1984–85 Rochdale A.F.C. season
Appearance
1984–85 season | |
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Manager | Vic Halom |
League Division Four | 17th |
FA Cup | 1st Round |
League Cup | 1st Round |
Top goalscorer | League: Barry Diamond All: Barry Diamond |
The 1984–85 season saw Rochdale compete in their 11th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.
Statistics[edit]
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division 4 | F.A. Cup | League Cup | A.M. Cup | Lancashire Cup | Rose Bowl | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | Steve Conroy | 9 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Steve Edwards | 10 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Les Chapman | 52 | 0 | 43+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Peter Farrell | 8 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Joe Cooke | 49 | 3 | 41+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Keith Hanvey | 21 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
MF | David Thompson | 50 | 2 | 40+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Ged Keegan | 7 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
FW | Les Lawrence | 21 | 5 | 15+0 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
FW | Barry Diamond | 52 | 18 | 43+0 | 15 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Paul Heaton | 50 | 6 | 40+1 | 5 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Shaun Reid | 27 | 1 | 19+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Ian McMahon | 45 | 4 | 36+2 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Bill Williams | 32 | 0 | 24+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
FW | Gary Haworth | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Ian Griffiths | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
GK | Paul Malcolm | 27 | 0 | 24+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
DF | John Cavanagh | 21 | 0 | 14+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
FW | Tommy English | 3 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
DF | John Pemberton | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Les Strong | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Mike Fielding | 7 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Tony Moore | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
MF | John Seasman | 9 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Ian Johnson | 9 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
FW | Steve Taylor | 33 | 14 | 30+0 | 12 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Frank Gamble | 24 | 6 | 19+2 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Don McAllister | 4 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
GK | David Redfern | 20 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Steve Tapley | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Tony Towers | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
DF | David Grant | 14 | 0 | 14+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Phil Dwyer | 15 | 1 | 15+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
DF | Peter Robinson | 12 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Neil Ashworth | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Graham Hurst | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
MF | Simon Holden | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
Final League Table[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | Wrexham | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 43 | −3 | 54 |
16 | Chester City | 46 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 42 | −12 | 54 |
17 | Rochdale | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 39 | −14 | 53 |
18 | Exeter City | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 52 | −22 | 53 |
19 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 38 | −13 | 52 |
Source: [citation needed]
Competitions[edit]
Football League Fourth Division[edit]
25 August 1984 1 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Hereford United | Rochdale |
Report | Phillips |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1396 Referee: PN Willis |
1 September 1984 2 | Mansfield Town | 5–1 | Rochdale | Mansfield |
Vinter Caldwell Kearney Lowery |
Report | McMahon |
Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2627 Referee: DV Reeves |
8 September 1984 3 | Rochdale | 0–2 | Wrexham | Rochdale |
Report | Steel Muldoon |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1162 Referee: JM Key |
15 September 1984 4 | Hartlepool United | 0–2 | Rochdale | Hartlepool |
Report | English Lawrence |
Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1574 Referee: MP Scott |
18 September 1984 5 | Northampton Town | 0–0 | Rochdale | Northampton |
Report | Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1653 Referee: DS Vickers |
22 September 1984 6 | Rochdale | 0–0 | Torquay United | Rochdale |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1006 Referee: MJ Heath |
29 September 1984 7 | Tranmere Rovers | 3–1 | Rochdale | Birkenhead |
Clarke Clayton |
Report | Heaton |
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 1452 Referee: JB Worrall |
2 October 1984 8 | Rochdale | 1–2 | Aldershot | Rochdale |
Lawrence |
Report | Foyle Foley |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 960 Referee: LM Robinson |
5 October 1984 9 | Stockport County | 1–1 | Rochdale | Stockport |
Evans |
Report | Lawrence Cavanagh |
Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 2681 Referee: F Roberts |
13 October 1984 10 | Rochdale | 1–2 | Port Vale | Rochdale |
Cooke |
Report | O'Keefe Brown |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1722 Referee: A Saunders |
20 October 1984 11 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Peterborough United | Rochdale |
Diamond |
Report | Cassidy |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1063 Referee: KA Redfern |
23 October 1984 12 | Darlington | 1–0 | Rochdale | Darlington |
Todd |
Report | Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 3344 Referee: CN Seel |
27 October 1984 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 3–1 | Rochdale | Crewe |
Blissett Hart |
Report | Lawrence |
Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2406 Referee: EJ Scales |
3 November 1984 14 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Swindon Town | Rochdale |
Report | Gordon |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1082 Referee: J Lovatt |
6 November 1984 15 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Bury | Rochdale |
Diamond |
Report | Madden |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3380 Referee: NJ Ashley |
10 November 1984 16 | Exeter City | 1–1 | Rochdale | Exeter |
Pratt |
Report | Thompson
|
Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 2323 Referee: JC Deakin |
24 November 1984 17 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Colchester United | Rochdale |
Cooke |
Report | Groves |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1028 Referee: R Bridges |
