Rochdale 1948โ49 football season
Rochdale 1948โ49 football season
1948โ49 season | ||
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Manager | Ted Goodier | |
Stadium | Spotland Stadium | |
Division 3 North | 7th | |
F.A. Cup | 2nd Round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Jack Connor All: Jack Connor | |
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The 1948โ49 season saw Rochdale compete for their 21st season in the Football League Third Division North.
Statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division 3 North | F.A. Cup | Lancashire Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | WAL | Bill Roberts | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Bill Watson | 44 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Arnold Bonell | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Cecil Heydon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Walter Price | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Don Partridge | 38 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Cyril Lawrence | 15 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | George Eastham | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Jack Livesey | 35 | 9 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
FW | ENG | Cyril Brown | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Tom Dryburgh | 45 | 8 | 39 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
DF | ENG | Wally Birch | 48 | 7 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
MF | SCO | David Reid | 15 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Jackie Arthur | 32 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Jackie Moss | 25 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Eric Wood | 41 | 6 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
GK | ENG | Les Bywater | 27 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Ron Rothwell | 25 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Alan Middlebrough | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
MF | ENG | Jimmy Britton | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | SCO | Ronnie Hood | 9 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Alex Hawson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | George McGeachie | 23 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Jack Connor | 24 | 12 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
GK | ENG | Trevor Churchill | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Billy Woods | 12 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Harry Hubbick | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Tom Jones (prev. Derby County) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
ENG | Jimmy Cheetham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Final league table
Main article: 1948โ49 Football League Third Division North
Pos | Team | Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts |
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5 | Gateshead | 42 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 41 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 30 | 1.190 | 45 |
6 | Oldham Athletic | 42 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 39 | 1.119 | 45 |
7 | Rochdale | 42 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 1.038 | 45 |
8 | Stockport County | 42 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 44 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 40 | 1.089 | 43 |
9 | Wrexham | 42 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 40 | 0.903 | 43 |
Source: rsssf.com
Competitions
Football League Third Division North
Main article: 1948โ49 Football League
Hartlepools United v Rochdale
21 August 1948 (1948 -08-21) 1 | Hartlepools United | 6 โ 1 | Rochdale | Hartlepool |
Price Richardson Hawkins Watson (o.g.) |
Report | Brown | Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 10383 |
Rochdale v Gateshead
24 August 1948 (1948 -08-24) 2 | Rochdale | 3 โ 0 | Gateshead | Rochdale |
Wood Livesey Arthur |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 9955 |
Rochdale v Darlington
28 August 1948 (1948 -08-28) 3 | Rochdale | 3 โ 4 | Darlington | Rochdale |
Brown Wood |
Report | Clarke Quinn Milner |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 12326 |
Gateshead v Rochdale
