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1969–70 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1969–70 season saw Rochdale compete in the Football League Third Division, following promotion the previous season.

Rochdale
1969–70 season
ManagerLen Richley
Dick Conner
League Division Three9th
FA Cup1st Round
League Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Reg Jenkins
All: Reg Jenkins

Statistics edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 3 F.A. Cup League Cup Lancashire Cup Rose Bowl
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Chris Harker 49 0 46+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF   ENG Graham Smith 50 0 46+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF   ENG Derek Ryder 50 1 46+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF   ENG Bobby Downes 32 4 26+4 4 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
DF   ENG Colin Parry 50 0 46+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF   ENG Joe Ashworth 48 1 44+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF   ENG Norman Whitehead 46 2 41+1 1 1+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF   ENG Billy Rudd 50 3 46+0 3 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
FW   ENG Tony Buck 33 16 27+2 15 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 1
FW   ENG Reg Jenkins 44 24 40+0 20 1+0 0 1+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 3
MF   ENG Dennis Butler 48 13 44+0 10 1+0 0 1+0 2 1+0 0 1+0 1
FW   ENG David Cross 16 3 10+6 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Steve Melledew 6 3 5+0 3 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Hughen Riley 24 4 20+4 4 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Vince Leech 15 1 13+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Paul Clarke 4 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF   NIR Ronnie Blair 5 1 4+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK   ENG Dave Tennant 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0

Final League Table edit

Main article: 1969–70 Football League Third Division

Pos Team
 Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
7 Barnsley 46 14 6 3 43 24 5 9 9 25 35 1.153 53
8 Reading 46 16 3 4 52 29 5 8 10 35 48 1.130 53 Qualified for 1970 Watney Cup[a]
9 Rochdale 46 11 6 6 39 24 7 4 12 30 36 1.150 46
10 Bradford City 46 11 6 6 37 22 6 6 11 20 28 1.140 46
11 Doncaster Rovers 46 13 4 6 31 19 4 8 11 21 35 0.963 46
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ The two teams who scored the most goals in each division, and did not qualify for Europe and were not promoted, qualified for the Watney Cup.

Competitions edit

Football League Third Division edit

Main article: 1969–70 Football League
9 August  1969 (1969 -08-09) 1 Rochdale 0–3 Orient Rochdale
Report Rofe   18'
Dyson   32'
Allen   52'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7114
16 August  1969 (1969 -08-16) 2 Stockport County 0–1 Rochdale Stockport
Report Jenkins   40' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 5338
23 August  1969 (1969 -08-23) 3 Rochdale 3–3 Bury Rochdale
Melledew   10'
Jenkins   56', 89'		 Report Connell   17'
Parry   35'
Kerr   53' (pen.)		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9752
Referee: JR Osborne
27 August  1969 (1969 -08-27) 4 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Rochdale Brighton and Hove
Spearritt   (pen.)
Gilliver  		 Report Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 13904
30 August  1969 (1969 -08-30) 5 Walsall 1–4 Rochdale Walsall
Woodward   9' Report Jenkins   13' (pen.), 21'
Butler   43'
Melledew   86'		 Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 6666
Referee: RA Paine
6 September  1969 (1969 -09-06) 6 Rochdale 1–0 Barrow Rochdale
Melledew   13' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6562
13 September  1969 (1969 -09-13) 7 Gillingham 2–2 Rochdale Gillingham
Yeo   48'
Pound   65'		 Report Buck   25', 79' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 4364
15 September  1969 (1969 -09-15) 8 Rochdale 4–2 Rotherham United Rochdale
Jenkins   (pen.)
Downes   
Buck  		 Report Storrie  
Womble  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6749
20 September  1969 (1969 -09-20) 9 Rochdale 1–2 Bradford City Rochdale
Jenkins   36' Report Middleton   13'
Corner   81'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9203
27 September  1969 (1969 -09-27) 10 Bristol Rovers 3–3 Rochdale Bristol
Jarman   11' (pen.)
Stubbs   78'
Jones   81'		 Report Buck   16', 57', 90' Stadium: Eastville Stadium
Attendance: 8673
29 September  1969 (1969 -09-29) 11 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic 0–3 Rochdale Bournemouth
Report Leech  
Jenkins   (pen.)  (pen.)		 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 4775
4 October  1969 (1969 -10-04) 12 Rochdale 3–0 Shrewsbury Town Rochdale
Buck   37'
Rudd   49'
Wood   58' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6492
6 October  1969 (1969 -10-06) 13 Rochdale 2–0 Stockport County Rochdale
Jenkins  
Butler  		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7889
11 October  1969 (1969 -10-11) 14 Plymouth Argyle 2–3 Rochdale Plymouth
Shepherd   1'
Davey   49'		 Report Butler   2', 4'
Jenkins   79'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 9458
18 October  1969 (1969 -10-18) 15 Rochdale 4–0 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Butler   1', 67'
Buck   20'
Jenkins   40'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7892
25 October  1969 (1969 -10-25) 16 Southport 0–3 Rochdale Southport
Report Dunleavy   23' (o.g.)
Buck   79'
Jenkins   89'		 Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 5834
Referee: HW Ellis
1 November  1969 (1969 -11-01) 17 Rochdale 3–2 Reading Rochdale
Butler   33'
Buck   41'
Ryder   64'		 Report Smee   3'
Jenkins   21'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7977
Referee: JE Thacker
3 November  1969 (1969 -11-03) 18 Mansfield Town 1–2 Rochdale Mansfield
Bates   Report Jenkins   (pen.)
Butler  		 Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 4588
8 November  1969 (1969 -11-08) 19 Halifax Town 3–1 Rochdale Halifax
Lennard   23', 89'
Hill   85'		 Report Buck   50' Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 7570
22 November  1969 (1969 -11-22) 20 Luton Town 2–0 Rochdale Luton
Collins   75'
Allen   86'		 Report Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 15876
24 November  1969 (1969 -11-24) 21 Rochdale 2–1 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Buck  
Rudd  		 Report Roberts   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6833
29 November  1969 (1969 -11-29) Abandoned Rochdale 2–2 Fulham Rochdale
 
