1963–64 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale

1963–64 season
Manager	Tony Collins
League Division Four	20th
FA Cup	2nd Round
League Cup	2nd Round
Top goalscorer	League: Joe Richardson All: Joe Richardson George Morton

The 1963–64 season saw Rochdale compete for their 5th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 4		F.A. Cup		League Cup		Lancashire Cup		Rose Bowl
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	Ted Burgin	46	0	40	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Stanley Milburn	50	1	44	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	SCO	Doug Winton	44	0	38	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	Stan Hepton	43	0	36	0	2	0	3	0	1	0	1	0
	DF	ENG	Ray Aspden	44	0	39	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Jimmy Thompson	52	5	45	4	2	0	3	1	1	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Doug Wragg	26	2	22	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	1	0
	FW	ENG	George Morton	46	16	40	9	2	0	3	5	0	0	1	2
	FW	ENG	Ronnie Cairns	28	8	23	7	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	1
	FW	ENG	Joe Richardson	39	16	33	11	2	2	3	1	0	0	1	2
	MF	ENG	David Storf	51	5	45	4	2	0	3	1	0	0	1	0
	MF	ENG	Peter Phoenix	5	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Dave Kerry	15	5	12	4	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0
	FW	ENG	Don Watson	28	8	25	7	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0
	DF	ENG	David Wells	10	0	8	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	GK	ENG	Simon Jones	7	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	DF	SCO	Jack Martin	9	1	8	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Brian Taylor	16	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	Don MacKenzie	19	5	18	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
	MF	ENG	John Hardman	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Final League Table

Main article: 1963–64 Football League Fourth Division

Pos	Team	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GAv	Pts	Promotion or relegation
18	Oxford United	46	10	7	6	37	27	4	6	13	22	36	0.937	41
19	Darlington	46	8	9	6	40	37	6	3	14	26	56	0.710	40
20	Rochdale	46	9	8	6	36	24	3	7	13	20	35	0.949	39
21	Southport	46	12	6	5	42	29	3	3	17	21	59	0.716	39	Re-elected
22	York City	46	9	3	11	29	26	5	4	14	23	40	0.788	35

Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

Football League Fourth Division

Main article: 1963–64 Football League

York City v Rochdale

24 August  1963 (1963 -08-24) 1	York City	0–3	Rochdale	York
		Report	Cairns 1' Richardson 44' Morton 63'	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 5446 Referee: K Stokes

Rochdale v Brighton & Hove Albion

28 August  1963 (1963 -08-28) 2	Rochdale	1–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Rochdale
	Thompson 66'	Report	Cooper 65'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5662

Rochdale v Barrow

31 August  1963 (1963 -08-31) 3	Rochdale	1–3	Barrow	Rochdale
	Richardson 39'	Report	Ackerley 9' Thompson 19' (pen.) Howard 57'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4216 Referee: DJ Lyden

Torquay United v Rochdale

7 September  1963 (1963 -09-07) 4	Torquay United	1–0	Rochdale	Torquay
	Hancock 7'	Report		Stadium: Plainmoor Attendance: 4787 Referee: P Rhodes

Brighton & Hove Albion v Rochdale

10 September  1963 (1963 -09-10) 5	Brighton & Hove Albion	3–1	Rochdale	Brighton and Hove
	Goodchild Collins	Report	Kerry	Stadium: Goldstone Ground Attendance: 7181

Oxford United v Rochdale

14 September  1963 (1963 -09-14) 6	Oxford United	1–1	Rochdale	Oxford
	Jones 50'	Report	Kerry	Stadium: Manor Ground Attendance: 6761 Referee: R Aldous

Rochdale v Workington

21 September  1963 (1963 -09-21) 7	Rochdale	5–0	Workington	Rochdale
	Richardson 14', 82' Storf 15 ' Morton 40 ' Kerry 66 '	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3366 Referee: E Crawford

Newport County v Rochdale

28 September  1963 (1963 -09-28) 8	Newport County	1–1	Rochdale	Newport
	Smith 66 '	Report	Thompson 60 '	Stadium: Rodney Parade Attendance: 4878 Referee: JR Loynton

Chester v Rochdale

2 October  1963 (1963 -10-02) 9	Chester	2–0	Rochdale	Chester
	Lee 7' Humes 85'	Report		Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 5220

Rochdale v Stockport County

5 October  1963 (1963 -10-05) 10	Rochdale	1–0	Stockport County	Rochdale
	Richardson 80'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3995 Referee: RH Windle

