1959–60 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1959–60 season saw Rochdale compete for their first season in the Football League Fourth Division, following relegation the previous season.

Rochdale
1959–60 season
ManagerJack Marshall
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Division 412th
F.A. Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Stanley Milburn
All: Stanley Milburn

Statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 4 F.A. Cup Lancashire Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Jimmy Jones 31 0 26 0 4 0 1 0
DF   ENG Stanley Milburn 45 15 41 15 4 0 0 0
DF   WAL Dai Powell 40 0 35 0 4 0 1 0
DF   ENG Norman Bodell 28 2 23 0 3 0 2 2
DF   ENG Ray Aspden 29 0 27 0 0 0 2 0
MF   ENG Alan Bushby 49 0 45 0 3 0 1 0
MF   ENG Ron Barnes 52 7 46 6 4 1 2 0
FW   ENG Ronnie Cairns 48 12 43 10 4 2 1 0
FW   ENG Frank Lord 15 6 14 6 0 0 1 0
FW   SCO Johnny Anderson 33 6 28 5 4 1 1 0
MF   ENG Tony Collins 38 5 34 4 3 1 1 0
MF   SCO Bert Thomson 34 1 31 1 2 0 1 0
DF   WAL Jack Edwards 43 1 38 1 4 0 1 0
FW   ENG George Cooper 18 7 17 7 0 0 1 0
FW   ENG Les Spencer 38 10 32 9 4 1 2 0
MF   ENG Jim Brown 7 2 6 1 1 1 0 0
GK   ENG George Heyes 21 0 20 0 0 0 1 0
DF   SCO Jock Wallace 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
DF   ENG Roy Anchor 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW   ENG Bobby Entwistle 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Final League Table

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Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts
10 Stockport County 46 15 6 2 35 10 4 5 14 23 44 1.074 49
11 Bradford Park Avenue 46 12 10 1 48 25 5 5 13 22 43 1.029 49
12 Rochdale 46 15 4 4 46 19 3 6 14 19 41 1.083 46
13 Aldershot 46 14 5 4 50 22 4 4 15 27 52 1.041 45
14 Crewe Alexandra 46 14 3 6 51 31 4 6 13 28 57 0.898 45
Source: rsssf.com


Competitions

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Football League Fourth Division

