1981–82 Rochdale A.F.C. season
# 1981–82 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1981–82 season saw Rochdale compete in their 8th consecutive season in the Football League Fourth Division.

## Statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division 4 | Division 4 | F.A. Cup | F.A. Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | SCO | Graeme Crawford | 21 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Alan Weir | 38 | 0 | 32+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Eric Snookes | 49 | 0 | 44+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Terry Dolan | 48 | 2 | 42+1 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Brian Taylor | 43 | 0 | 37+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | WAL | Terry Cooper | 41 | 3 | 35+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Neville Hamilton | 23 | 1 | 20+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Nigel O'Loughlin | 38 | 5 | 32+1 | 5 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Dave Esser | 30 | 2 | 20+4 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Barry Wellings | 52 | 12 | 45+1 | 11 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Eugene Martinez | 49 | 9 | 42+1 | 9 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Mark Hilditch | 46 | 16 | 38+2 | 14 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 |
| | GK | ENG | Mike Poole | 32 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Peter Burke | 32 | 1 | 27+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Dave Goodwin | 42 | 6 | 34+5 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Steve Warriner | 8 | 1 | 7+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Bill Williams | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | David Thompson | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

## Final League Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 19 | Halifax Town | 46 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 28 | 30 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 23 | 42 | −21 | 49 | |
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 42 | −18 | 49 | |
| 21 | Rochdale | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 40 | −12 | 46 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Northampton Town | 46 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 57 | −27 | 42 | Re-elected |
| 23 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 35 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 44 | −36 | 42 | Re-elected |
