1978–79 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale 1978–79 football season

Rochdale
1978–79 season
Manager	Mike Ferguson Peter Madden (C) Doug Collins
League Division Four	20th
FA Cup	1st Round
League Cup	1st Round
Top goalscorer	League: Terry Owen All: Terry Owen
← 1977–78 1979–80 →

The 1978–79 season saw Rochdale compete in their 5th 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	Andy Slack	3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	DF	ENG	Paul Hallows	20	0	18+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	DF	ENG	Eric Snookes	38	1	35+0	1	1+0	0	2+0	0
	DF	ENG	Brian Hart	42	0	39+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	DF	ENG	Bob Scott	34	2	31+0	2	1+0	0	2+0	0
	DF	ENG	Ian Bannon	22	0	15+5	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	FW	ENG	Terry Owen	44	11	41+0	11	1+0	0	2+0	0
	MF	ENG	Bobby Scaife	37	2	34+0	2	1+0	0	2+0	0
	FW	ENG	Phil Ashworth	13	1	9+2	0	0+0	0	2+0	1
	MF	ENG	Phil Mullington	11	0	8+1	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	MF	ENG	Nigel O'Loughlin	48	2	45+0	1	1+0	0	2+0	1
	MF	ENG	Dave Esser	43	5	37+3	5	1+0	0	0+2	0
	GK	ENG	Chris Shyne	11	0	10+0	0	1+0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Bobby Hoy	42	10	39+2	10	1+0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Mark Hilditch	28	3	19+8	3	1+0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	John Price	11	0	9+1	0	1+0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Ted Oliver	8	1	8+0	1	0+0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Tony Morrin	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
	GK	WAL	David Felgate	35	0	35+0	0	0+0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Geoff Forster	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Peter Creamer	20	0	18+2	0	0+0	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	Brian Taylor	26	1	26+0	1	0+0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Chris Jones	21	10	21+0	10	0+0	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Doug Collins	8	0	6+2	0	0+0	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Mike Milne	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0	0

Final League Table

Main article: 1978–79 Football League Fourth Division

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GD	Pts	Promotion
18	AFC Bournemouth	46	11	6	6	34	19	3	5	15	13	29	−1	39
19	Northampton Town	46	12	4	7	40	30	3	5	15	24	46	−12	39
20	Rochdale	46	11	4	8	25	26	4	5	14	22	38	−17	39
21	Darlington	46	8	8	7	25	21	3	7	13	24	45	−17	37	Re-elected
22	Doncaster Rovers	46	8	8	7	25	22	5	3	15	25	51	−23	37	Re-elected

Source:

Competitions

Football League Fourth Division

Main article: 1978–79 Football League Rochdale v York City

19 August 1978 (1978 -08-19) 1	Rochdale	1–2	York City	Rochdale
	Scaife 58'	Report	Staniforth 4' Randall 56'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1241

Reading v Rochdale

23 August 1978 (1978 -08-23) 2	Reading	2–0	Rochdale	Reading
	Hetzke Earles	Report		Stadium: Elm Park Attendance: 4481

Rochdale v Aldershot

26 August 1978 (1978 -08-26) 3	Rochdale	1–1	Aldershot	Rochdale
	Owen 78'	Report	Brodie 58'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 976

Port Vale v Rochdale

2 September 1978 (1978 -09-02) 4	Port Vale	1–1	Rochdale	Stoke-on-Trent
	Beamish 68'	Report	Owen 89'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 3222

Rochdale v Portsmouth

9 September 1978 (1978 -09-09) 5	Rochdale	0–2	Portsmouth	Rochdale
		Report	Davey 15' Lathan 44'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1479

Wigan Athletic v Rochdale

13 September 1978 (1978 -09-13) 6	Wigan Athletic	3–0	Rochdale	Wigan
	Wright Hinnigan Corrigan	Report	Scott	Stadium: Springfield Park Attendance: 5736 Referee: M Lowe

Bournemouth v Rochdale

16 September 1978 (1978 -09-16) 7	Bournemouth	3–1	Rochdale	Bournemouth
	Barton 13' Impey 27' Butler 79'	Report	Owen 26'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 2674

Rochdale v Hereford United

23 September 1978 (1978 -09-23) 8	Rochdale	0–2	Hereford United	Rochdale
		Report	Gould 14' Emery 27' (pen.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1068

Rochdale v Wimbledon

25 September 1978 (1978 -09-25) 9	Rochdale	0–0	Wimbledon	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1263

Grimsby Town v Rochdale

30 September 1978 (1978 -09-30) 10	Grimsby Town	4–0	Rochdale	Cleethorpes
	Brolly 2', 62' Liddell 21', 51'	Report		Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 3929

