Match Report
Season: 2008/09
Match Date: 2009-01-31
Competition: League 2
Away to Aldershot Town
Result: Won 4 - 2
Crowd: 3018
Attended by the following 13 BURKS
Rochdale winger Joe Thompson hit a hat-trick in just 17 first half minutes to put his side back in the play-off zone.
The 19-year-old headed in Nicky Adams' corner for the opener before pouncing on Anthony Charles' mistake for 2-0.
He completed his treble by heading in an Adams cross and Ciaran Toner hit the fourth from 25 yards before half-time.
Marvin Morgan pulled one back from Kirk Hudson's cross before Dale's Nathan Stanton was sent off for fouling Morgan and Scott Davies converted the penalty.