# 1972–73 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1972–73 season saw Rochdale compete for their 4th consecutive season in the Football League Third Division.

## Statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Division 3 | Division 3 | F.A. Cup | F.A. Cup | League Cup | League 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 |
| | GK | ENG | Gordon Morritt | 33 | 0 | 31+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Graham Smith | 53 | 1 | 45+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Bobby Downes | 34 | 1 | 27+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Peter Gowans | 52 | 6 | 44+0 | 6 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Colin Blant | 47 | 0 | 42+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Len Kinsella | 50 | 0 | 43+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Dennis Butler | 5 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | SCO | Malcolm Darling | 53 | 12 | 45+0 | 8 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 4+0 | 2 | 0+1 | 1 |
| | FW | ENG | Jack Howarth | 25 | 5 | 19+0 | 4 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Reg Jenkins | 31 | 11 | 22+3 | 8 | 1+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Keith Bebbington | 44 | 3 | 34+3 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Arthur Marsh | 43 | 0 | 36+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Lee Brogden | 31 | 3 | 26+2 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Tony Buck | 8 | 1 | 3+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Dick Renwick | 47 | 0 | 41+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | DF | ENG | Barry Bradbury | 6 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Harry Wainman | 10 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | SCO | Jim Bowie | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Rod Jones | 9 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Paul Fielding | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Bill Atkins | 22 | 7 | 21+0 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Charlie Simpson | 2 | 1 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | FW | ENG | Leo Skeete | 3 | 3 | 3+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ENG | Dave Hunt | 3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| | GK | ENG | Mike Poole | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |

## Final League Table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 46 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 46 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 43 | 1.030 | 45 |
| 12 | Wrexham | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 39 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 31 | 1.019 | 45 |
| 13 | Rochdale | 46 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 0.889 | 45 |
| 14 | Southend United | 46 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 40 | 1.130 | 44 |
| 15 | Shrewsbury Town | 46 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 33 | 0.852 | 44 |