The 2001–02 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the club's 81st season in the Football League, and the 28th consecutive season in the fourth tier (League Division Three).

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		League Division 3		FA Cup		League Cup		League Trophy		LD3 Play-offs
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	WAL	Neil Edwards	11	0	7 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	2 + 0	0
2	DF	WAL	Wayne Evans	51	0	43 + 0	0	3 + 0	0	2 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	2 + 0	0
3	DF	ENG	Sean McAuley	30	0	23 + 0	0	3 + 0	0	1 + 1	0	2 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
4	DF	ENG	Simon Coleman	13	1	8 + 3	1	0 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 1	0
5	DF	WAL	Gareth Griffiths	48	4	41 + 0	4	2 + 0	0	2 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	2 + 0	0
6	DF	ENG	Richard Green	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
7	MF	ENG	David Flitcroft	43	0	21 + 14	0	1 + 1	0	1 + 1	0	2 + 0	0	2 + 0	0
8	DF	ENG	Paul Ware	9	0	4 + 4	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 1	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
9	DF	ENG	Michael Oliver	53	8	45 + 0	7	3 + 0	1	2 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	2 + 0	0
10	DF	ENG	Matt Doughty	44	2	32 + 4	1	3 + 0	1	0 + 1	0	2 + 0	0	2 + 0	0
11	MF	ENG	Graeme Atkinson	12	0	8 + 3	0	0 + 1	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
12	DF	ENG	Lee Todd	11	0	8 + 2	0	0 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
13	GK	SCO	Matt Gilks	22	0	19 + 0	0	2 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
14	DF	ENG	Tony Ford	20	3	17 + 0	2	0 + 0	0	2 + 0	1	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
14	MF	ENG	Paul Simpson	9	6	7 + 0	5	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	2 + 0	1
15	MF	IRL	Kieron Durkan	36	1	16 + 14	1	3 + 0	0	2 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
16	DF	ENG	Dave Bayliss	12	0	9 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
16	MF	IRL	Alan McLoughlin	20	1	15 + 3	1	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	2 + 0	0
17	DF	ENG	Graham Hicks	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
18	MF	ENG	Gary Jones	25	6	20 + 0	5	2 + 0	0	2 + 0	0	1 + 0	1	0 + 0	0
18	FW	NIR	Lee McEvilly	20	5	13 + 5	4	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	2 + 0	1
19	FW	ENG	Kevin Townson	48	17	17 + 24	14	1 + 1	0	0 + 1	2	2 + 0	1	1 + 1	0
20	DF	ENG	Lee Duffy	8	0	1 + 5	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	1 + 1	0	0 + 0	0
21	FW	ENG	Clive Platt	50	8	41 + 2	7	3 + 0	0	2 + 0	0	1 + 0	1	1 + 0	0
22	MF	ENG	Darren Dunning	5	0	4 + 1	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
23	DF	ENG	Stephen Hill	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
24	DF	ENG	Richard Jobson	42	3	34 + 1	3	3 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	2 + 0	0	2 + 0	0
25	GK	ENG	John Baker	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
26	FW	NIR	Steve Jones	9	1	6 + 3	1	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
26	FW	ENG	Paul Wheatcroft	6	3	6 + 0	3	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
27	FW	ENG	Paul Connor	22	1	11 + 6	1	2 + 1	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 1	0
28	FW	NIR	Rory Patterson	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
29	GK	USA	Marcus Hahnemann	7	0	5 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	2 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
30	MF	NIR	Pat McCourt	28	4	10 + 13	4	0 + 2	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 2	0	0 + 1	0
31	DF	ENG	Simon Grand	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
32	FW	IRL	Shane Murphy	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
33	FW	ENG	Karl Rose	1	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	1 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
34	GK	ENG	Vince O'Keefe	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
35	GK	ENG	Steve Banks	15	0	15 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0
?	FW	ENG	David Walsh	0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0	0 + 0	0

