| 1964–65 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Tony Collins |
| League Division Four | 6th |
| FA Cup | 1st Round |
| League Cup | 2nd Round |
| Top goalscorer | League:Reg Jenkins All:Reg Jenkins |
The1964–65 season wasRochdale A.F.C.'s 58th in existence and their 6th consecutive in theFootball League Fourth Division.
| 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 | Ted Burgin | 51 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Roy Ridge | 44 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Laurie Calloway | 49 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Graham Cunliffe | 41 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Ray Aspden | 50 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | Jimmy Thompson | 50 | 5 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | Joe Richardson | 35 | 7 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | George Morton | 38 | 17 | 35 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| FW | John Turley | 26 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| FW | Reg Jenkins | 50 | 25 | 46 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| MF | David Storf | 21 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Brian Taylor | 12 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Brian Birch | 29 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | Don MacKenzie | 24 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| DF | Stanley Milburn | 16 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MF | John Hardman | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Bert Lister | 16 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Brian Hardman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Oxford United(P) | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 87 | 44 | 1.977 | 61 | Promotion to theThird Division |
| 5 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 27 | 6 | 13 | 99 | 56 | 1.768 | 60 | |
| 6 | Rochdale | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 74 | 53 | 1.396 | 58 | |
| 7 | Bradford (Park Avenue) | 46 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 86 | 62 | 1.387 | 57 | |
| 8 | Chester | 46 | 25 | 6 | 15 | 119 | 81 | 1.469 | 56 |
| 22 August 1964 (1964-08-22)1 | York City | 2–1 | Rochdale | York |
| Aimson Provan | Report | Richardson | Stadium:Bootham Crescent Attendance: 4348 |
| 26 August 1964 (1964-08-26)2 | Rochdale | 4–0 | Stockport County | Rochdale |
| Jenkins Morton | Report | Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4458 |
| 29 August 1964 (1964-08-29)3 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Lincoln City | Rochdale |
| Morton Richardson | Report | Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4306 |
| 5 September 1964 (1964-09-05)4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3–0 | Rochdale | Brighton and Hove |
| Collins Smith Goodchild | Report | Stadium:Goldstone Ground Attendance: 14023 |
| 7 September 1964 (1964-09-07)5 | Rochdale | 1–0 | Torquay United | Rochdale |
| Morton | Report | Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4641 |
| 12 September 1964 (1964-09-12)6 | Rochdale | 3–3 | Oxford United | Rochdale |
| Jenkins Beavon Morton | Report | Havenhand Booth | Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4473 Referee: DNH Payne |
| 16 September 1964 (1964-09-16)7 | Torquay United | 2–1 | Rochdale | Torquay |
| Atkinson Panter | Report | Turley | Stadium:Plainmoor Attendance: 5238 |
| 19 September 1964 (1964-09-19)8 | Barrow | 2–2 | Rochdale | Barrow-in-Furness |
| Knox Brennan | Report | Morton Jenkins | Stadium:Holker Street Attendance: 3159 |
| 26 September 1964 (1964-09-26)9 | Rochdale | 3–0 | Hartlepools United | Rochdale |
| Jenkins Morton | Report | Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3736 |
| 30 September 1964 (1964-09-30)10 | Rochdale | 3–1 | Bradford City | Rochdale |
| Storf Turley Jenkins | Report | Stowell | Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4623 |
| 3 October 1964 (1964-10-03)11 | Wrexham | 2–3 | Rochdale | Wrexham |
| Colbridge Barnes | Report | Jenkins Turley | Stadium:Racecourse Ground Attendance: 7184 |
| 7 October 1964 (1964-10-07)12 | Bradford City | 0–2 | Rochdale | Bradford |
| Report | Jenkins | Stadium:Valley Parade Attendance: 3395 |
| 10 October 1964 (1964-10-10)13 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Darlington | Rochdale |
| Morton | Report | Lawton | Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5007 |
| 14 October 1964 (1964-10-14)14 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Chester | Rochdale |
| Jenkins Morton | Report | Humes | Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4845 |
| 17 October 1964 (1964-10-17)15 | Crewe Alexandra | 1–1 | Rochdale | Crewe |
| Gowans | Report | Jenkins Calloway | Stadium:Gresty Road Attendance: 3619 |
| 24 October 1964 (1964-10-24)16 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Newport County | Rochdale |
| Storf Birch | Report | Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4283 |
| 26 October 1964 (1964-10-26)17 | Southport | 1–0 | Rochdale | Southport |
| Aspden | Report | Stadium:Haig Avenue Attendance: 3642 |
| 31 October 1964 (1964-10-31)18 | Halifax Town | 1–2 | Rochdale | Halifax |
| Frear | Report | MacKenzie Jenkins | Stadium:The Shay Attendance: 4089 |
| 7 November 1964 (1964-11-07)19 | Rochdale | 1–1 | Notts County | Rochdale |
