en 1967%E2%80%9368 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
1967–68 season
Manager	Tony Collins; Bob Stokoe
League Division Four	19th
FA Cup	1st Round
League Cup	1st Round
Top goalscorer	League: Joe Fletcher; All: Joe Fletcher
	← 1966–67 1968–69 →

The 1967–68 season saw Rochdale compete for their 9th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 4		F.A. Cup		League Cup		Lancashire Cup		Northern Floodlit Cup		Rose Bowl
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	Les Green	52	0	44+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
	FW	ENG	Steve Melledew	45	8	35+3	7	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	1	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Laurie Calloway	33	1	26+1	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
	FW	SCO	John Reid	45	3	37+2	3	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Graham Smith	50	0	42+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Brian Eastham	16	0	13+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	ENG	Jack Winspear	18	3	15+1	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	FW	ENG	Billy Russell	34	2	26+1	1	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	1	1+0	0
	FW	ENG	Joe Fletcher	46	16	38+0	15	1+0	1	1+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
	FW	ENG	Reg Jenkins	49	7	42+0	7	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	ENG	Hughen Riley	24	4	17+3	4	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	ENG	Brian Taylor	35	0	30+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Vic Cockcroft	45	0	42+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Barry Hutchinson	31	5	27+0	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	1	1+0	1	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	David Crompton	8	0	6+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	IRL	Frank McEwen	10	1	7+0	1	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Ray Daubney	3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	SCO	Bobby Williamson	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	David Dow	9	0	7+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Les Harley	7	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Dennis Butler	16	2	15+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Billy Rudd	17	1	16+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Ken Bracewell	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Ernie Wilkinson	9	0	9+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Final League Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Promotion or relegation
17	Notts County	46	15	11	20	53	79	0.671	41
18	Port Vale^[a]	46	12	15	19	61	72	0.847	39	Re-elected
19	Rochdale	46	12	14	20	51	72	0.708	38
20	Exeter City	46	11	16	19	45	65	0.692	38
21	York City	46	11	14	21	65	68	0.956	36	Re-elected

Source: rsssf.com
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal average; 3) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ Due to financial irregularities, Port Vale were made to apply for re-election to the Football League despite not finishing in the bottom four.

Competitions

Football League Fourth Division

19 August 1967 (1967 -08-19) 1	Newport County	1–1	Rochdale	Newport
	Melling 46'	Report	Calloway 20'	Stadium: Somerton Park Attendance: 4858

26 August 1967 (1967 -08-26) 2	Rochdale	3–2	York City	Rochdale
	Riley 1', 33' Fletcher 24'	Report	Provan 32' Spencer 72'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2536

2 September 1967 (1967 -09-02) 3	Rochdale	1–2	Lincoln City	Rochdale
	Melledew 65'	Report	Ford 35', 43'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2467

4 September 1967 (1967 -09-04) 4	Hartlepools United	1–1	Rochdale	Hartlepool
	McGovern	Report	Fletcher	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 8361

9 September 1967 (1967 -09-09) 5	Brentford	4–0	Rochdale	Brentford
	Ross 4' Docherty 22' Lawther 45' Melledew 78' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 5646

16 September 1967 (1967 -09-16) 6	Rochdale	1–1	Bradford Park Avenue	Rochdale
	Fletcher 58'	Report	Ham 38'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2579

23 September 1967 (1967 -09-23) 7	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Rochdale	Doncaster
	Gilfillan 11' Jeffrey 27' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 6530

25 September 1967 (1967 -09-25) 8	Rochdale	1–1	Hartlepools United	Rochdale
	Winspear	Report	Bell	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2041

30 September 1967 (1967 -09-30) 9	Rochdale	2–2	Luton Town	Rochdale
	Winspear 38' Jenkins 65'	Report	Buxton 26' Rioch 32'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1884

3 October 1967 (1967 -10-03) 10	Barnsley	1–1	Rochdale	Barnsley
	Bettany	Report	Fletcher	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 4663

