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2001–02 Rochdale A.F.C. Season
The 2001–02 Football League, 2001–02 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 95th in existence and their 28th consecutive in the fourth tier of the English football league, named at the time as the Football League Third Division. Statistics Competitions Football League Third Division Play-Offs FA Cup Football League Cup (Worthington Cup) Football League Trophy (LDV Vans Trophy) References {{DEFAULTSORT:2001-02 Rochdale A.F.C. season Rochdale A.F.C. seasons 2001–02 Football League Third Division by team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Rochdale ( ) is a town in Greater Manchester, England, and the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale. In the United Kingdom 2021 Census, 2021 Census, the town had a population of 111,261, compared to 223,773 for the wider borough. Rochdale is in the foothills of the South Pennines and lies in the Dale (landform), dale (valley) of the River Roch, north-west of Oldham and north-east of Manchester. Rochdale's recorded history begins with an entry in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ''Recedham Manor'', but can be traced back to the 9th century. The Rochdale (ancient parish), ancient parish of Rochdale was a division of the Salford Hundred and one of the larger ecclesiastical parishes in England, comprising several Township (England), townships. By 1251, the town had become of such importance that it was granted a royal charter. The town became a centre of northern England's woollen trade and, by the early 18th century, was described as being "remarkable for i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Coleman
Simon Coleman (born 13 June 1968) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He notably played in the Premier League for Sheffield Wednesday and Bolton Wanderers and in the Football League for Mansfield Town, Middlesbrough, Derby County, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Southend United and Rochdale. Playing career He played 475 competitive games in English football and appeared in the Premier League for both Sheffield Wednesday and Bolton Wanderers. His career at Bolton may have reached greater heights in the Premier League had his leg not been broken in a tackle by Derby County's Marco Gabbiadini in February 1995. Personal life He has previously worked at a football academy in Mansfield. He now works at Garibaldi School as a Physical Education Teacher. Honours *Zenith Data Systems Cup: Runner up 1989/90 with Middlesbrough *First Division Championship: 1996/97 (with Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club ( ) is a professional association ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan McLoughlin
Alan Francis McLoughlin (20 April 1967 – 4 May 2021) was an Irish professional footballer and coach, who played as a midfielder for the Republic of Ireland and various English club sides, most notably Swindon Town and Portsmouth. His most notable moment at international level was scoring the equaliser against Northern Ireland in Belfast that qualified the Republic of Ireland for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Career Manchester United McLoughlin began his career as a trainee at Manchester United on leaving school in July 1983, turning professional at the start of the 1985–86 season. However, he never played a first team game for United even when featuring over 40 times for the reserves. Swindon Town After his release from Old Trafford, McLoughlin played in a trial tournament for Stoke City but was not signed. He featured in an exit trial match at Durham University. He was then offered a one-week trial by Oldham Athletic but joined Swindon Town in August 1986, just after they had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Bayliss
David Anthony Bayliss (born 8 June 1976) is an English football scout. He previously played in defence, and was manager at Barrow. Career Born in Liverpool, Merseyside, Bayliss joined Rochdale and progressed through the ranks, making his Football League debut in the 1994–95 season. He went on to make 186 league appearances for them, scoring nine times, before joining Luton Town during 2001–02. He spent four seasons at Kenilworth Road, making 37 league appearances and also had nine games on loan to Chester City before being released in the summer of 2005. He spent the next season with Wrexham making 22 league appearances and he also had a four-game loan spell back at Rochdale. In the summer of 2006, he joined Lancaster City but then left at the start of November to join Barrow. He later become joint-manager of Barrow. Along with Darren Sheridan he oversaw a major turnaround in Barrow's season. The Bluebirds were 19th in the Conference North when Bayliss and Sheridan took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kieron Durkan
Kieron John Durkan (1 December 1973 – 28 February 2018) was a professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Active between 1992 and 2004, Durkan made over 250 appearances in the Football League. Born in England, he represented the Republic of Ireland at youth international level. Early and personal life Durkan was born in Chester, Cheshire and raised in nearby Runcorn. Club career He played professionally for Wrexham, Stockport County, Macclesfield Town, York City, Rochdale and Swansea City. Durkan later played non-League football for Caernarfon Town, Runcorn FC Halton, Leek Town and Cefn Druids Cefn Druids Association Football Club () was an association football team based in the village of Cefn Mawr, Wrexham. The club reformed in the 2024–25 season to play in the . Before, the club played in the Cymru North after being relegated fr .... International career He earned five caps for the Republic of Ireland national under-21 team. Later life and death After ret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Simpson (footballer)
Paul David Simpson (born 26 July 1966) is an English former professional footballer who is the assistant manager of the Jamaica senior national team. He has been a coach and manager at several English clubs and was manager of the England team that won the FIFA Under-20s World Cup in South Korea in 2017. Playing career Manchester City At the age of 15, Simpson moved from Carlisle to Manchester in order to begin his playing career as a schoolboy at Manchester City. He made his senior debut aged 16, on 2 October 1982 in a 3–2 win against Coventry City, making three senior appearance in total in the 1982/83 season. After the club were relegated and new manager Billy McNeill arrived, Simpson, along with John Beresford, was briefly loaned out to Irish club Finn Harps to gain more experience. He scored 3 goals in 9 total appearances at Finn Park. He returned during the final stages of 1984–85 campaign and enjoyed a run of games as he scored 6 times in just 10 appearances a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Ford (footballer, Born 1959)
