1972–73 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
1972–73 season
ManagerDick Conner
League Division Three13th
FA Cup1st Round
League Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Malcolm Darling
Reg Jenkins
All: Malcolm Darling
Reg Jenkins

The 1972–73 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 66th in existence and their 4th consecutive season in the Football League Third Division.

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 3 F.A. Cup League Cup Lancashire Cup Rose Bowl
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK  ENG Gordon Morritt 33 0 31+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF  ENG Graham Smith 53 1 45+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 1 1+0 0
MF  ENG Bobby Downes 34 1 27+2 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
MF  SCO Peter Gowans 52 6 44+0 6 1+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 0 0+1 0
DF  ENG Colin Blant 47 0 42+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF  SCO Len Kinsella 50 0 43+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
MF  ENG Dennis Butler 5 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
FW  SCO Malcolm Darling 53 12 45+0 8 1+0 0 2+0 1 4+0 2 0+1 1
FW  ENG Jack Howarth 25 5 19+0 4 1+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 1 1+0 0
FW  ENG Reg Jenkins 31 11 22+3 8 1+0 1 2+0 0 2+0 2 1+0 0
MF  ENG Keith Bebbington 44 3 34+3 3 1+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 0+1 0
DF  ENG Arthur Marsh 43 0 36+1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
MF  ENG Lee Brogden 31 3 26+2 3 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0 0+0 0
FW  ENG Tony Buck 8 1 3+2 1 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF  ENG Dick Renwick 47 0 41+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
DF  ENG Barry Bradbury 6 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
GK  ENG Harry Wainman 10 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF  SCO Jim Bowie 5 0 1+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
GK  ENG Rod Jones 9 0 6+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF  ENG Paul Fielding 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW  ENG Bill Atkins 22 7 21+0 7 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF  ENG Charlie Simpson 2 1 1+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
FW  ENG Leo Skeete 3 3 3+0 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF  ENG Dave Hunt 3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 0 0+0 0
GK  ENG Mike Poole 2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0

Final League Table

Main article: 1972–73 Football League Third Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GAv Pts
11 Charlton Athletic 46 17 11 18 69 67 1.030 45
12 Wrexham 46 14 17 15 55 54 1.019 45
13 Rochdale 46 14 17 15 48 54 0.889 45
14 Southend United 46 17 10 19 61 54 1.130 44
15 Shrewsbury Town 46 15 14 17 46 54 0.852 44
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

