| 2004–05 season | |
|---|---|
| Chairman | David Kilpatrick | 
| Manager | Steve Parkin | 
| League Two | 9th | 
| FA Cup | Third round | 
| League Cup | First round | 
| Top goalscorer | League:  Grant Holt (17 goals) All: Grant Holt (24 goals)  | 
The 2004–05 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the club's 84th season in the Football League, and the 31st consecutive season in the fourth tier (now renamed as League Two). Rochdale finished the season in 9th place.
Statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | League Two | FA Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| FW | Taiwo Atieno | 17 | 2 | 7+7 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Leo Bertos | 47 | 4 | 34+9 | 4 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Neil Brisco | 12 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Gary Brown | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Daryl Burgess | 25 | 0 | 19+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Brian Cash | 7 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Jamie Clark | 48 | 1 | 33+9 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Ernie Cooksey | 40 | 5 | 28+7 | 5 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Neil Edwards | 17 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Wayne Evans | 46 | 0 | 41+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Tony Gallimore | 39 | 0 | 32+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Kevin Gibbins | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Matt Gilks | 36 | 0 | 31+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Alan Goodall | 38 | 2 | 28+7 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Gareth Griffiths | 44 | 4 | 37+3 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 3 | ||
| DF | Greg Heald | 33 | 2 | 30+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Grant Holt | 46 | 24 | 41+0 | 17 | 3+0 | 5 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | ||
| MF | Gary Jones | 45 | 8 | 40+0 | 8 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Ben Kitchen | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Rickie Lambert | 15 | 6 | 15+0 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Pat McCourt | 8 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Leighton McGivern | 30 | 1 | 2+23 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| DF | Ashley Probets | 12 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||
| FW | Marc Richards | 5 | 2 | 4+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Marcus Richardson | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Paul Tait | 42 | 3 | 27+9 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Kevin Townson | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Scott Warner | 32 | 0 | 25+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Paul Weller | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| DF | Matt Williams | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Chris Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| GK | Danny Woodhall | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
League Two
| 7 August 2004 1 | Scunthorpe United | 3–1 | Rochdale | Scunthorpe | 
| Crosby	 Taylor Hayes Butler Sparrow  | 
Report | Brisco	 Bertos Goodall Tait  | 
Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4,409 Referee: Mike Russell  | 
| 10 August 2004 2 | Rochdale | 0–2 | Swansea City | Rochdale | 
| Goodall	 | 
Report | Nugent	 Robinson Tate  | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,514 Referee: Andy Penn  | 
| 14 August 2004 3 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Southend United | Rochdale | 
| Jones	 Holt Bertos Goodall  | 
Report | Maher	 Bentley Dudfield  | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,218 Referee: Russell Booth  | 
| 21 August 2004 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 0–3 | Rochdale | High Wycombe | 
| Report | Cash	 Holt Jones McGivern  | 
Stadium: Adams Park Attendance: 4,440 Referee: Keith Stroud  | 
| 28 August 2004 5 | Rochdale | 0–3 | Bury | Rochdale | 
| Heald	 McGivern  | 
Report | Nugent	 Mattis Swailes  | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,913 Referee: Graham Salisbury  | 
| 30 August 2004 6 | Leyton Orient | 2–1 | Rochdale | London | 
| Steele	 Newey  | 
Report | Holt	 Bertos  | 
Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 3,243 Referee: Trevor Parkes  | 
| 4 September 2004 7 | Grimsby Town | 0–1 | Rochdale | Cleethorpes | 
| Whittle	 Reddy Crowe  | 
Report | Griffiths	 Gallimore Holt  | 
Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 4,795 Referee: Andy Woolmer  | 
| 11 September 2004 8 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Darlington | Rochdale | 
