1969–70 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
1969–70 season
ManagerLen Richley
Dick Conner
League Division Three9th
FA Cup1st Round
League Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Reg Jenkins
All: Reg Jenkins

The 1969–70 season saw Rochdale compete in the Football League Third Division, following promotion the previous season.

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 3 F.A. Cup League Cup Lancashire Cup Rose Bowl
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Chris Harker 49 0 46+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF England ENG Graham Smith 50 0 46+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF England ENG Derek Ryder 50 1 46+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF England ENG Bobby Downes 32 4 26+4 4 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
DF England ENG Colin Parry 50 0 46+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF England ENG Joe Ashworth 48 1 44+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF England ENG Norman Whitehead 46 2 41+1 1 1+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF England ENG Billy Rudd 50 3 46+0 3 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
FW England ENG Tony Buck 33 16 27+2 15 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 1
FW England ENG Reg Jenkins 44 24 40+0 20 1+0 0 1+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 3
MF England ENG Dennis Butler 48 13 44+0 10 1+0 0 1+0 2 1+0 0 1+0 1
FW England ENG David Cross 16 3 10+6 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Steve Melledew 6 3 5+0 3 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Hughen Riley 24 4 20+4 4 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Vince Leech 15 1 13+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Paul Clarke 4 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF Northern Ireland NIR Ronnie Blair 5 1 4+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK England ENG Dave Tennant 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0

Final League Table

Main article: 1969–70 Football League Third Division

Pos Team
 Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
7 Barnsley 46 14 6 3 43 24 5 9 9 25 35 1.153 53
8 Reading 46 16 3 4 52 29 5 8 10 35 48 1.130 53 Qualified for 1970 Watney Cup[a]
9 Rochdale 46 11 6 6 39 24 7 4 12 30 36 1.150 46
10 Bradford City 46 11 6 6 37 22 6 6 11 20 28 1.140 46
11 Doncaster Rovers 46 13 4 6 31 19 4 8 11 21 35 0.963 46
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ The two teams who scored the most goals in each division, and did not qualify for Europe and were not promoted, qualified for the Watney Cup.

