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1977–78 Rochdale A.F.C. season

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Rochdale
1977–78 season
ManagerBrian Green
Mike Ferguson
League Division Four24th
FA Cup1st Round
League Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Terry Owen
All: Terry Owen

The 1977–78 season saw Rochdale compete in their 4th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.

Statistics

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 28 0 24+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
DF England ENG Paul Hallows 39 1 37+0 1 0+0 0 2+0 0
MF England ENG Nigel O'Loughlin 47 5 43+0 5 1+0 0 3+0 0
MF England ENG Tony Morrin 33 0 28+1 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
DF England ENG Bobby Scott 44 1 40+0 1 1+0 0 3+0 0
DF England ENG Ian Bannon 47 0 42+1 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
FW England ENG Steve Melledew 39 7 34+1 7 1+0 0 3+0 0
MF England ENG Ian Seddon 34 3 30+1 3 0+0 0 3+0 0
FW England ENG Bob Mountford 7 2 4+0 1 0+0 0 3+0 1
MF England ENG Dave Esser 45 8 40+1 7 1+0 0 3+0 1
MF England ENG Alan Tarbuck 29 1 26+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 1
DF England ENG Billy Boslem 26 0 21+2 0 1+0 0 0+2 0
MF England ENG Ted Oliver 13 0 9+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF England ENG Paul Cuddy 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Terry Owen 43 11 39+3 9 1+0 2 0+0 0
GK England ENG Chris Shyne 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Bobby Scaife 35 6 34+0 6 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Steve Shaw 7 0 6+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Adie Green 7 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Bobby Hoy 9 1 9+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Brian Hart 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK England ENG Andy Slack 14 0 14+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Mark Hilditch 3 1 2+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG John Price 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Bobby Finc 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Final League Table

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
20 Halifax Town 46 7 10 6 28 23 3 11 9 24 39 −10 41
21 Hartlepool United 46 12 4 7 34 29 3 3 17 17 55 −33 37 Re-elected
22 York City 46 8 7 8 27 31 4 5 14 23 38 −19 36
23 Southport 46 5 13 5 30 32 1 6 16 22 44 −24 31 Failed re-election
24 Rochdale 46 8 6 9 29 28 0 2 21 14 57 −42 24 Re-elected
Source: [citation needed]

