1965–66 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale 1965–66 football season

Rochdale
1965–66 season
Manager	Tony Collins
League Division Four	21st
FA Cup	1st Round
League Cup	2nd Round
Top goalscorer	League: Reg Jenkins Bob Stephenson All: Reg Jenkins
← 1964–65 1966–67 →

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

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 4		F.A. Cup		League Cup		Lancashire Cup		Rose Bowl
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	Simon Jones	32	0	29+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Roy Ridge	53	0	45+0	0	3+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Laurie Calloway	53	3	44+0	2	3+0	1	3+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Brian Birch	42	2	33+1	2	3+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Ray Aspden	45	0	37+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	ENG	Jimmy Thompson	21	1	15+0	1	2+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	ENG	Neville Bannister	23	2	18+1	2	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
	FW	ENG	George Morton	48	11	41+1	11	2+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Bob Stephenson	41	15	34+0	13	1+0	0	2+0	1	3+0	0	1+0	1
	FW	ENG	Reg Jenkins	48	20	39+0	13	3+0	4	3+0	2	2+0	1	1+0	0
	MF	ENG	David Storf	36	6	32+0	6	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
	FW	ENG	Bert Lister	37	15	29+0	11	3+0	2	3+0	1	1+0	1	1+0	0
	MF	ENG	Barrie Ratcliffe	19	2	12+0	1	3+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	1	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	John Hardman	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	George Sievwright	41	2	31+1	1	3+0	1	2+0	0	3+0	0	0+1	0
	MF	ENG	Brian Taylor	36	5	31+1	4	1+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	1	1+0	0
	GK	ENG	Ted Burgin	16	0	11+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Ian McQueen	10	3	9+0	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	ENG	John Heath	8	0	6+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Kevin Connor	7	0	3+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Brian Handley	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Paul Crossley	3	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Final League Table

Main article: 1965–66 Football League Fourth Division

Competitions

Football League Fourth Division

Main article: 1965–66 Football League Rochdale v Aldershot

21 August 1965 (1965 -08-21) 1	Rochdale	1–0	Aldershot	Rochdale
	Storf 70'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3955

Bradford Park Avenue v Rochdale

24 August 1965 (1965 -08-24) 2	Bradford Park Avenue	1–2	Rochdale	Bradford
	Hector	Report	Stephenson Bannister	Stadium: Park Avenue Attendance: 5486

Newport County v Rochdale

28 August 1965 (1965 -08-28) 3	Newport County	1–1	Rochdale	Newport
	Reynolds 75'	Report	Thompson 90'	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 3673

Rochdale v Torquay United

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

Chesterfield v Rochdale

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

Rochdale v Bradford Park Avenue

14 September 1965 (1965 -09-14) 6	Rochdale	2–3	Bradford Park Avenue	Rochdale
	Jenkins Morton	Report	Ham Hector	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4806

Colchester United v Rochdale

18 September 1965 (1965 -09-18) 7	Colchester United	2–0	Rochdale	Colchester
	Stratton 42', 75'	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4919

Rochdale v Luton Town

24 September 1965 (1965 -09-24) 8	Rochdale	1–2	Luton Town	Rochdale
	Morton	Report	Read O'Rourke	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3962

Barrow v Rochdale

2 October 1965 (1965 -10-02) 9	Barrow	0–2	Rochdale	Barrow-in-Furness
		Report	Morton 53' Jenkins 81'	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 4763

Rochdale v Southport

5 October 1965 (1965 -10-05) 10	Rochdale	3–0	Southport	Rochdale
	Lister Storf Morton	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4188

Rochdale v Bradford City

8 October 1965 (1965 -10-08) 11	Rochdale	5–1	Bradford City	Rochdale
	Lister Morton Ratcliffe	Report	Newton	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4027

Crewe Alexandra v Rochdale

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

Rochdale v Port Vale

22 October 1965 (1965 -10-22) 13	Rochdale	1–0	Port Vale	Rochdale
	Morton	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4195

Halifax Town v Rochdale

29 October 1965 (1965 -10-29) 14	Halifax Town	4–1	Rochdale	Halifax
	McMillan Smith Fidler	Report	Stephenson	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 2786

Rochdale v Chester

5 November 1965 (1965 -11-05) 15	Rochdale	3–0	Chester	Rochdale
	Jenkins	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3122

Rochdale v Lincoln City

20 November 1965 (1965 -11-20) 16	Rochdale	0–1	Lincoln City	Rochdale
		Report	Holmes	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2547

Southport v Rochdale

22 November 1965 (1965 -11-22) 17	Southport	4–0	Rochdale	Southport
	Spence Smith Marshall	Report		Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 2326

Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale

10 December 1965 (1965 -12-10) 18	Tranmere Rovers	6–2	Rochdale	Birkenhead
	Sinclair Manning Dyson	Report	Lister Birch	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6463

Rochdale v Crewe Alexandra

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

Rochdale v Wrexham

27 December 1965 (1965 -12-27) 20	Rochdale	6–0	Wrexham	Rochdale
	Bannister Jenkins McQueen Stephenson Morton	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4187

