ROCHDALE away memories?

[DoDTS]

Good Friday and it's Rochdale away, have you been before any memories?

We have played at Rochdale 23 times and have a good record there having won nine drawn six and lost eight, to jog your memory these are the matches:

1958.-59 Division Three 1-1
1960-61 League Cup Rd 2 2-5
1966-67 Division Four 0-0
1967-68 Division Four 1-0
1968-69 Division Four 0-3
1972-73 Division Three 2-3
1973-74 Division Three 1-1
1976-77 Division Four 0-0
1977-78 Division Four 2-1
1980-81 Division Four 2-0
1984-85 Division Four 2-2
1985-86 Division Four 1-2
1986-87 Division Four 2-1
1989 -90 Division Four 1-0
1998-99 League 3 0-1
1999-2000 League 3 0-2
2000-01 League 3 1-0
2001-02 League 3 1-0
2002-03 League 3 2-1
2003-04 League 3 1-1
2004-05 League 2 0-2
2012-13 League 2 2-4
2013-14 League 2 3-0

My first visit was in the 1967-68 season when on the 17th February a John McKinven goal gave us a 1-0 win in front of a massive 2,370 crowd. I went on the Youth Section coach which left Roots Hall just before midnight on the Friday night arriving in Rochdale about 7.00, time for 20 a side football before the Pubs opened .

The next season 1968-69 the coaches had been stopped and on the 28th December we went to Rochdale on a party rate train ticket for about 20 of us, however when we reached Manchester we found out that the match had been postponed so went to see Bury play Fulham instead.

The match was rearranged for a Tuesday night the 31st March (from memory) half a dozen of us arrived at Euston in deep snow, but knowing that there was a good chance of it being called off. We arrived at Rochdale and the gates were open we went inside the pitch was totally white, yep called off again. Nobbler had a word with Ernie Shepherd our then manager, and persuaded him to give the six of us a lift back on the players coach.

So third time lucky (or perhaps not). There had been a lot of matches postponed that season and we ended the season with four away games the last but one being Rochdale on the 10th May, we had already missed out on promotion, while it was Rochdale's last match of the season and they were having a promotion party. They had a then record gate of 9,095 and beat us 3-0 and in all honesty a miserable away match for us.

Somehow after going three times to see one match I haven't had the inclination to go back again.

So what are your stories?

 

[DoDTS]

last match 3-0 see highlights below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0S91upwAiQ

Some more of this on Friday please?

 

[Smiffy]

Yes huge memories, well about 5 mins of it.

Me in a Batman suit.

My mate Robin getting arrested.

Can't remember the game itself. :spread:

Must of been last away game circa May 2004.

 

[Rattus Norvegicus]

My first visit was in the 1967-68 season when on the 17th February a John McKinven goal gave us a 1-0 win in front of a massive 2,370 crowd.

There was only 4,500 at the game against near neighbours Bury a week or so ago. :sad:

 

[Kevin Hogg]

Have been twice.
6th December 1980 won 2-0
21st February 1987 won 2-1
Been twice, won twice, promoted both season and Champions in 80/81.
My record is none too shabby.

 

[MK Shrimper]

Have been twice.
6th December 1980 won 2-0
21st February 1987 won 2-1
Been twice, won twice, promoted both season and Champions in 80/81.
My record is none too shabby.

Get your flumpin' self up there toot suite!

 

[Shrimpson]

Can't remember the year but a fan got all the way to the dug out and had a row with Mick Gooding in the dark old days.

 

[Ex-Member1]

Unfortunately, travelled up mid week with a mate for the rearranged mid weeker in 68/69 and endured the horrible 0-3 defeat on a mud heap of a pitch. We were awful. Not this week though, I feel a result coming on. COYBB

 

[WESTY_SUFC]

Remember a game where Carruthers goal took the net off the post and the game got delayed 10 mins after while they reattached it. Pretty certain we won. Must of been early 00's

 

[The General]

Rochdale away 2 years ago was certainly interesting! Was my stag do (part 2) in Manchester and I was dressed in head to toe West Ham gear and make up (thanks Tinks!!) Certainly got some funny looks from my own fans but we stuffed them, won 3-0 and all in all had a top weekend in Manchester! Some lads who came along weren't massive football fans but they loved the atmosphere and experience of the game and told them it doesn't get much better than that so don't expect it to be this good all the time! :thumbsup:

Kev

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

Remember a game where Carruthers goal took the net off the post and the game got delayed 10 mins after while they reattached it. Pretty certain we won. Must of been early 00's

Beaten to it.

Think we won 1-0.

