1986–87 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
1986–87 season
Manager	Vic Halom; Eddie Gray
League Division Four	21st
FA Cup	2nd Round
League Cup	2nd Round
Top goalscorer	League: Lyndon Simmonds; All: Lyndon Simmonds; John Bramhall
	← 1985–86 1987–88 →

The 1986–87 season saw Rochdale compete in their 13th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 4		F.A. Cup		League Cup		A.M. Cup		Lancashire Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	David Redfern	33	0	22+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0
	DF	ENG	Ian Johnson	47	3	34+0	1	2+0	1	4+0	0	4+0	0	3+0	1
	DF	ENG	David Grant	54	1	42+0	1	2+0	0	4+0	0	3+0	0	3+0	0
	DF	ENG	Simon Gibson	11	0	3+2	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	DF	ENG	John Bramhall	59	10	46+0	9	2+0	0	4+0	0	4+0	1	3+0	0
	DF	ENG	Keith Hicks	4	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0
	FW	ENG	Neil Mills	17	2	4+6	0	2+0	1	2+0	1	0+0	0	3+0	0
	FW	ENG	Steve Taylor	16	7	9+0	5	0+0	0	4+0	2	0+0	0	3+0	0
	MF	ENG	Peter Conning	51	3	40+0	1	2+0	0	2+0	1	2+2	1	2+1	0
	MF	ENG	Shaun Reid	53	1	38+3	1	2+0	0	3+0	0	4+0	0	3+0	0
	MF	ENG	John Seasman	32	1	24+0	1	0+0	0	2+0	0	2+1	0	2+1	0
	DF	ENG	Carl Hudson	20	2	13+2	1	2+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	1	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Ray McHale	12	0	6+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0
	FW	ENG	Mick Wood	11	3	5+1	3	0+1	0	0+0	0	2+1	0	0+1	0
	DF	ENG	Jason Smart	49	1	38+0	1	2+0	0	4+0	0	4+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	ENG	Peter Shearer	2	2	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Alan Young	32	3	19+9	2	0+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	1	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Robbie Wakenshaw	37	9	28+1	5	2+0	2	2+0	0	4+0	2	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Mark Rees	3	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Winston White	4	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Paddy McGeeney	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Simon Holden	26	2	20+4	2	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Brian Stanton	20	3	17+0	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	SCO	Derek Parlane	26	7	23+0	7	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	ENG	Keith Welch	26	0	24+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	John Hudson	19	1	18+1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	WAL	Lyndon Simmonds	22	10	22+0	10	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Mark Hunt	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	David Fairclough	1	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	1

Final League Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GD	Pts
19	Stockport County	46	9	6	8	25	27	4	6	13	15	42	−29	51
20	Tranmere Rovers	46	6	10	7	32	37	5	7	11	22	35	−18	50
21	Rochdale	46	8	8	7	31	30	3	9	11	23	43	−19	50
22	Burnley	46	9	7	7	31	35	3	6	14	22	39	−21	49
23	Torquay United	46	8	8	7	28	29	2	10	11	28	43	−16	48

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Competitions

Football League Fourth Division

23 August 1986 (1986 -08-23) 1	Rochdale	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Rochdale
	Young 55'	Report	Sutton 89'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2004 Referee: JL Watson

30 August 1986 (1986 -08-30) 2	Cardiff City	0–0	Rochdale	Cardiff
		Report		Stadium: Ninian Park Attendance: 3546 Referee: NS Butler

6 September 1986 (1986 -09-06) 3	Rochdale	1–2	Northampton Town	Rochdale
	Taylor 32'	Report	Benjamin 22' Chard 67'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1606 Referee: PL Wright

12 September 1986 (1986 -09-12) 4	Stockport County	1–1	Rochdale	Stockport
	McAdam 29'	Report	Taylor 75'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 2192 Referee: MP Scott

16 September 1986 (1986 -09-16) 5	Orient	3–0	Rochdale	London
	Cornwell 46' (pen.) Castle 49' Jones 79'	Report		Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 2100 Referee: B Hill

20 September 1986 (1986 -09-20) 6	Rochdale	1–0	Colchester United	Rochdale
	Taylor 60'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1276 Referee: RA Hart

26 September 1986 (1986 -09-26) 7	Southend United	5–3	Rochdale	Southend-on-Sea
	Neal 15', 44' Cadette 22' Hall 58' Gymer 60'	Report	Reid 16' Seasman 33' Taylor 85'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 2225 Referee: DR Elleray

4 October 1986 (1986 -10-04) 8	Rochdale	0–0	Exeter City	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1307 Referee: MJ Heath

11 October 1986 (1986 -10-11) 9	Peterborough United	1–1	Rochdale	Peterborough
	Gunn 61' (pen.) 80'	Report	Taylor 41' (pen.) Young 66' Wakenshaw 80'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 2289 Referee: KA Miller

18 October 1986 (1986 -10-18) 10	Lincoln City	1–1	Rochdale	Lincoln
	Grant 13' (o.g.)	Report	C.B. Hudson 58'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 1357 Referee: P Don

