List of Rochdale A.F.C. players

This article is about Rochdale A.F.C. players with at least 100 appearances. For Rochdale A.F.C. players with between 25 and 99 appearances, see List of Rochdale A.F.C. players (25–99 appearances). For Rochdale A.F.C. players with fewer than 25 appearances, see List of Rochdale A.F.C. players (1–24 appearances). For a list of all Rochdale A.F.C. players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see Category: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–

380 131 434 147 Record Rochdale goalscorer

Leading league scorer in 6 consecutive seasons (2014-15 to 2019-20)

As of end of 2023–24 season

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 2019–2024 186 22 212 22
Eoghan O'Connell  Republic of Ireland DF 2019–2022 115 2 131 3
Ethan Ebanks–Landell  England DF 2019

2022–

99 6 103 6 As of end of 2023–24 season