1974–75 Rochdale A.F.C. season

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Rochdale
1974–75 season
ManagerWalter Joyce
League Division Four19th
FA Cup2nd Round
League Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Tony Whelan
Bob Mountford
All: Tony Whelan
Bob Mountford

The 1974–75 season saw Rochdale compete in the Football League Fourth Division, following relegation the previous season.

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 4 F.A. Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG
Mike Poole
 48 0 43+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
DF England ENG Paul Hallows 51 1 46+0 1 4+0 0 1+0 0
FW England ENG Tony Whelan 51 10 46+0 10 4+0 0 1+0 0
MF England ENG Stan Horne 26 2 21+0 2 4+0 0 1+0 0
DF England ENG Jim Grummett 15 0 14+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF England ENG Mike Ferguson 46 5 42+0 5 3+0 0 1+0 0
FW England ENG Alan Taylor 20 6 19+0 6 0+0 0 1+0 0
MF England ENG David Carrick 21 2 15+1 1 4+0 1 1+0 0
FW England ENG Leo Skeete 12 2 10+0 2 1+0 0 1+0 0
FW England ENG Mike Brennan 13 1 9+1 1 1+1 0 1+0 0
FW England ENG Neil Young 17 5 8+5 4 3+0 1 1+0 0
DF England ENG Harold Martin 14 0 11+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG
Paul Fielding
 29 4 27+0 4 1+0 0 0+1 0
FW England ENG Gary Cooper 22 4 18+4 4 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Don Tobin 26 0 26+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Keith Hanvey 39 2 35+0 2 4+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Paul Brears 28 1 23+1 0 4+0 1 0+0 0
DF England ENG David Seddon 15 0 10+2 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
GK England ENG John Taylor 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Gary Hulmes 5 1 1+3 1 0+1 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Dick Mulvaney 34 3 30+0 3 4+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG George Townsend 23 0 23+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Bob Hutchinson 2 1 2+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Bob Mountford 16 10 16+0 10 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF Scotland SCO Joe Murty 6 0 3+3 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Billy Bell 6 0 5+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Final League Table

Main article:
1974–75 Football League Fourth Division

Pos Team
 Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
17 Doncaster Rovers 46 10 9 4 41 29 4 3 16 24 50 0.823 40
18 Crewe Alexandra 46 9 9 5 22 16 2 9 12 12 31 0.723 40
19 Rochdale 46 9 9 5 35 22 4 4 15 24 53 0.787 39
20 Stockport County 46 10 8 5 26 27 2 6 15 17 43 0.614 38
21 Darlington 46 11 4 8 38 27 2 6 15 16 40 0.806 36 Re-elected
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

