1977–78 Rochdale A.F.C. season

English football club season April 2022 Rochdale 1977–78 Brian GreenMike Ferguson League Division Four 24th FA Cup 1st Round League Cup 2nd Round Terry Owen Terry Owen 1976–77 1978–79 The 1977–78 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 71st in existence and their 4th consecutive in the Football League Fourth Division. Statistics Division 4 F.A. Cup League Cup ENG GK Mike Poole 24+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 ENG DF Paul Hallows 37+0 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 ENG MF Nigel O'Loughlin 43+0 5 1+0 0 3+0 0 ENG MF Tony Morrin 28+1 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 ENG DF Bobby Scott 40+0 1 1+0 0 3+0 0 ENG DF Ian Bannon 42+1 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 ENG FW Steve Melledew 34+1 7 1+0 0 3+0 0 ENG MF Ian Seddon 30+1 3 0+0 0 3+0 0 ENG FW Bob Mountford 4+0 1 0+0 0 3+0 1 ENG MF Dave Esser 40+1 7 1+0 0 3+0 1 ENG MF Alan Tarbuck 26+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 1 ENG DF Billy Boslem 21+2 0 1+0 0 0+2 0 ENG MF Ted Oliver 9+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 ENG DF Paul Cuddy 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 ENG FW Terry Owen 39+3 9 1+0 2 0+0 0 ENG GK Chris Shyne 8+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 ENG MF Bobby Scaife 34+0 6 1+0 0 0+0 0 ENG MF Steve Shaw 6+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 ENG MF Adie Green 7+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 ENG MF Bobby Hoy 9+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 ENG DF Brian Hart 8+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 ENG GK Andy Slack 14+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 ENG FW Mark Hilditch 2+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 ENG MF John Price 1+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 ENG MF Bobby Finc 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 |} Final League Table 1977–78 Football League Fourth Division Fourth Division ROC Competitions Football League Fourth Division 1977–78 Football League 1977 8 20 y 1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/barnsley-v-rochdale-20-august-1977-44228/ Barnsley 4–0 Rochdale Little 5Murphy 18 pen.Joicey 77Price 89 Oakwell Barnsley 3901 L 1977 8 27 y 2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-darlington-27-august-1977-44253/ Rochdale 2–0 Darlington Seddon 69Mountford 85Hallows 0 89 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1295 W 1977 9 3 y 3 https://www.11v11.com/matches/grimsby-town-v-rochdale-03-september-1977-44264/ Grimsby Town 2–1 Rochdale Partridge 89 pen.Waters 90 Seddon 6 Blundell Park Cleethorpes 2731 L 1977 9 10 y 4 https://www.11v11.com/matches/swansea-city-v-rochdale-10-september-1977-44281/ Swansea City 3–0 Rochdale May 1Charles 68Curtis 88 Mountford 0 45 Vetch Field Swansea 4750 L 1977 9 13 y 5 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-brentford-13-september-1977-44292/ Rochdale 1–2 Brentford Owen 51 McCulloch 31Kruse 60 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1164 L 1977 9 17 y 6 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-newport-county-17-september-1977-44306/ Rochdale 0–1 Newport County Woods 35 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1114 L 1977 9 24 y 7 https://www.11v11.com/matches/aldershot-v-rochdale-24-september-1977-44311/ Aldershot 2–0 Rochdale Brodie 14Crosby 88 Recreation Ground Aldershot 3633 L 1977 9 27 y 8 https://www.11v11.com/matches/hartlepool-united-v-rochdale-27-september-1977-44325/ Hartlepool United 1–0 Rochdale Ayre Victoria Park Hartlepool 3389 L 1977 10 1 y 9 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-watford-01-october-1977-44342/ Rochdale 2–3 Watford Melledew 40Pritchett 60 o.g. Joslyn 8Mercer 50Mayes 63 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1278 L 1977 10 4 y 10 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-halifax-town-04-october-1977-44352/ Rochdale 3–1 Halifax Town Owen 16Melledew 59 90 Alcock Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1201 