Football League Third Division

Main article: 1972–73 Football League
12 August 1972 (1972-08-12) 1 Rochdale 0–0 Port Vale Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2661
19 August 1972 (1972-08-19) 2 Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Rochdale Blackburn
Endean 56' Report Howarth 83' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 6172
26 August 1972 (1972-08-26) 3 Rochdale 0–2 Charlton Athletic Rochdale
Report Horsfield 7'
Peacock 75'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2584
28 August 1972 (1972-08-28) 4 Southend United 1–2 Rochdale Southend-on-Sea
Moore 90' Report Jenkins 11'
Howarth 30'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 8862
2 September 1972 (1972-09-02) 5 Swansea City 2–3 Rochdale Swansea
Williams 20'
Evans 79'		 Report Jenkins 48'
Gowans 69'
Howarth 80'		 Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 2457
9 September 1972 (1972-09-09) 6 Rochdale 1–1 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Jenkins 25' Report Crossley 28' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2326
16 September 1972 (1972-09-16) 7 Notts County 2–2 Rochdale Nottingham
Needham 36'
Nixon 88'		 Report Brogden 48'
Gowans 74'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 7991
Referee: AP Oliver
19 September 1972 (1972-09-19) 8 Scunthorpe United 1–2 Rochdale Scunthorpe
McDonald Report Darling Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 3710
23 September 1972 (1972-09-23) 9 Rochdale 1–0 Wrexham Rochdale
Brogden 88' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3412
25 September 1972 (1972-09-25) 10 Rochdale 2–1 Walsall Rochdale
Brogden
Bebbington 		Report Morris Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4749
Referee: H Davey
30 September 1972 (1972-09-30) 11 Grimsby Town 1–0 Rochdale Cleethorpes
Worthington 65' Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 12173
7 October 1972 (1972-10-07) 12 Rochdale 1–0 Watford Rochdale
Franks 64' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3871
9 October 1972 (1972-10-09) 13 Rochdale 0–0 Halifax Town Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5425
14 October 1972 (1972-10-14) 14 Shrewsbury Town 3–2 Rochdale Shrewsbury
Hughes 20'
Bridgwood 49'
Blant 88' (o.g.)		 Report Darling 21'
Jenkins 51' (pen.)		 Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 2502
21 October 1972 (1972-10-21) 15 Rochdale 2–2 Bolton Wanderers Rochdale
Gowans 28'
Jenkins 47'		 Report Byrom 44'
Nicholson 78'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7168
Referee: DW Smith
24 October 1972 (1972-10-24) 16 Bournemouth 4–2 Rochdale Bournemouth
Boyer
Gabriel
Machin 		Report Bebbington
Gowans 		Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 11741
28 October 1972 (1972-10-28) 17 Brentford 1–0 Rochdale Brentford
Docherty 5' Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 9201
4 November 1972 (1972-11-04) 18 Walsall 0–2 Rochdale Walsall
Report Howarth 84'
Jenkins 86'		 Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 5682
Referee: KE Walker
11 November 1972 (1972-11-11) 19 Rochdale 0–2 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
Report Heath 21'
Kirk 58'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2551
25 November 1972 (1972-11-25) 20 Rochdale 1–2 Chesterfield Rochdale
Buck 84' Report Large 41'
Smith 48' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1982
2 December 1972 (1972-12-02) 21 Rotherham United 0–0 Rochdale Rotherham
Report Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 4590
9 December 1972 (1972-12-09) 22 Rochdale 0–0 Bristol Rovers Rochdale
Report Taylor  79' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1792
23 December 1972 (1972-12-23) 23 Rochdale 0–0 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6702
26 December 1972 (1972-12-26) 24 Wrexham 3–3 Rochdale Wrexham
Ashcroft 49', 64'
May 58'		 Report Atkins 23', 42'
Darling 39'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3958
30 December 1972 (1972-12-30) 25 Rochdale 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Rochdale
Report Field 28' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5116
6 January 1973 (1973-01-06) 26 Charlton Athletic 1–0 Rochdale London
Horsfield 38' Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 5048
29 January 1973 (1973-01-29) 27 Rochdale 1–0 Bournemouth Rochdale
Darling Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3575
3 February 1973 (1973-02-03) 28 Halifax Town 0–0 Rochdale Halifax
Report Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 2422
6 February 1973 (1973-02-06) 29 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Rochdale Birkenhead
Report Atkins Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 8329
10 February 1973 (1973-02-10) 30 Rochdale 4–1 Notts County Rochdale
Jenkins 33', 88'
Downes 43'
Brindley 76' (o.g.)		 Report Nixon 32' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3092
24 February 1973 (1973-02-24) 31 Rochdale 0–6 Plymouth Argyle Rochdale
Report Rickard 23', 54 '
Welsh 26', 75'
Provan 31' (pen.)
Latcham 66'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2622
2 March 1973 (1973-03-02) 32 Watford 0–0 Rochdale Watford
Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 5338
6 March 1973 (1973-03-06) 33 Bristol Rovers 0–0 Rochdale Bristol
Report Stadium: Eastville Stadium
Attendance: 11767
10 March 1973 (1973-03-10) 34 Rochdale 1–1 Shrewsbury Town Rochdale
Darling 16' Report Calloway 73' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2195
12 March 1973 (1973-03-12) 35 Rochdale 1–1 Swansea City Rochdale
Darling 81' Report Gwyther 79' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2037
17 March 1973 (1973-03-17) 36 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Rochdale Bolton
Byrom 51'
Jones 68'		 Report Atkins 6' Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 18154
Referee: R Tinkler
19 March 1973 (1973-03-19) 37 Rochdale 1–0 York City Rochdale
Bebbington Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2100
24 March 1973 (1973-03-24) 38 Rochdale 0–1 Brentford Rochdale
Report Allen 35' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1747
31 March 1973 (1973-03-31) 39 Chesterfield 2–1 Rochdale Chesterfield
Sinclair 44'
Large 87'		 Report Simpson 13' Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 3576
7 April 1973 (1973-04-07) 40 Rochdale 0–1 Rotherham United Rochdale
Report Mullen 20' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1588
9 April 1973 (1973-04-09) 41 Port Vale 0–0 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 6413
14 April 1973 (1973-04-14) 42 York City 1–2 Rochdale York
Stone 1' Report Gowans 51'
Atkins 54'		 Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2387
20 April 1973 (1973-04-20) 43 Oldham Athletic 0–0 Rochdale Oldham
Report Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 9829
23 April 1973 (1973-04-23) 44 Rochdale 3–2 Grimsby Town Rochdale
Wigginton (o.g.)
Atkins
Skeete 		Report Hubbard
Brace 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1911
28 April 1973 (1973-04-28) 45 Rochdale 3–2 Southend United Rochdale
Darling 67'
Skeete 78'
Atkins 87'		 Report Best 26'
Johnson 88'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2081
Referee: R Capey
1 May 1973 (1973-05-01) 46 Plymouth Argyle 3–2 Rochdale Plymouth
Hague
Hore 		Report Skeete
Gowans 		Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 9917

F.A. Cup

Main article: 1972–73 FA Cup
18 November 1972 (1972-11-18) 1 Rochdale 1–2 Bangor City Rochdale
Jenkins 33' (pen.) Report Brodie
Marsden 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3181

League Cup

Main article: 1972–73 Football League Cup
16 August 1972 (1972-08-16) 1 Blackburn Rovers 0–1 Rochdale Blackburn
Report Darling 67' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 6292
6 September 1972 (1972-09-06) 2 Manchester City 4–0 Rochdale Manchester
Marsh
Lee
Bell 		Report Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 17222

Lancashire Cup

16 October 1972 (1972-10-16) 2 Rochdale 1–1 Manchester City Rochdale
Smith Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1521
8 November 1972 (1972-11-08) 2 Manchester City 2–4 Rochdale Manchester

 Howarth
Darling
Jenkins 		Stadium: Maine Road
13 December 1972 (1972-12-13) 3 Rochdale 0–0 Bury Rochdale
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
13 January 1973 (1973-01-13) 3 Bury 5–1 Rochdale Bury




 Darling Stadium: Gigg Lane

Rose Bowl

28 July 1972 (1972-07-28) Rochdale 1–2 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Darling
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2973

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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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