdale	Brighton
	Aspinall 39' Cullip 45' Hart 57'	Report	Bayliss 1' Atkinson 31' Platt 82', 89' Ellis	Stadium: Withdean Stadium Attendance: 5049 Referee: P Rejer

26 December 1999 (1999-12-26) 22	Carlisle United	1–2	Rochdale	Carlisle
	Durnin 16' Brightwell	Report	Ellis 58' Flitcroft 62' Bayliss	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3812 Referee: R D Furnandiz

28 December 1999 (1999-12-28) 23	Rochdale	2–1	Shrewsbury Town	Rochdale
	Lancashire 11' Peake 59'	Report	Murray 76' Tretton	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2924 Referee: M Cowburn

3 January 2000 (2000-01-03) 24	Hartlepool United	3–2	Rochdale	Hartlepool
	Miller 5' (pen.) Jones 48' Clark 56'	Report	Westwood 17' (o.g.) Ellis 65' Atkinson Flitcroft	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4498 Referee: Mike Jones

8 January 2000 (2000-01-08) 25	Rochdale	1–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Rochdale
	Lancashire 17'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2596 Referee: D Pugh

15 January 2000 (2000-01-15) 26	Southend United	3–3	Rochdale	Southend
	Houghton 55' Carruthers 62' (pen.) Roget 85' Beard Maher	Report	Jones 32' Lancashire 37', 39'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 3190 Referee: B Knight

22 January 2000 (2000-01-22) 27	Rochdale	2–1	York City	Rochdale
	Lancashire 59' Ellis 66' Hill	Report	Jones 32' Conlon	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2580 Referee: Keith Hill

29 January 2000 (2000-01-29) 28	Exeter City	2–0	Rochdale	Exeter
	Brown 27' Rowbotham 41'	Report	Bayliss Lancashire	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 2525 Referee: A R Hall

5 February 2000 (2000-02-05) 29	Rochdale	2–1	Chester City	Rochdale
	Lancashire 9' Bayliss 89'	Report	Beckett 82' Robinson Hemmings	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3093 Referee: Paul Robinson

12 February 2000 (2000-02-12) 30	Halifax Town	0–2	Rochdale	Halifax
		Report	Lancashire 30' Peake 72' Jones	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 3504 Referee: D Pugh

19 February 2000 (2000-02-19) 31	Rochdale	1–1	Lincoln City	Rochdale
	Bayliss 32' Ellis	Report	Gordon 79' Smith	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3166 Referee: Phil Dowd

26 February 2000 (2000-02-26) 32	Rochdale	0–1	Rotherham United	Rochdale
	Hill Morris	Report	White 58'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4131 Referee: D Laws

4 March 2000 (2000-03-04) 33	Darlington	4–1	Rochdale	Darlington
	Duffield 2', 72' Wainwright 20' Gabbiadini 45'	Report	Ellis 24'	Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 5333 Referee: P S Danson

11 March 2000 (2000-03-11) 34	Hull City	2–2	Rochdale	Hull
	Wood 25', 81' Goodison 59' Greaves	Report	Jones 59' (pen.), 90' Bayliss	Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 4219 Referee: Richard Beeby

18 March 2000 (2000-03-18) 35	Rochdale	1–4	Leyton Orient	Rochdale
	Ellis 68' Hill	Report	Christie 5', 59' Smith 28' Lockwood 74'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2472 Referee: G B Frankland

25 March 2000 (2000-03-25) 36	Rochdale	3–2	Carlisle United	Rochdale
	Monington 8', 45' Ellis 60'	Report	Soley 14' (pen.), 71' (pen.) Hopper Halliday	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2417 Referee: Scott Mathieson

28 March 2000 (2000-03-28) 37	Mansfield Town	0–0	Rochdale	Mansfield
	Linighan	Report		Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2257 Referee: M Warren

1 April 2000 (2000-04-01) 38	Peterborough United	3–3	Rochdale	Peterborough
	Clarke 17' Rea 68' Lee 82' Castle	Report	Ford 47' Ellis 58' Peake 72' Bayliss Lancashire	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 5587 Referee: K M Lynch

5 April 2000 (2000-04-05) 39	Rochdale	1–1	Torquay United	Rochdale
	Jones 55'	Report	Hill 65' Healy	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1529 Referee: Mike Pike

