1965–66_Rochdale_A.F.C._season

1965–66 Rochdale A.F.C. season

1965–66 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale 1965–66 football season

The 1965–66 season saw Rochdale compete for their 7th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.

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Final League Table

Main article: 1965–66 Football League Fourth Division

Competitions

Football League Fourth Division

Main article: 1965–66 Football League
21 August  1965 (1965 -08-21) 1 Rochdale 1–0 Aldershot Rochdale
Storf 70' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3955
24 August  1965 (1965 -08-24) 2 Bradford Park Avenue 1–2 Rochdale Bradford
Hector Report Stephenson
Bannister 		Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 5486
28 August  1965 (1965 -08-28) 3 Newport County 1–1 Rochdale Newport
Reynolds 75' Report Thompson 90' Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 3673
4 September  1965 (1965 -09-04) 4 Rochdale 2–3 Torquay United Rochdale
Lister 29'
Jenkins 59'		 Report Spratt 29'
Northcott 60'
Kirkman 64'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3720
11 September  1965 (1965 -09-11) 5 Chesterfield 4–1 Rochdale Chesterfield
Taylor 19' (pen.)
Hollett 34', 58'
Salisbury 44'		 Report Morton 35' Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 4887
14 September  1965 (1965 -09-14) 6 Rochdale 2–3 Bradford Park Avenue Rochdale
Jenkins
Morton 		Report Ham
Hector 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4806
18 September  1965 (1965 -09-18) 7 Colchester United 2–0 Rochdale Colchester
Stratton 42', 75' Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4919
24 September  1965 (1965 -09-24) 8 Rochdale 1–2 Luton Town Rochdale
Morton Report Read
O'Rourke 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3962
2 October  1965 (1965 -10-02) 9 Barrow 0–2 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Report Morton 53'
Jenkins 81'		 Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 4763
5 October  1965 (1965 -10-05) 10 Rochdale 3–0 Southport Rochdale
Lister
Storf
Morton 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4188
8 October  1965 (1965 -10-08) 11 Rochdale 5–1 Bradford City Rochdale
Lister
Morton
Ratcliffe 		Report Newton Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4027
16 October  1965 (1965 -10-16) 12 Crewe Alexandra 3–1 Rochdale Crewe
Barnes 25'
Bradshaw 35', 58'		 Report Lister 7' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4019
22 October  1965 (1965 -10-22) 13 Rochdale 1–0 Port Vale Rochdale
Morton Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4195
29 October  1965 (1965 -10-29) 14 Halifax Town 4–1 Rochdale Halifax
McMillan
Smith
Fidler 		Report Stephenson Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 2786
5 November  1965 (1965 -11-05) 15 Rochdale 3–0 Chester Rochdale
Jenkins Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3122
20 November  1965 (1965 -11-20) 16 Rochdale 0–1 Lincoln City Rochdale
Report Holmes Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2547
22 November  1965 (1965 -11-22) 17 Southport 4–0 Rochdale Southport
Spence
Smith
Marshall 		Report Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 2326
10 December  1965 (1965 -12-10) 18 Tranmere Rovers 6–2 Rochdale Birkenhead
Sinclair
Manning
Dyson 		Report Lister
Birch 		Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6463
18 December  1965 (1965 -12-18) 19 Rochdale 2–1 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Taylor 50'
Jenkins 85'		 Report Gowans 63' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1486
27 December  1965 (1965 -12-27) 20 Rochdale 6–0 Wrexham Rochdale
Bannister
Jenkins
McQueen
Stephenson
Morton 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4187
1 January  1966 (1966 -01-01) 21 Bradford City 2–1 Rochdale Bradford
Leek 12'
Hannah 41'		 Report McQueen Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 4807
8 January  1966 (1966 -01-08) 22 Rochdale 0–2 Notts County Rochdale
Report Flower 35'
Sheridan 39'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2677
15 January  1966 (1966 -01-15) 23 Port Vale 2–1 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
Georgeson 52'
Rowland 87'		 Report Taylor 89' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 4262
29 January  1966 (1966 -01-29) 24 Aldershot 2–3 Rochdale Aldershot
Burton 33'
Maloy 48'		 Report Calloway 60'
Taylor 66', 81'		 Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2967
5 February  1966 (1966 -02-05) 25 Rochdale 2–1 Newport County Rochdale
Storf 11'
Morton 80'		 Report Smith 44' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2167
12 February  1966 (1966 -02-12) 26 Rochdale 0–1 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Report Jeffrey 3' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2542
19 February  1966 (1966 -02-19) 27 Torquay United 4–0 Rochdale Torquay
Stubbs 17', 35', 65'
Clarke 69'		 Report Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 5504
26 February  1966 (1966 -02-26) 28 Rochdale 1–1 Chesterfield Rochdale
Jenkins 2' Report Hollett 68' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2292
28 February  1966 (1966 -02-28) 29 Darlington 3–1 Rochdale Darlington
Ratcliffe
Hutchinson 		Report Stephenson Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 8633
4 March  1966 (1966 -03-04) 30 Doncaster Rovers 2–0 Rochdale Doncaster
Sheffield Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 12255
8 March  1966 (1966 -03-08) 31 Barnsley 5–0 Rochdale Barnsley
Bettany
Hayes
Earnshaw 		Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 3426
11 March  1966 (1966 -03-11) 32 Rochdale 0–1 Colchester United Rochdale
Report Stratton Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1780
19 March  1966 (1966 -03-19) 33 Luton Town 4–1 Rochdale Luton
O'Rourke 43', 44', 65'
Riddick 86'		 Report Storf Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 7381
25 March  1966 (1966 -03-25) 34 Rochdale 4–0 Barrow Rochdale
Stephenson
Lister
Jenkins 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1743
30 March  1966 (1966 -03-30) 35 Wrexham 2–2 Rochdale Wrexham
Kinsey
Griffiths 		Report Jenkins
Lister 		Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 5390
2 April  1966 (1966 -04-02) 36 Chester 1–2 Rochdale Chester
Metcalf 75' (pen.) Report Stephenson 17', 69' Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 6361
9 April  1966 (1966 -04-09) 37 Rochdale 4–0 Stockport County Rochdale
Stephenson 22'
Lister 26'
Calloway 34'
Storf 75'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3281
11 April  1966 (1966 -04-11) 38 Rochdale 2–1 Barnsley Rochdale
Jenkins (pen.)
Lister 		Report Addy Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3316
16 April  1966 (1966 -04-16) 39 Lincoln City 2–0 Rochdale Lincoln
Fencott 63', 66' Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 2884
19 April  1966 (1966 -04-19) 40 Rochdale 0–1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Report Balmer Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2186
22 April  1966 (1966 -04-22) 41 Rochdale 1–2 Darlington Rochdale
Morton Report Hutchinson
Cummings 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2427
26 April  1966 (1966 -04-26) 42 Rochdale 3–1 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Lister
Stephenson 		Report McPheat Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1964
29 April  1966 (1966 -04-29) 43 Stockport County 3–1 Rochdale Stockport
Price
Young
White 		Report Sievwright Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 5503
6 May  1966 (1966 -05-06) 44 Rochdale 3–5 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Birch
Stephenson
King (o.g.)		 Report Barry Dyson
Manning
Pritchard 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2085
16 May  1966 (1966 -05-16) 45 Hartlepools United 0–0 Rochdale Hartlepool
Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5779
21 May  1966 (1966 -05-21) 46 Notts County 3–3 Rochdale Nottingham
Still 3' (53)
Bates 70'		 Report McQueen 11'
Storf 45'
Stephenson 82'		 Stadium: Meadow Lane
Attendance: 3488

