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1982–83 Rochdale A.F.C. season

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Rochdale
1982–83 season
ManagerPeter Madden
Jimmy Greenhoff
League Division Four20th
FA Cup1st Round
League Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Micky French
All: Micky French

The 1982–83 season saw Rochdale compete in their 9th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.

Statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 4 F.A. Cup League Cup Lancashire Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Wales WAL Chris Pearce 43 0 36+0 0 1+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 0
DF England ENG Steve Warriner 9 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
DF England ENG Eric Snookes 40 0 33+0 0 1+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0
MF Northern Ireland NIR Ronnie Blair 8 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Jack Trainer 12 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
DF England ENG Alan Weir 14 0 7+1 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
MF England ENG David Thompson 53 6 43+3 5 1+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 1
MF England ENG Neville Hamilton 19 3 11+0 3 0+1 0 3+1 0 3+0 0
FW England ENG Micky French 43 12 35+1 11 1+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 1
FW England ENG Barry Wellings 32 10 20+4 6 1+0 1 4+0 2 3+0 1
MF England ENG Peter Farrell 47 8 43+0 8 0+0 0 3+0 0 1+0 0
MF England ENG Eugene Martinez 34 3 24+5 3 1+0 0 1+1 0 0+2 0
DF England ENG Bill Williams 42 0 34+3 0 0+0 0 4+0 0 0+1 0
FW England ENG Mark Hilditch 42 7 38+1 7 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Andy Stafford 3 1 1+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
DF England ENG Gerry Keenan 33 1 30+0 1 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Paul Comstive 10 2 9+0 2 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF Scotland SCO Willie Garner 5 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Brian Taylor 15 0 13+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Geoff Thomas 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Carl Swan 4 0 3+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Roy Greaves 22 0 19+2 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Northern Ireland NIR Gerry McElhinney 20 1 20+0 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Peter Nicholson 7 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Stewart Thompson 12 3 10+2 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Jimmy Greenhoff 12 0 12+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Brian Greenhoff 7 0 7+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF Antigua and Barbuda ATG Everton Carr 9 0 9+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Andy Higgins 11 2 11+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK Scotland SCO Graeme Crawford 11 0 10+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
FW England ENG Malcolm O'Connor 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Final League Table

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Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts Promotion
18 Aldershot 46 11 5 7 40 35 1 10 12 21 47 −21 51
19 Tranmere Rovers 46 8 8 7 30 29 5 3 15 19 42 −22 50
20 Rochdale 46 11 8 4 38 25 0 8 15 17 48 −18 49
21 Blackpool 46 10 8 5 32 23 3 4 16 23 51 −19 49[a] Re-elected
22 Hartlepool United 46 11 5 7 30 24 2 4 17 16 52 −30 48
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Blackpool had two points deducted.

Competitions

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Football League Fourth Division

