1946–47 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1946–47 season saw Rochdale compete for their 19th season in the Football League Third Division North, and the first after World War 2. The schedule was identical to the abandoned 1939-40 season.

Rochdale
1946–47 season
ManagerTed Goodier
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Division 3 North6th
F.A. Cup3rd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Joe Hargreaves
All: Joe Hargreaves

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalDivision 3 NorthF.A. CupLancashire Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Bill Roberts 2102100000
DF Syd Pomphrey 110900020
DF Bill Byrom 90900000
MF Billy Hallard 2221723020
DF Wally Birch 4023513120
MF Joe McCormick 3903503010
MF Sammy Makin 61510010
MF Eric Wood 3243140010
FW Joe Hargreaves 332530233200
MF Joe Rodi 93930000
MF Arthur Cunliffe 2872353220
DF Tom Sneddon 20200000
DF Charlie Hurst 41410000
FW Tom West 62420020
DF Tom Hargreaves 70700000
FW Tommy Barkas 411836173120
MF Don Partridge 70600010
GK Bill Henderson 2201703020
DF Norman Kirkman 4103603020
FW Jimmy Cunliffe 20200000
DF Len Jackson 3002703000
FW Billy Woods 1961513510
MF Alec Carruthers 1761343210
FW Walter Jones 22220000
MF Alan Moorhouse 1021020000
FW Jackie Moss 1751750000
MF Tom Sibley 1021020000
MF Hugh O'Donnell 1451450000
GK Charlie Briggs 40400000
MF Jackie Arthur 40400000
MF Frank Walkden 10100000
MF Arthur Jones 10100000
DF Ron Rothwell 10100000
MF John Oakes 10100000
MF Cyril Lawrence 10100000
DF Austin Collier 30300000

Final league table

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts
4 Stockport County 42 17 0 4 50 19 7 2 12 28 34 1.472 50
5 Bradford City 42 12 5 4 40 20 8 5 8 22 27 1.319 50
6 Rochdale 42 9 5 7 39 25 10 5 6 41 39 1.250 48
7 Wrexham 42 13 5 3 43 21 4 7 10 22 30 1.275 46
8 Crewe Alexandra 42 12 4 5 39 26 5 5 11 31 48 0.946 43
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

