1983–84 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1983–84 season saw Rochdale compete in their 10th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.

Rochdale
1983–84 season
ManagerJimmy Greenhoff
Les Chapman (C)
League Division Four22nd
FA Cup3rd Round
League Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Peter Farrell
Vernon Allatt

All: Steve Johnson

Statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 4 F.A. Cup League Cup A.M. Cup Lancashire Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK   ENG Steve Conroy 55 0 46+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
DF   ENG Bob Oates 50 1 42+0 1 1+1 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
MF   ENG Les Chapman 54 1 44+1 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 1
MF   ENG Peter Farrell 33 10 24+1 8 2+0 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 1
DF   ENG Bill Williams 31 2 27+0 2 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
MF   ENG Mike Doyle 33 1 24+1 1 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
MF   ENG David Thompson 49 5 39+1 4 3+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 1
MF   ENG Neville Hamilton 48 1 38+1 1 3+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
DF   ENG Andy Higgins 30 6 20+2 4 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 2
FW   ENG Malcolm O'Connor 17 4 12+3 3 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
MF   ENG Ian Griffiths 49 6 39+2 5 2+0 0 1+1 1 1+1 0 2+0 0
FW   ENG Vernon Allatt 50 10 40+0 8 3+0 1 2+0 0 2+0 0 2+1 1
FW   ENG Jimmy Greenhoff 8 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0 1+0 0
FW   ENG Steve Johnson 26 10 17+2 7 2+0 2 2+0 1 2+0 0 0+1 0
FW   ENG Stewart Thompson 20 5 13+6 5 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Geoff Thomas 10 1 10+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Gerry Keenan 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Brian Greenhoff 11 0 8+1 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Ian McMahon 21 1 21+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Shaun Reid 17 0 17+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Mark Ennis 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Jimmy Blake 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Paul Heaton 5 0 2+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG John Humphreys 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Jim McCluskie 5 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF   ENG Andy Dean 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Kevin Mulholland | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 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 or qualification
20 Wrexham 46 7 6 10 34 33 4 9 10 25 41 −15 48 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1984–85 First round[a]
21 Halifax Town 46 11 6 6 36 25 1 6 16 19 64 −34 48 Re-elected
22 Rochdale 46 8 9 6 35 31 3 4 16 17 49 −28 46
23 Hartlepool United 46 7 8 8 31 28 3 2 18 16 57 −38 40
24 Chester City 46 7 5 11 23 35 0 8 15 22 47 −37 34
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Wrexham lost this year’s Welsh Cup final to Shrewsbury Town, but as the latter are an English side, Wrexham went on to represent Wales in the European Cup Winners' Cup.

Competitions

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Football League Fourth Division

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27 August  1983 (1983 -08-27) 1 Rochdale 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Farrell   87' (pen.) Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1732
Referee: CN Seel
3 September  1983 (1983 -09-03) 2 York City 2–0 Rochdale York
Ford   51'
Walwyn   83'
Report Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2772
Referee: MP Scott
6 September  1983 (1983 -09-06) 3 Wrexham 5–1 Rochdale Wrexham
Arkwright   32', 81'
Hunt   44'
Gregory   60'
Edwards   88'
Report Higgins   41'
Johnson   51'
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 1684
Referee: LM Robinson
10 September  1983 (1983 -09-10) 4 Rochdale 4–1 Reading Rochdale
Farrell   12'
Allatt   57', 60'
Johnson   70'
Report Crown   15' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1276
Referee: A Saunders
17 September  1983 (1983 -09-17) 5 Colchester United 4–0 Rochdale Colchester
Bowen   30'
Adcock   38', 53'
Wignall   55'
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1955
Referee: C Downey
24 September  1983 (1983 -09-24) 6 Rochdale 1–1 Northampton Town Rochdale
Johnson   82'
Hamilton  
Report O'Neill   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1402
Referee: GM Tyson
27 September  1983 (1983 -09-27) 7 Rochdale 2–0 Hartlepool United Rochdale
Farrell   85', 87' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1380
Referee: TJ Holbrook
1 October  1983 (1983 -10-01) 8 Swindon Town 2–1 Rochdale Swindon
Mayes   9'
Quinn   82'
Report Johnson   60' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2808
Referee: AW Ward
8 October  1983 (1983 -10-08) 9 Blackpool 0–2 Rochdale Blackpool
Report Farrell   84'
S. Thompson   88'
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3216
Referee: G Courtney
15 October  1983 (1983 -10-15) 10 Rochdale 2–4 Chesterfield Rochdale
Allatt   61'
Scrimgeour   64' (o.g.)
Report Bellamy   11', 88'
Newton   15'
Spooner   56'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1781
Referee: D Owen
18 October  1983 (1983 -10-18) 11 Rochdale 2–1 Peterborough United Rochdale
Higgins   1'
Doyle   90'
Report Hankin   51' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1299
Referee: JM Key
22 October  1983 (1983 -10-22) 12 Darlington 1–0 Rochdale Darlington
Todd   70' Report Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 1307
Referee: MG Peck
29 October  1983 (1983 -10-29) 13 Rochdale 1–1 Chester City Rochdale
Hamilton   50' Report Parker   74' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1496
Referee: KA Redfern
1 November  1983 (1983 -11-01) 14 Mansfield Town 3–0 Rochdale Mansfield
Caldwell   7', 62'
Dungworth   87'
Report Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2536
Referee: D Hutchinson
5 November  1983 (1983 -11-05) 15 Rochdale 2–2 Stockport County Rochdale
Farrell   12' (pen.)
Oates   89'
Report Sword   36'
Quinn   62'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1682
Referee: R Bridges
12 November  1983 (1983 -11-12) 16 Tranmere Rovers 2–2 Rochdale Birkenhead
Aspinall   37'
Ferguson   43'
Report Farrell   1' (pen.)
Johnson   20'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 2457
Referee: KP Barratt
26 November  1983 (1983 -11-26) 17 Aldershot 2–1 Rochdale Aldershot
Burvill   68'
Mazzon   71'
Report Johnson   55' Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 1686
Referee: M Dimblebee
3 December  1983 (1983 -12-03) 18 Rochdale 3–3 Hereford United Rochdale
O'Connor   51'
Higgins   80'
Farrell   89'
Report Beacock   30'
Phillips   50', 54'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1261
Referee: F Roberts
17 December  1983 (1983 -12-17) 19 Rochdale 0–1 Bristol City Rochdale
Report Pritchard   86' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1501
Referee: RF Nixon
26 December  1983 (1983 -12-26) 20 Bury 3–1 Rochdale Bury
Jakub   38' (pen.)
Entwistle   46'
Park   86'
Report Johnson   26' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 4097
Referee: NL Wilson
27 December  1983 (1983 -12-27) 21 Rochdale 1–1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Higgins   20' Report Cook   87' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1870
Referee: MJ Heath
31 December  1984 (1984 -12-31) 22 Torquay United 4–2 Rochdale Torquay
Anderson   45'
Curle   61'
Higgins   67' (o.g.)
Sims   90'
Report S. Thompson   19'
Williams   68'
Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 1801
Referee: DV Reeves
2 January  1984 (1984 -01-02) 23 Rochdale 3–3 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
D. Thompson   55'
S. Thompson   68', 79'
Report Higgins   36' (o.g.)
Douglas   53'
Moss   73'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2001
Referee: A Saunders
14 January  1984 (1984 -01-14) 24 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Rochdale Crewe
Report Thomas   35' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2640
Referee: HW King
28 January  1984 (1984 -01-28) 25 Reading 0–0 Rochdale Reading
Report McMahon   75' Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 4162
Referee: K Cooper
4 February  1984 (1984 -02-04) 26 Rochdale 3–3 Swindon Town Rochdale
Griffiths   11'
D. Thompson  14'
Allatt   52' (pen.)
Report Gibson   9'
Mayes   30' (pen.), 59' (pen.)
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1297
Referee: GM Tyson
11 February  1984 (1984 -02-11) 27 Northampton Town 1–1 Rochdale Northampton
Hayes   49' Report S. Thompson   57' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2022
Referee: EA Crickmore
14 February  1984 (1984 -02-14) 28 Rochdale 0–0 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1095
Referee: CN Seel
18 February  1984 (1984 -02-18) 29 Chester City 1–0 Rochdale Chester
Zelem   61' Report Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 1383
Referee: J Ashworth
25 February  1984 (1984 -02-25) 30 Rochdale 2–0 Darlington Rochdale
Higgins   68'
Allatt   78'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 995
Referee: JE Bray
3 March  1984 (1984 -03-03) 31 Peterborough United 2–0 Rochdale Peterborough
Chapman   47' (o.g.)
Wile   50'
Report Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 2835
Referee: ML James
5 March  1984 (1984 -03-05) 32 Stockport County 2–1 Rochdale Stockport
Kerr   49'
Evans   54' (pen.)
Report McMahon   35' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2115
Referee: T Mills
10 March  1984 (1984 -03-10) 33 Rochdale 2–3 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Griffiths   75'
D. Thompson   86'
Report Powell   28'
Hilditch   45'
Aspinall   63'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1263
Referee: KW Baker
13 March  1984 (1984 -03-13) 34 Bristol City 1–1 Rochdale Bristol
Riley   80' Report O'Connor   42' Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 7101
Referee: RS Lewis
17 March  1984 (1984 -03-17) 35 Rochdale 1–0 Blackpool Rochdale
Griffiths   62' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3147
Referee: GJ Napthine
24 March  1984 (1984 -03-24) 36 Chesterfield 3–0 Rochdale Chesterfield
Brown   25'
Newton   65', 82' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2955
Referee: AN Buksh
27 March  1984 (1984 -03-27) 37 Rochdale 0–2 York City Rochdale
Report Byrne   53', 89' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1786
Referee: NJ Ashley
31 March  1984 (1984 -03-31) 38 Hartlepool United 1–2 Rochdale Hartlepool
Linacre   88' (pen.) Report Griffiths   40'
O'Connor   81'
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1245
Referee: JM Key
7 April  1984 (1984 -04-07) 39 Rochdale 1–2 Wrexham Rochdale
Allatt   25' Report Hunt   16'
Gregory   41'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1228
Referee: MG Peck
14 April  1984 (1984 -04-14) 40 Hereford United 2–1 Rochdale Hereford
Harvey   41'
Delve   61'
Report Allatt   36' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2796
Referee: DA Hedges
17 April  1984 (1984 -04-17) 41 Rochdale 0–0 Colchester United Rochdale
Allatt   Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 809
Referee: PN Willis
21 April  1984 (1984 -04-21) 42 Rochdale 0–2 Bury Rochdale
Report White   72'
Entwistle   75' (pen.)
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2203
Referee: D Shaw
23 April  1984 (1984 -04-23) 43 Halifax Town 5–0 Rochdale Halifax
Mell   15'
Gallagher   35', 53', 82', 87'
Report Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 1422
Referee: RF Nixon
28 April  1984 (1984 -04-28) 44 Rochdale 3–1 Aldershot Rochdale
Allatt   6'
Griffiths   18'
D. Thompson   73'
Report Banton   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 853
Referee: F Roberts
5 May  1984 (1984 -05-05) 45 Doncaster Rovers 3–0 Rochdale Doncaster
Snodin   4'
Brown   36'
Moss   83'
Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 3396
Referee: A Seville
7 May  1984 (1984 -05-07) 46 Rochdale 1–0 Torquay United Rochdale
Williams   51' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 943
Referee: G Courtney

