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1 Statistics  




2 Final League Table  




3 Competitions  


3.1  Football League Fourth Division  




3.2  F.A. Cup  




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Rochdale
1980–81 season
ManagerPeter Madden
League Division Four15th
FA Cup1st Round
League Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Barry Wellings
All: Barry Wellings
← 1979–80
1981–82 →

The 1980–81 season saw Rochdale compete in their 7th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.

Statistics[edit]

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 4 F.A. Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK Wales WAL Chris Pearce 7 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
MF England ENG Alan Jones 47 6 40+4 5 1+0 1 2+0 0
DF England ENG Eric Snookes 44 0 41+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
MF England ENG Dave Esser 39 7 34+2 7 1+0 0 2+0 0
DF England ENG Alan Weir 28 0 19+6 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
MF England ENG Dennis Wann 41 6 38+1 6 0+0 0 2+0 0
MF England ENG Nigel O'Loughlin 47 2 44+0 2 1+0 0 2+0 0
DF England ENG Brian Taylor 43 6 41+0 6 1+0 0 1+0 0
FW England ENG Mark Hilditch 47 12 44+0 12 1+0 0 2+0 0
FW England ENG Barry Wellings 49 14 46+0 14 1+0 0 2+0 0
MF England ENG Eugene Martinez 47 5 44+0 4 1+0 0 2+0 1
DF England ENG Peter Burke 42 2 41+0 2 0+0 0 1+0 0
FW England ENG Jimmy Seal 24 1 16+7 1 0+0 0 0+1 0
DF England ENG Eddie Cliff 5 0 5+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Bobby Hoy 4 0 3+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
GK Scotland SCO Graeme Crawford 42 0 41+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
DF England ENG Bob Higgins 6 0 4+1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0

Final League Table[edit]

Main article: 1980–81 Football League Fourth Division

Pos Team
  • t
  • e
    		•  Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GD Pts
    13 Bournemouth 46 9 8 6 30 21 7 5 11 17 27 −1 45
    14 Bradford City 46 9 9 5 30 24 5 7 11 23 36 −7 44
    15 Rochdale 46 11 6 6 33 25 3 9 11 27 45 −10 43
    16 Scunthorpe United 46 8 12 3 40 31 3 8 12 20 38 −9 42
    17 Torquay United 46 13 2 8 38 26 5 3 15 17 37 −8 41
    Source: [citation needed]

    Competitions[edit]

    Football League Fourth Division[edit]

