1983–84 Rochdale A.F.C. season

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Rochdale
1983–84 season
ManagerJimmy Greenhoff
Les Chapman (C)
League Division Four22nd
FA Cup3rd Round
League Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Peter Farrell
Vernon Allatt
All: Steve Johnson

The 1983–84 season saw Rochdale compete in their 10th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 4 F.A. Cup League Cup A.M. Cup Lancashire Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Steve Conroy 55 0 46+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
DF England ENG Bob Oates 50 1 42+0 1 1+1 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
MF England ENG Les Chapman 54 1 44+1 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 1
MF England ENG Peter Farrell 33 10 24+1 8 2+0 1 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 1
DF England ENG Bill Williams 31 2 27+0 2 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
MF England ENG Mike Doyle 33 1 24+1 1 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
MF England ENG David Thompson 49 5 39+1 4 3+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 1
MF England ENG Neville Hamilton 48 1 38+1 1 3+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0
DF England ENG Andy Higgins 30 6 20+2 4 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 2
FW England ENG Malcolm O'Connor 17 4 12+3 3 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1
MF England ENG Ian Griffiths 49 6 39+2 5 2+0 0 1+1 1 1+1 0 2+0 0
FW England ENG Vernon Allatt 50 10 40+0 8 3+0 1 2+0 0 2+0 0 2+1 1
FW England ENG Jimmy Greenhoff 8 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+1 0 1+0 0
FW England ENG Steve Johnson 26 10 17+2 7 2+0 2 2+0 1 2+0 0 0+1 0
FW England ENG
Stewart Thompson
 20 5 13+6 5 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Geoff Thomas 10 1 10+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Gerry Keenan 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Brian Greenhoff 11 0 8+1 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Ian McMahon 21 1 21+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Shaun Reid 17 0 17+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Mark Ennis 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Jimmy Blake 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Paul Heaton 5 0 2+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG John Humphreys 6 0 6+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Jim McCluskie 5 0 4+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Andy Dean 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Final League Table

Main article:
1983–84 Football League Fourth Division

Pos Team
 Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts Promotion or qualification
20
Wrexham
 46 7 6 10 34 33 4 9 10 25 41 −15 48 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1984–85 First round[a]
21
Halifax Town
 46 11 6 6 36 25 1 6 16 19 64 −34 48 Re-elected
22
Rochdale
 46 8 9 6 35 31 3 4 16 17 49 −28 46
23 Hartlepool United 46 7 8 8 31 28 3 2 18 16 57 −38 40
24 Chester City 46 7 5 11 23 35 0 8 15 22 47 −37 34
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. European Cup Winners' Cup
    .

