1984–85 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
1984–85 season
Manager	Vic Halom
League Division Four	17th
FA Cup	1st Round
League Cup	1st Round
Top goalscorer	League: Barry Diamond; All: Barry Diamond
	← 1983–84 1985–86 →

The 1984–85 season saw Rochdale compete in their 11th 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		Rose Bowl
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK		Steve Conroy	9	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		Steve Edwards	10	0	4+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Les Chapman	52	0	43+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Peter Farrell	8	0	4+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		Joe Cooke	49	3	41+0	3	1+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
	DF		Keith Hanvey	21	0	15+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		David Thompson	50	2	40+0	2	1+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Ged Keegan	7	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
	FW		Les Lawrence	21	5	15+0	4	1+0	0	2+0	1	0+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
	FW		Barry Diamond	52	18	43+0	15	1+0	0	2+0	1	2+0	0	3+0	2	1+0	0
	MF			50	6	40+1	5	1+0	1	0+1	0	3+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
	MF		Shaun Reid	27	1	19+2	1	0+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	2+1	0	0+0	0
	MF		Ian McMahon	45	4	36+2	4	0+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0	1+2	0	0+0	0
	DF		Bill Williams	32	0	24+1	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
	FW			2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	MF		Ian Griffiths	2	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK			27	0	24+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF			21	0	14+3	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	2+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Tommy English	3	1	3+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		John Pemberton	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Les Strong	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF			7	0	6+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF			3	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		John Seasman	9	0	8+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF			9	0	5+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW		Steve Taylor	33	14	30+0	12	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	2	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF			24	6	19+2	5	0+0	0	0+0	0	3+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Don McAllister	4	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK			20	0	19+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF			1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Tony Towers	2	0	1+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		David Grant	14	0	14+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Phil Dwyer	15	1	15+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF		Peter Robinson	12	0	9+3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF			1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF		Graham Hurst	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF			1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	0+0	0

Final League Table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GD	Pts
15	Wrexham	46	10	6	7	39	27	5	3	15	28	43	−3	54
16	Chester City	46	11	3	9	35	30	4	6	13	25	42	−12	54
17	Rochdale	46	8	7	8	33	30	5	7	11	22	39	−14	53
18	Exeter City	46	9	7	7	30	27	4	7	12	27	52	−22	53
19	Hartlepool United	46	10	6	7	34	29	4	4	15	20	38	−13	52

Source:^{[citation needed]}

Competitions[]

Football League Fourth Division[]

25 August 1984 (1984 -08-25) 1	Rochdale	0–1	Hereford United	showRochdale
		Report	Phillips 60'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1396 Referee: PN Willis

1 September 1984 (1984 -09-01) 2	Mansfield Town	5–1	Rochdale	showMansfield
	Vinter 15' Caldwell 44', 50' Kearney 57' Lowery 57'	Report	McMahon 3'	Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2627 Referee: DV Reeves

8 September 1984 (1984 -09-08) 3	Rochdale	0–2	Wrexham	showRochdale
		Report	Steel 32' Muldoon 72'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1162 Referee: JM Key

15 September 1984 (1984 -09-15) 4	Hartlepool United	0–2	Rochdale	showHartlepool
		Report	English 49' Lawrence 62'	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 1574 Referee: MP Scott

18 September 1984 (1984 -09-18) 5	Northampton Town	0–0	Rochdale	showNorthampton
		Report		Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 1653 Referee: DS Vickers

22 September 1984 (1984 -09-22) 6	Rochdale	0–0	Torquay United	showRochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1006 Referee: MJ Heath

29 September 1984 (1984 -09-29) 7	Tranmere Rovers	3–1	Rochdale	showBirkenhead
	Clarke 5', 32' Clayton 24'	Report	39'	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 1452 Referee: JB Worrall

2 October 1984 (1984 -10-02) 8	Rochdale	1–2	Aldershot	showRochdale
	Lawrence 10'	Report	Foyle 57' Foley 61'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 960 Referee: LM Robinson

5 October 1984 (1984 -10-05) 9	Stockport County	1–1	Rochdale	showStockport
	Evans 73'	Report	Lawrence 29' 33'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 2681 Referee: F Roberts

13 October 1984 (1984 -10-13) 10	Rochdale	1–2	Port Vale	showRochdale
	Cooke 37'	Report	O'Keefe 22' Brown 33'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1722 Referee: A Saunders

20 October 1984 (1984 -10-20) 11	Rochdale	2–1	Peterborough United	showRochdale
	Diamond 5', 23'	Report	20'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1063 Referee: KA Redfern

