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1975–76 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1975–76 season saw Rochdale compete in their 2nd consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division

Rochdale
1975–76 season
ManagerWalter Joyce
League Division Four15th
FA Cup3rd Round
League Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Bob Mountford
All: Bob Mountford

Statistics edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 4 F.A. Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Mike Poole 51 0 43+0 0 6+0 0 2+0 0
DF   ENG Paul Hallows 54 0 45+0 0 7+0 0 2+0 0
DF   ENG George Townsend 13 0 8+1 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
DF   ENG Dick Mulvaney 44 1 38+0 1 5+0 0 0+1 0
DF   ENG Bill Summerscales 51 2 43+0 2 6+0 0 2+0 0
DF   ENG Keith Hanvey 37 2 28+0 2 7+0 0 2+0 0
MF   ENG Paul Fielding 33 1 26+4 1 2+0 0 1+0 0
FW   ENG Bob Mountford 53 17 44+0 14 7+0 3 2+0 0
FW   ENG Tony Whelan 53 7 44+0 6 7+0 1 2+0 0
MF   ENG Tony Lacey 49 0 41+0 0 6+0 0 2+0 0
MF   ENG Andy Sweeney 20 0 12+5 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
FW   ENG Gary Cooper 48 4 40+1 4 6+0 0 1+0 0
MF   ENG Mike Ferguson 36 1 26+1 0 7+0 1 2+0 0
MF   SCO Joe Murty 15 2 12+2 2 0+1 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Don Tobin 17 6 13+0 5 4+0 1 0+0 0
FW   ENG Gary Hulmes 6 0 3+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Chris Duffey 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK   ENG Brian Oliver 4 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Phil Mullington 28 3 25+0 2 3+0 1 0+0 0
DF   ENG Billy Boslem 9 1 8+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Paul Brears 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG David Ainsworth 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Final League Table edit

Main article: 1975–76 Football League Fourth Division

Pos Team
 Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts
13 Cambridge United 46 7 10 6 36 28 7 5 11 22 34 0.935 43
14 Hartlepool 46 10 6 7 37 29 6 4 13 25 49 0.795 42
15 Rochdale 46 7 11 5 27 23 5 7 11 13 31 0.741 42
16 Crewe Alexandra 46 10 7 6 36 21 3 8 12 22 36 1.018 41
17 Bradford City 46 9 7 7 35 26 3 10 10 28 39 0.969 41
Source: [citation needed]

Competitions edit

Football League Fourth Division edit

Main article: 1975–76 Football League
16 August 1975 (1975-08-16) 1 Reading 2–0 Rochdale Reading
Youlden   10'
Hetzke   62'		 Report Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 4717
23 August 1975 (1975-08-23) 2 Rochdale 2–1 Swansea City Rochdale
Mountford   13', 78' Report Leitch   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1169
30 August 1975 (1975-08-30) 3 Huddersfield Town 0–0 Rochdale Huddersfield
Report Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 4185
6 September 1975 (1975-09-06) 4 Rochdale 4–3 Newport County Rochdale
Cooper   14', 42'
Mountford   23', 56'		 Report Woods   65', 88'
Jones   76'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1119
13 September 1975 (1975-09-13) 5 Torquay United 1–0 Rochdale Torquay
Summerscales   9' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 1852
20 September 1975 (1975-09-20) 6 Rochdale 0–0 Bradford City Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2004
24 September 1975 (1975-09-24) 7 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Rochdale Crewe
Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4294
26 September 1975 (1975-09-26) 8 Stockport County 0–1 Rochdale Stockport
Report Mountford   Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 3436
4 October 1975 (1975-10-04) 9 Rochdale 0–1 Exeter City Rochdale
Report Bowker   27'
Hatch   89'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1234
11 October 1975 (1975-10-11) 10 Scunthorpe United 1–3 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Green   73' Report Mountford   18', 60'
Whelan   39'		 Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 2671
18 October 1975 (1975-10-18) 11 Rochdale 2–1 Watford Rochdale
Summerscales   47'
Tobin   84'		 Report Jenkins   90' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1528
22 October 1975 (1975-10-22) 12 Bournemouth 2–1 Rochdale Bournemouth
Cunningham  
Morgan  		 Report Tobin   Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 4395
25 October 1975 (1975-10-25) 13 Southport 0–1 Rochdale Southport
Report Tobin   79' Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 1447
1 November 1975 (1975-11-01) 14 Rochdale 4–1 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Tobin   5'
Whelan   7'
Mountford   33', 87'		 Report James   80' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2047
Referee: KS Hackett
3 November 1975 (1975-11-03) 15 Rochdale 0–2 Northampton Town Rochdale
Report Stratford  
Robertson  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2995
8 November 1975 (1975-11-08) 16 Lincoln City 2–0 Rochdale Lincoln
Krzywicki   38'
Graham   89'		 Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 7063
14 November 1975 (1975-11-14) 17 Rochdale 1–1 Cambridge United Rochdale
Mulvaney   20' Report Lyon   83' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1562
29 November 1975 (1975-11-29) 18 Rochdale 1–1 Workington Rochdale
Tobin   64' Report Ward   75' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1361
6 December 1975 (1975-12-06) 19 Brentford 3–0 Rochdale Brentford
Johnson   17' (pen.)   77'
Cross   63'
Sweetzer   73'
Riddick   90'		 Report Poole   77' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 4853
20 December 1975 (1975-12-20) 20 Rochdale 1–1 Hartlepool United Rochdale
Murty   16' Report Scaife   83' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1156
26 December 1975 (1975-12-26) 21 Barnsley 2–1 Rochdale Barnsley
Millar  
Brown  		 Report Mountford   Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 3486
27 December 1975 (1975-12-27) 22 Rochdale 1–0 Darlington Rochdale
Murty   89' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1659
17 January 1976 (1976-01-17) 23 Bradford City 3–0 Rochdale Bradford
Hutchins   59'
Cooke   70'
Ingram   72'		 Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 3059
20 January 1976 (1976-01-20) 24 Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Rochdale Doncaster
Kitchen   Report Fielding  
Hanvey  		 Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 3586
24 January 1976 (1976-01-24) 25 Rochdale 2–2 Torquay United Rochdale
Hanvey   14'
Whelan   27'		 Report Chatterley   29'
Brown   89'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1448
7 February 1976 (1976-02-07) 26 Northampton Town 1–1 Rochdale Northampton
Stratford   66' Report Whelan   77' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5393
10 February 1976 (1976-02-10) 27 Rochdale 2–2 Bournemouth Rochdale
Mountford  
Whelan  		 Report Hague  
Reeves  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1392
14 February 1976 (1976-02-14) 28 Rochdale 0–0 Lincoln City Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2439
21 February 1976 (1976-02-21) 29 Cambridge United 0–0 Rochdale Cambridge
Report Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 2048
28 February 1976 (1976-02-28) 30 Rochdale 2–0 Southport Rochdale
Mountford   84'
Summerscales   89'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1261
1 March 1976 (1976-03-01) 31 Rochdale 0–0 Huddersfield Town Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3791
6 March 1976 (1976-03-06) 32 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Rochdale Birkenhead
Report Mullington   79' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 3354
9 March 1976 (1976-03-09) 33 Exeter City 1–0 Rochdale Exeter
Morrin   80' Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3102
12 March 1976 (1976-03-12) 34 Rochdale 1–1 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
Cooper   Report Green   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1430
16 March 1976 (1976-03-16) 35 Watford 3–0 Rochdale Watford
McCarthy  
Jenkins   		 Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 3886
20 March 1976 (1976-03-20) 36 Workington 0–0 Rochdale Workington
Report Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 941
22 March 1976 (1976-03-22) 37 Rochdale 0–1 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Report Bevan   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1128
27 March 1976 (1976-03-27) 38 Rochdale 1–2 Brentford Rochdale
Boslem   84' Report McCulloch   15'
French   67'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 894
31 March 1976 (1976-03-31) 39 Hartlepool United 3–0 Rochdale Hartlepool
Spelman  
Moore   		 Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1561
3 April 1976 (1976-04-03) 40 Rochdale 0–0 Reading Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 913
5 April 1976 (1976-04-05) 41 Rochdale 2–3 Stockport County Rochdale
Whelan   (pen.)
Mountford  		 Report Bradley  
Davies  
Hardman  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1287
10 April 1976 (1976-04-10) 42 Newport County 1–1 Rochdale Newport
Jones   36' Report Mullington   26' Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 1331
16 April 1976 (1976-04-16) 43 Rochdale 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Mountford   Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1462
17 April 1976 (1976-04-17) 44 Rochdale 0–0 Barnsley Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1386
20 April 1976 (1976-04-20) 45 Darlington 4–0 Rochdale Darlington
Webb  
Craig   
Sinclair  		 Report Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 1957
23 April 1976 (1976-04-23) 46 Swansea City 1–1 Rochdale Swansea
Bruton   9' Report Cooper   77' Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 1664

F.A. Cup edit

Main article: 1975–76 FA Cup
22 November 1975 (1975-11-22) 1 Workington 1–1 Rochdale Workington
Heslop   71' Report Ferguson   10' Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 1190
25 November 1975 (1975-11-25) 1 Rochdale 2–1 (a.e.t.) Workington Rochdale
Mountford  
Whelan  		 Report Geidmintis   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2354
13 December 1975 (1975-12-13) 2 Gateshead United 1–1 Rochdale Gateshead
Guthrie   75' Report Ableson   (o.g.) Stadium: Gateshead Youth Stadium
Attendance: 4600
16 December 1975 (1975-12-16) 2 Rochdale 3–1 Gateshead United Rochdale
Morrison   (o.g.)
Tobin  
Mountford  		 Report Morrison   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2607
3 January 1976 (1976-01-03) 3 Norwich City 1–1 Rochdale Norwich
MacDougall   4' (pen.) Report Mullington   34' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 14187
6 January 1976 (1976-01-06) 3 Rochdale 0–0 (a.e.t.) Norwich City Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8284
13 January 1976 (1976-01-13) 3 Norwich City 2–1 Rochdale Norwich
MacDougall   (pen.)
Suggett  		 Report Mountford   Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 18868

League Cup edit

Main article: 1975–76 Football League Cup
19 August 1975 (1975-08-19) 1 Bury 2–0 Rochdale Bury
Nicholson    Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 4561
26 August 1975 (1975-08-26) 1 Rochdale 0–2
(0–4 agg.)		 Bury Rochdale
Report Rowland    Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3725

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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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