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1976–77 Rochdale A.F.C. season

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Rochdale
1976–77 season
ManagerBrian Green
League Division Four18th
FA Cup1st Round
League Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Bob Mountford
All: Bob Mountford

The 1976–77 season saw Rochdale compete in their 3rd consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division

Statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 4 F.A. Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Mike Poole 49 0 44+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0
DF England ENG Paul Hallows 51 0 46+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0
MF England ENG Tony Lacey 47 0 42+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0
DF England ENG Keith Hanvey 21 4 19+0 4 0+0 0 2+0 0
DF England ENG Bill Summerscales 49 2 44+0 2 3+0 0 2+0 0
MF England ENG Nigel O'Loughlin 49 4 42+2 4 3+0 0 2+0 0
MF England ENG Dave Helliwell 34 4 20+11 3 2+0 1 1+0 0
FW England ENG Steve Melledew 48 7 42+1 6 3+0 0 2+0 1
FW England ENG Tony Whelan 39 4 34+0 4 3+0 0 2+0 0
MF England ENG Phil Mullington 45 4 34+7 4 2+0 0 2+0 0
MF England ENG Alan Tarbuck 27 2 22+0 1 3+0 1 2+0 0
DF England ENG Billy Boslem 16 0 13+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Bob Mountford 36 11 33+1 11 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF England ENG Dick Mulvaney 5 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Gary Cooper 24 5 17+5 5 1+1 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Ian Bannon 23 0 23+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Stuart Mason 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG George Hamstead 4 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG John Dungworth 14 3 14+0 3 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Jimmy Mullen 8 1 6+2 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK England ENG Chris Shyne 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Final League Table

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Main article: 1976–77 Football League Fourth Division

Pos Team
 Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts
16 Torquay United 46 12 5 6 33 22 5 4 14 26 45 −8 43
17 Aldershot 46 10 8 5 29 19 6 3 14 20 40 −10 43
18 Rochdale 46 8 7 8 32 25 5 5 13 18 34 −9 38
19 Newport County 46 11 6 6 33 21 3 4 16 9 37 −16 38
20 Scunthorpe United 46 11 6 6 32 24 2 5 16 17 49 −24 37
Source: [citation needed]

Competitions

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Football League Fourth Division

