1976–77 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
1976–77 season
ManagerBrian Green
League Division Four18th
FA Cup1st Round
League Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Bob Mountford
All: Bob Mountford

The 1976–77 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 70th in existence and their 3rd consecutive in the Football League Fourth Division

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 4 F.A. Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK  ENG Mike Poole 49 0 44+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0
DF  ENG Paul Hallows 51 0 46+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0
MF  ENG Tony Lacey 47 0 42+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0
DF  ENG Keith Hanvey 21 4 19+0 4 0+0 0 2+0 0
DF  ENG Bill Summerscales 49 2 44+0 2 3+0 0 2+0 0
MF  ENG Nigel O'Loughlin 49 4 42+2 4 3+0 0 2+0 0
MF  ENG Dave Helliwell 34 4 20+11 3 2+0 1 1+0 0
FW  ENG Steve Melledew 48 7 42+1 6 3+0 0 2+0 1
FW  ENG Tony Whelan 39 4 34+0 4 3+0 0 2+0 0
MF  ENG Phil Mullington 45 4 34+7 4 2+0 0 2+0 0
MF  ENG Alan Tarbuck 27 2 22+0 1 3+0 1 2+0 0
DF  ENG Billy Boslem 16 0 13+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
FW  ENG Bob Mountford 36 11 33+1 11 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF  ENG Dick Mulvaney 5 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW  ENG Gary Cooper 24 5 17+5 5 1+1 0 0+0 0
DF  ENG Ian Bannon 23 0 23+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF  ENG Stuart Mason 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF  ENG George Hamstead 4 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW  ENG John Dungworth 14 3 14+0 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF  ENG Jimmy Mullen 8 1 6+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK  ENG Chris Shyne 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Final League Table

Main article: 1976–77 Football League Fourth Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
16 Torquay United 46 17 9 20 59 67 −8 43
17 Aldershot 46 16 11 19 49 59 −10 43
18 Rochdale 46 13 12 21 50 59 −9 38
19 Newport County 46 14 10 22 42 58 −16 38
20 Scunthorpe United 46 13 11 22 49 73 −24 37
Source:

Competitions

Football League Fourth Division

Main article: 1976–77 Football League
21 August 1976 (1976-08-21) 1 Scunthorpe United 0–1 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Report Mountford 16' Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 3536
23 August 1976 (1976-08-23) 2 Rochdale 2–2 Cambridge United Rochdale
Hanvey 45' (pen.)
Mullington 74'		 Report Horsfall 50'
Howard 76'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1716
28 August 1976 (1976-08-28) 3 Rochdale 1–0 Colchester United Rochdale
Hanvey 63' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1440
4 September 1976 (1976-09-04) 4 Halifax Town 0–0 Rochdale Halifax
Report Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 2003
11 September 1976 (1976-09-11) 5 Exeter City 2–1 Rochdale Exeter
Beer 10'
Kellow 39'		 Report Hanvey 47' (pen.) Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2829
18 September 1976 (1976-09-18) 6 Rochdale 3–1 Watford Rochdale
O'Loughlin 8'
Mullington 65'
Melledew 80'		 Report Joslyn 85' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1760
25 September 1976 (1976-09-25) 7 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Rochdale Crewe
Purdie 35' Report Hanvey 44' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2454
2 October 1976 (1976-10-02) 8 Rochdale 0–0 Bournemouth Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1807
9 October 1976 (1976-10-09) 9 Workington 0–2 Rochdale Workington
Report Mullington 34'
Mountford 73'		 Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 1423
16 October 1976 (1976-10-16) 10 Rochdale 0–0 Southend United Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2302
23 October 1976 (1976-10-23) 11 Hartlepool United 2–0 Rochdale Hartlepool
Scaife 61'
Reed 90' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1492
27 October 1976 (1976-10-27) 12 Aldershot 0–2 Rochdale Aldershot
Report O'Loughlin
Whelan 		Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 4654
30 October 1976 (1976-10-30) 13 Rochdale 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Mountford 30' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2436
1 November 1976 (1976-11-01) 14 Rochdale 2–2 Darlington Rochdale
Summerscales
Tarbuck 		Report Rowles
Holbrook 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2577
Referee: D Shaw
6 November 1976 (1976-11-06) 15 Southport 1–1 Rochdale Southport
Taylor 50' Report Whelan 18' Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 1729
13 November 1976 (1976-11-13) 16 Rochdale 0–0 Newport County Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2842
26 November 1976 (1976-11-26) 17 Huddersfield Town 2–1 Rochdale Huddersfield
Johnson (pen.)
Jones 		Report Cooper Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 5240
27 December 1976 (1976-12-27) 18 Rochdale 0–1 Bradford City Rochdale
Report Dolan 75' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2942
29 December 1976 (1976-12-29) 19 Stockport County 0–1 Rochdale Stockport
Report Mountford Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 3842
8 January 1977 (1977-01-08) 20 Rochdale 1–0 Swansea City Rochdale
Cooper 43' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1436
11 January 1977 (1977-01-11) 21 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Rochdale Doncaster
Kitchen (pen.)
Miller 		Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 3008
15 January 1977 (1977-01-15) 22 Cambridge United 0–0 Rochdale Cambridge
Report Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3607
22 January 1977 (1977-01-22) 23 Rochdale 5–0 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
Peacock 25' (o.g.)
Melledew 40'
O'Loughlin 44'
Cooper 84', 88'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1640
25 January 1977 (1977-01-25) 24 Rochdale 2–3 Barnsley Rochdale
Mountford
Mullington 		Report Peachey
Joicey
Mountford (o.g.)		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2474
29 January 1977 (1977-01-29) 25 Torquay United 2–0 Rochdale Torquay
Lee 1'
Brown 88'		 Report Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2453
5 February 1977 (1977-02-05) 26 Colchester United 1–0 Rochdale Colchester
Dowman Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4943
12 February 1977 (1977-02-12) 27 Rochdale 4–1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Summerscales 25'
Cooper 38'
Helliwell 79'
Mountford 85'		 Report Bullock 8' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2255
19 February 1977 (1977-02-19) 28 Rochdale 1–2 Exeter City Rochdale
Whelan 75' (pen.) Report Weeks 36'
Beer 77'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1523
22 February 1977 (1977-02-22) 29 Brentford 3–2 Rochdale Brentford
Johnson 48'
Phillips 67'
Sweetzer 80'		 Report Melledew 32'
Helliwell 90'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 3307
26 February 1977 (1977-02-26) 30 Watford 3–1 Rochdale Watford
Mercer 4', 48'
Bond 9' (pen.)		 Report Melledew 85' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 6331
1 March 1977 (1977-03-01) 31 Rochdale 3–0 Southport Rochdale
Whelan
Melledew 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1153
5 March 1977 (1977-03-05) 32 Rochdale 0–1 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Report Mayman Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1609
12 March 1977 (1977-03-12) 33 Bournemouth 1–1 Rochdale Bournemouth
Howarth 19' Report Dungworth 65' Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 3400
19 March 1977 (1977-03-19) 34 Rochdale 0–3 Workington Rochdale
Report Coleman 17'
Prudham 43'
Kisby 80'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1737
Referee: DT Richardson
25 March 1977 (1977-03-25) 35 Southend United 3–0 Rochdale Southend-on-Sea
Townsend 52'
Hadley 81'
Moody 85' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 5677
2 April 1977 (1977-04-02) 36 Rochdale 0–1 Hartlepool United Rochdale
Report Cunningham 14' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 858
6 April 1977 (1977-04-06) 37 Bradford City 3–0 Rochdale Bradford
Hutchins 6'
McGinley 49'
Cooke 59'		 Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 5263
9 April 1977 (1977-04-09) 38 Rochdale 1–1 Stockport County Rochdale
Mountford 83' Report McBeth 60' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1489
12 April 1977 (1977-04-12) 39 Darlington 0–2 Rochdale Darlington
Report Dungworth
O'Loughlin 		Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 2586
16 April 1977 (1977-04-16) 40 Rochdale 2–1 Aldershot Rochdale
Earls 37' (o.g.)
Helliwell 41'		 Report Morrissey 87' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1038
23 April 1977 (1977-04-23) 41 Newport County 3–0 Rochdale Newport
Woods 32', 47', 89' (pen.) Report Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 2206
26 April 1977 (1977-04-26) 42 Rochdale 0–1 Torquay United Rochdale
Report Brown Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 852
30 April 1977 (1977-04-30) 43 Rochdale 2–2 Huddersfield Town Rochdale
Mountford 33', 65' Report Baines 31'
Campbell 86'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1626
3 May 1977 (1977-05-03) 44 Swansea City 3–2 Rochdale Swansea
Curtis 20', 80'
Charles 23'		 Report Mountford 73', 88' Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 10689
7 May 1977 (1977-05-07) 45 Barnsley 2–0 Rochdale Barnsley
Joicey 14'
Warnock 76'		 Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 2531
14 May 1977 (1977-05-14) 46 Rochdale 2–3 Brentford Rochdale
Dungworth 30'
Mullen 60'		 Report Shrubb 50'
McCulloch 53'
Phillips 70'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 977

F.A. Cup

Main article: 1976–77 FA Cup
20 November 1977 (1977-11-20) 1 Rochdale 1–1 Northwich Victoria Rochdale
Helliwell 60' Report Nieman 71' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3641
22 November 1977 (1977-11-22) 1 Northwich Victoria 0–0 (a.e.t.) Rochdale Northwich
Report Stadium: Drill Field
Attendance: 4273
29 November 1977 (1977-11-29) 1 Northwich Victoria 2–1 Rochdale Manchester
Collier
Smith 		Report Tarbuck Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 4909

League Cup

Main article: 1976–77 Football League Cup
14 August 1977 (1977-08-14) 1 Rochdale 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Rochdale
Report Svarc 52' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3547
18 August 1977 (1977-08-18) 1 Blackburn Rovers 4–1
(5–1 agg.)		 Rochdale Blackburn
Hird
Beamish
Svarc 		Report Melledew Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 5232

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References

  1. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  2. ^ "The English National Football Archive". www.enfa.co.uk.
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