W 1977 10 7 y 11 https://www.11v11.com/matches/stockport-county-v-rochdale-07-october-1977-44358/ Stockport County 2–0 Rochdale Prudham Thompson Edgeley Park Stockport 4927 L 1977 10 11 y 12 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-rochdale-11-october-1977-44369/ Northampton Town 3–1 Rochdale Christie Reilly Melledew County Ground Northampton 2965 L 1977 10 15 y 13 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-doncaster-rovers-15-october-1977-44380/ Rochdale 3–1 Doncaster Rovers Melledew 63Owen 67Esser 72 Hemsley 2 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1963 W 1977 10 17 y 14 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-huddersfield-town-17-october-1977-44383/ Rochdale 0–0 Huddersfield Town Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2489 D GP Owen 1977 10 21 y 15 https://www.11v11.com/matches/york-city-v-rochdale-21-october-1977-44386/ York City 2–2 Rochdale Hutt Holmes Scaife Melledew Bootham Crescent York 1669 D 1977 10 29 y 16 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-northampton-town-29-october-1977-44405/ Rochdale 1–1 Northampton Town O'Loughlin 72 pen. Farrington 90 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1198 D 1977 11 5 y 17 https://www.11v11.com/matches/crewe-alexandra-v-rochdale-05-november-1977-44412/ Crewe Alexandra 2–1 Rochdale Hallows 33 o.g.Mason 82 Seddon 10 Gresty Road Crewe 2378 L 1977 11 12 y 18 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-afc-bournemouth-12-november-1977-44429/ Rochdale 1–1 Bournemouth Owen 42 Showers 41 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 962 D 1977 11 19 y 19 https://www.11v11.com/matches/scunthorpe-united-v-rochdale-19-november-1977-44440/ Scunthorpe United 1–0 Rochdale Kilmore 10 Old Show Ground Scunthorpe 2204 L 1977 12 3 y 20 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-southend-united-03-december-1977-44453/ Rochdale 1–2 Southend United Scaife 25 Laverick 65Parker 73 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 902 L 1977 12 10 y 21 https://www.11v11.com/matches/torquay-united-v-rochdale-10-december-1977-44467/ Torquay United 3–0 Rochdale Brown 35Coffill 76Downs 80 Plainmoor Torquay 2144 L 1977 12 17 y 22 https://www.11v11.com/matches/halifax-town-v-rochdale-17-december-1977-44469/ Halifax Town 3–1 Rochdale Bullock 36Flavell 77Johnston 79 Scott 4 0 75 The Shay Halifax 1918 L 1977 12 26 y 23 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-wimbledon-26-december-1977-44478/ Rochdale 3–0 Wimbledon Scaife 45 54O'Loughlin 75 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1283 W 1977 12 28 y 24 https://www.11v11.com/matches/reading-v-rochdale-28-december-1977-44493/ Reading 4–3 Rochdale Kearns Scott o.g.Earles Owen Esser Elm Park Reading 5066 L 1977 12 31 y 25 https://www.11v11.com/matches/southport-v-rochdale-31-december-1977-44504/ Southport 3–1 Rochdale Ashworth 76Jones 84Gay 87 Esser 71 Haig Avenue Southport 1908 L 1978 1 2 y 26 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-crewe-alexandra-02-january-1978-44513/ Rochdale 0–2 Crewe Alexandra Davies Coyne Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1441 L 1978 1 7 y 27 https://www.11v11.com/matches/huddersfield-town-v-rochdale-07-january-1978-44522/ Huddersfield Town 3–1 Rochdale Butler 28Mountford 56 74 Scaife 72 Leeds Road Huddersfield 5486 L 1978 1 14 y 28 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-barnsley-14-january-1978-44536/ Rochdale 1–1 Barnsley Owen 44 Hinch 52 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2668 D 1978 1 24 y 29 https://www.11v11.com/matches/darlington-v-rochdale-24-january-1978-44545/ Darlington 1–0 Rochdale Cochrane Feethams Darlington 1578 L 1978 2 11 y 30 https://www.11v11.com/matches/newport-county-v-rochdale-11-february-1978-44563/ Newport County 3–0 Rochdale Goddard 64 74 75 pen. Somerton Park Newport 4288 L 1978 2 25 y 31 https://www.11v11.com/matches/watford-v-rochdale-25-february-1978-44582/ Watford 1–0 Rochdale Jenkins 1 Vicarage Road Watford 10139 L 1978 2 27 y 32 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-swansea-city-27-february-1978-44583/ Rochdale 2–1 Swansea City Hoy 3Melledew 53 Curtis 11 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1057 W 1978 3 4 y 33 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-stockport-county-04-march-1978-44603/ Rochdale 2–1 Stockport County Owen 3O'Loughlin 72 pen. Howard 70Summerbee 0 83 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2278 W 1978 3 6 y 34 https://www.11v11.com/matches/brentford-v-rochdale-06-march-1978-44605/ Brentford 4–0 Rochdale McCulloch 13Phillips 34Sweetzer 59Lloyd 83 Griffin Park Brentford 7215 L 1978 3 10 y 35 https://www.11v11.com/matches/doncaster-rovers-v-rochdale-10-march-1978-44617/ Doncaster Rovers 1–1 Rochdale R. Owen T. Owen Belle Vue Doncaster 2755 D 1978 3 18 y 36 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-york-city-18-march-1978-44645/ Rochdale 1–2 York City O'Loughlin 64 pen. Randall 15 60 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1046 L 1978 3 20 y 37 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-grimsby-town-20-march-1978-44647/ Rochdale 1–3 Grimsby Town Scaife Drinkell Ford Waters Spotland Stadium Rochdale 787 L 1978 3 27 y 38 https://www.11v11.com/matches/wimbledon-v-rochdale-27-march-1978-44676/ Wimbledon 5–1 Rochdale Cork 11 85Leslie 45Bryant 62Parsons 90 Esser Plough Lane Wimbledon 2737 L 1978 4 1 y 39 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-southport-01-april-1978-44690/ Rochdale 2–1 Southport Esser 26 50 O'Neil 77 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 966 W 1978 4 4 y 40 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-hartlepool-united-04-april-1978-44700/ Rochdale 0–1 Hartlepool United Houchen Spotland Stadium Rochdale 972 L 1978 4 8 y 41 https://www.11v11.com/matches/afc-bournemouth-v-rochdale-08-april-1978-44707/ Bournemouth 1–0 Rochdale Showers 48 Dean Court Bournemouth 2549 L 1978 4 15 y 42 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-scunthorpe-united-15-april-1978-44732/ Rochdale 1–1 Scunthorpe United Hallows 43 O'Donnell 77 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 857 D 1978 4 21 y 43 https://www.11v11.com/matches/southend-united-v-rochdale-21-april-1978-44743/ Southend United 3–1 Rochdale Goodwin 32Morris 33Parker 47 Esser 86 Roots Hall Southend-on-Sea 11565 L 1978 4 24 y 44 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-reading-24-april-1978-44755/ Rochdale 1–0 Reading Hilditch Spotland Stadium Rochdale 734 W 1978 4 29 y 45 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-torquay-united-29-april-1978-44775/ Rochdale 1–3 Torquay United O'Loughlin 41 pen. Dunne 55 pen 60Cooper 72 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 742 L 1978 5 1 y 46 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-aldershot-01-may-1978-44779/ Rochdale 0–0 Aldershot Spotland Stadium Rochdale 923 D F.A. Cup 1977–78 FA Cup 1977 11 26 y 1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/scarborough-v-rochdale-26-november-1977-214201/ Scarborough 4–2 Rochdale Dunn 12Smith 33 42 49 Owen 40 49 Athletic Ground Scarborough 4798 L League Cup 1977–78 Football League Cup 1977 8 13 y 1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-halifax-town-13-august-1977-30054/ Rochdale 1–1 Halifax Town Esser 0 43Tarbuck 89 Lawson 0 33 Horsfall 58 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 1512 D 1977 8 16 y 1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/halifax-town-v-rochdale-16-august-1977-30084/ Halifax Town 1–2 Rochdale Lawson 85 Esser 18Mountford 47 The Shay Halifax 1784 W 2–3 1977 8 31 y 2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-leeds-united-31-august-1977-30129/ Rochdale 0–3 Leeds United Jordan 13Cherry 61Harris 65 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 8664 L RN Perkin Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. 1874427097 https://www.enfa.co.uk/ The English National Football Archive Enfa.co.uk 2022-04-27 3 September 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210903015049/http://enfa.co.uk/ dead April 2022 References Category:Rochdale A.F.C. seasons Rochdale