1918–19 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1918–19 season saw Rochdale compete for their fourth season in the wartime football league, during World War I. Rochdale competed in the Lancashire section and finished 10th in the Principle Tournament and 3rd in the Subsidary Tournament.

Rochdale
1918–19 season
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Football League Lancs10th & 3rd
Top goalscorerBilly Halligan

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalFootball League Lancs
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK  ENG Tom Kay 290290
GK   R. Butterworth 5050
GK   J. West 4040
GK  ENG Tommy Hampson 1010
GK  ENG Harry Moody 3030
DF   George Gutteridge 1010
DF  ENG Vince Hayes 2020
MF  ENG James Henderson 100100
DF  ENG Jack Barton 6060
DF   T. Davenport 3030
DF   F. Chadwick 1010
MF  ENG Jack Yarwood 140140
DF  ENG Bob Lilley 1010
DF  ENG Jimmy Nuttall 8080
DF  WAL Harry Millership 3030
DF   D. Buckley 4040
DF  SCO Danny Crossan 8080
DF   Johnson 2020
MF   Herbert Tierney 2020
DF   J. McOwen 6060
DF   J. Taylor 1010
DF   Fred Baines 100100
DF   Jackson 1010
DF   McCallum 1010
DF   G. Hurst 2020
MF   T.H. Duckworth 3030
MF   Wilfred Bunting 9292
MF   J. Jackson 7171
MF   Sam Spruce 280280
MF  ENG Tweedale Rigg 7070
MF   Kelly 1010
MF   J. Butterworth 2020
DF  EIR Pat O'Connell 353353
MF  ENG Jim Tully 1010
MF   Turner 1010
FW  EIR Billy Halligan 27162716
MF  ENG Tommy Broome 1010
MF   Hall 1010
MF  ENG Ernest Goodwin 288288
MF   Thomason 3030
MF   R. Bellis 7272
FW   Bob Thomas 7979
MF   G. Best 4141
MF   Clifford Ashworth 1010
FW  WAL Stan Davies 6262
MF   Donald 1010
MF   Jones 1010
MF   G. Kirkpatrick 1010
FW  ENG William Moody 5050
FW  ENG Jack Peart 1111
FW   P. Kelly 3131
MF   A. Walker 1010
FW   J. Smith 1010
MF  ENG Fred Heap 133133
FW   G. Reynolds 1010
FW  ENG Billy Hibbert 1010
FW   H. Smith 2020
FW   J. Stott 1111
FW  ENG Ernest Hawksworth 9494
FW  ENG Dick Crawshaw 1010
FW   A. Brown 2020
MF  ENG Albert Smith 359359
FW  SCO Billy Semple 1010

Competitions

Football League - Lancashire Section

7 September  1918 (1918 -09-07) 1 Liverpool 4–0 Rochdale Liverpool




Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 15000
14 September  1918 (1918 -09-14) 2 Rochdale 1–2 Liverpool Rochdale
Thomas


Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1000
21 September  1918 (1918 -09-21) 3 Burnley 2–4 Rochdale Burnley


Bellis
A. Smith
Stadium: Turf Moor
28 September  1918 (1918 -09-28) 4 Rochdale 2–1 Burnley Rochdale
Halligan (pen.)

Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2000
5 October  1918 (1918 -10-05) 5 Stockport County 2–2 Rochdale Stockport


Thomas
Halligan
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 1500
12 October  1918 (1918 -10-12) 6 Rochdale 4–1 Stockport County Rochdale
Halligan (pen.)
Thomas

Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
19 October  1918 (1918 -10-19) 7 Southport Vulcan 3–3 Rochdale Southport



Bunting
Goodwin
Thomas
Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 1500
26 October  1918 (1918 -10-26) 8 Rochdale 5–2 Southport Vulcan Rochdale
Best
O'Connell
A. Smith
Thomas
P. Kelly


Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
2 November  1918 (1918 -11-02) 9 Rochdale 1–3 Manchester United Rochdale
Bunting



Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
9 November  1918 (1918 -11-09) 10 Manchester United 0–1 Rochdale Manchester
J. Jackson
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 6000
16 November  1918 (1918 -11-16) 11 Rochdale 3–2 Stoke Rochdale
A. Smith
Halligan
Bowser
Jones
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4500
23 November  1918 (1918 -11-23) 12 Stoke 1–1 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
Herbert
Thomas
Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 5000
30 November  1918 (1918 -11-30) 13 Rochdale 0–2 Bury Rochdale


Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
7 December  1918 (1918 -12-07) 14 Bury 2–1 Rochdale Bury


Halligan
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 4000
14 December  1918 (1918 -12-14) 15 Rochdale 1–0 Blackpool Rochdale
A. Smith
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
21 December  1918 (1918 -12-21) 16 Blackpool 5–1 Rochdale Blackpool





Goodwin
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 3000
28 December  1918 (1918 -12-28) 17 Oldham Athletic 0–1 Rochdale Oldham
Hawksworth
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4000
11 January  1919 (1919 -01-11) 18 Manchester City 1–1 Rochdale Manchester
Lievesley
A. Smith
Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 15000
18 January  1919 (1919 -01-18) 19 Rochdale 4–5 Manchester City Rochdale
Thomas
O'Connell
A. Smith
Barnes
Dorsett
A.W. Smith
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6000
25 January  1919 (1919 -01-25) 20 Port Vale 2–0 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
Howell
Burgess
Stadium: Old Recreation Ground
Attendance: 3000
1 February  1919 (1919 -02-01) 21 Rochdale 2–0 Port Vale Rochdale
Goodwin
Hawksworth
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
8 February  1919 (1919 -02-08) 22 Bolton Wanderers 3–2 Rochdale Bolton



Goodwin
Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 7000
15 February  1919 (1919 -02-15) 23 Rochdale 2–2 Bolton Wanderers Rochdale
Halligan
Hawksworth


Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6000
22 February  1919 (1919 -02-22) 24 Rochdale 1–2 Preston North End Rochdale
Halligan


Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5000
1 March  1919 (1919 -03-01) 25 Preston North End 3–1 Rochdale Preston



Heap
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 5000
8 March  1919 (1919 -03-08) 26 Rochdale 3–1 Blackburn Rovers Rochdale
Halligan
Heap
Hawksworth

Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4500
15 March  1919 (1919 -03-15) 27 Blackburn Rovers 4–2 Rochdale Blackburn




O'Connell
Thomas
Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 12000
22 March  1919 (1919 -03-22) 28 Everton 3–1 Rochdale Liverpool



Heap
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 15000
29 March  1919 (1919 -03-29) 29 Rochdale 1–3 Everton Rochdale
Goodwin



Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7000
5 April  1919 (1919 -04-05) 30 Bury 0–3 Rochdale Bury
Davies
Halligan
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 6000
12 April  1919 (1919 -04-12) 31 Rochdale 0–2 Bury Rochdale


Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
18 April  1919 (1919 -04-18) 32 Rochdale 0–2 Oldham Athletic Rochdale


Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6000
19 April  1919 (1919 -04-19) 33 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Rochdale Bolton or Rochdale


Goodwin
Stadium: Burnden Park or Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5000
21 April  1919 (1919 -04-21) 34 Oldham Athletic 5–0 Rochdale Oldham





Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 10000
26 April  1919 (1919 -04-26) 35 Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Rochdale Bolton or Rochdale


Peart
Stadium: Burnden Park or Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7000
29 April  1919 (1919 -04-29) 36 Rochdale 5–0 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Goodwin
Halligan
A. Smith
Stott
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1000

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References

  1. Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
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