1980–81 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
1980–81 season
Manager	Peter Madden
League Division Four	15th
FA Cup	1st Round
League Cup	1st Round
Top goalscorer	League: Barry Wellings; All: Barry Wellings

The 1980–81 season saw Rochdale compete in their 7th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 4		F.A. Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	WAL	Chris Pearce	7	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0
	MF	ENG	Alan Jones	47	6	40+4	5	1+0	1	2+0	0
	DF	ENG	Eric Snookes	44	0	41+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	MF	ENG	Dave Esser	39	7	34+2	7	1+0	0	2+0	0
	DF	ENG	Alan Weir	28	0	19+6	0	1+0	0	2+0	0
	MF	ENG	Dennis Wann	41	6	38+1	6	0+0	0	2+0	0
	MF	ENG	Nigel O'Loughlin	47	2	44+0	2	1+0	0	2+0	0
	DF	ENG	Brian Taylor	43	6	41+0	6	1+0	0	1+0	0
	FW	ENG	Mark Hilditch	47	12	44+0	12	1+0	0	2+0	0
	FW	ENG	Barry Wellings	49	14	46+0	14	1+0	0	2+0	0
	MF	ENG	Eugene Martinez	47	5	44+0	4	1+0	0	2+0	1
	DF	ENG	Peter Burke	42	2	41+0	2	0+0	0	1+0	0
	FW	ENG	Jimmy Seal	24	1	16+7	1	0+0	0	0+1	0
	DF	ENG	Eddie Cliff	5	0	5+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Bobby Hoy	4	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	SCO	Graeme Crawford	42	0	41+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Bob Higgins	6	0	4+1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0

Final League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GD	Pts
13	Bournemouth	46	9	8	6	30	21	7	5	11	17	27	−1	45
14	Bradford City	46	9	9	5	30	24	5	7	11	23	36	−7	44
15	Rochdale	46	11	6	6	33	25	3	9	11	27	45	−10	43
16	Scunthorpe United	46	8	12	3	40	31	3	8	12	20	38	−9	42
17	Torquay United	46	13	2	8	38	26	5	3	15	17	37	−8	41

Source:

Competitions

Football League Fourth Division

16 August 1980 (1980-08-16) 1	Stockport County	2–2	Rochdale	Stockport
	Booth 35' Sword 62' (pen.)	Report	Hilditch 25' Esser 45'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 2739

19 August 1980 (1980-08-19) 2	Rochdale	4–0	Scunthorpe United	Rochdale
	Hilditch 37', 52' Burke 42' Taylor 72'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2427

23 August 1980 (1980-08-23) 3	Rochdale	1–1	Hartlepool United	Rochdale
	Hilditch 12' Snookes	Report	Brown 70'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5230

29 August 1980 (1980-08-29) 4	Tranmere Rovers	3–1	Rochdale	Birkenhead
	Evans 17' Lumby 46', 89'	Report	Esser 80'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 1828

6 September 1980 (1980-09-06) 5	Rochdale	2–1	Torquay United	Rochdale
	Martinez 5' Wann 50'	Report	Taylor 30' (o.g.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1777

13 September 1980 (1980-09-13) 6	Peterborough United	2–2	Rochdale	Peterborough
	Cooke 56' Quow 63'	Report	Wellings 29' Hilditch 64'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 3906

17 September 1980 (1980-09-17) 7	Hereford United	3–0	Rochdale	Hereford
	Jones 34' Price 71' Hicks 90'	Report		Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 2475

20 September 1980 (1980-09-20) 8	Rochdale	0–2	Bradford City	Rochdale
		Report	McNiven 7', 33'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3221

27 September 1980 (1980-09-27) 9	Bournemouth	2–1	Rochdale	Bournemouth
	Morgan 42' Massey 75'	Report	Hilditch 32'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 2557

30 September 1980 (1980-09-30) 10	Rochdale	0–0	Hereford United	Rochdale
		Report	Hicks	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2328

4 October 1980 (1980-10-04) 11	Rochdale	3–0	Wigan Athletic	Rochdale
	Wann 43', 48' Hilditch 87'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3479 Referee: DT Richardson

8 October 1980 (1980-10-08) 12	Lincoln City	3–0	Rochdale	Lincoln
	Neale 12' Hobson 24' Peake 36'	Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3641

11 October 1980 (1980-10-11) 13	Aldershot	0–0	Rochdale	Aldershot
		Report		Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 3017

18 October 1980 (1980-10-18) 14	Rochdale	2–1	Bury	Rochdale
	Hilditch 27' Wellings 44'	Report	Farley 53'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4306 Referee: MP Scott

21 October 1980 (1980-10-21) 15	Rochdale	2–0	Wimbledon	Rochdale
	O'Loughlin 10' Wellings 27'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2391

25 October 1980 (1980-10-25) 16	Crewe Alexandra	1–0	Rochdale	Crewe
	Guy 77'	Report		Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 3291

28 October 1980 (1980-10-28) 17	Darlington	4–4	Rochdale	Darlington
	McLean 15' (pen.), 68' (pen.) Speedie 37' Walsh 48'	Report	Taylor 6' Esser 10' Jones 67' Wellings 89'	Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 1579 Referee: D Hutchinson

1 November 1980 (1980-11-01) 18	Rochdale	1–4	Mansfield Town	Rochdale
	O'Loughlin 89'	Report	Mann 25' Austin 43', 48', 58' (pen.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2636 Referee: JD Hough

4 November 1980 (1980-11-04) 19	Rochdale	1–0	Lincoln City	Rochdale
	Hilditch 61'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2257

8 November 1980 (1980-11-08) 20	Port Vale	1–1	Rochdale	Stoke-on-Trent
	Bowles 50'	Report	Esser 81'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 2774