Oxford United v Rochdale

11 August 2001 (2001-08-11) 1	Oxford United	1–2	Rochdale	Oxford
	Bolland 36' Brooks 52' Guyett 56' Scott 60' Stockley 90'	Report	Doughty 30' Platt 39' Coleman 66'	Stadium: Kassam Stadium Attendance: 7842 Referee: David Crick

Rochdale v Macclesfield Town

18 August 2001 (2001-08-18) 2	Rochdale	1–1	Macclesfield Town	Rochdale
	Ford 26'	Report	Glover 18' ( pen.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3346 Referee: Mick Fletcher

Plymouth Argyle v Rochdale

25 August 2001 (2001-08-25) 3	Plymouth Argyle	1–2	Rochdale	Plymouth
	Coleman 16' ( o.g.) McGlinchey 29' Larrieu 78'	Report	G. Jones 17' Ford 40' Connor 77'	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 4198 Referee: Rob Harris

Rochdale v Exeter City

27 August 2001 (2001-08-27) 4	Rochdale	2–0	Exeter City	Rochdale
	G. Jones 29' ( pen.) Townson 30'	Report	Watson 55' Cronin 77'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3003 Referee: John Brandwood

Carlisle United v Rochdale

1 September 2001 (2001-09-01) 5	Carlisle United	1–2	Rochdale	Carlisle
	Hopper 47' Whitehead 67' Allan 80'	Report	Oliver 11' Platt 12' 28' Evans 45' Bayliss 77'	Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 3373 Referee: Alan Kaye

Rochdale v Kidderminster Harriers

8 September 2001 (2001-09-08) 6	Rochdale	2–0	Kidderminster Harriers	Rochdale
	Griffiths 2', 76'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2885 Referee: George Cain

Rochdale v Scunthorpe United

15 September 2001 (2001-09-15) 7	Rochdale	2–2	Scunthorpe United	Rochdale
	Griffiths 35' McAuley 55' Oliver 59' G. Jones 81' ( pen.) Todd 82'	Report	Brough 13' Kell 43' Beagrie 83' ( pen.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3468 Referee: Phil Richards

Hull City v Rochdale

18 September 2001 (2001-09-18) 8	Hull City	3–1	Rochdale	Hull
	Alexander 28', 51' Dudfield 63' Edwards 84' Whitmore 90'	Report	Townson 30' 90'	Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 10213 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

Shrewsbury Town v Rochdale

22 September 2001 (2001-09-22) 9	Shrewsbury Town	1–0	Rochdale	Shrewsbury
	Aiston 76' Rodgers 90'	Report	Oliver 69' Griffiths 75'	Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 4612 Referee: Paul Armstrong

Rochdale v Halifax Town

25 September 2001 (2001-09-25) 10	Rochdale	2–0	Halifax Town	Rochdale
	Griffiths 18' Platt 62', 77'	Report	Middleton 63'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3410 Referee: Frazer Stretton

Rochdale v Mansfield Town

29 September 2001 (2001-09-29) 11	Rochdale	3–1	Mansfield Town	Rochdale
	Oliver 15' Atkinson 22' Platt 32' G. Jones 64' Wheatcroft 81'	Report	Greenacre 90'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3963 Referee: Tony Bates

Swansea City v Rochdale

9 October 2001 (2001-10-09) 12	Swansea City	0–1	Rochdale	Swansea
		Report	Ford 31'	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 3533 Referee: Richard Beeby

Rochdale v Rushden & Diamonds

13 October 2001 (2001-10-13) 13	Rochdale	0–0	Rushden & Diamonds	Rochdale
	G. Jones 43'	Report	Peters 85'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4345 Referee: Colin Webster

Luton Town v Rochdale

20 October 2001 (2001-10-20) 14	Luton Town	0–1	Rochdale	Luton
	Crowe 42' Nicholls 90'	Report	Griffiths 20' Wheatcroft 39'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 7696 Referee: Steve Tomlin

Rochdale v Cheltenham Town

23 October 2001 (2001-10-23) 15	Rochdale	2–2	Cheltenham Town	Rochdale
	Wheatcroft 52' 17'  60' Oliver 65' Townson 72'	Report	Victory 6', 84' Banks 25' Alsop 65' Grayson 85'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3279 Referee: Mike Jones

