# 1986–87 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1986–87 season saw Rochdale compete in their 13th 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 |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | ENG | David Redfern | 33 | 0 | 22+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ian Johnson | 47 | 3 | 34+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| | DF | ENG | David Grant | 54 | 1 | 42+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Simon Gibson | 11 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | John Bramhall | 59 | 10 | 46+0 | 9 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Keith Hicks | 4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Neil Mills | 17 | 2 | 4+6 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Steve Taylor | 16 | 7 | 9+0 | 5 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Peter Conning | 51 | 3 | 40+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 2+2 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Shaun Reid | 53 | 1 | 38+3 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | John Seasman | 32 | 1 | 24+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Carl Hudson | 20 | 2 | 13+2 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Ray McHale | 12 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Mick Wood | 11 | 3 | 5+1 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Jason Smart | 49 | 1 | 38+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Peter Shearer | 2 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Alan Young | 32 | 3 | 19+9 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Robbie Wakenshaw | 37 | 9 | 28+1 | 5 | 2+0 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Mark Rees | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Winston White | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Paddy McGeeney | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Simon Holden | 26 | 2 | 20+4 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Brian Stanton | 20 | 3 | 17+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Derek Parlane | 26 | 7 | 23+0 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Keith Welch | 26 | 0 | 24+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | John Hudson | 19 | 1 | 18+1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | WAL | Lyndon Simmonds | 22 | 10 | 22+0 | 10 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Mark Hunt | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | David Fairclough | 1 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 |

## Final League Table

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 19 | Stockport County | 46 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 40 | 69 | −29 | 51 |
| 20 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 54 | 72 | −18 | 50 |
| 21 | Rochdale | 46 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 54 | 73 | −19 | 50 |
| 22 | Burnley | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 53 | 74 | −21 | 49 |
| 23 | Torquay United | 46 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 56 | 72 | −16 | 48 |