Rochdale 2009/10

Rochdale finished 3rd of 24 in the 2009/10 League Two with 82 points (won 25, drawn 7, lost 14; scored 82, conceded 48) and were promoted. They were top of the table after 22 matches of 46; lowest 18th, after match 4. Longest runs: 6 wins in a row and 11 unbeaten.

Position after each match

Points against champions and relegated clubs

Rochdale
Champions, middle half
Relegated, middle half

Bands: the middle half of champions’ and relegated clubs’ points after each match, from every complete 24-club League Two season on file.

Results

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Pts	Pos
1	Sat 8 Aug 2009	Port Vale (away)	1–1 D	Drew	1	12th
2	Sat 15 Aug 2009	Aldershot (home)	1–0 W	Won	4	6th
3	Tue 18 Aug 2009	Cheltenham (home)	0–1 L	Lost	4	12th
4	Sun 23 Aug 2009	Rotherham (away)	1–2 L	Lost	4	18th
5	Sat 29 Aug 2009	Bury (home)	3–0 W	Won	7	13th
6	Fri 4 Sep 2009	Morecambe (away)	3–3 D	Drew	8	9th
7	Sat 12 Sep 2009	Torquay (home)	2–1 W	Won	11	8th
8	Sat 19 Sep 2009	Northampton (away)	2–1 W	Won	14	5th
9	Sat 26 Sep 2009	Hereford United (home)	4–1 W	Won	17	4th
10	Tue 29 Sep 2009	Darlington (away)	2–0 W	Won	20	2nd
11	Sun 4 Oct 2009	Burton (away)	0–1 L	Lost	20	7th
12	Sat 10 Oct 2009	Barnet (home)	2–1 W	Won	23	4th
13	Sat 17 Oct 2009	Grimsby (away)	2–0 W	Won	26	3rd
14	Sat 24 Oct 2009	Accrington (home)	1–2 L	Lost	26	3rd
15	Sat 31 Oct 2009	Bournemouth (away)	4–0 W	Won	29	2nd
16	Sat 14 Nov 2009	Chesterfield (home)	2–3 L	Lost	29	3rd
17	Sat 21 Nov 2009	Dag and Red (away)	2–1 W	Won	32	2nd
18	Tue 24 Nov 2009	Notts County (home)	2–1 W	Won	35	2nd
19	Tue 1 Dec 2009	Bradford (away)	3–0 W	Won	38	1st
20	Sat 5 Dec 2009	Macclesfield (home)	3–0 W	Won	41	1st
21	Sat 12 Dec 2009	Lincoln (away)	3–1 W	Won	44	1st
22	Sat 19 Dec 2009	Shrewsbury (home)	4–0 W	Won	47	1st
23	Sat 26 Dec 2009	Crewe (away)	2–2 D	Drew	48	1st
24	Mon 28 Dec 2009	Morecambe (home)	4–1 W	Won	51	1st
25	Tue 19 Jan 2010	Aldershot (away)	1–1 D	Drew	52	1st
26	Sat 23 Jan 2010	Cheltenham (away)	4–1 W	Won	55	1st
27	Tue 26 Jan 2010	Port Vale (home)	0–0 D	Drew	56	1st
28	Mon 1 Feb 2010	Bury (away)	0–1 L	Lost	56	1st
29	Sat 6 Feb 2010	Crewe (home)	2–0 W	Won	59	1st
30	Sat 20 Feb 2010	Dag and Red (home)	3–1 W	Won	62	1st
31	Tue 23 Feb 2010	Bradford (home)	1–3 L	Lost	62	1st
32	Sat 27 Feb 2010	Macclesfield (away)	1–0 W	Won	65	1st
33	Tue 2 Mar 2010	Rotherham (home)	4–0 W	Won	68	1st
34	Sat 6 Mar 2010	Lincoln (home)	1–1 D	Drew	69	1st
35	Sat 13 Mar 2010	Shrewsbury (away)	1–0 W	Won	72	1st
36	Sat 20 Mar 2010	Accrington (away)	4–2 W	Won	75	1st
37	Sat 27 Mar 2010	Grimsby (home)	4–1 W	Won	78	1st
38	Sat 3 Apr 2010	Chesterfield (away)	0–2 L	Lost	78	1st
39	Mon 5 Apr 2010	Bournemouth (home)	0–0 D	Drew	79	1st
40	Sat 10 Apr 2010	Torquay (away)	0–5 L	Lost	79	1st
41	Tue 13 Apr 2010	Darlington (home)	0–1 L	Lost	79	2nd
42	Sat 17 Apr 2010	Northampton (home)	1–0 W	Won	82	2nd
43	Tue 20 Apr 2010	Notts County (away)	0–1 L	Lost	82	2nd
44	Sat 24 Apr 2010	Hereford United (away)	1–2 L	Lost	82	2nd
45	Sat 1 May 2010	Burton (home)	1–2 L	Lost	82	3rd
46	Sat 8 May 2010	Barnet (away)	0–1 L	Lost	82	3rd

Score is this club’s goals first. Pos is the position in the table after that day’s matches; points include deductions from the date they applied.