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1973–74 Rochdale A.F.C. season

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Rochdale
1973–74 season
ManagerWalter Joyce
League Division Three24th
FA Cup2nd Round
League Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Leo Skeete
All: Leo Skeete

The 1973–74 season saw Rochdale compete for their 5th consecutive season in the Football League Third Division. They finished in 24th and last position and were relegated into the Football League Fourth Division

Statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 3 F.A. Cup League Cup Lancashire Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Rod Jones 9 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Graham Smith 36 0 30+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
DF England ENG Keith Hanvey 43 3 39+0 2 2+0 1 2+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Steve Arnold 43 1 37+3 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Arthur Marsh 30 1 25+0 0 3+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Len Kinsella 9 1 7+0 1 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
FW England ENG Alan Taylor 42 3 36+0 1 3+0 1 2+0 1 1+0 0
MF England ENG Paul Brears 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Bill Atkins 5 1 4+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Malcolm Darling 8 3 7+0 2 0+0 0 1+0 1 0+0 0
MF England ENG Bobby Downes 48 5 41+1 4 3+0 1 2+0 0 1+0 0
FW England ENG Leo Skeete 32 10 26+1 9 3+0 0 2+0 1 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Peter Gowans 32 1 25+4 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Paul Fielding 14 0 12+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Colin Blant 10 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Dick Renwick 10 0 7+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
GK England ENG Mike Poole 43 0 38+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jimmy Burt 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Keith Bebbington 28 3 23+0 3 3+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
FW England ENG Mike Brennan 30 3 26+1 3 0+1 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF England ENG Lee Brogden 17 5 7+6 3 3+0 2 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF England ENG Barry Bradbury 13 0 8+2 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Eamonn Kavanagh 4 0 2+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Gary Cooper 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Stan Horne 27 3 27+0 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Jimmy Grummett 20 2 18+2 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Ian Buckley 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG David Seddon 8 0 8+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG David Carrick 10 3 10+0 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Don Tobin 10 0 7+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF England ENG Roger Denton 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Final League Table

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Main article: 1973–74 Football League Third Division

Pos Team
 Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
20 Port Vale 46 12 6 5 37 23 2 8 13 15 35 0.897 42
21 Cambridge United 46 11 7 5 36 27 2 2 19 12 54 0.593 35 Relegated
22 Shrewsbury Town 46 7 7 9 24 24 3 4 16 17 38 0.661 31
23 Southport 46 4 14 5 19 20 2 2 19 16 62 0.427 28
24 Rochdale 46 1 12 10 24 38 1 5 17 14 56 0.404 21
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

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Football League Third Division

