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1969–70 Rochdale A.F.C. season

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Rochdale
1969–70 season
ManagerLen Richley
Dick Conner
League Division Three9th
FA Cup1st Round
League Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Reg Jenkins
All: Reg Jenkins

The 1969–70 season saw Rochdale compete in the Football League Third Division, following promotion the previous season.

Statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 3 F.A. Cup League Cup Lancashire Cup Rose Bowl
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG Chris Harker 49 0 46+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF England ENG Graham Smith 50 0 46+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
DF England ENG Derek Ryder 50 1 46+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF England ENG Bobby Downes 32 4 26+4 4 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
DF England ENG Colin Parry 50 0 46+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF England ENG Joe Ashworth 48 1 44+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF England ENG Norman Whitehead 46 2 41+1 1 1+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
MF England ENG Billy Rudd 50 3 46+0 3 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0
FW England ENG Tony Buck 33 16 27+2 15 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 0 1+0 1
FW England ENG Reg Jenkins 44 24 40+0 20 1+0 0 1+0 1 1+0 0 1+0 3
MF England ENG Dennis Butler 48 13 44+0 10 1+0 0 1+0 2 1+0 0 1+0 1
FW England ENG David Cross 16 3 10+6 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Steve Melledew 6 3 5+0 3 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Hughen Riley 24 4 20+4 4 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Vince Leech 15 1 13+0 1 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Paul Clarke 4 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
DF Northern Ireland NIR Ronnie Blair 5 1 4+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK England ENG Dave Tennant 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0

Final League Table

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Main article: 1969–70 Football League Third Division

Pos Team
 Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion or relegation
7 Barnsley 46 14 6 3 43 24 5 9 9 25 35 1.153 53
8 Reading 46 16 3 4 52 29 5 8 10 35 48 1.130 53 Qualified for 1970 Watney Cup[a]
9 Rochdale 46 11 6 6 39 24 7 4 12 30 36 1.150 46
10 Bradford City 46 11 6 6 37 22 6 6 11 20 28 1.140 46
11 Doncaster Rovers 46 13 4 6 31 19 4 8 11 21 35 0.963 46
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ The two teams who scored the most goals in each division, and did not qualify for Europe and were not promoted, qualified for the Watney Cup.

Competitions

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Football League Third Division

