Match Report
Season: 2003/04
Match Date: 2003-10-18
Competition: League Division 3
Away to Cheltenham Town
Result: Won 2 - 0
Crowd: 3105
Attended by the following 10 BURKS
Under-fire Cheltenham manager Bobby Gould resigned after seeing his side beaten at home against Rochdale.
The former Wales and Wimbledon boss quit after his side slumped to their sixth defeat in seven games.
Cheltenham had started brightly with Damian Spencer going close early on.
But hopes of a rare home victory were dashed on the half-hour when Rochdale opened the scoring with their first shot on target.
Chris Shuker and Ged Brannan combined for Kevin Townson to steer his shot into the bottom corner.
The victory was sealed in the closing stages when Rochdale's New Zealand international Leo Bertos cut in from the right wing and powered a shot past goalkeeper Shane Higgs.
Dale Lineup
1. Neil Edwards
2. Wayne Evans
3. Michael Simpkins
5. Gareth Griffiths
26. Simon Grand
11. Ged Brannan
4. Sean McClare (Chris Beech 23')
7. Leo Bertos
9. Chris Shuker (Matt Doughty 79')
19. Kevin Townson (Mickael Antoine-Curier 82')
28. Rory Patterson
Scorers: Townson 31'; Bertos 85'
Manager: Alan Buckley
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