1950–51 Rochdale A.F.C. season

The 1950–51 season saw Rochdale compete for their 23rd season in the Football League Third Division North.

Rochdale
1950–51 season
ManagerTed Goodier
StadiumSpotland Stadium
Division 3 North11th
F.A. Cup3rd Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Jack Connor
All: Jack Connor

Statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalDivision 3 NorthF.A. CupLancashire Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
GK England ENG Trevor Churchill 2802800000
DF England ENG Bill Watson 4404202000
DF England ENG Harry Hubbick 3002900010
MF Scotland SCO George McGeachie 4243843010
DF England ENG Wally Birch 4614313000
MF Scotland SCO David Reid 90900000
MF England ENG Jackie Arthur 3953543110
FW England ENG Jack Livesey 421238113110
FW England ENG Jack Connor 271726161100
FW England ENG Cyril Brown 2432232000
MF England ENG Alan Steen 3563253100
GK England ENG Bert Lomas 120903000
FW England ENG Jimmy Whitehouse 35113292210
MF England ENG Gordon Medd 51510000
GK Wales WAL Archie Hughes 100900010
MF England ENG Eric Wood 90801000
MF England ENG Don Partridge 70501010
FW England ENG Bert Foulds 71610010
MF England ENG Bob Smyth 41310010
FW England ENG Alan Middlebrough 18111592111
DF Scotland SCO Harry Boyle 2001703000
DF England ENG Ron Rothwell 30200010
MF England ENG Bill Heaton 60501000
MF England ENG Ken Crowther 20200000
FW Scotland SCO Alex McNichol 1731730000
MF Scotland SCO Alastair Buchan 1901900000
DF England ENG Eric Downes 40400000
MF England ENG Eric Barber 51510000
FW England ENG Harry Mills 10100000

Final league table

Pos Team Pld HW HD HL HGF HGA AW AD AL AGF AGA GAv Pts
9 Crewe Alexandra 46 11 5 7 38 26 8 5 10 23 34 1.017 48
10 Stockport County 46 15 3 5 45 26 5 5 13 18 37 1.000 48
11 Rochdale 46 11 6 6 38 18 6 5 12 31 44 1.113 45
12 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United[lower-alpha 1] 46 10 12 1 32 9 3 6 14 26 48 1.018 44
13 Chester 46 11 6 6 42 30 6 3 14 20 34 0.969 43
Source: rsssf.com
Notes:
  1. New club in the league; elected from Midland League