 		  
 		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6861
6 December  1969 (1969 -12-06) 22 Bury 2–1 Rochdale Bury
Kerr   38', 82' Report Buck   82' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 9849
13 December  1969 (1969 -12-13) 23 Rochdale 0–0 Gillingham Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5439
Referee: K Howley
20 December  1969 (1969 -12-20) 24 Barrow 2–0 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Ledger   46', 62' Report Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 2128
10 January  1970 (1970 -01-10) Abandoned Bradford City 1–0 Rochdale Bradford
  Stadium: Valley Parade
17 January  1970 (1970 -01-17) 25 Rochdale 0–0 Bristol Rovers Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5701
23 January  1970 (1970 -01-23) 26 Doncaster Rovers 3–1 Rochdale Doncaster
Regan  
Harker   (o.g.)
Briggs  		 Report Jenkins   Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 6237
26 January  1970 (1970 -01-26) 27 Rochdale 0–1 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Rochdale
Report MacDougall   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5286
31 January  1970 (1970 -01-31) 28 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Rochdale Shrewsbury
Harkin   48' Report Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 4091
4 February  1970 (1970 -02-04) 29 Bradford City 0–3 Rochdale Bradford
Report Buck   
Riley  		 Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 10236
7 February  1970 (1970 -02-07) 30 Rochdale 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Rochdale
Cross   75'
Riley   87'		 Report Rickard   2' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4833
21 February  1970 (1970 -02-21) 31 Rochdale 1–1 Southport Rochdale
Ashworth   48' Report McCarthy   19' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4312
28 February  1970 (1970 -02-28) 32 Reading 1–0 Rochdale Reading
Chappell   25' (pen.) Report Riley   Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 14307
3 March  1970 (1970 -03-03) 33 Barnsley 1–0 Rochdale Barnsley
Evans   Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 9548
9 March  1970 (1970 -03-09) 34 Rochdale 1–1 Torquay United Rochdale
Butler   Report Welsh   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3604
14 March  1970 (1970 -03-14) 35 Fulham 2–0 Rochdale London
Halom   18', 43 ' Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 6708
16 March  1970 (1970 -03-16) 36 Rochdale 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Cross  
Riley  		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4496
21 March  1970 (1970 -03-21) 37 Rochdale 1–1 Barnsley Rochdale
Cross   69' Report Hamstead   61' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4887
27 March  1970 (1970 -03-27) 38 Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Rochdale Birkenhead
Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 7192
28 March  1970 (1970 -03-28) 39 Torquay United 3–0 Rochdale Torquay
Lucas   10'
Mitchinson   14'
Welsh   34'		 Report Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 5280
30 March  1970 (1970 -03-30) 40 Rochdale 5–0 Halifax Town Rochdale
Jenkins   24', 30', 47'
Whitehead   36'
Riley   51'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5346
4 April  1970 (1970 -04-04) 41 Rochdale 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Rochdale
Butler   9'
Jenkins   89'		 Report Ashworth   50' (o.g.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4762
9 April  1970 (1970 -04-09) 42 Rochdale 1–2 Walsall Rochdale
Rudd   Report Woodward  
Taylor  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4404
Referee: H Williams
11 April  1970 (1970 -04-11) 43 Orient 2–2 Rochdale London
Brabrook   78'
Lazarus   87'		 Report Downes   30', 38' Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 13260
14 April  1970 (1970 -04-14) 44 Rotherham United 3–1 Rochdale Rotherham
Leigh   (pen.)
Phillips   		 Report Blair   Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 6382
18 April  1970 (1970 -04-18) 45 Rochdale 0–1 Fulham Rochdale
Report Halom   22' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5077
25 April  1970 (1970 -04-25) 46 Rochdale 1–2 Luton Town Rochdale
Jenkins   37' Report Busby   15'
Macdonald   50'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5886
Referee: KH Burns

F.A. Cup edit

Main article: 1969–70 FA Cup
15 November  1969 (1969 -11-15) 1 Workington 2–1 Rochdale Workington
Goodfellow   59'
Martin   73'		 Report Whitehead   45' Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 2570

League Cup edit

Main article: 1969–70 Football League Cup
19 August  1969 (1969 -08-19) 1 Bolton Wanderers 6–3 Rochdale Bolton
Greaves   
Byrom    
Wharton  		 Report Jenkins  
Butler   		 Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 10057
Referee: DJ Lyden

Lancashire Cup edit

24 September  1969 (1969 -09-24) Burnley 2–0 Rochdale Burnley
 
 		 Stadium: Turf Moor

Rose Bowl edit

26 July  1969 (1969 -07-26) Rochdale 5–1 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Jenkins    
Butler  
Buck  		   Stadium: Spotland Stadium

[1] [2]

Notes edit

References edit

  1. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  2. ^ "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022. [not specific enough to verify]
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