1960–61 Rochdale A.F.C. season

English football club season April 2022 Rochdale 1960–61 Tony Collins Spotland Stadium Division 4 17th F.A. Cup 1st Round Ronnie Cairns Ronnie Cairns 1959–60 1961–62 The 1960–61 season was Rochdale A.F.C.'s 54th in existence and their second in the Football League Fourth Division. Statistics Division 4 F.A. Cup League Cup Lancashire Cup ENG GK Jimmy Jones 17 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 ENG DF Stanley Milburn 37 2 2 0 4 0 0 0 WAL DF Dai Powell 17 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 ENG MF Ron Phoenix 41 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 ENG DF Ray Aspden 43 0 2 0 4 0 2 0 ENG MF Alan Bushby 21 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 ENG MF Ron Barnes 45 1 2 0 4 2 2 0 ENG FW Stan Hepton 43 12 2 0 4 2 1 1 ENG FW Frank Lord 31 17 2 0 3 2 0 0 ENG FW Ronnie Cairns 45 20 2 1 4 1 2 0 ENG MF Jim Brown 24 3 0 0 3 0 1 0 ENG DF Norman Bodell 24 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 WAL DF Jack Edwards 30 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 SCO GK Joffre Mckay 9 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 ENG FW Jack Pollitt 6 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 ENG MF Ken McDowall 6 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 ENG DF Bryn Owen 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 ENG MF John Hardman 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 ENG FW Joe Richardson 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 ENG MF Tony Collins 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ENG GK Ted Burgin 20 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 NIR FW Ollie Norris 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 ENG MF Jimmy Thompson 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ENG FW Brian Birch 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ENG MF Jim Sanders 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 |} Final League Table 1960–61 Football League Fourth Division Fourth Division ROC Competitions Football League Fourth Division 1960–61 Football League 1960 8 20 y 1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/stockport-county-v-rochdale-20-august-1960-34900/ Stockport County 1–0 Rochdale Fletcher 10 Edgeley Park Stockport 6617 L J Powell 1960 8 22 y 2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/mansfield-town-v-rochdale-22-august-1960-34906/ Mansfield Town 0–2 Rochdale Brown Lord Field Mill Mansfield 8130 W 1960 8 27 y 3 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-exeter-city-27-august-1960-34924/ Rochdale 3–1 Exeter City Hepton 26Lord 70 82 Wilkinson 66 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3099 W E Crawford 1960 8 30 y 4 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-mansfield-town-30-august-1960-34931/ Rochdale 1–2 Mansfield Town Lord 87 Wagstaff Spotland Stadium Rochdale 5547 L 1960 9 3 y 5 https://www.11v11.com/matches/peterborough-united-v-rochdale-03-september-1960-34946/ Peterborough United 4–3 Rochdale Hails 13McNamee 48Smith 72 pen. 89 pen. Lord 23 81Cairns 61 London Road Stadium Peterborough 14285 L JK Taylor 1960 9 6 y 6 https://www.11v11.com/matches/carlisle-united-v-rochdale-06-september-1960-34953/ Carlisle United 1–2 Rochdale Smith Lord Cairns Brunton Park Carlisle 5262 W K Howley 1960 9 10 y 7 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-southport-10-september-1960-34970/ Rochdale 0–1 Southport Booth 73 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4654 L WT Surtees 1960 9 13 y 8 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-carlisle-united-13-september-1960-34982/ Rochdale 2–1 Carlisle United Lord Walker 58 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4023 W 1960 9 17 y 9 https://www.11v11.com/matches/darlington-v-rochdale-17-september-1960-34991/ Darlington 1–0 Rochdale Baxter 56 pen. Feethams Darlington 4641 L P Rhodes 1960 9 20 y 10 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-oldham-athletic-20-september-1960-35005/ Rochdale 3–0 Oldham Athletic Cairns Lord Ferguson o.g. Spotland Stadium Rochdale 7353 W 1960 9 24 y 11 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-crystal-palace-24-september-1960-35018/ Rochdale 2–2 Crystal Palace Hepton 41 68 Petchey 