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1970–71 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1970–71 season saw Rochdale compete for their second consecutive season in the Football League Third Division. The season also saw Rochdale win the Lancashire Cup for the first time since 1949.

Rochdale
1970–71 season
ManagerDick Conner
League Division Three16th
FA Cup4th Round
League Cup2nd 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 Tony Godfrey 39 0 30+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
DF   ENG Graham Smith 45 2 31+0 1 5+0 0 3+0 1 5+0 0 1+0 0
DF   ENG Derek Ryder 60 0 44+0 0 5+0 0 3+0 0 7+0 0 1+0 0
MF   ENG Hughen Riley 57 5 41+1 4 5+0 0 3+0 0 5+1 1 1+0 0
DF   ENG Colin Parry 46 0 35+0 0 5+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
MF   ENG Joe Ashworth 53 2 38+0 0 5+0 1 3+0 0 6+0 1 1+0 0
MF   ENG Norman Whitehead 61 6 45+0 4 5+0 0 3+0 1 7+0 1 1+0 0
FW   ENG Alf Arrowsmith 37 17 27+4 12 1+0 2 1+0 0 3+0 2 1+0 1
FW   ENG Reg Jenkins 42 19 28+2 13 1+0 0 3+0 2 7+0 4 1+0 0
MF   SCO Peter Gowans 44 6 31+2 5 1+0 0 3+0 1 6+0 0 1+0 0
MF   ENG Dennis Butler 39 10 29+1 8 3+0 1 1+0 0 3+1 1 1+0 0
FW   ENG David Cross 44 13 30+3 9 4+1 1 2+1 0 2+0 2 0+1 1
DF   ENG Paul Clarke 4 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
DF   NIR Ronnie Blair 47 2 33+3 1 2+1 1 2+0 0 6+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Bobby Downes 49 1 35+2 0 5+0 1 2+0 0 5+0 0 0+0 0
GK   ENG Dave Tennant 23 0 16+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 4+0 0 0+0 0
DF   WAL Dave Pearson 4 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Tony Buck 12 3 4+3 1 3+0 2 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Vince Leech 4 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Final League Table edit

Main article: 1970–71 Football League Third Division

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
14 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 14 16 16 50 47 1.064 44
15 Plymouth Argyle 46 12 19 15 63 63 1.000 43
16 Rochdale 46 14 15 17 61 68 0.897 43
17 Port Vale 46 15 12 19 52 59 0.881 42
18 Tranmere Rovers 46 10 22 14 45 55 0.818 42
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored

Competitions edit

Football League Third Division edit

Main article: 1970–71 Football League
15 August  1970 (1970 -08-15) 1 Rochdale 1–1 Bristol Rovers Rochdale
Butler   36' Report Jarman   60' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4628
22 August  1970 (1970 -08-22) 2 Port Vale 4–1 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
James   16'
Morris   26'
McLaren   27', 89'		 Report Jenkins   73' (pen.) Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 6196
29 August  1970 (1970 -08-29) 3 Rochdale 0–0 Bradford City Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5600
31 August  1970 (1970 -08-31) 4 Rochdale 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Robertson   (o.g.) Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3551
4 September  1970 (1970 -09-04) 5 Torquay United 3–0 Rochdale Torquay
Welsh   
Jackson  		 Report Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 6165
12 September  1970 (1970 -09-12) 6 Rochdale 1–2 Fulham Rochdale
Gowans   20' Report Barrett   9'
Conway   70'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4429
19 September  1970 (1970 -09-19) 7 Rotherham United 5–1 Rochdale Rotherham
Watson   13', 70', 82'
Fantham   29'
Brogden   77'		 Report Butler   34' Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 6928
26 September  1970 (1970 -09-26) 8 Rochdale 1–2 Reading Rochdale
Jenkins   62' Report Cumming   41' (Pen.)
Williams   86'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3840
3 October  1970 (1970 -10-03) 9 Mansfield Town 3–2 Rochdale Mansfield
Stenson   34', 65'
Jones   89'		 Report Butler   75'
Jenkins   90'		 Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 7038
Referee: BJ Homewood
10 October  1970 (1970 -10-10) 10 Rochdale 1–1 Aston Villa Rochdale
Jenkins   23' Report Lochhead   10' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7537
17 October  1970 (1970 -10-17) 11 Bristol Rovers 2–2 Rochdale Bristol
Stubbs   37'
Jones   45'		 Report Jenkins   81'
Sheppard   85' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Eastville Stadium
Attendance: 11794
Referee: G Hartley
21 October  1970 (1970 -10-21) 12 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Rochdale Brighton and Hove
O'Sullivan   Report Arrowsmith   Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 7551
24 October  1970 (1970 -10-24) 13 Rochdale 1–0 Barnsley Rochdale
Arrowsmith   36' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5462
Referee: RB Lee
31 October  1970 (1970 -10-31) 14 Walsall 0–3 Rochdale Walsall
Report Arrowsmith   17'
Butler   45'
Gowans   65'		 Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 4667
Referee: L Callaghan
2 November  1970 (1970 -11-02) 15 Rochdale 1–1 Plymouth Argyle Rochdale
Whitehead   Report Rickard   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5033
7 November  1970 (1970 -11-07) 16 Rochdale 4–1 Wrexham Rochdale
Smith   10'
Gowans   37'
Riley   78'
Arrowsmith   87'		 Report Griffiths   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4591
10 November  1970 (1970 -11-10) 17 Rochdale 0–1 Gillingham Rochdale
Report Watson   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3291
14 November  1970 (1970 -11-14) 18 Preston North End 3–1 Rochdale Preston
Wilson   20'
Ham   40'
Lyall   87'		 Report Whitehead   49' Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 13451
28 November  1970 (1970 -11-28) 19 Swansea Town 4–2 Rochdale Swansea
A. Williams   25' (pen.)
Allchurch   40'
H. Williams   47'
Nurse   89'		 Report Cross   67'
Whitehead   80'		 Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 7178
Referee: KE Walker
5 December  1970 (1970 -12-05) 20 Rochdale 1–2 Shrewsbury Town Rochdale
Jenkins   83' Report Harkin   18'
Andrews   88'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3217
Referee: ME Washer
19 December  1970 (1970 -12-19) 21 Rochdale 0–3 Port Vale Rochdale
Report James   7'
Summerscales   39'
Morris   75'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3619
Referee: TP Gill
26 December  1970 (1970 -12-26) 22 Halifax Town 1–4 Rochdale Halifax
Brierley   18' Report Butler   35', 63', 69'
Cross   37'		 Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 5584
Referee: A Bone
9 January  1971 (1971 -01-09) 23 Plymouth Argyle 2–2 Rochdale Plymouth
Davey   69'
Sullivan   90'		 Report Whitehead   48'
Buck   53'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 6140
16 January  1971 (1971 -01-16) 24 Rochdale 3–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Rochdale
Riley   6', 23', 80' Report Wilkinson   4'
Gilliver   21', 40'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4938
Referee: RE Raby
30 January  1971 (1971 -01-30) 25 Rochdale 0–0 Swansea Town Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3220
6 February  1971 (1971 -02-06) 26 Shrewsbury Town 0–2 Rochdale Shrewsbury
Report Cross   1', 21' Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 3759
Referee: R Capey
10 February  1971 (1971 -02-10) 27 Chesterfield 1–1 Rochdale Chesterfield
Cliff   Report Arrowsmith   Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 10466
13 February  1971 (1971 -02-13) 28 Rochdale 2–0 Chesterfield Rochdale
Gowans   26'
Arrowsmith   60'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3750
20 February  1971 (1971 -02-20) 29 Gillingham 0–0 Rochdale Gillingham
Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 3979
Referee: WS Castle
22 February  1971 (1971 -02-22) 30 Rochdale 2–0 Bury Rochdale
Arrowsmith    Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9088
27 February  1971 (1971 -02-27) 31 Rochdale 2–0 Walsall Rochdale
Jenkins   30'
Arrowsmith   84'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4369
Referee: K Howley
6 March  1971 (1971 -03-06) 32 Barnsley 2–2 Rochdale Barnsley
Lea   17', 51' Report Arrowsmith   67'
Gowans   89'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 4872
8 March  1971 (1971 -03-08) 33 Rochdale 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4498
Referee: JE Thacker
13 March  1971 (1971 -03-13) 34 Rochdale 1–2 Preston North End Rochdale
Cross   89' Report Heppolette   18'
Ingram   57'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 10345
16 March  1971 (1971 -03-16) 35 Bury 0–2 Rochdale Bury
Report Blair  
Arrowsmith  		 Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 8047
20 March  1971 (1971 -03-20) 36 Wrexham 3–1 Rochdale Wrexham
Provan   7', 56'
Kinsey   39'		 Report Jenkins   16' Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 4152
Referee: WB Johnson
27 March  1971 (1971 -03-27) 37 Rochdale 2–0 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Jenkins   44'
Cross   53'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3704
Referee: RB Kirkpatrick
3 April  1971 (1971 -04-03) 38 Bradford City 3–0 Rochdale Bradford
Middleton   67', 69'
Bannister   88'		 Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 4536
7 April  1971 (1971 -04-07) 39 Fulham 2–0 Rochdale London
Earle   53'
Conway   76' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 10054
10 April  1971 (1971 -04-10) 40 Rochdale 0–3 Halifax Town Rochdale
Report Rhodes   27'
Lennard   34'
Atkins   42'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5756
12 April  1971 (1971 -04-12) 41 Rochdale 1–1 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Arrowsmith   Report Roberts   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3898
17 April  1971 (1971 -04-17) 42 Aston Villa 1–0 Rochdale Aston
Vowden   6' Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 18406
Referee: P Partridge
19 April  1971 (1971 -04-19) 43 Tranmere Rovers 0–2 Rochdale Birkenhead
Report Jenkins   66', 73' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 3357
24 April  1971 (1971 -04-24) 44 Rochdale 4–3 Rotherham United Rochdale
Cross   44'
Jenkins   63', 80' (pen.)
Mielczarek   87' (o.g.)		 Report Blair   70' (o.g.)
Gilbert   77'
Swift   89'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3561
27 April  1971 (1971 -04-27) 45 Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Rochdale Doncaster
Kitchen   Report Butler  
Cross  		 Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 2884
1 May  1971 (1971 -05-01) 46 Reading 1–1 Rochdale Reading
Wagstaff   82' Report Cross   66' Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 5746

