Back
row (left to right): P.Madden (coach), R. Jenkins, D.Cross,
P.Clarke, R.Jones, T.Godfrey, J.Ashworth (Captain),
C.Parry, R. Blair, R.J.Connor (Manager)
Middle
row: N. Whitehead, P.Gowans, R.Downes, T.Buck, D.Butler,
H.Riley, D.Ryder, G.Smith.
Front
row : A. Arrowsmith, C. Simpson, K.Williams, A. Mandzuk.
Players in
Rothmans 1970-71
Note:
The team in italics is the team that the player played
most League games for.
1959-72 : 1959 year first signed forms, 72 =1972-73 last
season of English League Football.
Manager:
Dick Connor
Alf
Arrowsmith
Born:
Manchester, 11 December, 1942. Died May 2005.
English
League career: 1960-71 (Source: Ashton United)
Liverpool, Bury,
Rochdale. (Moved to Macclesfield Town) 141 games, 45
goals.
Rochdale
career details 1970-71: League 46 games 14 goals;
FA Cup 2 games 3 goals; League Cup 1 game 0
goals; Other 6 games 4 goals.
1970-71
season details Rochdale: League 31 games 12 goals; FA
Cup 1 game 2 goals; League Cup 1 game 0 goals;
Lancashire Cup 3 games 2 goals, Rose Bowl 1 game 2
goals.
See Obituary
Joe
Ashworth
Born:
Huddersfield (Hugman has Leeds), 6 January, 1943.
English
League career: 1960-72 (Source: Juniors) Bradford
Park Avenue, York City, Bournemouth, Southend United,
Rochdale,
Chester City, Stockport County. 308 games, 7 goal.
Rochdale
career details 1968-71: League 133 games 3 goals;
FA Cup 8 games 1 goal; League Cup 8 games 0
goals; Other 12 games 1 goals.
1970-71
season details Rochdale: League 38 games 0 goals; FA
Cup 5 games 1 goal; League Cup 3 games 0 goals;
Lancashire Cup 6 games 1 goal, Rose Bowl 1 game 0
goals.
Ronnie
Blair
Born:
Coleraine, 26 September, 1949.
English
League career: 1966-82 (Source: Coleraine) Oldham
Athletic, Rochdale, Oldham
Athletic, Blackpool, Rochdale
(Moved to Milton) 481 games, 29 goals.
Northern
Ireland Internationals: 5 caps.
Rochdale
career details 1969-71, 1982: League 74 games 3
goals; FA Cup 4 games 1 goal; League Cup 7 games
0 goals; Other 14 games 0 goals.
1970-71
season details Rochdale: League 36 games 1 goal; FA
Cup 3 games 1 goal; League Cup 2 games 0 goals;
Lancashire Cup 6 games 0 goals.
Tony
Buck
Born:
Whitwell, Oxfordshire (Hugman has Clowne), 18 August,
1944..
English
League career: 1962-73 (Source: Eastbourne) Oxford
United, Newport County, Rochdale,
Bradford City (loan), Northampton Town. 188 games, 55
goals.
Rochdale
career details 1968-72: League 84 games 29 goals;
FA Cup 6 games 2 goals; League Cup 3 games 0
goals; Other 10 games 2 goals.
1970-71
season details Rochdale: League 7 games 1 goal; FA
Cup 3 games 2 goals; League Cup 1 game 0 goals;
Lancashire Cup 2 games 0 goals.
Dennis
Butler
Born:
Macclesfield, 24 June, 1944.
English
League career: 1961-72 (Source: Juniors) Bolton
Wanderers, Rochdale.
(Retired injured.) 221 games, 47 goal.
Rochdale
career details 1967-72: League 156 games 36
goals; FA Cup 6 game 1 goal; League Cup 7 games 2
goals; Other 14 games 2 goals.
1970-71
season details Rochdale: League 30 games 8 goals; FA
Cup 3 games 1 goal; League Cup 1 game 0 goals;
Lancashire Cup 4 games 1 goal, Rose Bowl 1 game 0
goals.
See Sons
and Daughters: Uncle
Paul
Clarke
Born:
Chesterfield, 25 September, 1950.
English
League career: 1967-71 (Source: Apprentice)
Liverpool, Rochdale.
(Moved to Matlock Town) 11 games, 0 goals.
Rochdale
career details 1969-71: League 11 games 0 goals;
FA Cup 0 game 0 goals; League Cup 1 game 0 goals;
Other 1 game 0 goals.
1970-71
season details Rochdale: League 3 games 0 goals; Rose
Bowl 1 game 0 goals.
David
Cross
Born:
Heywood (Hugman has Bury), 8 December 1950.
English
League career: 1969-85 (Source: Heywood GS) Rochdale,
Norwich City, Coventry City, West Bromwich Albion, West
Ham United, Manchester City,
(Vancouver Whitecaps - Canada), Oldham Athletic,
(Vancouver Whitecaps), West Bromwich Albion, Bolton
Wanderers, Bury (loan). 553 games, 194 goals.
