1978–79 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1978–79 season saw Rochdale compete in their 5th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.

Rochdale
1978–79 season
ManagerMike Ferguson
Peter Madden (C)
Doug Collins
League Division Four20th
FA Cup1st Round
League Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Terry Owen
All: Terry Owen

Statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 4 F.A. Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Andy Slack 3 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
DF   ENG Paul Hallows 20 0 18+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
DF   ENG Eric Snookes 38 1 35+0 1 1+0 0 2+0 0
DF   ENG Brian Hart 42 0 39+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
DF   ENG Bob Scott 34 2 31+0 2 1+0 0 2+0 0
DF   ENG Ian Bannon 22 0 15+5 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
FW   ENG Terry Owen 44 11 41+0 11 1+0 0 2+0 0
MF   ENG Bobby Scaife 37 2 34+0 2 1+0 0 2+0 0
FW   ENG Phil Ashworth 13 1 9+2 0 0+0 0 2+0 1
MF   ENG Phil Mullington 11 0 8+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
MF   ENG Nigel O'Loughlin 48 2 45+0 1 1+0 0 2+0 1
MF   ENG Dave Esser 43 5 37+3 5 1+0 0 0+2 0
GK   ENG Chris Shyne 11 0 10+0 0 1+0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Bobby Hoy 42 10 39+2 10 1+0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Mark Hilditch 28 3 19+8 3 1+0 0 0 0
MF   ENG John Price 11 0 9+1 0 1+0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Ted Oliver 8 1 8+0 1 0+0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Tony Morrin 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
GK   WAL David Felgate 35 0 35+0 0 0+0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Geoff Forster 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Peter Creamer 20 0 18+2 0 0+0 0 0 0
DF   ENG Brian Taylor 26 1 26+0 1 0+0 0 0 0
FW   ENG Chris Jones 21 10 21+0 10 0+0 0 0 0
MF   ENG Doug Collins 8 0 6+2 0 0+0 0 0 0
DF   SCO Mike Milne 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0 0

Final League Table

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Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts Promotion
18 AFC Bournemouth 46 11 6 6 34 19 3 5 15 13 29 −1 39
19 Northampton Town 46 12 4 7 40 30 3 5 15 24 46 −12 39
20 Rochdale 46 11 4 8 25 26 4 5 14 22 38 −17 39
21 Darlington 46 8 8 7 25 21 3 7 13 24 45 −17 37 Re-elected
22 Doncaster Rovers 46 8 8 7 25 22 5 3 15 25 51 −23 37
Source: [citation needed]

Competitions

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Football League Fourth Division

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19 August  1978 (1978 -08-19) 1 Rochdale 1–2 York City Rochdale
Scaife   58' Report Staniforth   4'
Randall   56'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1241
23 August  1978 (1978 -08-23) 2 Reading 2–0 Rochdale Reading
Hetzke  
Earles  
Report Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 4481
26 August  1978 (1978 -08-26) 3 Rochdale 1–1 Aldershot Rochdale
Owen   78' Report Brodie   58' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 976
2 September  1978 (1978 -09-02) 4 Port Vale 1–1 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
Beamish   68' Report Owen   89' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3222
9 September  1978 (1978 -09-09) 5 Rochdale 0–2 Portsmouth Rochdale
Report Davey   15'
Lathan   44'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1479
13 September  1978 (1978 -09-13) 6 Wigan Athletic 3–0 Rochdale Wigan
Wright  
Hinnigan  
Corrigan  
Report Scott   Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 5736
Referee: M Lowe
16 September  1978 (1978 -09-16) 7 Bournemouth 3–1 Rochdale Bournemouth
Barton   13'
Impey   27'
Butler   79'
Report Owen   26' Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 2674
23 September  1978 (1978 -09-23) 8 Rochdale 0–2 Hereford United Rochdale
Report Gould   14'
Emery   27' (pen.)
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1068
25 September  1978 (1978 -09-25) 9 Rochdale 0–0 Wimbledon Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1263
30 September  1978 (1978 -09-30) 10 Grimsby Town 4–0 Rochdale Cleethorpes
Brolly   2', 62'
Liddell   21', 51'
Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 3929
7 October  1978 (1978 -10-07) 11 Rochdale 1–1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Hoy   65' Report Bell   32' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1579
14 October  1978 (1978 -10-14) 12 Torquay United 1–1 Rochdale Torquay
Green   58' Report Scaife   28' Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2818
17 October  1978 (1978 -10-17) 13 Newport County 0–0 Rochdale Newport
Report Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 3472
21 October  1978 (1978 -10-21) 14 Rochdale 2–1 Darlington Rochdale
Owen   34'
Esser   85'
Report Ferguson   22' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1272
28 October  1978 (1978 -10-28) 15 Hartlepool United 5–1 Rochdale Hartlepool
Ayre   28'
Goldthorpe   38', 48'
Lawrence   65'
Houchen   86'
Report Esser   51' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3084
4 November  1978 (1978 -11-04) 16 Rochdale 2–1 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Hoy   83' (pen.), 89' Report Coyne   24' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1352
11 November  1978 (1978 -11-11) 17 Rochdale 0–1 Port Vale Rochdale
Report Keenan   74' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1882
18 November  1978 (1978 -11-18) 18 Aldershot 1–0 Rochdale Aldershot
Dungworth   35' (pen.) Report Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 3043
2 December  1978 (1978 -12-02) 19 Doncaster Rovers 1–0 Rochdale Doncaster
Owen   35' Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 2248
9 December  1978 (1978 -12-09) 20 Rochdale 0–3 Barnsley Rochdale
Report Bell   35'
Millar   37'
Clarke   43'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3136
26 December  1978 (1978 -12-26) 21 Bradford City 1–0 Rochdale Bradford
McNiven   Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 4940
30 December  1978 (1978 -12-30) 22 Scunthorpe United 0–4 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Report Jones   27'
Hoy   40', 72'
Owen   85'
Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 2714
13 January  1979 (1979 -01-13) 23 Portsmouth 1–1 Rochdale Portsmouth
Barnard   89' Report Owen   84' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 11596
3 February  1979 (1979 -02-03) 24 Wimbledon 3–2 Rochdale Wimbledon
Parsons   15'
Galvin   50'
Denny   74'
Report Jones   12'
Hoy   17'
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 3064
3 March  1979 (1979 -03-03) 25 Darlington 0–2 Rochdale Darlington
Report Jones   35'
Esser   75'
Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 1495
10 March  1979 (1979 -03-10) 26 Rochdale 1–1 Hartlepool United Rochdale
Hoy   64' (pen.) Report Crumplin   25' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1931
13 March  1979 (1979 -03-13) 27 Rochdale 2–5 Grimsby Town Rochdale
Jones  
Snookes  
Report Waters   (pen.)
Ford  
Liddell  
Brolly  
Mitchell  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2345
19 March  1979 (1979 -03-19) 28 Rochdale 0–2 Wigan Athletic Rochdale
Report Purdie  
Moore  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3627
21 March  1979 (1979 -03-21) 29 Hereford United 2–2 Rochdale Hereford
White   26'
Gould   54'
Report Jones   30', 85' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2351
24 March  1979 (1979 -03-24) 30 Rochdale 1–0 Reading Rochdale
Hoy   6' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1567
27 March  1979 (1979 -03-27) 31 York City 2–1 Rochdale York
Taylor   (o.g.)
McDonald  
Report Owen   Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2295
31 March  1979 (1979 -03-31) 32 Northampton Town 1–0 Rochdale Northampton
Robertson   48' Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1653
3 April  1979 (1979 -04-03) 33 Rochdale 2–1 Bournemouth Rochdale
Scott  
Jones  
Report Butler   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1136
7 April  1979 (1979 -04-07) 34 Rochdale 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Owen   50', 89' Report Bradley   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1606
11 April  1979 (1979 -04-11) 35 Rochdale 0–2 Huddersfield Town Rochdale
Report Fletcher  
Robins  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2020
Referee: D Owen
14 April  1979 (1979 -04-14) 36 Rochdale 1–0 Bradford City Rochdale
Scott   44' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2262
16 April  1979 (1979 -04-16) 37 Stockport County 3–0 Rochdale Stockport
Lee  
Henson   
Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2863
17 April  1979 (1979 -04-17) 38 Huddersfield Town 1–0 Rochdale Huddersfield
Fletcher   Report Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 3346
21 April  1979 (1979 -04-21) 39 Rochdale 1–0 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
Taylor   33' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1224
23 April  1979 (1979 -04-23) 40 Rochdale 1–0 Newport County Rochdale
Esser   Report Thompson   70' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1457
28 April  1979 (1979 -04-28) 41 Barnsley 0–3 Rochdale Barnsley
Report Owen   18', 45'
Hoy   62'
Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 12051
1 May  1979 (1979 -05-01) 42 Rochdale 2–0 Stockport County Rochdale
Esser  
Hoy  
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2117
5 May  1979 (1979 -05-05) 43 Rochdale 4–1 Northampton Town Rochdale
Oliver   54'
Jones   64', 89'
O'Loughlin   87'
Report Reilly   53' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1751
7 May  1979 (1979 -05-07) 44 Halifax Town 2–1 Rochdale Halifax
Johnson   23' (pen.)
Bradley   40'
Report Hilditch   69' Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 2150
9 May  1979 (1979 -05-09) 45 Rochdale 1–0 Torquay United Rochdale
Hilditch   Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2359
18 May  1979 (1979 -05-18) 46 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Rochdale Crewe
Nelson   (pen.) Report Jones  
Hilditch  
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2031

F.A. Cup

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25 November  1978 (1978 -11-25) 1 Rochdale 0–1 Droylsden Rochdale
Snookes   82' Report Taylor   35' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3252

League Cup

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12 August  1978 (1978 -08-12) 1 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Rochdale Crewe
Nelson   18' Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 1914
14 August  1978 (1978 -08-14) 1 Rochdale 2–4
(2–5 agg.)
Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
O'Loughlin  
Ashworth  
Report Nelson   
Bowles  
Coyne  
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1344

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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]