1916–17 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1916–17 season saw Rochdale compete for their second season in the wartime football league, during World War I. Rochdale competed in the Lancashire section and finished 8th in the Principle Tournament and 1st in the Subsidiary Tournament.

Rochdale
1916–17 season
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Football League Lancs8th & 1st
Top goalscorerBilly Halligan

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalFootball League LancsFriendlies
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK England ENG Arthur Causer 20020000
GK England ENG Billy Biggar 11010010
GK England ENG Tom Kay 606000
DF   W.S. Anderson 303000
DF England ENG Jack Barton 404000
DF   W.A. Wemyss 202000
DF England ENG Jack Page 404000
DF England ENG Herbert Tyler 101000
DF Scotland SCO Danny Crossan 14113110
DF   Alfred Caldwell 909000
DF Wales WAL Harry Millership 24023010
MF   Herbert Tierney 25024010
MF England ENG James Henderson 14013010
DF England ENG Vince Hayes 202000
MF   J. Harrison 403010
DF England ENG Jack Hebden 707000
DF   W. Hartley 101000
DF   N. Fielding 101000
DF   W.R. Roberts 202000
MF England ENG Jim Tully 24423113
MF   A. Walker 2612261200
MF   J.E. Butterworth 303000
MF   J. Litherland 101000
MF England ENG Tweedale Rigg 12111110
MF   A. Poles 101000
MF   C.E. Walters 303000
DF England ENG Robert Frith 303000
DF Ireland EIR Pat O'Connell 18117011
MF England ENG Archie Rawlings 35335300
MF   L. Walkden 101000
MF England ENG Jack Yarwood 202000
MF England ENG Jack Broster 202000
FW England ENG Tom Page 525200
FW   Bob Thomas 2614261400
MF   R. Smith 101000
MF England ENG Tommy Meehan 18518500
FW Wales WAL Frank Curtis 101000
FW Ireland EIR Billy Halligan 3520341812
MF England ENG Eli Turner 202000
MF England ENG Albert Smith 28327310
FW   W. Kehoe 515100
FW   P. Roscoe 101000

Competitions

Football League - Lancashire Section

2 September  1916 (1916 -09-02) 1 Stockport County 3–0 Rochdale Stockport


Stadium: Edgeley Park
9 September  1916 (1916 -09-09) 2 Rochdale 2–0 Bury Rochdale
T.Page
? (o.g.)
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2000
16 September  1916 (1916 -09-16) 3 Stoke City 1–1 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
Turner Kehoe Stadium: Victoria Ground
Attendance: 6000
23 September  1916 (1916 -09-23) 4 Rochdale 1–1 Southport Central Rochdale
Halligan Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2000
30 September  1916 (1916 -09-30) 5 Blackburn Rovers 6–1 Rochdale Blackburn
Chapman Thomas Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 5000
7 October  1916 (1916 -10-07) 6 Rochdale 2–2 Manchester City Rochdale
T.Page (pen.)
Halligan
Barnes
Brennan
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2000
14 October  1916 (1916 -10-14) 7 Everton 3–0 Rochdale Liverpool


Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 11000
21 October  1916 (1916 -10-21) 8 Rochdale 4–1 Blackpool Rochdale
Thomas
Halligan
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2000
28 October  1916 (1916 -10-28) 9 Rochdale 0–6 Bolton Wanderers Rochdale





Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1000
4 November  1916 (1916 -11-04) 10 Port Vale 1–1 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
G. Shelton Tully Stadium: Old Recreation Ground
11 November  1916 (1916 -11-11) 11 Rochdale 4–1 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Thomas
Halligan
A. Smith
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
18 November  1916 (1916 -11-18) 12 Preston North End 1–2 Rochdale Preston
Halligan
Rawlings
Stadium: Deepdale
25 November  1916 (1916 -11-25) 13 Rochdale 1–2 Burnley Rochdale
Halligan
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1000
2 December  1916 (1916 -12-02) 14 Manchester United 1–1 Rochdale Manchester
Anderson Thomas Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 3000
9 December  1916 (1916 -12-09) 15 Rochdale 3–2 Liverpool Rochdale
Rawlings
Walker

Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4000
16 December  1916 (1916 -12-16) 16 Rochdale 4–0 Stockport County Rochdale
Thomas
Halligan
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1000
23 December  1916 (1916 -12-23) 17 Bury 1–2 Rochdale Bury
A. Smith
Crossan (pen.)
Stadium: Gigg Lane
Attendance: 1000
30 December  1916 (1916 -12-30) 18 Rochdale 0–1 Stoke City Rochdale
Bridgett Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
6 January  1917 (1917 -01-06) 19 Southport Central 3–0 Rochdale Southport


Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 2000
13 January  1917 (1917 -01-13) 20 Rochdale 3–0 Blackburn Rovers Rochdale
Thomas
Meehan
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2000
20 January  1917 (1917 -01-20) 21 Manchester City 2–1 Rochdale Manchester
Wynn
Barnes
Thomas Stadium: Hyde Road
Attendance: 7000
27 January  1917 (1917 -01-27) 22 Rochdale 2–1 Everton Rochdale
Halligan
Meehan
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2000
3 February  1917 (1917 -02-03) 23 Blackpool 0–2 Rochdale Blackpool
Thomas
Halligan
Stadium: Bloomfield Road
10 February  1917 (1917 -02-10) 24 Bolton Wanderers 1–3 Rochdale Bolton
Walker Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 1500
17 February  1917 (1917 -02-17) 25 Rochdale 1–3 Port Vale Rochdale
Thomas Lockett
Bentley (pen.)
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1000
24 February  1917 (1917 -02-24) 26 Oldham Athletic 1–0 Rochdale Oldham
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 3500
3 March  1917 (1917 -03-03) 27 Rochdale 1–2 Preston North End Rochdale
Rawlings
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2000
10 March  1917 (1917 -03-10) 28 Burnley 4–3 Rochdale Burnley



Walker
Thomas
Halligan
Stadium: Turf Moor
17 March  1917 (1917 -03-17) 29 Rochdale 2–0 Manchester United Rochdale
Meehan
Halligan
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2000
24 March  1917 (1917 -03-24) 30 Liverpool 4–0 Rochdale Liverpool



Stadium: Anfield
31 March  1917 (1917 -03-31) 31 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Rochdale Bolton
A. Smith Stadium: Burnden Park
6 April  1917 (1917 -04-06) 32 Bury 0–2 Rochdale Bury or Rochdale
Walker
Meehan
Stadium: Gigg Lane or Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
7 April  1917 (1917 -04-07) 33 Rochdale 2–2 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Halligan
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3000
9 April  1917 (1917 -04-09) 34 Bury 2–3 Rochdale Bury or Rochdale

Halligan
Rigg
Stadium: Gigg Lane or Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2000
14 April  1917 (1917 -04-14) 35 Rochdale 5–1 Bolton Wanderers Rochdale
Walker
Meehan
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2000
21 April  1917 (1917 -04-21) 36 Oldham Athletic 1–2 Rochdale Oldham
Walker
Halligan
Tierney Red card
Stadium: Boundary Park

Friendlies

25 December  1916 (1916 -12-25) Rochdale 6–2 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Halligan
Tully
O'Connell

Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1000

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References

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