30 August 1948 (1948 -08-30) 4 | Gateshead | 2 โ 1 | Rochdale | Gateshead |
Weddle Small |
Report | Livesey | Stadium: Redheugh Park Attendance: 7410 |
Oldham Athletic v Rochdale
4 September 1948 (1948 -09-04) 5 | Oldham Athletic | 0 โ 1 | Rochdale | Oldham |
Report | Wood | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 18065 |
Rochdale v Carlisle United
7 September 1948 (1948 -09-07) 6 | Rochdale | 1 โ 0 | Carlisle United | Rochdale |
Moss | Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8343 |
New Brighton v Rochdale
11 September 1948 (1948 -09-11) 7 | New Brighton | 1 โ 2 | Rochdale | New Brighton |
Lyon | Report | Livesey Moss |
Stadium: Tower Athletic Ground Attendance: 8385 |
Carlisle United v Rochdale
16 September 1948 (1948 -09-16) 8 | Carlisle United | 1 โ 1 | Rochdale | Carlisle |
Walshaw | Report | Birch (pen.) | Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 12539 |
Rochdale v Chester
18 September 1948 (1948 -09-18) 9 | Rochdale | 3 โ 1 | Chester | Rochdale |
Arthur Dryburgh Moss |
Report | Best | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 11965 |
Southport v Rochdale
25 September 1948 (1948 -09-25) 10 | Southport | 3 โ 1 | Rochdale | Southport |
Wyles Banks |
Report | Livesey | Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 9643 |
Rochdale v Crewe Alexandra
2 October 1948 (1948 -10-02) 11 | Rochdale | 3 โ 0 | Crewe Alexandra | Rochdale |
Wood Dryburgh Reid |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 10836 |
Rochdale v Accrington Stanley
9 October 1948 (1948 -10-09) 12 | Rochdale | 4 โ 1 | Accrington Stanley | Rochdale |
Wood Dryburgh Moss |
Report | Parker | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 11151 |
Rotherham United v Rochdale
16 October 1948 (1948 -10-16) 13 | Rotherham United | 3 โ 1 | Rochdale | Rotherham |
Guest Grainger Shaw |
Report | Birch (pen.) | Stadium: Millmoor Attendance: 16750 |
Rochdale v Hull City
23 October 1948 (1948 -10-23) 14 | Rochdale | 1 โ 1 | Hull City | Rochdale |
Birch (pen.) | Report | Harrison | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 14967 |
Doncaster Rovers v Rochdale
30 October 1948 (1948 -10-30) 15 | Doncaster Rovers | 1 โ 0 | Rochdale | Doncaster |
Tindill | Report | Stadium: Belle Vue Attendance: 18860 |
Rochdale v Bradford City
6 November 1948 (1948 -11-06) 16 | Rochdale | 1 โ 1 | Bradford City | Rochdale |
Moss | Report | Asquith (pen.) | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8707 |
Halifax Town v Rochdale
13 November 1948 (1948 -11-13) 17 | Halifax Town | 2 โ 1 | Rochdale | Halifax |
Hodgkinson Mycock |
Report | Wood | Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 7743 |
Rochdale v Wrexham
20 November 1948 (1948 -11-20) 18 | Rochdale | 2 โ 1 | Wrexham | Rochdale |
Moss Middlebrough |
Report | Boothway | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7760 |
Rochdale v Hartlepools United
18 December 1948 (1948 -12-18) 19 | Rochdale | 0 โ 1 | Hartlepools United | Rochdale |
Report | Sloan | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5803 |
Stockport County v Rochdale
25 December 1948 (1948 -12-25) 20 | Stockport County | 2 โ 2 | Rochdale | Stockport |
Barkas Herd |
Report | Moss Dryburgh |
Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 10641 |
Rochdale v Stockport County
27 December 1948 (1948 -12-27) 21 | Rochdale | 2 โ 0 | Stockport County | Rochdale |
Dryburgh Birch (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 10510 |
Darlington v Rochdale
1 January 1949 (1949 -01-01) 22 | Darlington | 6 โ 1 | Rochdale | Darlington |
Ward Quinn Bower |
Report | Middlebrough | Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 9887 |
Rochdale v Oldham Athletic
15 January 1949 (1949 -01-15) 23 | Rochdale | 1 โ 2 | Oldham Athletic | Rochdale |
Birch (pen.) | Report | Haddington Gemmell |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8252 |
Rochdale v New Brighton
22 January 1949 (1949 -01-22) 24 | Rochdale | 1 โ 1 | New Brighton | Rochdale |
Connor | Report | Taylor | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5867 |
Barrow v Rochdale
29 January 1949 (1949 -01-29) 25 | Barrow | 0 โ 1 | Rochdale | Barrow-in-Furness |
Report | Livesey | Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 7321 |
Chester v Rochdale
5 February 1949 (1949 -02-05) 26 | Chester | 2 โ 1 | Rochdale | Chester |