23 October 1984 (1984 -10-23) 12	Darlington	1–0	Rochdale	showDarlington
	Todd 90'	Report		Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 3344 Referee: CN Seel

27 October 1984 (1984 -10-27) 13	Crewe Alexandra	3–1	Rochdale	showCrewe
	Blissett 25', 70' Hart 76'	Report	Lawrence 65'	Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 2406 Referee: EJ Scales

3 November 1984 (1984 -11-03) 14	Rochdale	0–1	Swindon Town	showRochdale
		Report	Gordon 73'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1082 Referee: J Lovatt

6 November 1984 (1984 -11-06) 15	Rochdale	1–1	Bury	showRochdale
	Diamond 33' (pen.)	Report	Madden 26'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3380 Referee: NJ Ashley

10 November 1984 (1984 -11-10) 16	Exeter City	1–1	Rochdale	showExeter
	29'	Report	Thompson 54'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 2323 Referee: JC Deakin

24 November 1984 (1984 -11-24) 17	Rochdale	1–1	Colchester United	showRochdale
	Cooke 90'	Report	Groves 86'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1028 Referee: R Bridges

11 December 1984 (1984 -12-11) 18	Chester City	0–1	Rochdale	showChester
		Report	58'	Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 1209 Referee: D Hutchinson

15 December 1984 (1984 -12-15) 19	Rochdale	2–2	Southend United	showRochdale
	Taylor 64' Diamond 81'	Report	Pennyfather 3' Phillips 84'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1040 Referee: D Hutchinson

21 December 1984 (1984 -12-21) 20	Rochdale	3–1	Chesterfield	showRochdale
	Diamond 46' 80' McMahon 63' Taylor 33'	Report	Moss 13'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1177

26 December 1984 (1984 -12-26) 21	Blackpool	3–0	Rochdale	showBlackpool
	Stewart 34', 65' Windridge 56'	Report		Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 5641 Referee: DB Allison

1 January 1985 (1985 -01-01) 22	Rochdale	2–0	Halifax Town	showRochdale
	25' Taylor 76'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1671

2 February 1985 (1985 -02-02) 23	Rochdale	2–1	Tranmere Rovers	showRochdale
	67' Taylor 85'	Report	Clarke 52'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1249 Referee: JD Hough

9 February 1985 (1985 -02-09) 24	Torquay United	1–0	Rochdale	showTorquay
	Walsh 67'	Report		Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 1186 Referee: DA Hedges

16 February 1985 (1985 -02-16) 25	Rochdale	3–0	Northampton Town	showRochdale
	Thompson 40' Diamond 56', 86'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1228 Referee: NJ Ashley

23 February 1985 (1985 -02-23) 26	Swindon Town	2–1	Rochdale	showSwindon
	Gordon 35', 83'	Report	Reid 39'	Stadium: County Ground Attendance: 2938 Referee: DH Brazier

26 February 1985 (1985 -02-26) 27	Scunthorpe United	4–2	Rochdale	showScunthorpe
	Cammack 39', 60' Brolly 47', 84'	Report	Taylor 18', 69' Reid 90'	Stadium: Old Show Ground Attendance: 1694 Referee: GM Tyson

2 March 1985 (1985 -03-02) 28	Rochdale	1–3	Crewe Alexandra	showRochdale
	Diamond 58'	Report	Thomas 25', 63' Platt 44'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1483 Referee: A Saunders

5 March 1985 (1985 -03-05) 29	Rochdale	1–2	Darlington	showRochdale
	Taylor 76'	Report	Forster 30' Haire 85'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1341 Referee: MJ Heath

9 March 1985 (1985 -03-09) 30	Peterborough United	1–1	Rochdale	showPeterborough
	Pike 79' (pen.)	Report	Diamond 14'	Stadium: London Road Stadium Attendance: 2475 Referee: PW Vanes

16 March 1985 (1985 -03-16) 31	Port Vale	3–1	Rochdale	showStoke-on-Trent
	Griffiths 46' Kellock 70' (pen.) Brown 89'	Report	80'	Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 2788 Referee: HW King

29 March 1985 (1985 -03-29) 32	Bury	2–2	Rochdale	showBury
	Madden 57' Entwistle 85'	Report	44' Diamond 78'	Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4559 Referee: VG Callow

3 April 1985 (1985 -04-03) 33	Hereford United	1–2	Rochdale	showHereford
	Maddy 13'	Report	Larkin 51' (o.g.) 78'	Stadium: Edgar Street Attendance: 3426 Referee: MJ Cotton

6 April 1985 (1985 -04-06) 34	Rochdale	1–1	Blackpool	showRochdale
	Taylor 54'	Report	Windridge 70'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3555 Referee: NH Glover

