The 1986–87 season saw Rochdale compete in their 13th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total Division 4 F.A. Cup League Cup A.M. Cup Lancashire Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GK England ENG David Redfern 33 0 22+0 0 2+0 0 4+0 0 2+0 0 3+0 0
DF England ENG Ian Johnson 47 3 34+0 1 2+0 1 4+0 0 4+0 0 3+0 1
DF England ENG David Grant 54 1 42+0 1 2+0 0 4+0 0 3+0 0 3+0 0
DF England ENG Simon Gibson 11 0 3+2 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 0 2+0 0
DF England ENG John Bramhall 59 10 46+0 9 2+0 0 4+0 0 4+0 1 3+0 0
DF England ENG Keith Hicks 4 0 1+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0
FW England ENG Neil Mills 17 2 4+6 0 2+0 1 2+0 1 0+0 0 3+0 0
FW England ENG Steve Taylor 16 7 9+0 5 0+0 0 4+0 2 0+0 0 3+0 0
MF England ENG Peter Conning 51 3 40+0 1 2+0 0 2+0 1 2+2 1 2+1 0
MF England ENG Shaun Reid 53 1 38+3 1 2+0 0 3+0 0 4+0 0 3+0 0
MF England ENG John Seasman 32 1 24+0 1 0+0 0 2+0 0 2+1 0 2+1 0
DF England ENG Carl Hudson 20 2 13+2 1 2+0 0 2+0 0 1+0 1 0+0 0
MF England ENG Ray McHale 12 0 6+1 0 1+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0 1+1 0
FW England ENG Mick Wood 11 3 5+1 3 0+1 0 0+0 0 2+1 0 0+1 0
DF England ENG Jason Smart 49 1 38+0 1 2+0 0 4+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
MF England ENG Peter Shearer 2 2 1+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 2 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Alan Young 32 3 19+9 2 0+0 0 2+0 0 2+0 1 0+0 0
FW England ENG Robbie Wakenshaw 37 9 28+1 5 2+0 2 2+0 0 4+0 2 0+0 0
MF England ENG Mark Rees 3 0 2+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Winston White 4 0 4+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Paddy McGeeney 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Simon Holden 26 2 20+4 2 0+1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG Brian Stanton 20 3 17+0 3 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
FW Scotland SCO Derek Parlane 26 7 23+0 7 0+0 0 0+0 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
GK England ENG Keith Welch 26 0 24+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
MF England ENG John Hudson 19 1 18+1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW Wales WAL Lyndon Simmonds 22 10 22+0 10 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG Mark Hunt 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
FW England ENG David Fairclough 1 1 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 1

Final League Table

Main article: 1986–87 Football League Fourth Division

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
19 Stockport County 46 13 12 21 40 69 −29 51
20 Tranmere Rovers 46 11 17 18 54 72 −18 50
21 Rochdale 46 11 17 18 54 73 −19 50
22 Burnley 46 12 13 21 53 74 −21 49
23 Torquay United 46 10 18 18 56 72 −16 48
Source: [citation needed]

