Here are our player ratings from a poor home display by Town...
5. Joseph Mills
His distribution from left-back was erratic and he was somewhat caught out as Murphy's pass found its way through to Dale for the winning goal... 5
6. Shaun McWilliams
He got through plenty of work off the ball as usual but did not do enough in possession as Cobblers failed to ever take the game by the scruff of the neck... 5
7. Bryn Morris
Could have closed down Murphy quicker as Crewe's midfielder drove forward before playing in Dale. Passing was indifferent. Some nice ideas but lacked the execution... 5
8. Ryan Watson
Frequently too deep to really influence things in the final third, although he was at the heart of Town's best two attacking moments, setting up Edmondson's big chance... 5.5