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First County Visit:<\/td>Saturday 4th March 1978<\/td><\/tr>
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Competition:<\/td>Football League Division 4 – (Tier 4)<\/td><\/tr>
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Result:<\/td>Rochdale 2 – 1 Stockport County<\/td><\/tr>
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Attendance:<\/td>2,278<\/td><\/tr>
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Away Trip:<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
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Away Day:<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
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County Line-up<\/td>1 Mike Rogan; 2 Graham Smith; 3 John Rutter; 4 Alan Thompson; 5 Phil Jackson; 6 Ken Fogarty; 7 Mike Summerbee; 8 Carl Halford; (12 Chris Lawler); 9 Terry Park; 10 Eddie Prudham; 11 Barry Howard<\/td><\/tr>
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Scorer:<\/td>Barry Howard<\/td><\/tr>
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Manager:<\/td>Alan Thompson<\/td><\/tr>
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County Visits:<\/td>21<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

..<\/p>\n\n\nFACILITIES WITH A VIEW<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n

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Dear Old Spotland!!<\/p>\n\n\n

(Programme image courtesy of ‘Hatters Matters’<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A ground much improved in the last decade, but back in the 1980\u2019s in much need of an overhaul. But there was one redeeming feature \u2013 covered on all four sides, even if the \u201cvisitors\u201d accommodation at the Pearl Street End was little more than a lean-to at the back of the terrace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sadly conditions underfoot were less than primitive. On a wet day, (and there were plenty of those on our travels to fellow Division 4 strugglers, \u201cThe Dale\u201d) a few railway sleepers laid into the slope meant keeping ones feet at moments of high excitement, (sic), demanded a balance worthy of an Olympic gymnast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was Away Trip number 3, following hot on the heels of the victorious trip to Barnsley a fortnight previously. Clearly the triumph at Oakwell had wetted my appetite for getting on the road more often, and journeys to Rochdale don\u2019t come much easier for the Hatters faithful. This was the first time I came across the fabled \u201cfacilities\u201d at Spotland, which were no more, no less than a brickwall, which offered the dual purpose of keeping an eye on the game whilst taking natural relief. Undoubtedly a boon to those fellow travellers who had stopped en route for refreshment at The Cemetery, where various types; brands and strengths of real ale were readily available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spotland – the view from the facilities!!<\/strong> Main Stand to the left and the Sandy Lane End behind the far goal<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The game itself was less than memorable. Indeed it caused a reference to the record books to even recall the result, never mind the scorers. As it turned out there was a single goal for County in a 2-1 loss, which came courtesy of Barry Howard, a recent arrival from Runcorn. A much travelled player in local non-league circles his arrival at Edgeley Park marked his sole Football League appearances, and he disappeared back to the likes of Altrincham; Hyde United and Ashton United as quickly as he had emerged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taking in a lot of non-County games in those pre-marital days Spotland was a regular stop.  Never a problem getting in, nor parking in the plentiful terraced streets which surrounded the arena.  Even today there doesn\u2019t seem to be much attraction for the local populace to wend their way to see their town team.  Maybe the attraction of the petro dollar funded circus at Eastlands, or the alternative on the other side of Manchester is too great.  Whatever the case a club which has clearly improved immeasurably since the 1970\u2019s, and is now operating with relative comfort in League 1, (Tier 3), still struggles to draw many more than 2,500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back then, and indeed through the 1980\u2019s and 1990\u2019s, the word \u2018crowd\u2019 is more than a bit of a misnomer for the gatherings at Spotland. It was a case of \u201cguess the crowd\u201d and by how many more than 1,000 it would be announced as, whatever the actual numbers who had passed through the turnstiles. The number of times the official record shows crowds of 1,003, 1,012 and the like led cynics, (amongst which I count myself), to suggest that there was a determination never to show a crowd as less than 1,000. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Pearl Street End<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Bizarrely one very wet evening I ended up there to watch a \u201cderby\u201d against Crewe. I took reguge under the Wilbutts Lane Stand – decent cover but never the best view in the world, but that night you could choose the best vantage point. There were simply no more than 500 in the ground, but the followed day\u2019s paper dutifully recorded the throng as a handful over the four figure mark!! Put in the context of Rochdale\u2019s regular applications for re-election, in the days prior to automatic promotion and relegation to the Conference, some might have, indeed did, suggest that this was part of the ploy to maintain league status. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Wilbutts Lane Stand – with the famous’facilities’ to the right in this photo. As with two other sides of the ground it has now disappeared and replaced by much improved accommodation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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And maybe it worked. The season of this first visit the Dale were forced to apply for re-election, having finished rock bottom. They survived at the expense of Southport. Two years later Altrincham, the media non-league darlings of the time, (akin to FC United and Salford these days), were the unlucky victims as Rochdale once again ended up at the bottom of the pile as the \u201cold boys\u201d act came into play. It\u2019s an interesting thought, but would they have managed to recover had they taken the drop? We will never know but given the travails of County in their journey into non-league maybe not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Main Stand back in my early travelling days – long gone now<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Spotland is my third most visited ground for County away trips. Twenty-one visits, with varying degrees of success. 10 defeats, 4 draws and 7 wins. Of the victories the one in January 2006 was the most memorable. Sitting bottom of the table following a 6 goal hammering at Macclesfield on Boxing Day, Chris Turner had been shown the door, and replaced by Jim Gannon in the hotseat. It needed promotion form over the rest of the season to ensure safety. On a dark and dank afternoon the climb to salvation started. A spectacular goal from Jermaine Easter settled matters on an afternoon of highest tension and arguably approaching the lowest quality football. Within 28 months the two sides met again, but this time at Wembley in the Play-Off final. County triumphed 3-2. Gannon had not only completed the rescue act but given us some belief that we could return to the Championship. Sadly, it was a victory built on sand, as the subsequent biblical scale mismanagement of the Club saw a very swift decline into non-league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s an interesting You Tube video which shows Spotland a year or so after my first visit. Spotland in 1979<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

