1977–78 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
1977–78 season
ManagerBrian Green
Mike Ferguson
League Division Four24th
FA Cup1st Round
League Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Terry Owen
All: Terry Owen

The 1977–78 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 71st in existence and their 4th 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 28 0 24+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
DF  ENG Paul Hallows 39 1 37+0 1 0+0 0 2+0 0
MF  ENG Nigel O'Loughlin 47 5 43+0 5 1+0 0 3+0 0
MF  ENG Tony Morrin 33 0 28+1 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
DF  ENG Bobby Scott 44 1 40+0 1 1+0 0 3+0 0
DF  ENG Ian Bannon 47 0 42+1 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
FW  ENG Steve Melledew 39 7 34+1 7 1+0 0 3+0 0
MF  ENG Ian Seddon 34 3 30+1 3 0+0 0 3+0 0
FW  ENG Bob Mountford 7 2 4+0 1 0+0 0 3+0 1
MF  ENG Dave Esser 45 8 40+1 7 1+0 0 3+0 1
MF  ENG Alan Tarbuck 29 1 26+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 1
DF  ENG Billy Boslem 26 0 21+2 0 1+0 0 0+2 0
MF  ENG Ted Oliver 13 0 9+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF  ENG Paul Cuddy 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW  ENG Terry Owen 43 11 39+3 9 1+0 2 0+0 0
GK  ENG Chris Shyne 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF  ENG Bobby Scaife 35 6 34+0 6 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF  ENG Steve Shaw 7 0 6+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF  ENG Adie Green 7 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF  ENG Bobby Hoy 9 1 9+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF  ENG Brian Hart 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK  ENG Andy Slack 14 0 14+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW  ENG Mark Hilditch 3 1 2+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF  ENG John Price 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF  ENG Bobby Finc 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Final League Table

Main article: 1977–78 Football League Fourth Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
20 Halifax Town 46 10 21 15 52 62 −10 41
21 Hartlepool United 46 15 7 24 51 84 −33 37 Re-elected
22 York City 46 12 12 22 50 69 −19 36
23 Southport (R) 46 6 19 21 52 76 −24 31 Failed re-election and demoted to the Northern Premier League
24 Rochdale 46 8 8 30 43 85 −42 24 Re-elected
Source:
(R) Relegated

