1976–77 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
1976–77 season
Manager	Brian Green
League Division Four	18th
FA Cup	1st Round
League Cup	1st Round
Top goalscorer	League: Bob Mountford; All: Bob Mountford
	← 1975–76 1977–78 →

The 1976–77 season saw Rochdale compete in their 3rd 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			49	0	44+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	0
	DF			51	0	46+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	0
	MF		Tony Lacey	47	0	42+0	0	3+0	0	2+0	0
	DF		Keith Hanvey	21	4	19+0	4	0+0	0	2+0	0
	DF		Bill Summerscales	49	2	44+0	2	3+0	0	2+0	0
	MF		Nigel O'Loughlin	49	4	42+2	4	3+0	0	2+0	0
	MF		Dave Helliwell	34	4	20+11	3	2+0	1	1+0	0
	FW		Steve Melledew	48	7	42+1	6	3+0	0	2+0	1
	FW		Tony Whelan	39	4	34+0	4	3+0	0	2+0	0
	MF			45	4	34+7	4	2+0	0	2+0	0
	MF		Alan Tarbuck	27	2	22+0	1	3+0	1	2+0	0
	DF			16	0	13+0	0	3+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Bob Mountford	36	11	33+1	11	1+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		Dick Mulvaney	5	0	4+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW			24	5	17+5	5	1+1	0	0+0	0
	DF			23	0	23+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Stuart Mason	2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		George Hamstead	4	0	3+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		John Dungworth	14	3	14+0	3	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Jimmy Mullen	8	1	6+2	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK			2	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0

Final League Table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GD	Pts
16	Torquay United	46	12	5	6	33	22	5	4	14	26	45	−8	43
17	Aldershot	46	10	8	5	29	19	6	3	14	20	40	−10	43
18	Rochdale	46	8	7	8	32	25	5	5	13	18	34	−9	38
19	Newport County	46	11	6	6	33	21	3	4	16	9	37	−16	38
20	Scunthorpe United	46	11	6	6	32	24	2	5	16	17	49	−24	37

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Competitions[]

Football League Fourth Division[]

21 August 1976 (1976 -08-21) 1	Scunthorpe United	0–1	Rochdale	showScunthorpe
		Report	Mountford 16'	Stadium: Old Show Ground Attendance: 3536

23 August 1976 (1976 -08-23) 2	Rochdale	2–2	Cambridge United	showRochdale
	Hanvey 45' (pen.) 74'	Report	Horsfall 50' Howard 76'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1716

28 August 1976 (1976 -08-28) 3	Rochdale	1–0	Colchester United	showRochdale
	Hanvey 63'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1440

4 September 1976 (1976 -09-04) 4	Halifax Town	0–0	Rochdale	showHalifax
		Report		Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 2003

11 September 1976 (1976 -09-11) 5	Exeter City	2–1	Rochdale	showExeter
	Beer 10' Kellow 39'	Report	Hanvey 47' (pen.)	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 2829

18 September 1976 (1976 -09-18) 6	Rochdale	3–1	Watford	showRochdale
	O'Loughlin 8' 65' Melledew 80'	Report	Joslyn 85'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1760

25 September 1976 (1976 -09-25) 7	Crewe Alexandra	1–1	Rochdale	showCrewe
	Purdie 35'	Report	Hanvey 44'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2454

2 October 1976 (1976 -10-02) 8	Rochdale	0–0	Bournemouth	showRochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1807

9 October 1976 (1976 -10-09) 9	Workington	0–2	Rochdale	showWorkington
		Report	34' Mountford 73'	Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 1423

16 October 1976 (1976 -10-16) 10	Rochdale	0–0	Southend United	showRochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2302

23 October 1976 (1976 -10-23) 11	Hartlepool United	2–0	Rochdale	showHartlepool
	Scaife 61' 90' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1492

27 October 1976 (1976 -10-27) 12	Aldershot	0–2	Rochdale	showAldershot
		Report	O'Loughlin Whelan	Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 4654

30 October 1976 (1976 -10-30) 13	Rochdale	1–0	Doncaster Rovers	showRochdale
	Mountford 30'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2436

1 November 1976 (1976 -11-01) 14	Rochdale	2–2	Darlington	showRochdale
	Summerscales Tarbuck	Report	Rowles Holbrook	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2577 Referee: D Shaw

6 November 1976 (1976 -11-06) 15	Southport	1–1	Rochdale	showSouthport
	Taylor 50'	Report	Whelan 18'	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 1729

13 November 1976 (1976 -11-13) 16	Rochdale	0–0	Newport County	showRochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2842

26 November 1976 (1976 -11-26) 17	Huddersfield Town	2–1	Rochdale	showHuddersfield
	Johnson (pen.) Jones	Report		Stadium: Leeds Road Attendance: 5240

27 December 1976 (1976 -12-27) 18	Rochdale	0–1	Bradford City	showRochdale
		Report	Dolan 75'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2942

29 December 1976 (1976 -12-29) 19	Stockport County	0–1	Rochdale	showStockport
		Report	Mountford	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 3842

8 January 1977 (1977 -01-08) 20	Rochdale	1–0	Swansea City	showRochdale
	43'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1436

11 January 1977 (1977 -01-11) 21	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Rochdale	showDoncaster
	Kitchen (pen.) Miller	Report		Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 3008

