1960–61 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1960–61 season saw Rochdale compete for their second season in the Football League Fourth Division.

Rochdale
1960–61 season
ManagerTony Collins
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Division 417th
F.A. Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ronnie Cairns
All: Ronnie Cairns

Statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 4 F.A. Cup League Cup Lancashire Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Jimmy Jones 18 0 17 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DF   ENG Stanley Milburn 43 2 37 2 2 0 4 0 0 0
DF   WAL Dai Powell 21 0 17 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
MF   ENG Ron Phoenix 48 0 41 0 2 0 4 0 1 0
DF   ENG Ray Aspden 51 0 43 0 2 0 4 0 2 0
MF   ENG Alan Bushby 27 0 21 0 2 0 4 0 0 0
MF   ENG Ron Barnes 53 3 45 1 2 0 4 2 2 0
FW   ENG Stan Hepton 50 15 43 12 2 0 4 2 1 1
FW   ENG Frank Lord 36 19 31 17 2 0 3 2 0 0
FW   ENG Ronnie Cairns 53 22 45 20 2 1 4 1 2 0
MF   ENG Jim Brown 28 3 24 3 0 0 3 0 1 0
DF   ENG Norman Bodell 26 0 24 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
DF   WAL Jack Edwards 32 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
GK   SCO Joffre Mckay 15 0 9 0 2 0 3 0 1 0
FW   ENG Jack Pollitt 8 1 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Ken McDowall 8 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
DF   ENG Bryn Owen 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF   ENG John Hardman 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
FW   ENG Joe Richardson 7 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
MF   ENG Tony Collins 13 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK   ENG Ted Burgin 21 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW   NIR Ollie Norris 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF   ENG Jimmy Thompson 12 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Brian Birch 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Jim Sanders 1 0 0 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
15 Gillingham 46 9 7 7 45 34 6 6 11 19 32 0.970 43
16 Wrexham 46 12 4 7 38 22 5 4 14 24 34 1.107 42
17 Rochdale 46 13 7 3 43 19 4 1 18 17 47 0.909 42
18 Accrington Stanley 46 12 4 7 44 32 4 4 15 30 56 0.841 40
19 Carlisle United 46 10 7 6 43 37 3 6 14 18 42 0.772 39
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

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Football League Fourth Division