    Main article: 1980–81 Football League
    16 August 1980 (1980-08-16) 1 Stockport County 2–2 Rochdale Stockport
    Booth 35'
    Sword 62' (pen.)    		 Report Hilditch 25'
    Esser 45'    		 Stadium: Edgeley Park
    Attendance: 2739
    19 August 1980 (1980-08-19) 2 Rochdale 4–0 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
    Hilditch 37', 52'
    Burke 42'
    Taylor 72'    		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 2427
    23 August 1980 (1980-08-23) 3 Rochdale 1–1 Hartlepool United Rochdale
    Hilditch 12'
    Snookes Red card    		 Report Brown 70' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 5230
    29 August 1980 (1980-08-29) 4 Tranmere Rovers 3–1 Rochdale Birkenhead
    Evans 17'
    Lumby 46', 89'    		 Report Esser 80' Stadium: Prenton Park
    Attendance: 1828
    6 September 1980 (1980-09-06) 5 Rochdale 2–1 Torquay United Rochdale
    Martinez 5'
    Wann 50'    		 Report Taylor 30' (o.g.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 1777
    13 September 1980 (1980-09-13) 6 Peterborough United 2–2 Rochdale Peterborough
    Cooke 56'
    Quow 63'    		 Report Wellings 29'
    Hilditch 64'    		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
    Attendance: 3906
    17 September 1980 (1980-09-17) 7 Hereford United 3–0 Rochdale Hereford
    Jones 34'
    Price 71'
    Hicks 90'    		 Report Stadium: Edgar Street
    Attendance: 2475
    20 September 1980 (1980-09-20) 8 Rochdale 0–2 Bradford City Rochdale
    Report McNiven 7', 33' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 3221
    27 September 1980 (1980-09-27) 9 Bournemouth 2–1 Rochdale Bournemouth
    Morgan 42'
    Massey 75'    		 Report Hilditch 32' Stadium: Dean Court
    Attendance: 2557
    30 September 1980 (1980-09-30) 10 Rochdale 0–0 Hereford United Rochdale
    Report Hicks Red card Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 2328
    4 October 1980 (1980-10-04) 11 Rochdale 3–0 Wigan Athletic Rochdale
    Wann 43', 48'
    Hilditch 87'    		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 3479
    Referee: DT Richardson
    8 October 1980 (1980-10-08) 12 Lincoln City 3–0 Rochdale Lincoln
    Neale 12'
    Hobson 24'
    Peake 36'    		 Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
    Attendance: 3641
    11 October 1980 (1980-10-11) 13 Aldershot 0–0 Rochdale Aldershot
    Report Stadium: Recreation Ground
    Attendance: 3017
    18 October 1980 (1980-10-18) 14 Rochdale 2–1 Bury Rochdale
    Hilditch 27'
    Wellings 44'    		 Report Farley 53' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 4306
    Referee: MP Scott
    21 October 1980 (1980-10-21) 15 Rochdale 2–0 Wimbledon Rochdale
    O'Loughlin 10'
    Wellings 27'    		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 2391
    25 October 1980 (1980-10-25) 16 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Rochdale Crewe
    Guy 77' Report Stadium: Gresty Road
    Attendance: 3291
    28 October 1980 (1980-10-28) 17 Darlington 4–4 Rochdale Darlington
    McLean 15' (pen.), 68' (pen.)
    Speedie 37'
    Walsh 48'    		 Report Taylor 6'
    Esser 10'
    Jones 67'
    Wellings 89'    		 Stadium: Feethams
    Attendance: 1579
    Referee: D Hutchinson
    1 November 1980 (1980-11-01) 18 Rochdale 1–4 Mansfield Town Rochdale
    O'Loughlin 89' Report Mann 25'
    Austin 43', 48', 58' (pen.)    		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 2636
    Referee: JD Hough
    4 November 1980 (1980-11-04) 19 Rochdale 1–0 Lincoln City Rochdale
    Hilditch 61' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 2257
    8 November 1980 (1980-11-08) 20 Port Vale 1–1 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
    Bowles 50' Report Esser 81' Stadium: Vale Park
    Attendance: 2774
    11 November 1980 (1980-11-11) 21 Scunthorpe United 1–1 Rochdale Scunthorpe
    Stewart 4' Report Wellings 89' Stadium: Old Show Ground
    Attendance: 2030
    29 November 1980 (1980-11-29) 22 Doncaster Rovers 1–2 Rochdale Doncaster
    Snodin 25' Report Wellings 60'
    Lister 67' (o.g.)    		 Stadium: Belle Vue
    Attendance: 2502
    Referee: PG Reeves
    6 December 1980 (1980-12-06) 23 Rochdale 0–2 Southend United Rochdale
    Report Mercer 47'
    Spence 82'    		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 2214
    Referee: B Martin
    12 December 1980 (1980-12-12) 24 Rochdale 2–1 Stockport County Rochdale
    Martinez 41'
    Wellings 74' (pen.)    		 Report Mountford 14' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 1901
    20 December 1980 (1980-12-20) 25 Northampton Town 3–2 Rochdale Northampton
    Phillips 7'
    Denyer 44'
    Bowen 53'    		 Report Wellings 27', 86' Stadium: County Ground
    Attendance: 1705
    Referee: CB White
    26 December 1980 (1980-12-26) 26 Rochdale 1–1 Halifax Town Rochdale
