1972–73 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale
1972–73 season
Manager	Dick Conner
League Division Three	13th
FA Cup	1st Round
League Cup	1st Round
Top goalscorer	League: Malcolm Darling; Reg Jenkins; All: Malcolm Darling; Reg Jenkins

The 1972–73 season saw Rochdale compete for their 4th consecutive season in the Football League Third Division.

Statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 3		F.A. Cup		League Cup		Lancashire Cup		Rose Bowl
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ENG	Gordon Morritt	33	0	31+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ENG	Graham Smith	53	1	45+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	1	1+0	0
	MF	ENG	Bobby Downes	34	1	27+2	1	0+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	Peter Gowans	52	6	44+0	6	1+0	0	2+0	0	4+0	0	0+1	0
	DF	ENG	Colin Blant	47	0	42+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	SCO	Len Kinsella	50	0	43+0	0	1+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	ENG	Dennis Butler	5	0	3+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0
	FW	SCO	Malcolm Darling	53	12	45+0	8	1+0	0	2+0	1	4+0	2	0+1	1
	FW	ENG	Jack Howarth	25	5	19+0	4	1+0	0	2+0	0	2+0	1	1+0	0
	FW	ENG	Reg Jenkins	31	11	22+3	8	1+0	1	2+0	0	2+0	2	1+0	0
	MF	ENG	Keith Bebbington	44	3	34+3	3	1+0	0	2+0	0	3+0	0	0+1	0
	DF	ENG	Arthur Marsh	43	0	36+1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0	4+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	ENG	Lee Brogden	31	3	26+2	3	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+1	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Tony Buck	8	1	3+2	1	0+1	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Dick Renwick	47	0	41+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0	3+0	0	1+0	0
	DF	ENG	Barry Bradbury	6	0	4+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	ENG	Harry Wainman	10	0	9+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	SCO	Jim Bowie	5	0	1+2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	ENG	Rod Jones	9	0	6+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	1+0	0
	MF	ENG	Paul Fielding	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Bill Atkins	22	7	21+0	7	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Charlie Simpson	2	1	1+0	1	0+0	0	0+0	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ENG	Leo Skeete	3	3	3+0	3	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ENG	Dave Hunt	3	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+1	0	0+0	0
	GK	ENG	Mike Poole	2	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0	2+0	0	0+0	0

Final League Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GAv	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Liverpool (C)	42	25	10	7	72	42	1.714	60	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Arsenal	42	23	11	8	57	43	1.326	57
3	Leeds United	42	21	11	10	71	45	1.578	53	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Ipswich Town	42	17	14	11	55	45	1.222	48
5	Wolverhampton Wanderers	42	18	11	13	66	54	1.222	47
6	West Ham United	42	17	12	13	67	53	1.264	46	Qualification for the Watney Cup[lower-alpha 1]
7	Derby County	42	19	8	15	56	54	1.037	46
8	Tottenham Hotspur	42	16	13	13	58	48	1.208	45	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
9	Newcastle United	42	16	13	13	60	51	1.176	45
10	Birmingham City	42	15	12	15	53	54	0.981	42
11	Manchester City	42	15	11	16	57	60	0.950	41
12	Chelsea	42	13	14	15	49	51	0.961	40
13	Southampton	42	11	18	13	47	52	0.904	40
14	Sheffield United	42	15	10	17	51	59	0.864	40
15	Stoke City	42	14	10	18	61	56	1.089	38	Qualification for the Watney Cup[lower-alpha 1]
16	Leicester City	42	10	17	15	40	46	0.870	37
17	Everton	42	13	11	18	41	49	0.837	37
18	Manchester United	42	12	13	17	44	60	0.733	37
19	Coventry City	42	13	9	20	40	55	0.727	35
20	Norwich City	42	11	10	21	36	63	0.571	32
21	Crystal Palace (R)	42	9	12	21	41	58	0.707	30	Relegation to the Second Division
22	West Bromwich Albion (R)	42	9	10	23	38	62	0.613	28	Relegation to the Second Division

Source: World Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal average; 3) Goals scored
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

West Ham United and Stoke City qualified for the Watney Cup as the two teams with the most goals that hadn't already qualified for a European competition.