Mick Gooding might have been caretaker - he only ever seemed to be caretaker manager against Rochdale.

 

[B.B.The Legend Lives On.]

Good Friday and it's Rochdale away, have you been before any memories?

We have played at Rochdale 23 times and have a good record there having won nine drawn six and lost eight, to jog your memory these are the matches:

1958.-59 Division Three 1-1
1960-61 League Cup Rd 2 2-5
1966-67 Division Four 0-0
1967-68 Division Four 1-0
1968-69 Division Four 0-3
1972-73 Division Three 2-3
1973-74 Division Three 1-1
1976-77 Division Four 0-0
1977-78 Division Four 2-1
1980-81 Division Four 2-0
1984-85 Division Four 2-2
1985-86 Division Four 1-2
1986-87 Division Four 2-1
1989 -90 Division Four 1-0
1998-99 League 3 0-1
1999-2000 League 3 0-2
2000-01 League 3 1-0
2001-02 League 3 1-0
2002-03 League 3 2-1
2003-04 League 3 1-1
2004-05 League 2 0-2
2012-13 League 2 2-4
2013-14 League 2 3-0

My first visit was in the 1967-68 season when on the 17th February a John McKinven goal gave us a 1-0 win in front of a massive 2,370 crowd. I went on the Youth Section coach which left Roots Hall just before midnight on the Friday night arriving in Rochdale about 7.00, time for 20 a side football before the Pubs opened .

The next season 1968-69 the coaches had been stopped and on the 28th December we went to Rochdale on a party rate train ticket for about 20 of us, however when we reached Manchester we found out that the match had been postponed so went to see Bury play Fulham instead.

The match was rearranged for a Tuesday night the 31st March (from memory) half a dozen of us arrived at Euston in deep snow, but knowing that there was a good chance of it being called off. We arrived at Rochdale and the gates were open we went inside the pitch was totally white, yep called off again. Nobbler had a word with Ernie Shepherd our then manager, and persuaded him to give the six of us a lift back on the players coach.

So third time lucky (or perhaps not). There had been a lot of matches postponed that season and we ended the season with four away games the last but one being Rochdale on the 10th May, we had already missed out on promotion, while it was Rochdale's last match of the season and they were having a promotion party. They had a then record gate of 9,095 and beat us 3-0 and in all honesty a miserable away match for us.

Somehow after going three times to see one match I haven't had the inclination to go back again.

So what are your stories?

I first went to Rochdale in 1966-67 it was an early December match and bloody cold to say the least("southern softies")we won 2-1 with goals from Colin Flatt & Mel Slack with only 1,733 in attendance.
Was there again in 1967-68 winning 1-0 with a goal by Johnny Mac, there was snow on the terraces and can clearly remember John"Miggs"McGill rolling about in the snow when we scored the only goal. As mentioned above by DoDTS I was also at the trilogy in 1968-69 this was one of four consectutive away matches in 11 days they were as follows:- Friday 2/5/69. Bradford City lost 3-2 after being 2-0 up at H/T(Att.11,128); Monday 5/5/69. Darlington won 3-2 after being 2-0 down at H/T(Att.6,624); Saturday 10/5/69. Rochdale lost 3-0(Att.9,095); Monday 12/5/69. Scunthorpe United lost 4-1(Att.1,950). Amazing to think we were going to places like that without any organised travel in such a short space of time(I was so lucky in those days to have known somebody like Mick(aka Ref.Watch). My last ever visit to Spotland was in the Championship winning season of 1980-81 we won 2-0 with goals from Derek"Spanner"Spence and Keith Mercer(Att.2,214).

 

[spoons]

Been a few times but the last 3 nil was a good one. Nice social bar before you enter ground.
Played them off the park.
Only downer was brothers daughter introducing us to her boyfriend from Manchester and having him say at halftime "Are Southend part timers" What a donut! Not forgiven him yet but good laugh when we see him and remind him.:nope:

 

[Mick]

The next season 1968-69 on the 28th December we went to Rochdale on a party rate train ticket for about 20 of us, however when we reached Manchester we found out that the match had been postponed so went to see Bury play Fulham instead.

..... and a good game it was too. A relegation 4-pointer (only 2 points for a win back then) with just two points separating the two teams at the bottom of Division Two (Championship). Bury won 5-1 with some well known names in the line-ups. Ex pig farmer Alec Lindsey who was to go on to find fame with Liverpool and Bobby Collins who'd already had his fame with Celtic, Everton and Leeds were in the Bury side with Cliff Jones, Johnny Haynes and Budgie Byrne featuring for Fulham.