7 October 1967 (1967 -10-07) 11	Bradford City	0–0	Rochdale	Bradford
		Report		Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 5174

14 October 1967 (1967 -10-14) 12	Rochdale	1–1	Crewe Alexandra	Rochdale
	Winspear 89'	Report	Talbot 56'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2397

21 October 1967 (1967 -10-21) 13	Notts County	2–0	Rochdale	Nottingham
	Elliott 45' Bradd 83'	Report		Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 5832

23 October 1967 (1967 -10-23) 14	Rochdale	1–0	Barnsley	Rochdale
	Fletcher	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3368

28 October 1967 (1967 -10-28) 15	Rochdale	3–1	Port Vale	Rochdale
	Hutchinson 52' Reid 70' Jenkins 78' (pen.)	Report	Chapman 24'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2566

4 November 1967 (1967 -11-04) 16	Chester	0–1	Rochdale	Chester
		Report	Melledew 81'	Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 4068

11 November 1967 (1967 -11-11) 17	Rochdale	1–4	Chesterfield	Rochdale
	Jenkins 44'	Report	Hollett 55' Randall 56', 70' (pen.) Moore 83'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2391

18 November 1967 (1967 -11-18) 18	Exeter City	3–1	Rochdale	Exeter
	Curtis 10' Banks 11', 65'	Report	Jenkins 79'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 4072

25 November 1967 (1967 -11-25) 19	Rochdale	1–0	Darlington	Rochdale
	Jenkins 81'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1692

2 December 1967 (1967 -12-02) 20	Aldershot	2–1	Rochdale	Aldershot
	Howarth 16' Burton 62'	Report	Fletcher 82'	Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 4687

16 December 1967 (1967 -12-16) 21	Rochdale	4–3	Newport County	Rochdale
	Reid 9', 80' Fletcher 17' Melledew 62'	Report	Hill 25' (pen.) Buck 29' Robinson 47'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1662

23 December 1967 (1967 -12-23) 22	York City	4–1	Rochdale	York
	Jenkins 10' (o.g.) MacDougall 16', 46' Provan 23'	Report	Russell 34'	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 3329

26 December 1967 (1967 -12-26) 23	Wrexham	2–0	Rochdale	Wrexham
	Beanland Weston	Report		Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 9767

30 December 1967 (1967 -12-30) 24	Rochdale	3–0	Wrexham	Rochdale
	Showell 30' (o.g.) Jenkins 40' (pen.) Hutchinson 73'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1799

6 January 1968 (1968 -01-06) 25	Lincoln City	3–2	Rochdale	Lincoln
	Holmes 36' Grummett 55', 67'	Report	Peden 80' (o.g.) McEwen 88'	Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 5480

20 January 1968 (1968 -01-20) 26	Bradford Park Avenue	0–0	Rochdale	Bradford
		Report		Stadium: Park Avenue Attendance: 3334

27 January 1968 (1968 -01-27) 27	Rochdale	1–3	Workington	Rochdale
	Fletcher 75'	Report	Tinnion 47' McLean 54' Spratt 78'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1606

3 February 1968 (1968 -02-03) 28	Rochdale	2–0	Doncaster Rovers	Rochdale
	Melledew 53' Fletcher 75'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1728

10 February 1968 (1968 -02-10) 29	Luton Town	4–1	Rochdale	Luton
	Rioch 14' Allen 24' Buxton 38' Branston 42'	Report	Fletcher 23'	Stadium: Kenilworth Road Attendance: 10040

17 February 1968 (1968 -02-17) 30	Rochdale	0–1	Southend United	Rochdale
		Report	McKinven 12'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2370

24 February 1968 (1968 -02-24) 31	Rochdale	2–2	Exeter City	Rochdale
	Melledew 62' Rudd 75'	Report	Blain 29' Corr 82'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2159

2 March 1968 (1968 -03-02) 32	Crewe Alexandra	2–1	Rochdale	Crewe
	Smith 65' (o.g.) Tarbuck	Report	Fletcher 44'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4570