Anthony Ford (born 14 May 1959) is an English former association football, footballer. Through most of his career, Ford was a right midfielder, right-sided midfielder, but in later years, he was converted to right-back. In a career that spanned 27 years, across four decades, Ford played 931 English Football League, league matches, which is List of footballers in England by number of league appearances, the all-time record for matches played in the English league by an outfield player. He is one of five outfield players in English football to have ever passed List of men's footballers with the most official appearances, 1,000 games in competitive matches (including league, cup and for Graham Alexander also national team games), the others being Scott McGleish, Graham Alexander, Jamie Cureton, Stuart Pearce and Neil Redfearn. Career Playing career Ford began his career at his hometown club Grimsby Town F.C., Grimsby Town when he made his first-team debut as a 16-year-old on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Gilks
Matthew Gilks (born 4 June 1982) is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for Blackpool, Burnley, Norwich City, Rochdale, Rangers, Wigan Athletic, Shrewsbury Town, Scunthorpe United, Lincoln City, Fleetwood Town and Bolton Wanderers. Born in England, he qualified to represent Scotland. He was first selected for the Scotland national team in August 2010 and made his international debut in August 2012. Club career Rochdale Born in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, where he started out with Heyside Juniors, Gilks joined Rochdale at the age of 13. He was promoted from their youth team in 2001. After being coached by Fred Barber,"The Big Interview – Matt Gilks" – ''Goalkeeper Magazine'', YouTube he eventually replaced [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Todd (footballer)
Lee Todd (born 7 March 1972) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a defender. Playing career Todd started his career in 1988 as a junior with Hartlepool United with whom he stayed until 1990. In the summer of 1990 Todd transferred to Stockport County on a free transfer. Lee spent seven years at Stockport notching up a total of 226 league appearances including two promotions and a League Cup Semi-Final appearance. In 1997 Todd was bought by his former Stockport County manager Dave Jones who was now managing Southampton paying £850,000 for his services. During his time at Southampton he played just ten league games, which included playing the full 90 minutes as Southampton won 3–2 against Liverpool at Anfield. After spending a year in the Premier League, Todd moved on again in search of more regular football. This time it was to Bradford City for a fee of £250,000. Todd spent two years at Bradford City notching up only 15 league appearances. In Septe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graeme Atkinson
Graeme Atkinson (born 11 November 1971) is an English former professional footballer who normally played as a midfielder. On 4 July 2008, Atkinson was confirmed as a scout of newly promoted Conference National The National League, officially known as Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in England. The National League is the first division of the National League (English football), National Le ... side Barrow. In January 2016, Atkinson returned to Preston North End at the club's community department, leading on the Post-16 education provision. References External links *Graeme Atkinson career stats aOnCloudSeven.com 1971 births Living people English men's footballers Hull City A.F.C. players Preston North End F.C. players Rochdale A.F.C. players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Scunthorpe United F.C. players Lancaster City F.C. players Scarborough F.C. players Tamworth F.C. players Men's associati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Doughty
Matthew Liam Doughty (born 2 November 1981) is an English former professional football player and manager. He started his professional career at Chester City, but whilst at the club he was sent to prison for four months following an incident outside a nightclub in Warrington, this meant he missed Chester City's last game in the Football League before they were relegated. In 2001, he joined Rochdale where he spent three seasons before moving on to play for Halifax Town and Altrincham respectively. In 2010, he moved to Witton Albion before joining Hyde in March 2011. He later returned to Altrincham, before playing for Warrington Town and Trafford. Following his retirement from football, he had a brief spell as manager of Altrincham. In July 2023, Doughty appeared as one of the contestants on Gordon Ramsay's Hells Kitchen. Career Chester City Born in Warrington, Doughty signed professional terms with Chester City at the age of 16. He played regularly in 1999–2000 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Oliver (footballer, Born 1975)
Michael Oliver (born 2 August 1975) is an English former footballer who made 276 appearances in the Football League playing as a midfielder for Stockport County, Darlington and Rochdale in the 1990s and 2000s. Life and career Oliver was born in Middlesbrough, and began his career in the youth system of Middlesbrough F.C. He turned professional with the club, but his only first-team appearance came on 16 November 1993, as a substitute in the Anglo-Italian Cup against Ancona. In 1994, he signed for Stockport County; the fee was determined by tribunal. He made his Stockport and Football League debut on 28 February 1995, at the age of 19, as a substitute in a 4–0 defeat at Oxford United in the Second Division, and played in 12 of the remaining 14 matches in the 1994–95 season. He was used infrequently in his second season, was released at its end, and dropped down two divisions to sign for Darlington. He settled well at Darlington, where he spent four years, and played at leas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
