1937–38 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1937–38 season saw Rochdale compete for their 17th season in the Football League Third Division North.

Rochdale
1937–38 season
ManagerErnest Nixon
Sam Jennings
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Football League Third Division North17th
FA Cup1st Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jimmy Wynn
All: Jimmy Wynn

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalDivision 3 NorthFA CupDivision 3 North CupLancashire Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK England ENG Des Fawcett 460420201010
DF Scotland SCO Tommy Baird 460420201010
DF Scotland SCO Tom Sneddon 380340201010
DF Scotland SCO Hugh McLaren 351341000010
MF England ENG Charlie Robinson 10090001000
FW England ENG Joe Duff 211181200010
MF Scotland SCO Alex McMurdo 2020000000
FW Scotland SCO Micky Burke 9080100000
FW England ENG Wally Hunt 2110187211200
FW England ENG Harry Marshall 336306101010
MF Wales WAL Sid Protheroe 337307101010
DF England ENG Edward Sperry 3030000000
FW Scotland SCO Alex Graham 124114001000
MF England ENG Ted Goodier 430390201010
MF Scotland SCO Frank Wilson 8171001000
MF England ENG Jimmy Eastwood 320280201010
FW England ENG Jimmy Wynn 30202820200000
MF Scotland SCO Jock Millar 278268100000
MF Republic of Ireland IRL Thomas McMurray 251231200000
MF England ENG Roland Haworth 3020000010
MF England ENG Bob Hardy 7070000000
FW England ENG Wilfred Barks 3030000000
DF Wales WAL Idris Williams 4040000000
MF England ENG Arnold Sutcliffe 2020000000
FW England ENG Adam Dawson 137126000011

Final league table

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion
15 Port Vale 42 11 8 2 45 27 1 6 14 20 46 0.890 38 Transferred to the Third Division South
16 Southport 42 8 8 5 30 26 4 6 11 23 56 0.646 38
17 Rochdale 42 7 10 4 38 27 6 1 14 29 51 0.859 37
18 Halifax Town 42 9 7 5 24 19 3 5 13 20 47 0.667 36
19 Darlington 42 10 4 7 37 31 1 6 14 17 48 0.684 32
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