In the event they both went down; Fulham bottom, Bury second from bottom !!

It was my first visit to Gigg Lane as Southend didn't play there between 1961 and 1971.

 

[Welly7]

Over the festive period in 89/90 I think. It was very cold, we won 1-0 and I had chips with mushy peas on the side. Lovely!

 

[Mick]

As mentioned above by DoDTS I was also at the trilogy in 1968-69 this was one of four consectutive away matches in 11 days they were as follows:- Friday 2/5/69. Bradford City lost 3-2 after being 2-0 up at H/T(Att.11,128); Monday 5/5/69. Darlington won 3-2 after being 2-0 down at H/T(Att.6,624); Saturday 10/5/69. Rochdale lost 3-0(Att.9,095); Monday 12/5/69. Scunthorpe United lost 4-1(Att.1,950).

Amazing to think we were going to places like that without any organised travel in such a short space of time (I was so lucky in those days to have known somebody like Mick(aka Ref.Watch). My last ever visit to Spotland was in the Championship winning season of 1980-81 we won 2-0 with goals from Derek"Spanner"Spence and Keith Mercer(Att.2,214).

With three trips to Rochdale and three to Scunthorpe, that meant we'd travelled roughly the distance from Southend to Syria to see two football matches we lost by a combined 7 goals to 1. But it WAS a truly great season, the Best ever.... honest !

 

[Mick]

Amazing to think we were going to places like that without any organised travel in such a short space of time(I was so lucky in those days to have known somebody like Mick).

Cheers Dave, the pleasure was shared. Happy days.

 

[Harry Bullocks]

Are many planning to go ? On a night shift, but will be following on SZ :happy:

 

[Bolton Shrimper]

6th time on fri. 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat so far. Fingers crossed for ano good win.

 

[mfurok]

Good Friday and it's Rochdale away, have you been before any memories?

We have played at Rochdale 23 times and have a good record there having won nine drawn six and lost eight, to jog your memory these are the matches:

1958.-59 Division Three 1-1
1960-61 League Cup Rd 2 2-5
1966-67 Division Four 0-0
1967-68 Division Four 1-0
1968-69 Division Four 0-3
1972-73 Division Three 2-3
1973-74 Division Three 1-1
1976-77 Division Four 0-0
1977-78 Division Four 2-1
1980-81 Division Four 2-0
1984-85 Division Four 2-2
1985-86 Division Four 1-2
1986-87 Division Four 2-1
1989 -90 Division Four 1-0
1998-99 League 3 0-1
1999-2000 League 3 0-2
2000-01 League 3 1-0
2001-02 League 3 1-0
2002-03 League 3 2-1
2003-04 League 3 1-1
2004-05 League 2 0-2
2012-13 League 2 2-4
2013-14 League 2 3-0

My first visit was in the 1967-68 season when on the 17th February a John McKinven goal gave us a 1-0 win in front of a massive 2,370 crowd. I went on the Youth Section coach which left Roots Hall just before midnight on the Friday night arriving in Rochdale about 7.00, time for 20 a side football before the Pubs opened .

The next season 1968-69 the coaches had been stopped and on the 28th December we went to Rochdale on a party rate train ticket for about 20 of us, however when we reached Manchester we found out that the match had been postponed so went to see Bury play Fulham instead.

The match was rearranged for a Tuesday night the 31st March (from memory) half a dozen of us arrived at Euston in deep snow, but knowing that there was a good chance of it being called off. We arrived at Rochdale and the gates were open we went inside the pitch was totally white, yep called off again. Nobbler had a word with Ernie Shepherd our then manager, and persuaded him to give the six of us a lift back on the players coach.

So third time lucky (or perhaps not). There had been a lot of matches postponed that season and we ended the season with four away games the last but one being Rochdale on the 10th May, we had already missed out on promotion, while it was Rochdale's last match of the season and they were having a promotion party. They had a then record gate of 9,095 and beat us 3-0 and in all honesty a miserable away match for us.

Somehow after going three times to see one match I haven't had the inclination to go back again.

So what are your stories?

1967/68 was the only overnight away game coach I ever went on. Arrived circa 8am - seems like a long time ago now - I guess it is.

Worth it though cos we won.

1968/69 was great because for years I could say that I was there on the day that Rochdale were promoted for the only time............after the game was interesting...........the streets were full of 9,000 celebrating Rochdale 'supporters'. Soon went back to 2,000 home crowds though.

When the current Rochdale manager arrived (for the first time) that was still the only time they had been promoted but not any more.

Good for them. A good solvent club with good loyal supporters. Certainly punching above their weight.