1962–63 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1962–63 season saw Rochdale compete for their 4th season in the Football League Fourth Division.

Rochdale
1962–63 season
ManagerTony Collins
League Division Four7th
FA Cup1st Round
League Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ronnie Cairns
George Morton

All: Ronnie Cairns
George Morton

Statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 4 F.A. Cup League Cup Lancashire Cup Rose Bowl
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Ted Burgin 52 0 46 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
DF   ENG Stanley Milburn 45 3 40 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
DF   SCO Doug Winton 47 0 41 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
FW   ENG Stan Hepton 41 1 35 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
DF   ENG Ray Aspden 46 1 42 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
MF   ENG Jimmy Thompson 46 2 40 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
MF   ENG Doug Wragg 48 2 42 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0
FW   ENG Don Watson 37 9 33 8 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Louis Bimpson 23 6 21 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
FW   ENG Ronnie Cairns 43 15 40 14 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1
MF   ENG Colin Whitaker 13 3 10 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0
DF   SCO Jack Martin 19 0 16 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0
MF   ENG John Hardman 8 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
FW   ENG Joe Richardson 25 6 24 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Norman Bodell 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW   ENG George Morton 33 14 30 14 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
MF   ENG Peter Phoenix 34 5 32 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Tony Moulden 8 1 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

Final League Table

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Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts
5 Gillingham 46 17 3 3 49 23 5 10 8 22 26 1.449 57
6 Torquay United 46 14 8 1 45 20 6 8 9 30 36 1.339 56
7 Rochdale 46 16 6 1 48 21 4 5 14 19 38 1.136 51
8 Tranmere Rovers 46 15 3 5 57 25 5 7 11 24 42 1.209 50
9 Barrow 46 14 7 2 52 26 5 5 13 30 54 1.025 50
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

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Football League Fourth Division

