1966–67 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
1966–67 season
ManagerTony Collins
League Division Four21st
FA Cup1st Round
League Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Reg Jenkins
All: Reg Jenkins

The 1966–67 season saw Rochdale compete for their 8th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 4 F.A. Cup League Cup Lancashire Cup Rose Bowl
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Bobby Williamson 37 0 34+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF England ENG Graham Smith 50 1 46+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF England ENG Laurie Calloway 50 2 46+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 1 1+0 0
MF England ENG Brian Richardson 21 1 19+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF England ENG Brian Taylor 47 1 44+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF England ENG Graham Collins 8 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Paul Crossley 16 2 14+0 2 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
FW England ENG Billy Russell 37 7 34+0 7 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
FW England ENG Ian McQueen 8 1 5+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
FW England ENG Barrie Wheatley 17 13 13+0 13 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF England ENG David Storf 46 8 43+0 6 1+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
FW England ENG Bert Lister 12 2 11+0 2 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG John Hardman 9 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Tony Moulden 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Jimmy Pennington 16 0 14+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
FW England ENG Bob Stephenson 17 3 16+1 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Kevin Connor 20 1 18+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Bill Calder 9 1 7+1 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Reg Jenkins 31 14 30+0 14 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Steve Melledew 24 1 22+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Ray Daubney 12 2 11+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Joe Fletcher 10 4 9+0 4 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Frank McEwen 11 1 10+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Stewart Holden 21 0 21+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK England ENG Simon Jones 13 0 12+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
MF England ENG David Crompton 9 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG David Dow 2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
GK   Roger? Cutler 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF   Brian Hardman 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Hughen Riley 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Ray Aspden 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0

Final League Table

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
19 Chester 46 8 5 10 24 32 7 5 11 30 46 0.692 40
20 Notts County 46 10 7 6 31 25 3 4 16 22 47 0.736 37
21 Rochdale 46 10 4 9 30 27 3 7 13 23 48 0.707 37 Re-elected
22 York City 46 11 5 7 45 31 1 6 16 20 48 0.823 35
23 Bradford Park Avenue 46 7 6 10 30 34 4 7 12 22 45 0.658 35
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