Leyton Orient v Rochdale

27 October 2001 (2001-10-27) 16	Leyton Orient	4–2	Rochdale	London
	Ibehre 34' 67' Minton 37' 39' Watts 51' Joseph 59' Harris 74'	Report	Townson 77', 90' Jobson 90'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 4631 Referee: Trevor Parkes

Rochdale v Torquay United

3 November 2001 (2001-11-03) 17	Rochdale	2–0	Torquay United	Rochdale
	Townson 49', 90'	Report	Williams 77' Woods 90'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3078 Referee: Roy Pearson

Bristol Rovers v Rochdale

10 November 2001 (2001-11-10) 18	Bristol Rovers	0–2	Rochdale	Bristol
	Wilson 5' Astafjevs 33'  57'	Report	G. Jones 30' 70' Platt 50'	Stadium: Memorial Stadium Attendance: 5675 Referee: Barry Knight

Darlington v Rochdale

20 November 2001 (2001-11-20) 19	Darlington	1–0	Rochdale	Darlington
	Clark 78' ( pen.)	Report	Townson 55' Evans 62'	Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 3362 Referee: Uriah Rennie

Rochdale v Lincoln City

24 November 2001 (2001-11-24) 20	Rochdale	2–2	Lincoln City	Rochdale
	Jobson 43' Durkan 70'	Report	Hamilton 20' Gain 60' Bailey 70' Battersby 89' Holmes 90'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3139 Referee: Mark Warren

Hartlepool United v Rochdale

30 November 2001 (2001-11-30) 21	Hartlepool United	1–1	Rochdale	Hartlepool
	Bass 74'	Report	Oliver 59'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 4162 Referee: Steve Baines

Rochdale v Southend United

15 December 2001 (2001-12-15) 22	Rochdale	0–1	Southend United	Rochdale
	Jobson 35' Platt 80' Flitcroft 84'	Report	Broad 7' Rawle 20' Flahavan 80' Bramble 87'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2849 Referee: Mark Cowburn

Kidderminster Harriers v Rochdale

26 December 2001 (2001-12-26) 23	Kidderminster Harriers	4–1	Rochdale	Kidderminster
13:00 GMT	Henriksen 4', 44' Blake 21' 51' Stamps 67' Bennett 84'	Report	Oliver 38' 64' McCourt 65' Connor 66' Jobson 68'	Stadium: Aggborough Stadium Attendance: 3856 Referee: Mark Cooper

Exeter City v Rochdale

29 December 2001 (2001-12-29) 24	Exeter City	1–1	Rochdale	Exeter
	Flack 13' Power 45' Watson 62' Roberts 76'	Report	Townson 2' Platt 50' McAuley 71'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 2994 Referee: Paul Taylor

Macclesfield Town v Rochdale

12 January 2002 (2002-01-12) 25	Macclesfield Town	0–1	Rochdale	Macclesfield
		Report	Townson 51'	Stadium: Moss Rose Attendance: 3002 Referee: George Cain

Rochdale v Oxford United

19 January 2002 (2002-01-19) 26	Rochdale	1–1	Oxford United	Rochdale
	McCourt 7' Griffiths 16'	Report	Quinn 41' Gray 57' Moody 83'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3355 Referee: Mark Clattenburg

York City v Rochdale

22 January 2002 (2002-01-22) 27	York City	0–0	Rochdale	York
	Basham 76'	Report	Evans 39' Flitcroft 52' Platt 59' Connor 80'	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 2317 Referee: Paul Danson

Rochdale v Swansea City

26 January 2002 (2002-01-26) 28	Rochdale	2–0	Swansea City	Rochdale
	Oliver 40' Sharp 45' ( o.g.)	Report	O'Leary 53'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2819 Referee: John Brandwood

Rochdale v Carlisle United

29 January 2002 (2002-01-29) 29	Rochdale	1–1	Carlisle United	Rochdale
	Griffiths 62' Banks 62'	Report	Halliday 18' Foran 75'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3008 Referee: Steve Baines