Competitions

Football League Third Division

Main article: 1969–70 Football League
9 August  1969 (1969 -08-09) 1 Rochdale 0–3 Orient Rochdale
Report Rofe 18'
Dyson 32'
Allen 52'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7114
16 August  1969 (1969 -08-16) 2 Stockport County 0–1 Rochdale Stockport
Report Jenkins 40' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 5338
23 August  1969 (1969 -08-23) 3 Rochdale 3–3 Bury Rochdale
Melledew 10'
Jenkins 56', 89'		 Report Connell 17'
Parry 35'
Kerr 53' (pen.)		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9752
Referee: JR Osborne
27 August  1969 (1969 -08-27) 4 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Rochdale Brighton and Hove
Spearritt (pen.)
Gilliver 		Report Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 13904
30 August  1969 (1969 -08-30) 5 Walsall 1–4 Rochdale Walsall
Woodward 9' Report Jenkins 13' (pen.), 21'
Butler 43'
Melledew 86'		 Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 6666
Referee: RA Paine
6 September  1969 (1969 -09-06) 6 Rochdale 1–0 Barrow Rochdale
Melledew 13' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6562
13 September  1969 (1969 -09-13) 7 Gillingham 2–2 Rochdale Gillingham
Yeo 48'
Pound 65'		 Report Buck 25', 79' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 4364
15 September  1969 (1969 -09-15) 8 Rochdale 4–2 Rotherham United Rochdale
Jenkins (pen.)
Downes
Buck 		Report Storrie
Womble 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6749
20 September  1969 (1969 -09-20) 9 Rochdale 1–2 Bradford City Rochdale
Jenkins 36' Report Middleton 13'
Corner 81'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9203
27 September  1969 (1969 -09-27) 10 Bristol Rovers 3–3 Rochdale Bristol
Jarman 11' (pen.)
Stubbs 78'
Jones 81'		 Report Buck 16', 57', 90' Stadium: Eastville Stadium
Attendance: 8673
29 September  1969 (1969 -09-29) 11 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic 0–3 Rochdale Bournemouth
Report Leech
Jenkins (pen.) (pen.)		 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 4775
4 October  1969 (1969 -10-04) 12 Rochdale 3–0 Shrewsbury Town Rochdale
Buck 37'
Rudd 49'
Wood 58' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6492
6 October  1969 (1969 -10-06) 13 Rochdale 2–0 Stockport County Rochdale
Jenkins
Butler 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7889
11 October  1969 (1969 -10-11) 14 Plymouth Argyle 2–3 Rochdale Plymouth
Shepherd 1'
Davey 49'		 Report Butler 2', 4'
Jenkins 79'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 9458
18 October  1969 (1969 -10-18) 15 Rochdale 4–0 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Butler 1', 67'
Buck 20'
Jenkins 40'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7892
25 October  1969 (1969 -10-25) 16 Southport 0–3 Rochdale Southport
Report Dunleavy 23' (o.g.)
Buck 79'
Jenkins 89'		 Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 5834
Referee: HW Ellis
1 November  1969 (1969 -11-01) 17 Rochdale 3–2 Reading Rochdale
Butler 33'
Buck 41'
Ryder 64'		 Report Smee 3'
Jenkins 21'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7977
Referee: JE Thacker
3 November  1969 (1969 -11-03) 18 Mansfield Town 1–2 Rochdale Mansfield
Bates Report Jenkins (pen.)
Butler 		Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 4588
8 November  1969 (1969 -11-08) 19 Halifax Town 3–1 Rochdale Halifax
Lennard 23', 89'
Hill 85'		 Report Buck 50' Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 7570
22 November  1969 (1969 -11-22) 20 Luton Town 2–0 Rochdale Luton
Collins 75'
Allen 86'		 Report Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 15876
24 November  1969 (1969 -11-24) 21 Rochdale 2–1 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Buck
Rudd 		Report Roberts Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6833
29 November  1969 (1969 -11-29) Abandoned Rochdale 2–2 Fulham Rochdale
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6861
6 December  1969 (1969 -12-06) 22 Bury 2–1 Rochdale Bury
Kerr 38', 82' Report Buck 82' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 9849
13 December  1969 (1969 -12-13) 23 Rochdale 0–0 Gillingham Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5439
Referee: K Howley
20 December  1969 (1969 -12-20) 24 Barrow 2–0 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Ledger 46', 62' Report Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 2128
10 January  1970 (1970 -01-10) Abandoned Bradford City 1–0 Rochdale Bradford
Stadium: Valley Parade
17 January  1970 (1970 -01-17) 25 Rochdale 0–0 Bristol Rovers Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5701
23 January  1970 (1970 -01-23) 26 Doncaster Rovers 3–1 Rochdale Doncaster
Regan
Harker (o.g.)
Briggs 		Report Jenkins Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 6237
26 January  1970 (1970 -01-26) 27 Rochdale 0–1 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Rochdale
Report MacDougall Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5286
31 January  1970 (1970 -01-31) 28 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Rochdale Shrewsbury
Harkin 48' Report Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 4091
4 February  1970 (1970 -02-04) 29 Bradford City 0–3 Rochdale Bradford
Report Buck
Riley 		Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 10236
7 February  1970 (1970 -02-07) 30 Rochdale 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Rochdale
Cross 75'
Riley 87'		 Report Rickard 2' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4833
21 February  1970 (1970 -02-21) 31 Rochdale 1–1 Southport Rochdale
Ashworth 48' Report McCarthy 19' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4312
28 February  1970 (1970 -02-28) 32 Reading 1–0 Rochdale Reading
Chappell 25' (pen.) Report Riley Yellow card Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 14307
3 March  1970 (1970 -03-03) 33 Barnsley 1–0 Rochdale Barnsley
Evans Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 9548
9 March  1970 (1970 -03-09) 34 Rochdale 1–1 Torquay United Rochdale
Butler Report Welsh Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3604
14 March  1970 (1970 -03-14) 35 Fulham 2–0 Rochdale London
Halom 18', 43 ' Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 6708
16 March  1970 (1970 -03-16) 36 Rochdale 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Cross
Riley 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4496
21 March  1970 (1970 -03-21) 37 Rochdale 1–1 Barnsley Rochdale
Cross 69' Report Hamstead 61' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4887
27 March  1970 (1970 -03-27) 38 Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Rochdale Birkenhead
Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 7192
28 March  1970 (1970 -03-28) 39 Torquay United 3–0 Rochdale Torquay
Lucas 10'
Mitchinson 14'
Welsh 34'		 Report Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 5280
30 March  1970 (1970 -03-30) 40 Rochdale 5–0 Halifax Town Rochdale
Jenkins 24', 30', 47'
Whitehead 36'
Riley 51'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5346
4 April  1970 (1970 -04-04) 41 Rochdale 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Rochdale
Butler 9'
Jenkins 89'		 Report Ashworth 50' (o.g.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4762
9 April  1970 (1970 -04-09) 42 Rochdale 1–2 Walsall Rochdale
Rudd Report Woodward
Taylor 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4404
Referee: H Williams
11 April  1970 (1970 -04-11) 43 Orient 2–2 Rochdale London
Brabrook 78'
Lazarus 87'		 Report Downes 30', 38' Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 13260
14 April  1970 (1970 -04-14) 44 Rotherham United 3–1 Rochdale Rotherham
Leigh (pen.)
Phillips 		Report Blair Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 6382
18 April  1970 (1970 -04-18) 45 Rochdale 0–1 Fulham Rochdale
Report Halom 22' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5077
25 April  1970 (1970 -04-25) 46 Rochdale 1–2 Luton Town Rochdale
Jenkins 37' Report Busby 15'
Macdonald 50'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5886
Referee: KH Burns

F.A. Cup

Main article: 1969–70 FA Cup
15 November  1969 (1969 -11-15) 1 Workington 2–1 Rochdale Workington
Goodfellow 59'
Martin 73'		 Report Whitehead 45' Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 2570

League Cup

Main article: 1969–70 Football League Cup
19 August  1969 (1969 -08-19) 1 Bolton Wanderers 6–3 Rochdale Bolton
Greaves
Byrom
Wharton 		Report Jenkins
Butler 		Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 10057
Referee: DJ Lyden

Lancashire Cup

24 September  1969 (1969 -09-24) Burnley 2–0 Rochdale Burnley

 Stadium: Turf Moor

Rose Bowl

26 July  1969 (1969 -07-26) Rochdale 5–1 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Jenkins
Butler
Buck 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium

[1] [2]

Notes

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. [not specific enough to verify]

 

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