# 1984–85 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1984–85 season saw Rochdale compete in their 11th 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 | A.M. Cup | A.M. 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 | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ENG | Steve Conroy | 9 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Steve Edwards | 10 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Les Chapman | 52 | 0 | 43+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Peter Farrell | 8 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | DMA | Joe Cooke | 49 | 3 | 41+0 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Keith Hanvey | 21 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | David Thompson | 50 | 2 | 40+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Ged Keegan | 7 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Les Lawrence | 21 | 5 | 15+0 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Barry Diamond | 52 | 18 | 43+0 | 15 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Paul Heaton | 50 | 6 | 40+1 | 5 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Shaun Reid | 27 | 1 | 19+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Ian McMahon | 45 | 4 | 36+2 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Bill Williams | 32 | 0 | 24+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Gary Haworth | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Ian Griffiths | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Paul Malcolm | 27 | 0 | 24+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | John Cavanagh | 21 | 0 | 14+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Tommy English | 3 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | John Pemberton | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Les Strong | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Mike Fielding | 7 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Tony Moore | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | John Seasman | 9 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ian Johnson | 9 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Steve Taylor | 33 | 14 | 30+0 | 12 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Frank Gamble | 24 | 6 | 19+2 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Don McAllister | 4 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | David Redfern | 20 | 0 | 19+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Steve Tapley | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Tony Towers | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | David Grant | 14 | 0 | 14+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | WAL | Phil Dwyer | 15 | 1 | 15+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Peter Robinson | 12 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Neil Ashworth | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Graham Hurst | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Simon Holden | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

## Final League Table

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts |
| 15 | Wrexham | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 39 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 43 | −3 | 54 |
| 16 | Chester City | 46 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 42 | −12 | 54 |
| 17 | Rochdale | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 33 | 30 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 39 | −14 | 53 |
| 18 | Exeter City | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 52 | −22 | 53 |
| 19 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 38 | −13 | 52 |