The 1960–61 season saw Rochdale compete for their second season in the Football League Fourth Division.
| 1960–61 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Tony Collins |
| Stadium | Spotland Stadium |
| Division 4 | 17th |
| F.A. Cup | 1st Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Ronnie Cairns All: Ronnie Cairns |
Statistics edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division 4 | F.A. Cup | League Cup | Lancashire Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  ENG
|
Jimmy Jones | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Stanley Milburn | 43 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF |  WAL
|
Dai Powell | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Ron Phoenix | 48 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Ray Aspden | 51 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Alan Bushby | 27 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Ron Barnes | 53 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Stan Hepton | 50 | 15 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Frank Lord | 36 | 19 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Ronnie Cairns | 53 | 22 | 45 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Jim Brown | 28 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Norman Bodell | 26 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | WAL
|
Jack Edwards | 32 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| GK |  SCO
|
Joffre Mckay | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Jack Pollitt | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Ken McDowall | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | ENG
|
Bryn Owen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
John Hardman | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Joe Richardson | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Tony Collins | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | ENG
|
Ted Burgin | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW |  NIR
|
Ollie Norris | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Jimmy Thompson | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | ENG
|
Brian Birch | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | ENG
|
Jim Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Final League Table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Gillingham | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 0.970 | 43 |
| 16 | Wrexham | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 34 | 1.107 | 42 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 47 | 0.909 | 42 |
| 18 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 30 | 56 | 0.841 | 40 |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 37 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 42 | 0.772 | 39 |
Source: rsssf.com
Competitions edit
Football League Fourth Division edit
| 20 August 1960 1 | Stockport County | 1–0 | Rochdale | Stockport |
Fletcher  10' |
Report | Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 6617 Referee: J Powell |
| 22 August 1960 2 | Mansfield Town | 0–2 | Rochdale | Mansfield |
| Report | Brown
Lord |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 8130 |
| 27 August 1960 3 | Rochdale | 3–1 | Exeter City | Rochdale |
| Hepton 26' Lord 70', 82' |
Report | Wilkinson 66' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3099 Referee: E Crawford |
| 30 August 1960 4 | Rochdale | 1–2 | Mansfield Town | Rochdale |
| Lord 87' |
Report | Wagstaff |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5547 |
| 3 September 1960 5 | Peterborough United | 4–3 | Rochdale | Peterborough |
| Hails 13' McNamee 48'Smith 72' (pen.), 89' (pen.) |
Report | Lord 23', 81' Cairns 61' |
Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 14285 Referee: JK Taylor |
| 6 September 1960 6 | Carlisle United | 1–2 | Rochdale | Carlisle |
| Smith |
Report | Lord Cairns |
Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 5262 Referee: K Howley |
| 10 September 1960 7 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Southport | Rochdale |
| Report | Booth 73' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4654 Referee: WT Surtees |
| 13 September 1960 8 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Carlisle United | Rochdale |
| Lord |
Report | Walker 58' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4023 |
| 17 September 1960 9 | Darlington | 1–0 | Rochdale | Darlington |
| Baxter 56' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 4641 Referee: P Rhodes |
| 20 September 1960 10 | Rochdale | 3–0 | Oldham Athletic | Rochdale |
| Cairns Lord Ferguson (o.g.) |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7353 |
| 24 September 1960 11 | Rochdale | 2–2 | Crystal Palace | Rochdale |
| Hepton 41', 68' |
Report | Petchey 10' Summersby 19' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4819 Referee: J Bellwood |
| 27 September 1960 12 | Oldham Athletic | 0–2 | Rochdale | Oldham |
| Report | Lord Brown |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 6477 |
| 1 October 1960 13 | Doncaster Rovers | 3–2 | Rochdale | Doncaster |
| Broadbent 23', 40' Walker 53' |
Report | Cairns 47', 81' |
Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 3798 Referee: K Stokes |
| 3 October 1960 14 | Rochdale | 4–0 | Hartlepools United | Rochdale |
| Lord 50', 70', 82' Brown 88' |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3852 Referee: A Holland |
| 8 October 1960 15 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Chester | Rochdale |
| Lord 41' Hepton 49' |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3826 Referee: M Dixon |
| 15 October 1960 16 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–0 | Rochdale | Crewe |
| Riley 48' Llewellyn 80'Wheatley 88' |
Report | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 7256 Referee: H Horner |
| 22 October 1960 17 | Rochdale | 0–0 | York City | Rochdale |
| Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4889 Referee: PH Carr |
| 29 October 1960 18 | Accrington Stanley | 2–0 | Rochdale | Accrington |
| Hudson 10' Devine 12' |
Report | Stadium: Peel Park Attendance: 4243 Referee: JE Carr |
| 12 November 1960 19 | Barrow | 1–0 | Rochdale | Barrow-in-Furness |
| Lowes 62' |
Report | Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 3801 Referee: A Jobling |