21 October 1986 (1986 -10-21) 11	Rochdale	2–0	Hereford United	Rochdale
	Young 35' Wakenshaw 88'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1088 Referee: J Lovatt

1 November 1986 (1986 -11-01) 12	Swansea City	1–0	Rochdale	Swansea
	Simmonds 82'	Report		Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 5612 Referee: A Seville

4 November 1986 (1986 -11-04) 13	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0–0	Rochdale	Wolverhampton
		Report		Stadium: Molineux Stadium Attendance: 3949 Referee: RG Milford

8 November 1986 (1986 -11-08) 14	Rochdale	0–2	Hartlepool United	Rochdale
		Report	Honour 84' Dixon 89'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1467 Referee: JW Lloyd

22 November 1986 (1986 -11-22) 15	Aldershot	2–1	Rochdale	Aldershot
	Langley 33' Foyle 35'	Report	Wakenshaw 40' (pen.)	Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 1921 Referee: DJ Axcell

29 November 1986 (1986 -11-29) 16	Rochdale	3–3	Torquay United	Rochdale
	Grant 76' Bramhall 83', 89'	Report	Nardiello 42' Pyle 62' Walsh 64'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1251 Referee: H Taylor

13 December 1986 (1986 -12-13) 17	Rochdale	1–1	Scunthorpe United	Rochdale
	Wood 16'	Report	Lister 84'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1244 Referee: F Roberts

20 December 1986 (1986 -12-20) 18	Cambridge United	3–0	Rochdale	Cambridge
	Cooper 11', 52', 76'	Report		Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 1838 Referee: AW Ward

26 December 1986 (1986 -12-26) 19	Rochdale	0–1	Tranmere Rovers	Rochdale
		Report	Moore	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1452 Referee: JM Key

27 December 1986 (1986 -12-27) 20	Halifax Town	3–1	Rochdale	Halifax
	Brown 62' Matthews 73' Black 87'	Report	Wood 24'	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 1667 Referee: CC Trussell

1 January 1987 (1987 -01-01) 21	Burnley	0–3	Rochdale	Burnley
		Report	Stanton 37' Parlane 49' Wood 67'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 4217 Referee: N Midgley

24 January 1987 (1987 -01-24) 22	Northampton Town	5–0	Rochdale	Northampton
	McMenemy 16', 37' Chard 52' McGoldrick 55' Hill 65'	Report		Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 5484 Referee: J Lovatt

7 February 1987 (1987 -02-07) 23	Rochdale	0–0	Orient	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1419 Referee: J Ashworth

13 February 1987 (1987 -02-13) 24	Colchester United	2–0	Rochdale	Colchester
	English 13' Wilkins 82'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 2020 Referee: B Hill

21 February 1987 (1987 -02-21) 25	Rochdale	1–2	Southend United	Rochdale
	Bramhall 89'	Report	Cadette 25', 55'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1262 Referee: TJ Holbrook

24 February 1987 (1987 -02-24) 26	Rochdale	3–1	Aldershot	Rochdale
	C.J. Hudson 11' Smart 77' Stanton 87'	Report	Burvill 70'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1092 Referee: D Shaw

28 February 1987 (1987 -02-28) 27	Wrexham	2–2	Rochdale	Wrexham
	Massey 7' Comstive 60'	Report	Stanton 2' Bramhall 40'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 1901 Referee: MJ Heath

10 March 1987 (1987 -03-10) 28	Rochdale	0–0	Cardiff City	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1386 Referee: CN Seel

14 March 1987 (1987 -03-14) 29	Rochdale	1–1	Lincoln City	Rochdale
	Parlane 71'	Report	Kilmore 89'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1490 Referee: KA Lupton

18 March 1987 (1987 -03-18) 30	Hereford United	0–1	Rochdale	Hereford
		Report	Parlane 81'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 1890 Referee: KA Miller

21 March 1987 (1987 -03-21) 31	Rochdale	3–2	Peterborough United	Rochdale
	Simmonds 45', 83' Bramhall 63'	Report	Gregory 74', 79'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2170 Referee: T Mills

25 March 1987 (1987 -03-25) 32	Rochdale	3–3	Wrexham	Rochdale
	Simmonds 48' Parlane 51', 60'	Report	Conroy 41' Steel 74' Cooke 83'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1852 Referee: MP Scott

28 March 1987 (1987 -03-28) 33	Exeter City	1–1	Rochdale	Exeter
	Kellow 79' (pen.)	Report	Simmonds 28'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 1977 Referee: JE Martin

31 March 1987 (1987 -03-31) 34	Crewe Alexandra	5–1	Rochdale	Crewe
	Cutler 18' Platt 24', 72', 83' Thomas 59'	Report	Holden 38'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 1504 Referee: DT Phillips

4 April 1987 (1987 -04-04) 35	Hartlepool United	1–1	Rochdale	Hartlepool
	Shoulder 64' (pen.)	Report	Bramhall 56'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1168 Referee: CC Trussell

7 April 1987 (1987 -04-07) 36	Rochdale	0–2	Preston North End	Rochdale
		Report	Brazil 54' Zelem 78'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4986 Referee: GM Tyson

