1923–24 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1923–24 season saw Rochdale compete for their 3rd season in the Football League Third Division North. Prior to the start of the season, the club were expelled from the F.A. because a former player had not been paid, however they were re-instated when it was confirmed that the player was on holiday when the money was sent.

Rochdale
1923–24 season
ChairmanGeorge L. Foulds
ManagerTom Wilson
Jack Peart
StadiumSpotland
Football League Third Division North2nd
FA Cup5th Round Qualifying
Top goalscorerLeague: Bill Prouse
Albert Whitehurst

All: Bill Prouse
Albert Whitehurst

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalDivision3 (N)FA CupLancashire CupManchester Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
N/A GK Harry Moody 450400203000
N/A DF Jimmy Bissett 463423202000
N/A DF Willie Brown 450400203000
N/A MF Bobby Willis 451391203010
N/A MF David Parkes 441421101000
N/A MF Frank Crowe 235185202010
N/A FW Billy Tompkinson 416386201000
N/A FW Bill Prouse 44154014102110
N/A FW Albert Whitehurst 41153514213010
N/A FW Albert Pearson 397347203000
N/A FW Joe Clark 191161002010
N/A MF Joe Campbell 7060001000
N/A FW Jack Peart 157126102100
N/A MF Arthur McGarry 451391203010
N/A DF Jimmy Nuttall 3020000010
N/A MF Albert Smith 141120001011
N/A DF Edward Watson 3010001010
N/A MF Jack Hall 3310130010
N/A FW Bob Sandiford 3131000000
N/A GK Cyril Hibberd 3020000010

Final league table

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion
1 Wolverhampton Wanderers 42 18 3 0 51 10 6 12 3 25 17 2.815 63 Division Champions, promoted
2 Rochdale 42 17 4 0 40 8 8 8 5 20 18 2.308 62
3 Chesterfield 42 16 4 1 54 15 6 6 9 16 24 1.795 54
4 Rotherham County 42 16 3 2 46 13 7 3 11 24 30 1.628 52
5 Bradford Park Avenue 42 17 3 1 50 12 4 7 10 19 31 1.605 52
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

