Rochdale
196263 season
ManagerTony Collins
League Division Four7th
FA Cup1st Round
League Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Ronnie Cairns
George Morton

All: Ronnie Cairns
George Morton

The 1962–63 season saw Rochdale compete for their 4th season in the Football League Fourth Division.

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalDivision 4F.A. CupLeague CupLancashire CupRose Bowl
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK England ENG Ted Burgin 52046020201010
DF England ENG Stanley Milburn 45340320200010
DF Scotland SCO Doug Winton 47041020201010
FW England ENG Stan Hepton 41135120201010
DF England ENG Ray Aspden 46142120101000
MF England ENG Jimmy Thompson 46240220201010
MF England ENG Doug Wragg 48242220201010
FW England ENG Don Watson 37933820210000
FW England ENG Louis Bimpson 23621500001011
FW England ENG Ronnie Cairns 4315401400101011
MF England ENG Colin Whitaker 13310300200010
DF Scotland SCO Jack Martin 19016000201000
MF England ENG John Hardman 816100100010
FW England ENG Joe Richardson 25624600100000
DF England ENG Norman Bodell 403000000010
FW England ENG George Morton 3314301420001000
MF England ENG Peter Phoenix 34532421000000
FW England ENG Tony Moulden 815120001000

Final League Table

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts
5 Gillingham 46 17 3 3 49 23 5 10 8 22 26 1.449 57
6 Torquay United 46 14 8 1 45 20 6 8 9 30 36 1.339 56
7 Rochdale 46 16 6 1 48 21 4 5 14 19 38 1.136 51
8 Tranmere Rovers 46 15 3 5 57 25 5 7 11 24 42 1.209 50
9 Barrow 46 14 7 2 52 26 5 5 13 30 54 1.025 50
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

