List of Rochdale A.F.C. players

This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Rochdale A.F.C.. The aim is for this list to include all players that have played 100 or more senior matches for the club. Other players who are deemed to have played an important role for the club can be included, but the reason for their notability should be included in the 'Notes' column.

For a list of all Rochdale players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Rochdale A.F.C. players, and for the current squad see Rochdale A.F.C.#Current squad.

Players should be listed in chronological order according to the year in which they first played for the club, and then by alphabetical order of their surname. Appearances and goals should be for first-team competitive games and include substitute appearances, but exclude wartime matches.

Players

Statistics are up to date as of 13 April 2015. Please help to expand this list

Name	Position	Club career	League apps	League goals	Total apps	Total goals	Notes
David Parkes	DF	1922–1928	209	11	219	12
Jack Peart	FW	1923–1924	21	10	22	10	Manager of Rochdale 1923–1930
Albert Whitehurst	FW	1923–1928	169	117	187	128	Player with most Rochdale goals in one season (1926/27)
Alex Christie	HB	1923–1928	137	5	?	?
Walter Buckley	WH	1933–1936	108	2	112	2
Ted Goodier	WH	1937–1939	67	1	71	2	Manager of Rochdale 1938–1952
Walter Birch	MF	1946–1953	243	10	257	12
Don Partridge	WH	1946–1956	103	2	113	2
Eric Wood	WH	1946–1951	148	15	160	16
Jackie Arthur	WN	1947–1954	170	25	182	27
Jack Livesey	IF	1948–1951	113	36	119	37
Jack Warner	WH	1952–1953	21	0	22	0	Player-manager of Rochdale 1952–1953
Jimmy Anders	WN	1953–1956	123	28	123	28
Danny Murphy	WH	1954–1956	109	0	114	0
Brian Green	FW	1955–1959	46	8	47	8	Manager of Rochdale 1976–1977
Tony Collins	WN	1959?—1960?	47	5	?	?	Manager of Rochdale 1960–1967
Stanley Milburn	DF	1959–1965	238	26	269	26
Reg Jenkins	FW	1964–1973	305	119	332	129	Record Rochdale goalscorer
Joe Ashworth	WH	1968–1971	132	3	148	4
Dennis Butler	WN	1968–1972?	157	36	170	39
Peter Gowans	WN	1970–1973	144	21	155	22
Bob Mountford	FW	1975–1977	98	37	112	41
Bill Summerscales	DF	1975–1977	87	4	100	4
Nigel O'Loughlin	MF	1976–1982	245	17	269	19
Dave Esser	MF	1977–1982?	180	24	199	27
Bobby Scaife	MF	1977–1980	98	9	106	11
Eric Snookes	DF	1978–1983	183	1	204	1
Brian Taylor	DF	1978–1983?	154	10	167	10
Terry Dolan	MF	1981–1982	43	1	47	2	Manager of Rochdale 1989–1991
David Thompson	MF	1981–1986, 1994–1997	265	24	306	24
Jimmy Greenhoff	FW	1983–1984	16	0	17	0	Player-manager of Rochdale 1983–1984
Shaun Reid	MF	1983–1988, 1992–1995	240	14	291	20
Keith Welch	GK	1987–1991	205	0	239	0
Dave Sutton	DF	1988–1989	28	2	34	2	Manager of Rochdale 1991–1994
Tony Brown	DF	1989–1993	114	0	?	?
Jimmy Graham	DF	1989–1994	137	1	172	2
Peter Ward	MF	1989–1991	84	10	101	11
Andy Milner	FW	1990–1994	127	25	152	33
Paul Butler	DF	1991–1996	158	10	188	10
Alan Reeves	DF	1991–1994	121	9	134	8
Steve Whitehall	FW	1991–1997	235	74	277	91
Andy Thackeray	DF	1992–1997	162	13	191	16
Mark Stuart	MF	1993–1999	202	41	231	45
Jason Peake	MF	1994–1996, 1998–2000	176	17	208	21
Alex Russell	MF	1994–1998	103	14	115	15
David Bayliss	DF	1995–2001, 2006	189	9	219	9
John Deary	MF	1995–1997	88	10	103	16
Andy Farrell	MF	1996–1999	97	1	113	1
Keith Hill	DF	1996–2001	176	6	198	7	Manager of Rochdale 2006–2011, 2013-
Robbie Painter	FW	1996–1999	112	30	126	31
Neil Edwards	GK	1997–2005	239	0	277	0
Gary Jones	MF	1998–2001, 2003–2012	403	62	459	67	Record Rochdale appearances
Mark Monington	DF	1998–2001	95	12	111	16
Wayne Evans	DF	1999–2005	259	3	297	4
David Flitcroft	DF	1999–2003, 2007-	161	4	190	4
Tony Ford	MF	1999–2002	89	6	104	7
Clive Platt	FW	1999–2003	169	30	194	37
Kevin Townson	FW	2000-2005	102	25	102	25
Paul Connor	FW	2001–2004	94	29	108	32	Highest transfer fee paid (£150,000)
Matt Doughty	DF	2001–2004	108	1	126	2
Matt Gilks	GK	2001–2007	176	0	197	0
Gareth Griffiths	DF	2001–2006	184	14	204	18
Lee McEvilly	FW	2001–2004, 2007–2008, 2008–2009	108	33	118	35
Paul Simpson	MF	2002–2003	42	15	50	17	Player-manager of Rochdale 2002–2003
Scott Warner	MF	2002-2006	73	2
Ernie Cooksey	MF	2004–2007	87	8	100	8
Alan Goodall	DF	2004–2007, 2010–2011	123	8	135	8
Rory McArdle	DF	2005–2010	148	5	166	6
Chris Dagnall	FW	2006–2010	156	54	176	60
Simon Ramsden	DF	2006–2009	112	6	124	6
Adam Rundle	FW	2006–2010	127	17	148	19
Nathan Stanton	DF	2006–2010	139	0	154	0
Joe Thomson	MF	2006–2012, 2013	150	15	150	15
Tom Kennedy	DF	2007–2010, 2010–2011, 2014–	159	9	159	9
Marcus Holness	DF	2007–2008, 2008–2012	108	4	108	4
Adam le Fondre	FW	2007–2009	98	38	112	42
Chris O'Grady	FW	2009–2010, 2010–2011	90	31	95	31
Craig Dawson	DF	2009–2010, 2010–2011	87	19	94	22
Andrew Tutte	MF	2010, 2011–2014	95	10	110	21
Matt Done	FW	2010–2011, 2013–2015	94	15	110	20
Rhys Bennett	DF	2012–	93	5	93	5
Josh Lillis	GK	2012–	228	0	264	0
Ian Henderson	FW	2013–	297	112	343	126

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References

• Post-war Football League Player statistics
• Rochdale players: appearance and goals stats (for players with debuts between 1921–22 and 1946–47) at upthedale.nl
• Rochdale career Lge/FA Cup/Lge Cup stats for players at the club in 1970-71 - Bob's 1970–71 Footballers
• Rochdale manager stats at upthedale.nl
• Soccerbase stats (use Search for...on left menu and select 'Players' drop down)
• Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Soccerdata. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
• Appearances, goals and club years stats at enfa.co.uk