Competitions

Football League Fourth Division

Main article: 1983–84 Football League
27 August  1983 (1983 -08-27) 1 Rochdale 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Farrell 87' (pen.) Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1732
Referee: CN Seel
3 September  1983 (1983 -09-03) 2 York City 2–0 Rochdale York
Ford 51'
Walwyn 83'		 Report Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 2772
Referee: MP Scott
6 September  1983 (1983 -09-06) 3 Wrexham 5–1 Rochdale Wrexham
Arkwright 32', 81'
Hunt 44'
Gregory 60'
Edwards 88'		 Report Higgins Red card 41'
Johnson 51'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 1684
Referee: LM Robinson
10 September  1983 (1983 -09-10) 4 Rochdale 4–1 Reading Rochdale
Farrell 12'
Allatt 57', 60'
Johnson 70'		 Report Crown 15' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1276
Referee: A Saunders
17 September  1983 (1983 -09-17) 5 Colchester United 4–0 Rochdale Colchester
Bowen 30'
Adcock 38', 53'
Wignall 55'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 1955
Referee: C Downey
24 September  1983 (1983 -09-24) 6 Rochdale 1–1 Northampton Town Rochdale
Johnson 82'
Hamilton Red card		 Report O'Neill Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1402
Referee: GM Tyson
27 September  1983 (1983 -09-27) 7 Rochdale 2–0 Hartlepool United Rochdale
Farrell 85', 87' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1380
Referee: TJ Holbrook
1 October  1983 (1983 -10-01) 8 Swindon Town 2–1 Rochdale Swindon
Mayes 9'
Quinn 82'		 Report Johnson 60' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2808
Referee: AW Ward
8 October  1983 (1983 -10-08) 9 Blackpool 0–2 Rochdale Blackpool
Report
S. Thompson
88'		 Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3216
Referee: G Courtney
15 October  1983 (1983 -10-15) 10 Rochdale 2–4 Chesterfield Rochdale
Allatt 61'
Scrimgeour 64' (o.g.)		 Report Bellamy 11', 88'
Newton 15'
Spooner 56'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1781
Referee: D Owen
18 October  1983 (1983 -10-18) 11 Rochdale 2–1 Peterborough United Rochdale
Higgins 1'
Doyle 90'		 Report Hankin 51' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1299
Referee: JM Key
22 October  1983 (1983 -10-22) 12 Darlington 1–0 Rochdale Darlington
Todd 70' Report Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 1307
Referee: MG Peck
29 October  1983 (1983 -10-29) 13 Rochdale 1–1 Chester City Rochdale
Hamilton 50' Report Parker 74' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1496
Referee: KA Redfern
1 November  1983 (1983 -11-01) 14 Mansfield Town 3–0 Rochdale Mansfield
Caldwell 7', 62'
Dungworth 87'		 Report Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2536
Referee: D Hutchinson
5 November  1983 (1983 -11-05) 15 Rochdale 2–2 Stockport County Rochdale
Farrell 12' (pen.)
Oates 89'		 Report Sword 36'
Quinn 62'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1682
Referee: R Bridges
12 November  1983 (1983 -11-12) 16 Tranmere Rovers 2–2 Rochdale Birkenhead
Aspinall 37'
Ferguson 43'		 Report Farrell 1' (pen.)
Johnson 20'		 Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 2457
Referee: KP Barratt
26 November  1983 (1983 -11-26) 17 Aldershot 2–1 Rochdale Aldershot
Burvill 68'
Mazzon 71'		 Report Johnson 55' Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 1686
Referee: M Dimblebee
3 December  1983 (1983 -12-03) 18 Rochdale 3–3 Hereford United Rochdale
O'Connor 51'
Higgins 80'
Farrell 89'		 Report Beacock 30'
Phillips 50', 54'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1261
Referee: F Roberts
17 December  1983 (1983 -12-17) 19 Rochdale 0–1 Bristol City Rochdale
Report Pritchard 86' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1501
Referee: RF Nixon
26 December  1983 (1983 -12-26) 20 Bury 3–1 Rochdale Bury
Jakub 38' (pen.)
Entwistle 46'
Park 86'		 Report Johnson 26' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 4097
Referee: NL Wilson
27 December  1983 (1983 -12-27) 21 Rochdale 1–1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Higgins 20' Report Cook 87' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1870
Referee: MJ Heath
31 December  1984 (1984 -12-31) 22 Torquay United 4–2 Rochdale Torquay
Anderson 45'
Curle 61'
Higgins 67' (o.g.)
Sims 90'		 Report
S. Thompson 19'
Williams
68'		 Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 1801
Referee: DV Reeves
2 January  1984 (1984 -01-02) 23 Rochdale 3–3 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
S. Thompson
68', 79'		 Report Higgins 36' (o.g.)
Douglas 53'
Moss 73'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2001
Referee: A Saunders
14 January  1984 (1984 -01-14) 24 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Rochdale Crewe
Report Thomas 35' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2640
Referee: HW King
28 January  1984 (1984 -01-28) 25 Reading 0–0 Rochdale Reading
Report McMahon Red card 75' Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 4162
Referee: K Cooper
4 February  1984 (1984 -02-04) 26 Rochdale 3–3 Swindon Town Rochdale
Griffiths 11'
D. Thompson 14'
Allatt 52' (pen.)		 Report Gibson 9'
Mayes 30' (pen.), 59' (pen.)		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1297
Referee: GM Tyson
11 February  1984 (1984 -02-11) 27 Northampton Town 1–1 Rochdale Northampton
Hayes 49' Report
S. Thompson
57'		 Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 2022
Referee: EA Crickmore
14 February  1984 (1984 -02-14) 28 Rochdale 0–0 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1095
Referee: CN Seel
18 February  1984 (1984 -02-18) 29 Chester City 1–0 Rochdale Chester
Zelem 61' Report Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 1383
Referee: J Ashworth
25 February  1984 (1984 -02-25) 30 Rochdale 2–0 Darlington Rochdale
Higgins 68'
Allatt 78'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 995
Referee: JE Bray
3 March  1984 (1984 -03-03) 31 Peterborough United 2–0 Rochdale Peterborough
Chapman 47' (o.g.)
Wile 50'		 Report Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 2835
Referee: ML James
5 March  1984 (1984 -03-05) 32 Stockport County 2–1 Rochdale Stockport
Kerr 49'
Evans 54' (pen.)		 Report McMahon 35' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2115
Referee: T Mills
10 March  1984 (1984 -03-10) 33 Rochdale 2–3 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Griffiths 75'
D. Thompson 86'		 Report Powell 28'
Hilditch 45'
Aspinall 63'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1263
Referee: KW Baker
13 March  1984 (1984 -03-13) 34 Bristol City 1–1 Rochdale Bristol
Riley 80' Report O'Connor 42' Stadium:
Ashton Gate Stadium