Competitions

Football League Fourth Division

Main article: 1986–87 Football League
23 August 1986 (1986-08-23) 1 Rochdale 1–1 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Young 55' Report Sutton 89' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2004
Referee: JL Watson
30 August 1986 (1986-08-30) 2 Cardiff City 0–0 Rochdale Cardiff
Report Stadium: Ninian Park
Attendance: 3546
Referee: NS Butler
6 September 1986 (1986-09-06) 3 Rochdale 1–2 Northampton Town Rochdale
Taylor 32' Report Benjamin 22'
Chard 67'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1606
Referee: PL Wright
12 September 1986 (1986-09-12) 4 Stockport County 1–1 Rochdale Stockport
McAdam 29' Report Taylor 75' Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2192
Referee: MP Scott
16 September 1986 (1986-09-16) 5 Orient 3–0 Rochdale London
Cornwell 46' (pen.)
Castle 49'
Jones 79'		 Report Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 2100
Referee: B Hill
20 September 1986 (1986-09-20) 6 Rochdale 1–0 Colchester United Rochdale
Taylor 60' Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1276
Referee: RA Hart
26 September 1986 (1986-09-26) 7 Southend United 5–3 Rochdale Southend-on-Sea
Neal 15', 44'
Cadette 22'
Hall 58'
Gymer 60'		 Report Reid 16'
Seasman 33'
Taylor 85'		 Stadium: Roots Hall
Attendance: 2225
Referee: DR Elleray
4 October 1986 (1986-10-04) 8 Rochdale 0–0 Exeter City Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1307
Referee: MJ Heath
11 October 1986 (1986-10-11) 9 Peterborough United 1–1 Rochdale Peterborough
Gunn 61' (pen.) Red card 80' Report Taylor 41' (pen.)
Young Red card 66'
Wakenshaw Red card 80'		 Stadium: London Road Stadium
Attendance: 2289
Referee: KA Miller
18 October 1986 (1986-10-18) 10 Lincoln City 1–1 Rochdale Lincoln
Grant 13' (o.g.) Report C.B. Hudson 58' Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 1357
Referee: P Don
21 October 1986 (1986-10-21) 11 Rochdale 2–0 Hereford United Rochdale
Young 35'
Wakenshaw 88'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1088
Referee: J Lovatt
1 November 1986 (1986-11-01) 12 Swansea City 1–0 Rochdale Swansea
Simmonds 82' Report Stadium: Vetch Field
Attendance: 5612
Referee: A Seville
4 November 1986 (1986-11-04) 13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Rochdale Wolverhampton
Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 3949
Referee: RG Milford
8 November 1986 (1986-11-08) 14 Rochdale 0–2 Hartlepool United Rochdale
Report Honour 84'
Dixon 89'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1467
Referee: JW Lloyd
22 November 1986 (1986-11-22) 15 Aldershot 2–1 Rochdale Aldershot
Langley 33'
Foyle 35'		 Report Wakenshaw 40' (pen.) Stadium: Recreation Ground
Attendance: 1921
Referee: DJ Axcell
29 November 1986 (1986-11-29) 16 Rochdale 3–3 Torquay United Rochdale
Grant 76'
Bramhall 83', 89'		 Report Nardiello 42'
Pyle 62'
Walsh 64'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1251
Referee: H Taylor
13 December 1986 (1986-12-13) 17 Rochdale 1–1 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
Wood 16' Report Lister 84' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1244
Referee: F Roberts
20 December 1986 (1986-12-20) 18 Cambridge United 3–0 Rochdale Cambridge
Cooper 11', 52', 76' Report Stadium: Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 1838
Referee: AW Ward
26 December 1986 (1986-12-26) 19 Rochdale 0–1 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Report Moore Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1452
Referee: JM Key
27 December 1986 (1986-12-27) 20 Halifax Town 3–1 Rochdale Halifax
Brown 62'
Matthews 73'
Black 87'		 Report Wood 24' Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 1667
Referee: CC Trussell
1 January 1987 (1987-01-01) 21 Burnley 0–3 Rochdale Burnley
Report Stanton 37'
Parlane 49'
Wood 67'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 4217
Referee: N Midgley
24 January 1987 (1987-01-24) 22 Northampton Town 5–0 Rochdale Northampton
McMenemy 16', 37'
Chard 52'
McGoldrick 55'
Hill 65'		 Report Stadium: County Ground
Attendance: 5484
Referee: J Lovatt
7 February 1987 (1987-02-07) 23 Rochdale 0–0 Orient Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1419
Referee: J Ashworth
13 February 1987 (1987-02-13) 24 Colchester United 2–0 Rochdale Colchester
English 13'
Wilkins 82'		 Report Stadium: Layer Road
Attendance: 2020
Referee: B Hill
21 February 1987 (1987-02-21) 25 Rochdale 1–2 Southend United Rochdale
Bramhall 89' Report Cadette 25', 55' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1262
Referee: TJ Holbrook
24 February 1987 (1987-02-24) 26 Rochdale 3–1 Aldershot Rochdale
C.J. Hudson 11'
Smart 77'
Stanton 87'		 Report Burvill 70' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1092
Referee: D Shaw
28 February 1987 (1987-02-28) 27 Wrexham 2–2 Rochdale Wrexham
Massey 7'
Comstive 60'		 Report Stanton 2'
Bramhall 40'		 Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 1901
Referee: MJ Heath
10 March 1987 (1987-03-10) 28 Rochdale 0–0 Cardiff City Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1386
Referee: CN Seel
14 March 1987 (1987-03-14) 29 Rochdale 1–1 Lincoln City Rochdale
Parlane 71' Report Kilmore 89' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1490
Referee: KA Lupton
18 March 1987 (1987-03-18) 30 Hereford United 0–1 Rochdale Hereford
Report Parlane 81' Stadium: Edgar Street
Attendance: 1890
Referee: KA Miller
21 March 1987 (1987-03-21) 31 Rochdale 3–2 Peterborough United Rochdale
Simmonds 45', 83'
Bramhall 63'		 Report Gregory 74', 79' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2170
Referee: T Mills
25 March 1987 (1987-03-25) 32 Rochdale 3–3 Wrexham Rochdale
Simmonds 48'
Parlane 51', 60'		 Report Conroy 41'
Steel 74'
Cooke 83'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1852
Referee: MP Scott
28 March 1987 (1987-03-28) 33 Exeter City 1–1 Rochdale Exeter
Kellow 79' (pen.) Report Simmonds 28' Stadium: St James Park
Attendance: 1977
Referee: JE Martin
31 March 1987 (1987-03-31) 34 Crewe Alexandra 5–1 Rochdale Crewe
Cutler 18'
Platt 24', 72', 83'
Thomas 59'		 Report Holden 38' Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 1504
Referee: DT Phillips
4 April 1987 (1987-04-04) 35 Hartlepool United 1–1 Rochdale Hartlepool
Shoulder 64' (pen.) Report Bramhall 56' Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 1168
Referee: CC Trussell
7 April 1987 (1987-04-07) 36 Rochdale 0–2 Preston North End Rochdale
Report Brazil 54'
Zelem 78'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4986
Referee: GM Tyson
11 April 1987 (1987-04-11) 37 Rochdale 0–3 Wolverhampton Wanderers Rochdale
Report Dennison 50'
Purdie 68'
Kelly 74'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3812
Referee: JW Lloyd
14 April 1987 (1987-04-14) 38 Preston North End 2–4 Rochdale Preston
Brazil 46'
Thomas 75'		 Report Johnson 33'
Simmonds 52'
Wakenshaw 70', 77'		 Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 10212
Referee: KA Redfern
18 April 1987 (1987-04-18) 39 Rochdale 0–2 Burnley Rochdale
Report Devaney 15'
Gallagher 55'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5739
Referee: Art. Robinson
20 April 1987 (1987-04-20) 40 Tranmere Rovers 1–1 Rochdale Birkenhead
Moore 6' Report Simmonds 49' (pen.) Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 2168
Referee: PL Wright
25 April 1987 (1987-04-25) 41 Rochdale 2–0 Cambridge United Rochdale
Simmonds 62' (pen.)
Parlane 64'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1698
Referee: KA Lupton
29 April 1987 (1987-04-29) 42 Rochdale 2–0 Swansea City Rochdale
Conning 10'
Simmonds 88' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2052
Referee: GR Ashby
2 May 1987 (1987-05-02) 43 Torquay United 2–1 Rochdale Torquay
McNichol 41'
Dobson 78'		 Report Bramhall 64' Stadium: Plainmoor
Attendance: 3020
Referee: BT Stevens
4 May 1987 (1987-05-04) 44 Rochdale 5–3 Halifax Town Rochdale
Simmonds 5' (pen.)
Bramhall 50', 68'
Wakenshaw 78'
Holden 81'		 Report Black 35'
Seasman 47' (o.g.)
Brown 88' (pen.)		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2990
Referee: PW Vanes
6 May 1987 (1987-05-06) 45 Rochdale 2–1 Stockport County Rochdale
Parlane 56'
Simmonds 59'		 Report Hodkinson 78' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4840
Referee: R Bridges
9 May 1987 (1987-05-09) 46 Scunthorpe United 2–0 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Lister 28'
Flounders 48'		 Report Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 2347
Referee: H Taylor

F.A. Cup

Main article: 1986–87 FA Cup
15 November 1986 (1986-11-15) 1 Nuneaton Borough 0–3 Rochdale Nuneaton
Report Wakenshaw 15'
Mills 38'
Johnson 52'		 Stadium: Manor Park
Attendance: 3586
Referee: D Hutchinson
6 December 1986 (1986-12-06) 2 Rochdale 1–4 Wrexham Rochdale
Wakenshaw 30' Report Steel 16'
Massey 49', 70'
Horne 75'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2822
Referee: JM Key

League Cup (Littlewoods Challenge Cup)

Main article: 1986–87 Football League Cup
26 August 1986 (1986-08-26) 1 Rochdale 1–1 Burnley Rochdale
Taylor 75' Report James 12' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1937
Referee: RF Nixon
2 September 1986 (1986-09-02) 1 Burnley 1–3
(2–4 agg.)		 Rochdale Burnley
James 70' (pen.) Report Shearer 31', 75'
Mills 51'		 Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 2605
Referee: R Bridges
23 September 1986 (1986-09-23) 2 Watford 1–1 Rochdale Watford
Rostron 14' Report Conning 2' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 9670
Referee: JA Moules
7 October 1986 (1986-10-07) 2 Rochdale 1–2
(2–3 agg.)		 Watford Rochdale
Taylor 58' (pen.) Report Barnes 28'
Jackett 61'		 Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5449
Referee: KA Redfern

Associate Members' Cup (Freight Rover Trophy)

Main article: 1986–87 Associate Members' Cup
2 December 1986 (1986-12-02) PR Darlington 2–2 Rochdale Darlington
Moore 4'
Currie 84' (pen.)		 Report Conning 7'
C.B. Hudson 39'		 Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 766
Referee: T Mills
6 January 1987 (1987-01-06) PR Rochdale 1–1 York City Rochdale
Wakenshaw 61' Report Canham 86' Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 783
Referee: JA Ireland
27 January 1987 (1987-01-27) 1 Rochdale 3–0 Chesterfield Rochdale
Bramhall 13'
Young 15'
Wakenshaw 84'		 Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 890
Referee: JW Lloyd
10 February 1987 (1987-02-10) QF Rochdale 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)		 Middlesbrough Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2615
Referee: NJ Ashley

Lancashire Cup

9 August 1986 (1986-08-09) Blackburn Rovers 1–1 Rochdale Blackburn
Fairclough Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 1577
12 August 1986 (1986-08-12) Rochdale 1–2 Bury Rochdale
Johnson
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1722
16 August 1986 (1986-08-16) Blackpool 0–0 Rochdale Blackpool
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 1175

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References

  1. ^ Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  2. ^ "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022. [not specific enough to verify]
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986%E2%80%9387_Rochdale_A.F.C._season
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