# 1989–90 Rochdale A.F.C. season

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

## Statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division 4 | Division 4 | F.A. Cup | F.A. Cup | League Cup | League Cup | A.M. Cup | A.M. Cup | Lancashire Cup | Lancashire Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ENG | Keith Welch | 59 | 0 | 46+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Wayne Goodison | 58 | 6 | 45+0 | 4 | 5+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Vinny Chapman | 7 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | David Cole | 55 | 5 | 41+2 | 5 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Peter Ward | 52 | 6 | 39+1 | 5 | 5+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Colin Small | 9 | 1 | 5+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Micky Holmes | 50 | 4 | 33+5 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Robbie Whellans | 14 | 1 | 5+6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Willie Burns | 55 | 3 | 42+2 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| | FW | ENG | Kevin Stonehouse | 22 | 4 | 13+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| | MF | ENG | Jon Hill | 33 | 0 | 22+3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Neil Edmonds | 6 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jason Hasford | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jason Dawson | 34 | 3 | 25+2 | 2 | 4+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Alan Ainscow | 26 | 1 | 19+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| | DF | ENG | Dean Walling | 23 | 3 | 9+10 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Tony Brown | 53 | 0 | 43+0 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | WAL | Steve O'Shaughnessy | 39 | 10 | 27+3 | 8 | 5+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Steve Elliott | 24 | 6 | 19+3 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Steve Johnson | 30 | 6 | 20+4 | 4 | 3+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jimmy Graham | 18 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Andy Milner | 18 | 4 | 14+2 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Lee Duxbury | 11 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Gary Henshaw | 9 | 1 | 8+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Steve Milligan | 5 | 1 | 5+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Phil Lockett | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | AUS | Zacari Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Chris Lucketti | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |

## Final League Table

| Pos | Team v 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 |