1955–56 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1955–56 season saw Rochdale compete for their 28th season in the Football League Third Division North.

Rochdale
1955–56 season
ManagerHarry Catterick
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Division 3 North12th
F.A. Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Eric Gemmell
All: Eric Gemmell


Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalDivision 3 NorthF.A. CupLancashire Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK Albert Morton 90900000
DF Jim Storey 2011810020
DF Harry Boyle 2802600020
MF Joe Lynn 3753451020
MF Billy McCulloch 4924521030
MF Danny Murphy 5004601030
MF Arnold Kendall 3253050020
FW Frank Mitcheson 1831731000
FW Eric Gemmell 311329131010
FW Johnny McClelland 2552450010
MF Jimmy Anders 381334111032
FW Neville Black 2151851020
DF Dave Neville 10100000
GK Harry Fearnley 10100000
MF Don Partridge 10100000
GK Brian Sutton 20200000
FW Brian Green 80500030
FW Derek Andrews 2452241011
DF Ray Aspden 20200000
GK Jimmy Jones 3803401030
MF Ralph Moremont 10100000
FW Calvin Symonds 10100000
DF Charlie Ferguson 3603301020
FW Frank Lord 84840000
DF Bev Glover 2201901020
MF Bernard Stonehouse 1721510021
FW Andy McLaren 2352350000
FW Harry Jackson 11110000
MF George Lyons 40400000
MF Gerry Molloy 30300000

Final League Table

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts
10 Workington 46 13 4 6 47 20 6 5 12 28 43 1.190 47
11 York City 46 12 4 7 44 24 7 5 11 41 48 1.181 47
12 Rochdale 46 13 5 5 46 39 4 8 11 20 45 0.786 47
13 Gateshead 46 15 4 4 56 32 2 7 14 21 52 0.917 45
14 Wrexham 46 11 5 7 37 28 5 5 13 29 45 0.904 42
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

