1986–87 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1986–87 season saw Rochdale compete in their 13th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.

Rochdale
1986–87 season
ManagerVic Halom
Eddie Gray
League Division Four21st
FA Cup2nd Round
League Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Lyndon Simmonds
All: Lyndon Simmonds
John Bramhall

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 David Redfern 33 0 22+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
DF   ENG Ian Johnson 47 3 34+0 1 2+0 1 4+0 0 4+0 0 3+0 1
DF   ENG David Grant 54 1 42+0 1 2+0 0 4+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0
DF   ENG Simon Gibson 11 0 3+2 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
DF   ENG John Bramhall 59 10 46+0 9 2+0 0 4+0 0 4+0 1 3+0 0
DF   ENG Keith Hicks 4 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
FW   ENG Neil Mills 17 2 4+6 0 2+0 1 2+0 1 0+0 0 3+0 0
FW   ENG Steve Taylor 16 7 9+0 5 0+0 0 4+0 2 0+0 0 3+0 0
MF   ENG Peter Conning 51 3 40+0 1 2+0 0 2+0 1 2+2 1 2+1 0
MF   ENG Shaun Reid 53 1 38+3 1 2+0 0 3+0 0 4+0 0 3+0 0
MF   ENG John Seasman 32 1 24+0 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 2+1 0 2+1 0
DF   ENG Carl Hudson 20 2 13+2 1 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 1 0+0 0
MF   ENG Ray McHale 12 0 6+1 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
FW   ENG Mick Wood 11 3 5+1 3 0+1 0 0+0 0 2+1 0 0+1 0
DF   ENG Jason Smart 49 1 38+0 1 2+0 0 4+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
MF   ENG Peter Shearer 2 2 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Alan Young 32 3 19+9 2 0+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 1 0+0 0
FW   ENG Robbie Wakenshaw 37 9 28+1 5 2+0 2 2+0 0 4+0 2 0+0 0
MF   ENG Mark Rees 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Winston White 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Paddy McGeeney 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Simon Holden 26 2 20+4 2 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG Brian Stanton 20 3 17+0 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
FW   SCO Derek Parlane 26 7 23+0 7 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
GK   ENG Keith Welch 26 0 24+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
MF   ENG John Hudson 19 1 18+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   WAL Lyndon Simmonds 22 10 22+0 10 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG Mark Hunt 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW   ENG David Fairclough 1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1

Final League Table

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Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts
19 Stockport County 46 9 6 8 25 27 4 6 13 15 42 −29 51
20 Tranmere Rovers 46 6 10 7 32 37 5 7 11 22 35 −18 50
21 Rochdale 46 8 8 7 31 30 3 9 11 23 43 −19 50
22 Burnley 46 9 7 7 31 35 3 6 14 22 39 −21 49
23 Torquay United 46 8 8 7 28 29 2 10 11 28 43 −16 48
Source: [citation needed]

Competitions

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Football League Fourth Division

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23 August  1986 (1986 -08-23) 1 Rochdale 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Young   55' Report Sutton   89' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2004
Referee: JL Watson
30 August  1986 (1986 -08-30) 2 Cardiff City 0–0 Rochdale Cardiff
Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3546
Referee: NS Butler
6 September  1986 (1986 -09-06) 3 Rochdale 1–2 Northampton Town Rochdale
Taylor   32' Report Benjamin   22'
Chard   67'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1606
Referee: PL Wright
12 September  1986 (1986 -09-12) 4 Stockport County 1–1 Rochdale Stockport
McAdam   29' Report Taylor   75' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2192
Referee: MP Scott
16 September  1986 (1986 -09-16) 5 Orient 3–0 Rochdale London
Cornwell   46' (pen.)
Castle   49'
Jones   79'
Report Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 2100
Referee: B Hill
20 September  1986 (1986 -09-20) 6 Rochdale 1–0 Colchester United Rochdale
Taylor   60' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1276
Referee: RA Hart
26 September  1986 (1986 -09-26) 7 Southend United 5–3 Rochdale Southend-on-Sea
Neal   15', 44'
Cadette   22'
Hall   58'
Gymer   60'
Report Reid   16'
Seasman   33'
Taylor   85'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 2225
Referee: DR Elleray
4 October  1986 (1986 -10-04) 8 Rochdale 0–0 Exeter City Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1307
Referee: MJ Heath
11 October  1986 (1986 -10-11) 9 Peterborough United 1–1 Rochdale Peterborough
Gunn   61' (pen.)   80' Report Taylor   41' (pen.)
Young   66'
Wakenshaw   80'
Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 2289
Referee: KA Miller
18 October  1986 (1986 -10-18) 10 Lincoln City 1–1 Rochdale Lincoln
Grant   13' (o.g.) Report C.B. Hudson   58' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 1357
Referee: P Don
21 October  1986 (1986 -10-21) 11 Rochdale 2–0 Hereford United Rochdale
Young   35'
Wakenshaw   88'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1088
Referee: J Lovatt
1 November  1986 (1986 -11-01) 12 Swansea City 1–0 Rochdale Swansea
Simmonds   82' Report Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 5612
Referee: A Seville
4 November  1986 (1986 -11-04) 13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Rochdale Wolverhampton
Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 3949
Referee: RG Milford
8 November  1986 (1986 -11-08) 14 Rochdale 0–2 Hartlepool United Rochdale
Report Honour   84'
Dixon   89'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1467
Referee: JW Lloyd
22 November  1986 (1986 -11-22) 15 Aldershot 2–1 Rochdale Aldershot
Langley   33'
Foyle   35'
Report Wakenshaw   40' (pen.) Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 1921
Referee: DJ Axcell
29 November  1986 (1986 -11-29) 16 Rochdale 3–3 Torquay United Rochdale
Grant   76'
Bramhall   83', 89'
Report Nardiello   42'
Pyle   62'
Walsh   64'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1251
Referee: H Taylor
13 December  1986 (1986 -12-13) 17 Rochdale 1–1 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
Wood   16' Report Lister   84' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1244
Referee: F Roberts
20 December  1986 (1986 -12-20) 18 Cambridge United 3–0 Rochdale Cambridge
Cooper   11', 52', 76' Report Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 1838
Referee: AW Ward
26 December  1986 (1986 -12-26) 19 Rochdale 0–1 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Report Moore   Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1452
Referee: JM Key
27 December  1986 (1986 -12-27) 20 Halifax Town 3–1 Rochdale Halifax
Brown   62'
Matthews   73'
Black   87'
Report Wood   24' Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 1667
Referee: CC Trussell
1 January  1987 (1987 -01-01) 21 Burnley 0–3 Rochdale Burnley
Report Stanton   37'
Parlane   49'
Wood   67'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 4217
Referee: N Midgley
24 January  1987 (1987 -01-24) 22 Northampton Town 5–0 Rochdale Northampton
McMenemy   16', 37'
Chard   52'
McGoldrick   55'
Hill   65'
Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5484
Referee: J Lovatt
7 February  1987 (1987 -02-07) 23 Rochdale 0–0 Orient Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1419
Referee: J Ashworth
13 February  1987 (1987 -02-13) 24 Colchester United 2–0 Rochdale Colchester
English   13'
Wilkins   82'
Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2020
Referee: B Hill
21 February  1987 (1987 -02-21) 25 Rochdale 1–2 Southend United Rochdale
Bramhall   89' Report Cadette   25', 55' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1262
Referee: TJ Holbrook
24 February  1987 (1987 -02-24) 26 Rochdale 3–1 Aldershot Rochdale
C.J. Hudson   11'
Smart   77'
Stanton   87'
Report Burvill   70' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1092
Referee: D Shaw
28 February  1987 (1987 -02-28) 27 Wrexham 2–2 Rochdale Wrexham
Massey   7'
Comstive   60'
Report Stanton   2'
Bramhall   40'
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 1901
Referee: MJ Heath
10 March  1987 (1987 -03-10) 28 Rochdale 0–0 Cardiff City Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1386
Referee: CN Seel
14 March  1987 (1987 -03-14) 29 Rochdale 1–1 Lincoln City Rochdale
Parlane   71' Report Kilmore   89' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1490
Referee: KA Lupton
18 March  1987 (1987 -03-18) 30 Hereford United 0–1 Rochdale Hereford
Report Parlane   81' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 1890
Referee: KA Miller
21 March  1987 (1987 -03-21) 31 Rochdale 3–2 Peterborough United Rochdale
Simmonds   45', 83'
Bramhall   63'
Report Gregory   74', 79' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2170
Referee: T Mills
25 March  1987 (1987 -03-25) 32 Rochdale 3–3 Wrexham Rochdale
Simmonds   48'
Parlane   51', 60'
Report Conroy   41'
Steel   74'
Cooke   83'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1852
Referee: MP Scott
28 March  1987 (1987 -03-28) 33 Exeter City 1–1 Rochdale Exeter
Kellow   79' (pen.) Report Simmonds   28' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 1977
Referee: JE Martin
31 March  1987 (1987 -03-31) 34 Crewe Alexandra 5–1 Rochdale Crewe
Cutler   18'
Platt   24', 72', 83'
Thomas   59'
Report Holden   38' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 1504
Referee: DT Phillips
4 April  1987 (1987 -04-04) 35 Hartlepool United 1–1 Rochdale Hartlepool
Shoulder   64' (pen.) Report Bramhall   56' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1168
Referee: CC Trussell
7 April  1987 (1987 -04-07) 36 Rochdale 0–2 Preston North End Rochdale
Report Brazil   54'
Zelem   78'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4986
Referee: GM Tyson
11 April  1987 (1987 -04-11) 37 Rochdale 0–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Rochdale
Report Dennison   50'
Purdie   68'
Kelly   74'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3812
Referee: JW Lloyd
14 April  1987 (1987 -04-14) 38 Preston North End 2–4 Rochdale Preston
Brazil   46'
Thomas   75'
Report Johnson   33'
Simmonds   52'
Wakenshaw   70', 77'
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10212
Referee: KA Redfern
18 April  1987 (1987 -04-18) 39 Rochdale 0–2 Burnley Rochdale
Report Devaney   15'
Gallagher   55'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5739
Referee: Art. Robinson
20 April  1987 (1987 -04-20) 40 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Rochdale Birkenhead
Moore   6' Report Simmonds   49' (pen.) Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 2168
Referee: PL Wright
25 April  1987 (1987 -04-25) 41 Rochdale 2–0 Cambridge United Rochdale
Simmonds   62' (pen.)
Parlane   64'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1698
Referee: KA Lupton
29 April  1987 (1987 -04-29) 42 Rochdale 2–0 Swansea City Rochdale
Conning   10'
Simmonds   88' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2052
Referee: GR Ashby
2 May  1987 (1987 -05-02) 43 Torquay United 2–1 Rochdale Torquay
McNichol   41'
Dobson   78'
Report Bramhall   64' Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 3020
Referee: BT Stevens
4 May  1987 (1987 -05-04) 44 Rochdale 5–3 Halifax Town Rochdale
Simmonds   5' (pen.)
Bramhall   50', 68'
Wakenshaw   78'
Holden   81'
Report Black   35'
Seasman   47' (o.g.)
Brown   88' (pen.)
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2990
Referee: PW Vanes
6 May  1987 (1987 -05-06) 45 Rochdale 2–1 Stockport County Rochdale
Parlane   56'
Simmonds   59'
Report Hodkinson   78' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4840
Referee: R Bridges
9 May  1987 (1987 -05-09) 46 Scunthorpe United 2–0 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Lister   28'
Flounders   48'
Report Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 2347
Referee: H Taylor