11 November 1980 (1980-11-11) 21	Scunthorpe United	1–1	Rochdale	Scunthorpe
	Stewart 4'	Report	Wellings 89'	Stadium: Old Show Ground Attendance: 2030

29 November 1980 (1980-11-29) 22	Doncaster Rovers	1–2	Rochdale	Doncaster
	Snodin 25'	Report	Wellings 60' Lister 67' (o.g.)	Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 2502 Referee: PG Reeves

6 December 1980 (1980-12-06) 23	Rochdale	0–2	Southend United	Rochdale
		Report	Mercer 47' Spence 82'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2214 Referee: B Martin

12 December 1980 (1980-12-12) 24	Rochdale	2–1	Stockport County	Rochdale
	Martinez 41' Wellings 74' (pen.)	Report	Mountford 14'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1901

20 December 1980 (1980-12-20) 25	Northampton Town	3–2	Rochdale	Northampton
	Phillips 7' Denyer 44' Bowen 53'	Report	Wellings 27', 86'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1705 Referee: CB White

26 December 1980 (1980-12-26) 26	Rochdale	1–1	Halifax Town	Rochdale
	Wellings 15' (pen.)	Report	Nattress 60'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2628

27 December 1980 (1980-12-27) 27	York City	1–2	Rochdale	York
	Smith 2'	Report	Wellings 46' Martinez 90'	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 2828 Referee: G Courtney

3 January 1981 (1981-01-03) 28	Rochdale	2–0	Crewe Alexandra	Rochdale
	Jones 30', 68'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2540 Referee: PN Willis

17 January 1981 (1981-01-17) 29	Rochdale	2–2	Doncaster Rovers	Rochdale
	Taylor 70' Wellings 87' (pen.)	Report	Snodin 46' Pugh 62'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3021 Referee: JM Warner

24 January 1981 (1981-01-24) 30	Rochdale	3–1	Tranmere Rovers	Rochdale
	Wann 6' Seal 44' Wellings 74'	Report	Kerr 14'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2731 Referee: VG Callow

31 January 1981 (1981-01-31) 31	Hartlepool United	2–2	Rochdale	Hartlepool
	Houchen 18', 60' (pen.)	Report	Taylor 70' Esser 75'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 3867

7 February 1981 (1981-02-07) 32	Rochdale	2–3	Peterborough United	Rochdale
	Wann 33' Burke 38'	Report	Quow 48' Gynn 60', 89'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2865 Referee: J Lovatt

14 February 1981 (1981-02-14) 33	Torquay United	2–0	Rochdale	Torquay
	Bowker 66' Rioch 75'	Report		Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 1628

21 February 1981 (1981-02-21) 34	Rochdale	0–0	Bournemouth	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1846 Referee: CN Seel

7 March 1981 (1981-03-07) 35	Wigan Athletic	0–1	Rochdale	Wigan
		Report	Taylor 65'	Stadium: Springfield Park Attendance: 6029 Referee: T Farley

8 March 1981 (1981-03-08) 36	Bradford City	2–1	Rochdale	Bradford
	McNiven 24' Staniforth 75'	Report	Esser 81'	Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 2926 Referee: A Saunders

14 March 1981 (1981-03-14) 37	Rochdale	0–2	Aldershot	Rochdale
		Report	Sanford 65' Garwood 89'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1834

21 March 1981 (1981-03-21) 38	Bury	3–1	Rochdale	Bury
	Johnson 54', 63', 87' (pen.)	Report	Hilditch 73'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3931 Referee: NJ Ashley

28 March 1981 (1981-03-28) 39	Rochdale	0–0	Darlington	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1656 Referee: TL Morris

4 April 1981 (1981-04-04) 40	Mansfield Town	2–2	Rochdale	Mansfield
	Wood 16' Lumby 76'	Report	Hilditch 10' Wellings 58'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2597 Referee: KA Redfern

12 April 1981 (1981-04-12) 41	Rochdale	2–1	Port Vale	Rochdale
	Esser 28' Martinez 64'	Report	Bowles 85'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2590

18 April 1981 (1981-04-18) 42	Rochdale	3–2	York City	Rochdale
	Taylor 31' Hilditch 65' Jones 89'	Report	McDonald 82', 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1651 Referee: MG Peck

20 April 1981 (1981-04-20) 43	Halifax Town	2–0	Rochdale	Halifax
	Graham 60', 73' Chambers 90'	Report		Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 2278 Referee: CL Newsome

28 April 1981 (1981-04-28) 44	Wimbledon	4–1	Rochdale	Wimbledon
	Leslie 5', 11' Hodges 75' Galliers 78'	Report	Wann 40'	Stadium: Plough Lane Attendance: 3884

1 May 1981 (1981-05-01) 45	Southend United	1–1	Rochdale	Southend-on-Sea
	Hadley 57'	Report	Jones 31'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 10857 Referee: A Gunn

3 May 1981 (1981-05-03) 46	Rochdale	0–1	Northampton Town	Rochdale
		Report	Denyer 79'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1474

F.A. Cup

22 November 1980 (1980-11-22) 1	Mansfield Town	3–1	Rochdale	Mansfield
	Parkinson 13' (pen.), 83' (pen.) Caldwell 57'	Report	Jones 80' (pen.)	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 3280 Referee: JM Warner

League Cup

9 August 1980 (1980-08-09) 1	Carlisle United	2–0	Rochdale	Carlisle
	Bannon 34' Brown 87'	Report		Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 2257 Referee: A Saunders

12 August 1980 (1980-08-12) 1	Rochdale	1–1 (1–3 agg.)	Carlisle United	Rochdale
	Martinez 89'	Report	Brown 85'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1806 Referee: K McNally

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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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[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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