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1966–67 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1966–67 season saw Rochdale compete for their 8th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.

Rochdale
1966–67 season
ManagerTony Collins
League Division Four21st
FA Cup1st Round
League Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Reg Jenkins
All: Reg Jenkins

Statistics

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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

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Main article: 1966–67 Football League Fourth Division

Pos Team
 Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
19 Chester 46 8 5 10 24 32 7 5 11 30 46 0.692 40
20 Notts County 46 10 7 6 31 25 3 4 16 22 47 0.736 37
21 Rochdale 46 10 4 9 30 27 3 7 13 23 48 0.707 37 Re-elected
22 York City 46 11 5 7 45 31 1 6 16 20 48 0.823 35
23 Bradford Park Avenue 46 7 6 10 30 34 4 7 12 22 45 0.658 35
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

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Football League Fourth Division

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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

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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

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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

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 () 1 Rochdale 1–2 Bury Rochdale
Calloway   (pen.)  
 		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 709

Rose Bowl

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

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References

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  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. [not specific enough to verify]
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