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1981–82 Rochdale A.F.C. season

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Rochdale
1981–82 season
ManagerPeter Madden
League Division Four21st
FA Cup1st Round
League Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Mark Hilditch
All: Mark Hilditch

The 1981–82 season saw Rochdale compete in their 8th 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 Rose Bowl
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Scotland SCO Graeme Crawford 21 0 19+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF England ENG Alan Weir 38 0 32+2 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF England ENG Eric Snookes 49 0 44+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
MF England ENG Terry Dolan 48 2 42+1 1 3+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF England ENG Brian Taylor 43 0 37+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
DF Wales WAL Terry Cooper 41 3 35+0 2 3+0 0 2+0 1 1+0 0
MF England ENG Neville Hamilton 23 1 20+1 1 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
MF England ENG Nigel O'Loughlin 38 5 32+1 5 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
MF England ENG Dave Esser 30 2 20+4 0 2+1 2 2+0 0 1+0 0
FW England ENG Barry Wellings 52 12 45+1 11 3+0 0 2+0 1 1+0 0
MF England ENG Eugene Martinez 49 9 42+1 9 3+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0
FW England ENG Mark Hilditch 46 16 38+2 14 3+0 0 2+0 1 0+1 1
GK England ENG Mike Poole 32 0 27+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
DF England ENG Peter Burke 32 1 27+0 0 3+0 1 1+0 0 0+1 0
FW England ENG Dave Goodwin 42 6 34+5 6 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF England ENG Steve Warriner 8 1 7+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Bill Williams 6 0 4+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG David Thompson 2 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Final League Table

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Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts Promotion
19 Halifax Town 46 6 11 6 28 30 3 11 9 23 42 −21 49
20 Mansfield Town 46 8 6 9 39 39 5 4 14 24 42 −18 49
21 Rochdale 46 7 9 7 26 22 3 7 13 24 40 −12 46 Re-elected
22 Northampton Town 46 9 5 9 32 27 2 4 17 25 57 −27 42
23 Scunthorpe United 46 7 9 7 26 35 2 6 15 17 44 −36 42
Source: [citation needed]

Competitions

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Football League Fourth Division