Football League Fourth Division

18 August  1962 (1962 -08-18) 1 Mansfield Town 1–0 Rochdale Mansfield
Wagstaff 47' Report Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 6121
Referee: KH Burns
25 August  1962 (1962 -08-25) 2 Rochdale 3–2 Workington Rochdale
Whitaker 35', 80'
Cairns 57'
Report Lowes 48', 50' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2850
Referee: JE Thacker
27 August  1962 (1962 -08-27) 3 Stockport County 1–0 Rochdale Stockport
Whitelaw 42' Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 6389
1 September  1962 (1962 -09-01) 4 Exeter City 0–2 Rochdale Exeter
Report Hardman 1'
Cairns 30'
Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4320
Referee: JK Taylor
8 September  1962 (1962 -09-08) 5 Rochdale 3–2 Chesterfield Rochdale
Watson 12', 73'
Cairns 89'
Report Duncan 67'
Rackstraw 88'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3649
Referee: H Webb
12 September  1962 (1962 -09-12) 6 Gillingham 2–1 Rochdale Gillingham
Francis 24'
Waldock 59'
Report Richardson Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 5851
15 September  1962 (1962 -09-15) 7 Rochdale 1–1 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Watson 35' Report Colquhoun 23' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 12125
Referee: K Howley
22 September  1962 (1962 -09-22) 8 Brentford 1–0 Rochdale Brentford
McLeod 87' Report Stadium: Griffin Park
Attendance: 10753
Referee: NCH Burtenshaw
29 September  1962 (1962 -09-29) 9 Rochdale 1–0 York City Rochdale
Bimpson 7' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3030
Referee: LJ Tirebuck
2 October  1962 (1962 -10-02) 10 Rochdale 6–0 Barrow Rochdale
Whitaker
Bimpson
Morton
Wragg
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3234
6 October  1962 (1962 -10-06) 11 Hartlepools United 4–0 Rochdale Hartlepool
McLean 5', 65'
Edgar 50', 89'
Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 3850
13 October  1962 (1962 -10-13) 12 Rochdale 1–1 Darlington Rochdale
Bimpson 20' Report Lawton 53' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3131
Referee: KG Aston
16 October  1962 (1962 -10-16) 13 Rochdale 1–0 Stockport County Rochdale
Thompson 70' (pen.) Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3797
20 October  1962 (1962 -10-20) 14 Southport 1–1 Rochdale Southport
Spence 64' Report Milburn 82' Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 4231
Referee: VJ Batty
23 October  1962 (1962 -10-23) 15 Rochdale 3–1 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Morton 11', 85'
Aspden 86'
Report Booth 46' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3534
27 October  1962 (1962 -10-27) 16 Rochdale 1–1 Aldershot Rochdale
Morton 6' Report Woan 36' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2905
Referee: P Rhodes
30 October  1962 (1962 -10-30) 17 Doncaster Rovers 2–2 Rochdale Doncaster
Booth
Rooney
Report Watson
Moulden
Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 9764
Referee: AW Sparling
10 November  1962 (1962 -11-10) 18 Rochdale 2–1 Oxford United Rochdale
Cairns 16'
Morton 50'
Report Knight 67' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2351
Referee: G McCabe
17 November  1962 (1962 -11-17) 19 Bradford City 1–2 Rochdale Bradford
Devitt 77' Report Watson 8'
Morton 32'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 4396
Referee: RTE Langdale
1 December  1962 (1962 -12-01) 20 Torquay United 2–1 Rochdale Torquay
Jenkins 33'
Northcott 64'
Report Watson 48' Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 4155
15 December  1962 (1962 -12-15) 21 Rochdale 3–1 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Phoenix 36', 46'
Morton 80'
Report Hall 86' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2375
22 December  1962 (1962 -12-22) 22 Workington 1–0 Rochdale Workington
Commons 85' Report Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 2173
29 December  1962 (1962 -12-29) 23 Rochdale 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Phoenix 36'
Watson 84'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3596
2 February  1963 (1963 -02-02) 24 Oldham Athletic 5–1 Rochdale Oldham
Whitaker 34', 79'
Lister 72', 87'
Colquhoun 81'
Report Cairns 65' Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 14839
5 March  1963 (1963 -03-05) 25 Rochdale 1–1 Gillingham Rochdale
Watson Report Godfrey Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,442
9 March  1963 (1963 -03-09) 26 Rochdale 1–0 Southport Rochdale
Bimpson 62' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,327
12 March  1963 (1963 -03-12) 27 Rochdale 2–1 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Milburn (pen.)
Cairns
Report Godbold Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,857
16 March  1963 (1963 -03-16) 28 Aldershot 2–0 Rochdale Aldershot
Norris 4'
Priscott 87'
Report Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 4,693
20 March  1963 (1963 -03-20) 29 Rochdale 3–5 Brentford Rochdale
Milburn 58' (pen.)
Morton 67', 80'
Report Dick 26', 40', 74'
McAdams 54'
Brooks 83'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5,680
23 March  1963 (1963 -03-23) 30 Rochdale 3–3 Newport County Rochdale
Richardson 22', 39'
Morton 73'
Report Smith 44'
Hudson 57'
Hunt 66'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,829
27 March  1963 (1963 -03-27) 31 Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Rochdale Crewe
Lord Report Richardson
Phoenix
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 6,073
30 March  1963 (1963 -03-30) 32 Tranmere Rovers 3–2 Rochdale Birkenhead
King 21'
Dyson 31'
Hickson 47'
Report Hepton 33'
Cairns 68'
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 8,819
6 April  1963 (1963 -04-06) 33 Rochdale 2–1 Bradford City Rochdale
Richardson 1'
Thompson 69'
Report Storton 44' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,710
8 April  1963 (1963 -04-08) 34 Darlington 3–0 Rochdale Darlington
Lawton
Robson
Maltby
Report Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 3,129
13 April  1963 (1963 -04-13) 35 Oxford United 0–0 Rochdale Oxford
Report Stadium: Manor Ground
Attendance: 6,085
15 April  1963 (1963 -04-15) 36 Chester 1–0 Rochdale Chester
Fitzgerald (pen.) Report Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 4,979
16 April  1963 (1963 -04-16) 37 Rochdale 0–0 Chester Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,926
20 April  1963 (1963 -04-20) 38 Rochdale 3–0 Torquay United Rochdale
Cairns 63'
Wragg 82', 83'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,785
22 April  1963 (1963 -04-22) 39 Barrow 1–1 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Darwin Report Cairns Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 3,928
27 April  1963 (1963 -04-27) 40 Lincoln City 3–0 Rochdale Lincoln
Campbell 55'
Franks 58'
Punter 82'
Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 2,281
4 May  1963 (1963 -05-04) 41 York City 1–0 Rochdale York
Gould 42' Report Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 4,442
7 May  1963 (1963 -05-07) 42 Rochdale 1–0 Lincoln City Rochdale
Morton Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,101
11 May  1963 (1963 -05-11) 43 Rochdale 3–0 Exeter City Rochdale
Morton 33'
Cairns 39', 71'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1,403
17 May  1963 (1963 -05-17) 44 Chesterfield 1–3 Rochdale Chesterfield
Clarke (pen.) Report Cairns
Richardson
Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 4,412
20 May  1963 (1963 -05-20) 45 Newport County 1–1 Rochdale Newport
Bonson Report Morton Stadium: Rodney Parade
Attendance: 2,387
23 May  1963 (1963 -05-23) 46 Rochdale 2–0 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Cairns
Wragg
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2,385

Final League Table

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts
5 Gillingham 46 17 3 3 49 23 5 10 8 22 26 1.449 57
6 Torquay United 46 14 8 1 45 20 6 8 9 30 36 1.339 56
7 Rochdale 46 16 6 1 48 21 4 5 14 19 38 1.136 51
8 Tranmere Rovers 46 15 3 5 57 25 5 7 11 24 42 1.209 50
9 Barrow 46 14 7 2 52 26 5 5 13 30 54 1.025 50
Source: rsssf.com

F.A. Cup

3 November  1962 (1962 -11-03) 1 York City 0–0 Rochdale York
Report Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 4,655
Referee: MA Fussey
6 November  1962 (1962 -11-06) 1 Rochdale 1–2 York City Rochdale
Phoenix Report Wilkinson
Wragg
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6,225

League Cup

5 September  1962 (1962 -09-05) 1 Southport 0–0 Rochdale Southport
Report Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 3,559
18 September  1962 (1962 -09-18) 1 Rochdale 1–2 (a.e.t.) Southport Rochdale
Watson Report Blain Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3,434

Lancashire Cup

26 September  1962 (1962 -09-26) Blackpool 3 – 0 Rochdale Blackpool


Stadium: Bloomfield Road

Rose Bowl

11 August  1962 (1962 -08-11) Rochdale 2–3 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Whitaker
Cairns


Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6146

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References

  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.
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