    Wellings 15' (pen.) Report Nattress 60' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 2628
    27 December 1980 (1980-12-27) 27 York City 1–2 Rochdale York
    Smith 2' Report Wellings 46'
    Martinez 90'    		 Stadium: Bootham Crescent
    Attendance: 2828
    Referee: G Courtney
    3 January 1981 (1981-01-03) 28 Rochdale 2–0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
    Jones 30', 68' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 2540
    Referee: PN Willis
    17 January 1981 (1981-01-17) 29 Rochdale 2–2 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
    Taylor 70'
    Wellings 87' (pen.)    		 Report Snodin 46'
    Pugh 62'    		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 3021
    Referee: JM Warner
    24 January 1981 (1981-01-24) 30 Rochdale 3–1 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
    Wann 6'
    Seal 44'
    Wellings 74'    		 Report Kerr 14' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 2731
    Referee: VG Callow
    31 January 1981 (1981-01-31) 31 Hartlepool United 2–2 Rochdale Hartlepool
    Houchen 18', 60' (pen.) Report Taylor 70'
    Esser 75'    		 Stadium: Victoria Park
    Attendance: 3867
    7 February 1981 (1981-02-07) 32 Rochdale 2–3 Peterborough United Rochdale
    Wann 33'
    Burke 38'    		 Report Quow 48'
    Gynn 60', 89'    		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 2865
    Referee: J Lovatt
    14 February 1981 (1981-02-14) 33 Torquay United 2–0 Rochdale Torquay
    Bowker 66'
    Rioch 75'    		 Report Stadium: Plainmoor
    Attendance: 1628
    21 February 1981 (1981-02-21) 34 Rochdale 0–0 Bournemouth Rochdale
    Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 1846
    Referee: CN Seel
    7 March 1981 (1981-03-07) 35 Wigan Athletic 0–1 Rochdale Wigan
    Report Taylor 65' Stadium: Springfield Park
    Attendance: 6029
    Referee: T Farley
    8 March 1981 (1981-03-08) 36 Bradford City 2–1 Rochdale Bradford
    McNiven 24'
    Staniforth 75'    		 Report Esser 81' Stadium: Valley Parade
    Attendance: 2926
    Referee: A Saunders
    14 March 1981 (1981-03-14) 37 Rochdale 0–2 Aldershot Rochdale
    Report Sanford 65'
    Garwood 89'    		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 1834
    21 March 1981 (1981-03-21) 38 Bury 3–1 Rochdale Bury
    Johnson 54', 63', 87' (pen.) Report Hilditch 73' Stadium: Gigg Lane
    Attendance: 3931
    Referee: NJ Ashley
    28 March 1981 (1981-03-28) 39 Rochdale 0–0 Darlington Rochdale
    Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 1656
    Referee: TL Morris
    4 April 1981 (1981-04-04) 40 Mansfield Town 2–2 Rochdale Mansfield
    Wood 16'
    Lumby 76'    		 Report Hilditch 10'
    Wellings 58'    		 Stadium: Field Mill
    Attendance: 2597
    Referee: KA Redfern
    12 April 1981 (1981-04-12) 41 Rochdale 2–1 Port Vale Rochdale
    Esser 28'
    Martinez 64'    		 Report Bowles 85' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 2590
    18 April 1981 (1981-04-18) 42 Rochdale 3–2 York City Rochdale
    Taylor 31'
    Hilditch 65'
    Jones 89'    		 Report McDonald 82', 89' (pen.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 1651
    Referee: MG Peck
    20 April 1981 (1981-04-20) 43 Halifax Town 2–0 Rochdale Halifax
    Graham 60', 73'
    Chambers Red card 90'    		 Report Stadium: The Shay
    Attendance: 2278
    Referee: CL Newsome
    28 April 1981 (1981-04-28) 44 Wimbledon 4–1 Rochdale Wimbledon
    Leslie 5', 11'
    Hodges 75'
    Galliers 78'    		 Report Wann 40' Stadium: Plough Lane
    Attendance: 3884
    1 May 1981 (1981-05-01) 45 Southend United 1–1 Rochdale Southend-on-Sea
    Hadley 57' Report Jones 31' Stadium: Roots Hall
    Attendance: 10857
    Referee: A Gunn
    3 May 1981 (1981-05-03) 46 Rochdale 0–1 Northampton Town Rochdale
    Report Denyer 79' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 1474

    F.A. Cup[edit]

    Main article: 1980–81 FA Cup
    22 November 1980 (1980-11-22) 1 Mansfield Town 3–1 Rochdale Mansfield
    Parkinson 13' (pen.), 83' (pen.)
    Caldwell 57'    		 Report Jones 80' (pen.) Stadium: Field Mill
    Attendance: 3280
    Referee: JM Warner

    League Cup[edit]

    Main article: 1980–81 Football League Cup
    9 August 1980 (1980-08-09) 1 Carlisle United 2–0 Rochdale Carlisle
    Bannon 34'
    Brown 87'    		 Report Stadium: Brunton Park
    Attendance: 2257
    Referee: A Saunders
    12 August 1980 (1980-08-12) 1 Rochdale 1–1
    (1–3 agg.)    		 Carlisle United Rochdale
    Martinez 89' Report Brown 85' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
    Attendance: 1806
    Referee: K McNally

    [1] [2]

    References[edit]

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

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