# 1982–83 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1982–83 season saw Rochdale compete in 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 |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| | GK | WAL | Chris Pearce | 43 | 0 | 36+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Steve Warriner | 9 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Eric Snookes | 40 | 0 | 33+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | MF | NIR | Ronnie Blair | 8 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Jack Trainer | 12 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Alan Weir | 14 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | David Thompson | 53 | 6 | 43+3 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| | MF | ENG | Neville Hamilton | 19 | 3 | 11+0 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Micky French | 43 | 12 | 35+1 | 11 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| | FW | ENG | Barry Wellings | 32 | 10 | 20+4 | 6 | 1+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 1 |
| | MF | ENG | Peter Farrell | 47 | 8 | 43+0 | 8 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Eugene Martinez | 34 | 3 | 24+5 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Bill Williams | 42 | 0 | 34+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Mark Hilditch | 42 | 7 | 38+1 | 7 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Andy Stafford | 3 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Gerry Keenan | 33 | 1 | 30+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Paul Comstive | 10 | 2 | 9+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | SCO | Willie Garner | 5 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Brian Taylor | 15 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Geoff Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Carl Swan | 4 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Roy Greaves | 22 | 0 | 19+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | NIR | Gerry McElhinney | 20 | 1 | 20+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Peter Nicholson | 7 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Stewart Thompson | 12 | 3 | 10+2 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Jimmy Greenhoff | 12 | 0 | 12+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Brian Greenhoff | 7 | 0 | 7+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ATG | Everton Carr | 9 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Andy Higgins | 11 | 2 | 11+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | GK | SCO | Graeme Crawford | 11 | 0 | 10+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Malcolm O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 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 | Promotion |
| 18 | Aldershot | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 40 | 35 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 47 | −21 | 51 | |
| 19 | Tranmere Rovers | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 19 | 42 | −22 | 50 | |
| 20 | Rochdale | 46 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 48 | −18 | 49 | |
| 21 | Blackpool | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 51 | −19 | 49 | Re-elected |
| 22 | Hartlepool United | 46 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 52 | −30 | 48 | Re-elected |
* ↑ Blackpool had two points deducted.