1949–50 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1949–50 season saw Rochdale compete for their 22nd season in the Football League Third Division North.

Rochdale
1949–50 season
ManagerTed Goodier
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Division 3 North3rd
F.A. Cup2nd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jack Connor
Jack Livesey

All: Jack Connor

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalDivision 3 NorthF.A. CupLancashire Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK England ENG Trevor Churchill 4103701030
DF England ENG Bill Watson 4503902040
DF England ENG Harry Hubbick 4804202040
MF Scotland SCO George McGeachie 3623122030
DF England ENG Wally Birch 4213712030
MF England ENG Eric Wood 4704102040
MF England ENG Cyril Lawrence 82720010
FW England ENG Jack Livesey 441640162020
FW England ENG Jack Connor 401934162241
FW England ENG Bert Williams 93830010
MF Scotland SCO Tom Dryburgh 441438112142
FW England ENG Billy Woods 31310000
FW Scotland SCO Benny Nicol 71510020
MF Poland POL Konrad Kapler 40400000
MF England ENG Jackie Arthur 3753352020
FW England ENG Alan Middlebrough 84840000
DF England ENG Ron Rothwell 30300000
FW England ENG Cyril Brown 3663052140
GK Scotland SCO Wally Stanners 70501010
MF England ENG Don Partridge 90800010
MF Scotland SCO David Reid 100900010

Final league table

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts Promotion
1 Doncaster Rovers 42 9 9 3 30 15 10 8 3 36 23 1.737 55 Division Champions, promoted
2 Gateshead 42 13 5 3 51 23 10 2 9 36 31 1.611 53
3 Rochdale 42 15 3 3 42 13 6 6 9 26 28 1.659 51
4 Lincoln City 42 14 5 2 35 9 7 4 10 25 30 1.538 51
5 Tranmere Rovers 42 15 3 3 35 21 4 8 9 16 27 1.063 49
Source: rsssf.com

