# 1967–68 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1967–68 season saw Rochdale compete for their 9th 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 | Northern Floodlit Cup | Northern Floodlit 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 | Les Green | 52 | 0 | 44+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Steve Melledew | 45 | 8 | 35+3 | 7 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Laurie Calloway | 33 | 1 | 26+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | John Reid | 45 | 3 | 37+2 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Graham Smith | 50 | 0 | 42+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Brian Eastham | 16 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Jack Winspear | 18 | 3 | 15+1 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Billy Russell | 34 | 2 | 26+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Joe Fletcher | 46 | 16 | 38+0 | 15 | 1+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Reg Jenkins | 49 | 7 | 42+0 | 7 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Hughen Riley | 24 | 4 | 17+3 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Brian Taylor | 35 | 0 | 30+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Vic Cockcroft | 45 | 0 | 42+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Barry Hutchinson | 31 | 5 | 27+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | David Crompton | 8 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | IRL | Frank McEwen | 10 | 1 | 7+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Ray Daubney | 3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Bobby Williamson | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | David Dow | 9 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Les Harley | 7 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Dennis Butler | 16 | 2 | 15+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Billy Rudd | 17 | 1 | 16+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ken Bracewell | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ernie Wilkinson | 9 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

## Final League Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAv | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 17 | Notts County | 46 | 15 | 11 | 20 | 53 | 79 | 0.671 | 41 | |
| 18 | Port Vale | 46 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 61 | 72 | 0.847 | 39 | Re-elected |
| 19 | Rochdale | 46 | 12 | 14 | 20 | 51 | 72 | 0.708 | 38 | |
| 20 | Exeter City | 46 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 45 | 65 | 0.692 | 38 | |
| 21 | York City | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 65 | 68 | 0.956 | 36 | Re-elected |
* ↑ Due to financial irregularities, Port Vale were made to apply for re-election to the Football League despite not finishing in the bottom four.