1997–98 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale

1997–98 season
Manager	Graham Barrow
League Division Three	18th
FA Cup	1st Round
League Cup	1st Round
Top goalscorer	League: Robbie Painter All: Robbie Painter
← 1996–97 1998-99 →

The 1997–98 season saw Rochdale compete in their 24th 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
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Lance Key	21	0	19+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Andy Fensome	47	0	42+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
	DF		Andy Barlow	40	0	35+3	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Keith Hill	40	2	36+1	2	1+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Andy Farrell	45	5	40+0	5	1+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
	MF		Andy Gouck	43	5	36+2	5	1+0	0	2+0	0	1+1	0
	DF		Mark Bailey	37	0	24+9	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
	FW		Robbie Painter	50	17	45+0	16	1+0	0	2+0	1	2+0	0
	FW		Mark Leonard	37	2	33+0	2	1+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Alex Russell	34	5	26+5	4	1+0	0	1+0	1	0+1	0
	MF		Mark Stuart	50	7	30+15	6	1+0	0	2+0	0	1+1	1
	FW		Mark Carter	13	2	7+4	2	0+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
	DF		David Bayliss	32	2	23+6	2	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	DF		Andy Scott	3	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW			4	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	MF		Ian Bryson	18	1	12+3	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	FW		Graham Lancashire	28	9	20+7	9	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	GK		Neil Edwards	29	0	27+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	FW		Glen Robson	7	0	0+7	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		John Pender	17	0	14+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	DF		Adam Reed	12	1	10+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	1
	MF		Graeme Atkinson	6	0	5+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Gary Jones	17	2	17+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Paul Carden	7	0	3+4	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK		Stephen Bywater	1	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
16	Cambridge United	46	11	8	4	39	27	3	10	10	24	30	+6	60
17	Hartlepool United	46	10	12	1	40	22	2	11	10	21	31	+8	59
18	Rochdale	46	15	3	5	43	15	2	4	17	13	40	+1	58
19	Darlington	46	13	6	4	43	28	1	6	16	13	44	−16	54
20	Swansea City	46	8	8	7	24	16	5	3	15	25	46	−13	50

Competitions[]

Football League Third Division[]

F.A. Cup[]

Football League Cup (Coca Cola Cup)[]

Football League Trophy (Auto Windscreens Shield)[]

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