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1965–66 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1965–66 season saw Rochdale compete for their 7th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.

Rochdale
1965–66 season
ManagerTony Collins
League Division Four21st
FA Cup1st Round
League Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Reg Jenkins
Bob Stephenson
All: Reg Jenkins

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 Simon Jones 32 0 29+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF   ENG Roy Ridge 53 0 45+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF   ENG Laurie Calloway 53 3 44+0 2 3+0 1 3+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Brian Birch 42 2 33+1 2 3+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Ray Aspden 45 0 37+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
MF   ENG Jimmy Thompson 21 1 15+0 1 2+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF   ENG Neville Bannister 23 2 18+1 2 0+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
FW   ENG George Morton 48 11 41+1 11 2+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Bob Stephenson 41 15 34+0 13 1+0 0 2+0 1 3+0 0 1+0 1
FW   ENG Reg Jenkins 48 20 39+0 13 3+0 4 3+0 2 2+0 1 1+0 0
MF   ENG David Storf 36 6 32+0 6 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
FW   ENG Bert Lister 37 15 29+0 11 3+0 2 3+0 1 1+0 1 1+0 0
MF   ENG Barrie Ratcliffe 19 2 12+0 1 3+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 1 0+0 0
MF   ENG John Hardman 2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF   SCO George Sievwright 41 2 31+1 1 3+0 1 2+0 0 3+0 0 0+1 0
MF   ENG Brian Taylor 36 5 31+1 4 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 1 1+0 0
GK   ENG Ted Burgin 16 0 11+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Ian McQueen 10 3 9+0 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
GK   ENG John Heath 8 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Kevin Connor 7 0 3+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Brian Handley 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Paul Crossley 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Final League Table

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Main article: 1965–66 Football League Fourth Division


Competitions

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Football League Fourth Division