Pos	Team	Pld	HW	HD	HL	HGF	HGA	AW	AD	AL	AGF	AGA	GAv	Pts
11	Charlton Athletic	46	12	7	4	46	24	5	4	14	23	43	1.030	45
12	Wrexham	46	11	9	3	39	23	3	8	12	16	31	1.019	45
13	Rochdale	46	8	8	7	22	26	6	9	8	26	28	0.889	45
14	Southend United	46	13	6	4	40	14	4	4	15	21	40	1.130	44
15	Shrewsbury Town	46	10	10	3	31	21	5	4	14	15	33	0.852	44

Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

Football League Third Division

12 August 1972 (1972 -08-12) 1	Rochdale	0–0	Port Vale	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2661

19 August 1972 (1972 -08-19) 2	Blackburn Rovers	1–1	Rochdale	Blackburn
	Endean 56'	Report	Howarth 83'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 6172

26 August 1972 (1972 -08-26) 3	Rochdale	0–2	Charlton Athletic	Rochdale
		Report	Horsfield 7' Peacock 75'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2584

28 August 1972 (1972 -08-28) 4	Southend United	1–2	Rochdale	Southend-on-Sea
	Moore 90'	Report	Jenkins 11' Howarth 30'	Stadium: Roots Hall Attendance: 8862

2 September 1972 (1972 -09-02) 5	Swansea City	2–3	Rochdale	Swansea
	Williams 20' Evans 79'	Report	Jenkins 48' Gowans 69' Howarth 80'	Stadium: Vetch Field Attendance: 2457

9 September 1972 (1972 -09-09) 6	Rochdale	1–1	Tranmere Rovers	Rochdale
	Jenkins 25'	Report	Crossley 28'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2326

16 September 1972 (1972 -09-16) 7	Notts County	2–2	Rochdale	Nottingham
	Needham 36' Nixon 88'	Report	Brogden 48' Gowans 74'	Stadium: Meadow Lane Attendance: 7991 Referee: AP Oliver

19 September 1972 (1972 -09-19) 8	Scunthorpe United	1–2	Rochdale	Scunthorpe
	McDonald	Report	Darling	Stadium: Old Show Ground Attendance: 3710

23 September 1972 (1972 -09-23) 9	Rochdale	1–0	Wrexham	Rochdale
	Brogden 88'	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3412

25 September 1972 (1972 -09-25) 10	Rochdale	2–1	Walsall	Rochdale
	Brogden Bebbington	Report	Morris	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4749 Referee: H Davey

30 September 1972 (1972 -09-30) 11	Grimsby Town	1–0	Rochdale	Cleethorpes
	Worthington 65'	Report		Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 12173

7 October 1972 (1972 -10-07) 12	Rochdale	1–0	Watford	Rochdale
	Franks 64' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3871

9 October 1972 (1972 -10-09) 13	Rochdale	0–0	Halifax Town	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5425

14 October 1972 (1972 -10-14) 14	Shrewsbury Town	3–2	Rochdale	Shrewsbury
	Hughes 20' Bridgwood 49' Blant 88' (o.g.)	Report	Darling 21' Jenkins 51' (pen.)	Stadium: Gay Meadow Attendance: 2502

21 October 1972 (1972 -10-21) 15	Rochdale	2–2	Bolton Wanderers	Rochdale
	Gowans 28' Jenkins 47'	Report	Byrom 44' Nicholson 78'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7168 Referee: DW Smith

24 October 1972 (1972 -10-24) 16	Bournemouth	4–2	Rochdale	Bournemouth
	Boyer Gabriel Machin	Report	Bebbington Gowans	Stadium: Dean Court Attendance: 11741

28 October 1972 (1972 -10-28) 17	Brentford	1–0	Rochdale	Brentford
	Docherty 5'	Report		Stadium: Griffin Park Attendance: 9201

4 November 1972 (1972 -11-04) 18	Walsall	0–2	Rochdale	Walsall
		Report	Howarth 84' Jenkins 86'	Stadium: Fellows Park Attendance: 5682 Referee: KE Walker

11 November 1972 (1972 -11-11) 19	Rochdale	0–2	Scunthorpe United	Rochdale
		Report	Heath 21' Kirk 58'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2551

25 November 1972 (1972 -11-25) 20	Rochdale	1–2	Chesterfield	Rochdale
	Buck 84'	Report	Large 41' Smith 48' (o.g.)	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1982

2 December 1972 (1972 -12-02) 21	Rotherham United	0–0	Rochdale	Rotherham
		Report		Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 4590

9 December 1972 (1972 -12-09) 22	Rochdale	0–0	Bristol Rovers	Rochdale
		Report	Taylor 79'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1792

23 December 1972 (1972 -12-23) 23	Rochdale	0–0	Oldham Athletic	Rochdale
		Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6702

26 December 1972 (1972 -12-26) 24	Wrexham	3–3	Rochdale	Wrexham
	Ashcroft 49', 64' May 58'	Report	Atkins 23', 42' Darling 39'	Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 3958

30 December 1972 (1972 -12-30) 25	Rochdale	0–1	Blackburn Rovers	Rochdale
		Report	Field 28'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5116

6 January 1973 (1973 -01-06) 26	Charlton Athletic	1–0	Rochdale	London
	Horsfield 38'	Report		Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 5048

29 January 1973 (1973 -01-29) 27	Rochdale	1–0	Bournemouth	Rochdale
	Darling	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3575