8 April 1985 (1985 -04-08) 35	Halifax Town	0–2	Rochdale	showHalifax
		Report	3' McMahon 64'	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 1706 Referee: MP Scott

13 April 1985 (1985 -04-13) 36	Rochdale	2–0	Exeter City	showRochdale
	Diamond 16' McMahon 46'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1181 Referee: T Mills

19 April 1985 (1985 -04-19) 37	Colchester United	1–1	Rochdale	showColchester
	Parkinson 23'	Report	Diamond 13' (pen.)	Stadium: Layer Road Attendance: 1858 Referee: J Ball

23 April 1985 (1985 -04-23) 38	Wrexham	2–0	Rochdale	showWrexham
	Charles 51' Keay 54'	Report		Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 1335 Referee: J Ashworth

27 April 1985 (1985 -04-27) 39	Rochdale	1–2	Chester City	showRochdale
	Taylor 71'	Report	Sayer 15' Rimmer 28' (pen.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1358 Referee: D Hutchinson

30 April 1985 (1985 -04-30) 40	Rochdale	4–3	Hartlepool United	showRochdale
	Taylor 29' 44' 48' Brownlie 53' (o.g.)	Report	Dixon 63' (pen.) Dobson 83' Gavin 90'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 910 Referee: KW Baker

3 May 1985 (1985 -05-03) 41	Southend United	0–2	Rochdale	showSouthend-on-Sea
		Report	Dwyer 51' Taylor 67'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 1761 Referee: IJ Borrett

6 May 1985 (1985 -05-06) 42	Rochdale	3–3	Scunthorpe United	showRochdale
	Diamond 5' (pen.), 87' (pen.) Taylor 19'	Report	Cammack 56' (pen.), 58' (pen.) 90'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1482 Referee: F Roberts

8 May 1985 (1985 -05-08) 43	Rochdale	0–0	Stockport County	showRochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1399 Referee: LM Robinson

11 May 1985 (1985 -05-11) 44	Chesterfield	0–0	Rochdale	showChesterfield
		Report		Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground Attendance: 7006 Referee: A Seville

14 May 1985 (1985 -05-14) 45	Rochdale	2–1	Mansfield Town	showRochdale
	Diamond 21' (pen.) Cooke 90'	Report	Whatmore	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1098 Referee: RF Nixon

17 May 1985 (1985 -05-17) 46	Aldershot	5–0	Rochdale	showAldershot
	Coleman 49' Foyle 65', 81' 79', 88'	Report		Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 1572 Referee: BT Stevens

F.A. Cup[]

17 November 1984 (1984 -11-17) 1	Rochdale	1–2	Doncaster Rovers	showRochdale
	42'	Report	Philliben 30' Snodin 63' Harle	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2319 Referee: JE Bray

League Cup (Milk Cup)[]

27 August 1984 (1984 -08-27) 1	Stockport County	3–1	Rochdale	showStockport
	Coyle 35' Hendrie 81' Taylor 87'	Report	Lawrence 15'	Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 2274 Referee: JE Bray

4 September 1984 (1984 -09-04) 1	Rochdale	1–2 (2–5 agg.)	Stockport County	showRochdale
	Diamond 35' (pen.)	Report	Taylor 32' Buxton 71'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1211 Referee: MG Peck

Associate Members' Cup (Freight Rover Trophy)[]

5 February 1985 (1985 -02-05) 1	Rochdale	2–2	Preston North End	showRochdale
	Taylor 64' 90'	Report	Kelly 8' 31' Houston 52'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1093 Referee: J McAulay

19 February 1985 (1985 -02-19) 1	Preston North End	0–1 (2–3 agg.)	Rochdale	showPreston
		Report	Taylor	Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 1853 Referee: MG Peck

12 March 1985 (1985 -03-12) 2	Rochdale	0–1	Bolton Wanderers	showRochdale
		Report	Caldwell 90'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2650 Referee: PN Willis

Lancashire Cup[]

11 August 1984 (1984 -08-11)	Wigan Athletic	3–1	Rochdale	showWigan
	[[]] [[]] [[]]		Diamond	Stadium: Springfield Park Attendance: 1217

14 August 1984 (1984 -08-14)	Rochdale	1–0	Burnley	showRochdale
	Diamond			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1344

18 August 1984 (1984 -08-18)	Blackpool	1–0	Rochdale	showBlackpool
	[[]]			Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 1363

Rose Bowl[]

8 August 1984 (1984 -08-08)	Rochdale	0–0	Oldham Athletic	showRochdale
				Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1490

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References[]

^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
^ http://www.enfa.co.uk

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

[2] ttp://www.enfa.co.uk

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