title: 1960–61 Rochdale A.F.C. season
text: # 1960–61 Rochdale A.F.C. season
  
  The 1960–61 season saw Rochdale compete for their second 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 | ENG | Jimmy Jones | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | ENG | Stanley Milburn | 43 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | WAL | Dai Powell | 21 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | ENG | Ron Phoenix | 48 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | DF | ENG | Ray Aspden | 51 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | | MF | ENG | Alan Bushby | 27 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | ENG | Ron Barnes | 53 | 3 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
  | | FW | ENG | Stan Hepton | 50 | 15 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
  | | FW | ENG | Frank Lord | 36 | 19 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
  | | FW | ENG | Ronnie Cairns | 53 | 22 | 45 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
  | | MF | ENG | Jim Brown | 28 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | DF | ENG | Norman Bodell | 26 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | DF | WAL | Jack Edwards | 32 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | | GK | SCO | Joffre Mckay | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | FW | ENG | Jack Pollitt | 8 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | ENG | Ken McDowall | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | DF | ENG | Bryn Owen | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | | MF | ENG | John Hardman | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
  | | FW | ENG | Joe Richardson | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
  | | MF | ENG | Tony Collins | 13 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | GK | ENG | Ted Burgin | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | FW | NIR | Ollie Norris | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  | | MF | ENG | Jimmy Thompson | 12 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | FW | ENG | Brian Birch | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | | MF | ENG | Jim Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
  
  ## Final League Table
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 15 | Gillingham | 46 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 0.970 | 43 |
  | 16 | Wrexham | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 38 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 34 | 1.107 | 42 |
  | 17 | Rochdale | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 43 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 47 | 0.909 | 42 |
  | 18 | Accrington Stanley | 46 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 44 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 30 | 56 | 0.841 | 40 |
  | 19 | Carlisle United | 46 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 43 | 37 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 42 | 0.772 | 39 |
  