1963–64 Rochdale A.F.C. season
# 1963–64 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1963–64 season saw Rochdale compete for their 5th 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 | 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 | 46 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Stanley Milburn | 50 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Doug Winton | 44 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Stan Hepton | 43 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ray Aspden | 44 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jimmy Thompson | 52 | 5 | 45 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Doug Wragg | 26 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | George Morton | 46 | 16 | 40 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| | FW | ENG | Ronnie Cairns | 28 | 8 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | FW | ENG | Joe Richardson | 39 | 16 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| | MF | ENG | David Storf | 51 | 5 | 45 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Peter Phoenix | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Dave Kerry | 15 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Don Watson | 28 | 8 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | David Wells | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Simon Jones | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jack Martin | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Brian Taylor | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Don MacKenzie | 19 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | John Hardman | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Final League Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Liverpool (C) | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 92 | 45 | 2.044 | 57 | Qualification for the European Cup preliminary round |
| 2 | Manchester United | 42 | 23 | 7 | 12 | 90 | 62 | 1.452 | 53 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 3 | Everton | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 84 | 64 | 1.313 | 52 | Qualification for the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup first round |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 42 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 97 | 81 | 1.198 | 51 | |
| 5 | Chelsea | 42 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 56 | 1.286 | 50 | |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 42 | 19 | 11 | 12 | 84 | 67 | 1.254 | 49 | |
| 7 | Blackburn Rovers | 42 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 89 | 65 | 1.369 | 46 | |
| 8 | Arsenal | 42 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 90 | 82 | 1.098 | 45 | |
| 9 | Burnley | 42 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 71 | 64 | 1.109 | 44 | |
| 10 | West Bromwich Albion | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 70 | 61 | 1.148 | 43 | |
| 11 | Leicester City | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 58 | 1.052 | 43 | |
| 12 | Sheffield United | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 61 | 64 | 0.953 | 43 | |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 42 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 64 | 68 | 0.941 | 41 | |
| 14 | West Ham United | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 69 | 74 | 0.932 | 40 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round |
| 15 | Fulham | 42 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 58 | 65 | 0.892 | 39 | |
| 16 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 70 | 80 | 0.875 | 39 | |
| 17 | Stoke City | 42 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 77 | 78 | 0.987 | 38 | |
| 18 | Blackpool | 42 | 13 | 9 | 20 | 52 | 73 | 0.712 | 35 | |
| 19 | Aston Villa | 42 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 62 | 71 | 0.873 | 34 | |
| 20 | Birmingham City | 42 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 54 | 92 | 0.587 | 29 | |
| 21 | Bolton Wanderers (R) | 42 | 10 | 8 | 24 | 48 | 80 | 0.600 | 28 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 22 | Ipswich Town (R) | 42 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 56 | 121 | 0.463 | 25 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 18 | Oxford United | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 27 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 36 | 0.937 | 41 | |
| 19 | Darlington | 46 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 37 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 26 | 56 | 0.710 | 40 | |
| 20 | Rochdale | 46 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 35 | 0.949 | 39 | |
| 21 | Southport | 46 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 59 | 0.716 | 39 | Re-elected |
| 22 | York City | 46 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 40 | 0.788 | 35 | Re-elected |