Football League Third Division North

20 August  1955 (1955 -08-20) 1 Grimsby Town 1 – 1 Rochdale Cleethorpes
Evans
Report McClelland
Stadium: Blundell Park
Attendance: 11694
24 August  1955 (1955 -08-24) 2 Accrington Stanley 3 – 0 Rochdale Accrington
Dick
Scott
Cocker
Report Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 12016
27 August  1955 (1955 -08-27) 3 Rochdale 4 – 2 Bradford Park Avenue Rochdale
Mitcheson
Gemmell
Kendall
Black
Report Brickley
Deplidge  (pen.)
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4648
29 August  1955 (1955 -08-29) 4 Rochdale 1 – 1 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Kendall
Report McCredie
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8086
3 September  1955 (1955 -09-03) 5 Rochdale 4 – 4 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Lynn
Mitcheson
Kendall
Black
Report King
Chaytor
Travis
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 10824
5 September  1955 (1955 -09-05) 6 Rochdale 5 – 1 Barrow Rochdale
Black
Andrews
McClelland
Gemmell
McCulloch
Report Horton
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4618
10 September  1955 (1955 -09-10) 7 Chesterfield 7 – 2 Rochdale Chesterfield
Sowden
Smith
Woodhead
Keen
Report Gemmell
McClelland
Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground
Attendance: 9381
15 September  1955 (1955 -09-15) 8 Barrow 2 – 0 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Codd
Gordon
Report Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 5157
17 September  1955 (1955 -09-17) 9 Rochdale 1 – 3 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Anders
Report Speakman
Kelly
McDevitt
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5518
21 September  1955 (1955 -09-21) 10 Rochdale 4 – 2 Chester Rochdale
Gemmell
Lynn  (pen.) (pen.)
Report Lee
Jolley
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2936
24 September  1955 (1955 -09-24) 11 Southport 2 – 0 Rochdale Southport
McLaren
McIlvenny
Report Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 3949
28 September  1955 (1955 -09-28) 12 Darlington 2 – 0 Rochdale Darlington
Davis
Morton
Report Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 5222
1 October  1955 (1955 -10-01) 13 Rochdale 1 – 1 Gateshead Rochdale
Andrews
Report Robson
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5358
8 October  1955 (1955 -10-08) 14 York City 1 – 2 Rochdale York
Brown
Report Gemmell
Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 9742
15 October  1955 (1955 -10-15) 15 Rochdale 3 – 2 Scunthorpe United Rochdale
Gemmell
Kendall
Report Gregory
Brown
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6110
22 October  1955 (1955 -10-22) 16 Crewe Alexandra 2 – 0 Rochdale Crewe
Todd
Stewart
Report Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 4922
29 October  1955 (1955 -10-29) 17 Rochdale 1 – 4 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Gemmell
Report Robinson
Lumley
Luke
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4388
5 November  1955 (1955 -11-05) 18 Stockport County 0 – 0 Rochdale Stockport
Report Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 9337
12 November  1955 (1955 -11-12) 19 Rochdale 1 – 1 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Mitcheson
Report Jepson
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4660
26 November  1955 (1955 -11-26) 20 Rochdale 2 – 1 Halifax Town Rochdale
McClelland
Black
Report Lonsdale
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4354
3 December  1955 (1955 -12-03) 21 Bradford City 2 – 2 Rochdale Bradford
Walsh  3'
Simm  89' (pen.)
Report Whyte  37' (o.g.)
McLaren  51'
Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 10072
Referee: R Wood
17 December  1955 (1955 -12-17) 22 Rochdale 2 – 0 Grimsby Town Rochdale
Gemmell
Anders
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4547
24 December  1955 (1955 -12-24) 23 Bradford Park Avenue 3 – 3 Rochdale Bradford
Ward
Whitaker
Redfearn
Report Gemmell
Anders
Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 7743
26 December  1955 (1955 -12-26) 24 Rochdale 5 – 2 Carlisle United Rochdale
McLaren
Anders
Kendall
Lynn  (pen.)
Report Bond
Whitehouse
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4698
27 December  1955 (1955 -12-27) 25 Carlisle United 1 – 2 Rochdale Carlisle
Ashman
Report Jackson
Anders
Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 4429
31 December  1955 (1955 -12-31) 26 Oldham Athletic 2 – 2 Rochdale Oldham
Murphy  (o.g.)
Chaytor
Report Anders
McLaren
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 10179
7 January  1956 (1956 -01-07) 27 Wrexham 0 – 0 Rochdale Wrexham
Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 6679
21 January  1956 (1956 -01-21) 28 Tranmere Rovers 2 – 1 Rochdale Birkenhead
Parnell
Stephens
Report Andrews
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 4732
28 January  1956 (1956 -01-28) 29 Rochdale 0 – 5 Derby County Rochdale
Report Woodhead
Powell
Straw
Parry
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7466
4 February  1956 (1956 -02-04) 30 Rochdale 1 – 3 Southport Rochdale
Lynn  (pen.)
Report Bromilow
Miles
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2845
11 February  1956 (1956 -02-11) 31 Gateshead 4 – 1 Rochdale Gateshead
Lydon  1', 18'
Robson  46', 80'
Report Black  57'
Stadium: Redheugh Park
Attendance: 1932
18 February  1956 (1956 -02-18) 32 Rochdale 3 – 1 York City Rochdale
Anders
Storey
Report Fenton
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3923
3 March  1956 (1956 -03-03) 33 Rochdale 1 – 0 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Anders
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4260
10 March  1956 (1956 -03-10) 34 Hartlepools United 1 – 0 Rochdale Hartlepool
Luke  (pen.)
Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 8150
17 March  1956 (1956 -03-17) 35 Rochdale 1 – 0 Wrexham Rochdale
Anders
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4285
22 March  1956 (1956 -03-22) 36 Scunthorpe United 1 – 2 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Gregory
Report Andrews
Anders  (pen.)
Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 4865
24 March  1956 (1956 -03-24) 37 Mansfield Town 6 – 0 Rochdale Mansfield
Murray
Darwin
Jepson
Mitten
Report Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 8563
30 March  1956 (1956 -03-30) 38 Rochdale 1 – 0 Workington Rochdale
Stonehouse
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4057
31 March  1956 (1956 -03-31) 39 Rochdale 0 – 0 Stockport County Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4643
2 April  1956 (1956 -04-02) 40 Workington 0 – 1 Rochdale Workington
Report Lord
Stadium: Borough Park
Attendance: 5548
7 April  1956 (1956 -04-07) 41 Halifax Town 1 – 1 Rochdale Halifax
Griffiths
Report McCulloch
Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 3212
14 April  1956 (1956 -04-14) 42 Rochdale 3 – 1 Bradford City Rochdale
Lord
McLaren
McClelland
Report Jackson
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3879
18 April  1956 (1956 -04-18) 43 Rochdale 1 – 5 Chesterfield Rochdale
Lord
Report Smith
Sowden
Keating
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2518
21 April  1956 (1956 -04-21) 44 Derby County 2 – 0 Rochdale Derby
Straw
Ackerman
Report Stadium: Baseball Ground
Attendance: 13077
24 April  1956 (1956 -04-24) 45 Rochdale 1 – 0 Darlington Rochdale
Lord
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2542
28 April  1956 (1956 -04-28) 46 Chester 0 – 0 Rochdale Chester
Report Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 4213

F.A. Cup

19 November  1955 (1955 -11-19) 1 Rochdale 0 – 1 York City Rochdale
Report Wilkinson
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8992

Lancashire Cup

24 October  1955 (1955 -10-24) Rochdale 1 – 1 Bolton Wanderers Rochdale
Andrews

Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3070
15 February  1956 (1956 -02-15) Bolton Wanderers 0 – 2 Rochdale Bolton
Stonehouse
Anders
Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 1432
7 March  1956 (1956 -03-07) Rochdale 1 – 2 Blackburn Rovers Rochdale
Anders


Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2733

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References

  1. Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  2. http://www.enfa.co.uk/
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