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29 August  1981 (1981 -08-29) 1 Bury 3–0 Rochdale Bury
Madden 8'
Hilton 11'
Johnson 25'
Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 3925
5 September  1981 (1981 -09-05) 2 Rochdale 2–1 Hartlepool United Rochdale
Martinez 36'
Goodwin 89'
Report Houchen 11' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1481
Referee: DW Civil
12 September  1981 (1981 -09-12) 3 Peterborough United 5–1 Rochdale Peterborough
Quow 5'
Cooke 17', 48', 78'
Slack 89'
Report Wellings 32' (pen.) Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 3768
19 September  1981 (1981 -09-19) 4 Rochdale 1–2 Port Vale Rochdale
O'Loughlin 58' Report Keenan 53' Red card
Deakin 88' (pen.)
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1824
22 September  1981 (1981 -09-22) 5 Rochdale 0–0 Blackpool Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2763
26 September  1981 (1981 -09-26) 6 Bournemouth 1–0 Rochdale Bournemouth
Dawtry 7' Report Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 5146
30 September  1981 (1981 -09-30) 7 Bradford City 2–0 Rochdale Bradford
Gallagher 25'
McNiven 37'
Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 5388
4 October  1981 (1981 -10-04) 8 Rochdale 0–0 Aldershot Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1821
11 October  1981 (1981 -10-11) 9 Rochdale 1–2 Colchester United Rochdale
Wellings 50' Report Allinson 64'
McDonough 83'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1366
17 October  1981 (1981 -10-17) 10 Halifax Town 0–0 Rochdale Halifax
Report Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 2140
21 October  1981 (1981 -10-21) 11 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Rochdale Crewe
Palios 67' Report Goodwin 42'
Wellings 48'
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 1827
24 October  1981 (1981 -10-24) 12 Rochdale 4–1 Stockport County Rochdale
Martinez 2', 3'
Hilditch 40'
Goodwin 48'
Report Fowler 30' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1778
31 October  1981 (1981 -10-31) 13 Darlington 2–0 Rochdale Darlington
Wicks 2'
Hamilton 42'
Report Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 1454
3 November  1981 (1981 -11-03) 14 Rochdale 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1663
8 November  1981 (1981 -11-08) 15 Rochdale 1–0 Torquay United Rochdale
Goodwin 53' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1790
14 November  1981 (1981 -11-14) 16 Mansfield Town 4–3 Rochdale Mansfield
Parkinson 44' (pen.)
Bell 55', 74'
Morgan 71'
Report Hilditch 25', 79'
Wellings 75' (pen.)
Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2300
28 November  1981 (1981 -11-28) 17 Rochdale 1–1 Wigan Athletic Rochdale
Hilditch 42'
Snookes Red card 60'
Report Bradd 45' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2765
Referee: MR Baker
5 December  1981 (1981 -12-05) 18 Hereford United 0–0 Rochdale Hereford
Report Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2312
13 January  1982 (1982 -01-13) 19 Rochdale 0–1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Report Davison Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1122
16 January  1982 (1982 -01-16) 20 Rochdale 0–1 Sheffield United Rochdale
Report Edwards 65' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3966
23 January  1982 (1982 -01-23) 21 Rochdale 1–1 Bury Rochdale
Martinez 79' Report Johnson 35' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3583
30 January  1982 (1982 -01-30) 22 Port Vale 1–1 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
Tartt 4' Report Martinez 5' Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 3835
6 February  1982 (1982 -02-06) 23 Rochdale 1–1 Peterborough United Rochdale
Hamilton 41' Report Cooke 78' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1241
10 February  1982 (1982 -02-10) 24 Blackpool 1–1 Rochdale Blackpool
Entwistle 44' Report Hilditch 1' Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3294
14 February  1982 (1982 -02-14) 25 Aldershot 2–2 Rochdale Aldershot
French 75', 90' Report Cooper 10'
Hilditch 50'
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2079
20 February  1982 (1982 -02-20) 26 Rochdale 0–1 Bournemouth Rochdale
Report Heffernan 59' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1295
26 February  1982 (1982 -02-26) 27 Colchester United 3–2 Rochdale Colchester
Adcock 13', 88'
Bremner 29'
Report O'Loughlin 28'
Hilditch 75'
Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2760
2 March  1982 (1982 -03-02) 28 Northampton Town 2–1 Rochdale Northampton
Massey 59'
Gage 79'
Report O'Loughlin 63' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1916
9 March  1982 (1982 -03-09) 29 Rochdale 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Goodwin 44' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1060
12 March  1982 (1982 -03-12) 30 Stockport County 0–4 Rochdale Stockport
Report Martinez 22'
Hilditch 35', 60'
Wellings 81'
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2079
16 March  1982 (1982 -03-16) 31 Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Rochdale Birkenhead
Kerr 55', 58' Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1141
20 March  1982 (1982 -03-20) 32 Rochdale 3–2 Darlington Rochdale
O'Loughlin 44'
Wellings 65' (pen.)
Hilditch 86'
Report Speedie 30', 57' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1252
27 March  1982 (1982 -03-27) 33 Torquay United 2–1 Rochdale Torquay
Cox 23'
Cooper 53'
Report Hilditch 3' Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 1468
31 March  1982 (1982 -03-31) 34 Hartlepool United 1–1 Rochdale Hartlepool
Brown 12' Report Wellings 77' (pen.) Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1259
3 April  1982 (1982 -04-03) 35 Rochdale 1–1 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Hilditch 19'
Cooper Red card 88'
Report Parkinson 26' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1276
6 April  1982 (1982 -04-06) 36 Rochdale 0–1 Hull City Rochdale
Report Mutrie 80' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1738
10 April  1982 (1982 -04-10) 37 Scunthorpe United 1–0 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Keeley 50' (pen.) Report Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 1742
12 April  1982 (1982 -04-12) 38 Rochdale 2–0 York City Rochdale
Martinez 18'
Wellings 54' (pen.)
Report Aitken Red card Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1421
17 April  1982 (1982 -04-17) 39 Rochdale 0–1 Hereford United Rochdale
Report Bartley 83' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1342
20 April  1982 (1982 -04-20) 40 Rochdale 1–1 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
Wellings 80' (pen.) Report Telfer 50' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1129
24 April  1982 (1982 -04-24) 41 Wigan Athletic 1–1 Rochdale Wigan
Houghton 73' Report Martinez 2' Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 6153
Referee: KP Barratt
27 April  1982 (1982 -04-27) 42 York City 1–2 Rochdale York
Walwyn 50' Report Hilditch 36', 69' Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2089
1 May  1982 (1982 -05-01) 43 Rochdale 1–1 Bradford City Rochdale
Dolan 43' (pen.) Report Staniforth 7' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3080
4 May  1982 (1982 -05-04) 44 Sheffield United 3–1 Rochdale Sheffield
Hatton 4'
Edwards 22', 48'
Report Wellings 44' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 21140
8 May  1982 (1982 -05-08) 45 Hull City 2–1 Rochdale Hull
Marwood 22', 84' Report Cooper 1' Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 3411
15 May  1982 (1982 -05-15) 46 Rochdale 5–3 Northampton Town Rochdale
Martinez 6'
Wellings 37'
Warriner 57'
O'Loughlin 77'
Goodwin 79'
Report Heeley 1'
Massey 34' (pen.)
Sandy 43'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1056

F.A. Cup

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21 November  1981 (1981 -11-21) 1 Rochdale 2–2 Hull City Rochdale
Dolan 63'
Esser 83'
Report McClaren 16'
Whitehurst 72'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2722
24 November  1981 (1981 -11-24) 1 Hull City 2–2 (a.e.t.) Rochdale Hull
Whitehurst 27'
Swann 117'
Report Burke 47'
Esser 114'
Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 4063
30 November  1981 (1981 -11-30) 1 Hull City 1–0 (a.e.t.) Rochdale Leeds
McClaren 114' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 3628

League Cup

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1 September  1981 (1981 -09-01) 1 Huddersfield Town 3–1 Rochdale Huddersfield
Wilson
Fletcher
Report Cooper Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 6713
15 September  1981 (1981 -09-15) 1 Rochdale 2–4
(3–7 agg.)
Huddersfield Town Rochdale
Wellings
Hilditch
Report Fletcher
Kindon
Robins
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3775

Rose Bowl

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24 August  1981 (1981 -08-24) 1 Rochdale 1–0 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Hilditch Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2462

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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]