title: 1976–77 Rochdale A.F.C. season
text: # 1976–77 Rochdale A.F.C. season
  
  The 1976–77 season saw Rochdale compete in their 3rd 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | | GK | ENG | Mike Poole | 49 | 0 | 44+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
  | | DF | ENG | Paul Hallows | 51 | 0 | 46+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
  | | MF | ENG | Tony Lacey | 47 | 0 | 42+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
  | | DF | ENG | Keith Hanvey | 21 | 4 | 19+0 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
  | | DF | ENG | Bill Summerscales | 49 | 2 | 44+0 | 2 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
  | | MF | ENG | Nigel O'Loughlin | 49 | 4 | 42+2 | 4 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
  | | MF | ENG | Dave Helliwell | 34 | 4 | 20+11 | 3 | 2+0 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | | FW | ENG | Steve Melledew | 48 | 7 | 42+1 | 6 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 1 |
  | | FW | ENG | Tony Whelan | 39 | 4 | 34+0 | 4 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
  | | MF | ENG | Phil Mullington | 45 | 4 | 34+7 | 4 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
  | | MF | ENG | Alan Tarbuck | 27 | 2 | 22+0 | 1 | 3+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 |
  | | DF | ENG | Billy Boslem | 16 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | | FW | ENG | Bob Mountford | 36 | 11 | 33+1 | 11 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | | DF | ENG | Dick Mulvaney | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | | FW | ENG | Gary Cooper | 24 | 5 | 17+5 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | | DF | ENG | Ian Bannon | 23 | 0 | 23+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | | DF | ENG | Stuart Mason | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | | MF | ENG | George Hamstead | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | | FW | ENG | John Dungworth | 14 | 3 | 14+0 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | | MF | ENG | Jimmy Mullen | 8 | 1 | 6+2 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | | GK | ENG | Chris Shyne | 2 | 0 | 2+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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 16 | Torquay United | 46 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 45 | −8 | 43 |
  | 17 | Aldershot | 46 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 40 | −10 | 43 |
  | 18 | Rochdale | 46 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 34 | −9 | 38 |
  | 19 | Newport County | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 37 | −16 | 38 |
  | 20 | Scunthorpe United | 46 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 49 | −24 | 37 |
  