2002–03 Rochdale A.F.C. season
# 2002–03 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 2002–03 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the club's 82nd season in the Football League, and the 29th consecutive season in the fourth tier (League Division Three).

## Statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Division 3 | League Division 3 | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | League Trophy | League Trophy |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | MF | ENG | Chris Beech | 19 | 2 | 16 + 2 | 1 | 1 + 0 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Clive Platt | 49 | 9 | 40 + 2 | 6 | 6 + 0 | 3 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Darren Hockenhull | 7 | 1 | 6 + 1 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | David Flitcroft | 48 | 2 | 40 + 1 | 2 | 5 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| | DF | WAL | Gareth Griffiths | 47 | 7 | 41 + 1 | 6 | 3 + 0 | 1 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| | MF | NIR | Gavin Melaugh | 24 | 2 | 17 + 2 | 1 | 5 + 0 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Ian Bishop | 9 | 0 | 5 + 3 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Jesús Fernández Mengual | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | John Baker | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Kevin Townson | 28 | 1 | 5 + 19 | 1 | 0 + 2 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| | DF | IRL | Lee Andrews | 8 | 0 | 8 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Lee Duffy | 27 | 0 | 19 + 3 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Lee Hodges | 8 | 0 | 3 + 4 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| | FW | NIR | Lee McEvilly | 43 | 15 | 27 + 10 | 14 | 4 + 1 | 1 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Matt Doughty | 47 | 0 | 39 + 2 | 0 | 4 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Matt Gilks | 22 | 0 | 19 + 1 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Michael Oliver | 24 | 2 | 17 + 3 | 2 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Michael Taylor | 2 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Neil Bennett | 1 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| | GK | WAL | Neil Edwards | 32 | 0 | 26 + 0 | 0 | 5 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| | MF | NIR | Paddy McCourt | 30 | 3 | 12 + 14 | 2 | 0 + 2 | 1 | 0 + 1 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Paul Connor | 46 | 15 | 30 + 9 | 12 | 5 + 0 | 3 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Paul Simpson | 41 | 11 | 30 + 5 | 10 | 3 + 1 | 1 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Richard Jobson | 20 | 0 | 15 + 1 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| | FW | NIR | Rory Patterson | 9 | 0 | 2 + 6 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 1 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | NIR | Scott Warner | 9 | 0 | 6 + 1 | 0 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| | DF | AUS | Shane Cansdell-Sherriff | 4 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| | FW | IRL | Shane Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Simon Grand | 28 | 2 | 22 + 1 | 2 | 5 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Stephen Hill | 12 | 1 | 9 + 1 | 1 | 2 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Steve Macauley | 7 | 0 | 6 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 |
| | DF | WAL | Wayne Evans | 47 | 0 | 40 + 0 | 0 | 6 + 0 | 0 | 1 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
| | MF | IRL | Kieron Durkan | 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 | 0 + 0 | 0 |