Rochdale
career details 19769-71: League 59 games 20
goals; FA Cup 5 games 1 goal; League Cup 6 games
2 goals; Other 5 games 3 goals.
1970-71
season details Rochdale: League 33 games 9 goals; FA
Cup 5 games 1 goal; League Cup 3 games 0 goals;
Lancashire Cup 2 games 2 goals, Rose Bowl 1 game 1
goal.
See
Where are they now? December 2001, Winter 2004
Made
redundant by Oldham Athletic, see Where are they now?
August/September
2003
Career
1999- : see Rothmans 1999-2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003
Bobby
Downes
Born:
Bloxwich, 18 August 1949.
English
League career: 1966-83 (Source: Juniors) West
Bromwich Albion, Peterborough United, Rochdale, Watford,
Barnsley, Blackpool. 470 games, 36 goals.
Rochdale
career details 1969-73: League 174 games 10
goals; FA Cup 9 games 2 goals; League Cup 9 games
0 goals; Other 12 games 0 goals.
1970-71
season details Rochdale: League 37 games 0 goals; FA
Cup 5 games 0 goals; League Cup 2 game 0 goals;
Lancashire Cup 5 games 0 goals.6
Where
are they now?: August/September 2003
Career
2003- : See 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, 2006-2007.
Tony
Godfrey
Born:
Newbury (Hugman has Wokingham), 30 April, 1939.
English
League career: 1958-75 (Source: Basingstoke),
Southampton, Aldershot,
Rochdale, Aldershot. 451 games.
Rochdale
career details 1970-71: League 71 games ; FA Cup
3 games; League Cup 4 games; Other 5 games.
1970-71
season details Rochdale: League 30 games; FA Cup 2
games; League Cup 3 games; Lancashire Cup 3 games,
Rose Bowl 1 game 1.
Peter
Gowans
Born:
Dundee, 25 May, 1944.
English
League career: 1963-74 (Celtic), Crewe Alexandria,
Aldershot, Rochdale,
Southport. 402 games, 91 goals.
Rochdale
career details 1970-73: League 144 games 21
goals; FA Cup 5 games 0 goals; League Cup 6 games
1 goal; Other 15 games 1 goal.
1970-71
season details Rochdale: League 33 games 5 goals; FA
Cup 1 game 0 goals; League Cup 3 games 1 goal;
Lancashire Cup 6 games 0 goals, Rose Bowl 1 game 0
goals.
Chris
Harker
Born:
Shiremoor, 29 June 1937.
English
League career: 1955-69 (Source: Juniors) Newcastle
United, (Aberdeen), Bury,
Grimsby Town, Rochdale. (Moved to Stockton.) 285
games.
Signed
professional forms October, 1970.
Rochdale
career details 1968-69: League 92 games; FA Cup 3
games; League Cup 2 games; Other 5 games.
1970-71
season details Rochdale: didn't play, but remained on
the club's books.
Reg
Jenkins
Born:
Millbrook, 7 October, 1938.
English
League career: 1957-72 (Source: Turo C.) Plymouth
Argyle, Exeter City, Torquay United, Rochdale.
(Moved to Millbrook.) 429 games, 151 goals.
Rochdale
career details 1964-72: League 305 games 119
goals; FA Cup 11 games 5 goals; League Cup 16
games 5 goals; Other 27 games 12 goals.
Reg
holds the current record of the most League goals
scored for Rochdale with 119.
1970-71
season details Rochdale: League 30 games 13 goals; FA
Cup 1 game 0 goals; League Cup 3 games 2 goals;
Lancashire Cup 7 games 4 goals, Rose Bowl 1 game 0
goals.
Reg was
Rochdale's leading goalscorer in the League (with 13
goals) and in all competitions (with 19) in the
1970-71 season.
See
June 2001 Emails
Also see Soccer-Files.com -
Reg Jenkins
Vinny
Leech
Born:
Rochdale, 6 December, 1940.
English
League career: 1959-70 (Source: Burnley Amateurs),
Blackburn Rovers, Bury,
Rochdale. (Retired injured.) 171 games, 1 goal.
Rochdale
career details 1968-70: League 60 games 1 goal;
FA Cup 3 games 0 goals; League Cup 1 games 0
goals; Other 5 games 0 goals.
1970-71
season details Rochdale: League 4 games 0 goals.
Colin
Parry
Born:
Stockport, 16 February, 1941.
English
League career: 1962-71 (Source: Vernon Park),
Stockport County, Bradford City, Rochdale.
(Moved to Macclesfield Town.) 294 games, 1 goal.
Rochdale
career details 1968-71: League 156 games 1 goal;
FA Cup 9 games 0 goals; League Cup 4 games 0
goals; Other 14 games 0 goals.
1970-71
season details Rochdale: League 35 games 0 goals; FA
Cup 5 games 0 goals; League Cup 1 game 0 goals;
Lancashire Cup 4 games 0 goals, Rose Bowl 1 game 0
goals.
Hughie
Riley
Born:
Accrington, 12 June, 1947.
English
League career: 1966-77 Rochdale, Crewe Alexandria,
Bury, Bournemouth. 336 games, 32 goals.
(Note Hugman lists Hughie as playing 93 games for
Rochdale, which would leave a total of 337 games in
his League career.)
Rochdale
career details 1967-71: League 92 games 12 goals;
FA Cup 5 games 0 goals; League Cup 4 games 0
goals, Other 12 games 1 goal.
1970-71
season details Rochdale: League 42 games 4 goals; FA
Cup 5 games 0 goals; League Cup 3 game 0 goals;
Lancashire Cup 6 games 1 goal, Rose Bowl 1 game 0
goals.
Derek
Ryder
Born:
Leeds, 18 February, 1947.
English
League career: 1964-73 (Source: Juniors) Leeds
United, Cardiff City, Rochdale,
Southport. 254 games, 3 goal.
Rochdale
career details 1968-71: League 168 games 1 goal;
FA Cup 9 games 0 goals; League Cup 8 games 0
goals; Other 18 games 0 goals.
1970-71
season details Rochdale: League 44 games 0 goals; FA
Cup 5 games 0 goals; League Cup 3 games 0 goals;
Lancashire Cup 7 games 0 goals, Rose Bowl 1 game 0
goals.
Graham
Smith
Born:
Pudsey, 20 June, 1946.
English
League career: 1964-78 (Source: Juniors) Leeds
United, Rochdale,
Stockport County. 468 games, 5 goals.
Rochdale
career details 1966-73: League 317 games 3 goals;
FA Cup 15 games 0 goals; League Cup 13 games 1
goal; Other 28 games 1 goal.
Graham
holds the current record of the most League
Appearances for Rochdale, see Club
Appearance Records.
1970-71
season details Rochdale: League 31 games 1 goal; FA
Cup 5 games 0 goals; League Cup 3 games 1 goal;
Lancashire Cup 5 games 0 goals, Rose Bowl 1 game 0
goals.
Dave
Tennant
Born:
Walsall, 13 June, 1945.
English
League career: 1963-70 (Source: Juniors) Walsall, Lincoln
City, Rochdale. (Moved to Corby
Town.) 57 games, 1 goal.
Rochdale
career details 1970: League 16 games ; FA Cup 3
games ; League Cup 0 games ; Other 5 games.
1970-71
season details Rochdale: League 16 games ; FA Cup 3
games ; League Cup 0 games; Lancashire Cup 5 games 0
goals.
Norman
Whitehead
Born:
Liverpool, 22 April, 1948.
English
League career: 1967-76 (Source: Skemersdale United)
Southport, Rochdale,
Rotherham United, Chester City, Grimsby Town. 275
games, 18 goals.
Rochdale
career details 1968-71: League 156 games 11
goals; FA Cup 9 games 1 goal; League Cup 8 games
1 goal; Other 18 games 1 goal.
1970-71
season details Rochdale: League 45 games 4 goals; FA
Cup 5 games 0 goals; League Cup 3 games 1 goal;
Lancashire Cup 7 games 1 goal, Rose Bowl 1 game 0
goals.
Norman
played in all but one game (a League match) of the
70-71 season, which made him the leading appearance
maker of Rochdale's 70-71 season.
Further
Player who moved to the club in the 1970-71 season ...
David
Pearson
Born:
Shotton (Hugman has Connahs Quay), 13 October, 1947.
English
League career: 1965-70 (Source: Apprentices) Everton,
Southport,
Rochdale. (Moved to Morcambe.) 96 games, 0 goals.
Rochdale
career details 1970: League 3 games 0 goals; FA
Cup 0 games 0 goals; League Cup 0 games 0 goals;
Other 1 games 0 goals.
1970-71
season details Rochdale: League 3 games 0 goals,
Lancashire Cup 1 game 0 goals.
Dave
arrived at the club in September 1970, after
Southport gave him a free transfer at the end of the
1969-70 season.
David is
not to be confused with Dave Pearson, a Rochdale
player from 1956-57.
For further links try ...
Rochdale Official Site
rochdaleafc.com - this site under the
Rivals.net umbrella, has a comprehensive links page to
all other Dale sites, and is the best of the fans sites
available.
Note:
Birth information and League career statistics from:
"The PFA Premier and Football League Players'
Records 1946-1998"
Edited and compiled by Barry J. Hugman. Lennard Queen
Anne Press, 1998.
Additional
birth information, FA Cup, League Cup, other competition
and 1970-71 statistics from 'Rochdale FC The Official
History 1907-2001' by Steven Phillipps. Yore
Publications, Harefield, Middlesex, 2001.
For a newsletter send s.a.e. to Yore Publications, 12 The
Furrows, Harefield, Middx. UB9 6AT, or visit www.yorepublications.sageweb.co.uk
Further
1970-71 season information from :
'Rothmans Football Yearbook 1970-71' 1st Year. Queen Anne
Press, London, 1970, and
'Rothmans Football Yearbook 1971-72' 2nd Year. Queen Anne
Press, London, 1971.
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