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1981–82 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1981–82 season saw Rochdale compete in their 8th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.

Rochdale
1981–82 season
ManagerPeter Madden
League Division Four21st
FA Cup1st Round
League Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Mark Hilditch
All: Mark Hilditch

Statistics edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 4 F.A. Cup League Cup Rose Bowl
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   SCO Graeme Crawford 21 0 19+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF   ENG Alan Weir 38 0 32+2 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF   ENG Eric Snookes 49 0 44+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
MF   ENG Terry Dolan 48 2 42+1 1 3+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF   ENG Brian Taylor 43 0 37+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
DF   WAL Terry Cooper 41 3 35+0 2 3+0 0 2+0 1 1+0 0
MF   ENG Neville Hamilton 23 1 20+1 1 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
MF   ENG Nigel O'Loughlin 38 5 32+1 5 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
MF   ENG Dave Esser 30 2 20+4 0 2+1 2 2+0 0 1+0 0
FW   ENG Barry Wellings 52 12 45+1 11 3+0 0 2+0 1 1+0 0
MF   ENG Eugene Martinez 49 9 42+1 9 3+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
FW   ENG Mark Hilditch 46 16 38+2 14 3+0 0 2+0 1 0+1 1
GK   ENG Mike Poole 32 0 27+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
DF   ENG Peter Burke 32 1 27+0 0 3+0 1 1+0 0 0+1 0
FW   ENG Dave Goodwin 42 6 34+5 6 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF   ENG Steve Warriner 8 1 7+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Bill Williams 6 0 4+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG David Thompson 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Final League Table edit

Main article: 1981–82 Football League Fourth Division

Pos Team
 Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts Promotion
19 Halifax Town 46 6 11 6 28 30 3 11 9 23 42 −21 49
20 Mansfield Town 46 8 6 9 39 39 5 4 14 24 42 −18 49
21 Rochdale 46 7 9 7 26 22 3 7 13 24 40 −12 46 Re-elected
22 Northampton Town 46 9 5 9 32 27 2 4 17 25 57 −27 42
23 Scunthorpe United 46 7 9 7 26 35 2 6 15 17 44 −36 42
Source: [citation needed]

Competitions edit

Football League Fourth Division edit

Main article: 1981–82 Football League
29 August  1981 (1981 -08-29) 1 Bury 3–0 Rochdale Bury
Madden   8'
Hilton   11'
Johnson   25'		 Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3925
5 September  1981 (1981 -09-05) 2 Rochdale 2–1 Hartlepool United Rochdale
Martinez   36'
Goodwin   89'		 Report Houchen   11' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1481
Referee: DW Civil
12 September  1981 (1981 -09-12) 3 Peterborough United 5–1 Rochdale Peterborough
Quow   5'
Cooke   17', 48', 78'
Slack   89'		 Report Wellings   32' (pen.) Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 3768
19 September  1981 (1981 -09-19) 4 Rochdale 1–2 Port Vale Rochdale
O'Loughlin   58' Report Keenan   53'  
Deakin   88' (pen.)		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1824
22 September  1981 (1981 -09-22) 5 Rochdale 0–0 Blackpool Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2763
26 September  1981 (1981 -09-26) 6 Bournemouth 1–0 Rochdale Bournemouth
Dawtry   7' Report Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 5146
30 September  1981 (1981 -09-30) 7 Bradford City 2–0 Rochdale Bradford
Gallagher   25'
McNiven   37'		 Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 5388
4 October  1981 (1981 -10-04) 8 Rochdale 0–0 Aldershot Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1821
11 October  1981 (1981 -10-11) 9 Rochdale 1–2 Colchester United Rochdale
Wellings   50' Report Allinson   64'
McDonough   83'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1366
17 October  1981 (1981 -10-17) 10 Halifax Town 0–0 Rochdale Halifax
Report Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 2140
21 October  1981 (1981 -10-21) 11 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Rochdale Crewe
Palios   67' Report Goodwin   42'
Wellings   48'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 1827
24 October  1981 (1981 -10-24) 12 Rochdale 4–1 Stockport County Rochdale
Martinez   2', 3'
Hilditch   40'
Goodwin   48'		 Report Fowler   30' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1778
31 October  1981 (1981 -10-31) 13 Darlington 2–0 Rochdale Darlington
Wicks   2'
Hamilton   42'		 Report Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 1454
3 November  1981 (1981 -11-03) 14 Rochdale 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1663
8 November  1981 (1981 -11-08) 15 Rochdale 1–0 Torquay United Rochdale
Goodwin   53' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1790
14 November  1981 (1981 -11-14) 16 Mansfield Town 4–3 Rochdale Mansfield
Parkinson   44' (pen.)
Bell   55', 74'
Morgan   71'		 Report Hilditch   25', 79'
Wellings   75' (pen.)		 Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2300
28 November  1981 (1981 -11-28) 17 Rochdale 1–1 Wigan Athletic Rochdale
Hilditch   42'
Snookes   60'		 Report Bradd   45' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2765
Referee: MR Baker
5 December  1981 (1981 -12-05) 18 Hereford United 0–0 Rochdale Hereford
Report Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2312
13 January  1982 (1982 -01-13) 19 Rochdale 0–1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Report Davison   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1122
16 January  1982 (1982 -01-16) 20 Rochdale 0–1 Sheffield United Rochdale
Report Edwards   65' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3966
23 January  1982 (1982 -01-23) 21 Rochdale 1–1 Bury Rochdale
Martinez   79' Report Johnson   35' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3583
30 January  1982 (1982 -01-30) 22 Port Vale 1–1 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
Tartt   4' Report Martinez   5' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3835
6 February  1982 (1982 -02-06) 23 Rochdale 1–1 Peterborough United Rochdale
Hamilton   41' Report Cooke   78' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1241
10 February  1982 (1982 -02-10) 24 Blackpool 1–1 Rochdale Blackpool
Entwistle   44' Report Hilditch   1' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3294
14 February  1982 (1982 -02-14) 25 Aldershot 2–2 Rochdale Aldershot
French   75', 90' Report Cooper   10'
Hilditch   50'		 Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2079
20 February  1982 (1982 -02-20) 26 Rochdale 0–1 Bournemouth Rochdale
Report Heffernan   59' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1295
26 February  1982 (1982 -02-26) 27 Colchester United 3–2 Rochdale Colchester
Adcock   13', 88'
Bremner   29'		 Report O'Loughlin   28'
Hilditch   75'		 Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2760
2 March  1982 (1982 -03-02) 28 Northampton Town 2–1 Rochdale Northampton
Massey   59'
Gage   79'		 Report O'Loughlin   63' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1916
9 March  1982 (1982 -03-09) 29 Rochdale 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Goodwin   44' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1060
12 March  1982 (1982 -03-12) 30 Stockport County 0–4 Rochdale Stockport
Report Martinez   22'
Hilditch   35', 60'
Wellings   81'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2079
16 March  1982 (1982 -03-16) 31 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Rochdale Birkenhead
Kerr   55', 58' Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1141
20 March  1982 (1982 -03-20) 32 Rochdale 3–2 Darlington Rochdale
O'Loughlin   44'
Wellings   65' (pen.)
Hilditch   86'		 Report Speedie   30', 57' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1252
27 March  1982 (1982 -03-27) 33 Torquay United 2–1 Rochdale Torquay
Cox   23'
Cooper   53'		 Report Hilditch   3' Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 1468
31 March  1982 (1982 -03-31) 34 Hartlepool United 1–1 Rochdale Hartlepool
Brown   12' Report Wellings   77' (pen.) Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1259
3 April  1982 (1982 -04-03) 35 Rochdale 1–1 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Hilditch   19'
Cooper   88'		 Report Parkinson   26' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1276
6 April  1982 (1982 -04-06) 36 Rochdale 0–1 Hull City Rochdale
Report Mutrie   80' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1738
10 April  1982 (1982 -04-10) 37 Scunthorpe United 1–0 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Keeley   50' (pen.) Report Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 1742
12 April  1982 (1982 -04-12) 38 Rochdale 2–0 York City Rochdale
Martinez   18'
Wellings   54' (pen.)		 Report Aitken   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1421
17 April  1982 (1982 -04-17) 39 Rochdale 0–1 Hereford United Rochdale
Report Bartley   83' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1342
20 April  1982 (1982 -04-20) 40 Rochdale 1–1 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
Wellings   80' (pen.) Report Telfer   50' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1129
24 April  1982 (1982 -04-24) 41 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Rochdale Wigan
Houghton   73' Report Martinez   2' Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 6153
Referee: KP Barratt
27 April  1982 (1982 -04-27) 42 York City 1–2 Rochdale York
Walwyn   50' Report Hilditch   36', 69' Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2089
1 May  1982 (1982 -05-01) 43 Rochdale 1–1 Bradford City Rochdale
Dolan   43' (pen.) Report Staniforth   7' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3080
4 May  1982 (1982 -05-04) 44 Sheffield United 3–1 Rochdale Sheffield
Hatton   4'
Edwards   22', 48'		 Report Wellings   44' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 21140
8 May  1982 (1982 -05-08) 45 Hull City 2–1 Rochdale Hull
Marwood   22', 84' Report Cooper   1' Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 3411
15 May  1982 (1982 -05-15) 46 Rochdale 5–3 Northampton Town Rochdale
Martinez   6'
Wellings   37'
Warriner   57'
O'Loughlin   77'
Goodwin   79'		 Report Heeley   1'
Massey   34' (pen.)
Sandy   43'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1056

F.A. Cup edit

Main article: 1981–82 FA Cup
21 November  1981 (1981 -11-21) 1 Rochdale 2–2 Hull City Rochdale
Dolan   63'
Esser   83'		 Report McClaren   16'
Whitehurst   72'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2722
24 November  1981 (1981 -11-24) 1 Hull City 2–2 (a.e.t.) Rochdale Hull
Whitehurst   27'
Swann   117'		 Report Burke   47'
Esser   114'		 Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 4063
30 November  1981 (1981 -11-30) 1 Hull City 1–0 (a.e.t.) Rochdale Leeds
McClaren   114' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 3628

League Cup edit

Main article: 1981–82 Football League Cup
1 September  1981 (1981 -09-01) 1 Huddersfield Town 3–1 Rochdale Huddersfield
Wilson  
Fletcher   		 Report Cooper   Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 6713
15 September  1981 (1981 -09-15) 1 Rochdale 2–4
(3–7 agg.)		 Huddersfield Town Rochdale
Wellings  
Hilditch  		 Report Fletcher   
Kindon  
Robins  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3775

Rose Bowl edit

24 August  1981 (1981 -08-24) 1 Rochdale 1–0 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Hilditch   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2462

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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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