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1975–76 Rochdale A.F.C. season

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Rochdale
1975–76 season
ManagerWalter Joyce
League Division Four15th
FA Cup3rd Round
League Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Bob Mountford
All: Bob Mountford

The 1975–76 season saw Rochdale compete in their 2nd 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 51 0 43+0 0 6+0 0 2+0 0
DF England ENG Paul Hallows 54 0 45+0 0 7+0 0 2+0 0
DF England ENG George Townsend 13 0 8+1 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
DF England ENG Dick Mulvaney 44 1 38+0 1 5+0 0 0+1 0
DF England ENG Bill Summerscales 51 2 43+0 2 6+0 0 2+0 0
DF England ENG Keith Hanvey 37 2 28+0 2 7+0 0 2+0 0
MF England ENG Paul Fielding 33 1 26+4 1 2+0 0 1+0 0
FW England ENG Bob Mountford 53 17 44+0 14 7+0 3 2+0 0
FW England ENG Tony Whelan 53 7 44+0 6 7+0 1 2+0 0
MF England ENG Tony Lacey 49 0 41+0 0 6+0 0 2+0 0
MF England ENG Andy Sweeney 20 0 12+5 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
FW England ENG Gary Cooper 48 4 40+1 4 6+0 0 1+0 0
MF England ENG Mike Ferguson 36 1 26+1 0 7+0 1 2+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Joe Murty 15 2 12+2 2 0+1 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Don Tobin 17 6 13+0 5 4+0 1 0+0 0
FW England ENG Gary Hulmes 6 0 3+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Chris Duffey 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK England ENG Brian Oliver 4 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Phil Mullington 28 3 25+0 2 3+0 1 0+0 0
DF England ENG Billy Boslem 9 1 8+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Paul Brears 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG David Ainsworth 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Final League Table

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Main article: 1975–76 Football League Fourth Division

Pos Team
 Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts
13 Cambridge United 46 7 10 6 36 28 7 5 11 22 34 0.935 43
14 Hartlepool 46 10 6 7 37 29 6 4 13 25 49 0.795 42
15 Rochdale 46 7 11 5 27 23 5 7 11 13 31 0.741 42
16 Crewe Alexandra 46 10 7 6 36 21 3 8 12 22 36 1.018 41
17 Bradford City 46 9 7 7 35 26 3 10 10 28 39 0.969 41
Source: [citation needed]

Competitions

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Football League Fourth Division