Rochdale v Tranmere Rovers

12 October  1963 (1963 -10-12) 11	Rochdale	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Rochdale
	Kerry 62 '	Report	Evans 11'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3731 Referee: V James

Rochdale v Chesterfield

16 October  1963 (1963 -10-16) 12	Rochdale	0–1	Chesterfield	Rochdale
		Report	Frear	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2698

Darlington v Rochdale

19 October  1963 (1963 -10-19) 13	Darlington	3–2	Rochdale	Darlington
	Lawton 25' Robson 60', 84'	Report	Storf 29' Morton 76'	Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 3439 Referee: HP Hackney

Bradford Park Avenue v Rochdale

23 October  1963 (1963 -10-23) 14	Bradford Park Avenue	2–2	Rochdale	Bradford
	Fryatt Burns	Report	Morton Richardson	Stadium: Park Avenue Attendance: 5484

Rochdale v Hartlepools United

26 October  1963 (1963 -10-26) 15	Rochdale	2–0	Hartlepools United	Rochdale
	Morton 12' Storf 72'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2764 Referee: SB Stoakes

Rochdale v Bradford Park Avenue

30 October  1963 (1963 -10-30) 16	Rochdale	0–0	Bradford Park Avenue	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2490

Exeter City v Rochdale

2 November  1963 (1963 -11-02) 17	Exeter City	0–1	Rochdale	Exeter
		Report	Richardson 14'	Stadium: St James Park Attendance: 6249 Referee: H Horner

Rochdale v Southport

9 November  1963 (1963 -11-09) 18	Rochdale	4–0	Southport	Rochdale
	Watson 35' Cairns 46', 77' Richardson 67'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2690 Referee: JE Thacker

Rochdale v Lincoln City

23 November  1963 (1963 -11-23) 19	Rochdale	2–2	Lincoln City	Rochdale
	Richardson 38' Cairns 55'	Report	Houghton 28' Campbell 80'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2407 Referee: G McCabe

Bradford City v Rochdale

30 November  1963 (1963 -11-30) 20	Bradford City	2–0	Rochdale	Bradford
	Ellam 41' Price 90'	Report		Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 4595 Referee: JR Loynton

Rochdale v York City

14 December  1963 (1963 -12-14) 21	Rochdale	2–0	York City	Rochdale
	MacKenzie 39' Watson 77'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2203

Barrow v Rochdale

20 December  1963 (1963 -12-20) 22	Barrow	1–2	Rochdale	Barrow-in-Furness
	Darwin	Report	Richardson Arrowsmith (o.g.)	Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 1978

Rochdale v Halifax Town

28 December  1963 (1963 -12-28) 23	Rochdale	4–1	Halifax Town	Rochdale
	MacKenzie 40' Watson 50', 81' Morton 53'	Report	Twist 85'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3678

Gillingham v Rochdale

4 January  1964 (1964 -01-04) 24	Gillingham	0–0	Rochdale	Gillingham
		Report		Stadium: Priestfield Stadium Attendance: 8099

Rochdale v Torquay United

11 January  1964 (1964 -01-11) 25	Rochdale	1–2	Torquay United	Rochdale
	Storf 60'	Report	Northcott 9' Pym 79'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3080

Rochdale v Oxford United

18 January  1964 (1964 -01-18) 26	Rochdale	0–0	Oxford United	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2436

Workington v Rochdale

1 February  1964 (1964 -02-01) 27	Workington	3–0	Rochdale	Workington
	Lowes 20', 57' Hopper 83'	Report		Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 2832

Rochdale v Newport County

8 February  1964 (1964 -02-08) 28	Rochdale	0–1	Newport County	Rochdale
		Report	Bonson 7' (pen.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2444

Stockport County v Rochdale

15 February  1964 (1964 -02-15) 29	Stockport County	1–0	Rochdale	Stockport
	Davock 46'	Report		Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 3487

Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale

21 February  1964 (1964 -02-21) 30	Tranmere Rovers	2–1	Rochdale	Birkenhead
	Jones Dyson	Report	MacKenzie	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 6560

Rochdale v Aldershot

25 February  1964 (1964 -02-25) 31	Rochdale	2–2	Aldershot	Rochdale
	Wragg Watson	Report	Kearns Palethorpe	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2329

Rochdale v Darlington

29 February  1964 (1964 -02-29) 32	Rochdale	2–1	Darlington	Rochdale
	MacKenzie 1' Thompson 44'	Report	McGeachie 4'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2355

