1981–82 Rochdale A.F.C. season

English football club season April 2022 Rochdale 1981–82 Peter Madden League Division Four 21st FA Cup 1st Round League Cup 1st Round Mark Hilditch Mark Hilditch 1980–81 1982–83 The 1981–82 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 75th in existence and their 8th consecutive in the Football League Fourth Division. Statistics Division 4 F.A. Cup League Cup Rose Bowl SCO GK Graeme Crawford 19+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 ENG DF Alan Weir 32+2 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 ENG DF Eric Snookes 44+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 ENG MF Terry Dolan 42+1 1 3+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 ENG DF Brian Taylor 37+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 WAL DF Terry Cooper 35+0 2 3+0 0 2+0 1 1+0 0 ENG MF Neville Hamilton 20+1 1 0+0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 ENG MF Nigel O'Loughlin 32+1 5 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 ENG MF Dave Esser 20+4 0 2+1 2 2+0 0 1+0 0 ENG FW Barry Wellings 45+1 11 3+0 0 2+0 1 1+0 0 ENG MF Eugene Martinez 42+1 9 3+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 ENG FW Mark Hilditch 38+2 14 3+0 0 2+0 1 0+1 1 ENG GK Mike Poole 27+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+1 0 ENG DF Peter Burke 27+0 0 3+0 1 1+0 0 0+1 0 ENG FW Dave Goodwin 34+5 6 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 ENG MF Steve Warriner 7+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 ENG DF Bill Williams 4+2 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 ENG MF David Thompson 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 |} Final League Table 1981–82 Football League Fourth Division Fourth Division ROC Competitions Football League Fourth Division 1981–82 Football League 1981 8 29 y 1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/bury-v-rochdale-29-august-1981-46440/ Bury 3–0 Rochdale Madden 8Hilton 11Johnson 25 Gigg Lane Bury 3925 L 1981 9 5 y 2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-hartlepool-united-05-september-1981-46456/ Rochdale 2–1 Hartlepool United Martinez 36Goodwin 89 Houchen 11 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1481 W DW Civil 1981 9 12 y 3 https://www.11v11.com/matches/peterborough-united-v-rochdale-12-september-1981-46467/ Peterborough United 5–1 Rochdale Quow 5Cooke 17 48 78Slack 89 Wellings 32 pen. London Road Stadium Peterborough 3768 L 1981 9 19 y 4 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-port-vale-19-september-1981-46481/ Rochdale 1–2 Port Vale O'Loughlin 58 Keenan 53 Deakin 88 pen. Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1824 L 1981 9 22 y 5 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-blackpool-22-september-1981-46490/ Rochdale 0–0 Blackpool Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2763 D 1981 9 26 y 6 https://www.11v11.com/matches/afc-bournemouth-v-rochdale-26-september-1981-46498/ Bournemouth 1–0 Rochdale Dawtry 7 Dean Court Bournemouth 5146 L 1981 9 30 y 7 https://www.11v11.com/matches/bradford-city-v-rochdale-30-september-1981-46516/ Bradford City 2–0 Rochdale Gallagher 25McNiven 37 Valley Parade Bradford 5388 L 1981 10 4 y 8 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-aldershot-04-october-1981-46529/ Rochdale 0–0 Aldershot Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1821 D 1981 10 11 y 9 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-colchester-united-11-october-1981-46542/ Rochdale 1–2 Colchester United Wellings 50 Allinson 64McDonough 83 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1366 L 1981 10 17 y 10 https://www.11v11.com/matches/halifax-town-v-rochdale-17-october-1981-46549/ Halifax Town 0–0 Rochdale The Shay Halifax 2140 D 1981 10 21 y 11 https://www.11v11.com/matches/crewe-alexandra-v-rochdale-21-october-1981-46566/ Crewe Alexandra 1–2 Rochdale Palios 67 Goodwin 42Wellings 48 Gresty Road Crewe 1827 W 1981 10 24 y 12 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-stockport-county-24-october-1981-46577/ Rochdale 4–1 Stockport County Martinez 2 3Hilditch 40Goodwin 48 Fowler 30 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1778 