1966–67 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale 1966–67 football season

Rochdale
1966–67 season
Manager	Tony Collins
League Division Four	21st
FA Cup	1st Round
League Cup	1st Round
Top goalscorer	League: Reg Jenkins All: Reg Jenkins
← 1965–66 1967–68 →

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

Final League Table

Main article: 1966–67 Football League Fourth Division

Pos	Team v t e	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

Main article: 1966–67 Football League Crewe Alexandra v Rochdale

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

Rochdale v Barrow

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

York City v Rochdale

2 September 1966 (1966 -09-02) 3	York City	1–1	Rochdale	York
	Provan	Report	Wheatley	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 5046

Rochdale v Luton Town

6 September 1966 (1966 -09-06) 4	Rochdale	3–0	Luton Town	Rochdale
	Crossley Wheatley Russell	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2472

Rochdale v Lincoln City

10 September 1966 (1966 -09-10) 5	Rochdale	1–0	Lincoln City	Rochdale
	Russell 14'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2905

Chesterfield v Rochdale

17 September 1966 (1966 -09-17) 6	Chesterfield	0–0	Rochdale	Chesterfield
		Report		Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground Attendance: 5003

Rochdale v Stockport County

24 September 1966 (1966 -09-24) 7	Rochdale	1–0	Stockport County	Rochdale
	Storf 20'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5756

Luton Town v Rochdale

29 September 1966 (1966 -09-29) 8	Luton Town	3–1	Rochdale	Luton
	Thear Rioch	Report	Crossley	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 6435

Aldershot v Rochdale

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

Rochdale v Barnsley

8 October 1966 (1966 -10-08) 10	Rochdale	1–1	Barnsley	Rochdale
	Richardson 71'	Report	Barton 30'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2784

Newport County v Rochdale

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

Chester v Rochdale

19 October 1966 (1966 -10-19) 12	Chester	3–2	Rochdale	Chester
	Talbot Metcalf	Report	Storf Stephenson	Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 4316

Rochdale v Brentford

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

Halifax Town v Rochdale

29 October 1966 (1966 -10-29) 14	Halifax Town	1–1	Rochdale	Halifax
	Parks 70'	Report	McQueen 8'	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 2771

Rochdale v Hartlepools United

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

Exeter City v Rochdale

12 November 1966 (1966 -11-12) 16	Exeter City	0–0	Rochdale	Exeter
		Report		Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3625

Rochdale v Bradford City

19 November 1966 (1966 -11-19) 17	Rochdale	0–1	Bradford City	Rochdale
		Report	Cuthbertson 72'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3108

Rochdale v Southend United

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

Wrexham v Rochdale

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

Rochdale v Crewe Alexandra

17 December 1966 (1966 -12-17) 20	Rochdale	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	Rochdale
		Report	Harley 15'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1432

Notts County v Rochdale

27 December 1966 (1966 -12-27) 21	Notts County	2–0	Rochdale	Nottingham
	Smith 9', 85'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 4810

Barrow v Rochdale

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

Lincoln City v Rochdale

14 January 1967 (1967 -01-14) 23	Lincoln City	0–2	Rochdale	Lincoln
		Report	Storf 6' Jenkins 21'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3983

Rochdale v Chesterfield

21 January 1967 (1967 -01-21) 24	Rochdale	2–1	Chesterfield	Rochdale
	Jenkins 59', 71'	Report	Stark 63'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2255

Rochdale v Notts County

27 January 1967 (1967 -01-27) 25	Rochdale	1–1	Notts County	Rochdale
	Jenkins	Report	Smith	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2358

Stockport County v Rochdale

3 February 1967 (1967 -02-03) 26	Stockport County	2–2	Rochdale	Stockport
	Morrin Allen	Report	Stephenson Daubney	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 9908

Rochdale v Aldershot

11 February 1967 (1967 -02-11) 27	Rochdale	2–1	Aldershot	Rochdale
	Jenkins 65', 69' (pen.)	Report	Howarth 25'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2494

Bradford Park Avenue v Rochdale

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

Barnsley v Rochdale

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

Rochdale v Chester

1 March 1967 (1967 -03-01) 30	Rochdale	0–1	Chester	Rochdale
		Report	Ryden	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2140

Rochdale v Newport County

4 March 1967 (1967 -03-04) 31	Rochdale	2–0	Newport County	Rochdale
	Russell 17' Jenkins 75'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2039

Rochdale v Bradford Park Avenue

11 March 1967 (1967 -03-11) 32	Rochdale	1–0	Bradford Park Avenue	Rochdale
	Jenkins 83'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2143

Brentford v Rochdale

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

Rochdale v Tranmere Rovers

25 March 1967 (1967 -03-25) 34	Rochdale	1–2	Tranmere Rovers	Rochdale
	Connor	Report	Yardley 28' King 88'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2478

Rochdale v Port Vale

27 March 1967 (1967 -03-27) 35	Rochdale	1–2	Port Vale	Rochdale
	Taylor	Report	Richardson (o.g.) Goodfellow	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2254

Port Vale v Rochdale

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

Hartlepools United v Rochdale

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

Rochdale v Exeter City

8 April 1967 (1967 -04-08) 38	Rochdale	1–0	Exeter City	Rochdale
	Calloway 42'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1294

Rochdale v Southport

10 April 1967 (1967 -04-10) 39	Rochdale	1–1	Southport	Rochdale
	Smith	Report	Peat	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2644

Bradford City v Rochdale

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

Rochdale v Halifax Town

22 April 1967 (1967 -04-22) 41	Rochdale	3–0	Halifax Town	Rochdale
	Fletcher 10', 68' Taylor 44' Melledew 88'	Report	Hutchinson 44'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2416

Southport v Rochdale

24 April 1967 (1967 -04-24) 42	Southport	1–2	Rochdale	Southport
	Andrews	Report	Storf Jenkins (pen.)	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 5469

Southend United v Rochdale

29 April 1967 (1967 -04-29) 43	Southend United	0–0	Rochdale	Southend-on-Sea
		Report		Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 8236

Rochdale v York City

2 May 1967 (1967 -05-02) 44	Rochdale	2–2	York City	Rochdale
	Jenkins (pen.)	Report	Spencer Provan	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2017

Rochdale v Wrexham

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

Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale

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

Main article: 1966–67 FA Cup Rochdale v Barrow

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

Main article: 1966–67 Football League Cup Bury v Rochdale

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

Lancashire Cup

Rochdale v Bury

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

Rose Bowl

Rochdale v Oldham Athletic

()	Rochdale	1–2	Oldham Athletic	Rochdale
	Storf			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3807

References

Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
"The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022.

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