1959–60_Rochdale_A.F.C._season

1959–60 Rochdale A.F.C. season

1959–60 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale 1959–60 football season

The 1959–60 season saw Rochdale compete for their first season in the Football League Fourth Division, following relegation the previous season.

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Final League Table

Main article: 1959–60 Football League Fourth Division

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Competitions

Football League Fourth Division

Main article: 1959–60 Football League
22 August 1959 (1959-08-22) 1 Southport 2–2 Rochdale Southport
Reeson 71'
Ashe 75' (pen.)		 Report Lord 4'
Milburn 60' (pen.)		 Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 5168
Referee: LJ Hamer
27 August 1959 (1959-08-27) 2 Rochdale 1–0 Gillingham Rochdale
Cairns 4' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6382
29 August 1959 (1959-08-29) 3 Rochdale 0–1 Millwall Rochdale
Report Broadfoot 35' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6474
3 September 1959 (1959-09-03) 4 Gillingham 2–0 Rochdale Gillingham
Bacon
Moore 		Report Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5649
5 September 1959 (1959-09-05) 5 Torquay United 1–1 Rochdale Torquay
Baxter 19' (pen.) Report Spencer 34' Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 7369
8 September 1959 (1959-09-08) 6 Rochdale 2–0 Darlington Rochdale
Spencer
Cooper 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5135
12 September 1959 (1959-09-12) 7 Rochdale 2–2 Northampton Town Rochdale
Milburn 18' (pen.)
Thomson 87'		 Report Leck 1', 79' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5686
Referee: JH Hemingway
16 September 1959 (1959-09-16) 8 Darlington 0–0 Rochdale Darlington
Report Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 4951
Referee: P Rhodes
19 September 1959 (1959-09-19) 9 Doncaster Rovers 2–1 Rochdale Doncaster
Fernie 20'
Walker 75' (pen.)		 Report Cairns 8' Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 5066
Referee: AW Sparling
22 September 1959 (1959-09-22) 10 Rochdale 4–1 Barrow Rochdale
Milburn 3', 39', 82' (pen.)
Collins 64'		 Report Robertson 31' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5117
Referee: A Hawcroft
26 September 1959 (1959-09-26) 11 Rochdale 1–1 Workington Rochdale
Milburn 75' Report Morrison 26' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5671
Referee: L Howarth
28 September 1959 (1959-09-28) 12 Barrow 3–0 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Murdoch 47', 80'
Robertson 64'		 Report Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 5368
Referee: W Crossley
3 October 1959 (1959-10-03) 13 Rochdale 3–0 Carlisle United Rochdale
Milburn 55' (pen.)
Cairns 80'
Barnes 89'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4897
Referee: J Bellwood
5 October 1959 (1959-10-05) 14 Gateshead 1–2 Rochdale Gateshead
Lumley 57' Report Cooper 53'
Milburn 75' (pen.)		 Stadium: Redheugh Park
Attendance: 5804
Referee: M Dixon
10 October 1959 (1959-10-10) 15 Walsall 4–2 Rochdale Walsall
Richards 32', 75'
Davies 39'
Billingham 72' (pen.)		 Report Cooper 5'
Milburn 88' (pen.)		 Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 8552
Referee: R Reddaway
13 October 1959 (1959-10-13) 16 Rochdale 2–0 Gateshead Rochdale
Cooper 31'
Anderson 79'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4770
Referee: HP Hackney
17 October 1959 (1959-10-17) 17 Rochdale 2–0 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Milburn 68' (pen.)
Anderson 77'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4856
Referee: RJ Leafe
24 October 1959 (1959-10-24) 18 Crewe Alexandra 1–3 Rochdale Crewe
Kelly 64' Report Anderson 4'
Cooper 6', 63'		 Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 7617
Referee: Capt. C Dennis
31 October 1959 (1959-10-31) 19 Rochdale 0–0 Chester Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5643
7 November 1959 (1959-11-07) 20 Crystal Palace 4–0 Rochdale London
Sexton 10'
Summersby 59' (pen.)
Woan 71'
Byrne 82'		 Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 14946
21 November 1959 (1959-11-21) 21 Stockport County 2–1 Rochdale Stockport
Guy 51'
Wallace 72'		 Report Spencer 49' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 7629
Referee: E Crawford
28 November 1959 (1959-11-28) 22 Rochdale 3–0 Exeter City Rochdale
Cairns 27'
Spencer 50'
Collins 54'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4856
12 December 1959 (1959-12-12) 23 Rochdale 2–0 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Cairns 15', 88' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5317
Referee: A Holland
19 December 1959 (1959-12-19) 24 Rochdale 1–0 Southport Rochdale
Cairns 7' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2508