Football League Third Division North

28 August  1937 (1937 -08-28) 1 Rochdale 0 – 0 York City Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8448
30 August  1937 (1937 -08-30) 2 Tranmere Rovers 3 – 2 Rochdale Birkenhead
Eden
Mayson
Kearney
Report Hamilton (o.g.)
Marshall
Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 8508
4 September  1937 (1937 -09-04) 3 Bradford City 3 – 1 Rochdale Bradford
Hardy
Moore
Report Protheroe Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 5997
7 September  1937 (1937 -09-07) 4 Rochdale 0 – 0 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4480
11 September  1937 (1937 -09-11) 5 Rochdale 3 – 2 Southport Rochdale
Hunt
Marshall
Report Atkinson
Patrick
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5915
13 September  1937 (1937 -09-13) 6 Halifax Town 2 – 3 Rochdale Halifax
Hoyland
Jackson
Report Protheroe
Wilson
Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 2409
18 September  1937 (1937 -09-18) 7 Doncaster Rovers 5 – 0 Rochdale Doncaster
Allen
Killourhy
Perry
Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 10647
25 September  1937 (1937 -09-25) 8 Rochdale 1 – 4 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Hunt Report Johnson
Waring
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5632
2 October  1937 (1937 -10-02) 9 Rochdale 2 – 0 Rotherham United Rochdale
Graham
Wynn
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5019
9 October  1937 (1937 -10-09) 10 Chester 4 – 1 Rochdale Chester
Sargeant
Wrightson
Sanders
Report Hunt Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 5913
16 October  1937 (1937 -10-16) 11 Barrow 0 – 1 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Report Graham Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 4332
23 October  1937 (1937 -10-23) 12 Rochdale 6 – 1 Wrexham Rochdale
Graham
Wynn
Hunt
Protheroe
Report Burgon Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4193
30 October  1937 (1937 -10-30) 13 Hartlepools United 3 – 3 Rochdale Hartlepool
Scott
Wigham
Report Marshall
Protheroe
Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 5087
6 November  1937 (1937 -11-06) 14 Rochdale 0 – 1 Lincoln City Rochdale
Report Callender Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9074
13 November  1937 (1937 -11-13) 15 Hull City 4 – 1 Rochdale Hull
Fryer
McNeill
Report Wynn Stadium: Anlaby Road
Attendance: 8848
20 November  1937 (1937 -11-20) 16 Rochdale 2 – 1 New Brighton Rochdale
Wynn
Hunt
Report Mustard (pen.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5295
4 December  1937 (1937 -12-04) 17 Rochdale 1 – 1 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Hunt (pen.) Report Davis Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4460
11 December  1937 (1937 -12-11) 18 Darlington 2 – 4 Rochdale Darlington
Clacher
Brown
Report Wynn
Millar
Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 1378
18 December  1937 (1937 -12-18) 19 Rochdale 1 – 1 Port Vale Rochdale
Wynn Report Roberts (pen.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3560
25 December  1937 (1937 -12-25) 20 Rochdale 0 – 1 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Report Curran Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9146
27 December  1937 (1937 -12-27) 21 Accrington Stanley 0 – 1 Rochdale Accrington
Report Wynn Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 4700
1 January  1938 (1938 -01-01) 22 York City 0 – 5 Rochdale York
Report Wynn
Millar
Marshall
Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 5971
8 January  1938 (1938 -01-08) 23 Gateshead 3 – 1 Rochdale Gateshead
Smith
McDermott
Report Protheroe Stadium: Redheugh Park
Attendance: 9504
15 January  1938 (1938 -01-15) 24 Rochdale 2 – 0 Bradford City Rochdale
Protheroe
Wynn
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3234
22 January  1938 (1938 -01-22) 25 Southport 2 – 0 Rochdale Southport
Hampson Report Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 3832
29 January  1938 (1938 -01-29) 26 Rochdale 4 – 5 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Millar
Marshall
Wynn
Report Malam
Killourhy
Little
McFarlane
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5069
5 February  1938 (1938 -02-05) 27 Crewe Alexandra 5 – 1 Rochdale Crewe
Chandler
Foster
Tagg
Waring
Report McLaren Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 3393
12 February  1938 (1938 -02-12) 28 Rotherham United 1 – 0 Rochdale Rotherham
Smith Report Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 9282
19 February  1938 (1938 -02-19) 29 Rochdale 4 – 0 Chester Rochdale
Wynn (pen.)
Dawson
Millar
Done (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5728
26 February  1938 (1938 -02-26) 30 Rochdale 3 – 3 Barrow Rochdale
McMurray
Dawson
Report Mullaney
McIntosh
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6243
5 March  1938 (1938 -03-05) 31 Wrexham 2 – 1 Rochdale Wrexham
Burditt
Raven
Report Tunney (o.g.) Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3620
12 March  1938 (1938 -03-12) 32 Rochdale 2 – 2 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Dawson
Protheroe
Report Self
Nevin
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5615
19 March  1938 (1938 -03-19) 33 Lincoln City 2 – 0 Rochdale Lincoln
Deacon Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 6836
26 March  1938 (1938 -03-26) 34 Rochdale 0 – 0 Hull City Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5761
2 April  1938 (1938 -04-02) 35 New Brighton 2 – 0 Rochdale New Brighton
Wood
Shiels
Report Stadium: Sandheys Park
Attendance: 3419
9 April  1938 (1938 -04-09) 36 Rochdale 2 – 2 Gateshead Rochdale
Wynn
Millar
Report Thompson Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5240
15 April  1938 (1938 -04-15) 37 Rochdale 3 – 1 Carlisle United Rochdale
Wynn (pen.)
Millar
Report Temple Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4648
16 April  1938 (1938 -04-16) 38 Oldham Athletic 4 – 2 Rochdale Oldham
Gray
Ferrier
Diamond
Report Duff
Eaves (o.g.)
Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 17106
18 April  1938 (1938 -04-18) 39 Carlisle United 0 – 1 Rochdale Carlisle
Report Dawson Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 5609
23 April  1938 (1938 -04-23) 40 Rochdale 1 – 1 Darlington Rochdale
Dawson Report Harris (pen.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4028
30 April  1938 (1938 -04-30) 41 Port Vale 4 – 1 Rochdale Stoke-on-Trent
Masters
Roberts
Bellis
Report Wynn (pen.) Stadium: Old Recreation Ground
Attendance: 2992
7 May  1938 (1938 -05-07) 42 Rochdale 1 – 1 Halifax Town Rochdale
Craig (o.g.) Report Griffiths Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 2065

F.A. Cup

27 November  1937 (1937 -11-27) 1 Rochdale 1 – 1 Lincoln City Rochdale
Hunt Report Deacon Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 11500
1 December  1937 (1937 -12-01) 1 Lincoln City 2 – 0 Rochdale Lincoln
Campbell
Whyte
Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 6474

Division 3 North Cup

21 September  1937 (1937 -09-21) 1 Rochdale 2 – 3 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Hunt [1] Robbins
Blackshaw
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1000

Lancashire Cup

18 April  1938 (1938 -04-18) 1 Blackburn Rovers 4 – 1 Rochdale Blackburn
[2] Dawson Stadium: Ewood Park

References

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