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22 August 1959 (1959-08-22) 1 Southport 2–2 Rochdale Southport
Reeson   71'
Ashe   75' (pen.)
Report Lord   4'
Milburn   60' (pen.)
Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 5168
Referee: LJ Hamer
27 August 1959 (1959-08-27) 2 Rochdale 1–0 Gillingham Rochdale
Cairns   4' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6382
29 August 1959 (1959-08-29) 3 Rochdale 0–1 Millwall Rochdale
Report Broadfoot   35' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6474
3 September 1959 (1959-09-03) 4 Gillingham 2–0 Rochdale Gillingham
Bacon  
Moore  
Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5649
5 September 1959 (1959-09-05) 5 Torquay United 1–1 Rochdale Torquay
Baxter   19' (pen.) Report Spencer   34' Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 7369
8 September 1959 (1959-09-08) 6 Rochdale 2–0 Darlington Rochdale
Spencer  
Cooper  
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5135
12 September 1959 (1959-09-12) 7 Rochdale 2–2 Northampton Town Rochdale
Milburn   18' (pen.)
Thomson   87'
Report Leck   1', 79' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5686
Referee: JH Hemingway
16 September 1959 (1959-09-16) 8 Darlington 0–0 Rochdale Darlington
Report Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 4951
Referee: P Rhodes
19 September 1959 (1959-09-19) 9 Doncaster Rovers 2–1 Rochdale Doncaster
Fernie   20'
Walker   75' (pen.)
Report Cairns   8' Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 5066
Referee: AW Sparling
22 September 1959 (1959-09-22) 10 Rochdale 4–1 Barrow Rochdale
Milburn   3', 39', 82' (pen.)
Collins   64'
Report Robertson   31' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5117
Referee: A Hawcroft
26 September 1959 (1959-09-26) 11 Rochdale 1–1 Workington Rochdale
Milburn   75' Report Morrison   26' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5671
Referee: L Howarth
28 September 1959 (1959-09-28) 12 Barrow 3–0 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Murdoch   47', 80'
Robertson   64'
Report Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 5368
Referee: W Crossley
3 October 1959 (1959-10-03) 13 Rochdale 3–0 Carlisle United Rochdale
Milburn   55' (pen.)
Cairns   80'
Barnes   89'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4897
Referee: J Bellwood
5 October 1959 (1959-10-05) 14 Gateshead 1–2 Rochdale Gateshead
Lumley   57' Report Cooper   53'
Milburn   75' (pen.)
Stadium: Redheugh Park
Attendance: 5804
Referee: M Dixon
10 October 1959 (1959-10-10) 15 Walsall 4–2 Rochdale Walsall
Richards   32', 75'
Davies   39'
Billingham   72' (pen.)
Report Cooper   5'
Milburn   88' (pen.)
Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 8552
Referee: R Reddaway
13 October 1959 (1959-10-13) 16 Rochdale 2–0 Gateshead Rochdale
Cooper   31'
Anderson   79'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4770
Referee: HP Hackney
17 October 1959 (1959-10-17) 17 Rochdale 2–0 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Milburn   68' (pen.)
Anderson   77'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4856
Referee: RJ Leafe
24 October 1959 (1959-10-24) 18 Crewe Alexandra 1–3 Rochdale Crewe
Kelly   64' Report Anderson   4'
Cooper   6', 63'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 7617
Referee: Capt. C Dennis
31 October 1959 (1959-10-31) 19 Rochdale 0–0 Chester Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5643
7 November 1959 (1959-11-07) 20 Crystal Palace 4–0 Rochdale London
Sexton   10'
Summersby   59' (pen.)
Woan   71'
Byrne   82'
Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14946
21 November 1959 (1959-11-21) 21 Stockport County 2–1 Rochdale Stockport
Guy   51'
Wallace   72'
Report Spencer   49' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7629
Referee: E Crawford
28 November 1959 (1959-11-28) 22 Rochdale 3–0 Exeter City Rochdale
Cairns   27'
Spencer   50'
Collins   54'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4856
12 December 1959 (1959-12-12) 23 Rochdale 2–0 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Cairns   15', 88' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5317
Referee: A Holland
19 December 1959 (1959-12-19) 24 Rochdale 1–0 Southport Rochdale
Cairns   7' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2508
26 December 1959 (1959-12-26) 25 Notts County 2–1 Rochdale Nottingham
Bircumshaw   43', 72' Report Cooper   6' Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 14582
28 December 1959 (1959-12-28) 26 Rochdale 1–4 Notts County Rochdale
Brown   Report Forrest  
Bircumshaw   
Roby  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4044
2 January 1960 (1960-01-02) 27 Millwall 2–0 Rochdale London
Ackerman   47'
Pierce   84'
Report Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 9862
9 January 1960 (1960-01-09) 28 Aldershot 0–0 Rochdale Aldershot
Report Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 3537
16 January 1960 (1960-01-16) 29 Rochdale 4–2 Torquay United Rochdale
Milburn   18', 84'
Anderson   44'
Barnes   60'
Report Baxter   33'
Pym   48'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3422
23 January 1960 (1960-01-23) 30 Northampton Town 3–1 Rochdale Northampton
Kane   15'
Deakin   43'
Oláh   65'
Report Milburn   62' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5355
6 February 1960 (1960-02-06) 31 Rochdale 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Milburn   20'
Edwards   69'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3740
13 February 1960 (1960-02-13) 32 Workington 2–0 Rochdale Workington
Harburn   49'
McGarry   61'
Report Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 2486
27 February 1960 (1960-02-27) 33 Rochdale 0–2 Walsall Rochdale
Report Richards   53'
Dudley   75'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4468
5 March 1960 (1960-03-05) 34 Hartlepools United 0–1 Rochdale Hartlepool
Report Anderson   49' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3286
12 March 1960 (1960-03-12) 35 Rochdale 4–2 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Spencer   8'
Collins   30'
Milburn   58' (pen.)
Barnes   86'
Report Riley   43', 67' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3826
15 March 1960 (1960-03-15) 36 Rochdale 0–1 Bradford Park Avenue Rochdale
Report Reilly   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3814
19 March 1960 (1960-03-19) 37 Chester 2–1 Rochdale Chester
Pimlott   19', 81' Report Lord   4' Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 3965
26 March 1960 (1960-03-26) 38 Rochdale 4–0 Crystal Palace Rochdale
Spencer   41'
Cairns   48'
Lord   78', 81'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2562
29 March 1960 (1960-03-29) 39 Carlisle United 1–1 Rochdale Carlisle
McMillan   (pen.) Report Cairns   Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 2258
2 April 1960 (1960-04-02) 40 Bradford Park Avenue 0–0 Rochdale Bradford
Report Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 5955
9 April 1960 (1960-04-09) 41 Rochdale 3–0 Stockport County Rochdale
Spencer   59'
Lord   67'
Barnes   74'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3422
16 April 1960 (1960-04-16) 42 Exeter City 4–1 Rochdale Exeter
Rees   3', 15'
Wilkinson   60'
Micklewright   63'
Report Barnes   Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 6419
18 April 1960 (1960-04-18) 43 Rochdale 2–0 Aldershot Rochdale
Barnes  
Cairns  
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4301
23 April 1960 (1960-04-23) 44 Rochdale 3–3 Watford Rochdale
Spencer   52'
Lord   82'
Collins   87'
Report Uphill   16' (pen.), 85' (pen.)
Walker   35'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4371
26 April 1960 (1960-04-26) 45 Watford 2–1 Rochdale Watford
Uphill  
Holton  
Report Spencer   Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 17774
30 April 1960 (1960-04-30) 46 Oldham Athletic 1–0 Rochdale Oldham
Birch   5' Report Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5199

F.A. Cup

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14 November 1959 (1959-11-14) 1 Rochdale 2–2 Carlisle United Rochdale
Cairns   50'
Collins   55'
Report McGill   80'
Walker   81'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5811
17 November 1959 (1959-11-17) 1 Carlisle United 1–3 (a.e.t.) Rochdale Carlisle
Devlin   28' Report Brown   83'
Cairns   104'
Barnes   113'
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 10000
5 December 1959 (1959-12-05) 2 Rochdale 1–1 Bradford City Rochdale
Spencer   57' Report Stokes   30' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 11828
Referee: NN Hough
9 December 1959 (1959-12-09) 2 Bradford City 2–1 Rochdale Bradford
Stokes    Report Anderson   Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 16435

Lancashire Cup

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28 October 1959 (1959-10-28) Accrington Stanley 0–1 Rochdale Accrington
Bodell   Stadium: Peel Park
9 February 1960 (1960-02-09) Preston North End 2–1 Rochdale Preston
 
 
Bodell   Stadium: Deepdale

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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]