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2008–09 Rochdale A.F.C. season
English football club season
English football club season
| Field | Value | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| club | Rochdale | ||||||||
| season | 2008–09 | ||||||||
| manager | Keith Hill | ||||||||
| chairman | Chris Dunphy | ||||||||
| league | [League Two](2008-09-football-league-two) | ||||||||
| league result | 6th | ||||||||
| cup1 | [FA Cup](2008-09-fa-cup) | ||||||||
| cup1 result | Second round | ||||||||
| cup2 | [League Cup](2008-09-football-league-cup) | ||||||||
| cup2 result | First round | ||||||||
| league topscorer | |||||||||
| Adam Le Fondre | |||||||||
| (17) | |||||||||
| season topscorer | |||||||||
| Adam Le Fondre | |||||||||
| (20) | |||||||||
| highest attendance | 5,786 vs Oldham Athletic, League Cup (12 August 2008) | ||||||||
| lowest attendance | 1,608 vs Carlisle United, Football League Trophy (7 October 2008) | ||||||||
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| prevseason | [2007–08](2007-08-rochdale-a-f-c-season) | ||||||||
| nextseason | [2009–10](2009-10-rochdale-a-f-c-season) |
Adam Le Fondre (17) Adam Le Fondre (20)
The 2008–09 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 102nd in existence and their 35th consecutive in the fourth tier of the English football league (League Two). Rochdale finished the season in 6th place in League Two, but missed out on promotion to League One after losing in the play-off semi-final against Gillingham. Adam Le Fondre finished as the club's top goal scorer with twenty goals in all competitions.
League table
Players
Squad information
Statistics
|}
Transfers
In
| Player | From | Fee | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIR Ciarán Toner | Grimsby Town | Free | 30 June 2008 | |
| ENG Clark Keltie | Darlington | Free | 2 July 2008 | |
| ENG Scott Wiseman | Darlington | Free | 2 July 2008 | |
| ENG Jon Shaw | Halifax Town | Undisclosed | 5 July 2008 | |
| ENG Lee McEvilly | Cambridge United | Undisclosed | 5 January 2009 | |
| ENG Craig Dawson | Radcliffe Borough | Undisclosed | 23 February 2009 |
Loans in
| Pos. | Player | Nat. | Loaned from | Date from | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Frank Fielding | ENG | Blackburn Rovers | 6 January 2009 | 29 September 2009 |
Competitions
Friendlies
Report Shaw Buckley
League Two
Hope
Keltie
Dagnall
Shaw
Thorne
Keltie
Wiseman
Keltie
McArdle
Keltie
Buckley
Thorpe
McArdle
Kennedy
Ward
Murdock
Cavanagh
Buckley
Thompson
Gain
Ritchie
Hone
Rundle
Thorpe
Howe
Thorpe
Le Fondre
McArdle
Thompson
Buckley
Morgan
Smith
Bowditch
Buckley
Rundle
Le Fondre
Wiseman
Stanton
Martin
Logan
Thompson
Keltie
Stanton
Le Fondre
Bradbury
Basham
McAllister
Wiseman
Keltie
Ramsden
McEvilly
Thompson
McArdle
McEvilly
Buckley
Higginbotham
Procter
Charnock
McEvilly
N'Guessan
Benson
Ritchie
Southam
Saunders
Adams
Dagnall
Le Fondre
Nowland
Morgan
Charles
Davies
Toner
Stanton
McEvilly
Brain
Sinclair
Kennedy
Stanton
Bentley
McArdle
MacDonald
Abbott
Ravenhill
Carlton
Thorpe
Stanton
Rundle
Le Fondre
Stanton
Boshell
Henderson
Bolasie
Kennedy
Dagnall
Jones
Buckley
Le Fondre
Thorpe
Arnison
Furman
Rehman
Law
Le Fondre
Taylor
Antwi
Woodman
Thorpe
Wiseman
Le Fondre
Niven
Robertson
Le Fondre
Stanton
Archibald-Henville
Feeney
Hibbert
Leslie
Thorpe
Dagnall
Stanton
White
McArdle
Ravenhill
Livermore
Dagnall
Rundle
Jarrett
League Two play-offs
Lewis McArdle Kennedy Jones Stanton
FA Cup
Gillet Jones Holness
McArdle Adomah Deverdics Bishop Townsend
Low
League Cup
Report Davies Taylor Dagnall Le Fondre Taylor Whitaker Hughes
League Trophy
Report Dagnall Madine Le Fondre Jones Toner Bridges Carlton Madine Hackney Report Mirfin
References
References
- "All Rochdale players: 2009".
- "Rochdale FC Club Details | First Team Squad | Soccer Base".
- (27 June 2008). "Midfielder agrees terms".
- (2 July 2008). "Dale make double swoop".
- (5 July 2008). "Rochdale bag Halifax striker Shaw". BBC Sport.
- (5 January 2009). "McEvilly completes Rochdale move". BBC Sport.
- (23 February 2009). "Dale sign local lad".
- "Hill swoops for Fielding". Sky Sports.
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