1959–60 Rochdale A.F.C. season
# 1959–60 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1959–60 season saw Rochdale compete for their first season in the Football League Fourth Division, following relegation the previous season.

## Statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division 4 | Division 4 | F.A. Cup | F.A. Cup | Lancashire Cup | Lancashire Cup |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ENG | Jimmy Jones | 31 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Stanley Milburn | 45 | 15 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | WAL | Dai Powell | 40 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Norman Bodell | 28 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| | DF | ENG | Ray Aspden | 29 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Alan Bushby | 49 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Ron Barnes | 52 | 7 | 46 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Ronnie Cairns | 48 | 12 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Frank Lord | 15 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Johnny Anderson | 33 | 6 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Tony Collins | 38 | 5 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Bert Thomson | 34 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | WAL | Jack Edwards | 43 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | George Cooper | 18 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Les Spencer | 38 | 10 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jim Brown | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | George Heyes | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jock Wallace | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Roy Anchor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Bobby Entwistle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

## Final League Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Stockport County | 46 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 44 | 1.074 | 49 |
| 11 | Bradford Park Avenue | 46 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 48 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 22 | 43 | 1.029 | 49 |
| 12 | Rochdale | 46 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 41 | 1.083 | 46 |
| 13 | Aldershot | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 52 | 1.041 | 45 |
| 14 | Crewe Alexandra | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 51 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 28 | 57 | 0.898 | 45 |