Foulds | Report | Livesey | Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 5570 |
Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale
12 February 1949 (1949 -02-12) 27 | Tranmere Rovers | 0 โ 0 | Rochdale | Birkenhead |
Report | Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 7246 |
Rochdale v Southport
19 February 1949 (1949 -02-19) 28 | Rochdale | 1 โ 0 | Southport | Rochdale |
Connor | Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4322 |
Crewe Alexandra v Rochdale
26 February 1949 (1949 -02-26) 29 | Crewe Alexandra | 1 โ 2 | Rochdale | Crewe |
Ferris (pen.) | Report | Connor | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 6062 |
Rochdale v Rotherham United
12 March 1949 (1949 -03-12) 30 | Rochdale | 2 โ 0 | Rotherham United | Rochdale |
Arthur Connor |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 9840 |
Hull City v Rochdale
19 March 1949 (1949 -03-19) 31 | Hull City | 1 โ 1 | Rochdale | Hull |
Price | Report | Hood | Stadium: Boothferry Park Attendance: 36509 |
Rochdale v Doncaster Rovers
26 March 1949 (1949 -03-26) 32 | Rochdale | 0 โ 2 | Doncaster Rovers | Rochdale |
Report | Tindill Barritt |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8637 |
Bradford City v Rochdale
2 April 1949 (1949 -04-02) 33 | Bradford City | 1 โ 0 | Rochdale | Bradford |
Molyneux | Report | Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 10314 |
Rochdale v Mansfield Town
4 April 1949 (1949 -04-04) 34 | Rochdale | 1 โ 0 | Mansfield Town | Rochdale |
Connor | Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 3362 |
Rochdale v Halifax Town
9 April 1949 (1949 -04-09) 35 | Rochdale | 1 โ 0 | Halifax Town | Rochdale |
Connor | Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6885 |
York City v Rochdale
15 April 1949 (1949 -04-15) 36 | York City | 1 โ 1 | Rochdale | York |
Storey | Report | Livesey | Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 12438 |
Wrexham v Rochdale
16 April 1949 (1949 -04-16) 37 | Wrexham | 2 โ 0 | Rochdale | Wrexham |
Rowell 25' Beynon 37' |
Report | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 8494 |
Rochdale v York City
18 April 1949 (1949 -04-18) 38 | Rochdale | 2 โ 0 | York City | Rochdale |
Connor Birch (pen.) |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7758 |
Rochdale v Barrow
23 April 1949 (1949 -04-23) 39 | Rochdale | 3 โ 0 | Barrow | Rochdale |
Livesey Lawrence Connor |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 7757 |
Accrington Stanley v Rochdale
27 April 1949 (1949 -04-27) 40 | Accrington Stanley | 0 โ 0 | Rochdale | Accrington |
Report | Stadium: Peel Park Attendance: 5446 |
Mansfield Town v Rochdale
30 April 1949 (1949 -04-30) 41 | Mansfield Town | 2 โ 0 | Rochdale | Mansfield |
Chessell | Report | Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 9885 |
Rochdale v Tranmere Rovers
7 May 1949 (1949 -05-07) 42 | Rochdale | 2 โ 1 | Tranmere Rovers | Rochdale |
Dryburgh Connor |
Report | Williamson | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5923 |
F.A. Cup
Main article: 1948โ49 FA Cup
Rochdale v Barrow
27 November 1948 (1948 -11-27) 1 | Rochdale | 1 โ 1 (a.e.t.) | Barrow | Oldham |
Middlebrough | Report | McIntosh | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 12077 |
Barrow v Rochdale
4 December 1948 (1948 -12-04) 1 | Barrow | 2 โ 0 | Rochdale | Barrow-in-Furness |
Collins Livingstone |
Report | Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 9570 |
Lancashire Cup
Bury v Rochdale
26 October 1948 (1948 -10-26) 1 | Bury | 1 โ 2 | Rochdale | Bury |
Dryburgh | Stadium: Gigg Lane Attendance: 3300 |
Rochdale v Everton
9 November 1948 (1948 -11-09) 2 | Rochdale | 1 โ 1 | Everton | Rochdale |
Birch (pen.) | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2372 |
Everton v Rochdale
16 November 1948 (1948 -11-16) 2 | Everton | 0 โ 1 | Rochdale | Liverpool |
Middlebrough | Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 5103 |
Manchester City v Rochdale
3 May 1949 (1949 -05-03) SF | Manchester City | 0 โ 2 | Rochdale | Manchester |
Livesey Connor |
Stadium: Maine Road Attendance: 3812 |
Blackpool v Rochdale
10 May 1949 (1949 -05-10) F | Blackpool | 0 โ 1 | Rochdale | Oldham |
Connor | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 13174 |
References
- Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907โ2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097