15 January 1977 (1977 -01-15) 22	Cambridge United	0–0	Rochdale	showCambridge
		Report		Stadium: Abbey Stadium Attendance: 3607

22 January 1977 (1977 -01-22) 23	Rochdale	5–0	Scunthorpe United	showRochdale
	Peacock 25' (o.g.) Melledew 40' O'Loughlin 44' 84', 88'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1640

25 January 1977 (1977 -01-25) 24	Rochdale	2–3	Barnsley	showRochdale
	Mountford	Report	Peachey Joicey Mountford (o.g.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2474

29 January 1977 (1977 -01-29) 25	Torquay United	2–0	Rochdale	showTorquay
	Lee 1' Brown 88'	Report		Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 2453

5 February 1977 (1977 -02-05) 26	Colchester United	1–0	Rochdale	showColchester
	Dowman	Report		Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 4943

12 February 1977 (1977 -02-12) 27	Rochdale	4–1	Halifax Town	showRochdale
	Summerscales 25' 38' Helliwell 79' Mountford 85'	Report	Bullock 8'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2255

19 February 1977 (1977 -02-19) 28	Rochdale	1–2	Exeter City	showRochdale
	Whelan 75' (pen.)	Report	36' Beer 77'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1523

22 February 1977 (1977 -02-22) 29	Brentford	3–2	Rochdale	showBrentford
	Johnson 48' Phillips 67' Sweetzer 80'	Report	Melledew 32' Helliwell 90'	Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 3307

26 February 1977 (1977 -02-26) 30	Watford	3–1	Rochdale	showWatford
	Mercer 4', 48' Bond 9' (pen.)	Report	Melledew 85'	Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 6331

1 March 1977 (1977 -03-01) 31	Rochdale	3–0	Southport	showRochdale
	Whelan Melledew	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1153

5 March 1977 (1977 -03-05) 32	Rochdale	0–1	Crewe Alexandra	showRochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1609

12 March 1977 (1977 -03-12) 33	Bournemouth	1–1	Rochdale	showBournemouth
	Howarth 19'	Report	Dungworth 65'	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 3400

19 March 1977 (1977 -03-19) 34	Rochdale	0–3	Workington	showRochdale
		Report	17' 43' 80'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1737 Referee: DT Richardson

25 March 1977 (1977 -03-25) 35	Southend United	3–0	Rochdale	showSouthend-on-Sea
	52' Hadley 81' Moody 85' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 5677

2 April 1977 (1977 -04-02) 36	Rochdale	0–1	Hartlepool United	showRochdale
		Report	14'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 858

6 April 1977 (1977 -04-06) 37	Bradford City	3–0	Rochdale	showBradford
	Hutchins 6' McGinley 49' Cooke 59'	Report		Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 5263

9 April 1977 (1977 -04-09) 38	Rochdale	1–1	Stockport County	showRochdale
	Mountford 83'	Report	60'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1489

12 April 1977 (1977 -04-12) 39	Darlington	0–2	Rochdale	showDarlington
		Report	Dungworth O'Loughlin	Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 2586

16 April 1977 (1977 -04-16) 40	Rochdale	2–1	Aldershot	showRochdale
	37' (o.g.) Helliwell 41'	Report	Morrissey 87'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1038

23 April 1977 (1977 -04-23) 41	Newport County	3–0	Rochdale	showNewport
	Woods 32', 47', 89' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Somerton Park Attendance: 2206

26 April 1977 (1977 -04-26) 42	Rochdale	0–1	Torquay United	showRochdale
		Report	Brown	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 852

30 April 1977 (1977 -04-30) 43	Rochdale	2–2	Huddersfield Town	showRochdale
	Mountford 33', 65'	Report	Baines 31' Campbell 86'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1626

3 May 1977 (1977 -05-03) 44	Swansea City	3–2	Rochdale	showSwansea
	Curtis 20', 80' Charles 23'	Report	Mountford 73', 88'	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 10689

7 May 1977 (1977 -05-07) 45	Barnsley	2–0	Rochdale	showBarnsley
	Joicey 14' Warnock 76'	Report		Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 2531

14 May 1977 (1977 -05-14) 46	Rochdale	2–3	Brentford	showRochdale
	Dungworth 30' Mullen 60'	Report	Shrubb 50' McCulloch 53' Phillips 70'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 977

F.A. Cup[]

20 November 1977 (1977 -11-20) 1	Rochdale	1–1	Northwich Victoria	showRochdale
	Helliwell 60'	Report	Nieman 71'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3641

22 November 1977 (1977 -11-22) 1	Northwich Victoria	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Rochdale	showNorthwich
		Report		Stadium: Drill Field Attendance: 4273

29 November 1977 (1977 -11-29) 1	Northwich Victoria	2–1	Rochdale	showManchester
	Smith	Report	Tarbuck	Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 4909

League Cup[]

14 August 1977 (1977 -08-14) 1	Rochdale	0–1	Blackburn Rovers	showRochdale
		Report	Svarc 52'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3547

18 August 1977 (1977 -08-18) 1	Blackburn Rovers	4–1 (5–1 agg.)	Rochdale	showBlackburn
	Hird Beamish Svarc	Report	Melledew	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 5232

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References[]

^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
^ "The English National Football Archive". www.enfa.co.uk.

[1] Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097

[2] "The English National Football Archive". www.enfa.co.uk.

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