To keep up with Rochdale news sign up to the MyRochdale newsletter here Tributes have been paid to a former chairman who saved Rochdale AFC from going under in the 1980s.
David Kilpatrick passed away yesterday, September 21, at the age of 78. The ex-Dale chair has been associated with the club for over four decades.
He is recognised as one of the key figures who helped save the club from liquidation in the 80s. READ MORE: DWP errors leave thousands entitled to £8,900 payout over underpayments In August 1980, the club entered a turbulent time, after long-standing chairman Fred Ratcliffe left his post and the organisations’ debts built up.
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