Spotland Stadium from 1902 to 1903, but both folded. The present Rochdale A.F.C. was then formed to use the ground in 1907, later buying the freehold for £1,700 in 1914. By the time the club joined the Football League in 1921, a low wooden grandstand had been built on the south side of the ground, once the location of the cricket pavilion. Also by this time, the name of the surrounding area of the town, Spotland, had been adopted as the ground's name. In August 2016, Rochdale A.F.C. renamed Spotland Stadium the Crown Oil Arena as part of a sponsorship deal by
Football at the 1977 Maccabiah Games Football at the 1977 Maccabiah Games Football at the 1977 Maccabiah Games was held in Israel starting on 13 July. The competition was open for men's teams only. A record number of 18 teams took part in the competition. Israel, who had beaten Netherlands in the final 6–0, won the gold medal. The 18 teams were divided into four groups, two groups of four and two groups of five, with each team playing the others once. The top team from each group qualified to the semi-finals, while the second-placed team qualified to the 5th-8th place play-off. The rest of the