1961–62 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1961-62 Rochdale A.F.C. season was the club's 41st season in the Football League, notable for the club reaching the final of the League Cup.

Rochdale
1961–62 season
ManagerTony Collins
League Division Four12th
FA Cup2nd Round
League CupFinal
Top goalscorerLeague: Ronnie Cairns
All: Ronnie Cairns

Statistics
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLeague Division 4FA CupLeague Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Ted Burgin 5504402090
DF Stanley Milburn 5354242190
DF Doug Winton 5104002090
MF Ron Phoenix 2902302040
MF Ray Aspden 4713811080
MF Jimmy Thompson 5334222091
MF Doug Wragg 4993992080
FW Stan Hepton 42123581163
FW Louis Bimpson 411533111074
FW Ronnie Cairns 551844152192
MF Colin Whitaker 5594482091
DF Norman Bodell 2211810040
FW Joe Richardson 27112390042
DF Bryn Owen 50500000
DF John Hardman 101811010
FW Brian Birch 20101000
FW Peter Whyke 70501010
GK Joffre Mckay 00000000

League Division 4
19 August  1961 (1961 -08-19) 1Rochdale3–1Hartlepools UnitedRochdale
Cairns
Whitaker
Milburn  (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2400
23 August  1961 (1961 -08-23) 2Rochdale4–1MillwallRochdale
Bimpson
Cairns
Wragg
Milburn  (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3346
26 August  1961 (1961 -08-26) 3Crewe Alexandra2–1RochdaleCrewe
Report Cairns Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 6731
28 August  1961 (1961 -08-28) 4Millwall1–1RochdaleLondon
Report Cairns Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 11672
2 September  1961 (1961 -09-02) 5Rochdale3–0Exeter CityRochdale
Whitaker
Milburn  (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5062
6 September  1961 (1961 -09-06) 6Rochdale3–1GillinghamRochdale
Cairns
Hepton 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5239
9 September  1961 (1961 -09-09) 7Wrexham3–0RochdaleWrexham
Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 11982
16 September  1961 (1961 -09-16) 8Rochdale2–3Doncaster RoversRochdale
Hepton
Bimpson 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5138
18 September  1961 (1961 -09-18) 9Darlington2–0RochdaleDarlington
Report Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 7908
23 September  1961 (1961 -09-23) 10Workington2–1RochdaleWorkington
Report Wragg Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 3659
30 September  1961 (1961 -09-30) 11Rochdale3–1York CityRochdale
Hepton
Bimpson 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4201
11 October  1961 (1961 -10-11) 12Rochdale1–1ChesterfieldRochdale
Cairns Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4827
14 October  1961 (1961 -10-14) 13Oldham Athletic2–2RochdaleOldham
Report Cairns
Bimpson 		Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 17029
18 October  1961 (1961 -10-18) 14Rochdale1–3DarlingtonRochdale
Wragg Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3702
21 October  1961 (1961 -10-21) 15Rochdale3–3Stockport CountyRochdale
Hepton
Cairns
Bimpson 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4413
28 October  1961 (1961 -10-28) 16Aldershot3–0RochdaleAldershot
Report Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 7420
11 November  1961 (1961 -11-11) 17Carlisle United2–2RochdaleCarlisle
Report Hepton
Hardman 		Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 5263
18 November  1961 (1961 -11-18) 18Rochdale0–1Colchester UnitedRochdale
Report Hunt Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4618
2 December  1961 (1961 -12-02) 19Rochdale1–0Tranmere RoversRochdale
Cairns Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2872
9 December  1961 (1961 -12-09) 20Southport3–0RochdaleSouthport
Report Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 4712
16 December  1961 (1961 -12-16) 21Hartlepools United3–1RochdaleHartlepool
Report Richardson Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 2387
26 December  1961 (1961 -12-26) 22Mansfield Town0–1RochdaleMansfield
Report Richardson Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 6357
13 January  1962 (1962 -01-13) 23Exeter City1–3RochdaleExeter
Report Richardson
Cairns 		Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 4003
20 January  1962 (1962 -01-20) 24Rochdale2–1WrexhamRochdale
Barnes  (o.g.)
Hepton 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4208
27 January  1962 (1962 -01-27) 25Chester2–3RochdaleChester
Davies
Aspden  (o.g.)		 Report Wragg
Richardson 		Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 4082
31 January  1962 (1962 -01-31) 26Rochdale4–1Bradford CityRochdale
Thompson
Richardson
Cairns
Hepton 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1998
3 February  1962 (1962 -02-03) 27Doncaster Rovers1–2RochdaleDoncaster
Report Bodell
Whitaker 		Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 4032
10 February  1962 (1962 -02-10) 28Rochdale1–3WorkingtonRochdale
Hepton Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4016
17 February  1962 (1962 -02-17) 29York City2–1RochdaleYork
Report Richardson Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 5168
3 March  1962 (1962 -03-03) 30Rochdale3–1Oldham AthleticRochdale
Bimpson
Cairns
Wragg 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9213
9 March  1962 (1962 -03-09) 31Stockport County5–2RochdaleStockport
Report Whitaker
Wragg 		Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 4248
13 March  1962 (1962 -03-13) 32Rochdale3–0Crewe AlexandraRochdale
Wragg
Bimpson
Thompson 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3809
17 March  1962 (1962 -03-17) 33Rochdale1–0AldershotRochdale
Cairns Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3627
23 March  1962 (1962 -03-23) 34Bradford City1–0RochdaleBradford
Report Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 6652
31 March  1962 (1962 -03-31) 35Rochdale1–1Carlisle UnitedRochdale
Whitaker Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2453
7 April  1962 (1962 -04-07) 36Colchester United1–1RochdaleColchester
Hunt Report Richardson Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 4616
11 April  1962 (1962 -04-11) 37Rochdale3–2Mansfield TownRochdale
Richardson
Bimpson
Aspden 		Report Hollett
Morris 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3045
14 April  1962 (1962 -04-14) 38Rochdale3–2ChesterRochdale
Bimpson
Whitaker
Cairns 		Report Hennin
Myerscough 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3061
16 April  1962 (1962 -04-16) 39Chesterfield1–0RochdaleChesterfield
Report Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2932
20 April  1962 (1962 -04-20) 40Barrow0–1RochdaleBarrow-in-Furness
Report Wragg Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 6732
21 April  1962 (1962 -04-21) 41Tranmere Rovers2–0RochdaleBirkenhead
Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 3720
23 April  1962 (1962 -04-23) 42Rochdale0–2BarrowRochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4008
28 April  1962 (1962 -04-28) 43Rochdale2–0SouthportRochdale
English  (o.g.)
Bimpson 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1940
3 May  1962 (1962 -05-03) 44Gillingham4–2RochdaleGillingham
Report Milburn
Whitaker 		Stadium: Priestfield Stadium
Attendance: 2964