Competitions

Football League Fourth Division

Main article: 1977–78 Football League
20 August 1977 (1977-08-20) 1 Barnsley 4–0 Rochdale Barnsley
Little 5'
Murphy 18' (pen.)
Joicey 77'
Price 89'		 Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 3901
27 August 1977 (1977-08-27) 2 Rochdale 2–0 Darlington Rochdale
Seddon 69'
Mountford 85'
Hallows  89'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1295
3 September 1977 (1977-09-03) 3 Grimsby Town 2–1 Rochdale Cleethorpes
Partridge 89' (pen.)
Waters 90'		 Report Seddon 6' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 2731
10 September 1977 (1977-09-10) 4 Swansea City 3–0 Rochdale Swansea
May 1'
Charles 68'
Curtis 88'		 Report Mountford  45' Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 4750
13 September 1977 (1977-09-13) 5 Rochdale 1–2 Brentford Rochdale
Owen 51' Report McCulloch 31'
Kruse 60'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1164
17 September 1977 (1977-09-17) 6 Rochdale 0–1 Newport County Rochdale
Report Woods 35' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1114
24 September 1977 (1977-09-24) 7 Aldershot 2–0 Rochdale Aldershot
Brodie 14'
Crosby 88'		 Report Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 3633
27 September 1977 (1977-09-27) 8 Hartlepool United 1–0 Rochdale Hartlepool
Ayre Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3389
1 October 1977 (1977-10-01) 9 Rochdale 2–3 Watford Rochdale
Melledew 40'
Pritchett 60' (o.g.)		 Report Joslyn 8'
Mercer 50'
Mayes 63'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1278
4 October 1977 (1977-10-04) 10 Rochdale 3–1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Owen 16'
Melledew 59', 90'		 Report Alcock Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1201
7 October 1977 (1977-10-07) 11 Stockport County 2–0 Rochdale Stockport
Prudham
Thompson 		Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 4927
11 October 1977 (1977-10-11) 12 Northampton Town 3–1 Rochdale Northampton
Christie
Reilly 		Report Melledew Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2965
15 October 1977 (1977-10-15) 13 Rochdale 3–1 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Melledew 63'
Owen 67'
Esser 72'		 Report Hemsley 2' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1963
17 October 1977 (1977-10-17) 14 Rochdale 0–0 Huddersfield Town Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2489
Referee: GP Owen
21 October 1977 (1977-10-21) 15 York City 2–2 Rochdale York
Hutt
Holmes 		Report Scaife
Melledew 		Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 1669
29 October 1977 (1977-10-29) 16 Rochdale 1–1 Northampton Town Rochdale
O'Loughlin 72' (pen.) Report Farrington 90' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1198
5 November 1977 (1977-11-05) 17 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Rochdale Crewe
Hallows 33' (o.g.)
Mason 82'		 Report Seddon 10' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2378
12 November 1977 (1977-11-12) 18 Rochdale 1–1 Bournemouth Rochdale
Owen 42' Report Showers 41' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 962
19 November 1977 (1977-11-19) 19 Scunthorpe United 1–0 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Kilmore 10' Report Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 2204
3 December 1977 (1977-12-03) 20 Rochdale 1–2 Southend United Rochdale
Scaife 25' Report Laverick 65'
Parker 73'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 902
10 December 1977 (1977-12-10) 21 Torquay United 3–0 Rochdale Torquay
Brown 35'
Coffill 76'
Downs 80'		 Report Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2144
17 December 1977 (1977-12-17) 22 Halifax Town 3–1 Rochdale Halifax
Bullock 36'
Flavell 77'
Johnston 79'		 Report Scott 4'  75' Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 1918
26 December 1977 (1977-12-26) 23 Rochdale 3–0 Wimbledon Rochdale
Scaife 45', 54'
O'Loughlin 75'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1283
28 December 1977 (1977-12-28) 24 Reading 4–3 Rochdale Reading
Kearns
Scott (o.g.)
Earles 		Report Owen
Esser 		Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 5066
31 December 1977 (1977-12-31) 25 Southport 3–1 Rochdale Southport
Ashworth 76'
Jones 84'
Gay 87'		 Report Esser 71' Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 1908
2 January 1978 (1978-01-02) 26 Rochdale 0–2 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Report Davies
Coyne 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1441
7 January 1978 (1978-01-07) 27 Huddersfield Town 3–1 Rochdale Huddersfield
Butler 28'
Mountford 56', 74'		 Report Scaife 72' Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 5486
14 January 1978 (1978-01-14) 28 Rochdale 1–1 Barnsley Rochdale
Owen 44' Report Hinch 52' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2668
24 January 1978 (1978-01-24) 29 Darlington 1–0 Rochdale Darlington
Cochrane Report Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 1578
11 February 1978 (1978-02-11) 30 Newport County 3–0 Rochdale Newport
Goddard 64', 74', 75' (pen.) Report Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 4288
25 February 1978 (1978-02-25) 31 Watford 1–0 Rochdale Watford
Jenkins 1' Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 10139
27 February 1978 (1978-02-27) 32 Rochdale 2–1 Swansea City Rochdale
Hoy 3'
Melledew 53'		 Report Curtis 11' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1057
4 March 1978 (1978-03-04) 33 Rochdale 2–1 Stockport County Rochdale
Owen 3'
O'Loughlin 72' (pen.)		 Report Howard 70'
Summerbee  83'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2278
6 March 1978 (1978-03-06) 34 Brentford 4–0 Rochdale Brentford
McCulloch 13'
Phillips 34'
Sweetzer 59'
Lloyd 83'		 Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 7215
10 March 1978 (1978-03-10) 35 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Rochdale Doncaster
R. Owen Report T. Owen Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 2755
18 March 1978 (1978-03-18) 36 Rochdale 1–2 York City Rochdale
O'Loughlin 64' (pen.) Report Randall 15', 60' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1046
20 March 1978 (1978-03-20) 37 Rochdale 1–3 Grimsby Town Rochdale
Scaife Report Drinkell
Ford
Waters 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 787
27 March 1978 (1978-03-27) 38 Wimbledon 5–1 Rochdale Wimbledon
Cork 11', 85'
Leslie 45'
Bryant 62'
Parsons 90'		 Report Esser Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 2737
1 April 1978 (1978-04-01) 39 Rochdale 2–1 Southport Rochdale
Esser 26', 50' Report O'Neil 77' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 966
4 April 1978 (1978-04-04) 40 Rochdale 0–1 Hartlepool United Rochdale
Report Houchen Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 972
8 April 1978 (1978-04-08) 41 Bournemouth 1–0 Rochdale Bournemouth
Showers 48' Report Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 2549
15 April 1978 (1978-04-15) 42 Rochdale 1–1 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
Hallows 43' Report O'Donnell 77' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 857
21 April 1978 (1978-04-21) 43 Southend United 3–1 Rochdale Southend-on-Sea
Goodwin 32'
Morris 33'
Parker 47'		 Report Esser 86' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 11565
24 April 1978 (1978-04-24) 44 Rochdale 1–0 Reading Rochdale
Hilditch Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 734
29 April 1978 (1978-04-29) 45 Rochdale 1–3 Torquay United Rochdale
O'Loughlin 41' (pen.) Report Dunne 55' (pen.), 60'
Cooper 72'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 742
1 May 1978 (1978-05-01) 46 Rochdale 0–0 Aldershot Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 923

F.A. Cup

Main article: 1977–78 FA Cup
26 November 1977 (1977-11-26) 1 Scarborough 4–2 Rochdale Scarborough
Dunn 12'
Smith 33', 42', 49'		 Report Owen 40', 49' Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 4798

League Cup

Main article: 1977–78 Football League Cup
13 August 1977 (1977-08-13) 1 Rochdale 1–1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Esser  43'
Tarbuck 89'		 Report Lawson  33'
Horsfall 58'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1512
16 August 1977 (1977-08-16) 1 Halifax Town 1–2
(2–3 agg.)		 Rochdale Halifax
Lawson 85' Report Esser 18'
Mountford 47'		 Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 1784
31 August 1977 (1977-08-31) 2 Rochdale 0–3 Leeds United Rochdale
Report Jordan 13'
Cherry 61'
Harris 65'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8664
Referee: RN Perkin

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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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