1961–62 Rochdale A.F.C. season
# 1961–62 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1961–62 season saw Rochdale compete for their 3rd season in the Football League Fourth Division. This season also saw Rochdale reach final of the League Cup.

## Statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | League Division 4 | League Division 4 | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Lancashire Cup | Lancashire Cup | Rose Bowl | Rose Bowl |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ENG | Ted Burgin | 58 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Stanley Milburn | 54 | 5 | 42 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Doug Winton | 53 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Ron Phoenix | 32 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Ray Aspden | 51 | 1 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jimmy Thompson | 56 | 3 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Doug Wragg | 52 | 11 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| | FW | ENG | Stan Hepton | 43 | 12 | 35 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Louis Bimpson | 44 | 15 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Ronnie Cairns | 59 | 20 | 44 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Colin Whitaker | 57 | 9 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Norman Bodell | 24 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Joe Richardson | 27 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Bryn Owen | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | John Hardman | 12 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Brian Birch | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Peter Whyke | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Joffre Mckay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Final League Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ipswich Town (C) | 42 | 24 | 8 | 10 | 93 | 67 | 1.388 | 56 | Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Burnley | 42 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 101 | 67 | 1.507 | 53 | |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 88 | 69 | 1.275 | 52 | Qualification for the European Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 4 | Everton | 42 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 88 | 54 | 1.630 | 51 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 5 | Sheffield United | 42 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 69 | 0.884 | 47 | |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 72 | 58 | 1.241 | 46 | |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 42 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 65 | 56 | 1.161 | 44 | |
| 8 | West Ham United | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 76 | 82 | 0.927 | 44 | |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 83 | 67 | 1.239 | 43 | |
| 10 | Arsenal | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 71 | 72 | 0.986 | 43 | |
| 11 | Bolton Wanderers | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 62 | 66 | 0.939 | 42 | |
| 12 | Manchester City | 42 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 78 | 81 | 0.963 | 41 | |
| 13 | Blackpool | 42 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 70 | 75 | 0.933 | 41 | |
| 14 | Leicester City | 42 | 17 | 6 | 19 | 72 | 71 | 1.014 | 40 | |
| 15 | Manchester United | 42 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 72 | 75 | 0.960 | 39 | |
| 16 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 58 | 0.862 | 39 | |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 65 | 81 | 0.802 | 38 | |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 73 | 86 | 0.849 | 36 | |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 13 | 10 | 19 | 63 | 79 | 0.797 | 36 | |
| 20 | Fulham | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 66 | 74 | 0.892 | 33 | |
| 21 | Cardiff City (R) | 42 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 50 | 81 | 0.617 | 32 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 22 | Chelsea (R) | 42 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 63 | 94 | 0.670 | 28 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts |
| 10 | Crewe Alexandra | 44 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 26 | 46 | 1.129 | 46 |
| 11 | Oldham Athletic | 44 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 30 | 44 | 1.100 | 46 |
| 12 | Rochdale | 44 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 47 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 43 | 1.000 | 45 |
| 13 | Darlington | 44 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 49 | 0.836 | 45 |
| 14 | Mansfield Town | 44 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 51 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 47 | 1.167 | 44 |
