# 2012–13 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 2012–13 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the 92nd edition of competitive football for Rochdale A.F.C., a professional English football club based in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Rochdale return to Football League Two for 2012–13 following a two-season stint in League One which ended with a last-place finish in 2011–12. Rochdale began their 2012–13 Football League Two season with a 0–0 draw against Northampton. They entered into three cup competitions in the first round due to the league table they are in. John Coleman's and Jimmy Bell's contracts were terminated by Rochdale on 21 January 2013 following a poor run in form.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ENG | Josh Lillis |
| 2 | DF | IRL | Joseph Rafferty |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Rhys Bennett |
| 4 | DF | ENG | Peter Cavanagh (captain) |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Shane Cansdell-Sherriff |
| 6 | MF | IRL | Brian Barry-Murphy |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Jason Kennedy |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Andrew Tutte |
| 9 | FW | ENG | George Donnelly |
| 10 | FW | ENG | Reece Gray |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Ashley Grimes |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Phil Edwards |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Steve Collis |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Kevin McIntyre |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Sam Minihan |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Luke Watson (On Loan to Droylden FC) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | GK | ENG | Matty Edwards |
| 22 | FW | ENG | Bobby Grant |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Andy Haworth |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Michael Rose |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Joel Logan |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Terry Gornell |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Jamie Allen |
| 32 | MF | NIR | Callum Camps |
| 33 | DF | ENG | D'Arcy O'Connor |
| 34 | MF | ENG | Scott Tanser |
| 39 | FW | ENG | Joe Bunney |
| 40 | FW | ENG | Ian Henderson |
| 42 | GK | ENG | Josh Gregory |
| - | MF | FRA | Bastien Héry |
| - | MF | Jersey | Peter Vincenti |
| - | MF | ENG | Scott Hogan |

### 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 | ENG | Josh Lillis | 49 | 0 | 46 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | IRL | Joe Rafferty | 23 | 0 | 20 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Rhys Bennett | 37 | 2 | 31 + 2 | 2 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ENG | Peter Cavanagh | 35 | 1 | 30 + 1 | 1 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | AUS | Shane Cansdell-Sherriff | 17 | 0 | 16 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ENG | Ryan Edwards | 29 | 0 | 25 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | IRL | Brian Barry-Murphy | 9 | 0 | 6 + 2 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ENG | Jason Kennedy | 49 | 7 | 44 + 2 | 4 | 2 + 0 | 1 | 1 + 0 | 2 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ENG | Andrew Tutte | 42 | 8 | 37 + 0 | 7 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 1 | 1 + 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ENG | George Donnelly | 48 | 8 | 26 + 17 | 8 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ENG | Reece Gray | 2 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ENG | Ashley Grimes | 41 | 11 | 27 + 11 | 10 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | ENG | Phil Edwards | 12 | 0 | 11 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ENG | Steve Collis | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | ENG | Ray Putterill | 22 | 2 | 1 + 17 | 1 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | ENG | Kevin McIntyre | 43 | 1 | 37 + 1 | 1 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | NGA | Dele Adebola | 29 | 6 | 22 + 4 | 6 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ENG | Sam Minihan | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Luke Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | NGA | Godwin Abadaki | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ENG | Matthew Pearson | 13 | 0 | 8 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ENG | Craig Curran | 6 | 0 | 0 + 4 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | SCO | Matty Edwards | 37 | 0 | 32 + 1 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Robert Grant | 38 | 16 | 35 + 1 | 15 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 1 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Ian Craney | 9 | 0 | 0 + 6 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Andy Haworth | 7 | 0 | 3 + 4 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | IRL | Neill Byrne | 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ENG | Michael Rose | 14 | 2 | 10 + 4 | 2 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ENG | Joel Logan | 5 | 0 | 0 + 5 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ENG | Terry Gornell | 19 | 5 | 16 + 3 | 5 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ENG | Ritchie Jones | 3 | 0 | 2 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ENG | Joe Thompson | 7 | 0 | 5 + 2 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ENG | Jamie Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ENG | Ben Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | NIR | Callum Camps | 2 | 0 | 0 + 2 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ENG | Darcy O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | ENG | Scott Tanser | 1 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | ENG | Wayne Thomas | 2 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | ENG | Joe Bunney | 1 | 1 | 0 + 1 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | ENG | Ian Henderson | 12 | 3 | 12 + 0 | 3 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |

## Friendlies

Last updated: 12 June 2013

## Football League Two
### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 10 | Exeter City | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 63 | 62 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 | Southend United | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 61 | 55 | +6 | 61 |
| 12 | Rochdale | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 68 | 70 | −2 | 61 |
| 13 | Fleetwood Town | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 55 | 57 | −2 | 60 |
| 14 | Bristol Rovers | 46 | 16 | 12 | 18 | 60 | 69 | −9 | 60 |

### Fixtures

Last updated: 11 June 2016