Competitions

Football League Third Division North

20 August  1949 (1949 -08-20) 1 Rochdale 1 – 3 Gateshead Rochdale
Connor Report Wilbert
Ingham
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6837
Referee: F. Walton
25 August  1949 (1949 -08-25) 2 Doncaster Rovers 0 – 0 Rochdale Doncaster
Report Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 21567
Referee: G. Tedds
27 August  1949 (1949 -08-27) 3 Hartlepools United 1 – 2 Rochdale Hartlepool
Owens Report Lawrence Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 10519
Referee: L. Richardson
30 August  1949 (1949 -08-30) 4 Rochdale 0 – 1 Doncaster Rovers Rochdale
Report Doherty Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 11271
Referee: G. Tedds
3 September  1949 (1949 -09-03) 5 Rochdale 2 – 0 Darlington Rochdale
Woods
Connor
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8120
Referee: J.S. Pickles
5 September  1949 (1949 -09-05) 6 Rochdale 0 – 1 Chester Rochdale
Report Tilston Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7543
Referee: T. Seymour
10 September  1949 (1949 -09-10) 7 New Brighton 0 – 4 Rochdale New Brighton
Report Williams
Livesey
Middlebrough
Dryburgh
Stadium: Tower Athletic Ground
Attendance: 5986
Referee: G. Gibson
14 September  1949 (1949 -09-14) 8 Chester 0 – 2 Rochdale Chester
Report Dryburgh
Middlebrough
Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 5165
Referee: W.H.E. Evans
17 September  1949 (1949 -09-17) 9 Rochdale 1 – 0 Halifax Town Rochdale
Dryburgh Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8755
Referee: B.J. Flanagan
24 September  1949 (1949 -09-24) 10 Oldham Athletic 0 – 0 Rochdale Oldham
Report Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 23716
Referee: A.C. Denham
1 October  1949 (1949 -10-01) 11 Bradford City 2 – 1 Rochdale Bradford
Doonan
Ward
Report Arthur Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 12707
Referee: H. Trenholm
8 October  1949 (1949 -10-08) 12 Rochdale 3 – 1 York City Rochdale
Connor
Livesey
Report Patrick Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8049
Referee: L. Richardson
15 October  1949 (1949 -10-15) 13 Tranmere Rovers 1 – 0 Rochdale Birkenhead
Bainbridge Report Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 10820
Referee: E. Plinston
22 October  1949 (1949 -10-22) 14 Rochdale 2 – 1 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
Connor Report Mullard Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9790
Referee: J. Houston
29 October  1949 (1949 -10-29) 15 Barrow 0 – 1 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Report Arthur Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 5105
Referee: T. Seymour
5 November  1949 (1949 -11-05) 16 Rochdale 2 – 0 Lincoln City Rochdale
Connor 10'
Dryburgh 39'
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8867
Referee: R.J. Leafe
12 November  1949 (1949 -11-12) 17 Rotherham United 4 – 3 Rochdale Rotherham
Guest
Rudd
Bower
Shaw
Report Connor
Dryburgh
Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 9113
Referee: A.E. Ellis
19 November  1949 (1949 -11-19) 18 Rochdale 1 – 0 Carlisle United Rochdale
Brown Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7323
Referee: A.W. Luty
3 December  1949 (1949 -12-03) 19 Rochdale 2 – 0 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Dryburgh
McGeachie
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5349
17 December  1949 (1949 -12-17) 20 Gateshead 1 – 3 Rochdale Gateshead
Kendall Report Livesey Stadium: Redheugh Park
Attendance: 3997
Referee: F.B. Coultas
24 December  1949 (1949 -12-24) 21 Rochdale 4 – 0 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Dryburgh
Connor
Livesey
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7439
Referee: L. Richardson
26 December  1949 (1949 -12-26) 22 Rochdale 2 – 0 Southport Rochdale
Livesey
Connor
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 13406
Referee: G. Black
27 December  1949 (1949 -12-27) 23 Southport 3 – 2 Rochdale Southport
Wyles
Powell
Meadows
Report Brown
Dryburgh
Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 14766
Referee: G. Black
31 December  1949 (1949 -12-31) 24 Darlington 1 – 1 Rochdale Darlington
Ward Report Livesey Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 8196
14 January  1950 (1950 -01-14) 25 Rochdale 4 – 0 New Brighton Rochdale
Birch (pen.)
Livesey
McGeachie
Brown
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9300
Referee: G. Gibson
21 January  1950 (1950 -01-21) 26 Halifax Town 3 – 2 Rochdale Halifax
Bennett
Watson (o.g.)
Core
Report Connor Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 10398
Referee: B.J. Flanagan
28 January  1950 (1950 -01-28) 27 Mansfield Town 1 – 1 Rochdale Mansfield
Godwin Report Nicol Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 11492
Referee: H. Jackson
4 February  1950 (1950 -02-04) 28 Rochdale 1 – 0 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Connor Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 14516
Referee: A.C. Denham
11 February  1950 (1950 -02-11) 29 Wrexham 3 – 0 Rochdale Wrexham
Wynn Report Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 5638
Referee: J. Platt
18 February  1950 (1950 -02-18) 30 Rochdale 2 – 2 Bradford City Rochdale
Williams Report McGill (pen.) Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8980
Referee: H. Trenholm
25 February  1950 (1950 -02-25) 31 Carlisle United 2 – 0 Rochdale Carlisle
Billingham Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 9525
Referee: A.W. Luty
4 March  1950 (1950 -03-04) 32 Rochdale 7 – 1 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Livesey
Middlebrough
Dryburgh
Arthur
Report Antonio Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6336
Referee: H. Jackson
11 March  1950 (1950 -03-11) 33 Crewe Alexandra 0 – 1 Rochdale Crewe
Report Brown Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 11781
Referee: J. Houston
18 March  1950 (1950 -03-18) 34 Rochdale 2 – 1 Barrow Rochdale
Livesey
Arthur
Report King Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8391
Referee: T. Seymour
25 March  1950 (1950 -03-25) 35 Lincoln City 2 – 0 Rochdale Lincoln
Dodds
Whittle
Report Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 11009
Referee: R.J. Leafe
1 April  1950 (1950 -04-01) 36 Rochdale 1 – 0 Rotherham United Rochdale
Connor Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7653
Referee: A.E. Ellis
7 April  1950 (1950 -04-07) 37 Stockport County 1 – 1 Rochdale Stockport
Herd Report Glover (o.g.) Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 14751
8 April  1950 (1950 -04-08) 38 York City 2 – 2 Rochdale York
M. Patrick
A. Patrick
Report Livesey Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 6102
Referee: L. Richardson
10 April  1950 (1950 -04-10) 39 Rochdale 1 – 1 Stockport County Rochdale
Arthur Report Robinson Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6711
Referee: F.H. Gerrard
15 April  1950 (1950 -04-15) 40 Rochdale 3 – 0 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Connor
Brown
Dryburgh
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7773
Referee: E. Plinston
22 April  1950 (1950 -04-22) 41 Accrington Stanley 1 – 0 Rochdale Accrington
Travis Report Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 7302
Referee: H. Jackson
29 April  1950 (1950 -04-29) 42 Rochdale 1 – 1 Wrexham Rochdale
Connor Report Wynn Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3397

F.A. Cup

26 November  1949 (1949 -11-26) 1 Rhyl 0 – 3 Rochdale Rhyl
Report Connor
Dryburgh
Stadium: Belle Vue
Attendance: 7852
10 December  1949 (1949 -12-10) 2 Rochdale 1 – 2 Notts County Rochdale
Brown Report Johnston
Lawton
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 24231
Referee: T. Seymour

Lancashire Cup

25 October  1949 (1949 -10-25) Rochdale 0 – 0 Blackpool Rochdale
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1413
9 November  1949 (1949 -11-09) Blackpool 0 – 1 Rochdale Blackpool
Dryburgh Stadium: Bloomfield Road
Attendance: 2500
8 February  1950 (1950 -02-08) Bolton Wanderers 0 – 1 Rochdale Bolton
Dryburgh Stadium: Burnden Park
Attendance: 3339
18 April  1950 (1950 -04-18) SF Rochdale 1 – 2 Burnley Rochdale
Connor Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7878

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References

  1. Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001 by Steven Phillipps. ISBN 1874427097
  2. "The English National Football Archive". Enfa.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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