Rochdale v Halifax Town

7 October 1978 (1978 -10-07) 11	Rochdale	1–1	Halifax Town	Rochdale
	Hoy 65'	Report	Bell 32'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1579

Torquay United v Rochdale

14 October 1978 (1978 -10-14) 12	Torquay United	1–1	Rochdale	Torquay
	Green 58'	Report	Scaife 28'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2818

Newport County v Rochdale

17 October 1978 (1978 -10-17) 13	Newport County	0–0	Rochdale	Newport
		Report		Stadium: Somerton Park Attendance: 3472

Rochdale v Darlington

21 October 1978 (1978 -10-21) 14	Rochdale	2–1	Darlington	Rochdale
	Owen 34' Esser 85'	Report	Ferguson 22'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1272

Hartlepool United v Rochdale

28 October 1978 (1978 -10-28) 15	Hartlepool United	5–1	Rochdale	Hartlepool
	Ayre 28' Goldthorpe 38', 48' Lawrence 65' Houchen 86'	Report	Esser 51'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3084

Rochdale v Crewe Alexandra

4 November 1978 (1978 -11-04) 16	Rochdale	2–1	Crewe Alexandra	Rochdale
	Hoy 83' (pen.), 89'	Report	Coyne 24'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1352

Rochdale v Port Vale

11 November 1978 (1978 -11-11) 17	Rochdale	0–1	Port Vale	Rochdale
		Report	Keenan 74'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1882

Aldershot v Rochdale

18 November 1978 (1978 -11-18) 18	Aldershot	1–0	Rochdale	Aldershot
	Dungworth 35' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 3043

Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale

2 December 1978 (1978 -12-02) 19	Doncaster Rovers	1–0	Rochdale	Doncaster
	Owen 35'	Report		Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 2248

Rochdale v Barnsley

9 December 1978 (1978 -12-09) 20	Rochdale	0–3	Barnsley	Rochdale
		Report	Bell 35' Millar 37' Clarke 43'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3136

Bradford City v Rochdale

26 December 1978 (1978 -12-26) 21	Bradford City	1–0	Rochdale	Bradford
	McNiven	Report		Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 4940

Scunthorpe United v Rochdale

30 December 1978 (1978 -12-30) 22	Scunthorpe United	0–4	Rochdale	Scunthorpe
		Report	Jones 27' Hoy 40', 72' Owen 85'	Stadium: Old Show Ground Attendance: 2714

Portsmouth v Rochdale

13 January 1979 (1979 -01-13) 23	Portsmouth	1–1	Rochdale	Portsmouth
	Barnard 89'	Report	Owen 84'	Stadium: Fratton Park Attendance: 11596

Wimbledon v Rochdale

3 February 1979 (1979 -02-03) 24	Wimbledon	3–2	Rochdale	Wimbledon
	Parsons 15' Galvin 50' Denny 74'	Report	Jones 12' Hoy 17'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 3064

Darlington v Rochdale

3 March 1979 (1979 -03-03) 25	Darlington	0–2	Rochdale	Darlington
		Report	Jones 35' Esser 75'	Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 1495

Rochdale v Hartlepool United

10 March 1979 (1979 -03-10) 26	Rochdale	1–1	Hartlepool United	Rochdale
	Hoy 64' (pen.)	Report	Crumplin 25'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1931

Rochdale v Grimsby Town

13 March 1979 (1979 -03-13) 27	Rochdale	2–5	Grimsby Town	Rochdale
	Jones Snookes	Report	Waters (pen.) Ford Liddell Brolly Mitchell	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2345

Rochdale v Wigan Athletic

19 March 1979 (1979 -03-19) 28	Rochdale	0–2	Wigan Athletic	Rochdale
		Report	Purdie Moore	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3627

Hereford United v Rochdale

21 March 1979 (1979 -03-21) 29	Hereford United	2–2	Rochdale	Hereford
	White 26' Gould 54'	Report	Jones 30', 85'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2351

Rochdale v Reading

24 March 1979 (1979 -03-24) 30	Rochdale	1–0	Reading	Rochdale
	Hoy 6'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1567

York City v Rochdale

27 March 1979 (1979 -03-27) 31	York City	2–1	Rochdale	York
	Taylor (o.g.) McDonald	Report	Owen	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 2295

Northampton Town v Rochdale

31 March 1979 (1979 -03-31) 32	Northampton Town	1–0	Rochdale	Northampton
	Robertson 48'	Report		Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1653

Rochdale v Bournemouth

3 April 1979 (1979 -04-03) 33	Rochdale	2–1	Bournemouth	Rochdale
	Scott Jones	Report	Butler	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1136

Rochdale v Doncaster Rovers

7 April 1979 (1979 -04-07) 34	Rochdale	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Rochdale
	Owen 50', 89'	Report	Bradley	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1606