8 April 2000 (2000-04-08) 40	Rochdale	2–0	Hartlepool United	Rochdale
	Peake 14' Platt 55' Hill Jones	Report	Strodder 54'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2332 Referee: R Olivier

15 April 2000 (2000-04-15) 41	Shrewsbury Town	2–4	Rochdale	Shrewsbury
	Brown 32', 79' Davidson Peer	Report	Platt 7' Peake 15' Atkinson 48' (pen.) Ellis 81'	Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 4158 Referee: Chris Foy

18 April 2000 (2000-04-18) 42	Rochdale	1–2	Peterborough United	Rochdale
	Jones 13' (pen.) Flitcroft	Report	Castle 8', 40' (pen.) Cullen	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2816 Referee: T Jones

22 April 2000 (2000-04-22) 43	Plymouth Argyle	1–1	Rochdale	Plymouth
	McGregor 64' 85'	Report	Jones 85' Ellis 90' Hill McClare	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 6205 Referee: M Fletcher

24 April 2000 (2000-04-24) 44	Rochdale	0–3	Northampton Town	Rochdale
	Evans Bayliss Platt	Report	Howard 2' Hunt 40' Corazzin 83'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2891 Referee: Michael Ryan

29 April 2000 (2000-04-29) 45	Macclesfield Town	1–2	Rochdale	Macclesfield
	Tomlinson 23' Martin 67' Rioch	Report	Flitcroft 27' Evans 39'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 2202 Referee: Alan Kaye

6 May 2000 (2000-05-06) 46	Rochdale	1–1	Barnet	Rochdale
	Ellis 83'	Report	Arber 67'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2347 Referee: G Cain

FA Cup

30 October 1999 (1999-10-30) 1	Burton Albion	0–0	Rochdale	Burton
		Report	Flitcroft	Stadium: Eton Park Attendance: 3103 Referee: Mark Halsey

9 November 1999 (1999-11-09) 1 – Replay	Rochdale	3–0	Burton Albion	Rochdale
	Platt 5' Peake 48' Dowe 82'	Report	Goodwin	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2633 Referee: Mark Halsey

20 November 1999 (1999-11-20) 2	Wrexham	2–1	Rochdale	Wrexham
	Roberts 15' Faulconbridge 88' Connolly	Report	Atkinson 33' Bayliss	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 3408 Referee: Trevor Parkes

League Cup (Worthington Cup)

10 August 1999 (1999-08-10) 1 – 1st Leg	Rochdale	1–2	Chesterfield	Rochdale
	Lancashire 18' Bayliss Flitcroft	Report	Reeves 47' Hill 49' (o.g.) Breckin	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1910 Referee: J A Kirkby

24 August 1999 (1999-08-24) 1 – 2nd Leg	Chesterfield	2–1	Rochdale	Chesterfield
	Bayliss 4' (o.g.) Ebdon 78' Breckin Reeves	Report	Evans 39' Atkinson Lancashire	Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 2067 Referee: N S Barry

League Trophy (Auto Windscreens Shield)

11 January 2000 (2000-01-11) 2	Rochdale	3–2	Macclesfield Town	Rochdale
	Monington 57', 82' Lancashire 106'	Report	Davies 10' Barker 14' Rioch	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1112 Referee: Anthony Bates

25 January 2000 (2000-01-25) QF	Rochdale	0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Hull City	Rochdale
	Bayliss Atkinson Flitcroft	Report	Whitney Whittle Harper	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1745 Referee: J A Kirkby

7 March 2000 (2000-03-07) SF	Carlisle United	0–1	Rochdale	Carlisle
	Dobie	Report	Hill 56' Platt	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 1792 Referee: Mike Jones

14 March 2000 (2000-03-14) F – 1st Leg	Rochdale	1–3	Stoke City	Rochdale
	Holt 86'	Report	Hansson 4' Thorne 21', 27'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4241 Referee: A N Butler

22 March 2000 (2000-03-22) F – 2nd Leg	Stoke City	1–0	Rochdale	Stoke
	Thorne 86' Mohan O'Connor	Report	Monington	Stadium: Britannia Stadium Attendance: 16896 Referee: P R Richards

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References

^ "All Rochdale players: 2000".
^ "Rochdale FC Club Details | First Team Squad | Soccer Base".
^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097

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League competitions

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Level 5	Football Conference
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Football League cups	League Cup (Final) Football League Trophy (Final)

European competitions

Club seasons
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