11 April 1987 (1987 -04-11) 37	Rochdale	0–3	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Rochdale
		Report	Dennison 50' Purdie 68' Kelly 74'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3812 Referee: JW Lloyd

14 April 1987 (1987 -04-14) 38	Preston North End	2–4	Rochdale	Preston
	Brazil 46' Thomas 75'	Report	Johnson 33' Simmonds 52' Wakenshaw 70', 77'	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 10212 Referee: KA Redfern

18 April 1987 (1987 -04-18) 39	Rochdale	0–2	Burnley	Rochdale
		Report	Devaney 15' Gallagher 55'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5739 Referee: Art. Robinson

20 April 1987 (1987 -04-20) 40	Tranmere Rovers	1–1	Rochdale	Birkenhead
	Moore 6'	Report	Simmonds 49' (pen.)	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 2168 Referee: PL Wright

25 April 1987 (1987 -04-25) 41	Rochdale	2–0	Cambridge United	Rochdale
	Simmonds 62' (pen.) Parlane 64'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1698 Referee: KA Lupton

29 April 1987 (1987 -04-29) 42	Rochdale	2–0	Swansea City	Rochdale
	Conning 10' Simmonds 88' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2052 Referee: GR Ashby

2 May 1987 (1987 -05-02) 43	Torquay United	2–1	Rochdale	Torquay
	McNichol 41' Dobson 78'	Report	Bramhall 64'	Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 3020 Referee: BT Stevens

4 May 1987 (1987 -05-04) 44	Rochdale	5–3	Halifax Town	Rochdale
	Simmonds 5' (pen.) Bramhall 50', 68' Wakenshaw 78' Holden 81'	Report	Black 35' Seasman 47' (o.g.) Brown 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2990 Referee: PW Vanes

6 May 1987 (1987 -05-06) 45	Rochdale	2–1	Stockport County	Rochdale
	Parlane 56' Simmonds 59'	Report	Hodkinson 78'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4840 Referee: R Bridges

9 May 1987 (1987 -05-09) 46	Scunthorpe United	2–0	Rochdale	Scunthorpe
	Lister 28' Flounders 48'	Report		Stadium: Old Show Ground Attendance: 2347 Referee: H Taylor

F.A. Cup

15 November 1986 (1986 -11-15) 1	Nuneaton Borough	0–3	Rochdale	Nuneaton
		Report	Wakenshaw 15' Mills 38' Johnson 52'	Stadium: Manor Park Attendance: 3586 Referee: D Hutchinson

6 December 1986 (1986 -12-06) 2	Rochdale	1–4	Wrexham	Rochdale
	Wakenshaw 30'	Report	Steel 16' Massey 49', 70' Horne 75'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2822 Referee: JM Key

League Cup (Littlewoods Challenge Cup)

26 August 1986 (1986 -08-26) 1	Rochdale	1–1	Burnley	Rochdale
	Taylor 75'	Report	James 12'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1937 Referee: RF Nixon

2 September 1986 (1986 -09-02) 1	Burnley	1–3 (2–4 agg.)	Rochdale	Burnley
	James 70' (pen.)	Report	Shearer 31', 75' Mills 51'	Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 2605 Referee: R Bridges

23 September 1986 (1986 -09-23) 2	Watford	1–1	Rochdale	Watford
	Rostron 14'	Report	Conning 2'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 9670 Referee: JA Moules

7 October 1986 (1986 -10-07) 2	Rochdale	1–2 (2–3 agg.)	Watford	Rochdale
	Taylor 58' (pen.)	Report	Barnes 28' Jackett 61'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5449 Referee: KA Redfern

Associate Members' Cup (Freight Rover Trophy)

2 December 1986 (1986 -12-02) PR	Darlington	2–2	Rochdale	Darlington
	Moore 4' Currie 84' (pen.)	Report	Conning 7' C.B. Hudson 39'	Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 766 Referee: T Mills

6 January 1987 (1987 -01-06) PR	Rochdale	1–1	York City	Rochdale
	Wakenshaw 61'	Report	Canham 86'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 783 Referee: JA Ireland

27 January 1987 (1987 -01-27) 1	Rochdale	3–0	Chesterfield	Rochdale
	Bramhall 13' Young 15' Wakenshaw 84'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 890 Referee: JW Lloyd

10 February 1987 (1987 -02-10) QF	Rochdale	0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Middlesbrough	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2615 Referee: NJ Ashley

Lancashire Cup

9 August 1986 (1986 -08-09)	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Rochdale	Blackburn
			Fairclough	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 1577

12 August 1986 (1986 -08-12)	Rochdale	1–2	Bury	Rochdale
	Johnson			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1722

16 August 1986 (1986 -08-16)	Blackpool	0–0	Rochdale	Blackpool
				Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 1175

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References

^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
^ "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022. ^{[not specific enough to verify]}

[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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1986–87 season
Manager	Vic Halom Eddie Gray
League Division Four	21st
FA Cup	2nd Round
League Cup	2nd Round
Top goalscorer	League: Lyndon Simmonds All: Lyndon Simmonds John Bramhall
← 1985–86 1987–88 →