# 1988–89 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1988–89 season saw Rochdale compete in their 15th 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 | Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ENG | Keith Welch | 56 | 0 | 46+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Simon Copeland | 38 | 0 | 27+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Andy Armitage | 45 | 0 | 33+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Geoff Lomax | 34 | 0 | 26+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Dave Sutton | 38 | 3 | 28+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| | DF | ENG | Jason Smart | 49 | 0 | 41+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Shaun Reid | 28 | 5 | 17+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Mark Smith | 36 | 8 | 26+1 | 7 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |
| | DF | ENG | Dean Walling | 39 | 5 | 26+8 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | David Frain | 52 | 13 | 42+0 | 12 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | WAL | Steve O'Shaughnessy | 49 | 8 | 38+3 | 6 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | David Mycock | 13 | 0 | 10+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | WAL | Carl Harris | 13 | 1 | 9+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Stuart Mellish | 17 | 1 | 12+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Chris Beaumont | 39 | 9 | 31+3 | 7 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Neil Edmonds | 43 | 9 | 34+5 | 8 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Paul Wood | 7 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Ashley Fothergill | 10 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Dave Windridge | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Carl Alford | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Billy Roberts | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Malcolm Brown | 11 | 0 | 11+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Steve Taylor | 17 | 4 | 16+1 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Joe McIntyre | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Paul Jones | 14 | 2 | 14+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Chris Lucketti | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | AUS | Zacari Hughes | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Lee Warren | 4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Steve Wilkinson | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |

## Final League Table

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts |
| 16 | Burnley | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 41 | −9 | 55 |
| 17 | Peterborough United | 46 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 42 | −22 | 54 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 46 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 56 | −26 | 53 |
| 19 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 45 | −28 | 52 |
| 20 | Stockport County | 46 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 32 | +2 | 51 |