| Holt	 Brisco Tait McGivern  | 
Report | Liddle	 Hignett Wainwright  | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,616 Referee: Paul Melin  | 
| 18 September 2004 9 | Mansfield Town | 1–0 | Rochdale | Mansfield | 
| Larkin	 Murray  | 
Report | Griffiths	 Goodall Tait  | 
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4,266 Referee: Jarnail Singh  | 
| 25 September 2004 10 | Rochdale | 0–3 | Notts County | Rochdale | 
| Cooksey	 | 
Report | Wilson	 Hurst  | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,370 Referee: Mark Cowburn  | 
| 2 October 2004 11 | Rushden & Diamonds | 0–0 | Rochdale | Irthlingborough | 
| Allen	 | 
Report | Holt	 | 
Stadium: Nene Park Attendance: 2,619 Referee: Phil Joslin  | 
| 8 October 2004 12 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Yeovil Town | Rochdale | 
| Bertos	 Holt Burgess Jones Tait  | 
Report | Jevons	 | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,402 Referee: Nigel Miller  | 
| 16 October 2004 13 | Rochdale | 1–2 | Cheltenham Town | Rochdale | 
| Weller	 Jones  | 
Report | McCann	 Vincent Melligan Wilson  | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,778 Referee: Clive Oliver  | 
| 19 October 2004 14 | Lincoln City | 1–1 | Rochdale | Lincoln | 
| Bloomer	 | 
Report | Jones	 Clarke  | 
Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3,274 Referee: Kevin Friend  | 
| 23 October 2004 15 | Northampton Town | 5–1 | Rochdale | Northampton | 
| Burgess	 Smith Edwards Low Chambers  | 
Report | Jones	 Gallimore Griffiths Bertos  | 
Stadium: Sixfields Stadium Attendance: 5,342 Referee: Joe Ross  | 
| 30 October 2004 16 | Rochdale | 3–0 | Macclesfield Town | Rochdale | 
| Holt	 Cooksey Jones  | 
Report | Widdrington	 | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,704 Referee: Darren Drysdale  | 
| 6 November 2004 17 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Cambridge United | Rochdale | 
| Burgess	 Holt  | 
Report | Easter	 Konte Duncan Chillingworth Walker  | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,353 Referee: Ray Olivier  | 
| 20 November 2004 18 | Oxford United | 0–1 | Rochdale | Oxford | 
| Report | Cooksey	 Goodall Tardif  | 
Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 4,204 Referee: Lee Probert  | 
| 27 November 2004 19 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Boston United | Rochdale | 
| Griffiths	 Cooksey Bertos Holt  | 
Report | Ellender	 Greaves Noble  | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,474 Referee: Phil Prosser  | 
| 7 December 2004 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 0–2 | Rochdale | Shrewsbury | 
| Report | Tait	 Griffiths Holt Cooksey  | 
Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 3,677 Referee: Steve Tanner  | 
| 11 December 2004 21 | Kidderminster Harriers | 2–1 | Rochdale | Kidderminster | 
| Keates	 Beswetherick Foster Hatswell Beardsley  | 
Report | Holt	 McGivern Griffiths  | 
Stadium: Aggborough Stadium Attendance: 2,337 Referee: Paul Danson  | 
| 18 December 2004 22 | Rochdale | 0–0 | Bristol Rovers | Rochdale | 
| Tait	 Holt Jones  | 
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,623 Referee: Eddie Ilderton  | 
| 26 December 2004 23 | Darlington | 0–3 | Rochdale | Darlington | 
| Fleming	 Webster  | 
Report | Atieno	 Holt  | 
Stadium: The Darlington Arena Attendance: 7,028 Referee: Michael Jones  | 
| 28 December 2004 24 | Rochdale | 2–2 | Chester City | Rochdale | 
| 15:00 GMT | Atieno	 Goodall Bertos  | 
Report | Ellison	 Branch Belle Harris  | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,724 Referee: Tony Leake  | 
| 3 January 2005 25 | Notts County | 0–0 | Rochdale | Nottingham | 
| 15:00 GMT | Ullathorne	 Whitlow  | 
Report | Bertos	 Cooksey Griffiths  | 
Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5,258 Referee: Carl Boyeson  | 
| 15 January 2005 26 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Mansfield Town | Rochdale | 
| Tait	 Heald Holt  | 
Report | Barker	 Dimech  | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,576 Referee: Colin Webster  | 
| 22 January 2005 27 | Chester City | 0–0 | Rochdale | Chester | 
| Carden	 Drummond Branch Belle  | 
Report | Jones	 | 
Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 2,985 Referee: Kevin Wright  | 
| 25 January 2005 28 | Yeovil Town | 2–2 | Rochdale | Yeovil | 
| Tarachulski	 Johnson  | 
Report | Goodall	 Heald Tait Bertos  | 
Stadium: Huish Park Attendance: 5,180 Referee: Paul Armstrong  | 
| 29 January 2005 29 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Rushden & Diamonds | Rochdale | 
| Cooksey	 Goodall Warner Holt  | 