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28 August  1982 (1982 -08-28) 1 Darlington 3–0 Rochdale Darlington
Walsh 17', 30'
Dunn 80'
Report Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 1672
4 September  1982 (1982 -09-04) 2 Rochdale 0–1 Chester Rochdale
Report Thomas 25' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1490
7 September  1982 (1982 -09-07) 3 Rochdale 2–0 Hartlepool United Rochdale
Stafford 47'
Wellings }75'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 987
10 September  1982 (1982 -09-10) 4 Colchester United 4–1 Rochdale Colchester
Allinson 43' (pen.)
Wignall 45'
Lyons 49', 90'
Report Wellings 17' (pen.) Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2638
18 September  1982 (1982 -09-18) 5 Rochdale 1–1 Swindon Town Rochdale
Hilditch 32' Report Emmanuel 5' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1407
25 September  1982 (1982 -09-25) 6 Mansfield Town 2–1 Rochdale Mansfield
Waddle 3', 24' Report Comstive 14' Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 2002
27 September  1982 (1982 -09-27) 7 Stockport County 2–2 Rochdale Stockport
Williams 32'
Power 86'
Report Hamilton 59'
Wellings 60'
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 1873
2 October  1982 (1982 -10-02) 8 Rochdale 0–0 Bury Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3236
8 October  1982 (1982 -10-08) 9 Crewe Alexandra 1–1 Rochdale Crewe
Waller 31' Report French 48' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 2168
16 October  1982 (1982 -10-16) 10 Rochdale 3–1 Blackpool Rochdale
Hilditch 8'
Wellings 54' (pen.)
Comstive 59'
Report Bamber 5' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2001
19 October  1982 (1982 -10-19) 11 Wimbledon 3–0 Rochdale Wimbledon
Peters 6', 64'
Leslie 90'
Report Stadium: Plough Lane
Attendance: 2294
23 October  1982 (1982 -10-23) 12 Rochdale 2–2 Halifax Town Rochdale
Hilditch 60'
D. Thompson 84'
Report Spooner 31'
Keenan 32' (o.g.)
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1733
30 October  1982 (1982 -10-30) 13 Hereford United 1–0 Rochdale Hereford
White 47' Report Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 2402
2 November  1982 (1982 -11-02) 14 Rochdale 2–0 Northampton Town Rochdale
Keenan 42'
Hamilton 63'
Williams Red card 87'
Report Syrett Red card 87' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1019
6 November  1982 (1982 -11-06) 15 Rochdale 3–3 Port Vale Rochdale
French 42'
Wellings 52' (61)
Report Hunter 66'
Moss 85'
Greenhoff 87'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2220
13 November  1982 (1982 -11-13) 16 Peterborough United 1–0 Rochdale Peterborough
Cooke 22' Report Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 2245
27 November  1982 (1982 -11-27) 17 Torquay United 3–2 Rochdale Torquay
Cooper 5', 70'
Wilson 90'
Report Hilditch 44'
Hamilton 50'
Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 2522
4 December  1982 (1982 -12-04) 18 Rochdale 1–0 Bristol City Rochdale
Farrell 75' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1307
11 December  1982 (1982 -12-11) 19 Rochdale 0–2 Wimbledon Rochdale
Report Evans 11'
Entwistle 75'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1096
18 December  1982 (1982 -12-18) 20 Rochdale 3–1 Aldershot Rochdale
D. Thompson 42'
Martinez 43'
French 75' (pen.)
Report Banton 81' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 888
27 December  1982 (1982 -12-27) 21 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Cammack 89' Report French 32' (pen.) Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 4989
28 December  1982 (1982 -12-28) 22 Rochdale 1–0 York City Rochdale
Farrell 89' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2127
1 January  1983 (1983 -01-01) 23 Hull City 2–1 Rochdale Hull
Roberts 18'
Marwood 89' (pen.)
Report D. Thompson 85' Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 9059
3 January  1983 (1983 -01-03) 24 Rochdale 4–2 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Mooney 1' (o.g.)
Hilditch 12'
McElhinney 21'
Martinez 70'
Report Ferguson 15'
Kerr 82'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1758
8 January  1983 (1983 -01-08) 25 Chester 5–2 Rochdale Chester
Thomas 2', 50', 85'
Zelem 80'
Wilson 86' (pen.)
Report French 17'
Zelem 89' (o.g.)
Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 1729
15 January  1983 (1983 -01-15) 26 Rochdale 1–1 Darlington Rochdale
Farrell 20' Report McLean 90' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1233
22 January  1983 (1983 -01-22) 27 Swindon Town 4–1 Rochdale Swindon
Rideout 9', 50' (pen.), 55'
Pritchard 82'
Report Hilditch 15' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5442
5 February  1983 (1983 -02-05) 28 Rochdale 2–2 Mansfield Town Rochdale
D. Thompson 25'
Farrell 80'
Report Dungworth 25'
Matthews 51'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1031
12 February  1983 (1983 -02-12) 29 Bury 0–0 Rochdale Bury
Report Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 4376
26 February  1983 (1983 -02-26) 30 Blackpool 1–0 Rochdale Blackpool
McNiven 41' Report Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 2373
4 March  1983 (1983 -03-04) 31 Halifax Town 0–0 Rochdale Halifax
Report Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 2128
12 March  1983 (1983 -03-12) 32 Rochdale 4–1 Hereford United Rochdale
French 44', 56', 84'
S. Thompson 63'
Report Maddy 82' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2000
15 March  1983 (1983 -03-15) 33 Rochdale 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
S. Thompson 8'
Farrell 86'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2497
19 March  1983 (1983 -03-19) 34 Port Vale 4–0 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
Bromage 23'
Newton 72', 75', 83'
Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 5129
26 March  1983 (1983 -03-26) 35 Rochdale 1–1 Peterborough United Rochdale
Higgins 48' Report Chard 83' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1560
2 April  1983 (1983 -04-02) 36 York City 1–0 Rochdale York
Walwyn 32' Report Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 3357
4 April  1983 (1983 -04-04) 37 Rochdale 0–1 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
Report Graham 85' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2056
9 April  1983 (1983 -04-09) 38 Bristol City 0–0 Rochdale Bristol
Report Stadium: Ashton Gate Stadium
Attendance: 4780
16 April  1983 (1983 -04-16) 39 Rochdale 1–0 Stockport County Rochdale
French 26' (pen.) Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1829
19 April  1983 (1983 -04-19) 40 Northampton Town 1–1 Rochdale Northampton
Tucker 90' (pen.) Report French 27' Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 1728
23 April  1983 (1983 -04-23) 41 Aldershot 6–4 Rochdale Aldershot
Senior 35', 40', 65'
Banton 44', 73', 81'
Report Farrell 25', 55'
Hilditch 50'
D. Thompson 90'
Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 1651
26 April  1983 (1983 -04-26) 42 Rochdale 2–1 Colchester United Rochdale
Higgins 21'
French 33'
Report Allinson 81' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1270
30 April  1983 (1983 -04-30) 43 Rochdale 2–2 Torquay United Rochdale
Farrell 30'
S. Thompson 75'
Report Carter 32'
James 44'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1359
7 May  1983 (1983 -05-07) 44 Hartlepool United 3–0 Rochdale Hartlepool
Hogan 53' (pen.)
Staff 64'
Dobson 88'
Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1015
14 May  1983 (1983 -05-14) 45 Rochdale 1–3 Hull City Rochdale
Martinez 2' Report Mutrie 2'
Roberts 44'
Marwood 75'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2730
16 May  1983 (1983 -05-16) 46 Tranmere Rovers 0–0 Rochdale Birkenhead
Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 1985

