1939–40 Rochdale A.F.C. season
The 1939–40 season saw Rochdale begin to compete for their 19th season in the Football League Third Division North, however with the outbreak of World War 2, the league was abandoned, and a wartime league was formed. The F.A. Cup was also cancelled and replaced with the League War Cup.
| 1939–40 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Ted Goodier |
| Stadium | Spotland Stadium |
| Regional League - NW Division | 9th |
| League War Cup | 3rd Round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Arthur Richardson All: Arthur Richardson |
Statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division 3 North | Regional League NW | War League Cup | Lancashire Cup | Jubilee Fund | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  |
Peter Robertson | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Tommy Baird | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Tom Sneddon | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF |  |
Dickie Rhodes | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
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Jim Pearce | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Reg Kilsby | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Alex Ferguson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Joe Duff | 31 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Jimmy Wynn | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Tommy Dutton | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Peter Vause | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| DF | |
William Keenan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Wally Reynolds | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Harry Pollard | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | |
Jack Ellis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Gwyn Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Jimmy Eastwood | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
John Neary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Willie Harker | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Ernest Steele | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Tommy Prest | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Tommy Olsen | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
George Nevin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Arthur Warburton | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | |
William Carey | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Tommy Chester | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Alf Anderson | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Wally Hunt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Arthur Richardson | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Tommy Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Ernie Robson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
John Shadwell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF |  |
J. Taylor | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Cliff Chadwick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| GK | |
Jack Hall | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Alf Ainsworth | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Duncan Colquhoun | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Sam Earl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Bill Byrom | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Syd Rawlings | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Doug Redwood | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Roland Haworth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Archie Livingstone | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Alick Robinson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Don Carter | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
J. McGowan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Tommy Burdett | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Reg Halton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Competitions
Football League Third Division North
| 26 August 1939 1 | Doncaster Rovers | 2 – 0 | Rochdale | Doncaster |
Leyfield  |
Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 10564 |
| 29 August 1939 2 | Rochdale | 1 – 0 | Wrexham | Rochdale |
| Wynn |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6300 |
| 2 September 1939 3 | Rochdale | 1 – 0 | York City | Rochdale |
| Reynolds |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6288 |
Regional League - North West Division
| 21 October 1939 4 | Rochdale | 1 – 3 | Barrow | Rochdale |
| Harker |
Jones
(o.g.) |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2300 |
| 28 October 1939 5 | Southport | 3 – 2 | Rochdale | Southport |
|
Dutton Duff |
Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 2000 |
| 11 November 1939 6 | Rochdale | 5 – 1 | Accrington Stanley | Rochdale |
| Dutton Hunt Wynn |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3098 |
| 18 November 1939 7 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 – 0 | Rochdale | Bolton |
|
Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 2200 |
| 25 November 1939 8 | Rochdale | 1 – 1 | Preston North End | Rochdale |
| Richardson |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3291 |
| 9 December 1939 10 | Rochdale | 3 – 1 | Carlisle United | Rochdale |
| Wynn Richardson |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1756 |
| 23 December 1939 11 | Oldham Athletic | 0 – 3 | Rochdale | Oldham |
| Richardson |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 1579 |
| 6 January 1940 12 | Bury | 3 – 1 | Rochdale | Bury |
|
Richardson |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 4437 |
| 20 January 1940 13 | Rochdale | 1 – 5 | Blackburn Rovers | Rochdale |
| Anderson |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1629 |
| 10 February 1940 14 | Barrow | 1 – 1 | Rochdale | Barrow-in-Furness |
|
Richardson |
Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 2229 |
| 24 February 1940 15 | Rochdale | 1 – 2 | Southport | Rochdale |
| Richardson
|
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1300 |
| 9 March 1940 16 | Accrington Stanley | 4 – 1 | Rochdale | Accrington |
|
Ainsworth |
Stadium: Peel Park Attendance: 950 |
| 16 March 1940 17 | Rochdale | 2 – 2 | Bolton Wanderers | Rochdale |
| Vause Wynn |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2405 |
| 23 March 1940 18 | Preston North End | 5 – 0 | Rochdale | Preston |
|
Stadium: Deepdale Attendance: 5000 |
| 30 March 1940 19 | Rochdale | 1 – 1 | Burnley | Rochdale |
| Ainsworth |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2500 |
| 6 April 1940 20 | Carlisle United | 1 – 2 | Rochdale | Carlisle |
|
Olsen Duff |
Stadium: Brunton Park |
| 24 April 1940 21 | Blackpool | 7 – 2 | Rochdale | Blackpool |
| Dodds |
Rawlings Richardson |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 2500 |
| 18 May 1940 22 | Rochdale | 2 – 3 | Bury | Rochdale |
| Richardson Duff |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1305 |
| 25 May 1940 23 | Rochdale | 3 – 1 | Oldham Athletic | Rochdale |
| Richardson Carter Livingstone |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2003 |
| 28 May 1940 24 | Rochdale | 3 – 3 | Blackpool | Rochdale |
| Richardson Livingstone |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1850 |
| 3 June 1940 25 | Blackburn Rovers | 4 – 2 | Rochdale | Blackburn |
| Hargreaves |
Burdett |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 353 |
Jubilee Fund
| 19 August 1939 26 | Rochdale | 3 – 1 | Halifax Town | Rochdale |
|
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium |
War League Cup
| 13 April 1940 27 | Rochdale | 3 – 0 | Accrington Stanley | Rochdale |
| Pearce Duff Redwood |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2500 |
| 20 April 1940 28 | Rochdale | 1 – 0 | Bury | Rochdale |
| Prest |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7531 |
| 7 May 1940 30 | Everton | 5 – 1 | Rochdale | Liverpool |
| Lawton |
Redwood |
Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 8335 |
| 11 May 1940 31 | Rochdale | 4 – 2 | Everton | Rochdale |
| Colquhoun Duff Richardson |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6601 |
Lancashire Cup
| 4 November 1939 32 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 – 1 | Rochdale | Blackburn |
|
|
Stadium: Ewood Park |
References
- Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
- A Record of British Wartime Football by Brian McColl
- http://www.enfa.co.uk/
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