Mansfield Town v Rochdale

2 February 2002 (2002-02-02) 30	Mansfield Town	3–1	Rochdale	Mansfield
	Greenacre 37', 86' 40' Pemberton 38'	Report	Oliver 89'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 4876 Referee: Howard Webb

Rochdale v York City

5 February 2002 (2002-02-05) 31	Rochdale	5–4	York City	Rochdale
	Townson 16' ( pen.), 45' McEvilly 49' Jobson 54', 77'	Report	Brass 13' Edmondson 15' Duffield 21' 60' Brass 44' Bullock 51' 56' Proctor 83'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2823 Referee: Graham Frankland

Rochdale v Luton Town

9 February 2002 (2002-02-09) 32	Rochdale	1–0	Luton Town	Rochdale
	McCourt 12' Flitcroft 32' Griffiths 44' McEvilly 67' Oliver 67' Doughty 72' Townson 89'	Report	Bayliss 5' 0' Nicholls 10' Howard 23' Perrett 88'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4306 Referee: Matt Messias

Rushden & Diamonds v Rochdale

16 February 2002 (2002-02-16) 33	Rushden & Diamonds	1–1	Rochdale	Irthlingborough
	Hanlon 48' Tillson 50' Peters 53' Lowe 69' Hall 88'	Report	McEvilly 9' Evans 29' Townson 90'	Stadium: Nene Park Attendance: 4672 Referee: Joe Ross

Scunthorpe United v Rochdale

23 February 2002 (2002-02-23) 34	Scunthorpe United	2–1	Rochdale	Scunthorpe
	Graves 27', 38' Stanton 78'	Report	S. Jones 10' Townson 49' Todd 67' Flitcroft 90'	Stadium: Glanford Park Attendance: 4521 Referee: Peter Walton

Rochdale v Shrewsbury Town

2 March 2002 (2002-03-02) 35	Rochdale	1–0	Shrewsbury Town	Rochdale
	Griffiths 80'	Report	Murray 4' Wilding 79'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3353 Referee: Roy Pearson

Halifax Town v Rochdale

5 March 2002 (2002-03-05) 36	Halifax Town	1–2	Rochdale	Halifax
	Stoneman 12'  39' Redfearn 32' Mitchell 90'	Report	McEvilly 63' 81' McCourt 90'	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 2825 Referee: Mark Cowburn

Southend United v Rochdale

9 March 2002 (2002-03-09) 37	Southend United	0–0	Rochdale	Southend
		Report	McEvilly 45' Platt 75'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 3429 Referee: David Crick

Rochdale v Hartlepool United

16 March 2002 (2002-03-16) 38	Rochdale	0–0	Hartlepool United	Rochdale
		Report	Watson 21' Clarke 50'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3219 Referee: Mark Cooper

Cheltenham Town v Rochdale

23 March 2002 (2002-03-23) 39	Cheltenham Town	1–1	Rochdale	Cheltenham
	Williams 3'	Report	Evans 52' Platt 53' Doughty 76'	Stadium: Whaddon Road Attendance: 4643 Referee: Rob Harris

Rochdale v Plymouth Argyle

26 March 2002 (2002-03-26) 40	Rochdale	1–3	Plymouth Argyle	Rochdale
	Simpson 54'	Report	Wotton 55' Hodges 64' 83' Keith 66' Coughlan 81'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4457 Referee: Mike Pike

Rochdale v Leyton Orient

30 March 2002 (2002-03-30) 41	Rochdale	3–0	Leyton Orient	Rochdale
	McEvilly 6' Simpson 30' Oliver 44' Townson 82'	Report	Martin 15' Smith 24'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3021 Referee: Graham Laws

Torquay United v Rochdale

1 April 2002 (2002-04-01) 42	Torquay United	3–0	Rochdale	Torquay
	Bedeau 40' Martin 45' Canoville 46' Graham 65'	Report	Durkan 31' Flitcroft 35' Griffiths 42'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 3136 Referee: Ray Olivier