September 2016<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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VISITS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Day<\/strong><\/td>Date<\/strong><\/td>Competition<\/strong><\/td>Tier \/ Round<\/strong><\/td>Opponents<\/strong><\/td>Res<\/strong><\/td>F<\/strong><\/td>A<\/strong><\/td>Crowd<\/strong><\/td>Away Day<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
Saturday<\/td>04\/03\/78<\/td>Football League Division 4<\/td>Tier 4<\/td>Rochdale<\/td>L<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>2,278<\/td>3<\/td><\/tr>
Tuesday<\/td>01\/05\/79<\/td>Football League Division 4<\/td>Tier 4<\/td>Rochdale<\/td>L<\/td>0<\/td>2<\/td>2,117<\/td>15<\/td><\/tr>
Tuesday<\/td>09\/10\/79<\/td>Football League Division 4<\/td>Tier 4<\/td>Rochdale<\/td>W<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>2,300<\/td>19<\/td><\/tr>
Friday<\/td>12\/12\/80<\/td>Football League Division 4<\/td>Tier 4<\/td>Rochdale<\/td>L<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>1,901<\/td>35<\/td><\/tr>
Saturday<\/td>24\/10\/81<\/td>Football League Division 4<\/td>Tier 4<\/td>Rochdale<\/td>L<\/td>1<\/td>4<\/td>1,778<\/td>48<\/td><\/tr>
Saturday<\/td>16\/04\/83<\/td>Football League Division 4<\/td>Tier 4<\/td>Rochdale<\/td>L<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>1,829<\/td>77<\/td><\/tr>
Tuesday<\/td>30\/08\/83<\/td>Milk Cup<\/td>Round 1 – 1st Leg<\/td>Rochdale<\/td>W<\/td>3<\/td>0<\/td>1,839<\/td>79<\/td><\/tr>
Saturday<\/td>05\/11\/83<\/td>Canon League Division 4<\/td>Tier 4<\/td>Rochdale<\/td>D<\/td>2<\/td>2<\/td>1,682<\/td>87<\/td><\/tr>
Tuesday<\/td>04\/09\/84<\/td>Milk Cup<\/td>Round 1 – 2nd Leg<\/td>Rochdale<\/td>W<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td>1,497<\/td>97<\/td><\/tr>
Wednesday<\/td>08\/05\/85<\/td>Canon League Division 4<\/td>Tier 4<\/td>Rochdale<\/td>D<\/td>0<\/td>0<\/td>1,399<\/td>114<\/td><\/tr>
Monday<\/td>26\/08\/85<\/td>Canon League Division 4<\/td>Tier 4<\/td>Rochdale<\/td>L<\/td>1<\/td>4<\/td>2,053<\/td>117<\/td><\/tr>
Wednesday<\/td>05\/05\/87<\/td>Today League Division 4<\/td>Tier 4<\/td>Rochdale<\/td>L<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>4,840<\/td>145<\/td><\/tr>
Saturday<\/td>12\/09\/87<\/td>Barclays League Division 4<\/td>Tier 4<\/td>Rochdale<\/td>W<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>2,124<\/td>146<\/td><\/tr>
Saturday<\/td>08\/10\/88<\/td>Barclays League Division 4<\/td>Tier 4<\/td>Rochdale<\/td>D<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>3,021<\/td>161<\/td><\/tr>
Monday<\/td>16\/04\/90<\/td>Barclays League Division 4<\/td>Tier 4<\/td>Rochdale<\/td>D<\/td>1<\/td>1<\/td>3,194<\/td>188<\/td><\/tr>
Saturday<\/td>08\/09\/90<\/td>Barclays League Division 4<\/td>Tier 4<\/td>Rochdale<\/td>L<\/td>0<\/td>1<\/td>2,825<\/td>193<\/td><\/tr>
Wednesday<\/td>11\/01\/95<\/td>Auto Windscreens Trophy<\/td>Northern Quarter-final<\/td>Rochdale<\/td>L<\/td>1<\/td>2<\/td>2,154<\/td>293<\/td><\/tr>
Tuesday<\/td>15\/10\/05
(Highlights)<\/a><\/strong><\/td>		LDV Vans Trophy<\/td>Northern Round 1<\/td>Rochdale<\/td>L<\/td>1<\/td>3<\/td>1,683<\/td>539<\/td><\/tr>
Saturday<\/td>14\/01\/06
(Highlights)<\/a><\/strong><\/td>		Coca-Cola Football League – League 2<\/td>Tier 4<\/td>Rochdale<\/td>W<\/td>1<\/td>0<\/td>3,520<\/td>546<\/td><\/tr>
Saturday<\/td>28\/10\/06
(Highlights)<\/a><\/strong><\/td>		Coca-Cola Football League – League 2<\/td>Tier 4<\/td>Rochdale<\/td>W<\/td>3<\/td>1<\/td>3,709<\/td>563<\/td><\/tr>
Tuesday<\/td>06\/11\/07
(Highlights)<\/a><\/strong><\/td>		Coca-Cola Football League – League 2<\/td>Tier 4<\/td>Rochdale<\/td>W<\/td>2<\/td>1<\/td>2,915<\/td>589<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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ON MY JOURNEY WITH COUNTY AROUND 180 GROUNDS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

..<\/p>\n\n\nPreviously – OAKWELL<\/span><\/a>\n\nNext stop – OLD TRAFFORD<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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