Competitions

Football League Third Division North

19 August  1950 (1950 -08-19) 1 Darlington 0 – 2 Rochdale Darlington
Report Connor
Arthur
Stadium: Feethams
Attendance: 10530
Referee: F. Walton
21 August  1950 (1950 -08-21) 2 Bradford Park Avenue 0 – 1 Rochdale Bradford
Report Arthur Stadium: Park Avenue
Attendance: 19058
Referee: HT Wright
26 August  1950 (1950 -08-26) 3 Rochdale 1 – 1 Stockport County Rochdale
Livesey Report Black Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 13075
Referee: J McCann
29 August  1950 (1950 -08-29) 4 Rochdale 1 – 2 Bradford Park Avenue Rochdale
Livesey Report Elliott
Wheat
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 10743
Referee: HT Wright
2 September  1950 (1950 -09-02) 5 Halifax Town 1 – 1 Rochdale Halifax
Core Report Connor Stadium: The Shay
Attendance: 10219
Referee: C Fletcher
5 September  1950 (1950 -09-05) 6 Rochdale 5 – 0 Shrewsbury Town Rochdale
Medd
Connor
Livesey
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8863
Referee: KA Collinge
9 September  1950 (1950 -09-09) 7 Rochdale 3 – 1 Hartlepools United Rochdale
Connor
Whitehouse
Report McGuigan Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 9146
Referee: WHE Evans
11 September  1950 (1950 -09-11) 8 Shrewsbury Town 0 – 2 Rochdale Shrewsbury
Report Connor Stadium: Gay Meadow
Attendance: 8017
Referee: KA Collinge
16 September  1950 (1950 -09-16) 9 Gateshead 4 – 1 Rochdale Gateshead
Wilbert
Winters
Callender (pen.)
Report Whitehouse Stadium: Redheugh Park
Attendance: 13607
Referee: PF Power
23 September  1950 (1950 -09-23) 10 Rochdale 1 – 1 Crewe Alexandra Rochdale
McGeachie Report Phillips Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8576
Referee: WHE Evans
30 September  1950 (1950 -09-30) 11 New Brighton 1 – 5 Rochdale New Brighton
Carter Report Steen
Livesey
McGeachie (pen.) (pen.)
Brown
Stadium: Tower Athletic Ground
Attendance: 4852
Referee: J Houston
7 October  1950 (1950 -10-07) 12 Rochdale 0 – 1 York City Rochdale
Report Linaker Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8123
Referee: A Holland
14 October  1950 (1950 -10-14) 13 Barrow 4 – 3 Rochdale Barrow-in-Furness
Keen
Miller
King
Report Whitehouse
Middlebrough
Brown
Stadium: Holker Street
Attendance: 5645
Referee: F Thurman
21 October  1950 (1950 -10-21) 14 Rochdale 3 – 1 Accrington Stanley Rochdale
Connor
Birch (pen.)
Smyth
Report Keeley Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 8027
Referee: H Jackson
28 October  1950 (1950 -10-28) 15 Carlisle United 4 – 0 Rochdale Carlisle
Brown
McCue
Turner
Report Stadium: Brunton Park
Attendance: 13295
Referee: J Bell
4 November  1950 (1950 -11-04) 16 Rochdale 2 – 3 Tranmere Rovers Rochdale
Arthur
Livesey
Report Rosenthal
Wheeler
Bell
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7886
Referee: HT Wright
11 November  1950 (1950 -11-11) 17 Southport 1 – 1 Rochdale Southport
Rothwell Report Brown Stadium: Haig Avenue
Attendance: 6374
Referee: J Platt
18 November  1950 (1950 -11-18) 18 Rochdale 0 – 2 Rotherham United Rochdale
Report Grainger
Guest
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7986
Referee: FL Overton
2 December  1950 (1950 -12-02) 19 Rochdale 2 – 0 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United Rochdale
Middlebrough Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5213
Referee: H Jackson
23 December  1950 (1950 -12-23) 20 Stockport County 2 – 2 Rochdale Stockport
Dick
Black
Report Whitehouse
Middlebrough
Stadium: Edgeley Park
Attendance: 10152
Referee: J McCann
25 December  1950 (1950 -12-25) 21 Lincoln City 4 – 2 Rochdale Lincoln
Finch 7', 32', 60'
Garvie 54'
Report Arthur 45'
Middlebrough 65'
Stadium: Sincil Bank
Attendance: 9873
Referee: T Seymour
13 January  1951 (1951 -01-13) 22 Hartlepools United 0 – 0 Rochdale Hartlepool
Report Stadium: Victoria Park
Attendance: 7585
Referee: H Beacock
16 January  1951 (1951 -01-16) 23 Rochdale 2 – 3 Chester Rochdale
Steen
Whitehouse
Report Burgess
Devonshire
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 1435
20 January  1951 (1951 -01-20) 24 Rochdale 2 – 0 Gateshead Rochdale
