# 2009–10 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 2009–10 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the club's 89th season in the Football League, and the 36th consecutive season in the bottom division of the League. Rochdale finished the season in 3rd place in League Two and won automatic promotion to League One, ending a period of 36 years in the fourth tier.

## League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Notts County (C, P) | 46 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 96 | 31 | +65 | 93 | Promotion to Football League One |
| 2 | Bournemouth (P) | 46 | 25 | 8 | 13 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 83 | Promotion to Football League One |
| 3 | Rochdale (P) | 46 | 25 | 7 | 14 | 82 | 48 | +34 | 82 | Promotion to Football League One |
| 4 | Morecambe | 46 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 73 | 64 | +9 | 73 | Qualification to League Two play-offs |
| 5 | Rotherham United | 46 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 55 | 52 | +3 | 73 | Qualification to League Two play-offs |

## Statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Two | League Two | 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 | SCO | Kenny Arthur | 18 | 0 | 15 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | GIB | Scott Wiseman | 37 | 1 | 33 + 3 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Tom Kennedy | 48 | 3 | 44 + 0 | 3 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Nathan Stanton | 39 | 0 | 37 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ENG | Clark Keltie | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | NIR | Ciarán Toner | 13 | 0 | 7 + 6 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Jason Kennedy | 46 | 0 | 40 + 2 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Gary Jones | 37 | 4 | 32 + 2 | 4 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | Chris Dagnall | 49 | 20 | 45 + 0 | 20 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Andy Haworth | 7 | 0 | 3 + 4 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Adam Le Fondre | 1 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Scott Spencer | 5 | 0 | 0 + 4 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | ENG | Michael Lea | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ENG | Adam Rundle | 16 | 1 | 6 + 6 | 1 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | ENG | Danny Glover | 2 | 0 | 0 + 2 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Dale Stephens | 6 | 1 | 3 + 3 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Danny Taberner | 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Tope Obadeyi | 11 | 1 | 5 + 6 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ENG | Simon Whaley | 9 | 2 | 8 + 1 | 2 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ENG | Joe Thompson | 40 | 8 | 27 + 9 | 6 | 2 + 0 | 2 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | CMR | Marcus Magna | 3 | 0 | 0 + 2 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Jon Shaw | 2 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Kallum Higginbotham | 32 | 3 | 6 + 23 | 3 | 0 + 2 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ENG | Chris O'Grady | 45 | 22 | 43 + 0 | 22 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | SCO | Matty Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | David Flitcroft | 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | NIR | Rory McArdle | 22 | 0 | 17 + 3 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ENG | Chris Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | ENG | Callum Byrne | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ENG | Craig Dawson | 46 | 11 | 40 + 2 | 9 | 2 + 0 | 1 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 1 |
| 27 | DF | ENG | Josh Brizell | 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ENG | Matthew Flynn | 11 | 0 | 7 + 3 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 29 | GK | ENG | Josh Lillis | 1 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Will Buckley | 18 | 3 | 12 + 3 | 3 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | ENG | Marcus Holness | 15 | 0 | 7 + 4 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ENG | Will Atkinson | 15 | 3 | 15 + 0 | 3 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | ENG | Frank Fielding | 18 | 0 | 18 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | ENG | Jason Taylor | 23 | 1 | 23 + 0 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | ENG | Jordan Andrews | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | ENG | Scott Hogan | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ENG | Reece Gray | 2 | 0 | 0 + 2 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 38 | GK | ENG | Tom Heaton | 12 | 0 | 12 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Denis Sheriff | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | George Bowyer | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |