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Rochdale
1960–61 season
ManagerTony Collins
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Division 417th
F.A. Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ronnie Cairns
All: Ronnie Cairns

The 1960–61 season saw Rochdale compete for their second season in the Football League Fourth Division.

Statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 4 F.A. Cup League Cup Lancashire Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Jimmy Jones 18 0 17 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
DF England ENG Stanley Milburn 43 2 37 2 2 0 4 0 0 0
DF Wales WAL Dai Powell 21 0 17 0 2 0 2 0 0 0
MF England ENG Ron Phoenix 48 0 41 0 2 0 4 0 1 0
DF England ENG Ray Aspden 51 0 43 0 2 0 4 0 2 0
MF England ENG Alan Bushby 27 0 21 0 2 0 4 0 0 0
MF England ENG Ron Barnes 53 3 45 1 2 0 4 2 2 0
FW England ENG Stan Hepton 50 15 43 12 2 0 4 2 1 1
FW England ENG Frank Lord 36 19 31 17 2 0 3 2 0 0
FW England ENG Ronnie Cairns 53 22 45 20 2 1 4 1 2 0
MF England ENG Jim Brown 28 3 24 3 0 0 3 0 1 0
DF England ENG Norman Bodell 26 0 24 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
DF Wales WAL Jack Edwards 32 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
GK Scotland SCO Joffre Mckay 15 0 9 0 2 0 3 0 1 0
FW England ENG Jack Pollitt 8 1 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Ken McDowall 8 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
DF England ENG Bryn Owen 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
MF England ENG John Hardman 7 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
FW England ENG Joe Richardson 7 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
MF England ENG Tony Collins 13 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
GK England ENG Ted Burgin 21 0 20 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
FW Northern Ireland NIR Ollie Norris 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
MF England ENG Jimmy Thompson 12 1 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
FW England ENG Brian Birch 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF England ENG Jim Sanders 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Final League Table

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Main article: 1960–61 Football League Fourth Division

Pos Team
 Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts
15 Gillingham 46 9 7 7 45 34 6 6 11 19 32 0.970 43
16 Wrexham 46 12 4 7 38 22 5 4 14 24 34 1.107 42
17 Rochdale 46 13 7 3 43 19 4 1 18 17 47 0.909 42
18 Accrington Stanley 46 12 4 7 44 32 4 4 15 30 56 0.841 40
19 Carlisle United 46 10 7 6 43 37 3 6 14 18 42 0.772 39
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

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Football League Fourth Division

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Main article: 1960–61 Football League
20 August  1960 (1960 -08-20) 1 Stockport County 1–0 Rochdale Stockport
Fletcher 10' Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6617
Referee: J Powell
22 August  1960 (1960 -08-22) 2 Mansfield Town 0–2 Rochdale Mansfield
Report Brown
Lord 		Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 8130
27 August  1960 (1960 -08-27) 3 Rochdale 3–1 Exeter City Rochdale
Hepton 26'
Lord 70', 82'		 Report Wilkinson 66' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3099
Referee: E Crawford
30 August  1960 (1960 -08-30) 4 Rochdale 1–2 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Lord 87' Report Wagstaff Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5547
3 September  1960 (1960 -09-03) 5 Peterborough United 4–3 Rochdale Peterborough
Hails 13'
McNamee 48'
Smith 72' (pen.), 89' (pen.)		 Report Lord 23', 81'
Cairns 61'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 14285
Referee: JK Taylor
6 September  1960 (1960 -09-06) 6 Carlisle United 1–2 Rochdale Carlisle
Smith Report Lord
Cairns 		Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 5262
Referee: K Howley
10 September  1960 (1960 -09-10) 7 Rochdale 0–1 Southport Rochdale
Report Booth 73' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4654
Referee: WT Surtees
13 September  1960 (1960 -09-13) 8 Rochdale 2–1 Carlisle United Rochdale
Lord Report Walker 58' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4023
17 September  1960 (1960 -09-17) 9 Darlington 1–0 Rochdale Darlington
Baxter 56' (pen.) Report Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 4641
Referee: P Rhodes
20 September  1960 (1960 -09-20) 10 Rochdale 3–0 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Cairns
Lord
Ferguson (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7353
24 September  1960 (1960 -09-24) 11 Rochdale 2–2 Crystal Palace Rochdale
Hepton 41', 68' Report Petchey 10'
Summersby 19'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4819
Referee: J Bellwood
27 September  1960 (1960 -09-27) 12 Oldham Athletic 0–2 Rochdale Oldham
Report Lord
Brown 		Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 6477
1 October  1960 (1960 -10-01) 13 Doncaster Rovers 3–2 Rochdale Doncaster
Broadbent 23', 40'
Walker 53'		 Report Cairns 47', 81' Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 3798
Referee: K Stokes
3 October  1960 (1960 -10-03) 14 Rochdale 4–0 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Lord 50', 70', 82'
Brown 88'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3852
Referee: A Holland
8 October  1960 (1960 -10-08) 15 Rochdale 2–0 Chester Rochdale
Lord 41'
Hepton 49'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3826
Referee: M Dixon
15 October  1960 (1960 -10-15) 16 Crewe Alexandra 3–0 Rochdale Crewe
Riley 48'
Llewellyn 80'
Wheatley 88'		 Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 7256
Referee: H Horner
22 October  1960 (1960 -10-22) 17 Rochdale 0–0 York City Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4889
Referee: PH Carr
29 October  1960 (1960 -10-29) 18 Accrington Stanley 2–0 Rochdale Accrington
Hudson 10'
Devine 12'		 Report Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 4243
Referee: JE Carr
12 November  1960 (1960 -11-12) 19 Barrow 1–0 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Lowes 62' Report Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 3801
Referee: A Jobling
19 November  1960 (1960 -11-19) 20 Rochdale 2–0 Gillingham Rochdale
Cairns 9', 58' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3044
Referee: W Robinson
3 December  1960 (1960 -12-03) 21 Rochdale 1–1 Northampton Town Rochdale
Lord 30' Report Lines 40' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2173
Referee: P Rhodes
10 December  1960 (1960 -12-10) 22 Aldershot 3–0 Rochdale Aldershot
Richards 24', 46', 84' Report Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 4930
Referee: DW Smith
26 December  1960 (1960 -12-26) 23 Rochdale 2–1 Wrexham Rochdale
Milburn (pen.)
Cairns 		Report Roberts Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3305
27 December  1960 (1960 -12-27) 24 Wrexham 2–0 Rochdale Wrexham
Metcalf
Harbertson 		Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 6754
31 December  1960 (1960 -12-31) 25 Exeter City 1–0 Rochdale Exeter
Wilkinson 30' Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4365
Referee: GW Thorpe
7 January  1961 (1961 -01-07) 26 Bradford Park Avenue 2–1 Rochdale Bradford
Gibson 34'
Buchanan 87'		 Report Aspden Red card 55'
Cairns 88'		 Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 7375
Referee: W Robinson
14 January  1961 (1961 -01-14) Abandoned Rochdale 1–0 Peterborough United Rochdale
Hepton Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5424
21 January  1961 (1961 -01-21) 27 Southport 0–1 Rochdale Southport
Report Hepton 40' Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 3135
Referee: W Crossley
28 January  1961 (1961 -01-28) 28 Rochdale 4–0 Millwall Rochdale
Hepton 5'
Collins 72'
Lord 82'
Cairns 87'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2840
Referee: A Holland
4 February  1961 (1961 -02-04) 29 Rochdale 1–0 Darlington Rochdale
Hepton 47' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3171
Referee: H Webb
11 February  1961 (1961 -02-11) 30 Crystal Palace 4–1 Rochdale London
Heckman 19'
Bushby 46' (o.g.)
Gavin 55', 87'		 Report Cairns 36' Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 17675
Referee: MA Fussey
18 February  1961 (1961 -02-18) 31 Rochdale 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Norris 14'
Cairns 74'		 Report Brettell 31' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3173
Referee: LJ Tirebuck
25 February  1961 (1961 -02-25) 32 Chester 3–1 Rochdale Chester
Clempson 11'
Hughes 55' (pen.)
Cooper 89'		 Report Pollitt 15' Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 3877
Referee: H Horner
4 March  1961 (1961 -03-04) 33 Rochdale 3–0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Hepton 20'
Cairns 32', 49'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4035
11 March  1961 (1961 -03-11) 34 York City 2–0 Rochdale York
Wragg 55', 87' (pen.) Report Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 5477
18 March  1961 (1961 -03-18) 35 Rochdale 3–2 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Cairns 20', 48'
Hepton 56'		 Report Swindells 29'
Smith 59'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4067
25 March  1961 (1961 -03-25) 36 Millwall 4–1 Rochdale London
Broadfoot 15', 53', 87', 88' Report Milburn 80' (pen.) Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 7126
31 March  1961 (1961 -03-31) 37 Workington 3–0 Rochdale Workington
Dixon
Harburn 		Report Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 2871
1 April  1961 (1961 -04-01) 38 Rochdale 0–0 Barrow Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2785
3 April  1961 (1961 -04-03) 39 Rochdale 2–0 Workington Rochdale
Cairns
Hepton 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3086
8 April  1961 (1961 -04-08) 40 Gillingham 0–0 Rochdale Gillingham
Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 4807
10 April  1961 (1961 -04-10) 41 Rochdale 1–1 Stockport County Rochdale
Hepton Report Porteous (pen.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3215
15 April  1961 (1961 -04-15) 42 Rochdale 2–3 Bradford Park Avenue Rochdale
Hepton 33'
Thompson 74' (pen.)		 Report Spratt 26' (pen.)
Gibson 30'
Walker 78'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5342
18 April  1961 (1961 -04-18) 43 Rochdale 2–2 Peterborough United Rochdale
Cairns Report Smith
Bly 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5424
22 April  1961 (1961 -04-22) 44 Northampton Town 5–1 Rochdale Northampton
Brown 34', 80'
Moran 68', 75', 82'		 Report Cairns 82' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 9535
24 April  1961 (1961 -04-24) 45 Hartlepools United 2–0 Rochdale Hartlepool
Parkes Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3771
29 April  1961 (1961 -04-29) 46 Rochdale 1–1 Aldershot Rochdale
Barnes 33' Report Matthews 76' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2648

F.A. Cup

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Main article: 1960–61 FA Cup
5 November  1960 (1960 -11-05) 1 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Rochdale Rochdale
Coleman 72' Report Pollitt 29' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8923
Referee: FP Clarke
8 November  1960 (1960 -11-08) 1 Rochdale 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Crewe
Cairns Report Stark
Riley 		Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 7148

League Cup

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Main article: 1960–61 Football League Cup
10 October  1960 (1960 -10-10) 1 Rochdale 1–1 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
Lord Report Bonson Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4274
20 October  1960 (1960 -10-20) 1 Scunthorpe United 0–1 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Report Hepton Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 5727
25 October  1960 (1960 -10-25) 2 Rochdale 5–2 Southend United Rochdale
Hepton 33'
Lord 44'
Cairns 73'
Barnes 87', 88'		 Report Houghton 25'
Laverty 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3591
21 November  1960 (1960 -11-21) 3 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Rochdale Blackburn
Crowe 2', 86' Report Richardson 44' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 6316

Lancashire Cup

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14 November  1960 (1960 -11-14) Manchester City 0–1 Rochdale Manchester
Hepton Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 2500
21 February  1961 (1961 -02-21) Burnley 3–0 Rochdale Rochdale


 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 4416

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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]
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