1981–82 Rochdale A.F.C. season

Rochdale

1981–82 season
Manager	Peter Madden
League Division Four	21st
FA Cup	1st Round
League Cup	1st Round
Top goalscorer	League: Mark Hilditch All: Mark Hilditch
← 1980–81 1982–83 →

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

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Division 4		F.A. Cup		League Cup		Rose Bowl
				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

Pos	Team v t e	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
23	Scunthorpe United	46	7	9	7	26	35	2	6	15	17	44	−36	42

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