Football League Third Division North

31 August  1946 (1946 -08-31) 1 Doncaster Rovers 2 – 1 Rochdale Doncaster
Maddison Report A. Cunliffe Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 8279
3 September  1946 (1946 -09-03) 2 Rochdale 0 – 1 Wrexham Rochdale
Report Malam Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5515
7 September  1946 (1946 -09-07) 3 Rochdale 0 – 1 York City Rochdale
Report Allen Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8315
8 September  1946 (1946 -09-08) 4 Oldham Athletic 3 – 2 Rochdale Oldham
Howe Report Wood
J. Hargreaves
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 11470
14 September  1946 (1946 -09-14) 5 Rochdale 2 – 2 New Brighton Rochdale
Makin
Hurst
Report Kilshaw
McGeachie
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5612
17 September  1946 (1946 -09-17) 6 Rochdale 1 – 3 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Barkas Report Howe
Horton
Blackshaw
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8097
21 September  1946 (1946 -09-21) 7 Halifax Town 3 – 0 Rochdale Halifax
Quinn
Mycock
Hazeldine
Report Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 4119
25 September  1946 (1946 -09-25) 8 Wrexham 2 – 2 Rochdale Wrexham
Hewitt
Baines
Report J. Hargreaves
A. Cunliffe
Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 7775
28 September  1946 (1946 -09-28) 9 Rochdale 6 – 0 Carlisle United Rochdale
J. Hargreaves
Rodi
A. Cunliffe
Barkas
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7414
5 October  1946 (1946 -10-05) 10 Accrington Stanley 2 – 3 Rochdale Accrington
Keeley  (pen.)
Hudson
Report Rodi
Barkas
Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 4865
12 October  1946 (1946 -10-12) 11 Rochdale 1 – 1 Barrow Rochdale
A. Cunliffe Report Miller Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7327
19 October  1946 (1946 -10-19) 12 Tranmere Rovers 2 – 3 Rochdale Birkenhead
Atkinson
Burns
Report Carruthers
Barkas
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 7553
26 October  1946 (1946 -10-26) 13 Rochdale 3 – 0 Darlington Rochdale
J. Hargreaves
Barkas
Woods
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6493
2 November  1946 (1946 -11-02) 14 Hull City 0 – 1 Rochdale Hull
Report Hallard Stadium: Boothferry Park
Attendance: 22616
9 November  1946 (1946 -11-09) 15 Rochdale 2 – 3 Gateshead Rochdale
J. Hargreaves  8', 80' Report Small  15', 63'
McCormack  56'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8031
16 November  1946 (1946 -11-16) 16 Hartlepools United 0 – 3 Rochdale Hartlepool
Report Wood
Barkas
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 7323
23 November  1946 (1946 -11-23) 17 Rochdale 1 – 1 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Birch Report Jones Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6449
7 December  1946 (1946 -12-07) 18 Rochdale 0 – 0 Southport Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4467
21 December  1946 (1946 -12-21) 19 Rochdale 2 – 1 Chester Rochdale
Hallard
Barkas
Report Yates Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7738
25 December  1946 (1946 -12-25) 20 Rochdale 1 – 4 Stockport County Rochdale
J. Hargreaves Report Brown
Walker
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7153
26 December  1946 (1946 -12-26) 21 Stockport County 5 – 2 Rochdale Stockport
Earl
Cocker
Brinton
Walker
Report W. Jones Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 14408
28 December  1946 (1946 -12-28) 22 Rochdale 2 – 3 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
J. Hargreaves
Wood
Report Kirkaldie
Maddison
Todd
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 13555
4 January  1947 (1947 -01-04) 23 York City 2 – 3 Rochdale York
Gledhill
Allen
Report J. Hargreaves
Carruthers
Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 5363
18 January  1947 (1947 -01-18) 24 New Brighton 1 – 2 Rochdale New Brighton
Wells Report J. Hargreaves Stadium: Tower Athletic Ground
Attendance: 5380
22 January  1947 (1947 -01-22) 25 Lincoln City 2 – 3 Rochdale Lincoln
Hutchinson
Cheetham
Report A. Cunliffe
Barkas
J. Hargreaves
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 3249
25 January  1947 (1947 -01-25) 26 Rochdale 1 – 0 Halifax Town Rochdale
Carruthers Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7504
1 February  1947 (1947 -02-01) 27 Carlisle United 1 – 3 Rochdale Carlisle
Iceton  (pen.) Report West
Moorhouse
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 9140
1 March  1947 (1947 -03-01) 28 Darlington 4 – 1 Rochdale Darlington
Bower
Varty
Report Moorhouse Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 4931
8 March  1947 (1947 -03-08) 29 Rochdale 5 – 2 Hull City Rochdale
J. Hargreaves
Barkas
Moss
Report Peach
Mills
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6565
22 March  1947 (1947 -03-22) 30 Rochdale 1 – 0 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Barkas Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7504
29 March  1947 (1947 -03-29) 31 Crewe Alexandra 2 – 2 Rochdale Crewe
Meaney
Jones
Report Sibley
O'Donnell
Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3247
4 April  1947 (1947 -04-04) 32 Rochdale 0 – 1 Bradford City Rochdale
Report Shearer Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 10539
5 April  1947 (1947 -04-05) 33 Rochdale 2 – 0 Lincoln City Rochdale
Sibley
O'Donnell
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6634
7 April  1947 (1947 -04-07) 34 Bradford City 0 – 1 Rochdale Bradford
Report Barkas Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 10267
12 April  1947 (1947 -04-12) 35 Southport 0 – 2 Rochdale Southport
Report Moss Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 4949
19 April  1947 (1947 -04-19) 36 Rochdale 1 – 1 Rotherham United Rochdale
O'Donnell Report McLean Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 11908
26 April  1947 (1947 -04-26) 37 Chester 1 – 0 Rochdale Chester
Yates Report Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 4278
10 May  1947 (1947 -05-10) 38 Barrow 2 – 2 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Mullen
Forbes  (pen.)
Report J. Hargreaves Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 5322
17 May  1947 (1947 -05-17) 39 Gateshead 2 – 2 Rochdale Gateshead
Forster
Johnson
Report J. Hargreaves Stadium: Redheugh Park
Attendance: 4314
24 May  1947 (1947 -05-24) 40 Rochdale 5 – 1 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Moss
J. Hargreaves
Barkas
Report Mercer Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6758
31 May  1947 (1947 -05-31) 41 Rochdale 3 – 0 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
J. Hargreaves
Barkas
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5529
7 June  1947 (1947 -06-07) 42 Rotherham United 3 – 3 Rochdale Rotherham
Wilson
Hainsworth
Guest
Report O'Donnell
Barkas
Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 10375

F.A. Cup

30 November  1946 (1946 -11-30) 1 Rochdale 6 – 1 Bishop Auckland Rochdale
J. Hargreaves
A. Cunliffe
Birch
Barkas
Woods
Report Teasdale Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8319
14 December  1946 (1946 -12-14) 2 Rochdale 6 – 1 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Woods
A. Cunliffe
Carruthers
Report McMahon Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6500
11 January  1947 (1947 -01-11) 3 Charlton Athletic 3 – 1 Rochdale London
Duffy
Lancelotte
Report Woods Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 23271

Lancashire Cup

15 October  1946 (1946 -10-15) Chester 2 – 0 Rochdale Chester
Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 3000
22 October  1946 (1946 -10-22) Rochdale 0 – 1 Chester Rochdale
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2456

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References

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