F.A. Cup edit

Main article: 1970–71 FA Cup
21 November  1970 (1970 -11-21) 1 Rochdale 2–0 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Arrowsmith   7', 50' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 13879
Referee: WB Johnson
12 December  1970 (1970 -12-12) 2 Darlington 0–2 Rochdale Darlington
Report Blair   44'
Downes   88'		 Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 5595
11 January  1971 (1971 -01-11) 3 Rochdale 2–1 Coventry City Rochdale
Cross   39'
Butler   80'		 Report Hunt   51' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 13011
Referee: JE Thacker
23 January  1971 (1971 -01-23) 4 Rochdale 3–3 Colchester United Rochdale
Ashworth   27'
Buck   54', 61'		 Report Crawford   4'
Lewis   85'
Simmons   86'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 12321
Referee: R Capey
25 January  1971 (1971 -01-25) 4 Colchester United 5–0 Rochdale Colchester
Lewis   42'
Simmons   44'
Parry   50' (o.g.)
Crawford   70'
Mahon   76'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 11205
Referee: R Capey

League Cup edit

Main article: 1970–71 Football League Cup
19 August  1970 (1970 -08-19) 1 Rochdale 1–0 Southport Rochdale
Jenkins   Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4057
9 September  1970 (1970 -09-09) 2 Crystal Palace 3–3 Rochdale London
Birchenall  
Jenkins   (o.g.)
Payne  		 Report Jenkins  
Gowans  
Whitehead  		 Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 16265
14 September  1970 (1970 -09-14) 2 Rochdale 1–3 Crystal Palace Rochdale
Smith   Report Taylor  
Scott  
Queen  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8911

Lancashire Cup edit

16 September  1970 (1970 -09-16) 1 Burnley 1–1 Rochdale Burnley
  Butler   Stadium: Turf Moor
23 September  1970 (1970 -09-23) 1 Rochdale 1–0 Burnley Rochdale
Jenkins   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1802
13 October  1970 (1970 -10-13) 2 Blackburn Rovers 0–2 Rochdale Blackburn
Arrowsmith    Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 561
3 February  1971 (1971 -02-03) 3 Rochdale 3–1 Everton Rochdale
Jenkins   
Riley  		   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1111
4 March  1971 (1971 -03-04) SF Chorley 0–0 Rochdale Chorley
Stadium: Victory Park
29 March  1971 (1971 -03-29) SF Rochdale 2–1 Chorley Rochdale
Jenkins  
Whitehead  		   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1410
3 May  1971 (1971 -05-03) F Rochdale 3–2 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Cross   
Ashworth  		  
 		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7003

Rose Bowl edit

8 August  1970 (1970 -08-08) Oldham Athletic 1–2 Rochdale Oldham
  Arrowsmith  
Cross  		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5078

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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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