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 was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 60th in existence and their 8th consecutive 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  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 Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
19 Chester 46 15 10 21 54 78 0.692 40
20 Notts County 46 13 11 22 53 72 0.736 37
21 Rochdale 46 13 11 22 53 75 0.707 37 Re-elected
22 York City 46 12 11 23 65 79 0.823 35
23 Bradford (Park Avenue) 46 11 13 22 52 79 0.658 35
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

Football League Fourth Division

Main article: 1966–67 Football League
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  44'
Melledew 88'		 Report Hutchinson  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

Main article: 1966–67 FA 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

Main article: 1966–67 Football 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

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

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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.
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