F.A. Cup

Main article: 1965–66 FA Cup
13 November  1965 (1965 -11-13) 1 Fleetwood 2–2 Rochdale Fleetwood
Robinson 25'
Strachan 53'		 Report Lister 32'
Sievwright 84'		 Stadium: Highbury Stadium
Attendance: 6150
17 November  1965 (1965 -11-17) 1 Rochdale 5–0 Fleetwood Rochdale
Lister
Jenkins
Calloway 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5084
9 December  1965 (1965 -12-09) 2 Rochdale 1–3 Altrincham F.C. Rochdale
Jenkins Report Connolly
Campbell
Swindells 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8367

League Cup

Main article: 1965–66 Football League Cup
1 September  1965 (1965 -09-01) 1 Barrow 1–1 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Knox Report Stephenson Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 4814
8 September  1965 (1965 -09-08) 1 Rochdale 3–1 Barrow Rochdale
Jenkins
Lister 		Report Rawlingson Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2090
22 September  1965 (1965 -09-22) 2 Southampton 3–0 Rochdale Southampton
Chivers 21', 26', 88' Report Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 12188

Lancashire Cup

2 November  1965 (1965 -11-02) 1 Rochdale 1–0 Manchester City Rochdale
Ratcliffe Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1115
23 February  1966 (1966 -02-23) 2 Chester 1–3 Rochdale Chester
Lister
Jenkins 		Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 2104
14 April  1966 (1966 -04-14) SF Burnley 2–0 Rochdale Burnley

 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 1338

Rose Bowl

11 August  1965 (1965 -08-11) Oldham Athletic 1–1 Rochdale Oldham
Stephenson Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 6723

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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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