3 February 1973 (1973 -02-03) 28	Halifax Town	0–0	Rochdale	Halifax
		Report		Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 2422

6 February 1973 (1973 -02-06) 29	Tranmere Rovers	0–1	Rochdale	Birkenhead
		Report	Atkins	Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 8329

10 February 1973 (1973 -02-10) 30	Rochdale	4–1	Notts County	Rochdale
	Jenkins 33', 88' Downes 43' Brindley 76' (o.g.)	Report	Nixon 32'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3092

24 February 1973 (1973 -02-24) 31	Rochdale	0–6	Plymouth Argyle	Rochdale
		Report	Rickard 23', 54 ' Welsh 26', 75' Provan 31' (pen.) Latcham 66'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2622

2 March 1973 (1973 -03-02) 32	Watford	0–0	Rochdale	Watford
		Report		Stadium: Vicarage Road Attendance: 5338

6 March 1973 (1973 -03-06) 33	Bristol Rovers	0–0	Rochdale	Bristol
		Report		Stadium: Eastville Stadium Attendance: 11767

10 March 1973 (1973 -03-10) 34	Rochdale	1–1	Shrewsbury Town	Rochdale
	Darling 16'	Report	Calloway 73'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2195

12 March 1973 (1973 -03-12) 35	Rochdale	1–1	Swansea City	Rochdale
	Darling 81'	Report	Gwyther 79'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2037

17 March 1973 (1973 -03-17) 36	Bolton Wanderers	2–1	Rochdale	Bolton
	Byrom 51' Jones 68'	Report	Atkins 6'	Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 18154 Referee: R Tinkler

19 March 1973 (1973 -03-19) 37	Rochdale	1–0	York City	Rochdale
	Bebbington	Report		Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2100

24 March 1973 (1973 -03-24) 38	Rochdale	0–1	Brentford	Rochdale
		Report	Allen 35'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1747

31 March 1973 (1973 -03-31) 39	Chesterfield	2–1	Rochdale	Chesterfield
	Sinclair 44' Large 87'	Report	Simpson 13'	Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground Attendance: 3576

7 April 1973 (1973 -04-07) 40	Rochdale	0–1	Rotherham United	Rochdale
		Report	Mullen 20'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1588

9 April 1973 (1973 -04-09) 41	Port Vale	0–0	Rochdale	Stoke-on-Trent
		Report		Stadium: Vale Park Attendance: 6413

14 April 1973 (1973 -04-14) 42	York City	1–2	Rochdale	York
	Stone 1'	Report	Gowans 51' Atkins 54'	Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 2387

20 April 1973 (1973 -04-20) 43	Oldham Athletic	0–0	Rochdale	Oldham
		Report		Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 9829

23 April 1973 (1973 -04-23) 44	Rochdale	3–2	Grimsby Town	Rochdale
	Wigginton (o.g.) Atkins Skeete	Report	Hubbard Brace	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1911

28 April 1973 (1973 -04-28) 45	Rochdale	3–2	Southend United	Rochdale
	Darling 67' Skeete 78' Atkins 87'	Report	Best 26' Johnson 88'	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2081 Referee: R Capey

1 May 1973 (1973 -05-01) 46	Plymouth Argyle	3–2	Rochdale	Plymouth
	Hague Hore	Report	Skeete Gowans	Stadium: Home Park Attendance: 9917

F.A. Cup

18 November 1972 (1972 -11-18) 1	Rochdale	1–2	Bangor City	Rochdale
	Jenkins 33' (pen.)	Report	Brodie Marsden	Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3181

League Cup

16 August 1972 (1972 -08-16) 1	Blackburn Rovers	0–1	Rochdale	Blackburn
		Report	Darling 67'	Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 6292

6 September 1972 (1972 -09-06) 2	Manchester City	4–0	Rochdale	Manchester
	Marsh Lee Bell	Report		Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 17222

Lancashire Cup

16 October 1972 (1972 -10-16) 2	Rochdale	1–1	Manchester City	Rochdale
	Smith			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1521

8 November 1972 (1972 -11-08) 2	Manchester City	2–4	Rochdale	Manchester
			Howarth Darling Jenkins	Stadium: Maine Road

13 December 1972 (1972 -12-13) 3	Rochdale	0–0	Bury	Rochdale
				Stadium: Spotland Stadium

13 January 1973 (1973 -01-13) 3	Bury	5–1	Rochdale	Bury
			Darling	Stadium: Gigg Lane

Rose Bowl

28 July 1972 (1972 -07-28)	Rochdale	1–2	Oldham Athletic	Rochdale
	Darling			Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2973

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References

Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
"The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022.

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[table_note_res_WAC0.92129107793853-1] West Ham United and Stoke City qualified for the Watney Cup as the two teams with the most goals that hadn't already qualified for a European competition.

[2] Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097

[3] "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022.