F.A. Cup

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19 November  1983 (1983 -11-19) 1 Rochdale 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Farrell   44' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2465
Referee: DB Allison
13 December  1983 (1983 -12-13) 2 York City 0–2 Rochdale York
Report Johnson   1', 49' Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 5203
Referee: LM Robinson
7 January  1984 (1984 -01-07) 3 Rochdale 1–4 Telford United Rochdale
Allatt   34' Report Edwards   35'
Bailey   39'
Hogan   60'
C. Williams   80'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4889
Referee: H Taylor

League Cup (Milk Cup)

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30 August  1983 (1983 -08-30) 1 Rochdale 0–3 Stockport County Rochdale
Report Quinn   25' (pen.), 63'
Sword   30'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1839
Referee: T Mills
12 September  1983 (1983 -09-12) 1 Stockport County 2–2
(5–2 agg.)
Rochdale Stockport
Williams   61', 90' Report Griffiths   20'
Johnson   52'
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2167
Referee: A Challinor

Associate Members' Cup

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22 February  1984 (1984 -02-22) 1 Rochdale 0–3 Preston North End Rochdale
Report Elliott   10', 14', 82' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1300
Referee: R Bridges

Lancashire Cup

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13 August  1983 (1983 -08-13) Rochdale 3–3 Bolton Wanderers Rochdale
O'Connor  
Chapman  
D. Thompson  
 
 
 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1550
16 August  1983 (1983 -08-16) Bury 2–2 Rochdale Bury
 
 
Allatt  
Higgins  
Stadium: Gigg Lane
20 August  1983 (1983 -08-20) Rochdale 2–3 Wigan Athletic Rochdale
Higgins  
Farrell  
 
 
 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium

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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]