F.A. Cup

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20 November  1982 (1982 -11-20) 1 Altrincham 2–1 Rochdale Altrincham
Davison 26'
Anderson Red card 61'
Kenyon Red card 77'
Howard 82'
Report Martinez Red card 61'
French Red card 77'
Wellings 84' (pen.)
Stadium: Moss Lane
Attendance: 3053

League Cup (Milk Cup)

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30 August  1982 (1982 -08-30) 1 Port Vale 1–0 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
Moss 84' Report Stadium: Vale Park
Attendance: 2565
14 September  1982 (1982 -09-14) 1 Rochdale 2–0
(2–1 agg.)
Port Vale Rochdale
Wellings 55', 72' (pen.) Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1536
5 October  1982 (1982 -10-05) 2 Rochdale 0–1 Bradford City Rochdale
Report Gallagher 41' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2196
27 October  1982 (1982 -10-27) 2 Bradford City 4–0
(5–0 agg.)
Rochdale Bradford
Mellor 8'
Cooke 42', 76'
Gallagher 85'
Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 3206

Lancashire Cup

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14 August  1982 (1982 -08-14) Bury 2–1 Rochdale Bury

French Stadium: Gigg Lane
17 August  1982 (1982 -08-17) Rochdale 0–0 Burnley Rochdale
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2591
21 August  1982 (1982 -08-21) Oldham Athletic 2–2 Rochdale Oldham

D. Thompson
Wellings
Stadium: Boundary Park
Note: Also a Rose Bowl match

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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]