| 19 November 1960 20 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Gillingham | Rochdale |
| Cairns 9', 58' |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3044 Referee: W Robinson |
| 3 December 1960 21 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Northampton Town | Rochdale |
| Lord 30' |
Report | Lines 40' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2173 Referee: P Rhodes |
| 10 December 1960 22 | Aldershot | 3–0 | Rochdale | Aldershot |
| Richards 24', 46', 84' |
Report | Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 4930 Referee: DW Smith |
| 26 December 1960 23 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Wrexham | Rochdale |
| Milburn (pen.) Cairns |
Report | Roberts |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3305 |
| 27 December 1960 24 | Wrexham | 2–0 | Rochdale | Wrexham |
| Metcalf Harbertson |
Report | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 6754 |
| 31 December 1960 25 | Exeter City | 1–0 | Rochdale | Exeter |
| Wilkinson 30' |
Report | Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4365 Referee: GW Thorpe |
| 7 January 1961 26 | Bradford Park Avenue | 2–1 | Rochdale | Bradford |
| Gibson 34' Buchanan 87' |
Report | Aspden  55'Cairns 88' |
Stadium: Park Avenue Attendance: 7375 Referee: W Robinson |
| 14 January 1961 Abandoned | Rochdale | 1–0 | Peterborough United | Rochdale |
| Hepton |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5424 |
| 21 January 1961 27 | Southport | 0–1 | Rochdale | Southport |
| Report | Hepton 40' |
Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 3135 Referee: W Crossley |
| 28 January 1961 28 | Rochdale | 4–0 | Millwall | Rochdale |
| Hepton 5' Collins 72'Lord 82'Cairns 87' |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2840 Referee: A Holland |
| 4 February 1961 29 | Rochdale | 1–0 | Darlington | Rochdale |
| Hepton 47' |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3171 Referee: H Webb |
| 11 February 1961 30 | Crystal Palace | 4–1 | Rochdale | London |
| Heckman 19' Bushby 46' (o.g.)Gavin 55', 87' |
Report | Cairns 36' |
Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 17675 Referee: MA Fussey |
| 18 February 1961 31 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Rochdale |
| Norris 14' Cairns 74' |
Report | Brettell 31' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3173 Referee: LJ Tirebuck |
| 25 February 1961 32 | Chester | 3–1 | Rochdale | Chester |
| Clempson 11' Hughes 55' (pen.)Cooper 89' |
Report | Pollitt 15' |
Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 3877 Referee: H Horner |
| 4 March 1961 33 | Rochdale | 3–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Rochdale |
| Hepton 20' Cairns 32', 49' |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4035 |
| 11 March 1961 34 | York City | 2–0 | Rochdale | York |
| Wragg 55', 87' (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 5477 |
| 18 March 1961 35 | Rochdale | 3–2 | Accrington Stanley | Rochdale |
| Cairns 20', 48' Hepton 56' |
Report | Swindells 29' Smith 59' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4067 |
| 25 March 1961 36 | Millwall | 4–1 | Rochdale | London |
| Broadfoot 15', 53', 87', 88' |
Report | Milburn 80' (pen.) |
Stadium: The Den Attendance: 7126 |
| 31 March 1961 37 | Workington | 3–0 | Rochdale | Workington |
| Dixon Harburn |
Report | Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 2871 |
| 1 April 1961 38 | Rochdale | 0–0 | Barrow | Rochdale |
| Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2785 |
| 3 April 1961 39 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Workington | Rochdale |
| Cairns Hepton |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3086 |
| 8 April 1961 40 | Gillingham | 0–0 | Rochdale | Gillingham |
| Report | Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 4807 |
| 10 April 1961 41 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Stockport County | Rochdale |
| Hepton |
Report | Porteous (pen.) |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3215 |
| 15 April 1961 42 | Rochdale | 2–3 | Bradford Park Avenue | Rochdale |
| Hepton 33' Thompson 74' (pen.) |
Report | Spratt 26' (pen.) Gibson 30'Walker 78' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5342 |
| 18 April 1961 43 | Rochdale | 2–2 | Peterborough United | Rochdale |
| Cairns |
Report | Smith Bly |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5424 |
| 22 April 1961 44 | Northampton Town | 5–1 | Rochdale | Northampton |
| Brown 34', 80' Moran 68', 75', 82' |
Report | Cairns 82' |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 9535 |
| 24 April 1961 45 | Hartlepools United | 2–0 | Rochdale | Hartlepool |
| Parkes |
Report | Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3771 |
| 29 April 1961 46 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Aldershot | Rochdale |
| Barnes 33' |
Report | Matthews 76' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2648 |
F.A. Cup edit
| 5 November 1960 1 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Rochdale | Rochdale |
| Coleman 72' |
Report | Pollitt 29' |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8923 Referee: FP Clarke |
| 8 November 1960 1 | Rochdale | 1–2 | Crewe Alexandra | Crewe |
| Cairns |
Report | Stark Riley |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 7148 |
League Cup edit
| 10 October 1960 1 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Scunthorpe United | Rochdale |
| Lord |
Report | Bonson |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4274 |
| 20 October 1960 1 | Scunthorpe United | 0–1 | Rochdale | Scunthorpe |
| Report | Hepton |
Stadium: Old Show Ground Attendance: 5727 |
| 25 October 1960 2 | Rochdale | 5–2 | Southend United | Rochdale |
| Hepton 33' Lord 44'Cairns 73'Barnes 87', 88' |
Report | Houghton 25' Laverty |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3591 |
| 21 November 1960 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 2–1 | Rochdale | Blackburn |
| Crowe 2', 86' |
Report | Richardson
44' |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 6316 |
Lancashire Cup edit
| 14 November 1960 | Manchester City | 0–1 | Rochdale | Manchester |
| Hepton |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 2500 |
References edit
- ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
- ^ "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022. [not specific enough to verify]