1943–44 Rochdale A.F.C. season
The 1943–44 season saw Rochdale compete for their 5th season in the wartime league (League North). The season was split into 2 championships. In the 1st Championship, Rochdale finished in 13th position out of 50, and in the 2nd Championship, they finished 24th out of 50. Some matches in the 2nd Championship were also in the League War Cup and Lancashire Cup.
| 1943–44 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Ted Goodier |
| Stadium | Spotland Stadium |
| Football League North | 13th & 24th |
| League War Cup | 2nd round |
| Top goalscorer | League: Jack Harker All: Jack Harker |
Statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Football League North & League War Cup | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK |  |
Bill Fielding | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| GK | |
Arthur Chesters | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Lew Bradford | 38 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Bill Byrom | 36 | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Tom Wildsmith | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Tom Dooley | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Jimmy Eastwood | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF |  |
Edward Mulligan | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| MF | |
Tom Breakwell | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Joe Duff | 35 | 5 | 35 | 5 | |
| MF | |
Jim Treanor | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Leslie Lievesley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Ellis Cornwell | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Arthur Warburton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Tom Jones | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| MF | |
John Neary | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| DF | |
George Haigh | 33 | 2 | 33 | 2 | |
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Bob Davies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Jimmy? Macauley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
George Murphy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | |
John McGahie? | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Percy Taylor | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | |
| MF | |
Harry Gee (prev. Birmingham) | 25 | 11 | 25 | 11 | |
| MF | |
S. Connor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Jimmy Cunliffe | 21 | 9 | 21 | 9 | |
| DF | |
Les Horton | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Charles Windle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Michael O'Mahoney | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| MF | |
John Banner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Eric Wood | 37 | 15 | 37 | 15 | |
| FW | |
Jack Gallon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Jack Harker (Prev. Bolton W) | 22 | 26 | 22 | 26 | |
| FW | |
Roy Carrick | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Ernest Morris (b 1921?) | 11 | 4 | 11 | 4 | |
| MF | |
James Harrison | 17 | 5 | 17 | 5 | |
| FW | |
Arthur Joseph | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Willie Miller (prev. Bradford City) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Jackie Wharton | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| FW | |
Bill Rudd (snr) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Richard Maudsley | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Doug Redwood | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| FW | |
Tom Sibley | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| FW | |
Jimmy Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Competitions
Football League North & War League Cup
| 28 August 1943 1 | Blackpool | 6 – 1 | Rochdale | Blackpool |
 |
Harker |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8000 |
| 4 September 1943 2 | Rochdale | 2 – 6 | Blackpool | Rochdale |
| Cunliffe Harker |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4330 |
| 11 September 1943 3 | Rochdale | 6 – 1 | Southport | Rochdale |
| Harker Wood |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2032 |
| 18 September 1943 4 | Southport | 4 – 4 | Rochdale | Southport |
|
Harker |
Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 2700 |
| 25 September 1943 5 | Oldham Athletic | 2 – 0 | Rochdale | Oldham |
|
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 2570 |
| 2 October 1943 6 | Rochdale | 2 – 1 | Oldham Athletic | Rochdale |
| Harker Wood |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2023 |
| 9 October 1943 7 | Halifax Town | 2 – 2 | Rochdale | Halifax |
|
Harker Duff |
Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 3160 |
| 16 October 1943 8 | Rochdale | 4 – 3 | Halifax Town | Rochdale |
| Mulligan Gee Cunliffe |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2343 |
| 23 October 1943 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 6 – 1 | Rochdale | Blackburn |
|
Cunliffe |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 3822 |
| 30 October 1943 10 | Rochdale | 2 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Rochdale |
| Wood Cunliffe |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3161 |
| 6 November 1943 11 | Rochdale | 3 – 1 | Burnley | Rochdale |
| Wood Harker Gee |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3214 |
| 20 November 1943 13 | Stockport County | 1 – 3 | Rochdale | Stockport |
|
Cunliffe Redwood |
Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 1800 |
| 27 November 1943 14 | Rochdale | 2 – 0 | Stockport County | Rochdale |
| Harker |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1122 | |||
| Note: Match abandoned after 74 minutes because of fog, but the result stood. | ||||
| 4 December 1943 15 | Rochdale | 2 – 1 | Bradford City | Rochdale |
| Harker |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2290 |
| 11 December 1943 16 | Bradford City | 3 – 0 | Rochdale | Bradford |
|
Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 2500 |
| 18 December 1943 17 | Bury | 1 – 4 | Rochdale | Bury |
|
Harrison Harker Gee Wood |
Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 2134 |
| 25 December 1943 18 | Rochdale | 5 – 0 | Bury | Rochdale |
| Gee Cunliffe Wood Harrison Harker |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3103 |
| 27 December 1943 19 | Rochdale | 5 – 0 | Bolton Wanderers | Rochdale |
| Harker Cunliffe |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium |
| 1 January 1944 20 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 – 2 | Rochdale | Bolton |
|
Gee Harrison |
Stadium: Burnden Park Attendance: 6786 |
| 8 January 1944 21 | Blackburn Rovers | 3 – 1 | Rochdale | Blackburn |
|
Wood |
Stadium: Ewood Park Attendance: 4530 |
| 15 January 1944 22 | Rochdale | 4 – 0 | Blackburn Rovers | Rochdale |
| Wood Gee Harrison |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4055 |
| 29 January 1944 24 | Rochdale | 3 – 1 | Burnley | Rochdale |
| Morris Taylor |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5000 |
| 5 February 1944 25 | Rochdale | 0 – 0 | Southport | Rochdale |
| Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4330 |
| 12 February 1944 26 | Southport | 2 – 4 | Rochdale | Southport |
|
Gee Harrison Harker |
Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 3500 |
| 19 February 1944 27 | Blackpool | 2 – 0 | Rochdale | Blackpool |
|
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 8000 |
| 26 February 1944 28 | Rochdale | 0 – 2 | Blackpool | Rochdale |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 9911 |
| 11 March 1944 30 | Rochdale | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Burnley | Rochdale |
| Duff Sibley |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7023 | ||
| Note: Result counted as a draw in the league and a win in the League Cup. | ||||
| 18 March 1944 31 | Blackpool | 8 – 0 | Rochdale | Blackpool |
| Dix Mortensen |
Stadium: Bloomfield Road Attendance: 25000 |
| 25 March 1944 32 | Rochdale | 2 – 1 | Blackpool | Rochdale |
| Duff |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8706 |
| 1 April 1944 33 | Rochdale | 4 – 0 | Oldham Athletic | Rochdale |
| Wood Duff Haigh |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4188 |
| 8 April 1944 34 | Oldham Athletic | 0 – 2 | Rochdale | Oldham |
| Wood Wharton |
Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 7620 |
| 10 April 1944 35 | Rochdale | 1 – 4 | Stockport County | Rochdale |
| Wood |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5700 |
| 15 April 1944 36 | Stockport County | 3 – 2 | Rochdale | Stockport |
|
Sibley Wood |
Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 3000 |
| 22 April 1944 37 | Tranmere Rovers | 1 – 0 | Rochdale | Birkenhead |
|
Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 1500 |
| 29 April 1944 38 | Rochdale | 4 – 1 | Tranmere Rovers | Rochdale |
| Morris Wood Taylor |
|
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 1693 |
References
- Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
- A Record of British Wartime Football by Brian McColl
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