# 1987–88 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1987–88 season saw Rochdale compete in their 14th 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 | 57 | 0 | 46+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Geoff Lomax | 53 | 0 | 44+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Peter Hampton | 29 | 1 | 19+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Shaun Reid | 38 | 1 | 28+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | John Bramhall | 48 | 4 | 40+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | John Seasman | 42 | 2 | 32+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Brian Stanton | 37 | 1 | 25+7 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | WAL | Lyndon Simmonds | 54 | 15 | 43+0 | 12 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Mark Gavin | 32 | 6 | 23+0 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Jason Smart | 44 | 3 | 36+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Simon Holden | 29 | 2 | 15+10 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Derek Parlane | 26 | 4 | 19+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Mark Hunt | 4 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Dean Walling | 14 | 2 | 8+4 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Nigel Thompson | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Ronnie Coyle | 31 | 2 | 23+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | AUS | Zacari Hughes | 4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Derrick Parker | 9 | 2 | 6+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | David Mycock | 12 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Lee Warren | 34 | 1 | 31+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Andy Duggan | 5 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Stuart Mellish | 12 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | John Moore | 10 | 2 | 10+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | WAL | Carl Harris | 16 | 2 | 15+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Paul Hancox | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Ernie Moss | 10 | 2 | 10+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Danny Crerand | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Alan Young | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jamie Doyle | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |

## Final League Table

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts |
| 19 | Hereford United | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 32 | −18 | 54 |
| 20 | Stockport County | 46 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 32 | −14 | 51 |
| 21 | Rochdale | 46 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 42 | −29 | 48 |
| 22 | Exeter City | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 39 | −15 | 46 |
| 23 | Carlisle United | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 19 | 53 | −29 | 44 |