1975–76 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale 1975–76 football season

Rochdale
1975–76 season
Manager	Walter Joyce
League Division Four	15th
FA Cup	3rd Round
League Cup	1st Round
Top goalscorer	League: Bob Mountford All: Bob Mountford
← 1974–75 1976–77 →

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

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 4		F.A. Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	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

Main article: 1975–76 Football League Fourth Division

Pos	Team v t e	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:

Competitions

Football League Fourth Division

Main article: 1975–76 Football League Reading v Rochdale

16 August 1975 (1975-08-16) 1	Reading	2–0	Rochdale	Reading
	Youlden 10' Hetzke 62'	Report		Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 4717

Rochdale v Swansea City

23 August 1975 (1975-08-23) 2	Rochdale	2–1	Swansea City	Rochdale
	Mountford 13', 78'	Report	Leitch	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1169

Huddersfield Town v Rochdale

30 August 1975 (1975-08-30) 3	Huddersfield Town	0–0	Rochdale	Huddersfield
		Report		Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 4185

Rochdale v Newport County

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

Torquay United v Rochdale

13 September 1975 (1975-09-13) 5	Torquay United	1–0	Rochdale	Torquay
	Summerscales 9' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 1852

Rochdale v Bradford City

20 September 1975 (1975-09-20) 6	Rochdale	0–0	Bradford City	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2004

Crewe Alexandra v Rochdale

24 September 1975 (1975-09-24) 7	Crewe Alexandra	0–0	Rochdale	Crewe
		Report		Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4294

Stockport County v Rochdale

26 September 1975 (1975-09-26) 8	Stockport County	0–1	Rochdale	Stockport
		Report	Mountford	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 3436

Rochdale v Exeter City

4 October 1975 (1975-10-04) 9	Rochdale	0–1	Exeter City	Rochdale
		Report	Bowker 27' Hatch 89'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1234

Scunthorpe United v Rochdale

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

Rochdale v Watford

18 October 1975 (1975-10-18) 11	Rochdale	2–1	Watford	Rochdale
	Summerscales 47' Tobin 84'	Report	Jenkins 90'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1528

Bournemouth v Rochdale

22 October 1975 (1975-10-22) 12	Bournemouth	2–1	Rochdale	Bournemouth
	Cunningham Morgan	Report	Tobin	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 4395

Southport v Rochdale

25 October 1975 (1975-10-25) 13	Southport	0–1	Rochdale	Southport
		Report	Tobin 79'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 1447

Rochdale v Tranmere Rovers

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

Rochdale v Northampton Town

3 November 1975 (1975-11-03) 15	Rochdale	0–2	Northampton Town	Rochdale
		Report	Stratford Robertson	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2995

Lincoln City v Rochdale

8 November 1975 (1975-11-08) 16	Lincoln City	2–0	Rochdale	Lincoln
	Krzywicki 38' Graham 89'	Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 7063

Rochdale v Cambridge United

14 November 1975 (1975-11-14) 17	Rochdale	1–1	Cambridge United	Rochdale
	Mulvaney 20'	Report	Lyon 83'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1562

Rochdale v Workington

29 November 1975 (1975-11-29) 18	Rochdale	1–1	Workington	Rochdale
	Tobin 64'	Report	Ward 75'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1361

Brentford v Rochdale

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

Rochdale v Hartlepool United

20 December 1975 (1975-12-20) 20	Rochdale	1–1	Hartlepool United	Rochdale
	Murty 16'	Report	Scaife 83'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1156

Barnsley v Rochdale

26 December 1975 (1975-12-26) 21	Barnsley	2–1	Rochdale	Barnsley
	Millar Brown	Report	Mountford	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 3486

Rochdale v Darlington

27 December 1975 (1975-12-27) 22	Rochdale	1–0	Darlington	Rochdale
	Murty 89'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1659

Bradford City v Rochdale

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

Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale

20 January 1976 (1976-01-20) 24	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	Rochdale	Doncaster
	Kitchen	Report	Fielding Hanvey	Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 3586

Rochdale v Torquay United

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

Northampton Town v Rochdale

7 February 1976 (1976-02-07) 26	Northampton Town	1–1	Rochdale	Northampton
	Stratford 66'	Report	Whelan 77'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5393