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Main article: 1965–66 Football League
21 August  1965 (1965 -08-21) 1 Rochdale 1–0 Aldershot Rochdale
Storf   70' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3955
24 August  1965 (1965 -08-24) 2 Bradford Park Avenue 1–2 Rochdale Bradford
Hector   Report Stephenson  
Bannister  		 Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 5486
28 August  1965 (1965 -08-28) 3 Newport County 1–1 Rochdale Newport
Reynolds   75' Report Thompson   90' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3673
4 September  1965 (1965 -09-04) 4 Rochdale 2–3 Torquay United Rochdale
Lister   29'
Jenkins   59'		 Report Spratt   29'
Northcott   60'
Kirkman   64'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3720
11 September  1965 (1965 -09-11) 5 Chesterfield 4–1 Rochdale Chesterfield
Taylor   19' (pen.)
Hollett   34', 58'
Salisbury   44'		 Report Morton   35' Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 4887
14 September  1965 (1965 -09-14) 6 Rochdale 2–3 Bradford Park Avenue Rochdale
Jenkins  
Morton  		 Report Ham   
Hector  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4806
18 September  1965 (1965 -09-18) 7 Colchester United 2–0 Rochdale Colchester
Stratton   42', 75' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4919
24 September  1965 (1965 -09-24) 8 Rochdale 1–2 Luton Town Rochdale
Morton   Report Read  
O'Rourke  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3962
2 October  1965 (1965 -10-02) 9 Barrow 0–2 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Report Morton   53'
Jenkins   81'		 Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 4763
5 October  1965 (1965 -10-05) 10 Rochdale 3–0 Southport Rochdale
Lister  
Storf  
Morton  		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4188
8 October  1965 (1965 -10-08) 11 Rochdale 5–1 Bradford City Rochdale
Lister   
Morton   
Ratcliffe  		 Report Newton   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4027
16 October  1965 (1965 -10-16) 12 Crewe Alexandra 3–1 Rochdale Crewe
Barnes   25'
Bradshaw   35', 58'		 Report Lister   7' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4019
22 October  1965 (1965 -10-22) 13 Rochdale 1–0 Port Vale Rochdale
Morton   Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4195
29 October  1965 (1965 -10-29) 14 Halifax Town 4–1 Rochdale Halifax
McMillan  
Smith  
Fidler   		 Report Stephenson   Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 2786
5 November  1965 (1965 -11-05) 15 Rochdale 3–0 Chester Rochdale
Jenkins     Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3122
20 November  1965 (1965 -11-20) 16 Rochdale 0–1 Lincoln City Rochdale
Report Holmes   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2547
22 November  1965 (1965 -11-22) 17 Southport 4–0 Rochdale Southport
Spence   
Smith  
Marshall  		 Report Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 2326
10 December  1965 (1965 -12-10) 18 Tranmere Rovers 6–2 Rochdale Birkenhead
Sinclair    
Manning  
Dyson   		 Report Lister  
Birch  		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6463
18 December  1965 (1965 -12-18) 19 Rochdale 2–1 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Taylor   50'
Jenkins   85'		 Report Gowans   63' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1486
27 December  1965 (1965 -12-27) 20 Rochdale 6–0 Wrexham Rochdale
Bannister  
Jenkins   
McQueen  
Stephenson  
Morton  		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4187
1 January  1966 (1966 -01-01) 21 Bradford City 2–1 Rochdale Bradford
Leek   12'
Hannah   41'		 Report McQueen   Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 4807
8 January  1966 (1966 -01-08) 22 Rochdale 0–2 Notts County Rochdale
Report Flower   35'
Sheridan   39'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2677
15 January  1966 (1966 -01-15) 23 Port Vale 2–1 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
Georgeson   52'
Rowland   87'		 Report Taylor   89' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4262
29 January  1966 (1966 -01-29) 24 Aldershot 2–3 Rochdale Aldershot
Burton   33'
Maloy   48'		 Report Calloway   60'
Taylor   66', 81'		 Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2967
5 February  1966 (1966 -02-05) 25 Rochdale 2–1 Newport County Rochdale
Storf   11'
Morton   80'		 Report Smith   44' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2167
12 February  1966 (1966 -02-12) 26 Rochdale 0–1 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Report Jeffrey   3' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2542
19 February  1966 (1966 -02-19) 27 Torquay United 4–0 Rochdale Torquay
Stubbs   17', 35', 65'
Clarke   69'		 Report Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 5504
26 February  1966 (1966 -02-26) 28 Rochdale 1–1 Chesterfield Rochdale
Jenkins   2' Report Hollett   68' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2292
28 February  1966 (1966 -02-28) 29 Darlington 3–1 Rochdale Darlington
Ratcliffe   
Hutchinson  		 Report Stephenson   Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 8633
4 March  1966 (1966 -03-04) 30 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Rochdale Doncaster
Sheffield    Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 12255
8 March  1966 (1966 -03-08) 31 Barnsley 5–0 Rochdale Barnsley
Bettany  
Hayes   
Earnshaw   		 Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 3426
11 March  1966 (1966 -03-11) 32 Rochdale 0–1 Colchester United Rochdale
Report Stratton   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1780
19 March  1966 (1966 -03-19) 33 Luton Town 4–1 Rochdale Luton
O'Rourke   43', 44', 65'
Riddick   86'		 Report Storf   Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 7381
25 March  1966 (1966 -03-25) 34 Rochdale 4–0 Barrow Rochdale
Stephenson   
Lister  
Jenkins  		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1743
30 March  1966 (1966 -03-30) 35 Wrexham 2–2 Rochdale Wrexham
Kinsey  
Griffiths  		 Report Jenkins  
Lister  		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 5390
2 April  1966 (1966 -04-02) 36 Chester 1–2 Rochdale Chester
Metcalf   75' (pen.) Report Stephenson   17', 69' Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 6361
9 April  1966 (1966 -04-09) 37 Rochdale 4–0 Stockport County Rochdale
Stephenson   22'
Lister   26'
Calloway   34'
Storf   75'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3281
11 April  1966 (1966 -04-11) 38 Rochdale 2–1 Barnsley Rochdale
Jenkins   (pen.)
Lister  		 Report Addy   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3316
16 April  1966 (1966 -04-16) 39 Lincoln City 2–0 Rochdale Lincoln
Fencott   63', 66' Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 2884
19 April  1966 (1966 -04-19) 40 Rochdale 0–1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Report Balmer   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2186
22 April  1966 (1966 -04-22) 41 Rochdale 1–2 Darlington Rochdale
Morton   Report Hutchinson  
Cummings  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2427
26 April  1966 (1966 -04-26) 42 Rochdale 3–1 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Lister  
Stephenson  		 Report McPheat   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1964
29 April  1966 (1966 -04-29) 43 Stockport County 3–1 Rochdale Stockport
Price  
Young  
White  		 Report Sievwright   Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 5503
6 May  1966 (1966 -05-06) 44 Rochdale 3–5 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Birch  
Stephenson  
King   (o.g.)		 Report Barry Dyson    
Manning  
Pritchard  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2085
16 May  1966 (1966 -05-16) 45 Hartlepools United 0–0 Rochdale Hartlepool
Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5779
21 May  1966 (1966 -05-21) 46 Notts County 3–3 Rochdale Nottingham
Still   3' (53)
Bates   70'		 Report McQueen   11'
Storf   45'
Stephenson   82'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 3488

F.A. Cup

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13 November  1965 (1965 -11-13) 1 Fleetwood 2–2 Rochdale Fleetwood
Robinson   25'
Strachan   53'		 Report Lister   32'
Sievwright   84'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 6150
17 November  1965 (1965 -11-17) 1 Rochdale 5–0 Fleetwood Rochdale
Lister  
Jenkins    
Calloway  		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5084
9 December  1965 (1965 -12-09) 2 Rochdale 1–3 Altrincham F.C. Rochdale
Jenkins   Report Connolly  
Campbell  
Swindells  		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8367

League Cup

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Main article: 1965–66 Football League Cup
1 September  1965 (1965 -09-01) 1 Barrow 1–1 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Knox   Report Stephenson   Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 4814
8 September  1965 (1965 -09-08) 1 Rochdale 3–1 Barrow Rochdale
Jenkins   
Lister  		 Report Rawlingson   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2090
22 September  1965 (1965 -09-22) 2 Southampton 3–0 Rochdale Southampton
Chivers   21', 26', 88' Report Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 12188

Lancashire Cup

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2 November  1965 (1965 -11-02) 1 Rochdale 1–0 Manchester City Rochdale
Ratcliffe   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1115
23 February  1966 (1966 -02-23) 2 Chester 1–3 Rochdale Chester
  Lister  
Jenkins   		 Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 2104
14 April  1966 (1966 -04-14) SF Burnley 2–0 Rochdale Burnley
 
 		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 1338

Rose Bowl

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11 August  1965 (1965 -08-11) Oldham Athletic 1–1 Rochdale Oldham
  Stephenson   Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 6723

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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]
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