2001–02 Rochdale A.F.C. season
# 2001–02 Rochdale A.F.C. season

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).

## 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 | LD3 Play-offs | LD3 Play-offs |
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| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | 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 |