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Main article: 1976–77 Football League
21 August  1976 (1976 -08-21) 1 Scunthorpe United 0–1 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Report Mountford 16' Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 3536
23 August  1976 (1976 -08-23) 2 Rochdale 2–2 Cambridge United Rochdale
Hanvey 45' (pen.)
Mullington 74'		 Report Horsfall 50'
Howard 76'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1716
28 August  1976 (1976 -08-28) 3 Rochdale 1–0 Colchester United Rochdale
Hanvey 63' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1440
4 September  1976 (1976 -09-04) 4 Halifax Town 0–0 Rochdale Halifax
Report Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 2003
11 September  1976 (1976 -09-11) 5 Exeter City 2–1 Rochdale Exeter
Beer 10'
Kellow 39'		 Report Hanvey 47' (pen.) Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 2829
18 September  1976 (1976 -09-18) 6 Rochdale 3–1 Watford Rochdale
O'Loughlin 8'
Mullington 65'
Melledew 80'		 Report Joslyn 85' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1760
25 September  1976 (1976 -09-25) 7 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Rochdale Crewe
Purdie 35' Report Hanvey 44' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2454
2 October  1976 (1976 -10-02) 8 Rochdale 0–0 Bournemouth Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1807
9 October  1976 (1976 -10-09) 9 Workington 0–2 Rochdale Workington
Report Mullington 34'
Mountford 73'		 Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 1423
16 October  1976 (1976 -10-16) 10 Rochdale 0–0 Southend United Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2302
23 October  1976 (1976 -10-23) 11 Hartlepool United 2–0 Rochdale Hartlepool
Scaife 61'
Reed 90' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1492
27 October  1976 (1976 -10-27) 12 Aldershot 0–2 Rochdale Aldershot
Report O'Loughlin
Whelan 		Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 4654
30 October  1976 (1976 -10-30) 13 Rochdale 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Mountford 30' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2436
1 November  1976 (1976 -11-01) 14 Rochdale 2–2 Darlington Rochdale
Summerscales
Tarbuck 		Report Rowles
Holbrook 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2577
Referee: D Shaw
6 November  1976 (1976 -11-06) 15 Southport 1–1 Rochdale Southport
Taylor 50' Report Whelan 18' Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 1729
13 November  1976 (1976 -11-13) 16 Rochdale 0–0 Newport County Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2842
26 November  1976 (1976 -11-26) 17 Huddersfield Town 2–1 Rochdale Huddersfield
Johnson (pen.)
Jones 		Report Cooper Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 5240
27 December  1976 (1976 -12-27) 18 Rochdale 0–1 Bradford City Rochdale
Report Dolan 75' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2942
29 December  1976 (1976 -12-29) 19 Stockport County 0–1 Rochdale Stockport
Report Mountford Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 3842
8 January  1977 (1977 -01-08) 20 Rochdale 1–0 Swansea City Rochdale
Cooper 43' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1436
11 January  1977 (1977 -01-11) 21 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Rochdale Doncaster
Kitchen (pen.)
Miller 		Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 3008
15 January  1977 (1977 -01-15) 22 Cambridge United 0–0 Rochdale Cambridge
Report Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3607
22 January  1977 (1977 -01-22) 23 Rochdale 5–0 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
Peacock 25' (o.g.)
Melledew 40'
O'Loughlin 44'
Cooper 84', 88'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1640
25 January  1977 (1977 -01-25) 24 Rochdale 2–3 Barnsley Rochdale
Mountford
Mullington 		Report Peachey
Joicey
Mountford (o.g.)		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2474
29 January  1977 (1977 -01-29) 25 Torquay United 2–0 Rochdale Torquay
Lee 1'
Brown 88'		 Report Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2453
5 February  1977 (1977 -02-05) 26 Colchester United 1–0 Rochdale Colchester
Dowman Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4943
12 February  1977 (1977 -02-12) 27 Rochdale 4–1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Summerscales 25'
Cooper 38'
Helliwell 79'
Mountford 85'		 Report Bullock 8' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2255
19 February  1977 (1977 -02-19) 28 Rochdale 1–2 Exeter City Rochdale
Whelan 75' (pen.) Report Weeks 36'
Beer 77'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1523
22 February  1977 (1977 -02-22) 29 Brentford 3–2 Rochdale Brentford
Johnson 48'
Phillips 67'
Sweetzer 80'		 Report Melledew 32'
Helliwell 90'		 Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 3307
26 February  1977 (1977 -02-26) 30 Watford 3–1 Rochdale Watford
Mercer 4', 48'
Bond 9' (pen.)		 Report Melledew 85' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 6331
1 March  1977 (1977 -03-01) 31 Rochdale 3–0 Southport Rochdale
Whelan
Melledew 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1153
5 March  1977 (1977 -03-05) 32 Rochdale 0–1 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Report Mayman Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1609
12 March  1977 (1977 -03-12) 33 Bournemouth 1–1 Rochdale Bournemouth
Howarth 19' Report Dungworth 65' Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 3400
19 March  1977 (1977 -03-19) 34 Rochdale 0–3 Workington Rochdale
Report Coleman 17'
Prudham 43'
Kisby 80'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1737
Referee: DT Richardson
25 March  1977 (1977 -03-25) 35 Southend United 3–0 Rochdale Southend-on-Sea
Townsend 52'
Hadley 81'
Moody 85' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 5677
2 April  1977 (1977 -04-02) 36 Rochdale 0–1 Hartlepool United Rochdale
Report Cunningham 14' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 858
6 April  1977 (1977 -04-06) 37 Bradford City 3–0 Rochdale Bradford
Hutchins 6'
McGinley 49'
Cooke 59'		 Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 5263
9 April  1977 (1977 -04-09) 38 Rochdale 1–1 Stockport County Rochdale
Mountford 83' Report McBeth 60' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1489
12 April  1977 (1977 -04-12) 39 Darlington 0–2 Rochdale Darlington
Report Dungworth
O'Loughlin 		Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 2586
16 April  1977 (1977 -04-16) 40 Rochdale 2–1 Aldershot Rochdale
Earls 37' (o.g.)
Helliwell 41'		 Report Morrissey 87' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1038
23 April  1977 (1977 -04-23) 41 Newport County 3–0 Rochdale Newport
Woods 32', 47', 89' (pen.) Report Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 2206
26 April  1977 (1977 -04-26) 42 Rochdale 0–1 Torquay United Rochdale
Report Brown Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 852
30 April  1977 (1977 -04-30) 43 Rochdale 2–2 Huddersfield Town Rochdale
Mountford 33', 65' Report Baines 31'
Campbell 86'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1626
3 May  1977 (1977 -05-03) 44 Swansea City 3–2 Rochdale Swansea
Curtis 20', 80'
Charles 23'		 Report Mountford 73', 88' Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 10689
7 May  1977 (1977 -05-07) 45 Barnsley 2–0 Rochdale Barnsley
Joicey 14'
Warnock 76'		 Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 2531
14 May  1977 (1977 -05-14) 46 Rochdale 2–3 Brentford Rochdale
Dungworth 30'
Mullen 60'		 Report Shrubb 50'
McCulloch 53'
Phillips 70'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 977

F.A. Cup

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Main article: 1976–77 FA Cup
20 November  1977 (1977 -11-20) 1 Rochdale 1–1 Northwich Victoria Rochdale
Helliwell 60' Report Nieman 71' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3641
22 November  1977 (1977 -11-22) 1 Northwich Victoria 0–0 (a.e.t.) Rochdale Northwich
Report Stadium: Drill Field
Attendance: 4273
29 November  1977 (1977 -11-29) 1 Northwich Victoria 2–1 Rochdale Manchester
Collier
Smith 		Report Tarbuck Stadium: Maine Road
Attendance: 4909

League Cup

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Main article: 1976–77 Football League Cup
14 August  1977 (1977 -08-14) 1 Rochdale 0–1 Blackburn Rovers Rochdale
Report Svarc 52' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3547
18 August  1977 (1977 -08-18) 1 Blackburn Rovers 4–1
(5–1 agg.)		 Rochdale Blackburn
Hird
Beamish
Svarc 		Report Melledew Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 5232

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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". www.enfa.co.uk.
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