W 1981 10 31 y 13 https://www.11v11.com/matches/darlington-v-rochdale-31-october-1981-46585/ Darlington 2–0 Rochdale Wicks 2Hamilton 42 Feethams Darlington 1454 L 1981 11 3 y 14 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-tranmere-rovers-03-november-1981-46597/ Rochdale 0–0 Tranmere Rovers Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1663 D 1981 11 8 y 15 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-torquay-united-08-november-1981-46615/ Rochdale 1–0 Torquay United Goodwin 53 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1790 W 1981 11 14 y 16 https://www.11v11.com/matches/mansfield-town-v-rochdale-14-november-1981-46624/ Mansfield Town 4–3 Rochdale Parkinson 44 pen.Bell 55 74Morgan 71 Hilditch 25 79Wellings 75 pen. Field Mill Mansfield 2300 L 1981 11 28 y 17 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-wigan-athletic-28-november-1981-46638/ Rochdale 1–1 Wigan Athletic Hilditch 42Snookes 0 60 Bradd 45 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2765 D MR Baker 1981 12 5 y 18 https://www.11v11.com/matches/hereford-united-v-rochdale-05-december-1981-46643/ Hereford United 0–0 Rochdale Edgar Street Hereford 2312 D 1982 1 13 y 19 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-halifax-town-13-january-1982-46663/ Rochdale 0–1 Halifax Town Davison Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1122 L 1982 1 16 y 20 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-sheffield-united-16-january-1982-46666/ Rochdale 0–1 Sheffield United Edwards 65 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3966 L 1982 1 23 y 21 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-bury-23-january-1982-46678/ Rochdale 1–1 Bury Martinez 79 Johnson 35 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3583 D 1982 1 30 y 22 https://www.11v11.com/matches/port-vale-v-rochdale-30-january-1982-46694/ Port Vale 1–1 Rochdale Tartt 4 Martinez 5 Vale Park Stoke-on-Trent 3835 D 1982 2 6 y 23 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-peterborough-united-06-february-1982-46713/ Rochdale 1–1 Peterborough United Hamilton 41 Cooke 78 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1241 D 1982 2 10 y 24 https://www.11v11.com/matches/blackpool-v-rochdale-10-february-1982-46725/ Blackpool 1–1 Rochdale Entwistle 44 Hilditch 1 Bloomfield Road Blackpool 3294 D 1982 2 14 y 25 https://www.11v11.com/matches/aldershot-v-rochdale-14-february-1982-46738/ Aldershot 2–2 Rochdale French 75 90 Cooper 10Hilditch 50 Recreation Ground Aldershot 2079 D 1982 2 20 y 26 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-afc-bournemouth-20-february-1982-46755/ Rochdale 0–1 Bournemouth Heffernan 59 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1295 L 1982 2 26 y 27 https://www.11v11.com/matches/colchester-united-v-rochdale-26-february-1982-46763/ Colchester United 3–2 Rochdale Adcock 13 88Bremner 29 O'Loughlin 28Hilditch 75 Layer Road Colchester 2760 L 1982 3 2 y 28 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-rochdale-02-march-1982-46776/ Northampton Town 2–1 Rochdale Massey 59Gage 79 O'Loughlin 63 County Ground Northampton 1916 L 1982 3 9 y 29 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-crewe-alexandra-09-march-1982-46795/ Rochdale 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Goodwin 44 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1060 W 1982 3 12 y 30 https://www.11v11.com/matches/stockport-county-v-rochdale-12-march-1982-46805/ Stockport County 0–4 Rochdale Martinez 22Hilditch 35 60Wellings 81 Edgeley Park Stockport 2079 W 1982 3 16 y 31 https://www.11v11.com/matches/tranmere-rovers-v-rochdale-16-march-1982-46821/ Tranmere Rovers 2–0 Rochdale Kerr 55 58 Prenton Park Birkenhead 1141 L 1982 3 20 y 32 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-darlington-20-march-1982-46832/ Rochdale 3–2 Darlington O'Loughlin 44Wellings 65 pen.Hilditch 86 Speedie 30 57 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1252 W 1982 3 27 y 33 https://www.11v11.com/matches/torquay-united-v-rochdale-27-march-1982-46853/ Torquay United 2–1 Rochdale Cox 23Cooper 53 Hilditch 3 Plainmoor Torquay 1468 L 1982 3 31 