Rochdale v Chester

4 March  1964 (1964 -03-04) 33	Rochdale	1–0	Chester	Rochdale
	Wragg	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2322

Hartlepools United v Rochdale

7 March  1964 (1964 -03-07) 34	Hartlepools United	1–1	Rochdale	Hartlepool
	Fraser 7'	Report	Milburn 76 '	Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 2836

Halifax Town v Rochdale

11 March  1964 (1964 -03-11) 35	Halifax Town	3–2	Rochdale	Halifax
	Westlake Taylor	Report	Watson Morton	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 3911

Rochdale v Exeter City

14 March  1964 (1964 -03-14) 36	Rochdale	1–3	Exeter City	Rochdale
	Morton 54 '	Report	Banks 19 ' Thorne 20', 61'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2113

Southport v Rochdale

20 March  1964 (1964 -03-20) 37	Southport	2–1	Rochdale	Southport
	Shepherd Tighe	Report	Thompson	Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 2206

Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale

24 March  1964 (1964 -03-24) 38	Doncaster Rovers	2–0	Rochdale	Doncaster
	Thompson 40' (o.g.) Hale 57'	Report		Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 5160

Rochdale v Carlisle United

28 March  1964 (1964 -03-28) 39	Rochdale	1–1	Carlisle United	Rochdale
	Morton 80'	Report	Livingstone 17'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2736

Rochdale v Doncaster Rovers

31 March  1964 (1964 -03-31) 40	Rochdale	2–2	Doncaster Rovers	Rochdale
	Richardson 23' Martin 60'	Report	Jeffrey 17' Hale 85'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2181

Lincoln City v Rochdale

4 April  1964 (1964 -04-04) 41	Lincoln City	2–0	Rochdale	Lincoln
	Bracewell 17' Morton 88'	Report		Stadium: Sincil Bank Attendance: 3643

Chesterfield v Rochdale

6 April  1964 (1964 -04-06) 42	Chesterfield	1–1	Rochdale	Chesterfield
	Rackstraw	Report	Cairns	Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground Attendance: 4277

Rochdale v Bradford City

11 April  1964 (1964 -04-11) 43	Rochdale	1–2	Bradford City	Rochdale
	Watson 1'	Report	Green 39' Price 87'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4824

Aldershot v Rochdale

18 April  1964 (1964 -04-18) 44	Aldershot	1–1	Rochdale	Aldershot
	Fogg 50'	Report	Cairns 3'	Stadium: Recreation Ground Attendance: 3742

Carlisle United v Rochdale

21 April  1964 (1964 -04-21) 45	Carlisle United	1–0	Rochdale	Carlisle
	Evans	Report		Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 11556

Rochdale v Gillingham

25 April  1964 (1964 -04-25) 46	Rochdale	2–1	Gillingham	Rochdale
	MacKenzie 1' Cairns 54' (pen.)	Report	Godfrey	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2737

F.A. Cup

Main article: 1963–64 FA Cup

Rochdale v Chorley

16 November  1963 (1963 -11-16) 1	Rochdale	2–1	Chorley	Rochdale
	Watson Richardson	Report	Wroth	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5381

Barnsley v Rochdale

7 December  1963 (1963 -12-07) 2	Barnsley	3–1	Rochdale	Barnsley
	Kerr 62', 66' Leighton 89'	Report	Richardson 84'	Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 9431 Referee: VJ Batty

League Cup

Main article: 1963–64 Football League Cup

Rochdale v Chester

4 September  1963 (1963 -09-04) 1	Rochdale	1–1	Chester	Rochdale
	Morton	Report	Corbishley (pen.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2919

Chester v Rochdale

18 September  1963 (1963 -09-18) 1	Chester	2–5	Rochdale	Chester
	Humes Pritchard	Report	Morton Storf Thompson Kerry	Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 5083

Halifax Town v Rochdale

25 September  1963 (1963 -09-25) 2	Halifax Town	4–2	Rochdale	Halifax
	Fidler Carlin Harrison	Report	Morton Richardson	Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 4774

Lancashire Cup

Chester v Rochdale

27 November  1963 (1963 -11-27)	Chester	1–0	Rochdale	Chester
	[[]]			Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 2096

Rose Bowl

Oldham Athletic v Rochdale

17 August  1963 (1963 -08-17)	Oldham Athletic	3–5	Rochdale	Oldham
	[[ ]] [[ ]] [[ ]]		Morton Richardson Cairns	Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 8697