# 2007–08 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 2007–08 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the club's 87th season in the Football League, and the 34th consecutive season in the bottom division of the League. Rochdale finished the season in 5th place in League Two, but missed out on promotion to League One after losing in the play-off final against Stockport County.

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 3 | Hereford United (P) | 46 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 72 | 41 | +31 | 88 | Promotion to 2008–09 League One |
| 4 | Stockport County (O, P) | 46 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 54 | +18 | 82 | Qualification for League Two playoffs |
| 5 | Rochdale | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 77 | 54 | +23 | 80 | Qualification for League Two playoffs |
| 6 | Darlington | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 78 | Qualification for League Two playoffs |
| 7 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 56 | 42 | +14 | 78 | Qualification for League Two playoffs |

## Statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League Two | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | Play-offs | Play-offs |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ENG | James Spencer | 22 | 0 | 20 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Simon Ramsden | 41 | 2 | 35 + 0 | 2 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Tom Kennedy | 50 | 2 | 43 + 0 | 2 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Nathan Stanton | 30 | 0 | 27 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ENG | John Doolan | 28 | 0 | 19 + 6 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ENG | Lee Crooks | 10 | 0 | 5 + 4 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ENG | Ben Muirhead | 36 | 0 | 18 + 13 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Gary Jones | 50 | 7 | 43 + 0 | 7 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Chris Dagnall | 19 | 9 | 7 + 7 | 7 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 2 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Adam Le Fondre | 53 | 17 | 30 + 16 | 16 | 1 + 0 | 1 | 0 + 2 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Adam Rundle | 49 | 6 | 37 + 5 | 5 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Nathan D'Laryea | 10 | 0 | 2 + 4 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Joe Thompson | 13 | 1 | 5 + 7 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ENG | David Perkins | 45 | 6 | 40 + 0 | 4 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 1 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 1 |
| 17 | DF | ENG | Chris Basham | 13 | 0 | 5 + 8 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | ENG | Glenn Murray | 27 | 10 | 21 + 2 | 9 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 1 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Kallum Higginbotham | 38 | 3 | 22 + 11 | 3 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Kelvin Lomax | 10 | 0 | 10 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | NIR | Lee McEvilly | 7 | 3 | 3 + 4 | 3 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Lee Thorpe | 8 | 1 | 5 + 3 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Raphale Evans | 1 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | ENG | Sam Russell | 17 | 0 | 15 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | NIR | Rory McArdle | 49 | 3 | 42 + 1 | 2 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 1 |
| 24 | FW | ENG | Rene Howe | 23 | 9 | 19 + 1 | 9 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Guy Branston | 6 | 0 | 4 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | ENG | Ben Wharton | 1 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Rob Atkinson | 2 | 0 | 0 + 2 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ENG | Rory Prendergast | 18 | 3 | 2 + 12 | 1 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 2 | 1 | 1 + 0 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Will Buckley | 8 | 0 | 1 + 6 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ENG | Scott Taylor | 4 | 0 | 2 + 2 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Marcus Holness | 21 | 0 | 13 + 6 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 |
| 32 | GK | ENG | Tommy Lee | 14 | 0 | 11 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ENG | George Bowyer | 1 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |