List of Rochdale A.F.C. players

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. This is a list of footballers who have played for Rochdale A.F.C. who have played 100 or more senior matches for the club.

Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only. Wartime matches are regarded as unofficial and are excluded, as are matches from the abandoned 1939–40 season.

Name	Nationality	Position	Club career	League apps	League goals	Total apps	Total goals	Notes
James Henderson	England	MF	1910–1920	114	3	132	5
Billy Biggar	England	GK	1910–1915	164	0	187	0
Albert Smith	England	MF	1910–1915 1923–1924	186	51	198	55
Jim Tully	England	MF	1912–1923	174	15	192	19
Charlie Milne/Milnes	England	DF	1913–1920	90	7	100	9
Jimmy Nuttall	England	DF	1919–1923	123	2	132	2
Harry Moody	England	GK	1922–1928	161	0	170	0
David Parkes	England	DF	1922–1928	209	11	219	12
Billy Tompkinson	England	MF	1923–1928	162	45	168	45
Albert Whitehurst	England	FW	1923–1928	169	117	187	128	Most Rochdale goals in one season (1926–27) Leading league scorer (1926–27, 1927–28) Joint leading league scorer (1923–24)
Willie Brown	Scotland	DF	1923–1928	178	0	187	0
Bobby Hughes	England	MF	1924–1928	127	48	132	50
Alex Christie	Scotland	HB	1924–1928	137	5	143	6
Henry Martin	England	MF	1925–1931	93	18	100	21
Billy Bertram	England	FW	1925–1931	198	72	206	74
Jack Barber	England	FW	1927–1931	142	4	147	4
George Stott	England	MF	1928–1931	109	30	111	30
Walter Buckley	England	WH	1933–1936	108	2	112	2
Albert Worthy	England	DF	1934–1937	99	1	103	2
Joe Duff	England	FW	1935–1946	132	26	144	28
Walter Birch	England	MF	1946–1953	243	10	257	12
Don Partridge	England	WH	1946–1956	103	2	113	2
Eric Wood	England	WH	1946–1951	148	15	160	16
Jackie Arthur	England	WN	1947–1954	170	25	182	27
Jack Livesey	England	IF	1948–1951	113	36	119	37
Bill Watson	England	DF	1948–1954	200	0	207	0
Trevor Churchill	England	GK	1949–1953	110	0	111	0
Harry Boyle	Scotland	DF	1950–1951 1952–1956	175	0	184	0
Alistair Buchan	Scotland	MF	1951–1954	107	2	110	2
Joe Lynn	England	MF	1951–1956	193	22	203	23
Arnold Kendall	England	MF	1953–1956	111	25	116	26
Jimmy Anders	England	WN	1953–1956	123	28	123	28
Frank Lord	England	FW	1953–1961	122	54	129	56	Leading league scorer (1956–57)
Danny Murphy	England	WH	1954–1956	109	0	114	0
Billy McCulloch	Scotland	MF	1954–1958	140	2	143	2
Bev Glover	England	DF	1954–1959	169	1	178	1
Charlie Ferguson	Scotland	DF	1955–1959	150	4	156	4
Jimmy Jones	England	GK	1955–1960	177	0	186	0
Ray Aspden	England	DF	1955–1966	297	2	328	2
Jackie Grant	England	DF	1956–1958	102	3	104	3
Eddie Wainwright	England	FW	1956–1959	100	27	105	30	Leading league scorer (1958–59)
Stanley Milburn	England	DF	1958–1965	238	26	269	26	Leading league scorer (1959–60)
Ron Barnes	England	MF	1959–1961	91	7	101	10
Ronnie Cairns	England	FW	1959–1964	195	66	222	74	Leading league scorer (1960–61, 1961–62, 1962–63)
Stan Hepton	England	FW	1960–1964	149	21	173	27
Joe Richardson	England	FW	1960–1965	115	31	129	38	Leading league scorer (1964–65)
Doug Wragg	England	MF	1961–1964	103	15	121	0
Doug Winton	Scotland	DF	1961–1964	119	0	141	0
Jimmy Thompson	England	MF	1961–1965	199	15	229	17
Ted Burgin	England	GK	1961–1965	207	0	236	0
George Morton	England	FW	1962–1966	147	51	161	55
David Storf	England	MF	1963–1967	138	19	149	22
Laurie Calloway	England	DF	1964–1967	162	4	175	5
Brian Taylor	England	MF	1964–1968	132	7	139	7
Reg Jenkins	England	FW	1964–1973	305	119	332	129	Leading league scorer (1964–65, 1966–67, 1969–70, 1970-71) Joint leading league scorer (1965–66, 1972–73)
Graham Smith	England	DF	1966–1974	317	3	345	4
Steve Melledew	England	FW	1967–1969 1976–1978	175	36	190	38
Hughen Riley	England	MF	1967–1971	92	12	101	12
Billy Rudd	England	MF	1968–1970	108	8	113	8
Joe Ashworth	England	WH	1968–1971	132	3	148	4
Colin Parry	England	DF	1968–1972	156	1	169	1
Dennis Butler	England	WN	1968–1973	157	36	170	39	Leading league scorer (1968–69)
Norman Whitehead	England	MF	1968–1972	156	11	173	13
Derek Ryder	England	DF	1968–1972	168	1	185	1
Bobby Downes	England	MF	1969–1974	174	10	192	12
Peter Gowans	Scotland	WN	1970–1973	144	21	155	22	Leading league scorer (1971–72)
Gary Cooper	England	FW	1973–1977	91	14	100	14
Keith Hanvey	England	DF	1973–1977 1984–1985	136	10	157	11
Mike Poole	England	GK	1973–1978 1981–1982	219	0	249	0
Paul Hallows	England	DF	1974–1979	197	2	223	2
Tony Whelan	England	FW	1974–1977	124	20	143	21	Joint leading league scorer (1974–75)
Bob Mountford	England	FW	1975–1977	98	37	112	41	Leading league scorer (1975-1976, 1976-1977) Joint leading league scorer (1974–75)
Bill Summerscales	England	DF	1975–1977	87	4	100	4
Ian Bannon	England	DF	1976–1980	122	0	135	0
Nigel O'Loughlin	England	MF	1976–1982	245	17	269	19
Dave Esser	England	MF	1977–1982	180	24	199	27
Bobby Scaife	England	MF	1977–1980	98	9	106	11
Eric Snookes	England	DF	1978–1983	183	1	204	1
Brian Taylor	England	DF	1978–1983	154	10	167	10
Mark Hilditch	England	FW	1978–1983 1990–1991	213	42	239	46
Alan Weir	England	DF	1979–1983	106	3	119	3
Eugene Martinez	England	MF	1980–1983	116	16	127	17
Barry Wellings	England	FW	1980–1983	116	31	129	33	Leading league scorer (1980-81)
David Thompson	England	MF	1981–1986 1994–1997	265	24	306	24
Bill Williams	England	DF	1982–1985	95	2	107	2
Paul Heaton	England	MF	1984–1986	89	9	102	10
Ian McMahon	England	MF	1984–1986	91	8	104	8
Steve Taylor	England	FW	1984–1986 1989	101	46	115	56
Shaun Reid	England	MF	1984–1988 1992–1995	240	14	291	20
John Seasman	England	MF	1984–1988	95	4	114	5
David Redfern	England	GK	1985–1987	87	0	104	0
David Grant	England	DF	1985–1987	97	2	113	2
John Bramhall	England	DF	1986–1988	86	13	102	14
Jason Smart	England	DF	1986–1989	117	4	136	4
Keith Welch	England	GK	1987–1991	205	0	239	0
Steve O'Shaughnessy	Wales	MF	1988–1991	109	16	130	21	Leading league scorer (1989-90)
David Cole	England	DF	1989–1991	84	7	100	7
Tony Brown	England	DF	1989–1993	114	0	137	0
Jimmy Graham	Scotland	DF	1989–1994	137	1	172	2
Peter Ward	England	MF	1989–1991	84	10	101	11
Steve Doyle	Wales	MF	1990–1994	121	1	141	1
Andy Milner	England	FW	1990–1994	127	25	152	33
Paul Butler	England	DF	1991–1996	158	10	188	10
Andy Flounders	England	FW	1991–1994	85	31	105	33	Leading league scorer (1991-92) Joint leading league scorer (1992-93)
Alan Reeves	England	DF	1991–1994	121	9	134	8
Jon Bowden	England	MF	1991–1995	106	17	122	18
Steve Whitehall	England	FW	1991–1997	235	74	277	91	Leading league scorer (1994-95, 1995-96) Joint leading league scorer (1992-93, 1993-94, 1996-97)
Andy Thackeray	England	DF	1992–1997	162	13	191	16
Mark Stuart	England	MF	1993–1999	202	41	231	45
Jason Peake	England	MF	1994–1996 1998–2000	176	17	208	21
Alex Russell	England	MF	1994–1998	103	14	115	15	Joint leading league scorer (1996-97)
David Bayliss	England	DF	1995–2001 2006	189	9	219	9
John Deary	England	MF	1995–1997	88	10	103	16
Robbie Painter	England	FW	1996–1999	112	29	128	30	Leading league scorer (1997-98)
Andy Farrell	England	MF	1996–1999	97	1	113	1
Keith Hill	England	DF	1996–2001	176	6	198	7	Manager of Rochdale 2006–2011, 2013-2019
Neil Edwards	Wales	GK	1997–2005	239	0	277	0
Gary Jones	England	MF	1998–2001 2003–2012	403	62	459	67	Record Rochdale appearances Leading league scorer (2010-11)
Mark Monington	England	DF	1998–2001	95	12	111	16
Wayne Evans	Wales	DF	1999–2005	259	3	297	4
David Flitcroft	England	DF	1999–2003 2007-2011	161	4	190	4
Tony Ford	England	MF	1999–2002	89	6	104	7
Clive Platt	England	FW	1999–2003	169	30	194	37
Michael Oliver	England	DF	2000–2003	103	9	119	10
Kevin Townson	England	FW	2001-2004	102	25	102	25	Leading league scorer (2001-02, 2003-04)
Paul Connor	England	FW	2001–2004	94	29	108	32	Highest transfer fee paid (£150,000) Leading league scorer (2000-01)
Matt Doughty	England	DF	2001–2004	108	1	126	2
Matt Gilks	Scotland	GK	2001–2007	176	0	197	0
Gareth Griffiths	Wales	DF	2001–2006	184	14	204	18
Lee McEvilly	Northern Ireland	FW	2001–2004 2007–2009	108	33	118	35	Leading league scorer (2002-03)
Ernie Cooksey	England	MF	2004–2007	87	8	100	8
Alan Goodall	England	DF	2004–2007 2010–2011	123	8	135	8
Rory McArdle	England	DF	2005–2010	148	5	166	6
Chris Dagnall	England	FW	2006–2010	156	54	176	60	Leading league scorer (2006-07)
Simon Ramsden	England	DF	2006–2009	112	6	124	6
Adam Rundle	England	FW	2006–2010	127	17	148	19
Nathan Stanton	England	DF	2006–2010	139	0	154	0
Joe Thompson	England	MF	2006–2013 2016-2018	179	19	202	21
Tom Kennedy	England	DF	2007–2011 2014–2016	179	9	202	9
Marcus Holness	England	DF	2007–2012	108	4	108	4
Adam Le Fondre	England	FW	2007–2009	98	38	112	42	Leading league scorer (2007-08, 2008-09)
Scott Wiseman	Gibraltar	DF	2008–2011 2018	118	1	127	1
Jason Kennedy	England	MF	2009–2014	184	12	200	15
Josh Lillis	England	GK	2009–2019	228	0	264	0
Matt Done	Wales	FW	2010–2011 2013–2015 2017–2022	262	27	310	35
Andrew Tutte	England	MF	2010–2014	95	10	110	21
Rhys Bennett	England	DF	2012–2016 2023	115	6	134	7
Joe Rafferty	Republic of Ireland	DF	2012–2019	214	3	257	5
Olly Lancashire	England	DF	2013–2016	93	2	108	3
Michael Rose	England	DF	2013–2016	118	8	132	9
Jamie Allen	England	MF	2013–2017	133	11	151	11
Peter Vincenti	England	MF	2013–2017	131	27	152	32
Ian Henderson	England	FW	2013–2020 2022–	341	120	393	136	Record Rochdale goalscorer Leading league scorer (2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20)
Callum Camps	Northern Ireland	MF	2013–2020	201	25	240	30
Joe Bunney	England	DF	2013–2019	138	16	160	17
Matty Lund	Northern Ireland	MF	2013–2017 2020–2021	128	26	141	29	Joint leading league scorer (2020-21)
Calvin Andrew	England	FW	2014–2020	190	24	231	28
Jimmy McNulty	England	DF	2015–2023	197	2	237	4	Manager of Rochdale 2023–
Harrison McGahey	England	DF	2016–2019	99	0	127	0
Oliver Rathbone	England	MF	2016–2021	124	10	154	13
Aaron Morley	England	MF	2016–2021	93	6	121	9
Stephen Dooley	Northern Ireland	MF	2018–2022	113	4	137	5
Jimmy Keohane	Republic of Ireland	MF	2019–	145	15	169	13
Eoghan O'Connell	Republic of Ireland	DF	2019–2022	115	2	131	3

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)
English National Football Archive
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

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Lists of male footballers in England by club
Premier League	AFC Bournemouth Arsenal 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Aston Villa Brentford 100+ 25–99 1–24 Internationals Hall of Fame POTY Brighton & Hove Albion Burnley 100+ Internationals Chelsea 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Crystal Palace 100+ POTY Everton 100+ Internationals Hall of Fame Fulham 100+ 25–99 1–24 Liverpool 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Luton Town 100+ POTY Manchester City 100+ 25–99 1–24 Manchester United 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Newcastle United Nottingham Forest 100+ Internationals Sheffield United 100+ 25–99 Internationals POTY Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship	Birmingham City 100+ 25–99 1–24 Blackburn Rovers Bristol City Cardiff City 100+ 25–99 1–24 Captains Internationals Coventry City 100+ Internationals POTY Huddersfield Town Hull City Ipswich Town 100+ Hall of Fame POTY Leeds United Leicester City Middlesbrough Millwall Norwich City 100+ 25–99 Hall of Fame POTY Plymouth Argyle 100+ POTY Preston North End 100+ POTY Queens Park Rangers Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday All Internationals POTY Southampton 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Stoke City 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Sunderland Swansea City 100+ Internationals Watford 50+ 1–49 POTY West Bromwich Albion
League One	Barnsley Blackpool Bolton Wanderers 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Bristol Rovers 100+ 25–99 Internationals POTY Burton Albion Cambridge United Carlisle United Charlton Athletic Cheltenham Town Derby County 100+ POTY Exeter City Fleetwood Town Leyton Orient Lincoln City 100+ 25–99 Northampton Town Oxford United Peterborough United Port Vale 25+ 1–24 POTY Portsmouth Reading 100+ 25–99 1–24 Internationals POTY Shrewsbury Town Stevenage Wigan Athletic Wycombe Wanderers
League Two	Accrington Stanley AFC Wimbledon Barrow Bradford City 50+ 1–49 Colchester United 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY Crawley Town Crewe Alexandra Doncaster Rovers 100+ 1879–1918 Forest Green Rovers Gillingham 50+ 25–49 1–24 Grimsby Town Harrogate Town Mansfield Town Milton Keynes Dons Morecambe Newport County Notts County Salford City Stockport County Sutton United Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers 100+ 1921–1939 1945–present Walsall Wrexham
Non-League / Defunct	Bradford (Park Avenue) Bury 100+ 25–99 1–24 Chester 100+ 25–99 1–24 Chesterfield Darlington 100+ 25–99 1–24 Dagenham & Redbridge Halifax Town Hereford United Macclesfield Town Nelson Oldham Athletic 100+ 25–99 1–24 Rochdale 100+ 25–99 1–24 Scarborough Southend United Torquay United Wanderers Wigan Borough Yeovil Town 100+ Internationals York City 100+ 25–99 1–24 POTY
Clubs are grouped by their division in the 2023–24 season. Includes the Welsh clubs where lists have been created. 'POTY' = 'Player of the Year / Season'.

Rochdale Association Football Club
Club	Spotland Stadium Players 100+ appearances 25–99 appearances 1–24 appearances Managers Seasons
Matches	1962 League Cup final 2008 Football League Two play-off final