y 34 https://www.11v11.com/matches/hartlepool-united-v-rochdale-31-march-1982-46859/ Hartlepool United 1–1 Rochdale Brown 12 Wellings 77 pen. Victoria Park Hartlepool 1259 D 1982 4 3 y 35 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-mansfield-town-03-april-1982-46870/ Rochdale 1–1 Mansfield Town Hilditch 19Cooper 0 88 Parkinson 26 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1276 D 1982 4 6 y 36 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-hull-city-06-april-1982-46876/ Rochdale 0–1 Hull City Mutrie 80 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1738 L 1982 4 10 y 37 https://www.11v11.com/matches/scunthorpe-united-v-rochdale-10-april-1982-46884/ Scunthorpe United 1–0 Rochdale Keeley 50 pen. Old Show Ground Scunthorpe 1742 L 1982 4 12 y 38 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-york-city-12-april-1982-46896/ Rochdale 2–0 York City Martinez 18Wellings 54 pen. Aitken Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1421 W 1982 4 17 y 39 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-hereford-united-17-april-1982-46913/ Rochdale 0–1 Hereford United Bartley 83 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1342 L 1982 4 20 y 40 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-scunthorpe-united-20-april-1982-46916/ Rochdale 1–1 Scunthorpe United Wellings 80 pen. Telfer 50 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1129 D 1982 4 24 y 41 https://www.11v11.com/matches/wigan-athletic-v-rochdale-24-april-1982-46930/ Wigan Athletic 1–1 Rochdale Houghton 73 Martinez 2 Springfield Park Wigan 6153 D KP Barratt 1982 4 27 y 42 https://www.11v11.com/matches/york-city-v-rochdale-27-april-1982-46936/ York City 1–2 Rochdale Walwyn 50 Hilditch 36 69 Bootham Crescent York 2089 W 1982 5 1 y 43 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-bradford-city-01-may-1982-46949/ Rochdale 1–1 Bradford City Dolan 43 pen. Staniforth 7 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3080 D 1982 5 4 y 44 https://www.11v11.com/matches/sheffield-united-v-rochdale-04-may-1982-46954/ Sheffield United 3–1 Rochdale Hatton 4Edwards 22 48 Wellings 44 Bramall Lane Sheffield 21140 L 1982 5 8 y 45 https://www.11v11.com/matches/hull-city-v-rochdale-08-may-1982-46967/ Hull City 2–1 Rochdale Marwood 22 84 Cooper 1 Boothferry Park Hull 3411 L 1982 5 15 y 46 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-northampton-town-15-may-1982-46985/ Rochdale 5–3 Northampton Town Martinez 6Wellings 37Warriner 57O'Loughlin 77Goodwin 79 Heeley 1Massey 34 pen.Sandy 43 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1056 W F.A. Cup 1981–82 FA Cup 1981 11 21 y 1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-hull-city-21-november-1981-214854/ Rochdale 2–2 Hull City Dolan 63Esser 83 McClaren 16Whitehurst 72 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2722 D 1981 11 24 y 1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/hull-city-v-rochdale-24-november-1981-214871/ Hull City 2–2 Rochdale Whitehurst 27Swann 117 Burke 47Esser 114 Boothferry Park yes Hull 4063 D 1981 11 30 y 1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/hull-city-v-rochdale-30-november-1981-214880/ Hull City 1–0 Rochdale McClaren 114 Elland Road yes Leeds 3628 L League Cup 1981–82 Football League Cup 1981 9 1 y 1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/huddersfield-town-v-rochdale-01-september-1981-30671/ Huddersfield Town 3–1 Rochdale Wilson Fletcher Cooper Leeds Road Huddersfield 6713 L 1981 9 15 y 1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-huddersfield-town-15-september-1981-30701/ Rochdale 2–4 Huddersfield Town Wellings Hilditch Fletcher Kindon Robins Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3775 L 3–7 Rose Bowl 1981 8 24 y 1 Rochdale 1–0 Oldham Athletic Hilditch Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2462 W Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. 1874427097 http://www.enfa.co.uk/ The English National Football Archive Enfa.co.uk 2022-04-27 19 September 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180919195109/http://enfa.co.uk/ dead April 2022 References Category:Rochdale A.F.C. seasons Rochdale