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18 August  1962 (1962 -08-18) 1 Mansfield Town 1–0 Rochdale Mansfield
Wagstaff   47' Report Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 6121
Referee: KH Burns
25 August  1962 (1962 -08-25) 2 Rochdale 3–2 Workington Rochdale
Whitaker   35', 80'
Cairns   57'
Report Lowes   48', 50' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2850
Referee: JE Thacker
27 August  1962 (1962 -08-27) 3 Stockport County 1–0 Rochdale Stockport
Whitelaw   42' Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6389
1 September  1962 (1962 -09-01) 4 Exeter City 0–2 Rochdale Exeter
Report Hardman   1'
Cairns   30'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4320
Referee: JK Taylor
8 September  1962 (1962 -09-08) 5 Rochdale 3–2 Chesterfield Rochdale
Watson   12', 73'
Cairns   89'
Report Duncan   67'
Rackstraw   88'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3649
Referee: H Webb
12 September  1962 (1962 -09-12) 6 Gillingham 2–1 Rochdale Gillingham
Francis   24'
Waldock   59'
Report Richardson   Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5851
15 September  1962 (1962 -09-15) 7 Rochdale 1–1 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Watson   35' Report Colquhoun   23' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 12125
Referee: K Howley
22 September  1962 (1962 -09-22) 8 Brentford 1–0 Rochdale Brentford
McLeod   87' Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10753
Referee: NCH Burtenshaw
29 September  1962 (1962 -09-29) 9 Rochdale 1–0 York City Rochdale
Bimpson   7' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3030
Referee: LJ Tirebuck
2 October  1962 (1962 -10-02) 10 Rochdale 6–0 Barrow Rochdale
Whitaker  
Bimpson   
Morton   
Wragg  
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3234
6 October  1962 (1962 -10-06) 11 Hartlepools United 4–0 Rochdale Hartlepool
McLean   5', 65'
Edgar   50', 89'
Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3850
13 October  1962 (1962 -10-13) 12 Rochdale 1–1 Darlington Rochdale
Bimpson   20' Report Lawton   53' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3131
Referee: KG Aston
16 October  1962 (1962 -10-16) 13 Rochdale 1–0 Stockport County Rochdale
Thompson   70' (pen.) Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3797
20 October  1962 (1962 -10-20) 14 Southport 1–1 Rochdale Southport
Spence   64' Report Milburn   82' Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 4231
Referee: VJ Batty
23 October  1962 (1962 -10-23) 15 Rochdale 3–1 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Morton   11', 85'
Aspden   86'
Report Booth   46' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3534
27 October  1962 (1962 -10-27) 16 Rochdale 1–1 Aldershot Rochdale
Morton   6' Report Woan   36' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2905
Referee: P Rhodes
30 October  1962 (1962 -10-30) 17 Doncaster Rovers 2–2 Rochdale Doncaster
Booth  
Rooney  
Report Watson  
Moulden  
Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 9764
Referee: AW Sparling
10 November  1962 (1962 -11-10) 18 Rochdale 2–1 Oxford United Rochdale
Cairns   16'
Morton   50'
Report Knight   67' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2351
Referee: G McCabe
17 November  1962 (1962 -11-17) 19 Bradford City 1–2 Rochdale Bradford
Devitt   77' Report Watson   8'
Morton   32'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 4396
Referee: RTE Langdale
1 December  1962 (1962 -12-01) 20 Torquay United 2–1 Rochdale Torquay
Jenkins   33'
Northcott   64'
Report Watson   48' Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 4155
15 December  1962 (1962 -12-15) 21 Rochdale 3–1 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Phoenix   36', 46'
Morton   80'
Report Hall   86' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2375
22 December  1962 (1962 -12-22) 22 Workington 1–0 Rochdale Workington
Commons   85' Report Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 2173
29 December  1962 (1962 -12-29) 23 Rochdale 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Phoenix   36'
Watson   84'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3596
2 February  1963 (1963 -02-02) 24 Oldham Athletic 5–1 Rochdale Oldham
Whitaker   34', 79'
Lister   72', 87'
Colquhoun   81'
Report Cairns   65' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 14839
5 March  1963 (1963 -03-05) 25 Rochdale 1–1 Gillingham Rochdale
Watson   Report Godfrey   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,442
9 March  1963 (1963 -03-09) 26 Rochdale 1–0 Southport Rochdale
Bimpson   62' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,327
12 March  1963 (1963 -03-12) 27 Rochdale 2–1 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Milburn   (pen.)
Cairns  
Report Godbold   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,857
16 March  1963 (1963 -03-16) 28 Aldershot 2–0 Rochdale Aldershot
Norris   4'
Priscott   87'
Report Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 4,693
20 March  1963 (1963 -03-20) 29 Rochdale 3–5 Brentford Rochdale
Milburn   58' (pen.)
Morton   67', 80'
Report Dick   26', 40', 74'
McAdams   54'
Brooks   83'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5,680
23 March  1963 (1963 -03-23) 30 Rochdale 3–3 Newport County Rochdale
Richardson   22', 39'
Morton   73'
Report Smith   44'
Hudson   57'
Hunt   66'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,829
27 March  1963 (1963 -03-27) 31 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Rochdale Crewe
Lord   Report Richardson  
Phoenix  
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 6,073
30 March  1963 (1963 -03-30) 32 Tranmere Rovers 3–2 Rochdale Birkenhead
King   21'
Dyson   31'
Hickson   47'
Report Hepton   33'
Cairns   68'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 8,819
6 April  1963 (1963 -04-06) 33 Rochdale 2–1 Bradford City Rochdale
Richardson   1'
Thompson   69'
Report Storton   44' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,710
8 April  1963 (1963 -04-08) 34 Darlington 3–0 Rochdale Darlington
Lawton  
Robson  
Maltby  
Report Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 3,129
13 April  1963 (1963 -04-13) 35 Oxford United 0–0 Rochdale Oxford
Report Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 6,085
15 April  1963 (1963 -04-15) 36 Chester 1–0 Rochdale Chester
Fitzgerald   (pen.) Report Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 4,979
16 April  1963 (1963 -04-16) 37 Rochdale 0–0 Chester Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,926
20 April  1963 (1963 -04-20) 38 Rochdale 3–0 Torquay United Rochdale
Cairns   63'
Wragg   82', 83'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,785
22 April  1963 (1963 -04-22) 39 Barrow 1–1 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Darwin   Report Cairns   Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 3,928
27 April  1963 (1963 -04-27) 40 Lincoln City 3–0 Rochdale Lincoln
Campbell   55'
Franks   58'
Punter   82'
Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 2,281
4 May  1963 (1963 -05-04) 41 York City 1–0 Rochdale York
Gould   42' Report Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 4,442
7 May  1963 (1963 -05-07) 42 Rochdale 1–0 Lincoln City Rochdale
Morton   Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,101
11 May  1963 (1963 -05-11) 43 Rochdale 3–0 Exeter City Rochdale
Morton   33'
Cairns   39', 71'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,403
17 May  1963 (1963 -05-17) 44 Chesterfield 1–3 Rochdale Chesterfield
Clarke   (pen.) Report Cairns   
Richardson  
Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 4,412
20 May  1963 (1963 -05-20) 45 Newport County 1–1 Rochdale Newport
Bonson   Report Morton   Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,387
23 May  1963 (1963 -05-23) 46 Rochdale 2–0 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Cairns  
Wragg  
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,385

Final League Table

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Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts
5 Gillingham 46 17 3 3 49 23 5 10 8 22 26 1.449 57
6 Torquay United 46 14 8 1 45 20 6 8 9 30 36 1.339 56
7 Rochdale 46 16 6 1 48 21 4 5 14 19 38 1.136 51
8 Tranmere Rovers 46 15 3 5 57 25 5 7 11 24 42 1.209 50
9 Barrow 46 14 7 2 52 26 5 5 13 30 54 1.025 50
Source: rsssf.com

F.A. Cup

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3 November  1962 (1962 -11-03) 1 York City 0–0 Rochdale York
Report Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 4,655
Referee: MA Fussey
6 November  1962 (1962 -11-06) 1 Rochdale 1–2 York City Rochdale
Phoenix   Report Wilkinson  
Wragg  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6,225

League Cup

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5 September  1962 (1962 -09-05) 1 Southport 0–0 Rochdale Southport
Report Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 3,559
18 September  1962 (1962 -09-18) 1 Rochdale 1–2 (a.e.t.) Southport Rochdale
Watson   Report Blain    Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,434

Lancashire Cup

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26 September  1962 (1962 -09-26) Blackpool 3 – 0 Rochdale Blackpool
 
 
 
Stadium: Bloomfield Road

Rose Bowl

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11 August  1962 (1962 -08-11) Rochdale 2–3 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Whitaker  
Cairns  
 
 
 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6146

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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]