Football League Fourth Division

20 August  1966 (1966 -08-20) 1 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Rochdale Crewe
Kane 37'
Sandiford 58'
Report Wheatley 55' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3069
27 August  1966 (1966 -08-27) 2 Rochdale 1–3 Barrow Rochdale
Lister 87' Report Mallon 57'
Mulholland 76'
McAdams 84'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2752
2 September  1966 (1966 -09-02) 3 York City 1–1 Rochdale York
Provan Report Wheatley Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 5046
6 September  1966 (1966 -09-06) 4 Rochdale 3–0 Luton Town Rochdale
Crossley
Wheatley
Russell
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2472
10 September  1966 (1966 -09-10) 5 Rochdale 1–0 Lincoln City Rochdale
Russell 14' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2905
17 September  1966 (1966 -09-17) 6 Chesterfield 0–0 Rochdale Chesterfield
Report Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 5003
24 September  1966 (1966 -09-24) 7 Rochdale 1–0 Stockport County Rochdale
Storf 20' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5756
29 September  1966 (1966 -09-29) 8 Luton Town 3–1 Rochdale Luton
Thear
Rioch
Report Crossley Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 6435
1 October  1966 (1966 -10-01) 9 Aldershot 4–0 Rochdale Aldershot
McAnearney 59' (pen.)
Maloy 65'
Dodson 77', 83'
Report Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 4273
8 October  1966 (1966 -10-08) 10 Rochdale 1–1 Barnsley Rochdale
Richardson 71' Report Barton 30' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2784
15 October  1966 (1966 -10-15) 11 Newport County 2–2 Rochdale Newport
Jones 20'
Rathbone 26'
Report Wheatley 17'
Stephenson 29'
Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 4650
19 October  1966 (1966 -10-19) 12 Chester 3–2 Rochdale Chester
Talbot
Metcalf
Report Storf
Stephenson
Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 4316
22 October  1966 (1966 -10-22) 13 Rochdale 1–3 Brentford Rochdale
Russell 85' Report Lawther 25', 83'
Ross 34'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2632
29 October  1966 (1966 -10-29) 14 Halifax Town 1–1 Rochdale Halifax
Parks 70' Report McQueen 8' Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 2771
5 November  1966 (1966 -11-05) 15 Rochdale 3–2 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Russell 11', 18'
Calder 23'
Report Mulvaney 40'
Phythian 80'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2005
12 November  1966 (1966 -11-12) 16 Exeter City 0–0 Rochdale Exeter
Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3625
19 November  1966 (1966 -11-19) 17 Rochdale 0–1 Bradford City Rochdale
Report Cuthbertson 72' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3108
3 December  1966 (1966 -12-03) 18 Rochdale 1–2 Southend United Rochdale
Lister 66' Report Flatt 32'
Slack 84'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1733
10 December  1966 (1966 -12-10) 19 Wrexham 4–2 Rochdale Wrexham
Lloyd 44', 60'
Stacey 57'
Carrick 86'
Report Russell 55'
Storf 82'
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 6904
17 December  1966 (1966 -12-17) 20 Rochdale 0–1 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Report Harley 15' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1432
27 December  1966 (1966 -12-27) 21 Notts County 2–0 Rochdale Nottingham
Smith 9', 85' Report Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 4810
31 December  1966 (1966 -12-31) 22 Barrow 2–0 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Field 25'
Mulholland 57' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 6871
14 January  1967 (1967 -01-14) 23 Lincoln City 0–2 Rochdale Lincoln
Report Storf 6'
Jenkins 21'
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3983
21 January  1967 (1967 -01-21) 24 Rochdale 2–1 Chesterfield Rochdale
Jenkins 59', 71' Report Stark 63' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2255
27 January  1967 (1967 -01-27) 25 Rochdale 1–1 Notts County Rochdale
Jenkins Report Smith Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2358
3 February  1967 (1967 -02-03) 26 Stockport County 2–2 Rochdale Stockport
Morrin
Allen
Report Stephenson
Daubney
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9908
11 February  1967 (1967 -02-11) 27 Rochdale 2–1 Aldershot Rochdale
Jenkins 65', 69' (pen.) Report Howarth 25' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2494
18 February  1967 (1967 -02-18) 28 Bradford Park Avenue 0–3 Rochdale Bradford
Report Storf 37'
Jenkins 63' (pen.)
McEwen 73'
Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 4823
25 February  1967 (1967 -02-25) 29 Barnsley 3–1 Rochdale Barnsley
Evans 44'
Barton 55'
Thomas 67'
Report Daubney 35' Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 7585
1 March  1967 (1967 -03-01) 30 Rochdale 0–1 Chester Rochdale
Report Ryden Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2140
4 March  1967 (1967 -03-04) 31 Rochdale 2–0 Newport County Rochdale
Russell 17'
Jenkins 75'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2039
11 March  1967 (1967 -03-11) 32 Rochdale 1–0 Bradford Park Avenue Rochdale
Jenkins 83' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2143
18 March  1967 (1967 -03-18) 33 Brentford 4–0 Rochdale Brentford
Docherty 5'
Ross 8', 43'
Lawther 73'
Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 6610
25 March  1967 (1967 -03-25) 34 Rochdale 1–2 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Connor Report Yardley 28'
King 88'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2478
27 March  1967 (1967 -03-27) 35 Rochdale 1–2 Port Vale Rochdale
Taylor Report Richardson (o.g.)
Goodfellow
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2254
28 March  1967 (1967 -03-28) 36 Port Vale 5–0 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
Wilson
Poole
Goodfellow
Georgeson
Cullerton
Report Stadium: Old Recreation Ground
Attendance: 3004
1 April  1967 (1967 -04-01) 37 Hartlepools United 2–1 Rochdale Hartlepool
Somers 71'
Broadbent 83'
Report Jenkins 3' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5952
8 April  1967 (1967 -04-08) 38 Rochdale 1–0 Exeter City Rochdale
Calloway 42' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1294
10 April  1967 (1967 -04-10) 39 Rochdale 1–1 Southport Rochdale
Smith Report Peat Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2644
15 April  1967 (1967 -04-15) 40 Bradford City 4–1 Rochdale Bradford
Smith 15'
York 19'
Holden 59' (o.g.)
Rackstraw 64'
Report Fletcher 26' Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 4119
22 April  1967 (1967 -04-22) 41 Rochdale 3–0 Halifax Town Rochdale
Fletcher 10', 68'
Taylor Red card 44'
Melledew 88'
Report Hutchinson Red card 44' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2416
24 April  1967 (1967 -04-24) 42 Southport 1–2 Rochdale Southport
Andrews Report Storf
Jenkins (pen.)
Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 5469
29 April  1967 (1967 -04-29) 43 Southend United 0–0 Rochdale Southend-on-Sea
Report Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8236
2 May  1967 (1967 -05-02) 44 Rochdale 2–2 York City Rochdale
Jenkins (pen.) Report Spencer
Provan
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2017
6 May  1967 (1967 -05-06) 45 Rochdale 1–3 Wrexham Rochdale
Fletcher 77' Report Campbell 42'
Kinsey 73'
Evans 81'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2066
12 May  1967 (1967 -05-12) 46 Tranmere Rovers 3–1 Rochdale Birkenhead
Williams
Stevens
Hudson
Report Jenkins (pen.) Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 12123

F.A. Cup

26 November  1966 (1966 -11-26) 1 Rochdale 1–3 Barrow Rochdale
Storf 63' Report Field 35', 52'
McCarthy 83'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3784

League Cup

23 August  1966 (1966 -08-23) 1 Bury 2–0 Rochdale Bury
Owen
Turner
Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3724

Lancashire Cup

 () 1 Rochdale 1–2 Bury Rochdale
Calloway (pen.)
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 709

Rose Bowl

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References

  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]