Football League Third Division North

25 August 1923 (1923-08-25) 1 Rochdale 2–0 Durham City Rochdale
Tompkinson
Prouse
Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 6,000
27 August 1923 (1923-08-27) 2 Wigan Borough 3–0 Rochdale Wigan
Armitage
Glover
Report Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 15,000
1 September 1923 (1923-09-01) 3 Durham City 0–0 Rochdale Durham
Report Stadium: Holiday Park
Attendance: 4,000
3 September 1923 (1923-09-03) 4 Rochdale 1–0 Wigan Borough Rochdale
Prouse Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 8,000
8 September 1923 (1923-09-08) 5 Bradford (Park Avenue) 4–2 Rochdale Bradford
Peel
Turnbull
McLean
Report Whitehurst Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 8,000
15 September 1923 (1923-09-15) 6 Rochdale 3–0 Bradford (Park Avenue) Rochdale
Crowe
Peart
Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 7,000
22 September 1923 (1923-09-22) 7 Chesterfield 1–1 Rochdale Chesterfield
Fisher Report Prouse Stadium: Saltergate
Attendance: 9,700
29 September 1923 (1923-09-29) 8 Rochdale 3–0 Chesterfield Rochdale
Crowe
Whitehurst
Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 8,000
6 October 1923 (1923-10-06) 9 Rotherham County 0–0 Rochdale Rotherham
Report Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 8,000
13 October 1923 (1923-10-13) 10 Rochdale 1–0 Rotherham County Rochdale
Whitehurst Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 8,000
20 October 1923 (1923-10-20) 11 Wrexham 1–1 Rochdale Wrexham
Edwards Report Peart Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 4,700
27 October 1923 (1923-10-27) 12 Rochdale 0–0 Wrexham Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 7,000
3 November 1923 (1923-11-03) 13 Doncaster Rovers 0–0 Rochdale Doncaster
Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 7,000
10 November 1923 (1923-11-10) 14 Rochdale 2–0 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Prouse
Bissett  (pen.)
Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 6,500
24 November 1923 (1923-11-24) 15 Darlington 2–2 Rochdale Darlington
Stevens
Hooper
Report Peart
Tompkinson
Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 5,800
8 December 1923 (1923-12-08) 16 Southport 0–1 Rochdale Southport
Report Pearson Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 5,000
15 December 1923 (1923-12-15) 17 Rochdale 3–1 Barrow Rochdale
Whitehurst
Pearson
Report Matthews  (pen.) Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 5,000
22 December 1923 (1923-12-22) 18 Barrow 1–2 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Dickie Report Peart
Prouse
Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 2,000
25 December 1923 (1923-12-25) 19 Lincoln City 0–2 Rochdale Lincoln
Report Peart
Pearson
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 7,000
26 December 1923 (1923-12-26) 20 Rochdale 1–0 Lincoln City Rochdale
Whitehurst Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 8,000
29 December 1923 (1923-12-29) 21 Rochdale 1–0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Willis Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 5,000
5 January 1924 (1924-01-05) 22 Crewe Alexandra 0–2 Rochdale Crewe
Report Prouse
Parkes
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 6,000
8 January 1924 (1924-01-08) 23 Rochdale 2–2 Southport Rochdale
Whitehurst  (pen.) Report Cousins Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,000
12 January 1924 (1924-01-12) 24 Rochdale 1–0 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Prouse Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 4,000
19 January 1924 (1924-01-19) 25 Rochdale 1–0 Ashington Rochdale
Bissett  (pen.) Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 6,000
26 January 1924 (1924-01-26) 26 Ashington 1–0 Rochdale Ashington
Laverick Report Stadium: Portland Park
Attendance: 5,500
2 February 1924 (1924-02-02) 27 Rochdale 1–0 Walsall Rochdale
Pearson Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 5,000
9 February 1924 (1924-02-09) 28 Walsall 0–1 Rochdale Walsall
Report Tompkinson Stadium: Fellows Park
Attendance: 5,000
16 February 1924 (1924-02-16) 29 Rochdale 0–0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 16161
1 March 1924 (1924-03-01) 30 Rochdale 6–2 New Brighton Rochdale
Pearson
Whitehurst
Prouse
Tompkinson
Report Crooks Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 3,000
8 March 1924 (1924-03-08) 31 New Brighton 1–1 Rochdale New Brighton
Howard Report Peart Stadium: Sandheys Park
Attendance: 7,000
15 March 1924 (1924-03-15) 32 Grimsby Town 1–0 Rochdale Cleethorpes
Carmichael Report Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 7,000
22 March 1924 (1924-03-22) 33 Rochdale 4–2 Grimsby Town Rochdale
McGarry
Whitehurst
Clark
Sandiford
Report Carmichael
Dent
Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 5,000
26 March 1924 (1924-03-26) 34 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–0 Rochdale Wolverhampton
Report Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 12,000
29 March 1924 (1924-03-29) 35 Halifax Town 0–1 Rochdale Halifax
Report Prouse Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 4,000
5 April 1924 (1924-04-05) 36 Rochdale 3–0 Halifax Town Rochdale
Prouse
Whitehurst
Pearson
Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 6,000
10 April 1924 (1924-04-10) Abandoned Tranmere Rovers 2a2 Rochdale Birkenhead
Prouse
Whitehurst
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 6,000
12 April 1924 (1924-04-12) 37 Hartlepools United 1–2 Rochdale Hartlepool
Morris Report Prouse
Bissett  (pen.)
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5,000
18 April 1924 (1924-04-18) 38 Rochdale 0–0 Darlington Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 6,000
22 April 1924 (1924-04-22) 39 Rochdale 1–0 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Crowe Report Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 5,000
26 April 1924 (1924-04-26) 40 Accrington Stanley 0–1 Rochdale Accrington
Report Pearson Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 6,000
28 April 1924 (1924-04-28) 41 Tranmere Rovers 2–1 Rochdale Birkenhead
Brown
Cartman
Report Prouse Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 8,000
3 May 1924 (1924-05-03) 42 Rochdale 4–1 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Tompkinson
Prouse
Report Brown Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 5,000

FA Cup

17 November 1923 (1923-11-17) Q4 Rochdale 4–0 Skelmersdale United Rochdale
Hall
Whitehurst
[1] Stadium: Spotland
Attendance: 2,000
1 December 1923 (1923-12-01) Q5 Accrington Stanley 1–0 Rochdale Accrington
Kay [2] Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 7,000

Lancashire Cup

12 September 1923 (1923-09-12) 1 Wigan Borough 0–0 Rochdale Wigan
[3] Stadium: Springfield Park
Attendance: 6,000
2 October 1923 (1923-10-02) 1 (Replay) Rochdale 1–0 Wigan Borough Rochdale
Peart [4] Stadium: Spotland
16 October 1923 (1923-10-16) 2 Rochdale 1–5 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Prouse [5] Stadium: Spotland

Manchester Cup

4 March 1924 (1924-03-04) 2 Bury 8–1 Rochdale Bury
[6] Smith Stadium: Gigg Lane

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References

  1. Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  2. Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  3. Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  4. Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  5. Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  6. Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  7. Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907-2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  8. http://www.enfa.co.uk/
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