10Summersby 19 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4819 D J Bellwood 1960 9 27 y 12 https://www.11v11.com/matches/oldham-athletic-v-rochdale-27-september-1960-35029/ Oldham Athletic 0–2 Rochdale Lord Brown Boundary Park Oldham 6477 W 1960 10 1 y 13 https://www.11v11.com/matches/doncaster-rovers-v-rochdale-01-october-1960-35038/ Doncaster Rovers 3–2 Rochdale Broadbent 23 40Walker 53 Cairns 47 81 Belle Vue Doncaster 3798 L K Stokes 1960 10 3 y 14 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-hartlepools-united-03-october-1960-35048/ Rochdale 4–0 Hartlepools United Lord 50 70 82Brown 88 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3852 W A Holland 1960 10 8 y 15 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-chester-08-october-1960-35063/ Rochdale 2–0 Chester Lord 41Hepton 49 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3826 W M Dixon 1960 10 15 y 16 https://www.11v11.com/matches/crewe-alexandra-v-rochdale-15-october-1960-35072/ Crewe Alexandra 3–0 Rochdale Riley 48Llewellyn 80Wheatley 88 Gresty Road Crewe 7256 L H Horner 1960 10 22 y 17 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-york-city-22-october-1960-35087/ Rochdale 0–0 York City Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4889 D PH Carr 1960 10 29 y 18 https://www.11v11.com/matches/accrington-stanley-v-rochdale-29-october-1960-35091/ Accrington Stanley 2–0 Rochdale Hudson 10Devine 12 Peel Park Accrington 4243 L JE Carr 1960 11 12 y 19 https://www.11v11.com/matches/barrow-v-rochdale-12-november-1960-35105/ Barrow 1–0 Rochdale Lowes 62 Holker Street Barrow-in-Furness 3801 L A Jobling 1960 11 19 y 20 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-gillingham-19-november-1960-35123/ Rochdale 2–0 Gillingham Cairns 9 58 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3044 W W Robinson 1960 12 3 y 21 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-northampton-town-03-december-1960-35136/ Rochdale 1–1 Northampton Town Lord 30 Lines 40 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2173 D P Rhodes 1960 12 10 y 22 https://www.11v11.com/matches/aldershot-v-rochdale-10-december-1960-35140/ Aldershot 3–0 Rochdale Richards 24 46 84 Recreation Ground Aldershot 4930 L DW Smith 1960 12 26 y 23 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-wrexham-26-december-1960-35171/ Rochdale 2–1 Wrexham Milburn pen.Cairns Roberts Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3305 W 1960 12 27 y 24 https://www.11v11.com/matches/wrexham-v-rochdale-27-december-1960-35184/ Wrexham 2–0 Rochdale Metcalf Harbertson Racecourse Ground Wrexham 6754 L 1960 12 31 y 25 https://www.11v11.com/matches/exeter-city-v-rochdale-31-december-1960-35190/ Exeter City 1–0 Rochdale Wilkinson 30 St James Park Exeter 4365 L GW Thorpe 1961 1 7 y 26 https://www.11v11.com/matches/bradford-park-avenue-v-rochdale-07-january-1961-35200/ Bradford Park Avenue 2–1 Rochdale Gibson 34Buchanan 87 Aspden 0 55Cairns 88 Park Avenue Bradford 7375 L W Robinson 1961 1 14 y Abandoned Rochdale 1–0 Peterborough United Hepton Spotland Stadium Rochdale 5424 P 1961 1 21 y 27 https://www.11v11.com/matches/southport-v-rochdale-21-january-1961-35224/ Southport 0–1 Rochdale Hepton 40 Haig Avenue Southport 3135 W W Crossley 1961 1 28 y 28 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-millwall-28-january-1961-35231/ Rochdale 4–0 Millwall Hepton 5Collins 72Lord 82Cairns 87 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2840 W A Holland 1961 2 4 y 29 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-darlington-04-february-1961-35240/ Rochdale 1–0 Darlington Hepton 47 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3171 W H Webb 1961 2 11 y 30 https://www.11v11.com/matches/crystal-palace-v-rochdale-11-february-1961-35248/ Crystal Palace 4–1 Rochdale Heckman 19Bushby 46 o.g.Gavin 55 87 Cairns 36 Selhurst Park London 17675 L MA Fussey 1961 2 18 y 31 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-doncaster-rovers-18-february-1961-35263/ Rochdale 2–1 Doncaster Rovers Norris 14Cairns 74 Brettell 31 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3173 W LJ Tirebuck 1961 2 25 y 32 https://www.11v11.com/matches/chester-v-rochdale-25-february-1961-35272/ Chester 3–1 Rochdale Clempson 11Hughes 55 pen.Cooper 89 