26 December 1959 (1959-12-26) 25 Notts County 2–1 Rochdale Nottingham
Bircumshaw 43', 72' Report Cooper 6' Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 14582
28 December 1959 (1959-12-28) 26 Rochdale 1–4 Notts County Rochdale
Brown Report Forrest
Bircumshaw
Roby 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4044
2 January 1960 (1960-01-02) 27 Millwall 2–0 Rochdale London
Ackerman 47'
Pierce 84'		 Report Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 9862
9 January 1960 (1960-01-09) 28 Aldershot 0–0 Rochdale Aldershot
Report Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 3537
16 January 1960 (1960-01-16) 29 Rochdale 4–2 Torquay United Rochdale
Milburn 18', 84'
Anderson 44'
Barnes 60'		 Report Baxter 33'
Pym 48'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3422
23 January 1960 (1960-01-23) 30 Northampton Town 3–1 Rochdale Northampton
Kane 15'
Deakin 43'
Oláh 65'		 Report Milburn 62' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5355
6 February 1960 (1960-02-06) 31 Rochdale 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Milburn 20'
Edwards 69'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3740
13 February 1960 (1960-02-13) 32 Workington 2–0 Rochdale Workington
Harburn 49'
McGarry 61'		 Report Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 2486
27 February 1960 (1960-02-27) 33 Rochdale 0–2 Walsall Rochdale
Report Richards 53'
Dudley 75'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4468
5 March 1960 (1960-03-05) 34 Hartlepools United 0–1 Rochdale Hartlepool
Report Anderson 49' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3286
12 March 1960 (1960-03-12) 35 Rochdale 4–2 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Spencer 8'
Collins 30'
Milburn 58' (pen.)
Barnes 86'		 Report Riley 43', 67' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3826
15 March 1960 (1960-03-15) 36 Rochdale 0–1 Bradford Park Avenue Rochdale
Report Reilly Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3814
19 March 1960 (1960-03-19) 37 Chester 2–1 Rochdale Chester
Pimlott 19', 81' Report Lord 4' Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 3965
26 March 1960 (1960-03-26) 38 Rochdale 4–0 Crystal Palace Rochdale
Spencer 41'
Cairns 48'
Lord 78', 81'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2562
29 March 1960 (1960-03-29) 39 Carlisle United 1–1 Rochdale Carlisle
McMillan (pen.) Report Cairns Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 2258
2 April 1960 (1960-04-02) 40 Bradford Park Avenue 0–0 Rochdale Bradford
Report Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 5955
9 April 1960 (1960-04-09) 41 Rochdale 3–0 Stockport County Rochdale
Spencer 59'
Lord 67'
Barnes 74'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3422
16 April 1960 (1960-04-16) 42 Exeter City 4–1 Rochdale Exeter
Rees 3', 15'
Wilkinson 60'
Micklewright 63'		 Report Barnes Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 6419
18 April 1960 (1960-04-18) 43 Rochdale 2–0 Aldershot Rochdale
Barnes
Cairns 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4301
23 April 1960 (1960-04-23) 44 Rochdale 3–3 Watford Rochdale
Spencer 52'
Lord 82'
Collins 87'		 Report Uphill 16' (pen.), 85' (pen.)
Walker 35'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4371
26 April 1960 (1960-04-26) 45 Watford 2–1 Rochdale Watford
Uphill
Holton 		Report Spencer Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 17774
30 April 1960 (1960-04-30) 46 Oldham Athletic 1–0 Rochdale Oldham
Birch 5' Report Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 5199

F.A. Cup

Main article: 1959–60 FA Cup
14 November 1959 (1959-11-14) 1 Rochdale 2–2 Carlisle United Rochdale
Cairns 50'
Collins 55'		 Report McGill 80'
Walker 81'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5811
17 November 1959 (1959-11-17) 1 Carlisle United 1–3 (a.e.t.) Rochdale Carlisle
Devlin 28' Report Brown 83'
Cairns 104'
Barnes 113'		 Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 10000
5 December 1959 (1959-12-05) 2 Rochdale 1–1 Bradford City Rochdale
Spencer 57' Report Stokes 30' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 11828
Referee: NN Hough
9 December 1959 (1959-12-09) 2 Bradford City 2–1 Rochdale Bradford
Stokes Report Anderson Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 16435

Lancashire Cup

28 October 1959 (1959-10-28) Accrington Stanley 0–1 Rochdale Accrington
Bodell Stadium: Peel Park
9 February 1960 (1960-02-09) Preston North End 2–1 Rochdale Preston

 Bodell Stadium: Deepdale

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References

  1. [1]
    Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  2. [2]
    "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022. [not specific enough to verify]
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