# 2003–04 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 2003–04 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the club's 83rd season in the Football League, and the 30th consecutive season in the fourth tier (League Division Three). Rochdale finished the season in 21st place.

## Statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Division 3 | League Division 3 | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | WAL | Neil Edwards | 37 | 0 | 34+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | WAL | Wayne Evans | 49 | 0 | 45+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Michael Simpkins | 30 | 0 | 25+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | IRL | Sean McClare | 41 | 0 | 33+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | WAL | Gareth Griffiths | 35 | 1 | 29+4 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Daryl Burgess | 38 | 0 | 33+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | NZL | Leo Bertos | 43 | 10 | 40+0 | 9 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Chris Beech | 16 | 0 | 9+5 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Andy Bishop | 11 | 1 | 8+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Grant Holt | 14 | 3 | 14+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | ENG | Chris Shuker | 15 | 1 | 14+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | DF | ENG | Matt Doughty | 35 | 0 | 25+6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Ged Brannan | 13 | 1 | 11+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Gary Jones | 27 | 4 | 26+0 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Martin Pemberton | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | GLP | Mickael Antoine-Curier | 10 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Kevin Donovan | 7 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Danny Livesey | 13 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | SCO | Matt Gilks | 14 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SWE | Kangana Ndiwa | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Robert Betts | 6 | 2 | 4+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ENG | Shaun Smith | 13 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Jeff Smith | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Greg Heald | 10 | 1 | 10+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | SCO | Craig Strachan | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | NIR | Paddy McCourt | 28 | 2 | 6+18 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | NIR | Lee McEvilly | 32 | 6 | 15+15 | 6 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Kevin Townson | 37 | 12 | 17+16 | 10 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | IRL | Willo Flood | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ENG | Stephen Hill | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Simon Grand | 21 | 0 | 11+6 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Paul Connor | 26 | 6 | 21+3 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | NIR | Rory Patterson | 9 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ENG | Scott Warner | 14 | 1 | 10+4 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | ENG | Neil Redfearn | 9 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |