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1982–83 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1982–83 season saw Rochdale compete in their 9th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.

Rochdale
1982–83 season
ManagerPeter Madden
Jimmy Greenhoff
League Division Four20th
FA Cup1st Round
League Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Micky French
All: Micky French

Statistics

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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   WAL Chris Pearce 43 0 36+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 0
DF   ENG Steve Warriner 9 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
DF   ENG Eric Snookes 40 0 33+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0
MF   NIR Ronnie Blair 8 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
DF   SCO Jack Trainer 12 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
DF   ENG Alan Weir 14 0 7+1 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
MF   ENG David Thompson 53 6 43+3 5 1+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 1
MF   ENG Neville Hamilton 19 3 11+0 3 0+1 0 3+1 0 3+0 0
FW   ENG Micky French 43 12 35+1 11 1+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 1
FW   ENG Barry Wellings 32 10 20+4 6 1+0 1 4+0 2 3+0 1
MF   ENG Peter Farrell 47 8 43+0 8 0+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
MF   ENG Eugene Martinez 34 3 24+5 3 1+0 0 1+1 0 0+2 0
DF   ENG Bill Williams 42 0 34+3 0 0+0 0 4+0 0 0+1 0
FW   ENG Mark Hilditch 42 7 38+1 7 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Andy Stafford 3 1 1+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
DF   ENG Gerry Keenan 33 1 30+0 1 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Paul Comstive 10 2 9+0 2 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF   SCO Willie Garner 5 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Brian Taylor 15 0 13+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Geoff Thomas 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Carl Swan 4 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Roy Greaves 22 0 19+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   NIR Gerry McElhinney 20 1 20+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Peter Nicholson 7 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Stewart Thompson 12 3 10+2 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Jimmy Greenhoff 12 0 12+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Brian Greenhoff 7 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ATG Everton Carr 9 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Andy Higgins 11 2 11+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK   SCO Graeme Crawford 11 0 10+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
FW   ENG Malcolm O'Connor 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Final League Table

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Main article: 1982–83 Football League Fourth Division

Pos Team
 Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts Promotion
18 Aldershot 46 11 5 7 40 35 1 10 12 21 47 −21 51
19 Tranmere Rovers 46 8 8 7 30 29 5 3 15 19 42 −22 50
20 Rochdale 46 11 8 4 38 25 0 8 15 17 48 −18 49
21 Blackpool 46 10 8 5 32 23 3 4 16 23 51 −19 49[a] Re-elected
22 Hartlepool United 46 11 5 7 30 24 2 4 17 16 52 −30 48
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Blackpool had two points deducted.

Competitions

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Football League Fourth Division

