# 1995–96 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1995–96 season saw Rochdale compete in their 22nd consecutive season in the fourth tier of the English football league, named at the time as the Football League Third Division.

## Statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division 3 | Division 3 | F.A. Cup | F.A. Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy | Lancashire Cup | Lancashire Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ENG | Ian Gray | 30 | 0 | 20+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Alex Russell | 28 | 0 | 20+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Kevin Formby | 29 | 0 | 18+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Ian Thompstone | 33 | 2 | 11+14 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Peter Valentine | 32 | 0 | 22+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Paul Butler | 48 | 3 | 38+0 | 3 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | David Thompson | 54 | 5 | 43+0 | 4 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| | MF | ENG | Dean Martin | 47 | 2 | 33+4 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
| | FW | ENG | Graham Shaw | 26 | 1 | 9+9 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Steve Whitehall | 56 | 24 | 46+0 | 20 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jason Peake | 56 | 7 | 45+1 | 4 | 4+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | FW | NIR | Paul Williams | 16 | 0 | 1+11 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Darren Ryan | 13 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | David Bayliss | 36 | 0 | 25+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Derek Hall | 14 | 1 | 9+5 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | John Deary | 45 | 7 | 36+0 | 4 | 3+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jamie Taylor | 16 | 3 | 8+8 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Paul Moulden | 21 | 6 | 6+10 | 1 | 0+3 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Jason Hardy | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Mark Stuart | 38 | 13 | 32+2 | 13 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Andy Thackeray | 34 | 0 | 27+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Neil Mitchell | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Chris Clarke | 7 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Jamie Price | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Kevin Pilkington | 6 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Dave Lancaster | 14 | 2 | 13+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Lance Key | 14 | 0 | 14+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jimmy Proctor | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Franny Powell | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Neil Barlow | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Paul Lyons | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

## Final League Table

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts |
| 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 41 | −11 | 59 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 31 | −7 | 57 |
| 15 | Rochdale | 46 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 33 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 28 | −4 | 55 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 27 | 41 | −10 | 54 |
| 17 | Fulham | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 39 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 37 | −6 | 53 |