1996–97 Rochdale A.F.C. season

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Rochdale

1996–97 season
Manager	Graham Barrow
League Division Three	14th
FA Cup	3rd Round
League Cup	1st Round
Top goalscorer	League: Steve Whitehall Alex Russell All: Steve Whitehall
← 1995–96 1997-98 →

The 1996–97 season saw Rochdale compete in their 23rd consecutive season in the fourth tier of the English football league, named at the time as the Football League Third Division.

Statistics[]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 3		F.A. Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		Lancashire Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Ian Gray	52	0	46+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		Andy Fensome	47	0	38+2	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	DF			19	1	12+4	1	2+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Alan Johnson	51	5	46+0	4	2+0	1	2+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Keith Hill	50	3	43+0	3	2+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	MF		Andy Farrell	46	2	37+3	2	2+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	MF		Alex Russell	43	9	35+4	9	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
	MF		John Deary	43	7	37+1	5	2+0	1	2+0	1	1+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Mark Leonard	44	4	39+0	4	1+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	FW		Steve Whitehall	41	11	27+8	9	2+0	0	1+0	1	1+0	0	2+0	1
	MF		Mark Stuart	36	7	28+3	7	1+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	FW		Mike Cecere	8	1	2+2	1	1+0	0	0+1	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Dean Martin	3	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	MF		David Thompson	32	1	9+19	1	0+1	0	0+2	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	DF		David Bayliss	28	0	22+2	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
	FW		Dave Lancaster	8	0	1+5	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
	MF		Andy Gouck	31	3	22+6	3	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	MF		Mickey Brown	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Robbie Painter	30	7	21+6	7	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Mark Bailey	17	0	13+2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Andy Thackeray	22	2	17+0	0	0+1	1	0+1	0	0+1	0	1+1	1
	DF		Wayne Dowell	9	0	6+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	FW		Glen Robson	3	0	0+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW			1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK		Kevin Gray	1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0

Final League Table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GD	Pts
12	Scarborough	46	9	9	5	36	31	7	6	10	30	38	−3	63
13	Scunthorpe United	46	11	3	9	36	33	7	6	10	23	29	−3	63
14	Rochdale	46	10	6	7	34	24	4	10	9	24	34	0	58
15	Barnet	46	9	9	5	32	23	5	7	11	14	28	−5	58
16	Leyton Orient	46	11	6	6	28	20	4	6	13	22	38	−8	57

Competitions[]

Football League Third Division[]

F.A. Cup[]

Football League Cup (Coca Cola Cup)[]

Football League Trophy (Auto Windscreens Shield)[]

Lancashire Cup[]

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