Rochdale v Bournemouth

10 February 1976 (1976-02-10) 27	Rochdale	2–2	Bournemouth	Rochdale
	Mountford Whelan	Report	Hague Reeves	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1392

Rochdale v Lincoln City

14 February 1976 (1976-02-14) 28	Rochdale	0–0	Lincoln City	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2439

Cambridge United v Rochdale

21 February 1976 (1976-02-21) 29	Cambridge United	0–0	Rochdale	Cambridge
		Report		Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 2048

Rochdale v Southport

28 February 1976 (1976-02-28) 30	Rochdale	2–0	Southport	Rochdale
	Mountford 84' Summerscales 89'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1261

Rochdale v Huddersfield Town

1 March 1976 (1976-03-01) 31	Rochdale	0–0	Huddersfield Town	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3791

Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale

6 March 1976 (1976-03-06) 32	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Rochdale	Birkenhead
		Report	Mullington 79'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 3354

Exeter City v Rochdale

9 March 1976 (1976-03-09) 33	Exeter City	1–0	Rochdale	Exeter
	Morrin 80'	Report		Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 3102

Rochdale v Scunthorpe United

12 March 1976 (1976-03-12) 34	Rochdale	1–1	Scunthorpe United	Rochdale
	Cooper	Report	Green	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1430

Watford v Rochdale

16 March 1976 (1976-03-16) 35	Watford	3–0	Rochdale	Watford
	McCarthy Jenkins	Report		Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 3886

Workington v Rochdale

20 March 1976 (1976-03-20) 36	Workington	0–0	Rochdale	Workington
		Report		Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 941

Rochdale v Crewe Alexandra

22 March 1976 (1976-03-22) 37	Rochdale	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	Rochdale
		Report	Bevan	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1128

Rochdale v Brentford

27 March 1976 (1976-03-27) 38	Rochdale	1–2	Brentford	Rochdale
	Boslem 84'	Report	McCulloch 15' French 67'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 894

Hartlepool United v Rochdale

31 March 1976 (1976-03-31) 39	Hartlepool United	3–0	Rochdale	Hartlepool
	Spelman Moore	Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1561

Rochdale v Reading

3 April 1976 (1976-04-03) 40	Rochdale	0–0	Reading	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 913

Rochdale v Stockport County

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

Newport County v Rochdale

10 April 1976 (1976-04-10) 42	Newport County	1–1	Rochdale	Newport
	Jones 36'	Report	Mullington 26'	Stadium: Somerton Park Attendance: 1331

Rochdale v Doncaster Rovers

16 April 1976 (1976-04-16) 43	Rochdale	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	Rochdale
	Mountford	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1462

Rochdale v Barnsley

17 April 1976 (1976-04-17) 44	Rochdale	0–0	Barnsley	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1386

Darlington v Rochdale

20 April 1976 (1976-04-20) 45	Darlington	4–0	Rochdale	Darlington
	Webb Craig Sinclair	Report		Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 1957

Swansea City v Rochdale

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

Main article: 1975–76 FA Cup Workington v Rochdale

22 November 1975 (1975-11-22) 1	Workington	1–1	Rochdale	Workington
	Heslop 71'	Report	Ferguson 10'	Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 1190

Rochdale v Workington

25 November 1975 (1975-11-25) 1	Rochdale	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Workington	Rochdale
	Mountford Whelan	Report	Geidmintis	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2354

Gateshead United v Rochdale

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

Rochdale v Gateshead United

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

Norwich City v Rochdale

3 January 1976 (1976-01-03) 3	Norwich City	1–1	Rochdale	Norwich
	MacDougall 4' (pen.)	Report	Mullington 34'	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 14187

Rochdale v Norwich City

6 January 1976 (1976-01-06) 3	Rochdale	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Norwich City	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8284

Norwich City v Rochdale

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

Main article: 1975–76 Football League Cup Bury v Rochdale

19 August 1975 (1975-08-19) 1	Bury	2–0	Rochdale	Bury
	Nicholson	Report		Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4561

Rochdale v Bury

26 August 1975 (1975-08-26) 1	Rochdale	0–2 (0–4 agg.)	Bury	Rochdale
		Report	Rowland	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3725

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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