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Main article: 1969–70 Football League
9 August  1969 (1969 -08-09) 1 Rochdale 0–3 Orient Rochdale
Report Rofe 18'
Dyson 32'
Allen 52'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7114
16 August  1969 (1969 -08-16) 2 Stockport County 0–1 Rochdale Stockport
Report Jenkins 40' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 5338
23 August  1969 (1969 -08-23) 3 Rochdale 3–3 Bury Rochdale
Melledew 10'
Jenkins 56', 89'		 Report Connell 17'
Parry 35'
Kerr 53' (pen.)		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9752
Referee: JR Osborne
27 August  1969 (1969 -08-27) 4 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 Rochdale Brighton and Hove
Spearritt (pen.)
Gilliver 		Report Stadium: Goldstone Ground
Attendance: 13904
30 August  1969 (1969 -08-30) 5 Walsall 1–4 Rochdale Walsall
Woodward 9' Report Jenkins 13' (pen.), 21'
Butler 43'
Melledew 86'		 Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 6666
Referee: RA Paine
6 September  1969 (1969 -09-06) 6 Rochdale 1–0 Barrow Rochdale
Melledew 13' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6562
13 September  1969 (1969 -09-13) 7 Gillingham 2–2 Rochdale Gillingham
Yeo 48'
Pound 65'		 Report Buck 25', 79' Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 4364
15 September  1969 (1969 -09-15) 8 Rochdale 4–2 Rotherham United Rochdale
Jenkins (pen.)
Downes
Buck 		Report Storrie
Womble 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6749
20 September  1969 (1969 -09-20) 9 Rochdale 1–2 Bradford City Rochdale
Jenkins 36' Report Middleton 13'
Corner 81'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9203
27 September  1969 (1969 -09-27) 10 Bristol Rovers 3–3 Rochdale Bristol
Jarman 11' (pen.)
Stubbs 78'
Jones 81'		 Report Buck 16', 57', 90' Stadium: Eastville Stadium
Attendance: 8673
29 September  1969 (1969 -09-29) 11 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic 0–3 Rochdale Bournemouth
Report Leech
Jenkins (pen.) (pen.)		 Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 4775
4 October  1969 (1969 -10-04) 12 Rochdale 3–0 Shrewsbury Town Rochdale
Buck 37'
Rudd 49'
Wood 58' (o.g.)		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6492
6 October  1969 (1969 -10-06) 13 Rochdale 2–0 Stockport County Rochdale
Jenkins
Butler 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7889
11 October  1969 (1969 -10-11) 14 Plymouth Argyle 2–3 Rochdale Plymouth
Shepherd 1'
Davey 49'		 Report Butler 2', 4'
Jenkins 79'		 Stadium: Home Park
Attendance: 9458
18 October  1969 (1969 -10-18) 15 Rochdale 4–0 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Butler 1', 67'
Buck 20'
Jenkins 40'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7892
25 October  1969 (1969 -10-25) 16 Southport 0–3 Rochdale Southport
Report Dunleavy 23' (o.g.)
Buck 79'
Jenkins 89'		 Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 5834
Referee: HW Ellis
1 November  1969 (1969 -11-01) 17 Rochdale 3–2 Reading Rochdale
Butler 33'
Buck 41'
Ryder 64'		 Report Smee 3'
Jenkins 21'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7977
Referee: JE Thacker
3 November  1969 (1969 -11-03) 18 Mansfield Town 1–2 Rochdale Mansfield
Bates Report Jenkins (pen.)
Butler 		Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 4588
8 November  1969 (1969 -11-08) 19 Halifax Town 3–1 Rochdale Halifax
Lennard 23', 89'
Hill 85'		 Report Buck 50' Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 7570
22 November  1969 (1969 -11-22) 20 Luton Town 2–0 Rochdale Luton
Collins 75'
Allen 86'		 Report Stadium: Kenilworth Road
Attendance: 15876
24 November  1969 (1969 -11-24) 21 Rochdale 2–1 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Buck
Rudd 		Report Roberts Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6833
29 November  1969 (1969 -11-29) Abandoned Rochdale 2–2 Fulham Rochdale
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6861
6 December  1969 (1969 -12-06) 22 Bury 2–1 Rochdale Bury
Kerr 38', 82' Report Buck 82' Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 9849
13 December  1969 (1969 -12-13) 23 Rochdale 0–0 Gillingham Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5439
Referee: K Howley
20 December  1969 (1969 -12-20) 24 Barrow 2–0 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Ledger 46', 62' Report Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 2128
10 January  1970 (1970 -01-10) Abandoned Bradford City 1–0 Rochdale Bradford
Stadium: Valley Parade
17 January  1970 (1970 -01-17) 25 Rochdale 0–0 Bristol Rovers Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5701
23 January  1970 (1970 -01-23) 26 Doncaster Rovers 3–1 Rochdale Doncaster
Regan
Harker (o.g.)
Briggs 		Report Jenkins Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 6237
26 January  1970 (1970 -01-26) 27 Rochdale 0–1 Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic Rochdale
Report MacDougall Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5286
31 January  1970 (1970 -01-31) 28 Shrewsbury Town 1–0 Rochdale Shrewsbury
Harkin 48' Report Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 4091
4 February  1970 (1970 -02-04) 29 Bradford City 0–3 Rochdale Bradford
Report Buck
Riley 		Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 10236
7 February  1970 (1970 -02-07) 30 Rochdale 2–1 Plymouth Argyle Rochdale
Cross 75'
Riley 87'		 Report Rickard 2' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4833
21 February  1970 (1970 -02-21) 31 Rochdale 1–1 Southport Rochdale
Ashworth 48' Report McCarthy 19' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4312
28 February  1970 (1970 -02-28) 32 Reading 1–0 Rochdale Reading
Chappell 25' (pen.) Report Riley Yellow card Stadium: Elm Park
Attendance: 14307
3 March  1970 (1970 -03-03) 33 Barnsley 1–0 Rochdale Barnsley
Evans Report Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 9548
9 March  1970 (1970 -03-09) 34 Rochdale 1–1 Torquay United Rochdale
Butler Report Welsh Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3604
14 March  1970 (1970 -03-14) 35 Fulham 2–0 Rochdale London
Halom 18', 43 ' Report Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 6708
16 March  1970 (1970 -03-16) 36 Rochdale 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Cross
Riley 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4496
21 March  1970 (1970 -03-21) 37 Rochdale 1–1 Barnsley Rochdale
Cross 69' Report Hamstead 61' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4887
27 March  1970 (1970 -03-27) 38 Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Rochdale Birkenhead
Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 7192
28 March  1970 (1970 -03-28) 39 Torquay United 3–0 Rochdale Torquay
Lucas 10'
Mitchinson 14'
Welsh 34'		 Report Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 5280
30 March  1970 (1970 -03-30) 40 Rochdale 5–0 Halifax Town Rochdale
Jenkins 24', 30', 47'
Whitehead 36'
Riley 51'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5346
4 April  1970 (1970 -04-04) 41 Rochdale 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Rochdale
Butler 9'
Jenkins 89'		 Report Ashworth 50' (o.g.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4762
9 April  1970 (1970 -04-09) 42 Rochdale 1–2 Walsall Rochdale
Rudd Report Woodward
Taylor 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4404
Referee: H Williams
11 April  1970 (1970 -04-11) 43 Orient 2–2 Rochdale London
Brabrook 78'
Lazarus 87'		 Report Downes 30', 38' Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 13260
14 April  1970 (1970 -04-14) 44 Rotherham United 3–1 Rochdale Rotherham
Leigh (pen.)
Phillips 		Report Blair Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 6382
18 April  1970 (1970 -04-18) 45 Rochdale 0–1 Fulham Rochdale
Report Halom 22' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5077
25 April  1970 (1970 -04-25) 46 Rochdale 1–2 Luton Town Rochdale
Jenkins 37' Report Busby 15'
Macdonald 50'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5886
Referee: KH Burns

F.A. Cup

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Main article: 1969–70 FA Cup
15 November  1969 (1969 -11-15) 1 Workington 2–1 Rochdale Workington
Goodfellow 59'
Martin 73'		 Report Whitehead 45' Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 2570

League Cup

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Main article: 1969–70 Football League Cup
19 August  1969 (1969 -08-19) 1 Bolton Wanderers 6–3 Rochdale Bolton
Greaves
Byrom
Wharton 		Report Jenkins
Butler 		Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 10057
Referee: DJ Lyden

Lancashire Cup

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24 September  1969 (1969 -09-24) Burnley 2–0 Rochdale Burnley

 Stadium: Turf Moor

Rose Bowl

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26 July  1969 (1969 -07-26) Rochdale 5–1 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Jenkins
Butler
Buck 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  2. ^ "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022. [not specific enough to verify]
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