Livesey (pen.)
Middlebrough
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5612
Referee: PF Power
27 January  1951 (1951 -01-27) 25 Chester 1 – 3 Rochdale Chester
Astbury Report Livesey
Middlebrough
Stadium: Sealand Road
Attendance: 4534
3 February  1951 (1951 -02-03) 26 Crewe Alexandra 3 – 1 Rochdale Crewe
Phillips
Travis
Report Livesey (pen.) Stadium: Gresty Road
Attendance: 6941
10 February  1951 (1951 -02-10) 27 Rochdale 0 – 1 Oldham Athletic Rochdale
Report McIlvenny Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 14238
17 February  1951 (1951 -02-17) 28 Rochdale 1 – 0 New Brighton Rochdale
Middlebrough Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3689
24 February  1951 (1951 -02-24) 29 York City 2 – 2 Rochdale York
Linaker
Brown
Report Livesey
Steen
Stadium: Bootham Crescent
Attendance: 7664
3 March  1951 (1951 -03-03) 30 Rochdale 1 – 0 Barrow Rochdale
Middlebrough Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 5509
10 March  1951 (1951 -03-10) 31 Accrington Stanley 1 – 2 Rochdale Accrington
Keeley Report Whitehouse
Connor
Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 4281
17 March  1951 (1951 -03-17) 32 Rochdale 4 – 1 Carlisle United Rochdale
Steen
Connor
McNichol
Report Jackson Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 6190
24 March  1951 (1951 -03-24) 33 Tranmere Rovers 2 – 1 Rochdale Birkenhead
Rosenthal Report McNichol Stadium: Prenton Park
Attendance: 8328
26 March  1951 (1951 -03-26) 34 Rochdale 4 – 0 Bradford City Rochdale
Connor
McNichol
Steen
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4233
27 March  1951 (1951 -03-27) 35 Bradford City 2 – 1 Rochdale Bradford
Williamson
Ward
Report Connor Stadium: Valley Parade
Attendance: 16164
31 March  1951 (1951 -03-31) 36 Rochdale 1 – 1 Southport Rochdale
Whitehouse Report Graham Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3781
7 April  1951 (1951 -04-07) 37 Rotherham United 3 – 0 Rochdale Rotherham
Guest
Grainger
Williams
Report Stadium: Millmoor
Attendance: 14202
10 April  1951 (1951 -04-10) 38 Rochdale 0 – 0 Halifax Town Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3342
14 April  1951 (1951 -04-14) 39 Rochdale 0 – 0 Mansfield Town Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 4000
16 April  1951 (1951 -04-16) 40 Mansfield Town 1 – 0 Rochdale Mansfield
Reeve Report Stadium: Field Mill
Attendance: 11384
17 April  1951 (1951 -04-17) 41 Rochdale 3 – 0 Lincoln City Rochdale
Livesey
McGeachie
Foulds
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3533
21 April  1951 (1951 -04-21) 42 Scunthorpe & Lindsey United 3 – 0 Rochdale Scunthorpe
Cumner
Comley
Report Stadium: Old Show Ground
Attendance: 9229
24 April  1951 (1951 -04-24) 43 Oldham Athletic 2 – 0 Rochdale Oldham
Hardwick
Gemmell
Report Stadium: Boundary Park
Attendance: 13503
28 April  1951 (1951 -04-28) 44 Rochdale 2 – 0 Wrexham Rochdale
Barber
Middlebrough
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3288
2 May  1951 (1951 -05-02) 45 Wrexham 3 – 1 Rochdale Wrexham
Beynon
Tunnicliffe
Fidler
Report Whitehouse Stadium: Racecourse Ground
Attendance: 3633
5 May  1951 (1951 -05-05) 46 Rochdale 0 – 0 Darlington Rochdale
Report Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 3448

F.A. Cup

25 November  1950 (1950 -11-25) 1 Rochdale 3 – 1 Willington Rochdale
Whitehouse (pen.)
Middlebrough
Report Dodds Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 7657
9 December  1950 (1950 -12-09) 2 Ashington 1 – 2 Rochdale Ashington
Skeen Report Livesey
Steen
Stadium: Portland Park
Attendance: 13191
Referee: G Black
9 January  1951 (1951 -01-09) 3 Rochdale 2 – 3 Chelsea Rochdale
Connor 40'
Arthur 86'
Report Billington 5'
Bentley 16', 61'
Stadium: Spotland Stadium
Attendance: 17817
Referee: JW Topliss

Lancashire Cup

11 October  1950 (1950 -10-11) Accrington Stanley 2 – 1 Rochdale Accrington
Middlebrough Stadium: Peel Park
Attendance: 2000

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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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