Rochdale v Huddersfield Town

11 April 1979 (1979 -04-11) 35	Rochdale	0–2	Huddersfield Town	Rochdale
		Report	Fletcher Robins	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2020 Referee: D Owen

Rochdale v Bradford City

14 April 1979 (1979 -04-14) 36	Rochdale	1–0	Bradford City	Rochdale
	Scott 44'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2262

Stockport County v Rochdale

16 April 1979 (1979 -04-16) 37	Stockport County	3–0	Rochdale	Stockport
	Lee Henson	Report		Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 2863

Huddersfield Town v Rochdale

17 April 1979 (1979 -04-17) 38	Huddersfield Town	1–0	Rochdale	Huddersfield
	Fletcher	Report		Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 3346

Rochdale v Scunthorpe United

21 April 1979 (1979 -04-21) 39	Rochdale	1–0	Scunthorpe United	Rochdale
	Taylor 33'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1224

Rochdale v Newport County

23 April 1979 (1979 -04-23) 40	Rochdale	1–0	Newport County	Rochdale
	Esser	Report	Thompson 70'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1457

Barnsley v Rochdale

28 April 1979 (1979 -04-28) 41	Barnsley	0–3	Rochdale	Barnsley
		Report	Owen 18', 45' Hoy 62'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 12051

Rochdale v Stockport County

1 May 1979 (1979 -05-01) 42	Rochdale	2–0	Stockport County	Rochdale
	Esser Hoy	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2117

Rochdale v Northampton Town

5 May 1979 (1979 -05-05) 43	Rochdale	4–1	Northampton Town	Rochdale
	Oliver 54' Jones 64', 89' O'Loughlin 87'	Report	Reilly 53'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1751

Halifax Town v Rochdale

7 May 1979 (1979 -05-07) 44	Halifax Town	2–1	Rochdale	Halifax
	Johnson 23' (pen.) Bradley 40'	Report	Hilditch 69'	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 2150

Rochdale v Torquay United

9 May 1979 (1979 -05-09) 45	Rochdale	1–0	Torquay United	Rochdale
	Hilditch	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2359

Crewe Alexandra v Rochdale

18 May 1979 (1979 -05-18) 46	Crewe Alexandra	1–2	Rochdale	Crewe
	Nelson (pen.)	Report	Jones Hilditch	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2031

F.A. Cup

Main article: 1978–79 FA Cup Rochdale v Droylsden

25 November 1978 (1978 -11-25) 1	Rochdale	0–1	Droylsden	Rochdale
	Snookes 82'	Report	Taylor 35'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3252

League Cup

Main article: 1978–79 Football League Cup Crewe Alexandra v Rochdale

12 August 1978 (1978 -08-12) 1	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Rochdale	Crewe
	Nelson 18'	Report		Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 1914

Rochdale v Crewe Alexandra

14 August 1978 (1978 -08-14) 1	Rochdale	2–4 (2–5 agg.)	Crewe Alexandra	Rochdale
	O'Loughlin Ashworth	Report	Nelson Bowles Coyne	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1344

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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Yorkshire League (One, Two, Three)

Cup competitions

FA cups	FA Cup (Qualifying rounds, Final) Charity Shield FA Trophy (Final)
Football League cups	League Cup (Final)

European competitions

Other

Manchester United 3–5 West Bromwich Albion (1978)

Club seasons
First Division	Arsenal Aston Villa Birmingham City Bolton Wanderers Bristol City Chelsea Coventry City Derby County Everton Ipswich Town Leeds United Liverpool Manchester City Manchester United Middlesbrough Norwich City Nottingham Forest Queens Park Rangers Southampton Tottenham Hotspur West Bromwich Albion Wolverhampton Wanderers
Second Division	Blackburn Rovers Brighton & Hove Albion Bristol Rovers Burnley Cambridge United Cardiff City Charlton Athletic Crystal Palace Fulham Leicester City Luton Town Millwall Newcastle United Notts County Oldham Athletic Orient Preston North End Sheffield United Stoke City Sunderland West Ham United Wrexham
Third Division	Blackpool Brentford Bury Carlisle United Chester Chesterfield Colchester United Exeter City Gillingham Hull City Lincoln City Mansfield Town Oxford United Peterborough United Plymouth Argyle Rotherham United Sheffield Wednesday Shrewsbury Town Southend United Swansea City Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers Walsall Watford
Fourth Division	Aldershot Barnsley Bournemouth Bradford City Crewe Alexandra Darlington Doncaster Rovers Grimsby Town Halifax Town Hartlepool United Hereford United Huddersfield Town Newport County Northampton Town Port Vale Portsmouth Reading Rochdale Scunthorpe United Stockport County Torquay United Wigan Athletic Wimbledon York City

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