Pollitt 15 Sealand Road Chester 3877 L H Horner 1961 3 4 y 33 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-crewe-alexandra-04-march-1961-35287/ Rochdale 3–0 Crewe Alexandra Hepton 20Cairns 32 49 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4035 W 1961 3 11 y 34 https://www.11v11.com/matches/york-city-v-rochdale-11-march-1961-35305/ York City 2–0 Rochdale Wragg 55 87 pen. Bootham Crescent York 5477 L 1961 3 18 y 35 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-accrington-stanley-18-march-1961-35318/ Rochdale 3–2 Accrington Stanley Cairns 20 48Hepton 56 Swindells 29Smith 59 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4067 W 1961 3 25 y 36 https://www.11v11.com/matches/millwall-v-rochdale-25-march-1961-35332/ Millwall 4–1 Rochdale Broadfoot 15 53 87 88 Milburn 80 pen. The Den London 7126 L 1961 3 31 y 37 https://www.11v11.com/matches/workington-v-rochdale-31-march-1961-35346/ Workington 3–0 Rochdale Dixon Harburn Borough Park Workington 2871 L 1961 4 1 y 38 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-barrow-01-april-1961-35355/ Rochdale 0–0 Barrow Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2785 D 1961 4 3 y 39 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-workington-03-april-1961-35368/ Rochdale 2–0 Workington Cairns Hepton Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3086 W 1961 4 8 y 40 https://www.11v11.com/matches/gillingham-v-rochdale-08-april-1961-35376/ Gillingham 0–0 Rochdale Priestfield Stadium Gillingham 4807 D 1961 4 10 y 41 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-stockport-county-10-april-1961-35382/ Rochdale 1–1 Stockport County Hepton Porteous pen. Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3215 D 1961 4 15 y 42 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-bradford-park-avenue-15-april-1961-35394/ Rochdale 2–3 Bradford Park Avenue Hepton 33Thompson 74 pen. Spratt 26 pen.Gibson 30Walker 78 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 5342 L 1961 4 18 y 43 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-peterborough-united-18-april-1961-35401/ Rochdale 2–2 Peterborough United Cairns Smith Bly Spotland Stadium Rochdale 5424 D 1961 4 22 y 44 https://www.11v11.com/matches/northampton-town-v-rochdale-22-april-1961-35414/ Northampton Town 5–1 Rochdale Brown 34 80Moran 68 75 82 Cairns 82 County Ground Northampton 9535 L 1961 4 24 y 45 https://www.11v11.com/matches/hartlepools-united-v-rochdale-24-april-1961-35420/ Hartlepools United 2–0 Rochdale Parkes Victoria Park Hartlepool 3771 L 1961 4 29 y 46 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-aldershot-29-april-1961-35436/ Rochdale 1–1 Aldershot Barnes 33 Matthews 76 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 2648 D F.A. Cup 1960–61 FA Cup 1960 11 5 y 1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/crewe-alexandra-v-rochdale-05-november-1960-211484/ Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Rochdale Coleman 72 Pollitt 29 Spotland Stadium Rochdale 8923 D FP Clarke 1960 11 8 y 1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-crewe-alexandra-08-november-1960-211512/ Rochdale 1–2 Crewe Alexandra Cairns Stark Riley Gresty Road Crewe 7148 L League Cup 1960–61 Football League Cup 1960 10 10 y 1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-scunthorpe-united-10-october-1960-28054/ Rochdale 1–1 Scunthorpe United Lord Bonson Spotland Stadium Rochdale 4274 D 1960 10 20 y 1 https://www.11v11.com/matches/scunthorpe-united-v-rochdale-20-october-1960-28088/ Scunthorpe United 0–1 Rochdale Hepton Old Show Ground Scunthorpe 5727 W 1960 10 25 y 2 https://www.11v11.com/matches/rochdale-v-southend-united-25-october-1960-28099/ Rochdale 5–2 Southend United Hepton 33Lord 44Cairns 73Barnes 87 88 Houghton 25Laverty Spotland Stadium Rochdale 3591 W 1960 11 21 y 3 https://www.11v11.com/matches/blackburn-rovers-v-rochdale-21-november-1960-28126/ Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Rochdale Crowe 2 86 Richardson 44 Ewood Park Blackburn 6316 L Lancashire Cup 1960 11 14 y Manchester City 0–1 Rochdale Hepton Maine Road Manchester 2500 W 1961 2 21 y Burnley 3–0 Rochdale Turf Moor Rochdale 4416 L 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 April 2022 References Category:Rochdale A.F.C. seasons Rochdale