F.A. Cup

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15 November  1986 (1986 -11-15) 1 Nuneaton Borough 0–3 Rochdale Nuneaton
Report Wakenshaw   15'
Mills   38'
Johnson   52'
Stadium: Manor Park
Attendance: 3586
Referee: D Hutchinson
6 December  1986 (1986 -12-06) 2 Rochdale 1–4 Wrexham Rochdale
Wakenshaw   30' Report Steel   16'
Massey   49', 70'
Horne   75'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2822
Referee: JM Key

League Cup (Littlewoods Challenge Cup)

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26 August  1986 (1986 -08-26) 1 Rochdale 1–1 Burnley Rochdale
Taylor   75' Report James   12' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1937
Referee: RF Nixon
2 September  1986 (1986 -09-02) 1 Burnley 1–3
(2–4 agg.)
Rochdale Burnley
James   70' (pen.) Report Shearer   31', 75'
Mills   51'
Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 2605
Referee: R Bridges
23 September  1986 (1986 -09-23) 2 Watford 1–1 Rochdale Watford
Rostron   14' Report Conning   2' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 9670
Referee: JA Moules
7 October  1986 (1986 -10-07) 2 Rochdale 1–2
(2–3 agg.)
Watford Rochdale
Taylor   58' (pen.) Report Barnes   28'
Jackett   61'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5449
Referee: KA Redfern

Associate Members' Cup (Freight Rover Trophy)

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2 December  1986 (1986 -12-02) PR Darlington 2–2 Rochdale Darlington
Moore   4'
Currie   84' (pen.)
Report Conning   7'
C.B. Hudson   39'
Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 766
Referee: T Mills
6 January  1987 (1987 -01-06) PR Rochdale 1–1 York City Rochdale
Wakenshaw   61' Report Canham   86' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 783
Referee: JA Ireland
27 January  1987 (1987 -01-27) 1 Rochdale 3–0 Chesterfield Rochdale
Bramhall   13'
Young   15'
Wakenshaw   84'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 890
Referee: JW Lloyd
10 February  1987 (1987 -02-10) QF Rochdale 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Middlesbrough Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2615
Referee: NJ Ashley

Lancashire Cup

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9 August  1986 (1986 -08-09) Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Rochdale Blackburn
  Fairclough   Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 1577
12 August  1986 (1986 -08-12) Rochdale 1–2 Bury Rochdale
Johnson    
 
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1722
16 August  1986 (1986 -08-16) Blackpool 0–0 Rochdale Blackpool
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 1175

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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]