| Score | 3-1 to Northampton Town |
| Referee | Ray Olivier |
| Competition | League Division 3 |
| Venue | Sixfields Stadium |
| Attendance | 4,540 |
View Northampton Town v Rochdale head to head
| Chris Hargreaves | 69 |
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| Paul Reid | 80 |
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| Magno Vieira | 86 |
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| Derek Asamoah for Chris Carruthers | 70 |
| Tom Youngs for Marc Richards | 78 |
| Martin Reeves for Magno Vieira | 86 |
| Chris Hargreaves | 56 | Y |
| Kevin Townson | 32 |
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| Paddy McCourt for Matt Doughty | 84 |
| Michael Simpkins | 25 | Y |
| Gary Jones | 61 | Y |
| Danny Livesey | 68 | Y |
Comments:
League position: 9th Unused substitutes: Luke Chambers and Steve MorisonComments:
League position: 17th Unused substitutes: Matthew Gilks, N'Diwa Lord-Kangana, Simon Grand and Scott Warner Gary Jones was sent-off in the 61st minute after receiving his second yellow card. However, after viewing video evidence, referee Ray Olivier later agreed to rescind the first yellow (57 minutes).