1915–16 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1915–16 season saw Rochdale compete in the wartime football league, which was set up following the outbreak of World War I. Rochdale competed in the Lancashire section and finished 13th, as well as the Midland Section Northern Division, finishing 5th.

Rochdale
1915–16 season
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Football League Lancs & Midland13th & 5th
Top goalscorerFred Heap

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalFootball League Lancs/Midland Section
AppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK England ENG John Swann 2020
DF England ENG Jack Barton 290290
DF   Alfred Caldwell 270270
MF   W.S. Anderson 2020
DF   C. Lee 3030
MF England ENG Jack Yarwood 340340
MF England ENG Archibald Rawlings 276276
MF   T. Southworth 4040
MF   A. Walker 235235
FW England ENG Ernest Hawksworth 257257
MF England ENG Albert Smith 367367
GK England ENG Billy Biggar 100100
MF England ENG Jim Tully 270270
DF England ENG Harry Swift 113113
DF Scotland SCO Robert Neave 1111
DF England ENG George Kay 273273
FW England ENG Jimmy Kenyon 3030
MF England ENG James Brannick 174174
DF Australia AUS John Cuffe 5050
MF   H. Holt 5151
GK England ENG Joe Butler 3030
FW England ENG Fred Heap 23102310
GK England ENG Arthur Causer 200200
DF Scotland SCO Danny Crossan 5050
MF England ENG Samuel Challinor 5050
FW England ENG Tom Page 1111
MF England ENG Albert Barnett 3030
FW England ENG Wally Smith 1111
FW   William Brown 2020
FW Scotland SCO Sandy Turnbull 1010
DF   Billy Brown 1010
MF   P. Pickup 2020

Competitions

Football League - Lancashire Section

4 September  1915 (1915 -09-04) 1 Burnley 6–1 Rochdale Burnley





A. Smith Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 3000
11 September  1915 (1915 -09-11) 2 Rochdale 1–0 Southport Central Rochdale
Neave Stadium: Spotland Stadium
18 September  1915 (1915 -09-18) 3 Preston North End 1–2 Rochdale Preston
Walker
A. Smith
Stadium: Deepdale
Attendance: 1600
25 September  1915 (1915 -09-25) 4 Rochdale 0–0 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4000
2 October  1915 (1915 -10-02) 5 Stockport County 2–0 Rochdale Stockport

Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 2500
9 October  1915 (1915 -10-09) 6 Rochdale 1–2 Everton Rochdale
A. Smith
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5000
16 October  1915 (1915 -10-16) 7 Liverpool 2–2 Rochdale Liverpool

A. Smith
Kay
Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 12000
23 October  1915 (1915 -10-23) 8 Rochdale 2–4 Bolton Wanderers Rochdale
A. Smith (pen.)
Hawksworth



Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4000
30 October  1915 (1915 -10-30) 9 Bury 3–1 Rochdale Bury


Hawksworth Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 4000
6 November  1915 (1915 -11-06) 10 Rochdale 0–2 Manchester City Rochdale
Barnes Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4000
13 November  1915 (1915 -11-13) 11 Manchester United 2–0 Rochdale Manchester
A. Davies
Gipps
Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 4000
20 November  1915 (1915 -11-20) 12 Stoke 1–1 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
Whittingham Brannick Stadium: Victoria Ground
27 November  1915 (1915 -11-27) 13 Rochdale 2–3 Blackpool Rochdale
A. Smith (pen.)
Holt


Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4000
4 December  1915 (1915 -12-04) 14 Rochdale 1–0 Burnley Rochdale
Heap Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2000
11 December  1915 (1915 -12-11) 15 Southport Central 2–2 Rochdale Southport

Hawksworth
Heap
Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 1000
18 December  1915 (1915 -12-18) 16 Rochdale 2–4 Preston North End Rochdale
Brannick


Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1000
25 December  1915 (1915 -12-25) 17 Oldham Athletic 2–3 Rochdale Oldham

Walker
Heap
Brannick
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 4062
1 January  1916 (1916 -01-01) 18 Rochdale 0–1 Stockport County Rochdale
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1500
8 January  1916 (1916 -01-08) 19 Everton 3–2 Rochdale Liverpool


A. Smith
Heap
Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 6000
15 January  1916 (1916 -01-15) 20 Rochdale 3–1 Liverpool Rochdale
Hawksworth
Heap
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
22 January  1916 (1916 -01-22) 21 Bolton Wanderers 3–0 Rochdale Bolton


Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 3000
29 January  1916 (1916 -01-29) 22 Rochdale 2–1 Bury Rochdale
Rawlings
Walker
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4000
5 February  1916 (1916 -02-05) 23 Manchester City 4–1 Rochdale Manchester
P. Fairclough
Barnes
Cartwright
Heap Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 8000
12 February  1916 (1916 -02-12) 24 Rochdale 2–2 Manchester United Rochdale
Swift Halligan
Woodcock
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
19 February  1916 (1916 -02-19) 25 Stoke City 1–3 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
Whittingham Page
Swift
Hawksworth
Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 3000
26 February  1916 (1916 -02-26) 26 Blackpool 4–0 Rochdale Blackpool



Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 4000

Football League - Midland Section - Northern Division

4 March  1916 (1916 -03-04) 27 Rochdale 0–1 Leeds City Rochdale
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
11 March  1916 (1916 -03-11) 28 Bradford 5–0 Rochdale ?




Stadium: ?
Attendance: 500
Note: Unknown if Bradford City or Bradford Park Avenue
18 March  1916 (1916 -03-18) 29 Bradford 3–4 Rochdale ?


Rawlings
Walker
Heap
W. Smith
Stadium: ?
Attendance: 3000
Note: Unknown if Bradford City or Bradford Park Avenue
25 March  1916 (1916 -03-25) 30 Barnsley 0–1 Rochdale Barnsley
Heap Stadium: Oakwell
Attendance: 2000
1 April  1916 (1916 -04-01) 31 Huddersfield Town 2–1 Rochdale Huddersfield
Layton
Connor
Hawksworth Stadium: Leeds Road
Attendance: 4000
8 April  1916 (1916 -04-08) 32 Leeds City 3–1 Rochdale Leeds


Walker Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 2000
15 April  1916 (1916 -04-15) 33 Rochdale 3–0 Bradford Rochdale
Rawlings
Kay
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
Note: Unknown if Bradford City or Bradford Park Avenue
21 April  1916 (1916 -04-21) 34 Rochdale 1–1 Huddersfield Town Rochdale
Kay Holley Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
22 April  1916 (1916 -04-22) 35 Bradford 5–2 Rochdale ?




Heap
Rawlings
Stadium: ?
Attendance: 3000
Note: Unknown if Bradford City or Bradford Park Avenue
29 April  1916 (1916 -04-29) 36 Rochdale 2–1 Barnsley Rochdale
Heap
Rawlings
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2800

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References

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