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Main article: 1975–76 Football League
16 August 1975 (1975-08-16) 1 Reading 2–0 Rochdale Reading
Youlden 10'
Hetzke 62'		 Report Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 4717
23 August 1975 (1975-08-23) 2 Rochdale 2–1 Swansea City Rochdale
Mountford 13', 78' Report Leitch Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1169
30 August 1975 (1975-08-30) 3 Huddersfield Town 0–0 Rochdale Huddersfield
Report Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 4185
6 September 1975 (1975-09-06) 4 Rochdale 4–3 Newport County Rochdale
Cooper 14', 42'
Mountford 23', 56'		 Report Woods 65', 88'
Jones 76'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1119
13 September 1975 (1975-09-13) 5 Torquay United 1–0 Rochdale Torquay
Summerscales 9' (o.g.) Report Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 1852
20 September 1975 (1975-09-20) 6 Rochdale 0–0 Bradford City Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2004
24 September 1975 (1975-09-24) 7 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Rochdale Crewe
Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4294
26 September 1975 (1975-09-26) 8 Stockport County 0–1 Rochdale Stockport
Report Mountford Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 3436
4 October 1975 (1975-10-04) 9 Rochdale 0–1 Exeter City Rochdale
Report Bowker 27'
Hatch Red card 89'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1234
11 October 1975 (1975-10-11) 10 Scunthorpe United 1–3 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Green 73' Report Mountford 18', 60'
Whelan 39'		 Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 2671
18 October 1975 (1975-10-18) 11 Rochdale 2–1 Watford Rochdale
Summerscales 47'
Tobin 84'		 Report Jenkins 90' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1528
22 October 1975 (1975-10-22) 12 Bournemouth 2–1 Rochdale Bournemouth
Cunningham
Morgan 		Report Tobin Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 4395
25 October 1975 (1975-10-25) 13 Southport 0–1 Rochdale Southport
Report Tobin 79' Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 1447
1 November 1975 (1975-11-01) 14 Rochdale 4–1 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Tobin 5'
Whelan 7'
Mountford 33', 87'		 Report James 80' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2047
Referee: KS Hackett
3 November 1975 (1975-11-03) 15 Rochdale 0–2 Northampton Town Rochdale
Report Stratford
Robertson 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2995
8 November 1975 (1975-11-08) 16 Lincoln City 2–0 Rochdale Lincoln
Krzywicki 38'
Graham 89'		 Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 7063
14 November 1975 (1975-11-14) 17 Rochdale 1–1 Cambridge United Rochdale
Mulvaney 20' Report Lyon 83' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1562
29 November 1975 (1975-11-29) 18 Rochdale 1–1 Workington Rochdale
Tobin 64' Report Ward 75' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1361
6 December 1975 (1975-12-06) 19 Brentford 3–0 Rochdale Brentford
Johnson 17' (pen.) Red card 77'
Cross 63'
Sweetzer Red card 73'
Riddick 90'		 Report Poole Red card 77' Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 4853
20 December 1975 (1975-12-20) 20 Rochdale 1–1 Hartlepool United Rochdale
Murty 16' Report Scaife 83' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1156
26 December 1975 (1975-12-26) 21 Barnsley 2–1 Rochdale Barnsley
Millar
Brown 		Report Mountford Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 3486
27 December 1975 (1975-12-27) 22 Rochdale 1–0 Darlington Rochdale
Murty 89' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1659
17 January 1976 (1976-01-17) 23 Bradford City 3–0 Rochdale Bradford
Hutchins 59'
Cooke 70'
Ingram 72'		 Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 3059
20 January 1976 (1976-01-20) 24 Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Rochdale Doncaster
Kitchen Report Fielding
Hanvey 		Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 3586
24 January 1976 (1976-01-24) 25 Rochdale 2–2 Torquay United Rochdale
Hanvey 14'
Whelan 27'		 Report Chatterley 29'
Brown 89'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1448
7 February 1976 (1976-02-07) 26 Northampton Town 1–1 Rochdale Northampton
Stratford 66' Report Whelan 77' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5393
10 February 1976 (1976-02-10) 27 Rochdale 2–2 Bournemouth Rochdale
Mountford
Whelan 		Report Hague
Reeves 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1392
14 February 1976 (1976-02-14) 28 Rochdale 0–0 Lincoln City Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2439
21 February 1976 (1976-02-21) 29 Cambridge United 0–0 Rochdale Cambridge
Report Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 2048
28 February 1976 (1976-02-28) 30 Rochdale 2–0 Southport Rochdale
Mountford 84'
Summerscales 89'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1261
1 March 1976 (1976-03-01) 31 Rochdale 0–0 Huddersfield Town Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3791
6 March 1976 (1976-03-06) 32 Tranmere Rovers 0–1 Rochdale Birkenhead
Report Mullington 79' Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 3354
9 March 1976 (1976-03-09) 33 Exeter City 1–0 Rochdale Exeter
Morrin 80' Report Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3102
12 March 1976 (1976-03-12) 34 Rochdale 1–1 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
Cooper Report Green Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1430
16 March 1976 (1976-03-16) 35 Watford 3–0 Rochdale Watford
McCarthy
Jenkins 		Report Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 3886
20 March 1976 (1976-03-20) 36 Workington 0–0 Rochdale Workington
Report Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 941
22 March 1976 (1976-03-22) 37 Rochdale 0–1 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Report Bevan Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1128
27 March 1976 (1976-03-27) 38 Rochdale 1–2 Brentford Rochdale
Boslem 84' Report McCulloch 15'
French 67'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 894
31 March 1976 (1976-03-31) 39 Hartlepool United 3–0 Rochdale Hartlepool
Spelman
Moore 		Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1561
3 April 1976 (1976-04-03) 40 Rochdale 0–0 Reading Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 913
5 April 1976 (1976-04-05) 41 Rochdale 2–3 Stockport County Rochdale
Whelan (pen.)
Mountford 		Report Bradley
Davies
Hardman 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1287
10 April 1976 (1976-04-10) 42 Newport County 1–1 Rochdale Newport
Jones 36' Report Mullington 26' Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 1331
16 April 1976 (1976-04-16) 43 Rochdale 1–0 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Mountford Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1462
17 April 1976 (1976-04-17) 44 Rochdale 0–0 Barnsley Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1386
20 April 1976 (1976-04-20) 45 Darlington 4–0 Rochdale Darlington
Webb
Craig
Sinclair 		Report Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 1957
23 April 1976 (1976-04-23) 46 Swansea City 1–1 Rochdale Swansea
Bruton 9' Report Cooper 77' Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 1664

F.A. Cup

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Main article: 1975–76 FA Cup
22 November 1975 (1975-11-22) 1 Workington 1–1 Rochdale Workington
Heslop 71' Report Ferguson 10' Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 1190
25 November 1975 (1975-11-25) 1 Rochdale 2–1 (a.e.t.) Workington Rochdale
Mountford
Whelan 		Report Geidmintis Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2354
13 December 1975 (1975-12-13) 2 Gateshead United 1–1 Rochdale Gateshead
Guthrie 75' Report Ableson (o.g.) Stadium: Gateshead Youth Stadium
Attendance: 4600
16 December 1975 (1975-12-16) 2 Rochdale 3–1 Gateshead United Rochdale
Morrison (o.g.)
Tobin
Mountford 		Report Morrison Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2607
3 January 1976 (1976-01-03) 3 Norwich City 1–1 Rochdale Norwich
MacDougall 4' (pen.) Report Mullington 34' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 14187
6 January 1976 (1976-01-06) 3 Rochdale 0–0 (a.e.t.) Norwich City Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8284
13 January 1976 (1976-01-13) 3 Norwich City 2–1 Rochdale Norwich
MacDougall (pen.)
Suggett 		Report Mountford Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 18868

League Cup

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Main article: 1975–76 Football League Cup
19 August 1975 (1975-08-19) 1 Bury 2–0 Rochdale Bury
Nicholson Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 4561
26 August 1975 (1975-08-26) 1 Rochdale 0–2
(0–4 agg.)		 Bury Rochdale
Report Rowland Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3725

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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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