# 1985–86 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1985–86 season saw Rochdale compete in their 12th 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 | 57 | 0 | 46+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Paul Heaton | 53 | 4 | 43+0 | 4 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ian Johnson | 46 | 0 | 35+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Shaun Reid | 13 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | DF | DMA | Joe Cooke | 41 | 2 | 34+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Keith Hicks | 40 | 1 | 31+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Barry Diamond | 15 | 1 | 7+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Steve Taylor | 55 | 31 | 45+0 | 25 | 4+0 | 5 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Ronnie Moore | 53 | 10 | 43+0 | 9 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Ian McMahon | 45 | 3 | 32+0 | 3 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Frank Gamble | 33 | 4 | 22+3 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jim McCluskie | 16 | 0 | 10+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | David Grant | 51 | 1 | 41+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | John Seasman | 38 | 2 | 30+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Phil Martin-Chambers | 10 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Ronnie Hildersley | 16 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | David Tong | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Garry Haire | 3 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | David Thompson | 32 | 2 | 24+3 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Tony Towner | 8 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Steve Johnson | 8 | 1 | 3+3 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Dave Mossman | 10 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Steve Carney | 5 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Jason Smart | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Ian Measham | 12 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Neil Ashworth | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |

## Final League Table

| Pos | Team v t e | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GD | Pts |
| 16 | Aldershot | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 49 | −8 | 58 |
| 17 | Peterborough United | 46 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 31 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 45 | −12 | 56 |
| 18 | Rochdale | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 48 | −20 | 55 |
| 19 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 46 | 41 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 28 | 32 | +1 | 54 |
| 20 | Halifax Town | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 44 | −11 | 54 |