11 December 1984 18 | Chester City | 0–1 | Rochdale | Chester |
Report | Heaton |
Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 1209 Referee: D Hutchinson |
15 December 1984 19 | Rochdale | 2–2 | Southend United | Rochdale |
Taylor Diamond |
Report | Pennyfather Phillips |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1040 Referee: D Hutchinson |
21 December 1984 20 | Rochdale | 3–1 | Chesterfield | Rochdale |
Diamond McMahon Taylor |
Report | Moss |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1177 |
26 December 1984 21 | Blackpool | 3–0 | Rochdale | Blackpool |
Stewart Windridge |
Report | Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5641 Referee: DB Allison |
1 January 1985 22 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Halifax Town | Rochdale |
Gamble Taylor |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1671 |
2 February 1985 23 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Rochdale |
Heaton Taylor |
Report | Clarke |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1249 Referee: JD Hough |
9 February 1985 24 | Torquay United | 1–0 | Rochdale | Torquay |
Walsh |
Report | Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 1186 Referee: DA Hedges |
16 February 1985 25 | Rochdale | 3–0 | Northampton Town | Rochdale |
Thompson Diamond |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1228 Referee: NJ Ashley |
23 February 1985 26 | Swindon Town | 2–1 | Rochdale | Swindon |
Gordon |
Report | Reid |
Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2938 Referee: DH Brazier |
26 February 1985 27 | Scunthorpe United | 4–2 | Rochdale | Scunthorpe |
Cammack Brolly |
Report | Taylor Reid |
Stadium: Old Show Ground Attendance: 1694 Referee: GM Tyson |
2 March 1985 28 | Rochdale | 1–3 | Crewe Alexandra | Rochdale |
Diamond |
Report | Thomas Platt |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1483 Referee: A Saunders |
5 March 1985 29 | Rochdale | 1–2 | Darlington | Rochdale |
Taylor |
Report | Forster Haire |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1341 Referee: MJ Heath |
9 March 1985 30 | Peterborough United | 1–1 | Rochdale | Peterborough |
Pike |
Report | Diamond |
Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 2475 Referee: PW Vanes |
16 March 1985 31 | Port Vale | 3–1 | Rochdale | Stoke-on-Trent |
Griffiths Kellock Brown |
Report | Gamble |
Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 2788 Referee: HW King |
29 March 1985 32 | Bury | 2–2 | Rochdale | Bury |
Madden Entwistle |
Report | Gamble Diamond |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4559 Referee: VG Callow |
3 April 1985 33 | Hereford United | 1–2 | Rochdale | Hereford |
Maddy |
Report | Larkin Heaton |
Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3426 Referee: MJ Cotton |
6 April 1985 34 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Blackpool | Rochdale |
Taylor |
Report | Windridge |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3555 Referee: NH Glover |
8 April 1985 35 | Halifax Town | 0–2 | Rochdale | Halifax |
Report | Gamble McMahon |
Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 1706 Referee: MP Scott |
13 April 1985 36 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Exeter City | Rochdale |
Diamond McMahon |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1181 Referee: T Mills |
19 April 1985 37 | Colchester United | 1–1 | Rochdale | Colchester |
Parkinson |
Report | Diamond |
Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1858 Referee: J Ball |
23 April 1985 38 | Wrexham | 2–0 | Rochdale | Wrexham |
Charles Keay |
Report | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 1335 Referee: J Ashworth |
27 April 1985 39 | Rochdale | 1–2 | Chester City | Rochdale |
Taylor |
Report | Sayer Rimmer |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1358 Referee: D Hutchinson |
30 April 1985 40 | Rochdale | 4–3 | Hartlepool United | Rochdale |
Taylor Gamble Heaton Brownlie |
Report | Dixon Dobson Gavin |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 910 Referee: KW Baker |
3 May 1985 41 | Southend United | 0–2 | Rochdale | Southend-on-Sea |
Report | Dwyer Taylor |
Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 1761 Referee: IJ Borrett |
6 May 1985 42 | Rochdale | 3–3 | Scunthorpe United | Rochdale |
Diamond Taylor |
Report | Cammack Stobart |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1482 Referee: F Roberts |
8 May 1985 43 | Rochdale | 0–0 | Stockport County | Rochdale |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1399 Referee: LM Robinson |
11 May 1985 44 | Chesterfield | 0–0 | Rochdale | Chesterfield |
Report | Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground Attendance: 7006 Referee: A Seville |
14 May 1985 45 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Mansfield Town | Rochdale |
Diamond Cooke |
Report | Whatmore |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1098 Referee: RF Nixon |
17 May 1985 46 | Aldershot | 5–0 | Rochdale | Aldershot |
Coleman Foyle Staff |
Report | Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 1572 Referee: BT Stevens |
F.A. Cup[edit]
17 November 1984 1 | Rochdale | 1–2 | Doncaster Rovers | Rochdale |
Heaton |
Report | Philliben Snodin Harle |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2319 Referee: JE Bray |
League Cup (Milk Cup)[edit]
27 August 1984 1 | Stockport County | 3–1 | Rochdale | Stockport |
Coyle Hendrie Taylor |
Report | Lawrence |
Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 2274 Referee: JE Bray |
4 September 1984 1 | Rochdale | 1–2 (2–5 agg.) | Stockport County | Rochdale |
Diamond |
Report | Taylor Buxton |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1211 Referee: MG Peck |
Associate Members' Cup (Freight Rover Trophy)[edit]
5 February 1985 1 | Rochdale | 2–2 | Preston North End | Rochdale |
Taylor Gamble |
Report | Kelly Gibson Houston |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1093 Referee: J McAulay |
19 February 1985 1 | Preston North End | 0–1 (2–3 agg.) | Rochdale | Preston |
Report | Taylor |
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 1853 Referee: MG Peck |
12 March 1985 2 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Bolton Wanderers | Rochdale |
Report | Caldwell |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2650 Referee: PN Willis |
Lancashire Cup[edit]
11 August 1984 | Wigan Athletic | 3–1 | Rochdale | Wigan |
Diamond |
Stadium: Springfield Park Attendance: 1217 |
14 August 1984 | Rochdale | 1–0 | Burnley | Rochdale |
Diamond |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1344 |
18 August 1984 | Blackpool | 1–0 | Rochdale | Blackpool |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 1363 |
Rose Bowl[edit]
8 August 1984 | Rochdale | 0–0 | Oldham Athletic | Rochdale |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1490 |
References[edit]
- ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
- ^ "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022. [not specific enough to verify]