Bradford City v Rochdale

1 January 1966 (1966 -01-01) 21	Bradford City	2–1	Rochdale	Bradford
	Leek 12' Hannah 41'	Report	McQueen	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 4807

Rochdale v Notts County

8 January 1966 (1966 -01-08) 22	Rochdale	0–2	Notts County	Rochdale
		Report	Flower 35' Sheridan 39'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2677

Port Vale v Rochdale

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

Aldershot v Rochdale

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

Rochdale v Newport County

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

Rochdale v Doncaster Rovers

12 February 1966 (1966 -02-12) 26	Rochdale	0–1	Doncaster Rovers	Rochdale
		Report	Jeffrey 3'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2542

Torquay United v Rochdale

19 February 1966 (1966 -02-19) 27	Torquay United	4–0	Rochdale	Torquay
	Stubbs 17', 35', 65' Clarke 69'	Report		Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 5504

Rochdale v Chesterfield

26 February 1966 (1966 -02-26) 28	Rochdale	1–1	Chesterfield	Rochdale
	Jenkins 2'	Report	Hollett 68'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2292

Darlington v Rochdale

28 February 1966 (1966 -02-28) 29	Darlington	3–1	Rochdale	Darlington
	Ratcliffe Hutchinson	Report	Stephenson	Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 8633

Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale

4 March 1966 (1966 -03-04) 30	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Rochdale	Doncaster
	Sheffield	Report		Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 12255

Barnsley v Rochdale

8 March 1966 (1966 -03-08) 31	Barnsley	5–0	Rochdale	Barnsley
	Bettany Hayes Earnshaw	Report		Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 3426

Rochdale v Colchester United

11 March 1966 (1966 -03-11) 32	Rochdale	0–1	Colchester United	Rochdale
		Report	Stratton	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1780

Luton Town v Rochdale

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

Rochdale v Barrow

25 March 1966 (1966 -03-25) 34	Rochdale	4–0	Barrow	Rochdale
	Stephenson Lister Jenkins	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1743

Wrexham v Rochdale

30 March 1966 (1966 -03-30) 35	Wrexham	2–2	Rochdale	Wrexham
	Kinsey Griffiths	Report	Jenkins Lister	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 5390

Chester v Rochdale

2 April 1966 (1966 -04-02) 36	Chester	1–2	Rochdale	Chester
	Metcalf 75' (pen.)	Report	Stephenson 17', 69'	Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 6361

Rochdale v Stockport County

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

Rochdale v Barnsley

11 April 1966 (1966 -04-11) 38	Rochdale	2–1	Barnsley	Rochdale
	Jenkins (pen.) Lister	Report	Addy	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3316

Lincoln City v Rochdale

16 April 1966 (1966 -04-16) 39	Lincoln City	2–0	Rochdale	Lincoln
	Fencott 63', 66'	Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 2884

Rochdale v Halifax Town

19 April 1966 (1966 -04-19) 40	Rochdale	0–1	Halifax Town	Rochdale
		Report	Balmer	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2186

Rochdale v Darlington

22 April 1966 (1966 -04-22) 41	Rochdale	1–2	Darlington	Rochdale
	Morton	Report	Hutchinson Cummings	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2427

Rochdale v Hartlepools United

26 April 1966 (1966 -04-26) 42	Rochdale	3–1	Hartlepools United	Rochdale
	Lister Stephenson	Report	McPheat	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1964

Stockport County v Rochdale

29 April 1966 (1966 -04-29) 43	Stockport County	3–1	Rochdale	Stockport
	Price Young White	Report	Sievwright	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 5503

Rochdale v Tranmere Rovers

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

Hartlepools United v Rochdale

16 May 1966 (1966 -05-16) 45	Hartlepools United	0–0	Rochdale	Hartlepool
		Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 5779

Notts County v Rochdale

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 Fleetwood v Rochdale

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

Rochdale v Fleetwood

17 November 1965 (1965 -11-17) 1	Rochdale	5–0	Fleetwood	Rochdale
	Lister Jenkins Calloway	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5084

Rochdale v Altrincham F.C.

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 Barrow v Rochdale

1 September 1965 (1965 -09-01) 1	Barrow	1–1	Rochdale	Barrow-in-Furness
	Knox	Report	Stephenson	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 4814

Rochdale v Barrow

8 September 1965 (1965 -09-08) 1	Rochdale	3–1	Barrow	Rochdale
	Jenkins Lister	Report	Rawlingson	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2090

Southampton v Rochdale

22 September 1965 (1965 -09-22) 2	Southampton	3–0	Rochdale	Southampton
	Chivers 21', 26', 88'	Report		Stadium: The Dell Attendance: 12188

Lancashire Cup

Rochdale v Manchester City

2 November 1965 (1965 -11-02) 1	Rochdale	1–0	Manchester City	Rochdale
	Ratcliffe			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1115

Chester v Rochdale

23 February 1966 (1966 -02-23) 2	Chester	1–3	Rochdale	Chester
			Lister Jenkins	Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 2104

Burnley v Rochdale

14 April 1966 (1966 -04-14) SF	Burnley	2–0	Rochdale	Burnley
				Stadium: Turf Moor Attendance: 1338

Rose Bowl

Oldham Athletic v Rochdale

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

References

Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
"The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022.

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