9 March 1968 (1968 -03-09) 33	Halifax Town	2–0	Rochdale	Halifax
	Massie 71' McCarthy 80'	Report		Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 4933

16 March 1968 (1968 -03-16) 34	Rochdale	0–0	Notts County	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1895

18 March 1968 (1968 -03-18) 35	Rochdale	1–1	Brentford	Rochdale
	Melledew 90'	Report	Cockcroft 21' (o.g.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1725

23 March 1968 (1968 -03-23) 36	Port Vale	1–1	Rochdale	Stoke-on-Trent
	Chapman 34'	Report	Butler 65'	Stadium: Old Recreation Ground Attendance: 3151

30 March 1968 (1968 -03-30) 37	Rochdale	1–1	Chester	Rochdale
	Fletcher 64'	Report	Loyden 20'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2212

6 April 1968 (1968 -04-06) 38	Chesterfield	0–2	Rochdale	Chesterfield
		Report	Fletcher 19' Kettleborough 71' (o.g.)	Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground Attendance: 7159

13 April 1968 (1968 -04-13) 39	Rochdale	3–2	Bradford City	Rochdale
	Fletcher 26', 86' Hutchinson 71'	Report	Leighton 58' Bannister 70'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4625

15 April 1968 (1968 -04-15) 40	Rochdale	1–2	Swansea Town	Rochdale
	Jenkins (pen.)	Report	Raybould Williams	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3076

16 April 1968 (1968 -04-16) 41	Swansea Town	1–0	Rochdale	Swansea
	Todd 84'	Report		Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 4978

20 April 1968 (1968 -04-20) 42	Darlington	2–0	Rochdale	Darlington
	L. O'Neill 48' J. O'Neill 59'	Report		Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 3241

27 April 1968 (1968 -04-27) 43	Rochdale	0–2	Aldershot	Rochdale
		Report	Howarth 63' Gowans 83'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2001

29 April 1968 (1968 -04-29) 44	Rochdale	2–1	Halifax Town	Rochdale
	Melledew Riley	Report	Morris	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1929

4 May 1968 (1968 -05-04) 45	Workington	0–1	Rochdale	Workington
		Report	Butler 49'	Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 1405

10 May 1968 (1968 -05-10) 46	Southend United	3–1	Rochdale	Southend-on-Sea
	Chisnall 5' Best 40', 68'	Report	Riley 61'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5744

F.A. Cup

9 December 1967 (1967 -12-09) 1	Tranmere Rovers	5–1	Rochdale	Birkenhead
	Williams 49' Hudson 51', 69', 74' Yardley 71'	Report	Fletcher 55'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 4500

League Cup

23 August 1967 (1967 -08-23) 1	Rochdale	0–1	Bury	Rochdale
		Report	Lindsay	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4848

Lancashire Cup

31 October 1967 (1967 -10-31)	Rochdale	1–1	Manchester United	Rochdale
	Hutchinson			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1981

22 November 1967 (1967 -11-22) Abandoned	Manchester United	1–0	Rochdale	Manchester
				Stadium: Old Trafford

15 January 1968 (1968 -01-15)	Manchester United	7–0	Rochdale	Manchester
				Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 5267

Northern Floodlit Cup

13 February 1968 (1968 -02-13)	Wigan Athletic	3–2	Rochdale	Wigan
			Russell Hutchinson	Stadium: Springfield Park Attendance: 654

26 February 1968 (1968 -02-26)	Rochdale	1–1	Wigan Athletic	Rochdale
	Melledew			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1146

Rose Bowl

()	Rochdale	1–1	Oldham Athletic	Rochdale
	Lawson (o.g.)			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2548

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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]}

[table_note_PTV0.29699675612943-1] Due to financial irregularities, Port Vale were made to apply for re-election to the Football League despite not finishing in the bottom four.

[2] Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097

[3] "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022. ^{[not specific enough to verify]}

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1967–68 Rochdale A.F.C. season