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Main article: 1973–74 Football League
25 August  1973 (1973 -08-25) 1 Rochdale 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Rochdale
Darling 54' Report Bridges 40' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2665
1 September  1973 (1973 -09-01) 2 Walsall 0–0 Rochdale Walsall
Report Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 5211
8 September  1973 (1973 -09-08) 3 Rochdale 0–1 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Report Loyden 50' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2749
11 September  1973 (1973 -09-11) 4 Plymouth Argyle 5–0 Rochdale Plymouth
Hore 5'
Rogers 38'
Mariner 55', 80'
Davey 68'		 Report Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 7066
15 September  1973 (1973 -09-15) 5 Shrewsbury Town 2–0 Rochdale Shrewsbury
Tarbuck 61'
Durban 88'		 Report Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 2516
17 September  1973 (1973 -09-17) 6 Rochdale 3–3 Bournemouth Rochdale
Hanvey
Skeete
Kinsella 		Report Machin
Boyer
Cave 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2108
22 September  1973 (1973 -09-22) 7 Rochdale 2–2 Southport Rochdale
Darling 24'
Skeete 62'		 Report Lee 33'
Molyneux 77'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2380
Referee: PN Willis
29 September  1973 (1973 -09-29) 8 Southend United 1–2 Rochdale Southend-on-Sea
Johnson 10' Report Arnold 23'
Taylor 55' (pen.)		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 5039
3 October  1973 (1973 -10-03) 9 Bournemouth 2–0 Rochdale Bournemouth
Powell
Jones 		Report Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 8836
6 October  1973 (1973 -10-06) 10 Rochdale 1–1 Huddersfield Town Rochdale
Skeete 32' Report Hanvey 65' (o.g.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3220
13 October  1973 (1973 -10-13) 11 Oldham Athletic 3–1 Rochdale Oldham
Edwards 14', 19 '
Blair 43'		 Report Brennan 60' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 7846
20 October  1973 (1973 -10-20) 12 Charlton Athletic 3–0 Rochdale London
Hales 20', 84'
Horsfield 88'		 Report Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 5038
22 October  1973 (1973 -10-22) 13 Rochdale 1–3 Plymouth Argyle Rochdale
Downes Report Welsh
Davey
Marsh (o.g.)		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1437
27 October  1973 (1973 -10-27) 14 Rochdale 1–1 Grimsby Town Rochdale
Skeete 86' Report Hubbard 63' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1549
3 November  1973 (1973 -11-03) 15 Port Vale 3–1 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
Williams 14', 64'
Woodward 84'		 Report Skeete 58 ' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3223
10 November  1973 (1973 -11-10) 16 Rochdale 1–3 Watford Rochdale
Brogden 38' Report Farley 6'
Lindsay 80', 89'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1459
17 November  1973 (1973 -11-17) 17 Wrexham 3–0 Rochdale Wrexham
Davies 13'
Smallman 55'
May 69'		 Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3793
8 December  1973 (1973 -12-08) 18 Rochdale 1–2 Blackburn Rovers Rochdale
Brogden 28' Report Field 60' (pen.), 80' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3660
22 December  1973 (1973 -12-22) 19 Rochdale 1–1 Southend United Rochdale
Brogden 44' Report Guthrie 41' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1073
26 December  1973 (1973 -12-26) 20 Chesterfield 1–0 Rochdale Chesterfield
McHale Report Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 5775
29 December  1973 (1973 -12-29) 21 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Rochdale Birkenhead
Crossley Report Downes (pen.) Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 2766
1 January  1974 (1974 -01-01) 22 Rochdale 0–1 Walsall Rochdale
Report Hanvey (o.g.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2117
Referee: WB Johnson
5 January  1974 (1974 -01-05) 23 York City 2–1 Rochdale York
Jones 28 '
Seal 81 '		 Report Horne 30 ' Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 3923
12 January  1974 (1974 -01-12) 24 Rochdale 3–2 Shrewsbury Town Rochdale
Grummett 26 '
Downes 58'
Skeete 68 '		 Report Tarbuck 33 '
Hughes 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 957
20 January  1974 (1974 -01-20) 25 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–1 Rochdale Brighton and Hove
Beamish
Towner 		Report Skeete Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 18900
26 January  1974 (1974 -01-26) 26 Grimsby Town 5–1 Rochdale Cleethorpes
Lewis 45'
Hubbard 60', 65'
Hickman 70', 81'		 Report Gowans 31' Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 5548
3 February  1974 (1974 -02-03) 27 Rochdale 1–3 York City Rochdale
Horne Report Jones
Seal 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2205
5 February  1974 (1974 -02-05) 28 Rochdale 0–2 Cambridge United Rochdale
Report Greenhalgh 31'
Simmons 46'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 588
16 February  1974 (1974 -02-16) 29 Rochdale 1–3 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Bebbington 85' Report Hicks 11'
Blair 48 '
Lochhead 65'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5923
23 February  1974 (1974 -02-23) 30 Huddersfield Town 5–0 Rochdale Huddersfield
Lawson 53', 57'
Gowling 65', 84'
Summerill 81 '		 Report Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 5679
26 February  1974 (1974 -02-26) 31 Rochdale 1–1 Hereford United Rochdale
Brennan 59 ' Report Rudge 39' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1195
2 March  1974 (1974 -03-02) 32 Rochdale 1–2 Chesterfield Rochdale
Brennan 24 ' Report Bellamy 62'
Wilson 75 '		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1566
5 March  1974 (1974 -03-05) 33 Bristol Rovers 1–1 Rochdale Bristol
Bannister Report Bebbington Stadium: Eastville Stadium
Attendance: 11188
10 March  1974 (1974 -03-10) 34 Southport 0–0 Rochdale Southport
Report Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 1708
13 March  1974 (1974 -03-13) 35 Aldershot 4–0 Rochdale Aldershot
Howarth
Bell 		Report Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 1742
16 March  1974 (1974 -03-16) 36 Rochdale 1–1 Charlton Athletic Rochdale
Grummett 89' Report Dunn Red card 71'
Powell 83'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 850
23 March  1974 (1974 -03-23) 37 Watford 4–0 Rochdale Watford
Morrisey 20'
Scullion 25'
Jenkins 60', 69'		 Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 5616
25 March  1974 (1974 -03-25) 38 Rochdale 0–1 Bristol Rovers Rochdale
Report Bannister Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1499
30 March  1974 (1974 -03-30) 39 Rochdale 1–1 Port Vale Rochdale
Horne 33' Report Mountford 60' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 982
3 April  1974 (1974 -04-03) 40 Hereford United 2–1 Rochdale Hereford
Ritchie 48'
Hinch 51'		 Report Hanvey 65' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 6659
6 April  1974 (1974 -04-06) 41 Cambridge United 3–3 Rochdale Cambridge
Shinton 7', 22 '
Cassidy 57'		 Report Carrick 25', 58'
Downes 80' (pen.)		 Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 2704
13 April  1974 (1974 -04-13) 42 Rochdale 0–0 Wrexham Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1119
15 April  1974 (1974 -04-15) 43 Rochdale 2–2 Aldershot Rochdale
Bebbington
Skeete 		Report Brodie
Howarth 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 885
20 April  1974 (1974 -04-20) 44 Blackburn Rovers 3–1 Rochdale Blackburn
Hutchins 19'
Martin 58', 80'		 Report Carrick 10 ' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 4517
22 April  1974 (1974 -04-22) 45 Halifax Town 1–0 Rochdale Halifax
Shanahan 88' Report Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 1431
27 April  1974 (1974 -04-27) 46 Rochdale 1–1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Skeete 6' Report Smith 40' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1320

F.A. Cup

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Main article: 1973–74 FA Cup
24 November  1973 (1973 -11-24) 1 Rochdale 2–0 South Shields Rochdale
Marsh 18'
Brogden 21'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1554
15 December  1973 (1973 -12-15) 2 Grantham Town 1–1 Rochdale Grantham
Benskin 15' Report Brogden 76' Stadium: London Road
Attendance: 3224
18 December  1973 (1973 -12-18) 2 Rochdale 3–5 (a.e.t.) Grantham Town Rochdale
Taylor
Downes
Hanvey 		Report Brent Horobin
Brian Norris
Mick Chambers 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1266

League Cup

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Main article: 1973–74 Football League Cup
29 August  1973 (1973 -08-29) 1 Rochdale 5–3 Hartlepool United Rochdale
Darling
Atkins
Skeete
Taylor
Embleton (o.g.)		 Report Gauden
McMahon 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1856
10 October  1973 (1973 -10-10) 2 Rochdale 0–4 Bolton Wanderers Rochdale
Report Jones
Lee
Waldron 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7241
Referee: HP Hackney

Lancashire Cup

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15 October  1973 (1973 -10-15) Bolton Wanderers 4–0 Rochdale Bolton



 Stadium: Burnden Park

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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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