Football League Fourth Division

Main article: 1974–75 Football League
17 August  1974 (1974 -08-17) 1 Shrewsbury Town 1–1 Rochdale Shrewsbury
Kearney 27' Report Young 44' Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 3513
24 August  1974 (1974 -08-24) 2 Rochdale 1–1 Torquay United Rochdale
Taylor Report Tearse 59' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1271
30 August  1974 (1974 -08-30) 3 Mansfield Town 2–0 Rochdale Mansfield
O'Connor
Clarke 		Report Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 3779
7 September  1974 (1974 -09-07) 4 Rochdale 3–1 Barnsley Rochdale
Taylor 14'
Horne 43'
Skeete 69'		 Report Doyle 37' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1376
13 September  1974 (1974 -09-13) 5 Doncaster Rovers 4–1 Rochdale Doncaster
Murray
Kitchen 		Report Carrick Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 1928
16 September  1974 (1974 -09-16) 6 Darlington 1–2 Rochdale Darlington
Burluraux Report Taylor Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 2345
21 September  1974 (1974 -09-21) 7 Rochdale 2–0 Workington Rochdale
Ferguson 43' (pen.), 69' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1385
23 September  1974 (1974 -09-23) 8 Rochdale 0–0 Brentford Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1587
Referee: T Farley
28 September  1974 (1974 -09-28) 9 Lincoln City 3–0 Rochdale Lincoln
Graham 16', 49'
Krzywicki 74'		 Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 2461
30 September  1974 (1974 -09-30) 10 Rochdale 0–2 Reading Rochdale
Report Murray
Habbin 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1684
4 October  1974 (1974 -10-04) 11 Stockport County 2–3 Rochdale Stockport
Fryatt
Lawther 		Report Crowther (o.g.)
Whelan
Brennan 		Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2354
12 October  1974 (1974 -10-12) 12 Rochdale 1–2 Rotherham United Rochdale
Young 75' Report Crawford 22'
Womble 27'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1684
18 October  1974 (1974 -10-18) 13 Swansea City 3–3 Rochdale Swansea
Bruton (pen.)
Evans 51'
Bevan 85'		 Report Skeete 14'
Taylor 31'
Hulmes 78'		 Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 2767
21 October  1974 (1974 -10-21) 14 Rochdale 2–2 Northampton Town Rochdale
Cooper
Horne 		Report Mabee
Wainwright 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1379
26 October  1974 (1974 -10-26) 15 Rochdale 2–4 Newport County Rochdale
Ferguson 20' (pen.)
Taylor 35'		 Report Woods 6'
Godfrey 12'
Jones 60', 74'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1208
2 November  1974 (1974 -11-02) 16 Chester 4–0 Rochdale Chester
Edwards 58'
Draper 62', 72', 78'		 Report Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 3291
5 November  1974 (1974 -11-05) 17 Northampton Town 0–1 Rochdale Northampton
Report Whelan Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5695
9 November  1974 (1974 -11-09) 18 Rochdale 0–0 Cambridge United Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1116
16 November  1974 (1974 -11-16) 19 Scunthorpe United 2–2 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Pilling 52', 63' Report Taylor 36'
Whelan 40'		 Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 1787
30 November  1974 (1974 -11-30) 20 Rochdale 1–1 Exeter City Rochdale
Mulvaney 75' Report Beer 49' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1033
7 December  1974 (1974 -12-07) 21 Crewe Alexandra 0–1 Rochdale Crewe
Report Young 89' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 1803
21 December  1974 (1974 -12-21) 22 Hartlepool United 5–0 Rochdale Hartlepool
Honour 22'
McMahon 31', 40'
Moore 59', 71'		 Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1991
26 December  1974 (1974 -12-26) 23 Rochdale 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Fielding
 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1077
28 December  1974 (1974 -12-28) 24 Bradford City 1–0 Rochdale Bradford
Cooke 60' Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 3250
4 January  1975 (1975 -01-04) 25 Rochdale 2–0 Darlington Rochdale
Mountford 20', 79' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1217
11 January  1975 (1975 -01-11) 26 Rochdale 3–0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Fielding
60'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1749
18 January  1975 (1975 -01-18) 27 Exeter City 2–1 Rochdale Exeter
Bowker 1'
Robertson 32' (pen.)		 Report
Fielding
61'		 Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 3560
1 February  1975 (1975 -02-01) 28 Cambridge United 1–1 Rochdale Cambridge
Tully 48' (pen.) Report Mountford 33' Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 3118
8 February  1975 (1975 -02-08) 29 Rochdale 0–1 Chester Rochdale
Mountford Red card 55' Report Redfern 65' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2273
14 February  1975 (1975 -02-14) 30 Southport 1–0 Rochdale Southport
Gough Report Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 1569
17 February  1975 (1975 -02-17) 31 Rochdale 1–1 Bradford City Rochdale
Mountford 87' Report Ham 62' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2004
22 February  1975 (1975 -02-22) 32 Rochdale 4–2 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
Whelan 40'
Mountford 72', 73'
Hallows 84'		 Report Collier 77'
Roberts 88'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1430
1 March  1975 (1975 -03-01) 33 Rochdale 0–1 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Report Clarke 37' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2317
8 March  1975 (1975 -03-08) 34 Brentford 3–0 Rochdale Brentford
Johnson 9'
Graham 42'
Cross 55'		 Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 4460
11 March  1975 (1975 -03-11) 35 Rochdale 3–3 Southport Rochdale
Mountford
Mulvaney 		Report O'Riley
Noble 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1191
15 March  1975 (1975 -03-15) 36 Rochdale 1–1 Lincoln City Rochdale
Whelan 89' Report Ellis 51' (pen.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1517
17 March  1975 (1975 -03-17) 37 Rochdale 0–0 Shrewsbury Town Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1427
22 March  1975 (1975 -03-22) 38 Barnsley 5–3 Rochdale Barnsley
Doyle 19' (pen.)
Butler 21', 54', 64'
Peachey 33'		 Report Cooper 38', 39'
Young 62'		 Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 3594
29 March  1975 (1975 -03-29) 39 Rochdale 3–0 Hartlepool United Rochdale
Fielding 18'
Hanvey 29'
Whelan
73'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1297
31 March  1975 (1975 -03-31) 40 Workington 2–1 Rochdale Workington
Harris
Geidmintis (pen.)
Helliwell Red card		 Report Mulvaney
Mountford Red card		 Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 1870
5 April  1975 (1975 -04-05) 41 Newport County 3–2 Rochdale Newport
Hooper 7' (pen.), 13', 83' Report Mountford 30'
Whelan 55'		 Stadium: Somerton Park
Attendance: 1801
9 April  1975 (1975 -04-09) 42 Reading 2–1 Rochdale Reading
Friday
Alleyne 		Report Hanvey Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 3861
12 April  1975 (1975 -04-12) 43 Rochdale 3–0 Stockport County Rochdale
Whelan 3', 48'
Cooper 69'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1880
19 April  1975 (1975 -04-19) 44 Rotherham United 3–1 Rochdale Rotherham
Habbin 3', 88'
Womble 61'		 Report Cooper 26' Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 7536
23 April  1975 (1975 -04-23) 45 Torquay United 3–0 Rochdale Torquay
Provan Report Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2718
26 April  1975 (1975 -04-26) 46 Rochdale 1–0 Swansea City Rochdale
Mountford 34' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1548

F.A. Cup

Main article: 1974–75 FA Cup
23 November  1974 (1974 -11-23) 1 Rochdale 0–0 Marine Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2041
27 November  1974 (1974 -11-27) 1 Marine 1–2 (a.e.t.) Rochdale Crosby
Woosey Report Young
Carrick 		Stadium: Rossett Park
Attendance: 2540
14 December  1974 (1974 -12-14) 2 Rochdale 1–1 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Brears 34' Report Hanvey 77' (o.g.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2221
16 December  1974 (1974 -12-16) 2 Tranmere Rovers 1–0 Rochdale Birkenhead
Crossley Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 3244

League Cup

Main article: 1974–75 Football League Cup
24 August  1974 (1974 -08-24) 1 Preston North End 1–0 Rochdale Preston
Holden Report Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 7780

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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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