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20 August  1960 (1960 -08-20) 1 Stockport County 1–0 Rochdale Stockport
Fletcher   10' Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6617
Referee: J Powell
22 August  1960 (1960 -08-22) 2 Mansfield Town 0–2 Rochdale Mansfield
Report Brown  
Lord  
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 8130
27 August  1960 (1960 -08-27) 3 Rochdale 3–1 Exeter City Rochdale
Hepton   26'
Lord   70', 82'
Report Wilkinson   66' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3099
Referee: E Crawford
30 August  1960 (1960 -08-30) 4 Rochdale 1–2 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Lord   87' Report Wagstaff    Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5547
3 September  1960 (1960 -09-03) 5 Peterborough United 4–3 Rochdale Peterborough
Hails   13'
McNamee   48'
Smith   72' (pen.), 89' (pen.)
Report Lord   23', 81'
Cairns   61'
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 14285
Referee: JK Taylor
6 September  1960 (1960 -09-06) 6 Carlisle United 1–2 Rochdale Carlisle
Smith   Report Lord  
Cairns  
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 5262
Referee: K Howley
10 September  1960 (1960 -09-10) 7 Rochdale 0–1 Southport Rochdale
Report Booth   73' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4654
Referee: WT Surtees
13 September  1960 (1960 -09-13) 8 Rochdale 2–1 Carlisle United Rochdale
Lord    Report Walker   58' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4023
17 September  1960 (1960 -09-17) 9 Darlington 1–0 Rochdale Darlington
Baxter   56' (pen.) Report Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 4641
Referee: P Rhodes
20 September  1960 (1960 -09-20) 10 Rochdale 3–0 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Cairns  
Lord  
Ferguson   (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7353
24 September  1960 (1960 -09-24) 11 Rochdale 2–2 Crystal Palace Rochdale
Hepton   41', 68' Report Petchey   10'
Summersby   19'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4819
Referee: J Bellwood
27 September  1960 (1960 -09-27) 12 Oldham Athletic 0–2 Rochdale Oldham
Report Lord  
Brown  
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 6477
1 October  1960 (1960 -10-01) 13 Doncaster Rovers 3–2 Rochdale Doncaster
Broadbent   23', 40'
Walker   53'
Report Cairns   47', 81' Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 3798
Referee: K Stokes
3 October  1960 (1960 -10-03) 14 Rochdale 4–0 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Lord   50', 70', 82'
Brown   88'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3852
Referee: A Holland
8 October  1960 (1960 -10-08) 15 Rochdale 2–0 Chester Rochdale
Lord   41'
Hepton   49'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3826
Referee: M Dixon
15 October  1960 (1960 -10-15) 16 Crewe Alexandra 3–0 Rochdale Crewe
Riley   48'
Llewellyn   80'
Wheatley   88'
Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 7256
Referee: H Horner
22 October  1960 (1960 -10-22) 17 Rochdale 0–0 York City Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4889
Referee: PH Carr
29 October  1960 (1960 -10-29) 18 Accrington Stanley 2–0 Rochdale Accrington
Hudson   10'
Devine   12'
Report Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 4243
Referee: JE Carr
12 November  1960 (1960 -11-12) 19 Barrow 1–0 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Lowes   62' Report Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 3801
Referee: A Jobling
19 November  1960 (1960 -11-19) 20 Rochdale 2–0 Gillingham Rochdale
Cairns   9', 58' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3044
Referee: W Robinson
3 December  1960 (1960 -12-03) 21 Rochdale 1–1 Northampton Town Rochdale
Lord   30' Report Lines   40' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2173
Referee: P Rhodes
10 December  1960 (1960 -12-10) 22 Aldershot 3–0 Rochdale Aldershot
Richards   24', 46', 84' Report Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 4930
Referee: DW Smith
26 December  1960 (1960 -12-26) 23 Rochdale 2–1 Wrexham Rochdale
Milburn   (pen.)
Cairns  
Report Roberts   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3305
27 December  1960 (1960 -12-27) 24 Wrexham 2–0 Rochdale Wrexham
Metcalf  
Harbertson  
Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 6754
31 December  1960 (1960 -12-31) 25 Exeter City 1–0 Rochdale Exeter
Wilkinson   30' Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4365
Referee: GW Thorpe
7 January  1961 (1961 -01-07) 26 Bradford Park Avenue 2–1 Rochdale Bradford
Gibson   34'
Buchanan   87'
Report Aspden   55'
Cairns   88'
Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 7375
Referee: W Robinson
14 January  1961 (1961 -01-14) Abandoned Rochdale 1–0 Peterborough United Rochdale
Hepton   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5424
21 January  1961 (1961 -01-21) 27 Southport 0–1 Rochdale Southport
Report Hepton   40' Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 3135
Referee: W Crossley
28 January  1961 (1961 -01-28) 28 Rochdale 4–0 Millwall Rochdale
Hepton   5'
Collins   72'
Lord   82'
Cairns   87'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2840
Referee: A Holland
4 February  1961 (1961 -02-04) 29 Rochdale 1–0 Darlington Rochdale
Hepton   47' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3171
Referee: H Webb
11 February  1961 (1961 -02-11) 30 Crystal Palace 4–1 Rochdale London
Heckman   19'
Bushby   46' (o.g.)
Gavin   55', 87'
Report Cairns   36' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 17675
Referee: MA Fussey
18 February  1961 (1961 -02-18) 31 Rochdale 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Norris   14'
Cairns   74'
Report Brettell   31' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3173
Referee: LJ Tirebuck
25 February  1961 (1961 -02-25) 32 Chester 3–1 Rochdale Chester
Clempson   11'
Hughes   55' (pen.)
Cooper   89'
Report Pollitt   15' Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 3877
Referee: H Horner
4 March  1961 (1961 -03-04) 33 Rochdale 3–0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Hepton   20'
Cairns   32', 49'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4035
11 March  1961 (1961 -03-11) 34 York City 2–0 Rochdale York
Wragg   55', 87' (pen.) Report Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 5477
18 March  1961 (1961 -03-18) 35 Rochdale 3–2 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Cairns   20', 48'
Hepton   56'
Report Swindells   29'
Smith   59'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4067
25 March  1961 (1961 -03-25) 36 Millwall 4–1 Rochdale London
Broadfoot   15', 53', 87', 88' Report Milburn   80' (pen.) Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 7126
31 March  1961 (1961 -03-31) 37 Workington 3–0 Rochdale Workington
Dixon   
Harburn  
Report Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 2871
1 April  1961 (1961 -04-01) 38 Rochdale 0–0 Barrow Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2785
3 April  1961 (1961 -04-03) 39 Rochdale 2–0 Workington Rochdale
Cairns  
Hepton  
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3086
8 April  1961 (1961 -04-08) 40 Gillingham 0–0 Rochdale Gillingham
Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 4807
10 April  1961 (1961 -04-10) 41 Rochdale 1–1 Stockport County Rochdale
Hepton   Report Porteous   (pen.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3215
15 April  1961 (1961 -04-15) 42 Rochdale 2–3 Bradford Park Avenue Rochdale
Hepton   33'
Thompson   74' (pen.)
Report Spratt   26' (pen.)
Gibson   30'
Walker   78'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5342
18 April  1961 (1961 -04-18) 43 Rochdale 2–2 Peterborough United Rochdale
Cairns    Report Smith  
Bly  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5424
22 April  1961 (1961 -04-22) 44 Northampton Town 5–1 Rochdale Northampton
Brown   34', 80'
Moran   68', 75', 82'
Report Cairns   82' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9535
24 April  1961 (1961 -04-24) 45 Hartlepools United 2–0 Rochdale Hartlepool
Parkes    Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3771
29 April  1961 (1961 -04-29) 46 Rochdale 1–1 Aldershot Rochdale
Barnes   33' Report Matthews   76' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2648

F.A. Cup

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5 November  1960 (1960 -11-05) 1 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Rochdale Rochdale
Coleman   72' Report Pollitt   29' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8923
Referee: FP Clarke
8 November  1960 (1960 -11-08) 1 Rochdale 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Crewe
Cairns   Report Stark  
Riley  
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 7148

League Cup

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10 October  1960 (1960 -10-10) 1 Rochdale 1–1 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
Lord   Report Bonson   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4274
20 October  1960 (1960 -10-20) 1 Scunthorpe United 0–1 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Report Hepton   Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 5727
25 October  1960 (1960 -10-25) 2 Rochdale 5–2 Southend United Rochdale
Hepton   33'
Lord   44'
Cairns   73'
Barnes   87', 88'
Report Houghton   25'
Laverty  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3591
21 November  1960 (1960 -11-21) 3 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Rochdale Blackburn
Crowe   2', 86' Report Richardson   44' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 6316

Lancashire Cup

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14 November  1960 (1960 -11-14) Manchester City 0–1 Rochdale Manchester
Hepton   Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 2500
21 February  1961 (1961 -02-21) Burnley 3–0 Rochdale Rochdale
 
 
 
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 4416

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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]