Rochdale v Darlington

6 April 2002 (2002-04-06) 43	Rochdale	3–1	Darlington	Rochdale
	Griffiths 1' Platt 7' McEvilly 27' Simpson 35'	Report	Conlon 4' Reed 27' Porter 70'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3055 Referee: Alan Butler

Rochdale v Hull City

9 April 2002 (2002-04-09) 44	Rochdale	3–2	Hull City	Rochdale
	McEvilly 10' Oliver 32' McCourt 57' Townson 64'	Report	Holt 12' Dudfield 26', 45' Greaves 79'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3433 Referee: Trevor Parkes

Lincoln City v Rochdale

13 April 2002 (2002-04-13) 45	Lincoln City	1–1	Rochdale	Lincoln
	Thorpe 30' Cameron 54'	Report	Simpson 81'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 5849 Referee: Grant Hegley

Rochdale v Bristol Rovers

20 April 2002 (2002-04-20) 46	Rochdale	2–1	Bristol Rovers	Rochdale
	Simpson 63' McEvilly 65' McLoughlin 86' ( pen.)	Report	Thomas 29'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5292 Referee: Mark Cowburn

Rushden & Diamonds v Rochdale

27 April 2002 (2002-04-27) 1st Leg	Rushden & Diamonds	2–2	Rochdale	Irthlingborough
	Wardley 34' Butterworth 73' Lowe 75' Angell 90'	Report	McEvilly 8' Simpson 33' 57' Oliver 38' Griffiths 76'	Stadium: Nene Park Attendance: 6,015 Referee: Graham Barber

Rochdale v Rushden & Diamonds

30 April 2002 (2002-04-30) 2nd Leg	Rochdale	1–2	Rushden & Diamonds	Rochdale
	Peters 65' ( o.g.)	Report	Lowe 67' Hall 76'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8,485 Referee: Roger Furnandiz

Tamworth v Rochdale

17 November 2001 (2001-11-17) 1	Tamworth	1–1	Rochdale	Tamworth
	Wilson 21' 43'	Report	Doughty 5'	Stadium: The Lamb Ground Attendance: 3,119 Referee: Alan Kaye

Rochdale v Tamworth

27 November 2001 (2001-11-27) 1 (replay)	Rochdale	1–0	Tamworth	Rochdale
	Jones 70' Durkan 85' Oliver 90'	Report	Gould 43'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2,709 Referee: Alan Kaye

Blackpool v Rochdale

8 December 2001 (2001-12-08) 2	Blackpool	2–0	Rochdale	Blackpool
	Murphy 22' Simpson 89'	Report	Jobson 86'	Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5,191 Referee: Ray Olivier

Huddersfield Town v Rochdale

21 August 2001 (2001-08-21) 1	Huddersfield Town	0–1	Rochdale	Huddersfield
		Report	Ford 20'	Stadium: Kirklees Stadium Attendance: 3,995 Referee: Mike Ryan

Rochdale v Fulham

11 September 2001 (2001-09-11) 2	Rochdale	2–2 (5–6 p)	Fulham	Rochdale
	Bayliss 40' Townson 74', 102'	Report	Boa Morte 17' Finnan 53' Brevett 120'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6,303 Referee: Roy Pearson
	Penalties
	Jones Townson McAuley Flitcroft Oliver Evans Griffiths Platt Bayliss		Clark Legwinski Finnan Davis Hayles Melville Brevett Taylor Boa Morte

Rochdale v Southport

16 October 2001 (2001-10-16) 1	Rochdale	2–0	Southport	Rochdale
	Platt 37' Jones 88' ( pen.)	Report	Elam 59'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,411 Referee: Graham Salisbury

Rochdale v Port Vale

30 October 2001 (2001-10-30) 1	Rochdale	1–2	Port Vale	Rochdale
	Townson 49' Flitcroft 55'	Report	Carragher 23' Burton-Godwin 53' ( pen.) Armstrong 66' Killen 68'  72'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1,639 Referee: Mike Ryan

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