| Jenkins | Report | Sheridan | Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4804 Referee: GW Grundy |
| 21 November 1964 (1964-11-21)20 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Doncaster Rovers | Rochdale |
| Storf Jenkins | Report | Tait | Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4752 |
| 28 November 1964 (1964-11-28)21 | Aldershot | 1–2 | Rochdale | Aldershot |
| Kearns | Report | Thompson Jenkins | Stadium:Recreation Ground Attendance: 5412 |
| 5 December 1964 (1964-12-05)Abandoned | Rochdale | 0–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Rochdale |
| Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5008 |
| 12 December 1964 (1964-12-12)22 | Rochdale | 1–2 | York City | Rochdale |
| Turley | Report | Rudd Wilkinson | Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3051 |
| 18 December 1964 (1964-12-18)23 | Lincoln City | 1–1 | Rochdale | Lincoln |
| Milner | Report | Jenkins | Stadium:Sincil Bank Attendance: 3177 |
| 26 December 1964 (1964-12-26)24 | Tranmere Rovers | 4–1 | Rochdale | Birkenhead |
| McDonnell Dyson Jones | Report | Morton | Stadium:Prenton Park Attendance: 13497 |
| 28 December 1964 (1964-12-28)25 | Rochdale | 0–1 | Tranmere Rovers | Rochdale |
| Report | Dyson | Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5008 |
| 9 January 1965 (1965-01-09)26 | Rochdale | 4–3 | Bradford Park Avenue | Rochdale |
| Jenkins Thompson McCalman | Report | Ham Lawrie Hector | Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4377 |
| 16 January 1965 (1965-01-16)27 | Oxford United | 2–2 | Rochdale | Oxford |
| Atkinson | Report | Taylor Richardson | Stadium:Manor Ground Attendance: 8681 Referee: JE Cooke |
| 23 January 1965 (1965-01-23)28 | Rochdale | 3–0 | Barrow | Rochdale |
| Milburn Richardson Taylor | Report | Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3812 |
| 30 January 1965 (1965-01-30)29 | Chesterfield | 1–1 | Rochdale | Chesterfield |
| Hollett | Report | Jenkins | Stadium:Saltergate Recreation Ground Attendance: 5091 |
| 6 February 1965 (1965-02-06)30 | Hartlepools United | 1–1 | Rochdale | Hartlepool |
| Bradley | Report | Birch | Stadium:Victoria Park Attendance: 5049 |
| 13 February 1965 (1965-02-13)31 | Rochdale | 2–1 | Wrexham | Rochdale |
| Thompson Lister | Report | King | Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3728 |
| 15 February 1965 (1965-02-15)32 | Stockport County | 1–2 | Rochdale | Stockport |
| Hoggart | Report | Morton Thompson | Stadium:Edgeley Park Attendance: 8645 |
| 20 February 1965 (1965-02-20)33 | Darlington | 2–0 | Rochdale | Darlington |
| Lawton O'Neill | Report | Stadium:Feethams Attendance: 2606 |
| 27 February 1965 (1965-02-27)34 | Rochdale | 1–0 | Crewe Alexandra | Rochdale |
| Jenkins | Report | Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4442 |
| 10 March 1965 (1965-03-10)35 | Chester | 0–1 | Rochdale | Chester |
| Report | Jenkins | Stadium:Sealand Road Attendance: 8550 |
| 13 March 1965 (1965-03-13)36 | Rochdale | 3–0 | Halifax Town | Rochdale |
| MacKenzie Morton Lister | Report | Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4829 |
| 20 March 1965 (1965-03-20)37 | Notts County | 0–0 | Rochdale | Nottingham |
| Report | Stadium:Meadow Lane Attendance: 3219 Referee: PG Brandwood |
| 22 March 1965 (1965-03-22)38 | Rochdale | 2–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Rochdale |
| Morton Thompson Lister | Report | Goodchild Collins Gall | Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7005 Referee: K Howley |
| 26 March 1965 (1965-03-26)39 | Rochdale | 1–2 | Chesterfield | Rochdale |
| Morton | Report | Holmes | Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6383 |
| 29 March 1965 (1965-03-29)40 | Newport County | 2–3 | Rochdale | Newport |
| Sheffield Hill | Report | Birch Jenkins Lister | Stadium:Rodney Parade Attendance: 2761 |
| 3 April 1965 (1965-04-03)41 | Doncaster Rovers | 2–2 | Rochdale | Doncaster |
| Jeffrey Grainger | Report | Jenkins Birch | Stadium:Belle Vue Attendance: 7842 |
| 10 April 1965 (1965-04-10)42 | Rochdale | 3–1 | Aldershot | Rochdale |
| Jenkins Morton | Report | Priscott | Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4139 |
| 16 April 1965 (1965-04-16)43 | Millwall | 0–0 | Rochdale | London |
| Report | Stadium:The Den Attendance: 15389 |
| 17 April 1965 (1965-04-17)44 | Bradford Park Avenue | 0–0 | Rochdale | Bradford |
| Report | Stadium:Park Avenue Attendance: 10636 |
| 21 April 1965 (1965-04-21)45 | Rochdale | 0–2 | Millwall | Rochdale |
| Report | John Curran | Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8031 |
| 24 April 1965 (1965-04-24)46 | Rochdale | 2–0 | Southport | Rochdale |
| Richardson Morton | Report | Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2882 |
| 14 November 1964 (1964-11-14)1 | Workington | 2–0 | Rochdale | Workington |
| Carr Moran | Report | Stadium:Borough Park Attendance: 5376 |
| 2 September 1964 (1964-09-02)1 | Stockport County | 1–3 | Rochdale | Stockport |
| Hoggart | Report | Storf Richardson Turley | Stadium:Edgeley Park Attendance: 3450 |
| 23 September 1964 (1964-09-23)2 | Rotherham United | 2–0 | Rochdale | Rotherham |
| Casper Tiler | Report | Stadium:Millmoor Attendance: 8934 |
| 3 November 1964 (1964-11-03) | Bury | 2–1 | Rochdale | Bury |
| Richardson | Stadium:Gigg Lane Attendance: 2608 |
| 14 August 1964 (1964-08-14) | Rochdale | 1–2 | Oldham Athletic | Rochdale |
| Turley | Stadium:Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5160 |