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Main article: 1982–83 Football League
28 August  1982 (1982 -08-28) 1 Darlington 3–0 Rochdale Darlington
Walsh   17', 30'
Dunn   80'		 Report Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 1672
4 September  1982 (1982 -09-04) 2 Rochdale 0–1 Chester Rochdale
Report Thomas   25' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1490
7 September  1982 (1982 -09-07) 3 Rochdale 2–0 Hartlepool United Rochdale
Stafford   47'
Wellings   }75'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 987
10 September  1982 (1982 -09-10) 4 Colchester United 4–1 Rochdale Colchester
Allinson   43' (pen.)
Wignall   45'
Lyons   49', 90'		 Report Wellings   17' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2638
18 September  1982 (1982 -09-18) 5 Rochdale 1–1 Swindon Town Rochdale
Hilditch   32' Report Emmanuel   5' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1407
25 September  1982 (1982 -09-25) 6 Mansfield Town 2–1 Rochdale Mansfield
Waddle   3', 24' Report Comstive   14' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2002
27 September  1982 (1982 -09-27) 7 Stockport County 2–2 Rochdale Stockport
Williams   32'
Power   86'		 Report Hamilton   59'
Wellings   60'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 1873
2 October  1982 (1982 -10-02) 8 Rochdale 0–0 Bury Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3236
8 October  1982 (1982 -10-08) 9 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Rochdale Crewe
Waller   31' Report French   48' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2168
16 October  1982 (1982 -10-16) 10 Rochdale 3–1 Blackpool Rochdale
Hilditch   8'
Wellings   54' (pen.)
Comstive   59'		 Report Bamber   5' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2001
19 October  1982 (1982 -10-19) 11 Wimbledon 3–0 Rochdale Wimbledon
Peters   6', 64'
Leslie   90'		 Report Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 2294
23 October  1982 (1982 -10-23) 12 Rochdale 2–2 Halifax Town Rochdale
Hilditch   60'
D. Thompson   84'		 Report Spooner   31'
Keenan   32' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1733
30 October  1982 (1982 -10-30) 13 Hereford United 1–0 Rochdale Hereford
White   47' Report Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2402
2 November  1982 (1982 -11-02) 14 Rochdale 2–0 Northampton Town Rochdale
Keenan   42'
Hamilton   63'
Williams   87'		 Report Syrett   87' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1019
6 November  1982 (1982 -11-06) 15 Rochdale 3–3 Port Vale Rochdale
French   42'
Wellings   52' (61)		 Report Hunter   66'
Moss   85'
Greenhoff   87'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2220
13 November  1982 (1982 -11-13) 16 Peterborough United 1–0 Rochdale Peterborough
Cooke   22' Report Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 2245
27 November  1982 (1982 -11-27) 17 Torquay United 3–2 Rochdale Torquay
Cooper   5', 70'
Wilson   90'		 Report Hilditch   44'
Hamilton   50'		 Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2522
4 December  1982 (1982 -12-04) 18 Rochdale 1–0 Bristol City Rochdale
Farrell   75' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1307
11 December  1982 (1982 -12-11) 19 Rochdale 0–2 Wimbledon Rochdale
Report Evans   11'
Entwistle   75'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1096
18 December  1982 (1982 -12-18) 20 Rochdale 3–1 Aldershot Rochdale
D. Thompson   42'
Martinez   43'
French   75' (pen.)		 Report Banton   81' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 888
27 December  1982 (1982 -12-27) 21 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Cammack   89' Report French   32' (pen.) Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 4989
28 December  1982 (1982 -12-28) 22 Rochdale 1–0 York City Rochdale
Farrell   89' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2127
1 January  1983 (1983 -01-01) 23 Hull City 2–1 Rochdale Hull
Roberts   18'
Marwood   89' (pen.)		 Report D. Thompson   85' Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 9059
3 January  1983 (1983 -01-03) 24 Rochdale 4–2 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Mooney   1' (o.g.)
Hilditch   12'
McElhinney   21'
Martinez   70'		 Report Ferguson   15'
Kerr   82'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1758
8 January  1983 (1983 -01-08) 25 Chester 5–2 Rochdale Chester
Thomas   2', 50', 85'
Zelem   80'
Wilson   86' (pen.)		 Report French   17'
Zelem   89' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 1729
15 January  1983 (1983 -01-15) 26 Rochdale 1–1 Darlington Rochdale
Farrell   20' Report McLean   90' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1233
22 January  1983 (1983 -01-22) 27 Swindon Town 4–1 Rochdale Swindon
Rideout   9', 50' (pen.), 55'
Pritchard   82'		 Report Hilditch   15' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5442
5 February  1983 (1983 -02-05) 28 Rochdale 2–2 Mansfield Town Rochdale
D. Thompson   25'
Farrell   80'		 Report Dungworth   25'
Matthews   51'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1031
12 February  1983 (1983 -02-12) 29 Bury 0–0 Rochdale Bury
Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 4376
26 February  1983 (1983 -02-26) 30 Blackpool 1–0 Rochdale Blackpool
McNiven   41' Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 2373
4 March  1983 (1983 -03-04) 31 Halifax Town 0–0 Rochdale Halifax
Report Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 2128
12 March  1983 (1983 -03-12) 32 Rochdale 4–1 Hereford United Rochdale
French   44', 56', 84'
S. Thompson   63'		 Report Maddy   82' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2000
15 March  1983 (1983 -03-15) 33 Rochdale 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
S. Thompson   8'
Farrell   86'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2497
19 March  1983 (1983 -03-19) 34 Port Vale 4–0 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
Bromage   23'
Newton   72', 75', 83'		 Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5129
26 March  1983 (1983 -03-26) 35 Rochdale 1–1 Peterborough United Rochdale
Higgins   48' Report Chard   83' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1560
2 April  1983 (1983 -04-02) 36 York City 1–0 Rochdale York
Walwyn   32' Report Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 3357
4 April  1983 (1983 -04-04) 37 Rochdale 0–1 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
Report Graham   85' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2056
9 April  1983 (1983 -04-09) 38 Bristol City 0–0 Rochdale Bristol
Report Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 4780
16 April  1983 (1983 -04-16) 39 Rochdale 1–0 Stockport County Rochdale
French   26' (pen.) Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1829
19 April  1983 (1983 -04-19) 40 Northampton Town 1–1 Rochdale Northampton
Tucker   90' (pen.) Report French   27' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1728
23 April  1983 (1983 -04-23) 41 Aldershot 6–4 Rochdale Aldershot
Senior   35', 40', 65'
Banton   44', 73', 81'		 Report Farrell   25', 55'
Hilditch   50'
D. Thompson   90'		 Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 1651
26 April  1983 (1983 -04-26) 42 Rochdale 2–1 Colchester United Rochdale
Higgins   21'
French   33'		 Report Allinson   81' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1270
30 April  1983 (1983 -04-30) 43 Rochdale 2–2 Torquay United Rochdale
Farrell   30'
S. Thompson   75'		 Report Carter   32'
James   44'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1359
7 May  1983 (1983 -05-07) 44 Hartlepool United 3–0 Rochdale Hartlepool
Hogan   53' (pen.)
Staff   64'
Dobson   88'		 Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1015
14 May  1983 (1983 -05-14) 45 Rochdale 1–3 Hull City Rochdale
Martinez   2' Report Mutrie   2'
Roberts   44'
Marwood   75'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2730
16 May  1983 (1983 -05-16) 46 Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Rochdale Birkenhead
Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1985

F.A. Cup

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20 November  1982 (1982 -11-20) 1 Altrincham 2–1 Rochdale Altrincham
Davison   26'
Anderson   61'
Kenyon   77'
Howard   82'		 Report Martinez   61'
French   77'
Wellings   84' (pen.)		 Stadium: Moss Lane
Attendance: 3053

League Cup (Milk Cup)

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Main article: 1982–83 Football League Cup
30 August  1982 (1982 -08-30) 1 Port Vale 1–0 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
Moss   84' Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 2565
14 September  1982 (1982 -09-14) 1 Rochdale 2–0
(2–1 agg.)		 Port Vale Rochdale
Wellings   55', 72' (pen.) Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1536
5 October  1982 (1982 -10-05) 2 Rochdale 0–1 Bradford City Rochdale
Report Gallagher   41' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2196
27 October  1982 (1982 -10-27) 2 Bradford City 4–0
(5–0 agg.)		 Rochdale Bradford
Mellor   8'
Cooke   42', 76'
Gallagher   85'		 Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 3206

Lancashire Cup

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14 August  1982 (1982 -08-14) Bury 2–1 Rochdale Bury
 
 		 French   Stadium: Gigg Lane
17 August  1982 (1982 -08-17) Rochdale 0–0 Burnley Rochdale
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2591
21 August  1982 (1982 -08-21) Oldham Athletic 2–2 Rochdale Oldham
 
 		 D. Thompson  
Wellings  		 Stadium: Boundary Park
Note: Also a Rose Bowl match

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References

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  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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