Attendance: 7101
Referee: RS Lewis
17 March  1984 (1984 -03-17) 35 Rochdale 1–0 Blackpool Rochdale
Griffiths 62' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3147
Referee: GJ Napthine
24 March  1984 (1984 -03-24) 36 Chesterfield 3–0 Rochdale Chesterfield
Brown 25'
Newton 65', 82' (pen.)		 Report Stadium:
Saltergate Recreation Ground

Attendance: 2955
Referee: AN Buksh
27 March  1984 (1984 -03-27) 37 Rochdale 0–2 York City Rochdale
Report Byrne 53', 89' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1786
Referee: NJ Ashley
31 March  1984 (1984 -03-31) 38 Hartlepool United 1–2 Rochdale Hartlepool
Linacre 88' (pen.) Report Griffiths 40'
O'Connor 81'		 Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1245
Referee: JM Key
7 April  1984 (1984 -04-07) 39 Rochdale 1–2 Wrexham Rochdale
Allatt 25' Report Hunt 16'
Gregory 41'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1228
Referee: MG Peck
14 April  1984 (1984 -04-14) 40 Hereford United 2–1 Rochdale Hereford
Harvey 41'
Delve 61'		 Report Allatt 36' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2796
Referee: DA Hedges
17 April  1984 (1984 -04-17) 41 Rochdale 0–0 Colchester United Rochdale
Allatt Red card Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 809
Referee: PN Willis
21 April  1984 (1984 -04-21) 42 Rochdale 0–2 Bury Rochdale
Report White 72'
Entwistle 75' (pen.)		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2203
Referee: D Shaw
23 April  1984 (1984 -04-23) 43 Halifax Town 5–0 Rochdale Halifax
Mell 15'
Gallagher 35', 53', 82', 87'		 Report Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 1422
Referee: RF Nixon
28 April  1984 (1984 -04-28) 44 Rochdale 3–1 Aldershot Rochdale
Allatt 6'
Griffiths 18'
D. Thompson 73'		 Report Banton Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 853
Referee: F Roberts
5 May  1984 (1984 -05-05) 45 Doncaster Rovers 3–0 Rochdale Doncaster
Snodin 4'
Brown 36'
Moss 83'		 Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 3396
Referee: A Seville
7 May  1984 (1984 -05-07) 46 Rochdale 1–0 Torquay United Rochdale
Williams 51' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 943
Referee: G Courtney

F.A. Cup

Main article: 1983–84 FA Cup
19 November  1983 (1983 -11-19) 1 Rochdale 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Farrell 44' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2465
Referee: DB Allison
13 December  1983 (1983 -12-13) 2 York City 0–2 Rochdale York
Report Johnson 1', 49' Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 5203
Referee: LM Robinson
7 January  1984 (1984 -01-07) 3 Rochdale 1–4 Telford United Rochdale
Allatt 34' Report Edwards 35'
Bailey 39'
Hogan 60'
C. Williams 80'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4889
Referee: H Taylor

League Cup (Milk Cup)

Main article: 1983–84 Football League Cup
30 August  1983 (1983 -08-30) 1 Rochdale 0–3 Stockport County Rochdale
Report Quinn 25' (pen.), 63'
Sword 30'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1839
Referee: T Mills
12 September  1983 (1983 -09-12) 1 Stockport County 2–2
(5–2 agg.)		 Rochdale Stockport
Williams 61', 90' Report Griffiths 20'
Johnson 52'		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2167
Referee: A Challinor

Associate Members' Cup

Main article: 1983–84 Associate Members' Cup
22 February  1984 (1984 -02-22) 1 Rochdale 0–3 Preston North End Rochdale
Report Elliott 10', 14', 82' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1300
Referee: R Bridges

Lancashire Cup

13 August  1983 (1983 -08-13) Rochdale 3–3 Bolton Wanderers Rochdale
O'Connor
Chapman
D. Thompson

Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1550
16 August  1983 (1983 -08-16) Bury 2–2 Rochdale Bury

 Allatt
Higgins 		Stadium: Gigg Lane
20 August  1983 (1983 -08-20) Rochdale 2–3 Wigan Athletic Rochdale
Higgins
Farrell

Stadium: Spotland Stadium

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References

  1. ISBN 1874427097
  2. ^ "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022. [not specific enough to verify]
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