Report | Sharp	 Connelly Hawkins  | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,664 Referee: Graham Laws  | 
| 5 February 2005 30 | Cheltenham Town | 2–0 | Rochdale | Cheltenham | 
| Devaney	 Caines Odejayi  | 
Report | Holt	 Goodall Evans  | 
Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 2,951 Referee: Jarnail Singh  | 
| 12 February 2005 31 | Rochdale | 3–1 | Lincoln City | Rochdale | 
| Holt	 Cooksey Heald Goodall  | 
Report | Yeo	 McAuley  | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,847 Referee: Russell Booth  | 
| 19 February 2005 32 | Macclesfield Town | 3–0 | Rochdale | Macclesfield | 
| Tipton	 Morley  | 
Report | Griffiths	 | 
Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 3,031 Referee: Mike Pike  | 
| 26 February 2005 33 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Kidderminster Harriers | Rochdale | 
| Lambert	 Warner  | 
Report | Beardsley	 Mullins  | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,385 Referee: Ray Olivier  | 
| 1 March 2005 34 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Grimsby Town | Rochdale | 
| Lambert	 Goodall Holt Evans Jones  | 
Report | Crowe	 Ramsden Pinault Soames  | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,312 Referee: Phil Prosser  | 
| 5 March 2005 35 | Bristol Rovers | 0–0 | Rochdale | Bristol | 
| Elliott	 Ryan  | 
Report | Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5,464 Referee: Andy Penn  | 
| 8 March 2005 36 | Rochdale | 1–0 | Northampton Town | Rochdale | 
| Lambert	 Warner Bertos Tait  | 
Report | Hearn	 Rowson  | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,107 Referee: Tony Bates  | 
| 12 March 2005 37 | Swansea City | 2–2 | Rochdale | Swansea | 
| Trundle	 Gurney Holt  | 
Report | Holt	 Griffiths Tait Lambert  | 
Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 6,804 Referee: Trevor Parkes  | 
| 19 March 2005 38 | Rochdale | 0–0 | Scunthorpe United | Rochdale | 
| McGivern	 | 
Report | Beagrie	 | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,605 Referee: Graham Laws  | 
| 25 March 2005 39 | Southend United | 3–0 | Rochdale | Southend-on-Sea | 
| 15:00 GMT | Eastwood	 Bentley Gray  | 
Report | Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 7,656 Referee: Grant Hegley  | 
| 28 March 2005 40 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Wycombe Wanderers | Rochdale | 
| 15:00 GMT | Jones	 Holt  | 
Report | Tyson	 | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,707 Referee: Andy Woolmer  | 
| 9 April 2005 42 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Leyton Orient | Rochdale | 
| Richards	 | 
Report | Simpson	 Wallis  | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,255 Referee: Carl Boyeson  | 
| 16 April 2005 43 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Shrewsbury Town | Rochdale | 
| Cooksey	 Lambert Richards  | 
Report | Sheron	 Tolley  | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3,142 Referee: Alan Kaye  | 
| 23 April 2005 44 | Cambridge United | 0–0 | Rochdale | Cambridge | 
| Report | McGivern	 Gallimore  | 
Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3,738 Referee: Joe Ross  | 
| 30 April 2005 45 | Rochdale | 5–1 | Oxford United | Rochdale | 
| Heald	 Cooksey Holt Lambert Bertos  | 
Report | Hackett	 Cominelli Robinson  | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,579 Referee: Mark Warren  | 
| 7 May 2005 46 | Boston United | 1–1 | Rochdale | Boston | 
| Pitt	 | 
Report | Holt	 Gallimore Cooksey  | 
Stadium: York Street Attendance: 2,528 Referee: Andy Hall  | 
FA Cup
| 13 November 2004 1 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Oxford United | Rochdale | 
| Holt  | 
Report | Bradbury  Mackay  | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,333 Referee: Eddie Ilderton  | 
| 4 December 2004 2 | Stevenage Borough | 0–2 | Rochdale | Stevenage | 
| Brough  Bulman Rogers Laker Woodman  | 
Report | Holt  | 
Stadium: Broadhall Way Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Jarnail Singh  | 
| 8 January 2005 3 | Charlton Athletic | 4–1 | Rochdale | London | 
| Hughes  Fortune Murphy  | 
Report | Holt  Burgess  | 
Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 13,955 Referee: Richard Beeby  | 
League Cup
League Trophy
| 28 September 2004 1 | Rochdale | 4–1 | Scarborough | Rochdale | 
| Griffiths  Holt  | 
Report | Gilroy  Senior Hotte Walker  | 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 837 Referee: Eddie Ilderton  | 
| 2 November 2004 2 | Chester City | 1–0 | Rochdale | Chester | 
| Bolland  Rapley Hessey  | 
Report | Griffiths  Cooksey  | 
Stadium: Deva Stadium Attendance: 1,419 Referee: Paul Danson  | 
References
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