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1980–81 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1980–81 season saw Rochdale compete in their 7th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.

Rochdale
1980–81 season
ManagerPeter Madden
League Division Four15th
FA Cup1st Round
League Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Barry Wellings
All: Barry Wellings

Statistics edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 4 F.A. Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   WAL Chris Pearce 7 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
MF   ENG Alan Jones 47 6 40+4 5 1+0 1 2+0 0
DF   ENG Eric Snookes 44 0 41+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
MF   ENG Dave Esser 39 7 34+2 7 1+0 0 2+0 0
DF   ENG Alan Weir 28 0 19+6 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
MF   ENG Dennis Wann 41 6 38+1 6 0+0 0 2+0 0
MF   ENG Nigel O'Loughlin 47 2 44+0 2 1+0 0 2+0 0
DF   ENG Brian Taylor 43 6 41+0 6 1+0 0 1+0 0
FW   ENG Mark Hilditch 47 12 44+0 12 1+0 0 2+0 0
FW   ENG Barry Wellings 49 14 46+0 14 1+0 0 2+0 0
MF   ENG Eugene Martinez 47 5 44+0 4 1+0 0 2+0 1
DF   ENG Peter Burke 42 2 41+0 2 0+0 0 1+0 0
FW   ENG Jimmy Seal 24 1 16+7 1 0+0 0 0+1 0
DF   ENG Eddie Cliff 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Bobby Hoy 4 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK   SCO Graeme Crawford 42 0 41+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Bob Higgins 6 0 4+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0

Final League Table edit

Main article: 1980–81 Football League Fourth Division

Pos Team
 Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts
13 Bournemouth 46 9 8 6 30 21 7 5 11 17 27 −1 45
14 Bradford City 46 9 9 5 30 24 5 7 11 23 36 −7 44
15 Rochdale 46 11 6 6 33 25 3 9 11 27 45 −10 43
16 Scunthorpe United 46 8 12 3 40 31 3 8 12 20 38 −9 42
17 Torquay United 46 13 2 8 38 26 5 3 15 17 37 −8 41
Source: [citation needed]

Competitions edit

Football League Fourth Division edit

Main article: 1980–81 Football League
16 August 1980 (1980-08-16) 1 Stockport County 2–2 Rochdale Stockport
Booth   35'
Sword   62' (pen.)		 Report Hilditch   25'
Esser   45'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2739
19 August 1980 (1980-08-19) 2 Rochdale 4–0 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
Hilditch   37', 52'
Burke   42'
Taylor   72'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2427
23 August 1980 (1980-08-23) 3 Rochdale 1–1 Hartlepool United Rochdale
Hilditch   12'
Snookes  		 Report Brown   70' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5230
29 August 1980 (1980-08-29) 4 Tranmere Rovers 3–1 Rochdale Birkenhead
Evans   17'
Lumby   46', 89'		 Report Esser   80' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1828
6 September 1980 (1980-09-06) 5 Rochdale 2–1 Torquay United Rochdale
Martinez   5'
Wann   50'		 Report Taylor   30' (o.g.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1777
13 September 1980 (1980-09-13) 6 Peterborough United 2–2 Rochdale Peterborough
Cooke   56'
Quow   63'		 Report Wellings   29'
Hilditch   64'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 3906
17 September 1980 (1980-09-17) 7 Hereford United 3–0 Rochdale Hereford
Jones   34'
Price   71'
Hicks   90'		 Report Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2475
20 September 1980 (1980-09-20) 8 Rochdale 0–2 Bradford City Rochdale
Report McNiven   7', 33' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3221
27 September 1980 (1980-09-27) 9 Bournemouth 2–1 Rochdale Bournemouth
Morgan   42'
Massey   75'		 Report Hilditch   32' Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 2557
30 September 1980 (1980-09-30) 10 Rochdale 0–0 Hereford United Rochdale
Report Hicks   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2328
4 October 1980 (1980-10-04) 11 Rochdale 3–0 Wigan Athletic Rochdale
Wann   43', 48'
Hilditch   87'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3479
Referee: DT Richardson
8 October 1980 (1980-10-08) 12 Lincoln City 3–0 Rochdale Lincoln
Neale   12'
Hobson   24'
Peake   36'		 Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3641
11 October 1980 (1980-10-11) 13 Aldershot 0–0 Rochdale Aldershot
Report Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 3017
18 October 1980 (1980-10-18) 14 Rochdale 2–1 Bury Rochdale
Hilditch   27'
Wellings   44'		 Report Farley   53' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4306
Referee: MP Scott
21 October 1980 (1980-10-21) 15 Rochdale 2–0 Wimbledon Rochdale
O'Loughlin   10'
Wellings   27'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2391
25 October 1980 (1980-10-25) 16 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Rochdale Crewe
Guy   77' Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3291
28 October 1980 (1980-10-28) 17 Darlington 4–4 Rochdale Darlington
McLean   15' (pen.), 68' (pen.)
Speedie   37'
Walsh   48'		 Report Taylor   6'
Esser   10'
Jones   67'
Wellings   89'		 Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 1579
Referee: D Hutchinson
1 November 1980 (1980-11-01) 18 Rochdale 1–4 Mansfield Town Rochdale
O'Loughlin   89' Report Mann   25'
Austin   43', 48', 58' (pen.)		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2636
Referee: JD Hough
4 November 1980 (1980-11-04) 19 Rochdale 1–0 Lincoln City Rochdale
Hilditch   61' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2257
8 November 1980 (1980-11-08) 20 Port Vale 1–1 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
Bowles   50' Report Esser   81' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 2774
11 November 1980 (1980-11-11) 21 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Stewart   4' Report Wellings   89' Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 2030
29 November 1980 (1980-11-29) 22 Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Rochdale Doncaster
Snodin   25' Report Wellings   60'
Lister   67' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 2502
Referee: PG Reeves
6 December 1980 (1980-12-06) 23 Rochdale 0–2 Southend United Rochdale
Report Mercer   47'
Spence   82'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2214
Referee: B Martin
12 December 1980 (1980-12-12) 24 Rochdale 2–1 Stockport County Rochdale
Martinez   41'
Wellings   74' (pen.)		 Report Mountford   14' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1901
20 December 1980 (1980-12-20) 25 Northampton Town 3–2 Rochdale Northampton
Phillips   7'
Denyer   44'
Bowen   53'		 Report Wellings   27', 86' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1705
Referee: CB White
26 December 1980 (1980-12-26) 26 Rochdale 1–1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Wellings   15' (pen.) Report Nattress   60' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2628
27 December 1980 (1980-12-27) 27 York City 1–2 Rochdale York
Smith   2' Report Wellings   46'
Martinez   90'		 Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2828
Referee: G Courtney
3 January 1981 (1981-01-03) 28 Rochdale 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Jones   30', 68' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2540
Referee: PN Willis
17 January 1981 (1981-01-17) 29 Rochdale 2–2 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Taylor   70'
Wellings   87' (pen.)		 Report Snodin   46'
Pugh   62'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3021
Referee: JM Warner
24 January 1981 (1981-01-24) 30 Rochdale 3–1 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Wann   6'
Seal   44'
Wellings   74'		 Report Kerr   14' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2731
Referee: VG Callow
31 January 1981 (1981-01-31) 31 Hartlepool United 2–2 Rochdale Hartlepool
Houchen   18', 60' (pen.) Report Taylor   70'
Esser   75'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3867
7 February 1981 (1981-02-07) 32 Rochdale 2–3 Peterborough United Rochdale
Wann   33'
Burke   38'		 Report Quow   48'
Gynn   60', 89'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2865
Referee: J Lovatt
14 February 1981 (1981-02-14) 33 Torquay United 2–0 Rochdale Torquay
Bowker   66'
Rioch   75'		 Report Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 1628
21 February 1981 (1981-02-21) 34 Rochdale 0–0 Bournemouth Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1846
Referee: CN Seel
7 March 1981 (1981-03-07) 35 Wigan Athletic 0–1 Rochdale Wigan
Report Taylor   65' Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 6029
Referee: T Farley
8 March 1981 (1981-03-08) 36 Bradford City 2–1 Rochdale Bradford
McNiven   24'
Staniforth   75'		 Report Esser   81' Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 2926
Referee: A Saunders
14 March 1981 (1981-03-14) 37 Rochdale 0–2 Aldershot Rochdale
Report Sanford   65'
Garwood   89'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1834
21 March 1981 (1981-03-21) 38 Bury 3–1 Rochdale Bury
Johnson   54', 63', 87' (pen.) Report Hilditch   73' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3931
Referee: NJ Ashley
28 March 1981 (1981-03-28) 39 Rochdale 0–0 Darlington Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1656
Referee: TL Morris
4 April 1981 (1981-04-04) 40 Mansfield Town 2–2 Rochdale Mansfield
Wood   16'
Lumby   76'		 Report Hilditch   10'
Wellings   58'		 Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2597
Referee: KA Redfern
12 April 1981 (1981-04-12) 41 Rochdale 2–1 Port Vale Rochdale
Esser   28'
Martinez   64'		 Report Bowles   85' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2590
18 April 1981 (1981-04-18) 42 Rochdale 3–2 York City Rochdale
Taylor   31'
Hilditch   65'
Jones   89'		 Report McDonald   82', 89' (pen.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1651
Referee: MG Peck
20 April 1981 (1981-04-20) 43 Halifax Town 2–0 Rochdale Halifax
Graham   60', 73'
Chambers   90'		 Report Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 2278
Referee: CL Newsome
28 April 1981 (1981-04-28) 44 Wimbledon 4–1 Rochdale Wimbledon
Leslie   5', 11'
Hodges   75'
Galliers   78'		 Report Wann   40' Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 3884
1 May 1981 (1981-05-01) 45 Southend United 1–1 Rochdale Southend-on-Sea
Hadley   57' Report Jones   31' Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 10857
Referee: A Gunn
3 May 1981 (1981-05-03) 46 Rochdale 0–1 Northampton Town Rochdale
Report Denyer   79' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1474

F.A. Cup edit

Main article: 1980–81 FA Cup
22 November 1980 (1980-11-22) 1 Mansfield Town 3–1 Rochdale Mansfield
Parkinson   13' (pen.), 83' (pen.)
Caldwell   57'		 Report Jones   80' (pen.) Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 3280
Referee: JM Warner

League Cup edit

Main article: 1980–81 Football League Cup
9 August 1980 (1980-08-09) 1 Carlisle United 2–0 Rochdale Carlisle
Bannon   34'
Brown   87'		 Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 2257
Referee: A Saunders
12 August 1980 (1980-08-12) 1 Rochdale 1–1
(1–3 agg.)		 Carlisle United Rochdale
Martinez   89' Report Brown   85' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1806
Referee: K McNally

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References edit

  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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