Expunged Games
7 October  1961 (1961 -10-07) Rochdale1–0Accrington StanleyRochdale
Whitaker [1] Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5364
24 February  1962 (1962 -02-24) Accrington Stanley0–2RochdaleAccrington
[2] Bimpson
Cairns 		Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 2650

FA Cup
4 November  1961 (1961 -11-04) 1Rochdale2–0Halifax TownRochdale
Milburn  (pen.)
Hepton 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6368
25 November  1961 (1961 -11-25) 2Rochdale1–2WrexhamRochdale
Cairns Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8741

League Cup
13 September  1961 (1961 -09-13) 1Southampton0–0RochdaleSouthampton
Report Stadium: The Dell
Attendance: 7783
27 September  1961 (1961 -09-27) 1Rochdale2–1SouthamptonRochdale
Bimpson Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5449
4 October  1961 (1961 -10-04) 2Rochdale4–0Doncaster RoversRochdale
Bimpson
Hepton
Cairns 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5476
14 November  1961 (1961 -11-14) 3Rochdale1–0Charlton AthleticRochdale
Whitaker Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5298
7 February  1962 (1962 -02-07) 4Rochdale2–1York CityRochdale
Hepton
Thompson 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7312
19 March  1962 (1962 -03-19) SF1Rochdale3–1Blackburn RoversRochdale
Richardson
Cairns 		Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9828
4 April  1962 (1962 -04-04) SF2Blackburn Rovers2–1RochdaleBlackburn
Report Hepton Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 11700
26 April  1962 (1962 -04-26) F1Rochdale0–3Norwich CityRochdale
Report Lythgoe
Punton 		Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 11123
Referee: Arthur Holland
1 May  1962 (1962 -05-01) F2Norwich City1–0RochdaleNorwich
Hill Report Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 19709
Referee: Ron H Mann

Lancashire Cup
25 October  1961 (1961 -10-25) 1Rochdale1–0EvertonRochdale
Cairns [3] Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1971
17 April  1962 (1962 -04-17) 2Liverpool0–0RochdaleLiverpool
[4] Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 2600
7 May  1962 (1962 -05-07) 2 (replay)Rochdale1–3LiverpoolRochdale
Cairns [5] Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1799

Rose Bowl
12 August  1961 (1961 -08-12) 1Oldham Athletic1–2RochdaleOldham
[6] Wragg Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 9525

References
  1. Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  2. Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  3. Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  4. Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  5. Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  6. Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
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