Competitions

Football League Fourth Division

20 August  1977 (1977 -08-20) 1 Barnsley 4–0 Rochdale Barnsley
Little 5'
Murphy 18' (pen.)
Joicey 77'
Price 89'
Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 3901
27 August  1977 (1977 -08-27) 2 Rochdale 2–0 Darlington Rochdale
Seddon 69'
Mountford 85'
Hallows Red card 89'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1295
3 September  1977 (1977 -09-03) 3 Grimsby Town 2–1 Rochdale Cleethorpes
Partridge 89' (pen.)
Waters 90'
Report Seddon 6'
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 2731
10 September  1977 (1977 -09-10) 4 Swansea City 3–0 Rochdale Swansea
May 1'
Charles 68'
Curtis 88'
Report Mountford Red card 45' Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 4750
13 September  1977 (1977 -09-13) 5 Rochdale 1–2 Brentford Rochdale
Owen 51'
Report McCulloch 31'
Kruse 60'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1164
17 September  1977 (1977 -09-17) 6 Rochdale 0–1 Newport County Rochdale
Report Woods 35'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1114
24 September  1977 (1977 -09-24) 7 Aldershot 2–0 Rochdale Aldershot
Brodie 14'
Crosby 88'
Report Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 3633
27 September  1977 (1977 -09-27) 8 Hartlepool United 1–0 Rochdale Hartlepool
Ayre
Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3389
1 October  1977 (1977 -10-01) 9 Rochdale 2–3 Watford Rochdale
Melledew 40'
Pritchett 60' (o.g.)
Report Joslyn 8'
Mercer 50'
Mayes 63'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1278
4 October  1977 (1977 -10-04) 10 Rochdale 3–1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Owen 16'
Melledew 59', 90'
Report Alcock
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1201
7 October  1977 (1977 -10-07) 11 Stockport County 2–0 Rochdale Stockport
Prudham
Thompson
Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 4927
11 October  1977 (1977 -10-11) 12 Northampton Town 3–1 Rochdale Northampton
Christie
Reilly
Report Melledew
Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2965
15 October  1977 (1977 -10-15) 13 Rochdale 3–1 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Melledew 63'
Owen 67'
Esser 72'
Report Hemsley 2'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1963
17 October  1977 (1977 -10-17) 14 Rochdale 0–0 Huddersfield Town Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2489
Referee: GP Owen
21 October  1977 (1977 -10-21) 15 York City 2–2 Rochdale York
Hutt
Holmes
Report Scaife
Melledew
Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 1669
29 October  1977 (1977 -10-29) 16 Rochdale 1–1 Northampton Town Rochdale
O'Loughlin 72' (pen.)
Report Farrington 90'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1198
5 November  1977 (1977 -11-05) 17 Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Rochdale Crewe
Hallows 33' (o.g.)
Mason 82'
Report Seddon 10'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2378
12 November  1977 (1977 -11-12) 18 Rochdale 1–1 Bournemouth Rochdale
Owen 42'
Report Showers 41'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 962
19 November  1977 (1977 -11-19) 19 Scunthorpe United 1–0 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Kilmore 10'
Report Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 2204
3 December  1977 (1977 -12-03) 20 Rochdale 1–2 Southend United Rochdale
Scaife 25'
Report Laverick 65'
Parker 73'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 902
10 December  1977 (1977 -12-10) 21 Torquay United 3–0 Rochdale Torquay
Brown 35'
Coffill 76'
Downs 80'
Report Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2144
17 December  1977 (1977 -12-17) 22 Halifax Town 3–1 Rochdale Halifax
Bullock 36'
Flavell 77'
Johnston 79'
Report Scott 4' Red card 75'
Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 1918
26 December  1977 (1977 -12-26) 23 Rochdale 3–0 Wimbledon Rochdale
Scaife 45', 54'
O'Loughlin 75'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1283
28 December  1977 (1977 -12-28) 24 Reading 4–3 Rochdale Reading
Kearns
Scott (o.g.)
Earles
Report Owen
Esser
Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 5066
31 December  1977 (1977 -12-31) 25 Southport 3–1 Rochdale Southport
Ashworth 76'
Jones 84'
Gay 87'
Report Esser 71'
Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 1908
2 January  1978 (1978 -01-02) 26 Rochdale 0–2 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Report Davies
Coyne
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1441
7 January  1978 (1978 -01-07) 27 Huddersfield Town 3–1 Rochdale Huddersfield
Butler 28'
Mountford 56', 74'
Report Scaife 72'
Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 5486
14 January  1978 (1978 -01-14) 28 Rochdale 1–1 Barnsley Rochdale
Owen 44'
Report Hinch 52'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2668
24 January  1978 (1978 -01-24) 29 Darlington 1–0 Rochdale Darlington
Cochrane
Report Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 1578
11 February  1978 (1978 -02-11) 30 Newport County 3–0 Rochdale Newport
Goddard 64', 74', 75' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 4288
25 February  1978 (1978 -02-25) 31 Watford 1–0 Rochdale Watford
Jenkins 1'
Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 10139
27 February  1978 (1978 -02-27) 32 Rochdale 2–1 Swansea City Rochdale
Hoy 3'
Melledew 53'
Report Curtis 11'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1057
4 March  1978 (1978 -03-04) 33 Rochdale 2–1 Stockport County Rochdale
Owen 3'
O'Loughlin 72' (pen.)
Report Howard 70'
Summerbee Red card 83'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2278
6 March  1978 (1978 -03-06) 34 Brentford 4–0 Rochdale Brentford
McCulloch 13'
Phillips 34'
Sweetzer 59'
Lloyd 83'
Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 7215
10 March  1978 (1978 -03-10) 35 Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Rochdale Doncaster
R. Owen
Report T. Owen
Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 2755
18 March  1978 (1978 -03-18) 36 Rochdale 1–2 York City Rochdale
O'Loughlin 64' (pen.)
Report Randall 15', 60'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1046
20 March  1978 (1978 -03-20) 37 Rochdale 1–3 Grimsby Town Rochdale
Scaife
Report Drinkell
Ford
Waters
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 787
27 March  1978 (1978 -03-27) 38 Wimbledon 5–1 Rochdale Wimbledon
Cork 11', 85'
Leslie 45'
Bryant 62'
Parsons 90'
Report Esser
Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 2737
1 April  1978 (1978 -04-01) 39 Rochdale 2–1 Southport Rochdale
Esser 26', 50'
Report O'Neil 77'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 966
4 April  1978 (1978 -04-04) 40 Rochdale 0–1 Hartlepool United Rochdale
Report Houchen
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 972
8 April  1978 (1978 -04-08) 41 Bournemouth 1–0 Rochdale Bournemouth
Showers 48'
Report Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 2549
15 April  1978 (1978 -04-15) 42 Rochdale 1–1 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
Hallows 43'
Report O'Donnell 77'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 857
21 April  1978 (1978 -04-21) 43 Southend United 3–1 Rochdale Southend-on-Sea
Goodwin 32'
Morris 33'
Parker 47'
Report Esser 86'
Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 11565
24 April  1978 (1978 -04-24) 44 Rochdale 1–0 Reading Rochdale
Hilditch
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 734
29 April  1978 (1978 -04-29) 45 Rochdale 1–3 Torquay United Rochdale
O'Loughlin 41' (pen.)
Report Dunne 55' (pen), 60'
Cooper 72'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 742
1 May  1978 (1978 -05-01) 46 Rochdale 0–0 Aldershot Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 923

F.A. Cup

26 November  1977 (1977 -11-26) 1 Scarborough 4–2 Rochdale Scarborough
Dunn 12'
Smith 33', 42', 49'
Report Owen 40', 49'
Stadium: Athletic Ground
Attendance: 4798

League Cup

13 August  1977 (1977 -08-13) 1 Rochdale 1–1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Esser Red card 43'
Tarbuck 89'
Report Lawson Red card 33'
Horsfall 58'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1512
16 August  1977 (1977 -08-16) 1 Halifax Town 1–2
(2–3 agg.)
Rochdale Halifax
Lawson 85'
Report Esser 18'
Mountford 47'
Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 1784
31 August  1977 (1977 -08-31) 2 Rochdale 0–3 Leeds United Rochdale
Report Jordan 13'
Cherry 61'
Harris 65'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8664
Referee: RN Perkin

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References

  1. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  2. ^ http://www.enfa.co.uk